I Got a Gallery in the Wild - Chapter 538

Our starting point began from the City of Alund—specifically, where the Colossus was located.

Of course, just in case of an emergency, we headed toward the railway tracks rather than right into the middle of the city.

It was the spot where I had temporarily set up base before to check out the city’s night view. It was also the place the city’s drones had visited.

Now, far from drones being around, the city itself was destroyed, so there was no major problem.

’So the Colossus wreckage is over there.’

Where the city originally stood, only the wreckage of the Colossus remained.

Whether Vanir had chewed, torn apart, tasted, and thoroughly enjoyed its head, it didn’t even twitch.

If it had moved even a little bit, I would have bolted without looking back.

"What is that fallen thing over there?"

"That’s what we brought down before, brother."

"You brought down something that huge?"

"That’s right. Very easily!"

Lackey blustered full of bravado to Dolsoe, who was completely absorbed in looking at the wreckage.

What was funny, though, was that Dolsoe believed it easily without doubting it at all.

I immediately corrected them. I didn’t want misunderstandings to pile up and have my real status exposed.

"Don’t believe your younger brother’s words. Even I almost died, barely managing to defeat it with help."

"Master. In times like this, you’re supposed to pretend not to know."

"Make sense, will you? We struggled like crazy just to stab a sword into its head once."

"The fact that you dealt damage to it at all is an amazing thing."

Is that so? I shrugged at Dolsoe’s reaction, as he marveled that it was even more impressive.

Either way, we didn’t go near the wreckage and simply ignored it. Exploration was more important right now.

Investigating that on the way back would be plenty fine. There was no need to waste time unnecessarily.

Thus, we followed the railway all the way along and entered the forest halfway through. First, we planned to climb up a tall tree to pinpoint the location of the World Tree.

"Gororong..."

"What is this now? A giant sea cucumber?"

But a giant fat cat was blocking the path we were heading down.

Other paths were densely surrounded by trees, making them troublesome to pass through. We had to pass through the spot this guy was blocking.

"Can’t we just push it out of the way?"

"What if we mess with it and it turns out to be a dangerous creature?"

One rule of caution in the Forest of the Four Seasons:

Generally, small things should be watched out for, but individuals showing this kind of ’leisurely composure’ require even greater caution.

In the Forest of the Four Seasons, where dangers lurk everywhere, to lie down and sleep like this? Unless it’s extraordinarily strong, that’s impossible.

ㄴStarlight Lady) How about giving its butt a few light spanks? Cats really love it when you spank their butts.

ㄴHeavenly Demon) Grab its tail and hurl it far away.

ㄴSword Matstar) You really are a person completely lacking emotion;;

ㄴHeavenly Demon) If it blocks one’s path, it must naturally pay the price.

ㄴAllfather) Even if it is an animal of the Forest of the Four Seasons, if it belongs to the feline family, it will like it.

ㄴPraise the Sun) I’ve never seen such a huge cat before. I’ve seen tigers or lions a few times, though.

ㄴSuspiciously...) Very carefree. Cats, without exception, tend to show that kind of relaxed composure.

Everyone reacted as though it was their first time seeing such a giant cat.

They had seen lions or tigers with a physique this big, but it was their first time seeing a cat this large.

I stared blankly at the so-called ’mackerel tabby’ cat and looked around in circles.

No matter how much I looked around, there was no real path except where this cat was blocking.

"Hmm... Should we just jump over it?"

[I might be fine, but Largo is the problem.]

At Cain’s pointer, I had no choice but to decide on clearing this creature out of the way.

You might ask why we couldn’t just bypass it, or why we couldn’t pass through even if the trees were dense.

It’s not like I didn’t think of that. But those damn poisonous snakes, poisonous insects, and poisonous herbs were troublesome.

As for venomous insects, we could repel them with bug repellent, but not the rest.

Being the Forest of the Four Seasons, there could be poisonous herbs that melt your entire body just by brushing against them.

ㄴAllfather) There are even some poisonous herbs that cause a burning pain just by brushing against them.

"Is that also in the Forest of the Four Seasons?"

ㄴAllfather) No. It is a plant that exists outside as well. Someone once died after wiping their rear with it.

Look at this. Terrible poisonous plants exist even on the outside, so how much worse would it be here?

Therefore, the key was to quickly move this fat cat out of the way. I moved the group far back.

"Why am I going with you?"

"If worst comes to worst, we’ll have to bolt."

Bringing Lackey along, I headed toward the cat’s face.

It looked like a giant sea cucumber sitting there plop, but its face was unmistakably a cat.

And the face of a cat sleeping very comfortably at that. Seeing its mouth shaped like an inverted ’V’ and its paws tucked under its body, it seemed extremely comfortable.

"It sure is cute."

"Looks like Tyranno."

But cute or not, what needed to be done had to be done. I snapped my fingers in front of the creature.You are reading on NovelPing, the official source.

As I snapped my fingers, the fat cat slowly opened its eyes. Usually, wild cats have fierce eyes, but this guy was different.

A gaze as innocent as could be in this world, so to speak. But I couldn’t lower my guard.

"Hey friend. If you sleep there, we can’t pass through. So could you move out of the way a bit..."

"Haaak!"

Wait. This damn cat is hissing at me.

I couldn’t hide my dumbfoundedness at the cat exposing fierce teeth and hissing.

It’s sleeping here so peacefully and yet issuing warnings? Geez.

’Of course, we are the ones who entered its territory.’

Anyway, there seemed to be no need to speak nicely. I backed Lackey up.

Sensing the subtle atmosphere, Lackey carefully took a step backward.

I watched the fat cat, which had only popped its head up, and slowly moved toward its butt.

Chwap!

And I gave it a satisfying spank with my palm. The fat cat’s body flinched violently.

I didn’t stop at just once. Since it was big, I had to put power into the spank for it to be a meaningful impact.

Tadadadadat!!!

"Miyaong~"

Fortunately, did it feel good to the guy? Making a peculiar sound, it pushed its butt out.

I spanked its butt repeatedly, begging it to please move out of the way. I really hoped we could pass through peacefully.

"If you move, I’ll spank you every time I come here. So..."

Seueuk—

Did my desperation get through? The cat lying face-down on the ground slowly raised its body.

The moment I saw that opening, I motioned to the party to hurry up and go. When an opportunity presents itself, you must seize it.

Fortunately, the party also quickly caught on and passed through the path. What did the giant fat cat do?

"Nyaong~"

It did nothing. It just stood still, entrusting its butt to me.

But I couldn’t just keep spanking its butt forever. I carefully read the room and backed away.

Seueuk—

But this damn cat showed me its jelly-like paw pads.

In that position, it even nudged me seueuk back toward its butt. Dumbfounded, I looked at the cat.

"Nyaong."

Spank me more.

I won’t let you go unless you spank me.

As a bonus, hand over delicious food, too.

It felt like it was saying something like that, but was it just my imagination? Probably not.

There was no sense in draining my strength here for nothing, so I had no choice but to quietly comply.

As for food, throwing it a Fasting Pill or so should do. Let’s think of it as a toll fee.

’5 minutes should be enough, right?’

I patted its butt for an entire hour. And without a break, at that.

For a normal cat, 5 minutes would have been plenty. But this guy is a creature inhabiting the Forest of the Four Seasons.

Was the fortunate part that its personality itself was gentle? Only after spanking its butt for an entire hour was I barely able to step back.

Shuuuk—

What was even more surprising was this cat’s ability. That massive body shrank in an instant, turning into that of an ordinary cat.

If so, why on earth did it block the path with that huge body? I thought to myself while looking at the cat grooming itself.

Well, cats are incomprehensible creatures anyway, so let’s move on. Right now, exploration is essential.

"Let’s go."

"By the way, Master. What if that guy blocks the path when we return?"

Dolsoe asked worryingly. It seemed he was concerned that the same situation might repeat itself.

Perhaps because this was his first exploration, he didn’t seem to have a grasp of things.

"No need to worry. On the way back, as long as we have Cheongseol, we’re fine."

Lick.

"Ah."

At that response, Dolsoe glanced at Cheongseol licking my cheek, then nodded his head.

Even without Cheongseol, we had Lackey’s Teleport, so there shouldn’t be any problem.

Thus, we passed by the sleepyhead cat blocking the path and walked silently along the trail.

Because there were many in our party, almost no beasts dared to carelessly attack us.

Pudeudeok!

Instead, some bird just flew toward me.

Annoyed, I casually waved my hand. I didn’t want to swing a sword at a creature like this.

But was it because this was the Forest of the Four Seasons? Or was it because we were getting closer to the World Tree?

Kwak!

A bird about the size of a sparrow grabbed my shoulder with its feet...You are reading on novelping(.)com, the official source.

Padeudeodeok!!

...and soared high into the sky just like that. Because it was a sudden situation, I had no choice but to be flustered.

It was clearly just a single flap of wings, but in an instant, we had bypassed the tall-stretching trees.

Thanks to that, I was able to face the World Tree glowing in golden hues far off in the distance straight on.

"Ugh!"

Kwajik!

Of course, facing it was one thing, but I dealt with the bird right away. I grabbed it with my hand and popped it.

An unpleasant feeling remained on my hand, but because it was so urgent, I had no choice.

The problem was that as the bird popped in my hand, I plummeted straight down toward the ground.

I hurriedly activated Body-Protecting Gangqi and stabilized my body’s balance.

Kuung!

Thanks to that, I was able to land safely. Following that, I looked around.

Perhaps because they saw me soaring into the sky with their own eyes, the party members were shaking off the birds.

Seeing that they attacked even though Tyranno was present, they were definitely no ordinary birds.

"Tyranno! You can roast them crisp, so breath weapon!"

"Ppiik!"

Hwareureureuk!

But we had a flamethrower.

As soon as the sparrows were hit by Tyranno’s breath, they were roasted to a golden brown and fell to the ground.

I thought that was the end of it, but something was off. At first, I thought they were sparrows.

"...These aren’t birds, are they? They’re bugs."

"The blood on Master’s hand is green, too."

They weren’t sparrows, but bugs that looked like sparrows. No, should I say sparrows that looked like bugs?

It was an entity that seemed to mix two beings, so my face couldn’t help but grimace.

With an appearance looking like it was struck by radiation, an unexplainable anxiety washed over me.

’Is it because of the influence of the World Tree?’

That might be it. This world is close to a fantasy world.

Furthermore, being the Forest of the Four Seasons, it’s a region where all sorts of species reside.

Didn’t we just encounter a cat that could freely alter its body size earlier?

After instructing the party to gear up, I slowly moved forward.

Since this was exploring an unknown region, it was time to be careful even of every step underfoot.

"Chireureuk!"

Apparently, there were many bugs in this area.

A pair of mantises appeared in front of my eyes. They were just mantises that were large in size.

A more ordinary appearance compared to the Asura Mantis we saw last time. However, there was a peculiar point.

Right next to their faces, precisely next to their necks, there were holes structured similarly to gills.

"Chiiik!"

Pabababat!

And sharp thorns were fired out from those holes.

Of course, because we were prepared in advance, we were able to defend without major damage.

Also, insects generally have fragile bodies. A single sword slash is enough to cut through their bodies.

"Chiiiik!"

It was just as I had finished off one of them. Whether they were a couple, one mantis went wild in desperation.

But even its desperation was not ordinary.

Kwajik! Udeudeok! Udeuk!

Because it ravenously devoured the mantis we had just brought down.

I knew that mantises ate their mates, but I didn’t know it would be like this.

Chwaak!

But an opening was an opening. Ludwig didn’t delay and sliced through the mantis’s body.

I thought it ended like this, but another situation unfolded.

Padeudeok!

A sparrow-like bug—no, just some winged thing—took the mantis corpse and flew off somewhere.

It looked like it was taking procured prey to someone, so I felt quite uneasy.

"Sssuh... Let’s keep going for now."

Even if I was anxious, it couldn’t be helped. There was no choice but to forge ahead.

Thus, after passing through for a while, we were able to encounter a mysterious space.

"This is..."

Beyond a wall swaying like the sea. Inside it, various fish swimming smoothly.

Most of all, even several pieces of wreckage visible far off in the distance.

"It looks like a sea created by the Mechanical Kraken."

Now, rather than the Ash Zone, we faced a zone filled with water.

"...We can breathe here? Look, there are animals inside there, too."

And a zone where breathing was possible at that.