Chapter 198 - The Way Back Home (Final) (1/2)

The death of the elder was a bit brutal. Who wouldn't die after catching multiple cannonballs? He might be able to handle one cannonball to block but multiple cannonballs? Good luck surviving that without being turned to meat paste.

Of course, as someone who makes sure the enemy is dead already, I went back to the village, waited for the flames to die down before going back inside, and head straight to where the cannonballs landed. When I arrived at where he was standing before, the only thing left behind from his body is a severed hand and feet while the rest of his body is crushed to paste. All I can say is that he only has a little bit left from his body.

I checked my quest tab and saw that all of the quest objectives are crossed out. However, there is still some part of the village I haven't explored. The house is out of the question already and I already double-checked whether there are any survivors or not. Also, there is only one more building that has yet to be explored yet and is still intact from the explosion. That would be the residence of the current elder.

After checking around the intact buildings, the only point of interest left in the house of the elder that I left to investigate last. His house was much more developed compared to the other elves. Not only his house has concrete and metal infrastructure, but it also seems like it has been renovated to suit the needs of the current elder. There are many traces that suggest this was just a pure wooden house in the past.

Inside the house, I saw some things that are usually found to be dropped from demon enemies and some bosses too. To be precise, it was the broken materials that demons usually drop. This time, it is currently inside the house of the elder.

There are some curious things too but they are not worth investigating. However, I spotted one item that triggered the hidden sequence of the quest. The moment I grab the little book situated along with the broken materials, the quest tab blinked and a new objective appeared and was labeled ”Hidden”

-obtain the diary of the demon elf elder to trigger the hidden sequence.

The moment it appeared, it also crossed itself out which means this is an optional objective but if it was hidden, there is something that is quite an important detail that I might have missed if I didn't obtain it. Either a bit of information or a new series of questions might pop up in the process. Heck, there might be an optional quest that will occur that is also an optional thing to complete. There are just so many possibilities.

This was a diary of the demon elder so maybe there are some things that I might have missed if I didn't investigate this place. I opened the diary and started reading the entries.

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”DAY 70

We have already conquered the elf village and managed to convert half of the town's populace into demon followers. Once the remaining elves are captured, the plan to resurrect the demon princess would be a success.”

”DAY 74

The previous elder was very good at hiding his tracks and has been able to erase every single piece of evidence that the people who escaped with him are in the forest. I already asked some experienced elves who have been converted as a demon followers to scout the whole forest but 4 days have passed and no other traces I can take.”

”DAY 80

It looks like I have to give up on the notion to find the other villagers who escaped. They are under the protection of that elder and I can't easily defeat him. Not only that but there are also some elves that have been able to resist the power of the demon blood. I have to throw them into the pit of the hungry demon elves who failed to synchronize to the demon blood. I doubt they will be able to survive down there. That way, even if they didn't get to accept the blood, they are now good enough to awaken the demon princess.”

”Day 84

The demon hearts has finally materialized. I already got to solidify 10 of them. Once they are fully developed, they can now do the rampage to the forest and convert everything into a place demons can be compatible. That way, the success to wake up the demon princess would increase to 100 percent. I can't fail this now!”

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That was the last entry of the diary. I checked the remaining blank pages of the diary if there is anything left for me to digest but aside from a string of numbers and letters, it seems there is nothing left for me to know other than what I just read just now. But then, something came up after I closed the diary.

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Optional Quest