Side Story Episode 13 – Anomalies
The sudden fuss of a mentor.
Seo-joon hurriedly expanded his senses.
It was because he hadn’t regained his full strength yet, so there was a possibility that he might have missed the threat he didn’t know.
Seo-joon looked around, concentrating on his feelings.
However, I can only feel the presence of the mentor making a fuss.
Other than that, I didn’t feel any signs of anything else.
<Seojun Kim, hurry up!!>
Nevertheless, he was a mentor who seemed quite urgent.
Flash!
Seo-joon burst into TRP’s speed and headed to where the mentor was.
<Here! here!>
When I approached, the mentor was hurriedly waving his small arms and legs.
“What are you doing?”
<Hey! excuse me! Take a look!>
When Seo-joon asked, the mentor raised his flustered arms and stopped.
Then, he stretched out his index finger and pointed in one direction.
Following the mentor’s finger, Seo-joon’s gaze moved naturally.
And the place I looked far away.
It was a place with no special features.
A dark forest tinged with darkness.
It was nothing more, nothing less.
just one thing.
“…?”
There was just something oddly shaped lying beneath his sight.
Seojun narrowed his eyes and confirmed it.
“cane···?”
It was confirmed that it was something in the form of a cane that reached the height of Seo-jun’s neck.
The tip was bent in the shape of a question mark, and it looked similar to the staff commonly used by wizards.
That is why it was correct to say that it is stuck on the floor rather than lying there.
‘what?’
Seojun tilted his head involuntarily.
That would be the case, but what was the point of a cane all of a sudden?
Are there any trees that grow naturally nearby that have roots that look like that?
For what reason did it pierce through the floor?
While there are trees that look like money bugs, there are also trees with cane roots…
‘There must be no way.’
Seojun immediately shook his head.
So I couldn’t help but think that someone had put it there on purpose.
But again, it was strange to do so.
So, I did something to say it was artificial.
Far away, a cane that can be seen in sight.
It was stuck in the middle of the forest as if someone had abandoned it.
Literally, it was just stuck.
If someone had artificially inserted it, it would have been for some purpose.
But the cane was just stuck there without any purpose.
Even now, even with Seo-jun’s senses, that cane was unrecognizable.
Is it precisely perceived by the senses?
I was identified with the trees around me.
So it made more sense to think of it as a tree with cane roots.
It’s strange to think that someone put it in.
Even if it’s not, there’s something strange about it.
It was literally just weird.
It seemed I had to go and check it out myself.
That’s when Seo-jun was about to move slowly toward the cane.
rustle.
For an instant, the grass near the staff shook greatly.
At the same time, something huge emerged from the grass.
“Kreuk, kreuk…”
It was none other than the Witchbeast that lived in the Dark Forest.
“what···?”
At the sudden appearance of the demon, Seo-joon hesitated for a moment.
That’s because he wasn’t even aware that there was a witch there.
Of course, I haven’t fully recovered yet.
Above all, it was true that it was difficult to recognize because there was a little distance.
However, Seo-jun had expanded his senses to the maximum a little while ago.
I don’t know if it’s a wand.
The magic beast should have recognized it right away, so it was normal.
But for some reason, Seo-joon couldn’t recognize the magic beast at all.
And it was not only Seojun, but also the demons.
“Kreurreuk….”
The demon was completely unaware of the existence of Seo-jun and mentor, and only approached the staff as if possessed.
Seo-joon paused for a moment and watched the demon’s actions.
That’s when the Witchbeast approached the staff.
Rurruk, Rrurruk!
Suddenly, the monster’s flesh began to swell here and there.
The flesh of his whole body was red and blue like a charred black.
Eh eh eh!
It began to deform strangely, as if a piece of flesh had been glued together!
Just like the Chimera in Greek mythology.
I don’t know if it’s because of that, but it felt like it had become much more ferocious.
“······ What?”
I swear it was the first sight I had ever seen in my life.
If it was similar, it seemed to be at least similar to the phenomenon of distortion that occurred on Earth.
However, the Distortion had a precursory symptom of distorted magical power.
But now there are no prognostic symptoms.
I didn’t feel any signs of magical power!
<What is it?>
The mentor also asked Seo-jun if he was seeing it for the first time.
and.
“Suddenly something… what, what is that!”
Carls also seemed to be seeing it for the first time.
And did he hear Carl’s cry?
slap!
The transformed demon beast’s gaze quickly turned this way.
Carls hurriedly shut his mouth, but it was already too late.
“Kwoaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!”
The terrifying roar of the transformed beast spread throughout the dark forest.
At the same time, a ghastly murderous feeling pierced the skin numbly.
“This, this energy is…”
Cals looked at the distorted Witchbeast with a shocked expression.
It’s different from the normal magic beast.
That monster that was not hideous to the point of being grotesque.
Judging from the momentum he felt, he was on the level of a sword master.
Simply put, it was a level that the current Kals could barely deal with with all their might.
A sword master class magic beast.
No matter how dark the forest is, how could it be…
“Would you like to try?”
At that moment, Seojun’s voice penetrated Carl’s ears.
“What, what… are you talking about?”
Seo-joon said, pointing to the monster that was attacking him while scattering fierce momentum.
“that. Can you handle it?”
“I-I mean?”
“then. I was attracted to aggro because of someone.”
Right then.
“Kwoaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!”
The scream of the monster that approached in an instant resonated violently in the eardrum.
On the other hand, Seo-joon seems to be entrusting it to Carls.
was not taking any action.
Anxiety between moments.
Kwap!
Carls grabbed the spear to break it.
Then, without hesitation, he threw his body at the attacking monster.
The surrounding scenery flicks past and the gap quickly narrows.
And did he even notice that?
The guy who attacked Seo-jun suddenly turned his head toward Carl.
“Kwoaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!”
A tearing roar followed.
A tremendous life force attacked Carls and his mind ached.
Woo woo woo woo!
Then, the beast’s sharp forepaws swung as if tearing through space.
terrifying feeling.
Carls gritted his teeth, biting down, and swung the spear he was holding onto.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!
riotous noise.
‘It went in properly.’
Carls called out for joy inwardly.
Ran’s blow went in well.
Cals assured me that the blow that had just occurred was a power that even the emperor could not easily handle.
That’s why, no matter how much you call it a sword master class…
“Kwoaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!”
For an instant, the roar of the beast broke Calth’s thoughts.
A monster full of rage.
It sounded the alarm bell imprinted on Carl’s instincts without rest.
and momentarily
Char-Hak!
“Cheuk…!”
The area around Carl’s chest was cut long and his body flew through the air.
Kwa Dang Tang!
After flying through the air, Carl’s body hit the ground roughly.
A pain as if every joint had been shattered raged through Carl’s whole body.
“Kwoaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!”
A terrifying scream followed.
The demonic figure he looked at was unscathed.
‘It didn’t work…?’
Carls couldn’t believe the sight at all.
Clearly, Ran’s blow was properly entered.
It couldn’t be said to be the same as what Seo-jun showed, but it was a blow with sufficient power nonetheless.
But I didn’t get a single wound…
“What the hell…!”
Carls forcibly raised his body from the floor.
It is never too late to appreciate it later.
Now is the time to move.
but.
“Kwoaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!”
The Witchbeast’s actions were one beat faster than Carl’s judgment.
Whee-ae-ae-aeae!!
The blow of the demonic beast rushing in as if tearing through space.
Die.
That can’t be avoided.
Carls closed his eyes tightly.
obscured vision.
between them.
“Is it still too much?”
With Seojun’s low voice.
Kwa-ang!
A terrifying explosion was heard.
belch?
Carls slowly opened his closed eyes.
“Kwoaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!”
The place I looked at was a demon screaming in pain.
And the back of Seo-jun, who was blocking Carl’s front, was visible.
Seo-joon looked at the demon screaming.
The blow Cals just cast.
It couldn’t be said to be perfect, but it was a blow that had enough of Ran’s skill.
Even so, the Witchbeast did not suffer a single wound.
Even Seo-joon’s blow just now only screamed.
He suffered no fatal injuries.
‘Is there something on the wand?’
It seemed I needed to check.
Seojun held Longinus’s spear lightly.
It is not easy to deal with that demonic beast with an ordinary blow.
However, the situation is not good for writing Cheonwol Yuseongchang.
Seo-joon awakened the senses of his whole body one by one.
Then, he slowly opened his mouth towards Carl.
“If you master rannachal, I will teach you later, but for now, think of it as prior learning and watch it with your own eyes.”
moment with him
Ku-gu-gu-gu-gu-gu-gung…!!
An unknown energy began to soar through Seo-jun’s body.
Carls looked blankly at Seo-joon.
The one that drew out the magical power.
It wasn’t even a burst of momentum.
But it’s different.
Something different.
The problem was I couldn’t figure out what it was.
It’s obviously something different, but I can’t perceive the difference.
in the stupid mind.
In an instant, Longinus’s spear pierced the Witchbeast’s body.
The magic power of the three-way battle contained within it surges.
The surge of magical power explodes the surroundings at once, facing a terrible liberation.
Carl’s had all the sights in his eyes,
For some reason, I couldn’t understand the sight.
All of the above happened in an instant,
This is because it was made without even a single gap.
Perfect
The error of the zero (0) state.
When faced with that distant area.
Kwak Kwak!!!
“Ha ha ha ha ha···.”
Cals is the sky above the sky.
No, it felt like I was peeping at the universe above.
#
A demonic beast that could not be shattered and its traces disappeared.
“Ah, the foot sight was a bit excessive.”
It was then that Seo-joon was able to recognize his mistake.
I needed to do it quickly,
I thought that I wouldn’t die with an ordinary blow, so I included the trick of the foot stroke.
I thought it was a bit excessive.
Hagishi, Balgyeong (發勁) is a state beyond the unity of body and soul.
There weren’t many beings who could withstand the power of foot mirrors.
“It’s a waste of a corpse…”
If it survives even the blow of Ran by Carls, the value of the leather must be that great.
Unfortunately, however, the Witchbeast disappeared without a trace.
“I can’t help it.”
Seo-jun swallowed his regret and checked Carl’s condition.
Carls slowly turned his head to check.
But why?
“Ha ha ha ha ha···.”
Carls was out of his mind somewhere.
I was staring blankly at the void and laughing as if I had lost my mind…
Fortunately, the wound around the chest did not seem to be a big problem,
It seemed better to leave it alone for now.
Seo-joon left Cals, who was out of his mind, and slowly headed towards the cane.
a place so far away.
“There is nothing particularly different.”
Again, I didn’t feel anything special.
Could it really be a tree with cane roots?
It seemed that the root might have protruded for some reason.
Seo-joon slowly approached the cane.
And just then.
“Ugh…!”
Suddenly, an unknown aura came over Seo-joon’s whole body.
It was literally an unknown energy.
Exactly, I’ve never felt
That’s why it’s a strange aura that can’t be explained.
That energy began to wrap around Seo-jun.
And then, just like the demon, Seo-joon’s flesh began to move bizarrely.
It felt as if Seo-jun’s very existence was twisted.
“Suck…!”
Seo-joon hurriedly released the magic of Samdanjeon (三丹田).
Before long, he began to resist the aura covered by the mana that soared in the three-stage battle.
The magic of the triple battle and the unknown aura.
The two fought repeatedly, biting each other.
Seo-joon couldn’t help but be slightly surprised by that appearance.
The limitless magic power of three stages.
Although I haven’t regained all my power yet,
Even so, it possessed tremendous power.
Kwaddeuk!
Even so, Seo-joon couldn’t easily shake off the energy that covered him.
sharp confrontation.
<Seojun Kim! Do you have anything special?>
At that moment, the mentor started approaching Seo-joon.
Now Seo-joon could only endure.
Perhaps the mentor will not be able to hold on and will be twisted as it is.
Seo-joon hurriedly reached out and grabbed the staff.
Then, he immediately put the wand into the kibisis.
however.
Took.
The wand did not enter the kibisis.
It’s like you can’t get this item.
Kibisis pushed away the wand.
I didn’t have time to think of a reason.
“Don’t come!”
Seojun hurriedly shouted at the approaching mentor.
Fortunately, the mentor didn’t come any more,
Seo-jun concentrated all his nerves and suppressed the energy of the staff.
How much time had passed like that?
“ha···! ha···!”
It wasn’t until Seo-joon poured out almost all of his mana,
I was finally able to suppress the energy that burst out of the staff.
“What, what…”
Seo-joon looked at the cane with an absurd look.
After that, the mentor sneaked up and approached me.
<What is it that makes the monsters so grotesque…?>
The mentor, who had been speaking for a moment, tilted his head and stopped talking.
Then he carefully examined the wand.
<Uh…ra?>
I tilted my head once more.
At the same time, the facial expression also looked somewhat unusual.
It’s like, ‘Why is this here…?’ It was a look like that.
Seojun quietly waited for the mentor’s words.
Soon after, the mentor slowly opened his mouth.
<This is… the director’s favorite cane?>
“yes?”
Seojun tilted his head involuntarily.
There is only one existence that the mentor calls the director.
The director of the Transcendent Academy, Irina, was the only one.
that means that.
It meant that this wand belonged to Irina.
But how is that?
“What do you mean?”
<Wait a minute…!>
The mentor also looked at the stretching wand, as if he thought it made no sense.
So several checks followed.
<No matter how you look at it, you’re right. I remember this well because the director cherishes it very much.>
“You mean the director cherished you?”
<Yes!>
The mentor nodded vigorously as if he was sure.
“What are you using this for?”
<That’s fine for me too… The director told me not to touch it at all. If you touch it, he gets really angry…>
The mentor scratched the back of his head and slurred his words.
<Since it’s a staff, isn’t it a magic weapon?>
“hmm···.”
Seojun looked at the cane once again.
Usually, there are two major cases of saving things.
or extremely valuable.
Or have precious memories.
However, this staff was a staff with no special features except for the energy currently suppressed by Seo-jun.
Notably, it didn’t seem worth it to the extent that Irina would use it.
Then there are precious memories…
It was the kind of thing that Irina could not understand at all.
No, I couldn’t even figure out why the thing I cherished so much was here in the first place.
well, anyway.
“I think this is the reason for the abnormal phenomenon Aren was talking about.”
Like the strange energy that twisted the magic beast.
The same goes for the phenomenon of not entering the kibisis.
The abnormal phenomenon Aren said was caused by this wand.
so.
“Let’s clear the forest quickly and go to Aren.”
I didn’t know if I could find out something by bringing it to Aren.
#
Seojun quickly swept across the dark forest and wiped it out.
Aren’s request was also a request, but
It was because in order to receive 100 billion gold, they had to clear the forest of darkness.
“Ha ha ha ha ha···.”
Seeing such a scene, Carl’s mind went out of his mind once again.
The dark forest is an unknown and abandoned land from which no one can return alive.
A place that no one would go to even if they paid billions of dollars.
It was a space where the concept of ‘clearing’ could not be applied in the first place.
But what now…
“Would that be enough?”
Aren’t you sweeping away such a dark forest as if you were going to drink it!
No, it wasn’t sweeping, it was cleaning.
The Demonic Beast residing in the Dark Forest is almost completely dried up.
Even the process took only a few days!
Of course, monsters are periodically born in the Dark Forest.
As long as you don’t push the dark forest itself.
It was not possible to completely eliminate the demonic beasts protruding from this place.
But for a while… no, for a while…
No, probably, in this lifetime, there would be no headaches caused by the dark forest.
Aren’s residence came back like that.
“I think it’s about this…”
Seo-joon looked around and looked around to see Aren’s place.
And because of the teleportation, Seo-joon still didn’t know the way to Aren’s place.
“Teleport is convenient, but it’s hard to find the way.”
If we meet this time, ask where we live properly.
Or ask them to make a teleport scroll that will take them to their place of residence.
I felt like I had to do one or the other.
Seojun continued to wander in search of Aren’s place.
As always when you look for it.
It was because he thought Aren would find him on his own.
But why this time?
Even after a long time had passed, Aren did not show up.
<Maybe it hasn’t arrived yet?>
In response to the mentor’s question, Seo-joon nodded slightly.
That would be the case when Seo-jun went to the dark forest.
It was because Aren went to find the whereabouts of Beserk and the emperor.
However, the Dark Forest ended unexpectedly quickly,
That’s why there was a possibility that Aren didn’t come back.
“No, are you here already?”
A familiar voice was heard at that moment.
There, Aren was looking at Seo-joon with an absurd look.
Seo-joon said with a half-color.
“Fortunately you were there. I was wondering if you hadn’t come back yet.”
“I had just returned. No, but are you done already? How many days has it been?”
“haha. I wonder why More than that, Aren-nim, have you already finished your work?”
“Well, I also happened to…”
Aren let out a small smile, as if he was embarrassed himself.
Then all of a sudden
I asked when I found Carls laughing as if he had lost his mind.
“Why is the crown prince like that again?”
“I don’t know either. All of a sudden it became weird, and it goes like that every time I have a chance. But if you let it go, it will get better on its own, so I just left it alone.”
At the same time, Seo-jun waved and waved his hand as if to say not to worry.
Aren turned his gaze away from Carl’s.
Then, looking at Seojun, he slowly opened his mouth.
“How did you go? Anything suspicious?”
In response to Aren’s question, Seo-joon raised the cane he was holding.
Then he explained the short things related to the wand.
“The Witchbeast caused a transformation?”
Aren’s eyes widened in surprise.
Then he began examining the wand carefully.
“Can I check for a moment?”
“Sure. I’m suppressed, so I’ll be fine.”
Seojun immediately handed the wand to Aren.
Aren took the wand and slowly closed his eyes.
Whoaaaaaagh!
Before long, strange magic power burst out of Aren’s body.
How much time had passed like that?
“Can you release the suppressed energy?”
Aren said carefully.
Seo-joon was a little worried, but he quickly nodded.
Aren should be able to suppress the energy sufficiently.
Seo-joon released the suppressed energy,
As expected, Aren perfectly controlled the energy of the staff.
How much time has passed again like that?
“······!!”
Suddenly, Aren’s face turned to surprise.
“I couldn’t believe it, but…”
Aren slowly opened his eyes.
There was an unbelievable astonishment in Aren’s expression.
“Do you have any guesses?”
Seojun asked Aren carefully.
And a word from Aren that followed.
“Do you know anything about the first Transcendent?”
It was a word that was completely unexpected.
