episode_0047

“It’s the long-awaited first act!”

While walking through the forest, Cheshire suddenly screamed.

“Zeek, do you see that very big and scary dragon over there?”

“Dragon?”

Dragons are extinct, but is there another one?

“Hey~ Can’t you see?”

There was some crude sculpture in the direction Cheshire was pointing.

At first glance, it looked like a dragon, but wasn’t it too crude?

“That’s a dragon? Something that looks like it was born?”

“It’s too much~. I worked hard to make it~.”

Cheshire said it was too much to say, but his expression was smiling.

“Zeke, have you read the children’s book I gave you?”

If it was a children’s book that came with the invitation, I read it briefly before coming.

It was a fairy tale that I had never seen before, probably written by Cheshire himself, but it was a crude fairy tale that followed the cliché of a prince rescuing a captured princess.

‘There was definitely a dragon in that storybook.’

Wonderland is based on fairy tales. Until now, I have taken motifs from fairy tales that existed in reality, but this time I guess it was based on Cheshire’s own fairy tale.

“Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess and a handsome prince. Then one day, the princess was captured by an evil witch. The prince went on a journey to save the princess.”

Cheshire began reciting the beginning of the fairy tale.

“In order to fight the evil witch, I had to obtain the legendary armor and sword. So the prince went to find the fearsome dragon who collected all kinds of treasures in the world.”

Wow, what a scary dragon.

“As the prince expected, the dragon had legendary armor and a sword. After hearing the prince’s story, the dragon said he was willing to give up his treasure.”

“But the dragon couldn’t open the treasure trove.”

“Kuhuhuh. that’s right. The dragon lost its flame bag to the hunter.”

The dragon’s treasure trove in fairy tales can only be opened with the dragon’s breath. However, because the flame bag was taken away, the dragon himself was unable to open it and was in a state of panic.

“The dragon promised to give you legendary armor and a sword if you retrieve the flame bag from the hunter.”

I can’t believe my flame bag was stolen by a hunter or something. It’s not a scary dragon at all. More than that, how did they rip the dragon’s flame sac alive? Isn’t it inside your body?

I didn’t bother to tackle the content of the fairy tale, which had given up all probability.

“So, all I have to do is take the flame bag from that dragon slayer and return it to this junk dragon? To open that damn treasure trove and get something legendary?”

“That’s right. The dragon slayer must be somewhere in this forest. Maybe they’re looking for the prince too?”

“That’s different from the fairy tale.”

“Kuhuhu~. But it’s more fun that way.”

“Fuck.”

In the fairy tale, the prince personally visited the hunter who lived in a hut.

The hunter had no intention of returning the flame bag, but the problem was resolved in a peaceful way, as in a fairy tale, with the prince rescuing the hunter’s daughter and returning it in return.

But there will be no such peaceful methods in Cheshire’s Wonderland.

That hunter will definitely be looking to kill me, and I will have to kill that hunter and take it away.

“There must be some way to subdue the hunters, right?”

Cheshire knows I am powerless. So, if we always had to use force in this way, we provided ways to get around it.

“Kuhuhuh. Go to the cabin hidden somewhere in this forest. Zeke would know what to do. Well then~.”

Cheshire said what he had to say and then disappeared.

They didn’t tell me where the cabin was.

‘Fuck you. At least give me some directions.’

First, I looked around for things that could be used as weapons. The gun I had in my arms had already been taken away by Cheshire, so I had to hold at least a stick.

How strong is the dragon hunter? If he were a really strong guy, he wouldn’t have been captured by Cheshire, so he probably wasn’t that strong.

If you are at the level of an ordinary person, you can beat the country if you take advantage of the opportunity, but if you are a superhuman, there is no chance unless you have a gun. Furthermore, what if guns are no longer effective? The fight itself does not work.

‘I need to find a cabin.’

When it comes to hitting and fighting, there are too many variables and it is impossible to control. Since you will have to retry several times in the future, such a method of flooding variables is not appropriate.

Thinking like that, I was about to turn away,

Iron tip –

The sound of heavy metal was heard.

‘Ey Sippal. They say even tigers will come if you tell them to.’

A strange man wearing full body armor appeared from between the trees.

At his waist, along with a long sword, was a rather large hilt, and just by looking at it, I could tell it was a flame sac.

“Are you a dragon hunter?”

“……”

“No, the answer is –”

Out of nowhere, an armored man started running towards me.

“What the fuck.”

I also suddenly ran away in the opposite direction.

‘Crazy, how fast!’

Even though he was wearing armor that looked heavy, his running speed was slightly faster than me.

Additionally, my speed gradually slowed down due to the physical strain, so it was only a matter of time before I eventually caught up.

“Heo Eok… Huh… Wow… ”

Damn poor physical strength.

“Now, wait… Wow… Huh… Stop, stop… .”

Since I was destined to catch up anyway, I thought I should stop early and have a conversation.

“Sibalom.”

The armored man started running even faster.

I tried to run away again, but I tripped on a rock and fell, and soon the armored man caught me.

“Heo Eok… Huh… conversation… Let’s talk.”

“……”

“Fuck… Pretending to be reticent… not… Huh… .”

Sreung—

Why is this Sibalom taking out a knife when he wants to talk?

“Wait, stop. after… Phew… I can’t run away anyway.”

The man raised his sword high.

”Oh fuck, let’s talk!”

“……I can’t help it.”

“What can I do? Ugh… .”

The blade went straight into my neck.

‘Dog -like baby.’

Blood poured out from where the blade was pulled out.

Let’s have a fucking conversation.

What’s so urgent?

Oh shit.

[Game over. Restart from the last save point.]

*

*

“If you find the white rabbit, just activate the lever in front of him. You have 5 chances.”

Barney House returned after a retry.

As soon as Cheshire finished explaining, he immediately pulled the lever.

“Kuhuhuh~. I can’t believe you figured it out so quickly. After all, it’s Zeke.”

Cheshire grins with satisfaction.

“Shut up and quickly lead me to the fucking wonderland.”

“Wow, you’re so proactive. The effort was worth it. Kuhuhu.”

I just wanted to finish it quickly because it was annoying, but I didn’t bother to point it out.

Because this crazy bitch is not someone I can communicate with in the first place.

Cheshire grabbed my shoulder.

So we moved to Wonderland again.

*

The first act started, and we quickly moved to our seats.

Since I can’t outrun the hunter with my low physical strength, I have to move in advance.

I thought while moving my legs diligently.

He finally said there was nothing he could do.

That means, as I expected, he is in a situation where he has to kill me.

‘There’s probably a hostage being held. Since the dragon slayer’s daughter appears in the fairy tale, is the daughter being held captive by Cheshire?’

If my family is captured, it’s understandable that they would want to kill me.

Moreover, considering that they killed him right away without any room for conversation, he must have set a condition in the first place that he would only be released if he killed me.

‘If conversation doesn’t work, we will eventually have to subdue or kill him.’

The hunter was faster than me, who was sprinting barefoot. Even while wearing that heavy-looking full-body armor.

He is superior in terms of strength, stamina, and weaponry, but there is no way I can win as I have no fighting skills.

As expected, no matter how much I think about it, the only way is to find a cabin.

How can I find a cabin in this wide forest?

‘I have to go to a higher place first.’

I turned on the map in the system window.

Although it is a very simple map, it is a great help in the current situation because it allows you to roughly understand the surrounding terrain or see the contour lines.

In addition, your location is displayed in real time, but in an era without GPS technology, this feature is more than useful and is at the level of fraud.

‘What, is this an island?’

When I zoomed out on the map, I realized that this Wonderland was one of several islands located in the southwestern part of the empire.

I marked my current location on the map with a marker.

‘If I do this well, I can give big shit to that bitch.’

Of course, that little bitch will eat the big taffy I give her as if it were real taffy.

I sighed and followed the contour line to a higher place.

*

‘There it is.’

When we climbed up a fairly high hill nearby, we could easily find a small cabin.

I marked it with a marker on the map so I wouldn’t forget it, sat down on the hill, and waited for the hunter.

How many times did I fall behind just to climb this hill?

As the name Hunter suggests, his tracking skills were amazing.

‘He must be climbing the hill by now.’

After several attempts, I concluded that it was impossible to outrun the hunter.

Like Bir, it detected my presence within a fairly wide range and just ran straight to where I was.

Therefore, erasing traces or hiding itself was meaningless.

Instead, after several attempts, I figured out a way to slightly slow it down from chasing me.

And thanks to that method, I had about 5 minutes to spare and succeeded in reaching the hill.

Steel tip – Steel tip –

As expected, the hunter appeared.

“Hunter welcome.”

“……”

“Why are you so dead? Was your daughter kidnapped?”

“…shut that mouth.”

Oh, there was a reaction.

As expected, my daughter was kidnapped.

“Hey hunter. Let’s have a conversation. There must be a way to resolve this peacefully. Think about it. Do you think that if you kill me, Cheshire will give his daughter back to you? really? Seriously?”

Of course, Cheshire will be sent back.

That crazy bitch faithfully keeps the rules and promises she makes.

But hunters probably don’t know much about Cheshire.

So there is room for persuasion…

Sreung–

“Ugh, I can’t understand.”

A hunter approaches with his sword drawn.

“If you stop now, I will show you mercy. It’s better to think carefully.”

Steel tip – Steel tip –

The hunter didn’t stop.

“It doesn’t stop. It’s a very confident walk. okay. I warned you. I also gave them a chance. I won’t say anything else later.”

A hunter approaches right in front of us.

Raise your sword.

I stuck my neck out so it could be cut cleanly by him.

“See you later.”

A blade that swings quickly.

I thought he would be a little hesitant after seeing my strange attitude, but he is a very upright guy.

In other words, he is a very boring guy.

The head that was flying in the sky fell to the floor and rolled.

‘I heard it’s always amazing to be beheaded.’

Even if the head is cut off, some amount of consciousness remains. I can’t believe he’s still alive with only his head left. Should we call it the mystery of the human body?

Additionally, being able to see my body from a third-person perspective is a refreshing experience in many ways. What an unsightly body it is.

The unfortunate thing is that my facial muscles don’t move properly, so all I can do is blink.

It would be very pleasant if I could swear freely with only my head left.

Sleepy.

It is a sign that we will soon fall behind.

Finally, the hunter was seen walking away.

I definitely gave them a chance to resolve it peacefully.

Since you ignored that, you can be considered screwed.

See you back at the cabin.

[Game over. Restart from the last save point.]