Episode 22
“Is everyone mentally prepared?”
Choi Hyun-seok said with a solemn expression.
In front of him stood Kulkan and about ten cooks.
“Remember! From now on, you must never stop!”
Choi Hyun-seok explained the plan as quickly and concisely as possible.
‘This is better than explaining it in detail since they’re all stupid anyway.’
Meanwhile, Choi Hyeon-seok had a perfect understanding of the Demon King’s army.
“We’re going to run without stopping until we escape this cave! Let’s go!”
“Wow!”
Choi Hyun-seok and the cooks started running, shouting.
They were carrying a lot of large eggs in their arms.
I brought all the eggs that were in the hatchery.
‘I don’t know if it will work or not. But it’s better than just sitting here and dying.’
Choi Hyun-seok’s operation was simple.
Escape from this nest by taking the eggs hostage.
Judging from the battle they fought just now, Talas values his eggs very much.
So, holding the egg will definitely restrict their actions.
“Keeeeeeee!”
“Kyaaaaak!”
As we exited the narrow passage, giant spiders surged from all directions.
The screams of dozens and hundreds of Talas filled the entire massive cavern.
“Chief! The road is blocked!” “What do we do now!?”
The group was surrounded in an instant.
Wherever you look, there are spiders everywhere.
Even if you threaten them by sticking out your eggs, they just stand there and hesitate.
It never opened the way.
“Get ready!”
Choi Hyun-seok shouted.
He picked up an egg.
‘It was expected from the beginning.’
From the beginning, Choi Hyun-seok anticipated this situation.
There’s no way you can escape this cave by simply holding the egg hostage.
So, prepare for the next operation.
“Ugh…!”
Choi Hyun-seok took a deep breath and strengthened his body.
The muscles of the whole body are tense.
It was like a shot put athlete’s stance.
“Go!”
The tense muscles explode and release.
Swoosh!
The egg flew away like a shot.
The flying egg quickly approached the cave ceiling.
Phew!
The egg broke into pieces when it hit the cave wall.
The fluid inside the eggshell burst out.
At the same time, Choi Hyun-seok shouted.
“Now is the time!”
As if waiting, a spark shot out from Kulkan’s hand.
Phew!
The egg that came into contact with the flame caused a huge explosion.
The cave shakes with the impact and flames spread in all directions.
‘This is the completion of the plan.’
The encyclopedia states that Talas’s body fluids were highly flammable.
In particular, eggs are a highly flammable liquid that is almost like a bomb.
Choi Hyun-seok decided to take advantage of this.
‘Collapse the cave.’
Talas digs into weak ground to create huge caves.
Normally, it would be impossible to create such a huge cave in a place with weak ground.
However, Talas has the ability to make this possible.
It’s the saliva of Talas.
The saliva of Talas, which is filled with magical power, surrounds the entire cave, and this supports the cave.
And Talas’ saliva, like his body fluids, has the property of being flammable.
“Here we go again!”
Choi Hyun-seok threw an egg again.
The cave shook with an explosion.
The spreading flames melted the saliva of Talas that was spread throughout the cave.
The saliva of Talas was a device that maintained caves with soft ground.
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As it began to melt, the cave shook, causing dirt and rocks to fall.
Kurrurur…
The entire cave is in danger.
“Keeeeeek!”
The Talas ran around the cave in panic.
It was to repair the cave walls by applying saliva.
Choi Hyun-seok’s eyes lit up.
‘As expected, I can’t come to my senses.’
Talas must guard the eggs.
However, we also need to prevent the cave from collapsing.
If the cave collapses, not only will their lives be lost, but all the other eggs remaining in various places will also be destroyed.
“Don’t stop! Run!”
Choi Hyun-seok further increased the confusion by using Talas’ egg as a bomb.
‘We have to get out of here before we use up all the eggs.’
Because the eggs were so large, the amount that could be carried at one time was limited.
There are currently about 30 eggs in the party’s possession.
Before I run out of eggs, I need to find another hatchery or find an exit.
Kwaaaaang!
Another huge explosion occurred.
The cave shook as if there was an earthquake, and debris poured down from the ceiling.
The Talas crawled frantically across the ceiling, trying to repair the cave that was beginning to collapse.
“Keeeeeek!”
Of course, there were still some guys who stubbornly blocked the group’s path.
It can’t be helped because there are so many of them.
“Kulkan-nim! Please!”
“i get it!”
The enemy blocking the way was personally destroyed by Kulkan.
This is why Bbeodo Kulkan is a chef with overwhelming fighting power.
With their attention distracted, it was quite possible to deal with a normal Talas, not just the queen.
“Wow!”
Kulkan opened the way, waving his hands and feet madly.
Choi Hyun-seok and the cooks followed closely behind him.
“Kwaaaaak!”
“Arm, arm…!”
In the meantime, several of the cooks were injured.
In the first place, the cooks could not have been free from any damage.
The more eggs you throw, the fewer eggs the cooks are holding.
As such, the means to restrain enemies disappear, leaving us exposed to threats.
The first ones to use eggs were attacked one by one.
“Don’t fight! Avoid as much as possible!”
Choi Hyun-seok threw the egg again and shouted.
‘How many are left now?’
Choi Hyun-seok looked back.
‘Twelve…!?’
Before I knew it, there were only 12 eggs left.
I absolutely had to find the exit before I threw all those eggs away.
‘Can you do it?’
I’ve been running for a while now and my clothes are soaked with sweat.
There, the caves are intertwined like a maze, centered around a huge cavity.
Choi Hyun-seok and the cooks must have entered through some passageway, but everyone was in a state of confusion.
There was no way I could remember the path I had taken through the cave.
“Over there! There’s light coming from over there!”
Then one of the cooks shouted.
If you look closely, you can really see the light coming out.
Choi Hyun-seok and the cooks ran in the direction of the light without delay.
‘Just a little more, just a little more…!’
In the meantime, Choi Hyun-seok’s body also received many minor wounds.
Already, several of the cooks were unable to keep up and had collapsed, being eaten alive.
Kurrururur!
The cave shakes more and more dangerously as the blast continues.
‘At this rate, the cave will collapse before all the eggs fall.’
When the cave collapses, it’s over.
You must escape before that.
‘Almost there!’
The light gradually gets brighter.
If we run a little more like this, we’ll be able to escape.
Choi Hyun-seok prayed earnestly.
‘Just a little more…!’
At that moment, Kulkan, who was in the lead, stopped.
“Kulkan? Why are you stopping…?”
Choi Hyun-seok, who was speaking, closed his mouth.
Because I noticed why Kulkan stopped.
“Queen Talas…”
The queen was waiting, blocking the entrance with her huge body.
***
The queen was furious.
You pig-like bastards who dared to kill your own precious babies!
The intention was to tear them all apart and kill them.
“Keeeeeeeeee!”
The queen called all the adults in the nest together and formed a siege net.
The ugly guys ran away in panic.
But, I will never be able to survive.
“Kueeeeek!”
“Lord, before I die, just one bite of meat…”
They died one after another.
Those who were impaled like skewers and had their limbs torn off were pitiful to the very end.
Anyway, the queen succeeded in killing most of the fugitives.
She returned to the nest with a much lighter heart.
But when she returned to the nest, the queen couldn’t help but be surprised.
“Waaaaaaah! Save me!” “Over there! There’s light coming from over there!”
Cockroach-like creatures have tenaciously survived and infiltrated the nest.
They were brazenly holding the precious eggs hostage.
“Don’t come, or I’ll blow it up!? Huh!?”
The adults are unable to properly approach the threat from these creatures and only retreat repeatedly.
This hostage situation alone is enough to make the hairs on my body stand on end.
But, beyond this…
There was something that made me so angry that my brain started to shake.
An atrocity that cannot even be contained in words.
That’s what makes eggs explode like bombs.
Phew!
They threw eggs and set them on fire.
Talas’s outer shell is very resistant to fire.
However, the inside burns very easily.
In particular, the fluid that makes up the egg is so flammable that it could almost be called oil.
So when the surface of the egg breaks and the fluid flows out.
When it comes into contact with flame, a huge explosion occurs.
Phew!
“Keeeeeeee!”
The adults, startled by the explosion, scatter in confusion.
The queen seemed to be losing her mind.
The cave he had painstakingly created was shaking dangerously.
A lot of eggs were broken.
It’s a situation where your hair is turning white.
But still, you must remain rational.
We must protect the remaining eggs.
The next queen may be among them, so we must protect the egg no matter what.
The Queen vowed.
The egg will definitely be protected.
And I will never let those scumbags go alive.
***
Queen Talas cried.
“Keeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-!”
It was a sound of a different level from other Talas.
My eardrums felt like they were going to burst, and my whole body felt like it was being stabbed by the magic contained in the scream.
Kugugugu…!
Even the cave shakes dangerously.
I couldn’t even guess how much power was contained in that scream.
“It’s over… They’re all dead now…” “I’m fine. But I ate the Talas egg before I died, right?”
“That’s true.”
The cooks had already half given up.
Kulkan opened his mouth cautiously.
“Choi Hyun-seok. What should we do now?” “Please gather the remaining eggs in one place.”
At Choi Hyun-seok’s words, the cooks gathered all the eggs.
“10…”
Thanks to all the hard work I put into picking them up on the way here, there were only ten eggs left.
‘I’ll make a deal with this.’
Choi Hyun-seok stepped forward holding an egg.
“Get out of the way! If you don’t, I’ll break all the remaining eggs!”
The queen screamed at Choi Hyun-seok’s words.
“Keeeeeeeeee!”
Kugugugu…!
The impact causes the cave to shake again, sending up a torrent of dirt.
Choi Hyun-seok shouted as if he was going crazy while being hit by the falling dirt.
“Get out! You want to see all the remaining eggs burst!? Huh!?”
“Keeeeeek!”
“Kill me!? Kill your little one!?” “Keeeeeeeeeek!”
“f*ck! Get out of my way!”
Before they knew it, the Talas had gathered and completely surrounded the group.
“ha…”
Choi Hyun-seok sighed.
No matter how much I threatened her with the eggs, the queen did not budge.
‘It is true that the Queen understands the threat given the circumstances.’
It was clear that the queen was wary of the eggs breaking.
Otherwise, I would have rushed in and tore myself apart.
But, like this, we can’t get out of the cave.
In the first place, Choi Hyun-seok’s scenario did not have the queen blocking the entrance.
Choi Hyun-seok, who was worried, clenched his fist.
‘If it comes to this, it’s a do-or-die situation.’
Choi Hyun-seok put the egg he was holding down on the floor.
Then he put one of the legs taken from Talas’s corpse into the egg.
Phew!
The sharp Talas legs were stuck in the egg.
“Keeeeeeeeee!”
The queen was terrified when she saw that sight.
But Choi Hyun-seok didn’t stop there.
“Kulkan, please light a fire here.”
“huh?”
“You can make this bridge look like a burning candle.
“i get it.”
Kulkan used magic.
A spark began to rise from the tip of the Talas Bridge, which was stuck in the egg.
Cheeeeeee…
The Talas Bridge is slowly burning down.
All of this will burn and explode the moment it touches the egg.
Choi Hyun-seok threw the egg that had become a bomb onto other eggs.
“See this!? If this explodes, we’ll all die!”
Even just one egg had a fairly strong explosive power.
But what if ten eggs burst at once?
At least one thing is certain.
‘This cave will collapse.’
It’s a situation where it wouldn’t be strange if it collapsed at any moment.
If the eggs burst simultaneously, the cave would certainly not be able to withstand it.
‘Then we all die.’
If this cave collapses, not only will he and his cooks be buried alive, but so will Thalas and the remaining eggs.
“So! Get out of the way, you little shit!”
Choi Hyun-seok shouted as if he was going crazy.
The queen also screams in response.
“If you don’t come out, we’ll all be searched for! Come out!”
“Keeeeeek!”
“Come out!”
“Keeeeeek!”
Demons and humans shout and curse at each other.
Neither side is giving an inch of backing down.
“Please, come out!”
At that moment, a hoarse sound gradually came out of Choi Hyun-seok’s throat.
Kulkan shouted.
“Choi Hyun-seok! There’s no time! It’s going to explode any minute!”
The fuse of a bomb.
No, the leg stuck in the egg was almost completely burned.
After a few seconds, when the flame touches the egg, it’s all over.
Did Queen Talas also know about this?
The bastard screamed again.
Then the Talas surrounding the group began to move.
Tadadadadada!
Hundreds of Talas rush in from all directions.
Cheeeeeeek…!
The bomb’s fuse was almost completely burned out.
Kururururung!
It wouldn’t be strange if the cave collapsed at any time.
Enemies are coming from all sides.
“Choi Hyun-seo-eok!”
Kulkan turned around and shouted.
Choi Hyun-seok clenched his teeth.
“f*ck! I don’t know!”
Choi Hyun-seok picked up the bomb and threw it into the ceiling.
At the same time, the bomb’s fuse completely burned out…
Kwaaang!
There was a huge explosion.
Urrrrrrrrrr!!!
The cave begins to collapse.
Instead of the dirt and rocks falling bit by bit like before, the entire ceiling was sinking down.
“Kkaaaah!”
“Keeeek!”
Hell has unfolded.
The cooks and Talas are trembling with fear and panic.
“Keeeeee!”
In the meantime, a Talas rushed at Choi Hyun-seok.
‘this!’
The moment Choi Hyun-seok was about to step back.
Kuung!
A rock fell from the ceiling and crushed Talas.
[Level up!]
The system alarm sound pierced Choi Hyun-seok’s ears.
“huh?”
Choi Hyun-seok was flustered by the sudden level-up alarm.
But before I can even grasp the situation, my head starts pounding like crazy.
[Rerererererebe …
Crazy leveling up.
It was the beginning of a great upheaval.
