NOVPUBJesha shouted in astonishment, and before everyone present could understand the meaning of her voice, the knight of the Demon Army pointed the tip of his spear at the adventurers…
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With that as a signal, the earth dragon opened its jaws, and a huge fireball of breath turned the desert into a scorching inferno.
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“So it’s a demon tribe after all.”
Elena and Ron gasp at the last remnant man’s words.
The invasion of the Demon Army. That is the reason why Dark Elf and the others disappeared from that town, and it is also the reason why this Cruzian…Rizan group started to move.
“Hey, hey? Now that I’ve told you, can I go now? Hey?”
A man in his forties, still on sitting on the ground after being hit on the back of the head, looked up at me with a pitying stare.
“Not yet. What is the purpose of your Rizan group? Why were you with Dark Elf? What is the purpose of the Demon Army’s invasion?”
The man looked at me for a moment with a cunning expression on his face, as if he was about to click his tongue, and then his smile twisted.
“Oh, don’t panic, we were supposed to raid the various organizations at the same time the Demon Army invaded. I don’t know the details, but the higher ups have already talked to the Demon Army, and we’re supposed to take control of the town once the demons take it down.
“And what is the purpose of the Demon Army?”
Men like this are like con artists. They only say what they want to say and try to twist the truth.
“Well, that’s…”
The questioned man stammers. The demon tribe, which is hostile to the human race, has moved its army, so it must not just be for the purpose of expanding its sphere of influence. Perhaps–
“–a military base to invade the Khalfaan Empire?”
“–kuh!”
Ron suddenly said from the side, and the man peeled his eyes and turned around.
Yes, that was the most likely scenario. The Dark Elf in that town have disappeared, except for the abandoned orphans. And those who have disappeared are probably cooperating at the request of the Demon Nation, their hometown.
Even so, after living in that town for so long, they must have had a certain amount of acquaintances from other races. If they were abandoning them and cooperating with them, it was more natural to assume that the demons had a major reason for moving the army. Looking behind the scenes, it was not just a matter of the ruler becoming the Rizan group; anyone who defied them could be killed. That is why this man was reluctant to say.
“…That silence, I take it as an affirmation.”
“Well, wait a minute.”
Elena looked at him with a sad expression, her eyes slightly narrowed, as Ron pulled out his sword with a face of anger he had never shown before and stabbed the heart of the man who was trying to escape from behind him.
“Ron…”
“I’m sorry, I…” 𝓷ℴ𝓿𝓅𝓊𝒷.𝓬𝓸𝓂
“…”
Ron must have done it suddenly. Whether the basis of his anger was just patriotism or not, was not known to Elena, but she knew it, and she did not call the act good or bad, but touched Ron’s hand with the bloody sword and gently made him lower the sword.
“Oh, um…, what should we do…?”
The Cruzians nearby called out to them, looking frightened.
Were they from this area? They did not seem hostile, but when Ron looked at Elena to see what the situation was, she nodded slightly before turning to them.
“We can’t do anything about it. We can’t do anything about it with the military. If you guys stay here, you shouldn’t be in any more danger.”
“Well… that’s true, but if the town gets hit…”
