Zilbagias the Demon Prince: How the Seventh Prince Brought Down the Kingdom Volume 2 [Parts 1 to 3] by Tomoaki Amagi

Author:Tomoaki Amagi
Language: eng
Format: epub

After about thirty minutes, Virossa’s group returned.

“We neutralized a number of goblins lurking around the outskirts of the fortress. All of them seemed to be under the effects of some kind of charm or brainwashing.” After his unsettling statement, he paused for a moment. “As for the fortress itself...I can’t say for sure, but...” Virossa’s hesitation was very much unlike him. “I felt the presence of humans inside.”

...What? We’re smack-dab in the center of the demonic kingdom. What the heck are humans doing here?

“What made you think that?” I asked.

“The weak magical presence was the initial indication, but primarily it was the footprints,” he answered honestly. “There were footprints around the fortress much different from the goblins’. They were bare-footed, making no effort to hide their tracks. From the size, the width of the feet, and the shape of the toes, it’s most likely they are human.”

Elves had relatively thin feet. Dwarves’ were considerably wider. Beastfolk rarely left full footprints. Humans and demons, aside from the presence or lack of horns, were built mostly the same, their feet being fairly average in size.

That meant these footprints had fallen into the average range. The fact they were walking around without footwear, and that their magical presence felt especially weak from outside, meant it was unlikely they were demons.

“So by process of elimination, humans are the most likely candidate, huh?”

For the time being, I took our small force, servants included, and the village chief to an area closer to the fortress. It was much bigger than it looked from afar. It could probably hold a garrison of close to five hundred. Some of the walls were in rough shape. Scarred, cracked, and one that had collapsed. They told the story of the harsh battles the fortress once weathered.

“From the smell and body heat, there’s probably a large number of goblins inside. But it’s quite quiet. They must be on guard,” Virossa whispered from behind me. “Even on military duty, it is hard to believe goblins can stay this quiet. While that’s bizarre, the goblins outside the fortress were acting just as strange. That was why we came to the conclusion something must be influencing their behavior.”

“So you think there’s a mage inside the fortress?” I asked.

“Most likely. Though it is much weaker than that of a demon, it would be a mage of considerable power by human standards. I suppose they would be something close to this,” he said, dispersing just enough of his magical energy to imitate the strength of the person inside.

“You’re pretty good at that...”

Gauging someone’s magical energy was all about feeling, so it was really hard to put into words. This kind of demonstration easily got the point across. I was honestly really impressed. So the mage’s magical strength is above the average night elf and around the level of a weak devil. For a human, that’s pretty strong.

“Maybe an escaped slave?” I muttered, racking my brain. If there really were humans with the guts to operate so deep in the demonic kingdom, I wanted to support them with all my heart.

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