I JUST WANT A PEACEFUL LIFE

835 Surrounded

Gaia's secret art is one of the ultimate dwarf secret art. Although it is recorded in the dwarf's long history, it only gives a general description, not the art itself.

As the secret art is being stolen and few know about its content, these master dwarves could only learn about it from its trace. Though it will not give them the secret art or learn about it, it still benefits their Earth elemental mastery.

Moreover, Gaia's secret art is not only powerful but also hailed as the core earth elemental technique. No matter how unique an earth elemental art is, it will somehow be connected with Gaia's secret art.

This is also one of the reasons for being named after Gaia, the mother Earth. Some rumors even say that if someone masters Gaia's Secret art, they also master all the Earth's elemental arts. Therefore, even a trace of Gaia's Secret Art is enough to entice all these dwarves.

While King Leon passively looks at these dwarf experts, Duke Jacob approaches him.

"My lord, this is the report about the bounty hunters." Duke Jacob respectfully gave the report paper.

"Did you identify all of them?" asked King Leon.

"Yes, except for those insignificant ones that are buried alive. We already identified most of them." replied Duke Jacob.

"Hmm… Is this source credible?" asked King Leon while reading the report.

Seeing King Leon looking at a particular bounty hunter report with a missing stamp, "Yes. It is true. Although she is wearing a disguise to hide her real appearance, Miss Adelaine could still notice her real appearance." said Duke Jacob.

"I see… Well, let's hope she gets away safely during the chaos. We don't want to provoke those demons at this time. Is there any news from Jade?" asked King Leon.

"Yes. Just a few hours ago, our communication team received news from him. According to him, the situation has turned to the worst case. The entire Undermine Council is slowly becoming inhabitable. The amount of miasma is increasing rapidly as time passes."

"It will become a complete non-living land in a few weeks or months. If it is not for elder brother Jade, I am afraid the others may slowly get poisoned by miasma over time. The only good news is that our Miasma Antidote effectively counters the Miasma corrosion." replied Jacob.

"As for The Usurper Dumrod, he has still been fighting against those overlords up till now. There is no sign of stopping." added Jacob.

Just as two or more seventh-grade combatants could create mana turbulence, two or more monsters could make a similar phenomenon called a Miasma Disaster.

If mana turbulence increases the surrounding mana concentration until it turns into a liquid state, the Miasma Disaster is more destructive because of the high concentration of miasma.

When the concentration of miasma reaches a certain threshold, the area becomes polluted and produces miasma by itself. If the concentration keeps rising, the whole area becomes a wasteland where even low-grade monsters can hardly survive.

The thick miasma will slowly kill everything indiscriminately. The monster overlord is the only one that is entirely immune in this area. This area often refers to non-living land or the overlord chamber.

"Hmm… Send a message to Jade to come back in the next resupply. In return, tripled the amount of the miasma antidote we gave. Prioritize our own people's fire before donating the rest to the team." ordered King Leon after thinking for a moment.

"During Jade's absence, Duke Quinn will take charge of the whole operation." added King Leon.

With the continued arrival of master dwarves, King Leon couldn't just leave this place alone. This will make the whole kingdom's defense vulnerable for the time being. Hence, Jade's return is necessary for everyone's peace of mind during this period.

However, the Undermine Council operation couldn't be abandoned since the result was good. Just from the first batch of looting, they got many high-grade tools, equipment, and weapons.

As for calling for help from the old Patimura, King Leon never thought of it in the first place. Asking for the former Archduke only shows his incompetence as a king. Besides, the Old Patimura still had his own job, monitoring the nobles.

"Then, how about Otebon?" asked King Leon.

Since his son is involved in this incident, Duke Jacob decides to handle Otebon's matter alone. As Angus's father and patriarch of the Victory Family, he will not let Otebon off easily, even if King Leon pardons him.

Still, this doesn't mean Duke Jacob will use underhanded tactics like falsifying reports. Their Victory family is too noble and powerful to do such a lowly act, and even Duke Jacob himself is too lazy to create a dumb fake report.

"Since being pardoned by Your Majesty, he has started hunting down all the remnants of the guardian. He even lived up to his previous title as the Hellhound. Currently, he should be hunting the two escaped ex-guardian captains." reported Duke Jacob truthfully.

Meanwhile, in the countryside, where the agricultural fields could be seen everywhere, a small carriage pulled by cows moved slowly across the uneven earthy road. Such a scene could be found everywhere, as people use cows rather than horses for their fields.

The warm wind and buzzing bugs could be heard all over the place. It is a peaceful place far from the main cities, especially Frostfall City. At this moment, inside the carriage, a person wearing ragged clothes and a straw hat released a deep sigh.

"Huft… What a hassle." commented the person.

*BWUNG* *BWUNG* *BWUNG* Suddenly, a few flaming spears flew fast towards the carriage from all over the direction. At once, the driver moves out and takes out a sword before deflecting the incoming fire spears effortlessly.

At the same time, the person noticed a reddish rune covering the surrounding ground. *BUSHH* a powerful rune barrier erupted before he could respond, covering the man and the cow carriage [Formation Magic - Hell Prison].

The person suddenly feels heaviness all over his body, like he is slowly being roasted. His massive mana depletes over time as the formation forcefully absorbs it.

"I often heard about the effectiveness of the Extermination Squad. I think I will experience it myself." said the person while looking around.

This person is none other than Gofrey, the ex-captain of the guardian. During the chaos and siege of Gram, he slipped away after defeating the guardian Captain Gabel. He never expected the Extermination Squad to still manage to find and trace his whereabouts.

As the former Guardian captain, Gofrey is not stupid and will never carelessly leave any trace during his escape. Yet, the extermination squad could still find him.

*BWUNG* A mighty fire spear is thrown from afar toward Godfrey. Without hesitation, he brandished his sword and parried the incoming flaming spear. *BANG* an intense clash reverberated throughout the whole area.

During this moment, Gofrey also notices he is already surrounded by the extermination squad that is ready to throw their fire spear at him anytime.

"Gofrey, the former captain of guardian. Surrender yourself, or prepare to experience hell." said Otebon Flamewaver coldly.

"Hahaha… Long time no see, Otebon. How is your family?" asked Gofrey casually.

The moment Gofrey said these words, the surrounding extermination squad threw the fire spear at Gofrey at the same time. Seeing the other party no longer playing around, Gofrey took this matter seriously.

Unbeknown to him, this is the Extermination Squad's actual code of conduct. They never 'talk' or negotiate with the target senselessly.

Once the target refuses to surrender, they will attack immediately, no matter the reason. This is also why the extermination squad is famous for their cruelty and fear by many.

Facing the incoming attack, Gofrey's sword's handle prolonged and became a sword spear. A powerful white energy radiates from the sword spear as it parries all the incoming fire spear.

*Bang* *Bang* *Bang* Gofrey swiftly deflected the incoming attack while protecting his carriage.

"Target the carriage!!" ordered Otebon before charging forward.

Taking out his spear artifact, Otebon tried to fight Gofrey in close combat. As a fifth-grade, Otebon should not be an opponent for the full-fledged sixth-grade Godfrey.

However, under the blessing of the formation magic and the help of the surrounding extermination squad, Gofrey may be killed if he gets careless.

Noticing the perilous situation, Gofrey resolutely abandoned his carriage and tried to break through the encirclement. A powerful white energy radiates from Gofrey's sword spear and covers his whole body.

"Nothing stands in the way of God!! Illuminate… Vorsfang!!" shouted Gofrey.

Gofrey erupted with strong energy as he broke out from the formation control and swiftly attacked the nearby Extermination Squad. Without wasting any moment, Gofrey ran towards the nearby lush forest.

Just as he was about to reach the lush vegetation forest, the scene suddenly blurred and turned into a large Extermination Squad group.

'Illusion?! When was the extermination squad master such an illusion spell?!!' thought Gofrey inwardly.

At the same time, the Extermination Squad launched their attack from Gofrey's front and back. Unbeknownst to Gofrey, he had entered the Extermination Squad trap since arriving at this location.

Under the onslaught of Fire Spear, Gofrey could only frantically defend himself while trying to make a breakthrough. Yet, the Extermination squad is also capable.

None of them recklessly charged forward and kept wearing down Gofrey from a safe distance while tightening the formation.

"Human strength lies in the ability to change yourself." – Saitama, One-Punch Man.

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