00740 Forest of Fog. ————————————————– ———————-=
– So, I don’t want the throne to be taken away like this, so please help me?
– That’s right. The Flower Witch is fluent in many types of magic, and has the power of a one-man army that knows how to use monsters… .
– It’s not a monster, it’s something that forcibly takes control of any living thing and manipulates it. Although it is difficult for highly intelligent creatures like humans.
– Is that so? hmm. It is said that the great wizard on the next continent even encroaches and controls human minds.
– Oh, that old man? If you’re talking about Magia, I went there once too. But that is a state that was forcibly achieved through union with the magic city. So, it’s only possible in that city.
– I have no idea what you’re talking about.
– are you okay. Because I never thought I would understand. And I hope we don’t talk about the perverted inspiration of that fairy queen anymore. Just thinking about her back then made me vomit.
– … I understand.
– Anyway, back to the main point. How will I benefit if I help you? Lung prince?
– We will abolish the witch hunts that have continued so far and acknowledge the existence of witches. and… .
-Aha~. I will lift you from the shade and the sun. great. Let me help you.
– … huh? No no, really?
– yes. Do you have any problem?
– Well, I think I got permission too easily.
– Witches prioritize the possibilities of work rather than individual positions.
– It’s a possibility. You have great confidence. Somehow, I feel like I’ve already regained my throne.
– sure. What’s the problem? I have a clear cause because I have a retired prince, I have my own magic and army, and I even have the king of beastmen?
– huh? King of beastmen? Who is that… .
– uh? Now, wait… !
– Hey, there’s a man looking at a distant mountain by himself.
New Continent Atlanta (North City Secret Library), ‘Annals of the Victorian Dynasty – 18th Emperor (147~147)’, ‘The identity of the barbarian king revealed.’
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Amidst the fuss of his colleagues and the storm of nagging from Hwajeong, it was only after spending a whopping 20 minutes that he was able to resume his march.
– You, be careful what you say! If you keep making mistakes, they may not help you! Or do you want to suffer from status effects?
In response to Hwajeong’s ultimatum, I apologized repeatedly in my mind and accelerated my march. Eventually, when the roaring in my head was slowly subsiding, I suddenly felt the presence of someone fidgeting right next to me. As I turned my gaze, I saw Baek Han-gyeol turning his head back and forth with extremely nervous eyes. Suddenly, my eyes caught the sight of small, cherry-colored lips that were pursed round. And the pretty nose bridge, small shoulders, white skin… .
“huh? older brother?”
I came to my senses when I heard that it was my brother. Baek Han-gyeol must have sensed my sticky(?) gaze and was staring at me with a strange expression. When he shakes his head vigorously to indicate that it is nothing, he smiles softly. Your smile is also pretty.
“sorry. I keep feeling anxious. Because you never know where a monster will come out… .”
“Hmm.”
I remember that I had a hard time passing through a foggy forest in the past. Fighting while your magic power is tied up and you suffer from a status ailment? I didn’t participate in person at the time, but just imagining it is terrifying. Anyway, if you think about it that way, the current situation was definitely unexpected. However, it is not something that is completely unreasonable. Because the ‘time’ is different between then and now.
It was not like in the past that several years had passed since the first discovery and several subsequent failures had been made to figure out the conditions for achievement and attack them. When I decided to attack the ‘Tomb of the Savage King’, I ran as fast as I could while meeting all the conditions.
Of course, it is too early to make any hasty conclusions as it is still early days. However, if I am not attacked until I leave the Forest of Fog, I will at least be confident that my choice was right.
Thinking that way, I gently stroked the top of Baek Han-gyeol’s head to tell him not to worry. Originally, I was only going to stroke it once, but since the hair was so nice, I ended up touching it two or three times.
“are you okay. Even if you come out, I will protect you by my side.”
“ah… .”
Don’t make strange noises. You want to sneak down like this and touch your earlobe. I’m curious about the reaction.
“So you don’t have to worry and just focus on the shield. got it?”
“yes yes!”
Baek Han-gyeol shook his head in shock and his face blushed slightly. She was smiling so brightly that it looked like she was looking at a baby puppy. Then, a vicious, dark desire to keep making her cry surges up.
… I guess I’m a pervert.
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“… … .”
As soon as I felt the cold air flowing into my eyes, I gently opened them. As my vision became blurry, I let out a light moan. It was because of an inexplicable feeling of fatigue throughout my body. Even though I went on a forced march yesterday, my body usually feels refreshed when I wake up from sleep. But feeling this tired… .
‘So Hwajeong was right?’
After slowly unwinding in my sleeping bag, I quietly came out. The air is cold as it passes by, perhaps because it is still too early to be called morning. And with the smoke flowing, it felt even colder. As if it wasn’t just me, all the sleeping bags around me had no heads. It looks like he put it inside and fell asleep.
As I was walking, relieving my stiff body, I ended up laughing for a moment. In the center of the camp, a total of five companions were traveling through the dream world in harmony with each other. Due to the situation, 5 people were put on guard in 3 shifts, but how was it possible for everyone to fall asleep? Even Shin Jae-ryong was asleep, leaning against a tree.
“Hmm, hmm!”
“hmm… ? “Huh, huh!”
I cleared my throat lightly. Shin Jae-ryong opened his eyes slightly and then suddenly screamed. He started to hesitate in a way that did not match his sturdy physique, but when he made eye contact with me, he immediately stood up.
“Wow, Clan Lord!”
“You must be very tired.”
“S-sorry. Joe, I was awake a little while ago… !”
“are you okay. “I still have a lot of change left, so please be careful from now on.”
I smiled and tapped Shin Jae-ryong on the shoulder. Although it was only for a moment, Shin Jae-ryong’s face hardened. okay. If you had realized the meaning of ‘change’, you would have also realized that what I just said was a warning, not a comfort. Why, there is a saying like this. I can forgive you for losing the battle, but I cannot forgive you for neglecting your guard.
“I will be really careful from now on.”
“is it so. By the way, are you feeling okay?”
Shin Jae-ryong made a sad expression and quickly lowered his head. He looked around his body for a while, and then he looked relieved.
“Huh, I don’t think there’s anything wrong.”
“It’s good. then… .”
First of all, Shin Jae-ryong is nothing. Next, I stared at the four people scattered around me. Shin Jae-ryong smiled awkwardly and quickly approached them and started waking them up one by one.
“Now, wake up. hurry!”
While watching Lee Yu-jeong and Kim Han-byeol wake up, I shook Sarah’s shoulder, who was sleeping soundly. At the same time, she tapped Sarah’s thighs with her toes. Her eyes fluttered open and she frowned as she saw her feet touching her. Then she glared at me with her slitted eyes, raised her body and opened her mouth wide. As if he was about to yell.
however.
“Eeeeeeeeeee!”
“… … ?”
“Ugh? Aaaaaaa?”
“… … .”
For a moment, I thought this was some kind of joke. But looking at the expression on his face, it was no joke. Seonyul was stammering with a surprised expression on her face. A thought crossed her mind.
“if… . “Are you speechless?”
Seonyul nods his head.
Only then did I become sure. The first victim occurred.
“It seems like I’m suffering from a status similar to silence.”
“I think so too.”
Suddenly, someone nearby spoke to me. Heo Jun-young was walking. It doesn’t look particularly strange on the outside… . No, wait a minute. Why are you staggering like that? The long sword he usually used was tapping in front of him like a cane.
“Heo Jun-young?”
“I went blind. “I can’t see.”
Heo Jun-young spoke in a calm voice. And then he somehow came to my side and sat down. Are you blind?
“… “Are you okay?”
“I can’t help it. The only thing I can do is wait and see if I can recover. Anyway, it will be difficult to be of help for the time being.”
Heo Jun-young looked a little displeased as he said his last words. It has to be that way. Blindness in the melee class is truly a fatal condition.
It was then.
“Miss Hanbyeol? “Miss Hanbyeol!”
I turned my attention to the urgent voice and saw Shin Jae-ryong making a fuss. Sarah and Yujeong Lee were looking to the side with faces still half asleep. It looks like Kim Han-byeol is also suffering from a condition.
“Clan Lord! “Miss Hanbyeol won’t wake up!”
“You’re not waking up?”
“Yes, yes! “Even though I slapped him, he’s still sleeping smiling!”
“… “Is it more than just sleep?”
I muttered quietly to myself.
My appetite is bitter. Silence, blindness, sleep, etc. From the very beginning, the most unfavorable situation occurred. Thanks to the announcement in advance, major confusion did not spread, but the rapid decline in the expeditionary force’s combat power is an undeniable reality.
But the biggest problem is that we haven’t confirmed everyone’s status yet. They must have just woken up from the commotion and before we knew it, one by one, they were crawling out of their sleeping bags.
Not long after, several screams began to echo throughout the camp.
“Huh, hair? “What’s wrong with your hair?”
Nam Da-eun looked confused as she grabbed her bleached white hair.
“My legs! “My legs!”
Jegal Haesol was screaming while looking at his hairy legs.
“… … .”
Jeong Ha-yeon was speechless. His eyes were open, so he was conscious, but he couldn’t move at all. You have suffered from a condition that paralyzes your body. I whispered and comforted Jeong Ha-yeon, who was in tears, saying it was okay.
‘Wouldn’t it be better to just release it here?’
– First, wait. We haven’t been attacked yet. Do you know that the stamina loss caused by me is recovered so easily? Can’t you tell by looking at your physical condition right now?
‘still… .’
– This means that once it takes something like this, the time it takes next time will be even shorter. And even those who haven’t been caught yet don’t know what will happen. The right answer is to just get away as quickly as possible.
Although it was expected, the extent of the damage was too severe. Even if it meant putting more pressure on me, I thought it would be a good idea to remove the status effect. Of course, despite Hwajeong’s opposition, I decided to just watch first.
Eventually, I woke up late and saw Baek Han-gyeol yawning calmly and discreetly, wondering if he had become a womanizer… . No, just when I was worried. (I haven’t heard of anyone in the past suffering from a gender-changing condition. However, records show the feminization of a barbarian king.)
“ah.”
At that moment, the thought of a woman suddenly crossed my mind. Now that I think about it, what about Han So-young? Even though it was early, there was no way she wouldn’t wake up to this much commotion.
I stopped looking around and looked for Han So-young. And when she finally found the sleeping bag, she felt a little strange. The top and bottom of the sleeping bag were almost flat, with only the central part being round and convex.
“Istantel Low Road?”
I called out loudly, but there was no response. Only the convex part rises and falls regularly and repeats.
I thought it was rude, but I slowly rolled up my sleeping bag. However, Han So-young is nowhere to be seen. This is absurd, considering that the key is confirmed with user information. Finally, with a curious thought in mind, I rolled my sleeping bag down.
“Ugh… .”
The moment I removed the bulging part, I suddenly saw a kid. He was literally, really a kid. A small girl who looks to be about 8 years old is fast asleep with her whole body curled up in a ball.
I suddenly lost my mind. Well, so… ?
I couldn’t believe it and shook my head vigorously. And she looked again, but the girl was still twitching and burying her head in her sleeping bag. Her brilliantly shiny jet-black hair and slender body. She looks as if she is looking at a doll that has been meticulously made, stitch by stitch, by a craftsman. And best of all, her plump, light red lips shed a subtle luster on her little subject.
Suddenly my hands are shaking. It felt like she needed to do something, but her mind kept turning white for no reason.
“yes?”
It was then. The girl must have felt the cold wind seeping into her sleeping bag, and let out a childish voice. And then she opens her eyes with a fuzzy look on her face, and then she blinks, closes her eyes, opens them, and stares at me with difficulty. Soon the girl woke up, rubbing her eyes with one hand and wiping the saliva from the corner of her mouth with her free hand.
After a while.
The moment she meets the bright eyes reminiscent of black crystal, the girl’s lips, still rubbing her eyes, slowly open.
At that moment, I.
“Maintenance Road… ?”
thud! She felt her heart drop with force.
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Ah, the update time is slowly getting faster. It’s also nice to write down what you want to write. My fingers dance. haha. Looking at it this way, after all, I am Laurieux… ?
Oh, no.
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