Taming The Villainesses novel Chapter 293

(EP-293.1) #2

293 – Fall #2

Why was the wall to the south of us?

No, that was a stupid question.

I fell over.

Over the Great Wall Clarice...!

In other words, the place I was standing on now was no longer the kingdom of Angmar, but the lawless and barbaric forbidden lands beyond.

“How in the world...?”

I’d crossed north!

Even though I could roughly grasp the situation, it was still confusing. As I tried to remain calm, Professor Balan said while splitting firewood with an axe.

“When the wall collapsed, a few people fell to the northern side of the wall. In short, you could say we are now exposed to many dangers...”

Was this disaster the result of the wyvern’s rampage and the aftermath of my magic? Looking up at the sky, the wall looming over our heads was very high.

Balan further explained.

“To return to the south, we would have to head either west or east... I heard we’d need to cross the wall at a lower point.”

That was probably correct. It would be foolish to try scaling this towering height or hoping for a small gap to slip through.

Swish.

Nevertheless, I reached out into the air, just in case.

Even if the wall was high, with the bird taming magic, there was a chance I could summon birds to help me fly back up.

“.......”

But contrary to my expectations, no birds came. Not even the slightest flapping sound could be heard. Were there no birds in this forest?

─Silence.

The surroundings were eerily quiet. The only sound was Professor Balan’s chopping. There was none of the usual noise from insects or birds that one would expect in a forest.

“Professor Balan, do you know anything about the northern territory?”

Balan’s true identity was that of a demon general, known as Gamigin or Samigina, who once instilled fear into humanity.

As one of Solomon’s close associates, she might know something about the geography or behavior of the north. But Balan shook her head.

“I, I don’t know much....”

“I see.”

I’d felt this way before, but Professor Balan seemed to know surprisingly little. I briefly wondered if things would have been different had it been Vassago that was here instead.

Perhaps reading my thoughts, Balan stammered a few more words.

“S-some monsters in the north were strong enough to resist the Demon King’s control. After the wall was built and the Demon King was defeated, no one can predict what happened to the monsters and their ecosystem....”

I got some idea on what Balan was trying to say. The Demon King’s shadow army consisted of monsters driven by endless lust for destruction and murder.

Even Solomon had to control them using the Crown of Dominion.

After Solomon’s death and the wall’s isolation, it would be impossible to predict how these monsters might have lived.

Rustle.

At that moment, a sound echoed through the forest. I turned my head, thinking it might be Stella returning from gathering food and water.

Rustle, rustle...

━Kyaaaaak!

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