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 .

『 . . . Traceback huh . Useless . 』

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)!』』』