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I went down below.
A path tangled with the roots of a forest.
Up above, the black trees were still entwined with each other,
The further down I went, the more traces of the old city I could see.
Broken stairs.
A collapsed stone wall.
And the trace of the ancient magic circle.
"This place...”
Dryard looked around.
It seems there was another place beneath the forest
The magical apostle walked slowly.
I walked down the street for quite a while.
It was quiet.
It was too quiet.
At that moment.
Thud.
Thud.
The ground shook.
With the sound of small footsteps,
A multitude of shadows appeared at the end of the street.
Goblin.
A group with a small body carrying worn-out weapons.
And after that.
Satirops with horns appeared.
A gigantic body.
Strong arm.
Wild movement.
And finally.
A larger shadow.
They were trolls.
A swamp troll covered in mud.
A stone troll with skin as hard as rock.
They blocked the entire road.
The magical apostle sighed.
"This time, you're pushing with numbers."
The goblins came running first.
Behind them, the Satirops charged.
And the trolls came slowly.
With every step, the ground shook.
That was not all.
A crying sound was heard from afar.
Auuuu—
Wearwolves appeared in the darkness.
Quick movement.
Sharp claws.
And hunting in packs.
Dryard said.
"At this level…”
"Even the strongest warrior would have a hard time."
The magical apostle looked at the number of enemies.
"That's right."
"A good weapon."
"Strong force."
"Awakened ability."
"That alone is not enough of a number."
He recalled an old story.
The great archmages of the past.
Changing nature,
Those said to have performed a great miracle.
A legend that said they split the sea to make a path.
But what was needed now was not a legend.
It was the power to overcome the enemy in front of me.
The goblins ran over.
The magical apostle raised his hand.
Dismissal.
Electricity spread.
"Lightning."
Crack!
A blue lightning bolt streaked across the street.
The goblins in front fell.
But more enemies swarmed from behind.
The swamp troll threw mud.
Sss...
A vine grew between the walls.
The grass on the ground got tangled with each other.
And made a shape.
A full‑armed monster.
A root-living organism.
Moving plant monsters.
Dryard said quietly.
"Here too...”
“There are signs that nature has been twisted.”
The magical apostle looked around.
A goblin in front.
Satirops.
Troll.
Werewolf.
And twisted grass and the monster of the roots.
It was as if this place itself had been made to keep intruders out.
He lifted the spear.
"Good."
"I make a path."
Lightning struck again at the fingertips.
electricity.
Flame.
Wind.
And the magic of darkness gathered all at once.
The entire underground street glowed.
And.
In order to go deeper,
They began to stand against the advancing army.I went down from below.
An underground where the roots of the forest are tangled.
The light barely reached,
Only the old road continued into the darkness.
I walked for a long time.
The broken cobblestone path.
Broken building.
And a street that seemed abandoned long ago.
The magical apostle looked around.
"This place too...”
“Is it a place where someone was?”
Dryard touched the wall that had turned black.
"But now...”
"Something took it."
then.
A small laugh was heard from afar.
Heh.
Heh.
Small shadows appeared in the darkness.
Goblins.
An old weapon.
Strange equipment.
But there were many numbers.
And after that.
Warriors with horns emerged.
Satirops.
Strong body.
rough breath.
And footsteps that shake the ground.
Thud.
Thud.
A huge shadow appeared.
Trolls.
A swamp troll with the power of mud and swamp.
A stone troll with a body as hard as stone.
The magical apostle stopped.
"Is it a legion this time?"
At that moment.
Another sound was heard beyond the forest.
growl.
Footsteps quick.
Red eyes appeared in the darkness.
A pack of werewolves.
Quick movement.
Sharp claws.
A movement to surround.
Dryard said.
"There are too many numbers."
"No matter how powerful a weapon is...”
The stone troll slammed the ground.
Thump!
The magical apostle dodged.
And gathered sparks at the fingertips.
"Fire."
Kwaaah!
The flames swept through the streets.
The swamp troll’s movement slowed.
But the Stone Troll was holding on.
At that moment.
The grass around moved.
"At that level, it would be hard to hold on."
The magical apostle looked quietly.
If they were wizards of the past…”
“You must have performed a great miracle.”
"Change the sky."
"Cut through the sea."
“With the power that moves nature.”
But he grabbed the spear.
"But now...”
"We have to deal with the enemy in front of us first."
The goblins came running first.
Dozens of weapons.
Dozens of footsteps.
The magical apostle raised his hand.
Dismissal.
Lightning gathered.
"Lightning."
Crack!
A blue lightning bolt streaked across the street.
The goblins in front fell.
But the goblins in the back filled the empty spot.
The Satirobs charged.
The ground shook.
The magical apostle moved sideways.
And then reached out his hand.
"Fire."
Kwaaah!
The flames swept through the road.
The Satirops’ charge came to a halt.
However, the trolls kept walking.
The swamp troll threw mud.
The stone troll slammed his fist down on the ground.
Thump!
The stone floor cracked.
The magical apostle leapt up.
And he spread his hand in midair.
"Lightning spear."
Smack!
The spears of electricity fell downward.
but.
At that moment.
The grass around moved.
Sss...
Gap in the wall.
Between the floors.
The dead grasses came to life and moved.
The roots entangle with each other,
The grass formed a body.
New monsters.
A full‑armed monster.
The vole hunter.
A living being that moves by its roots.
Dryard said low.
"Here too...”
"The twisting of the forest continues.”
The magical apostle looked around.
Goblin.
Satirops.
Troll.
Werewolf.
And a twisted plant monster.
As if this entire underground city was moving like a single trap.
He pointed the tip of the spear forward.
"Let's open the way."
A wind arose.
Lightning spread.
A flame blossomed.
The dark magic enveloped the surroundings.
And in the middle of the underground street,
Another battle had begun.
