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“Is it because you slept well? I feel like I'm gonna blow this thing away. ”

Ryan tilts his head and relaxes. I don't even remember when I was so refreshed and still in the morning.

I was feeling that good.

It wasn't just Ryan. The rest of the party does, too.

Their gaze, of course, turned towards Hyundai.

“You did something, didn't you? To us. Or is it the meat I ate yesterday? ”

Hyun-seok took a step instead of answering.

“Shut up and follow me? That's why he's our boss. Heave-ho.”

Ryan chuckles and follows behind the stone. As I went through it, I became accustomed and became accustomed to the idea that this is the charm of the stone.

‘Well...... I may have been tamed. What's wrong with that? ’

Ryan thought it was good. Now this wasn't so bad either.

“In that noble mansion, by the way. ”

Ryan catches up with the stone and asks.

“There's one guy I didn't like from the start, you know? ”

“Juke?”

“Oh, was his name Juke? That little guy? ”

Hyun-seok nods, and Ryan continues with the question.

“Are you sure it's okay to leave him? You seem to have a grudge. ”

I don't understand the words, but there are some things you can tell by looking at the eyes or the atmosphere.

Ryan thinks a guy named Juke is pretty dangerous.

“He's in pretty good shape, isn't he? We had dinner together, right? If he takes over the family, we'll be in trouble later, right? Well...... I don't care if you don't want to come back here. ”

Hyun-seok nods at that.

“Didn't you notice that Juke is different from Earl Kraznys or Earl Xenon? ”

Earlier, I knew that Earl Kransis was the master of that family and that Earl Xenon was the one who saved him. But what's different about the two of them?

Ryan tilts his head.

“Being immature... and being overwhelmed by damage? ”

The stone shakes its head.

“Juke is not a player. ”

Ryan looks at the stone in surprise.

“So the other two are players? No, there's a player in here? ”

However, Ryan soon put a surprised look on his face. It was natural to think about it.

This is inside the dungeon. Maybe it's weirder to have someone who's not a player.

“Then those players will have access to the dungeon's entrance. ”

Ryan's expression grows serious.

What happens if we find the entrance and they go out into the world?

It was unpredictable, so I was more anxious.

‘Well... I don't think anything great will happen...' ’

Anyway, that's the difference between being a player and not being a player.

He briefly explained the gaze of Ryan again.

“Only you can open family commentary. That's the minimum condition for a key to be handed over. ”

“Ah.”

Ryan nods loudly. If so, there should be no problem.

Perhaps the child named Juke will become more and more obscured as time goes on.

‘Eventually, you won't be able to stand yourself. ’

The two of them were on the move while talking like that. The speed was accelerating, but the faces of those who followed became pale.

When I crossed the river, I just ran over. The river was wide but shallow, so there was no large crowd to run across.

Of course, when I was halfway there, the water was about as high as my chest, so it was not easy to move forward, but I was able to cross the river quite quickly.

My clothes were running wet, but after some time, they were a little dry.

It's not that hot, but the drying speed was considerable.

I wonder how long it ran. Now there is a lake, not a river. Across this lake was the Dark Forest.

There is a way around the lake, but it seems to be going a lot faster.

Even if I crossed slowly in a boat. The way back was a long way from the way across.

“What do we do now? ”

Ryu Ji-hye asked. There were no people near the lake. At this rate, you have to build your own boat and get on it.

Wouldn't it be much quicker to go around the lake when you're building a boat?

Such a question of wisdom ended when Hyundai took a large ship out of the subspace and threw it into the lake.

Everyone looked at the stone and the boat alternately with a silly look on their faces.

I can't believe you're carrying a boat around in the subspace.

“That ship, is it moving? ”

Hyun-seok nods.

That boat was a motorized ship. It was actually a ship that had been retrofitted several times. It was one of the items that Hyun-Seok told Yang-wook beforehand to use.

That ship has been refocused on its long-lasting movements. Extremely large fuel tank and all other parts removed.

The maximum capacity was 20, and all you could do on board was sit and drive.

Hyun-Seok boards the party first and then says to himself,

“A few dangerous horseshoes live in this lake, so you'd better watch out. ”

Everyone's face was blurred.

There was a reason why it was unpopular. This was a dangerous place. Just like the forest we passed before.

Hyun-seok went to the driver's seat of the boat and turned the ignition on.

Rrrrrrrr!

My stomach trembles with a loud sound. Since I gave up everything else, I never considered how comfortable people are on ships.

Hyun-Seok was quite adept at riding the boat. In fact, driving itself was a simple ship.

The ship rushes out through the currents quickly. The speed was considerable.

Hyun-seok wasn't just driving a boat. I uncovered my magic and constantly checked to see if anything had happened.

According to information received from Earl Xenon, there are several large horseshoes in the lake.

Among them are those who can climb ashore, and those who can't, but those who live only in the water are much more powerful.

So if we're going to put a ship on this lake, we really need to be prepared.

Of course, there is little to gain from the lake, so there is no one left to do so.

It is said that the lake's water supply became so powerful after the Black Wizard started living in the Dark Forest near the lake.

Of course, it was not a rumor with clear grounds, but they all thought it would be because it was roughly the right time.

“Here she comes.”

Everyone is nervous about what the stone says and pulls out their weapons. In particular, Park Seung-hee took out her bow and shined her eyes.

She's probably the one with the most power now. Once you can make a ranged attack.

“What if the ship breaks? ”

Ryu Ji-hye worriedly asked. However, Hyundai was still bold.

“There's no need to worry about the boat. ”

If it is a string, so is it. Perhaps he had done something of his own. Ryu Ji-hye believed so and prepared to fight the approaching horses.

All she could do right now was hang a buff.

A gentle magical gust gushes from her body, buffing everyone on board.

The eyes of Ryan and the heat of the cold sparkle.

I remembered what surprised me the first time I went through this buff. It was really frightening at that time.

I had never known such a powerful buff existed.

I don't know what the limits of Ryu's wisdom are, but I felt that if players waged a large-scale war among themselves, her faction would win unconditionally.

Liu Ji-hye's buff was that powerful and effective.

Regardless, the party receiving the buff tries to feel the spirit of the incoming horseshoe.

But it didn't feel like much. It seemed to be a water buffalo, so it didn't show much.

Suddenly, I started to feel the currents rushing in. Everyone was nervous and tightened their arms.

At that moment, the ship swirled to the side with a big swing. And I slid forward as if I were teleporting.

Something just popped up where the boat was.

Uahhhhhh!

Water splashed everywhere.

The group sees with their own eyes what emerges. It was an octopus with huge red boards.

It looks like a giant octopus lives in the lake.

“An octopus lives in a lake! ”

Ryan says it's absurd, but where in the world of the devil is that? It's a yard with dragonflies pouring out lightning on flying turtles.

The bridge soared high. Looking at the length and thickness of the legs, it was a really big octopus.

Park Seung-hee, who was preparing without slowing down the tension, shot an arrow.

Kwaw!

Quadruple!

An arrow that swirled fiercely ripped open the middle of the octopus's leg and flew into the middle of the lake.

But I couldn't cut off the octopus bridge like that. It's because my legs are so thick.

The octopus's leg is plunged straight down towards the stomach.

Park Seung-hee saw the falling octopus bridge and shot two arrows in succession.

Kwaw! Kwaw!

Two ferociously rotating arrows dig side-by-side where they were just torn apart.

Chuckle! Chuckle!

With the addition of arrows in both rooms, the bridge eventually snapped. It was truly an arrow of power to be processed.

Phew!

The bridge falls on the water, creating waves everywhere. The ship swirls around the octopus as if it were drifting.

“Should I give it a try this time? ”

Ryan steps forward and swings his sword toward where it's expected to be.

Shhh!

A sharp magical gush gushes from the blade and buries it into the water. It dug into the water without a sound.

Fight!

The heavy rumbling shook the sleep. Then the four legs of the octopus float up simultaneously.

52517;!

The legs hit the boat from different directions.

No matter how I looked, I had no time to escape. Ordinary people would do that.

However, the ship in the party does not move like a normal ship.

I slid my cooking like a snake, squeezing the gap between the octopus legs and escaping.

In the meantime, the group regains some peace and relaxation and spills onto the octopus bridge.

Bubble bun!

Chuckle! Chuckle! Heave-ho!

Two bridges snapped in no time. Then the other two legs hit the water and went down.

And the octopus bridge didn't come back up.

The group looks down at the water with their regrettable eyes. I thought I could catch it just a little more.

“I'll let you fight your way out soon enough, so wait. ”

Everyone looked at the stone with an awkward expression. Honestly, I didn't want to fight that hard.

The boat arrived on the other side of the lake.

As the group disembarks, Hyun-seok puts the ship back into the subspace.

A vast forest lies spread far away. That was the Dark Forest.

The ominous energy seemingly creeps toward the group.

It was a breath of death. The air itself was different.

The stone walks towards the Dark Forest without a word.

“But is there a real black wizard in there? ”

Ryu Ji-hye came to the side of the stone and asked.

“I don't know.”

“The information says that the Black Wizard has been living in the Dark Forest for over 300 years. ”

Everyone was surprised by Ryu Ji-hye's words and looked at her alternately.

Of course, in the meantime, I didn't stop.

“300 years? How can a person live that long? ”

“If it's not human, it's possible. ”

Hyun-Seok said so.

“Not a person? ”

If you're not a person, what is it? Everyone looked at the stone with a questionable face.

“Is it possible that the non-human Horseman was the Black Wizard? But these circumstances are a bit... ”

“It can't just be a magic trick. I would have been a natural person and become a baron. ”

Hyun-seok spoke up there and hurried to walk.

You were a natural person and then you became a mathematician? The group creeps up their backs.

I felt creepy and rushed to get close to Hyun-seok.

And soon they entered the dark forest overflowing with death and evil.

The End

kang-hyun Kim