Chapter 74: Yumiko and the Spirit King (1/2)

It's already night and a loud explosion had just happened outside which made the wall near the explosion catch fire.

Yumiko called upon a Higher Spirit and well, they're really handy. Lending her an explosive power like that, such a great way to create a disturbance.

The lower-ranked Dark Elves were now in some kind of panic. With the higher-ranked Dark Elves not appearing yet, they don't know what to do.

And following that were us, slowly backing away from that burning wall. We're not alone so it didn't look like we're deliberately running away.

It was at this moment when a silhouette flew by from above us, followed by 3 more and a group of 20 uniformed Dark Elves in some kind of a squad formation following them on foot while dragging along huge chests of weapons.

”2-leaf pick up the bow and arrows! 3-leaf to the front! Hurry up!”

One of the 3 silhouettes who were following the two stopped above us. This one's a 4-leaf Dark Elf, with ash-gray hair and his body couldn't be seen properly as if there's some kind of screen making his figure obscure. His voice uttered the orders for the lower-ranked Dark Elves inside the fortress before he continued to fly towards the source of the explosion.

From that, it's safe to say that the first one who flew by was probably one of the Peak 4-leaf then those following after him were also 4-leaf Dark Elves but weaker than him.

So, she only managed to draw out one of them? The other one was probably left to supervise the opening of the breach.

However, with that number, it's already equivalent to 4 Noble Spirits with one being a member of the Council of Twenty. Will Yumiko be fine there?

Jayna looked at me and nodded. She also has the same thought as me.

The Orb of Concealment could already be used but since we're blending in with them while looking for a potential target, we couldn't just vanish on the spot where numerous eyes could easily see us.

For the time being, we'll act like a normal 2-leaf and get our bow and arrows. We'll slip out later when the chaos and confusion heightened. This way, we could also see Yumiko's state outside.

After lining up for our bow and arrows, we were organized to follow a group of 2-leaf Dark Elves back to the side where the explosion happened.

When we arrive there, the fire was already put out. Looking at that wall, the fire failed to do much damage to it.

From that, it seems I have to re-evaluate the sturdiness of this fortress. It's not as poorly built as I first thought. The wood was so sturdy that even a Higher Spirit's power failed to deal considerable damage to it.

I kept Jayna close to me as we started climbing up the rampart so when the time comes it will be easy for us to slip out.

We were only told to wield bows and arrows. At least, the leader of this fortress knows not to send their lower-ranked troops to become cannon-fodder.

There's also the possibility that they became this cautious because of their dwindling numbers. Being pushed out to one corner, they started to preserve themselves. If not for the discovery of this breach, they'll probably wait for the time when the portal widened and someone stronger takes the reins before they show themselves again.

”Is that the Priestess?”

Someone near us asked.

A distance from us could be seen a young girl in her shrine maiden outfit, her brown wings flapping as she hovered in front of the four Dark Elves who flew out earlier. Just like the one who stopped earlier, the others also looked like ghosts floating there as their figures couldn't be seen properly, especially the one leading them.

Is it a skill that is unique for 4-leaf Dark Elves? Maybe. The 3-leaf Dark Elves even if they're a lot different than the typical 2-leaf, don't have an aura like that.

Focusing on the young girl, there's no doubt that it's Yumiko. That revealing shrine maiden outfit is something unique to her. Transforming to her Earthly Angel form, she probably chose not to channel another Higher Spirit.

Is she thinking of fighting them all alone?

The twins were probably somewhere near her. Those two will be waiting for our signal before their turn will come according to our plan.

”Priestess, to raise a ruckus all alone. Have you lost your mind because of the breach?”

The leading Dark Elf spoke. There's a certain smugness coating his words.

”Of course, you'll know the purpose of why I'm here. Let's keep this simple, okay? Can I ask you to stop?”

Yumiko answered with her normal tone. There's even a smile on her face as if she only asked a simple thing from them.

”Stop joking. You alone are not enough to threaten us.”

Still maintaining his smug. The leader shrug off Yumiko's request.

”Did that old thing fail to knock some sense into you, Ouram? Tell me, since when did that old thing leave me alone? So choose, you either stop what you're doing or wait for him here.”

Yumiko stated like it's a known fact and upon hearing her words, the Dark Elf she called Ouram flinched back as he stared at the space behind Yumiko.

That Peak 4-leaf already encountered Yumiko and the Spirit King before. Now I'm really curious as to what the Spirit King wants from Yumiko. From her words, it's like the Spirit King is an old acquaintance who's always chasing after her but they don't have a bad relationship.

”Marshall, let's kill her now before the Spirit King arrives!”