A Wild Man Has Entered the Academy - Chapter 513



Surviving in the Mountains (3)

The day went by smoothly. As soon as the sun rose, the group set off without delay.

Luna, who had made a slip of the tongue yesterday, seemed to have explained herself well during the night and stuck close to Lize.

In the front are Lize and Luna, followed by Ellie, Grace, and Kara.

A formation that was just right in terms of balance and could also prevent surprise attacks from behind.

It would be fortunate if things could go smoothly like this, but there was a fatal flaw.

“Hehe······ Heh······”

“Hey. You’re really weak. I heard you’ve been working out?”

“Well, that’s true······ but I didn’t think it would take this long······!”

Grace’s lack of stamina. Ellie was a little out of breath and finished, but Grace was sweating profusely.

Kara clicked her tongue at that, but in fact, Grace also felt wronged. First of all, this is not flat ground.

Once you enter the mountain range, you have no choice but to go up and down the mountain, and naturally, you have no choice but to go up the slope.

No matter how much Grace worked out, it was still not enough. Ellie had been climbing mountains for a long time.

“You need physical strength, but doesn’t your back also hurt a lot?”

“How did you know?”

“That’s what mountaineering is all about. You need to stretch your back muscles.”

In the end, we had no choice but to adjust the group’s pace to fit Grace. But even so, no one was dissatisfied.

Because it was already expected to some extent. Rather, Grace did her best not to cause any trouble.

Lize looked around to make sure there were no threats, then gave instructions to her group.

“I guess I should take a break. It’s lunchtime, so I think I should take a short break and go.”

“sorry······”

“So I guess I’ll have to work out harder from now on?”

As Grace apologized in a somber voice, Kara patted her head.

Grace also said nothing, blaming her own physical strength.

“Then later on, when I’m with Shivar, I won’t be able to do anything. I’ll just keep getting dragged around.”

“What, what, what, what sound······! Why are you talking about that!”

“What’s wrong? I was just genuinely worried. If you don’t want to disappoint Shivar, train hard.”

But then Kara’s blatant joke made him blush and scream.

But those words aren’t just a joke, if things continue this way, things will turn out just like Kara said.

Let’s somehow increase our stamina. In addition to increasing our stamina, we should also consistently do various strength training exercises.

As Kara had said, in order not to disappoint Shivar in the distant future. That was when I made that promise.

‘······I feel like the tables have turned?’

Grace tilted her head, but let it slide because it was good. This wasn’t a case of putting the cart before the horse, but killing two birds with one stone.

Meanwhile, Luna helped Lize check the surroundings carefully to make sure there were no threats. Fortunately, there wasn’t anything that stood out.

However, we were able to confirm the animal excrement, and this is where Ratatosk came into play.

“It’s bear poop. It’s nothing special, so skip it.”

“Are you sure it’s nothing special?”

“If I get hit once by this muscle man, I’ll die right away?”

Ratatosk is practically a wilderness expert. If Lize is all about exploration, Ratatosk is the wilderness itself.

If there was anything Lize missed, Ratatosk helped her out, so the beginning was smooth.

However, the mountains of the East are famous for being very high, especially mountain ranges.

“It feels like it’s getting colder and colder······”

“Because it’s a mountain. Not only will it be cold, but the oxygen will also be thin.”

“Are there any animals living there?”

“Yes. For example······”

-Rust!

“Woahhh!”

Just as Lize was about to speak, the bushes right next to her rustled. At the same time, a bear jumped out.

Everyone was confused by the sudden appearance of the bear, but only Lize and Ratatosk remained calm.

No. Rather than being calm, it was an expression as if he didn’t care at all.

“Kuaaahhh!!!”

Behind the bear, a tiger of enormous size followed. The bear was quite large, but the tiger was several times larger.

The two animals disappeared into the bushes again. The group looked speechless as they watched.

“······As you just saw, there are bears, but there are also many tigers. There must be many tigers that are like spirits in particular.”

“Uh······Is that average?”

“I would say it’s more typical than average. If you include the spirits, the average difference is too big.”

“··· ···”

What kind of spirit is so common as a passing stone? The group couldn’t help but think so.

Except for Ellie, who had a slightly different way of thinking than most people. She clapped her hands and said as soon as she heard the word spirit.

“Oh! Since you said there’s a spirit, wouldn’t you be able to find a mate for our Ratatosk? You were always sad that you didn’t have a mate!”

“I······ don’t know much about squirrel spirits. If I look for them, I······ might be able to find them?’

“Listen, Master. I’m glad you said those things for my sake, but you must not forget your original purpose.”

While Lize was feeling uneasy, Ratatosk pointed out clearly. As he said, the main purpose was to rescue Shivar.

Ellie also realized it only then, but soon laughed awkwardly.

“First of all, let’s keep moving. We have to go at least one more step before it gets dark.”

“Do the people of the Demonic Cult pass through such a dangerous path?”

“As I told you before, they probably have their own routes that they’ve honed. We don’t even know where they are, so we just move in one direction.”

I don’t know how long it will take, but it won’t be a big risk. Lize said as she walked.

The group followed, looking at the sturdy back of Lize. There should be no problem since Ratatosk was also there.

Yeah, I thought so. Until at some point Luna started to sense something strange.

‘······What is it? Are you walking for a long time today?’

The sun sets particularly early in the mountains. I experienced this the day before.

Even now, the sun is setting and the sky is gradually turning blue.

But the group, especially Lize, continued walking forward as if there was no problem.

Normally, we should have been slowly preparing for camping. However, since Lize had the decision-making power, we didn’t say much.

‘······It’s strange?’

Until the sun had completely set and the sky had turned pitch black. Now the stars were twinkling.

Still, Lize kept walking steadily. It shouldn’t be a problem for Lize to not be able to see clearly.

But not the others. Not only are they not as strong as Lize, but above all, there is Ellie.

When I see Ellie walking without any problems, it’s not just strange, but I feel a sense of disconnect.

Finally, Luna, unable to bear it any longer, quietly opened her mouth. The feeling of being possessed by something made her feel a little scary.

“Hey······Saint?”

“yes?”

“Are we going on an all-night march today?”

Luna speaks to Lize, who has paused for a moment. She couldn’t think of anything suitable to say, so she said something like that.

But others, including Lize, reacted as if they were wondering what that meant. Ellie was the first.

“What are you talking about, Luna? It’s still daylight.”

“what?”

“Yes, Luna. It’s still daylight. It doesn’t seem like much time has passed.”

I didn’t buy a separate watch because I had to tell the time by the day.

Luna was confused by the following testimonies. Everyone else said that it was daybreak.

However, in his field of vision, it was a dark night. His field of vision was so narrow that he almost tripped over rocks several times.

“Okay, just a moment.”

Luna rubbed her eyes several times and looked up at the sky. As expected, the sky was incredibly dark.

Only the twinkling stars illuminated him. Those starlights enveloped the moon, making it feel even more beautiful.

“······It looks like night to me? It is night now.”

“Have you been secretly eating mushrooms or something? Are you hallucinating?”

“No. It’s true······”

Luna felt wronged. She had only said what she saw, but they were treating it as a hallucination.

So she asked Lize for help. She knew her well, so she could help.

In fact, Lize also frowned slightly as she heard Luna’s words and sensed something strange.

Then she looked up at the sky and narrowed her eyes.

“Haa······ This is really annoying.”

“··· ···”

Then, Lize let out a sigh and muttered softly. Since it was the Byzantine language and not the official language, no one understood it.

That might actually be better, Lize said to the group after looking around.

“Please wait a moment. And Miss Luna.”

“yes?”

“Thank you. Thanks to you, I’m not possessed anymore.”

“······yes?”

-Phew!

Lize transformed into Kwon Sung-pom while looking at Luna, who was wondering. Her entire body’s muscles were pulsing, and just looking at her gave off an incredibly intimidating feeling.

The group sensed that Lize was going to do something and took a step back. At the same time, Lize also slowly took up her stance.

First, I opened my left palm wide toward the sky and slowly pulled my right arm back.

Her target was the full moon surrounded by starlight. Then she thrust her fist forward.

“ha!”

-Kwaaang!!!

A powerful spirit shot upwards, and soon the spirit ‘reached’ the sky.

Again, it did not fly far away, but reached the sky, as if the sky were a tangible substance.

It’s different from destroying space. While it’s space, what Lize did was price a tangible substance.

-Tch! Tch!

In return, cracks began to gradually appear in the sky.

To the group except Luna, the vibrant blue sky appeared to crack.

And Luna could clearly see through Lize’s aura that was shot up. A clear, hemispherical, blue barrier.

-Tch, tch, tch!!!

Soon the blue sky shattered like glass, and the night sky that Luna had been looking at spread out.

The group was momentarily astonished at the sight, but then they saw a being standing proudly against the backdrop of the full moon.

“Hey, hey! There’s something over there!”

“That’s······”

“··· ···”

It was far away so I couldn’t see it very well, but I could see it clearly. Unlike other animals, it had a wagging tail.

Not just one, but several tails that seem to bewitch people.

-Kiuuu~

The being stared at the group for a while, then disappeared with a strange howl. It was a tickling sound.

The group stood there dumbfounded until the animal disappeared, having no idea what they had seen.

Only one. Only Lize muttered in annoyance.

“······I guess I should take the time to skin it.”

An additional goal was created.