陶醉的妻子

Erend kept shooting fire down and he could see that his fire destroyed hundreds of monsters. But despite all the destruction, Erend still sees that new monsters have appeared. Their numbers don't seem to be decreasing.

'This is wasting time. I have to immediately destroy the source of where they come out first.'

Erend couldn't see clearly where the source of all the monsters respawning from up here was. So he decided to land. All of the monsters' attacks didn't cause any pain or damage to him so even landing right in the middle of their ranks wasn't a problem.

"GRRUUAAAAHHH!!!"

Erend heard the roar of the monster from behind him but he didn't even turn around. Erend knew that the monster roared in pain after receiving Erend's attack. And he's right.

As soon as he landed in the middle of the ranks of the monsters, they immediately swarmed Erend with disturbing screams and bloodlust. However, Erend just looked around with a calm face.

'Where are their spawning locations?'

The monsters had filled his vision, so Erend released a huge wave of fire from his body all around. The wave of fire instantly scorched all of the monsters into black ashes. Now Erend could see better.

It turns out that, the spawn center of all those monsters is a monster with a big belly that keeps hiding behind their ranks. The monster kept giving birth to new monsters every second from its huge stomach to fill the number of monsters that died.

Erend only saw one but he was sure there were other monsters like that still hidden.

Without wasting any more time he dashed toward the giant bellied monster while destroying any other monsters that got in his way. When he got in front of the monster, Erend sent a fist covered in flames toward its stomach. Instantly the stomach exploded and all the small monsters that had not finished forming burst out.

The monster let out a disturbing shriek before finally Erend's flames enveloped it and burned it completely.

Erend located another monster with a big belly in a matter of seconds because he already knew what to look for. He instantly crushed them until Erend couldn't see any big belly monsters anymore.

After not seeing any spawning spots for the monsters anymore, Erend could launch an attack to destroy them all at once.

He flapped his wings and then let out a torrent of fire in an enormous volume downwards. The flames scorched all the monsters in the blink of an eye, reducing them into bits of black ash that scattered on the rocky ground or fell into the sea of ​​white slime.

On his side, Eccar is done with the red monster. The monster collapsed to the ground with a roar of pain. When Erend turned he saw Eccar stamping his foot on the ground then a dozen of earth spears coming out of the ground stabbed the monster, piercing its armor.

The monsters once again let out wailing in agony. Eccar flew up and created his own earth spear then plunged it into its wide open mouth, silencing the monster forever.

After that Eccar flew to Erend and said. "I'm done. Let's go."

Erend replied with a nod, then they flew towards the castle gate. They both smash the door open easily, the gate is not a significant obstacle for the two Dragonborn.

They entered the castle and killed some monsters. Eccar asked one of the monsters who were like Isadora's servant - after beating it to the dying stage - and got the answer that Isadora was holding humans at the top of one of the towers. Erend and Eccar headed straight for the tower, but what they saw were just a bunch of corpses of monsters scattered on the floor.

"Can your family use Magic?" Eccar asked because he clearly felt the residue of using magic that didn't come from the Chaos Realm here.

"Yes," Erend replied. He knew that Arty had indeed studied Magic. However, he didn't know that Arty had reached the stage where he could use her Magic to fight and win.

"That's good. It means that now your family can defend themselves," Eccar said to Erend with a smile.

But Erend felt that it was too soon to celebrate something. "Right now we don't know where they are," Erend said with a worried face that seemed unaffected by Eccar's positive remarks.

"It's true. However, something good might happen. You see, this world, the Chaos Realm, has unclear rules due to its nature. As long as you have enough desire and Magic, you can create anything."

Erend's eyes widened at that. "Why didn't you tell me earlier?! Then I'll just have to use my Magic to find my family's whereabouts?"

"Unfortunately it's not that easy," Eccar replied, shaking his head. "I told you that the nature of this world is unclear. You can create something but you don't really have control over it. So finding something as specific as your family is very difficult."

Erend paused and contemplated for a few moments. Then he asked. "Could it be that... my sister will be able to create protection for her and my mother if she so desires?"

Eccar immediately nodded as if that was a foregone conclusion. "Yes. You see that I have created my own domain based solely on my wishes."

Hearing that from Eccar, who had been in Chaos Realm for a long time, Erend felt more relieved.

"But we still have to continue our search," Eccar said.

Erend nodded in agreement. They flew back to look for the whereabouts of the Erend family amidst all the uncertainty of the Chaos Realm.

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Time passed, but Adrien still couldn't reach Erend even though he had tried many times. He exhaled while shaking his head for the umpteenth time.

Billy, who was beside him, saw how Adrien reacted so he also felt the despair and disappointment that his Captain was feeling.

It was then that suddenly a white portal opened in front of them. Aurdis, Aerchon, and Saeldir came out from inside. As soon as she saw the two of them, Aurdis immediately ran over to them with a face full of anxiety.

"Still no news from Erend?" Aurdis asked.

Adrien shook his head as he held his head which suddenly ached. "No."

"What about his family?" Saeldir asked.

Billy and Adrien exchanged glances. They were so focused on contacting Erend that they forgot about his mother and sister.

"They should be fine," Billy said. However, he himself wasn't confident in his answer. The creature specifically targeted Erend to remove him from this world, so it's possible that his family might be in danger as well. But they didn't directly witness the threat, so maybe, they're okay.

"You're not sure, are you?" Saeldir inquired with a sharp gaze.

Billy met that gaze with a guilty feeling. "Right. I'm not sure."

Saeldir sighed and tried to calm himself. He had a bad feeling last night, so it might be related to Arty's situation.

"Have you tried contacting her?" Saeldir asked.

However, both Billy and Adrien shook their heads as an answer. Worry and guilt were becoming increasingly visible on their faces.

"I'll try to reach her now," Saeldir said, walking to a corner of the room and focusing. As an Archmage, he didn't need to close his eyes or meditate as long as the others.

A few moments later, Saeldir said, "I can't reach her."

What Saeldir said amplified the seriousness of the issue. There's no way Saeldir couldn't establish a telepathic connection with Arty if there wasn't something wrong.

Aurdis immediately suggested they check Erend's house and ensure Arty and her mother's well-being. They used the Elves' magic to conceal their presence.

When they arrived at the house, they quickly realized that something was very wrong. The house was empty and the door was unlocked. The situation worsened when the Elves sensed traces of Chaos Realm Magic they recognized.

"(They've been taken to the Chaos Realm,)" Aerchon said. "(But how? Didn't we limit their power by placing artifacts in Adaerams?)"

Billy and Adrien exchanged looks, confusion evident on their faces. However, from Aerchon's expression, they could sense that this was not a good development.

"We need to accelerate our plan," Aurdis said. "We have no other choice."

They all fell silent for a moment, unsure of what to do next. However, suddenly, a rift appeared in front of them, startling them all and putting them on alert for a potential fight.

From within the rift emerged the face of a rugged-looking man with red hair.

"Who are you all?" the man asked. "What are you doing at Erend's house?"

"Do you know Erend?" Aurdis asked.

"Yes. He's my brother."

Aurdis quickly brushed off her confusion for now and inquired about something more crucial.

"Where is Erend now? We need to talk to him," Aurdis said.

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