Chapter 43: Frost Anvil (1) (2/2)
As their leader spoke, the executives spoke in one voice.
And after a few seconds, the other executives and everything else disappeared.
Saluzia slowly drew her breath and opened her eyes. In front of her was a large podium instead of a hexagonal star, and her subordinates waiting for her return.
“Master Saluzia.”
Saluzia slowly nodded at the call of Kanos, a demonic human who was so tall that he was nearly two meters in height.
“Our head gave us her permission. But this is our last chance. We have to mobilize all our strength to secure Cordelia Chase.”
Cordelia Chase was clearly a valuable sacrifice to summon a high-ranking demon.
But now, it wasn’t just a simple matter of securing the sacrifice.
In order to keep their leader’s trust and maintain her status among the executives, Cordelia must be captured.
“Demonic humans Farragut and Vilkay, and the demon Sisioth have already reached the vicinity of Frost Anvil. They’re probably building a strongpoint in front of the Great Gate by now.”
They needed to secure the Great Gate before Cordelia Chase arrives, so they had already finished preparation to some extent.
“We must succeed this time.”
“We will definitely succeed. The only entrance to Frost Anvil is through the Great Gate. Moreover, two demonic humans and even a demon have been mobilized this time…so it’s hopeless for them unless the iron man appears again.”
Saluzia agreed with him.
What else could they do if they were ambushed at the only entrance?
Would they be teleporting to get inside Frost Anvil then?
‘That’s ridiculous.’
The ancient Dwarven kingdom collapsed more than a thousand years ago.
Who in this world would have the teleport coordinates that lead to such ancient ruins?
Moreover, teleport magic wasn’t a magic that could be used easily.
Unless they were the legendary fairies who could freely travel through time and space, it was not possible.
“Carry out the plan. May Asmodeus’ favor be with you.”
“May her favor be with you.”
Kanos replied with a smile, and Saluzia had a small smile too.
***Meanwhile, at the corridor of Frost Anvil’s 1st floor.
Jude suddenly said as he looked at the Great Gate, or more specifically, the inside part of the Great Gate.
“As you know, the monsters will come flocking here.”
“Is it because of the Sunflower?”
“Yes, because the blooming period of the Sunflower is imminent. Most of the monsters in the vicinity mush have already gathered near Frost Anvil.”
The Sunflower gave off a unique scent.
It was impossible to properly smell it with a human’s sense of smell, but it was not the same for monsters.
In addition, the unique scent of the Sunflower had the power to attract monsters.
As the blooming period approached, the scent became thicker, so in the next few days, countless monsters would rush into Frost Anvil.
“The best thing to do is to leave some troops at the Great Gate and defend…”
“But that’s impossible because there’s only the two of us here.”
“That’s right, so there’s only way left.”
They would take advantage of the fact that Frost Anvil was constructed with only a single passage leading to a certain floor.
“If we lay down a bunch of traps on that passage, they’ll die along the way.”
It was a simple but clear answer.
Jude had been drawing magic circles throughout their journey in preparation for today.
“We shouldn’t be disturbed during the time when we harvest the Sunflower, so don’t spare on the magic circles. Let’s completely spread it out.”
“You do know that I’m the one who puts mana in the magic circles, right?”
“I know, ma’am. So I prepared a lot of mana potions.”
“I hate you.”
Jude and Cordelia chatted as usual as they set up magic circles on almost the entire first floor passage. Afterwards, they took a break on the lounge in the 1st floor.
“From this point on, the outline of our plan is simple. All we have to do is go down to the 7th basement floor where the Sunflower will bloom.”
“Do we drop by the armory on the way?”
“Yes.”
Their progression was a little different from the original story.
They would go down to the 7th underground floor to get the Sunflower like the original story, but because of the powerful boss monster that could be encountered on the 7th floor, their plan was to go to the 7th floor only after securing a weapon in the armory to defeat the boss monster.
“We already know what will happen, so we don’t need to walk back and forth.”
First, they would stop by the armory and secure the ‘Power Weapons’ that were the legacy of the ancient dwarves.
“I’m looking forward to the power weapons.”
“In the original story, we could only take the one we needed.”
But this was reality now.
They would certainly be able to pick out and take several items that could be of use to them now.
“New equipment is always welcome.”
“It’s the virtue of RPG to go shopping first when you enter a new town.”
“Oh, you understand that much?”
“It’s one of the pleasures of RPG after all.”
“Yes, mom. Mom is right.”
“Yes, so listen well to what mom has to say.”
The two bantered as always while they securely packed their bags before they finally looked at each other.
“Let’s go.”
The two spoke together as they began walking forward alongside each other.
And at the same time again, in front of the Great Gate, Frost Anvil’s entrance.
“Don’t even let a rat pass.”
Under the command of Farragut, a demonic human with an unusually huge right arm, the combatants of the Devil’s Hand quickly moved and began setting up traps all over the Great Gate.
Demonic human Vilkay, a witch of detection, stared at the south with narrowed eyes. The demon Sisioth, whose whole body was entangled with a seal, creepily laughed.
Capture Cordelia Chase and Jude Bayer at the Great Gate.
‘Saluzia will be pleased. And this time, I will go beyond that bastard Kanos and gain Master Saluzia’s favor.’
Farragut leaked out a low laugh as he stood in front of the Great Gate’s firm door and looked south to where Cordelia and Jude would appear.
But three days later, what appeared in front of demonic human Farragut were countless monsters and not an incomparably beautiful girl and an absolutely handsome boy.