Dungeon Reset

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All forest tribes grow up hearing this from adults in their childhood.

"If you piss off the forest, Quercus will show up and kick your ass." ’

"Hoo-eh! Quercus is dead!" I'm listening! ’

It's the legend of Quercus, the protector of the forest.

It was like a fairy tale that grown-ups tell when they put their children to sleep or when they teach them a lesson.

And at the same time, it was an important lesson to raise children to be the right kind of forest.

‘If we destroy the forest for no reason, the Guardian of the Forest will appear and curse us. That's why we should never do indiscreet lumbering. Okay? "

"Yes!"

In fact, the forest tribes who had only lived in the forest all their lives had to become the exceptional carpenters and woodcutters.

Timber was a necessity for people to live.

Moreover, for those who could not eat meat, the forest was a huge food warehouse and a place of life.

Their logging activities were a noble act for survival everywhere.

So when they cut down a tree, they would stay there for a long time, and they would return with new shoots.

Not until the grass and flowers, but when the trees grow.

It was so natural for the forest species, and it was common sense to accept it from childhood without worries.

‘Destroy the forest and Quercus will appear. And they'll be chasing us forever. Night or day.’

Yes, it is.

That was common sense.

And it was a taboo that should never be done.

That's why they couldn't believe it.

“What the hell is he doing?! ”

That crazy human being who wants to break the taboo without hesitation in front of his eyes.

“Cut down the trees! Cut down the trees!”

Boom, boom! Boo-hoo!

The rope!

The axe was cool.

I really want a shot!

After cutting down the world's water, the level of wood-slashing skills that have risen vertically up to eight levels have been cut down to a crisp level.

Kuang!

Another tree has fallen.

“No way.... ”

“I cut down three trees in the blink of an eye. ”

“There was a woodcutter like that among the humans! ”

They couldn't keep their mouths shut.

And there was something else that terrified them.

Only three.

I only cut it that much, but the ‘Querkus’ that I had heard about in the old stories woke up.

“Huff! Hey, look! ”

The tribes of the forest burst open, pointing their fingers somewhere.

Wood Duck!

Surprisingly, there were three trees growing there that were rooted.

Then, intertwined with each other, he leaned up like a man and slowly began to move toward the downward direction.

For Jungdown, it was a cub as small as the usual size, but even that was frightening enough for the forest tribes.

“Oh, my God! The forest is furious! ”

“I never thought the real Quercus would show up! ”

“Well, does that make sense? He was cursed even though he only cut three pieces! ”

“How unfamiliar with the forest! ”

No wonder they were surprised.

However, Jungdown shrugged his shoulders and smiled satisfactorily as if he were familiar with this kind of work.

“What did I tell you? I knew you'd show up. ”

[…….]

Even as she grumbles, Solia is silent.

“Rugal said Quercus, the Guardian of the Forest, was out of specification for a dungeon. ”

This meant that it could appear in this shadow world rather than in the dungeon.

The Jungle that has destroyed too many forests was already a forest destroyer that was firmly placed in the forest a long time ago.

So wherever he cuts down a tree, he is cursed to follow him for the rest of his life until a giant tree, Quercus, appears and tramples him to death.

But fortunately, he had a dungeon reset.

Quercus had grown big enough to cut down a tree, so as soon as the number of trees that had been cut down came back to zero, Quercus used to go back again.

We wait until he destroys the forest again, and then we go back to nature.

Jungdown waves his hands in wonder as he slowly looks at the approaching child, Quercus.

“But since it's only three, you were born to look even cuter than usual. Hey, over here! Are you going to step on me so slowly? ”

Woodpeck! Woodpeck!

[…… but the more you cut down a tree, the bigger it will get. That step could be very intimidating.]

Solia, who was silent for a long time, opens her mouth in heavy tone.

You hear a sigh.

[This is crazy. You would summon the Guardian of the Forest to fight the Emperor instead. Querkus is not a communicative creature.]

“Why do you need to talk? You could just step on the paladins or emperors on my trail. ”

[…….]

Quercus approaches in a straight line.

The Jungdown plans to defeat the Emperor's horde on its own as long as it has a good vantage point and waits.

“And there's something else to this plan. Gentlemen?”

Jungdown looks back at the forest tribes and says,

“Climb right up to Quercus if the forest catches fire and you can't breathe later. ”

“…… ah! ”

The forest's people are surprised and brighten their faces.

“Well, I see! ”

Why the paladins of Emperor Vabun wanted to burn down the forest in the first place.

It was to keep the forest tribes from breathing, so they tried to kill the rabbit.

But Querkus was a walking forest because of its numerous trees.

That means that even if the forest is burned to the ground, the Querkus can breathe as much as they want.

“Oh my God! You're a genius! ”

“Phew. I'm a little more like that. ”

When the memory opened its eyes and was amazed, Jungdown folded his arms.

And he took a slow step backwards, avoiding Querkus, who had just come to his doorstep.

Then you shout for the tribes of the forest with axes.

“Now we all know the plan, right? Then start lumbering! I'm going to keep luring him in! ”

“Yep!"

“Yes, sir! Mr. Jung-Down! ”

[...... When did you do it again, you guys? Oh, I don't know anymore.]

Solia puts everything down and decides to watch the situation unfold.

But the problem exploded faster than I thought.

Wood Duck?

As the tribes of the forest spread out and began to cut down the trees, Quercus, who was chasing down, suddenly stopped walking and turned toward them.

“Huh?"

“Huff!? Quercus is coming this way! ”

“D, run! ”

It was an explosion!

The tribes of the forest were terrified and scattered when Querkus approached.

It seems that Quercus was a bit bigger than the first time, even though the tree they had corrupted was counting.

[I knew it! Quercus protects the forest! The forest is being ravaged right in front of us, and there's no way I'm chasing just one of you!]

“Yeah, no problem. I'll be right back. ”

On the other hand, Jungdown was not embarrassed at all.

“I'll have to cut more than them. ”

Jungdown summons all the Shadow Servants who were building a lair for the forest tribes.

“Three Grimbells continue to dig for shelter. Everyone else, grab an axe. ”

Miaoung.

He sent the Grimbels back and scattered 14 Shadow Carpenters to the four winds.

“Start lumbering! ”

Miaang!

…… Kwam, boom, boom!

At his command, the Shadow Carpenters begin to weed and cut down the trees with enormous force.

Even if the skill is disabled, the pose is the same as a straight axe.

The axe also has a lumbering option, so its speed is already out of normal range.

Cough?

Then Quercus doubles in size in an instant and turns back to the downward direction.

“Phew.”

The forest tribes stopped running and sighed for relief.

Their numbers resemble those of the Shadow Servants.

I suddenly had a good idea when I saw him.

He laughs and tells the forest tribes.

“Gentlemen, shall we compete? Who cuts more? ”

“A poem or a contest? ”

“Yes, because we need to be competitive so we can slaughter each other quickly. We need to raise Querkus before he gets here. ”

You've already joined the Shadow Carpenters, and you're no longer worried about the forest being chased by Quercus.

The Shadow Servants were all the skills of the upright, so all the trees they cut down were due to the upright.

But apart from that, the tribes of the forest were able to cut down trees to grow the size of Quercus.

Quercus has a habit of absorbing and protecting nearby trees as the forest is being destroyed.

Jungdown shimmers and turns.

Quercus was as far away from the world's waters as possible.

“Oh, and you'd better cut it fast, wouldn't you? Everyone tear this one by one. ”

“ ……! ”

“Y-you can't be serious. ”

The tribes of the forest were astonished at the identity of the pile of paper they were handing over.

It was a replication spell.

A Rune of Power (Clone) and a Rune of Speed (Clone).

“Oh, my God, it's a spell! ”

“This is something only our wizards can make, how!? ”

Originally, the spell book was a relic of the wizards.

Since the tribes of the forest were born wizards, the spell book was actually a familiar object.

However, it was not something that could be photographed randomly.

“Then why are there so many? ”

“Hey, this is all a spell book!? ”

The replication orders were piled up in droves.

I asked them, "What the hell?"

“Oh, right. If you're a wizard, you already have some spellbooks. ”

“No, I don't have it right now…. ”

“I was chased by paladins, and I used them all. ”

“If you want to make a new order, you have to stick around for a long time.... ”

“Aha. All handmade. ”

In fact, as with all handmaids, each spell book required a high level of work that required one sweat of magic in the runes.

However, Jungdown was cut straight through the print method.

Magic melts clouds and inks them.

So it was a disadvantage if the disadvantage was lower.

However, the disadvantage also applies to the Wizards of the Forest.

Glug glug.

“Huh? Why are you suddenly so hungry after tearing this? ”

As soon as the spell book was torn, hunger came over instead of full of magical power, the tribes of the forest were forced to panic.

“Oh, I'm hungry when I use this. Once you cut down the trees, I'll figure out what to eat. You said you couldn't eat meat. So, what do you usually eat? ”

Memory replied to a straight down question.

“Eat the grass that grows beneath your feet or eat the fruit. And you can't eat meat, but you can eat animal milk or bird eggs. ”

“Oh, milk or eggs? I didn't know that. But you won't be satisfied just by eating grass. Uh, excuse me? Grass?”

At that moment, the snow settles at the feet of the forest tribes.

Varieties of grass and flowers that are still growing at this moment.

There were so many different kinds.

Suddenly, Jungdown glares at you and calls out a Shadow Servant.

“Oh, this might work. Hey, come here for a second. ”

“Myeong?”

“Yes, you. Follow the people and pick some grass. Like this.”

“Meow?”

Juju Island…….

Jungdown summoned one of the Shadow Servants to crawl on all fours, demonstrating the grass they were growing under their feet.

The silly look of the memory made a curious face and asked.

“What are you doing? This is not the time. Quercus behind……. ”

“Wow! Is this good? There are so many different kinds, aren't there? This should do it!”

“Mommy! Oh, my God! ”

Suddenly, a handful of all kinds of fresh vegetables were caught in the hands of Jung Dawn, who was amazed.

“Let's see. I got some bread from the dark mommies... ”

This time, he opened his belongings and began searching for something on Juju Island.

Tiny groceries where greedy dark moms scavenge for new entrants on Stage 1.

Bakery breads like bears, bread, etc. that I saved up to eat a little bit later.

Jungdown took it all out, smiling and looking at the memory.

“Have you ever had a sandwich? ”

“…… what is that? ”

“Yes, eating when the modern people are busy. I don't think anyone's old-fashioned. ”

Whimpering?

Whatever he meant, it was a dull memory for no reason at the last word.

Jungdown gives the order to the Shadow Servant.

“Go around and graze as much as you can. I'm asking you to eat all of this, too, but you have to have fun choosing. ”

“Miang?”