Chapter 412 - I’m Doing This Alone (1/2)
Chapter 412: I’m Doing This Alone
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“Someone brought him away. Look at the traces, he was brought in that direction.”
At the Yabba Craftsmen Treasury entrance, Link inspected the ground and saw traces of blood as well as faint footprints. He traced it along for about 150 feet before it suddenly disappeared.
“It’s that Agatha Naga that escaped. She’s crafty!” Link said to the rest of the Yabbas following him.
Elin could not wrap her mind around it. “Don’t tell me he is planning to revive Akensser? But even his brain is smashed. Is his corpse going to be of any use?”
She knew that the enemy was backed by a god who could probably revive the dead. But even then, wouldn’t Akensser just be revived as a headless zombie?
Link had no way to accurately determine the actions of the God of Destruction. He thought for a moment before saying, “It doesn’t matter what methods he uses, he has one objective: He wants to bring more Nagas into Firuman, and Lariel City is an excellent place for him to start his invasion as it contains many resources. Therefore, we must move out these resources.”
Before they were killed, the Nagas were preparing to move the Black Kun Rock to the center of the magic net. This showed that Akesser was able to manipulate the magic net in order to open up a dimensional portal.
Some of the other Yabbas might not be able to comprehend the depth of the danger they were facing but Elin could. In this short night, she had come into contact twice with the god hidden in the void… Anyway, no matter the case, they couldn’t stay in Lariel City anymore. Even if they managed to repair the airships and the magic net, they still couldn’t stay here.
She turned to Link and said, “After the magic net was destroyed, the Mana density here has been increasing, making this place unsuitable for living. Lord, let us quickly head south.”
Franklin looked around forlornly. After a long moment of silence, he nodded. “Elin, you were right, we should have listened to your advice. We’re going to head south now,” he said.
He turned to Link. “Lord, you have fulfilled your promise, so we Yabbas will keep our side of the bargain and move over to your territory. I heard from Elin that there is an island off the coast of Ferde…”
Link smiled and replied, “Elin is very familiar with this, you can check the details with her.”
Elin nodded and took out a book filled with her notes and handed it to Lord Franklin. These notes were created during the time she spent with Link in the Dragon Valley.
Franklin looked through it carefully before nodding his head. “I’ve no issue with this, let’s go!”
The Yabba craftsmen were gathered beside him. Franklin turned to them and instructed, “We will get rid of everything here. Those that can be brought with us, bring them, those that can’t, destroy them. Once we reach south, we will rebuild what we have. The Lord has promised us a territory on an island where we can live and manage ourselves.”
That being the case, the craftsmen had no other disagreement. They began to discuss the details on the clearing out operation.
These details were naturally something that Link was not familiar with and did not need to bother with either. It was better for him to stay out of it and do something else. Since he was bored, he decided to inspect the Yabba’s Saint statue.
The statue was made of a material that could be used to make a permanent magic portal. They obviously could not leave it here for the enemy. The Yabbas were prepared to dismantle the statue and bring it with them to the south.
In fact, the Yabbas were even prepared to destroy the mine where the materials for this statue had come from.
Watching them struggle with the work, Link decided to help them.
He figured that he could use some spells to speed up the process. Thinking about it for a moment, he decided to use the Demon Slaying whip. After instructing the Yabbas to keep their distance, he unleashed the Demon Slaying whip. A thin gold and red strand of silk appeared which began to wrap itself around the statue, turning it into molten rock.
“Break!”
The crystal red silk suddenly tightened up, and the statue was sliced into sheets not more than half an inch thick. Once the sheets crashed to the floor, they shattered into tiny pieces that weighed not more than 22 pounds each.
“Alright, let’s move it,” Link said to the stunned Yabbas.
Not long later, all the Yabbas were helping out with the moving effort. Even Link and Riel were helping out. The Yabba craftsmen were in the process of repairing the flying airships, and the worked without rest. Even when Link and Riel had stopped to rest, they were still continuing with their work.
This lasted for three days. After three days, the Yabba craftsmen actually managed to completely repair a full medium-sized battle airship, as well as over 20 small airships. This allowed the Yabbas to regain a significant amount of their fighting strength.
At the same time, the 200,000 Yabbas inside Lariel City were like a swarm of ants, clearing out the entire city and turning it into a ghost town.
Everything that had value or could be used were taken away.
After another two days, besides the Yabba craftsmen who were still hard at work repairing the planes, the rest of the Yabbas had started their journey on the road south.
From a piece of high ground outside of Lariel City, Link, Riel, and the Yabba commanders were watching the migrating Yabbas.
Link said to Franklin, “The situation in the south is not that good either. Necromancer Andrew is attacking Girvent forest. Most likely, Hot Spring City will also have fallen. As you guys move south, don’t go too quickly. We will first liberate Orida Fortress from its siege. Once we do that, the alliance army will head over to your assistance. I estimate it will take ten days.”
“Understood,” Franklin nodded.