The Regressed Mercenary’s Machinations Chapter 323

Episode 323 You Can Do It (2)

Alfoy turned around to see Queen Greggs giving him space as if to invite him to come to her.

Then he whispered towards the back where nothing could be seen.

“Oh, what should I do! What should I do now?”

“Come closer.”

“What should I do when I get closer?”

“I told you to lure them in? Just show them a few magic tricks. Once they see something magical, they’ll follow you like they’re possessed.”

“Uh… … Okay, I see.”

Alfoy took a deep breath and took a step forward. The Grecs only squirmed, but showed no hostile reaction to him.

Belinda asked in bewilderment as she watched Alfoy slowly walking towards Queen Greggs.

“What, what is it? Why are you doing that? You clearly attacked us when you saw us, right? Alpoy was there too, right?”

I killed all the Greggs I saw on my way here. The Greggs didn’t give Alfoy any special treatment.

The only difference is that this one has Queen Greggs.

[When the scouting party was annihilated, one wizard with considerable skill survived alone and wandered through the forest. It is said that he happened to go to where Queen Greggs was, and was attacked by hundreds of Greggs and was in danger of death.]

Jiselle nodded and answered.

“Because Queen Greggs is showing interest in Alfoy right now.”

Belinda was startled by those words.

“Oh, by any chance… …is that monster’s taste for Alfoy? Do you want to take him as a husband?”

“… … That’s not it.”

[According to the wizard, he was able to return alive thanks to Queen Greggs. Queen Greggs is a bit more intelligent than other Greggs. She is particularly curious and has a habit of closely observing things she sees for the first time. This was proven by the wizard who found Queen Greggs and returned after surviving alone.]

Jiselle said, watching Alpoy move cautiously.

“That guy is very interested in wizards.”

“A wizard?”

“Yes, I don’t know what happened, but I seem to sense magic. That’s why I sent Alpoy instead of anyone else.”

[We thought Queen Greggs was friendly to humans. So we sent a force to observe and investigate, using the wizard who returned alive as a guide. But we were mistaken.]

Belinda tilted her head at Giselle’s words.

“Then, can’t we move together with Alpoy? After all, there’s a wizard involved.”

“No. There is a limit to what he allows. And he doesn’t allow it to just anyone.”

[One. Queen Greggs was only comfortable with one person and showed curiosity. She was unconditionally hostile to anyone more than that. She also showed curiosity only to one person, even if it was a wizard. It was impossible to help but think that Queen Greggs had a special ability to sense magic.]

The group had no choice but to believe it, even though they looked suspicious.

Because it was actually happening just as Giselle had said.

Belinda was so curious she thought she was going crazy. No, so was everyone else.

‘How on earth does the master know this? I’ve never really been in the forest alone before.’

If he had entered the forest when he was young, he would have already died and his body would have disappeared. In the first place, with the authority and skills of the old Jiselle, he would not have been able to even approach the forest.

But when I see Giselle, who knows everything about the forest, it’s like…

‘You seem like you’ve been here before?’

It was strange when Jiselle did other things, but not as strange as when she pioneered the Forest of Demons. Whenever Jiselle entered the Forest of Demons, she moved as if she was looking at some kind of detailed record.

A woman’s intuition can sometimes be frightening. Belinda brought back the theory of possession that she had buried deep in her heart.

‘It doesn’t seem like he’s possessed by a black magician… … Usually, he’s our cute young master… … .’

Still, it felt like there was something else inside that body. It felt like that being was telling Giselle things.

‘If you try to get caught even once, I’ll just poke holes all over your body.’

It was a decision made without any consideration that if holes were drilled all over her body, Jiselle would die as well.

Unlike Belinda, who couldn’t shake off her suspicions, the others just let it go. They had experienced so many bizarre things while living with Giselle that it was too much of a bother to think about them all.

While the rest of the group was distracted, Alfoy approached Queen Greggs very cautiously.

The Greggs just watched Alfoy come, absentmindedly, and did not cause any harm.

“eww…….”

Alfoy stopped walking as he approached Queen Greggs. He didn’t dare to get any closer.

“Kiururuk… … .”

Queen Greggs lowered her head slightly and examined Alfoy from side to side, her many eyes shining.

He nodded his head a few times as if he was sniffing. Just watching his saliva dripping down made Alfoy’s stomach tingle.

Queen Greggs, who had been observing Alfoy like that for a while, let out an unpleasant cry.

“Krrrrrrr… … .”

Then, the Greggs’ gestures also began to become slightly more aggressive. They raised their claws and tried to approach Alfoy.

‘Hey, these kids?’

When people’s lives are at stake, they tend to display amazing senses.

Alfoy quickly realized that Queen Greggs was becoming less and less interested in him.

“Keeeeeek!”

As Queen Greggs let out a loud cry and the Greggs tried to move, a small fireball shot out of Alfoy’s hand.

“Hey, look at this! This is fire! Fire!”

“Keeeeeek?”

Queen Greggs stepped back as if startled. Then the other Greggs stopped moving.

“Isn’t that amazing? Look, you can move like this.”

Alfoy used all his might to move the fireball around.

The magical power control was so delicate that even a 7th circle great magician would be surprised to see it. As expected, there is nothing that cannot be done if you risk your life.

“Keeeeeek!”

Queen Greggs twisted her body as if she was truly amazed.

‘Sat, it works. It really works.’

Alpoy, feeling slightly more confident, slowly backed away, moving the fireball.

Queen Greggs followed Alfoy, watching the moving fireballs in wonder.

Alpoy did not lose concentration even though he was sweating coldly.

‘It’s okay to continue like this.’

If I just somehow get to where Giselle is, everything will be resolved.

As I was walking along, trembling, Queen Greggs suddenly stopped in her tracks.

“Keeeeeek!”

Alpoy understood this time too. What else was there? When life was at stake, he could understand everything just by hearing the sound of crying.

‘You crazy little monster, you’re so picky.’

Finally, Alfoy put out the fire and showed off his ultimate skill.

“Hey, look at this.”

Alfoy picked up four rocks that had fallen on the ground and showed them to Queen Greggs with his open hand.

“……?”

Alfoy turned his hand over in front of Queen Greggs, who was tilting her head, and used the odd-even magic.

Shh.

Since only the back of her hand was visible, Queen Greggs did not notice that a single stone was missing.

And when Alfoy’s hand slowly opened again.

There were three stones.

“Keeeeeek!”

Queen Greggs let out a shriek, as if to say, ‘This is amazing!’

There is no way that monsters can detect such sophisticated fraud techniques that even humans can fall for.

Alfoy continued to lure Queen Greggs by showing her such strange things.

Every time he moved backwards, Queen Greggs would chase after him, while the other Greggs would just sit there and stare blankly.

Kaor muttered as he watched the scene.

“This is ridiculous.”

It was really going according to Giselle’s plan. I couldn’t tell if it was Giselle who was so sure that Alfoy would act as bait, or if it was Alfoy who really lured the monster.

‘Is there really something wrong with that kid?’

He was nicknamed the man who defeated God. Kaor felt quite nervous seeing Alfoy, whom he had always ignored, in action.

Kaor shook his head violently, suddenly reminded of the hot air balloon crash.

Others also held their breath and watched Alpoy. Their palms were sweaty.

‘Please! Please!’

‘You can do it! Alfoy!’

‘He’s the man who defeated God!’

If Queen Greggs were to swing that claw, Alfoy, who was busy hiding the rock, would be torn apart.

“Keeeeeek!”

Every time Queen Greggs screamed, Alfoy flinched. Still, he slowly lured Queen Greggs away. He was a surprisingly strong-willed man.

In the midst of the suffocating situation, Queen Greggs finally approached where Giselle and her party were hiding.

There was still some distance to go, but with the skills of those here, it was a distance that could be leapfrogged in an instant.

And that’s where Alfoy’s talents ended.

“Keeeeeek!”

“What, what should I do?”

Alfoy’s mind went blank. He showed everything he could except taking off his clothes.

Queen Greggs cried again as she watched Alfoy flustered.

“Keeeeeek!”

And at the same time, the Greggs moved towards Alpoy, sticking out their claws.

For a moment, Jiselle’s eyes glowed red.

“Now is the time.”

Pfft!

“Kkieek?”

Queen Greggs looked up as something leapt out from within the dark forest.

“Good job! Alpoy!”

Jiselle shouted loudly and cut off Queen Greggs’ arms and legs in an instant.

“Kaaaaaaaaaah!”

As Queen Greggs’s screams of pain echoed, the group also ran out. The Greggs also ran, screaming.

“Tie it up!”

As Kaor shouted, Belinda’s robes fluttered and dozens of daggers rained down.

Thin, tough threads attached to the dagger bound Queen Greggs’ body. Then, using the ropes the knights had brought, they tied it more tightly.

“Keeeeeek!”

Queen Greggs struggled but was unable to break free of the tightly bound rope.

“Jump!”

As Giselle shouted, the knights dragged Queen Greggs away.

“Belinda! Alfoy!”

“all right!”

Belinda ran, holding Alfoy by the scruff of his neck.

“Kaor! Clear the way!”

Boom!

Giselle swung her sword and smashed the trees blocking her path. Kaor also advanced beside Giselle, smashing the trees.

This was to avoid getting caught in the tree while dragging Queen Greggs, as she was quite large.

The group thought about it while running.

‘Is it really necessary to go through all this trouble?’

‘Couldn’t you have just gone and killed them all and dragged them here?’

‘The guys behind me can’t keep up?’

When Queen Greggs was captured, hundreds of Greggs chased after her, but they could not keep up with her speed.

I thought there wouldn’t be any problem if I just went to the fortress like this.

Then Giselle shouted again.

“Run at full speed! Quickly!”

It was as if he was being chased by something. The group looked bewildered, but still followed his words.

And soon they felt vibrations coming from all directions.

Ddd …

“Keeeeeeeek!”

Queen Greggs just kept screaming, but the vibrations from all directions seemed to follow her.

Something is coming here.

Belinda, who had a keener sense of humor than anyone else, hardened her expression. This vibration was not coming from the surroundings.

She ran quickly and looked down.

“bowels of the earth?”

The vibrations were spreading through the ground, as if a giant tidal wave was moving through the ground.

“Not one.”

If it was a giant monster moving, that would be better. But the vibrations I felt under my feet weren’t like that.

It was a moving stream of tens, hundreds, thousands of things.

[We wanted to know the secret of how Queen Greggs occupied this area. We came up with various hypotheses as to how she survived in the Forest of Demons while leading such a weak group.]

Kaor, who was running ahead while chopping down trees, opened his eyes wide for a moment.

Paaaaak!

“Kaaaaaaah!”

In many places, the ground gave way and Greggs sprang forth.

“What the heck! What the heck is this!”

Kaoru screamed in horror.

If there were only one or two, it would have been fine. However, at first glance, there seemed to be hundreds of Greggs that had popped out.

As if that wasn’t the end, the Greggs kept popping out from all directions.

“Keeeeeek!”

Ddddddddddd!

The vibrations from beneath the ground grew louder. Jiselle’s voice pierced through the bewildered group like thunder.

“Break through!”

Paaaaak!

Jiselle took the lead and indiscriminately slashed at the Grex.

Each one of them is on the same level as a human soldier, so they are considered weak monsters. However, when hundreds of them gather together, it is a different story. Just like when human soldiers form an army, they become scary.

[We believed that if we uncovered that secret, we would be able to develop the Demon Forest more easily. That was why we kidnapped Queen Greggs. But that was our mistake. There was no such thing as a secret. The Demon Forest was a place that revolved only around the logic of power.]

“Keeeeeeeek!”

The number of Greggs emerging from underground has increased to the point where they fill the area.

Kaor gritted his teeth and slashed at the grexes. Belinda and the knights were also busy attacking the grexes approaching Queen Greggs.

As the Grex’s gathered, the group’s speed gradually slowed down. There were so many holes in the ground that there was no place to step.

[As we expected, Queen Greggs had a special ability. It was the ability to move all the Greggs. The Greggs came in droves to save their queen. And the number of Greggs that moved to save their queen was… … .]

Kwaaaaang!

Jiselle shouted as she opened the three-stage core.

“Get through faster! If you delay, we can’t handle it!”

[… … there were about 200,000.]