Chapter 20 - Chapter 3: Rescue #3 (2/2)
“I almost missed the obvious.”
“Those creatures are dracos. It is my first time seeing them.”
Chris and Caitlin said separately. Carack’s eyes widened as he finally grasped the situation.
”Dracos? Then they are dark elves?”
”It is just a possibility. The battle was too far away, so I only guessed.”
In fact, In-gong had never actually seen the dracos.
‘They were too far away, so I just guessed based on the horns on the head.’
In fact, there were many animals with horns on their heads in the Demon World. If it hadn’t been for their explosive speed when retreating, In-gong would never have thought of a draco.
‘It is hard but rewarding to ride them.’
Of course, that had been a story in the game.
”Yes, let’s return immediately. We need to get in touch with General Vandal to figure out the situation.”
He had originally intended to inform Vandal of the existence of the dwarf portal and to discuss plans but now, something more urgent had occurred.
Chris spoke to In-gong and Caitlin, then blew a little horn hanging by his throat. It made a special sound that only lycanthropes could hear.
”Let's go.”
Chris moved ahead of them with the lycanthropes.
After returning to Portal Two, they headed towards Chris’ base instead of Caitlin’s.
It was his first time visiting Chris’ base but the basic form wasn’t much different from Caitlin’s base. The big difference was that Chris had twice the number of troops compared to Caitlin.
“Contact General Vandal. It is urgent.”
Chris ordered as soon as they arrived at the tents. He had contacted them in advance, so magic tools were already installed in the tent.
The lycanthrope magicians injected magic power and light started gathering on a circular silver tray that was erected vertically.
‘Ohh, video communication?’
In-gong was filled with expectation. After one or two minutes, the shape of a person appeared in the midst of the light.
“Prince Chris.”
The owner of the voice was a fierce looking ogre. There were a few long scars on the red skin of his angular face.
‘It is nice to see him.’
It felt great to see a subordinate he used to have in the game.
However, that was only In-gong. Vandal only looked at Chris and Chris talked straight away instead of introducing In-gong and Caitlin.
“General Vandal, there was a small battle in front of the Red Lightning tribe approximately an hour ago. It doesn’t seem to be the General’s army, so do you have any ideas?”
“I do. How did Prince know about it?”
Vandal responded curtly. If Carack was a genius (?) among orcs, Vandal was a genius among ogres. His words were short but his brain wasn’t comparable to an ordinary ogre.
”I saw it with my own eyes. I will tell you the story.”
Chris concisely explained about the dwarf cave and portal. In the meantime, Caitlin’s oppa also stated that In-gong was the one who discovered it.
“Indeed.”
Vandal nodded with a serious expression. Caitlin stepped forward and spoke.
”General Vandal, it is now your turn. Tell us what you know.”
”The ones that Prince and Princess witnessed, they are dark elves.”
Vandal’s story was short and to the point.
‘Indeed.’
As expected, they were dark elves. Chris asked another question.
“Why did the dark elves suddenly appear? Are they reinforcements sent from the Demon King’s Palace?”
“It is similar but different. An independent unit intervened. They said they wanted to scout before joining.”
Something unexpected happened and they faced a large number of enemies.
”As Prince and Princess witnessed, they were smashed. However, there is something bigger. The leader of the dark elf army was caught by the Red Lightning tribe.”
Chris’ expression changed at Vandal’s words. Caitlin seemed like she had already guessed as much.
“That is why they were fighting so recklessly.”
Carack, who seemed independent from the current situation, whispered to In-gong. In-gong nodded and asked Chris and Caitlin,
”Who is the leader of the independent troop?”
“Felicia Doomblade.”
The answer came from General Vandal. No further explanation was needed for In-gong.
The 6th Princess, Felicia Doomblade.
Chris and Caitlin's half sister.