116 – Enemies everywhere (4)

Mixed blood between demons and humans.

Lucas, the scouting party of Tarn Village, is half human and half with half demon blood.

This is a fact that can only be known when accompanied by Celica to Hellwood Forest. The exact story has not been revealed, but it can be roughly predicted.

Half man, half horse. Living in the village of Helen where he was discriminated against, he could not stand the persecution and committed murder.

After that, I wonder if he went to the Demon Realm and became a member of the Demon King’s Army.

“Lucas.”

“Huh? Why?”

A kind voice returned with a bright smile.

If he didn’t know about him, he wouldn’t have been tricked.

Objectively, he belonged to the minor type. A sad impression and considerable height. To moderately attached muscles.

He basically had a charm that aroused favor.

How many people were stabbed in the back of the head after hearing his words?

“How far is it from here to the Elven Forest?”

“Ummm… still far away I’ll probably have to walk another ten minutes.”

“From the looks of it, reconnaissance doesn’t seem easy.”

In fact, even if it was a border, it wasn’t even an accurate line.

Halfway up the mountain range. The final destination of the elves’ defense line and the advance of the demon lords.

We are situated at the beginning of Hellwood Forest.

The place where we stopped for a short break and lunch was the shelter of the scouts.

The place Lucas found was a cave on the border between a mountain range and a forest.

“Seohyun. Lunch is ready.”

“Ah. Okay.”

Erina brought bread and beef jerky for me. And she had another portion of food in her hand.

Lucas, who had been watching her, looked at her for a while and stayed still.

Of course, Erina didn’t even pay attention. She sat next to me as she was and she ate the food.

“I’m sorry. Because Erina is jealous.”

“No. They seem to get along very well.”

“hahahaha…”

“Well, I understand. You won’t like it because I intervened out of nowhere.”

After learning about Erina’s personality, Lucas half-heartedly gave up on her.

You probably already know that I am being watched by my comrades.

Is it because he gave up on the idea of making friends? The look that I was embarrassed at first has also decreased a lot.

“The same goes for the person who covered his face earlier. Same with the nun over there.”

“…”

“Everyone seems to be pretty. I envy you.”

Unintentionally, all of my colleagues had beautiful faces.

Needless to say about Erina. Kyla was also uniquely beautiful than anyone else.

At least, Celica still had a hint of a child, so she might be a little different.

But she expected that in a few years she too would transform into a mature woman.

“By the way, is this your first time seeing elves?”

“Yes. I’ve never seen one.”

“Really? So don’t be surprised to see it. When I first saw you, I almost fell in love with you at first sight.”

Seeing the two of us talking, Erina frowned in displeasure.

“Seohyun-nim has me.”

“Ah, if it’s Erina-sama, even the elves will probably give up.”

Is that a compliment? It’s a pretty deceptive statement for such a thing.

But does he know? Erina was still waiting for her chance to kill Lucas.

Without him noticing, she exchanged signals with Erina dozens of times.

‘Should I kill him now?’

She immediately shook her head. As planned. All I have to do is follow my plan.

After an uncomfortable lunch break, I was ready to move again.

“Serica. Are you okay now?”

“Yes. I have had enough rest.”

Fortunately, the rough terrain was overcome. From now on, it is said that only light slopes or flats will continue.

A forested area made up of flat land. There was an unknown tension flowing at the beginning of the forest full of silence.

“Let’s all focus.”

From now on, we will enter the border zone.

That meant that Lucas’ betrayal would begin slowly.

At my words, my colleagues took up their own weapons. Celica raised her staff with a nervous expression.

“Come on. Then let’s move. Just follow me.”

Lucas naturally moved ahead of him.

Did you say that you are heading to the area that corresponds to the borderline between the Demon King’s Army and the Elves?

In the forest where tension flows. Killing his feet, he made his way through the trees.

Amidst the heavy air, Celica did not let go of her surroundings.

She was looking around, trying to find something suspicious.

“Serica.”

“Yes. Why are you like that?”

“From now on, stick right by my side. Got it?”

I knew that Kayla and Celica had a good relationship.

However, Kyla lacked her ability to defend her comrades.

And she had something I asked for. I was the only one who would protect Celica in case of an emergency.

“Erina. I know.”

“Yes. I will take care of it.”

“But don’t rush into it.”

Instead of answering as if he didn’t like it, a light complaint came back.

But you must have understood what I said.

As the covert march got longer, my breath started to tighten.

Unlike before, Hellwood Forest had a desolate landscape.

Dense trees. Thorn weeds and poisonous mushrooms grew countless times on the floor.

There was no sign of life at all. Not to mention the sound of birds, even the wind was calm.

It wasn’t easy to kill the presence in this situation. Of course, the conversation also disappeared.

About 30 minutes later, Lucas whispered with a gesture.

“Everyone be careful. Because this area is the territory of elves.”

I guess I should have reached the middle of the forest by now.

But it was slowly turning to the left.

The betrayal was going on very secretly. Perhaps others have been fooled.

‘Are you going to head for the Demon King’s camp?’

What is the camp of the elves? The approximate location has already been confirmed through a map.

As the obvious lies continued, Celica grabbed my back.

“Don’t worry.”

As I held Celica’s hand with a very small voice, the trembling subsided as if I was relieved.

As I was quietly looking around, I met Kayla’s eyes.

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Kayla nodded her head quietly and did not let her tension go down.

How much time has passed. Suddenly Lucas stopped walking with his hand raised.

‘Back. Let’s head back.’

Recognizing Lucas’ hand gestures, we cautiously moved backwards to distance ourselves.

I couldn’t see anything around. But I could smell it.

The thick scent of death. An obnoxious and dark sign of darkness. The smell of blood and corpses.

It didn’t just end with the five senses. I could feel the unpleasant aura all over my body.

‘Is this an ability that he acquired after killing Ragnar?’

Should I say that I can instinctively notice it even though I feel it for the first time in my life?

It was obvious that there was an existence that could radiate such energy.

“Everyone scatter!”

Lucas disappeared from sight as soon as he spoke.

Are you planning on securing an escape route by climbing up the tree right next to you?

But we didn’t move.

“Okay. Let’s all prepare.”

My whole body was sore from doing stealth that didn’t suit me until now.

I took out the sword and shield I received directly from Yulia. Other comrades are also in a combat stance.

Then a scream was heard above his head.

“Hey! What are you doing! Run away… ?!”

Are you still thinking of acting?

But Lucas couldn’t finish his voice.

Kayla climbed up the tree and was covering his mouth.

A brawl broke out on top of the tree.

Lucas was struggling to escape Kayla’s grasp.

But there was no time to care about Kayla.

The demons hiding in the darkness like shadows began to reveal their shapes.

The Demon King’s Assassination Squad. The name was probably Crow’s Feather.

As they rushed at me from all directions without warning, I pulled out my sword and blocked the blade.

“Selica!”

Before I could answer, a warm light enveloped my entire body.

As it was, I started swinging my sword at the guy in front of me.

The feet of the enemies froze as the frost billowed along with the cold chill.

At the same time, several lightning bolts flashed.

The body of the assassin, who received the fall of Her Majesty with his whole body, was burnt to black.

“Erina. Kill the fuss as much as possible…!”

“…I see.”

The moment there was a big commotion, there was a high possibility that the situation would escalate.

I still had to avoid a situation in which an all-out war with the demon king’s army would occur.

A total of 30 people were identified through presence. All the members of the Crow’s Feather gathered.

Even the entire elite group could not defeat us.

But don’t miss a single one.

Fuwook!

He thrust a frozen blade into his stomach and released his magical energy.

As the pierced body radiated cold air and froze it, frost began to cover the body.

“Ahhh… ?!”

For the first time, a painful voice came from the enemy’s mouth.

There are a total of twenty-five people left.

The quiet forest was becoming a mess with screams and bloodstains.

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