Episode 130. Are you cheating on that?
next day.
At dawn, Aaron awoke the army and began marching again.
Originally, they were planning to build an outpost using the materials they had brought, but instead, they had to go to Elrond and meet the high elf queen.
[-Here, here, and here is the most vulnerable point. These are places where it is difficult for orcs to station because they are rough.]
Shiffrin pointed to the map Aaron had opened.
She had been keeping her informed of Elrond’s situation since the other three elves had left.
I doubted whether it was the right choice to send this strange army to Elrond, but I had no other option now.
Even if the elves who went to the Black Citadel succeeded in stealing the water of life, it would be impossible to break through the Orcs’ siege and return.
It was better to bet one’s fate on these strangers than to die together, confined within the protective shield of the World Tree.
[-Can I believe it?]
Aaron left a red mark at the place Shiffrin pointed out and glared at her fiercely.
A cold look, as if it would slit his throat at any moment.
Shiffrin trembled involuntarily.
[-I swear by the name of the World Tree, this is the truth. In the first place, we’re sorry, so why lie?]
[-hmm.]
Aaron looked at her suspiciously.
In fact, he knew better that Shiffrin couldn’t lie.
Normally, I wouldn’t know, but it was impossible to do such a thing when the stigma of obedience and the peer skill were all applied.
[-good. believe me.]
Aaron drew a large circle around one of the places he had just marked and sketched out a route from his current location to there.
“Raven. Pass this on to the ghosts. The path of movement and the point of attack. Familiarize yourself with all the ghosts so they can see and guide you.”
“I will.”
Raven quickly received the map, confirmed the contents, and immediately summoned the ghosts.
The ghosts each took out their maps and began marking out what Raven had told them.
“Can you really trust those who left last night?”
Landis, who was walking beside him, looked at Shiffrin and asked.
No matter how much I could trust Deniel and Shiffrin, who were now on the leash, the three people I released last night were still in my mind.
They left with orders to retreat the high elves who had invaded the Black Citadel.
However, there was no certainty whether they would do what Aaron ordered them to do, or whether they would return to the capital, Elrond.
If they went to Elrond instead of the Black Citadel to report the danger, Aaron’s army could be in danger.
“Do not worry.”
Aaron grinned and looked at him.
“Even if my eyes are tricked, I won’t be able to avoid the shadows.”
* * *
Sasak- Sasak-
same time. In the forest where the dawn breaks.
A high elf man with green hair was moving fast.
The man was one of the three prisoners Aaron had freed the night before, and he was heading in a different direction alone, unable to narrow the disagreement with the other colleagues.
‘No matter how intimidated you were, you followed the man’s words even after hearing the absurd remark that he would take Her Majesty as a hostage?’
The man chewed his lips.
As soon as he got out of Aaron’s hands, he told the others to go to Elrond.
If they really wanted to attack Elrond, they had to tell them quickly.
However, the two colleagues except him said they would go to the Black Citadel, as if they had been brainwashed by a man named Aaron.
‘I wonder what Elrond’s people will say when they hear this.’
High elves value the well-being and pride of their race more than their own lives.
However, those who were taken captive succumbed to low-level violence and lost their racial pride.
Didn’t the colleagues who were separated not long ago obey the intruder’s words even after they were released freely?
In the man’s eyes, they didn’t deserve to call themselves high elves.
‘I’m almost there.’
how long did it run
Even after dawn, when the sun slowly entered the dark forest, the light from the World Tree of Elrond was finally beginning to be seen faintly.
The road he passed was difficult for the orcs to pass through because he had to cross dense forests, wide rivers, and rugged valleys.
Therefore, if you move carefully, you can avoid the orcs surrounding the capital and enter Elrond.
‘Once you cross that hill… … .’
f*ck!
As I was about to head towards the final gateway near Elrond, something black suddenly passed in front of my eyes, and a strong shock came to my chest.
[-Who are you! Keugh… … .]
The man jumped up clutching his throbbing chest, but before long he collapsed again.
I felt something warm in my hand holding my chest.
When I lowered my gaze, bright red blood was welling up between my fingers.
It wasn’t something like a blunt weapon, it was something sharp that pierced the heart.
[-this… this… what… … .]
A ghostly shadow swayed beyond the increasingly blurry vision.
[-Know it as an honor to be the first victim of revenge.]
Hearing the cold voice of the ghost, the man closed his eyes.
* * *
As everyone expected, continuing the march through the Great Forest was extremely difficult.
It was a shame because Aaron drew the map and the ghosts were deployed in company units. Without them, more than half of the troops would have already become prey to the green hell.
[-friend! I’m back! Is there anything in front of me?]
[-The same goes for the back. No one follows.]
A green girl carrying the wind and a purple boy swimming among the shadows approached Aaron and said,
These were the two spirits that had recently risen in rank, Jin and Sprite.
Right before entering the Great Forest, Aaron summoned the two and instructed them to scout the front and rear of the army, respectively.
For the two of them, who had been trapped in the shadow forest for a long time, the Great Forest was like a huge playground.
The two not only faithfully performed their duties, but also prevented the forest spirits from attacking the army.
The spirits of the forest, which are full of great forests, usually do not let strangers go, but the powerful spirit of Jin and Sprite, who are high-ranking spirits, is not enough.
“Isn’t this too easy?”
Gaos said with a yawn.
It’s been a week since I entered the great forest, but there was no commotion to speak of.
The forest spirit, the biggest enemy of strangers, is being prevented from even approaching by Jin and Sprite, and the monsters that occasionally approach without realizing it see the size of the holy army and run away in a panic.
“Stop talking nonsense. Words like that are dangerous.”
Raven narrowed his brows and scolded him.
All the dangers and defeats in the world begin with a small word.
The proverb that words become seeds was not for nothing.
“hahahaha. Do the Dark Elves know that proverb? It’s a pity, but I’m superstitious… … .”
“It’s an orc!”
While Gaos was laughing and talking, someone urgently shouted.
Whoa-!
Gaos stiffened his expression as if he had never done that before, and immediately raised his mana.
Dark blue magic formed in his small grip.
“Puff.”
“Kuk-ku.”
A low laugh was heard all around.
Even Raven, who had scolded him, was holding back a laugh with his mouth covered.
“Stupid bastard. Are you cheating on that?”
A voice mixed with laughter came from the side.
Rhaast, who had approached at some point, was staring at him with his lips curled up.
The reason I just shouted was purely to tease him, and there were no orcs anywhere.
“Yeah man… … .”
Gaos saved his mana with a red-hot face.
In my heart, I want to turn this slender knight’s head 360 degrees, but I had no choice but to endure it because getting angry now would only make me a bigger laughing stock.
“It’s an orc.”
While Gaos lowered his head and shook his head, Aaron spoke in a low voice this time.
“Why are you like that? Are you going to let me die of shame?”
“Really.”
Aaron looked at him with a hard face.
A little while ago, Jin and Sprite, who had returned from reconnaissance, posted a report that they had found an orc.
The size is about 10 people.
They were lightly armed, so they seemed to be a reconnaissance platoon to look around.
“I think someone just said something superstitious.”
Raven tilted her head and looked at Gaos.
“… … Shut up.”
Gaos closed his eyes tightly and avoided her gaze.
This time, the mouth was even.
* * *
‘stop.’
Deep in the great forest, where even the midday sunlight does not reach.
Aaron, hiding in the bushes, raised his fist.
Then, the dozen or so shadows that followed him all stopped moving.
Aaron, Raven, and the 10 ghosts were separated from the main unit and were conducting separate operations.
The target is an Orc scout found by spirits.
If the army moves, it could be noticed and run away, so a detached unit was organized to attack without even knowing mice or birds.
‘They are over there.’
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Aaron sent a dark spirit sprite to confirm the location of the orcs and then sent a hand signal to the ghosts.
I wanted to see them with my own eyes, but the orc’s sense of smell was unmatched, so there was a high possibility that they would be discovered if they got close enough to be seen.
[-… … to each location.]
Raven and the ghosts exchanged opinions in a small voice, and soon reconciled with the shadows and left.
[-Let’s go too.]
[-huh. Veil of Night.]
At the command that followed, the sprite radiated a black air current and wrapped it around Aaron.
Aaron, assimilated into the darkness in an instant, followed the ghosts forward.
‘see.’
As Sprite said, after a certain distance, Orcs appeared.
Nine with purple skin and one with black skin.
The original skin color of the orcs was red ocher, but their skin was discolored because they were contaminated with demonic energy.
‘That guy must be a shaman.’
Aaron kept an eye on the dark-skinned one of the ten orcs.
The discoloration of their skin depends on the concentration of demonic energy they have received.
In the case of shamans, their skin turns black because they are not purple because they receive more demonic energy than normal warriors.
‘It’s easy to kill that first.’
The black sorcerer used extraordinary magic even if he gave it a little time, so it was good to deal with it neatly without any time to deal with it.
“It smells strange.”
“What smell?”
“Doesn’t that smell like your ass?”
“no. You wanna die?”
Between the orcs who were slowly strolling through the forest, a loud voice flowed out.
It was a common continental language that was crude but understandable enough.
The history of the Orcs was made up of war and plunder, and there was nothing unique to the race except those related to fighting.
So was the language.
Instead of creating their own language, they transformed the common language most used by continental people and made it their own.
Because of this, continental people could understand what they were saying without having to learn the language of the Orcs.
‘A Gaeko is a Gaeko.’
Aaron stuck his tongue out at the sight of the orc sniffing.
The Dark Elves’ race vision and the Dark Spirit’s veil of night hide the caster’s appearance as well as their smell.
However, they did not miss and detected the minute amount of odor molecules that leaked through the curtains.
‘Let’s start here.’
Aaron stopped and carefully pulled out the cosmos.
Originally, he tried to draw the sword after approaching a little more, but there was a high risk of being caught if he approached further.
“Turisaz. enchantment.”
[Applies the power of a rune to the sword.]
[Spirit is reduced by 10%.]
A red air current was overlaid on the cosmos with a dry message.
“A Wave of Anger.”
The next moment, a bright red mass of energy was ejected towards the group of orcs who were talking casually.
Only I am immune to magic
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