Episode 69
“Along with the barrier… … Is it an attack by a monster lurking in the forest?”
I murmured as I watched the remains of the monsters I had killed weathered away.
Of course, it was the same event in the game days.
The villains who are taking over this forest to the main character and his party who are confused with the occurrence of the barrier.
In other words, it is attacked by monsters called blood thugs.
The objective is to subdue the students and secure new recruits.
‘Their specs don’t seem too different from the game days.’
It must have been around level 24.
At the first encounter, the enemy is enough to struggle, but at the point of already knowing the existence and preparing for it, they are not even as good as minnows.
Not only me, but Alfine and Celidia could easily defeat these guys.
As I grasped the situation and compared my knowledge with the actual situation, Alfine muttered in a serious tone.
“I never thought there would be monsters like this in the forest… … . If it wasn’t for Xian’s warning, it might have been dangerous.”
“that… … what. I figured it out roughly.”
The reason we were able to respond strongly to their attack was because I warned them that “something might happen soon.”
“Is that a barrier after all?”
Celidia, who was staring blankly up, pointed with a frown.
The sky in the forest is red.
To be precise, it only seemed that way because of the barriers placed in the sky.
“Isn’t it troublesome if we run away? It would be even more embarrassing if we intervened from the outside.”
Keeping it locked up is fundamental.
《During the scenario, movement outside of the ‘Forest of Blood is prohibited.》
At the time of the game, I could move around the field thanks to various means of transportation.
Of course, such convenient elements hinder the tension in the scenario, so an element called a barrier that isolates the inside and outside of the forest is used to create an isolating situation.
“Professors originally had camps outside the forest so they wouldn’t intervene in outside practices.”
“… … I guess it’s to prevent you from getting help from professors.”
“It’s annoying.”
If the professors at the academy intervened, these monsters would be easily subdued.
Even in the worst case, if the dean steps in, the situation can be brought to an end.
Of course, if that happens, there will be no excuse for our children to be active.
“Can we directly break through the barrier?”
“Probably not at all.”
I blew the black flame bullet toward the sky.
The spheres of black flame that stretched out all the way hit the barrier and scattered.
It didn’t seem to do any damage.
I’m kind of hot.
“At our level, not even seeds are eaten. If you could break through there, the professors would have already pierced it, right?”
It was said that even if an expert in the theory of barriers touched it, it would take 2-3 days to disarm it.
“That’s right, it’s a wall of convenient settings.”
“… … What does it mean?”
“I’m just saying they’re disgusting.”
So anyway, we’re stuck.
In the forest, like the ones we saw earlier, there are monsters roaming around that look disgusting.
I briefly explained this situation to my companions.
“There are two main policies we will take.”
Summarize the situation and present options.
“First of all, they hold a sit-in while protecting their own bodies.”
There are also strong bases. The material is also full.
After all, we are strong.
“The report must have been sent to the main building of the academy as well. If not right away, he will come to rescue me in a day or two.”
This situation continued until the middle of the night on the 5th day.
It’s like a quest with a kind of time limit.
What if I can’t clear the sit-in or phase 1 and reach the deadline for the 5th day?
“At least the three of us won’t go wrong.”
Only this could be said.
Chapter 2’s quest is a bit odd.
game over.
In short, there is often no assumption of a worst-case scenario.
Of course, there are developments where you lose a battle or fail a quest.
However, in that case, after about 5 hours, it leads to the flow of trying again.
There is a conclusion when this situation cannot be resolved.
‘That’s the normal ending.’
Developments when the scenario cannot be cleared by the deadline or when the clearing of the 3rd phase fails.
I barely manage to protect my body, so I somehow endure until the deadline.
In the end, the development that the talented people dispatched for salvation subdue the situation.
‘The problem is that even if it’s a game, there’s nothing good about it when it becomes a reality.’
We will come back to that matter later.
“The second is to go and grab the guys who played this nasty prank by the collar.”
“You mean to go into enemy territory.”
“Is it possible?”
“What can I do?”
Actively act to solve the case.
Let’s break into the villains’ stronghold and thwart their ambitions.
“Don’t force it. Let’s discuss and decide. … … Well, it seems to have already been decided.”
“Has Xian already been decided?”
Of course.
In the first place, the answer is decided. I just want to make an excuse that it was decided after discussing it well.
“I have no intention of hiding.”
Alfine, too, clenched her fists lightly again and supported the idea of fighting.
Unanimous.
“Then we can go in. Let’s get ready soon. Well, I already prepared everything to take care of.”
“Do you know where to go?”
“Ha ha, of course I know.”
I pointed at the little boy clinging to my shin.
“Exactly, this guy will know.”
Little dryad.
[…] … me?]
“Hey, who else is there besides you?”
I tapped the little boy’s head with the palm of my hand.
Originally, dryads should be wary of warlocks and hate them, but is it because they are young individuals?
Or did he think it would be wise to stick with me after seeing me slaughter the bloodsuckers?
Somehow it sticks to me and doesn’t fall off.
“You did that. Drive away the monsters who took over the forest.”
[huh! I said!]
“So guide me. To the guys who know exactly what we need to do.”
Things to do before clearing Phase 1 of Chapter 2.
The first thing to do is to listen to this little boy’s request.
“Guide me to your people who are being held captive somewhere in this forest.”
Probably an event where the main characters failed.
This time I’ll have to go and fix it.
It can be said that it is the first step of the attack.
The environment of the Bloody Tree Forest has changed.
All vegetation in the forest is mutated and dyed red, constantly changing mana and replacing it with demonic energy.
A phenomenon that occurs only at night continues for 24 hours, including daytime.
The concentration of magic is also higher.
Above all, the monsters that appear are dangerous.
As the average level increased by about 5 levels, there would be no question of its ferocity or danger.
“There is no time, so we break through with force.”
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“huh. Then I’ll clear the road first.”
As soon as she encounters a group of monsters, Cellidia activates spiritism first.
I wondered if my feet were shaking, but hey! As it splits, a rock awl rises up to hit the monster that is rushing.
But the monster’s breath is still attached.
Chewy.
“Then, we’ll do the finishing touches.”
Heading towards the still-breathable monster, Emily mercilessly creates a black thunderbolt and unleashes it.
Kwakagagagagang!
The monsters that were swept away by the randomly entangled and spreading black lightning literally evaporated.
Occasionally, there were monsters that managed to survive and attack, but there was no need to worry.
“There will be no such thing as those ugly teeth touching.”
It is blocked by Alpine’s barrier of sacred art and is completely destroyed by her hands.
The remaining guys run away, as if they were instinctively scared.
“If you wiped it this far, you won’t encounter any monsters until you reach your destination.”
“Is the destination the tree nymph says?”
At Celidia’s question, the little dryad sitting on top of my head nodded loudly.
[huh! Where we are trapped.]
“… … What does it mean?”
lack of explanation
The dryad is a being that can communicate, but this one is still weak and lacks the ability to speak coherently.
Therefore, further explanation is my responsibility.
“The reason this little boy came to us must be because he wants to solve a problem that is happening in this forest.”
“Why us?”
[The strongest human being.]
“… … It was probably selected after observing the students who are active in the forest.”
Originally, he should have gone to Rinia, not me.
But he knows nothing.
That’s why the stronger us stood out.
“And this kid is trying to take us to their people.”
“Other dryers? Are you really there?”
“There will be.”
that can be said
Without it, the quest itself wouldn’t work.
“Didn’t I just say that dryads don’t exist in the Bloody Forest investigation report?”
[out of it! there is!]
“Yes, yes.”
I continued to explain while addressing the little boy who protested as if he was somehow dissatisfied.
The report was deliberately misrepresented by Professor Millington.
“The tree nymph’s role is to maintain the forest. Prospering a forest so that it becomes a forest but does not escape from it.”
If there is a human who excessively damages the forest, it will be kicked out, and sometimes it will send a lost human out of the forest.
First of all, the setting of the dryad at the time of the game that I know.
“At the time this kid is wandering around, there are dryads in the Bloody Tree Forest as well.”
“Does that have anything to do with it?”
“If you check it, you will know.”
It is also unnatural to teach too much information.
When we get there anyway, we know right away what we need to do.
“The problem is how to find that destination.”
All is well, but there is one difficulty with this quest.
“Even this kid doesn’t know where it is.”
If it was a forest before the mutation, it would have been easy to guide them.
However, the transformed forest is a labyrinth full of demons.
There is a demonic fog that makes it disorienting and makes it difficult to see the surroundings easily.
《Sub Quest》
《Goal: Find the place the young dryad is instructing.》
Finding that place is a quest in itself.
“Can you find it?”
“About the location. And no worries about getting lost. … … Right, Emily?”
When I asked, Emily, who had wandered around the sky once, clung to my arm and told me to be at ease.
“I have figured out the direction to some extent.”
“Current mutations in the forest disturb the human senses, but not enough to affect demons.”
Or, it would be sufficient to acquire related skills, but for me, who has the means of being Emily, there is no need for that.
The rest is all you have to do is let them find the place I told you about in advance.
“I’ll borrow this child for a second.”
[devil! no!]
“Don’t worry. Because I won’t eat you!”
Forcibly holding the floundering dryad, Emily flies off to look at the sky again.
“… … Are you okay?”
“No big deal. … … And this is the best we can do.”
“That’s exactly what it says.”
Alpine, who had been quiet until now, spoke while leaning against a nearby tree with her arms crossed for some reason.
The reason why the saintess, who was weak in rolling her hair, kept quiet was because she didn’t know anything.
“Whoa… … . In this foreboding forest, those who have abandoned the light of the goddess will attack innocent lambs.”
“… … uh?”
Regarding Alfine, who is talking nonsense, Celidia asks me with her gaze as if she is talking nonsense.
Why do you entrust me with the interpreter?
“Right now, what we can do is solve this situation as best we can, right?”
“But there are limits to the land that even a devout saint can walk on.”
“… … It’s impossible for us to go all over the forest and support them all… … . If you want to say something, do it right, Alfine!”
Why are you holding on to your form even in this situation?
“Resolving the anomaly in the forest is the smartest way!”
“The most annoying thing right now is the phenomenon that is spreading throughout the forest.”
A situation in which the path is not found, much less demonic.
Because of resistance, it is possible to resist the problem of magic, but getting lost is fatal.
“We don’t mind, but the other kids will be quite embarrassed.”
On top of that, if the attacks of monsters and monsters overlap, you can’t even last half a day.
As far as I understand, the death comes after a day.
I just want to block that.
When the reasons for deciding the course of action were explained, the two agreed as if they had no different opinions.
However, if you only make anxious noises, it will only make you nervous.
I declared this with a confident smile as if to reassure me.
“don’t worry. Whatever pops out, I’ll take care of everything.”
I played enough to play.
The villains set the table.
Then just attack.