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The shadows made their way through the wide hallway.
There were countless huge coffins in the hallway.
Inside the coffin, hideous creatures of different colors and shapes were wriggling together.
Knowing that all of this was a great journey for unity, the shadow felt delighted even at the terrible sight.
The shadow, which continued to advance, was soon blocked by the wall.
The shadow flowed through the wall and entered the square.
In the middle of the square, pillars of light shining brightly as if their eyes were burning were illuminating all directions.
The pillars of light, which were divided into five until ten days ago, are now one.
I couldn’t see it… but the shadows could feel the ancient beings nestled in the pillars of light.
distant past.
The ancient apostles and demons who drove the continent to the brink of destruction with a strength that surpassed even a dragon.
Some of their corpses have been preserved to this day… and finally, under the blessing of the Great, they have begun to unite.
Its shape was close to that of a chimera with the energy of fragments, but it was the best body in which the will of the Great One resided.
Soon the ruins of the ancients will descend in an even more terrible form.
Just as the shadow was shaking and unable to hold back its joy, a voice was heard.
“What’s going on?”
The shadow immediately knelt down.
“The Knights are heading to the Forbidden Forest with information about the Underground City. What should I do?”
Laughter echoed through the square for a moment.
“It’s interesting. If you can come, let it come. Is there anything to be afraid of?”
Forbidden forests are magic.
Although it did not reach the depths of the demonic realm across the sea, it was a forest where a corrupted being could draw most of its power from the forbidden forest.
Even if the Lord-class came directly, a small number of troops could not penetrate the center of this place.
“The wait is over.”
“…!!”
The shadow trembled.
An existence that will swallow up the kingdom at once and even destroy the empire will soon descend.
If the Knights of the Silver Cross were strong enough not to be wiped out at once, they might be the first victims of the awakening of ruin.
It was a very, very glorious thing.
*
After talking with Rey for a while, Leoni went outside to convince the manager.
While Rey was sitting and waiting, the screams of Leoni’s screams at Gilland flowed into the inn and irritated her ears.
Can I really call that persuasion?
With that thought in mind, Rey looked at the drawing on the table again.
Leoni’s persuasion went on for quite some time.
Still, somehow the persuasion was successful, Gilland entered the inn room with a haggard face.
Rey lifted her head as Gilland sat on the other side.
Gilland’s face hardened, so Rey asked with a grin.
“Your expression is scary. Are you planning on taking me back when you’re done?”
“I will not break the contract of agreement. However, I will not sit down with any further transgressions.”
Rey pondered for a moment, and since they held hands anyway, he decided to give Gilland a little bit of comfort.
“…I apologize for the drastic act in Rioshko. But I couldn’t help it. I didn’t know what kind of situation he was in, so I had to collect information and respond quickly. .”
“Isn’t the purpose of retrieving artifacts stolen by mercenaries?”
“You’re saying something naive. Even if it’s true, why would I have to talk about artifacts in front of greedy mercenaries? I threw some bait to see if there were any suspicious people.”
“Then what’s your real purpose?”
“I told you. To rescue him.”
“Hmm…”
Gilland’s expression softened.
He didn’t completely trust Rey’s words, but anyway, his gaze on Rey became a little less hostile.
Ray felt the atmosphere relaxed a little and tapped the drawing on the table.
“Before we enter into a concrete agreement… Is there any other way to enter, assuming that the underground city really exists under the Forbidden Forest?”
Gilland was silent.
Ray raised her eyelids slightly and asked again.
“You don’t plan on digging in with a shovel, do you?”
“not.”
“Okay then. Trust me.”
“If the circumstances are not favorable, you may have to physically drill the ground.”
It was said that if the ‘some method’ prepared by the Silver Cross Knights didn’t work, they had to shovel.
Ray nodded his head and went to the main point.
“What exactly is your operational goal? Are you simply trying to confirm the existence of the underground city? Or is there a mission to perform after entering the underground city?”
“After entering the place, we will proceed with the search. The goal is to escape after securing as much information as possible.”
“Once you enter, it won’t be easy to escape. The demon worshipers wouldn’t just sit there drinking tea.”
Ray smirked and continued.
“Thanks to the Rotten Kingdoms making a deal, a large amount of material was brought into the Forbidden Forest. With that, you can’t tell what the Warlocks might have been up to here.”
“I am aware of the danger. Now state your goals.”
“We must search this place to find traces of Hope, and if we find out that Hope is inside this underground city, we should rescue and escape.”
“After entering the underground city, we can cooperate until the stage of search and search.”
“If either of you achieves your goal, either escape together or break cooperation and let each other go their separate ways.”
“I agree.”
“Well then, please.”
Gilland grabbed Rey’s outstretched hand.
After shaking hands, Ray remembered one more condition that he had to ask for later, so he moaned briefly.
“Ah, the wizards hired by the Silver Cross Knights, please exclude them from this operation.”
“Impossible. Wizard power is absolutely necessary.”
“Hey, do you think a mage who is a mercenary and whose background is unclear would really help?”
Although he was not in a position to argue with the fact that Rei was from the family, he protested with an iron plate on his face.
“They will be the first to leave when the situation becomes urgent. And they will be more greedy than anyone else. Do wizards get beaten up once or twice? How do you trust them and accompany them?”
Leoni, who had been quietly listening to the conversation, asked abruptly.
“Do you hate wizards?”
“Have you ever seen a wizard who likes other wizards?”
“…I don’t think so!”
Convinced, Leoni nodded her head.
While Leoni solidified her stereotypes even further, Rey, with her tongue stuck, looked at Gilland.
Gilland also stood up after thinking about it, as he was unwilling to accompany a mage and mercenary of unknown origin to the secret operation of infiltrating the ruins.
“Let’s consider the exclusion of the mage mercenaries.”
“Okay. Ah… But what are you going to do with Earl Gyllenhaal?”
“It’s not your business.”
“Well, you’re right.”
“I will come after listening to the opinions of the members. If there are any issues that need to be coordinated, we will do them later.”
Rey nodded and Gilland left the room.
After Leoni took the drawing that was on the table, he frowned once at Rey, then opened it and followed Gilland.
Rey sighed, opened a soundproof barrier around him and opened his mouth.
“Did you hear everything?”
Bang, Jet, and Comet came out of the next room and stood in front of Rey.
Rey spread a new piece of paper on the table, and Luna came and performed her magic.
Hundreds of hot wires in the air entwined each other, drew a drawing, and then landed on the paper.
The paper burned slightly, and a copy of the drawing that Leoni had shown me was completed in an instant.
“…”
Rey didn’t even think that this was really possible, so she glanced at Luna and coughed for nothing.
“Great, as you can see… the matter is serious.”
The atmosphere became heavy.
Jet and Bang had participated in the battle against Eridanus, so Rey’s remarks resonated more heavily.
Rey asked Luna to make a few more copies of the drawings and gave them to Bang, Jet, and Comet.
“This time, only me and Rune will join the Silver Cross Knights and enter the Underground City.”
“Leon!!”
Bang immediately tried to raise his voice.
However, Rey shook her head and blocked Bang.
“You know. Neither of you is of much help to me by being helpless. In me… It’s hard to even care about you.”
“…”
“You guys deliver this copy to the top of the Empire as quickly as possible. That’s how you guys can help me.”
“Then Leon-sama…”
“I’ll search the underground city with the Silver Cross Knights and get out if the situation doesn’t work out. But… If my return is delayed… well, anyway.”
Rey, who thought Bang and Jet had understood enough, patted them on the shoulder.
“Please turn back.”
*
Cooperation with high-ranking wizards and spirits was promised.
As the news spread, the members of the Knights of the Silver Cross burst into cheers and liked it.
As Leoni walked around claiming that this was all her ball, the knights took turns applauding.
Everyone didn’t say much, but they were nervous inside because their lives were at stake.
However, since the high-ranking wizard and the elemental were joined, many members breathed a sigh of relief belatedly.
After hearing the laughter of the members, Gilland fell alone and looked at the sky for a moment.
After dawn, the sun had fully risen into the sky, illuminating the ground.
Gilland inhaled slowly.
Compared to the intense sunlight, the cold air filled my lungs… and my heart was heavy.
‘You must die.’
Must… have to die.
The kingdom was deeply rotten.
Having dealt with the Demon Worshipers of the Forbidden Forest for hundreds of years without ‘very big problems’, ease has encroached upon the high ranks of the realm.
The accumulated comfort covered their eyes and ears and made their bodies toss and turn in place.
When someone warned of danger, they did not move.
It wasn’t until the time the knife reached the tip of his neck that he could barely hold on, or maybe even that would be difficult.
Even if the Silver Cross Knights discovered the underground city, the kingdom would cover up and ignore vague testimony.
So Gilland had to go down to the underground city and see clearly with his own eyes what was going on there.
However, that was not enough.
To the fat piglets whose eyes and ears are blocked, you must also make them aware that their lives are in danger.
So I had to die.
Even the horrific death that was difficult to face was only written in numbers on the papers, but at the very least, it had to be raised to awareness.
so that…
‘I must die.’
The death of the leader of the Silver Cross Knights, one of the Seven Knights of the Royal Family.
Further from there, more than half of the knights had to suffer devastating damage.
If only I could tear the snow-covered eyelids of piglets.
If that’s the only way to save Alimo.
I had to do that.
Gilland looked at the rising sun with sunken eyes.
The voices of the members resonated .
