Three days after entering the forest of rotten trees under the Dryads’ control, Lee Shin-Woo found himself trapped deep in the forest with no idea about where he was, or where he came from—that was without looking at the minimap, of course.

"It still looks the same even though we’ve been cutting down every tree we encounter..."

"I want to set this entire forest on fire," Jin grumbled.

"No. Well, not yet, at least."

[Kyaaaaaaaaaaahk!]

The Dryads screamed just as they finished with their conversation. As if waiting for that signal, a group of Acid Trees clawed at them from all directions with their sharp branches.

Lee Shin-Woo tightened his grip around his axe with both hands and swung it while staying on horseback; he cleaved through the attacking branches, prioritizing the ones closest to him.

"Hoo... Hah! Lightning Scatter!"

To cut down every branch, he must maintain his speed. No, he had to go even faster! Lee Shin-Woo’s defense zone had been incredibly clumsy in the beginning, but he’d fine-tuned it so significantly that he could now instinctively tell which part of his body he had to reinforce.

[Intermediate Bursting Thunder is now Lv4. Strength and Magic have increased by 10.]

"Holy crap. I...