Walker got the party ready. Alice was already at his side. She knew that she would be able to make more difference at a vige being terrorized than here. There were so many healers that they wouldn''t need much more.


    The mages they had in other groups had been taken from the walls and it was clear that the other armies would be catching up soon. But Walker decided that the groups that could move forward, should. Reinforcement groups could be sent along the spiderweb of routes madeter.


    These routes took in to ount multiple viges. They were set up to be able to move the groups to whatever vige was being held captive by powerful demons or enemies. This would allow them to move to each other on single notice. Perfect for reinforcing and freeing vige after vige.


    It also helped that the dragons would not be staying at the walls. Ventus was still working as the eye in the skymunicating everything she could. The scribes with her slowly making more detailed maps so that they could pass on better and better information to those arriving at the walls.


    King August had started a route along the wall to visit and drop more supplies. He was not joining the battle personally but had brought more healers.


    The healers were a mix of experienced and inexperienced. Some had just started their journeys to viges as Alice had recently. Others were prominent and well known for their healing abilities. Especially those who had made homes in nearby human viges. Therefore, the healers paired up and joined groups with their unique support skills.


    What Walker had ensured was that the healers knew to use purifying skills against the decaying purple slimes, and to wash away the acid yellow slimes attacks with water. This would help keep more people unharmed by them. The fire slimes were the issue that everyone faced.


    Ignus seemed the most interested in the fact that the fire slimes were around. He was already sending his dragonkin out to handle them. Apparently, the slime cores of a fire slime had unique fire elemental mana in them. It wasn''t something that Ignus needed, but something his dragonkin could use to be stronger in some way. No one argued with them. They were the fire experts around.


    "Should we really be leaving like this?Feel like we should stay here until Alma makes it." Gil felt a little ufortable not waiting. He wanted to march with the best chances possible. He also didn''t want to miss Alma arriving with the other elves.


    "You can stay if you want. We need to make sure we get to the viges though. The demon soldiers and the slimes areing down to attack viges. I don''t know why but that''s not a good sign."


    The entire party along with every soldier knew that this was a very bad sign. The demons attacking their own viges was normal for them. They were cruel. But the slimes attacking the viges suddenly proved to be an issue. It meant that someone with higher power was going to attack the viges.


    The few things that this meant was clear. The demons no longer cared about the weak being around and were getting rid of them. There was something going on causing a fight between the demons. Or even worse, there was arge scale ritual going on that required a great number of lives to be sacrificed. Regardless of the reason, it was bad. Very bad.


    "I''m not waiting. I just wanted more mages with us. I am ready to move out. I even have some of my wither spike arrows full of Remey''s potions still to deal with the acid slimes." Gil was not backing down; he knew that the more things he defeated the better.


    "Good, then we need to catch up to Midnight." Remey walked away first. Midnight was already traveling ahead. She had taken the lead because she knew that they absolutely had to leave.


    The party was going to head toward a smaller vige that was reported not to have any demon soldiers at it currently. The problem was that it had a multitude of acid slimes nearby when Ventus gave her reports. This was why they needed someone with experience fighting the acid slimes to fend them off.


    "Drink another low mana potion." Su kept her voice a whisper. She had already caught on that the walker was still low on mana after using the elemental dragon aspect skill.


    "I will. I just wanted to get moving again." Walker looked behind him to the mix of dragonkin following. He knew that the other dragons would send them with him regardless. The ten dragonkin were their way of showing support to him as he pushed toward the demon capital.


    "The dragonkin are fine too. They will need to follow you to get back to your top condition." Su refused to walk away until Walker listened to her. She was thinking about the problems they might have and could not allow Walker to get hurt even in the smallest way.


    "Su, do you think you can handle protecting Gil and Alice from the slimes? The acid slimes might break the twin shields. I know they were reinforced but they are still made of some dragon scales. They will be damaged by the acid slimes." Walker knew how attached to the shields Su was. They were extensions of herself.


    "I don''t want to lose them. But I can handle it. I will do whatever I need to keep everyone safe." This reformation of Su''s determination was what she needed. She has to be able to let her armor and shields fall away in the worst case. Walker just wanted to make sure she saw that clearly.


    By the time they could not see any other groups in the surrounding area, Walker had recovered better and Onyx had started to scout ahead. The vige was closer than they realized but was surrounded by a few small hills covered in bushes. It made the vige nearly hidden from sight.


    "Brother, I think we should sneak up on them. The vigers are moving around a lot in panic. But I do not see slimes anywhere." The warning from Onyx was enough for everyone to slow themselves.


    "Midnight, use your shadow wrapping to get a closer look. I want the exact details of what''s happening." There was a slight huff and Midnight left.


    "Gil, have your arrows ready for long range attacks." Gil was already preparing before Walker said anything.


    "It''s not arge vige but we can''t surround it if there are hidden enemies escaping." Onyx''s analysis was the same as what Walker expected. The vige was made up of about ten homes and an eleventh main home for the leader. It was spread out between these hills to hide the houses and take more space up.


    Midnight returned with a look of hurry in her eyes. She was not going to wait too long for the party to act. "Sister says there are very small yellow slime attacking the vige. She says that they are hard to see unless you get close." That was all they needed. Walker jumped up.


    "We are going to clear the yellow slimes. Get to the well near therge house and do your best to douse them in water. It will force them to lose their acidic nature. When you can, stroke the core and avoid the puddle of acid slime body." The dragonkin needed no other encouragement. They sped forward to deal with the slimes upon their order.


    "Alice, I need you to sing that calming song again, the demons are in panic and we have to evacuate them safely without panic." Alice nodded. She would take on any role needed. Gil fell in line next to her with Su in front.


    "Walker, I have my potions. But give me a few more." One of the crates of potions that Walker had never gotten rid of were the potions Remey made specifically for acid slimes. Ever since they faced them, Walker carried potions to counter the various slimes and even a few others they haven''t personally met.


    "Good, I want to deal with those slime squick. They aren''t even worth capturing as ingredients for options." Remey was going to focus on the slimes since her potions were the best defense against them. That meant she would use her speed to handle anyrger slimes.


    The first demon woman that saw Walker showed a look of fear. She could tell that the dragonkin and party were there to fight. Believing that they would be the victims, the woman holding the hand of a child fell to her knees defeated. She had nearly escaped.


    When Walker touched her shoulder using a healing skill, her eyes popped from her head. "Just gather outside the vige and wait for us. We will handle these slimes and get you somewhere safe." The woman could only watch the party walk in to the vige in stunned silence.


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