Chapter 3 – 2. Forest (2)
“What, what! Why is the summoning squad suddenly…!”
“Hey, you! The saintess, no, bring the cardinal! Quickly!”
A wave of light hit the seven high school seniors who were taking selfies cheering each other in the classroom the day before the entrance exam.
As if they were on a boat drifting in the white storm, they left behind their wobbly stomachs, and all of them complained and complained.
“Fuck, what’s wrong with your phone?”
“No, why did you turn on the flashlight? I must have gone blind while taking pictures.”
“Ah… My eyes hurt… I’m dizzy…”
“The camera is real. Whose phone is this?”
“Jihoon is gone… What is it, where is this?!”
It was a vast space with no windows. Luxurious wooden poles for burning white torches hung on the walls, brightly illuminating the interior.
The huge magic circle imprinted on the central altar, which could not be captured at a glance, reduced its brightness as if it had done its job.
It was like a scene from a fantasy movie. Except for the school uniforms they are wearing.
Paladins in pure white armor surrounded the altar. All of them were shocked and nervous, sweating coldly, and pointed their swords, spears, and staffs at the students who were still bewildered.
The high school seniors were huddled together in the center of the altar, each emitting a certain light.
A female knight took a step forward in the round line of knights and shouted.
“Who are you guys! How did you get in here?!”
Unlike the other knights, she wore a golden insignia on her armor.
“Huh…? Armor…? Sword?!”
“Hey, where are you?!”
“Kyaaaaa!!”
“Don’t move!!”
A shout erupted from within the helmet.
The armor worn by the Paladins was shining hard as if it would not allow any impact. The holy light is reflected on the sharp blades held in their hands, expressing their anticipation.
No matter who saw it, it was genuine, not a theatrical imitation.
Most of the students fell into a panic in the hideous air. And it was the same for the paladins who faced something that shouldn’t have happened.
“Hey Minho…”
“Ahyeong, what the hell is this…”
However, only one person, Park Min-ho, desperately calmed the agitation in this absurd situation.
Roll one’s head Confusion does nothing to solve problems.
The only one who managed to stay calm in this place, he spoke the most realistic words.
“We are students, high school students! Is this a hidden camera…?”
“Students…? What did the academy students do and how did they get here! Why did they touch the summons!!”
“No, what…! Calm down, you guys! Tomorrow is our CSAT!”
Unfortunately, it was impossible for Park Min-ho, who had never read web novels or light novels, to accurately infer the current situation.
Of course, it wouldn’t change anything if he properly grasped the situation.
The female knight exchanged glances with the other knight next to her.
“Keep making strange noises…! Tie me up!!”
Park Min-ho was going to say something more, but he was conscious of the straight line of light flying towards him.
Looking at the subordinates arresting the seven suspected terrorists, the Holy Knight Alayna McHowl thought.
‘Late.’
After receiving an urgent call from her subordinates, she rushed over and saw an altar that glowed white.
A terrifyingly huge amount of magical power, and even though the parts that could not be realized through magic were replaced with light, the brightness was blinding.
And the 7 intruders who can be seen as the line of sight is gradually secured.
I was nervous about their suspicious identities and intrusion skills, but they were caught unexpectedly.
No matter what their identities are, it is impossible and should not be that the security has been breached to this place, which is the heart of the temple and the sanctuary.
There must have been a squad of paladins guarding the only entrance.
Why did this happen when the saintess was absent? Enemies must have been aiming for this gap.
‘What’s the purpose anyway? Summoning Circle Sabotage? Leaked summoning magic?’
Hundreds of years have passed since the last summoning of the Champions of Light, and she dared not imagine a scenario in which they were summoners.
I just pray that there are no problems with the altar and the summoning circle.
‘It’s not possible, but…’
The summoning team is a Harpen class secret. In order to judge whether or not there is an abnormality, a priest of cardinal or higher must come.
Checking on the cardinal panting in the distance, she prepared her emergency report, and soon she heard the incredible news.
“…! Are you saying that 10 intruders were caught inside the imperial palace?!”
* * *
“Kirruk!”
Two goblins charged at Wisdom.
As I watched, of course I didn’t shout “It’s dangerous!” Out of concern for Ji-hye.
It might have been the case if the target of the attack had been other precious and weak people instead of Wisdom. If I did, I would have been able to attract the attention of the goblins and change their attack target to me, or I would have been able to inform them of my existence and induce the enemy to retreat.
But in this situation, there is no reason to do so.
Wisdom was already aware of the enemies, and it was more strategically advantageous to attack the goblins from a blind spot than to have my position discovered by shouting.
And I’m sure I understand wisdom better than anyone else in the world, more than her parents.
She has very good motor skills.
She’s a bit mischievous, but always calm.
And she doesn’t hesitate in the face of this danger.
0.5 seconds to here.
Having finished my judgment, I picked up a good stone to throw from the surrounding ground and was ready to intervene at any time.
She started running to the right. The goblins ran screaming after her back.
It seems that it is not only the physical condition that is inferior, but also the intellect.
Wisdom was climbing the sloping ground, turning around and crossing the bush. If you keep going like this, you will soon reach the same height as me.
Fortunately, I didn’t have to move my hiding place.
‘What are you thinking?’
In front of her as she ran, the roots of a large tree were intertwined, forming a structure about the height of her neck.
She didn’t stop The ferocious screams of the goblins and their diminutive bodies did not stop.
If you don’t slow down slowly, you will collide with the roots.
She rather accelerated.
Tree roots stood in front of her as she grew faster and faster.
Wisdom used her running as her momentum and jumped on a vault, holding her roots with both hands.
“Ugh… Ugh…”
The goblins that finally caught up with her with her gasping breath.
But a root as high as the neck of wisdom was a wall completely in front of them.
The goblins started climbing up the roots. I was so stupid that I couldn’t even think of going back.
Her eyes looking down on them. Unlike her indifferent and unshakable pupil, Jihye supported her body with her legs, turned her waist and stretched her right arm—
—-A sharp branch pierced the goblin’s eyes.
“Kieeaaag!!!”
As a testament to the last scream, it was mortified.
The goblin next to her climbed almost all the way up her wall, seemingly unconcerned about her comrade’s death.
Wisdom kicked the goblin in the forehead with her left foot.
“Kieek!”
A goblin fell under her roots. After a moment of panic, it started climbing the wall again.
‘I don’t even have the ability to learn.’
Before long, the second goblin died just like the first.
She pulled out the twigs lodged in her skull and patted off the blood and her brain.
It was a one-sided fight with no major issues. Goblins were stupid and weak. There was no misfortune, such as the goblins using her magic or using power that couldn’t come from her weak muscles.
‘At this level, I can safely fight from the front.’
Far away, Wisdom is obscured by the trees, but visible to me on the hill.
Three goblins slowly walk this way.
Did you hear wisdom and goblins fighting?
In fact, the reason I didn’t reveal myself before the battle wasn’t just because I believed in wisdom.
I wanted to know the goblin’s combat power with certainty.
My encounter with the goblin was just for a moment.
I don’t know if I was able to escape last night simply because I was faster or because of the goblin’s mercy.
And this observation confirmed that it was the former.
You should be grateful for wisdom.
In a way, it was like using her as her test subject…
I feel no guilt.
“Wisdom!!”
“···! It’s Jihoo!!”
The goblin’s blood-stained shirt and her bright smile harmonize to show off a different charm. A voice full of affection welcomes me.
I thought of her as she responded with her delightful smile.
I know wisdom better than anyone in the world.
She will never lose me to this extent.
* * *
“Kieeaaag!!!”
The goblin grabbed the branch that pierced my body and went mad. As she moved, blood splattered in all directions.
I smashed her in the neck with her wooden stick.
“Kak… Agag, evil, evil…”
Her limbs trembled as if her nerves hadn’t been severed yet. Hit her on the head hard. The goblin drooped.
“Haa… Haa… Ha.”
The first battle in another world was successful. Wisdom touched the outstretched palm. Wisdom also took a deep breath.
“What is it… Isn’t it fucking rice…?”
The three goblins who were peacefully strolling through the forest were annihilated by our merciless surprise.
Every time I swung the branch two or three times, the goblins kissed the ground one by one.
The first life of life is not very inspirational. My heart didn’t hurt with guilt, but I didn’t even open my eyes to the violence hidden deep in my unconscious.
Just ‘Ah… Is he dead?’ Fact check to some degree. The only thing that bothered me was the smell of blood and intestines that had splattered on my clothes.
“Geg…”
Wisdom took it upon herself and vomited in vain.
“First of all… Shall we wash?”
Wash your body and clothes in the river next to it.
Movement in water is restricted. We decided to have one watch the surroundings while the other was washing.
The forest was as calm as last night, giving off an atmosphere that made it hard to believe that a battle had just taken place. The damp air was repulsive, reeking of blood and corpses.
‘·······.’
What kind of world is this? A world that really exists? In a fantasy novel? It’s probably not a virtual reality of a brain in a vat.
Goblin was also weak, like the regular weakest monster. If we had met orcs and ogres, it would have been us who became bloodied.
After killing the monster, all of a sudden, ‘Acquire experience! Level up!’ I was expecting to hear the same sound, but sadly that didn’t happen.
It’s a different world without the aid of the ‘status window’… Usually, things like that aren’t easy in the beginning.
As long as you realize that monsters appear in this forest, you must gather as much relevant information as possible in order to survive.
I took a close look at the dead goblins while remaining alert.
‘Something… It’s a bit awkward…’
Come to think of it, you bastard, what were you trying to attack us with?
‘I wasn’t even carrying a branch, let alone a knife or spit. So, is it a fingernail…?’
Turning over the corpse with a stick, I discovered a surprising fact.
This goblin had no fingernails or claws. To be precise, it was as if they had been forcibly selected.
It would be hard to get hurt even if you were scratched by these hands.
I alternated with washed wisdom. After simply twisting my pants and squeezing out the blood, I got into the river and came out right away.
In that short space of time, she too discovered important information.
“He has no incisors and canines. The gums are hollow, it looks like everything was pulled out except for the molars. There’s no genitals either. Judging by the traces left, he must have been castrated…?”
“······This.”
There is something that manages the goblins.
It was information that naturally made us nervous.
* * *
We quenched our hunger with glucose candies and headed downstream along the river. To discover a town that might not exist.
While walking, I met a rabbit drinking water.
‘That’s a monster too?! It might suddenly jump up and kick your back foot. Or maybe thousands of rabbits will attack us and gnaw on us…!’
I was very nervous, but the rabbit ran away as soon as it spotted us.
On the way, we met another goblin.
This guy ran towards us like before. I faced it from the front.
Using the thick bag as a shield, I braced my legs and waited. In order to find out the goblin’s attack method, I was thinking of taking a certain risk and receiving the attack once.
The goblin came right in front of her, swinging her arm wildly and hitting her bag.
‘·······.’
It sounded like a child complaining. The shock barely even reached my body.
He pushed the goblin over with his bag and broke his leg by punching him in the thigh with a club. The weapon of wisdom pierced the heart and took its life. It was a neat blow.
Although I haven’t seen the status window yet, since this might be a world where you get stronger every time you kill a monster, we agreed to kill each other alternately if possible.
“… That’s really weak…”
“In fact, aren’t dragons in this world at the level of crocodiles?”
If that were the case, Munchkin wouldn’t be a dream either.
How many hours have passed
When it seemed that it would soon be evening, we found a village.
However, it was not a human settlement.
“Kiruru. Kiruk!”
“Kieak. Kir. Kiruk!”
Eight goblins gathered in the center and were repeating strange behavior. It felt like watching a very primitive religious ceremony.
What stands out more than that is the two people tied to the center of the circle drawn by the goblins.
“Eup, oops! Oops!”
“······.”
Black hair and a gray school uniform.
If my eyes weren’t wrong, those were definitely my classmates.
