Volume 3 Chapter 142.2 - The Battle to Sneak into the Obadiah Region Part 2 (2/2)

“That black smoke is poisonous… quickly move away. Why are you attacking me? Are you trying to incite a mutiny…”

The ogres who had been gathering together were in for a tragedy. The toxic smoke spread extremely quickly. Other than the Two-Headed Ogre Nelson’s palace, the entire Fortress of Boulders had been enveloped in the toxic smoke.

The scene descended into a chaotic one. The image of more than sixty thousand elite ogres fighting amongst each other to the death was a sight to behold. This black smoke was a lethal poison that could cause most demonic beasts to enter in a state of confusion. As the doors of the fortress were tightly shut, the poisonous smoke could not drift past the walls that were hundreds of meters tall and could only settle within the grounds.

The Hellfire giants were one of the few demonic beasts that were immune to the effects of the poisonous smoke. Once they saw that the poisoning was successful, they began to congregate and approach the Two-Headed Ogre Nelson’s palace. They were moving according to the plan to surround the palace to provide cover and support for the Demon King Bella’s assassination mission.

As Bella moved along the pathways of Nelson’s palace, she was beginning to feel that it had been unnecessary and wasteful to infiltrate it while being invisible. There were no guards in sight anywhere. This fellow was too cocky, he did not even arrange for security within his palace.

The pathways that ran throughout Nelson’s palace were specifically tailored to the ogres’ height. Typically, ogres were at least three meters tall. It could be estimated that the height of the ceilings were about six meters. As they walked down the corridor, Bella and the others seemed comparatively small.

The palace was extremely quiet and the silence made Bella a little uncomfortable and even slightly afraid. Didn’t the ogre guards on the wall say that Nelson was having a gathering? This is far too quiet for a feast.

There were tons of human bones piled along the sides of the pathway. The Ogre Race would typically keep the heads of their prey as trophies while the rest of the body would be crushed and gnawed on along with their bones. As she walked further, Bella felt a little depressed as this bunch of ogres did not even leave any skeletons for her. She had wanted to take this chance to summon some of her skeletal soldiers, but without a skeleton, her hands were tied.

“Seriously, this Nelson fellow is such a waste of resources. Eh? What’s wrong with you ladies, are you scared?”

Bella stared thoughtfully at the pile of bones on the floor with a hint of sympathy. The skulls of these victims had been smashed open by the ogres, probably to obtain the “ingredients” within it. These bones have already lost all value and they were completely useless now.

“Mm, Mistress… I am a little scared. We should probably leave! I wish… I wish to find Poseidon’s Scepter as soon as possible.”

“Amy Beth, you are the original Sea Dragon God. What are you afraid of?! What a disgrace to the Dragon Race.”

While Dorothea was teasing Amy Beth, she had maintained a vice-like grip on Bella’s hand. This lass, who knew she was the type who was so proud that she would rather make fun of others even though she was scared to death herself. On the other hand, Amy Beth stuck close to Bella and was grabbing on to her arm. It was obvious who was more afraid.

“Mistress, the stones used to build these walls seem to have soundproofing capabilities, no wonder it’s so quiet here. Any sound made within the palace cannot be heard by any outsider.”

“I see. By the way, Amy Beth, do you feel the aura of Poseidon’s Trident anywhere nearby?”

“Mistress, Poseidon’s Trident doesn’t seem to be anywhere inside the palace. However, I’m certain that the trident was here before, just that it probably has been moved elsewhere.”

“Honestly, this thing is ridiculous! Did it go to heaven instead? I truly cannot believe that it can fly. Amy Beth, don’t panic just yet. I swear, even if Poseidon’s Trident had gone to heaven, I will track it down and bring it back to you.”

“Mm, thank you, Mistress.”

Based on Amy Beth’s reaction, Poseidon’s Trident had gone missing yet again. This time, no one knew where it had disappeared to. That annoying little tyke of a dryad, he did not have any talents, however, he was a grandmaster at escaping. Bella honestly did not know whether to laugh or cry at their current predicament.