Chapter 417 – Episode 416 – The Hunt Begins

Defeat the great evil Grid.

Now is the opportunity as the devil’s minions head to the eastern border to attack the Temple Kingdom.

You can take down the grid by aiming for a time when there are no troops to guard.

But how can you infiltrate Fox Island, the capital of the empire?

Ramid Island, which blocks the Kingdom of Roseum, has become a nest of monsters.

It is not just a nest, but a living creature itself. Because of its nature, when an enemy ship approaches, it immediately spreads out a group of vicious tentacles and sinks the enemy ship. And survivors are dragged in and used as food or exploited as livestock.

Of course, there is a way to bypass the island.

In fact, numerous adventurer parties have infiltrated the capital through this method.

Although it failed, it proved that the empire’s defenses were not impregnable.

The problem is that the fact became known even in the empire. As a result, the number of imperial troops guarding the western border increased.

And, two monsters are guarding that border.

One is Iris. He was once a member of a family of knights who fought against the arch-demon Grid, but now the entire family has been reduced to livestock that impregnates the devil’s soldiers.
Iris also resisted Grid, but now her heart has broken, and she has been reduced to a servant who will do anything for the devil.

The other one is Grid’s teacher, Teris. She is the daughter of Ramses, who was the lord of Ramid Island, and is currently one of Grid’s favorite slaves. The teacher who went out of his way to stop his student’s reckless behavior has now become a villain who took advantage of the student’s reckless behavior.

These two people were given power by Grid.

The two people who were given power were able to transform into monsters.

How can you deal with those two people who are members of the monster army that destroyed the Necia Kingdom?

Even Necia’s last fight was made with a sword, so will adventurers really be able to win even if they face them all at once?

Even if they miraculously win, will they be able to push through to conquering the grid?

Considering this, it is impossible to reach Fox Island through normal means.

If you move by boat, they will definitely notice.

So, how will you get to Fox Island?

Fortunately, there was one way for the expedition.

“It looks like we arrived safely.”

Using that method, the expedition reached Fox Island.

The expedition was divided into dozens of units, and each unit was sent to a designated location.

The unit made up of hundreds of adventurers who had just arrived in a forest, commonly known as Unit 1, was also safely transferred to Fox Island.

“Are you the helper the mercenary king spoke of?”

The captain leading Unit 1 asked the person in front of him,

“Yes, that’s right.”

The spy wearing a black cloak said so.

For some reason, it was obviously a man, but his voice was speaking in a distorted form.

“Is this the number of people?”

“We were the only ones who didn’t come.”

That’s how the captain answered the spy’s question.

“Other units will arrive now.”

“I see.”

The spy nodded his head as if he understood.

“I never thought I would use transmission magic. “That prophetess is a woman and a person who cannot be ignored.”

“…”

“Is there something on my face?”

“No, nothing.”

The captain said that, but he was looking at the spy with a suspicious look.

‘Can I really trust it?’

Mercenary King Raven said.

-There are spies I dispatched to the capital. Take their guidance. It doesn’t matter if you don’t receive it, but how can you find it if you don’t know the way?

To infiltrate Fox Island, adventurers used transmission magic.

It was the latest magic brought by a nun dispatched from the Holy Kingdom, also known as a prophet.

In order to use this magic, accurate coordinates are needed, and in order to find out the coordinates, cooperation with spies who infiltrated the capital was essential.

Accordingly, the spies who received the king’s orders searched for a suitable location for the adventurers to transmit, and the spies who found the location wrote down the coordinates and sent them to the Mercenary King, and transmission magic was used through the sent coordinates.

The location where Unit 1 has been sent is also the location discovered by the spy in front of the captain.

Perhaps other units also received help from spies and succeeded in transmitting.

However, the commander of Unit 1 felt something was ominous.

‘It’s strange.’

This spy is suspicious.

The captain couldn’t shake that feeling.

Could it be said to be a unique intuition developed while working as an adventurer?

It smells suspicious. I have a feeling that if I don’t cut it down right away, I’m going to be in big trouble.

So I thought about cutting it down, so I reached out to the sword sheath on my waist, but

‘No.’

The captain shook his head and quit.

‘Killing the devil is the priority now.’

The most important goal is the Great Demon Grid. We are heading to the imperial castle where the grid is located.

Only the spy in front of you knows the path to the castle.

If this spy is killed here, what will happen to this unit he leads?
Like other parties that failed to subdue the demon, they will meet a miserable end.

I didn’t participate in this expedition to see something like that.

So let’s focus on subjugation for now.

Right now, there is no sign of this spy betraying, but if he does, let’s cut him down then.

The 1st division captain scolded himself like that.

“Then follow me.”

The spy took the lead.

“Lord… No, we have to move quickly before the demon wakes up. We’ll have to run a bit, so hurry up.”

Saying that, the spy ran, followed by the captain and Unit 1.

‘Hehe, you fools.’

No one noticed that the spy had a crooked smile.

●●●

After running for a while, the captain gave instructions.

“I’m taking a break here.”

As soon as the instructions were given, the adventurers who followed were barely able to catch their breath.

The captain gave additional instructions.

“We’ll be leaving again in 10 minutes, so take a good rest until then.”

“””Yes!”””

The captain who gave the order looked around.

‘This is…’ Is it a village?’

It is a village with large and small tile-roofed houses.

The captain looked amazed at the scenery, which was quite different from his hometown.

Is this a village of foxes?

“This is a place where only nine-tailed foxes who are loyal to the devil can live.”

At this time, the spy suddenly opened his mouth.

“It didn’t originally look like this, but it is said that the village was burned down when a traitor named Taira went on a rampage. So the devil built a new one for the nine-tailed foxes who helped him.”

“…”

“At one time, the nine-tailed foxes were locked in a camp and raised as livestock for the devil, but now they all live in the village thanks to their oath of loyalty. The camp is now used to imprison those who invade the empire.”

“I didn’t specifically ask…”

Thank you for the explanation, but why are you saying that out of nowhere?

When the captain asked, the spy shrugged his shoulders.

“Because you look curious?”

“…”

“I think that people who need to be liberated from the devil anyway should know about it.”

“Liberation is shit.”

The captain chuckled at the spy’s words.

“Why do we have to save the devil’s bastards?”

“…”

“We already know that the beastmen have been reduced to puppets obeying the devil’s commands, so why should we save them?”

They are not worth saving.

What good is it about people who act like humans when they aren’t even humans in the first place?

And, no matter how good the story was, they were on the devil’s side. He sided with the devil and massacred countless people and made them slaves. Why do we have to liberate the people who took the lead in this? Anyway, there wouldn’t be a single prisoner who could resist the devil at this point.

So kill them all.

I will kill every single one of those who burned down my hometown.

This is not just the opinion of Captain No. 1.

Everyone in this unit had the same thoughts as the captain.

He intended to kill all those belonging to the devil, no matter who they were.

They were so burning with revenge that they made that promise.

“So don’t be weird. Everything on this island is an enemy.”

“Hmm, I see. You are also the same person as Arwen.”

“…?”

Suddenly, the spy brought his face closer.

Why are you being so disgusting when it comes to men?

More than that, why does Arwen’s name suddenly appear?

Looking at the captain’s doubtful face, the spy continued speaking.

“Then I guess I have no choice but to subdue you.”

“What?”

At that moment,

-Hook!

I heard the sound of something being hit.

“Ugh?”

The captain groaned at the sudden pain.

Looking down, I could see that there was a dagger stuck in his breastplate.
Blood flowed down the stuck dagger.

“This, this bastard.”

I need to pull out my sword and cut him right away, but my hands can’t move.

The body becomes hard as if under a petrification spell.

Only then did the captain, unable to move his body, realize that the dagger stabbed by the spy had been coated with poison.

“It’s so bland. I thought he was a talented guy…”

When it ended surprisingly easily, the spy muttered as if he was very disappointed.

The voice was no longer distorted.

A woman’s voice was clearly coming from the spy’s mouth.

“Captain!”

“Oh my.”

The adventurers, who belatedly realized that something had happened to the captain, rushed in all at once, but

The spy was one step faster. Immediately, he lifted the captain and jumped into the air.

The spy said as he jumped up.

“Sua, now is the time.”

At the same time as those words were said, there were signs of popularity near the village.

“It’s just as the master said.”

It was Sua, the head of the Nine-Tailed Fox tribe, a brown-haired woman wearing a black shaman costume.

Hundreds of nine-tailed foxes appeared, surrounding the village, centered around Su-ah.

“Okay then…”

Sua gave her instructions.

“The hunt begins.”