Chapter 34: Reunion

Early the next morning, I drew a huge and intricate magic circle in the square in front of the village. With the help of the monsters, I had to complete many of the detailed patterns myself, so it took me a while.

This is the preparation for activating a fifth-class magic called "collective teleportation", and the specific plan for rescuing the goatmen is for Acereth to convince them to join the village, and then I will teleport them back by initiating a collective teleportation.

"Aceres, I wish you all the best!" Sack held out his hand to Aceles, who was about to leave for him, and his brief words contained concern for his friend.

"Ah, Zac, let's have another competition when I get back." Aceles took Sark's hand.

"Haha, don't you think you lost enough?"

"Do you have a problem with your memory, the two of us are 11-10 now, and you are the one who is behind."

Then the two laughed out loud, without any sadness of saying goodbye, only the agreement of reunion, maybe this is the way of farewell between men.

"Okay, then it's time to leave, we'll be back as soon as possible, during my absence, the affairs of the village will trouble you, and in addition, help me watch some Il-ghosts." I used my flight magic to lift Acereth into the air, and then commanded Zack.

"Rest assured, Lord Kilgaru, I will do my best." Sack folded his right hand on his chest and replied confidently.

"Lord Kilgaru, I'll take good care of the nine-pointed star, and you should be careful on the way." Il also came forward with the nine-pointed star in his arms, and promised me that the nine-pointed star in his arms also stared at me and let out a crisp howl.

I have to say that Il has indeed grown a lot during this time, and he has become proficient in using the magic I have taught. Now that the magic he can perform has reached the third level, if what Rollda says is true, he is indeed a true genius, although it is hard to believe that he usually looks stupid.

After saying a brief goodbye to everyone, and after unleashing multiple spells such as invisibility magic, anti-reconnaissance magic, and complete camouflage on Acereth and me, we flew quickly towards the outside of the canyon. The reason why we use so much magic that makes it impossible for others to discover our existence is naturally to avoid attracting the attention of humans, after all, the village is now in the growth period, and any action must be done carefully so as not to invite unnecessary trouble.

According to the information received by the goblins, the goatmen's forces are advancing northward, and the reason why the armies of the human kingdom are encircling the goblins seems to be intending to use a plain near the Goblin Mountains as a decisive battle ground against the goatmen's forces. It is true that the goatmen, who have a high degree of mobility in complex terrain, will lose their advantage once they reach the plains, and it seems that the commander of the human army still put a certain amount of thought into it.

From the Goblin Mountains to the Grand Canyon, it takes 10 days to calculate the goblin's foot strength, and the goats move at roughly three times the speed of the goblins, so they only need 3 days to reach the plains, of course, if you add the siege along the way, the time to repair and prepare, the time to reach the plains should be far greater than 3 days. With the current flight speed of Ace Ress and I, it will only take half a day to reach the plains, so hopefully we can arrive before the decisive battle.

Since it was his first flight, Acereth looked very nervous, and the muscles of his whole body were tense, looking like a sculpture.

"Acereth relax, it won't fall, don't be too nervous," I tried to soothe it because I was worried that holding this position for a long time would cause cramps all over my body.

"Alright, alright, Master Kilgaru," said verbally, but Essles' movements did not change. Ah, it seems that this journey will be very hard for Aceles, after all, it is indeed not so easy to accept the sudden loss of any support, it is like walking on a glass bridge, although you know that you will not fall, but you will still feel scared in your heart. If I didn't have the ability to neutralize negative emotions, I wouldn't have been able to adapt to flying so easily.

As I passed by the stream of fishmen, I subconsciously looked at the place where Kabrindo had been defeated earlier, and it must have been dead by this time, but there was no body on the ground, maybe the goblins buried it, maybe it was dragged away by wild beasts, and I didn't pay much attention to it.

Destroyed villages can be seen everywhere along the road, and the place where humans lived and farmed is now the territory of beasts and monsters, although it has become a skeleton, it is inevitable that there will be some sadness when you see this scene, but this emotion is quickly neutralized.

By the time we spotted the Goatmen troops, they were preparing to leave a captured city, and judging by their high morale, they must have been resting for a long time. Looking north from here, you can see a vast golden plain, where the human army should have been in full battle, and it would be great to be able to arrive before the decisive battle, and all that remains is for Aceles to convince them to return to the canyon.

However, it is still quite surprising to be able to capture such a city, the goatmen are indeed much stronger than humans, and it is reasonable that the villages along the way have no way to resist, but the city has several towering and strong walls, and the design of the arrow tower is also quite reasonable, it is like a front-line fortress, even if the goats have a good bounce power, it is impossible to jump over the city walls at once, as long as they are equipped with enough archers, the goatmen without long-range attack capabilities should not be able to capture.

So maybe I'm underestimating the goat-people. Thinking like this, Acereth and I landed on the route of the goats. The surrounding dense woods, which are littered with fallen luggage, are supposed to be left behind by the city's residents who fled in a hurry.

Finally recovering from the flight, Acereth exhaled as if he had woken up from a nightmare.

"Aceles, it's up to you next." I patted Acereth on the back and said.

"All right, Lord Kilgaru, I'll convince Kerryth, then I'll go." Acereth took a deep breath and walked towards the approaching goats like a warrior on his way to the battlefield.

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Kerrys, who walks among the goatmen, is so conspicuous that even the most discerning can tell at a glance who is the leader of the goatmen. The reason is that unlike the goatmen around him who are not wearing any equipment, Kerryth wears quite exquisite blue-gray full-body armor, although it is full-body armor, it does not give people a bulky feeling as in the impression, on the contrary, this armor looks quite light, and the rune-like patterns carved on it are very fine, fully showing the beauty, compared to ordinary armor, this armor is simply a work of art.

Of course, this is a judgment made by human aesthetics, and for the goatman, this armor is a symbol of strength, because it is the goatman's treasure "silent armor".

Cress strode forward with his head held high, and for him, who had grown up in the canyon, he was still full of worry and apprehension when he first left the canyon, because his father often said that humans were a very dangerous race. However, these days of fighting, it does not see how dangerous human beings are, on the contrary, compared to the goatmen, they are not vulnerable at all, such a weak race can occupy such a vast and rich land, it is really puzzling, it seems that the father's evaluation of human beings is also exaggerated.

Just as Cress fantasized about conquering humanity and occupying a rich land that his fathers had never imagined, the troops ahead suddenly stopped marching.

"What's going on?" Kerryth asked his compatriots in confusion, but they shook their heads in confusion.

Then the goats in front of Kerrys' eyes slowly gave way to both sides, and a familiar figure appeared in front of it.

"Aceres?" Chryss called out the other party's name in surprise and delight, at that time, in order to let the goats live, he gave up his brother and the old and weak, although it was very cruel but also helpless, at that time the brother's disappointed eyes always lingered in its mind, and it always felt deep pain and self-blame for not being able to leave with his brother at that time.

However, at this moment, his brother, who had thought he was dead, appeared in front of him, and Kerryth hugged him excitedly.

"Aceres, I'm not dreaming, it's great that you're not dead yet," Kerryth looked at his brother carefully and almost couldn't believe his eyes, "It's great that you can leave the canyon, as long as our brothers join forces, we will be able to defeat the humans and gain a wider land for the goatmen!" ”

"Kerryth, I'm glad to see you again, after all, the last memory I have of you is the scene when you were knocked to the ground, which is not very pleasant, hahaha," Ace Rose let out a hearty laugh in a joking manner, and the goatmen around him laughed as well.

"I'm so sorry then, I'm also for the goats," Kerryss said guiltily on his face.

"Kerryth, I know you have your thoughts, I won't blame you, this time I came here to tell you that the Monster has been defeated, and I hope you can return to the canyon with me."

"Warcraft defeated? How is this possible! ”

As Cress exclaimed, the goats around him began to mumble to each other, after all, the news was too shocking for the goats who had experienced the overwhelming power of Warcraft.

"It's a long story, and it's all thanks to Lord Kilgaru......"

"Lord Kilgaru?" Repeating the unfamiliar name he had just heard, Kerryth looked at his brother in front of him and frowned.

"Yes, Lord Kilgaru is a very generous monster, and now we are building a village under his leadership, and I believe that in the near future, the canyon will definitely become a paradise!" Ace Race continued to speak excitedly, not noticing the change in his brother's expression.

"Enough! Aceles, so you've now taken root with the monster named Kilgaru? Don't forget your identity, you're the patriarch of the Moonblade Clan, how can you bow down to other monsters! ”

Kerrys's voice was filled with anger.

"Kryth, once you meet Lord Kilgaru, you will revere him as much as I do, he is really a very good leader."

"So, are you here to persuade me to follow that monster too? Then I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you, I, Kerryth, lead the goatmen to the wider world! ”

"Kerryth ......" Although Ace Rose still wanted to say something, he was ruthlessly interrupted by Kerryth.

"You don't have to say it, I won't go back with you"

"Kerryth! You don't understand the power of human beings, and if you continue like this, you're going to put everyone in danger! ”

"Aceres! Have you lost the pride of the goatmen after taking refuge in that Kilgaru? Humans are simply vulnerable, if you're scared, go back, you're not welcome here, we only accept real goat people! ”

Kerryth walked straight past Acereth and commanded the goatmen troops, "Goats, keep going!" ”

The goats around them hesitated for a moment, but finally followed Kerryth's instructions, and some of them patted Acereth on the shoulder, happy to see the young patriarch again, but no one stopped there. Indeed, they now have the same thoughts as Kerrys, that humans are not as powerful as they are rumored, and that they are perfectly capable of possessing a richer and more expansive land.

"Well, it's a pleasure to see you again, Aceles, my brother!" Chryss calmly said a word, and then walked forward.

Acereth couldn't see the expression on his brother's face with his back to him, but he also understood that the emotion contained in that sentence came from the heart.

The goats kept moving forward, and Aceress was like a rock in a flowing water, and even if it could separate the water, it could not stop its flow. Knowing in his heart that his compatriots were going to fight a losing battle, Acereth could not stop it, deeply annoyed by his own incompetence.

As the long line of goatmen vanished from sight, Ace Rose stood still, staring blankly until a familiar voice sounded in his head.

"It's their choice, and you've done your best, Aceres."