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There were quite a few dead men lying in front of the stone tomb. Each had an arrow stuck between their eyes. When I counted them, it looked like there were seven. Of course, there were still more than twice the number of Deadmen killed. When I saw him crawling up the collapsed body of his colleague, it looked like he wanted to take a bite out of me somehow.
“Try hard, try hard.”
I hummed and reached into my pocket to grab an arrow, but I couldn’t catch anything. Only after stirring the empty space in my pocket and scraping all the way to the bottom was I able to take out the two arrows lodged deep in my pocket. He felt like he would have to collect the arrows he had already shot on his way back.
Not all Deadmen have gathered yet. I could see Deadmen running in the distance, panting, but I thought it would be better to retreat at this point. Even if there are three or four remaining to target the group, Anhyeon alone will be able to handle them.
Eventually, I looked down and saw the Deadmen shaking their heads back and forth with their mouths open and screaming. That sight was so funny that I shook my head in the same way without realizing it.
‘What am I doing now?’
The moment I looked at them and a faint smile appeared, I reflexively covered my mouth.
I feel so excited. Since becoming a Sword Master during my first Hol Plain user experience, I have had almost no emotional ups and downs. Especially in situations leading up to battle, I always tried to be as cold and cool as ice. That’s why I was able to survive the battle to recapture Atlanta and the siege and annihilation battle of Ragnarok, which are considered the most difficult battles of all time.
It’s been a long time since I felt this way. I, who had not even blinked an eye when I saw the allied forces with an overwhelming power difference, was being swayed by the emotion of slaughter. And even now, I feel like I can’t control those feelings. Although the situation was not as unfavorable as it was then, I felt the excitement of anticipation melting into my whole body.
The more I looked at the monsters on the cairn, the more I felt like my emotional instincts would explode, so I jumped down towards the depths of the forest. As I was trying to console myself to endure just a little longer, the dead men who were whining and climbing up the stone tomb began to howl loudly. It went up for a long time, but when I came down, it seemed like the heat was rising.
“Guys. There are too many eyes to see the work done here. So, let’s go a little further inside.”
Purr!
I don’t know if he understood what I was saying, but he followed me, making a deadman cry.
I started going into the forest at deliberately slow steps. My original goal was to jump with all my might and quickly widen the distance, but I changed my mind. I will make it follow to some extent so that it does not lose track of me in the middle.
As if I was quite hungry, as soon as I climbed up the stone tomb, I lightly fired my crossbow at the dead man falling down. The dead man who climbed the hardest was hungry and ended up with an arrow stuck in his head. After checking the guy with his head hanging down, I immediately turned around and walked into the forest.
Purr! Purr! Purr! Purr! Purr!
Hearing that cry made me feel like I was getting used to it to some extent. He seemed quite upset as I controlled my pace and ran as if I was going to get caught. It was a unique thrill to hear the sound of teeth chattering right behind me. It was then.
closely!
“uh.”
But I got too excited. As I was walking across the trees in an S shape for a while, I felt something biting my left arm. I was startled and looked to the side to see a Deadman biting my left wrist with a strange face. Maybe it wasn’t the one I dragged and he was wandering around here and luckily got caught in his path and got his teeth knocked out.
To be honest, it didn’t really hurt, but I was still more surprised to have my arm bitten by something like this. And that surprise soon turned into anger. No matter how lucky I was, it was something that hurt my pride. I said in a disgruntled voice, looking at Deadman, who bit my wrist.
“What you looking at.”
Purr.
“You were surprised… . f*ck you.”
The deadman biting his wrist had strange eyes. He bit down, but it was because his teeth wouldn’t retract. Then of course. You want me to chew on my body, which has a durability rating of 92 points? As he swung his right hand in anger while swearing, I could see his head explode.
While I was struggling with the monster for a moment, the dead men who were panting after me surrounded me in layers. Some of the guys seemed to think that all that was grinning was their prey. I took a moment to estimate the distance I had run and thought it would be okay, so I lightly released my wrist.
Purr. Purr. Purr. Purr. Purr. Purr. Purr. Purr.
I heard crying everywhere, but I was never afraid. Compared to the hell lions I faced before when I fell into the abyss of hell, these guys were at the level of cute and charming. However, I sincerely hoped and hoped that these would satisfy my desires even a little.
“Please take care of me.”
When I gave him a friendly greeting, he responded by barging his teeth at Deadman. These guys don’t know manners. I also stretched out my fingers to aim at the head of the dead man who was simultaneously pushing in. First of all, the one in front.
Kwasik!
The feeling of my fingers digging into my head felt like I was digging through a rotten log rather than soft human flesh. I looked at the dead man who had been hit on the back of the head, and when I raised his arm, he hung on my finger and hung around, fluttering. And the Deadmen who witnessed the scene stopped their actions all at once.
fear. Do these guys who always thought of humans as food even know? That they could be unilaterally hunted. Still, I felt amazing inside. I don’t know if it’s thinking or instinct. Those guys who attack without mercy when they see their prey stopped for a moment due to the presence I was giving off.
It was amazing, but I had no intention of letting it go. I lightly released my magic power, shattering the monster’s head in my hand, and snapped my fingers. Even though they gave a signal to attack quickly, the Deadmen took a step back.
I wasn’t planning on using the long sword. It’s not a problem if it doesn’t exist. Even if I just break a tree branch or tear down a single blade of grass, I can turn it into a lethal weapon if I pick it up. But I was thirsty for slaughter, and I wanted to feel something to quench my thirst. He cracked the joints of his hands and asked with a deep smile. And suddenly a thought passed through my head. I felt like I knew why I couldn’t stop laughing earlier.
I was hungry for my instincts. After swinging a sword and killing repeatedly to survive for 10 years, it seems that his nature itself has become drenched in blood. I twisted the corner of my mouth as I watched the monsters gradually retreating back.
*
“I think you did a good job. Everyone wake up. “We have to get over that wall quickly.”
The forest where monsters had been roaming just moments ago became as quiet as a lie. Looking at the quiet forest, Ahn Hyeon spoke with a strong voice at best, but the mood of the group was completely calm. As Ahn Hyun said, Kim Soo-hyun succeeded in dragging everyone around him. The monsters that had been swarming just a moment ago were nowhere to be seen. But apart from that, an unknown sense of despair seemed to be wrapping around everyone’s bodies.
“brother is… . Will it be okay? Hey. Let’s just do it now… .”
As Lee Yu-jeong spoke in an uncharacteristically downcast voice, Ahn Hyeon felt a prickling inside her. But she couldn’t show it outwardly. She said that Soo-hyeon trusted her older brother and that he should protect the group. He could not betray that expectation.
“That’s not allowed. Stop talking nonsense and get up quickly. “What will you do if they come back?”
“Aren’t you worried about your brother?”
“I trust you. My brother was like that too. “Don’t ever do something stupid that will come back to haunt you.”
Lee Yu-jeong kept her mouth shut at Ahn Hyeon’s calm words. However, looking at her helpless face, Ahn Hyeon himself felt helpless throughout his body. However, she soon shook her head, consoled herself by telling herself to come to her senses, and continued speaking in a strong voice.
“Let’s believe it. “I will believe in you just like you believe in us.”
After finishing speaking, Anhyeon stood up, went outside, and looked around. Fortunately, there wasn’t a single Deadman in sight. As Ansol carefully got up and followed him, Lee Yu-jeong had no choice but to get up. Lee Yu-jeong, who was just about to leave the hiding place, tapped Kim Han-byeol, who was sitting blankly, on the shoulder and spoke to her.
“hey. wake up. “Why are you suddenly blank?”
”… … .”
There was no answer from Kim Han-byeol. She took one look at Lee Yu-jeong with a cold face like the first time, then slowly stood up and walked out. After she confirmed that everyone had come out, Anhyeon looked at the stone wall in front and opened her mouth.
“Everyone, cheer up. If you just climb over the stone wall in front of you, you can escape this damn forest. For now, let’s act together until we get to the wall, and I’ll take the first step over the wall. “Because there may be other dangers out there.”
Ansol and Yujeong Lee nodded their heads in agreement with Anhyun’s words with anxious faces. However, Kim Han-byeol remained silent. She was staring into the forest where Kim Soo-hyun disappeared earlier. Then, she must have felt that Anhyun was staring at her, so she immediately turned her head and said.
“all right.”
What do you want to know? Anhyeon sighed internally, but she did not express it outwardly. When my older brother was around, we helped each other out and moved along, but now that my older brother is gone, I felt like things were slipping from the start.
“… It’s not that you don’t know how you feel. I am the same. But if we go into the forest like this, your sacrifice will have no meaning. This is an opportunity that Soohyun risked his life to create. And my brother asked me to keep you safe. All we can do now is quickly get over that wall and wait for my brother to return safely. Everyone, come to your senses.”
Even with all that said, the depressed atmosphere still did not improve. Once morale is lost, it is not easily recovered. She knew that Anhyun was trying hard in his own way, but everyone kept their mouths shut. The more Ahn Hyun spoke, the more he felt that Kim Soo-hyun’s gap was bigger than he thought. I felt like an unexplainable feeling of anxiety was creeping up inside me. Ahn Hyeon eventually closed his eyes due to the mounting pressure.
The rest of the group all remembered a man holding a crossbow and always having a calm face. In just half a day since they met, Kim Soo-hyun had become so entrenched in their hearts. It was Kim Soo-hyun who was able to get out of the clearing quickly, who saved Ansol from being bitten by monsters, when the team was in danger of being split by Park Dong-geol, and who saved the team by shooting arrows whenever they were in danger while fighting monsters. He was always like a fence, supporting the group in important situations.
But now that fence is gone. He may never come back. And the remaining people felt a sense of emptiness in his empty place.
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1. Correction of typos and context.
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