Chapter 492: Do you hear a dog barking somewhere? (4)
Translator: miraclerifle
Editor: Borderline Masochist
Cale looked toward Jopis.
She looked at Bud and the aura surrounding him before moving her hand.
‘Mm!’
Cale’s eyes sparkled as he saw where her hand was moving.
Shamans and Illusionists.
They all had a medium.
Tiger shaman Gashan used his staff as a medium when chanting incantations. Then, what would Jopis’s medium be?
Shhh-
Her hair that had been twisted up was released.
At the same time, the hairpin that was now between her fingers started to shoot out a purple light.
Swoooosh-
The rope binding Bud released once that purple light shot out.
“My medium is a secret.”
That was all Jopis said before elegantly twisting her hair up again.
Cale looked at the wooden hairpin in her hair for a moment before turning back toward Bud.
“Bud.”
Glenn had gotten rid of the dogs at some point and was approaching Bud.
The puppies were quietly sitting in a corner of the room looking around as if they realized the atmosphere.
“Glenn, please explain it to Cale.”
Bud motioned toward Cale who was looking at him with his chin before crossing his arms and closing his eyes.
“Before that, we need to first-”
“Glenn.”
Bud called out to the anxious Glenn and continued in a low voice.Updated from novelb(i)n.c(o)m
"Explain to Cale. I have to think for a bit.”
Seeing him like that made Glenn turn to look toward Cale who added on.
“Short and snappy.”
“Yes, I understand.”
Glenn looked toward Jopis who put her index finger up against her lips.
“I am very good at knowing what I should mention and should not mention to others.”
Glenn immediately started to speak after hearing her saying she would keep a secret.
“We decided that regular scouts would not be able to investigate properly because the Eastern continent's northern region has rough terrains and cold weather.”
They were also going there to investigate Arm’s secret base and the Gate to the Demon World that was even more mysterious.
“That was why we sent all 1,001 members of the Ranger Brigade.”
They were very important people for the Mercenaries Guild.
“This is a brigade that consists of specialists who are able to quickly adjust to any terrain and weather. Their fighting prowess is also beyond normal 1,000 men units and similar to the level of a 1,000 man Knights Brigade.”
Choi Han interjected into the conversation.
“Is it possible for people that strong to all go missing at once?”
He looked shocked.
“Are you sure it is not an issue with communication?”
“There’s no way.”
The person who sternly responded to Choi Han and shook his head was Mercenary King Bud Illis.
He still had his eyes closed.
“10 minutes.”
Cale looked toward Bud.
“The 1,000 men Ranger Brigade is divided into 10 teams of 100 people. Those 100 person teams are then divided into squads of 10 people as well.”
In essence, there were 100 squads of 10 people.
“And each of those 10 person squads has one mage who has a video communication device.”
Ron Molan’s gaze headed toward Bud.
Although mages were not that rare, it was amazing that they could have a mage who could handle a video communication device in each squad.
This was especially because they were an organization and not a nation.
"Furthermore, every squad in the Ranger Brigade must protect the video communication device at all costs and prevent it from being destroyed. We also provide magic stones just in case a situation occurs where the mage is lacking in mana.”
Glenn who had been quiet started to speak.
“They use those video communication devices to report in every 10 minutes.”
From each group of ten... A total of 100 squads would report in every 10 minutes.
A team dedicated to communicating with the Ranger Brigade existed to receive these reports.
“Then is it possible they ran out of magic stones?”
Choi Han asked Glenn who immediately shook his head without any hesitation.
“You push the Molden Kingdom issue aside for now and go create a team to rescue the Ranger Brigade.”
“What?”
Bud's eyes opened wide.
“It will take you a while to gather people for that team. If you tried to gather information as well, it might delay us in saving the Ranger Brigade.”
Both Cale and Bud...
Nobody was saying that the Ranger Brigade was dead.
Bud listened to Cale before asking a question.
“But what I need most right now is information...?”
“Ah, didn’t I tell you that I’ll get that for you?”
Bud was at a loss for words.
The entire Ranger Brigade had disappeared while going to gather information.
“...The situation will be a lot different than when we suddenly barged in last time.”
The White Star was probably waiting for Cale. If he wasn't there, he probably gathered a significant number of people to ruthlessly rip off the necks of any invading enemies.
The chances of them being attacked at a much different level than their sneak attack last time were high.
Bud explained this to Cale who was calm.
“I know.”
"But you are saying I don’t need to go?”
“Yeah.”
At that moment...
“Cale-nim.”
Choi Han approached him.
“It’s dangerous for you to go alone.”
The White Star was probably extremely angry after their last meeting. But they were planning on going to the northern secret base where the White Star was most likely located in such a situation?
Furthermore, they were going near the Gate to the Demon World that could actually be connected to the Demon World?
There was no way he could send Cale alone.
“Who said I was going?”
Choi Han flinched as Cale looked toward the Mercenary King and continued to speak.
“There are some people who have nothing to do during this Molden Kingdom issue anyway. I was thinking that there were a lot of them but nothing for them to do, so we’ll ask them for their help. It’s not like they are unrelated to the Molden issue anyway.”
“Ah.”
Choi Han gasped in understanding while Bud asked with a stiff expression.
“...Who are they?”
“The Elves.”
Everybody other than Choi Han flinched after hearing Cale’s response.
“And the Elementals contracted to the Elves. Let’s put them to work.”
Put who to work?
As everyone's eyes opened wide... Cale pulled the golden top's whip out of his inner pocket and grabbed it with his hand.
He then looked toward the shocked group and continued to speak as if he understood what they were thinking.
“Ah. Don’t worry. It's not a task where the Elves can get injured.”
Inside the quiet room...
A gentle breeze that tickled like the spring breeze blew past the group.
‘Chaos, destruction! Do not worry! I will take the Wind Elementals and thoroughly investigate what is going on! Chaos, destruction, investigation!’
‘Sigh. This guy gets weirder every day. Anyway, Cale. Don't worry.’
Another Wind Elemental gently responded.
‘We will just take the Wind Elementals contracted to the Elves and go investigate the situation.’
There was no reason for the Elves to go past the northern mountain range to the secret base. That was why there should be no reason for them to get hurt.
The Wind Elementals just needed to ride the wind past the mountain and investigate while looking for the Ranger Brigade.
‘Chaos, destruction! Of course, we will avoid the Lion King that has eaten the Darkness Elemental!’
Lion King Dorph who has eaten a Darkness Elemental had a high chance of recognizing that there were Elementals nearby. That was why they just needed to stay away from that bastard and his subordinates.
It was difficult for Elementals to show themselves or launch a materialized attack without a contractor, but it was possible for them to roam around the world...
As long as they don’t get caught.
‘We should do something too since it is to protect the World Tree!’
‘That’s right! Chaos, destruction, protection! We will protect our home! We will rip the White Star's head off! Chaos, destruction, despair!’
‘Sigh. That damn chaos, destruction business. Anyway, we will look into the Ranger Brigade's safety first.’
‘Smart punks.’
Cale listened to the three Wind Elementals that followed him around coming up with a plan before smiling with satisfaction. Listening to their planning made him think that they had grown a lot as well.
However, that smile quickly disappeared.
This was a matter of life and death for the 1,001 Ranger Brigade members.
He needed to move quickly more than anybody else.
“I’m heading to the Elf Village.”
He needed to go get the Western continent's Elves, then drag in the Eastern continent’s Elves to cause a ruckus in the Eastern continent's northern region.
Of course, he was planning on grabbing the Dark Elves while he was there as well.