I Got a Gallery in the Wild - Chapter 658

[I think it is quite fortunate.]

"What is?"

Some time had passed since we were ambushed by the Prairie Dog Mole-Rat Riders.

I was barely finishing up cleaning up the corpses of the Mole-Rat Riders we had managed to defeat.

[That there are almost no records of the Chief God, so there is no religious order worshipping Him.]

"Stop talking nonsense and hurry up and help me."

The bastards who ambushed us behaved like typical outlaws.

Approaching at high speed when prey passes by and launching ranged attacks.

Although it was just throwing stones, we struggled quite a bit.

Mounted combat... though I don’t know if I should call it that, but shooting a bow while riding in a car was quite difficult.

At least we managed to handle them all by letting Lackey take the wheel and using Cain as bait, but it wasn’t without damage.

"Tsk... seriously, needlessly smart bastards."

I clicked my tongue as I looked around at the flat tires. They were punctured so badly they couldn’t even be repaired.

Even though those guys probably didn’t know the concept of a wheel, they intensively targeted the tires.

At first they targeted us, but as expected of animals from the Forest of the Four Seasons, their learning ability was outstanding.

Fortunately, by the time the tires blew, we had already dealt with most of the Mole-Rat Riders, so there were no casualties.

"Master. Can you repair this?"

"If it were just one, maybe, but two tires are blown."

The spare supplies I received from Lucas were just fuel and one tire.

With two blown now, only one could be replaced.

"Driving itself might be possible, but it’s a bit risky. Especially since we’re carrying heavy cargo."

"Aren’t we going to discard this car anyway? And we don’t have far to go to our destination."

"Mmm...."

Hearing Lackey’s opinion, I checked the coordinate tracker. Just as he said, we weren’t far from our destination.

Besides, although this truck was an old model, that was strictly by Lucas’s standards.

By my standards, it was a model that could be called the newest of the new. Therefore, the metal wheel rims of the tires would also be very sturdy.

’Even if it’s a bit noisy, it should be fine.’

I made my decision and immediately replaced one tire. Replacing the tire itself wasn’t difficult.

I had a friend who loved cars, and once when I was riding in his car, we got a flat tire.

Since I had done exactly as he told me back then, even if I fumbled a bit, it wasn’t like I couldn’t do it at all.

ㄴHeavenly Demon) Mmm. Seeing you handle machinery so skillfully gives off a new kind of charm.

ㄴSword Matstar) As expected, a man is coolest when he’s fixing something.

ㄴDon’t Abandon the Hero) Grylls-nim is surprisingly handy after all!

"You’re all flattering me too much."

If the Passing Dwarf had seen this, he probably would have snorted. I felt needlessly embarrassed.

Although I had made various things up until now, most of them were only possible because someone helped me.

If it weren’t for my friend’s help, I wouldn’t have known how to change a tire at all, and building the necessary infrastructure for my house would have been impossible without the Passing Dwarf.

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that I have no abilities other than being physically strong; I’m just a lucky guy.

Bureureung!

After replacing the tire, I checked the drive. Fortunately, driving itself was possible without much difficulty.

But since we had a flat, we would only be able to drive at low speeds from now on. It was frustrating, but it was something we had to accept for safety.

ㄴAllfather) By the way, seeing that pack of prairie dogs, there might be a civilization similar to Goblins nearby.

It was when we were slowly moving through the vast wilderness again. While listening to Maengkkongi’s lyrical song, Allfather brought up his opinion.

Since it wasn’t something to be easily dismissed, I immediately spoke to Lackey.

"Lackey. Take the wheel for a second."

"Is something wrong?"

"There’s just something bothering me."

Normally, you shouldn’t use your phone while driving. It’s the Gallery, not a phone, but looking at the screen is the same, so let’s let it slide.

Having handed over the wheel, I slowly browsed through the comments. Some opinions were already being exchanged.

Actually, there was a somewhat uneasy part, and Allfather dug right into it.

ㄴStarlight Lady) I have a similar thought to Allfather-nim. Aside from kangaroo rats being cute, they raised them and rode them like cavalry.

ㄴSword Matstar) Don’t monsters sometimes raise wolves or dogs?

ㄴAllfather) Indeed. Usually in such cases, they build their own forces, even if only in the form of primitive tribes.

ㄴPrincess Chaenggu) Can they build a civilization in such a barren environment?

ㄴHeavenly Demon) If humans can live there perfectly fine, why wouldn’t monsters be able to?

Most of them judged that there would be a civilization or a primitive tribe somewhere in this wilderness.

The very fact that the Mole-Rat Riders ambushed us was far from typical hunting.

"Then what kind of monsters inhabit the desert?"

ㄴStarlight Lady) If they are monsters rather than animals, there are many related to reptiles. Things like Drakes, Wyverns, and Salamanders.

ㄴAllfather) Since it’s a barren place, each individual might be extremely strong. They might even be stronger than the owl that caused the tornado last time.

Many monsters related to lizards, huh. I thought about it deeply.

We didn’t have much distance left to the point where contact with the transport ship was lost.

I even came to think that perhaps the monsters had dismantled it to grow their power.

You say that’s nonsense? Right next door to my house, there are talking Hobgoblins and gorillas living.

No matter what comes out of here, it’s best to just accept it and move on.

’By the way...’

I took my eyes off the comments and looked ahead. The vast wilderness came into view through the windshield.

The earth still sparkled in orange, reflecting the sunlight. White sand was mixed in here and there, creating a harmony.

’Why is it shimmering like that over there?’

Something shimmering on one side bothered me more than such beauty. Actually, it had been strange for a while.

The background was shimmering as if heat haze were rising.Visit no​velping.com for the full chapter.

I wiped the windshield several times thinking there was sand on it, but it was the same.

It wasn’t because of the scorching sun of the wilderness either. If that were the case, it should have been like that from the start, but this strange phenomenon had suddenly occurred.

"Hey. Hold on. Stop."

"What is it?"

"The view up front is a bit strange."

At my words, Lackey also slowly stepped on the brakes.

He then narrowed his eyes, stared carefully ahead, and expressed doubt.

"I don’t see anything? Isn’t there something wrong with your eyes, Master?"

"Doesn’t the scenery look like it’s waving? What about you, Dolsoe?"

"It looks no different to me either."

"What about you, Cain-ssi?"

[I trust your intuition.]

Suddenly, something from the past came to mind. The Bush Hell, a creature that originally ate insects or small animals.

As you can tell from the name, its characteristic is that it looks like a normal bush on the outside.

The problem was that in the Forest of the Four Seasons, its size grew so massive that it became capable of eating humans.

If I hadn’t sensed that the surrounding scenery had changed back then, I would have been eaten with my eyes wide open.

So I didn’t easily ignore my intuition. Especially since even the highly experienced Sun Wukong brothers found the wilderness unfamiliar.

Papak!

I fired an arrow just to check. Since I didn’t put any power into it, it flew at a normal speed.

Sswaeeek—

Before long, the arrow cutting through the wind...

Ting!

...collided with empty air at some point, made a small noise, and fell to the ground.

It was a pathetic fall, but because of that, it raised the sense of incongruity to the extreme.

"...."

"...."

A dead silence fell over us.

The arrow stuck in the empty air in the direction we were trying to go. That arrow slid to the right.

Perhaps because of that effect, if I listened closely, I could even hear something sweeping the ground.

Frowning, I watched the arrow move sideways and then turned my head.

The sound was heard not only from the front but also from behind. And very close at that.

"...Step on it!"

Buaaaang!!!

At my shout, Lackey, sitting in the driver’s seat, stepped hard on the accelerator.

Due to the sudden acceleration, our bodies were thrown backward, and the inside of the truck was in total chaos.

But there was a reason why we had no choice but to do this.

Kaang!

A roaring sound of teeth clashing hard was heard from the spot where we had originally been.

The bite force was so strong that the air exploded, even blowing a gust of wind.

But this wasn’t the end. Looking at the shimmering background, I threw a bottle of oil without delay.

Jjaenggeurang!

The oil bottle shattered in midair. Soon, oil trickled down in a curved shape.

"Peee-eek!"

"No! Don’t shoot your breath!"

I immediately stopped Tyranno from trying to unleash his breath.

Right now, there was a very high possibility that we were inside the ’coil’ that the bastard had wound.

If we needlessly set fire and caused a ruckus, it would only worsen the situation.

Then why did I throw the oil bottle? It was simply to confirm its location.

Since it was such an urgent situation, I didn’t even have the luxury to buy paint or dye from the Gallery.

"Turn left!"

Kieeeek!

For now, we had no choice but to evade so that our car wouldn’t be swallowed by the creature.

The truck’s cornering was already unstable, and now one of the tires was flat.

It wouldn’t have been strange if it had rolled over long ago, but Lackey’s god-like driving skills shone through.

Of course, we couldn’t just stay in the car like this. I kept giving directions while firing arrows.

Perhaps because of its massive size, its hide was tougher than expected, making most of them useless.

But.

Shweeeek!

"Run northwest!"

What I was aiming for wasn’t an attack, but escaping to a safe place.

The bastard coiled to block us, but it hadn’t completely blocked us.

There was one arrow that didn’t hit empty air and fall, but kept going straight.

Buaaaang!!!

At my instruction, Lackey stepped on the gas without hesitation and sped forward.

The roaring engine sound and the noise of the tires straining were heard simultaneously.

It would probably be difficult to use the car after this battle. Even if we did, it would be heavily damaged.

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As soon as we escaped the coil it had made, we immediately got out. Cain boarding the Dullahan was a bonus.

Kwadudeuk!

Not long after we got out, the car disappeared in an instant. The bastard had swallowed it with its huge mouth.

If we had been even a little bit late, we would have suffered inside that bastard’s stomach.

"#%%!"

Lackey activated his magic, and a massive pile of mud poured down from above.

Then, with mud stuck all over its body, the outline of the attacker was somewhat revealed.

’Is it a snake?’

Because its stealth was much more highly developed than the raptor pack we saw before, I almost didn’t notice it.

Meanwhile, I felt the sign of the creature trying to launch another attack. Coiling up again was a bonus.

Right now, the best plan was to lure it to attack me. Everyone else was still disoriented because of its stealth.

Therefore.

Hwareureuk!

I lightly sprinkled oil on my body and even lit a fire.

You might ask what kind of crazy thing this is, but I was utilizing the characteristics of reptiles.

’Most reptiles are sensitive to heat. If so...’

It was highly likely to target the one with the highest heat first. You ask if it being too high would be a problem?

Would an animal from the Forest of the Four Seasons care about such things? I confidently asserted that they wouldn’t.

—Kyaaaaah!

As expected, the cloaked bastard targeted me first. It wasn’t clearly visible to the naked eye, but a faint outline was formed.

The action of the creature trying to swallow me with its massive maw wide open.

And this would be its fatal mistake.

Kwak!

The bastard closed its huge mouth and tried to swallow me in one bite. No, let me correct that.

To be precise, it failed to close it. Because I resisted the mouth closing with all my strength.

It seems that the workout-like activity I did on Lucas’s flagship before helped at least a little.

Uuuuung!

I didn’t stop there. While the bastard was flustered, I immediately pulled out the Sword of the Heavenly Demon and activated Unity of Self and Object.

Kwak!!!

Next, I plunged the Sword of the Heavenly Demon straight into what I assumed was the roof of its mouth.

No matter how tough the outer skin is, the inside is soft—a characteristic of living creatures. This huge bastard was no different.

Juuuuk!

I didn’t stop at simply stabbing the roof of its mouth but sliced it wide open.

No matter how tough it was, it would be difficult to withstand the sharpness of Unity of Self and Object.

Chwak!

Finally, the Sword of the Heavenly Demon, which had reached past the roof of the mouth to the head, pulled out.

An attack that was practically no different from slicing its head in half. Since its head was hit, I assumed it would fall into a state of great shock.

Koong! Koong! Koong!

The prediction was spot on. The bastard began to thrash wildly, moving its massive body haphazardly.

Perhaps because its brain was severely damaged, even its stealth was completely deactivated. Thanks to that, I could lay eyes on its appearance.

’A rattlesnake... is it?’

It was a creature that looked like a rattlesnake overall. Instead, its skin was white, almost the color of sand.

Also, blood was dripping from its mouth. Even if recovery was possible, it would take time since its brain was damaged.

Chrareureuk!

Our companions were not ones to miss this opportunity. From somewhere, a rope flew over and tightly wrapped around the snake’s head.

The same went for the iron chain connected to the large coffin. They were bound by the Sun Wukong brothers and Cain, respectively.

Thanks to that, the movement of the wildly thrashing rattlesnake stopped. I didn’t want to foolishly waste the opportunity my companions had created.

Therefore,

Tatat!

...after jumping accurately toward the rattlesnake’s head.

Seogeok!

I sliced its neck right then and there, completely silencing the giant rattlesnake.

Koong!

The head of the rattlesnake, much larger than the car we had been riding in, fell to the ground.

Perhaps because it was a snake, its body kept writhing even though its head had been cut off.

It would take time for that to calm down. I let out a sigh and looked at the snake’s head.

"There might be venom, so don’t go near it."

"Understood. It’s getting late, is it snake meat today?"

"We should."

Though I don’t know if we can eat all of this.

First, I should extract its Inner Core. At the same time, I had to retrieve the things we couldn’t find in the car.

"Now. As the Chief God, I command you. Explore that bastard’s stomach."

[....]

"You look dissatisfied. Then, according to democratic procedures, by vote..."

[May I hit you once?]

"Are you committing blasphemy right now?"

[Sigh...]

Just kidding, and we all explored the inside of the snake together.

Today, too, a normal (?) day passed in the Forest of the Four Seasons.