Moku flies through the clouds at air speed. He monitors all sides with his Inner Eye while making use of his Mind's body to remain invisible to the naked eye.
From the previous meeting, they had concluded that there had been a battle between the demon species and the mana species except for humans. This battle leaves the other mana species immobile and can't investigates the mana explosion in Bog's forest.
With their relationship so fragile, the humans suspected that the mana explosion had been caused by a demon species. So they predict that the demon species will attack human territory from the direction of the Bog forest. To confirm this estimate, humans send their mages into the Bog forest to investigate.
Moku also theorizes that this mage army apart from investigating also aims to create a frontline if it turns out that the battle with the demon species actually occurs. That's why the mage army they sent was quite large and able to survive until help from the human alliance came.
By creating a frontline in the Bog forest, the battlefield will be far from and will not be affected the human territory. Of course, this was just a human assumption, the demon species were currently busy fighting the elves and warbeasts and had no time to investigate the mana explosion within the Bog forest.
But Moku chose to make that human assumption the truth.
A war between mana species was extremely profitable for the growing monster species. With a world in chaos due to war they can hide and pick up the crumbs to thrive.
Because of that, Moku currently has to find where the location of the demon army. He will lead the demon and human armies to meet each other. Moku has prepared a very tempting bait so that this fishing rod can catch its target.
Of course, the bait was a mana explosion that occurred as a result of orc evolution. Moku orders Boku, Goku, Mige, and Swa to delay their evolution until he finds the right place to be a battlefield.
Moku also intends to do his third evolution in the same place to ensure this plan runs smoothly. Even though the Arachnid Queen's body was scattered by the explosion, the monsters managed to collect the few remaining body parts.
With the Arachnid Queen's body parts and the Platinum Tier Danger Arachnid Bee's corpse, Moku hopes to have enough dragon prana to start his third evolution.
"Moku, the Bog forest is vast. You won't find the location of the demon army until the human army reaches the location where the Arachnid Queen exploded." Iathra who was in Moku's front pocket said while covering her face from the wind.
Actually, she didn't need to scream because Moku had already connected his telepathy to Iathra. However, Iathra was not used to communicating using telepathy, so subconsciously she kept making her voice out.
Nerphyl should be the one accompanying Moku to be the liaison with headquarters. But Nerphyl's current body is too big for Moku to carry while flying at high speed. As a result, Nerphyl could only bite her lips and give up her place to Iathra.
"I know, but I'm not going to search the entire Bog forest" Moku replied telepathically.
Reconfirming his flight direction, Moku again explained his search plan to Iathra.
"The Meer Continent is vast, there are various kinds of ancient forests and mana fields within it. But that doesn't mean that the Meer Continent has an unlimited area to explore.
"This fact makes me think that the presence of a new mana species on the Meer Continent that is completely unknown to the three mana species is a very strange thing. So once again I choose to trust my gut feeling that the demon species isn't from the Meer Continent but a new continent that has never been explored by any three mana species before.
"If demons arrive on the Meer Continent after feeling the mana explosion caused by my evolution then where will they arrive first?"
The Bog Forest is flanked by the territory of the elves and humans on both sides. Meanwhile behind the Bog forest is the Wolf Slope mountain range. Humans from the west side can still enter the Bog forest because they are not attacked by demons but the elves on the east side cannot enter the Bog forest because of the war with the demons.
"From here I know the location of the demon species' continent of origin."
Moku flew low when he sensed a flying mutated animal.
"By minimizing the possibility and eliminating some of the places rumored to be occupied by Orichalcum or Admantitie Tier Danger Mutated Animals, the only possible location for the demon army is beyond the foot of Wolf Slope mountain."
"Wow!" Iathra is stunned to hear Moku's detailed explanation. She never expected that Moku would have already known the location of the demon army right after the previous meeting's conclusion.
"If you already know the location why don't you bring Boku and the other orcs too?" Iathra asked something she did not understand.
"Of course, it's not that easy to trick humans and demons. Even though they underestimate us and think there's no threat from the monsters, they still guard against each other. For that, we have to make bait which even though they know it's a trap they will still be tempted to bite."
Moku smiles widely, he has started planning a big performance to welcome the beginning of the war between humans and demons. Even though their home, Bog's forest will become a battlefield, Moku believes the monsters will still profit from it.
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"Lordo, are you pointing in the right direction?" Gaht asked with a smile on his face but his eyes didn't.
Suspicions started to arise when Lordo did not direct them to where the last mana explosion was felt. Lordo instead directed them to another place that deviated far from their original route.
Of course, Lordo couldn't give a reason and explain why they didn't lead to the place where the Arachnid Queen was killed because that would make Gaht even more suspicious. But Lordo can still make up his own excuses.
"This is the right direction, Your majesty. Those demons came from the direction of Bitter Maja, and after destroying our tribe, they moved towards Wolf Slope Mountain." previously Lordo had explained the names of places known to monsters.
Even though there were differences in place names from what Gaht knew, it was still justified considering that monsters had a different language and culture than humans. After walking with Lordo for the past few days, Gaht becomes interested in the monster culture in the Bog forest.
He had never known that apart from body shape, the way of life of monster species differed greatly from one race to another.
"Well.. I hope we will arrive soon--" Gaht suddenly stopped, as did the mages beside him. They all simultaneously turned their heads in one direction with wide eyes.
"This..."
"Mana explosion!"
"Not just one... But three... No... what the hell is this?!"
Without warning all the Level 5 Constellation Mages used their flight spells and headed toward the mana explosion they sensed. Likewise, Gaht flew very quickly and in the twinkling of an eye disappeared from Lordo's sight.
The location of the mana explosion they sensed was very close and… many times larger than before.
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Under the shadows of dark clouds that cover the sunlight. Sleeping a huge creature with wings hanging from the clouds, like a cradle of heaven made of wings of hell.
The savage red eyes looked languid within the creature's tough and prickly skull, which made the creature look lazy. Several small horns in the middle sat on top of his head, just above his broad, pointed ears. Eight large wings grew starting from the shoulders and ending at the lower end of its back.
Abaddon is sleepy.
The savage red eyes suddenly opened wide to stare in a certain direction as if piercing the distance with their radiance. He sighed, sighed again, and again, and again until finally, he began to accept his situation.
Abaddon felt troubled, why the mana explosion which started all of this happened nearby? Why didn't the mana explosion occur near his brother, Mammon who was currently excitedly fighting against the warbeasts?
Even though he complained and felt troubled, Abaddon kept flapping his wings. In the blink of an eye, its massive body disappeared and shot toward the place where the mana explosion occurred.
Abaddon didn't want to be blamed by his mother for being lazy. The mana explosion they felt a few months ago was returning, the mana explosion that had invited them to this continent. To a continent where the demons can eat to their heart's content without killing each other.
Whoever caused the mana explosion, Abaddon and his brothers would like to thank and at the same time...
"Maybe the meat is also very tasty" Abaddon salivated.
This 𝓬ontent is taken from fre𝒆webnove(l).𝐜𝐨𝗺