chapter 93
93. Gentle (8)
A strange-looking tree with eyes, nose and mouth.
It was also larger than a normal tree.
“Ji, that’s disgusting….”
I’ve said enough to elicit this kind of evaluation from Yoo Yeo-han, whose apathy is the default option.
Those trees stretched out their branches and roots to me.
“Suck!”
I grabbed the small branch and broke the big root.
It was harder than I thought, but not to the point that I couldn’t deal with it.
Nevertheless, I continued to create a dangerous atmosphere.
One or two weak attacks were just hit, and the strength contest was pushed back a little on purpose.
“Yoohyeon, are you okay?”
“I’m fine.”
It was actually fine, but apparently it wasn’t.
Because the small wounds were covering his entire body.
“Whoa…”
I pretended to be having a hard time and checked Yoo Yeo-han’s condition.
I was wondering if there was an attack I missed, and more than anything.
[ Observe emotions. ]
[ Leisurely – light guilt, distrust, trust ]
“·······Sorry.”
It is to bring out Yoo Yeo-han’s awakening.
Anyway, the situation is a bit strange.
Trust and distrust go hand in hand?
“·······Are you all right?”
“If you are talking about the physical condition, I am fine. You rather than me…”
I didn’t really ask that.
Well, it’s okay, so don’t worry about it.
“I’m fine.”
I spoke calmly and focused on the enemy’s attack again.
The trees grew more than before, but it was really good.
Because they are nothing special compared to what they look like.
Honest.
Wooji Jik.
The expressions of the trees changed along with a bizarre sound.
If it was a slightly distorted ‘smiley face’ earlier, now it is clearly an ‘angry face’.
“… Hmm?”
But that angry face quickly disappeared.
For some reason, the expression of the trees changed again.
“What?”
The trees smiled again.
No, it was different from that face earlier.
There is a strange feeling of being ridiculed…
“·······.”
Ah.
I get it.
“Relax.”
“Yes?”
“You have to go.”
I reached out to Yoo Yeo-han.
If we run together, we will be late. I have to pick it up and run alone.
“Youhyeon-nim, behind you!”
Just before the hand touched, Yoo Yeo-han shouted.
I quickly turned to defend myself.
Kwaaang!
A crashing sound hit my ears.
It wasn’t just the sound that hit me. A large tree branch slashed my left arm.
The place where it was hit was slightly broken.
“It’s late.”
The reason the trees laughed.
That was because a very large tree was coming.
Yes.
It was ‘coming’.
While the other trees were anchored to the ground, that one was moving.
Five times larger than normal trees.
Somehow, a tree that laughed more meanly than the others appeared in front of me.
“Let’s go quickly.”
I wrapped my arms around Yoo Yeo-han’s waist and hugged her.
Then I jumped as hard as I could and tried to get out of the forest.
Kooung.
Kung.
Kung!
Kung!!
It was the maximum speed that could be reached in its current state, but the tree followed.
I wondered if that speed was really crazy for that size.
I dropped Yu Yeo-han after all the tree monsters disappeared.
“Go alone from here. Wait for me outside the woods.”
“Are you okay?”
“I’ll just do that.”
The goal is to stop becoming a monster.
All you have to do is meet the monster king and talk.
“Now, quickly.”
After saying that, I turned around again.
Wood Deuk!!
Kwajik.
Wow!
A tree that advances if you destroy all of it, be it trees or rocks.
I first bumped into him with all my might.
A slightly swaying tree.
This time, hit the center of the tree, that is, the face with your fist.
There seemed to be no damage.
“Tsk.”
After dealing with it, this is an S-class monster.
I could win without synchronization, but that would make Yu Yeo-Han wait even longer.
Let’s finish it moderately quickly.
[ Sync to the tenth life. ]
[ Synchronization rate – 70% ]
[ Summon the artifact, ‘Eternity’. ]
I used this combination to build up some eternity stacks.
[Uses the skill, ‘Suppression’. ]
I lightly stretched out my arm.
I attacked the liver one by one with the right arm and one with the left arm.
Kwajijik!
Then, two holes formed in the body of the tree.
“… Hmm?”
Deed Deed ·······.
A fallen tree soon after.
When I checked, it was dead.
“·······What is it?”
That was it.
It’s not that I’ve become stronger.
Based on my impressions from bumping into it earlier, this tree was not an opponent that could be broken so easily.
So, does that mean he’s weakened?
“Are you comfortable?”
I looked back with a hopeless heart.
Then Yoo Yeo-han stood there, sweating profusely.
“You…….”
“I think I know now… How to use my abilities…”
Yoo Yeo-han was about to collapse right away, so I immediately ran to help him.
“What did you do?”
“Are you asking that first?”
“······Ah, sorry. I’m a bit surprised.”
“Why are you even surprised that I brought you here for this anyway?”
There is nothing wrong with Yoo Yeo-han’s words.
It must seem pretty strange that I was surprised.
But there was a good reason for this.
Yoo Yeo-han used the ability to ‘not touch’ the enemy.
As far as I know, it had to be reached to be usable.
Maybe this…
“This is very difficult. I think I will pass out.”
“What? No. Hey, wake up!”
I don’t think now is the time to ask.
“uuu…”
I carried the half-fainted Yoo Yeo-han on my back and ran out of the forest.
I took out a blanket from the subspace and laid it on the floor.
“What are you carrying around in sub-space…”
“Blanket.”
“I was asking why you were carrying it.”
“Uh… Just?”
The main use of the subspace ability is to store potions. However, other than this, it seemed to be useless, so I put anything in it, and it became something like a DoMong bag.
“I’m resting here for now.”
“Yes.”
After leaving Yeohan Yoo for a while, I took out my phone.
I intend to go to the monster king as it is.
However, given the condition, I couldn’t leave him alone.
So, I’m thinking of calling someone I know to move Yoo Yeo-han home.
“Someone other than me will come, okay?”
“Are you trustworthy?”
“Better than me.”
“Then that’s good.”
“Yes.”
I called Choi Yujin.
I explained the situation moderately and asked him to come.
“So, I would like you to pick me up.”
─Am I your car?
“I have a private car, but I can replace it if you want.”
─Ah, annoying.
“Then I will wait.”
─What? Hey, I never said I did…
Boom.
“I will be back soon.”
“I see.”
After waiting for about 10 minutes, Yoojin Choi came.
“······Honey?”
“You’re welcome.”
“I heard that the poor younger brother was in distress again, but a good older sister should come.”
“Thank you.”
“Tsk.”
Choi Yu-jin briefly looked at Yoo Yeo-han’s condition.
“Well, the condition is not bad. Why are you down?”
“I just awakened my ability, and this happened.”
“Hmm… There are cases like that. Okay, can I take you to your house?”
“Yes. Please.”
“You speak well.”
Soon, Yoo Yeo-han and Choi Yu-jin disappeared from my sight.
Come to think of it, I received Choi Yujin’s help the other day.
I think this was the exact spot.
“I hope Yeo-eun is well.”
I haven’t met you recently.
Well, it’ll be fine.
I went into the woods again.
I passed the tree monster I killed earlier and arrived at the place where I was attacked earlier.
The trees didn’t attack this time.
“Is it weak and weak?”
Despite being openly sarcastic, there was no attack.
Jeopardy.
Jeopardy.
Footsteps were heard among the trees.
It was calm, but the sound was quite loud, so I could guess the opponent’s size.
He was not a king.
“The King is looking for you.”
The monster who said that was a humanoid monster wearing armor.
“The monster speaks.”
“Stop talking and follow me.”
“Yes~”
I followed him.
Then, once again, he carves the road in his eyes.
“The King was disappointed.”
“Huh?”
“He laughed at you when you almost lost to a tree or something.”
“Ah… Yes.”
That wasn’t power.
“Give up the bet right now. This is my advice.”
“Okay, I’ll refer to it.”
The monster heard my answer and disappeared before his eyes.
The horse was gone, everything hidden was visible.
[ The skill, ‘Super Sense’ is active. ]
I was more fortunate than that.
I didn’t know that fighting vaguely to awaken Yoo Yeo-han fooled even the monster king.
“Ah, are you here?”
I heard a voice, and when I stared straight ahead, I saw the monster king.
A throne with a bizarre appearance that doesn’t look good at all times.
Something resembling a demon sitting there.
Gray skin, long horns, three times the size of a human.
However, the human form.
“So, why did you come?”
“I want to ask you something.”
“If you’re talking about those who go wild outside, I don’t know.”
“You don’t seem to know what ‘don’t know’ means.”
“······It means that I did not do it.”
I was a little surprised. Wasn’t it the monster king’s fault?
“So what?”
“It’s going wild. I disconnected.”
“Disconnect?”
“Yes, they were like spies I planted. But since I made a bet with you, I disconnected. It is against the law to gather information from the outside world without permission.”
“You are more honest than you think.”
“Don’t judge me the same as humans. It’s unpleasant.”
The monster king clicked his tongue in a pitiful way.
“Is this all you want to know?”
“Right.”
“Then go.”
“I don’t like it.”
“What?”
I sat down.
There were no chairs. I sat down on the floor.
“Solve it.”
“·······What?”
“A monster rampaging outside.”
“Me?”
“Because you did it.”
“Huh, what kind of guy is this?”
The monster king laughed as if he was having fun, then he closed his eyes for a moment.
“Solve it. Go now.”
“Good.”
“Do you believe right away?”
“You have to believe. You are more honest than me.”
“Ha ha ha! He’s a fun guy.”
I got up and went back the way I came.
“Human.”
“What.”
“Do you have any intention of giving up right now?”
That’s the question the monster asked earlier.
“No.”
“It’s a pity.”
The monster king shakes his head.
I waved my hand at the monster king.
“See you later.”
Be vigilant.
Underestimate, ignore.
The more I do, the more likely I am to win.