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.

He could also see a large mana hand that he was certain belonged to

started to move after seeing the movements of those

Clang-!

urgently took out his

“You're too late.”

did that. Choi Han could see Cale who was imprisoned inside this black tree branch

tightly interwoven that Choi Han would need to slash the

Shhhh.

Choi Han planned to slash the tree. I will rip

his mana hands as well.

However…

“Don't move.”

as she warned

sound urgent, in fact, it sounded as if she

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

"Can’t you see it?”

Han lowered

then slowly turned his

was

“You finally saw it?”

Han looked toward her with a stoic expression. …She’s evil!

Raon’s angry

a black liquid at the tip of

would be able to tell that

sharp black branch was stopped

swung his sword or Raon pulled the branches

that branch with dead mana stabbing Cale’s neck first were

Plop. Plop.

Han turned

that were serving as the

Boom. Boom.

fell to

remained in the shape of an imugi, but it was not

fire surrounding Cale had

‘Cale-nim cannot protect himself.’

mana liquid

be

He heard Elisneh’s voice.

you bastards move, your leader will

Elves, the puppies, and the rest of Cale’s allies all stopped running and stood in place in shock without knowing what to

and looked around

Mary. He then saw

to speak

may fall on you guys at any time as well. All of you can end

smiling expression looked

Han’s eyes sparkled at that moment. Choi

the branch pointed at the

at Cale was

be rejecting the notion of harming Cale. It might be possible to chat with this tree too!

had seen Cale chat with the World Tree. He carefully and stealthily put his front

able to

eyes that nobody could see

smile. Choi Han! The fake World Tree is asking you to get rid

Raon continued to speak.

started to smile

normal as if

there was someone who had

expert who did not miss that

person Choi Han had looked at last. It was

mouthed without

‘Do as you wish.’

Elisneh’s voice at the same

if you take a single step. I will gladly

could not finish her

shaman urgently reached his hand

“You bastard!”

Elisneh who was on top

Shaaaaaaa-

to the right

brush past where she had just been

gaze toward where

saw a large stone spear

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang-!

wall that the stone spear crashed into broke down while making a loud

to fall into

and she looked toward the person who threw the stone

Han who threw the stone spear sighed and slowly

away from Cale. He was

if he

‘He shouldn't do that!’

Elf tried to approach Choi Han who

put their hands on

“Look behind you.”

warrior Jeet had stealthily whispered

the auras

the Dark Elves and Mary… Even Ron's side had been quiet ever since earlier. They

that they were ready

from Ron to Choi

The Elf realized something.

should follow after Commander Cale was

realized that as

you wish

the approaching Choi Han

Craaaackle-

out of a shaman’s hand and charged toward

Han lowered his sword

started to speak while looking at

like you've misunderstood

Elisneh started to frown.

did not stop and

us is your

of the maze where she had cast her illusion… Choi Han looked toward it and

that place

had also said that they were under

was something she misunderstood, something

“You're so stupid.”

“…What?”

you think you can live in

Smile.

Han started

Ooooooooooong-

started to

fire tigers

was the same for everyone else in the maze

World Tree and Choi Han… In the empty area between

started to appear one by one in

One, two…. Ten….

of spears was quickly increasing close

instantly realized the

‘It's the Dragon.’

to shout out

Cale

instantly swung her

“Ugh!”

She then became anxious.

she looked down at her hand. The staff definitely activated. However, a resisting force flowed through

“…Perhaps?”

turned toward the

got out of my

tree was resisting her

Shhh.

Cale’s neck slowly

released and looked more as if they were cradling the

“How?”

started to shake… Hehe. Choi Han! This is what the black World Tree

said a part of the dead mana inside its body was purified when its branches burned up! That’s why it thinks it can move according to its

Cale. A white light

had burned the black tree and purified a portion of it in the

a little bit of freedom. But it can only resist

continued to shout with excitement. But Choi

That was the case.

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