The Regressed Mercenary’s Machinations Chapter 735

Episode 735 You have to trust me. (2)

Erenes was a great elf who would become the great chieftain in the future.
As a companion of the warrior, she led the war against the Demon Realm to victory. A thousand years later, she fought the Salvation Church once again and was a great help to the human union.
She was an elf who showed heroic deeds that transcended races. There was no way she would stay anywhere. She
guessed that she would be in this most important place among the many elf forests.
As expected, the young Erenes was staying here.
Giselle continued to look at Erenes, half in joy and half in tension. Then suddenly she felt something strange.
‘What is it?’
Erenes kept looking around as if she was looking for something. She looked at the wrong place, tilted her head, and looked at each tree one by one.
‘No way… … .’
She knew that Erenes would become incredibly strong in the future. But not now.
It would be impossible to find her exact location, having already reached the realm of controlling her will.
But… …
Erenes’ eyes were finally fixed on one place. She narrowed her eyes and continued to stare at one place.
Giselle was surprised at that sight.
‘How?’
Giselle and Erenes were now making eye contact. It meant that she had not accidentally seen him.
No matter how great Giselle’s stealth skills were, they only worked when she didn’t know where he was hiding. If they were sure of his location, those with superior skills could easily find him.
Indeed, Erenes slowly raised both hands with a cold smile.
Paaaaaaaah!
In an instant, a huge blast of flame shot down at Giselle in a parabolic arc.
“Huh?”
Giselle pulled back. However, the fire spirits that had approached him before he knew it changed their forms and became pillars of flame.
Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!
Pillars of flame shot up high into the sky. Surprisingly, the fire did not spread to the surrounding area.
Giselle avoided the rising pillars of flame by lowering her body. His mind was spinning faster than ever.
‘It’s to notify the surrounding elves.’
Several pillars of fire rose up. Soon, many elven warriors would swarm them.
If she pulled away, she could escape. However, Giselle kept feeling regretful.
If she missed this opportunity, she might not meet Erenes again. Erenes was an important figure among the warrior’s companions.
And if she could communicate now… …
she might be able to turn the situation around.
‘Let’s do it.’
Determined, Giselle drew up her magic. His body was surrounded by a soft blue light.
Bang!
Giselle’s body, which had been retreating, suddenly quickly approached Erenes.
Erenes, who had been spewing out pillars of fire, snorted and waved his hand lightly.
“Hmph.”
Kwaaaaah!
The wind spirits rose up at her feet. Soon, the spirits became sharp whirlwinds and flew toward Giselle.
Giselle narrowly escaped through them. The blades of wind tore through his mask and clothes, but he ignored them and closed the distance between him and Erenes.
At that moment, Giselle saw. Erenes’ eyes were filled with curiosity.
‘As expected.’
Kwaaaaang!
Nevertheless, her attacks continued. Stone pillars rose from the cracks that stretched along the ground.
Giselle avoided them, climbed up the trees, and ran between the trees.
In that short time, countless attacks had occurred. Erenes’ attacks were so great that even Giselle was amazed.
It was indeed the talent of the future elven chieftain.
Nevertheless, Giselle was still ahead. Erenes bit her lip as she watched Giselle, who had already broken through all the attacks, approaching her.
Paaaaang!
Suddenly, blazing fire spirits appeared in the air. They surrounded Giselle from all sides and rushed at her as if they were self-destructing.
“Hmph!”
The blue energy that burst out of Giselle’s body in an instant spread out like a shield and blocked the fire spirits.
Kwakwakwakwakwakwak!
The sound of an explosion rang out, but Erenes did not stop her attacks. She did not think her opponent would suffer to this extent.
Erenes narrowed her eyes. A stronger spirit energy swirled around her.
When she was about to continue her attack,
Giselle, who had escaped the explosion, shouted.
“Erenes! Stop!”
“Huh?”
Erenes stopped her attacks with a bewildered expression. Giselle raised a corner of her mouth upon seeing that.
‘I guess I still lack experience.’
If she were the Erenes of the future, she would have continued her attacks without even blinking. After subduing her opponent, she could ask him anything she was curious about.
But the current Erenes did not have that kind of coolness. He was quite flustered when his name was called by a stranger.
Understand!
Giselle put her face right in front of Erenes. Erenes was so shocked to see Giselle that his body froze.
It was an appearance that Erenes from the future would never have seen. Giselle laughed inside and said,
“Erenes, help me.”
“What, what? You, who are you?”
“I’ll explain later. I’m not your enemy. I’m your friend from the future. I came to help you and the elves.”
“My… friend? You came to help me?”
“Yes, the elves are chasing me without knowing anything right now. I really came to help you.”
Giselle stopped talking and turned her head. She felt the spirits and elves rushing toward her.
Paaaaah!
Giselle turned into darkness again and retreated behind Erenes. As he retreated, he emphasized once more,
“Send those who are coming to another place. Then we’ll talk again.”
“Hey, wait!”
“Erenes, you have to trust me.”
Erenes reached out, but Giselle had already hid away. Of course, Erenes knew the direction, so she could roughly guess where Giselle was hiding.
However, she couldn’t chase after her. The other elves and spirits were getting closer.
‘How on earth do you know my name?’
She had never been to the outside world. She had begged the chieftain several times to let her go, but he wouldn’t let her.
But then, a human she had never seen before called her name. He said that he was her future friend and that he had come to help her.
Erenes couldn’t help but be confused.
When she couldn’t do anything, the other elves finally appeared, quickly surrounding her.
“Erenes.”
The elf in the lead called her name. Erenes turned her head in confusion.
“Elder?”
He looked like a young and beautiful elf, but he was actually an elf elder who had lived for hundreds of years.
Erenes’ face turned pale and hard. If even the elder had come forward, it meant that the current situation was not ordinary.
The elven elder briefly examined Erenes and breathed a sigh of relief. He was fine, as there was no injury anywhere.
He could tell that a battle had taken place just by looking at the traces. He was relieved that Erenes was safe.
The elder looked at Erenes intently and asked,
“An intruder came here. Where did he go?”
He was extremely worried. The intruder was extremely skilled.
He had to catch him quickly. He didn’t know when the other elves would be harmed. However, the intruder had used some trick to evade the forest’s guardrails and was running around in an amazing way.
He barely detected their location and chased them, but they disappeared again.
Erenes swallowed hard. She had to answer the elder’s question.
She knew where the intruder was hiding right now. She couldn’t sense their presence, but if she knew the direction, she could find them quickly.
She had to let them know. The intruder was dangerous. The fact that even the elder had come forward was proof of that.
Erenes hesitated for a moment and slowly raised his hand and pointed in a direction.
There was something that Giselle, who had only seen slightly (?) elves from the future, did not know.
It was the way of thinking and the principles of life that the elves of this era had. Elves
do not lie to their own kind. Elves
do not hide anything from their own kind.
Elves do not turn their backs on their own kind for their own benefit.
Elves regard the fate of their race as their own fate.
Elves incorporate the will of the herd into every choice.
That is why… …
“She ran away over there.”
Erenes pointed in the opposite direction where Giselle was hiding.
The aforementioned face, the trembling voice, the wavering eyes.
If she were a human, anyone would have noticed that she was lying.
However, none of the elves here doubted her words. Not a single one.
That was because the elves were a race connected as a single community within the embrace of the World Tree.
“Yes, it is fortunate that you are so skilled. But be careful just in case. I think it would be better for you to stay with the others.”
“Yes, I understand.”
“Let’s go. We can’t have gone far.”
As the elder moved, the other elves followed him. The summoned spirits followed suit.
When everyone disappeared, Erenes clutched his chest.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
His heart was beating like crazy. The first lie he had told since birth was giving him both intense pain and a strange sense of betrayal.
“Haa…….”
Her flushed face did not subside easily. Her gasping breath continued to spurt out.
To that extent, the lie she had just told had given her a great mental shock.
And at this moment, Erenes felt as if something had broken inside her.
“This is… the lie that humans tell… This is… the emotion that humans feel…”
Elves love harmony and peace. They wish to breathe together with all things in the world in the breath of nature.
That was their destiny, and a quiet oath they had to keep until the day they were granted life.
That was why the elves were wary of being infected by the intense emotions of humans.
The more they were caught up in the whirlwind of emotions, the more they moved away from their essence, their fundamental connection with nature.
Elves who were dispatched to the city were isolated when they returned to the forest. And until they were in harmony with nature again, they minimized contact with other elves for a very long time.
It was a decision not made for themselves, but to protect other elves.
The elves’ discipline was that strict and cold. However, Erenes broke the rule because of his personal curiosity.
And the intruder who started it all, Giselle, appeared in front of Erenes.
“Ahaha, thank you. You were in trouble because of me, right?”
Erenes glared at Giselle, who was smiling naturally.
“Human…….”
Honestly, he didn’t know why he lied. His heart just moved in that moment.
‘It’s already like this, so there’s nothing he can do.’
Erenes consoled himself like that, rationalizing that he was just caught up in the situation.
What’s past cannot be undone. Now was the time to ask the intruder in front of him what he was curious about.
“Who are you? How do you know my name? Why did you invade the forest?”
Giselle coughed for no reason. From now on, he was going to act so dazzlingly that even Claude would be surprised.
He took a moment to calm his mind and then said with a serious expression.
“My name is Astion. I am a prophet who has come to save the elves after receiving the revelation from the goddess.”
“…….”
Erenes frowned and crossed his arms.
The person standing before him smelled like a human conman that he had only heard about.