Chapter 45

"Everyone knows that Revia, the leader of the goblin race, has been taken away by the sub-humans. I intend to go to the Upper World to bring her back."

At my words, everyone nodded in unison.

"This isn't a forced mission. Those who wish to help, please stay here. Those who don't want to fight are free to leave."

No one moved.

After waiting for a while, someone finally raised their voice, as if they couldn't bear the silence any longer.

"We will follow Lord Crest!"

As one person shouted, others quickly followed suit.

"Revia-sama has always been kind to us!"

"Feel free to give us stronger orders! We will follow your instructions and fight!"

...It seems everyone feels the same.

Hearing their voices, my hesitation vanished.

I lifted my head and responded to them.

"Thank you, everyone. We will split into two groups and execute the plan! Please prepare immediately!"

As I shouted, a roar shook the entire village.

The plan was something I had discussed with Orphe beforehand.

We aimed to take advantage of the absence of the northern sub-humans and eliminate the new species of monsters in the north.

We decided to split into two groups and move immediately.

First, those heading north to eliminate the new species of monsters were Gorga, Vanya, and Katrina.

The reason for splitting our forces was simple.

The new species of monsters in the north might be powerful.

The remaining members, led by Orphe and Sphy, along with goblins, werewolves, and slimes, followed me as we began our journey toward the gate connecting to the Upper World.

The gate, which is said to connect to the Upper World, is located to the south.

I asked Elise to guide us, and we moved straight ahead.

We were not attacked by any monsters.

This was likely due to the fact that Reibhalt and his group had already eliminated them, and the monsters were not foolish.

Seeing our unusual presence, they probably fled.

Additionally, no monster seemed willing to attack our group.

Upon reaching the south, we saw a cave leading to the Upper World.

"From here, we can ascend to the Upper World."

Following Elise's guidance, we entered the cave.

The cave led to the Upper World, so it had a gentle slope.

There was some light from magic stones inside, but it was dim.

I cast a light spell to illuminate our path as we moved forward.

"...The gate..."

Elise exclaimed in surprise.

At the end of the slope, where the light began to appear, there was a damaged gate.

"Was it originally not broken?"

In response to my question, Elise slowly nodded.

This confirmed that Reibhalt and his group had indeed gone to the Upper World.

As we stepped outside the gate, blinding light flooded in.

It had been a long time since we were in the Upper World. There was no time to savor the stronger light compared to the Lower World.

"...!"

Suddenly, everyone gasped.

Beyond the gate, there was a building that the Lower World's overseers had likely used, but it was almost completely destroyed.

Only a few broken buildings remained, and they were in no condition for human habitation.

Among the collapsed buildings, we saw the bodies of what appeared to be Lower World overseers.

Then, we spotted a monster in the back of the building.

It was a wolf.

The wolf noticed us and quickly fled.

The reason there were no monsters near the cave seemed to be that they had flowed into the Upper World.

With the gate destroyed and the Lower World overseers gone, nothing stood in the way of the monsters.

We checked if any of the fallen Lower World overseers were still alive.

"...Elise! He's still breathing! Can you treat him!?"

"Understood!"

After checking a few, I noticed that one of them still had a pulse.

I immediately called Elise, and she rushed over to start treatment.

"Lord Crest! This person is still breathing too!"

One of the sub-humans, who had been checking the humans like me, called out.

"Alright! Elise, can you treat them?"

"Of course."

I asked Elise, and she began treating them one by one.

...Of course, not all the humans were alive.

As Elise treated the people who were brought in, I watched, and Sphy approached me.

"Crest, that person has regained consciousness."

"Really?"

The first person treated had regained consciousness, so I went over to him.

Surrounded by sub-humans, the man looked terrified.

He probably misunderstood us as part of Reibhalt's army.

"Can I have a moment?"

"Ah! W-What...!? I-I have no more information!"

I tried to calm the man, who was shouting in fear and near hysteria.

"Please calm down. ...Do you recognize that woman over there?"

I pointed to Elise, who was still treating the injured, and he turned to look at her in surprise.

His eyes widened in shock.

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