Chapter 520 – Support
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-Knock.
“Priscilla, Gerhard would like you to attend the meeting.”
“I understand.”
Priscilla, who had been quietly drinking her tea and looking out her window, quietly put down her teacup and got up.
Gerhard was the first knight commander of the Vatican in Terraism. He was also the person leading the punitive force to punish the demons of Slover.
The time of the strategy meeting is a little different from usual.
With such a small question in mind, Priscilla headed to the punitive force’s strategy meeting room.
Priscilla felt eyes on her. Amazing. Envy. It is the gaze of humans mixed with various emotions such as desire.
The reason they looked at me like this was because Priscilla was an elf.
Her unique beauty and mysterious aura attracted the attention of both men and women.
Priscilla calmly walked towards her destination with a familiar, expressionless face.
Priscilla was the chief of an elven village called Tria, in the elven forest.
Three years ago, she joined the Terra Church’s subjugation force.
Terraism was gathering powerful people from all over to subdue the Slover Labyrinth.
She also sent someone to the Elven Forest and asked the Elves to help subdue the demons.
In the Elven Forest, the elves demanded that the Kingdom of Baruras abolish elven slavery as a condition of participating in the war.
The Church of Terra pressured the Kingdom of Barulas to accept the demands of the elves.
The elves knew that it would be difficult for humans’ promises to last more than a hundred years.
This is because the lifespan of humans was short, and it was not uncommon to see people say they don’t know when generations change.
Nevertheless, the reason I accepted Terraism’s request was because I had experienced something similar in the past.
At that time, the elves ignored the request for help due to their disgust and hatred for humans.
In the end, the disaster went beyond humans and reached the elves.
The forest was devastated, and the number of elves who were sometimes captured by humans was incomparable, and many of their kin were lost.
At that time, the elves learned that there were beings who crossed the line even more than humans.
They are warlocks and beings from the demon world.
Because of that history… Even if they don’t like the humans, the elves have come to realize that it is in the elves’ interest to fight alongside the humans before it’s too late.
What Terraism required was not many troops, but at least one strong man.
And Priscilla was one of the strongest people in the elven forest, one who knew how to control the highest level water spirit among the elves.
That’s how Priscilla participated in the Terra religion’s punitive force.
In fact, the elves were interested in the Slover Labyrinth even before Terraism asked for help.
It started when Ayla and Luna, who had followed a man named Unho in the past, returned with information about a place called the Slover Labyrinth.
Abnormal phenomena and a group of warlocks discovered within the labyrinth.
The Elven Forest chiefs sent 12 elves, including Ayla and Luna, to investigate the labyrinth in earnest.
And they went missing.
I knew that they had not lost their lives. This is because the trees in the elf village that were connected to their souls did not wither.
‘What on earth happened…? .’
I knew that I was safe, but I couldn’t help but feel worried since I couldn’t enter the labyrinth.
Inside the conference room, you can see the faces of the strong people that Terraism has gathered from all over the world.
It is natural to be a Holy Knight of Terraism,
Human knights of at least sword master level.
A wizard wearing colorful clothes.
The punitive force was mostly made up of humans, but other races such as dwarves and beastmen were also seen.
The fact that powerful people from so many continents gathered in one place was indicative of the status of Terraism.
In the case of humans, unlike other races, it is not easy to refuse Terraism’s request.
It was not simply due to the power of Terraism.
It was rare for the Terra Church to ask for help.
And the fact that they are asking for help means that the power of demons and warlocks has surpassed the threshold they can handle, and it is a situation that could cause a serious crisis in the world.
However, in a situation that can be called a world crisis, it would be a significant loss of honor to ignore Terraism’s request without any special reason.
Powerful humans enjoyed considerable wealth, honor, and power in their respective kingdoms.
However, the ugly reputation of a person who ignored the world’s crisis must have come with quite a strong sense of pressure.
Priscilla found her seat and sat down.
She quietly exchanged greetings with Norman, the dwarf, and Khan, the wolf beast, who had already arrived and sat on either side of her.
They were also strong men of a different race brought in by Terraism.
In the center of the conference room, Gerhard, the first commander of the Vatican Knights, was wearing sparkling white paladin armor, showing off his presence.
His sturdy build of over 190cm and his thickly angular face give off the aura of a strong man.
His performance in the fight against the demons so far made him a strong man that everyone could not help but acknowledge.
There were several people here whose lives were saved by him.
He often reminded Priscilla of a being called Unho that he had seen in the past.
Of course, the lake was much bigger.
Gerhard took a quick look around and opened his thick lips.
“It is said that the Demon King has descended on the Kingdom of Raun.”
The atmosphere in the hall was agitated by Gerhard’s words.
Priscilla seemed to know why Gerhard summoned people at a different time than usual.
“Is it true that the real devil has descended?”
Marquis Alex, the court wizard and vice tower lord of the Perkuna Tower in the Kingdom of Baruras, asked.
If the real devil had descended, it would have been a serious matter.
“He calls himself Demon King Gregory. Regardless of whether he is the real Demon King, two territories have already been taken over by demons. And we have discovered that demons and warlocks from all over are moving there. An unusual person has descended. It is clear.”
“Then…”
“I plan to withdraw troops from Slover and support the Kingdom of Laun.”
The intestines are agitated.
This is because the fight against the demons was not that leisurely.
“I’m not saying we’re removing them all. I’m thinking of sending some of the punitive force members there along with some of the Holy Knights. The good news is that the demons in the Slover Labyrinth have no intention of leaving their positions.”
After the demons took over the labyrinth, they only unilaterally withstood attacks from the Terra Cult punitive force and never attacked.
“For the time being, we will only do defense here. Even if the demons come and attack now, if we are on defense, we will be able to block them without any problem even if we lose some troops.”
The wall that contained the slurver was strengthened several times, and its height and thickness reached a level where it could be called a fortress rather than a castle wall.
And although it has never been used, it is equipped with all kinds of defensive magic in case of an emergency.
Gerhardt decided that if he focused on defense using the wall, he could easily withstand the attacks of the demons.
“This is still a fire that can be managed. But in the Kingdom of Laun, the fire has just started. If left alone, it could quickly engulf the Kingdom of Laun. If that happens, it will become an even bigger problem than here.”
If it is true that the Demon King has descended, and without the support of Terraism, it was only a matter of time before the Kingdom of Laun was swallowed up by the Demon King.
“… Suddenly you say it’s the devil, what’s a bucket?”
“It’s not that I haven’t thought about it, but… It’s a problem that can be thought of the other way around. What if the actions of the demons here so far were a trick to safely descend the demon king? And whether this is a bucket or not, it’s a serious threat. It is an obvious fact.”
The faces of the people in the conference room turn quite serious.
“There is no time. I plan to send reinforcements to the Kingdom of Laun as quickly as possible. If there are any people who want to go, I will receive support.”
Gerhard was a little anxious.
Even if he used a space movement magic circle, not all cities had magic circles installed.
And because the nearby city where the Demon King was summoned was on the outskirts, there was no space movement magic circle.
Even if we leave right now, it will take quite some time to reach the place where the Demon King was summoned.
The demons could have been aiming for that.
“If you help our kingdom, I will not forget your favor.”
Count Hubert, the sword master from the Kingdom of Laun, said. Of course, he intended to return to his kingdom.
The devil had descended on his country, but he couldn’t just be beaten to death by slurpers.
Hardly any applicants came forward.
It’s not that they don’t want to help, but the people gathered here are powerful people in each country.
They were not in a position to arbitrarily decide where to live.
Then Priscilla raised her hand.
“Priscilla?”
Gerhard gave Priscilla an unexpected look.
It seemed strange that an elf who didn’t really like humans would step forward.
Priscilla was an elf who experienced a terrible world a long time ago.
It was quite scary for her to see a world like that arrive again.
Therefore, she felt the need to check whether the Demon King who descended on the Kingdom of Raun was the real Demon King.
“Thank you, Priscilla.”
Count Hubert expressed his gratitude to Priscilla with a happy face.
Priscilla was a rare and powerful elf spiritist even within her subjugation team. Hubert, who had seen her performance so far, could not help but feel reassured.
