Chapter 167

Under Larks direction, the private army and the alchemy division moved in, checking to see if there were still any spirit beasts in the territory and treating the injured .

In the process, they decided to ask around to see if there were any spirit beasts that had gone out of the territory, or if there were any people who were missing .

As a result, we were able to obtain several sightings of spirit beasts that ran towards the mountains with humans in their mouths .

We were able to confirm that more than a dozen people had been taken away from the territory, and among them was the name of that suspicious missionary, Ringus .

It was completely what I expected .

No doubt, hes planning to lure me out .

These are the information weve gathered .

I listened to the story from Euris with a sense of answering each other .

But even though it seemed that they were moving carefully until now, the other side is now resorting to an exaggerated strategy .

I guess thats how little time they had left .

So far, theyve been trying to stay out of the public eye, but todays attack comes on the heels of the frontal assault from Ringus the other day .

Hes coming to settle the matter .

But I dont think its just a matter of magic beasts . Id say it feels like theres an agenda or malice behind it We are currently making arrangements to recall the private army that was dispersed and send them towards the mountain . The advance party is already ready to go

Oh no, Ill be heading up the mountain alone .

I interrupt Euris word .

Huh? Bu-, but Abel-dono alone is Its true that the odds may be better there no, but but

Perhaps they plan to send a second stage after theyve followed and emptied the territorys forces .

The enemy had the power to just destroy the territory at any time .

So I dont think that worth there, but Ill say this with my mouth .

If someone else was there, it could be harder to move .

And, if possible, after the war, if the depths or whatever the other side has are excellent, Id like to secretly collect them .

They dont hesitate to use Nalgarn, which has been strengthened by using forbidden magic, to use demons that are forbidden to be used in battle, or to attack with magic that should normally be restricted to certain types of magic .

Its a pity in some things of Nalgarns magic circle, but maybe next time theyll give me something that will blow my mind .

Im grateful if its a magic circle or a magic tool of a type I dont know .

At any rate, I dont know what theyre trying to do, so I think it would be best for me to go out there by myself to find out what their intentions are . As soon as I find out whats going on, Ill turn around and to tell you .

I understand . If so, I will accompany you with a small elite squad that includes me and provide support

No, the large amount of Ortem we have prepared is within the range of what I can summon with the teleportation magic, so I dont think Ill have any problems in terms of strength .

I have a lot of time to spare in the past few days, so I have a large amount of carving to do .

If I deploy that thing with teleportation magic all at once, itll be ripe for anything, whether its rearguard or meat shield .

It should be enough support .

Euris-san, please stay here to deal with the survivors and be on alert for attacks .

Surely Abel-dono would be okay with that, though .

We cant afford to take it too slow .

I might get a little dizzy, but well go inside the Asura 5000 and follow the spirit beasts .

This way, in case there are soldiers who have moved on their own judgment, we should be able to head to where the enemy is waiting first .

Then, Ill go here now

Oops, Im sorry . Finally please take care of Marias, okay . Its that girl who has been supporting the lord ever since his domain tilted . If anything happens to Marias, please .

Euris said and turned herself around anxiously .

I was caught and looked beyond that, and saw Larks shoulders slumping disappointedly and his face turning blue as he listened to the private soldiers report .

He was clearly concerned that Marias had been kidnapped .

. Leave it to me . Ill make sure to bring her back alive .

After the talk was over, I summoned Asura 5000 with the teleportation magic .

Just like last time, I entered Asura 5000s mouth and followed the spirit beast towards the mountains .

The ride of the Asura 5000 was worse than I had imagined .

You could feel the shock of it bobbing up and down every time it moved .

Since it is an emergency situation, I cant slow down .

It was not made with people on board in mind, so we had no choice, but this was still too much .

While I was shaken up, I decided to make sure I had my seatbelt and wheels ready next time .

After making some progress, I slowed down the speed of the Asura 5000 and called up three new Ortems in three teleportations and used them as a medium to use three different methods of approaching the sensing systems magic to track down the spirit beasts .

The first one had the remaining scent of the spirit beasts magic power, the second one had the distortion of the magic field, and the third one had the presence of an animal detected .

Eventually, the third body, Ortem, detected a group of people .

When I got close enough, I crawled out of the Asura 5000 .

While enduring the nausea caused by Ortem, I take out an Abel Potion from my pocket and put the contents in my mouth .

The empty bottle was tossed into the mouth of the Asura 5000 .

Ah maybe its getting a little better

Holding my throat, I look forward .

In front of a large rock in close proximity to the mountain, there are about two dozen of the residents who are tied up in ropes and lying asleep .

They match the ones that were missing, but there is no sign of Ringus there .

As we walked a little closer, the presence-sensing Ortem reacted on the opposite side .

You dont mean to tell me that you just want to take me by surprise, right?

I turned around and saw Ringus emerging from deep in the forest with a large staff at the ready .

Abel Belek Im glad to see that youve taken our intentions into account .

Ringus usually gently narrowed threadbare eyes were wide open, revealing his hostility .

The hand that clutched the staff was trembling somewhat in anger, and his temples were twitching nervously .

And you can come on top of that, good, good . I guess I got a little too worked up about it because you were able to crush our intentions a bit . Dont you think youre looking down on others too much for coming out and coming here alone?

I silently point my wand at Ringus and alert the three Ortems in the surroundings .

Im telling you not to be arrogant just because you managed to butt in!

Ringus waved his large staff .

Two magic circles unfolded to sandwich Ringus between them .