"Hmm... You're right. I was a bit too nosy. I'll leave it to Mr. Nagumo then."
Liliana looked a little frustrated and backed away.
She used to be a devout believer of the Holy Church. Although she had never come into contact with demihumans, she still had discriminatory views towards them.
However, now that she knew the true intentions of the Creator God and his mad methods, Liliana found that she had surprisingly no longer discriminated against the demihumans.
Whether it was being ignored by Palu or her wanting to show goodwill to the party she should be friendly to but not being recognized by the people around her, Liliana felt sad now.
Actually, Palu ignored Liliana not because she was human, but because he thought that without the boss's permission, he shouldn't report to others. In other words, it was because of Hajime's training...
However, it will take some time for Liliana to know this fact.
"Palu, please report the events in the order they occurred."
"Boss, I'm Barudo Ferdo."
Even if the other party is the boss, some principles seem to be uncompromising.
"...Bardo Feldo, speak."
"I understand... the incident wasn't caused by the Empire, but by the demons."
After a moment's thought, Palu explained the facts based on what he had actually seen and heard, combined with the information he had obtained from the Fiabergen warriors and the enemy.
That day, the sea of trees seemed uneasy from the morning.
Palu had no clear reason for this. If it were any other demihuman, they probably wouldn't have felt anything special.
But for the Bunnymen, they can indeed feel it.
The Bunnymen are the weakest of the demihuman races, lacking a strong body, extraordinary physical abilities, immense strength, or special skills. They are kind and gentle, and are least adept at fighting.
Because of this, their ability to detect danger and their ability to hide are far beyond the reach of other races.
Especially the Hauliya tribe, a heretic rabbit-man who has honed their only advantage of escape and concealment to the extreme and even improved their combat capabilities, can feel that the atmosphere is unusual.
"My rabbit ears hurt..."
In the pure white fog, a young man stood on the thick branches of a tall tree, his rabbit ears trembling - Palu of the Haolia tribe murmured like this.
His face should have been that of a beautiful young man doted on by many sisters, but now he exudes the domineering aura and fighting spirit of a soldier who has experienced many battles.
"What a disgusting feeling... It reminds me of the day I encountered the Imperial soldiers."
Neya Hauriya responded in a charming voice. She lifted her dark blue, medium-length hair, a move that was exceptionally sensual. But her piercing gaze made her, like Palu, look like a battle-hardened soldier.
By the way, little Neya is ten years old and is Palu's friend.
Now, under the orders of their chief Kam, the Hauriya tribe has stationed people on guard in various places in the sea of trees.
If something happens, the Hauriya people don't care about the lives of other subhuman races, but they don't intend to sit back and watch their fellow rabbit people die.
Therefore, they not only stood guard near their own village, but also sent people to monitor [Feyaberugen] and other places.
"...Yes, but we are no longer the same as before. We will not let our family be taken away from us again."
"Yes, we must chop off the heads of all our enemies... That being said, I don't think they would be foolish enough to enter our holy land."
Ten-year-old boys and girls were whispering about topics that were full of murderous atmosphere.
At this moment, the two of them moved in unison and looked in the same direction.
"Do you feel it?"
"It's very faint, but what kind of aura is this..."
Sensing a presence they had never felt in the forest before, the fur on their rabbit ears stood up.
The two nodded to each other and ran away in one breath the next moment.
They leaped from branch to branch, stirring up the thick mist slightly, moving at incredible speed.
"Y-It was a scream!"
"I heard the sound of fighting, but... what was that sound?"
Rabbit ears heard a strange buzzing sound. If you want to think of a similar sound, it is the sound of insect wings flapping. But the sound is higher in the pitch range, almost giving you a headache, and it is quite unpleasant.
Palu and Neya concealed their presence to the utmost and quietly approached the place where the fight was taking place.
Soon, the two saw the bear-man and werewolf men lying on the ground covered in blood.
No, it was more than just blood all over.
"This... is truly tragic."
"The body was cut in half with a single blow. The weapon was incredibly sharp."
Palu and Neia landed and immediately checked on the two men who looked like members of the [Feyabergen] security team. They both had serious expressions on their faces.
Then, their rabbit ears suddenly stood up.
"!? Get out of the way!"
"learn!"
The two of them leaped in opposite directions to dodge at the same time.
In an instant, something passed through the area where the two had just been. They had no time to identify it, as the object was moving so fast that they could only see a line.
Palu and Neya shuddered at the same time, and as they landed, a slanted crack appeared on the tree behind them.
There were noises coming from the ground, trees being cut and toppled by something.
"Bardo Ferdo!"
“Pfft!”
Palu clucked his tongue and immediately leaped sideways. A massive figure, nearly two meters tall, rushed out from behind him. This time, the object's speed was not as fast as before, and it was discernible. Even so, Palu could only dodge.
It was a gigantic insect with a carapace and ferocious horns, shaped like a rhinoceros beetle from Earth. It blasted magical energy from its wings and charged at me at astonishing speed, the momentum of a rhinoceros charging at a hundred kilometers per hour.
The big trees on the road were like tofu and were easily crushed by it.
Then, an object at super-high speed approached Neya. When her rabbit ears caught the unique sound, Neya reflexively fell to the ground thanks to her daily training, barely avoiding the attack.
"Neiashtatum! Are you okay?"
"Something's wrong! The tip of my rabbit fur is cut off! Asshole! I'll kill you!"
Seeing her own rabbit fur flying in the air, Neya's cute face, which was usually praised as a beautiful girl, was distorted like a demon.
By the way, Neiasutatum is Neia's nickname, and her full name is "Neasutatum the Outer Killer".
Neya glared at her surroundings with murderous eyes, looking anything but a ten-year-old. However, sensing the number of demonic auras gathering around her, the corners of her mouth twitched.
"Bardo Ferdo!"
Hearing the call, Palu seemed to have noticed it, and with a stern expression on his face, he calmly gave instructions.
"No fighting. Prioritize sending back intelligence. I'll cover you. Move!"
"learn."
The concise commands and answers, without any unnecessary words, were like those of a soldier who had experienced many battles.
Palu's fighting spirit was high, and his murderous aura spread outward. Through the skill of manipulating aura, his presence instantly expanded.
At the same time, Neya's breath seemed to blend into the thick fog and gradually disappeared.
As if unwilling to let Neya go, an extremely high-speed object flew out with the sound of breaking wind and instantly caught up with her, about to strike her back...
“Ji-!?”
Before that, the monster let out a small cry, lost its range, hit a tree, and fell to the ground.
The bee-shaped monster with six extremely thin wings seemed to be the one flying at super high speed and cutting through anything in its path.
A thick arrow pierced the bee-shaped monster's body.
"No matter how fast you are, you can't escape my arrow if you fly in a straight line, okay?"
Palu held the crossbow and smiled arrogantly.
He predicted that the enemy might attack Neya, so he enhanced his rabbit ears' hearing to the maximum. The moment he sensed the enemy's attack, he immediately relied on his intuition and shot an arrow in the enemy's flight path, hitting the target, completing this miraculous shot.
The boy who loved Miss Hua in the past is now the top sniper of the Haolia tribe.
Neya's breath disappeared. It seemed that she had hidden her breath to the point where even Palu could not detect it, and successfully evacuated the front line.
As the sound of impact rang out, the beetles rushed forward, and they rushed from three directions at the same time.
"Oh, I have to retreat too. It's really a headache, where on earth did these guys come from..."
Palu loaded the arrow with a string onto his crossbow and immediately released it. Activating the mechanism's main body—the high-speed winding machine—Palu instantly flew over the beetle's head. The three beetles below collided, and the powerful impact exploded the surrounding ground.
Palu landed on a branch. His rabbit ears heard the sound of countless insects flapping their wings, and in addition, there were various auras approaching. A cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
"It seems like if we don't make a serious escape now, it's going to be disastrous."
If they were ordinary bunnymen, they would have given up on life by now. No, other demihumans would be the same. Otherwise, they would be crying bitterly, begging God for their lives.
However, Palu quickly set up a simple trap and started playing hide-and-seek with his life, a smug and ferocious smile on his face.
That smile was exactly the same as that of a certain abyss monster.
Afterwards, as expected of a race that survived only by running away and hiding, Palu finally managed to escape the pursuit of the new type of monsters.
In the sea of trees with an unusual atmosphere, Palu ran all the way towards the village.
—Duwuwuwuwuwu!
A deep bass sound, so loud that it felt like the whole body was resonating, resounded throughout the forest.
"Is this... the sound of the Fjallbergen alarm?"
This was the annual Fjallbergen emergency alarm, sounded for both drill and training purposes. The siren blared from the large flute, announcing an emergency situation throughout Fjallbergen or in the capital.
It seems the invasion of new monsters is large enough to destabilize even the demihuman kingdom.
"No matter what, the most urgent thing is to report to the clan leader."
Palu quickened his pace and soon arrived at the village of the Hauriya tribe, running into the anti-fog barrier made of Feyadlian crystals.
In the center of the village, Kam was listening to reports from several members of the Hauriya tribe, including Neya.
"Bardo Ferdo!"
"oh!"
Neya saw Palu and raised her hand to call him. Seeing that Palu seemed to be unharmed and returned safely, not only Neya, but also Kam and others relaxed their expressions slightly.
"You're back well, Bardo Ferdo."
"Yes, Chief, I have information on several new types of monsters to report."
"Go ahead."
Cam's voice was very calm. He folded his hands across his chest, closed his eyes as if in meditation, and looked majestic.
Palu reports the new information he has gained since parting ways with Neia.
According to him, in addition to bee-type monsters that can fly at super-high speeds, cut off the opponent's body in the instant of passing, spray magic power from the back, and launch attacks with their own super weight and extremely hard horns, there are also butterfly-type monsters that shoot heat rays from the patterns on their wings, and monsters that can emit bell-like sounds with their wings and control monsters that originally lived in the forest.
The dense fog's "disturbing senses" effect shouldn't have been an exception, except for the indigenous monsters. However, those monsters didn't care, having accurately grasped Palu's position during the previous battle. But it was precisely because Palu, a bunnyman skilled in aura control, had escaped.
"As expected, each one is a new monster. Reports suggest there's also a monster that blends seamlessly into the surrounding landscape, resembling a tree branch. It attacks from atop trees using its long legs, and I'm told it's poisonous."
"I see, they are the ones invading Feyalbergen."
"To be precise, it's 'Demons and the monsters they lead'."
"Majin! Is this an invasion!?"
"Perhaps. According to Ioryuenix's report, the effects of the sea of trees also work on demons. It seems they've somehow managed to find a large number of demons capable of roaming in the sea of trees."
All the Haolia people present had solemn expressions.
At this moment, another woman from the Haolia tribe rushed in.
"Lana Infilina and Menasteria are back."
Lana and Mina were sent out as scouts to confirm the response of [Feabergen]. Everyone present pricked up their rabbit ears, eager to learn the information they brought back.
"The gates of Feyalbergen are firmly shut, and the warriors are fighting with all their might. However, the surprise attack was completely unexpected, resulting in heavy casualties. The villages to the south and the surrounding security forces have been nearly wiped out, severely damaging morale. Furthermore, the monsters are very powerful, so it's only a matter of time before the defenses are breached."
Even though this was expected, the crowds were still uneasy. Although the Hauriya tribe had broken away from Feyabergen, the demihuman nation was still on the verge of extinction.
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