[We're finally outside!]

[Kek. Look at that mist; it was formed with concentrated curse... The outside world has gotten worse.]

[If you feel like you can't handle it, you have to get close and grab onto Paul Zero immediately!]

[Ahhh, we can't even find traces of our mothers anymore...]

The Dryads seemed elated at first when they got outside, but soon became depressed upon realizing how appalling the situation was. The Underground Empire was completely shrouded in the curse.

And the forest was actually a lot cleaner than the other areas, since undead couldn't make it deep into the forest!

[Eww, this wasn't the world I was looking forward to.]

[It's so unfortunate. You can't call it a world when all living beings are dead.]

[Is there nothing we can do for this world...?]

[Paul Zero, let's hurry up and go.]

Sinea spoke as the representative of the Dryads spiraling into depression. It was difficult to even offer any words of comfort, so Lee Shin-Woo simply nodded.

"Yeah. Follow me quickly."

[Okay...]

[I want to hurry and see living trees.]

[Me too...]

They ran silently. As Dryads couldn't live without trees, the strength they could exert was diminished, yet they were able to follow Jin while he ran at full speed. Jin had worried if he should slow down, but both he and Lee Shin-Woo ended up shocked by the Dryads’...