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Chapter 218
'An earthquake?'
The ground shook noticeably, enough to entertain the thought.
"What's that?" the Crown Prince also murmured, puzzled.
"..."
And Tev strode toward me in determined strides, his hand moving to the sword at his waist.
"All troops to defensive positions!"
The knights who were resting also jumped to their feet, immediately forming a defensive stance.
Just then…
[Contractor, Be careful.]
Sylpheed, who had been silent since morning, suddenly issued a warning.
[Something tainted with evil energy is approaching. It reeks worse than the one in the castle...!]
I hardened my expression, following Sylpheed's. The stench he detected emanated from eveil energy. But if it was worse than the devil in the castle?
'That means it's a stronger devil.'
So, this trembling wasn't an earthquake, but...
I tensely scanned the surroundings, vigilant. But as time passed without incident, the knights' alertness waned.
"Just a simple earthquake?"
