Chapter 301 – The Reverberation of Flowers

In the end, it wasn’t until just before sunset that a suitable shelter was established. As the terrain was a jungle, there were many places to hide.

Of course, it also means that there are a lot of stealthy raiders, but… I put away my anxious imagination to the other side and gathered leaves, twigs, bushes and vines to reinforce the hideout.

I was able to make it more usable than I thought, probably because I had a lot of ingredients for spring.

“What are you going to do with the night shift? Half and half?”
“That would be nice. Would you like to stand first?”
“Yes. Good night.”

A dark jungle.

As soon as Copson crawled into the burrow, he began to feel like he was alone in the world. He didn’t even light a fire to hide himself.

Fortunately, the weather was warm and the humidity was high, so it wasn’t too cold.

“…”

I sit down and peer into the darkness through a small gap.

ㅡGuuuuu…!!!
ㅡurururulook…!!!
ㅡ Kkeukkkeukkkeuk.

There was nothing to be seen in the world shrouded in the veil of night, and all one could hear were the gloomy screams and screams of unknown monsters.

“Sir.”

It sounded like the dreary flapping of wings from the other side, and the muddy vines piled up on the roof doing a vague dance.

Calms the fear in your heart.

The moment you are eaten by fear is the moment you are eaten by the jungle.

If you keep your mind straight, you will surely be able to escape.
Because it wasn’t that far in the first place.

Right in front of you is Isvant.

“…”

It was quite frightening to spend the night alone in the dark.

Of course, I didn’t reveal myself because I made the hideout perfect, but it was judged that I couldn’t erase the smell.

Time goes by without even feeling sleepy.

I counted the time as if reciting a mantra in my heart. You couldn’t see the moon inside the hideout, and even if you went out, it would have been hidden by the dense jungle ceiling.

This is the only way to meet the watch time.

“Hey, fuck wake up. It’s time.”
“Ummm… Uhm.”

I counted roughly four and a half hours in my mind and woke up Copson.

He crawled out of the crypt, shaking his body like an earthworm. After exchanging with him without saying anything, I also went into the crypt and lay down.

Narrow.

Because it is a hastily made oyster, the floor is also bumpy.

—-It felt like being buried.

It was like the end of the children kidnapped by Mangtae’s grandfather.

I don’t know what it’s like in other areas, but in the countryside where I lived, the monster called Grandpa Mangtae was a very terrifying existence itself, like a nightmare for children.

Hundreds and thousands of tiny holes in that cruel old man’s house, just enough for a child to fit through. And there are too many to count, and he says he puts the kidnapped children one by one into the narrow hole and closes the lid.

No one knows what is inside the hole or if it leads somewhere.

All I could tell was that the hole the child entered would immediately be sealed with a heavy lid, never to be opened again.

So the children were always afraid of Mangtae Grandpa.

It’s like a beehive… Grandpa Mangtae’s house. I often thought that maybe he was like a queen bee, that there were larvae of unreal madness nestled in the hole, and that the children would be eaten by them from where they couldn’t move and disappear forever.

“Ugh… No…!”

In my nightmare, I was trapped in Grandpa Mangtae’s hole. It was a terrible space, like a jar of solitude, so narrow that it was difficult to move even one finger.

—-The caterpillars of the raging grandfather.

And the children who have become white bones who firmly believe that if they eat the flesh of their new friend, they will be able to return to the arms of their missing families.

They are approaching every minute…!

Will I be able to survive the battle…?

“Barbarian. Wake up. Dawn is over.”
“…What? Already?”

Fuck ana

I had a bad dream after a long time.

Maybe it was because of the nightmares, it felt like I had very little sleep. Copson’s voice brought me out of a nightmare into reality.

When I opened my eyes, the world felt quite bright.

“Then let’s try to find a way out today.”

Crawling carefully with Copson out of the lair.

“Oh fuck my head hurts so much.”
“I’m fucking sick too… It’s dark and I can’t dig the burrow properly. It hurts my bones.”

My whole body ached.

It seemed that his hair was greasy and that he even smelled a musty smell. This kind of bullshit. Will you be able to get out of the jungle alive today?

After setting the direction, we moved slowly while marking the trees.

“Hey, don’t lose your mind and always remember the road. The moment you’re not careful, you’ll get lost again.”
“I already have it in mind. I’m memorizing the scenery with my eyes wide open.”

There were raids by small monsters in between, but to be honest, compared to our skills, those things were nothing more than fucking rice.

They simply slaughtered and walked while carefully carving the marks.

At the same time, it was a time when I ate dry food and beef jerky and moved while drinking water.

“Barbarian.”

Suddenly, Copson said.

“Why.”
“Look at this.”

He was pointing at a tree.

“What?”
“…I don’t know.”

When I checked, there was a mark on the tree.

What?

Why?

Did we just come?

“Barbarian. Fuck, isn’t this a return to square one?”
“What, what? It can’t be… We just went straight!”
“Then what the hell is this! It’s so scary that it seems like my chest and legs are shaking!”

I can think of… Many.

Getting lost in the middle and returning to the starting point, or getting lost again. If not, it might be a mark engraved by another adventurer.

“Hey. Hold on. Calm down. Have we ever been to a place like this?”
“I don’t know because the scenery around me is the same! Oh my God! I’m so afraid! I live without thinking that I miss my hometown at all, but I miss it so much today!”

Copson, who tore off his hair, glared at the mark carved into the tree, pointed his finger into his, and said ferociously: no judgment I don’t think it’s possible that I came back after turning a wheel.

It is highly likely that it is a mark engraved by other adventurers.

Then there’s nothing to worry about…

Having said that opinion, Copson also regained his composure.

“It’s better to change the mark. If we carve a special mark that only we can recognize, it won’t be confused with the mark of other adventurers.”
“I should have done it a long time ago… I’m just confused and anxious.”

ㅡ clap clap.

Immediately, a star-shaped mark was engraved on top of the mark.
If it’s a special shape like this, there won’t be any overlap.

“Let’s go.”
“…I see.”

I changed the sign and went back the way I came to check the road.

However, I faced a situation where I couldn’t help but curse.

“Isn’t there a mark…?”
“What the hell is this…!”

I couldn’t find any of the signs we frantically carved anywhere! No, is the bark resilience this fast?

Absolutely not!

“I’m lost again!”
“Fuck you!”

I got lost again in that short time, damn it!

The Labyrinth of Crete is not like this, you bastards!

For a long time, Copson and I looked around, denying reality, but we couldn’t find anything resembling a sign.

ㅡPay!

Copson, who spun about three turns in an abrupt jump, hysterically punched the air and exhaled.

“Ha… Ha… Wait. This is something strange, barbarian.”

Contrary to what he just said, his face looked quite serious.

There’s nothing weirder than you right now.

“This is obviously strange. You must have been so careful, and you moved while diligently leaving a mark. And yet, you keep fucking lost like this… Isn’t there some other reason?”
“Another… Reason?”

Another reason?

After looking left and right for a while, he came closer to me as if he was telling a very mysterious and secret story and spoke a little while.

“…The ominous magic in this jungle must have possessed us! The curse of the jungle that we cannot leave unless we die! We are trapped in some kind of barrier!”

ㅡ Kwakwang!

Copson’s words were as shocking as lightning strikes!

“J-don’t fuck me!! It’s scary!!!”
“I’m scarier!!! I feel like I’m going to pee!! But barbarians! It’s real! We’re caught in the curse of the jungle!”
“What the fuck!!!! A curse!!! That’s it!!!”

That made sense!

It is not only that the senses are confused after entering the jungle, but some ominous magical power may have possessed us. That’s why we keep getting lost and heading towards the heart of the jungle…!

Just like an old man!

Jungle kidnaps us!

And I’ll put you in a small hole!

Unlike the Earth, this is a world where mana and magic are real! No wonder the jungle, with its will, cursed us like a legend in the outback of South America!

“Keeeee!!!!
“Zwaaaaa!!!”

Me and Copson ran around, screaming hysterically in an explosion of stress. As a result, they were arbitrarily breaking their own mentality with each other’s words and delusions, causing a phenomenon of mutually expanded destruction.

The moment you fall into a panic and try to run aimlessly.

ㅡcorpse.

In a place obscured by vines and leaves, there was a body leaning against a tree.

“This.”

…Found a body again.

As expected, flowers were blooming on the exposed flesh.

“If you don’t keep your mind straight, this will happen.”
“…I see. Let’s calm down.”

As soon as I saw the corpse, my heart sank coldly and I came to my senses. Originally, foolish adventurers like us had to see at least one corpse to come to their senses.

Neither I nor Copson looked at the corpse while being wary of all directions, cold-heartedly, to put the madness of the moment to shame. There was no visible weapon on the corpse.

Where did you come from to sell it?

The equipment seemed poor, so I didn’t bother looking behind. It was only that the clothes were clean, and it seemed that he had not been dead for less than a day.

“There might be a dryad nearby. Let’s run away.”
“You mean that beauty?”
“Oh bitch. She’s not a beauty.”
Hehe. I can’t even joke.”

Having regained our composure, we ran away as if we were running away, joking around. But I never forgot to carve the mark.

I don’t know if we’re going inward, or if we’re going round and round. However, if I was going straight ahead, I’m sure one day I’ll be able to go to the other end of the jungle.

At that time.

“…What is it? A snake?”

I saw something like a snake and signaled to Copson to stop.

—Slurreuk.

The long green snake was very long compared to its thin body, and it was moving very slowly.

Contemplating whether to cut this down or take a detour—

ㅡPay!

Suddenly the snake moved!

“You bastard! What!”
“Uuuuu!!! What the hell is this!!!”

ㅡSuddenly!

As I reflexively cut it open, it wasn’t a snake!

Animated Vines… What does that mean!

“It’s a man-eating plant!”
“It’s a man-eating plant!!!!!!”

At the same time, the man-eating plant appeared intact among the bushes!

A large monstrous man-eating plant resembling a sticky spatula was swinging its vine tentacles at us with its mouth hanging open!!

ㅡ Whiriririric!!!!

“Oh, damn it! The range is too wide! Barbarian! Dustproof!”
“Okay!”

He immediately formed a battle formation with Copson and slashed the whip-like vine tentacles!

ㅡSuddenly!

The tentacles were extending far and wide, as if a net had been spread. Exhibiting extreme concentration, I immediately unfolded the murderous edge of the mounted sword method and defended myself by cutting off the rushing tentacles!

ㅡ Whirik Whirik!!

Apparently, that bastard had a habit of catching prey on a vine and stuffing it into his mouth! Damn it! A tentacle plant appears in a yard where there are no females!!!!!!

ㅡ Wedges!

In an instant, a slightly thick vine rushed down low! Judging by its thickness, it seemed difficult to avoid a fatal blow if it was just beaten!

“Hey fuck! Pattern!! Jump jump!!!”
“Hey, jump!”

ㅡWheek!

As soon as he jumped, the tentacles swept across the floor. As I landed, I cast a downward slash and slashed the flying tentacles, and Copson also swung the saber he had captured yesterday to save the tentacles.

ㅡ Whiririk!!

“Oh…!”

That was the moment!
Tentacles are fired from the blind spot, so I evade—

“—-Uuuuu!!!!!] Of

Copson screamed!

“Oh, how can it be! Copson!!!!!”
“Save me eeeee Bavariaaaaa”

The Copson caught in the tentacles began to be slowly lifted up! Looking at the disheveled appearance with arms and legs restrained, it felt like this was no ordinary tentacle!

“Ahhhhh I tentacle!!!!!!!!!!!!

Convulsively flew towards Copson.