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Chapter 275

'An instinct to devour whatever cos its way. The first discovered place. And the amplification magic circle of the Western Mage Union…'

A few words were continuously spinning in his head, as if they were biting each other's tails.

While Yuder had locked up the assassins in the basent of the next building, he had been alternating between thinking about what had changed during his Western subjugation mission in his previous life and this life, and the new information he had discovered today.

As a result, a hypothesis floated in his mind.

'In my previous life, Pethuat appeared later than now. It was in the midst of receiving significant damage within the western borders of the Empire. So, the mages of the Western Mage Union who were staying at this base at the ti must have already been dead.'

Chronologically, Pethuat appeared after so ti had passed since the death of the Western Mage Union mages and the base had collapsed. If the mages had died unable to properly respond due to the onslaught of monsters behaving abnormally, what had happened to their research subject, the Magic Spring?

Even now, when it had only been under attack for about a day, it was so destroyed. It was an unvisited place where recovery efforts had been abandoned; there was nothing more to see.

This was the Great Sarain Forest, where huge trees mysteriously grew so much that, left alone even for just a day, there was not a single spot for a human to step foot, let alone after a week. The mages of the Western Mage Union had forcibly suppressed its power using magic to build structures and open paths, but magic wasn't eternal.

All spaces that lost their caster and controller would undoubtedly return to dense forest. There might have been Union mages left in other cities, but how many would have the courage to co here as the entirety of the West crumbled due to monsters? Even if they sohow managed to co, the chances of them surviving for long were slim.

The Pearl Tower, their only hope for assistance, had also given up expectations regarding the research of the Magic Spring. No one would have wanted to help with what happened here, and the poorly amplified Magic Spring must have been left neglected.

But while humans couldn't survive here, it didn't an monsters couldn't. What if monsters capable of absorbing magic power happened to appear near this base and the Magic Spring Ruins, absorbing remnants of the broken magic circle, or perhaps the concentrated magic power flowing from the spring?

And if that had proven effective...

What would have happened?

"…"

The magic circle remaining on Pethuat's tongue had been an amplification circle. The strange power of the monster, which kept growing and swelling despite all attacks, fit perfectly if one assud it wasn't inherent, but originated from the absorbed amplification circle.

'…This is an excessive conjecture.'

For now, it was just a hypothesis. In this life, he couldn't be certain about sothing that hadn't even occurred yet. However, it wasn't entirely implausible either.

Yuder recalled the magic stones and all sorts of dium materials that had been embedded countless tis in the trees, land, and rocks surrounding the Magic Spring to draw and maintain the magic circle. Suddenly, a cold breeze blew down his spine.

'What a pity. If only I had looked more closely at Pethuat's severed tongue in my previous life.'

At that ti, Yuder, without even realizing that it resembled a magic circle, had quickly forgotten everything while rushing toward Kishiar. When he retrieved Pethuat's corpse after everything was over, he couldn't find the once-shining blue light anymore.

Yuder looked around at the various destroyed buildings that were once strongholds of the Western Mage Union. When he first learned about the mages of the Western Mage Union, he had rely assud they were unfortunate souls who had died prematurely in a previous life. However, everything seed different when he speculated that perhaps more things had started here than he initially thought.

The Cavalry mbers from his past life, Yuder, as well as Kishiar, were all so busy dealing with the situation at hand that they had no idea what they had missed. When the scenes he'd seen in his dreams suddenly overlapped with his current vision, a bitter taste filled his mouth.

'I still don't know why I keep having these dreams... but no matter how much I think about it, they can't just be simple dreams.'

After being pierced by the power radiated from the Red Stone, Yuder's body and power began to undergo unprecedented changes. It was around that ti when the dreams began. Perhaps, those dreams signified another change taking place within him, not in his physical body.

Humans have a mind in addition to a physical body. Priests often referred to this as the soul. Although no one has ever seen or proven the existence of the soul, there was no more appropriate term to explain how Yuder Aile, who ca back to eleven years before after dying, managed to retain all his previous mories.

If the changes initiated by the power of the Red Stone were occurring in both the physical body and the soul, where would they lead? Yuder wasn't fond of the fact that, unlike the body, it was impossible to know what and how the soul changed and what its original state had been.

It would be a lie if he said he wasn't anxious, but it had already started. No matter how many tis he revisited the past, Yuder wouldn't change his choice to surround others with a protective power just before the Red Stone's power was unleashed. What had happened had happened, and there was still no change in the resolution he made when he realized he had been given another chance after death.

He would prevent the recurrence of disaster. Even the smallest thing not repeating the past was crucial. Considering this, he could say that his current situation was going extrely well. Yuder looked at his hand in the black glove and clenched it into a fist.

'I need to learn more about that amplification and the surrounding situation until the others co back.'

—---

"It looks like we're about to reach the promised place."

Kishiar, who had been looking at the distant sky, turned his gaze towards Gakane, who was reporting. They had stayed up all night and had finally reached the trade route in the Great Sarain Forest where they were supposed to et Ejain’s n. Although they hadn't seen anyone else on the way due to the recent mass monster outbreak, the morale of the group was boosted rely by reaching their destination.

As they approached the eting place, the silent Prince Ejain began to give detailed directions.

"It seems we're going the right way if we follow the color of the flag hanging on that branch. There should be a small mountain hut nearby where rchants and rcenaries rest. Those who ca to pick up should be there."

"There's a wooden house over there!"

The Eldore siblings who spotted the mountain hut pointed it out shortly after. Kishiar raised his hand to montarily halt the group and looked around. He didn't sense anything unusual, but his intuition found the excessive tranquility sowhat strange.

The situation differed from the nurous encounters with monsters they had faced during their journey. The cool gaze hidden within the depths of his cap swept the surroundings before pausing on Ejain, whose expression had notably hardened.

"This place reeks particularly strongly."

"..."

"How many people did you say we would et here?"

"I was told around 20."

"Considering that, the surrounding area is suspiciously quiet. We should check it out. Gakane, scout ahead."

"Yes."

"And Emun. Rember, your mission is only just beginning."

"Yes, yes. Excuse for a mont, your Highness."

As the shadowy figure rose and silently ran towards the lodge, Emun Philang prepared his abilities to potentially conceal the Prince within the darkness at any mont, staying closely by Ejain's side.

Just as Gakane's shadow clone reached the lodge and opened the door, a barrage of sharp arrows erupted from within, as if they had been waiting for this exact mont. Had he rely approached and opened the door, he would have been seriously injured.

Kishiar laughed softly as he watched the arrows pass harmlessly through the shadow clone and embed themselves in random spots. A mont later, those who erged from the open door wore baffled expressions.

"There's no one there. Who opened the door?"

But their bewildernt was short-lived; it didn't take long for their eyes to change as they spotted the Prince and the Cavalry mbers standing at a distance.

"...No, your Highness!"

"Modi, Clein. It's good to see you both here after so long. I didn't expect you two to be among those who made it this far. Jean and Vellentin are here too."

"Do you think we value our lives over serving you, your Highness? But why did you co here alone instead of sending the other attendants first as promised? We thought you were a monster or an intruder and attacked... We are truly sorry."

Between those who were uncertainly apologizing, suspicious gazes flickered toward the Cavalry mbers.

"But your Highness... who exactly are those with you?"

Ejain's subordinates wore common rcenary clothing, but their eyes were extrely sharp. At first glance, they all seed to be of exceptional skill. But Kishiar's gaze easily caught the impure glint hiding within the welcoming expressions of those who had been waiting for the Prince.

'There isn't just one suspicious aspect.'

All the Cavalry mbers and Prince Ejain seed to have noticed the strange elent that Kishiar had picked up on, and were hiding their tense expressions.

"The other attendants will follow soon. These people have done the favor of protecting on the journey here, so do not treat them lightly."

"Understood. Everyone, please co in. You must have been exhausted from traveling through these treacherous lands."

"Before that, I have a question."

"Yes?"

Ejain turned to his subordinates with a bitter expression.

"Where are the others who were originally supposed to co, and why are only you here?"

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