Chapter 79 – 14. Uncharted (7)
We left the bundle of tentacles behind and quickly started out of the forest.
The monster’s cries were heard from behind, as if the demons had completely crossed over into this space, but we ignored them and continued running.
The movement of the monster we have observed so far has been simply repeating contraction and expansion, but the moment it revealed its true color, we had no idea what kind of attack it would attack.
Koo Goo Goo!
Suddenly, the sound of tentacles clashing with monsters was heard.
A tree fell behind me and a thick cloud of dust rose.
“To the outside, Heo Eok, how much is left?”
“I only need to run for about 5 more minutes. Let’s work hard.”
Unlike me, who is a hyperkinesis type, Ryu Xin was basically a body strengthening type, so she was running relatively leisurely.
Seriously, this beggarly body doesn’t get better even with exercise…
As I barely reached the beginning of the forest, breathing heavily, I got a call from Elise.
– Even if it was just a few hours later, it would have reached the same level of power, but luckily the owner noticed it quickly, so I think it can be easily dealt with. Could you share your view of fighting?
Thank god.
It’s not too late.
As she listened to Elise speak in her bright tone, her tension melted away and her legs trembled.
Ryu Xin-yi, who was running in front of me as if he noticed my abnormality, hurriedly came up to me and tried to support me, but he was not enough to even get help.
“You seem to have calmed down a bit, would you like to take a break in front of me?”
“Okay. Would five minutes be enough?”
“Yeah. I think my legs are too tight.”
While running at full power, the countless sounds of blows and cries of monsters heard from behind had subsided before anyone knew it.
As if Ryushin noticed that fact, he nodded his head without much hesitation at my words to take a break and go.
I sat down on a fallen tree trunk as a bench and whispered to Ellis while tapping her painful thigh.
– If you share your view, do you see the situation inside the clearing with your own eyes? Is that possible?
– Yes! With your permission, I can assimilate my senses to you. Not only sight, but also touch and smell.
Maybe Alice is omnipotent.
Seeing that he has the highest level of movement ability, the ability to hide in the shadows and monitor, and other abilities of the stars, I think that the title of the Great Devil is definitely worth it.
– Eliemon! Share your time!
– Yes? That, Eliemon… I understand…! I’ll project my vision right now…
When the tension is released, jokes pour out of my mouth without knowing it.
Ellis was momentarily taken aback by the awkwardness of calling her, but she soon regained her pace and began sharing her senses with me.
The shadow, like the symbol of her Alice, spread thinly in front of her eyes and changed into a fluttering form like a veil.
It is as if a black veil had been put on her head.
– Even if you feel like something is getting into your eyes, don’t panic. It’s just putting shadows into the eyes for a moment.
Just as she said, the veil of shadows stuck to her eyes and was slowly absorbed into her eyes with a sticky feeling.
It was a tingling yet strange feeling, like being stabbed in the eyeball with a thin, painless needle.
– Oh, I think I can see it now.
As the shadow completely penetrated my eyes, the scenery of the dense forest where I had just been sitting disappeared and a new sight came into my field of vision.
The tentacle sword, which the knight in black armor had fired with all his might, was embedded in the middle of the huge mass of flesh.
The appearance of Goi, seen through the eyes of a demon, unaffected by the darkness, was more terrifying than expected.
I tried to remember the shape of the strangeness as much as I could, barely holding back my nausea.
Dark red ooze was gushing out at the site pierced by the red tentacles, as if a boil had been located.
Judging from the fact that the liquid from Goi’s body evaporated with a “Chiiik” Sound whenever it touched its tentacles, it seemed that it was either strongly acidic or had corrosive abilities.
– I’m sorry I couldn’t show you the battle scene because I couldn’t contact you right away because I was controlling the wiggler… Would it be okay if I could explain it in words instead?
– Yeah, I think you know how the fight was done, but try it anyway.
Perhaps it was a strategy of giving flesh and taking bones, but there were quite deep wounds all over the tentacle demon’s body.
It was speculated that it might have hurt the goi several times by utilizing the rapid mobility of the tentacles along with the goit’s characteristic that the main body cannot move.
– Uh… Once the master got away, the wriggler immediately summoned the sword of tentacles. No, rather than summoned… It would be more accurate to say stretched out.
Dozens of long tentacles intertwined to form a sword-like shape.
Although it did not shine silver in the sunlight, it emitted more ferocious anticipation than any other sword.
– The flesh also started to act in earnest, probably noticing the existence of the king wriggler. The boil sprayed a yellow liquid all over the surrounding area, and the surrounding temperature dropped rapidly.
Maybe that wasn’t the cause of the chill.
I think the reason why Won Harin’s body temperature was as cold as ice was probably because she was directly hit by the yellow liquid.
– Is the reason why the ambient temperature is lowered to restrict the movement of the king wriggler?
– Yes, there was definitely no intelligence when I observed it, but I don’t know if it was an instinct or a pre-programmed behavior, but it was quite a strategic behavior. Anyway, since the wriggler’s movement has noticeably slowed down, he spits out a different colored liquid this time.
– Is that a corrosive liquid?
– That’s right. The liquid that runs down the tentacle now, and the liquid that pools around the clearing, is all corrosive. It was difficult to find the timing to attack because it kept spraying close to itself and firing at a long distance.
To think that all that gooey-looking dark red liquid was corrosive.
If he had stepped into the clearing even a little, he would have fallen into the monster’s prey.
– So, in the end, there was no other way but to use the speed that was the specialty of the normal mode. The damage continues to accumulate as you hit and run, and at the end, take the risk and thrust the sword into your body!
– How excited are you?
It was a bit awkward for Elise, who was excitedly explaining her story as if she had become a pilot in a fighter jet game.
Her tentacle demons, her common name, the wriggling king, may be like her family or friends to her, but I’m not at all.
She doesn’t want to hear her anymore, so when I ask her to stop sharing her vision, Ellis, who looks a little downcast, tells me cautiously.
– I’ll get the wiggler, I know you don’t like it… But I’m sure there’s a place to use it later.
– I hope I don’t have to use it.
Bringing out the wriggler again means that a monster this size could threaten me again.
Of course, Elise must have said it without thinking, but she felt depressed again.
When the vision sharing stopped, the scenery in the forest, which seemed to be slightly brighter, was reflected in front of my eyes.
I called out to Ryu Xin, who was leaning on a nearby tree with her eyes closed.
“Should we start soon? I think I’ve had enough rest.”
“Yeah, I’m glad.”
We started walking more slowly than before towards the base camp where the party was waiting.
While I was trudging along, thinking about miscellaneous things, Ryu Shin-yi, who was walking in front of me, approached me as if he were trying to speak to me, matching his steps.
Normally, Goryūshin wouldn’t have asked me miscellaneous questions, but I immediately understood why he was asking me questions.
‘It must be because of the king wiggle.’
A demon who hadn’t been there until just now suddenly appeared in the clearing.
And, of course, the true identity of that demon was the tentacle demon they encountered in the alley the other day.
More than anything, what made him suspicious was probably ‘why are the two monsters fighting’.
It wouldn’t have known if they joined forces to attack the humans, but the painful cries of the monsters, which could be heard clearly even while running away, clearly indicated that the demons were attacking the monsters.
“Why did that demon appear on this island… And one more thing, why the hell are monsters fighting?”
It was a question close to self-talk.
Goryushin’s question, which seemed to be a mixture of relief and doubt, was probably never able to reach an answer.
When I remained silent instead of answering, Ryu Xin smiled awkwardly and continued.
“Ahaha, there must be a reason for that? The fact that the surroundings are quiet means that both monsters are seriously injured, so I don’t worry too much anymore.”
“Okay. Now, a proper practical evaluation… Oh.”
I stopped talking and suddenly fell into thought.
If the fact that I couldn’t see the monsters since yesterday was actually the result of a fusion of monsters that was born as such a monster, what about other islands?
If the other islands are in a similar state of being, and if they are still growing…
We were able to save our lives thanks to the king wiggle, but looking at the level of the other students, it seemed that they were close to a level that they could not cope with.
An ominous thought rings an alarm in my head.
Despite texting Sianna over and over again, she was still out of touch.
At least, if it was possible to move from one island to another, it would have been possible to eradicate the monster little by little using the King Wiggle, but the islands that were the test sites were all very far away from other islands.
After barely crossing a mountain, this time it felt like Everest was approaching.
If there are similar monsters on nearly 50 islands, what on earth should we do next?
An unknown fear of the unknown.
At first, the practical evaluation, which I thought would only have the unknown pleasure of exploring ruins, solving puzzles, and finding treasures, suddenly became filled with fear and fear of unknown beings.
This could no longer be called a test.
It was like a game of indiscriminate killing, where only the cruel slaughter of monsters awaited the students.
My girls were in danger.
