Chapter 51: Those Lurking In The Darkness

Chapter 51: Those Lurking In The Darkness

Those Lurking In The Darkness

Good day, this is the demon prince Jilbagias who just got a report that the human race might be hiding in the fortress.

It was a bit of a stretch to say that there was human presence right in the middle of the demon kingdom though

Why do you think its human race?

From their faint trace of magical power, but the decisive factor is their footprints.

Verossa replied faithfully.

I found the footprint of a non goblin creature around the fortress. That person seems to be rather careless in regard to hiding their footsteps, and theyre barefooted on top of that. Considering the size of that persons feet, the shape of the toes, and the width of the feet, its most probably a human.

The elven race had slender-shaped feet. The Dwarven race was the opposite, bulky. Most beastfolk left the least surface with their feet. In general, the footprint of the demon race was about the same as humans.

And the footprint this time was that In General. The other party didnt wear any shoes, and the presence that could be felt from outside was only faint magical power, the possibility of the footprint being the one left by a demon race could be crossed out.

In that situation, the only possibility left was the human race.

Anyhow, we were moving around the vicinity of the fortress with all members of my party along with the patriarch of the village as our guide.

Upon a closer look, I realized that the stronghold was huge It should be able to accommodate around 500 people.

Cracks, soil, and gashes on the surface of the stone wall told me the tale of a violent siege battle in the past, where part of the rampart had already collapsed It might be easier to enter from there than the front entrance.

From the leaked heat and the smell, there seems to be a great number of goblins. And yet, its really quiet as if they tried to not making any sound.

Verossa muttered from behind me.

Goblins are creatures that cant shut their mouth even during the night raid and yet, they actually stayed still without making any noise, thats definitely an abnormal situation. We already confirmed that the situation is abnormal by the time we realized that theres traces of brainwash and charm being used on the captured goblin.

Does that mean the user is right inside the fortress?

Maybe. The other magical power is weak compared to the average demon race but, this user might be an adept. Thats my opinion in this regard.

Verossa didnt fully scatter his magical power, thus his presence was quite clear this time.

Expert huh

The so-called strength of magical power wasnt something that could be told by the aggregate amount of magical power alone. An experience in this situation alone was enough to shake those beliefs.

Our targets magical power was stronger than a goblin, yet a bit weaker than your average night elf. That amount of magical power was huge, among humans thats it.

Could it be an escaped slave?

Thats the most possible option after all.

Honestly, seeing that there was such a gutsy person who was operating inside the demon kingdom made me want to protect them and let them escape from the predicament.

But, my attendants were far too capable, and I couldnt afford to reveal my identity at this time.

Yeah, we got no excuse to let that person escape.

Yup

As a demon prince, I couldnt afford to withdraw here.

Its still incomprehensible even if the other party is really a deserting slave. Even if theres a spellcaster among them, theyre under strict management I can hardly imagine such a person will be careless enough to leave their footprint after managed to escape.

Sofia pointed out the weakness of my assumption.

Moreover, if the other party is really a deserter slave, they shouldve moved faster from place to place while being wary against the pursuer from beastfolk. Stopping in this fortress is definitely not an option.

Surely Do you have any other opinion, Garounya?

I tried to ask Garounya on a whim.

Eh My apologies. Im

Why must it be me! Theres a far more reliable person to ask right! Was the kind of face that Garounya made right now. By the way, she was carrying Liliana on her back. I brought Liliana as insurance to treat the injured person but she was too slow due to her lack of limbs.

Thus, the physically powerful Garounya carried Liliana on her back.

The matter of Garounyas reply aside, she seems to really care about Liliana.

What do you think, Liliana?

Wau?

Maybe she knew that we couldnt afford to make a loud voice, so she spoke in a whisper. Liliana tilted her head in confusion too. Meanwhile I heard the patriarch of the village mumbling What in the world is this guy?.

What else dammit, I had no other choice dammit.

Upon a closer look at the goblin who got sliced up by Verossa, I confirmed that their bodies were dry and really thin.

To begin with, the inside of a goblins body was far simpler than a humans Thats why I cant use them as the target for transpose curse, since even with the slightest difference in the position of internal organs would prevent them Well, even without those factors, the goblins corpses before us were really thin.

As if Their nutrition was sucked up dry by something

Here I thought its RatHer noisy.

Suddenly, a voice akin to creaking metal resounded in the hall.

It turned out, IVe Got a Rather ImpOrtant guEst.

It came from the innermost part of the hall, the spiral staircase.

That voice came along with the sound of footsteps from above the stairs.

In that moment, everyone gathered by my side immediately. Verossa stood in the front most formation followed by Sofia and Vigne, then behind me was Garounya who carried Liliana on her back.

Finally, the owner of the voice appeared before us.

Appearance wise, that person did look like a human. That persons almost transparent white skin was almost completely exposed to all of us. That persons golden eyes were glowing with fiery light.

And yet, there was a huge difference between that person and a human.

Namely, the horn.

Moreover, the horn was clearly different from the horn that grew from the forehead like the devil, ominously twisted horn of demon race.

That pair of horns seemingly grew from behind the temple. Ive got this feeling that Ive seen that horn somewhere before but

Were screwed.

Muttered Verossa.

You PeoPLe Look DeliCioUs. SuCh DelEctabLe LookiNg MagiCal PoWer.

That person then licked their lips.

Become My PrOviSion.

They then opened their mouth wide.

His figure warped And gradually increased in size.

Following that was the torrent of magical power. That persons human figure transformed and regained their true power.

There, standing before us was a giant creature whose body was covered with silver-white scales And it raised its face up.

Dragon.

And not just your average dragon, from the color of his scales, it was light attribute

WHITE DRAGON!?

You must be kidding me Magic of human transformation No, thats not the real damn problem!

How did he arrive in this demon kingdom!?

GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

His brilliant silver scale and his roar blew away every single question in my mind.

The trump card of the dragon race, a breath attack.

The torrent of light swept at us from the front.

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