Chapter 167
The giant evil dragon was dead and the High Lord had escaped .
Now we just had to hunt what remained .
And so I worked together with the water dragons to kill the evil dragons and vampires .
It was only after we were finished that Kathe arrived .
“I guess I am a little late . ”
“Kathe . You are much too late . What were you doing?”
Dorgo said angrily .
She was very late compared to Dorgo, who had come immediately from the palace .
Kathe would have come from my mansion .
“I’m sorry . But I was busy fighting the dark ones near the settlement, and that took time . ”
I understood how she felt .
If there were others fighting right in front of you, it would be hard to ignore them .
“But there is such a thing as priorities . The water dragons would not have had a problem dealing with them . ”
“That’s true…but!”
Kathe looked crestfallen but continued to retaliate .
Just then, Goran arrived .
“Haahh haaahh… It looks like you finished things here . That’s good . ”
“Where’s Eric?”
Eric was able to use the secret passage, so he should have arrived before Goran .
“Eric is protecting Princess Leea, just in case . ”
“But I thought only lessers and arch vampires were able to get in?”
It didn’t seem like Eric would be needed .
Goran shook his head slowly .
“If only that were the case . But there were Lords and High Lords as well . ”
“What? …Did they have magic tools that allowed them to get through the barrier?”
“Most likely, yes . Not only that, but they had ten magic armored machines as well . ”
“…That would have been bad . ”
“Well, at least there weren’t any evil dragons with them . ”
Even if there were no evil dragons, it was dangerous enough with the machines and High Lords .
So I guess it wasn’t just about protecting the gate .
“So is the settlement safe now?”
“Of course . I wouldn’t have come here if we hadn’t driven them back . That’s why Kathe and I came running here . ”
Goran heard this and then turned to Kathe and bowed .
“Kathe . I’m sorry . Your father was wrong . ”
“…Hmm . Well, as long as you know!”
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She said, now quite cheerful .
Her tail started to wag .
Kathe seemed very interested in the giant evil dragon corpse .
“Still, that thing is so big!”
“And it was strong as well . ”
“I would imagine so!”
Grand Chamberlain Morris inspected the dead trees in the area .
“It was poison breath…”
“Yes, there was strong poison in it, but…”
“Mister Ruck . You think it was more than just poison?”
“It also had strong acid in it…I’m sure it did . ”
It was able to unleash such a powerful thing along with tremendous magic from its mouth .
Could anything be more horrifying?
We left the clean up to the water dragons so we could return to the palace .
“Ruck . Welcome back . ”
Leea greeted us . She was now in the shape of a human .
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“We’ve returned . I heard that there was a horrible battle here as well . ”
“Eric helped us . And so did Serulis, Shia and Nia!”
So Serulis and the others had helped fight off the vampires too .
Eric had focused on the magic machines .
Eric noticed me and approached us with a grim expression .
“Ruck . The barrier blocks strong monsters, but it apparently doesn’t block magic machines when they are not activated . ”
“That’s bad . ”
The barrier activated when it detected magic .
Regardless of what type, every living thing had magical energy .
Strong creatures had lots of magic . So did warriors .
Warriors used the magic in their bodies . Sorcerers used the magic outside as well .
However, when it came to barriers that blocked strong creatures, it was determined by the flow of magic within the body .
Those who had a strong current could be said to be powerful .
However, magic machines that were not activated were just like weapons . There was no magic flowing .
A living creature who no longer had magic flowing in them would be considered dead .
And so the barrier saw unactivated magic machines as clumps of metal or just a magic stone .
“So that means they smuggled the machines into the barrier and then activated them . ”
“If only we could crush them before they are activated . ”
“But magic machines are tough…”
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“Yeah . ”
But it seemed that they had crushed three of the machines before they started moving .
So only seven were activated .
“Let me see the vampire remains then . ”
“They’re over here . ”
Eric led me to a clearing that was a short distance from the palace .
Serulis, Shia and Nia were there .
“Mister Locke . I’m so glad you are alright . ”
“I’m glad that you were all safe too . ”
Serulis and the others had fought alongside the water dragons to defeat the vampires .
I studied the vampire remains, in other words, their ashes .
Judging by the amount, there were at least thirty of them .
And inside, I found three medals that suggested there were some who ranked higher than a Lord .
And so I searched for the magic tool that would have allowed them to cross the barrier .
After a while, I discovered something that looked like a bracelet .
There was strong magic coming from it .
It looked like it was made using the Fool’s Stone .