Chapter 157 - Grave News

Inside the Horny Jail, the Salamander realized he was standing in the middle of a wooden room.

"This is…" The salamander looked around and realized the wood wasn't even burned by his body, let alone melted.

He hadn't even realized that his body had become smaller because he thought he was just teleported here and it was the room that was bigger.

"Where is this?" The salamander felt something was off, so he wiped his tail, striking the wall.

However, the wall bounced his tail off as if there was a strange force that knocked it away.

He then tried to release his fireball, but the wall dispersed it like nothing. Even when he aimed at the opening on the door, nothing could go through.

"I have been tricked by that bastard. And now I'm in the middle of a room. NO! I'm unwilling." The salamander began to rampage, trying to break free from this wooden room. But no matter how hard he resisted, the Horny Jail would never be broken.

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Meanwhile, Albert finally met with the elf leader.

"What happened here?" The elf leader widened his eyes, not believing what he just saw. The only reason why the monster could disappear was Albert, who was standing at the end of the trail.

But he couldn't understand what Albert did because of the discussion they had earlier.

"It's nothing. Anyway, we need to leave right away." Albert turned to Shella. "We need to get to the nearest town and inform Lilith about this salamander."

"Let me guide you." Shella nodded and immediately flew away.

"Alright. Thank you for your help earlier, Elf… Leader?" Albert didn't know his name, but since he was leading the elves, he just called him Elf Leader.

Without wasting a single second, Shella and Albert headed straight to the town near this forest. It was the same town where the elves tried to take refuge in.

"I don't understand… Is he that strong?" The Elf Leader gulped down. It was clear that the Salamander was stronger than him. That was why he needed to bring his group to hunt this monster.

Yet, Albert could make the salamander disappear without even a single scratch and within a limited amount of time.

This one point alone was enough for the Elf Leader to grasp Albert's strength, unaware that it was just a misunderstanding.

However, Albert and Shella had left, not caring about his thoughts.

"What should I do now?" The elf leader frowned and started thinking about their possibility.

That question couldn't be answered as the elf leader realized why Albert had a connection with the succubus queen. In the end, he led the elves back to the settlement before informing the rest of their colonies to go back as the disaster had passed.

Meanwhile, Albert and Shella were heading toward the Estina Town, to use the Transmission Mirror to give the news.

Because they were rushing at full speed, they reached the town in just 14 hours instead of a full day.

Despite feeling tired and getting covered with sweat, Albert headed straight to the brothel after asking a few people for directions.

He garnered attention from all the people around because of his condition. After all, not many people would be that tired when they visited a brothel.

Ignoring their stares, Albert entered the brothel with a serious expression. When he entered, even the receptionist had a wry smile when she asked, "Hello. How may I help you?"

"I need to meet your manager… I don't know if your manager knows about it, but you can tell her that Albert Gran has grave news for the queen that needs to be handled immediately. As for the danger level… I believe it's even higher than a slime king." Albert explained all his information as compactly as possible, so the receptionist could judge whether it was worth listening to him or not.

As expected, the moment she heard the danger level, she widened her eyes for a moment. Although she wanted to turn Albert down because she had no idea about him, asking the manager for the advice shouldn't be that much of a problem.

Hence, she politely nodded her head. "Please wait for a moment. I'll inform the manager."

Albert nodded and stepped away, taking a break after running for so long.

It didn't take long before the manager came out. As expected, Lilith seemed to have informed all managers about his existence to make sure the previous incident didn't happen again.

The manager was a succubus with long red hair. She only wore her underwear like most of the succubus in the brothel.

She politely greeted Albert. "Hello, Sir Albert. Welcome to Estina Town. I'm the brothel manager, Rashni. May I have the pleasure to invite you in, so I can listen to your problem?"

"Alright. Let's go." Albert nodded without hesitation.

"Great. This way, please." She led Albert to the inside while ignoring Shella's presence. Since Shella didn't bother to show herself, she thought Shella didn't wish for anyone to know about her so that she could protect Albert from the shadow. Hence, Rashni ignored her presence and led Albert to her room.

Lilith had given the information about Albert, so Rashni believed there was no need for pleasantries. "I apologize if I'm rude, but I believe we should go straight into the case. If you don't mind, can you tell me what happened?"

"Actually, the volcano near here is about to erupt."

"The one with an elf settlement in it?"

"Yes."

"Alright." Rashni nodded, confirming they were talking about the same place.

"While we were hunting there, we met a salamander that seemed to have just woken up from its slumber. I believed he was the cause of the eruption, but I couldn't say much."

"He was the cause of an eruption? I apologize, I might not be a scholar, but I know a thing or two about volcanic eruptions since this town is near the volcano. But the eruption is a natural disaster…"

"Can Lilith cause a volcanic eruption?"

Rashni frowned when she heard Albert saying Lilith's name directly. Still, the question stuck in her mind.

The answer was obvious. She nodded her head and confirmed. "Yes. Her Majesty Lilith can cause an eruption with the right spell."

"You can say that this salamander is that strong… I believe its strength is just slightly lower than Raisa's."

"Raisa, as in Marshall Raisa?"

"Yes." Albert nodded. "I have hunted with her a few times, so I kind of know her strength…"

"I see. If that was the case, the situation should be handled immediately." Rashni looked down, falling into deep thought. "But such a monster…"

"Do you know anything about the slime king subjugation?" Albert saw the suspicion as well as the hesitation in Rashni's eyes, so he immediately mentioned the slime king subjugation.

"Yes. I have read the report."

"Including how I sealed the slime king for three days?"

"Ah!" Rashni remembered the report and realized what Albert was saying this whole time was the truth. And if they only had three days, this would become a bigger problem. "If that's the case, would you like to talk directly to Her Majesty Lilith? Because of the previous incident in Seika Town, all brothel managers have been instructed to give you the direct transmission to Her Majesty after we deem that the matter is beyond our ability."

Albert realized that Yale might have done the right thing even though it was a bit petty.

"Alright." Albert accepted it without hesitation.

"Certainly. Please follow me." Rashni rose from her seat and went to the bookshelf on the corner of the room. She pushed the shelf to the middle, revealing a secret passage behind the case.

There was only an empty room at the end of the passage. And Albert could only see one thing inside this room. It was a long mirror leaning to the wall.

Rashni activated the spell to be connected before kneeling on the ground.

Albert tilted his head in confusion, but didn't say anything. Soon, the mirror became muddy before it cleared itself when the other party had received their transmission.

Soon, Lilith appeared inside the mirror, sitting on her throne while saying, "Yes? Is there any emergency? I should be able to hear you out since the court session hasn't started."

Her sentences were meant to calm Rashni down because the only time they used this kind of method to connect to her was during the emergency. Since, Rashni used it, there must be something important.

And Lilith understood when she looked at the mirror, finding Albert standing behind the kneeling Rashni.

"Albert?" Lilith furrowed her eyebrows and asked with a weird face. "You're not going to complain about respect again, right? I've informed them to treat you nicely."

"No, no. I'm here to inform you about an appearance of a salamander that seems to be one of the most powerful existences in the previous era. It woke up not long ago. I could understand his speech and confirmed its validity."

Lilith widened her eyes in surprise before pinching the bridge of her nose. "You're truly something… I don't know why but something special always happens around you."

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Author's Note: Sorry that the schedule will be messed up in the next 6-7 days because I'm participating WN's event.. I will do my best to at least keep uploading daily.