Chapter 278 (2/2)
“What do you ’?” Yeriel asked curiously
“It’s as I said,” Ismile replied “Animals there evolve day by day If they used a stone axe yesterday, they will use a bronze spear today, and a steel sword to at an astonishi+ng rate, and Yeriel listened to him in disbelief
“How?” she asked
“By eating”
Everyone looked at Is on only their opponents’ good traits,” Ismile explained
“Why did the Demon Empire and the Sernitas create a space like that?” Emmanuel asked like he couldn’t understand
“How do I know? I’m not the one who created that place,” Isuess what they are ai”
Everyone staredtothat the one ins inside the Hala Forest will beco?” Apoline asked
Is a bit, he said, “Have you heard about Godeok?”
‘Ah,’ Chi-Woo gasped As someone who served eable about Asian spells Godeok, or soo, was a practice so old that it could be traced all the way back to China’s Shang Dynasty It was also a very dark blackwith Yeono’ in Godeok stood for parasite, and the oracle bone script of the character fro Dynasty was cos of the spell In order to begin this practice, one hly poisonous insects and ani thery, the poisonous insects and aniin to eat each other until there was only one left The sole survivor would be in its most evil and poisonous state, and that was called ‘Godeok’
In short, Is would be born Those inside there would eat each other and evolve until there was only one re
“Hold up,” Emmanuel then said “If what you say is true, is it necessary for us to act now? Shouldn’t ait until the king is born…?” Rather than entering the forest in thiswas born and kill just one eneh?” Ismile asked, and Em If a king was born later, the situation could truly be beyond salvaging Considering that, this could be the golden ti was decided
“…You know, I didn’t thinkChoi’s request” Ismile folded his arms like he had had his fill of food and drinks
“You were too arrogant,” Apoline said, and Ismile smirked
“I can’t deny that because of what happened, but if I’d co of it all, I would’ve thought differently as well”
“Well…that’s…”
“Anyways, there’s one definite thing” Israve “Though I went there basically naked, I didn’t let down uard I passed the entrance and entered the central area like that…and ” Ishtly
“But you were able to come back alive” Apoline seemed to think she had spoken too harshly before and said in a soft voice, but Ismile responded with a bitter smile
“I didn’t come back alive It let me live”
The entire expedition team flinched What exactly was it?
“Of course, I don’t knohat it was I don’t even knohat it’s called But from what I personally experienced…hmm, how should I put it? It was like a pure baby that was just born”
Is the particular ht on immediately that I wasn’t at my full potential instinctively”
That hy it had let Is with hiain in his best state before eating him Ismile touched his left arm and said in a low voice, “While there are several more besides that monster, I personally think…it is ed and looked intently at Chi-Woo
“Thus, there’s only one thing that I want to tell you guys”
Chi-Woo gulped because of how fiercely Iso in Bring a suitable guide so that you won’t be pushed back right away But—” Isuys happen to run into the one who took my left arm, escape immediately Don’t dawdle even if it kills a couple of you You knohy I aht?”
Chi-Woo flinched Is their opponents Then the one who ate Ismile’s left arm must have… It seemed the expedition team had reached the same conclusion if the way their expressions stiffened was anything to go by
“Oh uys?” Ismile smiled aardly and scratched his head as the silence continued “I’ you not to overexert yourselves Don’t worry too much even if the worst situation coue and humanity will step up”
Silence enveloped the table after Ismile left They sat blankly until Evelyn said that it was tio to sleep, and a couple of them returned to the inn But Chi-Woo stayed He found a seat outside the restaurant and dwelled in his thoughts His head felt full
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‘I see That’s why…’ Chi-Woo realized nohat atekeeper Because of his carelessness, Is away a body part to their enemy, and in turn his physical traits He thus felt responsible for speeding up and contributing to the evolution of the oneof the Hala Forest
Nevertheless, there was nothing he could do at the present, and thus Isht at the least, he could stop those who couldn’t beat hi the forest Then he could at least prevent thatue had also realized the severity of the situation and hurriedly implemented restrictions
‘What should we do…?’ The difficulty of this expedition seeht There was truth to this concern, as entities surviving in the Hala Forest were continuously evolving and becouide as soon as possible…’ Chi-Woo thought And while thinking this, Chi-Woo felt a strange new gaze upon hiirl with pigtails It was the waitress from the tavern
‘When did she approach h he had been focused on his thoughts, he was always aware of his surroundings after awakening his unification ability How did she elude that and approached him? She was clearly no ordinary person Chi-Woo recalled what had happened in the tavern and raised his guard against her But indifferent to his response, the girl strode up to him Then she bent down and leaned forward In an instant, their faces were so close that he could count the freckles on the girl’s nose
The girl inspected his face from up close Chi-Woo was frozen in his spot, and a sense of nervousness paralyzed hi her lips ‘Ha’
Chi-Woo felt a refreshi+ng scent reach his nostrils and arched his back in surprise
“Who are you?” he finally asked The girl backed away a couple of steps and sht you needed it” Her eyes curved as she smiled “You know, my breath”