He wasn't imagining things.

Whish. The gust of wind blowing past Seol Jihu's ear stung as if a piece of sandpaper was dragged across his face. Two horse-like creatures were already running at full-tilt, yet Maktan was still whipping them hard, his urgent voice roaring out.

“This doesn't feel good, does it?”

The big man clicked his tongue and put on a battle helm with a flat top that kind of resembled a bucket. He then shouted out.

“Did you have to use this road through the forest?!”

“This road is my lifeline! There was no problem nine days ago!”

Maktan replied without looking back.

“How long have you been using this road then?”

“Three months!”

“Goddamn it! You'd have spread lots of your trace around here in those three months!”

The Warrior complained under his breath and lowered his body.

“Seol, you should get down too.”

Alex bent down and pulled Seol down to the floor as well.

“Listen to me. From now on, do not leave my side. Understand?”

Not a hint of mischievousness could be seen in Alex's expression now as he spoke in a grave voice. His serious, focused eyes only served to further tighten Seol Jihu's chest.

Seol Jihu knelt down on the floor and lowered his body, his grip on the two spears tightening. At the same time, he activated Nine Eyes.

'Son of a….'

He somehow held back the cuss from escaping from his mouth. The entire forest was in the shade of orange.

Do Not Approach.

However, he was already inside the danger zone. This would be his first time encountering such a situation.

He should have prevented the wagon from entering this forest in the first place, but he had fallen asleep and didn't even know that he was being delivered into the open mouth of a tiger.

Seol Jihu was about to suggest that they get out of here fast but shut his mouth after seeing Maktan whipping his rides hard while sweat continuously poured down the guy's frowning face. The wagon was already running at full speed way before he even woke up.

'What should I do now?'

It should be considered something of a happy occurrence that the forest wasn't...