Chapter 177

Shuuuuuk—!

“”””!?””””

It happened in the blink of an eye.

Without any warning, shadows suddenly appeared from the forest, wrapped around Jin Yu-ha, and dragged him into the forest.

As soon as Utopia’s party members realized this, they stretched out their hands with urgent faces, but they were a beat late.

“Jin Yuha—!!!”

“Who…Rung…?”

“Huh, junior!!!”

“Jin Yuha!?”

And the party members immediately kicked her feet to chase after Jin Yuha.

But, at that moment.

Kaaah Ahhhhh!!!

The sound of metal tearing through the ears and penetrating the eardrums.

Sofia and Gaeul Lim turned their heads with a puzzled look.

Kang Do-hee’s gaze was also forced to return.

“Yuri Lee…?”

“······Junior?”

“You…”

There was Yuri Lee holding a shield and a short dagger.

“What kind of bullshit are you doing now?!!!!!”

Puddeudeudeuk─

Kang Do-hee raised her magical power and tried to force her way through the restraints on her body and head toward the forest again.

However,

Kaaah Ahhhhh!!!

Lee Yu-ri’s skill and provocation, which were being developed again, caught them off guard.

Kang Do-hee glared at Lee Yu-ri as if she were going to kill him with her bloodshot eyes.

“Hey, what kind of bullshit are you doing!!! Fuck, won’t you solve this—!?”

“Calm down.”

“Calm? Calm down? Now, Yellowy has been kidnapped in there, and it’s not enough to go find him right now! What!? Calm down?”

“Uh, shut your mouth. Kang Do-hee.”

“······.”

Yuri Lee bit her lip tightly and spoke with a stiff face.

Kang Do-hee opened her mouth in bewilderment.

Lee Yu-ri and Kang Do-hee rarely bump into each other.

A sharp murderous spirit arose between them.

The air has cooled down.

Lim Ga-eul and Sophia may not have the same reaction as Kang Do-hee, but they look at Yu-ri Lee with eyes that want an explanation.

How can Lee Yuri not know their feelings?

A little while ago, the moment when Jin Yu-ha was dragged into the forest.

Because she also tried to kick her foot straight away.

However, what was more important than that was her principle of remaining cool-headed in such unexpected situations.

‘······Everyone was so excited.’

When something unexpected like this happens, acting based on emotions can never produce good results.

Isn’t this even the place where Jin Yu-ha and Shin Se-hee emphasized the danger with one voice?

‘I need to cool my head down first.’

Yuri took a long breath, thinking about how to handle the current situation.

“Kang Do-hee, what are you going to do by following me in without any countermeasures? Do you want to know what it is and what kind of place it is and follow it?”

“That’s why we have to follow it even further!!! If things continue like this, the only thing I can do is miss out! So stop talking nonsense and let this go!”

“No. I can’t allow it. “It’s like being played by the enemy’s tricks.”

“Why are you giving permission?”

“Because I am the unit commander appointed directly by Jin Yu-ha.”

Yuri Lee cut off her words with her determined voice.

“······What?”

“She said that when an unexpected situation arises without her, she entrusts Jin Yu-ha with full authority over her.”

Then, thick veins appeared on Kang Do-hee’s forehead as she stared blankly at Yu-ri Lee for a moment.

“He. Fuck, so you wear an armband and play captain? Okay, this is it. So what. Just wait here? Until Rover comes back? “I don’t know what kind of situation Jin Yuha might face in there!? “

Then Yuri turned her head and looked at Sofia this time.

“Sophia.”

“······Nehe?”

“Recite what Jin Yuha just said. “I’ll summarize it because I don’t have time.”

“Uh, well, so… This forest is truly cursed. In this, you have to doubt everything… Also, no one, no one should be trusted… You need to be careful about feelings of discomfort. And······. “Sacrifice.”

Although Sophia stuttered at the sudden question, she accurately translated Jin Yu-ha’s words

Yuri Lee nodded her head as if that was it.

“Yes, Jin Yuha said it was a ‘sacrifice.’ I don’t know what’s in there. Seeing as they dragged Jin Yuha in, I don’t think they’ll do anything right now. If that were the case, we would have made a surprise attack when no one noticed.”

“······Ah.”

“Woe, definitely…”

Then the harsh atmosphere died down a little.

The most important thing to them was Jin Yu-ha’s safety.

“And they said that there would be traps in that forest that would disturb our senses and distort our common sense. “Going into a place like that without any precautions is just an act of suicide.”

“······But even so, that’s just a guess. Are you really sure? “You think Jin Yu-ha will be okay?”

Kang Do-hee, who seemed to have calmed down from his excitement a little while ago, spat out.

“No, I’m not sure. So you need to be prepared. Information mentioned by Jin Yu-ha. And the items provided by Shin Se-hee, as well as the geographical features of this forest. We need to identify and attack this place based on that information. And that is the fastest way to save Jin Yu-ha.”

Yuri Lee’s brightly shining eyes penetrated all party members.

* * *

Shuuuuuk─

I was being grabbed by an unknown shadow and being dragged inside.

‘Hmm, this is difficult.’

Whirik─

I pulled out the sword at my waist and drew towards the shadow, but it only felt like it was cutting through the air and did not cut me.

However, surprisingly, there was no sense of crisis.

‘Well, it doesn’t seem like there’s much to live for…’

The floating ride wasn’t bad, and even though it was moving through a complicated forest, it was moving between tree trunks as if it didn’t want to hurt me.

‘Even if I can’t cut the shadow…’

Seogak─

Seogak─

I intermittently cut at the surrounding trees passing by.

If I leave a wound on the tree trunk like this, the party members will be able to see the traces and come find me.

Also, even if that wasn’t the case, I could use it as a guidepost when I go back to the entrance, so it was good to prepare for this.

‘But, how on earth did this happen?’

Actually, I was very embarrassed right now.

When Velvets was a game, I had never heard or seen an event like this.

‘Is this a personal story exclusively for Jin Yu-ha’s character?’

First of all, the first thing I suspected was the personal story of the character Jin Yu-ha, whom I possessed.

Sometimes the quest you accept has something to do with a character’s background. Because personal stories were developed in this way.

‘Hmm, an event that happens when you receive a request from Jukai Forest with Jin Yu-ha, the weakest character in Velvets…?’

But I immediately shook my head.

‘No······. If there was such a thing, there’s no way I wouldn’t have known about it.’

No matter how much I am not interested in Jin Yu Hara’s asshole and have never even read his personal story

There is no way I didn’t know about the existence of this special event.

Even this place is Jukai Forest, a hunting ground that is popular among hunters because it is Velvets.

Among the gamers who devoted their lives to Velvetsra, there is no way that there was not a single one who attacked this Jukai Forest with Jinyuha.

Even if a verification post is posted, it must have been posted a long time ago.

‘Then what is it? First of all, seeing as I’m being dragged in, it’s true that I’m the trigger. Other characters don’t have it, only I have it… Plus, it’s something that Velvets players haven’t been able to achieve─’

Then, a hypothesis crossed my mind.

‘Now that I think about it. Didn’t your voice just tell me I’m good looking? No way, charm…!?’

Yes, the story is different when it comes to charm stats.

Originally, Jin Yu-ha’s initial charm stat was set unnecessarily high compared to other characters.

In addition, Utopia became famous from the first semester, and her charm stat steadily increased.

She even went through a star-raising event while catching demons.

Therefore, the charm of achieving the shocking figure of ‘100’ at this point.

‘Yes. The basic charm of Jin Yu-ha’s character was high. Also, this figure was made possible by using a trick to create a party starting from the first semester.’

The charm was also the ability that each character was born with, and beyond a certain level, the ability increase ticket obtained through gacha does not work.

The party’s fame is controlled solely by the player, and the stats only increase through activity.

To be honest, it was considered impossible to get three digits at this point when the mission window opens using the normal method.

‘Crazy······. The condition is that you get a trash stat of 100, which gives you a little more reward if it’s high, and a little more bonus points in chemistry…? Are the production crew really cool? ‘Who made this Easter egg for you to break?’

Originally, I thought they were crazy, putting people who lived well in real life into a game just because they picked a good gacha.

Isn’t this too much?

I laughed out loud because it was absurd.

After making that decision, the next thing that came to mind was the party members left at the entrance.

I dispersed with them without even being able to properly explain this place.

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‘Use, I couldn’t even tell you how to use those items.’

Will children be able to figure out how to use the items they brought with them?

And if I was dragged into the forest and rushed straight into the forest, there really is no answer.

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At that time, the face of a person came into my mind.

Then, to my surprise, my worried mind regained peace.

‘Because Iuri is there.’

Of course, I am the party leader in our utopia.

However, my role is at the forefront, suggesting and leading the party members in the direction they should go.

It is not a pillar that is responsible for the safety of party members and provides strong support.

Rather, it is Gukbap who holds the center of the party and provides stability.

‘That’s why I do things that seem a little too much.’

Even in these dungeons where mental attacks come, Yuri Lee shows her true value.

I don’t know, but as long as Lee Yu-ri is there, there won’t be a situation where the party members are truly in danger.

Even now that I think about it, I thought it was a really good decision to appoint her as the commander of her unit when I received her mission window.

‘Because through the training, Gukbap has become much stronger than his original specifications. Yes, let’s believe it.’

In that way, I was able to put aside my worries about the party members for a while.

‘But how long will it last?’

Even though I think I’m pretty far inside, the road still continues.

It took a while longer.

Sreuk─

The shadow that was holding me let go of me.

And what I saw.

‘Eh······? Hey, it’s him, right? Were you alive at this point…?’

In the original game, I had never encountered it alive,

He was the ‘client’ of the request to solve insomnia.