I Got a Gallery in the Wild - Chapter 316

The Wild Hunt.

A phenomenon where an immense host of wraiths, demons, and fairies march forward in a massive procession.

Known in the Central Plains as the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons, this phenomenon has never been properly understood.

At best, rumors only mention that a Dullahan leads the vanguard and that anyone who approaches out of curiosity immediately becomes part of the procession.

Normally, such a thing would remain a legendary tall tale, but the people of this world perceived it as an outright disaster.

Because just a few decades ago, there was someone who had ’artificially’ unleashed the Wild Hunt.

Title) What the hell is that?

(Video of wraiths galloping across the sky)

The sky suddenly went dark and something hazy swept past in an instant;;

It’s never a good sign when the sky turns dark all of a sudden. Anyone know what’s going on?

└ Hey. Don’t make eye contact with it, no matter what. The Holy Kingdom is in total chaos right now.

└ What happened to the Holy Kingdom now?

└ The Hero saw that and immediately mobilized the Paladins. They’re frantically grabbing silver swords and Holy Water right now.

└ Word has it those things are heading toward the Balkan Kingdom?

Title) Breaking News: Holy Kingdom Declares Emergency State

(Video of wraiths charging in a massive procession)

Hero says: Those things are heading toward the Balkan Kingdom.

There is no Dullahan in the vanguard. It’s no different from a wild, uncontrolled rampage.

The Balkan Kingdom still has countless unburied corpses.

They could potentially form an undead legion.

Because of this, an emergency state has been declared. They’ll probably request aid from other nations too?

└ Don’t tell me the Immortal King is at it again?

└ How long has it been since the Immortal King died?

└ You never know. Maybe he left behind a curse right before he died.

└ The Immortal King was the guy who triggered the Wild Hunt with his own hands;;

└ There were descriptions saying the undead surged like a tidal wave.

The last king of the Balkan Kingdom, Kazan Craone.

A being who reached the apex of Necromancy and brought about a disaster-like phenomenon called the Wild Hunt with his own hands.

He was infamous for turning the entire kingdom into a land of the undead, even if it was claimed to be the wish of his people.

Since that undead army had marched across the land, calling it the Wild Hunt was entirely fitting.

Now that such a phenomenon could occur once again, the Holy Kingdom had no choice but to tremble in fear.

Perhaps due to the terror of having to relive such a tragedy...

"My child! You must never go! I have no one but you now!"

"G-Grandmother. But it’s the Hero-nim’s summon..."

"Hero or not, could anything be more precious than your life!"

Even though Asella urgently summoned the troops, the gathering was sluggish.

Though times were different now, nothing reached the ears of those who had lived through the tragedy back then.

It showed just how horrific the scars left by the Immortal King on the Holy Kingdom truly were.

Moreover, an incident had recently occurred where the army’s arrows almost targeted the citizens.

Torn between fear and distrust, Asella made her choice.

"Mother. I will make sure to bring your grandson back safely."

"Do not worry. Goddess Aris-nim will watch over us."

"I will devote my life to protecting your family."

She went around persuading each and every family of the Paladins who begged them not to leave.

At first, they protested fiercely, but faced with Asella’s desperate pleas, they had no choice but to let them go.

Between their faith in the Hero and the gradually changing state of the Holy Kingdom...

Most critically, standing by idly in this crisis would ultimately bring harm to themselves, so they tearfully let their loved ones go.

Seeing the people like this, Asella also steeled her heart.

Vowing to return the Paladins safely, no matter what.

’O Aris-isiyeo. Please watch over us.’

Around the time Asella was assembling the Paladin Order and preparing for the upcoming battle...

Other nations were also reacting with extreme sensitivity to the Wild Hunt phenomenon.

Among them, the one reacting most violently was none other than the Iris Kingdom.

To be precise, it was the Mage King Kadir, who accounted for more than half of the kingdom’s total military strength.

"Speak honestly. What trick did you pull?"

Kadir, who had been researching new magic with Selena, asked with a stern expression.

Though he usually wore a benevolent smile, at this moment, he couldn’t help but act somewhat grim.

And naturally so, for he had witnessed the Wild Hunt phenomenon through the Gallery.

Moreover, the moment he realized the march of those wraiths was heading toward the Balkan Kingdom, he hurriedly sought out a certain someone.

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That someone was none other than the Immortal King Kazan, who had been stashed away inside the refrigerator.

Kazan had also been peering into the Gallery’s situation, so he knew what was happening.

That was why he felt aggrieved. He was sealed (?) here, so what could he possibly do?

"Hmm. Now where did I put the Holy Water..."

[It is the truth!]

Only after Kazan repeatedly protested his innocence did Kadir finally believe him.

Originally, Kazan was believed to have perished alongside the Previous Hero in mutual destruction.

The only reason he remained in this place was simply due to Kadir’s whim, so he was currently a body incapable of doing anything.

"Then I would like you to explain that phenomenon. Why are so many wraiths heading toward the Balkan Kingdom?"

[Likely to obtain physical bodies.]

However, even if his body was gone, his knowledge as a Necromancer remained intact.

Kadir nodded his head, prompting him to keep talking.

[A Wild Hunt without a Dullahan at the vanguard is ultimately nothing more than a horde of wraiths. They are probably wandering around to find suitable physical bodies.]

"And you’re saying those wraiths are currently heading toward the Balkan Kingdom?"

[Because there are heaps of bodies that were once possessed by wraiths there. It is like opposite poles of a magnet attracting one another.]

"Heh..."

Kadir let out a dry gasp. Coming from the Immortal King, it couldn’t be dismissed as nonsense.

Currently, the Balkan Kingdom had been designated as an off-limits zone.

Since the entire kingdom had turned into undead, even clean-up efforts were nearly impossible.

It was to the extent that even Kadir had only managed to retrieve the remains of the Previous Hero and the Immortal King.

The Balkan Kingdom had transformed into a place that fully deserved to be called the Land of Death. And wraiths were heading to such a place to claim bodies?

A tidal wave of undead would sweep over the neighboring countries.

"Is there no solution?"

[We too are experiencing such a phenomenon for the first time. A Wild Hunt without a Dullahan... Whoever did this has caused a troublesome mess.]

"Mmm..."

Kadir checked the Gallery.

According to someone’s post, the Wild Hunt broke out after a pillar of light erupted.

And the place where that pillar of light shot up was none other than the Forest of the Four Seasons.

’Could it be Grylls? No. No matter how extraordinary Grylls is, this is...’

He wondered if Grylls had unsealed some strange seal, but it was premature to jump to conclusions.

It was currently winter in the Forest of the Four Seasons, and the Gallery had also been under maintenance, so he couldn’t have moved around recklessly.

To say he wandered around and broke a seal left too many suspicious loose ends.

It would be more accurate to assume an anomaly occurred in the Forest of the Four Seasons, and that anomaly triggered the Wild Hunt.

’It would be best to monitor the situation for now.’

Kadir shoved Kazan back into the refrigerator. Clattering sounds echoed from inside, but he ignored them.

For now, he had no intention of moving until the Holy Kingdom sent a request for aid.

Partly because the Hero Asella had moved quickly, and partly to avoid getting dragged into troublesome affairs.

’It’s about time I head downstairs.’

Now that break time was over, it was time to return to his research.

Just as he was about to exit the Gallery, a title caught his eye.

[Killed a Dullahan.]

"...?"

It was Grylls’s post. Kadir was bewildered.

Was a post like that really just a coincidence? It was extremely suspicious.

Title) Killed a Dullahan

Wild Grylls

(Photo of the Dullahan, its steed, and the coffin)

A Dullahan attacked while maintenance was going on.

I somehow killed it, but is this really a Dullahan? It wasn’t even carrying its head around.

Also, the coffin is weird. It tied that coffin with chains and swung it around like a flail.

└ Heavenly Demon) More importantly, are you injured anywhere?

└ Wild Grylls) It got dicey a few times, but I’m fine. What did you do during maintenance, Heavenly Demon-nim?

└ Heavenly Demon) This lady has been traveling across various parts of the Central Plains.

└ Sword Matstar) Subduing a Dullahan usually isn’t a good thing. Did anything happen after you defeated it?

└ Wild Grylls) Nothing except for a strange light pouring out of the coffin.

└ Was it YOU?

└ This bastard was the culprit all along.

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└ Wild Grylls) ??? What on earth happened?

└ Starlight Lady) Everyone, please control yourselves. Grylls-nim, did the Dullahan happen to travel with wraiths?

└ Wild Grylls) Wraiths were coming out of the coffin though?

└ Starlight Lady) Mmm;;;

└ Indefensible lololol

└ Hey Grylls. If you have any conscience, go support the Holy Kingdom.

└ (Wild Hunt Video) See that? That all happened because you killed the Dullahan.

└ Wild Grylls) Is there any proof that I caused that?

└ (Video of a pillar of light shooting up from the Forest of the Four Seasons) Guess what this is?

└ Wild Grylls) When I saw the light pillar, it was DURING maintenance, and that video is AFTER maintenance. The timeline doesn’t match?

└ Starlight Lady) Ah. That’s true too. The timelines definitely don’t align.

└ Instantly defending him lololol

└ But if the timelines don’t match, then what caused that?

└ Maybe time flows differently in the Forest of the Four Seasons?

└ Whatever, it’s your fault Grylls, so apologize.

└ Wild Grylls) Sorry.

└ Look at how half-hearted that apology is lolol

└ But it’s not like Grylls did it on purpose anyway, right?

└ He says the Dullahan attacked him first, so he’s kinda a victim too lol

A heated debate began to flow. Kadir stroked his beard as he watched.

While it was true that the timeline didn’t quite line up, the absence of a Dullahan in the Wild Hunt was exacerbating the problem, so one could not deny a connection to Grylls.

After all, he thought: It’s a place where space shifts by the minute, so why wouldn’t time do the same?

’There could be a slight time dilation. But that too is merely an unconfirmed hypothesis.’

Crucially, the Wild Hunt phenomenon broke out outside the Forest of the Four Seasons, not within it.

It might just be a series of coincidences piling up.

’It would be best to think about this matter later.’

Whether Grylls helps the Holy Kingdom or not doesn’t matter. He will handle it on his own.

Kadir thought so and exited the Gallery. Now it was time to return to his main duties.

’...Is there nothing else?’

For a brief moment, he had been active as Allfather.

The Wild Hunt triggered by subduing the Dullahan.

I scratched my cheek as I watched the uproar unfolding in the Gallery.

Judging by the circumstances, it did seem like I caused it, but it wasn’t certain.

However, since a crisis had definitely befallen the Holy Kingdom, I wanted to help.

Especially because the Holy Kingdom had the Orange Badge Hero, Asella.

’Is there any way I can help?’

I turned my head and looked at Cain.

Cain was fooling around in the Dullahan’s body to adapt to his new form.

Asella might call for him soon, so it was about time he stopped practicing.

’I’ll ask Asella first.’

I sent a message to Asella.

Asking if there was anything I could assist with since a crisis had broken out.

Asella replied that there was no need, saying she could resolve this matter on her own.

[Wild Grylls: Orange Badge-nim might be fine, but we have to consider the others too. Plus, even if it’s not certain, I might be the one who caused it.]

[Don’t Abandon the Hero: No, it’s not! Grylls-nim was just fighting to survive! It couldn’t be helped!]

[Wild Grylls: Still, I’d like to help you out. Is there anything you need?]

[Don’t Abandon the Hero: If you put it that way...! Ah! Could you perhaps supply us with some water?]

[Wild Grylls: Water?]

[Don’t Abandon the Hero: Yes! The soil of the Forest of the Four Seasons accelerated plant growth so fast! I was thinking the water over there might be usable as Holy Water too...!]

[Wild Grylls: Got it. Hold on a moment.]

Since it was winter, I painstakingly mined ice and sent it over.

The reply that soon came back was...

[Don’t Abandon the Hero: Thank you! It really makes Holy Water super quickly!]

[Wild Grylls: I should give you more, right?]

[Don’t Abandon the Hero: Yes!]

It was exceedingly positive.