Chapter 299 – The Reverberation of Flowers

“Oh, no! What the hell is this! Isn’t it normal to come out!”

Copson, completely possessed by the horrors of the jungle, panicked and ran all over the place screaming. Even I couldn’t understand it at all, so I was confused.

Apparently, there were long bushes growing on the outskirts of the jungle. We must have cut down those bushes and entered the jungle.

If so, it should be the same when you leave.

And since it only moved in the right direction, it was impossible for the jungle to come out again from beyond the bush.

No, wait.

Could it be that the surrounding terrain was all the same, so he took the wrong direction and went deeper? No, it can’t be. Who we are These are men of reversal who have been acting as adventurers for several years.

Are we making mistakes?

Of course, mistakes can be made. If it’s not a mistake, it could be that the jungle has gotten bigger in the meantime… Anyway, it’s confusing.

“Copson. Calm down. Let’s go back over there.”
“Huh, I guess I should.”

I came in on a completely different path, so it’s right to go back. —Suddenly. The bushes were dense even though they had just been cut down. Did you grow up? I don’t think that’s going to happen… But it’s full of doubts.

ㅡLegend of South America’s outback.

“Fuck.”

I made my way out of the thicket again, trying to suppress the anxious thoughts that were rising like smoke.

And.

“…Where is it?”
“Hey, is this the right place?”

…The place I came back to was also unfamiliar.

Because the landscapes were all similar, it seemed that the memory in my brain had been mistaken just by the passage of time.

No fuck?

Is this really shit?
My heart started beating fast.

“I don’t know. Fuck. Hey, we’re screwed.”
“Fuck you! What to do with this, Barbarian!”
“Fuck you!”
“Fuck you!”

After calming our spirits while chanting cock nets, we took a deep breath and looked around. If you’re lost, if you’re lost, you’re lost, and if you’re lost, you have to find it.

Before night falls.

Fortunately, it is still midday.

Enough time. A strong mind and a warrior’s soul. And if you have experience as an adventurer, finding your way will be easier than twisting a child’s wrist.

Copson and I calmed down and slowly took in our surroundings.

“Okay. Copson. I think I’m lost for now.”
“I know… Damn it! What the hell are you going to do with this…!”
“Calm down kid. Have you been like this once or twice? We need to find a way. We didn’t even come that deep in the first place.”

In terms of time, it was all about two hours of slow speed.

“Whoa, this has happened often… But thinking of it as a jungle, I’m suddenly afraid. It would be terrible if the bugs appeared.”

It seems that this bastard is weak against bugs, perhaps because it is not a generation that has gone through a battle of solitude. The boys of my childhood were not at all afraid of the cruel bugs.

“Come to your senses, dude. First of all, we’ve been walking along this side of the bush, so we can go back to where we came from.”
“Okay.”

She went back the way she came.

Our footprints visible in the middle told us that the road was not wrong, but even that is rapidly blurring.

No, Sipal.

Where did you go wrong?

I was thinking about the road all the time, so I thought I wouldn’t lose it… I guess I walked about 20 minutes.

“Barbarian. There’s something over there.”
“…”

—Sue.

Copson, who spoke quietly, slipped and took cover behind a tree. I naturally silenced myself and followed him.

“…What is it? Is that?”
“Um, I don’t know the details.”

Apparently, as soon as that thing came into sight, it seemed to be intoxicated. It’s an excellent feeling. Copson and I stayed silent, stretching our necks to observe the unknown.

“A person? A person? A person or that?”
“I don’t know. Let’s get closer.”

—Suddenly.

We slowly drew our knives, raised our toes and headed towards the target. The closer I got, the more its shape began to come into my eyes.

When you finally get to it.

“This.”

ㅡcorpse.

The identity of the object was a human corpse.

No, would it be more appropriate to call it the corpse of an adventurer?

He was an extremely standard type of adventurer, wearing brown leather clothes and a cape. Old shoes and gloves… He was poorly armed, he was wearing a hat, and he had a saber in his right hand.

I can’t see where the sheath was thrown.

“Barbarian. When we came earlier, was there anything like this?”

Copson asked, looking left and right with ferocious eyes. He was already preparing for battle. He eats what scares him, and when he has to fight, he fights.

I am already in a state of similar vigilance.

“…Wasn’t.”

Answer the question.

There was not a single corpse in such a conspicuous place.

—-However.

Strangely, that wasn’t the only thing.

It seemed clear that this adventurer was not behind, at least today. It wasn’t that he was rolling around and suddenly died, but that he was ‘dead’ here from the beginning.

—-More than anything.

“This flower… What the heck is it? Barbarian, do you know? I’m nervous. Answer me quickly.”
“No, it’s the first flower I’ve ever seen.”
“It’s a flower that blooms on a corpse… For some reason, my legs are starting to shake.”
“So do I.”

Instead of maggots blooming on the corpse, pink flowers that retain the beauty of springtime bloomed profusely. The flowers, which were firmly rooted in the cooled flesh, looked gorgeous as if they sucked the sap of the dead and gained vitality.

ㅡ Unlucky.

Why is this man dead in a place like this… Why are there only flowers blooming on his corpse without even bugs? Dark fear began to fill my heart.

The adventure genre quickly turned into mystery horror.

“…I think I misunderstood this again.”
“Fucked up… Fuckin’ barbarian. Didn’t he come to the right place? I think he must have.”
“I think so too. And lower your voice.”

If it wasn’t that some mischievous homicidal boy had just moved the corpse here and played a vicious prank, we were 100% assimilated into our surroundings and misguided.

“…”

So it just felt like a corpse suddenly appeared.

Fucking lost

The bush surrounding the jungle… Is still there. If I cut through that, can I go outside? I can’t know. Perhaps the bushes themselves are monsters that obscure human judgment.

“Let’s pack our things for now.”
“No. Wait.”

Copson tried to touch the body, so he quickly stopped him.

“There are no worms on the corpse. I think the flower is poisonous.”
“Hmm, that’s right. There’s a point. Did the flowers bloom on the corpse first so the bugs couldn’t come?”
“If you think about it common sense, I guess.”

But you can’t skip a corpse.

“Take a twig or something.”

To block the toxicity of the flower, a cloth was wrapped around the nose and a long twig was plucked. This will allow you to attack from a distance.

If nothing else, it’s better to keep that knife.

“A person should use their brains. Then let’s look for it.”
“Okay.”

ㅡ back and forth.

We used a fairly long branch to cut off the flowers that bloomed on the corpse from a distance and searched.

As expected, the curious thing was that I couldn’t find a single insect. It’s a very strange thing. No matter how toxic the flowers are, the jungle is a breeding ground for all kinds of life.

There are no absolutes.

It is normal for beetles and larvae to cling to the dead body.

However, the body appeared to show no such damage, even though it must have been dead for some time. It was as if he had fallen asleep, as if he had died cleanly.

Is it also because of the toxicity of the flower?
Is that poison fatal?

Are you afraid of poison and run away?

It is unknown, and it is full of unknown things.

The sudden emergence of the jungle gave it as much mystery as its mysterious cause. Even more strangely, the trauma was also not clearly visible.

…This is really fucking scary.

How far is it?

Nothing special could be found on the body. To be honest, I’m afraid of poison, so I’m reluctant to take anything with me.

“Oh, fuck. Take this knife or not?”
“I wasn’t really paying attention, but suddenly I’m anxious.”
“Chuck, really.”

I hooked the tip of the branch to the handle of the saber and slowly pulled it. Then, as if holding a dragonfly with his bare hands, he slowly reached out and grabbed his handle.

“Umm…”
“Are you okay? Aren’t you dizzy?”
“I think it’s fine.”

I tore off a leaf, tilted the water bottle slightly, put a little water on it, and carefully polished the blade. There was no discoloration of the leaves or the presence of powder.

ㅡ Whiik.

I tried holding it, swinging it, and throwing it at the same time, but no problem occurred. The flowers bloomed on the exposed flesh of the corpse, and was it okay that there were no flowers on the sword side?

Anyway, it’s equipment acquisition.

Hehe, but I’m relieved because I’ve got something.”
“That’s right.”

He saw the ominous corpse, but quickly began to feel better because he had picked up something worthwhile. It is still midday. There should be no problem finding the way, muttering to ourselves as if brainwashing, we moved like crazy.

We were already in madness.

“Aaaaa.”
“Uhhhhh.”

ㅡSuddenly! Awesome!

We tried to escape from the jungle by cutting down the bush with the hands of a madman, but what greeted us was another jungle, not the outside.

I’m going to fuck you

The legend of South America’s outback kept coming to reality. At night, it can become a real dick. I don’t know what it is, night raiders must be watching us all the time…!

“Damn it…! Barbarian! I’m sorry! I just asked to come in!”
“No! There’s nothing to be sorry about! We’re friends!”
Hehe! That’s right!”
“Clack cluck! Yes!”

We ran convulsively, looked left and right, then returned to the starting point. It was kind of an experiment, it felt like the scenery had changed even though I had just moved.

I also marked the wood with a knife, but strangely, every time I did that, it was vaguely communicated that something was out of place.

Perhaps Copson and I were making our way into the jungle.

That was when I was about to cry out in despair.

ㅡSseuk!

“Well, there’s something…!”
“I saw it too!”

Convulsively hiding, we aimed our swords and watched the vine swaying madly. What is it? Another monster? Or… Homicide? I would rather not have a wish if I met the latter.

Please. Please be human…!

—-Evil!

“Huh!”
“What, what! Fuck!”

What appeared after splitting the vines was—

ㅡIt was something like a person standing on two feet.

“Beauty?!”
“…”
“Bar, barbarian! Beauty! Beauty has appeared!”

ㅡBeauty.

It was the ‘Dryad’, a monster of cursed plants with a history that Kim Katt, a flame magician who descended in the past, had killed.

“Hey, fuck.”

Beauty is this crazy bastard!

It’s a monster!

“Beauty…!”

Suddenly, Copson stood up.
That attracted aggro and made eye contact with the dryad.

“Hey, hey dude! Are you insane!”

Copson couldn’t take his eyes off the dryad, his mouth hanging open, as if he couldn’t hear me.

Of course, as Copson reacted, it was a monster that looked pretty good.

ㅡ…?

A light green body that looks elastic and a body that looks healthy.

Also, her voluptuous breasts and brilliant golden hair her were things that a man could not resist, and compared to her innocent-looking face her, the curved eye corners her gave off a subtle sexiness.

Most of all, the costume itself was just a lewd outfit with vines and leaves covering only the main parts. It is understandable that the eyes are rolling.

Of course, compared to Cloudy, her beauty her is not even 10 % crazy.

ㅡSaah?

It happened by accident.

The dryad grinned and began slowly approaching us.

“That bitch…!”

Not baring teeth… Laughing? Laughing is a fairly high-level act of communication. In other words, it’s not something that monsters can do.

An ominous feeling that is clearly felt.
The hand that held the sword was strong.

—Judge.

At that time.

“I’m chewy! I’m wondering!”

Suddenly, Copson took a step.

When I looked at this bastard suddenly wondering why she was like this, her eyes were open! Fuck this! You’re obsessed with this! This bastard has gone completely crazy!

ㅡ Sissisit.

Seeing this, she smiled bizarrely.

But wait a minute.

Looking at it, the dryad was a little different from the guy I saw.

—- There was a flower in her hair.

The big pink flower I saw on the corpse earlier.