Chapter 251

Chapter 251

Brunhilde looked for Siegfried in hopes of touring him around Elondel, and she overheard what the other elves were saying about her by pure coincidence.

“I’m sure humans have eyes too. Why would he marry the princess?”

“But humans have different beauty standards from us, right?”

“Yeah, but the princess is too hideous... no?”

“I agree... I’m sure he can pick from a lot of women since he is a king. There’s no need for him to settle with the princess...”

Their words were knives that pierced her wounded heart. She had already gotten used to hearing such words, but she couldn’t afford to feel indifferent upon hearing those words this time around.

‘Is Siegfried-nim going to reject me as well...?’?

The sadness and pain that had accumulated inside her for centuries welled up all at once at the thought of being rejected by Siegfried.

Tak! Tak! Tak!?

Then, she ran away.

She ran, ran, and ran to the only place she could cry alone...

***

‘Damn it! She definitely got hurt by them!’?Siegfried gritted his teeth and ran after her.

He understood her feelings, so he didn’t want to leave her alone.

“Excuse me.”

Before that, Siegfried decided to walk over to the elves and give them a piece of his mind.

“Y-Yes?!”

“Omo!”

The elves were surprised when Siegfried approached them.

“Is it true that the elves are kind forest-dwellers that value nature and life above everything else?” he asked.

“Y-Yes, why do you ask?” an elf replied.

“I don’t think so?” he retorted.

“Excuse me...?”

“Why do you guys have so many comments on how someone looks? Are you guys that great? So great that you can put others down based on their appearance?”

“...”

“Kind, my ass. You guys are just a bunch of trash,” he said in a chilling voice. Then, he put his +15 Gaia’s Fist on his shoulder and added, “I’m going to bash the skull of whoever speaks ill of Brunhilde-nim in front of me from now on, you got that?”

It was a warning, and it was quite a serious threat. The tone of his voice made it clear that he was dead serious.

“I’m not just saying this to threaten you guys, so you better watch your mouth from now on,” Siegfried said before turning around to chase after the princess.

***

Right after Siegfried disappeared...

“Kyu!?Give it to me!” Hamchi said. He popped out of a bush and extended his hand.

Lohengrin took out a large pouch and passed it, “Here you go.”

“Kyu!?The walnut growing in the Eternal Forest is truly a delicacy! Kyuuuu!?This was an excellent trade!”

“Hoho! I agree with you. I think this was an excellent trade,” Lohengrin said as he let out a satisfied laugh.

“But how did you know things were going to turn out this way, Great Spirit of the Forest?”

“Kyu!?Hamchi knows owner punk the best!”

Hamchi proudly proclaimed himself as an expert when it came to Siegfried.

“He’s quite blunt, but he’s quite the softie inside! He will never cave in if you threaten him, but he’s quite easy to convince otherwise! Kyu!?He can be quite the jerk who stabs others in the back, but he’s still a nice guy!”

“It seems that you know King Siegfried very well, Great Spirit. I have learned a lot from you.”

“Just let me know if you need anything from now on! Kyu!?But don’t forget to pay me! Hamchi likes straightforward deals!”

“Hoho!?Please don’t worry about that. We will always have tasty nuts from the Eternal Forest prepared for you.”

“We have completed the mission, my king.”

“The mission has been completed.”

The elves that were gossiping about Brunhilde approached Lohengrin and bowed.

“Great work, all of you. You displayed excellent acting, even though you were not trained for the task.” Lohengrin praised the elves.

It was then.

Rumble!

The entirety of Elondel rumbled, and the magic speakers installed across Elondel blared to life.

—Warning! Warning! All forces prepare for battle and assemble at once!

—I repeat! All forces prepare for battle and assemble at once!

—The dark elves have mobilized their army! Warning! Warning!

War.

The dark elves of Niflheim had mobilized the army to attack Elondel.

“I think I have to go, Siegfried-nim!” Brunhilde exclaimed. She was the captain of the flying squadron as well as one of the elite soldiers of Elondel, so her presence was crucial in battle.

“Don’t worry about me, and go!” Siegfried replied. He knew how important she was to the elves, so he had no problem sending her away to battle.

***

“Hmm... I should go look for the Terramorg, then...” Siegfried decided to look for the ancient monster instead, as the war was between the dark elves and the elves.

“But where the hell is that monster...? I don’t have a clue where it could be at...” he grumbled and pondered for quite a while until he met up with Hamchi, Gringore, Seung-Gu, and Cesc.

“We’re now going to focus on our main objective for coming here, which is hunting the Terramorg—”

Rumble!

The ground trembled once more, interrupting him.

“W-What’s going on?” Siegfried tilted his head in confusion before he laughed and said, “Don’t tell me the Terramorg is going to save me the trouble and show up here? Haha...?No, there’s no way—”

Boom!

A loud explosion echoed across Elondel as a portion of the city walls crumbled.

“Gwuooooook!”

A monster that looked like a combination of a rhinoceros and a turtle let out a deafening roar. The monster was bigger than any buildings in Elondel, and its entire body was surrounded by flames and sulfur smoke.

The monster went on a rampage and destroyed everything in its path.

“Y-Your Majesty...? I believe we no longer need any clues to locate the ancient monster...” Gringore muttered.

“Y-You think so, too...?” Siegfried replied in a daze.

“I hope it was not Your Majesty that summoned the monster...?”

“No way... Hahaha...”

Both of them were certain that the humongous monster that suddenly appeared out of nowhere was the ancient monster, Terramorg.

Siegfried didn’t even have to use the Rune of Insight on it.

“Well, I guess it turned out for the better. We’re technically outsiders, so we shouldn’t get involved in the war against the dark elves. In other words, we should focus on the Terramorg while the elves are busy with their war,” Siegfried said with a shrug.

Most of the elves had left to face the dark elves, so Siegfried led his party to hunt the Terramorg.

***

‘It’s a strong enemy, so I need to debuff it first...!’?Siegfried immediately placed down Blaze Field and Shadow Swamp to kickstart the raid. A powerful blaze shot up from the ground, and a black shadow that looked identical to the Terramorg rose up.

“Gwuoooook!”

The Terramorg did not stay within the debuff fields after spotting Siegfried.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

It ran at Siegfried at unbelievable speeds, which betrayed its size.

‘Huh??It?left the Shadow Swamp just like that?!’?Siegfried was shocked.

The Terramorg was so powerful that Shadow Swamp failed to tie it down.

No, it was more accurate to say that the Shadow Swamp had done its job perfectly and slowed the ancient monster down, but the ancient monster was simply too fast that Shadow Swamp seemed like it hadn’t done its job.

Terramorg moved like a steam locomotive after leaving the confines of Shadow Swamp.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

“Huh...? Eh...?”

Siegfried was flabbergasted at the sudden turn of events.

“We’re fucked!”

He immediately jumped to the side to avoid getting squashed to death.