I Got Possessed, But the Monster Beast Is Adorable - Chapter 85

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#85

“Is that grass really that delicious meow?”

“Wooong-! Do you want to try some too?”

“No way meow! I prefer meat. Oop, woop!”

“Here, eat lots~ Woooong!”

Thanks to the Panda Man’s consideration, we were enjoying the peaceful afternoon within the Panda Forest.

Watching Lulu and Ruby playing excitedly on the colorful autumn leaves brought a smile to my face.

But that was only momentary, as I fell into deep thought.

How exactly is Lulu here?

This is definitely the world inside the game…

“What are you doing meow!”

“Kyaa! Haneul unnie is mine! The bamboo shoots are mine! Ruby is mine too! Ehehe~”

I watched Lulu pressing her bottom against Ruby’s face, marking her territory.

Is that… really our Lulu?

Could I be seeing hallucinations because I missed Lulu too much?

If that were the case, I’d rather this hallucination never break.

Even if it was a dream that would someday disappear, I wanted to settle into this reality for now, just for this moment.

“Mine… Lulu, do you remember how you came to this place?”

“Wooong-? I don’t know? Come to think of it, where is this? I was going to get the carrot the zookeeper unnie gave me, and suddenly unnie appeared!”

I furrowed my brow at Lulu’s incomprehensible words.

Just like how I suddenly fell into this place, did Lulu also crash-land in this world?

If so, that means the System brought Lulu here… but why? For what reason?

The more I thought about it, the more I felt like I was falling into a maze.

Honestly, I even began to think that all of this might be a dream.

As I was lost in thought, rolling my eyes around blankly, Lulu quietly approached me.

“But- unnie’s face looks a little different! How strange?!”

“Ahaha… Strange?”

“Hmm, no-? Your smell is the same so whatever… Sniff sniff.”

Even though I’m not in Kang Haneul’s appearance but Zoe Blanc’s, she recognized me instantly.

Keuk, as expected, our Lulu is a genius panda…

After burying her face in my embrace and sniffing for a while, Lulu soon rested her face on my lap and rubbed her body like a baby.

While diligently petting such a Lulu, we exchanged the greetings we hadn’t finished.

“But you know… unnie.”

“Hm? What is it, Lulu.”

I quietly gazed into Lulu’s black bean-like eyes.

Then Lulu, who had been hesitating for a moment, opened her mouth hesitantly.

“Why didn’t you come to see Lulu all this time…? Is it because Lulu ate too many carrots…?”

At that cautious question, my heart crumbled completely.

I immediately shook my head vigorously and answered.

“No, unnie is sorry. I was going to come see Lulu soon. Really.”

“Really-?”

“Of course, really. How could unnie live without Lulu.”

“Hehe. Right. I can’t live without unnie either~”

I felt so sorry for Lulu, who finally seemed relieved and smiled brightly at my words.

I should have found a way to return to the original world sooner.

Belated regret washed over me.

“I’m sorry for not being able to come see you sooner, Lulu…”

“It’s okay! I love Haneul unnie~”

“I love Lulu the most in the world too.”

“Meow-! What about Zoe!”

“Oh, of course I love our Ruby too!”

I hugged Ruby and Lulu tightly.

Then their small, warm body heat was completely transmitted to my embrace.

Feeling that warmth completely, I finally came to an answer about my long-standing dilemma.

The System gave me a Main Quest and presented two choices.

Whether to live in the game world or return to the original world.

The reason I hesitated to stay here was solely because of Lulu.

But Lulu is now in front of me.

So…

I want to live happily forever here with Lulu, Ruby, and everyone else.

It was at the moment I was thinking that.

[<System> Emergency Alert! A Dungeon Break has occurred. Player must quickly escape from this location!]

The System’s loud emergency alert sound broke the silence.

“What? Suddenly a Dungeon Break… What does that.”

“Oh my-! What is this saying…!”

At the Panda Man’s exclamation, I turned my head to see a black gate appearing in the middle of the forest.

The rift in the void that distorted space-time emitted an ominous aura, and soon began devouring all the autumn leaves around the gate.

“Miss, it’s a Dungeon Break! Please evacuate quickly-!”

The Panda Man’s urgent cry echoed through the quiet forest.

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“Lulu, Ruby. Are you hurt anywhere?”

“Wooong… But unnie, what is all that?”

“Because of the Dungeon Break, magical beasts are pouring out from inside the gate meow…”

Ruby’s words were exactly right.

The black gate that suddenly appeared was emitting a terrifying aura while spitting out all kinds of magical beasts.

Before the magical beasts could swarm in, Zoe quickly took shelter in a small cave in the forest with the baby pandas.

Thanks to that, they avoided harm, but they couldn’t hide here forever.

‘…Should I try using that sword.’

Zoe took out a sword from the subspace satchel she was carrying.

A sword that held a snow-white light. It was the White Sword that Somphara had made for her.

The current Zoe had many things to protect.

Therefore, gripping the White Sword at this moment was perhaps a natural choice.

“Kiiiiing!”

From outside the cave, the ominous cries of magical beasts could be heard continuously.

Listening to the countless footsteps scratching at her ears as if they would burst into the cave at any moment, Zoe gripped the White Sword properly once again.

“Sir, please protect the baby pandas here.”

“Huh? Miss, you’re not thinking of going outside, are you?”

“…I’m going to try to stop the Dungeon Break.”

The Panda Man blocked her from leaving the cave, saying that escaping this place now would be reckless, but Zoe firmly shook her head.

“Don’t come out of here until I return!”

Zoe dug through the entrance that had been tightly blocked with Arachnesia’s spider webs to prepare for the magical beasts’ attack, and immediately rushed out of the cave.

“Ruby, Lulu. I told you to stay inside!”

“No- I want to follow unnie. Woong…”

“I don’t want to either. Meow! I’m going to protect Zoe!”

“Haah… Then don’t leave my side.”

Despite her attempts to stop them, Zoe let out a deep sigh seeing Lulu and Ruby who had followed her out.

“Grrrrrrr-!”

The situation outside was much more horrific than expected.

The bamboo forest that had been full of green was already in ruins.

Zoe took a deep breath, then slowly closed her eyes and opened them.

Then she immediately moved her steps toward the goblin horde that was trampling through the middle of the disheveled forest.

“Illusion Dream technique!”

“Gweeeak….”

The goblin horde caught in Lunatice’s Illusion Dream technique fell into a deep slumber and collapsed on the spot with a thud.

“Kiiiiing-!”

Faaaat-!

The protective barrier automatically activated due to another magical beast that attacked from behind.

The White Sword was a defensive sword with the ability to return the same amount of damage it received.

“Ruby, Lulu. Are you okay?!”

“Woo, woong-! Kking….”

“Zoe, there are tons of magical beasts gathered over there, kyuu-!”

Countless magical beasts were covering the green forest in black.

They were quickly moving their steps toward the village where people lived.

The White Sword could deflect damage a total of three times.

Once all those uses were exhausted, it was designed to have a cooldown period before it could be used again.

Zoe raised her sword while staying alert of her surroundings.

[<System> Warning! To close the dungeon break, you must defeat the dungeon boss, ‘Gaiath’.]

‘Defeat the dungeon boss? Where is the boss right now?!’

After confirming the System’s terrifyingly flashing notification, Zoe gulped and moved forward.

That’s when it happened.

Kuguugugugugung-!

With a thunderous roar, the earth began to shake violently.

Due to the earthquake, cracks spread across the ground like spider webs, and the trees swayed from their roots, screaming.

Zoe hurriedly held Lulu and Ruby tightly in her arms and slowly turned her head toward the epicenter of the earthquake.

And there….

A massive body that towered like a mountain.

A rough body formed by interlocking irregular chunks of stone.

Glittering emerald eyes.

[<System> Alert! ‘Destroyer of Earth’ Gaiath has appeared.]

The dungeon boss, Gaiath, was standing there.

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