The villainous magical girl's daily mission is to find fault.

Chapter 438 An Encounter with the Door-Kicking Gang

"Are you sure you want to use this thing to backstab me?"

"OK."

"Using this terrifying siege weapon? To backstab my NPC, Fox Fox?"

"OK!"

The fox spirit remained silent for a while before turning her gaze to Alice, who was preparing to play the role of a merchant NPC and begin the battle round.

Siege crossbow.

Backstab.

These two words were originally completely unrelated, but in the current situation...

"Alice, are there any rules that restrict backstabs with siege crossbows?"

"Huh? Uh... wait a minute, let me check first..."

The two Alices, one in gold and one in black, huddled together, opened their magical space, and pulled out a thick rulebook written in magic, which they then carefully began to peruse.

Two minutes later, the two closed the rulebook and shook their heads at the fox girl.

"No, the rules don't say you can't use a siege crossbow for a backstab," said the golden Alice.

"...Furthermore, according to the rules, a backstab while in stealth mode is guaranteed to hit and always crit, with the crit damage increased from 150% to 300%."

Black Alice added calmly, still speaking Chinese with some difficulty.

The fox spirit sighed helplessly, but a hint of pleasure appeared on her face.

"You brat... fine, I'll make an exception and let you play this once, but you can't use such a terrifying weapon next time!"

"Okay—"

Everyone quickly gathered together and watched as the fox girl used magic to create a large handful of dice, which she scattered on the ground with a clatter, creating quite an impressive sight.

"So many..." exclaimed the warrior Hyacinth.

"With so many dice, the damage must be terrifying," said the mage Iris.

"I have another poet's inspiration I can use, can I add it now?" said the bard Nightingale.

After much chattering and discussion, along with various strange numerical bonuses, even the Hellcats playing the role of merchant NPCs joined in the calculations, finally arriving at a final value:

"Based on the results from the calculator familiar..."

"Tian Nanxing pulled out a siege weapon prepared by the caravan from the carriage and used it to backstab the unsuspecting caravan leader, dealing a whopping 304 points of damage!"

"Wow..."

Upon hearing this terrifying number, enough to instantly kill a dragon, even Tian Nanxing, who had just used the siege crossbow to backstab, wagged its tail in surprise.

"Such high damage is beyond what humans can withstand. The caravan leader's upper body was instantly shattered by the siege crossbow, blood and flesh splattered everywhere, and the entire battlefield became filled with the stench of blood."

"How terrifying!"

"Um...but since I didn't prepare such a bloody scene beforehand, and in order for our show to pass censorship, let's use colorful paint instead~"

"That would make things even weirder!"

.

The merchant leader NPC was removed from the field, and the ground and surrounding carriages were covered with colorful magical paints that the familiars had been vigorously splashing, making it look rather eerie.

"Without their leader in command and surrounded by bloodshed, the remaining attackers immediately lost their will to fight and were quickly defeated by the hero squad."

"Yay! We won!"

Tian Nanxing stood on the roof of the carriage, excitedly raising the dagger and hidden sword in his hand.

"Everyone did a fantastic job! You really captured the spirit of a brave team. Neko, you guys were great too!"

"After all, it's just a cameo appearance," Hellcat replied with a smile.

"In any case, our story continues."

"After defeating the caravan NPCs, the heroes found a large number of weapons in the wagons, but most of them were cheap and not worth carrying."

"May I thoroughly search the interior of the carriage? We can take a short break to recover our health and some skill uses," Nightingale said.

"sure."

The fox girl secretly rolled a Perception check, then nodded.

"Hmm, while searching the caravan wagons, Nightingale found a bounty poster and an accompanying letter."

"This is the bounty notice for the hero Hyacinth, from Graywood City, a city built at the foot of Dragonspine Mountain, which is the only place you will pass through on your way to defeat the Lich King."

"I sense something strange about this city lord. We could investigate her; perhaps we can find clues about the undead legion," said the mage Iris.

After some discussion, the brave team continued their journey and soon arrived at Graywood City.

"This is a city built at the foot of the mountain. Caravans come and go in an endless stream, and the population is large. It is a rare and prosperous metropolis."

"I want to wear a mask so that no one can recognize who I am," Hyacinth offered her opinion.

"This doesn't seem quite in line with the character's persona... How about this, let Iris, the most intelligent member of the team, make the suggestion; that would be more reasonable," the fox girl corrected promptly.

Although Hyacinth felt that something was amiss, she still accepted her explanation.

"Then I'll explore the city and gather some information along the way," said the assassin, Tian Nanxing.

Watching the dog wag its tail wildly and disappear into the alley, Hyacinth and the others exchanged glances, unable to imagine what kind of big trouble Tian Nanxing would cause later.

We can't exactly watch her run over with all the underwear in the city in a little while.

"Let's investigate around here and see if there are any signs of infiltration or invasion by the undead army."

Seeing Hyacinth and the others so active, the fox girl didn't sit idle. Several rounds of Perception and Charisma checks provided a lot of information and descriptions that matched the dice's preset.

Negotiations in the city are significantly more difficult than in the tavern or the outskirts. Fortunately, the bard Nightingale is there. Her high charm and high perception provide a crucial negotiation bonus, allowing the adventurers to gather a lot of interesting information.

When Tian Nanxing returned to the group carrying a huge, overflowing bag of miscellaneous goods, everyone finally felt relieved.

"I'm back, woof! I found so many interesting things in town, look!"

The dog-girl took off her oversized, bulging backpack, from which a whole bunch of miscellaneous items spilled out:

From rusty daggers to strange magic crystals, and runestones that look dirty but exude a dark magical aura.

Fortunately, she didn't go and pull people's underwear again.

After resting for a long time to recover her health and ability charges, and with the help of the items collected by Tian Nanxing and her own magic, Iris summarized the information she currently knew:

"Recently, there have been frequent rumors of ghosts in the city lord's mansion in Graywood City, and ghosts have also been appearing in the sewers."

"It seems that the city lord himself has long since pledged allegiance to the Lich King, which is why he publicly issued a bounty for the hero," said the mage Iris.

"That's right, that's right. My intelligence is about the same. I asked some local thieves in the sewers, and they all said that the city lord created evil necromancy in the underground passages."

Assassin Tian Nanxing nodded and said.

"In short, we can try to storm into the city lord's mansion and confront the city lord who issued the bounty. She's definitely up to something!"

Brave Hyacinth offered her advice to the rest of the group, emphasizing the importance of being single-minded and courageous.

The bard, Nightingale, suddenly noticed the intriguing statement about the arum criterion and couldn't help but ask:

"Tian Nanxing, you just said you gave those thieves a friendly inquiry? How friendly exactly?"

"Tie up all their friends, find the last thief and force her to tell you information. If she doesn't tell, I'll poke her friends' toenails with toothpicks."

The dog girl wagged her tail and uttered terrifying lines with a cheerful laugh.