Camille Rowe

"Arghh, hurry and get off, the ship is about to collapse!!!!!!!"

Several people aboard a ship filled with many holes arrived. It looked like 500 man ship.

Telltale marks of blood showed that what was seen wasn't their original number.

"Damn those fish like ugly things!!!"

Their ship was nigh destroyed halfway through, it was a miracle it only just fell apart.

They were all injured and covered in wounds.

Yet they had to swim to shore.

........

"Dammit… though we've experienced it on the third floor of the tower it's really hot . "

Yoman spat out curses . He was the leader of the rag tag band of non clansmen.

The fire that had been set all around them without anything to burn was constantly blazing .

They had experienced this slightly on the Third Floor but back then they had hope that the Third Floor would end soon .

But now they had to constantly live in such a place .

'…it seems that water would be the biggest issue . How do we get food?'

They had hunted the beasts and traveled while eating the meat and drinking their blood on the Third Floor .

But the beasts here were different .

<Spat . I don't think I can eat this . Uhh… . my insides hurt . >

They had encountered many beasts on the way here already .

Though it was easy to catch them because 50 people had gathered but they could not eat it even if they tried .

'Damm… this is a problem . '

But Yoman shook his head .

There was probably a way since they wouldn't leave them to die just like that .

At that moment somebody next to Yoman shouted out loudly .

"Uhh! That! Isn't that the cross?"

"What?"

At those words everyone's eyes flipped .

The Cross .

The eyes of the people who couldn't find the chance to throw the people next to them onto the hole because they were suppressed by alliances or the clans started to shine .

But Yoman shouted out loudly .

"Wait! Wait! The fairy had clearly told us! That there aren't anymore revivals! Everyone calm down! If we fight here then we all die!"

Everyone made slightly disappointed expressions at those words .

"But let's still have a look at it . It seems man-made . "

"…wouldn't it be dangerous?"

One person asked carefully .

The Cross .

They did not know who made it but could guess why they had to some degree .

Since it'll be hard for people who had experienced it in the tutorial to just pass by it .

It was in order to attract people that it copied that cross and was made of Steel .

'…It's so blunt that it's even more confusing . '

But the answer to their worries was heard from above them and among them .

"Don't worry . Those who are careful are quite annoying . They need people to come to it . If they made the Cross then why not go over and have a look at it? You could finish it off after grouping up . "

"…uh?"

Everyone's expression froze at the man who had appeared above the blazing ruins in an instant .

Since they didn't know how he had made his entrance .

'Did he run here from the Cross?'

While people were being cautious of him, the man counted their heads in an instant and then nodded .

"Let's see 50 people . Slightly above average due to the Cursed Survivors. "

"What do you want?"

It was clear to them that this guy was someone who had come earlier .

He looked stronger than them and there was also a something very different about him from the people of their tutorial area .

'A foreigner… and he has no problem conversing with us . '

It seems like there wasn't any problem with them having different languages .

The blue-eyed man chuckled as he spoke .

"Don't be too impudent . We are hmm… I guess something like a savior in your words . "

"What?"

"You see the fairies don't come out from now on . So we act as some form of help . "

"You expect us to believe that?"

To help without anything in return .

How did this guy expect them to trust him .

The man shook his head at Yoman's words and spoke .

"There are always people like you . People who are very suspicious . But remember . It's good to be suspicious but if that pisses others off then it'll be hard to live long . "

"…what?"

"You just need to thank the people from my group from now on . There's no reason to follow us so just listen . "

"…what?"

"Eres Valentine . She's the one who had created our <Helper> clan 20 years ago and had gone up . "

"…"

"Let's see . After that is… a steady backbone of the clan, Kyle Cooper . Baek Jongsang . Arc Mariangt, these three . You don't need to know about the details . "

'How would these guys meet three of the seven departed souls?'

The man who shook his head from side to side spoke again .

"And after this, give thanks to the other clansmen who prevent guys like you from getting killed…"

"…keep going . "

The man laughed as he looked at the people's expressions turning darker .

'What . Does we want to have a go at it?'

He could take them all on himself but he wanted to achieve a different effect.

The man spoke for the last time .

"You should least thank our thirty thousand helpers running around in this shitty End root, though they were sponsored to do so . "

"…thirty thousand?"

The man smiled at Yoman who had replied to his words with a fearful expression .

'Well . Though only six to seven people came to each root . "

But the man swapped these words back .

It was more convenient to suppress these guys with numbers from the get go .

And in reality these guys, who had been making enraged expressions, prepared to pay attention with dispirited expressions after hearing about thirty thousand people .

'They're chicks . Chicks . '

This was a clear evidence that these guys were beginners .

Since those who had roamed around the Red Zone for a bit wouldn't get scared at hearing the number thirty thousand but rather more at the names he had said prior to that .

'Well . That's why we exist . '

Whatever happened he needed to do everything he was tasked to do so these guys don't just die off .

The man looked at Yoman as he spoke .

"There's a few things I must give you… but there are a few pieces of advice . Listen carefully . These are things to prevent you from just getting killed off . "

"…speak . "

He didn't know what this guy and the other people were helping them for but there was nothing bad about intel .

The man continued to speak .

"The place where you guys are at is the End Root . This is the place where newly-hatched chicks roam around . And because of this it wouldn't really matter for you guys to argue here and there normally but…"

"…?"

The man looked around at the confused expressions and then spoke again .

"It's a quite harsh place so there are a lot of people with different circumstances . So theoretically some people, who have no reason to be here, come down all the way to the End Roots . "

He was speaking aloud in front of these guys but he was also only about at the level of Middle Root .

But those who are at the Base root or the Trunk, or even above that, sometimes come down to here, the End root .

"So the things you guys need to do is not to randomly quarrel with random people just because they move in small groups . If you don't want to get ripped apart . And it's even more dangerous to target somebody just because they're pretty . "

These people wouldn't usually touch the newly-hatched chicks at the End root due to a few unspoken rules but there was no one who would tell them to ignore getting aggravated .

The man who had finished speaking rested a bit and then looked around .

'Let's see… Camille Rowe . Where did this lady go . '

If they were going to experience it anyway . Wouldn't it be better for them to get the full experience .

And coincidentally Camille Rowe was nearby .

'These guys are pretty confident with their numbers… but they'll start to crawl on the floor once they see it . '

If those who were doing well in the tutorial think that they would do well here then it was a very big misunderstanding .

Once they were out here there were different rules and another power .

The tutorial was basically a place where they toned down the difficulty so they can prepare for the Otherworld and in a place like this where one can get stronger day by day, 1 or 2 years of difference was very big .

Boom.

A shockwave caused the fiery air to tremble.

'How do you know about him!!!!!!!?'

"Wait, let's start over, my mistake it was a lucky guess."

Screams echoed throughout that section of the blazing ruins.

And the sound of the earth cracking to make a crater repeatedly sounded.

......

Kuuuuuuuu .

Camille Rowe mumbled quietly as she looked at something gigantic in the distance .

'It's coming this time too . '

The newcomers wouldn't be able to see yet but her <Hawkeye> skill that was fitted for the perception stat at the Red Rune level 50% allowed her vision to see things extremely far away .

Camille, who had been shaking her head, looked at the things she had prepared so far .

'Arukal's Poison and Ketelan's Sword . Miron Dagger and Waterproof sheet . And…'

Camille Rowe, who had been looking over the things she had prepared while grinding her teeth, sighed as she looked at the fins that could be seen in the distance .

'…Could I really avenge them?'

She had been holding onto her life with the sheer determination to kill that thing for over 3 years .

But there only one thing she had gained from this .

Endless fatigue .

'It's tiring . '

It was basically larger than a mountain .

There was probably no other organism that fit the name of Fish of Calamity better than that .

She had went into and returned back alive from within its body over 13 times but this wasn't because she got used to it .

It was because she had gotten blocked at a line which she could not cross .

It would be easier to break a rock using an egg .

It felt like she was digging a mountain with just a spoon .

And as she continued, the loneliness just amplified .

Since there wasn't anyone who wanted to help her in her plan of hunting down the Calamity Fish .

'If a really strong guy, or someone who actually wanted to do it together existed…'

Camille, who had been making a tired expression, shook her head .

'No . Nonono . '

If it was something that could be caught just like that then she would've done so already .

While Camille was shaking her head while clenching down onto her teeth, a voice calling her name could be heard .

"Camille Rowe . Right?"

"…!"

At those words Camille made a cold expression as she surrounded her body with Reinforcement and activated <Knight's Golden Armament> skill which protected her from sudden attacks .

With this, she could defend her body against existences of the Trunk .

People who purposely searched her out are more dangerous than people whom you meet by chance .

Camille Rowe, who had held up the short dagger from her waist, held up spear up towards her back where the voice came from but then sighed instead .

'It's a newly-hatched chick . '

She felt stupid for getting tense from getting her name called .

She couldn't figure it out from his looks but she still knew from one look .

Not having any artifacts was secondary, he didn't have the <Juicer> which one needed in order to not starve in the <World Tree Mountain Range> .

Even if he lost it, if you take into account that the Helper clan always supplied you with it meant that this guy was a Chick that hadn't even finished the helper's instructions .

'Anyways, how did he figure out my name?'

But Camille's tension exploded again with the following sentence .

"There's a few things I need to talk to you about the Calamity Fish . So ...um.. Do you mind? "

A man rustled his sharp hair in an attempt to hide his conversational awkwardness. He didn't seem to usually talk to girls.

Calamity Fish . And herself .

There was only one kind of people who would come find her if you take into accountthese two things . His actions which most girls wouldn't lose a chance to make fun of him , were ignored by her.

"Are you perhaps a Quadratus?"

'Damned guys… are they trying to disturb me again?'

<Quadratus>

People who worshipped the four dirty beasts that gnawed upon the World Tree along with the Calamity fish .

Of course they didn't have a good relationship with her who tried to kill the Calamity Fish .

Evren mumbled inwardly at Camille's words .

'I remember… They thought there were only four of these from 'his' dreams. '

He would have thought so as well if he hadn't heard the stories from the original inhabitants of this place, the Elvenheims .

Evren shook his head .

"I'm here because... I have an interest in huntt ...iing the Calamity Fish . So I your help would be needed to uhm you know. "

This is a fucking disaster why is it so hard to talk to a woman. He avoided looking at her hot body in case she misunderstood him and his eyes would probably stay stuck.

He didn't experience it while living like a machine but feelings are quite..... Indescribable.

The ants from before needed no special attention but she was different. The minor character like ladies before looked way too ordinary so he glossed over them whilst fighting before.

"…"

Camille was flustered . Not knowing this socially awkward man was even more so and was just doing a good job playing it cool.

'Does that thing really look that easy?'

The fact that he knew about the Calamity Fish meant that he had seen it on the way here .

There was nothing surprising about it .

Since it wasn't hard to see it as long as you don't get crushed by it .

Actually it was hard to miss something so big .

But to think of hunting it down after seeing it .

Camille started to get slightly pissed .

She had tried and tried and only increased her despair .

But this newly arrived Chick was talking about the Calamity fish as if it was going to the lake to fish .

And even asking her to help .

Camille breathed in and out deeply .

'Yeah . Why am I trying to argue with a 1st year . '

Getting angry here was actually laughable .

"Leave . "

The moment Camille spat out a word and turned around, Evren opened his mouth with great difficulty to act tough.

"Don't you have to save your sibling? If you hunt that thing then the chances of your sibling, who might come anytime, surviving increases by a large amount . "

"… . This bastard . Where did you hear about that?"

"Mmm…"

'Did I make a mistake?'

Evren scratched the back of head while watching Camille warming up her body .

'That kangtae....'

<Hey! It's simple! Just share a secret that only you two know! Then the female will loosen up her guard . >

"Wait . Let's talk about it . Talk . Everything is negotiable"

"Shut up!"

Booooom!