Duke’s Quadruplets Are All Overpowered Chapter 16

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I thought it would be a comfortable journey like this.

But when the sun rose in the sky, I stopped by a small village to relieve my hunger.

That led to a fight with bandits who were plundering the village.

* * *

There was one thing I didn’t know about my father.

How did he go from a commoner to become the Duke of Reinberg, the blue pillar of the Kunkan Empire and the lord of Quartz Castle, a vast territory? I just thought it was because of his powerful abilities.

“I will have you buried for your crimes on the guillotine at Quartz Castle, but if you return all the looted goods and pay double compensation to the residents, I will spare you the death penalty.”

On one side, he had an eccentric personality.

As soon as he learned that the remote village in the mountains that he happened to visit was the target of bandits, his father shouted that he was the ‘Duke of Reinberg’ and that he would catch all the bandits. Naturally, the villagers did not believe it and were wary, but with the power of the spirit beast, my father found the stronghold of the group of thieves in less than an hour, and overpowered and captured dozens of thieves in an instant.

The power of the spirit beast was terrifying. Looking at it from the side, I can see why spiritualists are evaluated as superior to master-level knights or archmages. I thought it was all-powerful. He did everything by himself, whether it was tracking or subduing.

The father reassured the villagers that he believed in Reinberg.

Even the slash-and-burn farmers in this remote place knew all about my father’s reputation.

If my father had put his name on the line and helped people like this even during the Great War, it was understandable that he is still revered as a national hero.

That night, I slept in the old house of the village’s slash-and-burn farmers.

“You’ve never slept in a place like this before, so it must be uncomfortable.”

In my past life, I have slept in worse places. Something like inside the intestines of a giant monster.

“As long as you can attach it to the back, it’s okay.”

The father didn’t talk to him because he was worried about his son having trouble sleeping.

“What came to your mind when you saw this father today?”

The one that made dozens of bandits uncontrollable in the blink of an eye?

To prevent anyone from having any other thoughts, they locked him up with thorns until the city guards arrived?

“It was cool.”

My father chuckled.

“My one favor became a salvation from a miserable life for the village residents.”

He continued speaking in a strong voice.

“They say that the more rice ripens, the more it bows its head. They say that the more power a gentleman has, the more humble he should be. That’s right. But that doesn’t mean you should hide your strength, son. Don’t hide your strength. Stand out and face it confidently. That’s how you become someone’s hero. “May your small kindness be someone’s salvation.”

This is the belief of a man who rose to the rank of duke from a commoner.

However, it is an ideology that is completely opposite to my life.

I didn’t want to cause a great revolution in this world.

I witnessed how the Earth was destroyed.

The miserable end of each person who wanted to become a hero.

* * *

Finally, we arrived at the sacred place where Artemis, the god of the moon, hunting, and spirit beasts, had descended. The sacred site was located in the center of a great forest like the Amazon, and the closer we got to the sacred site, the number of spirit beasts increased exponentially. The power of the spirit beasts was also strong, and spirit beasts called land gods were often seen.

It was as I expected. This place was as dangerous as the bottomless pit.

If my father wasn’t there, something big would have happened.

I followed closely next to my father.

“The sanctuary of Artemis… … .”

“Isn’t it cool?”

deep jungle,

The sacred site of Artemis, surrounded by tall tall trees, was revealed.

I glanced down at the ‘cliff’.

“A forest within a forest.”

It was as if a forest had emerged inside a huge crater.

A forest inside a large, deep hole is a truly amazing sight.

“It is said to be a pit that was created when Artemis descended. It is a pit as deep as the bottomless pit, but it is not empty but full of evergreen forests. What do you think? Isn’t this mysterious forest the greatest proof that Artemis exists?”

My father said that the forest below the cliff was completely different from the ecosystem of this world.

There are no ‘living things’ there, only spirit beasts exist, and the power of nature is abundant, producing all kinds of precious medicines and ores, but it is said that if you leave the forest, they all disappear like an illusion.

I expected a mystical forest because it was Artemis’ sanctuary, but it turned out to be a forest inside a pit.

I had no idea it would be this bizarre. It’s hard to go down because it’s a forest at the bottom of a cliff, but if something happens, you can’t run away.

“I’m just here to watch… … .”

My father immediately grabbed my waist and jumped off the cliff.

You will land safely with the power of Youngsoo, but the blinker will come on.

* * *

The sanctuary of Artemis was a bizarre and strange forest. It’s like a forest on an alien planet, like something you’d see in a fantasy movie. The trees were burning or sometimes frozen, and sometimes moved their branches or scattered fruit.

Even a single blade of grass was unusual. I saw colorful rainbow-colored flowers, a stream where lava and water flowed together, and a pure white sand dune next to an iceberg covered in ice.

This chaotic place, as if all the ecosystems in the world were mixed together, was similar to my father’s Changgung Pavilion, but much more complex and dizzying.

I saw too many spirits. There are countless spirits of the land god level. That effect must have created this bizarre natural environment. The spirits approached with curious faces and growled at me. My father liked it, but I hated it.

There was no one or the other.

My father told me to try to communicate, but when I held out my hand, he tried to bite me. I was getting more and more annoyed because he was busy running away when I said hello.

“Father, please leave.”

“more… Try to communicate.”

“Father is watching too, right? “These guys are the ones who would kill me if my father wasn’t there.”

I firmly told my father to wait a little longer to see if I had any regrets. Finally, he sighed and spoke in a voice full of regret.

“What is there to gain by forcing it? I expected it, haha. “Just stick behind me and follow me.”

“Do you have anything else to do?”

“I brought you here for the sake of it.”

My father said that after the hunting festival, he always visits the shrine of Artemis. This is to feel the abundant power of nature, increase sympathy, and give thanks to Artemis.

The road in the forest was very rough. The environment changed from moment to moment, and the path we had just walked on became a swamp, or the hard rocks melted and turned into sand. If I hadn’t developed my stamina, I would have collapsed from exhaustion. I complained while wiping my sweat.

“Whoa, I feel dizzy.”

“No matter how strong a knight is, he gets lost in the forest of spirit beasts.”

I quickly came to my father’s side.

“haha. Don’t worry. Who is the best spiritualist? With this father, there is no way she could ever lose her way. Don’t panic if she gets caught up in Youngsu’s prank and gets lost. “All of these guys are like my friends, so I’m sure I’ll find them soon.”

“yes.”

He was a trustworthy father.

* * *

He was a father who had been beaten to death.

After walking a short distance, I got lost.

No, before I knew it, my father disappeared.

In that short period of time I got up after tripping over a vine and shaking off the dirt.

Contrary to my father’s boast that I would find him right away, I couldn’t see him even after waiting for over ten minutes. Looking across Cheonan, the entire area was filled with young beasts, so there was no ‘road’ to be seen. There were more and more spirits around. They didn’t pounce, but I felt very uneasy as they gathered around me as if searching for prey.

“father! father!”

I kept screaming, but it was no use. Her voice couldn’t escape and it felt like it was being eaten. This is X, right? The spirits began to move slowly. A red lizard in a lava field, a gorilla in a tree, a mole in the sand, a fox on the ice. As everyone, including you, approached me, my surroundings became a mess.

“What the f*ck, what!”

They threatened and tried to chase them away, but the spirit beasts did not run away.

“These bastards, no way.”

Did your father ever say anything? No, there isn’t.

I’ve never heard of a spirit beast eating a person.

Have you ever been harmed?

many.

I strengthened my calves.

As I slowly take a step back, it chases me.

I turned my back and ran.

Still, I chased after him.

Suddenly they’re filming a survival suspense movie like this?

Now I ran away at a full sprint, but they pursued me persistently. Even wherever I passed, spirits came out and disturbed me. I fell down a hill, rolled down, and fell into a swamp. Nevertheless, I didn’t give up and got up and ran. f*ck, I never thought that intense moment in my past life would repeat itself in this life.

I ran with my eyes wide open. I have been chased by monsters many times. I always survived.

Although the forest was inhabited by countless spirit beasts, there was a way to escape.

The path was clearly visible.

I ran that road.

Runway.

As I ran down the road, I was able to avoid the attacks of the spirit beasts.

“f*ck.”

Just when I thought I had escaped to some extent, I suddenly realized.

“I was lured.”

These bastards cleverly lured me down this path.

I quickly found another way. A dangerous road, a road full of ghosts.

But I had already fallen into their trap.

thud!

The ground shook.

The one that rose up in an instant was a gigantic earth spirit beast resembling an elephant.

Its stomps began to split the ground like an earthquake.

Without any chance to escape, I fell into the crater.

I couldn’t stop my body. The little spirits that stuck to me like mud were pulling me into a hole. When I realized that resistance was useless, I just opened my eyes wide. What and why? Did Yeongsu put me in this place?

thud!

Only after I threw myself on the floor did the spirit beasts that were clinging to my body run away.

I grabbed my sore back and slowly turned my head. The air in the pit was chilly. It’s not just because it’s a dirt pit. Unfortunately, this was not my first experience with the heavy, unpleasant, cold air. I got chills. I really hoped that that was not what I was seeing. But whether in my past life or my current life, the world was a mess.

“why… … .”

Beneath the deep pit of Artemis’ sanctuary,

There I ran into this guy.

The place taken by the twins, the bottomless pit.

What I saw there.

“The devil.”

There was a terrible monster.

Down in the pit, there is no light.

But it was clear to my eyes.

A fearful devil hiding in the darkness.

It was a black wolf with red eyes.

* * *

It was a wolf with jet black fur that seemed to have crawled out of the shadows. Its eyes flashed red. The low growling cry seemed to tear my eardrums into pieces. The hungry wolf wandered around me with movements characteristic of wild animals. Searching for me It won’t be long before you realize that you are easy prey.

It didn’t matter whether it was a wolf in the form of a devil or a devil in the form of a wolf. Demon or not, he is a strong predator. Wolves have strong jaws and sharp teeth that tear flesh.

It is larger than the average gray wolf. It will definitely aim for my neck. If I allow it to attack me, I won’t be able to fight it off with my strength.

One wound is death. Even if I survive, the deep wound on the back of my neck will take a lot of blood, and it will watch me die and eat me leisurely only when I faint and collapse.

Fear consumes my body. My two legs were shaking. My heart was pounding like it was going to burst, and the dry sweat running down my neck was extremely cold. My whole body is accepting defeat. But the more I thought about it, the more calmly I thought about what I had to do. Giving up and waiting for my father to come rescue me, or feeling resentful that I met the devil in a place like this, doesn’t help the current situation.

I pulled out the dagger that was attached to my backpack. It is a small knife prepared for camping, and is used for breaking tree branches, not as a weapon. But the blade is sharp.

I took off my top, wrapped it around one arm, and took out a cotton pillow from my backpack. And tied the pillow to her arm with her rope. She thought Gulsey had taken away something useless. Damn it, if you survive, you should go back and praise him. This is a big help in the current situation. Should I have brought a frying pan too?

Meanwhile, I didn’t avoid his gaze. Wolves attack the weak. If you avoid eye contact, you are admitting that you are prey.

He was just as wary of me as I was of his sudden appearance. The biggest variable in my best actions was that he wouldn’t wait. The first hurdle has been passed. Now I just hope that its fangs don’t tear up my tough leather top and cotton pillow in an instant.

Crrr… … !

The black wolf finally finished its search and slowly approached me.

fantasy,