The Mad Dog of the Dukes House - Chapter 187



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Episode 187 59. Excuse (3)

5.

“Why now of all times… … .”

Motsby Darkwood, the leader of the dark elves’ patrol, arrived in front of Nenya Village with a frown on his face.

Contact has been lost with the soldiers sent to harvest the elves in Nenya Village.

This is the village of Nenya, which obediently offered elves every week.

Could it be that the elder has betrayed him?

‘That can’t be true.’

He recalled the face of the greedy elder, Lakaon.

An old man who always actively cooperated with the dark elves in order to save his life and secure a place.

The number of elves offered as sacrifices so far has easily exceeded a hundred.

Lakaon was not such a foolish author to choose betrayal when he already had a lot of blood on his body.

“Captain. The number of demons stationed at the entrance to the Great Forest has been greatly reduced.”

“Are you saying that outsiders have intruded?”

“I think so.”

The circumstances are clear.

This incident is the work of an outsider.

I don’t know what kind of daring bastard came into the Eastern Forest, but the timing was not good.

‘Why now of all times!’

The dark elves have gathered all their forces. And they are in the final stages of preparations to capture Eileen, the capital of the Eastern Forest Elves.

In this situation, having the rear breached could be considered the worst thing.

‘Did the Suin tribe move?’

The only force capable of making a sudden incursion into the Eastern Great Forest is the Water People.

It was already known that the elves of the Eastern Forest had requested assistance from the water people.

But further confirmation revealed that the Suin tribe was not in a position to help the elves now.

Aren’t they deliberately sending demons towards the Plains of Rest to keep the Suin tribe in check?

It was virtually impossible for the Suin tribe to wage war, as they were not even able to properly unite among their tribes.

“Call the elders immediately.”

“I have been trying to contact you through the communication channel for a while now, but I have not received a response.”

“… … There’s nothing we can do. We’re entering the village right now.”

“Disarm the barrier?”

“Start right now.”

The elder of Nenya Village, Rakaon Gnom, showed me how to disable the barrier as a sign of trust.

So that the dark elves can enter the village at any time.

Until now, we have left it alone because it is the goose that lays the golden eggs, but not anymore.

It was necessary to eliminate risk factors as much as possible.

All variables must be controlled for the great victory of the Dark Elves.

As soon as Motsby gave the order, the dark elves began to draw a magic circle.

It was a magic circle that lifted the barrier.

“There is no need to leave any unsettling elements. As soon as the barrier is lifted, go straight in and inject the elves with black magic.”

“Yes, I understand.”

The experiment has progressed sufficiently.

Now there was no reason to be obsessed with just one remote village like this.

When you need to focus all your attention on the Siege of Eileen.

If you can successfully capture Eileen, breeding the species isn’t that difficult.

There are countless elves living there.

‘It would be better to completely destroy the village… … .’

The very moment Motsby made his decision.

Phew!

Unbelievable things began to happen before his eyes.

“Die!”

“Why is this kid suddenly… … . Keuuuuuuu!”

Some of the subordinates who were setting up the magic circle suddenly pulled out daggers and stabbed their comrades in the face.

And that was where it all began.

At first, only one or two of them acted madly, but their madness quickly spread to the other dark elves.

Phew!

Kwaaaaang-!

A few dark elves who fire magic without hesitation at their comrades.

A fratricide breaks out out of nowhere.

“What is this… … .”

Motsby was astonished at the unrealistic scene.

What the hell is this all of a sudden?

‘… … Illusion magic?’

no.

It can’t be magic. If it was magic, you should at least be able to feel the magical power moving.

Of the thirty men in the force, only five were not caught up in the frenzy.

“You little punk. I wanted to kill you a long time ago!”

Even Lacazette, his right-hand man who had just been relaying orders to his subordinates, ran towards him with his eyes wide open.

The eyes were not normal.

Motsby used black magic without hesitation towards Lacazette, who was running towards him with his eyes emitting a dark blue light.

Kwajijijik-!

Dark Spear.

The spear, condensed with darkness, pierced Lacazette’s chest, and he died in that state.

There was no feeling of guilt.

After all, it was the fault of the subordinate who gave himself up to such sorcery.

‘Let’s retreat for now.’

It wasn’t a problem that could be solved by a single patrol unit.

It seemed like I had to request the dispatch of an elite force.

Motsby, who made a quick decision, immediately gathered his black magic and cast a short-distance movement spell.

But that was then.

Slurp.

His eyes were filled with pitch-black darkness. At the same time, in that darkness, dark blue flower petals began to flutter.

It was a scene that was hard to believe even after seeing it with my own eyes.

The petals that bloom in the darkness soon crash down like huge waves.

Phew whoosh.

I couldn’t even resist.

Flower petals swept in from all directions, mercilessly attacking Motsby’s entire body.

The tendons in his limbs were severed, and blood was constantly boiling from his throat.

“Kekekekeke.”

Motsby fell to the floor, vomiting blood.

The short-range movement spell he had been casting just a moment ago was forcibly destroyed, causing black magic to flow backwards.

A feeling of helplessness eats away at Motsby.

‘……whoever?’

Are you trying to interfere with this great plan?

It was only after I fell to the floor that all this came into focus.

Subordinates running towards each other.

When did it start? A dark blue fog began to spread among the subordinates.

And at that very moment, someone’s voice rang in Motsby’s ear.

“This is how you do a live experiment. While I was improving the breeding method, I also refined the rabies method a bit. Thanks to that, I got a good specimen.”

A human figure emerged from the shadows.

A human covered in dark blue magic.

The dark blue sword he was holding was glowing eerily.

“All the guys who came here last night were all punks, so they didn’t know much?”

Phew.

A creepy sword pierced Motsby’s shoulder.

A burning pain tore through my head without mercy.

“I wish you were a little different.”

The devil whispered in a voice that said he would die of joy.

“Okay, just watch this situation. I’ll show you something fun.”

After a while,

Crunch-! Crunch-!

The fog that filled the battlefield began to turn bloody.

6.

The battle with the dark elves ended in a one-sided massacre by Charon.

Charon single-handedly took care of all the dark elves.

The dark elves, consumed by the madness of the guillotine, continued to attack each other until the very last moment, and then died.

There is only one survivor on the dark elf side.

There was only one guy, Motsby Darkwood, who declared himself the patrol leader.

Even that guy wasn’t in good shape.

Charon himself had cut the tendons in his limbs and destroyed his core so that he could not even use black magic.

“Leo. The ability that Charon used earlier.”

Adina replayed the battle just before.

No, I don’t know if you can honestly call it a battle.

The dark elves were clearly in a state of madness, going crazy and killing each other without regard for friend or foe.

A new ability of Charon that was not seen in Leven.

That ability is more like that of a human being,

‘… …It was like a demon.’

It was a power close to black magic.

“How did you get that ability?”

Leo shrugged his shoulders in response to Adina’s question.

“Caron absorbed some of the Demon King’s powers. We call it rabies when we see it.”

“rabies?”

“It’s literally true. If you get hit by that ability, you’ll turn into a mad dog.”

“ah…….”

It is a truly terrible power.

It’s only been used in small-scale battles now, but what if that ability were unleashed on a large-scale battlefield?

It was a force that could create confusion in the battle situation by itself.

The ability to force cracks within.

Adina realized how dangerous Caron’s ‘Rabies’ technique was.

‘If Charon is the enemy… … .’

I don’t even want to think about it.

Strong force.

And it even has creepy abilities.

The moment we made them our enemies, disaster was sure to strike.

“Shall we start now?”

This is a quiet, empty lot located in Nenya Village.

After finding a suitable spot, Caron immediately threw Motsby’s body to the floor.

Is it because all the black magic I have has been absorbed?

There was not even a trace of life on Motsby’s face.

“… … It’s a waste of time.”

It seemed as if he had given up on life. His voice was filled with resignation.

“I don’t know what you want to find out from me, but we have a taboo.”

“The dark elves I harassed yesterday didn’t have anything like that?”

“They are just recently turned dark elves. There is no way they would know important information.”

It’s easier if you give up.

As he said, Motsby’s face suddenly became relaxed.

“Kill him. You have nothing to gain.”

“Even so, I squeezed information out of the mouths of those heretic inquisitors. Are you confident?”

“It is a golden seal that the King himself has placed there. It is not something you can destroy.”

“We’ll have to wait and see. For now, it’s not a situation where we can properly conduct an interrogation.”

Caron chuckled and checked Motsby’s condition.

It seemed like a harsh interrogation would be difficult, as it seemed like he would die if he was even lightly touched.

But there is something prepared for such cases.

“I’m finally going to try this out.”

He took a small box out of his subspace pocket.

Inside the box was a small ring with a purple gem set into it.

An artifact created by the first Matapju, and one whose use is prohibited in the empire.

‘The traitor’s ring.’

It was an artifact used to extract all information from traitors over 50 years ago.

The principle of artifacts is simple.

This ring is engraved with 8th circle level mental intervention magic. Just put the ring on the target and infuse it with magic.

‘I know because I used it myself over 50 years ago.’

When I was a captain of the Imperial Guard, I had experience using it against traitors in the borderlands.

There is only one reason why this artifact is banned in the modern era.

Because there is a risk of destroying the other person’s spirit.

There was a reason why Korga, the Imperial Tower Lord, hesitated until the very last moment to give up this ring.

“Brother Leo. Adina. Please stay by my side.”

After asking his colleagues, Caron immediately put a ring on Motsby’s finger.

And after a while.

Wooooow-!

He poured his magic power into the ring.

Then, the purple ring turned dark blue, and Motsby’s memories began to flow into Caron’s head.

‘About Irene.’

One of the reasons this ring is fraudulent is that it extracts only the desired portion of the other person’s memory.

If you say a keyword separately, it will pull out memories related to that keyword.

There was a reason why this ring was rumored to be an artifact connected to ancient magic.

After a while.

‘……done.’

The dark elves’ plans began to flow into my head.

Eileen, the capital of the Eastern Forest Elves.

The dark elves were preparing a large-scale siege to capture the place.

‘What is the purpose?’

There must be a reason why the dark elves rose up in such large numbers.

“Grrrrrrr.”

As Charon began to seriously intervene in Motsby’s mind, he began to foam at the mouth.

-Master. The ban is being activated. I don’t think it will last long.

‘Can’t you hold out just a little longer?’

-I’ll try to do what I can.

There wasn’t much time.

Caron quickly searched Motsby’s memories. There wasn’t much useful information, as he wasn’t a key executive.

Why the Dark Elves Waged War.

‘Why war at this time… … .’

Just as Caron was quickly recalling his memories,

Saaaaaaaaaaah-!

A deep darkness fell before Charon’s eyes.

It wasn’t Pluto’s darkness.

Negative and evil darkness.

Charon could immediately tell what the darkness was.

【Did you like the gift I gave you?】

Someone’s voice rang in my ear.

The ominous thoughts that had been dwelling in Motsby’s mind raised their heads.

【You are close to us in this life too. Even after being reborn, you are still hovering around us. What a pitiful fate!】

It’s the first time I’m hearing that voice.

But the magic in that voice reminded me of who the owner of that voice was.

Only then did Charon realize who was behind this war.

“… …The Demon King of Laziness.”

A being that arouses anger just by putting it in one’s mouth.

The one who tried to make Ugo a Death Knight.

That guy who wouldn’t feel relieved even if you tore him into thousands of pieces and killed him.

【That is a great malice. I highly respect your malice.】

It was right here, in the Eastern Great Forest.

There’s a mad dog living in the duke’s house