30. The Demon King Descends (3)
“Why…
Zeke couldn’t even finish asking why.
Countless vines were tearing Lakhe’s body to pieces.
Zeke’s mind went blank as he witnessed that terrible scene.
“Mr. Lakhe!”
He shouted and pulled out his sword.
The vines that were stuck in the ground like roots
were cut down over and over again.
“damn! “I wish I was by your side!”
I shouted as if I was going to cry and swung my sword again. The vines spewed out black sap and scattered on the ground.
A disgusting smell wafted out. Like sewage flowing down a gutter.
“I can’t forgive you. Mr. Lakhe…
Zeke shouted and ran towards the vines that had grown in a heap.
Then I heard a woman’s voice.
“I’m fine.”
“Mr. Lakhe?”
“are you okay. “Hold on… just
hold my hand for a moment.”
A vine with soft green leaves was brought down next to Zeke.
Zeke immediately grabbed the vine.
I felt her cold body temperature.
The tree trunks, vines, and countless leaves and branches tangled like a jungle were now engaged in a fierce struggle.
It was a war between thousands and thousands of threads.
Zeke couldn’t even tell which branch was Rake and which was the enemy.
So all you can do is put a strong heart into the stem you are holding onto.
But that was enough.
Using the courage he gained from Zeke as a stepping stone, Lakhe began a full-scale fight with the Forest of Demon World.
The weak point of the plant was ultimately the connection between the roots and the stem. If you cut it off, the entire stem will dry out and wither.
In particular, species that have a high metabolism and can move actively, such as mandarake and demonic plants, require enormous amounts of nutrients.
As soon as the roots are cut, they melt their own body and use it as energy, so they quickly turn yellow and dry.
Thousands of roots and stems, like soldiers, thrust sharp thorns at the opponent’s roots.
By stabbing and cutting, he killed his opponent and died again.
The surroundings were filled with the terrible smell of grass. Withered leaves and dried vines became food for other roots and quickly disappeared into powder.
That time.
Deus looked around with frowning eyes.
“What is this?”
Nezar was seen taking out a club and swinging it in the air.
To be exact, it wasn’t air, but it was fighting something thin.
Moreover, Yulgeum, Sadimus, and the Fairy Imam Atisha have disappeared somewhere.
“What are you doing slave?”
“If you wake up, grab something and do something to these guys!” Deus frowned
at Nezar’s exasperated shout
.
“Even if I kneel down and beg, they won’t listen. Tsk.”
Deus turned his head again with his arms crossed.
The forest grew as if looking down. It was an all too familiar scene.
“Forest of Delusion…
Delusion was the name of the forest surrounding the castle of the Demon King of the Demon World.
The entire forest was alive and protecting the Demon King’s Castle.
Did the devil really appear here?
It was such a series of strange events that even Deus had this question.
Nezzar’s fight was at its peak.
I was out of breath and beating on the vines.
Blood was seeping out here and there as he grabbed his wrists and forcibly tore off the stems that bound his ankles.
“Don’t just watch, help!” Nezar shouted again.
“What about the other guys?”
“I don’t know either! “When I woke up, it looked like this.”
“It looks like you’re trapped in a labyrinth.” Deus looked up at the sky. Stars were visible through the dense forest. It was a scene that could not be seen in the demon world. A star in the sky!
In the fight between Nezar and the forest, the forest had the advantage from the beginning.
If I had the Almighty Bracelet and could use the Thunder God’s Hammer, things would have unfolded in a completely different way, but I couldn’t defeat the Forest of Deception with an ordinary club.
His arms and legs had been taken away by vines, and dark grass-colored branches
were trying to cover his head.
“hey! Are you going to just watch like this?”
“If you ask politely, I’ll think about it.”
Thin vines combed Nezar’s skin as if searching for food, and began digging into the bruises of his ears.
“Please save me!”
“Be more polite.”
“What do you want me to do? “Please, please, save me!”
“Anyway, you too are a bastard by nature.”
Deus walked next to Nezar and spoke.
“Do not be hostile. Be compliant. “That alone makes the forest of delusion quiet.”
“What do you mean?”
“Stay still.”
Nezar rolled his eyes. How can you stay still when that thin branch is poking out your eyeballs right now?
“Don’t step forward, just step back.”
“If you do that, you will end up being eaten by these plants!”
“Then why don’t you keep fighting?”
Nezar followed Deus’ words and slowly relaxed the strength he had put on his body.
The thin vines wrapped around his body at a faster pace.
I got goosebumps because it felt like bugs were crawling on my body.
If things continue like this, they will become food.
It felt like it would be impossible to stay still, so I was about to exert myself again when I heard Deus’s laughter.
“You kid is really scared.”
Nezar gritted his teeth.
It was impossible to tremble after hearing something like that.
The movement stopped. Then, the pressure of the vines binding my arms and legs loosened slightly.
Thin stems fumbled inside the holes in the body. It seemed like a move to figure out who the other person was.
Soon enough, the vines withdrew and disappeared into the forest a few steps away.
“Unless you take the stick and set it up, it’s just an ornamental garden.”
“Is that so?”
“You’re just saying informally that something dangerous has disappeared. Anyway, it seems to be true that you bastards destroyed humanity .
“That’s what humanity is like.”
“It is a supreme act of respect for Adapa, a higher-ranking human being, to even talk to a lowly human being.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Deus kicked Nezar.
Nezar fell down, rolled over, and hit the wall of the forest.
He got angry and got up from his seat, roughly grabbing the tree trunk without realizing it.
The forest awakened again. They grabbed Nezar by the collar and tried to eat him.
As Nezar struggled, the forest turned into a swamp.
For several minutes, Nezar was helpless against the forest’s attacks before he managed to regain his composure.
Panting, he crawled away from the wall.
Deus just looked at him with amusement.
Deus and Nezar.
The two people stood facing each other.
The awkwardness couldn’t be more extreme.
“So you’re saying this forest
is some kind of labyrinth?”
“that’s right. “The entire forest is like an army causing delusion.”
“It’s like a military formation like the Eight Trigrams.”
“what is that?”
“There is such a thing. “Ancient tactics.”
“Anyway, I don’t know the name, but you shouldn’t break the rules hastily in here. If we do that, we’ll have to fight an endless battle with the entire forest. “I don’t know if you have a power similar to this forest, but it is not easy to win against a living tree with infinite recovery power.”
Nezar shuddered as he recalled the memory of being attacked in the forest a moment ago.
“Does that mean we have to remain separated from Zeke?”
“that’s right. “ Until we get out of this forest
.”
“Are you saying you can’t do it with your own abilities?”
“Of course you can.”
“Then come on…
“You don’t like it?”
“Why?”
“Why are you forcing us to meet? If you go to the end of the forest, you will eventually meet them. This
forest is a bit cumbersome because it can be made into a path according to the owner’s will, but it is not that dangerous in itself. “Only Lakhe will suffer a little bit.”
“Why is she…
“Plants don’t get along well with each other. Since one entity is like a country, boundaries must be adjusted through communication equivalent to diplomacy. “The first contact between two civilizations can be considered a war.”
“It is a struggle of all against all.”
“Living life is a struggle itself. “To the point where I wonder if it’s rather unusual now that there is no war between humans
.”
“Is there no war?”
“huh. “There may be some conflicts of interest between nobles, but wars between countries are extremely rare.”
“It can’t be. “Humans cannot tolerate war for even a century.”
“yes?”
“It seems a bit strange to hear. “It’s not a utopia where possessiveness is strong, and there’s no way humans won’t fight.”
“Well, I might not be able to afford that. “Because we have to go to war with demons once every 100 years.”
“Are you saying we are uniting because of external enemies?”
“I don’t know either. “I don’t care why humans don’t go to war.”
Deus started walking.
I passed through a narrow road and an arched door made by vines.
I reached out my hand and stroked the forest.
The vines rustle the grass blades like a puppy.
Perhaps he had discovered Deus’ identity.
Deus looked straight into the depths of the forest.
Could it be you who are there?
father.
After swallowing a few words, he walked forward again.
Yulgeum, Sadimus, and the fairy Imam Atisha walked through the forest for a while and ended up returning to the shore.
The owner of the forest did not seem to welcome them.
Maybe it’s because of the rules?
Jin Geum-yong is a being so powerful that even the Demon King is reluctant to do so.
Yulgeum noticed that, but
didn’t say it out loud.
Atisha alone, feeling frustrated, tried to talk to the forest, but there was no way the forest of the Demon World would respond to the fairy’s language.
As Sadimus climbed to a high place to look through the forest, he spotted several ships approaching the coast and landed again.
“It’s a sailboat.”
“Sailboat?”
Yulgeum followed Sadimus’ gesture and looked into the distance. It was then that a white flag began to appear across the smooth horizon.
“Where badge?”
“This is the Seonghwangcheong flag.”
“Seonghwangcheong? “Why is Seonghwangcheong Bae..”
Yulgeum stopped talking and nodded.
There was no way that Seong Hwang-cheong could not have sensed such a clear energy of the demon world.
Even if humans don’t notice, the angels on this earth are keeping their eyes peeled.
At that time, a signal flare rose into the sky from the ship.
Sentences centered on D
colorfully decorated the sky.
The moment they saw that pattern, everyone looked surprised.
It was the emblem of the Deus Company.
“Is it Scatul?”
Sadimus tilted his head.
I was clearly ordered to take charge of the family restaurant, but it was difficult to leave without permission.
Sadimus drew a sentence in the air as if responding.
It was also the Deus family emblem.
Not long after, Scatul flew through the sky and landed on the shore.
With a long, torn smile on his face, he greeted Yul Geum and Sadimus.
“I came.”
Yulgeum asked him.
“What’s going on? “What are those ships?”
“These are warriors dispatched by the Holy Emperor. “They are elites gathered from all over the country to defeat the devil.”
” Nationwide?”
Yulgeum tilted his head.
It was only fifteen days ago that I left Zoryx Castle and arrived at Horsetail Woods. If I hadn’t accidentally met Atisha on the shore
, I wouldn’t have noticed that this incident had happened
in Horsetail Woods .
How can Shenghuangcheng have already moved?
Scatul spoke as if reading Yulgeum’s thoughts.
“It seems like an oracle came down.”
“Oracle?”
“yes. There is a rumor going around that the owner of Flambe has descended.”
“Michael?”
” yes.”
“That can’t be right!”
Yulgeum glared at Scatul.
