Fairy Tale: Little Red Riding Hood's Wolf Mentor

Chapter 207 The Kingdom of Oz
The messenger from the Kingdom of Oz was a man dressed in a green suit. He looked polite and bowed slightly to everyone in the Worry-Free Palace.

Looking at the envoy from the Kingdom of Oz, many people bowed in return.

Compared to countries like Goethe, Weser, Shadi or the Kingdom of Sri, which became famous after the war began, the fame of the Land of Oz was already shrouded in a mysterious veil symbolizing magic in its peaceful past.

"Emissary from afar, is the kingdom you come from really the Kingdom of Oz?"

"Yes, I come from the Emerald City and I represent the will of the Grand Wizard Oz."

The messenger in green clothes bowed slightly again and spoke loudly.

Listening to the messenger's words, everyone began to whisper.

"Oz? The Emerald City?"

Poro opened his eyes wide. Among so many countries, he finally heard a familiar country, which made him a little surprised.

Lake, who was standing next to her, had never heard of this country before. She turned to look at Princess Marlin and whispered,
"What is the Kingdom of Oz?"

"The Kingdom of Oz. There have been rumors about this kingdom since I was a child."

Princess Marlene thought for a moment, then continued, "In the past, special powers like magic, the shadow world, heaven, or the devil were not as common as they are now.

Most ordinary people had never seen real magic, but at that time, there were already rumors of the Land of Oz and the Emerald City.

"There are four witches: North, South, East, West, and South. The King of Oz is known as the most powerful wizard in the world."

And Poro suddenly added, "That king is called—the Great Warlock Oz."

"Oh, Mr. Poro has heard of it too?"

Princess Marlene nodded after hearing this and continued, "Also, I heard that the great sorcerer Oz will fulfill one person's wish every day - as long as that person pays a corresponding price.

But at that time, there were many explorers looking for Oz, but few actually found the location of Oz.

While Lake and the others were talking, the green-clad Oz messenger had already begun to explain his mission:

"First of all, on behalf of the Grand Warlock Oz, I would like to congratulate you on your victory in this war. No ordinary kingdom has ever achieved a victory like yours against the Kingdom of Sri."

After hearing the messenger's words, everyone's eyes fixed. They knew that there must be a follow-up to the messenger's words.

Sure enough, the messenger soon spoke again:
"Since you won the battle, you must have seen something, right?"

Without waiting for the generals to respond, the Messenger of Oz spoke directly, "For example, the Kingdom of Sri is not as simple as they used to claim. They don't worship God, but more like the devil."

"So what exactly is the Sri Kingdom..."

"You guessed right. The Grand Warlock Oz has confirmed that the Kingdom of Sri is a country ruled by the devil!"

"What on earth do those demons want to do?"

Another general couldn't help asking, "We didn't provoke those guys, so they don't fear God—"

"For some reason, God will no longer save anyone, even if the devil strangles you under the sun!"

The Messenger of Oz narrowed his eyes and said, "What the devil wants to do is, of course, destroy this world, and what you have to do is struggle. This time, prayer is meaningless. You have to save yourselves!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone except the Happy Prince and Princess Marlene who already knew some of the truth.

The faces of many generals suddenly turned pale.

Previously, the concept of the devil had always been opposed to God, seemingly existing only in legends. But now, this concept had suddenly descended into reality and become an enemy?!
Faced with such a terrifying enemy, all normal people would feel terrified.

The power of the devil has been instilled into their minds since they were young.

"You're scared, aren't you?"

The Messenger of Oz focused his gaze on the faces of several people in the hall, including the Happy Prince, who all looked expressionless, and continued, "Or perhaps, have you already made preparations in your hearts?

All of humanity has retreated to the edge of a cliff, and behind you lies the abyss."

"You have no choice but to take up arms and fight the devil!"

After the Messenger of Oz finished speaking, he lowered his tone again and his voice became calm:
"Do it with all your might. For once, the Great Warlock Oz stands behind you. In front of the greatest wizard in the world, Oz, they are just some demons - vulnerable."

After hearing this, the expressions of the generals who had just looked pale began to ease a little.

Like the devil, the legend of the Great Warlock Oz is of similar weight.

Although some people doubted the words of this messenger.

But no matter what - after the arrival of this messenger, none of the generals who advocated escape spoke anymore.

The Messenger of Oz finally relaxed his expression and smiled:
"We will advance towards the capital of the Sri Kingdom, victory after victory."

"And our next victory will begin in Starfall City."

……

A horse-drawn carriage was driving on a weed-covered road.

The direction is the real front line of the Sri Kingdom's battle, Xingluo City.

This team was not very long. From the outside, although there were some guards in armor guarding the surroundings, it looked more like a rare merchant caravan.

Lake and Poro's carriages were also among them.

Since the Sri Kingdom wrote the appearance of Lake's red cloak on wanted posters and posted them everywhere in its sphere of influence, Lake had no choice but to wear a white cloak over his cloak.

There were whispers coming from a carriage with green stripes in front.

Although the sound of the carriage was a little hazy, Poro's hearing was still good enough to hear the conversation among the people:

"Then why was Falling Star City able to hold out for so long against the main force of the Sri Kingdom?"

This is a question raised by an envoy representing the Kingdom of Goethe.

Previously, at the Sanssouci Palace in the Goethe Kingdom, at the suggestion of the Messenger of Oz, an alliance to actively attack the Sri Kingdom was signed.

In this team disguised as an ordinary caravan, in addition to Lake and Poro, there are also many envoys from the coalition forces, although they do not possess any extraordinary powers.

But these generals can be said to be the vanguard heading towards Xingluo City.

After all, whether it was Goethe, Shadi, or the incorporated army of the Kingdom of Weser, everyone suffered heavy losses in the battle of the Kingdom of Sri.

Defense is not the same as active offense.

Whether it is the army or the generals, everyone needs time to rest and recuperate.

Even if they send out troops, the number of troops will determine the speed of their advance.

What's more, Xingluo City was surrounded by the Sri Kingdom——

Even if it is a joint effort from inside and outside, we need to contact Xingluo City first.

"Xingluo City? You must have heard some rumors about that place."

The voice of the Oz Kingdom's messenger began to answer Goethe's words, "Because the current ruler of Starfall City, Prince Starfall, is known as the Son of God."

"Son of God? Many kings have said this about themselves." Goethe's envoy was stunned for a moment and said.

"But the Son of God of Falling Star City is real, in a sense."

"Real?"

"You know the origin of the name Starfall City, right?"

"More than twenty years ago, a star fell into the city, so it was renamed Starfall City. And on the same day, that prince was born?"

"Yes, this is Starfall City."

The Messenger of Oz said, "That prince is called the Child of the Stars, and the stars are the eyes of God. He is born with great power, which comes from God and grows stronger as he grows. It is also because of his power that Starfall City has become a thorn in the eyes of the Sri Kingdom!" "What kind of power is that?"

"Like our King, the Grand Sorcerer Oz."

"The same...same?"

"Even stronger, because he is the son of the stars, he is the son of God."

"So specifically..."

"He said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light, whatever it was. Even if he were shut up in an airtight cave, the stones would suddenly glow!
His wish will come true as long as he speaks it out, and the only limit to this wish may be his age."

"what?!"

"Even if an ordinary person possessed such power, they would bring disaster to the world due to their own selfish desires, let alone a demon."

……

"Polo, have you also heard of the Kingdom of Oz?"

Lake looked at the scene outside the carriage. There were very few people on the road. Before, there were still many people fleeing, but now, as they got closer to the Sri Kingdom, there were fewer and fewer people.

Even if they occasionally encountered a carriage, the people on it would vigilantly avoid it when they saw the convoy that Lake and others were in.

"Yes, I have. In some places, I might even know more than those people do."

Poro smiled and replied.

"Eh? What place is it? Did you read about it in a book?"

"Yeah, it's just a fairy tale book."

"fairy tale?"

Lake's eyes lit up, "The fairy tale of Oz?"

"Yeah, but we haven't met the protagonist yet. But there's no harm in listening to a fairy tale, right?"

Poro blinked, "This fairy tale is called The Wizard of Oz - it's quite long, but fortunately, our journey is also very long."

//The Wizard of Oz
Poro spoke in great detail, so detailed that he even described the sky outside the carriage, which changed from azure blue to black again. As night fell, the stars in the sky began to twinkle and shine.

An abandoned village, deserted.

It is still a deserted village due to the raid by the Sri Kingdom.

The carriage slowly slowed down and stopped.

Many servants had already disembarked from their carriages, set up camp, and lit a bonfire...

"So, this Great Warlock Oz is actually just a magician? He doesn't know magic, or is even just an ordinary person?"

Lake opened her eyes wide and asked hesitantly.

"But this world twists fairy tales, doesn't it?"

Poro thought for a moment and continued, "Maybe he's a real wizard. The situation in Oz might be different or even completely different from the fairy tales I know.

After all, Oz is no longer a closed country and is in communication with the outside world."

"And those witches, they really have magic - if those bad witches hadn't died, it would be very dangerous." Lake frowned and added when he heard this.

"Don't worry, Lake. It seems that they are also going to fight against the Sri Kingdom. Their position should be on our side."

"After that, is there any chance we can go to Oz?"

"Hey, that's something you'll have to ask the messengers from Oz."

The Poro blinked, and he raised a paw, upon which a page of a book was rapidly forming.

On the page, there was a picture of a witch. The witch was wearing a black robe, had an ugly face, and her skin was a strange black color.

She had a sinister expression on her face, and under her palm, she was holding down a winged, monkey-like monster.

"Ok?"

Poro was a little confused, because the picture on it was one of the villains in The Wizard of Oz, the Wicked Witch of the West.

Return of the Loop: The Wizard of Oz: Facing Your Fears

[Power Sequence: The Wizard of Oz 1]

【Fairy Tale Power: Unknown】

[Unsealing Ceremony: Killing the Witch of the West]

[Description: Painful, sinister, dark... In the Kingdom of Oz, she symbolizes fear itself. Only by possessing the courage to face fear can one truly slay the evil that symbolizes terror.]

"Hmm? Poro, why is there a...power mark in this circular return?"

"I think this is a fairy tale. We can get more than one circular return. This fairy tale is longer than the previous ones. Perhaps, after it is completed, there will be other circular returns."

Poro thought about it and was a little confused. "But why is the first circular return about the Witch of the West?"

"And if the ritual is for us to kill the Witch of the West, that means..."

"The Witch of the West didn't die? Is the ending different from the fairy tale? Or is the real time before the fairy tale?"

Poro and Lake thought about it, but in reality, they had never even seen the Witch of the West.

As his unfounded speculation could not lead to any conclusion, Poro put the page back.

Outside the carriage, a campfire was already lit.

Except for Lake and Poro, the envoys, or scouts, from several other kingdoms have already started preparing dinner.

Near Lake's carriage, next to several shadow soldiers of the Shadi Kingdom, Princess Marin looked at Lake and Poro and waved.

"It seems that I can take a rest tonight."

Poro jumped off the carriage, and the dancing flames of the campfire dispelled the darkness. Light always brings people a sense of security.

Lake also got off the carriage and raised her hand to ask Poro for food.

But the next moment, he raised his hand and placed it on the hilt of the sword at his waist.

She and Poro almost simultaneously looked towards the darkness not far away - there, a light like a will-o'-the-wisp suddenly lit up, and the roar of a wild beast could be heard faintly.

"That's... a wolf?"

Lake frowned as she saw the outlines of shadows gathering toward the camp in the depths of darkness.

"That's not a living animal, it's more like a magic trick disguised as a wolf."

The Poro replied, "Otherwise, they wouldn't appear so quietly."

"But anyway, I might have to exercise before going to bed tonight."

Soon, other people in the camp also noticed this.

They drew their swords and, relying on the caravan and campfires, formed a defensive formation.

Including Lake, Poro and Princess Marlin. Although the Happy Prince could not come, the other people who were traveling with him, even ordinary people, were all extraordinary.

After all, to break through the airtight blockade of the Sri Kingdom and reach Falling Star City——

Combat effectiveness is only the most basic threshold.

(End of this chapter)