Chapter 45: Mercenaries and Robbers

"This ...... What the hell is going on!?"

Dietrich ran up to Leah, looked at the fallen wurm and asked.

"Hey, it's the same as you see, it's over. ”

"Of course I know, but why did Wurm ......?"

It can be seen that the wurm in front of him is already dying, even if he does nothing, as time passes, the other party will eventually die. But the question is - what exactly is it that led to such an ending of the wurm?

"Magic backlash, magic backlash, didn't I say it, Enise's mercy is an eighth-level magic, which is not originally something that a wurm who has just been promoted to level six can master. ”

Leah shrugged her shoulders and said lightly.

On the other side, Isado didn't speak, and he knew some magic, so he could naturally see that the wurm had died from the backlash of magic. But is that really just because the magic level is too high? Considering what Leah had done before. The reason is obviously not simple.

But since little Lori didn't want to say more, he didn't ask.

As for what exactly Leah did at that time, the answer is actually very simple, the circles scattered around, in addition to the ones mentioned before. There is also a kind of magic circle that has no name and has a simple function, and its function is to release all the elemental energy in the demon core.

This is the last killer weapon that Leah has planted, the real purpose of those dark demon cores. As we all know, the essence of magic is to harness the element of divine power. What happens if there is a sudden increase in the density of the surrounding elements?

The answer is actually quite simple - nothing will come of it, or maybe the magic will be more powerful instead. It's like casting water magic near the water has a kick. The magic is not fragile enough to collapse due to simple fluctuations in the elements.

But it's another thing for the caster to perform magic that is inherently uncontrollable. Leah, who summoned the spatial elemental and almost got a lunch, knew very well how powerless a mage was in the face of unwieldy magic. A little mistake will lead to irreparable results.

Therefore, just as you can see in front of you, just because the density of the dark elements around it suddenly fluctuated, the wurm that tried to cast the eighth-level magic in vain quickly destroyed itself.

But at the end of the day, this involves the use of the Dark Core, a method that counts as taboo in the church, so Leah doesn't intend to explain more.

In short, the battle is over, and all that remains is time to count the loot.

I have to say that the saying that the whole body of the dragon is a treasure is not false at all. Two broken corners were tied to the cart along with the blown tail.

The mercenaries skillfully dismantled the wurm's corpses, bones, scales, and leather armor gradually piled up into a small mountain.

"It's a wurm core, but one of them is finished. ”

Dietrich walked over and handed Leah two cores. Since the wurm has half of the demonic beast bloodline, it makes sense to take out something like the demon core.

"Because of the magic backlash, this can't be helped. ”

Leah looked at it, and the two magic cores were the size of Lori's fist, but they were surprisingly light in her hand. In the transparent piece, you can see a silk thread of azure sè, like an opal.

"If my guess is correct, there should be an interdimensional connection...... Well, at least I believe that just the core shouldn't cut me into sashimi. ”

Looking at the blue silk thread, her body hurt fiercely again, Leah smiled bitterly and put the magic core in her pocket.

As for the other black sè's magic core, it was full of cracks, and there was no doubt that the magic backlash had dealt a devastating blow to this magic core.

"So...... It looks like it's going to be a bit more troublesome when I go back. ”

Finally, Leah looked at the wurm material of the cart and said.

On the way here, most of the troublesome things can be reduced and carried with Transfiguration. But when he went back, the wurm material lost this convenient means because of its high magic resistance. As a result, there are fewer routes to choose when leaving.

That night, Leah was busy with a simple record of the trajectory of the flickering magic power, and planned to wait until she returned to the academy to study it carefully.

"Speaking ......"

Suddenly, as if thinking of something, little Lori stood up. Because she didn't want to be disturbed when she was studying magic, she was alone at this time.

Stepping out of the tent, Leah made her way to Leona, who was not far away.

"Leona, do you have any copper coins?".

"Copper coins, what do you want to do with that?"

Leona was a little strange, she could understand that the lady in front of her never had more than silver coins in her pocket. But why did Leah suddenly want copper coins at this time?

"Maybe I'm worrying about it, but maybe tomorrow I'll have to make a deal with Isado. ”

"With copper coins?"

"Well, a copper coin for sale. ”

Little Lori sold off, she smiled slyly, and left Leona, who was full of question marks.

On the other side, Isado was sitting by the campfire staring at the roasted dragon meat in his hand. Because the meat of the wurm is not easy to preserve, and it only has the effect of improving the chicken ribs for a short time, considering that it tastes good when roasted, the little Lori simply distributed it to the mercenaries.

"Don't you drink? These barbecues are a perfect match with Leah-sama's wine. ”

Dietrich walked over.

"I don't drink during missions, you know, Dietrich. ”

"Isn't the mission over?".

"Do you really think so?"

In response to Dietrich's question, Izado asked calmly.

"So...... Sure enough......"

"Ah...... It's better to be careful, in short, tell everyone, don't drink too much. ”

Looking at the bonfire, Isado's face sank.

The next day, everyone finally officially embarked on the journey home. As I said before, because the magic resistance of wurm's materials is high, I have to use a large number of board cars to transport it. Therefore, when leaving, you must choose a route with a relatively flat path and sparse trees. If you take into account the factor of being able to get to Darkfire Town as quickly as possible, it seems that there is only one left.

Even so, along the way, mercenaries are still required to scoop up broadswords to clear the way ahead, cutting off carbonized trees and bushes by the roots. As for the height difference such as falling off a cliff, even telekinesis can only be used.

In this way, it was only in the afternoon that the people marched a short distance with difficulty.

"Stop!"

Suddenly, Isador stopped the crowd.

"What's wrong?".

Leah asked in a very casual tone, but she secretly looked around. Ahead is the most densely wooded area of the intended route, and it is a process that requires the use of arcane blasts to destroy nature's path.

"Come out, Earl. ”

Isado said with his eyes closed, as if he already knew. ???: "Hahaha, should I say, is it worthy of being the head of the first mercenary group?"

Behind the shade of the trees, Earl of the Tiger Mercenary Group stepped out. Well, in addition to the trouble ahead, it's also a good place to ambush.

"So, I don't think you're here to congratulate us on taking out wurms without your help, are you?"

Isaddo's side, Dietrich stepped forward and said knowingly. The answer to why these people are here is so obvious. Even Leona, who has always been a fool, and Melti, who is naturally stupid, are careful.

"How is it possible, of course it's what I'm waiting for!"

Still everyone understood, Earl unabashedly pointed to the wurm material on the fingerboard car.

"She!"

Then she pointed at Leah, and of course, little Lori was sure that a large part of this finger was because of the gold heraldic coins in her bag.

"And- she !!"

Finally, Earl points to Melti.

This startled Leah, but she soon realized that since Dietrich had not betrayed her, Earl must have gone to peep on the night of the hot spring, and in this case, it was reasonable to discover Merty's secret.

"Oh~ aren't you surprised, Miss Leah. ”

Seeing Little Lori's calm look, Earl was a little surprised.

"Hey...... How can I say that? I seem to have gotten a little bit of a grudge to people like you. ”

Leah shook her head and sighed, recalling the barrel team in the cold lake, the Overseer in Snow Lotus City, and the Carothers on the pirate ship, Leah suddenly felt that it was so normal that greed would lead a person to a catastrophe. On the contrary, the mercenaries who stood beside him had such a commendable character.

Looking at it, compared to the hand of the magician who was full of mutilations and Dietrich, who also lost a lot of people, there were a few lucky ones around Leah. Earl's men were almost unscathed, and with the fact that they hadn't fought the wurms before, they had been recuperating for two days after that, so the situation in front of them was not promising.

But there's one more problem......

"To prove to me that you're not brainless, answer me, Earl. ”

Leah paused and continued, "How are you going to escape the revenge of my father, Duke Farain!?"

That's right, no matter how big Earl's winning chance is now, there is no way to escape the fact that once something happens to Little Lori, the old duke will definitely kill Earl and the others to scum.

"Hahaha! Good question, Miss Leah. Yes, your identity is indeed an unbeatable trump card, but-"

Hearing Leah's words, Earl changed to a swaggering face.

"You've probably forgotten where this is!?This is the southern part of Randall's kingdom!! kill you, and scoop the heads of the Duke's daughter and the Duke's son, plus a mermaid, the remains of a wurm. Do you think Salman's holy religion will not shelter us because of this!?"

That's right, it won't take long to reach the Salman Holy Sect from the Darkfire Forest to the south, at least sooner than the old duke gets the news of Leah's misfortune.

That's Earl's idea, using Leah and Carlisle's heads to seek political refuge. Then sell the mermaid and wurm, plus the gold heraldic coins in Lori's wallet, and the prospect of a carefree life makes Earl feel intoxicated.

"I see, not only has he fallen into treason, but he is also a fool who is even more stupid than I thought, Mr. Earl. ”

Regarding Earl's "perfect" plan, little Lori shook her head with a contemptuous expression.