Miss Demon King, Please Endure a Little Longer - Volume 3 Chapter 39

Chapter 39: The Day of Release

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An hour ago.

After listening to today’s intelligence at the sealed area and bidding farewell to the pink-haired big-breasted beautiful girl from the human race, Isadora returned to her wooden cabin.

She picked up the small luggage bundle she had prepared long ago, casually threw the remaining fairy wood seeds in the room out the window, walked out the door, and said to several of her subordinates outside:

“What lies at the edge of the forest?”

The several elves, not knowing what was happening, looked at each other, and answered one by one:

“To the north is the northern border, where the demon race invaded some days ago.”

“To the south, I remember it’s the barren woodland, with only some weeds.”

“To the east is where we border the human race, the gradual dense forest.”

“To the west is the salt water hills…”

Isadora nodded with satisfaction, showing a benevolent smile: “Very good, I need you to go to these several places respectively, conduct at least a week-long investigation, and you cannot return before completion.”

Several subordinates scratched their heads, showing troubled expressions.

“Can’t return for a week? But Elder…”

“Don’t worry, children, listen to me.” She straightened her expression, “You should know that in a few days, a big event will happen here, and staying here is very dangerous. You’ve followed me for a long time, I hope you survive. The future of the elven race needs you.”

This sudden heartfelt statement stunned all the subordinates.

“Elder, you… we…”

“We will give our all for the future of the elven race!”

After all, they weren’t children like Trika who were only a few hundred years old. They didn’t say anything like “we swear to live and die with the Elder,” but choked up as they agreed.

“Go, children, be careful on the road.”

After personally watching them leave, the smile on Isadora’s face instantly disappeared, showing no expression at all. She turned around, picked up her luggage, and walked in a direction different from all the others.

She had lied to her subordinates. Leaving here to go to the edge areas wouldn’t help them survive.

Within this week, there was only one person in the elven race who couldn’t die, and it wasn’t them, nor herself.

……

“I not only can’t find her, I can’t even find her subordinates. I don’t know where they went, at such a critical time!”

Elder Trinia was so anxious that the wrinkles on her face were trembling.

“Don’t panic.” Aira comforted her, “Since everyone’s gone, panicking won’t help. You might as well think carefully about how to arrange troops and formations. After all, even without her, you still have to do what you need to do.”

Lia couldn’t help but glance at the girl. Was this really how to comfort someone?

Celeste thought the words were a bit harsh but made sense, efficiency first.

Elder Trinia actually listened, turning around and leaving. The reasoning was sound, with Isadora absent, she had to complete the work herself.

As soon as the person left, Aira closed the door of the tree house and said to her companions: “Isadora is that person.”

Lia didn’t catch on: “Which person?”

“The survivor.”

Aira didn’t tell Elder Trinia. Having figured it out, Isadora wanted to hide alone and drag out time, first hiding her identity, then hiding her location. As long as she could endure for 3 days, Sissa’s sacrifice would completely fail.

Some things were better known by fewer people, that’s what it meant.

Celeste also understood: “Aren’t we going to look for her?”

“We’re outsiders.”

Even if they wanted to find her, they didn’t have the ability.

Regardless, the days passed one by one. On the second day, Trinia confirmed that Isadora and her subordinates had disappeared. She had also sent people to search, but found nothing.

Now she had no time to look for people anymore, because the 2-week period had arrived, and Sissa could wake from the seal at any moment.

Due to Isadora’s absence, Aira couldn’t go to the sealed area to listen to new voices in the last 2 days, and could only inquire with the guards there.

The voice on the second-to-last day was 【I will kill her, please wait】, and on the last day there were no specific words, only mad laughter.

Hahahahahahahaha!

“Why are you laughing so evilly?” Lia delivered a justice strike to Aira’s arm, “Behave yourself, don’t act weird, everyone’s nervous.”

“Okay…”

Actually, it was because that’s how Sissa laughed. Aira felt that as her opponent competing on the same stage, she couldn’t lose in momentum, so she quietly laughed along. She didn’t expect to be heard by Lady Saintess — because Lia was always staying very close.

She really loved being close.

At this time, the position where the girls were located was on a small path in the forest, about 1,000 meters in straight-line distance from the sealed area.

Looking from here, the view naturally wouldn’t be very good, but there was no choice, the road ahead was already full of people. Several thousand elites that the elven race had gathered, with heavy infantry at the very front, each holding rectangular large shields, like living city walls.

Archers were in the next row back, with mages further back. These two unit types were collectively called the fire support troops, totaling less than 1,000 people, while the heavy infantry numbered 1,500.

Several hundred Whistle Deer cavalry were positioned on the flanks, ready to charge and support at any time. Dozens of Dragon Eagles circled in the sky, firmly controlling air superiority.

The girls originally wanted to ride Dragon Eagles over to watch, the view from the sky would definitely be good, but Aira felt an inexplicable shiver in her heart and persuaded the others to abandon this plan.

“Though the view from the sky is good, if we crash, wouldn’t we be unable to escape?”

“What do you mean by crash?”

“It means air units getting shot down.”

So, the girls had no choice but to stand 1,000 meters away from the target location, quietly waiting for the time to come.

Aira gave Zero a look, and the two separated from the group, slipping into the small grove nearby.

“Help me keep watch.”

With that, Aira summoned the Sword of the Dead and stabbed it into the ground, closed her eyes, and prepared to recite that evil incantation. In the past, she would never dare do such a thing, but the Sword of the Dead had been enhanced, drawing it out and putting it back had no delay, so she could risk using it once.

“New slaughter of the dead, no path through the netherworld, resentment born from spirits, death with eyes wide open.”

After reciting it, she was stunned for a moment, then opened her eyes.

“What’s wrong?”

“Nothing much, I just made a silly mistake. I haven’t used it in a long time, so I’m a bit rusty.”

The meaning of this incantation was: O recently deceased, you have not yet found the direction to the River Styx, the resentment in your heart has not dissipated, and your eyes cannot even close, so use your eyes to help me see.

The last time she used it was at Lierburg, when intercepting Wolf-Head Fenlie. This time it didn’t succeed because no one had started dying yet!

At the front-line command position, Elder Trinia turned her head to look, observing the angle of the sunlight casting tree shadows, feeling that the time was about right.

“Have the people in front report the situation.”

The order was passed to the very front, and the heavy infantry slightly moved aside their rectangular large shields, looking toward the barren land 100 meters away.

“Currently there’s still no… wait, what is that.”

The soil suddenly broke open, and a grayish-white withered hand reached out.