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That was exactly what Ethan expected.
Ethan thrust his fist into the strange creature that was rushing towards him.
Koo!
The part hit by the fist swayed like a wave.
The body of the strange being that filled the narrow passageway made waves as it was.
aah!
The heterogeneous existence screamed.
Black liquid dripped from the body that was swaying.
The force of mana cohesion was reduced due to the impact of being struck by the fist.
The black liquid that fell off moved smoothly and moved independently.
Another variant of the creature turned towards Ethan, wriggling like an earthworm.
‘Is it more unstable than what I’ve seen before?’
Ethan clicked his tongue.
The cohesive power of magic was far more unstable than the strange existence Ethan had seen a hundred years ago.
Otherwise, it would not have been split in a single fist.
“I will destroy the rest!”
That was then.
When the heterogeneous being split from the main body approached Edan, Kalia stepped out.
‘How can an elf do it?’
Ethan made an impression.
Elves and dwarves did not have much means to resist magic.
The reason they were helpless in the Anti-Magic War was because they had a magical system that was vulnerable to magic.
But something amazing happened.
“Water spirits, answer my call.”
At Calia’s beckoning, water droplets were formed here and there in the air.
Then they gathered in one place and a water spirit was formed.
“… … ?!”
Ethan’s eyes widened.
The water spirit floating in the air took the form of a mermaid.
‘Among the elves, those who can summon higher spirits are very rare. That’s great.’
It was a rare experience for Ethan, who had been through all sorts of things.
“The wrath of Eleanor.”
Kalia used elemental magic to refer to the divided heterogeneous beings.
Then, the water spirit created a blade made of water in the air and sent it away.
hey hey!
The sharp blade cut through the strange beings mercilessly.
Heteromorphic beings were exposing their small teeth in pain.
‘If it’s just the power of water, there’s no way they’re going to get hurt?’
Then something strange appeared in Ethan’s eyes.
Strange beings, who would normally enter a state of rebirth, screamed, still torn to shreds.
The heteromorphic beings were created with magical powers, so they did not respond to any means other than divine power.
Because of this, even if it was damaged, it was able to rejoin the body or restore its damaged form.
However, those who were attacked by the water spirit were unable to do so.
‘That attack contains a power similar to divine power.’
Ethan looked at the spirit magic cast by the water spirit with sharp eyes.
And I discovered something peculiar.
“Is it Jeonghwa?”
Ethan smirked.
The magic of the water spirit contained the energy of purification.
Calia’s ears perked up as she heard Ethan’s words.
“yes. We can’t repeat what happened a hundred years ago.”
In the past years, even the elves have not been without thinking.
They honed their spirit magic so that they could fight against beings with magical powers.
It was as if the Dwarves were desperate and made equipment and weapons in the underground workshop.
‘Did you specifically strengthen the energy of purification, the property of water from the beginning?’
Ethan was a wizard by nature.
Because of this, his eyes were busy analyzing the spirit magic even during battle.
Eventually Ethan knew that his guess was correct.
It wasn’t an energy that directly opposes magic like the divine power, but it actually strengthened the weak purifying energy of water.
It was a clever yet extremely elven solution.
‘It won’t be as poisonous to magic as the divine power, but it will be useful.’
Ethan was amazed.
He decided to put aside his worries and leave it to Calia.
Ethan amplified his divine power using divine magic.
“Light that devours darkness.”
It was a level 6 holy magic.
An indescribably bright beam of light leaked from Ethan’s grasp.
Even Delhi, who was avoiding behind, was blinded.
Ethan opened his fist and held out his palm in the direction of the gigantic strange being.
Wrath!
An amazing thing happened.
The strange being began to be sucked into Ethan’s palm, where the light leaked out.
It was as if there was a hole in Ethan’s palm.
The light emanating from the palm of his hand was shredded and swallowed as if he could not tolerate the existence of this type.
The torn and heterogeneous beings separated and fell to the floor.
The remnant would soon move with its ego.
But there was no need to worry.
“Don’t worry about this.”
Because Calia was taking care of it.
Ethan looked only at the gigantic anomaly.
It was as if victory had already been captured.
* * *
Ferratem flipped over.
It was because the information delivered only by the Dwarf, Delilah, who returned from the secret passage was so shocking.
– This man was right. The elves didn’t even get our allies request.
It was only after one hundred years of time that the old truth was finally revealed.
A corpse engulfed by magic found in a secret passage.
The corpse was a young elf from 100 years ago, and even that there was a monster made of magical power in the passage.
None of it was surprising.
The first to hear the rumors were the Dwarves in important positions, including Seongju and Milio.
However, the rumors spread out of control, and the whole of Ferratem was in an uproar.
Dwarves in important positions were still arguing in the inner meeting hall.
“That is nonsense! At that time, only a few Dwarves knew about the existence of the secret passage.”
“you’re right. I can’t believe the human words that came with the elves in the first place!”
Some Dwarves could not easily accept the truth.
If that was true, they had fallen for the imperial army’s simple tactics and hated the elves they had been pitying for for over a hundred years.
Such a absurd thing couldn’t have been true.
“But the fact that the elf’s body was in a secret passage… … .”
“Isn’t this proof that the Imperial Army was involved in some way?”
However, in the ongoing debate, he gradually realized the reality.
The truth that there was an absurd misunderstanding and that the conflict between the two races had been going on for a hundred years.
“Besides, it was Deliman-sama who went there. Will he lie to us?”
It was right after someone had finished speaking.
bang!
Seongju and Milio hit the table.
Milio’s fists were trembling.
The Dwarves attending the meeting shrugged in surprise.
“Stand, my lord… … .”
The dwarf who went to the secret passage with humans was the former lord of the castle.
During the Anti-Magic War, Deliman, who had promoted an alliance with the elves, took responsibility for the failure of the alliance and resigned from the position of lord of the castle.
Then he went into the underground workshop and said he would fulfill his responsibilities until the day he died.
Did such an honest dwarf lie?
It was absurd.
“Actually, the former lord can’t lie.”
“Because he hated elves more than anyone so far, saying it was his fault for believing in elves.”
“But I went with a human, so it’s a bit hard to believe straight away… … .”
Milio tried to sort this chaos somehow.
“I will send other dwarves through the secret passage to investigate whether what Deliman-sama said is true. The elf’s body is said to have disappeared, but there may be other traces. Then I will decide whether it is true or not.”
It was a decision made with concessions as much as possible for Milio.
It was a great thing for a Dwarf to bend his pride this much.
“No matter how much information a human has brought, it is not an easy decision to make as it is a matter.”
“All right.”
Just when the meeting was over, a dwarf spoke up.
“Then what will they do?”
It was also time to decide the treatment of Ethan and his companions.
* * *
Wegen Plain.
It was a plain between Fort Graytown and Haup’s estate.
The Kingdom Army and the Rebel Army, who were allied with the Imperial Army, built a base there and stayed there.
There was a lot of tension in the plains.
However, a direct collision had not yet occurred.
The princess, Cynthia, was wearing light armor and looked down at the plain from the top of her horse.
The escort knight, Ben, who was by his side, said with a worried face.
“Sir, this place is dangerous. How about going back to the barracks?”
But Cynthia was immovable.
“I want to see the rebels with my own eyes.”
Her eyes sank heavy.
Ben knew why Cynthia was doing this, so he made a new request.
“It was not something we could do. Don’t feel too responsible, Your Majesty.”
Not long ago, a massacre took place in a village near Fort Graytown.
It was the work of the rebels.
Whether large or small, the rebels burned villages and killed people.
The intention was to break the will of the kingdom army to build a fortress and drag them out.
Eventually, Cynthia discussed the matter with Garrett, the castle owner of Graytown.
– What kind of human is the lord of Haup? You’re slaughtering people just to get us out?!
-According to the intelligence, the lord of Haup hasn’t been seen for a while. Instead, they said that the lord’s sergeant was commanding the soldiers.
– A bookkeeper?
-yes. In addition, villages within Haup’s estate were also plundered and the men were conscripted. Judging from the usual attitude of Lord Haup, this is strange. I have a lust for power, but I am not a person who will cut my flesh.
-Then, the lord is dead and the bookkeeper is in charge of this?
-yes. It seems to be so.
After much deliberation, Cynthia and Garrett led the Allies out into the plains.
It was obvious that the rebels were aiming, but there was nothing they could do.
If Mercury continues, the rebels will start slaughtering again.
In short, the Allied Forces were forcibly bound here.
In a situation where they were outnumbered, they had to fight the rebels on the plains without any terrain.
It was a desperate situation.
“What would that person do at a time like this?”
A person popped into Cynthia’s mind.
It was Ethan, the man who always evoked miracles in desperate situations.
* * *
“So, wait here until the investigation is over?”
“Yes.”
“under.”
Ethan chuckled.
The dwarf flinched at the snarl.
However, he bluffed because he didn’t want the young humans to find out about his weakness.
“Oh, isn’t it better than prison? What’s wrong with you, human?”
That was right.
Ethan was in an ordinary room.
Even though it was small, it was only for Dwarves.
‘At least the misunderstanding is being resolved to some extent.’
However, there was no need to listen to the burial Dwarves here.
squeaky.
Ethan closed the door instead of entering the road room.
“What? Don’t be silly and go inside!”
The dwarf was wary and shouted at Ethan.
Either way, Ethan ignored the Dwarf’s words.
Ethan opened the door to the next room.
“Uh, Priest?”
“Why?”
The two knights, who were sitting crouching in the small room, were half-hearted.
“It’s time to go back. come out.”
The knights cheered and went out and stretched.
Ethan opened another door.
It was the room with Vivian and Kalia.
“Now go back… what?”
Ethan stopped talking at the scenery unfolding in front of him.