234 – Nymphs and Dinosaur Sorcerer #4
“Our chief was a nymph. To protect us in a world facing destruction, she used a large-scale spell to sever this jungle from the world.”
Assistant Chief Rose reminisced about the past.
The reason those who survived the destruction did so was thanks to the nymph’s magic.
But with great power comes a great backlash.
“The chief said no one should escape this forest. That became her curse, and now she has become a guardian of the forest, forgetting who she once was.”
The various dinosaurs unleashed by the chief in this jungle were exceedingly powerful.
Most creatures in this jungle were under the chief’s influence, and the Amazons’ warriors were attacked and injured.
Hearing this, Lee Jin-A stroked Coris’s forehead, which was in a state of dizziness from the heat, and said.
“So that’s why you made Illinois the chief. Originally, the Amazons had a tradition of elevating nymphs as chiefs.”
What was important was that due to the high column of fire, the old chief nymph began to go rampant again.
All the animals under her rule started to go wild and attacked the female warriors, Lee Jin-A, and Yu Ara.
“At this point, no one can defeat her. The chief is a master of ‘Nymphu,’ which can be dubbed the archetype of the mysterious martial art known as Pankration.”
Nymphu.
It was said to be a very powerful martial art used by some nymphs.
Yu Ara was very surprised that the Nymphu the nymphs had chattered about at the Chinese martial arts tournament actually existed.
One could only speculate that nymphs who could skillfully wield Nymphu possessed combat power exceeding at least A-Rank Awakened.
Lee Jin-A asked Yu Ara.
“Can’t you easily take action and knock her down?”
“No, I want to remain a cared-for junior in front of my seniors.”
“…….”
# # #
“I have overflowing strength!”
Kalilnoi shouted loudly while closing and opening her fists. The way her ten fingers wiggled around made it seem like she found her fingers fascinating.
Having lived with her wings flapping for the past few months, it was understandable to find her fingers fascinating now that she had them.
Kalilnoi, transformed into a large nymph, shouted.
“I feel powerful, but the problem is that it’s too much. I can maintain this transformation for roughly only one minute because I’m consuming the owner’s mana.”
That was true.
I was currently supporting a considerable amount of mana to sustain Kalilnoi’s hyper-evolution.
I estimated that the duration of this hyper-evolution was about one minute, similar to Kalilnoi’s calculation.
Chak-!
Kalilnoi, lifting her chin arrogantly, pointed her finger at the sorceress nymph.
“You there! Crazy Sorceress Nymph! I won’t take even ten seconds to defeat you from now on! And I will spend the remaining fifty seconds being petted and praised by my owner!”
Guguguguuk-.
Kalilnoi lowered her stance like a spring being compressed.
Paang-!
As she kicked the ground, an explosive sound was heard as if a bullet had been fired, and a strong shockwave swept through.
Flying in a straight line like a missile, Kalilnoi stretched her arm, aiming her tightly clenched fist at the dinosaur sorceress’s face.
“Nymph Strike, Wild Strike!”
Peeberberberberberberberberberber-!
The wild strike of the large nymph was on a different level than that of the small nymphs.
If the wild strikes from the small nymphs felt like being hit with a soft bat, the wild strike from the large nymph was truly a wild strike.
“Grrrgh!”
The dinosaur sorceress nymph grit her teeth and raised her guard to withstand Kalilnoi’s attack.
Seeing this, Kalilnoi made a surprised sound, “Hooh?” which sounded like an owl’s voice, expressing her admiration.
Eight seconds had now passed.
Kalilnoi took a breath and jumped onto the dinosaur sorceress’s shoulder.
Kalilnoi, who tightly squeezed the dinosaur sorceress with her thighs, stretched her arms left and right, transforming them into wings like an owl.
Flutter-!
Kalilnoi flapped her wings and soared into the sky. Aiming high up like dots, they soon began to plummet toward the ground at a great speed, attacking as if a meteor were falling.
The dinosaur sorceress nymph expelled all her breath from the shock.
“Gah!”
A moment of vulnerability.
Seeing this, Oinoy shouted.
“Let’s all strike wildly…!”
“Of course…! For the crazy nymph, wild strikes are like potions…!”
Dududududududududududu-.
The sight of the small nymphs wildly striking the dinosaur sorceress nymph was enough to make one dizzy. In the end, the dinosaur sorceress nymph was utterly exhausted.
Taking advantage of this, Oinoy pressed her forehead against the dinosaur sorceress’s forehead.
Uuuuuung-.
Brilliant light began to burst forth, and after about five seconds, the light slowly diminished, and Oinoy raised her hand high, shouting.
“This sister’s name is Tyrano, the Relic Nymph…! She lived extraordinarily long…! The Relic Nymph is an ancient nymph capable of wielding various relics…!”
Relic Nymph Tyrano.
What a magnificent name.
It was indeed a very dinosaur-friendly name.
Khack-!
The dinosaur sorceress Tyrano soon expelled her breath.
Wiping the blood flowing from her lips with the back of her hand, she muttered softly.
“My name is not Tyrano. That’s the name my sisters gave me when I was still a small nymph…. My true… name is… Dullis…. I remember everything…. What am I…?”
Nymphs who forgot their names tended to be confused when they regained their senses. I knew that well from my experience with Kalilnoi.
Embracing-.
Soon, Kalilnoi rushed towards me.
Then she rubbed her face against my chest.
Is she asking for praise?
“Owner…! I did well, didn’t I…! Pet me quickly…! I’ll allow it especially…! Buy me beef and offer it to me…! By the way, you know I only eat special A++ grade, right…!”
Indeed.
So that’s what Kalilnoi’s ━hoo, hoo meant. I scratched Kalilnoi’s head, feeling like I was petting a large owl.
Kalilnoi’s hair had a soft feather-like texture.
There was no difference between when she was an owl and now as a nymph.
Suk-suk-suk-suk-.
As I diligently petted her, the feathers on Kalilnoi’s head, which stood up sharply like owl ears, shook left and right.
“Hiiee…! This feels amazing…!”
My petting skills are excellent.
However, Seo Ye-rim frowned and came over to me, saying one thing.
“Hey! You shouldn’t pet a woman so carelessly!”
“But she’s Kalilnoi. She’s a nymph and also an owl.”
Pong-!
Soon a sound like something bursting was heard.
When I came to my senses, the strange female figure was gone, and only the large tiger owl was bouncing around near me.
After bouncing around for a while, Kalilnoi spread her wings wide left and right.
–Peeeeeerrrrr…!
It seemed that after a long fight, she was in a good mood.
Seeing this, Dullis said.
“To return to the form of an animal, a nymph? Is it a curse…. It must be a witch’s curse. It seems it used a quite powerful curse spell. To be able to temporarily lift it with mana… you are quite a remarkable man.”
As if recalling when she had been hostile towards me, Dullis now showed kindness. Though she was slightly cautious, I felt relieved.
# # #
“The chief… has returned?”
“Hooray! The chief has regained her senses!”
“Hooray for Dullis!”
“Hooray for Chief Dullis!”
The Amazons welcomed the regained consciousness of the Relic Nymph Dullis.
A large bonfire billowed smoke high into the night sky, and many people danced around it, twirling.
Thinking I would likely be in big trouble for having escaped freely, I was now being treated as a main character of the festival alongside Chief Dullis.
Amazon Rose said.
“Haildo, you saved the chief! You are our hero!”
“Is that so? Truthfully, Kalilnoi did everything….”
I pointed to the tiger owl, now adorned with flowers by the distant Amazons warriors.
To which Rose chuckled.
“Making such a fierce tiger owl fight is no small feat. Moreover, considering it was an animal nymph, I heard animal nymphs do not easily trust people.”
That’s right.
Though Kalilnoi made the effort, it was I who provided the mana to allow her to shine.
That meant my contribution to saving Chief Dullis was significant.
“I had my doubts from when you were handling the honey ants, but to tame the top squirrel and ghost spider, and even a tiger owl, you truly are an impressive man.”
–Kkong-kong…!
–Zzzi…!
–Hiooong…!
The small animals flitted around me, eating fruits or nuts, and it seemed to be quite fascinating to the women of this tribe.
Suk-.
I placed Kkungkkungi in my palm and stroked its head, saying.
“I heard we can escape this rift tomorrow. It’s said this rift itself is a space made by Chief Dullis’s magic. Then we can avoid extinction.”
“You don’t look like someone who would lie. But a world where wheeled carts move on their own and buildings soar like Olympus….”
I had informed the Amazons about the scenes of the 21st-century city we came from.
The warriors of this jungle seemed unable to imagine the scenery of the 21st century, which featured asphalt roads.
Well, they would quickly adapt after going out and experiencing this and that.
Seo Ye-rim smirked.
“So, in the end, that martial arts tournament or whatever for the wedding is canceled? Everyone thought it through well. Once we go out, there will be plenty of good men besides Haildo!”
That’s true.
The Amazons women in danger of extinction would soon meet Korean men and build happy families.
An increase in birth rates in Korea was a good thing.
Soon, Rose asked.
“Do all the men in that city have the ability to command honey ants and squirrels like Haildo?”
“No, not really.”
“Hmmm…. I knew it. It sounds like a lie that there are many more attractive men than those who can command top squirrels and emperor ants. That’s why witch stories can’t be trusted.”
Seo Ye-rim seemed to want to avoid the argument and turned her head abruptly.
Still, if we safely escaped this rift, I’m sure the identities of the Amazons would be managed properly by the Telos group.
Having a lot of money was indeed a remarkable thing.
Anyway.
With that feeling, the festival deepened.
As people slowly fell asleep, Chief Dullis approached me.
“You’ve been meeting and taking care of the nymphs, right? I have never seen a person who could make small nymphs follow him so casually, even after living for such a long time. So I wanted to ask, was that nymph named Oinoy?”
Oinoy was sleeping near the bonfire.
Occasionally murmuring, it seemed she was dreaming of eating something delicious.
“Why do you ask about Oinoy?”
“It’s nothing, but the witch who brought doom to the worlds of the nymphs was exactly a nymph with the same honey-colored hair as her. She was also my old friend. And her name was Oinoy.”
A nymph with honey-colored hair who brought doom to the world of the nymphs. …That name was Oinoy?
