Chapter 38 – 38. The First Counterattack of the Other World Summoner (1)

– One –

Flange, Flange.

Monohorn turned the leather pouch he had been carrying in his pants pocket and turned it over.

“Ha. This is the end.”

It was the very pocket he hesitated to use even in a crisis.

It was filled with the seeds of the trees they had collected during the past year.

These are seeds that cannot be replenished in a short period of time once used.

However, if you pick up a handful and scatter them in a crisis situation and express this ability, you can escape the restrictions of the place that occurs when they manifest their power.

Because of this, they sometimes collected seeds from trees whenever free time was available.

“Wow, wow! That’s great, warrior! Are these the seeds we’ve gathered so far?”

“That’s right, mamang. This could happen again, so I’ll have to keep collecting them whenever I have time.”

“Uh, then shall we still collect some?”

“No, we don’t have time for that right now. Let’s hurry up the next step!”

“Yes~”

They sowed a single seed and manifested this ability at the same time to grow a tree.

When the tree became a giant tree, another giant tree was raised nearby.

It was raised here and there in a messy and irregular way.

They created a huge maze-like space made of wood.

However, it was too dense to be called a forest.

That’s why the name jungle seemed more appropriate than the forest.

“Uh… Hero. I can’t find my way here. Where are we now?”

The claustrophobic stuffyness took root and the trees grew.

In the meantime, Urmama pulls Monohorn’s arm in a frightened voice and buries it in her chest.

Food.

Mono Horn replied, extending her opposite arm and stroking her hair.

“That’s why I raised them like this. They’ll crawl underneath, but don’t worry, we can fly up the stem.”

Woo woo woo!

They climbed the trunk and rose into the air.

“Wow! I think I came to the sea of ​​trees!”

“Oh, the sea of ​​trees… Is that something plausible?

“Wow! Soohae creation is cool~♬”

Of course, there is no such thing as a miracle that a tree suddenly and automatically grows even if its name is shouted.

It’s just that Mono Horn makes her feel.

“They’ll probably come over there.”

Mono Horn looks at the cliff and points to her left.

“Uh, can’t you come the other way?”

“That side has a wide ridge, so you have to go around a lot.”

“But there’s no guarantee that you’ll come that way, right?”

“Damn, listen. When I was fighting them, I was deliberately flustered. Even if I had a chance to kill them again, I waited. Then what would they think of me?”

Ur Mama places her index finger on her lips and lifts her eyeballs up, rolling them from side to side over her.

‘Oh, fuck. Healed. Seriously, it’s fucking cute.’

Side!

“Ah! To hear the warrior suddenly kiss! It’s so nice, but this is cowardly! It’s so good that I can’t organize my thoughts!”

Ur Mama grumbled, blushing at her.

She must have thought that Monohorn asked questions to play riddles as usual.

“It’s okay. This is a prize given to Urmama because she is so cute!”

“Ah, ah! Then, are you just telling me the answer?”

“Of course~”

Her Mono Horn speaks as she takes her in her arms.

“They must have thought I was fucking stupid.”

“Uh, our hero isn’t the kind of person…”

Urmama was too stained by Monohorn.

Monohorn reflects in silence for a moment.

“…Anyway, I deliberately led them to think that way. To think of them as clumsy, incompetent, power-drunken idiots. Enough, even though there is a chance that some of them will be let go.”

“Ugh. Then why didn’t you wipe out all the bad guys who attacked the hero then? Wouldn’t it be easier to run away if there were fewer bad guys?”

“The purpose is not to escape, but to lure.”

Monohorn’s eyes burn.

“You have to make the Regal pup so he can’t even dare to chase it again.”

Ur Mama falls into his arms and lifts her head to look up at him.

The eyes shine brightly.

“Wow~ Then, did you deliberately look stupid and induce the bad guys to rush after you?”

“Eh. If you counterattack too strongly, they won’t all try to run away. You have to plant these thoughts in your head, that you’re worth dealing with, that you can’t miss them, and let’s chase after them. Then they will come after you in a hurry.”

Urmama sends a look of respect.

“I’m sure I’m tired to some extent. If I don’t give them a chance to rest, I can catch them! They’ll think so. If so, will they come slowly? “

“Wow wow! The warrior is amazing! Cool!”

Woo woo woo!
Clumsy!
Shaaaaa

Tied to a tree trunk, they were moving from place to place, talking in the air.

And it continued to radiate power.

The way they manifest their abilities has become more familiar than before.

The overall tuning is done by Monohorn, and Urmama adds strength to it.

That’s why their abilities are perfectly harmonized without any mismatch.

Square square.

Monohorn writes something with charcoal in a small notebook he bought for the mercenary journal.

After manifesting this ability in one place, I must fill in the record there.

“Hee~ Hero, what is that~?”

It seemed that Urmama would fall in love with my kind yet competent man who takes care of himself in his spare time while being absorbed in something.

“Oh, this? Our lives.”

“Ahang! Is it important?”

“Okay, I’ll explain later.”

“Yes~”

Somewhat less focused and distracted, Urmama’s topic always changes quickly.

However, even Monohorn was reflected in the eyes of a child-like innocence and was just lovely.

“Huh? Hero. But why do you need manpower? If the hero and I joined forces, wouldn’t we have been able to wipe out all the bad guys there?”

Monohorn looks around.

The preparations are complete.

“At that time, we weren’t ready. The boss was too strong, so if we did something wrong, we might have been reversed.”

“Okay…”

Urmama’s face is colored with concern.

Monohorn laughed, thinking that she was a beautiful girl with a very colorful expression.

“But it’s not to the extent that we can’t deal with it here. And it’s a situation where you don’t even know who is the traitor between Martell and Calvados.”

“Ah…”

Monohorn pats Ur Mama who feels sorry for her and continues her words.

“I don’t think Calvados wouldn’t be a big problem, but if Martel was a traitor, it would be a bit dangerous. If I secretly shot an arrow from a distance, Maman and I could be seriously injured. Besides, Maman was fainting from pain at the time.”

“Ah… Have I become a burden to the hero again?”

She got a little sullen.

“No, no. The problem is that they did bad things for Mamang in the first place. There is nothing wrong with us Mamang!”

“But, even so, this time I will definitely be of help to the hero!”

Urmama gains strength from Monohorn’s consolation.

“Let’s work hard together. Well, anyway, so we needed to create a battlefield like this if we were to safely wipe them out.”

“Is it okay to deal with the bad guys here?”

“I will. No, I will definitely make it. Don’t worry, just trust me!”

“Yes, warrior!”

Monohorn gently stroked Urmama’s scarred face and decided to rest for a while until they arrived.

To make it easier for them to keep an eye on their enemies, they make a circular niche between the tall trees near the expected driveway.

Shaaaaa.

Unsuitable for midwinter, the tender stems with lots of green leaves become a soft mattress.

Flutter.

Put on a blanket

“Come here, Maman.”

“Yes~♬”

Urmama cuts Monohorn’s arm and burrows into his arms.

Cover the cloak

In a cozy and safe hideout, look for a small gap to secure your view.

I look at the sky beyond the gloomy horizon at dawn.

Soon they feel each other’s warmth and fall asleep.

If you open your eyes, then it will be time for a counterattack.

– 2 –

A winter field where the wind mixed with ice powder gently blows.

Silence spreads over the field in front of the sea of ​​trees created by Monohorn.

Close up close up close up close up

The faint sound of horses hooves can be heard from afar.

Flash!

Monohorn opens his eyes.

“Damn, let’s get ready.”

“Yes!”

The two of them whisper in a quiet voice and quickly get ready.

“Goes.”

“Yes~”

The new faces of the two melt into the shadows created by the branches and stems.

Close up close up close! Close!

The sound of horses hooves gradually grows louder.

“Hirya! Ehehehehe!”

“Whoa! Whoa!”

Hee hee!

The sound of horseback riding unique to the bandits echoed through the clearing.

“Huh. Did you mean that even the revised and upgraded evaluation was an underestimation?”

“This is really beyond imagination.”

The boss and the magician next to him talk in a low voice.

“You’re going crazy. I thought you’d run away in a hurry, but then you suddenly built a fortress and waited…”

The boss shook his head.

“How about scouting first?”

The boss contemplates with his arms folded on his horse.

He immediately shakes his head.

“The wind blows towards the flood sea. Try firework first.”

As the boss retreats, eight thieves prepare themselves.

Get the fainted Calvados and Martell out of the saddle.

Place the horses at some distance from the two subdued men.

Good, good!
Fire.

Light it quickly with a portable igniter.

All with skillful movements, they light the wick at the bottom of the pyrotechnic barrel of the pylon.

Chee Hee Hee.

The wick burns.

Quickly hook the fire dart to the bow and draw the string.

Deuk Deuk.

Due to the tension applied, the bow screams.

Doo!
Pipit!

Even without a separate signal, arrows are fired almost simultaneously.

Papa papapat!

An arrow is driven into the trunk of a tree.

Kwak-kwak-kwak!
Clumsy!
Koo Goo!

The arrow’s powder barrel explodes.

The tree’s back was blown apart by the explosion, and the upper part with thick branches reaching into the sky collapsed.

FIRE RURRR!

A barrel full of flammable material explodes, and flames flow down.

The fire grows larger in the dry wind and eats away at the trees.

“Three more times.”

At the command of the leader, three additional shots were fired each.

Kwak Kwa Kwak!
Roaring!

At this rate, the forests that Monohorn and Urmama had worked so hard for would burn down, and the flames would burn fiercely.

Woo woo woo woo!
Shaaaaa.

At that time, other trees that were densely located behind the burning trees suddenly disappear.

“Huh?! Leader!”

It was as if the trees were alive and moving, retreating from the fire.

“I saw it too. Hmm…”

The captain swallowed his saliva.

It was then.

Woo woo woo!
Shaaaaa.

The road, like a cave, opens its mouth through gaps in the trees that are still burning and the smoke has not gone away.

“Ku, haha! Come in, is this?”

The boss was like a one-day puppy, bristling at Monohorn, asking him to fight in the front yard.

“I’m not an asshole, why would I go in there!”

The boss roars loudly.

Apparently, Monohorn heard the screams from his great throat.

“Chief. How about splitting directions and entering while logging?”

The captain shakes his head.

“I don’t know, but all of you will be skewered before you even set foot in there. Besides, the speed at which trees grow is much faster than the speed at which they are cut down.”

The crew are silent.

“It is realistic to request additional manpower support. There is no need to die as a dog for nothing, so everyone retreats.”

“All right.”

Contrary to his wild force when he entered battle, the commander made a rational decision.

He immediately directed preparations for evacuation.

Everyone got on the horse in perfect order.

“Exodus,”

Woo woo woo woo!
Woo woo woo!

Around the thieves who were about to depart, thick trees grew to surround them all at once.

Woo woo woo woo woo!
Shaaaaa.

Trees grow in layers and grow again.

One winter day, they were completely isolated in the middle of a primeval forest with lush leaves shaking gently.

“…What, what…?”

What had been a snow-covered field just a few seconds ago was transformed into the middle of a flood in an instant.

At the overly surreal sight, all the thieves held their breath and froze.

Purreung.

Even the horses, as if frightened, silently purr, rolling their bell-like eyeballs.

“Ahahahaha! You are already dead!”

I can hear Asrai Monohorn’s ridicule.

It was an insignificant mockery mixed with obvious cheap provocations, but the thieves couldn’t refute it.

Someone quietly opens their mouth.

“Chief… It is impossible to escape on horseback.”

As one opens his mouth, the others cautiously add their opinions.

“It’s impossible to break through the road with firework.”

“It seems that a head-on collision is inevitable.”

The captain crosses his arms and thinks again.

The whistle blows out more and more violently.

It soon froze, and finally hung up as a frozen corpse near his beard.

It’s desolate.

The composure disappears from his face.

Food.

With one snort, the leader regains his composure.

I was just excited for a moment because I ate a shot at the kid, but I still have a means to counterattack.

“Oh no! If dying in pieces is your wish, I’ll go tear them apart myself!”

He shouts in the direction where Monohorn’s voice came from.

“Huh?! What?!”

Monohorn’s panicked voice is heard.

“Are you scared already?”

The commander deliberately provokes him to boost the morale of his subordinates.

“Why is the corpse talking?! Damn! What is that! Scared!”

Monohorn mocks.

“Ignore it.”

The captain was quick to admit that it was difficult to beat his taunting skills trained in Hell Joseon.

So he vows to be consistent with inaction.

Instead, he focuses on more productive work.

“Form two groups of three, each tracking the goal on a different path.”

Ignoring Monohorn’s mockery in the distance, I give instructions to go rabbit hunting.

“You two stand by here as a base.”

“All right.”

The eyes of the leader organizing the number of people to wait strangely shine.

“What will the captain do?”

“I will act alone through a path different from the first and second groups.”

“Wouldn’t it be dangerous?”

“I?”

The foreman laughs.

“Everyone except me should be prepared to bury their bones here.”

Soon, his face hardened.

Others also have a spleen on their faces.

“The action guidelines are the same as before. Keep pretending to be a demon to the end.”

“All right.”

In this way, even if Monohorn finds out that Regal is behind it, arrangements are made so that Regal can completely deny the fact.

“Is it impossible to connect a disposable communication magic tool to the outside?”

“There has been no change in signal strength and transmission/reception status since leaving the coverage early this morning.”

“Damn it.”

Since they were a generation that had already adapted to convenient magic tools, primitive electronic tools were not prepared.

As it is, there is no way to contact the outside world.

Be prepared for when tracking and capturing fails.

After thinking for a moment, the captain opens his mouth again.

“Order change of operation.”

Everyone is focused on the leader.

“The action guidelines remain the same as before. However, the tracking team prioritizes survival and escape.

“All right.”

The captain looks at everyone.

Engrave everyone’s face on the retina.

Nod.

“Spread.”

They scattered