Forest of Screams [Modified Hamel Empire Map]

I calmed the heated atmosphere.

“Alright, alright. Everyone, relax.”

Andre shouted at me.

“Kyle-hyung! Are you kidding me? Talking to an Undead? This is insane!”

“Is there a reason why we can’t talk to Undead? That’s just prejudice.”

“They’re Undead!”

“Race doesn’t matter. Humans enslaved Elves. And when Elves and humans were at war, Trolls saved the Elves. The reason I joined the Hero party was because King Madhan threatened to subjugate the Elves if I didn’t participate. I’ve realized that whether it’s light or darkness, if they treat me well, they’re my friends, and if they don’t, they’re my enemies.”

Andre was speechless.

I declared.

“I will consider anyone who starts an attack as my enemy!”

Park Gyeong-cheol, Andre, and Aibos were taken aback.

If Kyle sided with the Undead, Nisa would also side with the Undead.

It would be difficult for the four of them to fight me, Nisa, and all the Undead.

Park Gyeong-cheol calmly asked Ginivir.

“Can’t you stop the Undead from attacking humans?”

“There are Undead with and without ego. Those with ego will accept it if I persuade them. Those without ego can be managed by us.”

“And can you stop increasing the number of Undead?”

“Hmm. I won’t emit the aura of darkness. But if you kill my friends, I’ll make new ones.”

“Is that enough…?”

Andre tore at his hair and screamed.

“Uwaaaah! This is crazy!”

Aibos muttered, not really caring.

“What. A peace treaty, huh?”

Then Park Gyeong-cheol realized something and asked me.

“Kyle-hyung. Isn’t that Gilruk-hyung’s hammer on your waist?”

“Oh. I picked it up on the way. I didn’t see Gilruk around?”

Park Gyeong-cheol emitted killing intent and pressed Ginivir.

“What did you do to the Dwarf?!”

Ginivir looked like she didn’t know.

“I don’t know who a Dwarf is.”

Ginivir turned around and asked the Undead.

“Did any of you kill anyone?”

The Undead looked at each other and murmured.

“Did you kill him?”

“I didn’t kill him.”

“I was too busy trying to avoid getting killed, wasn’t I?”

“How could we beat those strong guys?”

Ginivir looked back at the Hero party and said.

“We don’t know anything about it. As far as I remember, sometimes the portal malfunctions and gets stuck between spaces.”

Andre shouted.

“How can we trust you!”

Ginivir glared and snapped.

“Oh my! You guys came in here and killed so many more of my friends! And why would we lie? We can fight with the determination to die together if we want to!”

The Undead behind Ginivir simultaneously emitted killing intent and shouted.

“We are not weak!”

“You guys killed my best friend, Lich Atrok!”

I waved both hands and calmed the atmosphere again.

“Whoa~ whoa~ Everyone, release your anger. If you start a fight first, you become my enemy.”

The Undead quieted down.

Park Gyeong-cheol asked Ginivir.

“Is there a way to get out of the space between spaces?”

Ginivir replied.

“We don’t know how either. Umguk got stuck between spaces and popped out 40 years later. Umguk! Right?”

The Abomination Umguk, who had a bloated body sewn together with rags and held a huge chain axe, scratched his head and said.

“That’s right. When you’re trapped between spaces, you float around in the dark void, and it’s easier not to think. I don’t even know why I came back.”

The Hero party looked grief-stricken.

Aibos sighed.

“Aish. Gilruk, you bastard. I should have treated him better.”

Andre had now given up on thinking and just glared at the Undead.

Ginivir said to Park Gyeong-cheol.

“It’s not easy to get out of this space either. If you just leave us alone, we’ll guide you out.”

Serina held Park Gyeong-cheol’s hand tightly and persuaded him.

“Gyeong-cheol. If you get rid of your prejudice, they don’t seem like bad kids. And it’s not easy to get out of this space.”

Park Gyeong-cheol steeled his heart and made a decision.

“Alright. I’ll leave you alone. Don’t attack humans. Don’t increase the Undead in the forest. Just keep that.”

Ginivir smiled brightly and replied.

“Okay.”

I made an additional suggestion to the Undead.

“Don’t you guys live here your whole lives and wonder about the outside world? How about going outside this time? Communicating with the world!”

The Undead looked at each other and cheered.

“Yes! I wanted to go outside once!”

“I was too scared of humans to go out, but I want to go out this time!”

Ginivir clasped her hands together and shouted.

“Kyle-oppa! I’ll definitely go out!”

Andre muttered.

“Kyle-oppa? Crazy….”

Andre shouted with a resigned look.

“Uwaaaah! If this many Undead go outside, there will be chaos. I don’t know anymore!”

I retorted.

“No. Undead can also live by communicating with the world. It hasn’t been decided yet whether people will accept Undead or not. Ginivir. Let’s go.”

Ginivir shouted with a bright face.

“Yes!”

The Undead behind Ginivir scattered in all directions to tell their friends that they had a chance to go outside the forest.

Ginivir personally guided the Hero party out of the forest.

The Hero party was able to reach the exit portal through a complex route that was difficult to remember.

Ginivir said.

“If you pass through this portal, you’ll fall right onto the lake. I’ll go out first and freeze the lake with an aura of cold.”

Ginivir went out through the portal.

Andre said with a suspicious look.

“Aren’t we going to be attacked as soon as we go out?”

I said.

“Then I’ll fight the Undead too. If the Hero party is all together, there’s nothing to fear.”

Park Gyeong-cheol said.

“Let’s go.”

As soon as the Hero party exited the portal, they fell onto the ice covering the lake.

A huge army of Undead surrounded the ice.

Andre was horrified.

“Uwaaaah! What is it!”

Ginivir smiled and introduced them.

“These are my friends. They all have ego and intelligence. They gathered to get out of here. Don’t worry, they won’t attack.”

The Hero party headed towards Talca City with the Undead army.

Jeobeok jeobeok jeobeok jeobeok

The Undead who were trying to get out gathered one after another, forming an army of tens of thousands of various Undead.

Even the Undead without ego were overwhelmed by the momentum and couldn’t attack recklessly.

Aibos muttered to himself.

“I came to fight the Undead, but instead, I became friends and left. It’s a really amazing experience!”

I used the Tentacle communication network to contact Ivana in Talca City and told her that the Forest of Shrieks had been conquered, so send escorts and carriages.

Ivana said she understood and hung up.

The Hero party was able to comfortably exit the Forest of Shrieks under the escort of the Undead army.

When we arrived outside, there were no escorts or carriages I had requested in the field in front of the Forest of Shrieks, only a group of bandits and assassins were camping.

I felt something was wrong.

‘What is it? This smell of death?’

The bandits and assassins were emitting killing intent towards us.

Andre ran forward and shouted.

“Information Knights! I am Prince Andre! What are you here for?”

A woman with her face covered with a black mask and wearing black tights came forward and greeted.

“Greetings, Prince Andre.”

She was Akash, the leader of the Information Knights.

“What’s going on?”

“I want to ask more. Scouts said that the Hero party was traveling with Undead, and it’s true. I waited to see it with my own eyes. King Madhan was right.”

“Explain.”

“The Holy Kingdom and the Empire knew that there was a spy of the God of Darkness in the Hero party. We came to take the Hero party to Bilan City, but it doesn’t seem like we need to. We will run away to Bilan City right now and inform them of the terrible fact that the Hero party has joined hands with the Undead.”

“No. I was against it, but it turned out like this. Listen to me.”

“I don’t want to listen.”

Then Ginivir shouted.

“You guys committed murder!”

The other Undead also agreed.

“That’s right! I smell death here!”

“They killed a lot! Humans are cruel after all!”

Andre turned around and shouted.

“I don’t believe the Undead!”

Aibos said.

“I really smell blood. Quite a lot.”

Andre looked at the Information Knights with disbelief.

Akash said with a calm face.

“I can’t hide it. I killed all the carriages and escorts that were coming here.”

Park Gyeong-cheol shouted in anger.

“What are you doing!”

Akash replied.

“Stozaña City and Talca City are also known to be infested with the God of Darkness. It was unavoidable to bring you here.”

I shouted in anger.

“Killing innocent soldiers who came to pick us up! I can’t forgive you!”

Akash looked at my face and said.

“You are a suspect in being a spy of the God of Darkness. Don’t cause unnecessary trouble.”

I closed my mouth and just stared.

I knew that if I said too much here, it would be like a thief feeling guilty.

As the atmosphere worsened, the Undead all took out their weapons.

Chaeng chachang shaaak

Ginivir moved behind the melee soldiers and prepared to emit cold air.

I thought it was great and pulled out the electric hammer.

‘Oh! Are we getting rid of the Information Knights here?’

It would be strange if I told them to attack first, so we just waited for Hero Park Gyeong-cheol’s words.

Park Gyeong-cheol bit his lip tightly.

From Park Gyeong-cheol’s point of view, he wouldn’t like the Information Knights who killed the escorts who came to pick him up.

However, if he gave the order to attack the Information Knights, it would really be a path of enmity with the Hamel Empire.

Andre suddenly spread his arms to both sides and blocked us while looking at us.

“Don’t fight! If you fight, I will fight with the Information Knights!”

Park Gyeong-cheol made a decision with a hurt face.

“Keuk. I won’t fight the Information Knights! Get lost!”

Akash exclaimed.

“Hoo. The prince and the Hero are still sane. It’s a relief that the Empire is in a dangerous situation.”

Andre asked.

“What’s dangerous about the Empire? Is there a spy of the God of Darkness in the Hero party?”

Akash replied.

“The forces of darkness have invaded the western part of the Hamel Empire. The Raon Kingdom alliance is almost destroyed.”

“Damn it!”

“I want to take the Hero party, but it seems difficult. Then we’ll be on our way.”

When Akash turned her back, the other bandits and assassins also turned their backs.

Then Andre shouted.

“I’m leaving the Hero party! I’ll go to the capital with you!”

The Information Knights looked at Andre.

Park Gyeong-cheol asked in surprise.

“Are you serious?”

“Yeah. The Hero party’s actions are too different from my values. I don’t think this is the action of a Hero. Gyeong-cheol. If you do something that goes against my values next time, you are my enemy.”

Andre walked towards the Information Knights without looking back.

Jeobeok jeobeok

Akash greeted Andre.

“Prince. You made a good choice. If you stayed with the Hero party, you would have really been eroded by darkness. When you go to the palace, you will be examined by the Inquisitors.”

“It’s my responsibility, so I don’t care.”

One of the Information Knights carried Andre on his back.

The Information Knights disappeared from sight as fast as the wind.

We stared blankly at the sight.

Aibos looked around and said to us.

“It’s hard to call it a party now? I originally came out into the world to enjoy the games. I’ll stop here too.”

Park Gyeong-cheol looked sad.

“Aibos-hyung….”

“You, Serina, Kyle-hyung, Nisa-nuna. And Andre and Gilruk, who aren’t here. It was a fun time with everyone. We’re still friends when we meet next time.”

Aibos shook hands with Park Gyeong-cheol, Serina, me, and Nisa in turn.

Aibos flew into the sky and became a giant dragon.

“I’m going to travel and enjoy the world a little more! There will be a dragon woman waiting for me somewhere! If I encounter darkness and light fighting, I’ll help the light! Good luck~!”

Aibos flew far to the south.

Park Gyeong-cheol looked at Aibos with a slumped expression.

I realized this was an opportunity.

‘Oh! Everyone except the Hero is on my side!’

When I winked, Serina stuck to Park Gyeong-cheol’s right arm.

“Gyeong-cheol. Cheer up.”

Nisa held Park Gyeong-cheol’s left hand tightly.

“Gyeong-cheol! Fighting!”

I went behind Park Gyeong-cheol and grabbed his shoulders tightly.

“Gyeong-cheol. Cheer up.”

Park Gyeong-cheol’s eyes welled up.

“Everyone…. Thank you.”

Suddenly, my hand turned into a Tentacle and wrapped around Park Gyeong-cheol’s head.

Park Gyeong-cheol was surprised and tried to take out his sword, but Serina and Nisa were already holding him tightly.

“Eup! Eueup! Eup!”

As my Tentacle touched Park Gyeong-cheol’s brain, Park Gyeong-cheol lost consciousness.

I changed Park Gyeong-cheol’s brain structure to make him loyal to me.

Park Gyeong-cheol greeted me.

“I greet the God of Darkness!”

“Hahaha. Please take care of me. Hero.”

Now darkness has completely won.

I was so happy that I danced.

“Euhahahahaha! I won! Kyahahahaha! I don’t have to play the Hammer Warrior anymore!”

[Revised Hamel Empire Map]