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.

could also see a large mana hand that

started to move after seeing the movements

Clang-!

took out his

“You're too late.”

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

Choi Han would need to

Shhhh.

planned to slash the tree.

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

However…

“Don't move.”

as she warned

did not sound urgent, in fact, it sounded

ignore her! I just need to

"Can’t you see it?”

Han lowered his

then slowly turned

mana hand was gone

“You finally saw it?”

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

heard Raon’s angry

wooden cage… There was a black liquid at the tip of a

to tell that it was dead

was stopped right

Choi Han swung his sword or Raon

chances of that branch with dead mana stabbing Cale’s

Plop. Plop.

turned his

the stone spears that were serving as the stone imugi's scales and body start

Boom. Boom.

spears fell to the

the shape of an imugi, but it was not moving

had long since

‘Cale-nim cannot protect himself.’

mana

would be

He heard Elisneh’s voice.

move, your leader will

the rest of Cale’s allies all stopped running and

Han lowered his sword and looked around at each of their

He then saw Beacrox

speak at

the way, the thunderbolt may fall on you guys at any time as well. All of you can

smiling expression looked full of

at that moment.

stood with his back to the tree cage. I was looking at the branch

branch pointed at Cale was trying to move

notion of harming Cale. It might be possible to chat with

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

might be able to hear its

see at

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

Raon continued to speak.

slightly started

normal as if nothing had

someone who

did not

had looked at

immediately mouthed without

‘Do as you wish.’

heard Elisneh’s voice at

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

not finish

urgently reached his hand

“You bastard!”

body. That made Elisneh

Shaaaaaaa-

the right side

gust of wind brush past where

toward where the wind had

stone spear cutting through the

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang-!

the stone spear crashed into

you want to

and she looked toward the person who threw

who threw the stone spear

away from Cale. He was heading

if he does

‘He shouldn't do that!’

Elf tried to approach Choi Han who was

she stopped moving after feeling someone put their hands on her shoulder before she took a

“Look behind you.”

stealthily whispered in

the

been quiet ever

that they were ready to

from Ron to

The Elf realized something.

follow after

realized

all of you wish to

toward the approaching

Craaaackle-

a shaman’s hand and charged

sword and raised his

started to speak while

looks like you've misunderstood

Elisneh started to frown.

did not

us is

she had cast her illusion… Choi Han looked

that place

that they were under

there was something she misunderstood, something

“You're so stupid.”

“…What?”

can live in

Smile.

Han started

Ooooooooooong-

ground started

charging fire tigers

same for everyone

Han… In the empty area between the two

appear one by one in

One, two…. Ten….

was

the

‘It's the Dragon.’

started to shout out of

want Cale

instantly

“Ugh!”

She then became anxious.

staff definitely activated. However, a resisting force flowed

“…Perhaps?”

turned toward

out of

was resisting her

Shhh.

pointed at Cale’s neck slowly moved away even

binding Cale also released and

“How?”

Choi Han! This is what the

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

black tree to bind the burning Cale. A white

tree and purified a portion

the fake World Tree a little bit of freedom. But it can only resist

shout with excitement. But Choi

That was the case.

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