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

move after seeing the movements of those

Clang-!

took

“You're too late.”

that. Choi Han could see

would need to slash

Shhhh.

slash the tree. I will rip

branch with his mana hands as well. He was going to rip it

However…

“Don't move.”

laughed as she

did not sound urgent, in fact, it sounded

I will ignore her! I just

"Can’t you see it?”

lowered his

slowly turned

was gone as

“You finally saw it?”

a stoic expression. …She’s

heard Raon’s angry

liquid at the tip of

be able to tell that it was

branch was stopped right by Cale's

Choi Han swung his

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

Plop. Plop.

turned his

as

Boom. Boom.

stone spears fell to

imugi, but it was

fire surrounding Cale had long since

‘Cale-nim cannot protect himself.’

dead mana liquid pierced through Cale’s neck right

would be very

He heard Elisneh’s voice.

bastards move, your

all stopped running

Han lowered his sword and looked around

He then saw

continued to speak

you guys at any time as well. All of you can end up like

looked full of

Han’s eyes sparkled at that moment. Choi Han! This is

heard Raon's voice in his mind as he stood with his back to the tree cage. I was looking at the branch pointed at the human's neck, but the branch is weird! It’s shaking and doing its best to move away from the

Cale

seemed to 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

be able to hear

eyes that nobody could see at the moment started

Tree is asking you

Raon continued to speak.

started to smile

to normal as if

there was someone

who did

had looked at last.

without making a

‘Do as you wish.’

heard Elisneh’s voice at

will see your greatest despair if you take a single step. I will gladly send such gifts

could not

shaman urgently reached

“You bastard!”

quickly twisted its body. That made Elisneh who

Shaaaaaaa-

right

strong gust of wind brush past where she had

gaze toward where the wind had

saw a large stone

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang-!

wall that the stone spear crashed into broke down while making

Do you want to fall into

started to frown and she looked toward the person

the stone spear

Cale. He

if he

‘He shouldn't do that!’

Elf tried to approach Choi Han who was

feeling someone put their hands on her shoulder before she took

“Look behind you.”

Jeet had stealthily whispered in

the

side had been quiet ever since earlier. They were silent and did not make any special

Elf could tell that they were ready

gaze then moved from Ron

The Elf realized something.

person they should follow after Commander Cale was Choi

realized that as

all of you wish

toward the approaching Choi Han in

Craaaackle-

of a shaman’s

Han lowered his sword and raised his

speak

like you've misunderstood

Elisneh started to frown.

did not stop

is

she had cast her illusion… Choi Han looked

called that place her

had also said that they were under

there was something she misunderstood, something she

“You're so stupid.”

“…What?”

think you can live

Smile.

started

Ooooooooooong-

started

charging fire tigers

the same for everyone else in

Tree and Choi Han… In the

started to appear one

One, two…. Ten….

spears was quickly

instantly realized the source of that

‘It's the Dragon.’

to shout

want Cale Henituse to

then instantly swung

“Ugh!”

She then became anxious.

at her hand. The staff definitely activated. However, a resisting force flowed through and attacked

“…Perhaps?”

toward the black

got out of

black tree was resisting

Shhh.

Cale’s neck slowly moved away even as it was

also released and looked more as if they were cradling

“How?”

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

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

bind the burning Cale. A white light had struck

the black tree

little bit of freedom. But it

shout with excitement. But Choi Han. You

That was the case.

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