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The village was quickly taken over by Gulag Ants.
The only fortunate thing is that the villagers managed to hide just in time.
And the heavy rain and thick fog made it so that the ants’ senses were not functioning properly.
‘I think it might be better because I have time to rest.’
Dojin hid himself by leaning against someone’s fence and waited for his vitality and mana to recover sufficiently.
In front of Dojin, three dead Gulag Ant corpses lay scattered.
It was a quiet takedown of the guys who were patrolling in groups to find hidden prey.
Dojin opened and closed the hand that wasn’t holding the sword.
It is to check the decline in physical ability due to cold.
Since LOST recreates almost every aspect of reality, it was necessary to thoroughly check these aspects before the battle.
Fortunately, because my stamina stat was high, there was no change in my physical abilities due to chills or exhaustion.
Chubbuck, chubbuck, chubbuck.
The sound of feet digging through the muddy ground soaked in rain.
‘Are the others coming already? Oh, maybe they’re coming after smelling these.’
In a place filled with human odor, it would be difficult to find a human hiding in a cave dug underground, but the smell of the body fluids of a dead compatriot would be easy to identify.
It was a thought he had as he looked at the corpse he had disposed of.
Dojin quietly prepared his magic.
The same ice arrow that killed the previous three.
Warm, warm.
At that moment, a fierce clanking of jaws can be heard beyond the fog, and the sounds of the creatures approaching become more urgent.
The sight of those rushing into the field of vision looked like they were bursting out of a curtain.
Pooboo Book.
At the same time, the ice arrows fired by Dojin struck their heads, pierced their torsos, and exited through their backs.
Choaak.
The instantly killed ants slid across the floor with the same momentum they had been charging at.
It was a harmony of high magical attack power and perfect aim.
‘I think I’ve recovered enough now, so I guess I should get moving.’
Dojin left after adding three more corpses on top of the ants that had already died.
Heavy rain, thick fog, and continued darkness.
Since visibility was less than 5 meters, Dojin had difficulty estimating where he was in the village.
I don’t have enough mana to use for attack magic to utilize “Suggestion”.
Even though the environment has worsened, the combat itself has become much easier.
It was natural that it was easier to deal with ants that were scattered rather than those that came all at once.
Dojin walked around and dealt with the Gulag Ants he encountered one by one.
It was a time when I was fighting ants while running around in the rain.
A faint scream was heard from somewhere.
‘Sophie!’
Dojin’s head turned in the direction of the sound.
The terrified scream that cut through the heavy rain was Sophie’s voice.
Crunch.
The sound of something breaking or collapsing is then heard.
Dojin ran towards the sound.
“Get out of the way!”
The necks of the ants that had popped out from between the walls flew into the air in an instant.
This is the power of the “Wind Blade”, which is pre-loaded and precisely aimed at the enemy’s protruding joint.
Dojin passed by before the ants’ severed necks reached the ground.
“shit……!”
The house where the sound was heard was already occupied by ants.
The outer walls of the house were already badly damaged, and ants were digging wildly into the basement of the house.
The wind mana was formed in Dojin’s sword strike as he was enraged.
Blades of wind shot out in succession, mercilessly cutting down the ants gathered at Sophie’s house.
They made a “kii-kii” sound, but they were destined to follow the ones who died first.
Dojin, who had quickly taken care of the men surrounding Sophie’s house, used his telekinesis to move the corpse of an ant that had fallen where the tunnel was likely to be.
When alive, the “psychic” is broken down by the creature’s unique magical field and resulting magical resistance, but when dead, it is just a lump of meat.
The body was lifted limply and thrown away.
‘I’m already in… … !’
Dojin’s expression collapsed.
This was because there were already traces of the cave being dug even wider and pushed in.
“Sob… … !”
Then a sobbing sound came from inside.
“Sophie?”
There is no answer.
But the crying continues.
At least it meant he was alive.
Dojin, who confirmed Sophie’s survival, crawled into the cave.
The cave, which was painstakingly dug for escape in case of emergency, is L-shaped, and the space becomes slightly wider as you go down.
At the end of the cave, there was Sophie, trembling, holding a dagger in her hand, and Hanolds and Jenny lying next to her.
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And the dead corpses of the Gulag Ants.
“Oh, brother… … !”
Sophie, who had been crying with her face turned blue, collapsed as soon as she saw Dojin.
Then I turned my head and looked at my parents, but I could only open my mouth and not say anything.
I was dumbfounded when I saw my father bleeding from his head and my mother lying on the ground with a large wound on her side.
“It’s okay. Everything is okay.”
Dojin quickly approached and blocked Sophie’s path.
If by any chance two people were dead or dying, just seeing that scene would be a lifelong trauma.
Dojin hated moments like this the most.
A situation like this where the parents have to confirm their survival in front of the surviving child.
“Ugh… … !”
Haa. Dojin let out a sigh of relief.
Jenny, whose side was split open and bleeding, breathed deeply.
If he were alive, this level of injury could have been healed with a healing potion.
Dojin took out a healing potion and sprinkled it on Jenny’s wounds.
But feeding them will come later. The most urgent thing right now is to confirm Hanolds’ survival.
‘Thank goodness, his pulse is still beating.’
Is it because I’m too nervous?
As soon as I confirmed that they were both alive, my eyes started spinning.
Maybe I used too much mana.
Anyway, both Hanolds and Jenny were alive.
“Oh, are Mom and Dad okay?”
A small hand touched the hem of the robe.
The careful hands were terrified.
Dojin put the half-empty potion on the floor, took out a new bottle of potion, and put it in Sophie’s hand.
“Mom and Dad are both fine. So don’t worry. I’ll be back soon. Can you watch over Mom and Dad? Here, feed this to them both.”
“What about you? Are you going out? What if you get hurt? Can’t you just stay here with me?”
Dojin patted Sophie’s head as she asked tearfully.
“You have to save the others too. But don’t worry, I’ll make sure the ants don’t come near here.”
Sophie couldn’t answer and just cried, her lips trembling.
“don’t worry.”
As he spoke, Dojin raised his body.
But it was so low that I had to bend my back.
Like that, Dojin’s gaze, who was about to go outside, was fixed on the dead corpse of the Gulag Ant.
A cross-section of the head split exactly in half.
Too neat.
It was definitely not a sign of an herbalist’s work.
Wait a minute. Now that I think about it, it was Sophie who was holding the knife.
Dojin looked back at Sophie.
Before we know it, he has put down his dagger and is seen carefully trying to feed the potion Dojin gave him to his mom and dad.
‘no way…….’
Dojin quickly looked at the hands of the three families.
At first, I thought that Hanolds had fought, killed the ant, and passed out.
‘There is no bodily fluid.’
Hanolds’ hands were clean.
It was none other than Sophie whose hands, sleeves, and forearms were stained with ant fluid.
[Quest content changed!]
The Girl of Gulag Village
Rating: Destiny
[Tonight, a village is in danger of being wiped out by one man’s ugly greed.
In a town on the brink of extinction, there is a child with untapped potential.
Please save that child from misery.
[So that Rostania can move in a slightly better direction.]
Objective: Prevent Sophie’s misfortune
Rewards: Experience, Gold, Affinity
The moment Dojin realized that, the quest content was modified.
The person who had to be saved in this quest was that girl.
‘… This isn’t important right now.’
Dojin cleared away the quest window that appeared before his eyes.
The fact that ants gathered in front of this hole despite the heavy rain means that other people are also in danger.
Just because I figured out who had to be saved, it didn’t mean that Sophie was the only one who had to be saved.
“I’ll be right back.”
Dojin smiled at the child who was looking at him anxiously, and as soon as he came out of the cave, he used the Spear of the Earth to block the entrance to the cave.
Immediately after that, another scream rings out.
“You don’t give me time to rest.”
He fought through the heavy rain, killed the ants, and saved people in danger.
Meanwhile, Dojin felt that his magical abilities had grown significantly.
Well, how can you not grow when you’re casting magic like this?
All of Dojin’s magic is Dojin himself. In other words, he takes out what is written in the Book of Truth and implements it.
As you use magic, it is natural that your recording device, the Book of Truth, will grow.
Then again, as the performance of the recording device improves, it becomes a perfect virtuous cycle where records can be recorded clearly and implemented again.
If you learn a new spell to obtain the minimum casting speed that can be used in actual combat, it would be considered a privilege that would make other magicians froth at the thought of having to practice the same spell for three days and nights to become skilled at it.
‘Wait a minute. The mana wave just now-‘
Dojin’s feet, which were contemplating the best job satisfaction, stopped.
Because I felt the mana wave again just before this incident occurred.
The direction is… … .
‘Over there.’
A building swarming with ants.
Dojin killed the ants that had gathered and entered the building where he could feel the waves.
Potatoes and wheat grains were seen scattered here and there.
It was a place where the villagers gathered food.
The source of the mana wave was inside a sack full of wheat.
“I never thought this would exist.”
What was discovered was a magical device with a complex magic circle engraved on a spherical metal and a magic stone embedded in the center, a ‘Lure Device’ used to lure monsters.
It is a cost-effective item that has low level and limited types of monsters that can be attracted, and cannot be used again after a few uses.
‘It was also famous for being extremely inconvenient to use.’
The Mana Spell is a magical tool consisting of a spherical body and two triggering devices. In order for the body to generate mana waves, the caster holding the triggering devices must be within a certain distance.
In other words, the culprit was likely not far away.
Dojin concentrated his mind.
The “Book of Truth” was also activated.
To increase mana sensitivity even a little.
‘I can track it.’
Then I realized that the mana waves that I had felt were simply spreading out were actually splitting in two directions.
The straight line that cuts through the valley that the ants came from is, of course, a wavelength to call the ants.
The line that continues towards the northwest, slightly to the side.
‘That must be where the bastard who planned this is.’
The golden book that had once shone brilliantly evaporated.
In the darkened room again, the sound of numerous footsteps approached.
The Gulag Ants scattered throughout the village are drawn to the device.
It’s better this way.
“Okay, everyone, follow me. I think there’s a kid who’s desperate to see your faces.”
Dojin, who was mumbling coolly, ran in the direction that Mana’s line was pointing.
Slaughtering large, writhing insects.
