Chapter 89

Chapter 89 – Chapter 14: The Last Flame #4

As the morning sun came up, the world changed .

Spider Forest, which had expanded greatly under the green moon, returned to its original appearance and instead of roaring wildly, the beasts and monsters fell into a deep sleep .

After the encounter with Amita, the attacks stopped and the party took turns to rest .

Daphne, who was the last person keeping watch, explained the matter to the three lycanthropes who had woken up .

Caitlin and Seira were embarrassed by their actions last night . Felicia comforted them, then gave orders to Robin . She thought they had to send more news because the situation was worse than when Karma left .

After Robin left in beast form, the party ate breakfast, then headed to Spider Forest .

They didn’t encounter any beasts or monsters like they had during the wild night . The ones they did encounter were sleeping in a half-exhausted state, so there was no fighting .

In-gong led the way using his mini-map .

They were able to find Amita settled on the transparent wall of the barrier . The raccoon standing on the rock scowled at them .

"What, why did the number of people increase again?”

Amita’s sharp gaze headed to Green Wind as she stood next to In-gong . Green Wind, who was holding In-gong’s arm in an actualized state, declared words that were similar to Carack’s,

"Talking raccoon, I was beside Master yesterday . I should also get my share . "

It was the elegant tone of voice that had first appeared on Enger Plains, but Amita frowned as they didn’t like the contents .

"You are a guardian . Why should I make equipment for you?”

Green Wind shook her head at Amita’s words and answered with an unconcerned look,

"I belong to Master and Master is mine . Well, yes, that’s right . So, I can receive Master’s praise . I want to become stronger so that Master doesn’t get hurt . ”

Then after finishing her words, she smiled at In-gong . The look in her eyes was asking for a compliment .

As everyone gazed at them, In-gong stroked Green Wind’s head with a somewhat awkward expression while Amita was speechless .

Carack noticed and suggested quietly,

"I just wanted to tell you, this but one of my colleagues left the forest to call for support . He was with us yesterday . ”

He was talking about Robin .

Amita simply growled instead of answering and glanced at those they hadn’t been able to greet yesterday .

"8th Princess and her aide?”

“Seira . ”

“A talking raccoon is amazing!”

The first was, naturally, Seira, followed by Caitlin . Caitlin had exclaimed before realizing her mistake and all eyes fell on her .

Her cheeks turned red with embarrassment .

“I am the 8th Princess, Caitlin Moonlight . It is an honour to meet you, the last blacksmith . ”

If he only looked at appearance, the calm Caitlin resembled the 4th Queen Elaine .

However, her cheeks remained red and after the greetings were finished, her eyes were filled with an aspiration that was difficult to express .

Amita laughed and asked,

"Why, what do you want to say?”

"C-can I touch you?”

Caitlin asked carefully and Felicia blinked in shock by her sudden behaviour . However, Seira just laughed with embarrassment like she had been expecting it .

Chris was Caitlin’s emotional anchor and the reins that controlled her . In Chris’ absence, Caitlin had no choice but to act differently from normal .

Amita seemed embarrassed but they nodded readily .

"I’ll allow it . "

“Thank you . ”

Caitlin rushed toward Amita with a bright face and carefully stretched out her hand . Her hands moved naturally to their head and Amita closed their eyes like they were enjoying the touch .

Green Wind narrowed her eyes at the sight and asked,

"Master, do I act like that when I get praised?”

"No, you are much worse . ”

Green Wind’s eyes widened at his answer, but In-gong just stroked her head a few more times . She then frowned, but her face soon became peaceful as she smiled broadly .

Felicia interrupted this strange atmosphere .

"Hmm, hmm . About that… Let's cut to the chase . ”

Amita was now held in Caitlin’s arms . Amita chuckled and said patronisingly,

"You can hug me as well . I’ll allow it . "

“There is no need . ”

Felicia seemed somewhat hesitant, but she refused, opening her fan .

However, thanks to Caitlin, Amita was feeling better, so they didn’t mind .

"Tonight, they will attack the ward . So, I’ve set up my own plan . ”

Amita jumped from Caitlin’s arms and pulled out a piece of paper from thin air . In-gong didn’t know if it was inventory magic like his or a magic tool, but he focused solely on the piece of paper .

On the paper, there was a rough map of the terrain around a blue flame .

"Until now, the enemies’ pattern can be broken down into two major phases . In the first phase, the beasts and monsters, that were driven crazy by the spirits of insanity, will attack the boundaries of the ward . It is literally just attacking ignorantly . You should’ve seen the force of the monsters yesterday . ”

They had rushed back and forth and definitely seemed crazy .

Amita glanced at Caitlin and Seira before saying to In-gong,

"The lycanthropes are susceptible to the spirits of insanity because of the wildness in their instincts . I hope you have prepared a method to counter that . ”

"We've been preparing . "

The group had discussed the specifics last night . Amita looked satisfied at In-gong’s blunt answer .

"When the ward is moderately weakened, the white giant appears in order to destroy it . Did you see the white giant last night?”

"Yes, a white light was shining from its whole body .

"It is made out of all the crazy guardians . The purple aura joins them together . ”

The white giant had reached an estimated height of 20 meters . It was much taller than the zombie dragon, so he had been perplexed about how to deal with it .

"The pattern has been kept over a few days, so I think they will be doing the same thing tonight . My plan is clear and simple . ”

Amita put some coins made of red metal on the paper . They seemed to represent the enemy’s movement path .

"By deliberately making a hole in the ward, the monsters will be guided there and you will defeat them in order to prevent the ward from weakening . ”

Amita laid a blue metal plate in front of the red ones . Then they took out white metal plates and continued talking,

"If the ward isn’t weakened, the white giant won’t be able to destroy it . I have been measuring its destructive power during the last few days . So far, I’ve observed that they can’t maintain the white giant for long . I roughly understand the limits . ”

Amita moved the red metal plates and tapped the boundaries of the ward with the white metal plate .

"If the ward isn’t broken by the time it is morning, they will go away and recover during the day . So, if we can endure the same thing for two days, it will be our victory . ”

When Amita finished their explanation, Felicia kneeled on the floor so that she was at eye-level with Amita and asked,

"Are you saying that reinforcements will arrive then?”

Two days would be quite fast for the reinforcements that Karma had gone to call . However, Amita shook their head .

"There will be reinforcements, but it is more independent . ”

Amita smiled and tapped the center of the paper .

"In the center, where the last flame is, my weapon is charging its power . Once it finishes charging, you can defeat the white giant with that weapon . ”

Amita’s voice was louder than usual due to their pride in their weapon . Felicia’s eyes shone as she was interested in what the weapon was, but Carack was different .

"It shouldn’t have to be recharged . ”

He wished they could use it right away .

Amita glared at Carack before pounding the ground with their tail .

"It isn’t a type of weapon in which energy can be stored in . Anyway, do you understand the plan?”

“Roughly . We just need to endure for two days?”

Felicia asked again and Amita nodded .

“That’s right . According to my calculations, there will be no need to fight the white giant . ”

It was quite ideal . In-gong picked up a few red metal plates and asked,

"Amita, will the opponents follow the path we opened?”

"They will follow . It is a situation where they can’t think properly due to being possessed by the spirits of insanity . Aside from the white giant, those emitting the purple aura won’t be able to do any intelligent actions . So, you don’t have to worry about them . "

Amita asserted before turning to Felicia, Caitlin and In-gong with a worried expression .

"The problem is whether you can stop the attacks . They will flock in huge numbers . ”

It seemed like huge numbers would be mobilized . Felicia replied to Amita in a confident voice,

"If you have defined a position in advance, won’t we be able to fortify it? That means we can do it . Shutra and Caitlin are strong . ”

In fact, Felicia hoped that the two people wouldn’t be in danger, but her trust in both of them was real .

Amita stared at In-gong and Caitlin and nodded .

"Hmm, okay . Then let’s take a break . . . What is with those eyes?”

Amita’s gaze was directed to Carack and Carack replied in a soft voice,

"Hey, is there really nothing you can do to support?”

"Support in what sense?”

"This is the raccoon’s fortress and we are fighting in that fortress . There should be some equipment for us . ”

The meaning in Carack’s words was that this was Amita’s fortress and workshop . There was even a special weapon charging in the center, where the last flame was .

Amita narrowed their eyes .

"Are you talking about the pieces I have already created?”

"Oh, that's right . "

Carack clapped like he had just thought about it .

"If you lend them to us during the battle, we will be stronger . Don’t you want us to stop the monsters?”

It was quite reasonable . However, instead of responding to Carack, Amita looked back at In-gong .

“You- Is he really an orc?”

"I am a pure blood orc . I don't have any other lineage . ”

In fact, even In-gong suspected Carack’s identity sometimes .

Amita sighed and sat down on their tail .

"Okay, I’ll let you borrow the pieces that I have made . Do realize the honour . It is the first time you are using Amita’s equipment, even if it is just renting . ”

"I feel honoured . ”

Carack replied with a smile and Amita frowned again .

“It is really amazing . ”

Caitlin hugged Amita in admiration . Amita’s face brightened in an instant as they laughed .

"Hmm, hmm . This level is nothing . ”

They looked like a cute, genius raccoon, but they might actually be a perverted raccoon . Additionally, they seemed childish .

“Why? Do you want to hug me?”

Felicia shook her head at Amita’s question .

“There is no need . Please show me the equipment that we are borrowing . ”

“Okay, get ready . ”

Amita jumped from Caitlin’s arms and waved their tail .

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Night came once again to Spider Forest .

It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that Amita had prepared a small fortress . Rocks and trees were piled to make a passage and there were also stacked wood to make roadblocks .

In-gong and Caitlin stood side by side at the entrance of this passage . Behind them, Carack and Seira were armed with weapons, while Felicia and Delia were at the roadblocks . Daphne, who would act as the party’s support, was located with Amita at the end of the barricade .

Caitlin and Seira were wearing pipes made of woven tree branches . They had been created by Daphne to dispel the spirits of insanity .

As they stood side-by-side, In-gong and Caitlin were holding hands . In-gong was wearing Earth Quaker while Caitlin was wearing a gauntlet made by Amita . However, the quad-core was triggered just like when they had been touching with bare hands .

In-gong and Caitlin, who had been focusing on their aura, woke up at the same time . Instead of looking at each other, they stared towards the front .

The world was glowing orange . Then it turned purple and became dark in a flash .

In-gong and Caitlin slowly took the posture of Divine Sura Authority .

White Eagle flew in the air while Daphne’s spirits energized everyone .

“They’re coming . ”

Someone said .

The night started with a loud rumbling sound .