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TFR 370
🕑 Added 2024-03-31 05:04:12 +0000 UTCThe Original Purpose [Part 2]
“I shall unlOCK the cage!”
The unlucky man who was left inside the magic circle alone shouted. His voice cracked from the nervousness.
“!”
“Idiot, hurry!”
“AAAAHHHHH!”
The moment the cage was unlocked, flames burst forth from the ground and spread to the whole area.
“Hurry and teleport it over!” yelled the chief delegate.
“ARGHHHH!”
The man who unlocked the door and stood the closest to the cage was wrapped in flames and collapsed to the ground.
“EEK!”
The magicians surrounding the magic circle unconsciously flinched and drew back.
“GYAAAAA!”
“EEEEKKKK!”
“AAAHHHH!”
Shrieks suddenly came from the Imperial Army, who had been on standby much further away than the magicians.
Like the man who unlocked the cage, their whole body was abruptly engulfed in flames as they went mad from the unbearable heat.
“Fool! I have told you so many times not to look into that thing directly…”
The chief delegate clicked his tongue at the soldiers who were rolling on the ground to put out the fire on their bodies. “What you gonna do if you’re already injured before we even depart to the Kingdom?”
whoom…
Among the agonizing cries, the magic circle finally started activating, and the cage disappeared out of everyone’s sight along with its inside.
The teleportation was completed.
Fascinatingly, the flames wrapping around the people’s bodies also vanished when the cage was teleported. It was as if the flames had never been there in the first place.
“Quickly go confirm how many were injured and report back. We will march to the Kingdom two hours from now through this magic circle.”
The chief delegate instructed his troops irritatedly as he gazed coldly at the soldiers lying on the ground here and there.
Despite having been wrapped by flames that severely, no burn signs could be seen on their clothes, etc. However, all parts of their visible skin were swollen red and started to blister. The medics gasped at the revolting state of the wound, which was formed in a way that was as if the flames were only aiming at the humans and ignoring other inanimate objects.
“...Whatever. It’s fine. When you think of how that thing will go on a splendidly wild rampage in the Kingdom, a loss of this level is acceptable.”
The chief delegate laughed heartily as he plopped down heavily into the chair prepared for him.
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-The forest near the barrier, Skyte, the Kingdom-
“Anyway, let’s evacuate from here immediately.”
Leonard proposed to the King, who had just regained consciousness after getting cat-splat-ted.
They were already way behind their scheduled return time because the King’s rampage made them take longer than expected to regroup and have to wait until the King woke up.
'Seriously. Just what’s up with this King.
He caused nothing but trouble.’
An unconcealable frown was formed between Leonard’s brows.
“Hm? Right. …But we will reach the barrier if we go a little further, yes? Y’know, I want to see the barrier once~…”
The King, who was absolutely clueless about Leonard's impatience, started saying how he wanted to see the barrier now that he had come this far.
“ “Ughh…” ”
The hunters and knights groaned in silence when they heard it. Everyone was already exhausted to retort to the King.
“No, can’t do, Your Majesty. The sun will set soon. We can’t guarantee the journey’s safety either if we encounter monsters with night vision in the dark.”
Arban further added after Leonard for the King.
When facing monsters, the most important thing to do was ascertain [what] the monster was. Distinguishing diverse species of monsters in the dark was quite a difficult task. Moreover, many nocturnal monsters were wicked in nature. Hunters always avoided nighttime when hunting.
“Hm? Ah! Father! Uncle!”
Emma, who was fully enjoying the king's upper body muscles, called out to her father, Leonard, and uncle, Arban, the moment she swept her gaze around the surroundings.
Emma slightly reflected on herself for being so distracted by the King’s muscles that she realized it only now when it was already late.
They were being surrounded from the front.
“Woah… Are those… the you-know-what I’m thinking of?”
