Chapter 98
Wyvern
Translator : PolterGlast
Miku and I headed to
the Adventurer's Guild's reference room to check out information about wyverns.
Apparently, there are
viewing restrictions based on rank, but fortunately, wyverns are quite famous,
so we were able to view the documents without much difficulty.
"I see, so this
is a flying dragon..."
Wyverns are B-rank
monsters. They have claws strong enough to tear through steel, and their
needle-like tails are coated with powerful poison.
They can even breathe
their elemental breath from their mouths and possess a certain level of
intelligence.
What's most dangerous
is their ability to attack from the air while flying, making it a one-sided
attack. Apparently, it took at least two platoons of the kingdom's knights to
defeat them.
But honestly... I can
take them down without any problems. A B-rank monster is equivalent to a Lich
in terms of [Knight's Sacred Remains] monsters.
There's no way I, who
can now defeat an Elder Lich with a mere flick of my wrist, would struggle against
a mere group of wyverns.
"The problem
is... the knights are stationed at the border..."
The Vero Knights,
judging they couldn't defeat the wyverns with their current forces, were in the
process of sending messengers to the capital requesting reinforcements.
The knights had
stationed forces to monitor the border, anticipating the wyverns' arrival in
Vero, and were currently blocking off the area to avoid unnecessarily provoking
the wyverns.
Apparently, the Empire
had also deployed troops, and both sides were cautiously watching, hoping the
wyverns would just move to the other's territory.
"We could just
ignore the wyverns and the knights and head straight to the Empire," Miku
suggested.
Indeed, as Miku said,
it was possible to slip past their watch and head to the Empire. Using dark
magic to blend into the night, we wouldn't be spotted by either the knights or
the wyverns.
"Ideally, I'd
like to make that our last resort... Apparently, the logistics are being
disrupted because of the wyverns. I may dislike the kingdom, but the people
living here are innocent."
But if we do as Miku
said, there's a possibility of damage to Vero if we ignore them. If we heard
the news that Vero was destroyed after the wyverns went on a rampage after we
reached the Elmore Holy Empire... I probably wouldn't be able to stay calm.
Besides, if we leave
them alone, the wyverns might head towards the Elmore Holy Empire.
Since I have the
power, I want to help. Ideally, in a way that doesn't attract too much
attention...
"In that case,
let's try to deal with it under the cover of darkness. Miku, can you wait for
me at the inn?"
"…Okay, I
understand."
Miku would provide an
alibi that we were together at the inn. We need to have an excuse ready in case
anything happens.
Seeing Miku looking a
bit disappointed, I patted her head. After she became cheerful from the head
pats, I cheerfully said goodbye and decided to take care of the wyverns.
After night fell, I
left Miku at the inn and slipped out of the city. As the world was enveloped in
the veil of night, the usefulness of dark magic skyrocketed.
The magic I used was
[Dark of the Moon], which allows me to merge with the darkness.
Unlike [Shadow Dive],
which allows me to enter shadows, this magic allows me to merge with the
darkness itself.
Unlike [Smoke
Curtain], which deploys a black smokescreen around me, this magic allows me to
blend into the darkness without emitting anything.
Although it has the
limitation of only being usable in dark places, it posed no problem for me
moving at night. Using [Wind Search] and [Dark of the Moon], I decided to hide
in the shadows and head towards the border area where the wyverns and the
knights were.
Using [Night Vision],
which I had learned at LV2, I didn't have to fear the darkness. I felt like I
was on a stealth mission as I slipped through the knights' surveillance
network.
I turned off [Wind
Search] as a precaution before passing through their encampment, but... no
alarm was triggered, and I was able to slip through smoothly.
Continuing further, I
found them. About eight wyverns were there, eating while occasionally emitting
flames from their mouths.
I wanted to take them
down without making too much noise or light, to avoid alerting the knights who
were camping a short distance away.
So, this time... I'll
use my leveled-up dark magic to take them down.
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