MEMORIZE

Chapter 15 Split in half. =========================================================================

Deadmen were loitering toward us sniffing their noses. The skin was torn around and ragged, and the rotten bones were exposed on the face, giving a grotesque impression.

And there was a fear in the eyes of the children who looked at them. They were definitely ordinary people until the day before, and it was a long way from seeing Deadman and expecting prompt action in less than a day.

Growl. Growl.

Deadman at the front cried quietly. I don’t think I’ve caught it yet because I’m walking slow. But with a cry, I frowned as I saw the one in the very back turning to the other. Now that this has happened, dealing with the three at the same time was nothing short of overcoming.

Growl. Growl.

Every time Deadman cried, the tree felt shaky. Let’s turn our heads. The culprit was Ansol. She was shaking heavily leaning against a tree.

Sneak, Sneak.

With the sound of the grass dragging, two deadmen reached right in front of the tree. Those who had stopped and tilted their heads soon began to move slowly again. The perimeter of the tree we are leaning on now was quite large, so I gently signaled the party. Every time the Deadman takes a step, we move that much to the side. There was a high possibility that Deadman would get caught right away even if he suddenly turned to the side, but there was a possibility that he wouldn’t get caught because they tend to go straight.

Take a step closer. That’s how much it takes.

Take a step closer. That’s how much it takes.

Take a step closer. That’s how much it takes.

After repeating it three or four times, we had moved more than half along the perimeter of the tree, and Deadman had also entered the line where we could see where we were before.

All around us were quiet enough to kill the sound of breathing as much as possible. Deadman, who was shaking his head around and looking around, burst into tears as if he was dissatisfied, and slowly began to walk forward again. It was time for some relief on everyone’s faces, thinking that it would be enough to hold on a little longer.

Crack! Crack!

“Whoops!”

Ansol, who was shaking his whole body and closing his eyes tightly, ended up making a sound by misusing his feet. As she lowered her head, she saw a small branch she had stepped on and broken. To make matters worse, she couldn’t hide her scream and screamed clearly in Deadman’s ear. Eventually, there was a division.

Growl! Growl! Growl!

Deadmen’s cries begin to grow more frequent. The bodies of the party who heard the sound were immobilized. Their steps got faster and faster, and soon they showed their terrible faces along the perimeter of the tree where we were hiding. Got caught.

“Screaming!”

“Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!

Before long, Deadman, showing his red teeth, rushed with his mouth wide open. Ansol ended up screaming. Ahn Hyun was covering his mouth with one hand, so it didn’t sound as loud as I thought, but at least three of them were heard.

a moment of desperation At the same time as I aimed at the crossbow, Ahn Hyun lifted the shield with his left hand and defended himself and Ansol’s body. Soon after, Deadman and Anhyun’s shield, which were running toward their faces, collided with each other with a loud sound.

Boom!

I could hear the sound of the collision and I could see Ahn Hyun’s body wobbling. Fortunately, the defense was successful, but Deadman only stepped back. It was because the nerves were dispersed to protect the brush with the right hand. And then as I saw Deadman rushing in, I quickly tried to pull the crossbow demonstration. And at that moment, at the thought of passing through my mind, I lowered the crossbow, which I had aimed at, slightly down, and fired an arrow.

One or two is not enough.’

The crossbow, which flew with the sound of a ping, penetrated the chest of the deadman who ran for the second time. While the Deadman was reeling, I took out the long sword I had tied around my waist.

“Anhyun! Send your brother over here! And use this sword!”

Ahn Hyun, who bit his teeth when he saw Dead Man rushing toward him again. He pushed Ansol toward me and at the same time stretched his right hand.

“Then, please!”

At the end of Ahn’s words, the deadmen stepped back a few steps due to the shock of hitting the shield again, but in the meantime, they managed to push them toward me. She ran like she was sliding and hugged me, and I also threw the sword in the direction that was as comfortable as Ahn Hyun could get. Long swords and ansoles intersect in the middle. I could hear Lee Yu-jung and Kim Han-byeol’s urgent voice behind Ahn Sol, who was running almost as if he was falling down.

“Behind you!”

“Watch your back!”

‘I know.’

At a glance, the dead man who had turned earlier was running behind me. It may be a moment for the criminal, but my cognitive area has already transcended the criminal. In just two seconds I loaded the crossbow and pointed it between my eyes. And then, launch.

Puck!

This time, the arrow penetrated Deadman’s head without any pressure because it aimed at the forehead.

“Hhhhhhhhhhhh….Ugh….”

Just looking from the side, Ansol’s seizure was taken for granted. But when I hugged her, she was sobbing to the point where I was sad to see her in tears. I patted Ansol’s head without realizing it and whispered, “It’s okay,” in her ear, and felt her tremor abated a little.

Ahn’s eyes, equipped with swords and shields, were filled with fear. But he did not back down. Face-to-face with fear, both legs were stuck straight in the ground. And that was the attitude I wanted from Ahn Hyun and others. Ahn Hyun’s mental awakening has begun a little.

Ahn Hyun held the shield to the top of his chest. The best defense, as the saying goes, was the best attack, was a good choice. He didn’t swing the sword first, he held up his shield and hit them with all his might.

Boom! Boom!

The rush was quite powerful and I could hear something breaking. Looking closely, Ahn Hyun-do seemed to have hit the dead man’s chest with all his might. Watching him raise his sword as if he were about to cut himself quickly with a counterattack, I threw a helpful remark.

“Go for the head. Their brains are their weaknesses.”

Ahn Hyun, who tried to hit the sword anywhere, hit the sword with Deadman’s head as if he had heard me. The form was sloppy, but Deadman, who was in front of him, couldn’t resist much and split his head.

The fate of the Deadman, who came running after him, was not much different. In the same way as in the beginning, they defend with shields, shock, and aim for the head momentarily while they are out of their minds. With the sound of something poking him, Deadman wriggled his body a couple of times and soon tore himself down, stabbed by Anhyun’s sword. Ahn Hyun, who was going down with his arms under the weight, hurriedly pulled out his sword and turned his head blankly.

Rough breathing dominated the surroundings. He must have been very nervous, but after killing Deadman safely, everyone let out their breaths that they had held back at the same time. Block with shield and stab with knife. Ahn Hyun’s actions were simple, but not anyone could do them. What if Deadman had gone to other people. Even if it wasn’t as rigid as Ansol, it would have been difficult to make a clean series of attacks with the dead man in front of them.

Ahn Hyun stretched his arms and breathed heavily.

“Gasp….Gasp…”I didn’t know when I hit it with a rock from the top, but it’s hard because it actually sticks.”

Of course, life is alert, and if you can stay calm and control your body as you please, that’s great. At that time, I felt like something was wriggling inside my body, so I let go of my arms that I hugged. Ahn Sol ran as if flying and looked at Ahn’s condition.

“Oppa, are you all right?

“There’s no bite. I think it’s okay.”

“Uh-Uh-Uh-Uh-Uh-Uh.I’m sorry….”

“Don’t cry. Stop.”

Ansol shed tears, as if he knew his brother was in danger because of him. Ahn Hyun literally said he was okay, but Ansol’s tears showed no signs of shrinking. Lee Yu-jung trudged along with a face of ten years of pain, and said, slapping Ahn’s back.

“Thanks to you, I lived. That’s pretty good.

“What. If Suhyun didn’t give me this, I would have had a hard time. Hey, I’ll give you this back.”

I shook my head as I saw the long sword again with a sorry touch. Then, Ahn Hyun’s face glowed.

“I think you’d better have a long sword.”

“Can I really do that?”

“Yeah~ You have a crossbow anyway. By the way, did you do kendo somewhere?”

When Lee Yu-jung helped, Ahn Hyun bowed to me, waving his long sword. Soon after, I saw Ahn Hyun and Lee Yu-jung chattering and smiling inside. I had just targeted Deadman in the middle of the forehead but intentionally fired an arrow at his chest.

I think it’s okay..’

“Wait a minute.”

It was then. Kim Han-byeol, who successfully blew a stone to make Deadman falter, looked at our faces with a bit of anxiety. I wondered what she would say, as I kept quiet without opening my mouth.

“Didn’t you just swarm in after killing one of them in the open space?

“Did you?”

When Lee Yu-jung accepted with a disappointed face, everyone’s face changed. Especially, Ansol was about to have a seizure. Ahn Hyun sounded urgent, patting his younger brother on the back, perhaps sensing Ahn’s seizure.

“Then shouldn’t we get out of here quickly, too?”

“Well, I guess. Then how about bouncing in the opposite direction she walked?”

“Well, no. Let’s go straight in the direction we were going. If I turn now, I might stay up all night in this forest.”

To my credit, Ahn Hyun was thinking of getting out of here within today. If it was a teacher-priest relationship, he would have patted his head, but now he is satisfied with nodding and agreeing. Although some deadmen were detected earlier, Ahn Hyun’s words were correct.

It was not long before we recovered and quickly began to leave the place where we had just been.

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