"Who said there was only one Demon God?"
The sudden news stunned the guests at the banquet into silence.
"Haha~"
Sesk's laughter suddenly broke the rigid atmosphere: "Vice Captain Thor, you must be joking, right? How could there be another Demon God? If there were, why wouldn't it cause trouble?"
"It was sealed, but the seal won't last much longer." Thor's reply was direct and concise, and his unsmiling face made it clear he wasn't joking.
"...Even so... I mean, if it really is a Demon God, what's the point of just our Aqua Deer Squad going? That's a Demon God! At best, we're just small fry. This kind of thing should be handled by the Wizard King and the Magic Knights Squad Captains themselves, shouldn't it?"
Thor shook his head: "Unfortunately, the Captain of the Crimson Lion Kings Squad was injured in the Royal Capital battle and hasn't woken up yet. The Captain of The Azure Orcas Squad was arrested for corruption and colluding with Eye of the Midnight Sun. The Black Bulls went to Luckaie on a mission. The Silver Eagles Squad and the Golden Dawn Squad went to the Alvetia Mountain Range to investigate..."
"The Wizard King is unavailable due to the Royal Capital battle and has been ordered by the Royal Faction to not leave the Royal Capital for the time being. Furthermore, the remaining two Magic Knights Squad Captains need to be ready to respond to attacks from Eye of the Midnight Sun's Three Eyes. The Clover Kingdom no longer has much combat power."
"Huh? If it's a Demon God... at a time like this, why worry about so much? Shouldn't we go all out?" Sesk was very confused.
"It's not that simple."
Thor stood up and said: "Because the Demon God is not within the Clover Kingdom, but in the Diamond Kingdom. If all forces are deployed, it could prematurely trigger a national war."
"If it's within the Diamond Kingdom..."
"Although it's within the Diamond Kingdom, it's not an area under the Diamond Kingdom's jurisdiction. It's the Dwarf Clan's kingdom." Thor seemed to anticipate what he was going to say and spoke ahead of time.
"The Dwarf Clan's kingdom?"
"Are there really dwarves in the world?"
Everyone started murmuring. Bai En also looked at Thor. A Demon God... the Dwarf Clan's kingdom. To be able to explain everything so clearly, if he wasn't mistaken, this newly appearing Vice Captain must be a dwarf.
He recalled that Charmy of the Black Bulls was the child of a dwarf and a human. Now, what was appearing... was it another unknown event like the one in Mohat Town last time?
"This is... an agreement between the Dwarf Clan and the Wizard King, so we need to be dispatched to support them. Of course, if anyone doesn't want to go, they can stay at the base. After all, compared to the impending crisis, living safely is the most important thing."
Provocation is often effective.
As soon as Thor's words fell, Sesk angrily said, "Who's afraid? I'm a member of the Magic Knights!"
It was then that Bai En suddenly spoke: "Vice Captain Thor, I remember you just said the Demon God was sealed. Instead of directly fighting the Demon God, is there a way to reinforce the seal? Or a way to re-seal it?"
Bai En's words brought a smile to Thor's face, "Of course."
"Five hundred years ago, to deal with the appearing Demon God, the dwarves at the time sought help from the Elf Tribe. Thus, with their combined efforts, they sealed the Demon God.
Afterward, to thank the Elf Tribe, the dwarves gifted them the 'Naglfar' necklace, which could embed eleven magic stones. At the same time, the Elf Tribe Chief also left behind the ultimate magic for sealing the Demon God in the form of a scroll."
"Since there's a preserved magic, then why..."
"Because in five hundred years, no dwarf, except for the first Dwarf King, has learned the ultimate magic on that scroll."
Those sitting felt they had heard many astonishing things, first a Demon God, then elves and dwarves.
Thor pondered for a moment, then continued: "Learning the ultimate sealing magic in advance... this is also a crucial reason why I specifically assigned the Aqua Deer Squad to this mission."
"A magic that the entire Dwarf Clan hasn't learned, are you sure someone in our... Aqua Deer Squad can learn it?" Bai En asked with a frown.
"This is a divine oracle."
"A divine oracle? What is that?"
"Whenever the Dwarf Clan encounters danger, the god who created the dwarves will send them guidance on the direction and method to resolve the crisis. This is a divine oracle."
'A god?' Bai En fell into thought, 'It should be someone similar to the guardian god 'Dryad' who gave oracles to the elves in Elysia.'
'Prophetic ability.'
"Haha~" Gu Sen suddenly burst out laughing, "Ultimate magic, that sounds super amazing! I'm definitely the one who'll learn this magic."
"Oh, oh~ When I tell the story of sealing the Demon God, won't a lot of girls fall for me?"
"..."
"Everyone, get some rest tonight. Tomorrow we'll be heading to the Diamond Kingdom for the mission." Thor paused: "I hope everything goes smoothly."
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The lights went out, and darkness swallowed everything like an abyss.
Inside the Aqua Deer Squad's base, those lying in bed, unable to sleep, had various thoughts.
Rill lay with his eyes open, looking at the ocean and fish he had painted on the ceiling, immensely excited: "A Demon God... fighting a Demon God will surely give me a lot of inspiration, right? I'll definitely be able to paint a perfect picture then."
"I'm really looking forward to it."
Jie Kai tossed and turned in bed, "If only I could learn the ultimate magic..."
He was already imagining the Aqua Deer Squad members looking at him with admiration after he sealed the Demon God. When he returned home, his daughter would excitedly hug him and shout, "Father is the best!"
Unseemly drool flowed from his mouth, but the bald uncle was completely unaware.
Bai En also lay in bed, pondering: "As I recall, Demon Gods are actually giant monsters born from forbidden magic, and their strength is mostly between that of the Magic Knights and the Wizard King."
"Although I can't defeat such a monster right now, with Captain Rill and the assistance of the Dwarf Clan, who, like the Elf Tribe, are naturally powerful in magic, there shouldn't be too much of a problem."
"It's just... why did the Elf Tribe and the Dwarf Clan, five hundred years ago, choose to seal the Demon God instead of completely destroying it, and why did they leave behind the ultimate sealing magic? At that time, the Elf Tribe should have been the strongest race on this continent, right?"
"Furthermore, judging by the timeline... the Elf Tribe Chief at that time should have been Licht, who possessed a four-leaf grimoire and the demon-dweller sword. The entire Elf Tribe... they didn't destroy it."
The unfamiliar developments and unknown enemies gave Bai En a bad feeling. He picked up the grimoire at his waist and flipped through it, "I need to be fully prepared."
Nancy also couldn't sleep for a long time because of Bai En's and the Wizard King's words, "My true fighting style?"
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