Chapter 222

Leeha reached for and examined Kaztor’s crystal ball in case he had missed it. Strong wind hit his eyeballs, making it difficult for him to open his eyes properly, but Leeha could tell the crystal ball didn’t respond.

“Hmm...... It’s not near here.”

There! Turn around, Jin Gonggong-nim, and go to the cannibal zone!”

Piiik-!

The golden eagle flapped its massive wings and changed course. The gravitational pull on Leeha’s body was oppressive, and he clenched his teeth.

“As expected, it isn’t near the Siand Frontier.”

If that were the case, the dark elves would have discovered it before assigning this quest to Leeha.

He double-checked just in case, but Kaztor’s base isn’t close to the border.

‘I’m not sure how far away it has to be before it reacts.’ But I guess all we can do is search in the dark.’

Furthermore, due to issues with the eagle’s size and air current, low-flying was impossible.

If they lost lift while flying, they would crash into the ground. If they fell at this speed without any safety equipment, they would almost certainly perish.

Jin Gonggong took off in the direction Leeha had indicated.

Leeha looked at the crystal ball again, but there was still no reaction. He nodded.

“Okay, now! Let’s go to Jing Gonggong’s place!”

Piiiik-!

Jin Gonggong roared loudly and raised their altitude.

As they flew, Leeha saw the scenery unfolding under them. The unexplored areas that did not appear on the map and cannot easily be seen through screenshots.

There were many dense forests and rugged terrain, enough to truly be called Mother Nature.

A mountain is a mountain, a valley is a valley, a river is a river.......

‘When I think about walking around here...’

It looked like a small cliff, but it was a cliff that couldn’t be crossed by simply jumping over.

How far would Leeha have to travel to get to a location that was less than 20 meters in a straight line? If it had been anywhere else in Middle Earth, there would have been a bridge, but the area around the frontier was truly unexplored.

How long have they been flying in the golden eagle form of Jin Gonggong? Perhaps two hours?

In front of Leeha, a massive forest appeared.

It was the densest and largest forest he had ever seen.

It was a place with a river flowing beneath it that looked more like a jungle.

Even though he was flying through the air, he could feel moisture from below.

“Just like the Amazon!”

Piiiik-!

Jin Gonggong also roared in agreement with Leeha’s words.

30 minutes after entering the Amazon-like terrain, Jin Gonggong began to quickly increase the altitude again.

-Can you see that?

-What is it?

-It’s like a flower bud that pops up from among the trees, over there.

-Ah, yes. Is it close by?

-No. That’s it.

“......What?”

Leeha looked up at Jin Gonggong, but that was all.

A lump protruded out of the huge, tall trees. The moment Leeha was about to say something, the head of the man-eating plant flinched.

Like a creature with a pulse

“Ugh, that’s so gross! What is that? That’s not a man-eating plant, that’s a world tree! Why is it so big?”

-The world tree... it does seem similar. The explanation would be that it’s one of the seeds spread by the world tree.... Anyway, that thing itself doesn’t move. The problem is the surrounding monsters. That plant tamed all the surrounding monsters to protect itself.

-Taming?

Jin Gonggong circled around the man-eating plant.

When the circle with a radius of 300m was drawn, all the necessary information was ready in Leeha’s mind.

“Haa...”

And flap, flap, the wings of the golden eagle finished flapping its wings.

7 seconds until the next trembling, the distance was a round 280m, the wind direction north-northwest, about 13m/s due to increase in wind speed due to altitude.

The fate of a sniper who must calm his trembling body and blood flowing through his veins regardless of his will.

‘Calm Mind.’

It was only 3 seconds, but 3 seconds was a necessity for a sniper.

When Leeha felt his body floating in the air hardening as if lying on the flat ground, before he could even think ‘now’, Leeha pulled the trigger.

The golden eagle, startled by the loud gunfire, roared for a long time.

Babam-!

[Achievement: Raining on monsters(B)]

Congratulations! You hit a target at a distance of 250m or more from the altitude of 50m or higher. Life on the ground would be killed without even being able to counterattack. Infantry, knights, magicians, and even monsters will fear you.

Reward: Agility +13

You are the first registrant of the achievement [The monster that makes rain].

The first three users to get this achievement will be recorded in the Hall of Honor. The effect will be increased to 200%. Effect: Agility +26

“Oh? An achievement?”

Leeha closed the notification windows first. As the achievement appeared, the result was natural.

The red sack above the man-eating plant’s lump had burst.

-AMAAAAAAZIIIIING!! LEEHA-NIM!!! What! How did you hit it?

Piiiiik-!

Jin Gonggong roared with the eagle’s cry and whispered simultaneously. He was so excited that Leeha could feel it from beneath him.

“Phew, actually, it was 50-50! On a chopper- no, anyway! This is great!”

He had only done sniper training from a helicopter once. Of course, even then, he still hit his target.

However, shooting from a helicopter hovering at 30m was a different story than shooting while being held by an eagle’s claw at more than 50m.

‘The hall of fame also appeared. Besides, I was the first this time! Well, when I think about Luger and Kidd, it’s only natural.’

Who would have thought of using a druid’s transformation skill? Even if they knew, they wouldn’t be able to find someone to help them. Most importantly, the transformation of a human druid is not that big.

They won’t be able to find the unique combination of Giant + Druid.

“Hehe, are the monsters around released from their hypnosis? You can sneak in quietly and increase intimacy now, right?”

There was no need to answer. Piiiik-! The eagle began to lower his altitude, roaring pleasantly.

After a while, they stood in front of the huge man-eating plant.

“Wow, Leeha-nim! That was really great. I only called you to catch some brainwashed monsters!”

“It wasn’t bad, right?”

“Not bad at all! It’s really cool! Awesome! The best!”

Jin Gonggong put two thumbs up! And smiled. He was overreacting, but it wasn’t a bad feeling.

“The monsters didn’t even see us, so there’s no way they would come.... I’ll walk around for a while. You go on ahead.”

“Yes. I will whisper to you once the ritual is complete.”

Leeha took out Kaztor’s crystal ball and looked around. Of course, he was as careful as possible to not drag any of the monsters’ aggro.

He couldn’t figure out the reaction range of the crystal ball, so he had no choice but to watch it as much as possible.

‘I don’t know if there was no reaction because we were in the air, or it just didn’t respond.’

He wandered around a bit and looked at the crystal ball, but there was no reaction.

In the end, it was impossible to conclude whether there was no reaction because Leeha was in the air, or whether the base was simply not close by.

‘Well, if I look around more, I will find it eventually- but I’ll have to start doing something else after Jin Gonggong’s work is complete.’