Chapter 18 The Trouble of Levi

Levi was very busy, but also very annoying.

When the summoning book appeared in the city, as the police chief guarding the city, he immediately sensed something wrong and also sent people to patrol the city, be on guard and deal with potential accidents.

Although, according to experience, these measures were not wrong.

However, these measures were only limited in human society.

Now the city was surrounded by a forest of unknown origin, which caused the city to be cut off from the outside world. No matter how many people the police chief had, Levi was unable to deal with the chaos in front of him.

They couldn't get in touch with the neighboring areas.

More and more people relied on that mysterious book to summon monsters, causing some public security cases, which made him exhausted.

Especially a few days ago, the news that a young man on a motorcycle who claimed to return from the forest brought back made the troubled police chief feel more uneasy.

Levi recognized the young man.

He was a citizen named Julian who lived on a street near the suburb.

Under the leadership of Julian, Levi, who had finally had time, saw a scene that shocked him and frightened him.

The corpses of monsters were scattered all over the ground.

And the naked human women, who were covered in wounds and tortured to be delirious by the monsters.

That scene made Levi feel anxious and uneasy.

To deal with this uneasiness, after dealing with most of the things, he gritted his teeth and ordered his men, preparing to establish a warning line between the city and the forest as much as possible. In case the tragedy in the cave would happen again.

"Sir, I'm afraid we can't set up a reliable cordon with."

Just as Levi was looking at the dark forest, his capable subordinate, Grover, came to him with confusion.

"You are right. We can't set up a reliable cordon with our people. But now the situation has changed. We don't have enough people, but we have other means to rely on."

As Levi raised his hand, a summoning book appeared in his hand.

When the book was opened, a thin goblin appeared beside him.

"I don't know where these monsters come from. But in the current situation, we can rely on their existence to establish this cordon for us. Grover, including you, the vast majority of our police officers have this summoning book."

Grover opened his mouth and finally nodded.

Levi was right.

It was true that most police officers had this summoning book.

But since the day when the city was surrounded by the forest, most of the police officers hadn't had a good understanding of the power of this book.

"When you are ready, open this summoning book in turn!"

After telling him the following arrangements, Levi sighed.

"Although we have been delayed by the chaos these days, there are already people walking in the front of us. Grover, do you remember the cave we went to that day?"

"The cave? I remember it, sir. Do you mean that someone summoned a powerful creature to destroy that monster's cave?"

"Well, if there is a chance, we may ask that hero for a favor."

Just as the two of them were discussing how to maintain the city's security and protect the residents, a burst of noise came from the road not far away.

"Sir, bad news! It's the residents. They want to enter the forest."

A subordinate ran over breathlessly and pointed in the direction of the noise.

"Enter the forest? They all have these little things?"

After thinking for a while, Levi pointed at the goblin beside him and asked.

The subordinate was stunned and then nodded.

"Yes, those residents all bring these creatures. Moreover, they have kitchen knives, axes, and even simple armors in their hands."

"Really? It seems that the residents are ready. Let's go and have a look."

He waved his hand and led his subordinates to the side of the road.

But he didn't stop them.

He knew that under the current situation, even if he stood out to stop these residents who had become a little conceited because of summoning beasts, it would be useless.

"Remind them to be careful! The rest depends on their luck."

After a while, he spotted a familiar figure at the end of the crowd.

"It's him?"

"Ethan, someone is looking at you."

The voice of Freya came from her hood.

"They are just observing us! Maybe they are those people. Don't mind."

Under the gaze of Levi, Ethan was quite calm.

"Okay, I'll be careful."

Seeing that Ethan didn't care about it, Freya nodded silently and tightened her vigilance.

"Ethan, Miss Freya, how about we change the route? There are so many people here."

Wearing a mountain outfit and carrying full outdoor survival luggage, Hilary looked at the crowded intersection in front of him and couldn't help giving a suggestion.

Ethan thought for a while and nodded.

"Okay. Let's change the direction. Although I don't care, I do have to be careful as Freya said."

When the three of them thought about it, they turned around and disappeared at another intersection, making Levi, who was trying to talk with them, come back in vain.

"It seems that we have to wait for them to come back."

He sighed and shook his head.

"Sir, isn't that man the person who saved those women?"

Grover looked at Ethan's back and said in surprise.

"That's right. I'm afraid we have to rely on this man's help to set up our cordon successfully."

Whether or not this idea could be established could only be verified in the future.

The three people who entered the forest from another road, led by Freya, quickly passed through the periphery of the forest, and reached the depth of the forest.

"That's it. If we enter more, we will be in the depths of the forest. We have to be in the best state before we can set foot there."

Freya stood on a tree trunk, looked around, jumped down, and landed beside Ethan.

After a day's journey, the physical strength of the three had almost reached their limit.

Originally, this distance was not a big deal for the elf, Freya.

But she hadn't fully recovered.

"The environment here is quite good! Ethan, Miss Freya, please wait a moment. I'll set up a tent right away!"

Hilary put his luggage aside and was about to build the camp tonight, but Ethan stopped him.

"Manager, get out of the way! Let Hulk clean up the surroundings first."

"Look at me, my master!"

Since Hulk got the ax sword, he had been trying to test the power of the new weapon.

Even though Ethan used him as a spade to tidy up the camp, Hulk couldn't wait to show his skills.

The wind howled.

As Hulk waved his hand, a flat open space suddenly appeared.

"This ax sword doesn't look like an ordinary thing".

Freya whispered in Ethan's ear.

The moist and hot breath made Ethan's heart skip a beat. He subconsciously thought of the moment of that day.

If he hadn't been interrupted by Ivy at the critical moment, his relationship with Freya would have reached the last step.

"Ahem! Now that you have sorted out the place, I will start to pitch the tent. Sir, can you help me?"

The manager coughed and asked Hulk's will.

"Sir? No, manager, you can just call me Hulk! This is the name my master gave me!"

Of course, Hulk didn't understand what the cough meant. He just smiled innocently and looked at Ethan.

"Ahem, Hulk, help him! But be careful not to break the tent."

Ethan gave a dry cough as if he was trying to hide something.

"Yes, my master!"

Then, looking at the two busy figures, Ethan glanced at Freya.

"Well, now can you tell me what kind of summoning beast has been arranged for the manager?"

Freya smiled coquettishly and then took off her hood, revealing her soft golden hair and sharp ears.

"Well, it's the earth bear. To be exact, it's an underage one."

"The earth bear?"

Ethan frowned and called out the summoning book. He tried to look for information about the earth bear on it but failed.

"It seems that you can't check the information about summoning beasts you have never seen with this magical book!"

Freya approached Ethan, a soft touch came from Ethan's arm in an instant, constantly tugging at Ethan's heartstrings.

Ethan shook his shoulders, shook off Freya, and closed the summoning book.

"Stop it! The manager and Hulk are over there."

Freya blinked her eyes and said seriously.

"The first time I saw the earth bear, it was almost ten years ago. When I found it, it hid in a remote cave with wounds."

"Ten years? Won't it leave that cave?"

"No, it won't. When it grows up, it will stay with its mother. But this bear doesn't grow up. In other words, its mother must have an accident, or was killed by another powerful magical beast."

As she spoke, she sorted out the information so that Ethan could understand what she meant.

"An earth bear without mother? It's indeed an opportunity! But with our current strength, it seems to be risky. After all, ten years have passed."

Ethan said cautiously.

On the other hand, Freya smiled confidently.

"Ten years is indeed a long time for humans! But for the earth bear who often sleeps, it's just a nap. Moreover, this bear is probably not enough to grow in the past ten years to the point that we can't capture it."

With the explanation of Freya, Ethan finally understood why she was interested in this bear.

When the earth bears were underage, they would often sleep for a long time.

At this time, there should be adult earth bears to provide a safe guarantee for them, so that they can absorb power from the earth and grow quickly during the long sleeping period.

However, this little bear was no longer protected by an adult earth bear. It had been in panic all day long, fearing that someone powerful enough to kill it would discover it.

In this case, it was indeed impossible for him to grow smoothly.

This was the key for them to make the earth bear a summoning beast.