Volume 2 - Chapter 343

The Great Mage Returns after 4000 Years (Season 2) Chapter 343

Translator: Seven

Editors: Ana_Banana, Sei

Peran headed into the depths of the cave.

There, he found five people, who should have remained on bed rest, exercising in their own ways.

The Swordnaz.

How are you all feeling?

Ah. Magic Commander.

Eric and the other Swordnaz quickly stopped what they were doing and tried to politely bow to him, but Peran shook his head.

Dont push yourselves too hard.

No. Were fine.

After speaking in a firm tone, Eric bowed politely.

He wasnt just pretending, it seemed he had recovered quite well already.

It seems your condition has improved by a lot.

Yes, sir. The others have no major problems either. While we havent returned to our peak states, we are still capable of fighting.

The Wizard, Yuriah, in particular, was having some trouble because of her slow mana recovery speed, but the others were almost fully recovered already. In particular, Hoffman, who was regarded as the toughest among the Swordnaz, was already training with his sword.

I see. Still, it would be best if you didnt overdo it. You wont be able to help if you make your injuries worse.

Yes, sir. Ah, Magic Commander.

Eric hurriedly stopped Peran, who was about to turn away.

What is it?

its been five days since we lost contact with Lady Snow. No. We were unconscious for a day, so its been six days.

He started talking with a cautious tone.

Thats why I

Perhaps because he didnt think it sounded right, Eric seemed hesitant to voice his thoughts.

Realising what he wanted to say, Peran asked first.

Are you worried about Lady Snow?

Erics body trembled slightly. He muttered to himself with an indescribable expression on his face before letting out a sigh.

Yes. The Swordnaz have failed. At times like this, we should trust her even more.

Thats not true. Lady Snow understands the Swordnazs loyalty better than anyone else. Im sure she would be happy to know youre worried.

really?

You should know what her temper is like. She would never summon her followers to a place of death if she had a choice. If possible, she would rather handle everything on her own.

That Yes. Youre right.

Peran smiled gently.

The fact that she called you to this place means that she trusts and relies on you. You should be proud of that fact.

He knew just how prideful Snow was. She was the type who would not ask for any help in most cases.

And yet Snow had looked for them first in this situation. Peran was right. This was something they could be proud of.

Plus, our leader is the strongest being on the continent.

Peran had a faint smile on his lips.

At the very least, I cant imagine her losing to anyone.

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What do you plan to do now?

Torkuntas question woke Lukas from his thoughts.

This was truly not the time to be too concerned about the mysterious woman. Her ident.i.ty wasnt something he could confirm just by thinking about it.

Instead, he would have to deal with one thing at a time, starting with the situation before him.

First things first, we need to find Snow.

Do you mean the elf woman who wields a sword? Then youd better hurry.

Do you know something?

It was Diablo that lured Nix to this forest. As far as I can tell, the Elder Lich intended to make use of her hatred.

Diablo.

Lukas couldnt help but feel strange as he thought about Diablo.

To be honest, he still found it hard to accept that Diablo the Demon Lord was causing chaos all across the continent.

Because the Diablo in Lukas memory was a comrade who helped them tremendously in the fight against their common enemy, the DemiG.o.ds. They werent close enough to call him a colleague, but it could still be said that they had a cooperative relations.h.i.+p.

wait. So does that mean that Diablo is in this forest now?

Well, I cant say for sure. But Im pretty sure thats the case.

Currently, Snow was touching the very peak that one could reach as a mortal. No matter how he thought about it, he didnt believe Diablo would be able to defeat her.

But he couldnt jump to conclusions just yet.

Lukas didnt know a lot about Diablo, but he did know that he had a very thorough personality.

He would never do something like this unless he was absolutely sure of his victory.

Right. As you said, we need to hurry.

Well, I wish you luck. Ill go now.

When he heard this, Lukas looked at Torkunta and asked.

Youre leaving? Where will you go?

Im just going to look around. Or Ill head back to my territory in the Ispania Mountains.

Cant you help us now?

Hmph. I know youre desperate for help, but there is no way you dont understand the current situation. Sooner or later, Nix will regain consciousness. Are you sure she wont be hostile towards you when that happens? The risk would be too high to take the gamble.

Besides, what were they called again, the Swordnaz? How are you going to explain my presence to those guys that Nix kneaded like dough?

Torkuntas words were very on point.

Even if Peran might accept it, the Swordnaz would definitely not be convinced about Nixs change of att.i.tude. Even if he were to take the time to perfectly explain everything to them, he didnt believe that they would readily accept it.

You dont have to bring them with you.

With a soft tone, Peran appeared.

Lukas glanced at him for a moment before turning to look at Torkunta.

Does Peran know about your situation?

In a way. We talked for a bit while you were unconscious.

Lukas didnt believe that Torkunta would talk a lot about his situation. At best, he probably said enough so that Peran had a slight understanding.

Of course, the intelligent Peran should have been able to grasp a few more details from the explanation.

What we need right now is to increase the strength of our group. We dont know what kind of undead are lurking in the cave, so even one extra person would be a lot of help.

So youre asking me for help despite the fact that I just tried to kill you?

Thats right.

Hmph.

Torkunta snorted, but Peran continued without hesitation.

The Swordnaz are currently waiting in this cave. They dont know about your presence yet. So if the three of us were to go to the cave before them, we wouldnt cross paths.

You want the three of us to go alone?

Right. Of course, we would just take a look first, try to get a grasp on the situation, and if we think we can break through on our own, we can just go directly into the cave. How about that?

This was probably the plan that Peran thought up while Lukas was unconscious.

It wasnt a bad idea.

In fact, it might be the best course of action for them in the current situation.

Lukas nodded in approval while Torkunta didnt answer, but his expression showed that he agreed with the suggestion.

Fine. Then lets set off right away.