Endless Winter's
Chapter 10: A Deadly Forest

The next day...

"Hopefully, the three of us can survive this mission!" Prayer from Chika.

Arriving at the adventurer guild, Chika is surprised by a group of people who swarm her friends.

"Riyo! Who are they?"

"They're the same group of adventurers that used to follow us on Vigilo's mission. The time you don't remember?" Said Riyo in wonder.

"Oh 'Four Reverie'! I remember them!"

"Thank God you still remember us." Said the pleased Rei.

"Hows it? Is everything complete? Are you all ready?" Ask Riyo to everyone.

"Ready!" Shouted simultaneously all those who carried out this task.

"All right! Let's go!" Shouted Riyo in high spirits.

The adventurers began to leave the kingdom of Venzonia, and headed to the Forest of Sigor where the forest was closest to the kingdom of Vigilo.

The time it takes to get there is 4 days by horse carriage.

Arriving in the snow forest...

"Damn it...! Why didn't you tell me we were going to this cold place! You didn't tell me what to bring thick clothes for!" Chika said while hugging her body.

"His fault is not according to my words! This...! Wear it! Good thing I brought backup!" Said Riyo while throwing a leather jacket.

"Thank you very much!" Chika immediately wears a leather jacket from Riyo.

There was a wooden board that read "Sigor Forest", and a second wooden board written in blood that read "Don't come near! Or you'll be sorry!".

What power can a board confine their intentions? Even worse is that they damage it without any regrets at all.

They walked through the forest. No one knew that anyone was watching from behind the snow.

"We're taking the wrong path? My feeling the more we go in the colder and gripping the atmosphere." The blonde woman named Chika was very worried.

"Calm down! I think we'll be here any minute." Hinata's feelings were almost the same as Chika's.

1 hour later...

"Hey... Why do we always seem to go back to where we were? What's going on, Hinata?" Ask Rei who is suspicious.

"Yes... Don't you know the way?" Suspicious Rachel.

"Silence everyone! Please patience! My friend is concentrating on finding a way. Isn't that right, Hinata?" Riyo won them all.

"Yes.that's right! My prediction is that we should take the road over here." Hinata was getting nervous.

"Be aware that this is the same as before!" Annoyed Rei.

Soon, Hinata, who was the guide, stumbled over something and fell down.

"www... Ouch! My leg hurts!" Hinata's leg was injured.

"You okay, Hinata? Hiii... Your leg wound is wide enough! Did anyone bring bandages?"

"I brought bandages!" Chika said while covering Hinata's wound with a bandage.

"Hows it? Feel better?"

"Yes... I reckon. Thank you, yes!"

"Why don't you heal with your healing abilities?" Ask Riyo.

"My healing ability is very limited. I use it when someone gets a heavy wound." Answer Chika.

On the other hand, Rei and his friends examine the huge mound that made Chika fall.

"What'sthis? Let me dig it out first... Haaaa? A body?"

Rei and the others were very surprised when digging up the mound.

They all just realized there were a lot of corpses lying around them.

"What's really going on? Why are there so many bodies here?"

Rei and his colleagues could not see him running away from the three teenagers.

"Hey.hey.. Where are you guys going? Waitaminute! Don't leave us alone here! Ah they're fuckers!" Shouted Riyo while kicking the tree.

"How's Hinata? Can you walk? Let me help you!" Chika said while giving her hands.

"I need a little help, I guess."

"Good! Where are we going now? If you don't know, don't mislead us!" Upset the white-haired man.

"What if we climb a tree? You can climb trees, right?" Ask Chika while giving her advice.

"Oh yeah, why not think? All right, I'll tree it."

Then, Riyo climbed up a rather tall spruce.

"Riyooo...! Did you find anything?" Chika shouted from below.

"All my eyesight, this forest turned out to be quite vast. And-"

"And what? What are you looking at?"

"I-I saw an old tower towering into the sky. So high, the top of the tower is covered with clouds." It was clear from Riyo.

Riyo came down from the tree. And tell them both.

"So we're going towards two o'clock. Let's hurry before nightfall!"

"Alright, come!"

On travel...

"PLEase...!"

"You hear that?"

"..."

"Whoever help me!" The sound is getting louder.

"That! Like someone's in danger. We have to help him!" Said Riyo with her heroic soul.

"We didn't hear anything. You must have heard wrong."

"No way! The voice was so clear, I had to help her!" Said Riyo who ran towards the source of the sound.

"T-t-wait Riyo!" Chika and Hinata follow Riyo.

"Don't worry, Miss! I'm coming!" Shouted Riyo.

After running for quite a long time, Riyo finally reached the source of the voice. What he saw was a beautiful, sexy woman tied up in a tree. That's very unfortunate.

"It's okay, Riyo's here! There's nothing to be afraid of." Said Riyo while unwinding her bond.

"Thank you very much, my hero! You're so nice!"

Chika and Hinata who had just arrived were very surprised when they saw Riyo.

"R-Riyo...! Who's that near you?" Ask Chika who is shaking.

"Why did you save the corpse, Riyo?" Ask Hinata the same.

"What are you saying? Are your eyes blind? It's obvious that I'm saving this poor woman!" Ryou who does not believe in his two friends.

"Riyo's... Please come here for a moment! I have something to tell you!"

"Whatever you say, I don't trust you!" Ryou who approached the two of them.

Suddenly, Chika directly doused both of Riyo's eyes with water.

"Ahhhhh... Whatisthis? Beware!" Shouted Riyo in pain.

"Now look at the woman of your dreams!"

After Riyo rubbed her eyes, she saw the woman she had previously saved, turning into a wading corpse with a partially mutilated condition.

"..." - ".Riyo who was at a loss for words could only put on a frightened look.

"Ho... So that was holy water huh? You guys are pretty smart too!" Say the woman's corpse in a hoarse tone.

"What do you want?" The three of them prepared to fight.

"Ha... You guys are lucky enough to meet me. Otherwise, you will surely be as lucky as I am now! Haha.."

"What are you talking about?"

"Pacify yourself first. I don't mean to be evil like the others. Just warned you not to go to the old tower. Only regrets will you get!"

"No way, we've come this far! We'll stay there no matter how!" Hinata raised a voice.

"Ha. if your choice is so, it's up to you. But I tried to warn you. I'll welcome you as newcomers after entering the tower. Bye bye!" The woman's body just disappeared.

"What was that? Do we have to follow his words?" Ask Chika who is still ambiguous.

"Of course not, are you going to waste the reward of this assignment?" Hinata said as she put her gun in.

"Then let's continue the journey!"

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"Huh.. huh...! Is it safe?" Asked Rei who was tired after running.

"I think it's safe. Where are we now?" Ask Malice.

"Either... Eh.. look! Someone is camping! We'll be safe!" Lancey pointed towards the tents.

They went straight to the fireplace.

"Well, finally the warmth!" Said Rei while taking off his jacket.

"Eh... Who are you guys?" Ask the climber.

"Sorry for the sassness. For that, please save us from this forest!" Rachel said as she pleaded to her knees.

"Eh... Why is this?"

"Yes, please get us out of this forest of torture! Please!" Rei was begging.

"You shouldn't be begging us!" Said the climber.

"Eh... why?" Ask the confused Rei.

Unbeknownst to him, Malice fell down due to being pierced by sharp objects by other climbers.

"Eh. why you-"

"Because we are also victims of this savage forest! Hehe..." Said one of the climbers who turned into a similar corpse.

"Ah... Aaaaaaar!!!!" The last shout of the adventurer group 'Four Reverie'.

*Jleeeeeb.....!

*Jleeeeeb....!

*Slaaaaash....!

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