The deeper I went into the forest, the more the smell of the air changed, starting with it.
The humidity thickened, and mist settled between the trees.
The dirt beneath my feet gradually became softer.
And—
Swamp.
The forest wasn’t over yet, but this place was already too much to be called a forest.
The huge mass that had been floating on the water suddenly moved.
Thud!
A giant slime rose from the swamp.
After that, the Satirops appeared.
Monsters with horns and hooves charged through the trees, weapons in hand.
And beyond the forest, a goblin army poured out.
Small monsters advance in groups, carrying shields and spears.
The trolls appeared following behind.
Every time its huge feet step on the swamp water, it splashes the water everywhere.
And among them, beast-like monsters howled.
Wolf.
Bear.
But none of them were normal beasts.
When the bear came rushing at me
Breaks from the fist
A part of its body was hardened like wood, or its teeth had grown excessively.
At that moment, the swamp moved.
Something passes beneath the surface.
Thud!
A swamp ambush predator popped out.
The huge jaw opens.
But just before the attack reaches
Screech!
Electricity crossed the forest.
Thunder brake.
The lightning split the swamp.
The monsters that had been hiding underwater trembled all at once.
Then, something long came down from between the upper branches.
It was a neck.
A neck so long it seems endless writhes through the forest.
A grotesque long-necked monster.
The neck slithers through the trees like a snake.
And suddenly opened its mouth and lunged at it.
Bang!
But the spear spinning in front of it blocked the way.
Metronome sphere.
The tip of the spear moved like a steady rhythm.
It's fast.
It gets faster.
As the rotation continued, the spear blade traced a circle, pushing away the surrounding enemies.
The goblins rushed in all at once.
The window rotates.
Screech!
The goblins’ weapons are deflected.
The troll strikes down with a giant club.
Lower the body.
Twist the spear to deflect the attack.
And
Rage attack.
A lightning bolt exploded at the edge of the spear.
The electric current spread through the troll’s body.
Then another lightning struck from another direction.
Bang!
The entire forest gleamed white.
The beast monsters charged at the same time.
At that moment, the wind blew.
It was weak at first.
But it soon turned into a whirlwind, wrapping around the forest leaves and soil.
Whirlwind.
It wasn’t blowing only from one side.
Multiple whirlwinds arose simultaneously.
The goblin troops were swept up and went up.
The Satirobs grabbed the tree.
Even the troll couldn’t straighten its body properly.
Taking advantage of that gap, an arrow flew.
They were goblin archers.
Countless arrows fly through the trees.
by the way
ding.
A clear sound rang out.
Lila.
Somewhere in the forest, Dryad was playing.
Every time the string winds, the branch moves.
The arrows lost their direction in midair.
And on the floor
Crackling!
A tree thorn sprouted.
It wasn’t just one or two.
The entire swamp turned into a huge thicket of thorns.
The moment the monsters try to leap over—
Squeak!
A vine flew.
A thick vine, like a rope, wrapped around the troll’s body.
Another vine tied up the goblins.
Sartíróps tried to cut the vine off with an axe, but new vine grew back at the cut.
Dryard appeared from inside the forest.
When I raised my hand, the trees moved.
"From here on, the forest will deal with you."
At that word, a huge tree root crossed the swamp.
Rumble rumble!
A path opened.
But it was not the end of the forest.
It was a path that led to an even deeper place.
The trees become even denser.
The light diminishes.
From afar, the sound of crying was heard again.
This time, it wasn’t a goblin, nor a troll.
Deep in the forest
It was moving, holding something in its mouth.
Dryard looked that way.
And said low.
"Let’s go further inside."
They went back into the forest.
Behind them, the swamp monsters were rising again