Chapter 197 - The Way Back Home (XV) (1/2)

All of the elves were shocked by what I just did. It was very unexpected for me to suddenly betray them.

”Scumbag! You are trying to kill us all along!” the other elves immediately took arms.

I didn't respond to them and just finished the execution to Wind, effectively killing him in the process. His body fell to the ground and was already lifeless, after all, he was killed before he can react and right to the fatal spot.

”Let's kill him, comrades! He is the only one! He can't overpower us alone!” the elf who is screaming rallies his comrades to fight.

”Wait, look at Wind's body!” one of the elves near the body of Wind pointed at his broken body.

”What do you mean...?

They turned to look at the dead body and saw the changes happening. It wasn't a gore scene that was done to an elf's body, but a gore from the dead body of a demon in an elf's clothing.

”It seems you guys have been deceived by the demons and planted one impostor among yourselves so that you guys would doubt everyone else. Once the seed of doubt has been planted, he can just pretend he didn't know anything and will start to kill everyone else. It seems he also wanted to find out where the others are held too. So before we move to the next phase, I disposed of him immediately before things could get messy,” I explained and grab the loot that the demon guy dropped. As expected, it was another meh. I didn't forget to grab the necklace back from him too as it is not his real property.

”So it was actually a demon we have been following inside this prison? Not the actual Wind?!” they didn't expect the twist that happened to them. It was not part of their plan to let a demon lead them.

”So where is the actual Wind?! He was imprisoned with us when we rebelled against the acting elder! Did he got killed by the impostor?!”

”No. He wasn't killed. He was just out of commission and he was hidden by this demon in this basement. Follow me.”

The elves followed my lead. I am also following the lead of Atlas who was helping me where the original guy was held as he can also detect all the living beings in this basement.

”We are here.”

In front of us is a large cocoon-like structure attached to the basement walls.

”This thing is Wind?” the elves were skeptical.

”I know you guys are skeptical but don't worry, this is just a shell, not the real body. He was inside. Let me get him out.”

Pulling my Versatile Weapon and changing the weapon into a sword, I sliced through the thick shell. A viscous yellow-colored liquid emerged from the thing. It was a little bit disgusting at first but I can't just stop and let the poor guy remain inside this disgusting thing. Creating a bigger cut, the liquid inside started to pour out from the inside. It didn't take long before the liquid was drained a male elf appeared inside, currently passed out.

”WIND!” the elves immediately rush towards the unconscious elf and removed him from the cocoon. They didn't even mind how disgusting it was and just continue to pull his body out.

One of the elves immediately cast healing magic to the unconscious elf while the others shake him to wake up.

”We don't have much time, carry him out of here. Soon, this will place will become chaotic and I don't want you guys to get caught up in the trouble that is brewing in this place.”

”What are you going to do?!”

”I still have to make sure that the current leader is killed or else, the enemies will overwhelm all of the elves in the process. I have to do this to ensure no one will suffer anymore. The exit is open and all the guards have been killed. Just be silent when going through the houses, the other elves are still alive and I have yet to eliminate them.”

”You plan to kill everyone here?”

”Yes, it was the task that the previous elder wanted to do to make sure that the spawn of the demons will not further spread. All the elves that accepted the blood of the demon will be killed without exception. If they can't be killed, they will become vectors of becoming a new demon instead and we don't want that to happen.”

The elves were skeptical of the mass genocide act towards the elves who accepted the blood of the demon but they also don't want the influence of the demons to spread. In the end, they gave up.