Drip. Drip.

Blood was dripping.

Cale whose body was bound by the branches looked out through the gaps in the branches only to see red.

Drip, drip.

The middle-aged man wearing glasses was bleeding, while blood was flowing from Choi Han's cheek as well. Of course, it was not Choi Han’s blood.

Forget getting injured, Choi Han looked as clean as someone who had just washed their face a minute ago.

“Ugh. Ugh.”

The middle-aged man was shaking as if he was having trouble breathing.

Choi Han was still looking at Cale and smiling innocently.

“…Uhh…mm.”

‘…This vicious bastard, no, senior.’

Cale awkwardly asked while looking at Choi Han's happy face.

“What happened?”

What could have happened while he had been unconscious?

‘Why are the Dark Elves running around excitedly and Raon raising his voice while remaining invisible and destroying the maze walls? …And why the hell are you covered in blood?’

“I'm not sure.”

Cale's heart thumped at the very slow response. He was scared.

“…How long was I out for?”

‘Thirty minutes? No. It must have been at least an hour to cause this much chaos.’

He then waited for Choi Han to respond.

“Mm. I think it's been about ten minutes.”

“What? Ten minutes? You crazy bastards-!”

Cale could not speak anymore.

‘They caused this much chaos in ten minutes? No, that's fine, they did a good job, but…!’

Cale seemed to forget that he was the one who originally turned the maze into a mess as he started to frown.

“It was a very long time.”

“Ugh, ugh!”

Choi Han slowly responded as he lowered his hand.

Plop.

The fainted middle-aged shaman weakly fell to the ground.

‘…This scary…anyway, vicious punk.’

Cale's face turned pale.

However, Choi Han started to think about the things that happened while looking at the pale Cale.

The moment the strand of white light had struck down…

The Dark Elves, Elves, assassins, and even the enemies all stopped moving and looked toward the light.

“…Young master Cale-!”

Dark Elf Tasha subconsciously shouted.

She saw a thick and disgusting black branch that had lost a portion of its tip after being burnt.

A person's entire body except their head was bound by that branch.

The head of that person slowly lowered.

Plop.

Their head weakly lowered.

That person was Cale Henituse.

The person who was already pale from the start looked terrible standing there limp with his eyes closed.

“…Ah.”

Jopis who had been inside the wooden nest jumped up.

She could finally see that pale person properly.

She realized something at the same time.

The only reason that that pale and weak person did not seem weak this whole time was because of his gaze.

He had a reliable gaze that made his allies feel as if they had nothing to fear. It was because of that energetic and sparkling gaze.

It was also because of his brusque and blunt yet strong voice that calmed them down.

“…My goodness.”

Jopis suddenly felt her mind blanking out as she became anxious.

Cale Henituse was the Commander for all of their side.

He was the person guiding them from the center.

It was only natural for their side to turn chaotic if such a person fainted.

‘What do we do?’

As Jopis finally managed to have that thought after a few seconds…

“Why do you look so stunned?”

The sneering Elisneh swung her staff.

‘No.’

Jopis could see exactly what she was trying to do.

“No!”

Some things shot forward as she shouted.

“Grrrrrrr!”

Three puppies with Fluffy at the center quickly ran toward the black tree.

It could not be helped.

Screeeech-

The black branches quickly started to move.

They were extremely fast. They were moving so quickly that they managed to move before Choi Han who was the closest to Cale could get to him.

However, people could not just sit back and watch.

"We must save the Commander-nim!”

“Burn that tree down now!”

The Elves charged forward in shock. The fake World Tree was as evil as Elisneh to them; it was something that could destroy their home.

Their commander was captured by such an existence.

“Ah.”

Healer Elf Pendrick gasped.

He remained alone in the rear as he did not have any Elementals while the other Elves charged forward with their Elementals. That was why he could see things more clearly than they could.

running in the front. He could also see a large mana

started to move after seeing the

Clang-!

Han urgently took out

“You're too late.”

comment as he did that. Choi Han could see Cale

tightly interwoven that Choi Han would

Shhhh.

the tree. I will

tried to grab the branch with his mana hands as well.

However…

“Don't move.”

laughed as she

fact, it sounded as if she was daring

stop.” It's fine! I will ignore her! I just need to destroy

"Can’t you see it?”

lowered

then slowly turned his

was gone

“You finally saw it?”

Choi Han looked toward her with a stoic expression. …She’s evil! Putting dead mana by the human!

Raon’s angry

black liquid at the tip of a very thin

able to tell that it was

sharp black branch was stopped right by

matter how quickly Choi Han swung his sword

dead mana stabbing Cale’s

Plop. Plop.

turned

serving as the stone imugi's scales and body

Boom. Boom.

spears fell to the

in the shape of an imugi, but it was

fire surrounding Cale had long since disappeared

‘Cale-nim cannot protect himself.’

dead mana

would be

He heard Elisneh’s voice.

move,

the puppies, and the rest of Cale’s allies all stopped running and

his sword and looked around at each of

then

speak

you guys at any time as well. All of you

expression looked full of

Han’s eyes sparkled at that moment. Choi

tree cage. I was looking at the branch pointed at

pointed at Cale was

It might be possible to

World Tree. He carefully and stealthily put his front paw on the World Tree since

might be able to

see at the moment started to

World Tree is asking you

Raon continued to speak.

started to

then quickly returned to normal as if

there was someone who

who did not miss

Han had looked at last.

mouthed without

‘Do as you wish.’

Elisneh’s voice at the

despair if you take a single step. I will gladly send

not finish

shaman urgently reached his

“You bastard!”

body. That made Elisneh who was on top of it move left

Shaaaaaaa-

to the right side

brush past where she had just

turned her gaze toward where the wind had brushed past

a large stone spear cutting through the

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang-!

that the stone spear crashed into broke down while making

want to fall into an illusion

she looked toward the person who threw the stone

Han who threw the stone

away from Cale. He was heading

if he does

‘He shouldn't do that!’

to approach Choi Han who

after feeling someone put their hands on her shoulder

“Look behind you.”

Jeet had stealthily whispered in her

felt the

Dark Elves and Mary… Even Ron's side had been quiet ever since earlier. They were silent and did not make

they were ready

from Ron to Choi

The Elf realized something.

should follow after Commander

side realized that

all of you

the approaching Choi Han in

Craaaackle-

came out of a shaman’s hand

sword

speak while

like you've misunderstood

Elisneh started to frown.

Choi Han did not stop and

is your

where she had cast her illusion… Choi Han looked toward it

called that

said that they were under

something she misunderstood, something she had

“You're so stupid.”

“…What?”

think you can live in the air

Smile.

started

Ooooooooooong-

started

charging fire

the same for everyone else

Tree and Choi Han… In

appear one by one in

One, two…. Ten….

number of spears was quickly increasing close to

instantly realized the source

‘It's the Dragon.’

started to shout out of

want Cale

then instantly swung

“Ugh!”

She then became anxious.

staff definitely activated. However, a resisting force flowed

“…Perhaps?”

turned toward the black

out of

tree was

Shhh.

Cale’s neck slowly moved away

Cale also released and looked more as if they were

“How?”

started to shake… Hehe. Choi Han!

speaking to Choi Han with excitement. It said a part of the dead mana inside its body was purified when its branches burned up!

burning Cale.

Destruction had burned the black tree

of freedom. But it can only resist

continued to shout with excitement. But Choi

That was the case.

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