Chapter 167

Chapter 167 Strongest Sage, Talks to the Enemy

『Something to be done . . . Are you going to look for the mastermind"s location?』

Ruli got it when he heard what I said .

Exactly .

The most problematic demon this time wasn"t the one on-site, but the demon that was giving orders from a distance .

Right now, I can grab his trails .

『That"s right . Ruli, I"ll spread out the mana myself, help me with the rectification magic . 』

The Dragon Vein"s mana continues to flow intensely .

We need to stop and fix the flow up in order to probe a magic that went through Dragon Vein .

『I understand! . . . Here I go!』

A few sec afterward, the Dragon Vein"s flow begins to stabilize .

After seeing that, I begin to grope around the Dragon Vein"s mana .

--Right after .

I heard a voice coming through the Dragon Vein .

It appears that the demon changed the object of his comm magic to me .

He probably noticed the rectification magic from a magic to monitor the Dragon Vein"s flow that had been put inside .

『You"re not gonna cut off the comm? That"s some confidence over traceback you have there . 』

I observe the state of the mana while saying that .

This magic seems to be coming from a place a few dozens kilometers away from where we are .

If I"m not mistaken, there should be a town called Elenia in that direction . . . but the demon is probably not there .

There should be a magic tool to relay comm magic placed in that town .

Camouflaging the source of the magic by using the relay .

It"s the most basic of the basic to deal against traceback and the most effective method .

Traceback is still possible if we find the relay magic tool and go from there . . . but judging from the opponent"s level of knowledge, the tool probably gonna self destruct once it"s done with the job .

. . . Well, I"ve but expected this though .

『 . . . And, have you found out where I am?』

The demon asked with confidence .

『I don"t . I know that it"s not Elenia at least . 』

『I was expecting you guys to go visit the relay only to be let down though . 』

The demon really sounded disappointed .

『Well, we"ll end up fighting before long, look forward to it . 』

The demon this time is honestly lacking .

His magical capability wasn"t too bad, but he lacked the combat experiences, very much so .

I feel like he"d have been a bit more tougher if he just had the capability to think through the orders given to him through the comm magic .

However--conversely speaking, the demon that was giving the directives might be worth something .

『 . . . But I don"t have any reason at all to fight a monster like you?』

『I do . . . . You don"t have to do anything and simply wait if you like, it"ll just make your demise comes quicker . 』

『That is only if you can find me . 』

He cut off the comm after leaving those words .

Judging from the mana movement, the relay magic tool seems to have been destroyed .

With this, it"s impossible to trace the demon back using ordinary means .

He"s really on a whole different level than any opponent I"ve faced so far .

This demon probably maintains the wisdom from before the decline of skill level .

He"ll be a tough opponent to handle, it seems .

『Looks like the comm has been cut . . . 』

『We"ve managed our sides somehow!』

『Successfully defeated the outbreak monsters! Zero casualty!』

I heard the three"s voices .

It appears that they"re done cleaning up the monsters above too .

『 . . . Did we fail on the traceback?』

I see, Ruli heard the comm earlier .

Intercepting while at the same time, gaining control of the Dragon Vein huh, it seems her mana detection has powered up .

Well, her conclusion is a bit mistaken though .

『I wasn"t trying to find out his location with the traceback this time, y"know . 』

『Eh?』

『I knew that kind of stuff wouldn"t work on the enemy the moment I heard the orders he gave through the comm magic . 』

I check out the trace amount of mana left in the Dragon Vein .

The demon seems to think that the tracing path has been completely cut off with what he"s done . . . but, too naive .

If it can"t be found through an ordinary mean, then I just need to do it through an extraordinary mean .

『I"m going to search for that demon now . It"s gonna be a bit troublesome . . . But would you help me?』

『『『Yes(un)!』』』