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Chapter 103: The Melancholy of the Knight Commander and the Chief Court Mage
“What’s going on!?”
“We’re receiving distress signals from all over… it’s a stampede of rampaging monsters!”
At the entrance of the Sabnock Plains…
In the tent where the Monster Hunting Festival was being organized, chaos erupted.
Suddenly, distress signals rose from various parts of the plains.
Reports from evacuated students, rescue teams, and supervising teachers indicated that monsters were surging from the depths of the plains.
While the Sabnock Plains were considered a “monster territory” infested with monsters, it wasn’t necessarily a life-threatening place for those trained in martial arts and magic.
As long as one didn’t step into the domain of Sabnock, the ruler of the monster territory, it was supposed to be a safe place for hunting.
That’s why the plains were chosen as the location for the Monster Hunting Festival… Yet, the plains were on the brink of becoming a hellish landscape.
“A stampede from the monster territory… It reminds me of twenty years ago.”
Bitterly muttering these words was a middle-aged man seated in a chair in the operations tent.
He was a tall, brawny man, almost resembling a gorilla or orangutan in the darkness.
He was Marquis Iljas Catreia, the Knight Commander of the Kingdom of Aiwod.
“Could it be that the ruler of the monster territory has emerged? Like back then…”
Twenty years ago, during the reign of the tyrant king…
A large-scale colonization expedition was formed to tackle the Sabnock Plains, the breeding ground of monsters.
The soil of the land known as the “monster territory” contained abundant magic energy, making it easy to grow crops. In return for producing strong monsters, it was supposed to provide an area rich enough to feed the entire kingdom.
However…
The result was a disastrous defeat.
The soldiers who ventured into the depths of the plains were mercilessly slaughtered by Sabnock, the “ruler,” and its minions.
Sabnock, who trampled the soldiers of the colonization expedition, chased after the fleeing people, almost reaching the royal capital, causing almost irreversible damage.
Iljas, who was young at the time, also participated in that battle. He was one of the few survivors.
Having lost many comrades in that battle, Iljas rose to the position of Knight Commander fueled by bitter memories.
“…If someone has entered the depths of the plains and provoked Sabnock. Such foolish students, I can’t believe it.”
“…Hmm.”
“What’s wrong, Albert? You’ve been silent for a while.”
Responding to Iljas’ question, Albert Rosemary, the Chief Court Mage, who was seated in the next chair, spoke with a grave expression.
“It seems we’ve lost contact with the court mage assigned to Prince Rodel III. His Highness, not that idiot… rather, his reckless side prompted His Majesty to assign surveillance. But…”
“What do you mean…?”
Iljas frowned at Albert’s response.
Rodel, despite being a prince, had grown up to be arrogant and foolish due to being overly pampered by the Queen Dowager.
Just the other day, Albert had been ordered by the king to keep an eye on Rodel due to trouble he caused within the academy.
Even during the Monster Hunting Festival, Albert had been receiving regular reports using magic “communication” spells, but… those reports had suddenly stopped.
“I’m not getting any response even when I use the ‘transmission’ magic… Something seems to have happened.”
“I hope it’s not what I’m thinking…”
“Hmm…”
Iljas and Albert must have been thinking the same thing. They fell silent with grim expressions.
Perhaps… had Rodel ventured into the depths of the plains and provoked Sabnock?
“If Sabnock has indeed emerged… the capital is in grave danger as well. It’s a repeat of what happened twenty years ago.”
Iljas said, his voice heavy with concern.
Iljas rose from his seat.
“I can’t leave this to just the academy staff anymore. I’ll command the knights and prepare to confront the threat.”
“I’ll gather information and oversee the evacuation of the students. It’s unbelievable… I even have my daughters here.”
Albert sighed as he and Iljas exchanged a glance before springing into action.
Meanwhile, injured students were streaming in from the plains. Monsters were emerging from the depths of the plains, and faculty members and student council members were engaged in intercepting them.
The chaos was escalating rapidly, spreading through the people like wildfire.