Helmut: The Forsaken Child - H.F.C Chapter 286 (Part 1):

Kwaang! Roaaar!

Crash, Crackle!

The sound of a violent clash echoed through the forest, accompanied by the noise of trees being shattered.

It felt like a gust of wind was blowing. A gust of demonic energy.

It was rare to feel such a vivid and strong collision of demonic energy in the Forest of Roots, which was full of demonic energy.

‘Phew, I think I’m far enough away now.’

Asuka, who had been running at full speed without even trying to hide his presence at some point, let out a sigh of relief.

The two demonic beasts were so huge that if he had stayed nearby and gotten crushed, it would have been a pointless death.

Fortunately, Baharek didn’t care at all where the human Elaga had brought moved.

It was fortunate that it had a personality that considered humans trivial.

Of course, Elaga was also a powerful enough opponent to prevent Baharek from being distracted.

‘The world of demonic beasts is brutal as hell.’

Asuka had rarely seen demonic beasts in the outside world.

Although he had seen similar creatures through illusions during the academy test, the real demonic beasts exceeded his imagination.

His whole body stiffened with tension, and his heart raced automatically.

Although Asuka was brave enough not to be paralyzed with fear, the psychological pressure was tremendous.

‘No wonder that Helmut guy is so fearless.’

Asuka glanced back at the fight behind him and hurried on his way.

He continued westward.

The sooner he got closer to the sacred barrier, the better it would be for him. This was, after all, the Forest of Roots!

The youthful bravado of wanting to fight anyone that appeared was long gone.

‘That leopard called Elaga will win, right? What should I do if it loses?’

He absolutely couldn’t go back through the western region again.

In that case, he would have to go out of the Forest of Roots through the western barrier.

For Asuka, who didn’t possess the Seed of Darkness and was a skilled swordsman with considerable Vis, it wasn’t impossible.

Having made his decision, Asuka quickly moved his legs.

Even if there were demonic beasts nearby, they would have probably run away since those two were fighting like that. If not…

‘…What’s this?’

Asuka, who had been quickly moving while staying alert, suddenly stopped. Something felt off about the atmosphere.

This silence where not even the sound of insects could be heard. The demonic energy filling the air was rustling lightly like grass, as if something was lurking.

‘What kind of creature is it?’

Goosebumps covered his entire body.

At least on an instinctual level, he was no less than Helmut. His animal-like senses told Asuka. An enemy was close by!

Thump thump thump.

Due to its huge body, it couldn’t hide its sound. A demonic beast approaching from the other side, climbing trees, became visible.

It seemed to be grabbing the tree trunks rather than branches and leaping across.

Asuka reached for his sword.

It jumped down to the ground about ten paces in front of him.

Thud!

The ground was dented.

Kirrrrr.

It made a bizarre sound and twisted its head.

‘Wow, that’s really something out of a nightmare.’

Even while thinking calmly, his legs trembled. It was a monkey with three heads.

Its red and vicious face had prominent blood vessels. It was truly a nightmarish appearance. A nightmare that would make you wake up startled as soon as you saw it!

The monkey demonic beast drooled while looking at Asuka.

A human. Food. A delicious piece of meat. A mere prey.

This was a natural fact for the demonic beasts of the Forest of Roots.

Now that the rulers of the two regions, Elaga and Baharek, were in conflict, the demonic beasts in this area had fled to avoid getting caught in the clash.

But the monkey demonic beast had approached this place after sensing Asuka’s presence.

This meant that it was strong enough to overcome its instincts, strong enough to approach this close.

Asuka didn’t know, but surprisingly, it was similar to the demonic beast that Helmut had dealt with during his journey.

Both being a monkey and having similar demonic energy. The monkey demonic beast from that time was capable of facing three rank 2 mercenaries alone.

Asuka immediately felt that the opponent was strong.

But he grinned.

“You think you can take me on? I should take down a demonic beast of this level to say I’ve been to the Forest of Roots.”

He had already met strong opponents to the point of being sick of them.

Helmut was a special friend to Asuka.

When Helmut was around, Asuka felt a wall. A wall he could never overcome no matter what.

Before he appeared, the academy was full of boring and dull people.

Even if someone was stronger than Asuka, he knew that with a bit of training, he could catch up in no time. Just about that level of guys.

Even in the Greta Academy’s Swordsmanship Department, which gathered only prodigies, Asuka’s skills and talent were outstanding.

But there were people all around who looked down on and provoked Asuka because he was a commoner. Whenever that happened, Asuka proved himself to them with his skills.

But Helmut was different from them.

The moment he first saw him, Asuka felt a chill.

He deliberately provoked him, but Helmut was indifferent. Eyes that looked at something trivial below him, devoid of emotion.

Frustratingly, that was the truth.

No matter how hard he tried, it didn’t seem like he could catch up to Helmut.

An opponent who not only worked endlessly but also surpassed him in talent. And yet, he didn’t try to suppress him, but rather reached out to help.

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