NOVEL NEXT 32. Arcana Online
32. Arcana Online
Hearing my loud cry, some rough-looking people appeared.
"What's all this commotion!?"
While they were thoroughly searching the surroundings, not discovering me hidden in the carriage, I was racking my brain but couldn't think of any good solution.
No, I definitely activated the skill, but why isn't anyone coming?
"Yong-yong, what should we do? The skill seems to be faulty."
"Kyuung!"
Yong-yong tried to leave my arms, saying to just trust him, but I held him tightly.
"Kyuung!?"
"No! What if you get hurt!?"
"Kyuuung!"
While holding onto Yong-yong who was telling me to let go, I was hiding here and there when I felt a chill and turned around to see an expressionless man looking at me.
He had a tattoo on his face, giving him a chilling impression.
"Are you alone?"
"I'm with Yong-yong, so I'm not alone..."
His expression turned fierce and he shouted loudly.
"Found one!!!"
With those words, I heard the sound of footsteps approaching from all around.
A group of criminals suddenly surrounded me.
"Where did this little rat come from!?"
"What are those security bastards doing!?"
They didn't even consider that I might have infiltrated alone. Just as people were about to search the surroundings...
"Stop."
People parted on both sides as a large man approached.
He came close to me and looked me up and down, with an unpleasant gaze as if appraising an object.
"Oh? A decent quality product."
"Me?"
"If you don't resist, we won't treat you roughly."
Just as he was looking at me with a vile smile...
"Groooan!"
With a loud roar, a bear appeared.
The people were bewildered by its appearance.
"W-what is that monster!?"
"Isn't it a Warbear!?"
"No way! It's over 10m tall!"
As people were in chaos, the bear cut through them and blocked in front of me.
Just as the surprised people were about to say something...
A huge pillar of light descended from the sky, and monsters began to appear one by one.
Giant rabbits that looked like they could easily handle 3 vs 500 appeared, each holding a huge carrot.
A sexy... no, pretty slime arrived leading all of its kind, and the goblin tribe appeared shouting "For Valhalla!!"
The orc warrior who helped me before appeared leading his tribe along with Warbears, showing a fierce appearance, and numerous griffins were flying in the sky surrounding the village.
People collapsed in their spots due to the appearance of monsters.
At that moment, with a tremendous roar, the ground split and a huge tower appeared.
Monsters poured out from inside the tower.
From delinquent rabbits to slimes, goblins, orcs, Warbears, and even delinquent griffins.
Among the people repeatedly begging for their lives in terrified voices, one screamed.
"It's the end of the world!!! The apocalypse has come!!!"
As he pointed to the sky, an anomaly occurred.
The clear sky cracked, as if glass was breaking. The sky split and numerous eyeballs appeared from within the cracks.
Countless eyeballs, too many to count, were looking down at the ground from the sky.
Among them, a particularly alluring pair of eyes.
"Demon King!?"
[It's been a while.]
While the Demon King greeted me warmly and the dark elves among the numerous demon clan members were greeting me happily...
[Mom!]
[Kyaa! It's our mom!]
[Get out of the way, ugly one!]
[Me too! Me too with our mom!]
I'm glad to see them, but is this the right timing for greetings...
[Successfully summoned a summon due to the effect of the skill: Help!]
The Silver Fox Clan I called didn't appear, but lots of others showed up.
When I asked them to take care of the surroundings, all the monsters and other races including beast-kin in the carriages were freed, and they glared at the humans who had kidnapped and imprisoned them.
"You can do as you wish with them."
With my words, screams rang out.
I turned my head and thanked the monsters who came to help me, handing out magic stones one by one until my pouch became thin. Yong-yong was trying to stop me, saying at least keep enough for his dinner.
"Kyuuung!"
"O-one night should be okay, right?"
"Kyuu!!"
After giving out all the magic stones except for what Yong-yong needed for dinner, the monsters were enveloped in bright light and disappeared instantly, just as they had appeared.
The Demon King and demon clan members who were looking down at the ground through the crack also said goodbye.
[Come visit next time.]
[Mom! We'll miss you!]
[We love you, mom!]
I waved goodbye, holding back tears at the pitiful situation of being called mom at my age.
Among the freed other races, an elderly-looking beast-kin walked up to me and fell to his knees.
"Thank you, benefactor."
"I only did what had to be done."
"No. Without you, we would all have lived in suffering for our entire lives."
Their emaciated appearance made me want to give them something, but I had given out all the magic stones I had.
No, there's a little left, but Yong-yong is guarding it with fire in his eyes.
At that moment, a message appeared.
[You have dealt great damage to the secret organization Five Star.]
A pouch of magic stones will be given as a reward.
What a stroke of luck!
When I opened the pouch received as a reward, there were numerous magic stones inside.
This number should be enough.
I distributed magic stones one by one to the monsters and other races who were weakened or couldn't regain consciousness, and soon they all returned to a healthy state.
The other races were happy, saying they felt full of energy, and numerous monsters had grown instantly.
Among them, a race that looked human in the upper body but like a mermaid in the lower body approached me.
"Thank you for saving us, benefactor."
"I just did what needed to be done."
With those words, they handed me a shining bead.
It looked exactly like the bead I received from the fortune-telling grandmother.
«Atlantis Treasure Map»
It looks like a bead, but it's a map.
The item I received last time was marked as ???, but this time it's properly displayed!?
"It's a map that can take you to Atlantis, the ancient city that is the homeland of us merfolk. It's called a legendary city, but as the benefactor, you should be able to visit."
With those final words, the monsters and other races dispersed.
When I used the map I just received, I heard the same voice.
[Route guidance will begin.]
"Where shall we go!?"
[Recalculating route due to deviation.]
"Are you kidding me!?"
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"Damn it! What the hell is going on!?"
Our main hideout was destroyed overnight.
I've heard of summoners who can handle monsters, but to command that many is insane.
To report to the higher-ups as soon as possible, I barely managed to escape by sacrificing my subordinates.
However, I was soon frustrated.
Numerous foxes blocked my path.
Foxes are known to be gentle and weak, making them prime targets for hunters, but the foxes in front of me were different.
Not only did they have human forms, but they all had nine tails.
I know that foxes with nine tails are supposed to ascend and become immortals, but why...?
"Did you hope to survive after touching the Silver Fox Clan's benefactor?"
"I-I didn't know! I didn't know!"
With those words, the world went dark.
The fox, no, the Silver Fox Clan member remaining there moved to deal with the remaining remnants.
"Sister, since we've come this far, shouldn't we at least greet her?"
"There are many beings left to deal with."
"Heeeng. I want to see her."
After dealing with the remnants who escaped with their sister, we must also erase the organization that dared to bare its teeth at our precious benefactor.
At that moment, I felt a sensation.
In the direction where our clan members were looking, a group of humans appeared, their black cloaks fluttering.
The energy I felt from them was unusual, are they enemies?
"So you're foxes. Then you must be related to our benefactor."
With those words, we let down our guard.
There's only one person that a group of humans with that level of power would call benefactor.
It must be our benefactor.
"Are you planning to deal with the remnants? We'll provide information."
Introducing themselves as the Black Knight Order, they threw a scroll which I caught and checked. It contained the organization's size and hideout locations.
"It's reliable information obtained through the information guild."
"We'll repay this favor later."
"No need. It's all for the benefactor."
With those words, the Black Knight Order disappeared.
We took our clan and attacked all the hideouts marked on the map.
So that they would never bare their teeth at the benefactor again.
That night.
We wiped out all the humans in the hideouts.
All for our companion.