Chapter 269: Strategy Commence

Chapter 269: Strategy Commence

It was a forest-type monster nest. In front of that monster nest, seven teams of warriors of various races eagerly awaited the signal to start.

It had been a great deal of trouble to arrive at this point since the six nation conference.

There were differences in the distance from the countries to the location of this monster nest. So as to not get a head start, the two Beast Kingsー King Ryvar and King Deegaー had stubbornly insisted on starting at the same time.

Distance varied from their respective countries to location of the dungeon created by the remnants of the old Sydnia in the monster nest too, so it was necessary to coordinate the schedule of dispatching the capture teams, which was fine with us.

We went ahead on the Ouranos and set a barrier up on the outside of the monster nest, establishing a provisional camp until all teams arrived.

Berkut and the Aligerous Tribe would still be out of their depths to dive into dungeons, so they were entrusted with protecting the provisional camp.

「Haa, I won’t say to make friends, just don’t get into a fight.」

「My apologies, Iruma-dono.」

「Ah, not at all, I wasn’t directing it at you, Ryuka-san.」

I watched King Ryvar and King Deega, who were on as bad terms as ever, glare at each other from a slightly farther spot, and Queen Fraal’s close aid Ryuka-san heard me mutter those words.

「King Ryvar and King Deega aren’t truly on bad terms. ......they...... both just simply hate to lose......」

「I seeee, ......it’s a relief Queen Fraal is a good ruler, huh.」

「......yes, those.」

King Guzhr’s still had one healer. Though you wouldn’t think so from his large build. Moreover, he was a Beastkin so he shouldn’t have been suited for magic, but he said he does it out of sheer willpower. I don’t get what he meant.

The Oni King and the two remaining Beast Kings probably only considered a brute force approach.

This time, there are a lot of races with high aptitude for magic, such as the Succubus and Devil Clans, so we offered some of the potions we made. That might have been unnecessary for the team of brutes...... no, it doesn’t concern me.

Since the conference days prior, each nation made preparations and in two weeks, their dungeon capturing teams gathered in this place. Unlike us who got here using the Ouranos, the teams of each country rode beasts and I think they arrived quite fast.

In the early hours of the day each team finished preparations and had plenty of rest, Queen Fraal’s close aide Ryuka-san informed us that the dungeon capture was commencing.

「Iruma-dono, it is almost time.」

「Okay, then Queen Fraal, please.」

「Well then, everyone, our goal is the destruction of the dungeon. Please put destroying the core as your top priority. Let’s begin.」

Queen Fraal looked at her surroundings, and giving the order for each country’s capture team to commence the operation.

And so, the six nation (+1) dungeon capture began.

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