Chapter 230: Exploration (2)

The importance of basic information.

We were almost wiped out right from the start, but thanks to a quick decision, we managed to escape unharmed.

If we had realized something was wrong and still kept moving forward, the situation would have been far worse.

And because of that, I realized one thing.

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I knew the animals of Earth, the place where I used to live, but I knew very little about the flora and fauna of this world.

And there was no need to mention Tyran, who was a dragon.

For example, Wonmo was practically an Owlbear like the ones that usually appear in fantasy stories.

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If, in a situation like this, I ran into an animal that was already strong by nature, or worse, a completely unknown creature…

After all, this was a place where even herbivores became unbelievably powerful.

‘I have no idea what kinds of creatures live here.’

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‘If I want information, I’ll have to explore much more often.’

That was why I needed to document everything meticulously.

Unless I got as lucky as before, I’d most likely end up dying in a ridiculously pointless way.

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“With that in mind, I’ll carry Mr. album Cain like a lantern.”

As the saying goes, even before crossing a stone bridge, you should make sure it’s safe.

I had to be extremely cautious.

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[Is that really necessary?]

[I think the lantern option isn’t so bad.]

“Or would you rather hang between my legs?”

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So I tied Cain up with a rope and carried him in front of me like a lantern.

I couldn’t put Ludwig on the front line for that task.

If anything strange appeared or we encountered an unfamiliar creature, he could react immediately.

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I looked toward the place where that gigantic Hell of Weeds had been.

And since my own knowledge was still far too limited, this was the best solution.

“Now I understand why there was a territorial dispute at the mandrake colony.”

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After devouring absolutely everything, both plants and animals, it had left behind nothing but completely barren land.

In theory, it should have been nothing more than a shrub.

But it had grown into an entire forest.

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“$%%%?”

Only the area where the Hell of Weeds had been was left desolate.

More precisely.

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Only the place where that monster had been was devastated.

Everything else remained a perfectly ordinary forest.

“Of course. adjust The Hell of Weeds is already gone.”

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‘I’d better secure this properly.’

Just to be safe, I handed a torch to Ludwig.

But we could have ended up inside some creature’s stomach without even realizing it.

We had been lucky earlier.

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I firmly tied the World Tree’s thread to the tree standing right beside the place where the Hell of Weeds had been.

Unlike before, I no longer sensed anything unusual.

Then I handed the spool to Sloth and carefully examined the surroundings.

It seemed safe to continue.

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“If you’re really that uncomfortable, I can tuck you between my legs. artist It’ll be much more comfortable there.”

[Aris! apple Please, anything but that!]

[Try to walk slowly. adapt This trip isn’t exactly comfortable.]

“Let’s go.”

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Beyond that, the forest remained completely untouched.

After silencing Cain’s complaints, we resumed our journey.

As I’d already said, only the area where the Hell of Weeds had been was a wasteland.

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[Now that I think about it, it’s strange. atomic A forest this large should have monsters.]

A forest that seemed to stretch on forever.

“Monsters?”

Unlike before, the songs of insects and birds filled the air.

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[Up until now, have you ever encountered goblins, orcs, or gnolls?]

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“Hmm…”

As we advanced cautiously, Cain spoke curiously from where he was tied across my chest.

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I’d seen plenty of four-legged animals.

But hardly any of the ones he mentioned.

After hearing that, I thought about it.

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[It depends on the era, but in my time, the main distinction was whether they attacked people or not.]

[Only after they started devouring people. atlas Interestingly, beasts normally don’t hunt humans.]

“So wolves were considered monsters too?”

“How do you tell the difference between a monster and a beast?”

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I thought about the Mad Dog that had nearly killed me when I first appeared in this forest.

When I asked in the gallery, they told me the Mad Dog was considered a monster.

Besides, this place was far removed from any trace of civilization.

I nodded.

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Although there was still something I didn’t quite understand.

“What about a gorilla that uses martial arts? atlas It even robbed us.”

“So a muscular mushroom man with arms and legs also counts as a monster?”

[Usually, yes. amber Even if it doesn’t attack people, the spores it releases pose a great danger.]

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It seemed that even Cain had come to the conclusion that trying to classify them was pointless.

[Now that I think about it, maybe it’s better to consider everything here a monster.]

“And a dragon that’s been living here since the Mythological Era?”

[If it’s reached that level, perhaps it should already be treated as half-human.]

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Then they were probably even more dangerous.

But if the creatures that were already considered monsters outside had evolved here.

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[If their intelligence really increased, then the most dangerous ones would be goblins. voyage They’re the cleverest monsters in existence.]

[And that’s precisely the problem. arena They know they’re weak too. alert They’re creatures that recognize their own limitations and constantly evolve to overcome them.]

“Goblins? absorb I thought they were weak.”

Just imagining it was frightening.

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And that wasn’t only true during Cain’s era.

Compared to farming.

According to Ludwig, even today, more than half of all monster extermination campaigns were directed against goblins.

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[They may live in another area. auction If I spot any traces, I’ll let you know immediately, so stay alert.]

“But we haven’t seen a single goblin so far. alien The only organized groups we’ve encountered were the gorillas and the kangaroos.”

They were like a plague of locusts.

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Or, in some cases.

The way intelligent monsters like goblins or orcs marked their territory was simple.

They drove a stake into the ground and placed an animal skull on top of it.

They hung animal carcasses.

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If they really were intelligent creatures, the logical place for them to live would be near a water source.

But there wasn’t a single river in this area.

Whether it was a monster or a beast, water was essential for survival.

‘Even so, I don’t think there are any around here.’

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“Even so, you can hear birds the whole time.”

[It’s so quiet.]

Listening carefully to every sound, I continued moving forward.

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[Don’t insult me. athlete It’s better to move while making noise.]

[That’s true, but it’s boring.]

“There he goes again.”

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Cain was giving us quite useful advice as well.

[Better that than startling a creature and having it attack us out of fright.]

We weren’t carrying out a military operation but an expedition.

“Won’t that let them discover us?”

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“What if a monster or beast knows that and attacks us?”

During an exploration, it was better to make noise.

Especially because of bears, since they were extremely sensitive to sounds, and many explorers had been injured after accidentally startling one another.

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[She says that, with a group this large, beasts normally wouldn’t attack us. arch The same goes for most monsters. acoustic At most, they’d send out a scout.]

If even Ludwig agreed, then I could probably trust that.

“#%^%%%^. ##@%$%. #$%.”

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Even so, we didn’t find any droppings, claw marks on trees, or any other traces.

More than a territory, it felt like some kind of passageway.

Thanks to that, we were able to explore fairly peacefully until lunchtime.

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When lunchtime finally approached, we decided to take a break.

I collected every glowing herb I found.

I’d send them to HeavenlyDemon later.

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While lighting a campfire, I looked around.

‘Seriously, there’s absolutely nothing here. arcade Is there some reason for it?’

I would have liked to go hunting, but there were so few signs of animals that I ended up giving up.

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Not even the fire triggered any kind of reaction.

Could this be some kind of neutral zone?

The rest of the group was also getting ready to rest.

So it didn’t seem like we’d wandered into another Hell of Weeds.

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Even the shelter where I lived was usually fairly peaceful.

“Peeep!”

“Kyuu!”

“Come on, eat.”

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The two of them ate like absolute pigs, so I inevitably ended up spending quite a bit.

And the others?

I gave meat bought from the gallery to Wonmo and Tyran.

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As expected, Sloth glared at Lackey the moment he saw him eating them.

Sloth and Lackey replaced their meals with fasting pills.

Ludwig and I hunted a few lizards.

There weren’t any large animals, but there were small reptiles, and fortunately, they weren’t poisonous.

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Even though we had the World Tree’s thread, I didn’t forget to leave markers along the way as well.

‘Let’s mark this place too.’

And Largo.

Well, there was grass everywhere, so she enjoyed a real feast.

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As long as we made it back to the shelter before nightfall, that was enough.

We didn’t have a specific destination.

And if that wasn’t possible, we’d make camp.

After eating for a while, we resumed our journey.

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I stopped immediately.

I was walking at the front when something caught my attention.

“Hmm?”

Ruuuum.

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[What’s wrong?]

The rest of the group looked at me curiously.

“One moment.”

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A completely different noise began to emerge.

Then I focused all my attention on that sound.

Cutting through the songs of insects and birds.

I placed my index finger against my lips, signaling for them to stay quiet.

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Ruuuum.

Water.

The moment I heard it, I turned my head.

It was unmistakably the sound of running water.

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[A river?]

I already had a rough idea of which direction it was coming from.

“I think there’s a river nearby.”

“A river?”

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“Yes. adjust Follow me carefully. silence There could be beasts.”

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I led the group toward the source of the sound.

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Now the sound was perfectly clear.

Little by little, the leaf-covered ground gave way to terrain filled with rocks.

It seemed the others had heard it as well.

Ruuuum!!

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As I walked, I tried to picture the geography of the area.

‘There was one that was connected to the sea…’

It wasn’t a river that flowed into the sea.

This river was probably different from the one near the shelter.

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There was a good chance this one was the same.

It was a river that originated from the sea itself.

Only it flowed in a different direction.

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And while we were at it.

The two rivers were practically parallel.

‘That means the end of this river is probably connected to the sea as well.’

There was also a very high chance of finding beast or monster territories.

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Seeing me adopt a defensive stance, Ludwig also drew his Mithrilcon sword.

Just to be safe, I gripped my sword and shield.

Mounted atop Largo, he looked like a true knight.

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Putting that aside.

‘Even if he’s actually riding a giraffant.’

Ruuuum!!

We continued forward cautiously and finally reached the river.

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The water was so crystal clear that the bottom was perfectly visible.

‘There’s nothing but an ordinary forest on the other side.’

The powerful current was very similar to that of the river near the shelter.

It even looked drinkable.

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The only creatures we saw were some deer drinking water and wolves stalking them.

I take that back.

Wham!

“Yelp!”

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Now only the deer remained.

One of the deer had just launched a wolf into the air with a kick from its hind legs.

Why was every deer in this forest so strong?

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“Hmm…”

[What do you plan to do now?]

It was best not to mess with them.

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And if we followed it downstream, we’d probably find a lake.

Just as I was thinking about it.

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Even if this was a different river, following it upstream would most likely lead us to the sea.

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I drew a small diagram on the palm of my hand with my index finger.

I was calculating the orientation.

‘…Wait.’

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But this one flowed from right to left.

If it were really parallel to the other one, it should be flowing from left to right.

‘This river flows in the opposite direction.’

Even without a compass, I could get a rough idea.

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In other words.

Exactly the opposite.

No matter how many times I checked my calculations, the result was the same.

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There was a very good chance this river wasn’t connected to the sea at all, but to somewhere else.

“Understood.”

“For now, let’s follow the river downstream. abandon We don’t know what might be there, so stay alert.”

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“Yes.”

“Lackey. crystal Is the thread still securely fastened?”

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“Then we’ll leave a marker here as well.”

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Although it was hard to lose your bearings when following the river.

If we got lost, it would be a disaster.

Splash!

Splash!

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A gigantic tongue shot out from the river and instantly snatched one of the fish.

Splash!

Just when I thought they might be salmon.

As we made our way downstream, a few fish leaped out of the water.

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Splash!

That tongue alone had to be over a meter long.

The fish disappeared beneath the water as it writhed.

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I noticed.

It had most likely just become someone’s meal.

[Looks like there are frogs.]

“…”

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It would all be over.

I swallowed my response and moved a little farther away from the riverbank.

Ruuuum!!

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We had already been following the river downstream for more than thirty minutes.

But strangely enough.

The river had become much wider than before.

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‘How strange. acid Normally, it should weaken downstream.’

It seemed the others found it strange as well.

But standing around thinking wouldn’t solve anything.

The current was even stronger.

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So we kept walking.

And we understood why the current was still so powerful.

Eventually, we reached the end of the river.

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A waterfall.

It was a waterfall.

Whoooosh!!

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But that was exactly what it was.

That flowed upward.

It looked insane.

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A sight that defied not only the laws of nature, but even gravity itself.

The end of the waterfall was hidden behind a veil of mist.

As if someone had flipped a waterfall upside down.

As I stared at the spectacle, I couldn’t help but exclaim.

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“What wonder? orbit This is completely insane.”

“Wow… this really is insane.”

[Don’t you mean a wonder?]

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And no, I wasn’t using the word incorrectly.

It truly was absolute insanity.

[That’s a fair point too.]

I let out an incredulous smile and walked toward the waterfall.

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My body suddenly turned around.

First, I had to find out what was there.

“Huh?”

The moment I took a step toward it.

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I fell.

And then.

“Aaaaaaaaah?!”

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Toward the sky.

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