Chapter 78 – 14. Uncharted (6)
A tentacle demon tribe that can even make it gigantic with the appearance of a bunch of dark red tentacles, commonly known as the King Wiggler.
Contrary to his rather cute nickname, he was a fairly strong demon with tremendous destructive power of his tentacles and a fairly high intelligence.
Of course, if we use giantization on an island of this size, we will surely die, so summoning the form of the black knight we encountered in the alley the other day was the most realistic.
Seeing as Alice has control over the demons, there seems to be little chance of us getting caught up in the tentacle’s blind attack.
…Couldn’t Cormpuntur come to visit you just because you summoned the demons once?
Aye, she should have come a long time ago when she made Alice her slave. Let’s not worry about anything.
I briefly thought of the option of setting fire to the entire forest, but to be honest, it seemed that a monster of that level would do nothing but burn all the trees without achieving the goal.
Even in a crisis situation where everyone is dying, I will protect one tree! It’s not like an idiot, but I don’t think it can do enough damage in the first place.
– Alice, can you summon the tentacle demon here now?
– If you’re talking about a king wiggle, it’s possible. Are you thinking of making me fight a monster?
– Yeah, I can’t help it. Because we can’t deal with it with our own strength.
As I said to Ellis, now was the time to borrow the power of evil.
I remembered the day I was kidnapped by Alice.
A terrifying sight of giant tentacles collapsing buildings and destroying streets.
Most of the citizens survived thanks to the quick evacuation, but some people who could not escape ended up dying.
Whose fault was it?
Was it my fault for not warning you more about the demons, or was it Alice’s fault for deliberately releasing her demons to kidnap Goryushin?
I was lost in thought for a long time, looking at the bloody road.
He even seriously contemplated killing Elise for several days.
Wriggling King, Alice. Certainly infinitely close to evil beings.
I even wondered if it would be better to get rid of them now for a brighter ending.
But now I desperately needed even their help.
After all, it was ironic that this body also belonged to evil.
He was not in a position to feel ashamed of the fact that he cooperated with demons who killed humans.
In his heart, he constantly resents himself for disgusting himself, but eventually repeats reaching out to another heroine.
I was already dyed in this world and was going half crazy.
Because I was not a superman on a white horse, I had no power to save the world.
Because I was not an Übermensch, I was still held captive by biased moral notions that entangled my mind.
All I could do was struggle endlessly in the torrent of time.
Only for me, and in the end to escape this twisted world.
That’s why I could never be a hero.
I was only a minor, a villain who robbed the heroine, and will continue to be a petit bourgeois.
Compromising with evil was the last desperate effort of such a petit bourgeois.
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After leaving the pitch black forest with Ryu Xin, I walked to the place where the elite was.
Won Ha-rin, who was leaning on Jeong Ye-won’s arms, came to his senses, but he still seemed to be in poor condition.
We decided to wait in place until Wonharin’s condition calmed down a bit and Pirahyun returned.
Although the monster’s expansion speed is faster than expected, it was judged that it would not approach at least until we left the forest.
Will Oh Dong-hoon be safe?
My first impression wasn’t that good, but I was worried because now it’s a matter of people’s luck.
While waiting crouched in the cold, humid air, Pirahyun appeared with a rustling sound.
…There was no Oh Dong-hoon.
“Can’t find any traces?”
“Sorry. Nothing.”
Okay.
Because it wasn’t her fault.
We had no choice but to leave the forest.
I carried Harin Won, who couldn’t move well, on my back and took steps to keep from falling.
I couldn’t delay any longer.
If even Pira-hyeon couldn’t find any trace of Oh Dong-hoon, then he must have already left the forest.
The time to summon the tentacle demons was right around the corner, so I decided not to think about it any longer.
– Alice, to what extent can you summon it?
– When summoning, you need the master’s shadow, so it’s possible to be within 10 meters… Instead, I think it’s possible to send it back even if it’s far away.
Everyone is heading to the base camp with a firm expression, but I had to go back to the forest to summon the demons.
You can never say directly, “I will release the demons and defeat that monster.” So what excuse should I make to allow them to go to the forest?
“I’ll be back in the woods in a minute. Don’t worry, it won’t take long.”
“Mr. Jihoo, are you sane? You say you have the heart to go back in even after seeing what happened to Won Harin?”
After suddenly summoning the party, Jeong Ye-won replied with a straight face.
Well, now in her eyes it will only look like I’m going back to commit suicide.
“I’m going to look for Oh Dong-hun one more time. There might be places I haven’t looked around yet.”
I had no choice but to sell the name of Donghun Oh.
Even mentioning Oh Dong-hoon was bothering me because it was unclear whether he would survive or not, but I was not in a position to blame myself for that much.
It needs to be removed quickly before it gets any bigger.
“No. You’d rather come with me. If I send you alone…”
“Then I’ll go with you. If there’s any danger, I’ll return right away, so don’t ever think about risking your life.”
Goryushin looked very impressed by my words.
Despite the obvious excuse of saving Oh Dong-hoon, the main character’s instincts were triggered, and his eyes were shining brightly.
It was only after Ryu Shin-i asked for it that Jeong Ye-won let me go with a still hardened face.
I’m going to return immediately after dropping one of her real demons, but seeing her worrying like that makes me feel sorry for her.
In the end, I went back into the forest with Goryushin by my side.
It was a darker landscape than before, even at the beginning of the forest, as if the influence of the monster had grown even more in that brief moment.
“For now, let’s go back to the side where the monster is. I’ll have to look for it one more time from there.”
“Okay, Jihoo. You’re really… Nice. To the point where I feel sorry for doubting you for a moment.”
“What? I couldn’t hear it because of the wind. Tell me again.”
“No. It’s not that important, so don’t worry about it.”
What. Crisp…
His voice was too low, and a strong wind blew, drowning out his words.
I said it wasn’t that important, so I’ll just forget about it, don’t leave me in a bad mood.
So, with Ryu Xin, I slowly approached the center of the forest.
As the surroundings grew darker, I finally took my phone in one hand and carefully took one step at a time.
Then, as if she had come close to the monster, a cold chill hit her whole body.
– Alice, summon me as far away as possible in the direction I’m looking at. So that the person next to me doesn’t notice as much as possible.
– All right. I’ll hide in the shadows and watch, then I’ll tell you how things go.
For now, the tentacle demons were their only hope.
If even the demons are defeated by the monster, then you have to think about how to escape the island, but there is no time to worry about that right now.
– I’ll start.
At the same time as Elise’s words, a dark red light began to flutter little by little beyond the pitch-black clearing.
Even though I couldn’t even see properly because my vision was obscured by the darkness, the figure of the black knight clad in black heavy armor came into my eyes clearly.
Seeing the tentacles wildly wriggling inside the helmet, instinctively my heart beat wildly.
At that time, Ryu Xinyi told me in an urgent voice, as if he had finally found it despite summoning the demon from as far away as possible.
“That demon… Isn’t that what we saw then? Why is that… Is it here?”
Ryu Xin’s body could be seen trembling as if he had forgotten the promise he made with Yewon Jeong that he would come out of the forest in case of danger.
Maybe it was because of the guilt of not being able to do anything and almost being beaten by his demons, Ryu Xinyi suddenly summoned a sword and squeezed the handle tightly.
What should I do? Should I say that the demons are on our side right now? No, what if I get cut with a knife?
I was arrogant for a moment at Ryu Xinyi’s sudden action, but soon he sighed and waved his hand to reverse summon his sword.
“I want to get revenge on my heart… But I think it’s right to go back now. Let’s run away quickly.”
Still, you haven’t completely lost your sanity.
Once again, I could see how much Ryu Xin had grown.
Having successfully summoned the kingwiggle, all that was left was to run away and let the two monsters fight.
