Beastly and Fearlessly - Chapter 6
Only Noblemtl
Episode 6
Namcheon Damdong.
“Is that okay? I’m not ready yet.”
Yeo So-woon, the owner of Namcheon Damdong, asked Dam Mu-heun.
“Didn’t you see the last time I was in the rain? I don’t know how long I’ve been training like that, but I have the strength to protect myself, so don’t worry too much.”
“I believe it. But I can’t help but worry.”
Yeo So-woon’s gaze turned towards the direction where Myorim was.
I came here after meeting the man I love.
I gave up a lot, but I never once regretted the decision I made that day.
And I was convinced that one day, Ming would prove his existence on his own.
“It’s only a week. As long as you don’t go too deep, there aren’t many dangerous beasts. Just wait and see. You’ll probably come back smiling, carrying a wild boar on your shoulders.”
“I heard there are tigers as big as houses and packs of wolves numbering over a hundred.”
“If it’s a tiger, you won’t encounter one since they stay at the edge of the northern forest, and a pack of wolves won’t leave the other side of the forest either. That is, unless someone deliberately lures them out.”
Why would Dammuheun not have a heart to cherish his only son?
But one day, he will be the one who will lead Namcheon Damdong.
There will be many tests to face in the future.
You must awaken and prove your own strength.
“I have good news. When the guy returns, Master Mujinbaek said he would take care of him.”
Count Mujinbaek.
A veteran who fought on the battlefield alongside the current Beast King.
After losing his left arm, he returned to Namcheon Damdong and raised young warriors well.
A warrior who dedicated his entire life to Namcheon Damdong.
The owner of the same house, Dammuhun, and the best warrior of the Beast Palace, Dammugun, also took him as their master.
When he brought the woman of the Central Plains to the Southern Barbarians, he was the only person in the Senate who supported him.
“Oh, that’s great news. But didn’t the old man step down from his position?”
He is currently retired from all training and is staying in the Senate.
He’s coming back again.
“I guess you were impressed by that guy’s skills last time.”
“Now all I have to do is come back safely.”
* * *
Myorim.
A size half as large as that of a Central Plains wolf.
The long hair growing from the shoulders stands out like a crest.
Fangs flashed between the yellow-gray fur covering its snout.
“This is a bit strange… … .”
He muttered, swallowing dry saliva.
Wolves form territories much larger than they need for their survival.
And unless something special happens, it doesn’t leave that area.
A large flock of a hundred or so would certainly have left traces.
But on the way here, I found no trace of the wolf at all.
Besides, these guys are not normal right now.
His pupils were dilated and drool was dripping from his mouth.
It is not a cautious look, as if carefully observing the prey.
A state of extreme excitement where one feels like biting into something right away.
The appearance of being addicted to something.
I guess you’re right in thinking that someone tricked you.
Anyway, the important thing right now is to survive.
Grrrrr.
It is impossible to kill all 100 wolves.
No matter how great my body is, if I kill half of them, those guys will have sharp fangs embedded in my entire body.
The question is where to run away to.
North of the forest… … .
That’s it.
Deoksam said that most wild beasts would not go near there.
There are rumors that there is a tiger as big as a house, but I hope it’s just a rumor.
Kwaaaaang.
A wolf rushed at me as if it had been waiting for me to gather my thoughts.
At the same time, a pack of a hundred wolves rushed towards me.
Crunch.
I put my knife into the neck of the first guy who ran towards me.
The teeth of the convulsing guy are still pointed at me.
He grabbed him by the scruff of the neck and threw him at the other guys.
Ta-da-dak.
Then he ran like crazy towards the north side of the forest.
* * *
“Ugh, gasp.”
I’m already out of breath.
Running away from a pack of a hundred wolves in a forest where not a single ray of light enters is different from running across a wide meadow.
In addition, I had to deal with wolves that would come running every now and then.
More than twenty wolves have already fallen to my sword.
Even so, the murderous intent of those bloodthirsty wild wolves only grew stronger.
Krrrr. Krr.
Three or four followed behind.
Close enough to hear their heavy breathing.
I just lost my knife in the workshop.
It’s probably lodged in the neck of some wolf lying behind me.
If you twist your ankle even once, the whole pack of wolves behind you will come running, and from now on you will have to fight with your bare hands.
Why, in such a desperate moment, does Deoksam’s face of all people come to mind?
Deoksam-ah… … .
He said it was a simple matter of just catching a suitable beast, surviving for a week, and then returning.
Did we run like that for another hour or so?
The dense tree branches that had been blocking my view disappeared in an instant.
A large open space with a wide field of vision.
It just jumped out and stopped with its back to a large rock.
“Ugh, gasp.”
The pack of wolves chasing me stopped at the border.
A pack of crazy, drugged wolves.
The prey I’ve been chasing for a long time is right in front of me.
Grrrrr.
They just grumble and loiter, but don’t come near.
Something is blocking it.
It means that there is something that can stop the rabid pack of wolves.
The guys stared at me for a long time, their fangs dripping with saliva, and then backed away.
It was only after the wolf pack had completely disappeared into the darkness of the forest that I looked around.
… … So this is the place.
A sacred place in Myorim where you must never set foot.
I don’t know why someone who wasn’t Namcheon Damdongju is buried here.
Anyway, it’s fortunate that we escaped the danger of being eaten by a pack of wolves.
I looked around slowly.
The night sky that I can finally see.
Fortunately, it is a full moon.
A space with nothing much to do except for a few large rocks.
There isn’t a single blade of grass left, as if someone had pulled it out.
On one side is a steep cliff.
“uh?”
It’s a cave.
A cave with a small entrance, but one that blends in mysteriously with the surrounding scenery and is therefore not noticeable.
If I hadn’t looked into the dark side, I wouldn’t have found it.
A cave with such a mysterious energy flowing through it. Could it be that we can expect some coincidences?
It was a smooth cliff with nowhere to hold on, but I was able to survive.
Wall-climbing is one of Salsu’s basic martial arts.
I stopped as I headed towards the cliff with a slightly excited heart.
Thud, thud.
Something huge is walking out from inside the cave.
A breathtaking presence.
Before I knew it, both of my palms were soaked with sweat.
Its size is like an elephant’s, and its heavy front legs are as large as pillars.
A black stripe as long as my forearm stands out on the crimson leather.
Long white canines jutting out from the square jaw.
Around his mouth is a long, thick, gray beard that tells the story of how long he has lived.
A huge tiger that must have lived for hundreds of years appeared before me.
Ah, this time it’s going to be difficult… … .
Would a hundred wolves be better?
As I looked back at the forest I had escaped from, the tiger began to move.
Knock knock.
Even though they are big, they are also agile.
A tiger as big as a house, which seemed like it shouldn’t exist in the world, jumped down a cliff in one step.
Kuung!
And then he started running towards me.
I feel like a landslide is coming over me.
Even if ten of the best players surrounded me, I wouldn’t feel this much pressure.
The sword is already lost.
There isn’t a single stick around that could be used as a weapon.
Having to face that enormous beast with bare hands.
Keuuuuuuu.
The ground shakes with one cry.
A tiger as big as a house runs toward me.
The huge fangs aimed at the nape of the neck are like large swords.
If I were to even brush against those pillar-like forepaws, my body would be torn to shreds.
It sent shivers down my spine.
I’m frozen in fear and can’t move a single finger.
But I can’t die like this.
I shouted at the guy with all my might.
“Come! I am the one who died and came back to life!”
After yelling at him, the stiff muscles in his body loosened up a little.
He lay face down with both hands on the ground as if he were a wild beast.
The muscles in your thighs tighten.
Oh my god.
I kicked the ground with all my might, enough to split the ground.
And then, with her back bent all the way, she rushed towards the guy.
The sky darkens for a moment.
A huge shadow looms over me.
The swinging front paw resembles the sword of a master of the highest level.
I twist my body to dodge, exposing the guy’s chest.
Boom!
I hit it with my whole body.
The impact was so severe that I thought my shoulder blade might have been broken.
As a result, the bastard stopped and I was blown five inches and crashed to the ground.
“Ugh.”
It feels like every bone in my body has been shattered in just one impact.
I know it can’t be done with force, but all I have is this body.
Oh, there is also the right to bankruptcy that I learned about a few days ago.
The guy is hanging around again, glaring at me.
He spread his legs and took a bankruptcy stance.
I don’t know if the recommended method for beating up people would work on that guy though.
Still, it seemed like if I could just land a proper hit, I might be able to find a way out.
“Come at me, you little kitty!”
As if he was angry at the word cat, he charged at me more fiercely.
Ugh.
My ears were ringing from the howling that shook the forest, but I remained steadfast and looked into the guy’s eyes.
Gulp.
I swallowed dry saliva.
When I got close enough that my face was reflected in his eyes.
He kicked the ground and turned his waist.
The right to bankruptcy that can even cut through mountains.
Phew.
It went right into the ribs.
It feels like I’m being thrown against a rock.
Still, the guy’s movements stop.
It’s a small opportunity earned through a single blow using all one’s might.
Taking advantage of the gap, I quickly climbed onto its back.
In the process, the guy’s front paw swung passed over my back and scratched me.
“Ugh.”
It felt like a burning pain, but I had to endure it.
If we keep fighting each other, I’ll soon be inside this guy’s giant stomach.
I climbed onto his back and wrapped my arms around his neck.
A neck so thick that you can barely put your arms around it.
I don’t think there’s anything that can be done about it.
This is the safest place in the world right now.
“Whoop.”
He hugged the guy with his whole body as if he were embracing the woman he loved.
The veins in my forearm twitch.
The guy started to flail around trying to shake me off.
“Ugh… … .”
The guy laid on the floor with his back to me and started rubbing me.
I feel like my ribs are going to break as I am crushed by a tiger as big as a house.
Even though it was hard to breathe, I never let go of my clasped hands.
The moment I miss it, my second life is over.
Grabbing this guy by the neck is my only way to survive.
I don’t know how long I held out.
It may only be a moment, or it may only be an hour.
But it felt like only a few days had passed.
“uh?”
The guy suddenly stopped moving.
It’s not like I passed out from being strangled or anything.
First of all, my forearms were buried in his thick muscles.
There is no way that the force transmitted would have compressed the carotid artery.
It just stood still.
After that, I didn’t get off his back for a long time.
But there was no movement at all.
It was just standing like a statue on four pillar-like legs.
The murderous intent he had been channeling toward me had disappeared without a trace.
“Phew… … .”
I slowly released my forearms and carefully stepped down.
He walked away from me slowly as if he had been waiting.
Towards the cave where he was staying.
After walking a few steps, he soon looks back.
As if telling me to follow him.
“what?”
I followed him, knowing that a spirit as great as mine would not do something so cowardly.
The guy who had been checking several times to see if I was following him jumped from the cliff to the cave in one step.
Then he looked at me blankly.
“Ah, let’s start from the beginning and go up.”
Even the art of wall painting is only possible if there is some history left.
I squeezed out all my remaining strength and climbed up to the cave halfway up the cliff.
The guy blocking the cave entrance made eye contact with me for a moment, then quickly wandered off somewhere.
As if you were opening up an entrance for me.
Now before me was the cave entrance gaping open like the jaws of a beast.
A cool breeze blew inside the cave.
As if beckoning for me to come in.