Chapter 158 – Tracking
Although Erfu was a fairly large city, it was not difficult to find the whereabouts of the supposed Transcendentalist.
“I tied that huge knight with two great beauties. One looked like a lover. I don’t know if it’s a party later, but another beautiful woman joined us.”
It was the testimony of an innkeeper named Sandeul.
“Yes, it leaves such a strong impression that I cannot forget it even if I try to forget it. I saw the Marquis’ party leave shortly after taking the elf. With three women.”
Marie could hear his words even from the soldier guarding the south gate.
Because he stood out so much, there were many people who remembered him.
“There were three women?”
“It was four girls. I wore the hood down, but you can’t fool my eyes. It was a woman no matter who looked at it.”
‘Is he also the group that attacked Marquis Alex’s group? There is a high possibility that the party you were with were elves. Did you help the elf? Or is it collecting elves…’
If you had a close relationship with the elves, the hunters in the forest of the elves should have been in a frenzy.
Marie returned to the safe house and joined Michael to exchange information with each other.
I could see that they had stopped by the intelligence dealer to investigate the Marquis and his party, and that they also investigated the slubber.
After chasing the marquis’ party and going out to the southern gate, the whereabouts were unknown.
Unfolded the map.
Marie pointed to a point on the road south of Erfu and said.
“The raid point is here. Looking at the circumstances, it’s hard to believe that he had the same destination as the marquis’ party. He most likely followed for a raid. Still, I need to check.”
Marie looked at Michael and said.
“Michael, you should head towards Fez, which was the primary destination of the marquis’ party. There won’t be any traces, but look at the battle scene. I’ll go to the one called.”
“What about support?”
“You Fez, contact me so I can join you in La Venta.”
“I get it.”
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“Cane?”
Liliana tilted her head at my question.
“Yes, it is a staff that is said to be enchanted with location tracking. Luna said it was difficult to break the spell.”
“Ohh…Leave me that…”
“Okay. Of course, I’m not talking about doing it for free. I will pay you.”
“It’s a price…You know what? I am an expensive body.”
I took out a grade C magic stone from my inventory and showed it to Liliana.
“Huh? Oh… It’s a magic stone that looks pretty good. For that?”
“Yes.”
“Magic stones aren’t bad, but…How about collecting a little of your blood?”
“How much?”
“How about a cheap 1 liter? If it’s your size, there should be no problem.”
Liliana was so brazen.
“…”
“Umm…500mL.”
“…”
“Ah, okay, don’t stare at me like that. 200mL I can’t do it any more!”
“I will forgive you that much.”
“A small fellow.”
Liliana grumbled and gently waved her umbrella.
Then, the surrounding mana fluctuated.
“What have you done?”
“What a stupid question. Didn’t you say there was a tracking spell? It’s so you don’t get tracked when you pull out your wand. Now take out that wand.”
I took out Marquis Alex’s staff from my inventory and handed it to Liliana.
“Oh! There’s a lot of mithril in it. Magic stones are also of high quality. Mmmm, you literally paid a lot of money.”
Liliana was fiddling around with her wand.
“Unho is a wasteful staff for you to use. It’s a bit clumsy, but the ingredients are the best. If you disassemble it, good material will come out. Do you have any intention of handing it over to me?”
“…”
Liliana then sees her wand and reveals her greed.
“Stop talking nonsense and release the tracking magic.”
“A small fellow.”
Do you still like the washed dishes?
Who the hell is that stupid?
“Done. It’s not as good as my equipment, but it has pretty good magic. There is also a magic that increases magic attribute efficiency, can store some amount, and can use the absolute shield once a day. And there is also a magic that allows the user to use Explosion without chanting by infusing mana.”
“Explosion?”
“Don’t you know Explosion? It is the most popular explosive magic. It is used a lot in war.”
“Something like a fireball?”
“…Isn’t Fireball a fire-type magic!!”
“Isn’t it the same?”
“…This, such an ignorant. Explosion is more on the physics side.”
“Ah, that’s right.”
I do not know.
However, she pretended to understand moderately because she thought the conversation would become longer if she kept talking to him.
“Anyway, with this wand, anyone can use magic.”
“Not anyone. Unless you are a knight or wizard who handles mana, you cannot handle it.”
“Good. I will try it.”
“Can you feel the magic circuit of the wand? Follow the circuit and inject magic power into the core on the head of the wand.”
When I inject magic power into it, the blue orb near the head of the staff turns black and rotates.
Then, a little away from the tip of the cane, I could see black magic power gathering in a circle.
“Oh.”
Unknowingly, an exclamation flowed out at that mysterious sight.
“Can you feel the passage of magical power connected to the Explosion? If you block it, it will fire. The firing direction is the direction the wand is facing. Hey! Don’t turn your wand this way!! Are you going to kill us all!”
“…Kuhm.”
After getting scolded by Liliana, he turned the direction of the tip of his cane, pointed at a tree far away, and fired a sphere.
– Tung!
The black sphere flew rapidly and exploded as it hit a tree.
-Quaang!!
It was more powerful than I thought.
A radius of about 10 meters became scorched earth.
“If I inject more mana into this, will it become more powerful?”
“Theoretically, but there will be limitations.”
The flying speed was a little disappointing.
It was less than the magic spear I threw.
Still, I have a plausible wide area.
“How are you, Ayla? You can’t call me a wizard anymore, can you?”
“It sucks with a cane.”
At my words, Ayla said as if it was absurd.
“What did I just hear? Is your guy a wizard? What nonsense are you talking about? That you are a wizard is an insult to wizards.”
“Liliana. Do I have to say something so harsh?”
“This is not a harsh word. It is a fact.”
“…Then the wizard will give up.”
“Hmm, don’t be so disappointed. If you become my disciple, you too can become a full-fledged wizard. How is luck? Don’t you agree?”
When Liliana told me I was giving up, she seemed a little sorry, but offered comfort instead of consolation.
“Are you admitting it now?”
On the other hand, Ayla was very elated, perhaps because she had gained an ally.
“No, from now on I am a magician.”
“…”
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Marie arrived in Bolin.
“Two women, not four? And a wizard?”
“Yeah… But never looked like a wizard.”
The men named Donnie and Billy, who were guarding the wooden fence, gave me a few pennies, and answered questions fluently.
‘Did you say it was your own camouflage? It’s too clumsy to be called camouflage… If you include the elves captured by the Marquis, it should be four… Where did the two elves go? Anyway, this was the correct answer. After all, the destination is a slubber…’
Their movement speed was quite fast.
Calculating the date, this happened earlier than the specialized one.
‘Is he also an elf?’
Marie had a forced march, and since it was late, she decided to spend the night at the village inn.
A time when everyone was in a deep sleep.
– Kik.
Someone broke into Marie’s room.
Marie quickly subdued the intruder.
And she tied him to the chair.
“Where are you from?”
“Wow, what are you talking about? Release it quickly!!”
“There is no use in shouting. I’ve already put a barrier on it.”
“I know who I am.”
“I want to know that too.”
And Marie cut off one of the intruder’s fingers.
“Aaah!!”
“Tell me.”
“Please, please…T, this is Traver.”
“Traver?”
“I-I am the village chief’s son!”
“The village chief’s son?”
“Yes yes.”
Is it real?
Should I check?
I didn’t have to.
There was nothing to be gained by confirming the facts.
– Snip.
“Ku-aaa!! Why!”
“Tell the truth.”
“I-I told you the truth.”
“Where are you from?”
“Fuck! I am from here!”
– Snip!
“Truth.”
Traver was furious, but he felt fear in Marie’s emotionless eyes.
“Please…”
– Sprout!
Traver kept getting his fingers cut off word by word, and eventually he had to vomit all the secrets in his head.
Like the story of blaming the witch for the woman she killed while raping her.
Captured and working in the mines.
A witch is hunted and rescued by villagers.
The story that she broke into the room to rape her without getting tired of it.
An ordinary-looking woman traveling alone.
Since he was an outsider, he had nothing to be afraid of.
“There is a high possibility that the words that he is the village chief’s son are true. It had no nutritional value.”
Marie was chained to her chair, her bloodied eyes staring at Traver, who was hanging her head, with nonchalant eyes.
Due to her cruel torture, his hide had already stopped.
Looking out the window, it was still dark outside.
“There is still time before dawn.”
Marie went to bed and lay down, bloodied and leaving her body sitting in her chair.
Even in the bloody room, Marie soon fell asleep.
And around dawn, she secretly left the village.
The innkeeper, who entered Marie’s guest room, was stunned to faint when she found the grievous corpse.
It was a long time later that the town announced that the gruesome corpse was Traver’s.
