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.

was running in the front. He could also see

to move after seeing the movements of

Clang-!

Han urgently took out

“You're too late.”

Han could see Cale who was imprisoned inside

that Choi Han would need to slash the tree to get

Shhhh.

planned to slash the

branch with his mana hands as well. He

However…

“Don't move.”

as she

fact, it sounded as if she was daring

I will ignore her! I just need to

"Can’t you see it?”

Han lowered

slowly turned

hand was

“You finally saw it?”

her with a stoic expression. …She’s evil! Putting dead mana by the human! I will

Raon’s

liquid

able to tell that it

branch was stopped right

matter how quickly Choi Han swung his sword or

that branch with dead mana stabbing Cale’s

Plop. Plop.

Han turned his

were serving as the

Boom. Boom.

spears fell

shape of an imugi, but it

surrounding Cale had long since disappeared

‘Cale-nim cannot protect himself.’

why if that dead mana

would be

He heard Elisneh’s voice.

bastards move, your leader

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

Han lowered his sword and looked

and Mary. He then saw Beacrox

speak at that

at any time as well. All

looked full

sparkled at that

the branch pointed at the human's neck, but the branch is weird!

at Cale was trying to move

It might be possible to chat with this

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

might be able to hear

that nobody could see at the

to smile. Choi Han! The fake World Tree is asking you to get rid of the black staff in

Raon continued to speak.

Han slightly started to smile as

quickly returned to normal as if nothing

someone who had

who did not miss

had looked

immediately mouthed without making

‘Do as you wish.’

Elisneh’s voice at the same

you take a single step. I will gladly send such

not finish her

reached his

“You bastard!”

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

Shaaaaaaa-

right side

gust of wind brush past

her gaze toward where the wind had brushed past

stone spear cutting through the

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang-!

spear crashed into

to fall

started to frown and she looked toward the person who

stone

Cale. He was heading toward the

if he does

‘He shouldn't do that!’

approach Choi Han who was provoking

feeling someone put their hands

“Look behind you.”

warrior Jeet had stealthily

felt the auras

quiet ever since earlier. They were

Elf could tell that they were

gaze then moved from Ron to Choi

The Elf realized something.

should follow after

realized

of you

looked toward the approaching Choi Han

Craaaackle-

a shaman’s

Han lowered his sword

to speak while looking at

looks like you've misunderstood

Elisneh started to frown.

did not

is your

the maze where she had cast her illusion…

called that

also said that they were

something she misunderstood, something she had

“You're so stupid.”

“…What?”

you think you can live

Smile.

started

Ooooooooooong-

ground started

charging fire

the same for everyone else

In the empty area

spears started to appear one by one in

One, two…. Ten….

of spears was quickly increasing close

the source of that

‘It's the Dragon.’

started to shout out of

Cale Henituse

instantly swung her

“Ugh!”

She then became anxious.

she looked down at her hand. The staff

“…Perhaps?”

turned toward the black

got out of my

black tree was

Shhh.

branch pointed at Cale’s neck slowly moved away even as it was

that were tightly binding Cale also released and looked more as if they

“How?”

moment Elisneh's pupils started to shake… Hehe. Choi Han! This

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 own will now!

bind the burning Cale. A white

the black tree and purified a portion of it in the

little bit of freedom. But

continued to shout with excitement. But

That was the case.

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