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Episode 141. The Forest of the Fallen (3)
“Kill him.”
“Yeah.”
Kkwaddeuddeuk- chwurruruk… … !
At Kang Si-on’s words, Choi Hyun-ji tightened the black object without hesitation.
The brim was crushed like an orange being squeezed inside a black substance.
Chang, who confessed everything to the expedition team, died right there.
From the beginning, Kang Shi-on had no intention of keeping Chang alive.
Because he's a monster.
The sound of ghouls gradually approaching could be heard.
A group of ghouls burst out from the bushes.
They were all holding torches.
Even in the pouring rain, the flame of the torch did not go out.
Suddenly, Kang Shi-on was more concerned about the materials for the torches that would not go out even in the rain than the fact that the ghouls had come.
The ghouls all had red eyes, long fingernails and toenails, and were drooling.
It was exactly like the way Chang looked before he died.
And all those eyes were focused on one place.
It was Jin Jae-hee's finger covered in dried blood.
“Oh, it’s beautiful. Blood. Blood.”
“I’ve never seen a being as beautiful as an elf. It’s too precious to offer it to a witch.”
The ghouls who were amazed at Jin Jae-hee's appearance turned their eyes back to the other group.
They now began to sniff like crazy and lick their lips.
“Mom, I’m hungry!”
“Wait a minute. I’ll roast that sturdy thing for you in no time.”
“I like my right leg. If I pierce it with a spear and get used to it… … .”
“The beauty of the eyes is in the pupils.”
“I have a heart… … . I like hearts… … .”
“How delicious would it be if it were grilled whole? The village must be busy preparing it.”
The ghouls surrounded the expedition team and kept chattering.
Eyes sparkling with desire.
There was not a shred of reason to be found.
The ghouls were so fearful of the Kangshion expedition that they even planned to slowly trap them and kill them, but now they were nowhere to be found.
It seemed like he was just moving on instinct.
It was like a few young lions rushing towards a huge buffalo.
A group of corrupt people who have forgotten what their position is and have given themselves over solely to their greed.
It was the power of black magic that made people lose their reason.
A white-haired man walked out from among the ghouls.
He was the village chief of light.
“What a beautiful sight. So graceful. Almost like an elf. With that much beauty, the witch will give you a great reward.”
As he listened to the strange conversation between the village chief and the ghouls, something occurred to Kang Shi-on.
And then I looked at Jin Jae-hee who was next to me.
“I forgot to ask about Junho.”
Even Kang Shi-on was so overcome with disgust that he forgot one important fact.
Jin Jae-hee answered calmly.
“Should I just capture one?”
“… … .”
Kang Shi-on hesitated for a moment, then looked at the village chief again and asked.
“The wanderer who was said to have the name Kang Jun-ho. Is that story also false?”
“Kang Jun-ho… … . It’s true. They passed. Beyond the corrupt land.”
"when."
“Well, time doesn’t mean anything to us… … .”
The village chief chuckled to himself and then burst into laughter.
“You seem like a pretty precious person… … But what can I do! You’re destined to be eaten here!”
Kang Shi-on held the back of his neck and did a light stretch.
And then I let out a sigh.
I thought it wouldn't help.
The village chief continued speaking.
“If you leave the woman behind… … I won’t harm you. Just disappear.”
“What did the other humans do?”
“… … .”
Kang Shi-on stubbornly asked other questions he was curious about.
The village chief remained silent.
“I’ll leave you what you want, so answer me well. What did other humans do?”
“… … .”
“Huh?”
Choi Hyun-ji glared at Kang Si-on's absurd promise.
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How can you say you're abandoning your colleagues so casually?
Choi Hyun-ji looked at the side of Geumseumtsre Kang Si-on's face, and the corners of the village chief's mouth went up.
“What a talking livestock… … .”
“Stop talking nonsense. Just answer the questions. Ask me how you did it.”
Kang Shi-on asked about the Man-gyeong support unit that had transported these supplies.
If time passed slowly here, the support team would also be trapped here.
But during the past three days, the expedition team did not see any support personnel.
I only saw the corpse.
Then the village chief answered while caressing his stomach.
“Some pretty ones were put in the witch’s cauldron… … . Some were made into jerky… … . Some were barbecued… … . Some were eaten raw?”
In response to the village chief's words, the ghouls each spat out a word.
“It was okay. Hehe. Hehe.”
“The one I ate back then had a bit of a fishy smell.”
“It was best when I had it barbecued. Hahahaha!”
“These days, the livestock keeps running around, so the hunters have had a hard time.”
“Did Chang fight the most?”
“There were some strong ones among them.”
“It was also easy to fill the quota to present to the witch.”
The ghouls' laughter filled the forest.
Choi Hyun-ji shivered as if goosebumps had run down her entire body.
The village chief said to Kang Shi-on.
“Okay, now leave the woman behind.”
“… … .”
Man-gyeong's support team.
They were all people who had left Man-gyeong to help Kang-shi-on.
Perhaps… …he came here knowing that he might die.
Still, there was one reason why they came here.
What if the King of Man-Gyeong, Kang Shi-On, is still alive?
Aren't you hungry?
I wonder if I got lost.
I wonder if I'm being held captive by a group of weird guys.
Man-Gyeong's soldiers continued to enter this forest to rescue their king.
Kang Shi-on's influence was so absolute that he sent support teams even though no one returned for a year.
That's why it seemed unnecessary for Kang Shi-on to forgive the ghouls who ate the search party.
Kang Shi-on spoke to Jin Jae-hee in a voice so small that the ghouls couldn't hear.
“Kill them all.”
"huh."
Kang Si-on, Choi Myeong-jun, and Choi Hyeon-ji approached the ghouls.
As they approached, the ghouls gradually gave way.
Soon, Jin Jae-hee was left alone here.
The ghouls surrounding Jin Jae-hee laughed viciously.
“I’ve been abandoned… … ! Ah!!! I’ve been abandoned… … !”
“Kyaaaaah! Kyaaaaah!!”
“I can’t stand it anymore… … . I’m so hungry!”
“How should I eat it? Ah, I’ll put my mouth on that smooth nape… …! Ah… … !”
“I will eat your ears!”
There are ghouls in the form of women, and ghouls in the form of men.
Of course, there are old people, but also ghouls that look like children.
They all clenched their teeth and dug their nails in.
They slowly approached Jin Jae-hee, and she summoned the Holy Sword.
A brilliant silver light began to pour into the dark forest, and her black hair turned silver.
* * *
“Tongue, brother… … . What do we do now?”
thought.
There were a lot of things to think about.
In the end, in order to get out of this forest, I had to clear the quest.
but.
'A year in a week.'
My eyes went dark.
Even if you wasted just a little time in this forest, time would pass in an instant outside.
Of course, I never thought that Man-gyeong would collapse in such a short period of time.
Although it was a report that I only skimmed through briefly, Man-gyeong was cruising along.
It seemed that Ha Yoon-ha had grown into a fairly capable administrator, and Man-gyeong was growing in a frightening way.
But the world outside the forest was in turmoil.
It wouldn't have been strange if anything had happened while I was away.
It would be a relief if I could respond to those changes directly, but for now, I'm stuck in this forest.
It wasn't good.
The problem wasn't just Man-gyeong.
Junho's location.
The village chief of Bitnam said that Junho had left the forest.
Junho would have been looking for me.
Just like me, my brother must be staying up all night every night worrying about me.
You must have searched and searched for me wherever you went, and then ended up in this forest.
'I have to go back to Man-gyeong first.'
Up until now, we have been moving to find traces of Junho.
Junho has confirmed that he has caught the dragon and completed the quest, and has also discovered that the time in the forest is distorted.
There was no time to delay.
The purpose has changed.
Now I had to chase the quest again.
Finding traces of the witch.
It was right to clear the quest as soon as possible and return to Man-gyeong to reorganize.
Figuring out how to get past the poison zone we had seen earlier was the next step after reorganizing.
“Your Majesty, what should we do now?”
I looked back at Choi Hyun-ji's question.
Choi Hyun-ji and Choi Myeong-jun.
Both of them were looking at me intently, their eyes shining.
He showed a fierce spirit that he would do anything if only he was given the order.
The hardships they experienced in the forest must have made them like this.
And soon, the thoughts were sorted out.
“We need to get back to Man-gyeong as quickly as possible and find a way to get through the poison zone.”
But before that, there was still some work to be done.
“Before that, I must go to Shinnam and seek revenge.”
In order to return to the forest with the Man-gyeong search party, it was necessary to clear the forest.
You must not leave any residue behind.
Besides, revenge on his subordinates was a must.
-Keeeeeek!
The screams of an unknown ghoul echoed from afar.
Choi Hyun-ji and Choi Myeong-jun kept looking in the direction where the sound was coming from, but I didn't.
I just slowly moved forward along the path back to light.
* * *
Knock… … . Knock… … .
A silver flame burning regardless of the falling raindrops.
The forest was ablaze with that silvery, divine light.
The flames did not engulf the trees or the delicate things in the forest.
Only enemies.
He only ate the ghouls.
The ghouls screamed as they were cut by swords and their bodies burned away.
Their screams echoed throughout the forest.
“Hey, save me!!”
The ghouls that had been eagerly rushing towards Jin Jae-hee were no more.
There were only prey fleeing death.
The ghouls scattered in all directions, each with their limbs blown off and their heads blown off.
Kuung!
Jin Jae-hee swung his sword lightly.
A cracking sound that was hard to believe came from a sword shook the forest.
A huge pillar of light.
A silver pillar of light extended from Jin Jae-hee's sword and engulfed the ghouls.
“Keeeeeek!!!”
Several in one stroke.
Maybe dozens of ghouls died.
The ghouls fell down, screaming at the end.
But even that didn't last very long.
After most of the ghouls were hunted, their screams gradually died down.
Jin Jae-hee stood still in the center of the silver flame and looked around.
'It's over.'
Jin Jae-hee counted the number of ghouls he had killed.
But that was only for a moment, Jin Jae-hee shook his head.
What do numbers mean?
There was no ghoul that could escape from him.
Jin Jae-hee's hair, which had been shining silver, gradually turned black.
at that time.
“S, save me… … .”
Jin Jae-hee turned his head toward the direction of the sound.
A ghoul was gathering his own entrails as they poured out of his abdomen.
The ghoul was leaning back against the pile of corpses, gasping for breath.
Now they seemed to have come to their senses.
“P, please… … . The witch told us to. Uh, we are innocent… … . The witch said she would give us eternal beauty. So please spare us.”
The ghoul's eyes lit up.
Those eyes were filled with a longing for life.
Those weren't the monster's eyes.
It was a human eye.
“Huh? Please… … . Ah, Witch… … . We just did what we were told… … .”
excuse.
evasion.
The guy was racking his brain to survive.
Perhaps because he had lost too much blood, the ghoul kept begging for his life, mixing in some nonsense.
Jin Jae-hee slowly approached the ghoul.
“Hee, heeeek!”
The ghoul crawled backwards, flailing its limbs, unable to move properly.
Jin Jae-hee slowly approached the man and took out a small dagger from his waistband.
Jin Jae-hee asked in a cold, calm voice.
"witch?"
“Ma, the witch said to bring us these guests alive. So, please… … .”
witch.
A clue to the quest.
It was a word that the ghouls had been constantly saying since a while ago.
This confirms that the ghouls are connected to the quest.
but.
They went way overboard.
Jin Jae-hee stabbed the ghoul with a dagger into his neck.
Phew!
Ghoul lowered his head weakly.
Soon, Jin Jae-hee disappeared into the forest, leaving behind the corpse of the last remaining ghoul.
I joined Kang Shi-on to finish cleaning.
(Continued in the next episode)