Survival Story of a Sword King - Chapter 7

Ryu Han-bin stood in a forest, something that he hadn’t seen in ages. It was a dense forest packed with giant trees and lush vegetation, brimming with life and luster.

The trees were so huge that even though it was noon, the surroundings were cool and dark under the massive canopy of the trees… The air was damp with moisture, and every stump was full of moss.

Calmly, Ryu Han-bin looked around and assessed where he was.

“Where am I?”

It was a question he asked without expecting much, but the guideline appeared.

[The northern part of the Latna continent, the Satt Forest, belonging to the Grelluet Kingdom. As the nearest human residence, Baron Garrain and the autonomous city- Onpros, is located in the southwest direction.]

In summary, this was a world beyond Earth; whichever world it was, he was standing on the Latna Continent, which he had learnt of years ago. It was a world that had developed civilization differently from the intelligence other than humans.

Ryu Han-bin smiled bitterly.

“Is it like this?”

He had some expectations. He had been imagining all kinds of things for a long time.

“Somehow, it feels a little obvious.”

Something unexpected happened.

[The required experience has been reached. Level up.]

[Vision +1, Reflexes +1, Speed +1]

[The Skill “Language Communication” has been activated.]

“What? Did I level up?”

To confirm, he checked the status.

[Ryu Han-bin: Prosecutor Lv. 5]

[Possessed Skills: Stab, Horizontal Cut, Vertical Cut, Language Communication]

[Strength 25(+1,364), Stamina 21(+1,364), Recovery 15(+682), Defense 16(+1,364), Vision 7(+341), Reflexes 9(+341), Speed 10(+341) .]

He really became level 5.

His stats also went up a little.

“…I haven’t even filled my experience.”

Could it be that he got the qualifications for Level 5 because he escaped from Selha Latna?

But this didn’t add up.

“If that’s the condition, shouldn’t I be level 20? I heard that when you reach level 20, you can travel to the Latna Continent. Aren’t I on the Latna Continent now?”

There were no answers to his additional questions. The guidelines were silent again.

“Well, it doesn’t mean much to hold onto something that’s broken.”

Rather, he was more interested in his new skills.

“It’s a language communication skill…”

From level 5, it was said that he would meet other suitors coming from Selha Latna. If the suitors were kidnapped the globe like Ryu Han-bin, the language would, of course, be different, and it would be reasonable to break down the language barrier first.

[Grelluet Kingdom speaks the Western dialect of the Latna Continent and the Coolin language.]

[Would you like to register Coolin as your primary language?]

He did as he was told. And as a test, he talked to himself.

“Can I talk to the people in this town?”

He spoke in Korean, but a completely different language came out of his mouth.

“Narpas en villas durard merrill justran frey?”

It was a wonderful experience.

Not only he spoke a language he didn’t know, but he could also understand what it meant.

“This feels weird…”

The guideline was activated again.

[You have reached this world as a ‘suitor.’ The goal was to adapt to this world, survive, and pursue continuous growth to raise the level and perform the final mission.]

[Final Mission: Eliminate one of the Six Goddesses of Latna.]

[Six Goddesses of Latna: Altia the Goddess of Light, Kybriel the Goddess of Darkness, Yesen the Goddess of Fire, Ramniana the Goddess of Water, Sorondi the Goddess of the Earth, Freleu the Goddess of Wind.]

[The person who completes the final mission will be rewarded.]

[Final Mission Reward: Immortality. Return to Earth while maintaining the abilities to carry out the mission. Acquiring the right to fulfill the three wishes.]

To get rid of the goddesses was the ultimate reason behind all this.

“As far as I’ve expected…”

If people were kidnapped and given combat power, it would have been for war purposes, and this also meant that the demons who needed to be killed were extremely strong enemies. If strong enemies like those demons could show godlike abilities, wouldn’t they be perceived as divine beings?

“Well, the rewards are huge. Besides, a return to Earth?”

At this rate, it would be harsh even if they were kidnapped at their will.

“…But only if they would keep their words.”

Ryu Han-bin wasn’t harsh at all. They kidnapped a man and threw him into hell; they were never trustworthy. He had been trapped in hell for too long to believe in those promises purely.

“Anyway… Six goddesses…”

He couldn’t expect those demons to return him home voluntarily. So he had to find another way from this world to return to Earth.

So what should he do?

“First, lets’ look for the goddess of this world.”

It was not to fulfill the final mission. Rather, it was the exact opposite.

“Isn’t it that the enemy’s enemy is an ally?”

At the time when the demons were hostile, those goddesses would also have similar abilities to them. Maybe they could send him back to Earth. Of course, there was no guarantee that the goddesses weren’t demonically evil themselves.

Nevertheless, the possibility was deliberately ignored.

“Because there’s nothing I can do in that case anyway.”

So, he would meet the goddess of this world. Whether he made a deal or became a subordinate, they were on the same side. And he would borrow power and return to Earth!

“In the meantime, if I can crush those demons, it’s the icing on the cake.”

When remembering the past, it was still Ryu Han-bin who still tried to survive. If he could kill those damn kidnappers, he was willing to endure anything except not being able to return home.

“Okay!”

With determination, he looked around once more.

“The first thing to do is survive in this world, right?”

It was a green forest everywhere. It was a completely different landscape from the rocky mountains of Selha Latna, which used to be infinitely desolate. Suddenly, Ryu Han-bin’s face twisted strangely, reflecting a growing sense of happiness.

“Yes, this is no longer a damn rocky mountain.”

Now he realized it. It was a world he still didn’t know, and he was not even back home, but at least he got out of hell and took a step closer to it.

“Hahahaha!”

He laughed and laughed like crazy as he made his way through the thick forest.

* * *

Ryu Han-bin first moved to the southwest of Satt Forest, where there was a human city. There was also a compass function in the guideline so that he could get a rough direction.

“It said that I should hide the fact that I am an earth man as much as possible, right?”

Fortunately, it was indistinguishable in terms of appearance. Humans on Latna Continent were basically no different from Earthlings. There were also races similar to those of Northeast Asians. In the first place, the guidelines selected and dropped the suitors based on their races, so it would not look awkward.

The Gelleut Kingdom was a pioneering country ethnic groups lived. Races that look like Asians are also common, so Ryu Han-bin would not arouse suspicion if he was careful about his behavior.

[For the suitors’ first adaptation period, I recommend the “Hunter Wannabe,” who just came out of the world after living in a remote mountainous region.]

If he camouflaged as a remote person, it would not be very awkward even if he didn’t know the world’s realities, and he could earn money and learned common sense and culture of the continent while receiving a hunter request and practicing.

To this end, the guideline selected several names to be used as names and aliases of regions for the suitor to disguise their identity.

“My name is Eric Garoon, and my hometown is Ronta, a small village in the western part of the Grelleut Kingdom.”

Ryu Han-bin smiled as he muttered his camouflage identity made according to the instructions.

“It’s broken, but it’s still better than nothing. I’ve been swearing like that whenever it got an error.”

He continued through the woods and moved southwest. He knew that this world also had monsters like Selha Latna, but he didn’t care too much. His current self could never be weak. He couldn’t get other skills because he couldn’t raise his level, but his physical stats were really incredible.

Of course, there was no such thing as a monster that got stronger in this world, but…

“No way such a huge monster will come out from the beginning.”

Originally, a suitor fell on the Latna Continent at level 20.

“After all, they will not push the abducted Earthman into the limb from the beginning.”

It was time to take a leisurely walk. Suddenly, with a roar, a black shadow cast over Ryu Han-bin.

“Gaaaarrrgghhh!”

A head resembling a lizard looked down at Ryu Han-bin from high above. A pitch-black body covered with thick scales stretches under the silver-haired mane that protruded along the spine. Standing on two legs with sharp claws and spreading huge black bat wings created the illusion of being covered in darkness on all sides.

Ryu Han-bin was frightened.

“Heck?”

He knew right away that it was a giant winged reptile the size of a car. It was a very familiar form that had been seen in many movies and animations.

“D-dragon?”

The dragon lowered his head and glared at the human in front of it. A voice full of dignity resounded through the forest.

“How dare a filthy demon to enter my forest!”

At that moment, Ryu Han-bin vented his anger.

“No, what kind of dragon pops out from the beginning!”

* * *

Ryu Han-bin grabbed the great sword and entered the battle.

The dragon laughed.

“Are you going to fight back?

Soon a gust of wind began to be sucked into the dragon’s mouth.

“If so, then burn to death, you filthy demon!”

Red flames spread across the forest, burning the atmosphere.

“Woosh! Woosh Woosh!”

Ryu Han-bin flew away. And he chose to breathe adequately while running away from the flames.

“Keep calm, let’s be calm.”

The dragon in front of him was certainly huge enough to be overbearing, but the giant Demon Dog he faced on the rocky mountain was also the same size. It was a monster that breathed fire, used magic, and even self-healing, so if a dragon really existed, it would be like that.

He also had to fight with such Demon Dogs every day.

“Yeah! Dragon or whatever!”

Ryu Han-bin flew away while awakening his fighting spirit.

“I can do it!”

He jumped close to a few meters and headed for the dragon’s head and fired a neat blow, which was too fast for the dragon to spot.

“Heyaah!”

The dragon yelled as it turned its head to avoid it.

“Ridiculous!” and, swinging its wings, it tried to beat Ryu Han-bin in the air.

But Ryu Han-bin was faster.

“I caught you!”

From the beginning, the attack was bait.

His long winning pattern was to deliberately show loopholes and then make a finishing hit, followed by a strong attack, to pull himself out.

“One-shot with a check!”

Dang!

Ryu Han-bin’s turn kick hit the dragon’s head accurately. And he was just about to launch a real attack…

“Yikes!”

With a terrible scream, a dragon of over 10 meters tall rolled several times in the air. It was buried among the giant trees.

Flap! Flap! Flap

It was so intense that the forest shook, and the leaves fell.

“… Eh?”

Ryu Han-bin blinked his eyes. It wasn’t that he threw any great special move. All he did was just kick it up slightly.

“But it just flew away?”

It was so absurd that he suspected it was a trap, but it didn’t seem to be. Half of the dragon’s face was swollen with only one kick, its whole body was covered with blood, and the scales were broken.

“… … Is the dragon in this town not very strong?”

Frowning, Ryu Han-bin approached the fallen dragon with his greatsword.

“I’ll finish it up anyway.”

He was just about to cut its throat.

The dragon begged and began to pray.

“Ha, surrender! Surrender! Please help me! For God’s sake!”

It was rather comedic to see a giant monster of over 10 meters in height, begging using its feet like hands.

“What kind of dragon is so servile?”

It was unbelievable that Ryu Han-bin clicked his tongue. A seemingly unjust answer came back.

“I am not a dragon! I’m a Wyvern!”

“… … What?”