Chương 124: The Bloodstained War God, Livale's Lieutenant

"Don't tell them about this!"

With the disappearance of the Chaos Flower, and the loss of the support of the vines, the entire buried monastery began to slowly collapse.

While dodging falling rocks, Shane and Zain climbed out along the exposed tunnel.

During this time, Xia En would give him instructions from time to time.

Zan had no choice but to suppress his laughter and nod.

As a result, he once again received a glare from Shane.

Shaen was incredibly grateful that the three little ones were asleep and hadn't come along. If they had seen a monster facing him—.

咦— He got goosebumps.

Xia En swore that from this day forward, the flower he hated most would be the Chaos Flower.

By the time the two climbed out of the ground, the east was already turning white, and dawn was breaking.

Xia En looked at the unfamiliar mountains and forests around him and was momentarily dazed.

"Where should the person be placed under that big tree?"

, "——"

"Don't panic, let me ask [Strong Luck]."

So Zain watched as Shane plucked a small branch from the side and tossed it into the air with great flair.

Snapped.

Tree rights are implemented.

"Oh, so it's over there."

Xia En took a step and left.

Zain followed behind, his face blank.

I feel like my decades-long beliefs are being attacked by something called "intelligence" — The curse is lifted.

The people in the small village awoke from their sleep, all safe and sound.

The villagers were extremely grateful to the five people who saved the village, especially Zanyin, who was a monk. After examining each of them for their illnesses, he was surrounded by the villagers who thanked him profusely.

This left him somewhat bewildered, as it was his first time experiencing an adventure.

After leaving the village, everyone continued on their way.

Shutark rubbed his shoulder, feeling confused.

"Why do I feel like I got beaten up even though I didn't participate in the fight?!"

Shaun recalled the two times he was lifted up by Philon and Frilian using [levitation magic] and fell to the ground, and chose to remain silent.

Philon complained, "It must be because you slept too much. Mr. Haita once said that he always had back pain when he overslept."

"is that so----" There was still some doubt in Shutark's eyes.

He casually raised his hand and rubbed his swollen cheek. Even if sleeping too much would cause back pain, it shouldn't result in a bruised and swollen face.

Xia En pretended not to hear.

Beside him, Zain was still silently savoring the villagers' praise of him.

Frillie looked at him and gave a faint smile.

"Zain, you saved a village on your first monster-slaying mission, that's amazing."

The elven girl reached out to touch Zain's head, but due to the height difference, she couldn't reach him.

Seeing this, Shane patted Zain on the shoulder for her.

"That's great, let's all keep up the good work from now on."

As Zain listened to the two people's praise, a blush slowly rose on his face.

At this moment, he finally understood why he wanted to become an adventurer when he was a child. Helping others and becoming someone others trust and are grateful for felt really good.

He looked at everyone, then at the road ahead, and nodded with a smile.

"Yeah, let's do our best together."

After completely leaving the [Alte] Forest.

The group set foot on the trade route that stretched across the northern kingdoms and began their journey, their speed noticeably increasing.

During that time, thanks to Shane's "popular face," everyone got to ride in the carriage for free several times.

So much so that in the end, whenever everyone got tired of walking, they would push Shane into the middle of the road.

It's quite amazing.

As long as Xia En stands in the middle of the road, a carriage will pass by within a few minutes.

Shutark quipped that maybe Shane wasn't a "Sage" but a "Summoner".

Frillie stroked her chin, deep in thought. Next time she opened a treasure chest, should she have Shane stand in front of it? Maybe he could summon a legendary magic book.

"If you go another 30 miles or so, you'll reach the fortified city of Frisch."

The group thanked the farmer who was driving the cart and looked at the faint white dot on the distant horizon.

That was a stop on the way to the magic city of Oisaster, and also the largest fortified city before entering the northern plateau.

It is governed by the Alden family, one of the three great knightly families of the North.

"Let's go straight through the mountains ahead; we might be able to have lunch in the city."

The group left the main road and walked into the woods ahead.

As a result, they didn't get very far.

A large flock of birds suddenly took flight from the once quiet mountain forest.

A staff instantly lit up in Frilian's hand.

"There are demons nearby."

Before they could finish speaking, a deafening explosion rang out from the forest not far from them.

A moment later, a plume of black smoke rose up.

Without delay, everyone ran towards the direction of the black smoke.

After a few steps, they bumped into a boy wearing armor.

The boy was covered in blood and staggered to the ground. Half of the sword blade in his right hand was broken off, and his left arm was gone, leaving only a bloody and mangled wound on his shoulder.

boom- The boy couldn't hold on and fell to the ground.

Upon seeing the crowd, it struggled to lift its head and weakly uttered, "Run—" However, the boy lost too much blood and fainted as soon as he uttered those two words.

The group of people were all startled by the bloody scene.

Zain was the first to react and immediately stepped forward to treat the armored boy.

Frillie and Shane exchanged a glance, both of them wearing serious expressions.

Before the two could say anything, a strong killing intent surged from behind the armored youth.

Suddenly, a piercing black magic beam shot straight towards them from the front.

boom- Frilian's defensive magic barely managed to block the fierce attack.

But the ensuing magical shock still forced everyone to retreat.

The thick beam of light swallowed everything in its path, the surrounding trees disappeared, and even deep trenches instantly appeared on the ground.

"what?"

The owner of the murderous intent asked in confusion.

Then his figure was revealed.

It was a very short demon, about one meter tall, dressed in black, wearing a hood, and holding a staff made of a human thigh bone. Although his face was not visible, the huge demonic horns on his head revealed his identity.

Seemingly surprised that someone could withstand his magical attack, the black-clad demon looked around in confusion before finally fixing his gaze on Frillian.

He then burst into laughter.

The rough, hoarse laughter echoed through the mountains and forests, sounding particularly eerie.

"I never expected my luck to be so good."

"To actually run into the legendary 'Buried Frilian' here, hahaha—not bad, not bad—" After the laughter, the black-clad demon pointed his bone staff at Frillien.

"Let me introduce myself. I am Vega, the mage and lieutenant of Lord Livale, the Bloodstained War God. However—" In Frisch, people preferred to call me the "Plague Mage."

The words fell.

A thick black mist billowed out from behind the other party— >