Chapter 400 00400 3. Second Quest - Rescue: Frozen Forest (5 of 5) (1/2)

Deep night, the forest was dark.

Sie... Sie... Sie...

And it was very cold.

“Hmm.”

The cold breeze blows as hard as an ale, and I sag slightly. Then you pull your butt straight toward the burning campfire on your own.

Suddenly, I looked up at the night sky and saw countless shining stars. Looks like there's still a long night left.

Transla t ed b y Ｊp ｍt l .c oｍ “Cool... Cool...”

When I pulled up the blanket wrapped around my body, thinking that I might have a bowl of stew left over for dinner, I suddenly heard a slight snoring sound. Video, even if you don't see who it is. I smile blankly and sigh and look around.

densely grown trees and dense bushes. The landscape is different from the normal forests, although this looks like a permanent forest.

It is stuck in the trees that are trampled under my eyes.

No, it wasn't just the silk tree. Frost was all over the forest, and it even felt like it was in the middle of Antarctica.

Either way.

I scoured the area sharply to act as a vigilante, and only after confirming that no one was there did I look again.

Tr ans lat ed by jp ｍ t l .c om How long has it been?

Ta-da, ta-da!

Suddenly, I looked up at the sound of sparks. Then I saw a spark spreading in the air, and someone bent their head over it. This is Ahn Hyun.

“Well, um... Sister... You can't do this... ”

It's not enough to tighten it in a firefight, is it?

I was supposed to wake up after about 15 minutes, but Ahn Hyun's sleepwalking made me change my mind. Honestly, I was willing to tolerate it if it was a well or a unity, except for Ko Yeon-ju.

As soon as I saw the sly smile on his mouth, I opened my mouth without delay.

“Hey, Ahn Hyun. ”

“Hehehehe!”

Surprisingly, Ahn Hyun immediately reacted. And the subsequent actions were also incredibly agile. He straightened his head for a moment, then opened his eyes and looked around.

“Hmm-hmm. Khh-hmm. Umm.... brother! There's nothing odd about it. Town.”

“... Really? ”

“Cough, cough! Town.”

“ ……. ”

It seemed to have been dull for a while, but he felt the saliva running down his mouth.

When I made my eyes narrow, he immediately stared at me with an awkward gaze. T r ansl a t e d b y Ｊpｍt l .co ｍ

“… Sorry. ”

I turn the wood piled next to me and quietly open my mouth.

“I'm arriving mid-morning today. If you're sleepy, go back to sleep. Don't make a mistake when it matters. ”

“Oh, no! How dare I... I'm disappointed, sir. ”

“Just wipe the drowsiness out of your eyes. Or talk ahead of time and close your eyes. You said that on Mule, right? ”

I mean, if she gets sleepy, she'll understand beforehand and Zola will. Rather than blinking and clumsily vigilant, I'd rather sleep for 15 minutes and stand up nonchalantly. (Of course, there should be a premise that there are at least two.)

“Hehe.”

An-hyun only smiled beautifully that she had wronged herself a hundred times.

I sighed for a moment and stopped pushing. Anyway, now is the hardest time to stand up, and I was pretty sleepy back then.

An-hyun opened her mouth for a while, then carefully opened her mouth to see if she could not win the horse.

“Sir. There's still plenty left, isn't there? ”

“Yes, it's a long way to go for a shift. ”

“Well, I'm really sorry, but can I just sleep for a minute? I'm so sleepy.”

“... I'll wake you up in five minutes. I'll keep an eye on your area. ”

As soon as the permission dropped, Ahn Hyun immediately bowed his head and started snoring in 10 seconds. Tra n s l at e d b y jpm tl .c o m

Yesterday, I threw the firewood I caught into the campfire and stared at the scattered flames.

After a while.

Looking at the blazing flames for a long time, my head fell into a deep thought.

It's been two weeks since I was commissioned by Istanbul Row.

Once you've received a quest.

And as long as the quest is filled with life and death that argues the hour.

I announced the quest announcement and personnel the day after, leaving for Frozen Forest the next day.

There were not many clans of six who participated in the investigation. Come with me, An-hyun. And Vivian, Shin Jae Ryong, Im Hannah, and Jeong Yeon were all together. And Song Seung-gyu, who joined as an Indian, will have a total of seven people.

The client didn't say much, even though it could be thought of as a smaller number of people. I just said that I wanted to leave early for once.

'Frozen Forest' was not an exploratory ruin, but it was definitely a place in my memory.

In fact, it was not that difficult by my standards, so it boldly excluded the necessary positions. (Though efficiently it was good to put on a high note, the current machine needed a Clan Road proxy.)

After that, the investigators who went west marched straight to their destination, and they arrived in the frozen forest three days ago.

And now, the day before we arrived at our final destination, the Tower of Ice.

It was an objective assessment so far everything was fine. The monsters didn't look like much either (they were already in a panic because of the siege.), except very cold, no clan members were injured.

If there is only one variable, the client... T r an sla te d b y jp m tl.c o ｍ

”Huh?

- Shhhhhhh...

- Huahhhhhhhh...

It was then.

I woke up immediately from my senses and sensed abnormal signs in the vicinity.

And as I keep my head fixed, I turn my gaze to the right and to the left, I can see one or two blurry things emerging from the trees. I counted quietly and the number seemed to be about a hundred or so. It looks like fake steam or azirang someday....

'This suspicious gas... It can't be all at once.'

Apparently they were formless, so they couldn't hear their footsteps.

- Hehehehehehe...

- Huuuhhh...

Creepy ears that can never be heard by human nature. I grabbed hold of the 'Sword Unsheathed' in the blanket, and looked forward to waking An-hyun up first.

“I don't... ”

“Brother.”

But surprisingly, Ahn Hyun had already happened. I blinked three or four times to see if I was still sleepy, but my eyes sank endlessly. His hand was headed toward the Dark Spear.

An-hyun asked in a low tone.

“Bro…. What are these?”

“… a ghost. ”

“A ghost?”

An-hyun grabbed hold of the spear and stretched out his hand, but he couldn't rest and looked back and forth. Then I sent a signal to the guy about to run to the tent, telling him to wait for a while, and soon I began to understand the movements I felt around him in detail.

- Shhhhhhh...

- Huahhhhhhhh...

Don't you feel hostile? '

- Go away...

- Hit it...

No, wait.

'This...'

He's trying to say something.

I still haven't let go of the sword, but I've listened more to the grunts.

- ……! G-go!

- Shhh... I... I... I got it.

Yeah, I'm sure. The noise that first sounded like the wind, now it sounds like it's saying something. An-hyun rolled his eyes with a stiff face, whether only I had heard it.

“Tongue, brother.... What...? I hear a strange murmur. You don't understand exactly.... ”

Muttering. It doesn't sound perfect to me who has lifted my senses, but it will sound vague to Ahn Hyun.

After marking the intention of knowing, I dipped my index finger on her lips, and soon An-hyun shut up.

- Run away...! Run away! Inside the forest... Luck...!

- You're... fooling... The... gold tent... is... silver...

Yes, it is.

The last thing I heard, I was able to understand what the ghosts were trying to say, and at the same time, I put down my sword.

“ ……. ”

Then I looked back at the tent, and slowly turned my head again to look at the ghosts in the eye.

Later, when I met Ahn Hyun's eyes as the terminal station, Najik opened his mouth.

“Don't worry too much. Rest now.”

“Yes? Rest?” ”

I nod quietly. And as I glanced, I felt a flutter.

- Don't worry...?

- H-hi!

The ghosts are silent in an instant, if any of them are quick to notice. After checking their silence, I said one more time.

Of course, I still keep my eyes fixed on Ahn Hyun.

“I know. These are the ghosts who have lost their way. ”

“Yes?”

“Don't let it get cold. If you step back soon.... Sooner or later you'll feel better. So don't react quickly, just wait quietly. ”

“? ”

An-hyun tilted his head consistently because he gave a slightly wrong answer. However, the ghosts acted as if they had understood my words in an instant.