I knew it instinctively. It is now completely destroyed.
I left the destroyed seed behind and returned to my companions. Haynes stammered.
"What did you just do..."
"I purified. That seed won't spawn monsters anymore. I got rid of Magic completely."
If I had gone back without purifying the seeds, the monsters would have grown from twelve to fifteen or twenty.
Then, there would have been more casualties when subdued, and even if all the monsters were killed, new monsters would have continued to pop up.
But I just solved the source of the problem.
Rodrick said in surprise.
"So now we just have to deal with the bunch and a few of them roaming in the forest?"
"I suppose so."
"Isn't that amazing? I think you're a real savior."
Rodrick muttered excitedly, and Hertha said excitedly.
"I thought about this, but I still see hope. I think we can bring Dirk and the other mercenaries from the residence and deal with them all together..."
A bright aura of hope spread across her face, which was stained with despair.
I thought I had suffered a lot of casualties, or that I would have to pay a penalty to Viscount Gottlief, but I still had a way to do it, and I felt hopeful.
Listening to people praising my abilities, I was also relieved.
I'm glad things went easier than I thought.
And at that moment.
Pow!!
I heard the sound of firecrackers exploding somewhere.
The sound came from roughly west of the forest.
Surprised by the sudden roar, the group turned their heads all at once.
In the western sky, strange light and smoke were billowing.
"Isn't that a flashbang?"
I looked at Rodrick as if asking what he meant, and he explained.
"It's a rescue signal flare that you light when you're in distress in the forest or mountains. No, but what kind of crazy human would make such a fuss in the middle of the monster forest..."
"Boss! The monsters are moving!"
Hearing Haynes shout in a hurry this time, he looked around.
Apparently, we weren't the only ones who heard the roar.
All the sleeping monsters woke up and stared at the west, where the sound came from.
"Gurrrrr!!"
With heavy breathing, they all started running west.
“Tsk.”
Rodrick's eyes wrinkled in frustration.
Since he is the leader who decides the mercenaries' actions, I asked Rodrick.
"What are you going to do?"
"I'll go and check it out. It doesn't look like a civilian because they exploded a flash bang, but if the soldiers sent by Viscount Gottlief to help subjugate him asked for help, it would be a headache. If you pretend you didn't see it, you can get caught in a pod with it."
He shouted to the mercenaries in a voice full of annoyance.
"Everyone's moving!"
***
On the west side of the forest, not far from the center, a dire situation was unfolding.
Two monsters wandering in the forest attacked the imperial Army.
Letie called out nervously to the escort knight standing beside her.
"There are two monsters! Do something about it!"
About three hours earlier. Letie had led the imperial Army Into the forest.
It was not for the noble purpose of subjugating the monsters for the people of the Viscount's territory.
Letie decided to enter the forest after hearing a report from a soldier.
"I watched the mercenaries as you ordered. And I confirmed that there was a woman among them who was presumed to be the Grand Duchess."
After receiving the report, Letie let out a joyful sigh.
As expected, Elona was relying on the mercenary group.
It was strange that the polluters of the mercenary group suddenly disappeared.
Indeed, Elona was blending in there and purifying them.
This was clearly a golden opportunity.
They said that she went to a deserted forest because of the monsters.
When the mercenaries were exhausted from defeating the monsters, she thought that she could easily kill Elona by swooping in.
"I will go and check it myself. My only sister may be in danger, but I can't sit still."
She feared that her soldiers would take out Elona and hand her over to the Emperor in her absence.
Therefore, to properly monitor the process of Elona's execution, Letie personally led her soldiers to the forest.
However, things did not go as easily as expected.
They entered the forest and wandered along the way.
Even though they were walking straight, they kept going around the same place.
She didn't even listen to her compass, so they were trapped in the forest.
Gradually, her stamina decreased, and a monster appeared in that state as if it had fallen down.
There are two of them.
"I just fired a rescue flare! The soldiers stationed at the edge of the forest will see the signal and call for reinforcements from Viscount Gottlief, so hold on a little, Your Highness!"
The escort soothed Letie with such words, but it did not comfort her at all.
Soldiers are dying without being able to use their hands, so how could they wait for the Viscount's support?
Since she brought her soldiers with her, she thought it would be okay if she were attacked by monsters, but she was wrong.
Before the Viscount could hear of the situation, the soldiers, as well as Letie, would surely be killed.
Unfortunately, however, an even greater threat came over them.
"Monster! More monsters are coming from the sky!!"
Hearing a soldier's cry, Letie looked up.
Against the bright blue sky, three flying monsters were gathering.
That was not the end.
The bushes rustled, and a few other monsters appeared.
"Oh no!"
"The monsters keep coming!"
"Retreat!"
Deciding that there was no more chance, the knights ignored Lette's order to fight and ordered them to retreat.
The escort knight, who was intensively guarding Letie, also grabbed Letie's arm with a quick hand.
"Your Highness! You must avoid it!"
'No! I haven't found her yet...."
"Now is not the time to hold on!"
Unable to overcome the momentum, Letie turned around and began to run away.
The monsters hurriedly fled while preying on the fallen soldiers, but some of them persistently followed them.
"Huh, gasp...!"
Her breath caught up to her chin.
Letie, who had never run at full strength in her life, quickly deteriorated even after a short run.
She was out of breath, her heart was about to explode, and her limbs were shaking.
Fortunately, the forest was coming to an end.
She was going to run away to the safety of her own home.
"Ahh!"
Letie tripped over the roots of a tree that was sticking out.
Because she was running at full speed, her body floated and fell to the ground.
Sitting down, covered in mud, Letie looked up.
The escort knight finally abandoned Letie and fled, and the monster was just around the corner.
She couldn't shout so curiously as before, telling it not to stand in her way, the Savior.
The horrors of the past, when she was attacked by monsters and shivered in the carriage, entangled Letie terribly.
"I... I... the Princess of the Empire."
The monster opened its mouth wide at Letie, who was stuttering like that. The monster's snout, full of sharp teeth, was about to devour Letie's skull entirely.
“Kieek!”
The monster that seemed to be about to rush at it screamed and fell to the side.
She looked closely and saw a man behind it with a sword stuck in the nape of its neck.
After defeating the monster at once, the man retrieved the sword and examined Letie.
His straight brow wrinkled quickly.
"... Princess?"
As if he didn't know that the person he had saved was the Princess of the Empire, a look of confusion swept over the man's face.
However, Letie did not notice the sign.
It wasn't just the man who was surprised.
"Grand Duke!!"
Letie, realizing that it was Kishian who had saved her, called him in a sweet voice.
She then staggered to her feet and approached Khisian.
"You're here to save me!"
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