Chapter 54 - Chapter 8: Excavation #3 (2/2)

‘Master, I will strive to be helpful even without my power.’

It seemed to be an extension of what happened earlier. She didn’t want to hear ‘Yes, you are useless!’ There was slight depression in her voice but In-gong dismissed it. It was because the group of casios was right in front of him.

The number of casios, drake ogres and geist was nearly double that of In-gong’s party, but it was an almost one-sided battle due to Felicia and the overwhelming combat power of Ferocious Eyes.

Once the fighting ended, the casios were literally wiped out. On the other hand, there were no deaths in In-gong’s party.

After confirming that the last casios had fallen under the hands of an elite centaur spearman, In-gong took a deep breath. The battle time itself was short, but he had a lot of fatigue because he had to focus on the battle.

Dragon Blood ended and Earth Quaker was returned to his inventory. Then he belatedly recalled Green Wind’s words.

”Thank you, that was great help. You were very helpful.”

‘Thank you for telling me that. Although you are a bit harsh, Master is a good master.’

In-gong laughed after hearing her voice mixed with relief, resentment and gratitude. She had lived alone for many years, so she seemed to have a lot of pride.

After finishing talking to Green Wind, In-gong headed towards Daphne and Carack.

”Daphne, are you okay?”

Daphne responded quickly to In-gong’s question.

“I’m okay. Thank you for saving me.”

Her movements and voice were stiff, so it seemed like the effects of the battle were still with her.

“I’m glad that you are okay. Can you help with the treatment of the injured?”

“I understand.”

Daphne ran instantly towards the centaurs. Although there weren’t any casualties, there were some injuries that could cause death or loss of limbs if not treated.

As Daphne left, Carack spoke to In-gong,

”I didn’t know that this was her first encounter.”

“Huh?”

”That young lady said it. She was in shock throughout the battle.”

Daphne was 16 years old. The children of the demon king usually performed missions from their early teens, but the children of the concubines were different. If they didn’t volunteer, they didn’t need to participate in any combat missions.

In-gong watched Daphne as she used recovery magic on the centaurs. Certainly, signs of shock could still be seen.

”Your eyes are good.”

”You must have noticed quicker.”

Carack smiled and looked In-gong up and down. It seemed like he was looking for any signs of injuries. Then a voice was heard from behind In-gong and Carack.

”Shutra, should I be jealous that you protected Daphne?”

The owner of the voice was Felicia. In-gong shrugged and replied,

”Delia was next to Noona.”

Both Delia and Felicia laughed. Felicia moved closer to In-gong and said,

”Your strength was great. Did you become stronger?”

“Thank you.”

During the three days traveling together, In-gong had told Felicia about Earth Quaker. There was a high possibility of a combat situation in the north. Therefore, he couldn’t avoid using Earth Quaker as that would cause a sharp decline in his combat strength.

In-gong had thought of some excuses, including that it was a relic of the 5th Queen. However, in the end, he told her honestly that it was a weapon he had found in the same dungeon as the Thunder Light Anvil. He omitted that it contained Enkidu’s strength but it was still the truth.

At first, Felicia seemed somewhat upset but that disappeared when In-gong apologized sincerely.

In fact, what he had done was quite common among the children of the Demon King.

As a specialist in ruins exploration, Felicia had gone to many sites and secretly taken many relics. She couldn’t persecute In-gong for something she had done as well.

Felicia was more upset that In-gong had hidden this fact, that he had acquired Earth Quaker, from her.

There were factions among the royal children and subtle alliances between the different factions. Of course, it wasn’t really important but information was often hidden.

Felicia didn’t want to be in that type of bad relationship with In-gong and it was the same for In-gong as well.

‘I am glad that it turned out well.’

He was determined to form a close relationship with Felicia.

While Felicia and In-gong were exchanging regards, Delia and Carack were speaking to each other. Ferocious Eyes neared the four people.

“9th Prince, 6th Princess, once the wounded soldiers are treated, we should move.”

It definitely wasn’t good to stay in one place after being attacked.

”Yes, let’s do that. I will leave this place to Chief.”

Ferocious Eyes’ gaze moved from Felicia to In-gong. In-gong nodded and Ferocious Eyes ordered the centaurs to leave.

After 30 minutes of traveling, the group set up camp next to some collapsed stone walls.

Naturally, In-gong and Felicia were next to Ferocious Eyes. Felicia spoke first.

”Those guys, they were covered in a purple aura?”

”Does Noona know what it is?”

Felicia folded her arms at In-gong’s question and replied,

”I can’t say outright but... It was a really ominous aura. It felt like I was facing a curse magic.”

“Curse?”

”Yes, a curse. Thanks to the purple energy, they became stronger, but their health was being exhausted. It is like raising strength by reducing life expectancy. Their emotions were also mentally neutered... It can only be seen as a curse.”

Felicia was a competent magician, but she couldn’t figure out anything else.

In-gong looked at Ferocious Eyes.

”Ferocious Eyes, it seems like the ones who fought at the temple aren’t the only ones.”

”I thought so as well. The geist are monsters that are hard to find on the Enger Plains.”

There were more monsters apart from the ones who attacked the small temple. Perhaps, there were also more monsters, like Mustafa, who could use the purple energy.

Ferocious Eyes closed his eyes and said in a heavy voice,

”Maybe there will be a second attack.”

Usually, the casios would come all at once, but everything was different this time.

In-gong recalled the group of casios he had met on the first day he arrived at Enger Plains.

The appearance might have been a strategic move for the centaurs to head in the wrong north-west direction, instead of going to the north-east where the small temple was.

If so, such an action wouldn’t have been directed by Mustafa. There was a bigger pattern behind Mustafa.

‘And there is one more thing.’

How did they figure out the true value of the small temple? The centaurs, who lived on Enger Plains with Green Wind as their guardian, hadn’t known about it.

In-gong had many questions. Felicia pressed a hand against her temples like her head hurt and spoke to Ferocious Eyes.

”It is worth going a bit further north, but what about defense?”

”I will send a few people back. The warriors of the other tribes haven’t been dismissed yet.”

After the casios were blocked, the tribes were going to scatter back to where they lived. However, now wasn’t the time for that.

”Go to the north. We should go at least to the Northern Limit Line. Something will be there. Right now, we need information.”

Felicia said and In-gong nodded. They had no intention of running away.

In-gong had to find White Eagle in the north and obtain information. Raising his head, In-gong looked towards the north.