Chapter 193: Chapter 193 - Demons' Forest (8)
Chapter 193 – Demons’ Forest (8)
“Ugh, the air here is so heavy . Even the 12th floor wasn’t this bad . ”
Phante complained as he walked through the Demons’ Forest .
It was fun beating up the occasional ghosts and Demonic species that appeared, but the air was so heavy that he wasn’t in a good mood .
However, Edora ignored Phante’s complaints and continued to look for the path .
The coordinates that Yeon-woo had taught them were definitely somewhere near here .
Phante was pouting .
“Sheesh . You can’t hear what your brother’s saying cause you’re thinking of finding your hubby, huh?”
Edora just coldly replied, “If you’re jealous, look for someone you like, too . Although you probably won’t ever be able to do that . ”
“Hey! It’s just ‘cause I’m busy with this, but I’m actually pretty pop… . . ”
“I think it’s there . ”
“Hey!”
Edora turned away from Phante and approached a certain point .
It looked no different from other parts of the forest, but with Edora’s Insight, it was clear for her .
There were pieces of the barrier that were formed like a honeycomb .
They made a large sphere and were covering a part of the forest .
Edora put her hand inside the barrier . Normally, she would’ve been flicked out, but it seemed like she found the right path . Her hand passed through the air .
She slowly moved inside the barrier . The moment Phante followed after he, his eyes widened .
A view that was too beautiful was in front of them .
It was the moment they entered an Illusionary World that they had only heard about .
“You’re here?”
Yeon-woo skillfully welcomed them . There was dirt on his clothes and his hands, like he had just been doing something .
“Is something the matter, Oraboni? You seem tired . ”
“I was doing this and that . It’s not something to worry about, so don’t worry . ”
Yeon-woo waved his hand to assure Edora, and he led the two around the Illusionary World .
Brahm looked displeased seeing the two .
“Bringing outsiders in like that……”
“What’s wrong? I think it’s nice . And Sesha seems to like it as well,” Galliard scolded Brahm with a grin .
Sesha was usually wary of strangers, but she seemed to like the siblings .
She was interested in them because Yeon-woo said they were his friends, and Phante and Edora got along well with children . Phante liked children, and Sesha had fun with Edora because they were both girls .
“If it wasn’t for that, I would’ve chased them out a long time ago . ”
Brahm crossed his arms and grumbled .
But unlike his attitude, his two eyes were focused on the smiling Sesha .
Last night, Yeon-woo had said that his friends had entered the 23rd floor and asked if it was okay to bring them inside the barrier .
Brahm refused at first since he was being chased after the Elohim and Aether, but as Galliard agreed, saying they were from the One-horned tribe, he ended up allowing them in with several conditions .
They couldn’t be loud, and they were not even allowed to go near the farm . And if the Elohim found them, they had to help .
Most players would’ve ran away after hearing the name ‘Elohim,’ but the siblings quickly agreed to the conditions without any hesitation .
The One-horned tribe, who even fought against Red Dragon, had nothing to fear from the Elohim . The same went for the Phante siblings .
“You know . Sesha might’ve been lonely . Didn’t she spend too much time disconnected from the world?”
“So keep that in mind . ”
Brahm tightly closed his mouth . There was nothing he could say here .
Galliard might be right . It was true that Sesha was laughing a lot more than she usually did .
The first time she laughed like that was probably when Galliard came . It was a laugh that she didn’t show Brahm often .
Maybe .
It occurred to him that he made Sesha more lonely while thinking that he was doing it for her .
“Cain . I have something to say, so come here . ”
Yeon-woo, who was watching Sesha, Edora, and Phante play together, turned his head towards Brahm .
A funny situation had just occurred because the three were playing hide and seek, and Phante had been caught by Sesha because he was so big .
Yeon-woo brushed his bottom off and stood up . He told Edora that he would leave for a moment, and headed behind the cottage following Brahm .
Edora wasn’t able to take her eyes off of Yeon-woo as he walked away .
She narrowed her eyes like she didn’t like something, and sighed .
It was a deep sigh . She felt this every time she looked at Yeon-woo, but he was always the same . It would’ve been nice if he said he was glad to see her, or say that he missed them . He was someone that you couldn’t expect such things from .
As Edora shook her head to look where Phante and Sesha was, she was surprised because Sesha suddenly jumped out .
She folded her thoughts and smiled again .
“What’s wrong?”
“Edora, do you like Cain?”
It was a sudden question . Edora’s eyes widened, and she faintly smiled .
“Why do you think that?”
“Your eyes never left Cain . ”
Edora unintentionally coughed . It seemed that her emotions were so plain that even a young child like this could see them .
But she still had her pride as a woman . Just when she was thinking that she shouldn’t make it obvious, her expression turned strange at what Sesha said .
“Heehee . Should I help you?”
While Sesha and Edora were talking about this and that, Yeon-woo was speaking with Brahm and Galliard .
They seemed quite serious when they called Yeon-woo over, so he thought it was something important . He was right .
Sponsored Content
“You know that the transmutation circle and the barrier are almost finished, right?”
“Yes . ”
Yeon-woo nodded his head . Of course he knew, since he was Brahm’s only assistant for the last month .
Galliard didn’t know any magic other than spirit magic, and Sesha said that things like this were boring .
Only Yeon-woo had taken interest .
After he found the way to complete the Philosopher’s Stone, Yeon-woo spent his nights trying to understand the Emerald Tablet, and used those results to set up a transmutation circle .
Although it had only been a month, Yeon-woo’s knowledge about magic had become a lot deeper .
‘The biggest trait of alchemy is how it is made . Since runes can be created with this, too . ’
With Boo and Rebecca’s help, he had engraved more runes on his bones . The proficiency of his Magic Equip had also increased quite a bit .
But his biggest achievement was that he found a way to finish the Philosopher’s Stone .
Since the materials he needed were inside Intrenian, he was trying things one by one . Of course, the most important material was the source of magic power .
“Thankfully, there’s no news that Aether or the Elohim have appeared nearby . They’re probably still looking for us, but when the barrier’s finished, they won’t be able to get to us easily . ”
If the Illusionary World was finished, this location would completely become Brahm’s territory .
That meant that he could set up his holy territory . Although it was limited, the god Brahma would be able to use his godly powers .
If that happened, even the Elohim wouldn’t be able to beat him, unless their leader, one of the Nine Kings, worked with them .
“So leave this place to us, and come back after you organize what you need to . When the transmutation circle is finished, we’ll be ridiculously busy again . ”
Yeon-woo’s eyes slightly became bigger . Brahm hadn’t said it directly, but he meant that Yeon-woo should take a break .
Galliard smirked and told Brahm off .
“You can just simply say you’re giving him a vacation . Why are you building it up so much?”
Brahm crossed his arms and didn’t say anything .
“Aw, you’re embarrassed . ”
“… . Shut up . ”
Yeon-woo lightly laughed, seeing the two argue unlike their ages .
Brahm stood up like he no longer wanted to be a part of this conversation .
Galliard shook his head at his untruthful friend and spoke to Yeon-woo .
“He’s someone who can’t be genuine, so be understanding . Like he said, we’ll focus on summoning demons when the transmutation circle is ready . Go take care of whatever you’re been pushing back . And rest with your friends . ”
Yeon-woo nodded his head . He had been wondering when he should go to De Roy Lake . It worked out well .
But he also thought that it would be dangerous if the Elohim suddenly showed up while he wasn’t around and the barrier was unfinished .
‘What should I do?’
He contemplated for a moment, and something came to him .
“Brahm, Galliard . ”
“What’s wrong?”
“Did you have more to say?”
Sponsored Content
Seeing the two tilt their head, Yeon-woo lightly grinned under his mask .
“Since we’re summoning a demon, why don’t we take care of the Elohim while we’re at it? I have a good idea . ”
“Hm? So are you saying you want to run a raid together?”
“It’s fine if you don’t want to . ”
“Heehee! No way! I was starting to get bored here now, so it worked out!”
Phante responded excitedly at what Yeon-woo said and stood up .
It was fun playing with Sesha, but jumping into a bloody battle was more his style .
And because he didn’t have a need to fight when he was with Yeon-woo, because Yeon-woo took care of everything, he was even more excited .
He was sometimes jealous of Yeon-woo’s growth, but it was true that Yeon-woo motivated him to work harder, so he wanted to check how much stronger Yeon-woo was .
Also, with Yeon-woo being tied for 1st place on the 21st floor with Allforone left the One-horned tribe in an uproar .
It was because Yeon-woo had done something that the Martial King hadn’t been able to do in his younger days . He didn’t express much in front of Phante and Edora, but the Martial King had probably felt wronged at the time .
When Phante heard the news, he felt relieved, but he also felt the desire to fight .
The goal that he wanted to reach, the person he wanted to defeat one day was Yeon-woo . He needed to be continually stimulated, and train himself .
Yeon-woo lightly laughed seeing Phante being competitive, and asked Phante a question seeing Edora’s upset face .
“Why is Edora like that?”
Phante giggled like it was hilarious .
“It’s because she was hit from somewhere completely unexpected . ”
“Things happened . Anyway, you must be happy you’re so popular! Heeheehee!”
Yeon-woo looked at Sesha sleeping on the bench, and sighed when he realized what might have happened . There were times when Sesha said things that were surprising for her age . Edora had probably heard something from Sesha .
At times like these, it was better for his mental health to pretend like he didn’t know anything .
He took Sesha to her room and told Edora that he was going to leave . Edora quickly brightened up again and said that she would follow Yeon-woo .
And so the party was decided . Yeon-woo let Brahm and Galliard know that he was going to leave and stepped out of the barrier .
He had been breathing in fresh air under a clear blue sky, so it felt awkward in the heavy atmosphere under the red sky .
Yeon-woo circulated his Magic Circuit to adjust his condition and made his Magic Armor into the form of a plated armor .
He moved Vigrid from his back to his belt and put a shield on his back instead .
As a piece of head armor was created, it wrapped around his entire face . His face was completely obsurece from vision now .
Because it was black, it fit the overall atmosphere of the 23rd floor .
“Huh? Why are you doing that?”
“I don’t want to be involved with annoying things . ”
“Hm? Oh, it’s because you don’t want people attacking you . Hehe . Are you saying you’re famous now?”
Phante snickered .
Sponsored Content
Actually, what he said was half right and half wrong .
He could ignore his fame, and he could push others away with his strength .
But Yeon-woo was on his guard from the Elohim . He was planning on getting Aether before he left the 23rd floor, but it wasn’t time yet . Also, it was strange that there were no sightings of him .
So he was planning on hiding his identity as much as possible . The Ceratopsian Dinosaur didn’t even deserve to be called a hidden piece anymore, because it was so well-known . It was likely that there would be a lot of players there .
‘No . Since Aether was defeated, could there actually be less?’
As he organized his thoughts, the three headed towards the lake .
“Then let’s go to finish cleaning up . ”
After they sent Yeon-woo off, Galliard lightly twisted his neck to stretch . As he did, he saw Brahm deep in thought .
“What are you thinking about so hard?”
“Nah . I just think that he’s more interesting the more you think about him . ”
“I guess . That makes sense . Since when I first met that child, I was the same . ”
Brahm was thinking of what Yeon-woo suggested before he left .
-Taking care of the Elohim? How?
At Brahm’s question, Yeon-woo had answered like this .
-They’re probably getting a ‘trap’ ready for us . Then we have to turn the tables . We can give them as food to the demons .
The strategy was simple and efficient . And he especially liked that the guys like Aether would be given as ‘dessert’ to the demons .
People in the Elohim were usually those with godly blood . Because of that, they had holy power, even though it was only a little bit .
Brahm had been wondering how to lure the demons in, and this was perfect .
Like this, there were times when Yeon-woo thought of things that he never imagined before . He had received quite a lot of help when he was making the transmutation circle as well .
And also, Yeon-woo became shy Sesha’s friend . On the outside, he seemed apathetic, but Brahm was grateful to him because he was actually warm-hearted .
Like someone from the past .
“Their personalities are completely different, but he reminds of someone else . ”
Galliard’s eyes were filled with regret and bitterness .
Then he saw Sesha, who was looking at where Yeon-woo left .
“If he was still around, he would’ve been happy to see that child . ”
If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc . . ), Please let us know so we can fix it as soon as possible .
Tip: You can use left, right, A and D keyboard keys to browse between chapters .
Please download our sponsor's game to support us!