Chapter 559 – 552 Giant’s Forest Labyrinth
Hwanin thought that if his prediction was correct, the pride that the giants had been stolen was probably the core of the labyrinth that had no form.
The reason why Silhouette Mae stole the core was that they would become heteromorphs in the labyrinth. Or according to the directions of the labyrinth.
Either way, it would be an act to make them heteromorphic.
It was 67 years ago that pride was stolen. Silhouette mare started appearing about 90 years ago. And it was 13 years before the pride was stolen that Silhouette Mare started attacking the giants like crazy.
“I read in a book that a mutant silhouette mare is a monster that eats people and lures others with that appearance. But they didn’t have the gooey life characteristic of monsters.”
I only saw six, but those six were just evil. The wickedness that torments living beings, playing with them and killing them.
Kill. Kill and kill The unique feeling of a monster feasting with the blood of the one it killed did not exist in the mutant Silhouette Mare.
= Right. It definitely felt like that…….=
= Yes…….=
Due to the sympathy of Anne and Isilite, the party’s gaze turns to the spirit of Silhouette Mare, which shudders with bizarre sounds.
After retrieving her soul into a marble, Hwanin told her girlfriends and Gaya.
“The final purpose of the silhouette mare must be the core of the labyrinth that shamans always carry. It must also be the will of the labyrinth. I think that the evidence can be considered as the current state of labyrinth.”
= So…… The fact that the labyrinth is in this state right now is not the situation the labyrinth intended, right? So, the purpose of the labyrinth is to squeeze out the power that is not there and dominate the silhouette mare and make them heteromorphic.
The women exclaimed softly at Baek Ryeo-gang’s summary.
“The possibility is great.”
=Um, how should things turn out like this?=
In a normal labyrinth, the labyrinth controls everything within the labyrinth. However, this situation is a situation in which Labyrinth has almost lost her dominance and real power.
How could Labyrinth lose her hold? Isn’t it different from living in her own house as if her tramp came in and lived as if it were her own house?
Hwanin replied to Anne’s self-talk, the process of which could not be inferred.
“The shaman said that from a certain moment his eyes of perception were opened and he had a self. The current shaman is the 6th generation, with the giant shaman who took on her ego as the first generation.”
Hwanin looked back at the huge chunks of meat that were hanging on one side of the wall and were drying up without rotting.
“Labyrinth lost her control over the giant for some reason while seeking change for her growth.”
If you roughly guessed, the labyrinth had a fixed cost to maintain heterogeneous species, and the labyrinth would have created heterogeneous species according to that.
“Then, the cost volume could have shrunk, or the required cost per piece could have increased dramatically as the heterogeneous species changed along with the changes in the labyrinth.”
Costs that went too far would have led to a loss of dominance.
I don’t know if it was bad luck or if it was the original labyrinth mechanism, but as a result, the shaman was freed from the labyrinth’s dominion.
“The probability of the hypothesis is about half, but I think the shaman at the time was the core. And the core with rationality must have recognized the core as an enemy, which was the object of protection.”
= Because I ruled and ate myself…….=
“The shaman pulled the core out of the labyrinth and made a wand, and it is assumed that the core core separated from the labyrinth could not use its power. And the giants must have escaped from the rule of the labyrinth in turn. Because the Labyrinth that will maintain its domination has lost its power.”
The proof is that the pale skin and gray hair that are characteristic of the reverse entity still remain among the giants.
“Anyway, it has been 70 years since the core was in the hands of the heteromorphic Silhouette Mare. As the core of the presumed 6th-7th grade labyrinth, it should be seen that it has regained its strength. The search proceeds with that in mind.”
People’s attitudes change depending on whether or not a strong enemy is assumed.
Hwanin ordered his girlfriends to wear combat gear and distributed armor to Gaya and his party.
= Over there…… Seongje? The weapon…….=
“………….”
=Oh no!=
The fleur girl with green hair hid behind Gaya, who was wearing leather armor, screaming softly.
Gaya held back the sigh that built up in her chest.
There was a lot of work yesterday and it was judged that I was mentally concentrated while going through a big incident, so I put it on hold, but I think I should start mental training from now on.
If not, then one day the youngest will do something big.
Gaya, who finished wearing her gaiters, grabbed her youngest daughter by the nape of her neck.
=Queek.=
= Come here. You guys too.=
=…….=
=…….=
Hwanin watched as she gritted her teeth and craved her crew, with her jaw slightly wrinkled, then she turned her head to the witch doctor who just entered her house.
= You put on the armor again. Are you thinking of leaving?=
“Even if you don’t, I have something to ask of you, but you just arrived.”
=What is your request?=
Having said that, the shaman suddenly took off the leather that was draped like a tunic and set it down on a chair.
There was no concept of underwear, so a pair of breasts that seemed to flow down through it, dark brown pubic hair that covered only the area around the pubic bone, and a vagina that was tightly closed like a clam were completely exposed in front of the party.
But the sorcerer, as if nothing had happened, swayed her breasts as big as a small house, and the box…… Rather, he took out a cloth soaked in grass juice in a basket-like place and held it up.
Hwanin looked at her brown nipples, which were the size of a human torso, and demanded.
“We need information about where you encountered the intruder and where it manifested itself. The more the better, so I would like you to take my party and ask the other giants.”
=You already made a plan.=
“If things go as expected, we should be able to find the intruder’s stronghold early.”
=Spirit Master says it’s not pride, it’s the stronghold of intruders.=
“We’ll have to find the stronghold so we can track down any clues to Pride, so the results should be the same.”
Wearing a tunic that looks as stiff as a sacking sack, and a thick, see-through garment, the sorcerer ties his waist with a soft tree trunk, gathering brown hair that reaches down to his hips and tying it up like a ponytail.
His armpits were exposed, but not a single strand of hair was visible, as if he had laser hair removal. Plus, it’s so clean you can barely see it.
Since the body sizes are different, pores and waste matter can be seen, but seeing that they are barely visible, wouldn’t it be enough to hear the beauty of the skin if the giants were reduced to the size of a person?
While he was thinking about something else for a moment, the shaman, holding the staff he had leaned against the wall in his hand again, gave a small smile as he turned his blindfolded eyes to Hwanin.
=Okay. Please wait.=
The shaman who went out of her brought in Utava and her bronze-skinned giantess with her white hair, who seemed as gentle as she was.
= Since we talked about it, you can go with these children. I have other business, so I’ll be at the chief’s house. If you have any business, please come and call me.=
“I will.”
Hwanin said aloud to Utava, who looked a bit nervous, and Belfi, a bronze-skinned female giant whose eyes seemed to glow mysteriously, and then divided the party into two.
The Utava side is Anne and Gaya. Belfi’s side is herself and Issilite.
Hwanin delivers a caution to Anne and Gaya, who are fully equipped with armor.
“Giants may not know the units of measurement, so it is only necessary to give an approximate location. For the detailed search, we plan to ask the Soul of Silhouette Mare.”
=Something like where you went out of town and how far you walked in which direction?=
“Okay. Also, ask them if they have ever felt unnatural and if there are any places they have come to that are different.”
=I will.=
Yurpa, Baekryeogang, and the crew were put on standby with emergency, and Hwanin got on Belfi’s outstretched hand along with Isilite and headed out of the house.
If 90 years have passed since the appearance of Silhouette Mare, even if generations change, it will have changed once.
I don’t know how it multiplies, but if six of them are walking around together, it must have grown to a point where it’s by no means a small number.
However, the fact that she has never encountered one in the 16 days she wandered through the labyrinth is questionable.
Why? Are you just lucky?
As I was organizing my thoughts, Belfie and Isilite, who were walking somewhere, started talking.
= Yes. What are you called outside?=
=I am from the Lukrang tribe. Among my colleagues, there are Fleurs and Jeonghyeons.=
=The chieftain and the shaman said, are you really taking us outside?=
=Yes. The master will guide you outside.=
= Hey. Miraculous. How is it outside? I heard that there is a very high and bright ceiling, is it true?=
= You mean the sky? During the day, the sun rises, making it several times brighter than here. At night…….=
Belfi looked similar in appearance to Urfa and her age, but she was taller than either she or her shaman, standing over 30 meters tall.
When you see her smiling brightly at Isilite’s story, she looks like she is only in her mid-teens. Her body is also at that level.
Is the growth of the body inconsistent and different for each individual?
Her Hwanin asked while listening to her Isilite talking to her on the palm of her hand.
“Who are Miss Belfie’s parents?”
= Huh? What is parent?=
“…… It refers to the person who gave birth to Miss Belfie.”
= Uh…… I don’t know Since we were young, we get together and the adults take care of us.=
Are you forming a group out of tribal love rather than family love?
Obsession and longing for lineage and blood ties must be the basis of living things, but the absence of them would also mean that they are not a naturally occurring species.
How did you break the big tree outside? Are you really stronger than the chieftain? How did you get so strong
Hwanin told her Belfie the answers to her various questions and went around her village with her to collect information about her.
The results weren’t bad. No, on the contrary, it was very good.
This is because the average propensity of the giants could be known, and their cooperativeness and attitude toward the outside world could be confirmed.
In terms of the individual combat power of a race alone, the strength of a fully grown giant is comparable to that of a small army.
If tactics and strategy are taught, and combat is also taught, 10 giants will be compared to an army of unemployed people.
Such a race cannot be blindly thrown near zero. At least the nature of the species should be grasped.
And as a result of talking with 26 giants, they confirmed their considerable cooperation and gentle nature.
It’s mild, but not all that mild. If you look at the chieftain or Utava, they have a fighting spirit that fights when they have to, and they also have a heart that thinks of their own people.
If you see a shaman, he will show his intelligence according to his education, so he has enough qualities to become one of the axes of the spiritual path.
Pregnancy, childbirth, and growth are similar to humans, but the lifespan of the species is less than 70 years.
If you live for a long time, there will be no such thing as an explosive increase in population and a change in the main race of the continent.
Hwanin roughly marked the places the giants had spoken on a piece of paper, including their stride length, and then spoke to Belfie.
“Miss Belfie. Now that it’s over, let’s go back to the shaman’s house.”
=Yes~.=
Anne and Gaya had already returned to the house after two hours of investigation.
“What was the result?”
=I heard from 39 people. Coincidentally, a large number of adult giants gathered together, so we were able to reduce the time we spent walking around. Here’s what I researched.=
Receiving the paper from Anne, Hwan-in calculates each of her items and places the location on her map.
= Um…….=
=This is a bit.=
=Hmm.=
Hwanin’s women and Gaya drool at the labyrinth map and its marker on the table.
= This is a mark excluding overlapping areas due to overlapping. … Can’t you say it’s almost the entire labyrinth?=
Gaya answered Anne’s first answer with a serious face.
= They say it was found in the village…… I can’t help but think that the silhouette mare has put out underground tunnels in all directions like ant dens.
It’s a very simple map, but it’s well over a hundred kilometers from one wall to the other. The scope of investigation increases enormously.
Hwanin asked, looking at the women who were appalled by the fact.
“It’s safe to say that Silhouette Mare has figured out all of the giants’ villages. Do you know what this means?”
= Her own words are, that is, the story that Silhouette Mare is about to invade the village of giants…… ?=
“Not right now, but I think it’s very likely. As long as it’s a number, she can ambush and steal the shaman’s staff and break away. However, it seems that the peace of the giant village is still maintained because Silhouette Mare is more stupid than expected.”
Hwanin called the chieftain and the shaman and told them his thoughts.
“…… In other words, in my case, even 100 Silhouette Mares can capture the core. A shaman whose physical abilities are on the weak side compared to other giants can take his life, and there is no need to mention the childcare space where children and babies gather.”
Giants were vulnerable to magical elements.
A shaman was a shaman, but what he did was no different from that of a pharmacist or healer. I only know how to deal with a few properties there.
If all you know how to do is simple, ignorant physical combat, there are plenty of ways.
=…….=
=…….=
The chief wanted to shout that it was a lie, but his lips moved. He realized that Hwanin’s words were 100% sincere with his intuition enough to act as a chieftain.
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= I…… Did you look at them too easily? I should have dug up the ground to find them and eradicate them…….=
“It could have made the situation worse.”
=What?=
“Even people cannot exterminate all the rats and ants that have entered their homes. It would be a different story if you borrowed medicine, magic, or magic tools, but it means that it is impossible to drive out insects and bugs that have entered the house purely physically.”
=…… Is it? =
“Rather, it could be attacked by poisonous insects and bugs. People also die when stung by poisonous insects, so you don’t have to belittle yourself that it’s because you’re weak.”
= Khehe. Even the comforting spirits are at a high level. =
The chieftain smiled and said quietly, stroking his black-bearded chin.
= So, the story of the spirit life is that we have to protect our shaman. While you’re looking for them.=
“If we catch intruders like rats and dig into their dens, those stimulated by it will surely move. In that case, there is a high probability that the heart of the labyrinth will be targeted, so you should protect your heart as well.”
Upon hearing this, the sorcerer hurriedly took off the clothes soaked in the juice, smashed the head of his staff, and wrapped the clothes around the heart core.
The shaman tied a string made of plant stems to the thick bundle he made to make a necklace, and hung it around his neck.
=If you do this, it will be difficult for an intruder to steal your heart. If you want to take this, you will have to crawl on my skin.
Truly a virtuoso way of thinking.
The chief, who stared blankly at the shaman for a while, lowered his head with a frown.
= Soul death. Even if it means death, we will protect the heart. And if we, like you, come under the command of the lord, we promise to do our part. So…….=
“Yes. I will do my best.”
=…… Please.=
Hwanin put down all pride as a man and a chief and nodded to the chief who asked.
“From now on, find your people.”
Hwanin left the village that way and led the silhouette mare’s soul like a hunting dog to wander through the labyrinth.
The starting point for the first search is where Gaya met.
The effect of releasing the soul and handling it like a hound was very good. Perhaps because it was a place she originally knew, Silhouette Mare immediately guided her party back to her lair.
Kugaaaaah-!!
Kyaaaaa!!!
Naturally, the Silhouette Mare, who had been ambushed on the way, jumped out, but it was a futile attempt for her party, who had gone into battle posture.
Not only Hwanin, who has already mastered all the fighting methods of Silhouette Mare, but also women who have fought Silhouette Mare 1:2, are accustomed to cutting down monsters.
As if cutting through straw with a sharp sword, the nine silhouette mare fell to the ground with her head or torso cut off in an instant, and the battle was over in less than 20 seconds.
Tuk-tuk.
“Looking at this, it seems certain that he is heteromorphic.”
Hwanin, who retrieved all of Silhouette Mare’s soul and made her a bead, touched her dead body, where the black haze disappeared, with a scale, and said,
The women who were watching it nodded. Gray skin and whitening hair was a characteristic of reverse individuals.
Yurupa, who had been stabbing the corpse with a dagger as the silhouette of a female body, looked back at the phantom.
=Usually, it is an irregular creature before it eats people, but is it because of the labyrinth that it took on a human form from the beginning?=
“It may be so, or it may be a characteristic that has been created by heteromorphic variants. For now, let’s keep moving forward.”
The Fleurs, who began to follow the group as they trudged through the bush, swallowed their saliva.
At first, they didn’t give us weapons and told us to follow them, so I wondered if they were trying to kill us by faking it as an accident, but that wasn’t the case.
In the scene where Hwanin kills six of the nine silhouette mares that suddenly attacked, Gaya and his crew realized that he was confident that he would protect them and finish this task.
=…….=
=Why, were you surprised by your sword skills?=
= If you’re not surprised, is that a person? How…… How strong is Seongjenim?=
Killing one in 1 second and killing 6 in 6 seconds is a different story.
I thought strength was related to spirit art, but what kind of crazy martial arts skills are they?
Anne giggled at Gaya’s bewildered face, fanning her confusion.
=Even if Seuli and I seriously attack Doryeong, the odds of winning can be counted on one hand. If I create a special move, the odds will increase, but…… It won’t go up more than 10%?=
= The world is crazy…….=
Is that human? No, it’s the only class Awakener, so that could be an element of class characteristics.
At this point, Gaya was really curious about the characteristics of Seongje’s job, but she kept her mouth shut and buried her curiosity in her heart.
If you ask, there’s no way they’ll tell you, and if you find out, your worries and concerns will only increase.
「Hwanin. Is there anything I can help you with?」
While Anne and Gaya were talking in a low voice from behind, Hwanyeon, who had been living like a rat dead, poked her head out and asked,
Hwanin responded by pressing the crown of her head and stuffing it into her inner pocket.
“Let’s solve this place with souls. Since this is a place the spirits don’t like, take a break this time. And during the break, if possible…….”
Hwanin takes out a note and a pen, writes them in Korean, and shows them to Hwanyeon.
[If you can gaslight Relais, try it.]
Hwan-yeon did not move a single expression or raised an eyebrow at the content, and said, “This must be fun,” And fits into her inner pocket.
Can a transcendent water spirit, who has lived a long time and thinks like a human to some extent, stand up against the psychological domination of humans?
She’s not sure if she can view gaslighting as an act of hostility, but she says fantasies are fun, so she won’t cross her line and do anything dangerous.
Kishaaaaa kissa-!!!
Deshaaa!!
And the 7 silhouette mare that pop out again soon. The monsters’ reactions were similar to those of animals whose nests were invaded by predators.
“Hmm.”
The monsters split into threes and fours, changing their arms into swords, spears, axes, thorns, hammers, etc., And flying towards them.
Hwanin thought that the den was not far away and numbly swung his light spear.
