Episode 485 Standing Alone (2)
“The Pope’s Seal… Could it be that he talked about an alliance?”
“yes. Fortunately, the pope was kind to the alliance. Also, the Marquis of the Empire was not viewed negatively. You can expect good news soon.”
At those words, King Theogard was very happy.
“Heh heh heh! Good job, good job!”
I was still looking for a breakthrough, but things worked out unexpectedly.
If done well, it may be possible to drive out the new religions that are beginning to grow rapidly.
However, not all concerns have been resolved yet.
In the middle of the day, when the demons settled down.
All living things located around it were sucked into the demon realm.
Celia also lost more than half of the people because of the Devil’s Eye.
Taxes were reduced that much, and people who played their role in each region disappeared, so of course a hole was created.
To make up for it, Celia poured money worth a thousand gold.
Celia, who had been making a lot of profits as an intermediary trading country, had reached the point where its warehouses would be empty.
It was not unreasonable for King Deogard to be worried.
Count Gross continued.
“Also, you don’t have to worry about sending the contingent back yet. Even in the Holy Land, empty troops are viewed negatively, so if we match our words well, there will be no problem.”
“Good job Count Gross. Thanks to you, I can catch my breath.”
“I’m sorry.”
“Let me go away.”
Earl Gross bowed to Deogard’s decree to celebrate and went to war.
After confirming that he had left, King Theogard let out a small sigh.
“You can see clearly. But even so, it really did a great job.”
Count Gross had feelings for Princess Celestia.
It was because of her that he, who had entrusted himself to the aristocratic faction, joined the king’s faction overnight, and it was also for the sake of the princess that he followed his orders so diligently.
Deogard had no choice but to refuse, knowing his heart clearly.
He misunderstood that Celestia and Saint liked each other.
Although the saint is imprisoned in the Devil’s Realm, they believe that he will come out of there someday.
Celestia, who tried to open her mind, was also immovable, so how could he force her?
“Even the count is overdoing it.”
Count Gross is forty years old.
Considering Celestia’s age as a flower, it was too precious to have her sit next to him.
Deogard, who had been drooling as he sat quietly on the throne, shook his head.
“Someday there will be a breakthrough in this problem as well.”
* * *
“Haam.”
He yawned and stretched.
How long has it been since you slept so comfortably?
After the fort was built, the need to be vigilant about the surroundings disappeared, and they slept loosely.
When he looked around, the goblin queen, who always woke up later than he did, was nowhere to be seen.
“Did you go to pick some fruit?”
Sometimes I woke up hungry, so I let it go.
However, it was strange that an hour had passed and the Goblin Queen was still nowhere to be seen.
Inadvertently, her words passed by last night.
– The Goblin Queen has the power to bring her people together.
A chill ran down his spine.
“No way…”
Couldn’t he have gone alone to call the goblins?
In that case, even if she was killed by the Goblin Queen, she would die alone.
Somehow it didn’t feel right.
Ray hurriedly evaded the traps and left the field.
The 15th floor dungeon corridor is quite empty.
I don’t know if it’s because of my luck, but it wasn’t easy to see the monsters.
I looked around the hallways, but I didn’t see any goblins anywhere.
I wish I could hear anything.
Even when I put my ear close to the hallway floor, there was only silence.
“It would have been nice if it hadn’t gone far.”
While wandering through the dungeon looking for her, two goblins began to appear in the distance.
One was holding a tree as a staff, and the other was wearing only a leather coat without a weapon.
It’s quite unusual to be called a goblin.
The ears are not wide and the skin color is very light.
Of course, the hooked nose was still the same, but at first glance, it would be better to see it as a peculiar looking human rather than a goblin.
Did even the goblins change their appearance thanks to reaching the 15th floor?
When Ray was thinking that while hiding himself.
A goblin with a staff suddenly became alert and threw magic at the rock he was hiding in.
“Kikekek!”
Whoa-!
It was only a fireball the size of a fist, but if it hit it directly, it would seriously hurt.
Ray took a deep breath at the sight.
Are goblins magic?
Do the goblins trained on the 15th floor even use magic!
Ray crouched down and pressed as close to the rock as possible.
Kwaaaang-!
The fireball was shattered as if it had not enough power to break rocks.
Then, the bare-handed goblin quickly clung to Ray.
The goblin’s fists rained down on him at breakneck speed.
Papa papak-!
The attack was crude, as if he didn’t know the vital points, but it wasn’t a soft fist that could be hit blindly.
After the goblin wizard, goblin martial artist!
Rey gently twisted her wrist to grab the goblin martial artist’s fist and toss it away.
“Keeeh!”
I hit my back on the ground, so I won’t be able to stand up for a while.
All that is left now is the wizard.
“Kikek! Kikekek!”
The goblin’s mana responded.
It’s just that Ray can’t handle mana, but it doesn’t mean that the feeling has gone.
Just by looking at the flow of mana, it was possible to roughly predict what kind of magic would happen.
Ray turned his head and closed his eyes.
Then, a blindingly intense beam of light burst from the front.
1 Circle Light.
No, it’s a little different from that.
It’s probably magic they created independently.
Ray rushed at the goblin mage at once.
When he hit the vital point with mana in his hand, the goblin mage trembled once and died.
Whoop-!
The goblin’s mana seeped into Ray.
Ray’s eyes widened as he thought, ‘At least the goblins would give me mana.’
I just killed a goblin mage and sucked up enough mana for a c1 user.
It was enough to change Ray’s thoughts, who thought he was just a goblin.
“With this much, I might be able to recover sooner or later!”
If you just destroy the dungeon, the old power will return.
It’s not that mana has completely disappeared, it’s just that the mysterious air current in the dungeon is absorbing all mana.
He wanted to attack the goblins’ lair and defeat them one by one to recover his strength, but now finding the goblin queen was the priority.
Quickly ending the life of the stunned goblin martial artist, he kicked the ground with mana in his leg.
Although he still ran out of mana, it was more relaxed than before, perhaps thanks to killing two goblins.
As he sensed the sounds around him by boosting his hearing, he seemed to hear the faint cries of the monsters.
When I moved to the place where I heard the sound, there were many goblins gathered there.
As if it was a spectacle.
At their center was the Goblin Queen.
“Heo-eok… Heo-eok…”
He is fighting something huge while holding his sword with difficulty.
The goblins laughed at her and cheered her on.
“Kiki Kick!”
“Keeeeeee!”
Even if you pretend, the opponent is not unusual.
Moreover, the true identity of mana was vaguely formed on the wooden club he was holding.
It was crude, but it was definitely a sword aura.
‘Ah, a user goblin.’
If you talk about this outside, you will surely be treated like an idiot.
Ray moved closer to them.
“What are you doing here? You said I needed to recuperate.”
A few goblins tried to stop him, probably thinking that an intruder had suddenly appeared.
The moment you put your hand on it.
The goblins’ blood splattered and the heads of three goblins fled.
Their mana was absorbed by Ray.
The goblin queen’s eyes widened.
Previously, there was no power like this.
If only the three goblins on the 15th floor were to attack, they would not have been able to avoid a great struggle.
“Now, what is that power…?”
“The goblins here make good money. Much better than the first rat I fought here.”
“You can’t kill the goblins. Then you…
it was hard to hold on with the horse, and the Goblin Queen fell to her knees.
It’s crude, but even outside, Aura users are treated like knights.
There was no way she could win against such a goblin as she had no strength whatsoever.
“Why are you fighting?”
“…a sacred duel.”
“A sacred duel?”
“Simply put… only the one who wins the duel has the right to rule the goblins.”
What does the queen mean?
The society of goblins is completely incomprehensible.
When Rey said nothing, the large goblin looked at him and snorted.
Slightly-
Seeing that he pointed to the arena with a nod of his head, it seemed that he wanted to compete with himself.
Ray smiled at him.
I killed three more goblins and now I have a bit of mana overflowing.
Even though it was the level of mana of a 1st circle user, it would have been natural since he had obtained it five times.
“What is he doing now?”
“…He wants to compete with you. If you win, you will become the Goblin King. But if we lose…”
The Goblin Queen gulped.
“It will be food for them today.”
There was no intention of losing it from the beginning.
The thought of commanding goblins already makes me excited.
Ray climbed into the arena with his bare hands.
The giant goblin has already lost interest in the goblin queen.
The goblins who were watching pulled her down.
“I hope you are lucky today. What kind of cake is this? Hehehe.”
The giant goblin took a stance as he loosened his neck.
Perhaps it was a swordsmanship I devised on my own, but the stance alone was quite plausible.
The sword aura formed on the club shines.
“Keeeeeee!”
“Keeeh!”
The onlookers goblins went crazy watching his swordsmanship.
Ray laughed and sprayed a sword aura in his hand.
The Sword Aura split like threads, and soon began to come together.
Color is added to the black and the outline becomes clear.
A tangible crystal of mana.
As destructive mana, exclusive to the Master, swirled around him, the giant goblin also felt that the situation was taking an unusual turn.
A small aura blade was created on Ray’s hand.
The Goblin Queen watched the arena with bated breath.
