CH 15

Do you know the story of <Alice in Wonderland>?

Just like a scene in the book, it felt as if I was watching Alice drink a strange potion and grow bigger in front of my eyes. The gigantic wolf that filled the room wasn’t blonde, nor was he wearing a blue apron dress, but instead, he was staring at us with his ferocious red eyes flashing back and forth and his tongue fluttering between his sharp teeth.

When we met each other’s eyes, we all avoided the area. Immediately, a large forefoot slammed down on the spot we were on before, creating a dent.

[You used a skill. Skill: Thorn of Sin]

[Activating Thorn of Sin.]

However, binding it with my skill wasn’t enough. The monster grabbed the thorns wrapped around its arm and pulled it apart as if it felt ticklish. His blood was dripping in the process, but he didn’t seem to care. Lee Myung-won took advantage of that and fired an arrow.

But its skin was so tough that the arrow could not penetrate beneath the surface. And it was easily broken by the wolf’s simple shrug.

“What do I do?”

“Its skin is too hard to pierce.”

“I’ll give it a try.”

Baek Tae-beom said while fixing his sword. And before we could even stop him, he ran out. He ducked and dodged away the wolf’s front paws, swung with agile movements, dug in, and slashed his legs deeply. The wolf howled loudly and stomped its feet.

Bears tore people apart, Baek Tae-beom tore wolves….

Whenever there was a bang, my body staggered to the point where it was hard to stand properly.

“Hold onto the wall— no, damn it….”

Lee Myung-won, who was unable to keep his balance, rolled over. Baek Tae-beom endured the tremendous vibrations with his sword stuck in the wolf’s leg. Naturally, I had no choice but to roll around like a ping-pong ball being hit by a professional player. Every time my head collided with the wall, it felt painful and made me dizzy.

[CH. Personal/One Who Is More Dazzling Than The Sun: You idiot! Your head is going to be the first to break!]

This constellation is uselessly nagging. He’s not even my constellation. I was barely able to shove my staff into the floor and raised myself above the vibrating ground. Lee Myung-won fell down unsightly, and Baek Tae-beom….

“Tae-beom-ah!”

Tae-beom’s yellow eyes, drenched with blood, turned towards me.

“Woah, duck!”

He let go of the sword he was holding and hurriedly leaned down. In an instant, a huge front paw brushed over the spot where Baek Tae-beom had been. A few strands of his hair fluttered. And the werewolf growled as if he was going to die from irritation from the three little humans tormenting him.

We can’t just keep going like this.

“How dare you, insignificant little things!”

“Aren’t you too unnecessarily big?”

The werewolf turned to me as I yelled out loud. I lifted my staff again.

[You used a skill. Skill : Thorn of Sin]

[Activating Thorn of Sin]

The werewolf only brushed off the thorns with his hands as if it were bothersome, but he did not hesitate to move. Suddenly, a large front paw moved, and a shadow fell over me. As I stood still without any resistance, the hem of my clothes got caught on his claws and my body was lifted.

“Hyung!”

I heard Baek Tae-beom scream at the same time as my body felt like it was being carried up. The large wolf’s face appeared in front of me. It was funny how I did not feel any fear.

The monster frowned.

“What is something like you doing here….”

“Let go of my Hyung!”

“Baek Tae-beom-ssi, don’t!”

However, the werewolf shook off the two men clinging to him as if it were bothersome and opened his mouth. When I saw the structure of the wolf’s mouth, I couldn’t help but marvel.

Because the smell was no joke.

The monster swallowed me without chewing.

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“Wow, crazy.”

The sensation of sliding down an esophagus was not as pleasant as I expected. Slash, I landed in a bodily fluid that stung my skin. I was barely able to come back to my senses as I stood up with my staff. I then heard a pounding.

[CH. Personal/One Who Is More Dazzling Than The Sun: How can you say that in this situation?]

“Well, I don’t really have a sense of crisis as a constellation.”

[CH. Personal/One Who Is More Dazzling Than The Sun: There’s a lot of commotion going on outside! My contractor is calling me restlessly!]

“It’s nice to be close to each other. But, when would I ever get to go into someone’s body like this?”

[CH. Personal/One Who Is More Dazzling Than The Sun: Did you actually plan to do this from the beginning?]

That was obvious.

I splashed through the supposed gastric juice, which the rotten smell seems to have come from. In the middle, things like skulls blocked the front, but after hitting them away with my staff, I approached the stomach wall.

“How else would I be able to catch such a large monster if not like this?”

[CH. Personal/One Who Is More Dazzling Than The Sun: Ha.]

[The constellation, “One Who Is More Dazzling Than The Sun” has sponsored you 1,000 coins]

[Current Coins possessed: 4,511]

I laughed. This is a method used by the main character, Kang Si-hoo. Who knew it would come in handy like this.

[The constellation, ‘One Who Knows The End’ bows gracefully.]

[The constellation, ‘One Who Is More Dazzling Than The Sun’ is annoyed and throws a coin.]

[The constellation, ‘One Who Is More Dazzling Than The Sun’ has sponsored you 1 coin.]

[Current Coins possessed: 4,512]

I laughed at Apollo and then swung my staff mercilessly at the stomach walls.

Bash! A heavy sound resounds and the stomach rumbles loudly. After looking at the shaking flesh with a disgusted face, I said.

“I can’t do this. Can I borrow?”

[CH. Personal/One Who Is More Dazzling Than The Sun: You truly have no manners….]

I took a slow, deep breath and pulled back my arm. The back of my hand and wrist became hot as if it were on fire and drew a golden thread. At the same time, a dazzling arrow was created over the space without even a bow.

[Skill : Hand of The Golden Sun]

[You used a skill. Skill : Hand of The Golden Sun]

[Activating Hand of The Golden Sun. The blessing of the constellation is passed down.]

“What’s the point of having such a hard husk? Your stomach is so soft.”

The wolf’s flesh was torn with a surrounding wave and light gleamed through. The gurgling liquid leaked out and everything around it turned to dust. The gigantic body that had been struggling with it disappeared in an instant, and all that was left was the werewolf’s fur and a ring that fell with the sound of a clink.

“Hyung!”

“Choi Ga-hyun-ssi!”

[Congratulations on clearing the dungeon! Rewards have been distributed.]

Before I could even open my eyes properly, I grabbed and hugged a large body. My nose bumped harshly into them due to my haste, and in addition, my entire body was wet, probably because I was in that wolf’s stomach. But the other person didn’t seem to care about that.

“Let’s wait a minute, Beom-ah….”

“Hyung, you— no, are you okay?”

When I slightly lifted my head, I saw Baek Tae-beom’s face, who was worried about my safety. He held my cheek and turned my face around to see if there was any blood. Lee Myung-won, who came with him, stood there with an awkward expression.

Apollo clicked his tongue.

[CH. Personal/One Who Is More Dazzling Than The Sun: I am against this relationship.]

[CH. Personal/One Who Knows The End: What nonsense are you talking about?]

“I’m sorry, Hyung. I was too hasty….”

Baek Tae-beom seemed irritated that he was no more helpful than Lee Myung-won, or he felt inferior. It was clearly visible on his face, or maybe it was because I’m his constellation that was the one who saw it.

“It’s alright, I’m not hurt.”

“Your clothes are all wet, please wear this for now.”

“Anyway, I think this is a reward item.”

I put on the jacket that Baek Tae-beom put on my shoulders and looked at Lee Myung-won. Lee Myung-won was holding the leather fur in one hand and the ring in the other.

“…I understand the fur, but what’s with the ring?”

“It must have been in the stomach of that werewolf.”

Then I don’t really want that.

[Werewolf’s Ring C]

[A ring that had been inside the body of a werewolf. Increases the wearer’s defense.]

A ring that raises your defense to grade C. This will sell at a considerable price. Especially during these hectic times.

Wouldn’t it be enough to share the profits with 3 people? When I looked at Lee Myung-won, he shook his head.

“Keep this, Choi Ga-hyun-ssi.”

“Eh? Why?”

“Didn’t you catch them all? Without Choi Ga-hyun, we all would have become dried fish fillets.”

Baek Tae-beom also blinked his eyes in positive affirmation. His golden eyes were so clear, it felt like I was feasting on innocent people unknowingly. I felt embarrassed, but when I tried to pull my hand back, Baek Tae-beom, who took the ring that Lee Myung-won gave me, held it.

“Wait, what are you….”

Baek Tae-beom slid the ring onto the ring finger of my right hand slowly. It was a bit loose at first, but surprisingly, it shrunk to a snug fit as soon as he put it on my finger.

The red ruby flashed as if it were the werewolf’s eyes.

“It suits you well, Hyung.”

Baek Tae-beom, who whispered like that, couldn’t take his eyes off the ring on my finger.