Volume 1 - CH 2.11

Part 11

Different from last time where he was looking around at one thing or another with curiosity, this time they passed through Fort Bridge Ulg in two and a half hours and arrived at the forest about five hours after leaving the town.

It was also due to Shera being somewhat excited since this was her first quest.

Though, in his heart, Diablo was also elated.

According to the request, the location the 《Spotted Snake》 inhabits is a swamp environment at the entrance to the forest.

They came to a swamp where the muddy water gave off a faint rotten smell.

If this were in the game, a panoramic view of the forest would be projected and animations that could allow the player to predict their encounters with Demonic Beasts would be streaming.

The Man-Eating Forest——

The three of them stopped their feet and gazed at the forest.

The many trees obstructed their vision, and if they were to enter inside, they wouldn’t be able to see past a few meters.

The dense and overgrown leaves concealed the sky and would steal away the sense of direction from Adventurers.

In this primeval forest that has not been touched by the hand of man, a countless number of wild animals inhabited within, and they would attack if given the chance.

This was the Man-Eating Forest. It was the forest that man would not return from once walked into it.

——Well, in the game, there was a map displayed in the upper-right corner, and since there was a path if you searched for a bit, I didn’t have any trouble even though I was cutting through it.

Though, in terms of movement, the game seemed to be a considerably tepid product in user friendliness.

Shera got closer to the swamp. She poked at a clump of bushes with the tip of her foot.

「Hey~? Where are the 《Spotted Snakes》?」

「……I’ll say this now but 《Spotted Snakes》 don’t slither about in bushes.」

「Ah, is that so?」

「……There’s no way that a twenty-something meter long snake would come out from the bushes, right? Its head is bigger than your shoulder width. Most likely, it’s inside the swamp.」

「Hie!?」