Chapter 18 - Off-Track

[Author's Note: I am changing Aldonia to Beldonia and I have decided the name of the continent will be Europa. I know this chapter is short, so I might add-on to this at some later point.]

Enjento POV:

"Even though I am inexperienced and inept when it comes to strategy, shouldn't this type of weapon be deployed against armies in large-scale battles rather than be wasted on single targets like the being who attacked us?" (Tekina)

"Even if we successfully kill the being with this…Death's Breath, wouldn't it harm the wildlife living in the Isolated Mountains? Besides, I don't think the neighbouring Germar Union states, the Hollutch Kingdom, the Fraul Kingdom or the Enlandian Empire would take too kindly to the fact we have a weapon capable of eliminating armies in a matter of days." (Tekina)

Enjento smiled at Tekina's skepticism and asked her several questions in response.

"My friend, where are we currently?"

Tekina raised a brow at the rather dumb question.

"The Isolated Mountains."

"What is it famous for?"

"Anyone who enters never gets out, and the place is surrounded by a thick mist so that no one ever knows what's happening in this land."

"There you have it."

"Whether it be the being or the Mountains itself, as long as the barrier remains active, nothing can get out, including the poison gas. Hopefully…"

Enjento muttered the last part quietly, but Andeddo managed to catch it.

"What do you mean by "hopefully" Chosen One?"

Enjento looked off to the side and scratched his head sheepishly.

"Well, it's unclear if the barrier will remain intact after killing the being. Then there is also the fact that this is the first time I'm using this poison, so I don't know how potent Death's Breath is. Due to the Magelock mixed with the poison of Samael inside the gas, it is possible that the barrier may get destroyed due to the corrosive property and magic-inhibiting properties of these two components."

"But fear not! I already have several contingency plans in place in case all of Europa goes against us!"

All three generals facepalmed at how the conversation derailed from attempting to kill a single being to waging a war against every nation on the continent.