episode_0070
by fnovelpiaWe visited Cheon Sang-ru every day, and Lin learned several other magic tricks in addition to the magic of shape-shifting.
Once you have learned the skills, what you need is experience. We prepared to go out with the intention of gaining practical experience.
“Are you leaving?”
“Yes, I’m going to go to the forest with Rin. Isn’t Seira going with me?”
Seira didn’t stick with me as much as she used to. She had other duties, and I was no longer a key surveillance figure.
I thought that was why she wasn’t coming, but Sayra told a completely different story.
“Today is the day of the full moon. On the day the full moon rises, the werewolf tribe receives a special vacation.”
“Are you feeling unwell?”
“Increased wildness. Even more so when smelling blood. Some control is possible, but it can’t hurt to be careful. I won’t be coming out of my room today, so don’t come looking for me. No, don’t come at all.”
“Okay, we’ll be back soon, so get some rest.”
I left the city, escorted by Seira.
The place we found was a swamp we often visited.
Slimes crawling on the floor.
Lin stood in the center of the swamp, holding her fox orb in the air.
“Hoohoo, you evil slimes. After all this suffering, the time for revenge has finally come.”
“You’ve never been hit before.”
“Don’t bother me, Jjuin.”
It looks like you’ve got the concept right.
You seem absorbed in something, so I won’t bother you.
Lin is concentrating. She uses the magic she learned from Yuhwa. The fox bead sparkles with light.
Hwaruk.
What appeared were three blue fox lights.
“Amaterasu.”
“Where did you learn that?”
“Jjuin.”
Swoop. I guess I unknowingly started talking about that while raising a gumiho.
It may seem too late, but I need to be careful with my words even now.
Lin’s foxfire flies towards the slimes. It sticks to the slimes that were slowly wriggling around and burns them.
Slimes writhe and scream silently. Soon, all the mucus evaporates and disappears without a trace.
Lin shakes her head vigorously, her hair flying.
“Ha, this body. It’s become too strong. What do you think, Jjuin? Is Rin cool?”
“Well, I guess I won’t get dirty anymore. I guess I don’t have to buy a one-piece dress.”
“That’s not it! This is when you say it’s cool!”
“This is totally cool.”
“It’s late!”
Huh! Lin snorts and turns her head.
The forest entrance is no threat to Rin at the moment. She decided to go a little further in to build up her magical powers and gain some combat experience.
I followed behind Lin, who walked ahead holding the beads.
“Do I have to carry that fox bead around with me all the time?”
“No. Grandma also showed me how to put it in.”
When Lin clenched her fist, the fox bead disappeared, then reappeared when she opened her hand. It seemed like she wouldn’t lose it if she did that.
At that moment, Lin, who was walking ahead, sniffed.
“Jjuin, I smell blood. There’s something ahead.”
As Lin said, a pack of wolves appeared.
But it was big.
The fur was a dark reddish brown, as if dried blood had formed. It had four eyes, and the corners of its mouth were torn apart, exposing all the way down to its molars, making it look hideous.
“Huk. Jjuin, Seyada!”
“If you say that in front of Seira, you’ll get in trouble. Not all wolves are Seira.”
It was a monster classified as a monster called Blood Wolf. Since Bestia is a water nation, most of the monsters that appear are in the form of animals.
Blood Wolves are quite difficult monsters to deal with. They are basically wolves, so they gather in packs, and they are in a berserker-like state, so they are not easily defeated.
If it’s Sam-Tailed Fox Lin, you should win without any problems, but you shouldn’t let your guard down.
“Rin, be careful. It’s different from the ones you’ve caught so far.”
“Worried? No. Please support me unconditionally.”
With a confident speech, Lin jumped in with her tail spread out in three directions.
As Lin became more adept at utilizing magical powers, he was able to demonstrate a variety of techniques other than magic.
Lin ran forward and drew the air with her claws. The sharp claw-shaped slash rushed at the Blood Wolves. The Blood Wolves were cut down to pieces.
A series of consecutive scratches. The blood wolves are torn to pieces and fall down.
“Oh my, this is so petty I could die.”
“It’s not over yet.”
“Huh?”
The dismembered corpse of the blood wolf wobbles and slowly rises.
A passive ability possessed by the Blood Wolf.
Even if you die, you will be resurrected once.
It seems as if the severed upper and lower bodies each have a life of their own. The lower body moves without the upper body, with blood and internal organs pouring out from the severed section.
“Hyaak! Jjuin! Lin, I don’t like that!”
“You like meat, right? Fresh meat.”
“Are your eyes crooked? That’s not a twist!”
Even I find it disgusting.
In the game, if you die, you’ll be resurrected in your original form, but now that it’s become reality, you move around as if you’re dead. It’s a truly grotesque picture.
Lin summoned foxfire as if he didn’t even want to touch a drop of blood and burned the blood wolf. Sizzle, the smell and sound of grilling meat spread.
While Lin was burning the blood, I looked around.
‘It didn’t go deep enough for blood to come out.’
The Blood Wolf’s haunting area is the ‘Forest of the Night’ field. It is a dangerous area where dead wolves come back to life in a forest where a bloody wind blows.
But this is still a green forest. It’s still a long way to go before the Blood Wolf appears.
‘hmm….’
I don’t feel good.
“Rin, let’s go back now.”
“No, Jjuin. Lin, leisure.”
“There is no need to force yourself… .”
“Jjuin, don’t you trust Lin?”
Lin asks in a serious voice, without any fuss. This isn’t just a simple question, it’s a matter of mutual trust.
This makes it difficult to say let’s go back.
“Ha, I see. Since Lin is here, it’s okay to go a little further. Instead, we’ll go back before the sun sets.”
“Okay! Got it!”
***
As we went further inside, we encountered more monsters, which Lin easily defeated without any danger.
As soon as the foxfire flickered, the monsters were helplessly burned away. Instead of the smell of the forest, the air was filled with the smell of soot.
An infinite power that consumes magical power to catch monsters and absorbs their energy to restore magical power. Rin, who was completely intoxicated by her power, even hummed a tune.
It was a smooth progression. Except that Karami’s stamina was gradually decreasing due to lack of exercise.
‘I really have to go now.’
As evening approaches, the atmosphere of the forest begins to change.
It’s time for nocturnal beasts and monsters to become active. The red fog that can be seen near the Red Night Forest also creates an ominous atmosphere.
Karami hated being scared.
“Rin, let’s go back.”
“Why?”
“The sun will set soon. I’m feeling a little tired too.”
“Jjuin, do some exercise!”
“I need to free as many slaves as possible during my exercise time. Or else, Lin, give me a ride.”
Then, Lin looks at Karami pitifully.
I understand why other people do that, but you shouldn’t do that to me. You’re not in a position to sigh at other people.
Karami had such thoughts, but decided to let it go with a broad mind like an adult.
“Let’s go. If we’re any later, Seira will be worried.”
“Arattaa.”
The two turned around and started walking back the way they came.
Awwww.
The howling of wolves echoed through the forest. A dozen pairs of beasts’ eyes flashed in the dark grass.
It was the blood wolves that slowly revealed their forms.
“Rin?”
“Huh?”
“You felt like you were surrounded, didn’t you know?”
“That… I didn’t know because my nose hurt from the smell.”
“Sigh… .”
“That’s okay! It’ll be instant, instant!”
Hurrruk!
Lin’s foxfire flew in all directions, targeting Hyulrang. It seemed like it would burn him without any problems like before, but something strange happened.
A blood wolf jumped in and blocked the foxfire. It wasn’t the end. It was running around with blue flames wrapped around its body and willingly took on all the foxfires.
Normally, animals would be afraid of fire, but it seemed like it didn’t even feel pain, let alone fear.
“Rin, don’t stop and keep shooting.”
“Ah, I see.”
Lin, in a panic, releases a large amount of foxfire. The blood wolves try to block it by burning themselves, but it is of little use. Lin’s magical power does not run dry.
The same thing happened with the Blood Wolves’ resurrection. Their bodies were still on fire, and they turned to ashes as soon as they were resurrected. They could be eliminated without difficulty.
Perhaps it was because she was flustered. Because Lin had not controlled her strength and had blown the foxfire excessively, the fire spread to the forest. The forest was covered in blue flames.
Blue flames rising to the sky.
The edge of the flames seems to be pointing to something.
The flames pointed to the full moon.
Because the fog acts as a film, it sometimes appears like a red moon.
Today is the full moon day.
A full moon when wolves’ ferocity increases.
We are currently located near the Red Night Forest, the area where Blood Wolf appears.
Hwaaak!
It was then that a strong smell of blood began to waft in.
The one who showed up without fail was a blood wolf. However, it had six eyes, two more than the average blood wolf. It even stood on two feet, and despite its hunched back, it was tall enough to be at least 2.5 meters tall.
It was the Blood Wolf, the boss monster of the Red Night Forest.
“Jju, Jjuin. It’s really Seyada.”
“Not all werewolves are the same.”
Even though Seira and Blood Wolf are both werewolves, they are clearly different. They are monsters.
‘That’s a bit ambiguous.’
The last line of defense that Sam-Tailed Fox Lin can easily catch is Blood Wolf. However, the full moon is currently out. Blood Wolf’s specs have increased by leaps and bounds.
“Rin, there’s no need to fight. Let’s back off. Please carry me.”
“No. This is a fight for pride. Showing your back is a shame for a fox. Currently, Rin is invincible.”
Lin, who didn’t even listen to Karami’s words, lit a fox fire and threw it at the blood wolf.
The Blood Wolf lowers his body. With all fours on the ground, the Blood Wolf assumes the hunting stance of a wild beast. His hind legs swell up and he kicks the ground hard.
It was a high speed that Karami, who was unfamiliar with combat, could not keep up with. Foxfire was also unable to keep up with the Blood Wolf’s speed and could only follow behind.
A blood wolf running wild through the forest. For a moment, it steps on a tree, stops, and then flies its heavy body like a lump of metal at Lin.
Boom!
The tree is torn apart. The blood-red mane flutters wildly. In one breath, it closes the distance and swings its hideous forelegs.
Perhaps it was Rin’s first time receiving an attack with murderous intent. It would have been natural for her to panic, but she responded quickly. She easily dodged the attack with her flexible fox body.
Then, Lin clenches her fist tightly. Pink magical power wraps around her right hand. Lin, who has concentrated the magical power into her fist, releases the power.
Phew!
The blood wolf’s body burst like a balloon after being hit directly in the abdomen, and blood and flesh splattered everywhere.
It was just one room.
One room was enough.
The strength of Lin, who had been strengthened by becoming a slave, exceeded Karami’s expectations.
“Anyway, Jjuin, you have too many worries!”
Karami’s embarrassed expression, and Lin’s excited expression at the thought of being praised, turned her head back.
“Huh?”
Karami groaned and stumbled, her back arched, her abdomen clutched in both hands, a large claw embedded in her chest.
It was the claw of a blood wolf. The foot furthest from the point of impact was closer to a circle than the other body parts.
As luck would have it, that foot flew right to where Karami was.
It was an obvious misfortune.
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