172 Changeling (1/2)

Dark Knight Kroki

The dwarven city of Verund is located inside Mount Elyos, directly below the Elyos Heavenly Palace.

I've come to this capital many times to visit Totoona's archives in Elyos' Heavenly Palace.

Since I am an enemy of Elyos, I can't enter it from the front as I am an enemy of Elyos.

You must always go through the Verund before entering.

This time I don't go to Elyos' Heavenly Palace because I don't have any business in Totona's archives.

I am now in a conference room near the top of the vernd.

This is a meeting place where dwarves and their wives gather to discuss various matters.

A magical image is projected onto the conference room.

The image is of a part of the forest.

'Hmm?　What the hell was that?　It looks like it's dying. Kuroki.

Yeah, that's right, Kuna.

The forest in the image is dead, just as Kuna, who is beside me, says.

And the carcasses of the forest creatures are lying around it.

There is no sign of burning. Probably poison.

'That's right, Dark Knight. And look deep into the dead forest.

The god Heybos calls out to him and points to a point in the image.

There you can see the head of a giant snake.

I describe it as the head of a snake because it is not a perfect snake. The snake has four legs.

Purple smoke comes from the mouth of that snake.

Probably, that snake is spitting venom and killing the trees in the forest.

''What's that?''

That's Mushuushu. It's a monster beast that spits venom. And he who rides on it is ......

The god Heybos was right, there was someone on top of Mushfush.

That person looked familiar.

'That is Dahak, Prince of the Serpent ....... And Zafarada, the princess of fresh blood.

A man with brown skin and a long spear, undoubtedly Dahak, son of Diadna, Queen of the Serpent.

And the woman in the red dress must be Zafarada, daughter of Zarxis, the god of death.

Could it be that she had come to attack Elyos?

Eventually, as he watches the images, angels dressed in armor appear in front of Dahak.

They are the holy knights led by Alfos.

When Alfos and the others appear, Dahak and Mushfush easily retreat.

When Dahak and his friends retreat, Alfoss and his friends do not pursue any further.

If you look closely, you will see that Dahak is not alone.

There are also multiple deformed people near Mushvush. Several werewolves (wolfmen) can also be seen among them.

If they have friends, then Alfos and the others can't be overwhelmed.

To begin with, Dahak alone should be a pretty strong enemy.

''He appeared out of nowhere a few days ago. He showed up out of the blue a few days ago, hoping to counter Ferion's weakening grip. ”I've been thinking about the time when Ferion's seal will be weakened.

The god Heybos touches his beard and snarls.

Ferion is sealed at the foot of Mount Elios.

But Mount Elios is huge. The base of the mountain is also large.

However, it seems that Dahak and the others have invaded the forest from the closest point from that seal.

''Are they still trying to get at the seal?''

When he said that, the Haybos god shook his head.

”I don't know. But if they intend to break Ferion's seal, they will fall apart. ......

Ferion the Wesen Ferion is a violent god with vicious powers.

Many of Diadna the Serpent Queen's fellow gods would oppose breaking his seal, explains the god Haybos.

That's probably why Diadna hasn't moved.

Deirdona and the others are, to say the least, a crowdsourced group.

They can easily fall out of line.

The only decent companion would be Zarxys.

However, according to the information, Zarxys was drained of too much magic power when he fought against himself, and he hasn't recovered yet.

To begin with, it was an incomplete revival, and it seems that he had pushed himself too hard.

In fact, Zarxis hasn't moved either, and the big guys who are invading the forest are said to be Dahak and Zafarada.

Of course, there's a possibility that reinforcements could appear in the future.

'It's not so bad. The serpentine prince may be strong, but as long as Alfos and his friends are around, it won't be a problem, will it?

Kuna says as he watches the footage.

Maybe Kuna is indeed right.

Dahark is strong, but if we fight in the vicinity of Elyos, Alfos has the advantage. Besides, if push comes to shove, the God King Odis will also make a move.

I may not have to move myself.

In fact, Raina doesn't seem to be moving. She hasn't even called for help from Rage and the others.

'I'm sorry, Dark Knight. I tried to contact Modes to make sure, but it may have been in vain. Thank you for coming all the way out here.

God Heybos bows his head.

God Heybos contacted Modes, just in case.

However, when he comes, neither Diadona nor Zarxis has come.

God Heybos apologizes for having them come all the way over.

''It's fine, it's just in case. Besides, since it's a good time, I think I'll take a tour of the foothills of Elyos.'

I don't mind. The god Hayvos makes all kinds of tools for free.

We should be grateful to him.

At the foot of Mount Elyos there is a separate dwarven settlement from Verundo.

The dwarves of that settlement are there to control the seal of Ferion.

If Alfos and the others break through, it will be the final line of defense.

However, it is unlikely that they will come that far.

So it would be a good idea to use that as a base to tour the forest with Kuna.

As long as we don't wear the Dark Knight's armor and are guided by the dwarves, we should be fine.

Thus, myself and Kuna left Vernd.

◆Chiyuki, the black-haired wise man

With the exception of Reiji and Sahoko, we gather in the palace common room.

Sweets and tea are prepared in front of us, and we relax for the first time in a long time.

The sweets were deep-fried sweets made of sesame and honey.

Since it has a strong sweet taste, we eat it with a refreshing tea.

You went home so easily, didn't you, Chiyuki-san?

Reno says to me with a nod of his head.

The elves came, and today, the next day, they left easily.

Oleiad and Napier wanted to stay, but their leader, Lucien, the princess of the upper (high) elves, decided to leave easily.

I wondered why she left so easily, too.

What was she doing here?

That's weird. According to Deer and the others, Elf-san should have come to see Rage-senpai. ......

Nao seems to wonder too.

Nao can talk to the beast.

They couldn't keep quiet about the deer that they brought with them, either.

The deer told me a lot of things with Nao's ability. According to this information, Lucien came out of the forest because he was interested in Rage.

I am grateful to the deer who taught me.

It reminded me of the four Kelluneian deer that the elves had brought with them.

They are not as big as moose, but they are big and strong.

The elves keep such keluneias as their riders.

With the strength of the deer's legs, they can move quickly through the forest.

Their horns are golden and hard, and they are said to be very hard.

The elves use these horns to make swords, arrowheads and various other tools.

The armor of the bow elf called Oreola (Oreiad) was probably made from Keruneia's antlers.

They seem to have gotten here in a few days in a chariot driven by that Keluneian deer.

It's quite a distance from the elven country at the foot of Mount Elyos to here. Normally, they wouldn't arrive in a few days.

Thinking about that made me want one of Kelluneian's deer.

Still, it seemed like it was hard to come. The deer said the deer said that the people were especially troublesome, as were the demons.

After all, deer carts in Kelluneier are rare, and many people would come to them if they entered the country of people, and it was apparently hard to get rid of those people.

When entering this country, it seems that they pushed people away with magic as they went along the road.

But when it was time to leave, it seemed to be easier. Lucien seems to be quite a magic user, and he made the transition and returned to the vicinity of the forest.

He's probably running through his home forest by now.

''At all, what is he doing here?　How can you leave as soon as you see me here?