Chapter 564

Chapter 564

Matans Shooter 564

Smiling, Leeha, parted ways with Biyemi, only to suddenly flinch at an unexpected noise, raising his head and gun barrel.

Whos there?

Something rustled from the branches of a tree. Quite distant, but not enough for Leeha to miss it.

Biyemi-ssi! You heard that, right? Theres something in the tree! A paleo?

Wh, what noisehehe, you heard something again?

Leeha furrowed his eyebrows and asked, but all Biyemi did was dismiss his question with a wave of his hand and lowered his head. She didnt even look up.

Really? You didnt hear that? There was movement.

Its probably a bird. In the jungle, one wouldnt know how big the bird might be, hehe. It reminds me of hunting eagles with Halihali-nim and Jin Gonggong.Cheêck out latest novels at novelhall.com

Ah, a bird?

Hehe, indeed, since that time, Halihali-nim was different. I never would have thought hed use the scent of gunpowder so efficiently.

Biyemi closed his eyes reminiscing about the past.

Recalling memories from when exactly? Leeha lowered his gun cautiously, observing his as if savoring the thoughts.

Could Biyemi, who possesses such skill.. have not heard it? Or, was it truly a bird sound?

The bird sound Leeha heard was clearly different from what Biyemi described.

Leeha, who had to hack his way through the jungle to get here, had made mental notes of the various sounds he had encountered. But, seeing Biyemis overwhelming confidence, he couldnt stay on edge alone any longer.

Biyemi had arrived here before Leeha, surveyed the area before Leeha, and therefore would have known more about the area than Leeha.

So, if she said she didnt hear anything, Leeha figured it should be obvious he didnt hear anything either.

Then, we no, I will go and check.

We?

Seeing Leeha tilt his head, Biyemis eyes briefly widened. However, his expression quickly returned to normal.

Hehe, Jin Gonggong came to my mind, just forget it. Anyway, be careful and lets hunt together again sometime.

Oh, yes. Take care too, Biyemi-ssi.

Biyemi quickly moved away from Leeha.

Looking at his receding figure, Leeha tilted his head to look up at the dense jungle trees. Although the branch seemed to tremble slightly, this time, no sound was heard.

Wind no, there was no wind. So, was it really a bird? Well, thats not important right now.

The information he received about Monkey paleo and Snake paleo. This jungle was more or less a crossroad to the distant visible volcano.

Although paleos themselves rarely share information, they arent completely clueless.

Good. The first to conquer is Monkey paleo. With a glimmer of hope that he might gather some information there, Leeha hastened his footsteps.

Just like how Leeha disappeared from Biyemis sight, she was watching Leeha with a lowered gaze.

Only when she was completely certain he was out of sight, she lifted his head.

Whats he up to? If he had been caught by Halihali-nim, he wouldnt have been left with bones.

Scowling, Biyemi griped, but the direction she was looking at only contained thick trees.

Biyemi glanced back and forth between the tree and the direction Leeha disappeared. Nodding his head, she spoke,

You can come out now. If you dont want to die, you better pay more attention to my signals in the future.

That was a cue.

As soon as Biyemi finished speaking, something in the tree branches swooshed, revealing its presence.

Hehehe! As expected, youre a fun outsider. Could it be that you are telling me to heed your words? Even if thats true, why would an assassin ranked fifth have to be careful? An assassin with cat ears who had been hiding in the tree laughed. He followed Biyemis gaze to the direction where Leeha disappeared.

Even after dying once by him, such words arent funny.

That was because you were tricked by your own surprise. Shin Nara included, I didnt think youd be there.

The two remembered a quest from sometime ago where they tried to assassinate the king of Fibiel.The Quest had brought nothing but regret for Petyr, and Biyemi wasnt any more satisfied either.

Its not wise to think of Ha Leeha as the person he used to be. You, too, have experienced the New Continent Expedition, so you might think you know him but he is different now.

Ah, it must be right. Hes not a stranger anymore. Why would the members of Kijungs guild lie to me?

Leeha decided to trust Biyemi.

There was definitely a reason why the wistful memories of the Eagle Swordmaster era, which Biyemi had mentioned earlier, made Leeha sentimental.

Moving forward by overriding the mark of approaching is death, Leeha stumbled after only five steps.

Screech!

Woah, woah!

A branch, filled with great force, sprung up like a whip, hanging Leeha upside down.

Thud- Jangling..!

And then a rock, acting as the counterweight to maintain Leehas upside-down posture, fell.

Simultaneously, a dense square frame made of wood flew over from both left and right, not to miss even a person hanging upside down, and it joined together.

Yikes, what is this?! Jellypong! Cut this off!

[Mowoo, Mowowow!]

Despite being flustered, the most profound feeling was tension.

Set a trap right in front of the danger sign? Even a beginner among beginners wouldnt set a trap near a danger sign. Thats usually when people are most alertright after discovering such a sign.

I thought so, too Is this a trick designed to take advantage of that assumption?

While waiting for Jellypong to break the wood frame that was interwoven like bars and cut the string tied to his ankle, Leeha tried to collect his thoughts.

But no news came.

[Mowoo, Meow, Meow, Meow Mow?!]

What? Jellypong, Combat Mode: Agility!

Jellypong couldnt exert its strength. If switched to combat mode, Jellypongs attack power would be unimaginable. However, even in that mode, Jellypong couldnt put Leeha down. what is this? The sound was astonishing.

Jellypongs sharp sword-like arm was definitely striking a frame made of wood. However, every time it hit, the sound of metal echoed.

Target, the joint! Its combined from two half-frames, so the joint must be crude-

Kaang-! Kaang-!

Despite Leehas change in direction, Jellypongs arm immediately moved but the joint was the same.

Was it possible that a half-frame flying from both sides in the air could combine so solidly in a mid-air cage?

Moreover, what exactly is its material Doesnt it break even if Jellypong hits it?

Though it looked like an ordinary tree, the sound when struck and the toughness resisting the attack was a level above ordinary wood.

Leeha, hanging upside down barely touched the window frame.

It undoubtedly felt like wood to the touch. Its wood no, its not wood. Even if its enhanced with mana, it cant be this strong.

It wasnt just Leeha who was considering things realistically. He had seen plenty of Middle Earths fortification-related skills.

Unless its a spell that a dragon would walk, its impossible to make timber so strong that even Jellypong cant cut it.

In that case, this is-

Rustle, Rustle-!

At that moment, another sound was heard nearby. Three shadows, parting the grass, revealed themselves.

Another pathetic one got caught.

Its definitely a human anyway.

Leeha could identify them in an instant. Those alternating between walking on two legs and four. They were shadows of people, but not of the human kind.

In fact they have armor and weapons. Unlike other paleos, these monkey paleos, equipped with weapons, were approaching Leeha.

Leeha accessed the skill window to look at the initial skills.

If they attack, he should run away immediately. But if he escaped from here? The journey to the new continents volcano would be even further away.

What am I going to do then

The monkey paleos approached and stared at Leeha. Despite being hung upside down, Leeha never averted his eyes.