Dimas deftly pulled Shella and me behind the root of the most enormous tree nearby. Then bent down and tried to stay still.
Moments later, the beast horde literally flew past us. As the name implies, this Black Vampire Bat was completely black in color, from its feather, wings, eyes, to the nail. In this darkness, we could only see the vague figure and sounds of the fluttering wings.
For me, who was a Haier-Elvian, the shape and appearance of the bat could be clearly seen. The beast was similar to a familiar bat. What made it different was its size, as big as a dog with a wingspan of about three meters. Also, a pair of large fangs sticking out of its mouth to suck the blood of its prey. Maybe that's why people called it the Black Vampire Bat.
This animal moved with the herd while hunting. The way they saw it was exactly the same as bats on earth. Because of their poor eyesight, they relied on echoes of sound emanating from their bodies. When it hit something, th
The attack paralyzed the swarm of bats in front of the entrance. Their bodies were cut into several pieces like torn paper. Dark red blood splattered on the ground.No more bats dare to enter here. The sound of their flapping wings could be heard fading away. Perhaps realizing the enemy's greater strength, the bats decided to leave.The three of us remained silent in this place for a few minutes. Worried that it was just a ploy and attacked us when we were off guard."Are you all right?" I asked Dimas and Kak Shella."I'm okay.""I'm fine!" replied Kak Shella. "It's absolutely amazing! I don't know you are that magnificent!""It's not my power. This thing is too overpower." I raised the viglet in my hand so both of them could see it.Either Dimas or Kak Shella looked very impressed with me. Then stared at the black viglet with the ivory-colored pattern given by Prince Keylan with admiration. So did I. If I used a normal viglet, I woul
My eyes opened as the sun shone through the mountains. Its warm light caressed my face gently and dispelled the chill around me. I tried to get up from sleep, stretched my arms and stiff body, then stood up and approached the direction of the river. I cupped my hands to collect the water and drank it. It tasted fresh. Luckily last night, we were able to find a resting place close to a water source.After being attacked by a herd of Black Vampire Bats, Dimas, Kak Shella, and I looked for a safe place to spend the night. It was luck that brought us here. In addition to being close to water, this area was still overgrown by giant trees, so the root could still be used to shelter from animal attacks.We didn't sleep together, of course. There had to be someone on guard to wake the sleeping one if something went wrong. Because we used to go hunting at midnight, only Dimas and I were on guard.I've been on guard for the first three hours, while Dimas after it. That ma
A second later, I immediately ran as fast as lightning towards the foothill. Even though we had already covered half of the distance, this meadow was too wide. The range between me and the foothill was roughly one kilometer. Getting there took a long time. I didn't know if we could reach the foot of the mountain any faster before the spider caught us up.I glanced back, nothing could be seen. The insect seemed to be still waiting underground. That was a bad sign. If it was stayed still, it means that the giant spider was confident that it could catch us easily.The three of us had been running as fast as we could for a while, but still, the foot of the mountain seemed far away. Dimas and Kak Shella were still lagging behind. The man held Kak Shella's hand so she wouldn't fall. It seemed that he had no intention of letting go of such a beautiful girl's hand. As if he would rather drag her away than leave Kak Shella. Dimas even brought her backpack, which looked big.
As soon as I finished casting the spell, I felt the power flew from within my chest to my arms, then transmitted to the viglet I held. In the next eye blink, a wisp of wind formed at the tip of this black-colored stick. Formed a dense ball of wind as small as the palm of my hand. I focused and concentrated again quickly. The wind ball expanded several times rapidly.In one fell swoop, the magical flow I emitted instantly struck the giant insect in front of me. The Esze effect produced by this viglet was so strong. The spider monster was bounced a few meters back, the grass around it was ripped apart.That much power didn't seem to have completely overthrown the spider monster. It still tried to get up even though it had to struggle with its legs."Vitr Blast!"Not wanting to give it time to recover, I hit it again with the same Esze. Along with the exploding wisps of wind, its body was thrown several meters away. The monster even broke its leg to
It has been two days since Anggi and her small team left Glafelden. For a town with nearly 10,000 residents, the loss of three people was no big deal. In fact, it seemed trivial. The people wouldn't care about everyone coming and going from this town.But this time, it was different. One of the three who left was the most wanted person in the country. It was because the Crown Prince of this country himself had passed the order. The Royal Capital, Lurich, deployed a platoon of special forces on this searching mission. That was why the Glafelden Town became noisy with this army. Almost every time, they patrolled all over the city, making the townspeople worried about what would happen to their town.The special forces questioned many residents and even interrogated some of them intensely. They continued to do this all day from dawn to midnight. The whole town now knew that they were looking for a girl with long ears in Glafelden. Of course, the people knew nothing about
Thanks to the new order that Guffiy had ordered, all the Elite Knights had become very busy. They began to tighten the four city gates as the main routes in and out of Glafelden Town. Everyone who passed through the gate had to show an official identity card issued by the town hall. The Elite Knights took note of a few things from the residents who passed through the gate. Such as name, needs, address, also the duration of departure. All of this was done so that their target named "Anggi" could not escape.Almost all the time, Elite Knight members patrolled the town streets, looking for information as well as catching suspicious people. Unfortunately, among the people they captured, none of them were their targets. The longer they expand the patrol area to touch the outskirts of the town.In the corner of a window in an old house, a woman pulled back the curtains and peered out. Two Elite Knights passed through the street in front of her house after questioning several
Quite a long time had passed since the sun had fallen on the western horizon. The star-studded night sky became the backdrop for Glafelden Town at this time. The busyness of the population also decreased over time. Although there were indeed some places that were still crowded, such as restaurants, bars, and the main street.However, such a crowd wouldn't last long. It was due to the Elite Knight rule, which imposed a curfew from nine o'clock. No residents were allowed to leave their homes after the stipulated hours, or they would be arrested and thrown in prison for a full month. Dozens of people have been arrested because of it, even though they weren't really the wanted target.The Elite Knights divided their members into two parts. One group actively sought information and guarded the city gates during the day, while the rest patrolled the streets at night. Even with the limited number of members, Elite Knights could still carry out their duties patrolling all corn
It was just early morning in the town of Glafelden. The night sky, studded with sparkling stars, began to be showered with bright light from the eastern horizon. A glimmer of the sun's rays cut through the darkness of the night sky. One by one, the lights in the building went out. Some of the townspeople had just woken up and were getting ready to get busy. Although some of them chose to stay asleep on a warm mattress until the sun appeared fully. People passed by on the streets and started their activities to awaken life in this town. But none of them thought that their activities today wouldn't run smoothly. The suburbs usually traveled to the town center because it was the most their activities most located. There were many offices, government or private companies, where two thousand workers worked. Restaurants and shops were more crowded than on the town's outskirts because of their strategic location. There were also schools and academies where five thousand stu
A loud thumping sound was created as the wisp of wind smashed against the wall and caused part of the ceiling to collapse. Luminous rocks, dirt, and pebbles rained down from above. Half of the vast square was covered in thick dust, making it impossible to guess where Dimas was.My energy was gone. Chill ran down the spine and gave this body a feeling of intense horror. While hanging on to the root fibers of the Hanarusa tree, my eyes widened. Looking down, hoping that Dimas would immediately come out of the dust and attack the monster's feet like before.However, he still didn't appear even though time had passed. Beads of sweat dripped from my forehead. Not a word was spoken from this mouth while hoping for the best possibility.But when? Until when should I keep hoping? What if that hope never appeared?Negative questions kept coming to my head, making me unable to think clearly. Coupled with excessive indecision and anxiety, my fear is getting worse. I looked up. The exit was just
My eyes locked on two lights shining in the darkness. Part of my brain had sent orders to this body to leave immediately. But some were curious about what was behind the gap in the wall. The feeling of horror was increasingly enveloping my whole body and making me completely numb. Cold sweat started pouring down profusely when my ears caught a growling sound inside the gap. I froze, too shocked and couldn't remember to move. Needless to say, Dimas was frightened too. This was the first time I'd seen his hands shaking like this. Though usually, he was not afraid to face anyone, even though his opponent was the Elvian army.I forced myself free from the stiffness of my body, trying to move my legs little by little."Dimas! Dimas!" I screamed loudly, but the man ignored me. My hand grabbed Dimas' shoulder, then shook his body hard to wake him up."Uh, what?" he answered, looking confused. He was too fixated on a figure and ignored the other stuff."Let's get out of here quick
"No, Fool!" he replied curtly. "Haven't you gotten more of an idiot lately?""I already get it. But you don't really mean to go down there, do you? What if the Spirit Crystals aren't there?""We won't know unless we go, right?"I scratched the back of my head even though it didn't itch. Maybe it was an expression of my frustration when I found out what Dimas meant. At first glance, the idea may seem frivolous. Even though I saw a massive room underground, I wasn't sure what it was.It was like winning the bet if the Spirit Crystal was in that room. Conversely, we might find an underground monster lair. When using Super Sense, I only saw the dirt wall and the roots of the Giant Hanarusa tree. However, down there was still dangerous. It could be that there was a nest of centipedes, worms, or other monsters that were giant in size.However, I'm curious.After thinking for a while, I decided to go down the hole. I stepped to the edge of the hole, squatted down, then tried to put one foot
"S-Sister? S-So you are … Almira's brother? I mean Elywien's?" I asked in a high-pitched voice. "Elywien is my sister. She used to be an intelligence member of this kingdom. Before finally leaving her job and family after marrying a human. Are we talking about the same person?" I immediately covered my wide-open mouth. Unable to contain the shock of such an unexpected coincidence, I shuffled back a little. "Yes, you're right. My friend Almira is indeed Elvian, who eloped with her husband," "How is she now? I haven't seen her in years," Elzhar asked enthusiastically as if he didn't care about the condition of his body that had not fully recovered. "She's fine, really. Indeed she lived a simple life, but she is now happy. I've never met her husband. I think he's a loving husband. Oh, yeah! She also has an adorable five-year-old son, his name is Cedric," Elzhar suddenly smiled, an expression of relief now attached to his face. "Thank God she's happy. I'm glad to hear that," "Don
As the night got late, I found Elvian's words were the truth. The entire forest area was flooded due to springs suddenly appearing everywhere. The water discharge was swift enough to submerge this forest as deep as two meters in a short time.Fortunately, I was already on top of the Hanarusa tree, which was quite high and far from stagnant water. The Elvians called this giant bonsai tree that way. I didn't know where the name came from. At least now I knew the right name for this tree. Then for this forest, they named it the Hanarusa Sacred Forest. It seemed the Elvians respected highly to this forest for some reason I didn't understand."After this, we head to that tree!" exclaimed the limp young Elvian while pointing to a Hanarusa tree near me." We have to make a detour to a deserted place.""Okay," I answered briefly. Then I translated it into the Lurivian language so that it was easy for my friends who didn't speak Elvian to understand.Dimas carried the Elvian carefully on his ba
I sat limply in front of the teenager Elvian, lying helplessly. The sign of life in his eyes faded away, his breath getting weaker. It was only a matter of time until he lost his life.But is this correct?Is killing someone the right thing to do at this time?At first, I just wanted to paralyze him. I never thought the arrow I let out would thrust into his chest. Oh, my god! I didn't want to see someone die in front of my eyes because of me. Imagining the grief that the Elvian family had to go through instantly made my chest hurt.I knew I couldn't be naive. In this journey, there must be a time for me to take the lives of others. But not so fast as this. I wasn't ready to bear the responsibility and guilt of killing people.Deep down, I wanted this teenage Elvian to stay alive. If only I could—."...-ggi. Anggi!!!" Suddenly Dimas' screams echoed in my ears. It was as if the voice had just emerged from the silence."Eh, wh-what
"Are you sure?" asked Shella enthusiastically."Very sure," I answered confidently. "You probably can't. But my eyes could see that many people are walking on the branches and doing activities there.""They made the city on a tree?" now it was Dimas' turn to look very excited."You could see for yourself later."Hearing of a city being built on a tree made them both furious. It was a normal reaction for people from another world like us. Even when I first arrived in Ruvia City, I was just as enthusiastic as them. Looked around with sparkling eyes like a peasant. Looking back, my reaction was even worse."Let's go down immediately!" exclaimed Dimas, who immediately left me, followed by Shella behind him.Geez! They were like little kids impatiently waiting for a birthday present. I also followed the two behind, adjusting the two people's fast-moving footsteps.This small team descended the mountainside quite quickly. We arrived at the
I looked down to confirm what I found, and sure enough, it was the Black Selenium Mushroom. The characteristics were precisely the same as those described by Shella before. This mushroom has dark black color and was shaped like a pouch. From what I remember, the sap of this mushroom was very dangerous when it came into contact with the skin. I better be careful not to hurt myself.I was silent for a moment, thinking about how to pick this thing without touching it. Too bad I didn't have leather gloves to protect my palms.In the darkness, my eyes were caught by the faint glint of the dagger hanging from my waist. That's right! I completely forgot I had this thing.I immediately pulled the dagger from the belt and tried to cut the mushroom's stem. Doing this in the dark without light aid would be difficult for humans. Luckily I had Haier-Elvian's ability.I have been grateful hundreds of times for being blessed with this ability! Although I also swor
My sense of hearing, which was more sensitive than humans, immediately felt excruciating pain. It was as if my eardrum had been pierced by a nail until it penetrated my head. My palms couldn't even hold back the loud sound that came in. Although the howl didn't last long, my energy was drained just to endure the deafening sound.My body almost fell to the ground if my brain didn't give me the command to stay alert. I cast my gaze forward. The bear monster had thick white fur similar to a polar bear, it was about three stories tall. The beast had two pairs of arms and two legs, with a fat, flabby body.I briefly remember the Biology lessons taught in my old world. This monster was similar to Tardigrada, a microscopic animal shaped like a bear. The shape of the head that only had a mouth without eyes was also very similar. I even felt that the monster standing in front of me was initially a Tardigrada who was enlarged with a Doraemon magnifying flashlight, then given a h