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“A wrapped horn!”
In the end, even the Glassed Dwarf eventually threw the beer mug on the floor.
“Our grudge is ultimately directed at the Dark Followers, or the Demon King. Elves are just side legs.”
“Hey. I heard it and it is.”
“okay. Where have you seen us forget our grudges?”
Even the Dwarves trembled when they said they were Dark Followers.
The chaos that struck the continent, and the war in which many of his people died, he kept clearly in his mind.
“It’s been quiet all the time, and when you see this happen, there must be something. So, I don’t think this will end with putting the elves in prison, but I think we need to investigate further.”
Milio, who had been quietly listening to the story, also let out a sigh.
He didn’t mean to completely ignore human words.
“It certainly makes sense. After you have spoken, go out to the village and inquire about the details.”
“great. Leave it to me.”
“but. He’s the smartest guy here.”
That was then.
A guard suddenly appeared and delivered the emergency report.
“The elves and humans who were imprisoned have escaped!”
* * *
Meanwhile, the atmosphere in the elven village of Mareum was busy.
The young elves who decided to go to the new city were busy preparing for the expedition.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve been out of the forest since the Anti-Magic War.”
“Me too. At that time, because of the war, everywhere was in ruins, so it was difficult to get around. But it’s better now, isn’t it?”
“I heard that rebels were popping up all over the place, but probably not as much as back then.”
Even though they were young, they were skilled enough to remember the anti-ma war that took place a hundred years ago.
Chief Elder Arbor tapped the shoulder of the elf who commanded the expedition.
“I’m sorry for leaving such a heavy burden on you.”
“no. Didn’t you know from the last war that we, too, cannot be safe when a crisis comes to the continent? This time, we are fortunate to be able to prevent the war before it becomes so big.”
“It’s incredibly believable to think that way. I’m counting on you.”
“Don’t worry, Chief Elder.”
That was then.
An elf came to Arbor, who was helping to prepare the expedition.
“Chief Elder, Calia has not returned yet.”
“What? If you only showed me around Peratem, shouldn’t you have returned by now?”
“It looks like it went all the way into the Ferratem.”
Arbor let out a sigh.
“Although Kalia could not have entered there on her own feet.”
The young elves still didn’t know it well, but the elves who had directly experienced the anti-magical war were well aware of the dwarves’ fierce grudges.
‘Looks like that saint candidate did his best.’
Arbor muttered with a firm expression on his face.
“Then why the hell is Calia?”
Because of the sacred pact, sending young elves to the state of Nouvelle was a heavy heart.
But when Ethan’s plans were added to this, his head was pounding.
Arbor’s water deepened.
* * *
“God damn it!”
David, the lord of the Haup, walked around the room like a madman.
“aah!”
Then, out of the blue, I threw away the furniture on the desk and pulled out my sword.
David’s eyes were lined with anger.
Wheezing, he approached the plagueman.
“Tell me again. what? You want me to go out into the plains?”
“yes.”
Even though the sword was thrust into his neck, the Plaguecaster was calm.
At that point, David was even more mad.
He ruffled his hair with one hand.
“I can’t understand! What would you do if you took back the Nord Mine? It’s an empty shell now! Why do you have to go out to the plains to fight in such an unfavorable situation!”
Currently, Haup’s estate is very busy.
Because most of the rebels were preparing to go out.
But it wasn’t David’s decision, the lord of Haup.
It was done at the plagueman’s arbitrariness.
‘no. Strictly speaking, it is the decision of the Dark Followers.’
David’s eyes gleamed as he lost his temper.
However, the Plaguecaster opened his mouth bluntly.
“We’ve got the Nord Mine back, but it’s going to be years before we can mine it because they blow it up. So in order to rebalance the tilted scale, I had to throw a win. If we are wasting time by simply being Mercury, we end up at a higher risk because of our financial tightness.”
“Even so, I decided I had to do a water battle! But you dare ignore me, the castle owner, and give orders as you please?! Are you not even pretending to be a bookkeeper anymore?”
Every time David roared, the sword at his neck shook.
Even the Plague Magician’s patience gradually reached a limit.
“It must have been these conditions since the first rebellion. We will take command of the military.”
“Whatever the conditions are, externally, I am in command! But now you have crossed that line! Dare you give orders yourself?”
The Plaguecaster sighed.
It was a pitiful attitude, as if to appease a child who was not listening.
“It was a deal. Who forced you to sign a contract? No matter how publicly known, they would have said that we would provide what was needed for the rebellion, and that we would take command of the military in return.”
“Shit! That’s not me, the Prince… … !”
Whoops!
The Plaguemaster stabbed David in the neck with a sharp metal stinger.
In the blink of an eye, David had no idea what had happened to me.
“What, what, what is this?”
David fumbled and touched his neck.
The hand holding the sword lost strength.
“What the hell are you doing?”
The Plaguecaster did not answer David’s question.
The Plaguecaster poured out all at once what he had been holding on to.
“okay. The contract was made by that stupid prince. But you’re after him. If you’re picky, you’ll do what you’re told. Why do you talk so much? I should have thought it was my fault that a coward like you was holding on to this point and knew the fraction. uh?!”
The Plagueweaver stomped on David’s head.
David’s face flushed red, and he cursed the Plaguemaster.
“Hey, you f*cking bastard! Now you are revealing your true colors!”
The Plaguecaster smirked.
“What do you do when you know your true color? Even my fingertips wouldn’t have the strength right now.”
“ね!”
It was as he said.
David struggled to move.
But he couldn’t move as if he was paralyzed.
“aah!”
Suddenly, a change occurred in his body.
His whole body swelled up like a giant ball.
“Why, why are you doing this?! Please, save me!”
With tears in his eyes, David pleaded with the Plaguecaster.
But the Plaguecaster just watched it silently.
David’s forearms and thighs were covered by his swollen torso.
Seeing this, the Plaguemaster snapped his fingers.
pop!
At the same time, David’s swollen body exploded.
The Plaguecaster said with a fishy smile.
“I don’t need a useless chess mate who doesn’t know how to obey.”
* * *
At that time, Ethan and his party were moving forward along the secret passage.
Fortunately, the secret passage had high ceilings that even elves could pass through.
It was Vivian who questioned it.
“It’s strange to see that.”
“What do you mean?”
“The prison we were in earlier was also for dwarves, so you all suffered because the doors were low.”
“Oh, it was.”
Ethan and Calia, who were not wearing armor, leaned in comfortably, but Christopher and Dylan, who were wearing armor, had a hard time crouching down.
Dylan remembered the incident, and struck back.
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Vivian continued.“By the way, this secret passage has high ceilings that even elves can walk through.”
“uh? I think so.”
“Isn’t it because it’s a secret passage? If it’s narrow, it’s just scary.”
“It makes sense.”
Hearing the conversation between the three, Ethan immediately muttered.
“You have arrived.”
Light was coming in from the front.
As we exited the exit, an amazing sight unfolded before our eyes.
“Wow!”
“Oh my God, what the hell are you doing here?”
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Vivian and the two knights exclaimed.Kalia’s eyes widened as well.
In front of them was a huge furnace.
And what filled all four sides with the furnace was a mountain of armor and weapons.
Dylan’s mouth widened.
“Christopher, look at this armor! Even just one would be huge, but it’s piled up here and there.”
Christopher also looked at the weapons and expressed his sentiments.
“The condition of the sergeants is also very good. I wonder if only Dwarves can do this kind of skill.”
“okay. It’s in the Dwarves’ city, so they must have made it, right?”
Contrary to the surprise of the party, Ethan had an attitude that he was guessing.
“Did you have all the weapons you made against the Imperial Army during the Anti-Ma War?”
Ethan smiled brightly.
He didn’t look like a priest who saw weapons and equipment used in horrific wars.
But Ethan needed it more than anything at this moment.
‘This is enough to arm the Dwarves as well as the soldiers of the United Kingdom.’
Unlike the knights who swallowed their saliva by looking at the weapons and armor, Vivian seemed to be overwhelmed by the fact that many armors and weapons were piled up like a mountain.
“It’s amazing that a place like this exists under the Iron City.”
On the other hand, Calia’s expression as she watched the humans was strange.
Calia asked Ethan.
“Heir of the oath, how did you know this place?”
“There’s no way a Dwarf can’t forget the grudge of blood.”
Besides, Dwarves are diligent.
Therefore, Ethan was sure that the weapons and equipment that the Dwarves would have made with blood and sweat would remain in the underground workshop.
When the Imperial Army attacked Ferratem, Ethan discovered that there was an underground workshop below it.
But he didn’t say anything and was silent.
I didn’t expect to find it this way, though.
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Vivian cried out late.“Hey, there are dwarves!”
Seeing where Vivian was pointing, the dwarves were sweating and making equipment.
Perhaps because of their good concentration, there were some who had not yet found this place.
However, some noticed Ethan’s party and stopped hammering.
“what? Who are you?”
“How did humans get here?”
“Besides, what else is an elf?”
The dwarves who discovered the intruder murmured in surprise as if they were going to fall behind.
It was Ethan who answered that.
“I came here following the marks the dwarves made in the past while preparing to welcome the elves as reinforcements.”
At those words, the faces of the Dwarves hardened.
“Speaking of a mark, would it be that?”
“yes.”
According to Ethan’s instructions, it was the dwarven text that Calia discovered.
Of course, it was never used.
Although preparations were made to welcome the elves as reinforcements, the dwarves could not form an alliance with the elves in the end.
The old dwarf at the back broke through the crowd and stood in front of Ethan.
“A human who is not an elf knows that?”
It was a meaningful word.
“I heard there was a big guy who brought an elf here, was that you?”
“yes.”
“huh. You must have heard about the underground workshop from the elves anyway. Get out of here! This is a sacred place prepared to avenge grudges. This is not a place an elf can enter with dirt feet!”
Ethan laughed.
“I have come for divine revenge.”
“what?”