Chapter 154
" . . . Demons, in the dungeon . . . ? Could the demons' goal be magic stones?"
Eiku asked a question .
Oh right, the world in this age sees dungeons as magic stones .
It's true that dungeons are important resources, but that's all not there is to them .
"Their interest lies not in the magic stones . . . but the Dragon Vein . "
" . . . Dragon Vein . . . is it?"
"If they want to cause a global level disaster, the most efficient method is by inserting magic to a large-scale Dragon Vein . "
Eiku still doesn't look like he gets it .
Ruli and the other girls who knew about Dragon Vein from the matter with barrier seem like they've got it somewhat though .
"Do you mean that it's possible to cause a disaster by inserting magic to the Dragon Vein?"
I predict that they've inserted the magic long before though .
And that was quite a while ago .
The movement of the Dragon Vein during the monster outbreak was inexplicably unnatural unless there was a trick behind it, yet the mana didn't look unstable .
It should have been more unstable if the magic was inserted in the Dragon Vein recently .
Those demons mostly came here probably to finish that magic .
For now . . . We need to contact the Royal Capital .
"Please bring this back to the capital . "
I took a paper out of Storage magic, magically wrote something on it and gave it to Eiku .
Of course, I've secured it with magic too .
This letter would look like a reward to a demon trying to peek on it .
" . . . Understood . I will definitely deliver it!"
"Please do . . . . And you might want to make it fast . "
The demons must know about the city ruler's defeat .
Which means, the demons who are hiding here will naturally make their next move .
They'd probably try to shift our attentions elsewhere or erase the entire dungeon city--
--The ground shook right when I thought that far .
" . . . Earthquake? That's unusual . . . "
Iris sounded puzzled at the sudden shaking .
However, Ruli and Alma . . . in other words, people who can use 【Passive Detection】 reacted differently .
"W-what's with this mana reaction!?"
" . . . It's as if monsters have surrounded the city outside . . . "
I see . It comes to this huh .
Looks like our opponents made their move a bit quicker than us .
Judging from this reaction . . . They probably interfered with the Dragon Vein and summoned groups of monsters in the vicinity of the dungeon city .
They won't have to worry about us meddling if the entire dungeon city is destroyed after all .
And even if that were not the case, it'd still buy them time .
Those demons probably intend to finish the magic in the meantime .
They didn't make their move until now was probably because they were thoroughly preparing to win the game . . . it was difficult to act while the city ruler was in power here after all .
" . . . For now, you should flee from the dungeon city following this route and deliver the letter to the capital . "
I drew a route on a paper and gave it to Eiku .
The dungeon city might be surrounded by monsters, but there are gaps in the formations summoned with mana .
The route I gave him will make it possible to slip through those gaps .
"Understood! Then please excuse me!"
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Eiku ran off after saying that .
I predict our enemy's moves while watching that .
It should be safe to assume that the time they'd gain from this would be enough to finish the magic they had inserted .
I've already gotten a rough idea of the type of the magic in question .
The problem is how to stop it .
Might as well shave down the effect of the lodged magic, not just simply stopping this .
That means, the right timing to put in the jamming is . . . .
" . . . Two hours . "
"Eh?"
I reply to Ruli who looked dumbfounded .
"We'll clean this outbreak up in two hours . Afterward . . . Let's pay those demons a visit . "