829 Chapter 826. (1/2)

An army of demons appeared after the dwarves.

With their support, we had managed to join up with the dwarves.

Thank you for your help!　Thank you for rescuing me!

”Hahahaha!　It's just what I need to repay my debt to Fran!　Don't worry about it!

The dwarves laughed at Hilt's words and welcomed the centurions.

As they stepped forward to protect Fran and the others, they smiled at us in passing. They seemed to be trying to reassure us by giving us a thumbs-up or a gut-punch.

The other party is not just an anti-demon. Even though their coordination had broken down, they were still an elite force that included a black demon. Ordinary soldiers would have been prepared to die.

However, for the dwarves, the difference seemed to be insignificant.

Just like the battle I had seen when I first fought with the dwarves, they proceeded to hunt down the demons without a care in the world.

What was that?　Was it a small fish?　The dwarves' march was so unstoppable that I almost misunderstood them.

We were especially surprised to see Ophirv leading the warriors on the front lines.

There was no defense. He takes all attacks with his own strength and armor, and crushes the opponent with a return blow. Moreover, the opponents were the Black Knight and Red Knight types that even we had struggled with.

There was no such thing as a demon that could get through the dwarven walls.

It's not that I don't like it.　It's not that they're letting their guard down, but I think they're feeling a sense of relief at the prospect of hope.

The backs of the fighting dwarves had a certain amount of confidence in them.

And they weren't alone now.

The magic of recovery and assistance flew to the dwarves from the magicians who had joined behind them. With their overwhelming fighting power, having magical support would be a match made in heaven.

I finally had time to pay attention to the demon camp.

I thought there were about half as many as the dwarves, but in reality there were probably fewer. The reason it looked like so many was because of the undead that the demons were using.

There were over 200 undead guarding the demon tribe. They were all quite powerful.

I searched for signs of Jean, wondering if he was really there, but I couldn't find him. Is he masking his presence?

Just as I was thinking that, I heard the announcer's warning.

There's a sign that it's approaching.

”Eh?

Where is it?　I can't feel that kind of presence, but there's no way the announcer is lying. I put all of my energy into detecting the presence and looked for the person that the announcer was warning me about.

And sure enough, there was something. I was able to detect a slight vibration of the earth being trod upon. Fran seemed to have found the same sign.

I turned my back and opened my eyes.

Someone was really close behind her.

It was the sorceress who was standing at the head of the demon army.

There was no sign of malice, but she was certainly approaching without a hint of malice. Fran stared at the woman in alarm.

The woman, however, shrugged her shoulders with a look of not feeling bad.

”Oh?　Did you find out?

”...... who?

Ha-ha-ha-ha!　My name is Jayne!　Jayne Doobie!　The ruler of the underworld who peers into the abyss!

Wow, I don't need to hear the family name to know you're related to Jean!　Are you Jean's sister or something?

I tried to appraise her, but she played me off. This feeling, it's not just that I'm outranked, but something inhibited me. Maybe it's the appraisal blocking skill, with the item overlaid on it.

”Ha-ha-ha!　You appraised it, didn't you?　No use no use no use!　I've got a very powerful appraisal blocking item on me!　It can even block the divine eye of Gallus!　It's no wonder she can't use her divine eye, though!

Did you call Gallus ”she”?　I thought she was Jean's sister, but she might be my sister or something. You can't tell the age of a long-lived species at all just by looking at them.