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CHAPTER 203: THE ADDITIONAL FORCES

CHAPTER 203: THE ADDITIONAL FORCES

One hour left until the time specified by Fernando.

We had to do something about the two bombs before then, but at present we knew nothing about the second bomb other than that it was planted somewhere in the royal castle.

One advantage we had here was that we had significantly reduced the enemy’s forces, so even if we got into a fight with someone, we could neutralize them in no time at all.

However, we could not deny that we were being stirred up by Fernando’s schemes, and we did not know what kind of traps were set up in the throne room where Ruzarc was heading currently. It would be a bad move on our end to let Ruzarc go there alone.

Searching for the bomb and escorting Ruzarc in stealth mode……

「In that case…… I guess I have no other choice but to call in those two.」

Apart from Black Bolt, there were no other members of “Seiha” who could act openly in public and had high mobility and stealth to boot.

(This is Aun. What are Mare and Cherry doing now?)

(Yes, yes! We are currently guarding Plainnevert Street under Barbaru-san’s orders!)

(Is there something we can help you with?)

(Yeah, in fact, there is. How long will it take you two to get to Alline’s castle as quickly as possible?)

(If we use the Return Teleportation…… and move at full speed, it will take us about twenty minutes or so……)

(Shall we go right away??)

(Yeah, just let me know when we arrive at the castle. Also, have Cinque explain the current situation to you, while you are on the move.)

(Got it! We will move out right away!!)

(Understood.)

It was a good thing I trained the two of them at Cinque’s suggestion.

Cherry and Mare went to the Silent Ruins with Cinque and Nelfie to level up, and each of them increased their levels significantly, and even evolved in one month as Cinque had declared.

And by evolving, not only had their stats improved significantly, but their Skill sets had also been strengthened remarkably.

They were also quite close to our levels right now, and could be said to be more than enough to be a valuable fighting force.

Their stats after evolving were as follows:

「Name」 Cherry

「Race」 Galarvalg

「Status」

「Level」 55

「Attribute」 Fire, Earth

「HP (Health Points)」 9800/9800

「MP (Magic Power)」 430/430

「STR (Strength)」 113

「VIT (Vitality)」 96

「DEX (Dexterity)」 12

「INT (Intelligence)」 20

「AGI (Agility)」 115

「LUK (Luck)」 11

「Title」 Subordinate

「Skills」

-Humanization

-Flame Knuckles

-Fire Element Magic (Lv.3)

-Earth Element Magic (Lv.1)

-Boiling Blood: STR, VIT, and AGI are increased by 100% for 5 minutes, but HP is reduced by 20% of the maximum value when the skill is activated. (MP consumption: 100)

Angry Fist: Increases STR and AGI by 100%, but decreases INT by 50%. (MP consumption: 70)

・Boxing (Lv. 5)

＜Status＞

【Name】Mare

【Race】Fell Beast

【Status】

【Level】59

【Attribute】Darkness

【HP (Health Points)】5450/5450

【MP (Magic Power)】1500/1500

【STR (Strength)】30

【VIT (Vitality)】55

【DEX (Dexterity)】156

【INT (Intelligence)】93

【AGI (Agility)】46

【LUK (Luck)】10

【Title】Demonic Beast Fallen into Darkness

Subordinate

【Skills】

・Humanization

・Night Vision

・Darkness Attribute Magic (Lv. 6)

・Daydream: Increases DEX by 120% for 20 minutes. (MP consumption 100)

– Dream Theories: Increases DEX, INT, and AGI by 70% for 5 minutes. (MP consumption 100)

– Thread Manipulation (Lv. 6)

I thought the same thing when I checked their stats last time, but these two’s stats were complete polar opposites.

First up was Cherry. How should I put it…… He was really peaky.

His personality was reflected directly in his stats and skills, and he exuded an aura of “Just brute force everything to solve it~♪”.

According to Cherry, “If you move quickly and hit with all your might, it will be like a big bang!” He was just like my grandpa to a certain extent…… Or perhaps you could even say that he was a naturally-born genius.

The downside of the newly acquired Buff Skill “Angry Fist” lowered his Intelligence, which increased the power of his magic, but for Cherry, who hardly used magic other than Buff Skills, this did not seem to be that big of a deal at all.

Furthermore, this sharpened strengthening could give a great advantage in certain situations or against certain type of enemies. In particular, if an all-rounder with average stats were to face off against Cherry, they would likely be overwhelmed by his overwhelming power and speed, and would be helpless against him and would end up being crushed by him.

By the way, the rank of the Galarvarg species is currently unknown as it is not listed in the Monster Encyclopedia, but judging from its stats it is considered to be equivalent to an S Rank at the least.

Next is Mare, whose species is listed as Fell Beasts. This species is classified as an “Ultra-Dangerous Species” in the Monster Encyclopedia, and is considered to be an SS Rank monster classified as a subspecies of a Wraith.

It was written that its specialties are mental attacks and shadow movement, even among Dark Magic. It was also said to be able to use “Illusion Magic” which showed illusions to their opponent and prevented them from perceiving its appearance.

This monster has only been seen a few times in the long history of the Sphinn Continent, but the last time it appeared was almost two hundred years ago, and at the time a three hundred-man Extermination Corps was organized to deal with it, but half of them died and many of the survivors suffered serious physical and mental aftereffects. This goes to show just how big of a menace its mental attacks were and how advantageous it was during large-scale battles.

It originally evolved from an S Rank monster, Nightmare, and it lived up to my expectations…… but Mare, who has evolved only two levels to reach the legendary SS Rank, may be quite a special individual.

This time, I was planning to have Cherry use his mobility to search for the bomb, and Mare use her dark magic to secretly guard Ruzarc.

「By the way, this rebellion and coup has revealed the weakness of “Seiha” more than ever…… Well, but I guess that’s actually a problem for the future.」

Currently, Seiha’s greatest problem was simply the lack of personnel to mobilize at the time of a crisis such as this. For activities like this one, openly and in public, monsters who could not use the “Humanization” Skill were going to be completely excluded from being candidates for operations. There are many Beastmen, Elves, Dwarves, and other Demi-Humans enrolled at Seiha, and although they have begun to receive combat training from Querebre, their levels were still not that high to deploy them in the field, and they had very little experience in actual combat situations.

If Zen had been there at a time like this, it would have been a great help, but…… After the Seven Sphinn Nations Conference, he set off for a new land in search of more warriors and fluffier creatures to recruit.

It seems like he has gone on an undecided journey, but he said his goal was clear. Incidentally, he terminated his Master-Servant contract with me at that time.

As for personnel, it would be a good idea to consider some kind of boost to our ranks as a matter for the future to discuss.

…… Oh my, I guess that my thoughts have drifted away from the topic at hand. Right now, I needed to prioritize searching for the bomb.

Once I had sorted out the current situation and the personnel available, I planned to have Nelfie assist in defusing the bomb, and have Cinque escort Ruzarc to the royal castle.

This meant that the search for the second bomb would be carried out by a total of four people: myself, Kinu, Drake, and Cherry.

And that meant we needed to defuse any bombs we may find as quickly as possible.

If you think about it objectively, you could not help it but to realize just how difficult that task really was. But, there was no other choice for us but to do it.

「Brother, I have searched from the fifth floor where the throne room is to the first floor, but I haven’t found any possible clues. We are also evacuating the servants we found at the same time.」

「So, this leaves pretty much the basement, huh……? Or rather, is King Alto being held in the dungeon?」

「According to Nelfie-san’s information, the King is currently being imprisoned in the deepest part of the royal castle’s dungeon!」

「In that case, I will go and search the dungeon.」

「What should I do in the meantime?」

「Drake can fly. I would like you to continue guiding the evacuation process while searching the outer perimeter.」

「Understood! Then, when Cherry arrives, we shall split up and search the outer perimeter together!」

Having parted ways with Drake, I stepped onto the stairs leading to the dungeon.

I honestly believed that our situation would improve at least a little bit.