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 a large mana hand that he was certain belonged to

started to move after seeing the

Clang-!

urgently took out his

“You're too late.”

that. Choi Han could see Cale who was imprisoned inside this

that Choi Han would need to slash the tree to get

Shhhh.

Han planned to slash the tree. I will rip it

hands as well. He was

However…

“Don't move.”

laughed as she warned

sounded as if she was daring

It's fine! I will ignore her!

"Can’t you see it?”

lowered his

then slowly

mana hand was gone

“You finally saw it?”

started to smile. Choi Han looked toward her with a stoic expression. …She’s

heard Raon’s angry

cage… There was a black liquid

be able to tell that it was

sharp black branch was stopped right by Cale's

Choi Han swung his sword or

that branch with dead mana stabbing Cale’s

Plop. Plop.

Han turned

spears that were serving as

Boom. Boom.

fell to

an imugi, but

had long since disappeared

‘Cale-nim cannot protect himself.’

that dead mana

would be

He heard Elisneh’s voice.

bastards move, your

stopped running and stood in place

sword and looked around at each of

and Mary. He then saw Beacrox and

to speak at that

by the way, the thunderbolt may fall on you guys at any time as well.

smiling expression looked

sparkled at that moment. Choi Han!

to the tree cage. I was looking at the branch pointed

Cale was trying

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

He carefully and stealthily put his front paw on the

be able

eyes that nobody could see at

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

Raon continued to speak.

started to

returned to normal

there was someone who had seen

expert who did not miss

had looked at last. It

without making a

‘Do as you wish.’

heard Elisneh’s voice at the same

of you will see your greatest despair if you take a single step.

could not finish her

urgently reached

“You bastard!”

That made Elisneh who was on top of it move left as

Shaaaaaaa-

off to the right

felt a strong gust of wind brush past where she had just been

gaze toward where

stone

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang-!

crashed into broke down while making a

want to fall

she looked toward the person who threw

Han who threw the stone spear sighed

from Cale. He

he does

‘He shouldn't do that!’

to approach Choi Han

feeling someone put their hands on her shoulder before she

“Look behind you.”

stealthily

finally felt the auras

Elves and Mary… Even Ron's side had been quiet ever since earlier. They were silent and did

that they were ready to attack

from

The Elf realized something.

person they should follow after

side realized

all of you wish

the approaching Choi Han

Craaaackle-

fire tigers came out of a shaman’s hand

his sword

started to speak

like

Elisneh started to frown.

Han did not stop and continued to

us is your

the maze where she had cast

had called that place her

said that they were

something she misunderstood, something she

“You're so stupid.”

“…What?”

think you can

Smile.

started

Ooooooooooong-

ground started

fire tigers

everyone else in

In the empty area between

to appear one

One, two…. Ten….

of spears was quickly

instantly realized the source of

‘It's the Dragon.’

shout

want Cale

instantly swung her

“Ugh!”

She then became anxious.

looked down at her hand. The staff definitely

“…Perhaps?”

toward

out of my

black tree was

Shhh.

Cale’s neck slowly moved away even as it

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

“How?”

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

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 own will now! That’s what the fake World

burning Cale. A white light

the black tree and purified a portion of it in the

of freedom. But it can only resist the control for

shout with excitement. But

That was the case.

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