Elf Slave Knight 64

Chapter 64 – Territory Conflict (3)

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The head priest, Ileina, asked Ardena to dispatch a warrior commander to contact Yusin, who had left unexplored.

I couldn’t send a high-level warrior.
It was because all the top warriors were needed to stop the demon lord of the heat wave.

So, Ardena asked Liana, the 11th warrior commander, to lead the knights and contact Yushin in the unexplored land. Ardena’s request was accepted by Liana without hesitation. This is because the Ardena warrior commander, whom I respect the most in the world, has personally requested.

“Leanna Reinhold, the warrior chief of the Liberia Elves. I will follow the priest’s command and complete her mission.”
“It is not a matter of making such an easy decision. The unexplored area is a place of death infested with notorious monsters. It is different from the monsters that live in the elven country. I will support the Central Knights of the capital, but… , The probability of returning alive is not high.”

Ardena made a hard expression.

It was as if she wanted Liana to turn down her mission. The face filled with emotions of concern proved it.

It is a natural duty for a warrior commander to sacrifice his life for the country of elves. Ardena has always thought so. And her thoughts have not changed even now. She was Ardena, ready to give her life at any time for the sake of the elven country and her priest, but she hesitated as if she couldn’t force her subordinates to do so.

“Ever since she was awarded the honor of the 12th Warrior…. It’s something I’ve always hoped for. It is not something to be sad about if you die fighting for the warrior chief, the guardian knight who protects the elven country, or the priest. It is a very honorable thing.”
“Don’t die.”
“I understand, Grandpa.”

Liana showed a bright smile as if to say not to worry.

Ardena nodded her head.
To Ardena, who struggled to keep her cool expression, Liana said that she would return safely.

After that, Liana started preparing to head to the unexplored territory with the Central Knights organized under her command. Currently, Savnak has stopped his advance and is facing Baritheon. Are you waiting for something? He was reluctant to remain silent for unknown reasons, but he thought that now, when Savnak had stopped his movement, was the last chance to seek help from Yushin.

“Liana, I want to join too. Allow me.”

A high elf approached Liana, who was busily moving in Maherit Castle.

It was Alone.
She sent her intention to join the journey as well.

“Never! Unexplored lands are infested with ferocious monsters. It’s a danger zone that even experienced elven rangers call it a living hell and are reluctant to approach. Alone, as your instructor, I cannot put you in danger.”

She refused Alone’s request at her word.

Can never be accepted
She drove her nails in to show her determination not to take anything said.

However, Alone’s words that followed her caused Riana’s firm resolve to be shaken.

“If it’s my request, Master will listen. Even Liana knows that I am the one who has been with Master the longest.”
“Oh, you know…. But the unexplored land is a very dangerous place. There is no guarantee that you will be able to safely find Yushin in the vast unexplored land.”
“Even if you find it after twists and turns, everything will be nothing if you fail to persuade. I can convince you I’ll ask Master.”

Riana, who felt that Alone’s words had some credibility, had to be deeply troubled.

If it was Alone, she might be able to convince her.
After Yushin came to the Elf country, the person he had been intimate with was Alone.

Liana had also seen Alone, who was always hanging out with Yushin at Bria Academy. It has been shown that they get along well, like her brother and her brother, and her lover. So she came to the idea that if Liana was Alone she might be able to.

“Keep it a secret from your sister.”
“… If something goes wrong with Ms. Alone, I’m really dead.”
“If my sister knew, she would never allow it.”
“I’m not sure, whether taking Alone was the right decision.”
“Yea, I got it. Thanks, Liana.”

To Alone’s thank you, Liana replied with her weak smile.

In her head, she was constantly sending warnings that Alone was only in danger. But at the same time, she felt the anticipation that if she was Alone, she would be able to convince Yushin.

In the end, Riana decided to accept her alone.

She objected to him, saying that the Central Knights were too dangerous. In response, Liana insisted that she needed Alone to persuade the Demon King Slayer. At her strong assertion, the elven knights gave her a distrustful expression, but eventually nodded to her.

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Liana moved to the warp gate with her knights.

She arrived at Santander Castle.
She was in order to follow Yushin and track him down.

It is very reckless to go blindly into unexplored territory. Perhaps the head of the Santander family, Vilen Santander, would know something? Thinking of that, Liana took Santander Castle as her stopover to meet Vilen.

“I know where you are.”

Leticia, the daughter of the Santander family, said to Liana and Alone.

I know where Yushin and the others are.
She said that she had hidden fragments of magic tools that could track the location of the three wagons pulled by Yushin and his party.

A red-haired high elf girl took out a magic stone the size of her fist. The dizzying light that flowed from the magic stone was pointing in one direction like a compass. Leticia said that you just have to follow the direction the magic tool points to. However, some of the elven knights had doubts, so she asked Leticia.

“It is a very good choice to hide the fragments of magic tools that tell the location of the wagon. Most likely, though, the wagon was destroyed along the way. If you enter an unexplored area and end up falling into the wrong place…. It may have irreversible consequences.”

Leticia questioned the elf knight’s words.

“The wagon is guarded by a demon slayer with enough power to accomplish the feat of defeating the demon lord Agares. No matter how many and strong the monsters in the unexplored area are, there is no way that the Demon King Slayer can’t protect the wagon. He must have penetrated all the demons blocking his way and entered the depths of the unexplored land.”

Leticia’s words contained strong conviction.

She believes in the power of the Demon King Slayer.
She said in a strong voice as if she had seen the Demon King Slayer ‘in person’.

The elven knights nodded their heads to Leticia’s assertion, as if they thought it made sense. She had no choice but to trust her opinion. It was because there was no way to track it other than tracking the location of the fragments of magic tools attached to the wagon.

“Thanks to that magic tool, you will be able to easily find Yushin’s location. Thank you, Miss Leticia.”
“Liana warrior commander. Instead of handing over the magic tool, there is a small condition.”
“Condition… , You mean?”
“Please take me too.”

At Leticia’s words, Liana had to let out a sigh of her concern.

The daughter of the Santander family was wearing her armor. It was red armor decorated with various magic stones. As soon as she saw Leticia in armor, she assumed that she would follow her like Alone.

“No, Miss Allone is accompanying me for reasons beyond my control. What are you going to do if something bad happens?”
“We, the Santander family, are also responsible for not stopping the attack of the Dark Elves. And the teacher’s subordinates are still our Santander family. There are reasons to be responsible for their safety.”

As Leticia showed her stubbornness, she brought up the magic tools necessary for the pursuit of the Restoration as her negotiations.

From the Valencia family’s daughter to the Santander family’s daughter. Among the high elf aristocratic families, they were the daughters of famous families.

At that, Liana showed a hesitation. Because it was not something she dared to decide on her own. But she had to make a decision. This is because she was the general manager who followed the priest’s orders. After thinking about it for a long time, Liana finally decided to accept Leticia. And she gave her words of encouragement that she, like Alone, should stick by her side unconditionally.

“Did you think I was going to threaten you? A girl from an aristocratic family who made a fortune is also the last one.”
“… That said, I’ll return it to you. What did you come for? The Ardena warrior commander would never have allowed it.”
“I kept it a secret from her sister.”
“That goes for me too. Your father doesn’t know. If you get caught later, you might be isolated.”
“Do you want to find Master that much?”
“No, I told you… ! The Santander family is also responsible.”

Alone and Leticia, who had always been in an antagonistic relationship, decided to team up with each other this time.

To find a precious Master.
To find a valuable teacher.

The two high elf ladies prepared to enter the unexplored lands while servicing the swords they were wearing at their waists. In order to find Yushin, they entered a living hell full of evil monsters.

“They are monsters!”
“I smelled it as soon as I crossed the boundary!”

The Elves, who rode horses with proficient horsemanship, sensed that an evil shadow had begun to appear as soon as they entered the unexplored lands.

Received an enthusiastic welcome.
They had to deal with not only beasts with sharp teeth and claws, but also ambassadors with acid poison that melted rocks.

While riding a horse, he swung his sword wide and cut down monsters. As a member of the Central Knights, which boasts outstanding skills, he demonstrated sharp swordsmanship skills against monsters without hesitation. Wherever dozens of elven knights went, they were lined with corpses of monsters.

“Stay by my side!”

Liana shouted.

Alone and Leticia, who were quickening their words at her cry, nodded.

It’s not the first time seeing a monster.
I had seen monsters that often came down the mountain to eat livestock and attack the territories who were gathering herbs.

However, the monsters living in the unexplored area were on a different level from those of the Elf country. It was ferocious and cunning. Through specialized hunting methods, the elves began to slowly drive them into a corner. In the end, there were casualties due to the fierce attacks of the monsters. The elf knight who fell off his horse couldn’t even fight properly and fell into the prey of monsters in an instant.

“Cuck!”

An elven knight fell off his horse after being hit by a sharp arrow that flew out of nowhere.

Squeak!
I’m going to go to the middle of the day!!

A monkey with arms long enough to come down to his knees let out a cry.

The monkey monster was only the size of a goblin. However, the monkey monster knew how to handle a long bow that even an elf knight could not pull, and was able to use mana, albeit crudely. He shot a sharp arrow loaded with mana. The arrows shot from the strong bow boasted enough lethal power to pierce the armor of an elven knight at once.

“Miss Alone!”

At Liana’s cry, Alone threw the spare longsword from the saddle.

The elven warrior chief held up a long sword.
Then, while throwing it with all his might, he sniped at the monkey monster who shot the bow.

But the monkey monster was just the beginning.
The elves who entered the depths of the unexplored land were surrounded in an instant.

Hundreds of monsters infested the surroundings. They let out ferocious roars and threatened the elves psychologically. It was mainly used by monsters when hunting, and it was to efficiently hunt prey that had lost their will to resist due to intimidation.

“Stay here for a moment!”

As her situation worsened, Liana eventually left Alone and Leticia in the care of the other knights, and she herself stepped in and cleared her way.

The monsters rushed in without mercy.
However, as Liana used her quick sword technique, she turned the ferocious monsters into a handful of meat.

The splendid swordsmanship of the elven warrior shone sharply in the flesh of the monsters. Every time he cut and stabbed, the path blocked by the monsters was opened. The elves desperately hurried her words and moved forward recklessly along the path that Liana had pierced.

However,

“Haha!”
“Oh, no!!”

Each time they advanced through the bow, the elves began to fall behind one by one.

Her horse collapsed with a cry.
There was also an elf knight whose neck was bitten off by a sharp beast.

In the midst of a series of deaths, the high elves struggled to swallow fear and only looked forward. I didn’t have the courage to look away. Right behind me, I heard the terrible sound of vicious monsters biting and biting the fallen elf on the floor. Each time, Alone and Leticia had to shrug their thin shoulders while putting on a terrified expression.

“Look ahead! Never look back!”

Liana shouted.

The elven warrior commander, who cut down the monsters that attacked Alone and Leticia at once, signaled the advance by continuing to wield a longsword soaked in blood.

“Master!”
A high elf girl from Valencia shouted.

In the scene of slaughter where death and fear lurk, I shouted out the person I want to see the most.

He screamed, putting a blood clot around her neck.
Because of that, the eyes of the demons turned to Alone. The first thing to do was to suffocate the screaming high elf girl and then fill her stomach with tender flesh.

“Master! I’m your master!!”
Alone shouted loudly.

At the same time, monsters mad with hunger kicked the ground and rushed towards Alone.

Liana raised her sword with a look of surprise on her face. But she was very tired. The speed of the speed sword was noticeably slower. With her greatly slowed down sword, she could not defend Alone. Liana tried to defend her Alone, throwing down her own sword as her last resort.

“Oops!”

Leticia swallowed her saliva.

This is because a bright light emanated from the magic stone that indicated the direction of Yushin.

The light of the magic stone grew stronger.
As soon as the surroundings were illuminated like bright sunlight, lightning bolts of blue brilliance fell from the sky.

Aaaaa!!!

Lightning rained down.
At the same time, the nearby monsters began to burn to ashes.