Chapter 497: Paving The Way (1/2)
Great Forest's eastern outskirts.
Not surprisingly, the region was filled with smothering black smoke rising into the skies while droves of rats roamed the wide-open plains outside.
Supreme Elder Haldir stood on the deck of the airship as it flew above the tall forest trees engulfed in flames before briefly disappearing into the clouds of black smoke.
Moments later, the airship reappeared on the other side of the black cloud, exiting the boundary of the Great Forest. The Supreme Elder waved his hands and dusted away the black smoke on his body.
”Do you remember the plan, captain?” Supreme Elder Haldir queried the person dusting the black smoke beside him.
”Yes, Marquis Haldir.” The airship captain nodded in response. He had been briefed on the mission before they departed from Elvengarde earlier.
Supreme Elder Haldir nodded before gazing down on the ground behind their leading airship.
Several dozens of elven warriors had boarded the airship, awaiting the Supreme Elder's orders, while thousands more were making their way through the burning forest on the surface.
Shortly after, Supreme Elder Haldir gazed at the swarming sea of rat tide on the plains ahead before he nodded, ”Let us proceed with the plan, captain.”
”Understood, Marquis—” The captain suddenly paused before he gazed up in the sky with Supreme Elder Haldir.
Aria's figure could be seen standing on top of her ice-lightning sword as she descended and landed softly on the airship.
”Miss Aria, you've come. What about the young prince?” Supreme Elder Haldir greeted with surprise.
”He won't be coming yet. He still has something to do.” Aria shook her head before saying, ”How could you leave without these exploding pills, Marquis Haldir?”
A wooden crate filled with bottles of exploding pills was taken out from Aria's interspatial ring and dumped on the deck with a soft thud.
”Hold on, there's still more,” Aria said while preparing to take out the remaining crates of exploding pill bottles in her interspatial ring.
”W-Wait!” Supreme Elder Haldir exclaimed with a raised hand to stop her before he said, ”There's no need to take them all out now, Miss Aria. Let me distribute these first.”
At the same time, the captain beside them broke into cold sweats as he gazed at the crate of exploding pill bottles by their feet.
Although they all knew that the exploding pills were not so easily broken, they still could not help but feel anxious.
The exploding pills were far too dangerous and had to be treated with utter care.
”Alright,” Aria said before dropping her ring hand back down.
Shortly after, the Supreme Elder called an elven warrior over to take the crate away and distribute an exploding pill bottle to each warrior on board.
”Can I trouble you to distribute the rest to the warriors on their way over from below?” Supreme Elder Haldir requested.
”Alright.” Aria nodded.
She hopped on her ice-lightning sword and took off to deliver the exploding pill bottles to the other elven warriors moving along the surface.
”Take us down, captain,” Supreme Elder Haldir said, shortly after Aria left.
”Yes, Marquis Haldir!” The captain answered with honor, feeling mildly excited with a hint of anticipation for what was about to come.
”Lower the power output!”
”Increase the rotary speed!”
Shortly after barking out a few instructions, the airship began descending closer to the ground and attracted millions of rats in the surrounding region.