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How long did it take?
A noise arose in the previously quiet forest.
Dojin, hearing the rustling sound, activated his magic circuit without warning and fired his magic.
A quick response that doesn’t even assume that the protagonist of the sound is not the enemy.
Kaang-
However, the enemy’s attack was faster than Dojin’s response.
The guy who approached me slowly struck the floor with his sword.
Kwaang-
A stray spell explodes behind you, a loud noise shaking the forest.
“Huh!”
Dojin raised his head as he flew to avoid the enemy’s attack.
Creak.
[Forest Skeleton Soldier – Lv.97]
The armored skeleton tilts its head.
The skeleton’s movements were very bizarre.
It’s not a typical undead, but rather a tree trunk wedged between the armor and the skeleton, controlling the skeleton.
Knock knock.
The skeleton soldier raised his sword.
Since the muscles were replaced by tree trunks, an unpleasant sound was heard whenever the skeleton soldier moved.
‘The visuals are really amazing.’
Dojin noticed that the skeleton soldier that had been searching with caution was moving.
A skeleton soldier, pulled by a tree trunk, accelerated rapidly and charged Dojin with his body.
《Window of the Earth》
Dojin also did not stay still.
Quickly retreats, creating a physical obstacle while simultaneously striking the enemy.
This time, even the navy and air forces were unable to completely avoid the attack.
Crunch. His shoulder was pierced with a loud thud.
Ki-ki-ki-ki.
However, the skeleton soldier did not die immediately.
Considering Dojin’s specs and the 100% critical hit rate of the Rune Gauntlet, it wouldn’t have been strange if he died in one hit, but the skeleton soldier approached Dojin with aggressive maneuvers that made the pierced part break.
‘This is a normal monster?’
Dojin, who was stabbed in the gap in movement caused by the magic casting, was grazed by the tip of the sea soldier’s sword.
The vitality that disappears with a whoosh even if you just brush past it.
Its movements were fast, its body was sturdy, and its attack power was better than expected.
‘Is it that instead of there being a really small number of mobs, each and every one of them is insanely strong?’
At this level, it is not a normal monster, but an elite monster.
Although he had not let his guard down to begin with, Dojin became even more nervous.
《Fireball》
Dojin shoots fireballs continuously towards the ground.
Regardless of the movements of the Marine Corps soldiers, the explosive power affected a certain range and temporarily blocked their movements.
《Pillar of Fire》
Then, a pillar of fire rose from the spot where the skeleton soldier had stood.
The tree trunk that replaced the skeletal soldier’s muscles burned and shriveled.
As the muscles contract due to heat, the skeleton soldier also shrinks.
Hot and cold.
The skull’s jaws clacked noisily.
A guy who runs through a pillar of fire and swings a sword.
Because he lost his right arm in the pillar of fire, he could only swing his shoulder joint.
《Flashlight》
The match was decided completely there.
It was a natural defeat for the warrior who gave the wizard a few seconds of his time.
There was a thin flash of light, and the light that had gathered at one point exploded.
Crack.
The skeleton soldier’s health was depleted after being hit by several spells, and his skull was split in two.
“Phew… … .”
Although it was a short time, my breathing was a little off because I was fighting a warrior-type monster in close quarters.
Dojin frowned as he looked at the remains of the skeleton soldiers scattered neatly on the floor, like the remains of very old dead people.
“That’s why it’s unpopular.”
The experience points displayed in the floating system window were nothing special.
And there are no items left.
This is the only monster I encountered after walking for 30 minutes, and the balance between difficulty, experience, and loot was a mess.
“This is really the worst.”
Even though I had a rough idea of it, experiencing it firsthand was a different feeling.
Although he was grumbling about the meager compensation, Dojin didn’t notice until the end.
That someone’s gaze is upon you, watching you closely.
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10 a day.
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The average number of monsters Dojin has encountered over the past three days.
To break it down into more detail, 9 on the first day, 9 on the second day, and 11 today, the third day.
Today, it has only been seven hours since the search began, so if we are lucky, we may be able to set an even bigger new record.
“… This is driving me crazy.”
Of course, Dojin was not at all happy about that fact.
What does it mean if we set a new record of 30 instead of 11?
It would have been dozens of times more efficient to just pick any town or area with an appropriate level and just walk around the front yard.
Dojin opened the quest window with a frustrated mind and looked through it. Then, just in case, he took out the egg from his inventory.
However, no developments such as the egg emitting light occurred.
Just like when you first got it, you can see that there is a minimal flow of mana.
Instead, something else happened.
Something fell in front of Dojin with a “thud” sound.
“… … !”
Dojin, startled, quickly distanced himself and prepared his magic.
however.
Hwaak.
When the opponent swung his sword, the moving mana was cut off as if cut by a sword.
Mana flowing back through the circuit.
Without any control over it.
Pot.
The unidentified opponent, whose identity had been blurred for a moment, was approaching close range.
Before I knew it, a sword was pointed at my neck.
“… Don’t even open your mouth or your fingers. The moment you start talking nonsense, your neck will be cut off. Answers to questions can only be answered by shaking or nodding your head.”
A sharp sword strike that suddenly touches the Adam’s apple.
Dojin nodded with a bitter smile, as if she was asking if he understood.
And then I thought.
‘I was out of luck… I couldn’t see the boss I was supposed to see, so I ended up running into the guard.’
Yes, it was the forest guard who suddenly appeared.
Unlike other monsters, the Watcher did not move using tree trunks as muscles, but instead had human flesh.
That doesn’t mean he’s alive.
The flesh was not rotten, but there were wounds that completely exposed the cervical spine, and the blood was hardened and pale, like a corpse on the verge of decay.
It was clear that he was undead.
Her face was unrecognizable because she was wearing a mask made of tree bark, but judging by her voice and figure, she was a young woman.
“If you are from the kingdom, nod your head.”
Kingdom? Dojin wanted to ask back, but he couldn’t open his mouth.
This is because the sword was pressing hard against the Adam’s apple.
‘I heard that if you encounter a watchman, even in the worst case scenario, you’ll pass out and wake up at the entrance.’
Anyway, the current situation is not an ordinary one. So it is likely related to the quest.
As Dojin was rolling his head, the watchman opened his mouth.
“If you answer politely, you will avoid trouble. I do not want people to die in this forest either. I will ask you again. Are you from the palace?”
Dojin shook his head.
There are two kingdoms that come to mind when thinking of the Central Continent, and Dojin came from the Empire.
“… Aren’t you someone sent from the kingdom?”
The watchman muttered to himself, looking slightly embarrassed.
“Then what is that? Isn’t it something you brought here to help sort out the situation here, even if it’s late?”
As he said that, the watchman looked at the egg that Dojin was holding.
Dojin looked at the watchman with troubled eyes.
It implies that the question is not one that can be answered by nodding or shaking the head.
The watchman realized that too and changed his words.
“… Explain it as simply as possible. If you say something useless, I will immediately consider you an enemy, so keep that in mind.”
Dojin nodded and carefully opened his mouth.
“First of all, I have nothing to do with the kingdom. I don’t know which kingdom you are talking about, but… … .”
“The kingdom I was talking about is the Kingdom of Hawkes.”
Dojin’s eyebrows furrowed. Why?
“Hawkseth? Wasn’t that a country that was destroyed a long time ago?”
Because the Kingdom of Hawkes was the name of a kingdom that had fallen over 500 years ago.
“What…? That can’t be true!”
The watchman was so shocked and excited that he roughly pushed Dojin away.
Dojin hit his back against a tree and let out a groan of pain.
“… I don’t know what your circumstances are, but I just answered what I know. The kingdom you spoke of disappeared. And it was a long time ago.”
The watchman’s pupils shook.
It was strange to see the corpse’s pupils shaking, but that wasn’t what was important right now.
“Jeez, Enjang, if this keeps up I’m really going to die-”
The problem was that I was afraid that I would be crushed to death by the watchman’s brute force.
“Keuk… … !”
Fortunately, however, the watchman released Dojin at the last moment.
“Explain. Everything.”
The watchman pressed down on the fallen Dojin’s chest and said.
Dojin felt wronged.
‘You have to know what to explain before you can explain it… … .’
It’s literal.
I have no idea what this strange undead guy’s circumstances are or what he wants to know, so how can I explain it?
“Everything! Explain everything!”
But for some reason, the watchman seemed so agitated that such rational thinking seemed impossible.
Dojin sighed at the pressure he felt in his chest.
‘Looking at the atmosphere, it doesn’t seem like they’ll kill me right away… … There seems to be some kind of story behind it, and it seems like it might be related to the quest, so I’ll have to unravel it little by little.’
Above all, it is a coincidence that it appeared right after I took the egg out.
Dojin, who had gathered his thoughts, spoke to the watchman who looked very unstable.
“Is there something you want to hear from me?”
No answer came back.
But seeing as the pressure I felt in my chest had eased just a little, I thought it would be okay to say yes.
“But I don’t know what you want to hear. So how about we do it this way? Let’s exchange information. If you explain it step by step, wouldn’t it be easier for me to select the information that fits and deliver it?”
I think so.
The watchman could not refute Dojin, who spoke calmly.
Because it was true from start to finish.
But for some reason, the watchman thought, he was an unlucky person.
