The Death Knight Became an Escort Knight for the Saintess

80. Lauren’s Jungle

80.

To put it in one word, it was a contradiction.

In this place, it seems that there is a monster greedily devouring all the light in the world. The gentle sunlight, which always gave warm warmth, here, fed by the terrible greed of this monster, pours out its raging rage more wildly than ever. The brilliant brilliance that used to cover everything here is just a spear blade that has been forged to pure white and strikes sharply.

But the monster’s greed is insatiable. Even though the light of the sun is not a gift for oneself, as if it is not satisfied, it swallows it without even knowing it. The mouth of a monster that has absorbed all the light is gloomy and insidious. The sight of him opening his mouth as if to show off his greed gave me goosebumps.

The same greed that gives goosebumps to oneself. A monster that swallows light does not know how to allow light to itself. Because he is the one who swallows me if I lightly touch him. He has never experienced light.

The name of the monster of contradiction was Lauren.

The pure saintess Ecelia barely endured her fascination at the sight of Lauren’s Great Jungle. With each step of her foot, the texture of her stomping ground was palpable. And the sense of darkness that had been piled up. Every time she sensed a grotesque feeling from that creepy sight, the saintess glanced up at her. However, the sunlight was still not visible, and only the stifling jet-black shimmered around the area.

Esilia found it hard to believe that the intense sunlight was pouring down there. All I can see are the dark leaves. It is a truly paradoxical sight. As a result of increasing the size of the leaves to get enough sunlight, the forest confined itself in darkness, receiving only the leaves.

Perhaps it was difficult to endure such a contradiction, the branches and roots stretched out randomly to receive the grace of the sun. Unfortunately, the vertical direction was blocked by some of them, so the only direction they could take was horizontal. But there is no light anywhere. It’s just cramped, cramped, full of darkness.

Esilia thought that somewhere in this huge Laurent Jungle, there must be a land that hasn’t been exposed to sunlight for thousands of years.

Zerpied also carefully watched the scene where the roots of the trees protruded from the ground and were randomly intertwined. It is like a maze that can only come out of the delusion of a mentally ill person. A part of the poor forest couldn’t accept the fact that there was no light, and it wasn’t enough to be imprisoned in darkness, so they bound themselves.

Maybe that’s why, the frigate’s body movements that managed to get out of the way looked very strange. The two tried to catch up with the frigate, which was quite ahead of them, but failed repeatedly.

Death Knight was too big to freely pass through the maze of branches and roots protruding in disorder, and too small for the saintess to freely pass through the large roots protruding like a heap of stones.

In the end, Ecilia couldn’t stand it and cried out.

“Mr. Freight! Let’s go together!”

Placing his hand on the stump of a tree and sensing directions, the frigate flinched at the sound and returned with the same swiftness as it had gone before. He made a slightly embarrassed expression and scratched the bridge of his nose.

“Sorry, sorry. I guess I was a bit excited to hear that I was going back to my hometown.”

But he said quietly, holding his index finger vertically to his lips.

“But don’t shout so loud. You never know what will come out.”

“…… Yes? But I can’t see anything?”

The saintess opened her eyes round at those words and looked around her head. However, all I can still see is a maze of dark soil and gloomy trees. You can’t even hear the sounds of insects or birds that would normally be heard in a forest. The answer to her question came from above her.

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“It must be because it is still at the beginning of the jungle.”

“…… An intro?”

It was hard for the saintess to believe what the Death Knight said. Lauren’s Jungle was also an unbelievably unconventional forest, but six full hours had passed since they entered Lauren’s Jungle. I woke up at the inn when the sunrise began, rented a carriage, left the city, and drove for two hours to get here. It was now close to two o’clock in the afternoon.

As if to prove this, the saintess stole a wisp of sweat that slipped smoothly down her neck. The air around her had become stuffy for some time. It was quite a strange feeling to feel the heat even though there was not a ray of sunlight everywhere. The saintess looked around at her words once, saying that she was in her early years. But the forest was still dense. It was a sight that would not be unreasonable to say that it was quite far inside, let alone the entrance.

It was difficult for the saintess to find out where the east, west, north, south, and north were due to the chaos hanging over the roots and branches that spread out in an orderly way, which disturbed her vision. It was then that she realized that her blurred vision wasn’t just a feeling, it really was.

Death Knight snatched the arm of the staggering saintess. She smiled and was about to say her thanks to Zer Pied. But when she realized that he looked like two, the corners of her mouth didn’t go up properly. Her attempts to at least speak were met with grimace.

“…… Gemini? Fine… !”

There was no need to ask further. Because the holy maiden of innocence collapsed inside him. As Celia suddenly collapsed, Freygit stunned her voice and spoke quickly.

“What, what? Why is this lady suddenly like this?”

“…… I guess I ate the heat.”

“Did you eat the heat? No, I was fine until just now…… ?”

“It must have accumulated without even realizing it while walking.”

Zerpied bit so much that his teeth made a grinding sound. It was an obvious mistake on its own. Cold could be inferred from the frost on the skin or the pressure of the wind, but the heat was not.

He was foolishly mistaken to think that if he himself could not sense heat or heat, others would not. Moreover, since Frigate-kun was also from this place, he did not show that kind of image, so the illusion was intensified.

‘How hot have you been? Would you feel better if you let me drink water? Damn, I can’t fathom the severity of the situation, so I don’t know what to do…….’

Freight’s puzzled question flew to him as his brows were furrowed and troubles floated around in his head.

“Hey, knight. So what? Mine, should I be watching? Will the driver bring me something like fruit?”

Frigit’s remark was completely unintentional, but it was quite appropriate. Because of that remark, Zerpied’s mind, which had been flying around with worries, became surprisingly calm.

“…… Are you going to watch it?”

The bewildered frigit raised his head. The gaze of the copper-skinned elf with his head raised was quite trembling.

“Huh? What, what? Sorry, I just didn’t hear.”

“I will be watching. Freight Army. You are the only one familiar with the geography of this jungle. Could you bring me something to refresh me?”

Hearing that, the frigate realized that Zerfied’s gaze was very calm. And that his words are reasonable. Also, he has a very sharp eye for himself. Freygit nodded his head quickly.

“Huh? Everything, of course! Just trust me!”

Zerpied briefly glanced at the frigate as it nimble through the bushes and leaves, then immediately turned his attention to Esilia. At first glance, he said, the situation was not very good. His breathing was uneven, and he was panting irregularly. Looking at it now, it seemed that the skin was slightly red. Zerfied spoke softly.

“Esilia, Esilia. Can you hear me? Are you okay?”

“Haa…. Ugh….”

But all I could hear was a muffled groan. After calling his name a few more times, Zerpied gave up. He quickly took out the canteen and opened the lid. He carefully poured the water onto the saintess’s lips.

“Ugh…. Umm….”

When the relatively low-temperature water touched her lips, the saintess flinched involuntarily. Her mind was hazy, but when something cold came in, she licked her lips and began to drink.

The water ran smoothly over the saintess’s lips. It was to the point where I felt that the light had sprung up, as if an ember was ignited in the jungle of Lauren where there was no light, but only shadows of light.

A clear pink color on the lips.

I must have been surprised. So it is clear that she was. I was used to being in this dark jungle for hours, so I wasn’t used to the momentary light. Zerfied couldn’t help but think that was the reason why his wrists trembled involuntarily. Because of that, a little water spilled on the saintess’ clothes.

‘…… !!’

Death Knight hurriedly raised her hand to stop pouring water into her and locked the lid. He quickly rummaged through her backpack and pulled out her handkerchief. As he reached out to wipe up the spilled water, he had no choice but to stop.

The saintess’ skin was showing through. It was also for a similar reason. The reason why I could tell that her skin could be seen through even in the gloomy jungle was because the saintess’ skin was so pure white. So because she looked amazingly good at it.

Death Knight stopped his hand in mid-air because it felt like lightning suddenly turned on in the dark night of the brain.

As if a person in the dark couldn’t adapt for a moment when he came out under too bright light, the Death Knight frowned slightly and felt his eyes shake wildly. But she couldn’t do anything. He could do nothing but stare at the unconventional spectacle.

Zerpied reacted properly when Esilia was able to speak instead of moaning.

“Knight… ….”

“… Hmm? Ah. To… Esilia. Are you okay?”

“Water… ….”

“Water? Ah, radish, water. De, I will give it to you.”

He had to bite his lip. For a moment he forgot he had a canteen in his other hand. When Zerpied suddenly remembered that her clothes were wet, it was after the heat of the jungle had already taken away all the moisture. Jer Pied was so fortunate that he only had to give him water.

After letting her drink some water, I felt the voice of her saintess’s breathing gradually change to a stable one. Zer Pied felt the strength drain from her body. Could she have eaten the heat herself? It’s nonsense. How could a non-living person eat the heat? So why is he so powerless in his body? Why is my vision shaking like this?

When the unanswerable question reached its climax, a rustling sound came from beside her. He glared at it sharply. It was the right time. Because I felt like my head was going to explode with those questions. Seeing that place, Zer Pied blinked his eyes once.

“Sorry, sorry! I was confused about the location, so I got lost…… What? What’s the matter? What happened?”

Frygit, carrying tropical fruits in his hands, stood with his head tilted. Zerfied couldn’t understand why he, who was strong at sea, wasn’t particularly strong now. He had a very strong feeling that something was not right now. In a feeling of lethargy that seemed about to collapse, Zerfied murmured.

“…… Nothing happened.”