Trapped in this damn cell, weighed down by the heavy chains, I began searching through the depths of my inventory for anything useful.
Right then, an item caught my eye, and a sinister smirk spread across my face.
It was an ancient, single-use horn that could summon a thousand crazed goblins with just one blow.
Back when it was still a game, I had bought dozens of them from the in-game shop just to power-level and farm XP.
If I used this toy right here, in the dead center of the camp, I could easily slip away in the absolute chaos that would follow.
Sure, a tiny miscalculation could cost me my life among thousands of bloodthirsty monsters, but it was a risk well worth taking.
To put my plan into motion, I spent the entire next day acting as if my mana and energy were completely depleted.
Standing before the guards like a exhausted corpse, I made sure everyone let their guard down and grew complacent.
The moment I was waiting for arrived in the darkest dead of night.
I pressed my lips against the horn and blew with all my might.
The silence of the night was torn apart by the deep, heavy blast of the horn, immediately followed by ear-piercing, manic screeches echoing from every corner of the camp.
The elite soldiers on watch were caught completely off guard, desperately trying to hold the lines, but the chaos caused by a thousand rabid goblins was inevitable.
In an instant, the camp turned into a bloodbath and a raging inferno.
Taking advantage of this massive turmoil, I flexed my arms and shattered the magic-suppressing cuffs on my wrists with nothing but raw, physical strength in a single motion.
Right after, I poured my strongest healing spells over myself, completely restoring my body.
Releasing my mana in an invisible wave across the entire camp, I began searching for Luna’s energy signature.
When I finally pinpointed her location, I sensed her inside a luxurious tent, engaged in a heated meeting with High-born Ice Elves.
Walking toward their tent with heavy, reckless steps, I looked around at the fires started by the goblins.
Smirking, I thought to myself, “Damn, this really is a useful item.
Look at this beautiful chaos…”
Reaching the entrance of the tent, I faked a panicked cough and shouted inside, altering my voice: “My Lord!
But before I could even finish my sentence, Luna’s spear thrust outward with lethal speed, tearing through the tent fabric.
Right behind it, Luna stepped out of the tent in a rage.
Glaring at me with cold hatred in her eyes, she roared, “No one addresses me as ‘Lord’, you vile human!”
With her sudden outburst, I used my speed to instantly slip behind her like a shadow.
Just as I reached out my hand to grab her by the nape of her neck, the other high-ranking Ice Elf nobles charged out of the tent, swords already drawn.
They landed heavy, consecutive sword strikes across my back.
Although my armor absorbed the blows, it pissed me off.
To make matters worse, the bulk of the goblins were already being suppressed by the camp’s awakening main forces; my time was running out.
I casually threw a red rose through the air toward Luna.
Letting my mocking smirk shift into a serious tone, I said, “I will definitely come take you from here one day, little elf.”
Just as I jumped toward the sky to activate my teleportation magic, Queen Titania dropped down right in front of me like a meteor.
Pointing her glowing, rage-filled hand at me, she screamed, “Vile human!
Where do you think you’re going?!”
Just as she was about to unleash a fatal spell upon me, I pushed my reflexes to the absolute limit, parrying her move and catching her delicate throat mid-air with one hand.
Digging my fingers into her throat like a claw, I stared into her eyes with a savagery that could melt her soul.
Lowering my voice to a tone only she could hear, I whispered:
“If you utter a single word more…
I will gouge out your entrails and present them as decorations to everyone breathing in this place.
Do not test me.”
As Titania froze in sheer terror, I snapped my fingers and teleported myself directly to a safe zone completely outside the forest.
Approaching Dragon City at a swift pace, I walked while equipping my heavy combat armor from my inventory.
At the same time, I downed top-tier potions one after another, fully restoring my depleted mana and health to the last drop.
Just as I was about to round the path, I noticed torchlights rising through the darkness; I had walked right into the middle of a demon vanguard camp advancing toward the capital. Read the latest chapters at novelping dot com.
Without stopping, without even slowing my pace, I kept walking straight through the guards.
Seeing me boldly walking towards them, a demon captain pointed his massive, revolver-sized sword directly at my chest.
Smirking with disgusting drool dripping from his face, he said, “Well, look at this…
a hot meal delivering itself right to our doorstep in the middle of the night.”
I chuckled softly, my eyes gleaming in the dark.
“Gentlemen…
I’m not really in the mood.
Get out of my way,” I said quietly.
The captain let out a loud laugh at my warning.
“A talking meal…
my favorite!
I wonder if those screams rising from that tender throat—”
I didn’t let him finish his sentence, nor did I give him time to move his sword.
The sound of my katana leaving its scabbard echoed through the forest for a mere millisecond.
With a single vertical slash fueled by pure magic power, I cleanly split the massive demon captain in half, starting right from the middle of his forehead down.
As the two pieces of flesh collapsed to the ground, I flicked the blood off the katana with a single motion.
Pointing the lethal, gleaming tip of my blade toward the dozens of remaining demons in the camp, I swept my eyes over them and asked in a bone-chilling voice:
“Anyone else want to take their turn?”
Seeing their captain chopped into mincemeat within seconds, the other demons trembled in absolute terror and lowered their weapons.
None of them were eager to die.
Fearfully, they backed away to both sides, forcing open a wide corridor for me to walk through.
Quickening my pace, I walked right past them and continued my way toward the capital.