Chapter 195: Magician of the Moon (3) (1/2)

Chapter 195: Magician of the Moon (3)

Maxium recovered his senses two days later.

In the meantime, I watched the surroundings from deep in the mountains. It was because there were demons in the surroundings.

They weren’t chasing after me...they were certainly looking for Maxium.

“What happened?”

Shortly after Maxium woke up.

I asked him bluntly.

His body was already dead so there was no need to restore his physical strength.

Maxium quickly kneeled down.

“...I was taken by surprise.”

”I know. But I don’t understand. A quick raid shouldn’t have done this. Did I overestimate you?”

All the soldiers were wiped out. Maxium alone survived.

No matter how high level the demons, there were few who surpassed Maxium. The one who did this...I couldn’t imagine.

“I’m sorry, Your Majesty. My abilities were lacking...I couldn’t do anything against the demon Arend.”

“Earl Arend led the raid.”

I was familiar with him. In the past, he was an earl who was fairly strong. He was one of the earls in Upa’s faction.

Maxium slightly raised his head. His eyes flashed as he said.

“That’s right. But there was a nondescript person next to Arend. A mighty magician with the power of the moon! An unusual magician who turned the surroundings into night in an instant.”

Maxium had said that moments before he collapsed. I had been curious about this part.

Furthermore, it seemed like the magician had hurt Maxium.

“Give me the details.”

”He can turn an area into ‘night.’ The space is isolated so I didn’t notice until I entered it. And he had an invincible power inside it the area. Of course...Your Majesty is stronger...”

In short, his abilities were to blame for Maxium not noticing the raid. This was a part that I had been dubious about.

'It means the magician is strong.’

My eyes narrowed. A magician that used the majestic power of the moon.

It was a bit surprising. If Upa has such a person under him then they would have been advantageous in the fight against Ariel.

No, if there was such a magician then I would have heard about it. Chrisley had visited many enemy territories around the world.

‘Is there a reason why they can’t be used?’

He was called the ‘magician of the moon.’ Anyone would have used him against Ariel. There was no reason to hide it.

Maybe...the magician was testing his strength against Maxium.

‘Upa. What did you do?’

I pressed a hand against my forehead. The magician of the moon was likely to be within the area of transcendence. Or maybe he could exert his strength under special conditions.

He was obtained from either a summoning or special accomplishment.

Anyway, he was certainly an unexpected variable.

”Is that all you’ve found out?”

”Arend is controlling the magician. He is always located next to Arend.”

If I monitored Arend then I would be able to know where the magician of the moon was. However, it meant entering the ‘domain of night.’

Maxium hadn’t noticed until he entered it.

Would it escape my detection?

‘There is nothing as difficult as the unknown.’

I stood at the crossroads of choice. It wouldn’t matter if I ignored it. I could gain something by default. The aim was to kill the winner of the fight between Ariel and Upa. However, if Upa had a subordinate that was as powerful as a transcendent person then the game was already over.

If he sent out the magician then it would lead to overwhelming victory. Then Upa would become an even bigger opponent. It was tricky.

Cutting off the bud...

This was one of the options but it had to be handled quietly.

“Maxium. We need a plan to quietly bring out the magician of the moon. At the very least, a one on one fight with me needs to be created.”

I was inferior when it came to tactics. I didn’t know much. This was a problem in the past but now I had subordinates who could do it for me. And Maxium was quite reliable in that area.

Maxium thought for awhile before opening his mouth.

”There is...but I require quite a few soldiers.”

Maxium was very careful when he started to speak again.

I briefly answered.

”I can’t give you a lot.”

Giving him additional troops was a stumbling block. Currently Upa’s demons were surrounding this area and watching.

It was fortunate that I came here with two bone dragons and two chaos soldiers. If there were more creatures then it would have been difficult to stay undetected.

“A lot of soldiers aren’t required. Quality is more important.”

”That is a simple matter. Follow me.”

This place was inside a cave.

I led Maxium outside and slowly released a little of my magic power.

Eventually, I led him through a dense forest.

“This...”

”Bone dragons and chaos soldiers. Is that enough?”

There were four high class creatures. It was enough power to capture one dungeon.

Maxium’s body trembled.

“Ahh, it has been a long time since I’ve seen them. They were there when the Emperor first created the Underground World.”

He also knew the chaos soldiers. Maxium was the Hell Monarch’s oldest knight. It wasn’t strange.

Maxium then continued.

“That is enough. No, it is more than enough. Tying up Arend’s feet and separating the magician of the moon...”

“I will leave it to you.”

”M-me? These creatures can only be moved by Your Majesty.”

“I will leave them to you. I will take care of the rest.”

Maxium stared at me blankly before forming a fist.

His eyes also changed. He was full of desire to do so.