Episode 175
EPISODE.88
At the time Russell was looking at the Great Forest, there was one gaze staring at Russell.
An elf with a unique aura with silver hair and silver eyes that would never appear in an ordinary elf.
It was Io.
‘Looks like you’ve grown a bit taller than last time-.’
Looking at him, I slowly recalled the memories of the past.
‘When did your shoulders get so wide…’
7 years.
Compared to an elf’s life span of hundreds of years, seven years was by no means a long time.
However, unlike elves, the average lifespan of humans is around several decades.
For such a person, 7 years was by no means a short time.
The 7 years that passed leisurely were enough time to grow a young man who had just cast off his boyhood into a man.
It was then.
Arain, who was escaping from the meeting, found her daughter.
“Hey…?”
Seeing Io blankly staring at the man on top of the castle wall, a warm smile appeared on Arain’s face.
‘okay. The time has come for that child to do that too.’
Then, with a hint of mischief, she approached her daughter.
I wrapped my shoulder with a soft hand and asked while staring at the same place as my daughter.
“Isn’t that young man the benefactor you have been talking about over and over again?”
“Oh mother.”
Startled by the sudden voice and touch, Io opened his mouth.
He hurriedly murmured while looking at Russell and Arain alternately with puzzled eyes.
“I told you that I said it over and over again…”
Even his cheeks turned red as he worried that he might not have been overheard. As if Io’s reaction was very funny, Arain giggled.
“In the last few years, when we ate, looked at the sky, or looked after the forest, if we talked about it, wouldn’t it be correct to say it over and over again?”
Io waved his hand, his face flushing red like persimmon, unable to hide his bewildered eyes.
“Oh no… Words like that are a nuisance to the benefactor…”
It was she who had heard various things about Russell while living with the magicians of Endymion for the past few days.
Thanks to this, I also learned where Russell was and how he was being treated.
‘A person who has already had a relationship with the royal family of Endymion.’
It was Russell who saved his life from danger.
Perhaps it was because of the strong memories of that time, at some point, I often pictured him in my head.
However, considering his position now, it would be inconvenient for him to even have this kind of heart.
‘I thought so…’
There was no way that her mother Arain didn’t know what she knew. But what a joke
Just as she was about to feel sorry for her mother, Arain moved her hand.
“Oh. my daughter.”
Like when he was a child, he brushed back Io’s hair and carefully tidied it up before opening his mouth.
“I know very well what you are thinking and what you are worried about.”
Unlike a little while ago, a voice that couldn’t be found to be playful.
“But don’t worry.”
“…?”
“There is a strong bond of fate between that young wizard and you.”
Only then did Io, who realized what Arain was saying, stuttered.
“Oh mother. Could it be that the view of heaven…?”
view of the sky.
Just because he was strong and experienced didn’t mean he could rise to the position of Meneur leading the clan.
Although the high elves disappeared, there were also those who inherited the blood of the high elves among the elves.
They are the menorda of the elves.
And such Meneur had some of the abilities that the high elves had in the past, and the view of the sky was one of them.
‘It doesn’t reach the future, but it predicts the fate of people…’
Unlike the future, which sees clearly, all that can be seen with the celestial eye is that it is foggy and blurry.
Besides, the dog wasn’t even activated when he wanted it.
Nevertheless, the fact that he foresaw part of his destiny was clear.
Arain held Io’s hand instead of answering Io’s muttering.
“But you have to keep in mind.”
“Yes—?!”
“The fate resting on the shoulders of that young wizard is by no means light. And…”
After a half-breath.
“If you don’t give up your heart—”
whispered
“The fact that we must be prepared to shoulder the fate that has always been placed on our shoulders.”
* * *
The three days was the time to gain some ‘confidence’ for the allies.
Confidence that only the remaining 5th Corps could maintain the encirclement and that the 7th Corps could succeed in the annihilation operation.
And after three days of fighting, Nicolo was convinced of that fact.
“This should be enough.”
The number of monsters scattered throughout the canyon might easily exceed 100,000.
In comparison, the number of the 7th Legion to carry out the annihilation operation was about 50,000.
It was by no means a small number, but compared to the monsters, it was clearly a small number.
However, the 7th Legion was not an ordinary person. All of them were properly trained soldiers.
‘If we apply the concept of power exchange rate, it’s obvious how the battle will go.’
Russell and others were already convinced of the same fact.
The battle with the demons that followed was literally one-sided.
“Forward the shield!”
“Pierce the spearman with a spear—!”
Demonic spirits fall like fallen leaves in autumn at the offensive of the soldiers who fight in formation.
Besides, there were magicians belonging to the 7th Corps, even though it was a low circle.
“Forward the magic corps!”
“Protect the shields magic corps!”
“launch!”
Woo woo woo woo-!
At the same time as the sound of the horn reverberated, colorful magic colored the sky.
It’s a magic shot.
The power of each shot was not strong, but a large number of magic overlapped and instantly devastated a wide area.
Kwagwagwagwagwa!
They were magicians who gave up their general purpose as magicians and learned magic only for military purposes.
Let’s not be pushed out of the numbers, the elves and other fairies also revealed their true value.
“O west wind, dwell in my arrows!”
“Salamander, spirit of burning flames! Give your breath to the enemies who stand in my way!”
The elves created a spectacle no different from magic using spirits and bows.
“Hahahahaha!”
“It is very refreshing to see that we are breaking the bones of those who used to run wild only by believing in numbers! cool!”
The Dwarves, heavily armed with iron armor and wielding huge axes and meteor weights, were literally warriors themselves.
Besides, the Feathers and Fairies were also constantly flying in the sky to keep the flying monsters in check.
gurrurreuk-.
Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-.
Exactly 15 days later while the monsters were being pushed away at a rapid pace.
Members of the Alliance, including the 5th Corps, were able to reach the borders of the Red Gorge and the Great Forest.
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“Um…”
Russell, who looked up at the outskirts of the Great Forest, sighed for a long time.
Even though he reached the outside of the great forest by subduing a large number of monsters as he had initially set out to do, his expression was not very satisfactory.
The fact that the facial expression was not good was the same for many fairies who originally made the Great Forest their home.
It has to be.
The atmosphere felt in the Great Forest was too cold to think that they had almost recovered their hometown.
“I can’t hear the voices of the spirits…”
“The evergreen tree, which was always green, turned into such a dark color…”
According to the stories of the fairies, the first place where monsters poured out was definitely deep inside the Great Forest.
That’s why I thought that there would still be a large number of monsters lurking inside the Great Forest.
‘I can’t feel the signs of the monsters, and it’s just so quiet as if no creatures exist…’
Nicolo opened his mouth as the shadows created by the forest shook ominously.
“Isn’t that the reason why the Feathers are out scouting? Let’s wait a little longer.”
They even brought a video projector that the Dwarves developed, so if they return, they will be able to know the situation in the forest in a bit more detail.
“…It’s already been a day since I left. I will be back soon.”
As usual, Amelia Merwin, who was flying in the air while entrusting herself to a stuffed rabbit, also added a word.
just as expected.
Flutter Fluff Fluff Fluff -.
Before long, you start hearing the sound of wings.
“The clan’s warriors are returning over there!”
From above the lush greenery, several feather warriors emerge.
As he checked their appearance, Russell muttered incredulously.
“Isn’t that a bit strange?”
“It is as you said.”
Nicolo nodded, and Io, not understanding the situation, asked cautiously.
“What do you mean by that? benefactor?”
“As I said earlier, the Great Forest is expected to be infested with monsters. But it looks too tidy to think that I’ve been scouting in a place like that.”
“—Ah!”
“Huh!”
“that?!”
Only then did the three representatives of the fairies, realizing what Russell and Nicolo were talking about, exclaimed.
Then Alain asked.
“Does that mean there may not be any more monsters left inside the Great Forest?”
“It’s possible, but…”
Russell murmured, and she turned her head.
Together with Io, I glared at the black mist-like air currents that wrapped around the forest.
“Then what is that ominous darkness that surrounds the forest…”
Russell said to them, who were anxious.
“I think we should talk about the details after checking what was filmed on the projector.”
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Tsutsutsutsutsutsutsu -.
The sound of the projector running reverberated throughout the barracks, followed by light shimmering along one side of the wall.
As the image is formed along the projected light, the situation inside the Great Forest is reflected.
“This is the same.”
“A forest where not even a single bird or small animal can be seen, let alone monsters.”
“Not only that. Not a single tree is bearing fruit.”
Arain and Io exchanged words while checking the contents of the projector.
As there were not one or two Feathers who went out to scout, more video data remained, but all of them unfold the same scene.
Russell opened his mouth as the atmosphere of the forest, which seemed to have died somehow, made the atmosphere of the fairies in the seat saddened.
“Do you have any material that was filmed from above the Great Forest?”
“Why is the upper part of the Great Grove like that?”
At Nicolo’s question, Russell manipulated the projector. He said, attaching several places in a row.
“It may be my misunderstanding, but somehow it seems that the deeper you go into the forest, the thicker the black fog is.”
“…fog. thickened?”
Along with Amelia Merwin’s slow voice, the people in the hall focused on the screen Russell operated.
Soon after, the owner of the yellow pagoda exclaimed.
“her. Right. It’s almost imperceptible, but he has amazing eyesight.”
Then, one of the feather men who had been filming the video said with a hard expression.
“Even if it wasn’t, I was going to tell you about that part.”
Then, the contents of the projector were rotated backwards. Then, the scene of the great forest taken from a fairly high altitude revealed its appearance.
“Huh-!”
“What the hell!”
At the sight, the people in the barracks fluttered in unison.
Along the middle of the great grove, the abyss spreads wide as if its end could not be seen.
Covering more than half of the bottomless pit is a huge darkness that cannot be discerned even an inch ahead.
The mist surrounding the forest was pouring from the very depths of the abyss.
dragon-swallowed wizard
