The Live

At first, Yoon Jae and Jeong did not realize that the grizzly bears were the lowest of the food chain in the middle region.

It looked like a predator as much as it ate the hard bark of the giant tree.

But…….

“There's all kinds of freaks out there. ”

Three days after entering the middle zone.

During the middle of the night, you look tired of seeing a monster attack on the car about to take a break.

There were two individuals.

A pair of females. It looked like a leopard more than 5 meters long, but there was nothing unusual about what appeared.

The problem was their character.

“It's not some chameleon temperature.... ”

“He's a white leopard. He can be assimilated in any color. He's good at clearing his wits and hiding his appearance, so he has an assassin-like hunting technique that doesn't suit his size. ”

In Pyeongtaek's explanation, Yoon Jae looked at the corpse of a white leopard who had his throat cut off and died.

As he said, at first, the body of the creature that had been painting green and brown became increasingly white, assimilated with the forest.

“You've already come halfway to White Leopard territory? You're here earlier than I expected. ”

“If this is White Leopard territory, do you mean this is where they come in? ”

“The white leopard is basically a pair of female cubs. Instead of a frontal battle, they approach with their appearance hidden like now. I can't see how strong each one of them is, but it must be difficult. ”

“I slept... ”

Normally, he lowered his head with a depressed expression.

As Royse looks at the norm of putting the bloody Muhammad into the sword, she asks.

“Aren't you going to polish your sword? ”

“Oh, this? ”

Regular responded by pulling out about a handful of the muhammads that were inserted.

“He prefers to do this. ”

“You like it?”

“Was the item in the form of an ego? ”

Regular Elvin's question tilted his head.

“What's that? ”

“Occasionally, the item itself has a self or a little consciousness. ”

“I don't think she has a self, but she does have some kind of self-expression...... Is this Ego too? ”

“Quite similar. Ego appears rarely in Grade A or higher items, but I've never seen a Grade B item reveal its shape before. ”

Elvin looks at the regular sword as if it were strange.

Then I suddenly remembered something and asked.

“By the way, why don't you use 'Photography’? Half the power of that sword, I bet. ”

Built-in skill in Muhammad, Exposion.

It was a kind of buff family skill that made owners broader and stronger in proportion to the blood they fed Muhammad.

Muhamad was a sword that could cut through itself. But the real ability was to use photoexplosion to create momentarily maximized strength.

Elvin, who had once held Muhammad in his hands in battle with Siffman, wondered why the regular people didn't use it.

“Oh, that's ……. ”

The normal person replied with a slightly uncomfortable face.

“Suddenly, I couldn't control myself if I used photobombing. ”

“Unsubstantiated? ”

“Yes. The last time I used it, my brother stopped me, and I calmed down. ”

He said that and looked back at Yoon Jae.

Elvin also looks at Yun Jae as if he is real.

“Do you remember fighting Siffman? ”

“If you forget that, you're an idiot. ”

“I guess there was a problem then. ”

Siffman's skill. Heavy.

It aggregated 100,000 units of blood and scattered them around in the form of fog.

The bloodlust that mediated the life force in the blood was nothing but nutritious food for Muhammad.

At that time, Regular Elvin and Siffman continued to cut down the power of bloodshed into Muhammad and devour it.

Since then, Muhammad has begun to change rapidly.

“Siffman said there was 100,000 blood in that mist. It may not have absorbed all of it, but even part of it would never have been small. ”

“Is that how the item began to change? ”

“The sword has become too powerful. and it's not enough to deal with the widespread photobombing. ”

“Don't you think you're poking too hard? ”

“Did you?”

Yun Jae shrugged his shoulders and replied to a roughly formal question.

“But you have to stay awake. Because if you don't, you could go booming like last time. ”

“If it's a flood...... how much is it? Lose yourself completely? ”

Lois was sensitive to the word "runaway."

Occasionally there was such an item.

The side effects are so severe that they consume the lifespan of the person using them.

Perhaps the Muhammad used by the regular was also a type of item.

“Fortunately, it doesn't last very long, but you have to assume that your ego is almost gone. In fact, I was almost unconscious after I used photobombing. ”

“Did you use too much power to get rid of the item? ”

“Well, yes... but I'm satisfied. ”

Normally, he just said, eating blood and holding the handle of Muhammad, who is crying comfortably.

“If I can handle this properly, won't I do my part? ”

* * *

It was the sixth day after entering the midtown area.

Neither Yoon Jae nor the rest of the group seem very comfortable. Everyone was a little tired and tired.

It was not a matter of strength and weakness.

Every monster was strong, but the problem was their nature.

They know that Yun Jae and her group are stronger than they think, and they don't attack quickly.

Many monsters have already died and bled, and the smell of their blood has spread through the forest.

Instead, they move like malls. As a result, the weary party naturally became Yoon Jae's group who moved with the destination.

“I'm tired.”

Elvin mutters, wiping the blood off the blade.

Those who got to a certain level quickly recovered from physical fatigue without having to sleep very long.

But it's also a day or two, and as time goes on, mental fatigue accumulates. In the middle area, I couldn't sleep well.

“Why don't you get some more sleep? You've both been asleep for a while since you got here. ”

Yoon Jae asked, putting the sword back into the sword. Next to him were two white leopard seals.

“Isn't that the same for both of you? ”

“We're used to it. ”

Regular yawned and answered.

“I've been living like this for four months. And thanks to Pyeongtaek here, I was able to know and deal with the monsters' habits beforehand. ”

Yoon Jae and Jeong have survived in the Demon Forest for four months.

Although he had some knowledge through basic research, the information about the Demon Forest was only a fraction of the whole.

Of course, there were more situations to deal with at that time than there were areas to know and cope with.

Compared to those of the Demon Forest, there were many areas to know and deal with thanks to the architect, Chon Pyeongtaek.

“…… I'm proud of you. ”

Elvin looks at Yun Jae and the norm as if he were a poison.

This kind of life was usually forced into situations such as being lost or accidentally trapped in a dungeon.

However, it was Yoon Jae and the two of them who volunteered for four months.

Elvin, who has wiped all the blood off the sword, looks back at Pyeongtaek and asks.

“How much farther do we have to go? ”

“Let's see……. ”

Chon Pyeongtaek pauses, unfolding the map and sweeping the top with his fingers.

Chon Pyeongtaek, pointing to one point, nodded and replied.

“We're almost there. In front of you.”

“I think I heard the same answer yesterday. ”

“Was I? Anyway, it'll be real soon. ”

Pyeongtaek raised his hand and pointed away at one tree.

“Hey, you see that? ”

In response, Elvin and everyone's gaze turned to the tree his fingers pointed to.

No, not exactly a tree.

It was the base of a cut tree.

‘Not one. ’

Yoon Jae looked around a little further.

Trees are everywhere but the base. When I joined it, it looked like a line.

“Mark.”

“Show?”

“That's the boundary, and it's not on the map in front of it. ”

At some point in the middle of the region, there were some areas that were no longer being developed.

The area beyond this was also one of them.

The team of architects was wiped out and declared a danger zone after trying a new pioneer not too long ago.

Sarak-

Pyeongtaek folded the map and put it back in his arms. From here on, the map was obsolete.

Then you pick up the white paper from the other side of your pocket.

“From here, we should investigate new paths and record them. Which means we got there where you wanted to be. ”

At the words of Pyeongtaek, Yoon Jae glanced inward and outward with fresh eyes.

‘This is……. ’

Yoon Jae's hands began to sweat with tension.

The others knew, but Yun Jae knew.

What's in there.

That's why the architect team was wiped out.

I couldn't help but feel nervous about knowing it. And I couldn't help but come to know it.

“Let's get this over with and get back to work. ”

Elvin takes his first steps.

“Me, too. I knew it wouldn't work out for me. ”

It was Lois who walked beside him. The two of them were filled with the idea of just getting off work and going back.

Up until now, Cheonpyeong Taek has been leading the way. As an architect, he knew the intermediate area better than anyone, and served as a guide.

However, from here on, he should take his place not in front but behind and record the path that will unfold in front of him. That was originally the role of a planner.

That's why Elvin and Royce moved first.

“Why are you so nervous? ”

Tuk-

Passing by Yun Jae, Elvin grabs his back with his fist.

“Make yourself comfortable. Everything is fine with moderate tension, but too much tension will only harden your body. ”

“… OK. ”

Yoon Jae took a deep breath and began to follow behind them.

‘Reasonable tension. ’

Yoon Jae took Elvin's words to heart.

Yeah, it is.

It's not good to be so nervous.

Maintaining the best condition.

That was what he had to do now.