chapter 7
007. Carmella’s Forest (3)
How should I say this?
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
A wave of green light rose against the background of the sound of metal hitting regularly.
Dungeon, the entire forest of Carmella seemed to come alive.
It looks like the Pied Piper is leading the dwarves in the forest and disappearing far away.
However, this was far from such a fantastic and fairytale landscape.
On the contrary, it was closer to a brutal and terrifying landscape.
“Keruk!?”
“Cherry!”
“Kerrr—”
It was the image of a group of green-skinned goblins moving tirelessly, guided by the sound of Yuri’s shield.
Bang!!! Bang!! Bang! Bang… bang……
The sound of the dagger hitting the shield went farther and farther away.
We could do nothing but stare blankly at the overwhelming sight of the goblins moving in droves.
It was that sudden.
Lee Yoo-ri ran forward shouting retreat.
The discrepancy between the ‘order’ to retreat and the ‘action’ of rushing forward is mixed in my head.
For a moment, my head turned white like a sheet of paper.
Then, Yuna Lee was the first to break the silence.
“…… Sister?”
Reason I opened her eyes wide and opened her mouth.
“Gukbap…… ?”
“…… Team Leader!”
Soon, the late Yoon-seo distorted his face and spat out abusive language.
“You crazy b*tch! Who is like that!”
Only then did I belatedly figure out Lee Yu-ri’s intentions.
‘This idiot…… !’
This was something we ran alone to save ourselves.
I will attract the monster’s attention, so you guys should run away and survive.
So, retreat, rush, and provocation.
Of course, Lee Yoo-ri must have taken all the circumstances into account and acted like that.
The capabilities of our party, the current status of party members, the number of goblins, and even the presence of boss monsters.
After weighing all of that, the judgment that ‘we have no chance’ was completed in an instant.
‘I thought it would be better to carry it alone than to die with the party members.’
I clenched my fists at that stupid decision.
But
There was something that idiot didn’t know.
That’s right,
‘That I have a specialized S swordsmanship.’
If it was an S-class swordsmanship, it was at an E-class gate.
I could easily cook at least one boss monster by myself.
So, I have to step in here.
It has to be me.
Pounding
Pounding
Heart beats non-stop before the first battle.
Whoa—
I took a long exhalation to straighten my breathing.
I sharpened my senses by repeatedly squeezing and unfolding the hilt.
‘…… I didn’t intend to make my combat debut so glamorous.’
The plan to get used to the senses by dealing with the goblins one by one has already passed.
From now on, it’s a real battle.
In any case, you have to get used to it quickly.
Only then will we be able to save Yuri.
Sereung─
I picked up the moonlight from my waist.
The sunlight shattered at the end of the blue blade.
It was then.
“Mr. Jin Yu-ha—?”
“Yes?”
In the middle of making up your mind
I turned around when I heard my name called.
There was Go Yun-seo, who was checking the weapons up and down.
“Thank you so much for today. He came along to our schedule without complaining, and thanks to his senses, he helped me a lot. I’ll pay the full price for today’s work later.”
She said without looking at me.
I said thanks with my mouth, but
Her voice was as cold as ever.
“But, this is our case. I’m sorry, but get out of here.”
And take a peek behind her,
Lee Yoo-na and Choi So-yeon were also of the same opinion, so there was no change in expression at Go Yoon-seo’s words.
“It’s sad to say that.”
Since I didn’t have any respectful words anymore, I also spoke casually without being polite.
Then she scratched her head in annoyance and glared at me.
“No, why would you dare to do something dangerous? You don’t need to help us or be loyal. Just get out of here and report the situation. That’s the best you can do for us.”
“If you guys come out, can we save it?”
“Hey, Jin Yu-ha. We saw each other for the first time today. To us, that stupid team leader is soup, but not to you. It’s just a stranger, a stranger.”
Go Yoon-seo shot back as if he didn’t understand.
I felt offended by her clearly drawn line.
‘…… Is Lee Yu-ri saying soup only to you guys?’
“Ha, I’m sorry, Mr. Lee Yu-ri—”
That moment.
“Keruk-“
A goblin emerged from behind a tree.
Let’s check him
I grabbed the handle while raising my mana.
And turn your back lightly,
—I swung a sword.
A blade that was swung sideways.
Love liquid─
The sound of the wind cutting through the air rose one beat slowly.
The goblin was clearly out of reach of the sword.
He giggled and laughed as I swung my sword into the air from a distance.
However, it is the same as it was ridiculed.
Suddenly—
“Kek!!?”
Poo-Hak-!
Its body spewed bright red blood and split into an upper and lower body.
Koo-Goo Palace!
Even the beautiful tree he was hiding in.
It was the manifestation of swordsmanship skills.
I looked back again.
Go Yoon-seo and Choi So-yeon widen their eyes,
Reason I stood there with her mouth wide open.
Looking at them, I continued my words.
“I’m sorry, but Lee Yu-ri has been a soup for me since a long time ago.”
* * *
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang… ! Bang…… !
Yuri Lee stopped tapping her shield.
And her running feet also stopped.
“…… But at this rate, do you think you’ve brought in enough?”
Well, actually, it stopped because there was no more magic power to carry on the sound of the shield.
Yuri Lee looked around at the goblins aiming their weapons at her.
“Did all the goblins in Carmella Forest gather here… ….”
Everywhere I looked around, there were goblins.
In front of my eyes, there was a green head full of hair.
The number was so large that I wondered if there might be a factory that produced goblins nearby.
Maybe the monsters are not wiped out in the forgotten places of the dungeon,
I kept going and going, so it seemed like this.
It made me sick to my stomach to see so many ugly guys.
“…… Well, anyway, it’s a goblin.”
Actually, if only the goblins were here, Yuri might have suggested that we subdue them together with the party members.
Whether it’s 3 nights 4 days or a week,
If you ran away like you were dying all night and repeatedly fought, you could have survived somehow, or you could have survived until the Dungeon Management Bureau dispatched a hunter rescue team.
However, a reddish-looking fellow was sandwiched between these purplish fellows.
He was looking at himself with his arms crossed, laughing meanly and laughing at himself.
That guy is definitely a C-class monster.
It must have been a blood goblin.
An unusual entity known to lead ordinary goblins and possess extraordinary strength and speed.
Because of that guy, Lee Yuri had no choice but to stay here alone, away from the party members.
Yuri Lee frowned and grunted.
“… Seriously, who would have predicted that a guy like this would be hiding in the E-level gate?”
At that time,
“Keruk.”
The blood goblin let out a short cry.
Then
A group of goblins closing the distance from all sides.
“Um—. Maybe the longer I endure here, the better. The party members are more likely to escape from danger, right?”
Yuri Lee fixed her shield and said.
“So, what? You have to do it all day.”
Sticks and worn-out swords began to fly from all sides.
Huwoong─ chain fluid─!
At a time like this, there is only one strategy for her.
A strategy that always worked with a 100% win rate against goblins!
It’s straight ahead.
Dive into the arms of enemies and scatter RBIs. And make the attacks of stupid monsters twist each other.
Taat—!
As she rushes in and pushes her body away with her shield, as expected, the goblins’ attack loses power.
Lee Yu-ri twisted her face slightly to avoid the stick flying from her side.
“Anyway, no matter how many of you there are. After all, there are at most six that can attack me at once.”
She said as if to listen.
Since I will have to fight for a long time, I thought I should pass the time by talking to myself.
Anyway, the only people who will listen to me talking here and there are goblins who can’t even understand what I’m saying.
“Well, while washing your hands, you should watch from behind or shoot arrows or poison needles… …. Well-.”
Love liquid—!
Pu-wook!
“Keee!”
At her words, the sound of arrows slicing the wind was heard, and she pushed the goblin beside her and drove the arrow through his shoulder.
“Kick. Yeah, that’s how it goes Is it always advantageous if there are a lot of numbers?”
Lee Yu-ri raised the corner of her mouth and looked at the red goblin in front of her.
Seeing that the corners of his mouth went down, she felt a little better.
“Haa, but I’m so terribly sorry… ….”
Ting—!
Teeting─!
Lee Yu-ri said as she began to surge again and spilled her sword into her shield.
“That person just came to help us today, what a disaster… ….”
Jin Yuha.
Suddenly thinking of him, Yuri sighed.
“…… Somehow, from the first time we met, the distance was strangely close.”
─ Ah, I was also worried that my cell phone might be broken. Sorry. That’s pretty close.
First meeting with Jin Yuha.
Remembering the moment when their lips almost met, Lee Yu-ri’s face turned red like a blood goblin.
“…… A strange man.”
It’s clear that we met for the first time today, but he strangely narrowed the distance.
Of course, the distrust of the other party members was so severe that he took the lead in defending him, but in fact, it was Yuri himself who was most wary of him.
That’s why I speak bluntly and treat myself in a businesslike manner.
Lee Yoo-ri had drawn a line with him from the first meeting until now.
“Even so, playing a strange prank… ….”
─ If it’s the team leader, it’s my status window. Can I tell you anything?
Puck puck puck—!
Yuri Lee hit the goblin with her shield for no reason.
“Crazy. Seriously, he showed all the sh*t. Aren’t you going to hiccup? Don’t you pat yourself on the back while eating?”
─ Daughter. Hold on!
─ Kek!
With shame, the hand holding the shield unknowingly went into strength.
“But what… …. He wasn’t a bad person.”
To be honest, going to the dungeon today was a forced march.
Because the pace was that fast.
Even Yuna and Yoonseo, who usually followed without a single complaint, had a hard time.
Of course, he said he only used his attributes and hardly used his stamina, but with a man’s body, the march itself couldn’t have been easy.
Even so, he rather said that he didn’t do much, and offered to take care of the goblins.
─ I was watching the team leader from behind. Continue.
─ So, please give me one chance.
“Keep on, with that face! Uh!? Just like that! Can you do it!? No!?”
Paak! Baek! Baek!
Yuri Lee swung his fist and punched the goblin in the face.
“Also, take good care of Gina, and feed her as she pleases!”
─ It’s that guy. You have to take care of your body.
Paak!
“Seriously, there is no weight left to lose!”
Paak!
As I was doing it, I was only thinking about Jin Yoo-ha, the first person I met today.
Actually, I didn’t want to think of a heavy subject for no reason, so I searched for a light subject and ended up like this.
If I die, what will Yuna, Soyeon unnie, and Yoonseo look like?
Who else bears the gate fines?
What should I do with my debt at home?
How does the academy work?
And how will the family react to his death?
And so on…….
Once you start thinking about a heavy topic, there’s no end to it, and you can’t fight at will.
Of course, that doesn’t mean Jin Yoo-ha is the only light subject…….
“Well, that person must have been that impressive…” ….”
Then, Yurii tilted her head.
“Isn’t it, is it just because he’s handsome…… ?”
Now that it’s time to go, I see that all I can think about is men.
I wondered if I was a woman too.
They say that a woman has only that in her brain.
Whoa—
She took a deep breath.
The feeling that her body is slowly accumulating fatigue.
‘It hasn’t been that long yet… …. Certainly, dealing with hundreds of goblins is not for everyone.’
If you think about it, the situation is not perfect right now.
He had already spent more than five hours on the subjugation march, consuming a lot of stamina.
He is a tanker.
In other words, the ability to kill is lacking.
Of course, I always carry a dagger, but in the end, it’s a very short sword that doesn’t even stand the blade I carry to use skills.
It was a sword that could only scratch a goblin’s skin.
I can’t kill goblins directly because I leave all the attacks to the dealer.
You can only shove with your shield or hit with your fist.
If you beat up one goblin and drive it away, another goblin will take its place.
In the meantime, even those who were tired recover their bodies.
While the goblin maintains its stamina, it only loses its stamina.
It was a vicious cycle.
“It’s shameful. How long can you endure this…….”
A weak sound came out of Yuri’s mouth for the first time.
And the Blood Goblin, who couldn’t keep an eye on it, showed signs of stepping out.
“Tsk… …. Seriously, if I went to the academy with Jin Yu-ha, I think we could have gotten quite close.”
“Then, you can go to the academy together. Rice soup.”
In an instant, a voice I shouldn’t have heard came from the side.
“…… Uh?”
“Why, do you still doubt that I am an academy cadet?”
In the place where I turned my head
With a mischievous smile on his mouth,
There was a man.