Chapter 1010: They Could be in the Air, Underground, or Underwater
Chapter 1010: They Could be in the Air, Underground, or Underwater
"So, how will you start being active?" I asked Albert as I took the device he used to challenge the cult.
"We will aggressively search for the cult. Even checking inside someone’s house as long as we found them suspicious. No longer secretly arresting them or wait until they make their move," he said.
I guess that’s what we did all this time. I hope we can get the chance to destroy the cult early.
I checked the device again. Then I transformed Victoria into a sword and cut it to pieces. There’s no more signal being sent to another location.
I can sense when this thing is sending a signal. But I can’t sense to where this thing is sending the signal to. So there’s no more need for this device.
"Then, I will make return to the battlefield and infiltrate the enemy camps," I said.
"Return us back first. We can’t just stay here and we need to return to give the order to our men. I agree with challenging the cult directly and be more active. So I will have my men take care of anyone suspicious," old man Henry said.
Not just old man Henry. Every single leader here agreed with challenging the cult directly.
What happened today, even though we made sure that there’s no civilians died, there were still casualties from the soldiers. And we can’t afford to lose any more mages. So we have to actively search for the enemy.
Even if it’s just one person sitting on a café, and we were suspicious of that guy, some agents will come and arrest them for questioning first. No longer will we have to wait until that guy regrouped with other people.
Well, that’s for them to figure out. And I think I will have to move around a lot after this. But that’s fine. I’m also tired of just waiting.
After taking back the kings to their country, I returned to where I last fought together with the king of this country.
"It’s impossible to tell them to do what King Albert said right now. Please get rid of the enemy quickly so we can do that."
That’s what he said before we separated. Then I go to where Spot and his children are resting.
"You’re not going to fight the whole time?" I asked.
"The people who live in this country are taking a rest. I’m just a guest. If you ask your familiars, it should be the same in other location," Spot said.
That’s right. Seems like someone taught the monsters to follow the leader of the place they were stationed do. If the mages over there are resting, then they will follow suit.
I didn’t tell them to do that. But they still did it anyway. I don’t know if it’s a good thing or not.
"I have the permission to destroy the enemy camp. I’ll get the werewolves and the elves here. The rest will stay behind. Spot, you will be coming with me. We will look for places where the cult’s secret bases are where they received signal. I’ll tell you on the way. Tell your children that they’re free to join with the monsters or stay here to protect the country," I said.
The reason I brought the werewolves and the elves was simple. Because they’re strong and well-suited for this mission.
The werewolves are strong and quick. They also have great teamwork. As for weretigers, they prefer to fight individually. So there could be more casualties if I brought them.
As for the elves, they’re quick with their feet. With their plant magic and their archery skill, they can attack while hiding. And they’re very agile. Even if it’s not in the forest, they can still move fast enough to hide.
Their magic can still be sensed by the enemy. Revealing their locations. But they have good teamwork to cover for each other.
So, the werewolves will fight openly. While the elves will fight in secret. As for Spot’s children, they will fight however they want.
Well, in fact, all of them were fighting however they want. I guess it will be fine then.
I rode on Spot’s back as he turned invisible. This time, I also tried to sense his magic. Even Spot didn’t leak as much magic as the previous device.
I also told him about the meeting and how he might be busier after this.
"That’s fine. Just waiting and training is boring. But I hope even if you guys become more active, you won’t do stupid things," Spot said.
"I can’t promise you that."
Riding on Spot’s back in the sky, we tried our best to hide our magic traces. And we move pass through the camp. There must be a place where they send the signal to. And from there, they will be sending another signal to another place. Until finally, the signal the send gathered to one place.
I don’t think we can destroy the center of it all. But if we can just destroy several of them, it means that we managed to cut off their communication. Although not perfect, it will still delay them for a while.
The world is vast. And that’s just this Earth. Then we also need to check the Monsters World as well. It’s hard even with Spot’s maximum speed to look at where the signals were send to.
But I know how to guess it. Thanks to Marie and Victoria.
Marie said that there’s a limit of the distance where the signal can be sent to. The signal is weak, so the range can only reach about thirty kilometers from where the signal was sent from.
So I just need to get a map, and drew a circle from where the battle took places. I just need to check inside the circle.
Then when I find the location, I will have to draw another circle and check inside the circled area again.
Flying on Spot’s back to check the entirety of the circle with the radius of thirty kilometers. It should take around two hours to completely search the area.
"Will this work?" I asked Victoria.
"It’s better than not having a general idea of where we should look. Let’s check inside the circle first. And if we can’t find anything, then we need another method," Victoria said.
"If the receiver is moving around, it will be difficult to find them," I said.
"But I don’t think they will move around much. Even if they move around, they will only move around in a certain place and not too far from where they should be. If we can’t find inside the circle, let’s check a bit outside the circle. Then for the next one, we need a bigger circle on the map," Victoria said.
"Is it possible that they have floating island and made their base in the sky?" I asked.
"That... is possible. I guess we should look in the sky and even underground as well. Maybe even underwater," Victoria said.
It’s not just on the ground. It’s possible to be in the sky, under the ground, or even underwater.
This means that where I should look is not just within the circle. But I need to check within the sphere of radius thirty kilometers.
Finally, after one hour of searching and hearing the news from Shelia that she’s happily enjoying her time killing the enemies, I found something. A trace of magic.
I can sense a trace of magic from underground. And when I look underground using my Divine Vision, I finally found it.
About five people under the ground. And they stayed there listening to a device that should be the receiver.
"They are quite deep. We need an earth mage to help us," I said.
Then I tried to call Kayla first. She’s free at the moment because the capital is safe already. So I brought her here.
"Kayla, there are people hiding underground over there. About three kilometers under the ground. I barely could see them using my Divine Vision. Can you make a way for me?" I asked.
"We’re flying right now, so I can’t tell. If you put me on the ground though, I’m sure they will be able to detect me as long as there’s an earth mage among them," she said.
"Spot, can your breath magic reach that far down?" I asked Spot this time.
"That’s possible. But if that place is somewhat reinforced and the earth mage is rather powerful, then they can block my attack," Spot said.
"Then we will work together. Spot, please make a big hole. Roy, take me to the bottom of the hole that Spot created once it’s safe and I will do the rest," Kayla said.
Spot did as she said. Shooting his breath magic to the ground. Making a deep hole, but not deep enough to reach the target.
Then I jumped down with Kayla on my back. Using Victoria’s ability to increase her weight, we reached the bottom in no time.
And as soon as Kayla’s feet touched the ground, she used her magic to pierce the people she sensed underground. We didn’t destroy the base completely because we need to gather the equipment for receiving the signal so Marie can examine it.
"Kayla, do you want to come with me or return and just help when you’re free?" I asked.
"It’s faster if you move without me, right? I’ll be sure to be ready to help you anytime," she said.
She’s right. I’ll just move around with Spot until we need her. Then I will bring her and then return her until we reach their main base.
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