Dungeon Hunter (던전사냥꾼)

Chapter 56: Those Who Protect

There had been four demons who came to South Korea. They were part of Pandemonium's faction and brought a large number of creatures to occupy the dungeon. Pandemonium's active help meant that a considerable number of creatures entered the country.

They ranged from the lowest grade to high class creatures. People thought that there were over 100,000 creatures. The majority of them were wiped out by the man who the humans called 'Saviour,' but there were still thousands of creatures. They were scattered in various hiding spots and were steadily hunted.

The hunts had been easy so far. However, if all the scattered creatures were drawn to one place by the Trees of Life and Death...it wouldn't be an easy fight. Fortunately, the government forces had been handled so they could solely concentrate on the creatures.

The centre of the city.

The seeds were planted in the middle of a stadium approximately 110 m wide. The Trees of Life and Death. Roy and Rose were in charge of the ceremony.

During this ceremony, no one else could enter. The exceptions were the girin and Chrisley.

"Did your master command you to plant this?"

The seeds had germinated immediately after being planted. The girin looked at them with a surprised expression. Although she was a mythical creature, the girin was wise and deep like it was famous for. She perceived an intense feeling from the two seeds.

The veiled Chrisley spoke to the girin.

"Girin. We have to hold the ceremony. Help the humans."

"The creatures haven't appeared yet. Rather...there is a strange feeling. The Trees of Life and Death. The trees have contrasting energies but are strangely harmonious."

As the girin approached, the germinated seeds moved like they were responding.

The girin's eyes shone.

"They are reacting to me. I don't know what your ritual is, but I should be able to help with the growth of these trees."

"Are you going to leave the humans unattended?"

"No, the humans are strong enough. The united humans are powerful. They aren't weak enough to be defeated by the incoming creatures."

Chrisley stared at the girin's unexpected reaction.

She had heard stories about the girin's birth through Roy and Rose, so she roughly knew how hard the girin worked for the humans of South Korea.

Now the girin's attitude was different from what she heard.

The girin laughed as she saw Chrisley's expression.

"I am not a babysitter for the humans. I will help them but they have to be self-reliant. Of course, I can't ignore the desire of the humans who gave birth to me. So...I will stay until the king appears and stabilizes the country. After that, I would like to explore this world a bit more."

She wasn't obsessed. She would do her work and then leave. Unlike her appearance, it hadn't even been one year since she was born. She was curious about this world.

The desire of the humans had played an important role when she was born. An explorer.

Chrisley opposed the girin's idea.

"What about returning to Master? Technically speaking, Master is the one who created you."

"I am not bound anywhere. Although I appreciate it, we are separate existences. I would give my help one day if he needed it. However, your master is strong enough not to need my help. I'd rather see more of this beautiful world."