Chapter 39 (1/2)

Chapter 39 –  Day 11, 8th Floor Forest

The first thing I saw was the sky, then Yang Su-jin and Yoon Ji-hee.

”h.e.l.lo… Ack?!” Yang Su-jin smiled widely before finally noticing. We were all floating in the air. A s.h.i.+ny bubble was surrounding each of us.

Instead of being shocked, I looked around as much as possible. The s.p.a.ce itself seemed similar to Talia. However, the sun was nowhere to be found. Only the bubbles surrounding us and the lights s.h.i.+ning from the ground could be seen.

I figured we were approximately 50 meters from the ground?

“Don't panic, and look over there.” Yang Su-jin and Yoon Ji-hee looked in the direction that I indicated. There were dozens of sparkling bubbles at the same height as us. I couldn't see inside because of the distance, but there were definitely people inside it.

“We're probably going to fall.”

”Yes?!”

”…” Yang Su-jin's eyes widened at my words, while Yoon Ji-hee didn't say anything.

We weren't simply heading downwards. If not, they wouldn't need to put us in the sky like this. “Do you remember the ticket I gave you? Tear it if there is an urgent situati…”

Paang.

I heard the scream of a woman. The fall took place in an instant. As the dizzying view moved around me,

Kung.

There was a heavy thud. I was rolling across the ground. I got up and looked around.

[Evella. Type: Plant Rank D.]

[A leafless plant found in Evella Forest, also called the 'barren forest.' It is only made up of stems and roots, not leaves. Unless there is a fire, removing this plant is very difficult. Since it grows faster than the burning rate, the creatures and inhabitants of Evella Forest can't resist them. They can only live in the s.p.a.ces allowed by this plant.]

Indeed, these plants were everywhere, like a white fence. Not only was it around me, but the plants were also above me. There was only a hole left from the bubble that had surrounded me.

That hole was restored in almost seconds. There were two paths to my left and right. This was the s.p.a.ce that 'Evella' allowed. I tried disobeying. I grabbed a Evella vine from among the wall-like fence and firmly pushed.

“Um…”

There was overwhelming pressure despite my muscle strength being 20 points. I could easily break it with my body, but it was instantly restored. I didn't know if the wall of vines was thin or not. It was unreasonable to go through the wall without knowing how thick it was.

Due to the fact that it was a forest without light, the limited field of view from the previous floors was back again. In the end, I could only explore the maze instead of going through the wall.

I started walking down a path. Rather than silencing my footsteps, I focused on exploring as quickly as possible. As I thought, I soon met a resident.

Swik.

There was the sound of metal rubbing against something. I stopped walking and raised my head. Surprise appeared on the face of the male hanging above me.

“Geik!”

The man fell from above. I took a step back and widened the distance. I honestly thought it was a goblin or something. I had seen the forest from the air. I thought that the bright lights among the vines came from a village of intelligent creatures, but he was a human.

“Moget.” His skin color was light brown. At first glance, he looked like a mixture of an Asian and a western person. However, his nose was sharp like an arrow. His hair color was also gray, a natural color that didn't exist in my world.

”Why? I. Attack. Won't.” I made my p.r.o.nunciation of Tellan as clear as possible.

”Hah?” The other person looked surprised. Then he said, “Give me Moget.”

[The level of a talent has risen.]

[Tellan (Conversation). Lv 2. Related abilities have increased.]

“Moget? What is that?” The person opened his mouth like he was going to explain, but then his eyes narrowed and he adjusted the daggers in both hands, like I was an enemy. Once I was killed, he could collect the items without any questions.

A corpse couldn't converse. The man moved immediately.

Fast!

Of course, it wasn't that hard to avoid.

Tak.

I grabbed his wrist and lightly pulled, as I immediately noticed that appearances were deceiving. This guy looked like an ordinary teenage boy. However, the impression of strength I received from grabbing his wrists far surpa.s.sed that of Lee Sang-yoon.

Was it the difference between species? Even though they looked similar, their physical abilities might be far superior to that of modern human beings. I put strength into the hands holding his wrist. It was very light.

”…!!” His hands dropped the two daggers and I blocked the scream that tried to emerge.

”Hey. Tellan.” I didn't know what else to call him. “I am stronger than you. If you raise your voice then your neck will be broken. I hope you understand. Speak slowly. Evenly.”

As I pulled my hand away from his mouth, the boy's frightened eyes turned to me.

”Our warriors will catch you soon.” Unlike his bold words, his voice was as small as an ant. It was cute.

I asked again. ”What is Moget?”

“T-The invitation of the G.o.ds…”

“Describe the function of it.”

“If I rip it, I can go to the sanctuary.”

Ah. I took out a ticket from my inventory. ”Is this what you are referring to?”

“Moget.” The boy's eyes shone like it was a treasure. Was it to buy goods they couldn't get from here? The daggers that the boy dropped and the clothes he wore seemed quite shabby. Although they seemed to be natives of the forest, the shabby nature showed how long they had been pa.s.sed on.

“Do you have money?”