The Live

Tsk, tsk, tsk.

Quore-!

Cut, stab, slash again.

It moves like that and then hides itself again using a phantomization.

I have gradually adapted to fighting in the forest using ghostification. Yoon Jae cut off one of the grizzly bears and took a short breath.

“Phew...”

‘That's one tough son of a bitch. ’

Yun Jae only aimed at the grizzly bears as much as possible to conserve their strength.

However, the bears did not die immediately after being stabbed in the heart or throat.

I've been attacking Yoon Jae for a while, even though my throat was cut in half and my heart was torn.

It was virtually impossible to cut off the body one by one since it was so big. That's why I only wanted to get to the bottom of it, but it took me a long time to completely lose my breath.

As he continued to deal with the grizzly bears, Yoon Jae felt his magical power consuming rapidly.

‘I knew this wouldn't take long. ’

The duration of the phantomization was not that long.

I can feel the magical power continuing out just now, maintaining the spiritualization.

If you can use Ghostification indefinitely, it shouldn't be impossible to clean up all the grizzly bears here.

But that was it, too.

‘Fourteen grizzly bears killed. There are 17 left. ’

Nine of the first 40 grizzly bears chase after the other party.

It's a shame we didn't get all the grizzly bears' attention, but it shouldn't be a big deal.

‘That's where Elvin and Royce are. ’

Even a walker Elvin is better than he is now.

Moreover, it was said to be lacking compared to two people, but it was also regular and Cheonpyeong Taek.

‘This is enough. ’

Tuk-

Yoon Jae, who was busy, stopped there.

At the same time, the remaining 17 predatory bears, who were moving their gaze around after him, began to attack together.

Quore-!

It was truly terrible to see such a heavy giant invade from all sides.

However, Yoon Jae, who was just standing in the middle of it, did not have a face.

‘Now that I'm here... …. ’

Yoon Jae closes her eyes, looking at the grizzly bears falling over her head.

‘Disappears.’

Qajik-!

Soon, a number of grizzly bears came over Yun Jae's head.

The appearance of Yoon Jae lying underneath their feet was normal until it was torn and dented.

But…….

Glug?

The grizzly bears who were running after Yoon Jae immediately got up and looked around.

Yoon Jae's appearance, which had just been lying underneath, disappeared.

* * *

Shh, shh, shh, shh.

Tak, Tadahak-

Yoon Jae ran relentlessly toward one direction.

You turn the clock reel and unravel the phantom. I passed all obstacles in front of my eyes and electrically got away from the bears.

How long do you think it went like that?

Yoon Jae, who was running without stopping for ten minutes, immediately stopped his legs.

“Phew...”

He wipes the sweat off his forehead with his back, and for a moment, Yoon Jae points his back at the giant tree.

After a long period of operation, my head was sticky and my magic was starting to reveal the ground.

‘This should be enough. ’

The only way to distract the grizzly bears was to draw their attention at once.

The moment they attack at once, the phantoms spread out and penetrate the massive tree. And from that moment on, all I had to do was sprint.

From that moment on, Yoon Jae did not unravel the deception for a single moment. It was because I knew the grizzly bears would catch up with me as soon as I solved the phantomization.

‘The smell is cleared when the spirit is used. I'm glad we got this figured out early. ’

The reason Yoon Jae took the bait himself.

It was because I was confident that I could escape.

With the phantomization unfolded, all traces and smells are erased except the visual appearance.

It was because they could not exert their physical force simultaneously without being physically harmed.

The grizzly bears had a keen sense of smell. Yun Jae was the best bait to use the phantomization to escape them.

‘We're all out of Margie. ’

Using them as far as Margie and spreading them out meant that the power required to maintain the spiritualization was substantial.

Yoon Jae sat down on the tree for a moment.

It was never a good idea to move with both magic and Magi exhausted.

It's important to join the party right now, but if you keep moving and run into another monster, it's a waste.

‘Restores magic and health first. ’

Yun Jae focused on restoring his magical strength. Since you promised to meet in a straight line, the other party probably didn't go far either.

Yoon Jae, who sat there for about three or four hours and regained his strength, woke up again.

“Phew -”

I felt an even breath after a big inhale. I looked up and saw a little light coming into the forest as the sun began to rise.

‘This way...' I think. ’

Yoon Jae looked around again.

Elvin runs as promised, leaving a trail behind. There were traces of knife marks all over the tree.

When I looked for the first trace and set the direction, then it was not that difficult.

‘You've done it here, too. ’

The remains of the nine grizzly bears are gathered in one place. It was by Elvin and Royce.

Why didn't you stop? ’

The fight with the grizzly bears seemed pretty intense.

Even these sturdy trees were cut down and could be seen.

There was no more reason to move, as the goal was to flee from the grizzly bears in the first place, to kill the nine grizzly bears that were chasing me.

‘That's weird.'

Yoon Jae looked around a little more.

If there had been an unexpected situation, it would have been marked.

It's different.

Nearby were the same markings that had been followed so far.

If there is a difference... ….

You changed direction? ’

So far, the direction of the marker that has been leading in a straight line has been from the middle to the twisted.

I felt ominous. No matter how much I marked it, it was different from the first promise.

I couldn't have broken my promise for no reason. Certain variables have occurred.

‘What the hell……. ’

“I heard you had company, was that you? ”

Sok-

Yoon Jae turns his head in anger at the clear voice heard from afar.

Where the hell are you? ’

It wasn't very popular.

I wasn't hiding. I just didn't know it was so far away.

Nevertheless, his voice seemed to have come from right next to him. Reflexively, Lu Jae pulls out his sword and points it in the direction of his voice.

“You'd better not swing that. ”

I heard the same voice again.

Likewise, it was as clear as it sounded in my ears, but I could instinctively tell.

That the voice is getting closer.

And we're still getting closer.

“Then I have no choice but to attack. That's probably not good for you, either. ”

“…… Who is this? ”

“Me?”

Sok-

Yoon Jae turned around and swung his sword at the voice heard from behind again.

Boom.

The man who held Yoon Jae's sword with his bare hands scratched his head with his other hand and replied.

“It's a dragon.”

‘How……. ’

Yoon Jae was surprised with her eyes wide open.

Holding a sword with your bare hands. It was a short moment, but it was enchanted and encased in horseman's armor.

With just the cutting force, even the reinforcement wood can be cut down by more than a span. However, he blocked it with his bare hands.

‘No, more than that……. ’

Yoon Jae asked, looking at the young man with the light blue head.

“Dragon?”

“But I've lived a few thousand years longer than you, don't you think? ”

Sok-

The man shrugs as he pushes down his sword.

“I don't think so. He was like that before. ”

“If he is……. ”

“Your party. I passed through here first. ”

“Passing through means you're safe, right? ”

“I didn't hurt you. No, that's exactly what it means to be harmless. I can't attack you here first. ”

It was hard to understand everything. It's because he couldn't figure out why he couldn't attack them first.

But it was clear that the Regular, Elvin and the rest of the group were safe. Just by confirming it, Yoon Jae was a little relieved.

“This one's a little bitter, by the way. You're pretty good. ”

The dragon squeezed the hand that blocked Yoon Jae's sword and said.

“I could kill you with this.... ”

“You mean you can kill the one who attacked first? ”

“You knew that and you knew it? Are you confident in your skills or...? ”

“If he'd wanted to kill you, he would have. You wouldn't even be talking so loudly. ”

“Wow, that's clever. ”

The dragon swipes its hand with a smile.

His hands, which had been dripping with blood, suddenly recovered. It was more of its own recovery, rather than using a special skill.

‘... Dangerous. ’

He said as little as possible, but Yoon Jae was feeling sufficiently crisis.

I didn't feel anything in the presence of the dragon in front of me. It felt like I was facing an empty void.

It felt completely different from when I encountered Elvin, who looked like a giant mountain.

Empty void.

No, I felt like I was looking up at the sky. That's why it feels like nothing is visible.

‘But this feeling is somewhere.... ’

First encounter in my life.

But that feeling was not so strange. It felt familiar.

“Don't be so frightened. Why are you so nervous? ”

The dragon sank into place.

“Sit down, sit down. Talk comfortably.”

“Do I have to sit? ”

“Do as you please. I'm comfortable with this. ”

“Is that what it is? ”

“Is that the first thing you're curious about right now? ”

The dragon laughed. The small smile goes up his mouth and makes him look like a man.

Except that it is a bright blue, like dyed hair, they will believe it even if they are human.

“Oh, no, I wonder if I'm really a dragon? ”

“No, it's not like that. ”

It looked like a human, but instinctively could tell.

This thing in front of me was not human. It was too big and too high to compare with human-like beings.

It was different from knowing and understanding with your head. I just had an instinct.

No human being, no other being.

It was easy.

“This looks... just the most comfortable. The dragons you know make us uncomfortable. ”

“Are you saying that the most comfortable appearance is similar to that of humans? ”

“Heaven united when He created a race of intellect and individuality at the same time. Don't you humans, demons, and angels all look alike to each other? We're no different. ”

He was right.

Humans, demons, and angels looked alike. There was nothing very strange about the inclusion of dragons.

“What the hell are we talking about? ”

Yoon Jae sat in the same position in front of the dragon.

The dragon asked, surprisingly, looking at Yoon Jae, looking at her eyes.

“Aren't you worried about the rest of the group? ”

“You said you were alive. And I think you're mistaken, and I don't need to take care of that party. All you have to do is join us. ”

“I see. There are two humans more powerful than you. ”

“Not much. ”

“Phew! Yeah, I'll say that. ”

The dragon smiles small again, looking at the sparkling voice of Yoon Jae. Yoon Jae wanted to know what he was thinking.

“Stop smiling. What can I tell you? Why did the dragon appear before us? ”

The information about dragons is not widely known among rankers.

The information about them was too abstract. Sometimes they were as ferocious as monsters, and sometimes as mysterious as fairy tales and legends.

Whatever it was known to look like, there were a few things in common.

Dragon.

They are superior to humans, demons, and angels.

The reason they do not occupy this huge land and stay in the middle is because there are so few people.

A few dragons could not have appeared in front of themselves just because they were bored.

Above all, I have never heard of dragons moving to meet the person in person.

“I need you to do something for me. ”

“What do I have to do? ”

“Yes."

“Why not do it yourself? ”

“As I said before, we have some constraints. I can't move like that. ”

“So you went out to do a favor? ”

“Please, I'm asking you...... It won't be bad for you either. Well, technically, I'm more of a help to you guys. ”

“Explain it to me. ”

“You know what a devil's tree is, right? ”

“Yes."

“We have to break it. Well, we know about the humans we met earlier. You know... ”

The dragon was a horse stroked under the chin.

“The problem is where it is and the people guarding it. ”

“If he's guarding it, he's the devil... Where is he?" ”

“Follow them and there will be a great temple. ”

“Temple?”

“By the way, I heard that Arhan didn't tell you. ”

A familiar name was mentioned in the mouth of the dragon.

Looking at Yoon Jae's well-shaken eyes, the dragon said in a laughingly funny voice.

“He was here. ”

“If it's Arhan... …. ”

Master of the Skyscraper Clan.

It was the golden harp, Arhan.

There may not be anyone with that name, but there was only one person who could survive this deep in the intermediate region.

"Arhan was here? ’

Yoon Jae's mind became complicated.

What the hell is that supposed to mean?

‘This is uncharted territory. I still can't reach them……. ’

It doesn't fit back and forth. It's a mess.

Seeing Yoon Jae making a complicated face, the dragon scratched his head because he didn't want to say anything.

“Well, that was about 20 years ago. It'll only be for a little while, but it'll be a long time ago for you. ”

“20 years ago? ”

“Yes. I think we've had a little talk...... If you go to the temple, there should be a devil's tree inside. You can kill it. ”

“Did he just show up in front of us to give us directions? ”

“Well, I don't have it either. ”

“Why are you helping us? Weren't you neutral? ”

The dragon stands on no side.

They just existed. It was difficult to understand that the dragon was helping one species.

But now it was clear that dragons were helping humans.

“Yes, we are neutral. ”

“Then why? ”

“That's why you can't intervene. No matter what the demons do here, we have to watch them. This isn't our jurisdiction. ”

Until then, the dragon hardened his smiling face a little and continued to speak.

“By the way, they crossed the line. This kind of development is not good. ”

“Are you referring to the devil himself? ”

“Yes. After this time, all the monsters in the Middle Lands will be enslaved by the devil." Is this the only place? They'll probably plant the devil's tree somewhere else. ”

The dragon muttered as if he didn't like it.

“Piss me off. How dare you. ”

“I thought you said this wasn't your jurisdiction. ”

Yoon Jae asked as if it was difficult to understand.

Even just before, it was easy to say.

This is not their jurisdiction.

This meant that there was a separate land controlled by dragons.

“Yes. This is the middle of nowhere. That's why.”

“So?”

“This place should literally stay in the middle. Leave it like this, and the demons will be on the ground. ”

Yoon Jae immediately understood what he meant.

The dragons were not angry at the invasion of their lands.

I do not like that someone is interfering here, which should not be anyone's land.

‘You sound like a tuner. ’

Several questions were solved.

I heard every answer I could hear from the dragon that appeared to me right away.

But there was a question that remained unsolved. And it was a question that no one could ask for a clear answer.

Did I change the future again? ’