Looking from Yuritania, the capital of the Yuri Empire, to the east lies Ulysses and the cities of the forr Eldard Kingdom, to the south lies Hourai and the cities of the forr Vormisia Empire, and to the west lies the city of the Holy Land of Nimun, with which we have a long-ti alliance.
The answer to the question of what cities are to the north of Yuritania is actually ‘nothing’―――There is nothing but a dense forest.
It seems that this extrely vast forest has no particular na.
However, if you ntion the words ‘Great Forest,’ ‘Demon Forest,’ or ‘Miasma Forest’ to soone living on the continent of kia, they will imdiately know that you are referring to this forest.
That’s how well known the forest was to the people of all countries.
The outer edges of the Great Forest are no different from an ordinary forest. The deeper you go into the forest, the thicker the ‘miasma’ becos.
This ‘miasma’ is said to have the property of making people sick, which is why even the forest-loving elves only live in the outer edges of the ‘Great Forest’ and avoid the deeper areas.
On the other hand, the ‘miasma’ also seems to have the effect of energizing demons. The number and quality of demons living in the ‘Great Forest’ are high, and they are said to be extrely ferocious.
However, the demons that have adapted to the miasma environnt can only live in the miasma.
In other words, the demons that live in the forest will not be able to see outside the forest, or even to the outside edges where there is no miasma.
Therefore, no matter how many vicious demons are in the Great Forest, they do not pose a threat to the nations surrounding the forest.
It has been almost two years since the founding of the Yuri Empire, and we have never received a single report of demons coming out of the Great Forest.
In the Shirin village, not far from Yuritania, the residents go into the outer edges of the Great Forest to cut down trees and gather mushrooms, wild vegetables, and dicinal herbs. I have not heard of any reports of damage from demons in these villages either.
Because we didn’t recognize it as a threatening place, we didn’t put any surveillance on the Great Forest―――and that’s why we didn’t notice it until later.
It was the morning of the third day of the spring month when the New Year’s spirit still lingered. As usual, Yuri was tidying up her office work on the first floor of the Royal Palace of Yuritania, when she was greatly surprised by a report that ca in through the guild chat.
『 ―――Yuri-sama. I can visually confirm that a large army of dragons is flying in the direction of the capital city of Yuritania, is this sothing you are already aware of? 』
Just by listening to her voice, Yuri imdiately knew that the report was from Angelica, the second-in-command of the .
I’m sorry, but I don’t know of any such ‘dragon hordes’. If they’re aiming straight for Yuritania, it would be better to judge it as hostile behavior for the mont.
(Did they co at a ti when the combat troops were out for ‘extermination’?)
When Yuri received the report, she imdiately thought of such a thing.
If that’s the case, it ans that there are enemies who know all about the Yuri Empire’s ‘extermination’ activities. There’s nothing more annoying than an enemy that gathers information and then launches an attack.
(…It’s good that the three Roses troops are in the imdiate vicinity.)
However, the three troops with the na of the roses, the , the , and the , are not participating in this ‘extermination’, and are supposed to be working on the construction of a trade route between Yuritania and the surrounding villages.
It is possible to call them back imdiately, so there will be no shortage of interception forces.
(…I guess that ans they don’t have that much information.)
The ‘extermination’ activities by dispatching combat troops are sothing we always do every ti the moon changes. On the other hand, the ‘laying of trade routes’ being carried out by the three rose units was sothing that Yuri had recently ordered.
Since we only had information on the forr, it is possible that the enemy attacked us, estimating that there were no combat troops left in Yuritania.
If that is the case, the fact that we have the strength of three combat units left should be unexpected for them.
In fact, it may be that we, the aggressor, have the advantage in the situation.
“Thanks for telling , Angelica. I’m not aware of the situation.
I’m sorry, but I’m going to need you to temporarily act as a scout and report back to as much as you can about the direction the dragons ca from, how many there are, and the level of the dragons you can see through your .”
After gathering her thoughts in a short ti, Yuri responded to the guild chat.
Anyway, we need to gather information now. The children of the , of which Angelica is a mber, use as their cavalry a monster called the Luquia, which can fly at very high speeds, and even if they are targeted by a dragon, they can still get away with it.
So there would be no problem in entrusting Angelica with the role of scout.
In addition, the three units of the , , and that are currently testing the roadway should stop their work, and all of them except for Angelica, who is playing the role of scout, should summon their cavalry and return to the skies above the city of Yuritania.
“If there is a battle with the dragon army, we will destroy all of them before the barrier is destroyed.”
『 I understand, Princess. 』
『 Yes, I understand! 』
『 I’ll do as you instructed. 』
While giving instructions to Primula, Henruda, and Mizar, the troop leaders, in the guild chat, Yuri also prepares by putting on the『 Black Feather Shoes 』that she took out of her .
While wearing these shoes, you can use magic【 Free Flight 】and fly freely in the sky. This equipnt is essential if you want to engage in aerial combat against a dragon.
The direction from which the dragon army ca is north-northeast from Yuritania. So they probably ca over the Great Forest.
“In the sky, huh…?”
Once a demon is trapped in the environnt of the Great Forest, they will never be able to get out again. It was understandable that the Great Forest would not function as a barrier against demons that ca from the sky, where there was no miasma.
It was our fault for not considering the possibility that it would co from beyond the sky.
『 The number of individuals is around 300. It’s not a wyvern, but a proper dragon… But it doesn’t look like a very powerful one either, so it’s probably a lower-level Lesser Dragon.
According to the appraisal, the levels of dragons vary considerably. The weakest individuals are usually around level 100, and the strongest individuals are over level 130. 』
“Fumu… It’s not sothing we can’t deal with.”
A dragon that is less than level 130 is not that much of a threat.
It would take less than 10 minutes to slaughter all 300 dragons, even if any one of them were to be dealt with by a single unit. In addition, the【 Barrier Ward 】that has deployed should be able to withstand the attacks of a 130 level dragon for half a day.
At the very least, it is safe to assu that the residents of the capital will not be in danger.
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