Organ rental company in another world

Chapter 152 Cannibals

Dante gently removed the letter tube from the raven's leg, raised his hand, and the raven flew away.

He opened the mailbox, poured out the letters inside, rolled them up, and read: "A suspected target has been found in the forest west of Rotten River Town."

"Rotten River Town? They've actually gone that far." Dante stuffed the letter into his clothes. "Gentlemen, I have some urgent business to attend to and must take my leave."

Upon hearing this, the two deans beamed with joy. The vice dean, carrying the birdcage, asked, "Then this birdcage—"

"Please keep this safe for me for now; I'll be back soon."

After Dante finished speaking, a surge of magical energy emanated from his body. He then kicked off with his right leg and vanished from their sight, leaving Tandinger College.

He found an open space outside the academy, where a large mass of dark clouds suddenly gathered in the clear sky.

A golden light pierced through the dense clouds and struck Dante on the ground. A moment later, the light and Dante vanished without a trace.

The same scene unfolded in the forest of Rotten River Town, thousands of miles away, where scorching beams of light pierced the forest, and the resulting shockwaves caused the trees to sway and tilt.

As the light faded, Dante quickly scanned his surroundings.

One large tree was very unlucky; it was right in the center of the beam of light and was immediately burned to ashes. The surrounding trees fared no better.

Some were knocked down by the wind and waves, while others were engulfed in flames by the intense heat.

Dante gathered a ball of wind in his right hand, which exploded and sent high-speed airflows rushing outwards, instantly extinguishing the flames.

Just as Dante was preparing to search the surroundings for Norn and his companions, a melodious female voice reached his ears.

"Your Holiness, what brings you here to Rotten River Town all of a sudden? Has the Holy Kingdom sent you some kind of mission?"

Dante turned around, his eyes widening slightly: the newcomer was none other than Louisa Scalander, known as the female Dante.

"Miss Louisa, I didn't expect to see you here. Just as you said, I have indeed come here on a mission."

"Is it because of this?" Louisa raised her wand, and a huge humanoid figure rose from behind the bushes and landed in front of Dante.

This person was already dead, with strong muscles, grayish-black skin, and a fatal penetrating wound on his chest. Most striking was the sharp horn on his forehead. All his features matched those of that evil god.

But Dante could tell at a glance that this guy was not the evil god he was going to kill. The difference in size and the shape of the horns was too great. This guy was an ogre.

Ogres are a humanoid race that inhabits the southern part of the continent. They possess a certain level of intelligence and are known for their violent nature. They have repeatedly harassed the Kingdom of Eton.

The southern territories, but a very small number of those who have gained intelligence have managed to sneak into the north of the kingdom; this is just one example.

"This ogre recently arrived in Rot River and has already killed eight people. I just encountered it and killed it on a whim," Louisa said.

Dante crouched down and carefully examined the ogre's corpse, sticking his finger into its wide-open mouth. He could even feel a wisp of heat, indicating that it had indeed just died.

Rotten River is far from the south, so it's normal for the soldiers to misjudge the situation since they've never seen ogres before. However, Louisa's appearance here is quite intriguing, considering that Norn saved her life before.

Dante rose, a kind smile still on his face: "So, Miss Louisa, what brings you here?"

"Like you, I received a request from the Adventurers' Guild to come and handle some matters."

"What is it?"

"It's related to the dungeon. The monsters in the Rotten River dungeon have suddenly gained intelligence and have begun to fight against the adventurers in an organized manner. The guild asked me to go in and investigate in order to unseal the dungeon."

"A monster suddenly gaining intelligence? This is truly unheard of." Dante stared at Louisa suspiciously.

"If you don't believe me, you can go ask other people in town. I'm going into the underground city first."

With that, Louisa turned and left, while Dante calmly released a detection spell to check the surroundings, but found nothing.

But Dante wouldn't give up so easily. Even if there was a 90% chance that the soldiers were mistaken, he would still search the entire area around the town of Rotten River.

Green light appeared on Dante's hands, and green shoots immediately sprouted from the ground. Several large trees then grew rapidly, and the surrounding forest, which had been destroyed because of him, quickly came back to life.

"Consider this my compensation." Dante cast the Divine Speed ​​spell on himself and swiftly traversed the forest.

At the entrance to the underground city of the Decaying River, several giant rocks bearing golden runes stood side by side, completely blocking the entrance.

These are runic boulders that were obtained from the kingdom to defend against the abyss riots, and now they are being used as sealing stones piled up here.

Manipulating runestones is considered an uncommon form of magic, but the studious Louisa learned a little bit about it.

Her staff glowed, and the tightly sealed boulder began to loosen, crumbling away in the next second to create the upper half of the cave entrance.

After entering the dungeon, Louisa locked the giant stone and summoned a ball of light for illumination.

After walking for a while, she suddenly said, "That's enough. Dante won't come to this place. Show yourself."

As soon as she finished speaking, two plumes of black smoke rose from behind Louisa, and Norn and Arno wearing the Iron Mask appeared.

"I don't think that old man really trusts you. How can you guarantee he won't suddenly come in?" Norn asked.

"The dungeon is filled with the magic of evil gods; no Yarrow cultist would dare to enter."

Louisa suddenly stopped. "It's actually true. We ran into each other so quickly."

A watchtower appeared before them, converted from a former outpost of the Adventurers' Guild. It was surrounded by a fence blocking their way, and several goblins stood on the watchtower, their bows drawn and aimed at them.

"I'll do it." Norn stepped forward, and after a brief internal dialogue, the goblins lowered their guard and let them pass.

Dante searched around the town of Rotten River for a whole day but still found nothing. Finally, he found the soldier with the already cold corpse of the ogre.

Only after a confrontation was it finally confirmed that the soldier had made a mistake.

"I'm so sorry, it's my fault for making you come all this way for nothing," the soldier apologized to Dante, feeling extremely ashamed.

Dante patted him on the shoulder: "You did a good job. This time it wasn't your fault. Please continue with your work. Whether it's true or not, notify me immediately if you discover anything."

The soldier bowed to Dante with tears in his eyes, never expecting the great man to be so kind.

When Dante returned to Tandinger, it was already late at night, and the entire school was deserted.

He went to the vice dean's dormitory to retrieve the golden birdcage.

The vice-principal, dressed in his bathrobe, awoke from his dream and his first words to Dante were: "Oh, Your Majesty, where have you been? Shortly after you left, a raven brought a message saying I've been waiting for you for ages!"