Chapter 298 – The Reverberation of Flowers

Inside the gloomy jungle, even the mystique was palpable.

Tall trees and vines obscured more than half of the sky, while sunlight filtering through the cracks in the leaves added to the eerie atmosphere.

It’s literally like a cursed unexplored place that you shouldn’t enter.

Together with Copson, I slowly entered the interior, displaying the spirit of an adventurer. Come to think of it, it seems like it’s been years since I’ve worked with him alone.

Still, he’s a trustworthy guy, so it’s enough to entrust his back to him.

“It’s fucking wide.”
“That’s right.”
“It’s just like the hometown of Bavaria. Aren’t barbarians also from the jungle?”

What the fuck

Korea can’t be a jungle.

“What kind of bullshit is it because they are nomadic people?”
“Isn’t it the nomadic tribe or the jungle tribe? Hurry up and guide me. No, what the hell is the name of that mysterious tree!”
“Don’t be silly, kid.”
Hehe.”

It was difficult to move because the floor was soggy. Once I moved to a nice, dry place, I watched the surroundings.

Huge vines and bushes rise high as if to cover the inside of the jungle. They felt like they were growing at a rapid pace like bamboo shoots.

Let’s try to find our way while paying attention to this part.

Since the background is all there, it is easy to get lost if you make a mistake. If you get lost in a place like this, you may become a cruel monster forever searching for an exit.

This is an ominous legend handed down by a savage tribe in a remote South American country, where children lost in the jungle and lost their lives. And it is said that it revives as a monster with six legs and its entire body covered in black fur, wandering the jungle until the end of the world, hunting and eating humans to soothe its sorrow.

It is probably an established theory in the academic world that it is a legend created to scare the children of the tribesmen from wandering around in a terrain where it is easy to get lost, but well, the truth is unknown.

Somehow, I felt that way strongly.

ㅡ Gooooo.

Could it be that the cries of the beast coming from the other side were the cries of a child who had become a monster?

“Copson. Can you remember the road?”

I asked him who was stepping cautiously with his sword raised.

“I don’t think I can go into detail. Well, it’s not going to be too far, so wouldn’t it be okay? Proceed moderately and then return to the starting point. From the starting point, I think you should look in the opposite direction.”
“Sensible. Let’s do it.”
“By the way… Barbarian. Don’t you smell the money?”
Hehe, I’ve been in charge since the beginning.”

In a jungle like this, herbs and magical herbs that would definitely be worth money. Or you can easily get things like poisonous mushrooms.

“It must be the smell of a savage…Hehe.”

Having received knowledge about mountain plants from Winia in the past, she has developed enough ability to distinguish things that can be paid to some extent.

We looked at the root of a tree, a rock, and a peculiar looking vine while being wary of monster attacks.

“Hmm, this.”

Copson, noticing something, lowered his stance.

As I got closer, I saw an unreal looking mushroom sprouting. The design of the mushroom, as if it originated from a madman’s nightmare, was enough to shock anyone who dared to see it.

The name of the mushroom is Mirinet Mushroom, but it is said that it is poisonous and can be sold for about 2 copper per piece.

“It’s a poisonous mushroom. Let’s take care of it.”
“You know?”
“Of course.”

I cut off the hard stump with a knife, picked up a leaf that was rolling around, wrapped it around it, and carefully put it into the pouch. “You’re lucky.” After saying that, Copson started looking around again.

ㅡ Buuuuung.

Then, something unpleasant began to be heard.

Immediately back to back with Copson, the knife was pointed.

“Hey. Copson.”
“…They’ve appeared. A monster from the jungle.”

ㅡ Buuuuung.

What descended was a monster that looked like a giant wasp. When I saw insects the size of small dogs flying around, I immediately thought of the jar of solitude.

This is a monster I’ve never seen before… No way!

“The poisonous insect of Hell!”
“Is that the name of that nasty bug?”
“No.”

Monsters like the Giant Spider and the Giant Bat were familiar, but not the wasp with the monstrous tentacles in its mouth.

No, is that a wasp in the first place?

Since the air hole is sealed, let’s try to fight with a sword.

“Let’s catch each one.”
“Ugh, that’s so disgusting. That something like that is flying around…!”

Since there were two of them, I agreed with Copson to catch them one by one, and the battle began.

ㅡPay!

Taekwondo reached the extreme and the Real Janggwon Act. And with the combination of the Heavenly Demon Spirit, he performed extremely efficient footwork and cast a sergeant jump with enhanced leg strength.

ㅡFlying mounted sword method.

Jumping inhumanly, I tried to knock him down by performing the flying mounted sword technique, which is the essence of aerial killing.

Concentrate your strength on your muscles.

The steel slash was not something that a mere insect-type monster could handle.

“Get lost!!!”

ㅡ Wedges!

The sad blade, which was fired at high speed, neatly cut off one of its wings. ㅡPassu. The one who lost his wings falls powerlessly. I glided closer to him and immediately stepped on its hideous head.

ㅡPerseok!

That was the end, and Copson had also slaughtered wasps in a similar way. In the first place, there was no way this would be our opponent.

“Hmm… It’s definitely like seeing a monster like this for the first time in my life.”
“Okay?”

If Copson, a local in another world, saw it for the first time, it is certainly a strange monster. Since they look like wasps, are they the ones that build a hive and live in groups?

“Then let’s take care of the body first.”
“No, wait.”

In my mind, I wanted to cut open the stomach to collect poison needles or poison sacs that might be there, but… I thought they might be people living in groups.

I don’t want to deal with swarms of bees who came to avenge a colleague for nothing. It could be that they are a species that is sensitive to the smell of their comrades.

“I think it’s just the two of them, but since they’re walking together, I think they probably have a colleague. If they sniff it for nothing and come back as a group… Don’t you think they’ll look good?”
“I guess that’s what I heard. It was almost dangerous.”

And I don’t want to be bitten by the guys who have been here for no reason. It would be better to get out immediately.

“Let’s get out of here. Let’s go back to where we came from.”
“Okay. That sounds good.”
“Oh, that’s right. Wait a minute before that.”

As I was about to go back, I thought I had to check what that wasp was doing. Roughly alerting Copson, he cut open the corpse’s stomach.

As expected, I saw a sac containing saliva and some kind of liquid… It looked like it would be bloody if I took it, seeing that it smelled awful.

On her head her, like a squid, there were eight long tentacles sprouting from the lips, and inside of them was a beak-like jaw.

Overall, it’s an odd-looking monster.

Did it appear because the terrain changed from forest to jungle?

“Let’s cut!”
“Oh!”

After the investigation, as if they were running away, they threw away the body and went back the way they came.

ㅡ Tak Tak Tak Tak.

Even when the whole world seemed to be the same jungle, we sprinted to find the correct path. You will have to go back to the starting point and start exploring again.

How far did you run

“Haa… Let’s take a break and go.”
“Whoa, yes.”

I decided to take a short break and sat down on a flat rock to drink water.

Because of the high humidity, sweat dripped down. The armor will surely save my life, but at times like this it feels stuffy.

“If you go there a little further, it seems that the origin will come out.”
“Is that so? Honestly, it’s similar from the middle, so I’m not sure, hey.”

While drinking the water, I also took out a few pieces of jerky and chewed them. Come to think of it, it seems that there were many other adventurers besides us.

Of course it’s better not to see.

Hehe, actually me too.”
“Fuck, are we not lost in this? Hehe.”
“I don’t think so.”

After a quick meal while flirting with Copson, he moved again. A long bush that rises along the perimeter. Honestly, even if you get lost, if you find that one, you won’t have any problems getting back.

“Oh, barbarian. What is this?”
“I don’t know either.”

As I was walking around looking around, of course, I was able to find unusual orchids as well. Together with him, he filled the pouch by picking plants.

This place was literally a repository of materials. It wasn’t long before I was able to gather materials for about 20 coppers.

“I should have brought a bag of herbs for this.”
“Make sure to bring it next time.”

Anyway, that’s the starting point.

It looks like it’ll come out a little further…

“Oops!”

ㅡ Techaaaaa!!!!
ㅡ Techa!! Techaa!!!
ㅡTECHaaaaa!!!

As I was about to examine the root of the tree, a gremlin family suddenly poured out from inside. Low green monsters whose height reached to my knees!

“What the fuck gremlins?”
“Isn’t it spring? It’s the time when they hatch their young and feel hungry.”
“Is spring in season for these bastards?”
“Aren’t they like spring fairies?”

The gremlins rushed in violently and swung their limbs while emitting red eyes.

“Copson.”

ㅡPeruk!

These low-level monsters are no match for those of us who have gone through all the hardships. I kicked the torso of the charging gremlins, and cut across the jumping ones.

Hehe, why?”

Copson also laughed and cut off their heads like peeling potatoes. Full up! The gremlin jumped and tried to target my head. But.

Slow.

It’s a very slow attack. Just a wild blow without any kind of martial arts. Rather, the mutuga guys are better.

“Asurapa Blood Fist.”

He immediately punched him in the face, ㅡtechaaaaa!!!! It flew away with a tremendous scream. In fact, it wasn’t even worth using weapons for these guys.

I am abusive Kim Katt.

I decided to put the knife in the scabbard and fight with the fistfight. ㅡ Techaat!! Those who don’t know the subject attack even when they see their families being cut down.

“It’s called blood flow.”

ㅡWheek!

As if kicking a soccer ball, he kicked one cub and threw it away, saying, “Thunderbolt raking place.” Grab the face of the guy who ran after you and throw it to the ground.

After using martial arts, it is Taekwondo and Taekwondo.

ㅡPapapapat!
ㅡBung Zi Bung Zi!

Fierce punches and kicks instantly turned the gremlins into rags.

“Barbarian. What is that strange spirited sound?”
“It’s like a tribal ritual.”

Copson, who had thrust a knife into the stomach of the last remaining guy, asked. Originally, it is a national rule to shout the name of a skill when using martial arts.

“It’s over. Well, there doesn’t seem to be anything to pack.”
“These fucking worthless bastards.”

The gremlins’ families were massacred in an instant. All that was left at the scene was blood and shards of blood.

“Let’s go now.”

I shook my sword and fist and moved again. Even though it was a jungle, this place was also right in front of Isvant. There were no attacks from stronger monsters than expected.

That’s when I came back to the starting point.

“I thought it would be like this, chew.”
“This is somewhere else.”

I lost my way.

“Sir.”
“I’m sorry.”

I had come all the way in the direction I came from, but I ended up at a place I didn’t know where. Could it be that the origin has been exceeded? Or should I go further?

I have no ideas.

“Bar, barbarian. What can I do! It seems like my body is starting to tremble all of a sudden!”

Copson shouted hysterically, anxiously.

“Hey, hey. Calm down, but it’s okay because there’s a bush here.”

The outskirts of the jungle were surrounded by bushes like a castle wall. Even if he got a little lost, he could get out if he cut down this bush.

“Um, now that I think about it, it seems like that. Wherever you go, as long as you get over this bush, you’ll be able to get out. You wouldn’t even have to look for the starting point. “
“It’s good to find it if you can. You never know where you’ll end up.”

I couldn’t find the origin, but I think I can get out.

“Then let’s stop here and go back to the city.”
“Okay. I guess next time I’ll have to get some stuff to make a map with.”
“A map is useless in a place like this.”

Even if you are not a professionally trained person, there is no way that adventurers like us who have learned clumsily from experience can make a proper map in such a serious jungle, and even if we did, reading it would be a more serious problem.

—Suddenly.

Cut down a bush to get out of the jungle with Grie Copson.

Yes, that was definitely what I was thinking.

After cutting down the bush for about 30 minutes, I went outside.

“Fuck…”
“What the heck is this…”

There was also a jungle spread out there.

I’m lost, damn it.