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< Modrea >
Choaack!
Every time the light flashed, the monster split in half.
“Hahaha! Come at me you guys!”
Leonard burst into a hearty laugh as he swung his sword. A sword with an aura blade attached to it. He was showing off the sword he had dreamed of his whole life to the monsters of the foggy forest.
“Hahahaha!”
The man who was following him sighed and said.
“Can’t you fight quietly? All the monsters around here will come at you.”
Despite the man’s complaints, Leonard looked as excited as a child.
“Hahaha! What if they all come rushing in! I can just use my Auror Blade to take them all down! That’s what I’m saying!”
Leonard, who now looked more middle-aged than old, cut the waist of an approaching zombie elf in half.
Choaaaak!
But the opponent was undead. A half-cut zombie elf crawled forward, dragging its upper body with both arms.
Grrrrr···!
The man aimed Zeus’ gun at the forehead of the zombie elf crawling towards him.
“If you’re going to do it, finish it properly.”
Taang!
The body of a zombie elf with a hole in its head sagged.
Leonard laughed heartily at the sight.
“Hahaha! I left it here because I thought you’d be bored if I finished everything!”
Then he charged alone towards the approaching zombies.
“Come! Sword Master Leonard will deal with you all!”
Chook! Chook!
The man looked at Leonard, who was wandering through the foggy forest alone, with a bewildered expression.
“I’m so excited. I’m so excited.”
Thanks to that, it was comfortable.
Thanks to Leonard’s awakening as the Sword Master, ever since he entered the Foggy Forest, Daein has only had to find his way.
And then once in a while,
“Hey old man! Not over there! Don’t go in chasing monsters!”
“Hahahahahaha!”
I even had to yell at the reckless old man who kept trying to go the other way.
Hawkin said as he approached the man.
“Don’t say too much.”
Hawkin’s face, looking at Leonard, was filled with relief that he was healthy, and envy.
“You died and came back to life. And when you achieve what you’ve dreamed of your whole life, that kind of reaction is nothing.”
Hawkin looked at Leonard with envy.
Sword Master.
Although they are not the same, Leonard had reached the level of a 7th circle archmage in terms of magic.
And the person who helped him achieve enlightenment was…
Hawkin spoke to the man in a sly manner.
“Ahem. You read a book to Sir Leonard···.”
What on earth could be written in that strangely written book that could awaken a dying man into a Sword Master?
As a curious wizard, Hawkin was desperate to find out what it contained.
And if by any chance, the great man reads the contents of the book to himself…
‘I might be able to become a great wizard too!’
“Wake up. You can’t do this.”
The man shattered Hawkin’s hopes with just a few short words.
“Yes? But···.”
“The old man just needed a chance to get over the wall, and you still have a long way to go.”
Being a 5th Circle wizard at such a young age was certainly a considerable talent. However, there were still several more steps required for Hawkin to become a Grand Wizard.
“And that’s a book written by an inspector. I don’t have any books written by archmage.”
‘I’m thinking of getting one, though.’
The man didn’t bother to say anything. Instead, he compared the old map of the foggy forest that the elder had given him with his own memories to find his way.
“This way for now… But where did this manic old man go in the meantime?!”
Laughter was heard from far away beyond the fog.
“Hahahahahaha!”
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Daein, Leonard, Hawkin.
Half a day had passed since the three men entered the foggy forest.
The man took his party through the foggy forest in the shortest possible distance.
With the map of the old forest I received from the elder before coming and my memories of having been here before, I was able to find my way without difficulty.
After swinging his sword until he was exhausted, Leonard finally calmed down a bit and looked around at the front of the group.
“The fog is getting thicker.”
Ssssssssut.
As we went deeper into the foggy forest, the fog became thicker, to the point where we could no longer see objects more than a few meters ahead.
Of course, this wasn’t a big problem for Leonard and Daein, whose five senses were all developed to a superhuman level.
And Hawkin was also wearing an infrared scope that he had taken from the steel carriage.
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Hawkin said, looking around intently.
“I don’t see any monsters around.”
The man spoke, lowering his voice slightly.
“The further you go inside, the fewer monsters there are. However, they get stronger, so don’t let your guard down.”
Ssssssssut.
An ominous mist rose up and brushed past the skin of the three people.
Hawkin shuddered at the unpleasant feeling.
“Ugh···.”
This fog was merely a creepy sensation to the three humans, but to the elves, it was a deadly poison and a curse.
Elves who enter this fog experience extreme hallucinations and fear, and eventually turn into zombies and wander through the fog.
“wait for a sec.”
The man discovered a rock that remained in his long-standing memory.
“···I guess you’ve come this far.”
The rock resembled an elf’s face, and had numerous sword marks carved into it.
The marks of someone carving an elf’s face into a rock and then repeatedly slashing at it.
It was a place where I could vividly feel the emotions of the person who created this foggy forest.
Leonard frowned at the sight of the rock.
“It’s terrible.”
The man looked around and said.
“Let’s take a quick break here and do some maintenance.”
The three took their first break since their departure. They sat against a rock, filled their bellies, and checked their weapons and armor.
When he had some free time, Leonard brought up another topic.
“This fog. I heard it’s been a headache for the elves for hundreds of years.”
It was Leonard who met Princess Alina and heard her story before leaving.
The man nodded without thinking.
“That’s right. It actually threatens the safety of the elves. If only this fog would disappear, it would feel like a toothache would fall out.”
At that moment, Leonard and Hawkin simultaneously exclaimed, “Indeed!”
“You! How on earth did you come up with such an idea?”
“As expected, you are amazing!”
The person tilted his head because the reaction was strange.
Why do these two look at me with such admiration?
“What are you talking about?”
Even without saying a word, he had a look in his eyes that said he knew everything. Leonard patted the man on the shoulder and said.
“I really appreciate it. It’s great to see you working so hard for the princess…”
“What am I doing?”
When the elder looked at him with a look of bewilderment, Leonard smiled and continued.
“That’s nonsense. Isn’t it your intention to solve the problem of the Forest of Fog so that the elves will regard us as their benefactors?”
“That’s true. But what does that have to do with the princess…”
Before the man could finish speaking, Hawkin shouted out the answer like a student on a quiz show.
“Then the elves will be more enthusiastic about us. Our plans will be faster too! You’ve calculated everything, right?”
···No?
I came here to build a villa in the Elf Forest later? And I also came here to take some things with me.
The man didn’t really think he needed to help the princess any more.
‘I’ve done this much for you. You have to figure out how to live your life from now on.’
But Leonard and Hawkin had different thoughts. They thought that the Great One was trying to solve the problem of the Foggy Forest in order to help them.
And I guessed the reason for that too.
‘I guess that’s it?’
‘Of course. There can be no other reason than that.’
The two men exchanged glances and nodded simultaneously.
Hawkin said, lowering his voice.
“I’m saying this because there are only men here.”
Lily was still recovering,
Jang Young-shin was clinging tightly to his side,
Alina, a half-elf, was not allowed to enter here.
That’s why this party consisted of only three men, and two of them were determined to give one of them a solid push.
“Our princess. Isn’t she beautiful?”
“······.”
The man wondered what kind of nonsense this was, but decided to just listen quietly.
Hawkin continued, his eyes sparkling.
“As you know, her beauty is the best on the continent. On top of that, she is excellent in both literature and martial arts, and as a half-elf, she doesn’t age well. You can’t find such conditions anywhere···.”
The man asked back with a bewildered expression.
“What are you selling? What are you trying to say?”
On the other side, Leonard poked the man in the ribs and whispered softly.
“Ahem. So you mean we’ll let you build a bridge?”
Hawkin continued, saying:
“To be honest···.”
Slowly and steadily.
The two people moved their buttocks closer and closer, with the man in the middle.
Hawkin, who had become so close to the person that it was burdensome, spoke with his finger over his lips as if he were revealing a top national secret.
“Actually, it seems like the princess is not without feelings either.”
“···what?”
To be honest, Alina seemed to have quite a lot of heart. However, the two men decided to uphold the pride of their lord.
Leonard said slyly.
“It’s not impossible if you try hard, that’s what I’m saying. The difference in status is… Aren’t these times chaotic?”
Hawkin also said with shining eyes.
“So from now on, just trust us.”
Hohohoho···.
Between the two men who were grinning sinisterly on either side, the man looked out over the fog in front of him and sighed.
“Oh my.”
As the man suddenly stood up from his seat, the two men looked at each other with puzzled expressions.
‘Why is the reaction like that?’
‘I thought you’d like it?’
Slurp.
The man said, pulling out the Charlotte from his waistband.
“Stop talking nonsense and get ready to fight. You’re the enemy.”
After a while, strange shadows appeared in the fog.
Grrr···.
Grrr···.
At that moment, Leonard and Hawkin also jumped up. Leonard drew his sword and ran out shouting.
“I’ll handle it! Let’s handle it quickly and finish what we were talking about!”
WHEEK!
Leonard, who had reached the shadow in an instant, swung his sword. His sword had a thin Aura Blade attached to it.
At that moment, something unexpected happened.
Kyaang!
“!!”
Leonard’s eyes widened as the Auror Blade was blocked, but like a seasoned knight, he quickly stepped back.
A deformed long arm swung towards where he had been standing.
Kagagagak-
Part of Leonard’s chest plate was scraped off by sharp claws, and soon strange elven figures emerged from the fog.
Grrr···.
Grrr···.
There were marks of rough stitching on her beautiful face. Her body was the same. Her limbs were deformed, like a badly repaired stuffed animal.
Monsters that can hardly be called elves.
There were three monsters in total, each emitting a strange magical power.
The man stepped forward and said.
“Chimera Elf. Its weakness is the spirit stone embedded in the center of its chest, so aim for it carefully.”
Wooooow!
The chimera elves began to emit their spirit powers all at once.
Red, blue, and yellow.
Chimera elves whose skin is dyed in various colors.
However, the man’s gaze was not directed at the chimera elf, but behind it.
Although the Chimera Elves were difficult, they were not insurmountable if you knew their weaknesses.
If Leonard and Hawkin combine their strengths, they should be able to handle it.
“The problem is the guy behind me… He showed up sooner than I thought.”
Slurp.
A naked elf in pure white walked out, pushing away the thick fog to the left and right.
Ebony hair that reaches down to her waist.
In contrast, a body that is clean and free of any impurities.
In his hand he held a large bow.
The man watched the movements of the great bow in the elf’s hand.
Because I personally saw dozens of superhumans pierced with that bow before.
The man also knew the elf’s name.
“Mother of God.”
Modrea tilted her head when her name was called.
A doll created by the great wizard Draitz, who settled in this land a thousand years ago.
The figure was modeled after the elf that the wizard Draitz loved and hated the most.
The story became known when Draitz’s dungeon was later discovered by Earth’s superhumans and the diary he left behind was made public.
Later, it became a popular character enough to be made into a drama on Earth.
“···Well, that’ll come later.”
The Modrea in front of us now was the strongest guardian protecting the foggy forest.
Tsk tsk tsk tsk.
The man did not take his eyes off Modrea, who was drawing out the power of the spirit, and spoke to the two people behind him.
“You two take care of the chimera elf. I’ll take care of that one.”
< Modrea > End
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