Ambush
I knew that a dark wraith attack would come soon .
However, I had not expected it to come today . I wasn’t even sure that the magic tool and reinforcements had functioned properly .
“Which tribe was attacked?”
‘Our tribe . But don’t worry . We were able to stop them . ’
“That’s a relief . ”
‘Mister Mors was with us . And the magic tool and reinforcements you added really helped us . ’
So they had worked after all . That was good .
I took in a deep breath . So did Shia, who was listening beside me .
We talked a little more after that before cutting the connection .
Danton had to contact the other chiefs as well . He couldn’t waste any more time with us .
We would be able to hear a more detailed report when we returned to his mansion .
We hurriedly continued with our work . Just then, the chief came running towards us .
“We should listen to the report of the dark wraith together . ”
“Thank you . ”
The beastkin wolves all had communication bracelets that were connected to each other .
And so Danton was going to use them to explain the situation to them all at once .
Apparently, it was not just Danton . But several mansions had been attacked simultaneously .
Thankfully, they had all been successful in driving them back .
‘The enemy did not know about the magic tools or reinforcing of the walls . That is why the damage was so low . ’
‘But it was also because they were just scouting . ’
They were right, of course .
Had they really come out to crush the beastkin, they would have sent stronger enemies to accompany the dark wraiths .
The fact that they hadn’t, proved that they were just scouts .
‘But now that their scouting has failed, what will the enemy do now…’
“Either they will prepare a better scout team, or they will launch a real attack sooner than planned . ”
I said while we worked . I could feel that the other chiefs were nodding at this .
Of course, it would be best if the enemy just gave up .
However, it was really too much to hope for .
The chiefs reminded each other to stay on their guard, and then the conversation ended .
By then, we also had finished with our work .
Shia looked relieved as she said,
“It’s a good thing that the bell doesn’t ring right when we finish installing the magic tool . ”
“Yes . Because then we wouldn’t know if there was already an invader . ”
“Indeed . However, this place has a high likelihood of being targeted . It could still ring at any time . ”
“Then how come this place wasn’t one of the settlements that were attacked?”
Serulis said with a puzzled expression .
“Perhaps it’s because Kathe is outside?”
“Luchila is probably right! Kathe looks very strong . ”
“Well, she is very strong . ”
We talked about this as we left the mansion . We had to tell everything to Kathe as well .
Kathe looked very lonely when we greeted her .
As the sun had gone down, the children had all gone inside . So she was there all alone .
“Locke! So you are finally finished!”
Kathe had been digging a hole with her claws . She looked up happily at us and wagged her tail .
She would have to fill that hole up again before we left .
But first, we had to finish reinforcing the walls .
“Sorry to keep you waiting . Let’s move on to the next part . ”
“Yes! I know what to do . ”
“And when we’re done, there’s something we need to tell you . ”
“I can listen while we work . ”
“Right . We can do that then . Still, as we are outside, we don’t know who might be listening in . ”
It wasn’t a good idea to speak of secrets outside .
And so I decided to use telepathy magic .
Kathe, Shia, Nia, Serulis, Luchila, Grulf and Lord Gerberga were also connected to it .
‘Okay, let’s talk . Several of the mansions were attacked by dark wraiths . ’
‘What! And were they able to defeat them?’
Kathe was familiar with using telepathy, and so it went smoothly .
However, Serulis, Lord Gerberga, and Grulf shuddered when we connected .
Shia, Nia, and Luchila continued working as if it were nothing .
I had talked to Nia, Grulf, and Kathe like this before .
However, it was the first time for the others . So they were very surprised .
Still, Shia had been an Adventurer for a long time, so she would have used it at some point .
As for Luchila, she was a powerful sorceress, so she would be able to use Telepathy herself .
‘Grulf . We’ve used this before…’
“Groof…”
Grulf’s ears and tail drooped in shame .
I patted him on the head to cheer him up .
‘Well, you’ll get used to it . So, Kathe . They were able to drive the dark wraiths away . ’
‘That’s good . So it means all our hard work has paid off . ’
‘Indeed . We don’t know when they might try to attack this place, so we should hurry . ’
And so we worked as quickly as possible .
When we were about halfway finished…
—-RRRRRRRing…
The magic tool’s alarm went off .