31The second word overturns the game board (Episode 348)
A foul-smelling toad grabbed the window and ran after the snowfall..
“What's so urgent??”
“Yes, that happens. So what I'm going to help you do is execute someone.?”
“…Yes. He's been messing with my swamp all along and now he's going to be judged..”
“aha….”
“This way! Hurry and follow me.”
A choice occurred to Kang Seol..
[This toad, who introduces himself as a swamp keeper, is filled with an unknown sense of mission. He says he needs your help to do his duty. However, since you can't believe everything, I'd like to ask a question..]
1. Who is this guy who has been disturbing the swamp??
2. Why do you need my help with the execution??
3. It must be executed?
4. You couldn't solve it alone?
……
Kang Seol chuckled as he saw a window with options that brought up a lot of questions..
And no questions were asked.
‘I know roughly how it goes. Anyway, I went too far back..’
If I followed the options, it might not lead to the result I expected, so I kept my mouth shut instead of asking the questions I should have asked..
Snowfall and the swamp keeper ran towards their destination without saying a word..
‘Fortunately, it's located close to the gateway..’
If it had been in a location directly opposite to the next gateway, it would have been an unconditional failure..
Even at this moment, danger was getting closer by the minute..
“ha… ha….”
They ran so fast that Snowfall and Toad were out of breath after reaching their destination..
“It's that guy..”
Kang Seol took a deep breath and looked at someone who had lost consciousness and was trapped..
It was a guy with a crocodile head..
My mouth was tied tightly with a rope so I couldn't say anything..
Snowfall smiled bitterly..
“Now, if you need a seal, help the swamp keeper. Kill the nigga, arrogant dare to defy authority….”
A choice came to mind.
[It looks like the swamp keeper wants to kill him. You have to make a choice. But before that, there is something to check..]
1. What did this guy do wrong??
2. why should i kill this guy?
3. Maybe I should think twice about killing him.?
4. Couldn’t I get the seal in exchange for another favor??
……
Kang Seol did what he had to do without asking any questions. It was a waste of time to argue right now..
Suddenly…
“okay… hmm? wow, what did you do!”
Snowfall instantly removed all the ropes that were tying the crocodile's body..
“What are you doing! Why don't you follow what I say? I have no intention of receiving a seal.?”
Just then, the crocodile opened its eyes..
“Hey… This happened again. This is why swamps are fun?”
“…….”
The stretched out crocodile offered to shake Kang Seol's hand..
“Nice to meet you, my name is Swamp Keeper. I'm repairing the swamp at the request of a sleepyhead..”
Kang Seol nodded and shook hands..
“I am snowfall. What is that guy??”
“Ugh… Don't be fooled! I'm a swamp keeper!”
He asked back at the toad that was hesitatingly retreating..
“Then why do you need my help? Garden maintenance is the responsibility of a sleepyhead..”
“that…….”
This is why I didn't ask any questions on the way. It's a question that will immediately leave one speechless, so if the question had been asked, the toad would have chosen to run away..
“It's obvious, if you kill the swamp keeper, you will be cursed by the sleepyhead. If I kill the swamp keeper for you, I can avoid the curse..”
“…How much do you know??”
Snowfall knew from the beginning that the swamp keeper was a crocodile..
It was unclear exactly what it looked like or its characteristics, but at least it wasn't a toad. Because nothing will change overnight.
Moreover, the request made to Kang Seol was very suspicious..
“this person… If you do this, I will execute you too.!”
pot-!
whilick…
Snowfall turned back and stretched out its feet..
Paaaaang-!
The moment Snowfall's feet touched the toad's body, a scream came out of the toad's mouth..
“croak-!”
I was a little taken aback by the toad's scream, but the attack was blocked anyway..
Sigh…
The swamp keeper said this as he put on his small glasses, one of which was broken, over his eyes..
“Send it to me, let me take a look.”
“…I didn't almost die?”
“Who dies? It was all a joke, a joke. yes?”
When the swamp keeper greeted the toad with a simple smile, he trembled and disappeared into the swamp..
“Why did you send it to me? I wasn't threatening you.?”
“Those who live in the swamp are lazy and need to be active like that. Otherwise the swamp will rot..”
“…….”
“I just thought that was ridiculous.?”
“…I know it well.”
“haha… Those who live in the swamp are cute if you look closely. It's just a little rough. anyway… Thanks for saving me, human! You are the second person who saved me..”
Snowfall once saved a swamp keeper a long time ago..
The swamp keeper's request was so difficult that it made him vomit, completely opposite to his optimistic personality..
As a swamp keeper who mainly does dirty work, he also passed on the corresponding tasks to the player..
However, situations often arise where this request can be passed over and replaced with something else, and that is the swamp keeper's salvation..
This was something Charlie learned a long time ago while saving him..
“Swamp Keeper, Sigil.”
“Ah, that's right! If I received help, I should also help. Okay, here!”
Tsuzzzzzzzzzz-!
There was even a swamp pattern engraved on the back of the hand..
[Obtain the Swamp Keeper's Seal.]
[The sleepyhead will be alone with you.]
Obtain until the last seal.
Once the escape route has been secured.
thud…
Cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure…
Quaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!
[Azanic, the Celestial Dragon, invades the underground garden..]
In the meantime, it seemed like the ruins could no longer hold on and accepted Ajanic..
“damn….”
“Wow, what are you talking about??”
“Swamp Keeper, can I get the Delusion Lotus??”
“of course! Because you helped me!”
Snowfall took the last poisonous plant from the swamp keeper and put it in her arms and ran towards the next gate..
“uh… Uh... Okay, bye.!”
“okay! Bye!”
He arrived at the next gate at full speed and rummaged through his arms to do the same work he had done at the previous gate..
right then.
Kwajijijik-!
The second gate has collapsed.
black and shiny scales.
Even the yellow, ominous reptile eyes..
The snow has reached the final gate far, far away, where the snow falls.
Azanic, the sky dragon, returned to the form he was born in and looked at the snowfall..
“…There it is.”
The moment Kang Seol made eye contact with him, her whole body felt frozen in fear..
Quaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!
Quaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!
Pusssssss…
The Forest of the Sleeping One is also the first place Ajanik visits. Moreover, I didn't even know that there were hidden ruins like this..
‘…That's fun.’
As he destroyed the entrance, a huge energy disappeared. The feeling of shining stars falling from the sky.
I instinctively realized Tancred's death..
“Then the descendants... It must have fallen into the hands of Tantu'inu or some new helpers..”
It didn't really matter.
Just a little more process has been added, but it is a natural result that her descendants will be in her hands..
There was no need to rush.
Kwajieeeeek…
Forcibly opening the entrance to the ruins, he was sucked into the underground garden of the sleeping ones..
Well…
Jijijijijijik…
his body began to change.
It was a much bigger and more dynamic change than turning from a chrysalis to a butterfly..
Not in the form of a human, but in the form of a noble ancient dragon..
My eyes were fire and my wings were wind, so there was nothing to be afraid of..
“This look is dull….”
Due to the energy that permeated the underground garden, it was impossible to take on a human form other than its original form..
“Right. So the reverberation of Tancred remains. Did he collapse here??”
The smell of Tancred was cut off here. The scent of Tantu-inu and the idiots who claimed to be helpers could be heard far away..
I sighed at their foolishness for daring to think that they could escape from me..
“It's over there..”
I folded my wings…
Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!
In an instant, the large object was blown away by the wind..
Arriving at the first gate, he snorted when he saw the steel silver grass growing in abundance..
“He's an unintelligent guy..”
Whoop whoop…
Soon, Azanik's chest swelled and turned red..
Puhaaaaaaa-!
A huge flame disturbed the steel silver grass..
Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!
crackling…
widely…
“…hmm?”
There was a bad smell..
Snowdrops were prepared by Kang Seol, and the spores of the blinking flowers in them burned in the fire, creating a terrible scent..
It was originally highly toxic, but when exposed to fire, it gave off a very harsh poisonous scent..
“joy.”
But unfortunately, Ajanik was one of the transcendents. Just like Genshin Impact's fragment Irizard, Azanic also had powers..
His body itself was power..
A body with high resistance to elements, blades, and blunt weapons. And with incredible regenerative power.
I noticed poison mixed into my breath, but that was the reason I didn't pay much attention to it..
“The effort is fake, but it's clumsy..”
As evidence, there was nothing wrong with the body. Instead, I thought I should avoid using fire..
This was due to the characteristics of steel silver grass..
Most of it was melted by the dragon's flames, but there was silver grass that became stronger. In order to pass through the gate with its huge body, it was necessary to break all the silver grass, but as it became stronger, it became irritated..
Well, it's just one more process added, so you'll have to endure this much..
whilick…
Patter-patter-!
As I swung my claws, all the steel silver grass fell down like a piece of corn..
Ajanik moved to the forest, sniffling due to the still remaining poison..
They aren't even here.
Ajanik suddenly became irritated by that fact, took a deep breath, and spit out flames once again..
Quaaaaaaaaa-!
The forest burned in the shape of the fire..
As he gazed at the traces of destruction with satisfied eyes, someone shouted from afar..
“dragon! What are you doing!”
He was a forest keeper.
“I'm looking for humans and trolls, if you tell me the truth, I'll spare your life..”
“This is Sleepyhead’s garden! I know what you just did?”
“Sleepyhead? I don't know that guy. I don't want to be interested in inferior creatures..”
“…Don’t you know Sleepyhead? Then we won't be able to meet you?”
“what?”
“I don't know, I won't say!”
food-!
Forester flying in an instant.
Azanik didn't think he would find anything if he caught him and asked him questions, so he flew to the next gate. Anyway, the scent of a human in the group was getting closer..
I thought maybe I would catch up once I passed this hurdle..
The gateway is once again blocked with steel silver grass.
“Do something stupid!”
In a fit of frustration, he lashed out with his claws and knocked down all the steel silver grass in the passage..
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-!
Of course, it was natural that poison bloomed in the process..
The fugitives who kept doing useless things were both pathetic and annoying..
Anyway, it's all useless.
patter…
After shaking himself off, his eyes turned to the next gate..
there is.
There is a guy.
The rat that opened the door to the ruins and let Tancrid and his group escape..
“…There it is.”
Whoop whoop…
Just when he was about to gather his breath and blow out fire, the entire gate he was in was filled with the steel silver grass from before. Ajanik, concerned that the fire would become more solid when exposed to it, would become a nuisance, so he shot the fire into the swamp..
Quaaaaaaaaa-!
“Heh, I got lucky..”
Just as Ajanik was about to fly to the gate, someone spoke to him..
“What kind of grudge is there in the swamp? I'm doing this because of the seal.?”
“Seal? What are you talking about??”
When the swamp keeper fearlessly protested to the dragon, Azanik asked back:.
“To meet Sleepyhead, you need a seal. That's not why I came?”
“Not required. I have no intention of meeting you.”
“…I'm going in vain.”
“…what?”
“No, nothing. do whatever you want.”
The swamp keeper quickly disappeared..
Azanik is momentarily angry at him for taking up his time, but trampling on this underground garden will be enough even after his original purpose has been achieved..
he flinched.
I'm about to fly up to the gate in an instant..
But the moment…
“town…?”
My wings felt heavier than usual..
Now I feel like the momentum of the flame has become weaker than before..
“…joy.”
I tried to ignore such ominous signs..
It's a dragon.
A dragon is a dragon even before it dies..
“All you have to do is catch it and ask..”
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…
Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!
Azanic reached the final gate in an instant and cut into the steel silver grass with his claws..
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-!
As expected, it is a passage through which poison flows out..
Hwaaaaa-!
Azanik flapped his wings to push away the poison, but he had no choice but to inhale some of it. No, there was no way she wouldn't inhale it, no matter what it was, as the poison had spread to her..
“Annoying… But got it.”
Soon, it takes off.
Hwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!
I saw a human running towards an old abyss..
It looks like we're almost there already.
Azanik smiled in satisfaction and shot out a small firework..
Whioooooooo…
I didn't plan on killing him right away for bothering him..
Sparks flew towards the snowfall.
“No, no, no. I have to pay for my sins.”
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