Inside the meeting room, the Demon Relief Squad was standing face to face with the Demon Hunting Squad.
In front of Paul was a man with the same build. He wasn't losing in terms of muscle and height. Just them glaring at each other seemed like a fight broke out.
Just like that, everyone got their own match as if they were competing with each other. Everyone except for Noel. It seemed they weren't interested in Noel because he was a newbie in the group. Even their newbie thought the Spirit Master would be his match instead of Noel.
Of course, Noel didn't care about it as long as the work was done. He also had to find some time to go around the town to find Anna after all.
She should be coming soon.
While they were staring at each other, the baron brought a map and laid it down for them.
"This is the map of the region." The baron said while pointing at the map. Even though he said that, they could only see some terrains and three structures on the map, one of them being the city itself. The other two structures were the fortress in the west and another city in the east.
"So, where are the demons?" The muscular guy from the Demon Hunting Squad asked, not planning to wait for the baron to explain the whole situation.
The baron frowned for a moment. Even though he showed some compassion since he asked for their help, it didn't mean they could just forget about manners. He had gone all the way to explain the situation to them, so at least, they had to respect and listen to him first.
"Just ignore him. Please continue. We can't rush blindly." Paul stopped him and asked the baron to continue. Meanwhile, the other guy didn't like him and glared at Paul. "What are you saying? Our squad is the Demon Hunting Squad. Our job is to hunt demons. Just give us the location and we'll kill them for you. We're not like you, who are jack of all trades but master of none."
Paul frowned before sighing. He shouldn't be the one to lose his temper, so he ignored his remark and asked the baron. "So, can you explain the situation?"
The guy wanted to rebuke him, but the baron had placed the pieces on the map.
"This is the situation." The baron stated with a strict tone as if telling them to listen to him. "We have been trying to figure out the demons' location. After one week, we found three demon nests nearby.
"The three bases are located here…" The baron pointed at three dots on the map. Two of them were near each other, while the other one was in the opposite direction.
As soon as he saw the positions, Paul frowned and asked, "So, since we're here, I guess we're going to hunt the demons in this place."
Paul chose the one with only one nest, considering it was situated between the two cities. If he could clear them, the supply route could be fixed.
The muscular guy smirked as if thinking Paul knew his place. However, the baron shook his head, rejecting the idea.
"No. I'd like to ask both of you to eliminate all the threats in this place." The baron pointed at the two nests nearby each other.
"Huh? Are you underestimating us? You think we can't handle it by ourselves?" The muscular guy snarled, not liking how the baron treated them the same even though one specialized in hunting while the other was in utility.
The baron simply stated with a cold tone. "I know both of you are strong since you two are Spirit Grandmasters. I might lose against you, but don't forget that I'm also a peak Spirit Master. I know what you're capable of, so listen to what I want to say!"
The muscular guy never thought the baron would be angry, while Paul simply didn't say anything as if he wasn't in the wrong.
Since the two had shut up, the baron continued, "In these two nests, there are a total of ten Peak Level Demons. That's why I need both of your squads to eliminate the threats here. In the meantime, I can move my soldiers to the other one, where only Advanced Level Demons are around.
"I hope that you can understand the situation and work together to handle these ten Peak Level Demons."
"Ten?" Even the muscular guy was surprised to hear that number. They could easily hunt five to six Peak Level Demons, but they had to consider it if they had to fight ten Peak Level Demons at once.
Paul asked, "Why are there so many?"
"According to the fort in the west, there is a demon outbreak involving a Superior Demon and many Peak Level Demons. The disaster has been averted, but they're still recuperating…"
The baron looked at the muscular guy and said with a harsh tone. "Seeing how you're acting this recklessly means you haven't gone to the fort despite being your headquarters, your headquarters has just finished a hard battle.
"And by sending you here means they're trying to buy some time to recuperate from their injuries. I hope that you can work together with the Demon Relief Squad to fix the supply route so that your squad can recover faster…"
The muscular guy had no words to say. As he said, their Zero Squad was ordered to return not long ago and the plan changed when they had to go to this city. So, they didn't realize there was such an event recently.
If they knew about it, they would have gone directly to the fort instead of here.
Paul, on the other hand, saw something that the Demon Hunting Squad couldn't. He pointed at the river separating the fort and the city. "Now that I look at this, the river is the problem, right?"
"As expected of the Demon Relief Squad." The baron smiled. "The fort and this city are separated by a river. And my scouts have reported to me that the bridge connecting them is half-broken. I need your squad to eliminate the monsters and fix the bridge. Do you think it's possible?"
"Time limit?"
"At your discretion."
"Alright. We'll finish it as soon as possible."
