Chapter 49. The Wild Forest (6) (1/2)
Chapter 49 The Wild Forest (6)
There was a large clearing in the eastern part of the forest It had transformed into a developed outpost The two entrances were shabby, but there ooden fences and four guards on each side There was a large blaze that was reminiscent of a ca a late dinner
“Slurp” Seo Jun-Ho was eating cup raht in his inventory and looked around when he finished
‘There are 80 people here And there are 72 Players that are gathering in the north and south’
152 in total It was the same number of Players that were currently inside the Gate Surprisingly, they had all decided to join hiood’
48 people had died on the first night They’d lost a fourth of their h on the survivors
‘…It’s good that they’re as angry as they are nervous though’
They’d lost friends, sunbaes, hubaes, and lovers The Players who’d lost their loved ones were sharpening the knife of vengeance Even if he told the came, they would probably listen without a word
Seo Jun-Ho calht now, I’s up until nohich was less than he had expected because he dispatched other Players to clean thehtother Players
‘The re number of enemies is around 560’
All the Players here who had entered through the Gate could easily hunt four dark elves each But that was only if they went ‘hunting’
‘Tomorroill be like a war’
After he saved the last survivor, the Bravo party’s maknae, Seo Jun-Ho set up the outpost He hadn’t encountered a dark elf since then
‘They’re starting to feel the losses’
The tribe chief was smart, so he wouldn’t act rashly He would probably lock down their stronghold and focus on naval forces The Players had to make the first move
‘The problem is…’
Seo Jun-Ho looked at each Player as eating They came from all different races, nationalities, Guilds, and parties Some of them were even non-combatants like Seo Mi-Rae
‘Compared to the dark elves who move under their leader’s orders, we just seem like a mob’
They were obedient for now because they were thirsty for vengeance, but he didn’t kno long that would last This wasn’t the only probleh
“We have to hurry up and clear this Gate!”
“I get what you’re saying, but we can’t just sacrifice ourselves for one person” Seo Jun-Ho’s attention turned to the two groups that were arguing
“Dammit…we can’t treat this without a medical specialist from a hospital”
The Bravo party’spoisoned by the dark elf Choi Jin-Pyo and other healers tried to help hiainst the poison
“What are you so scared of? If we combine with the other Players, there’ll be 150 of us! 150!”
“Watch what you’re saying Who said I was scared?”
“Ugh”
Seo Jun-Ho facepalanized, and now there was even infighting
‘It’ll be impossible to lead them and clear the Gate by nor noticed hi “Jun-Ho-nim, what do you think?”
“Well, there’s pros and cons to either option But…” As he spoke, dozens of Players looked at him “If possible, it would be best to clear this Gate quickly”
“I knew it!” The Bravo party roup looked disappointed Seo Jun-Ho quickly continued “Of course, it’s not simply for the sake of one person” It was the conclusion he had coe the dark elves’ forces were through the memories, but the others didn’t
“First of all, I believe that the number of dark elves left is around the nuht”
“May I ask why you think that?”
“We thought there would be around 200 at most”
“Of course You probably ca about how dark elves act” They were extremely selfish and individualistic by nature These Players weren’t beginners, so that had been the first thing they considered ‘But we’re not dealing with normal dark elves’
The leader of the Black Moss tribe was extre power had united the self-centered dark elves This becaht As Seo Jun-Ho explained this, the other Players slowly started to nod
“That makes sense…the dark elves in this forest were very different from what I knew about theanized group As you said, this is likely thanks to their leader”
“It reminds e exa”
“He probably said that with these kinds of situations in mind”
“Gates are always unpredictable” The Players quickly started to agree with Seo Jun-Ho’s opinion Even though he was the lowest level Player, he had shown them the most
‘That’s why they say Players only care about perfor proudly, one of the Players spoke to hi that there are 500 elveshow about the Woldogs?”
“There are no more left”
“Huh?!” The Players blinked, confused by his confidence He wasn’t some fortuneteller, after all
“Think about the last Player we saved”
“Are you talking about our maknae?” A member of the Bravo party quietly raised their hand Seo Jun-Ho nodded
“What was chasing thes The dark elves had released thes were just pups” They hadn’t been large enough for the dark elves to ride
“The fact that they were using young Woldogs in a pursuitthe first attack”
“Ohh…”
“That’s right!” The Players slapped their knees as they finally understood At the saot distracted by the battle, Seo Jun-Ho didn’t ht now, the dark elves are probably locking down their stronghold and focusing on naval forces” Seo Jun-Ho spoke without hesitation “However, if this drags on longer, it won't be the about the chronic problems of Players “We have limited rations, so we can’t fully rest, or our numbers will dwindle”
The enemy numbered over 500 The tribe chief wouldn’t e once he understood the Players’ situation
“They’re going to keep ae-scale surprise attacks like the first night…”