Chapter 245
Chapter 245
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 245
Chapter Title: Surviving in the Forest (4)
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Evening of the fifth day.
In the quiet forest where the night's chill pierced his waist, he faintly reminisced about old memories amid a subtle loneliness.
He sometimes had a recurring dream.
It was a dream he had every time after returning from the past. The content was dark, and he saw this nightmare whenever he took an ambiguous stance.
"Siheon."
A woman's voice echoed from his subconscious.
"Sihon."
As if trying to wake him, Cornus called his name repeatedly.
'She gets my name wrong to the end.'
He tried moving his hand in the dream.
-Squish.
It felt soft when he cupped it. A familiar sensation.
When he bounced it lightly from below, the flesh rippled like waves.
Gently tugging at the center elicited a small moan from her lips.
"...Hah."
A sensation unlike any other. This couldn't be a dream.
Even if he gripped it roughly, it wouldn't yield; touching it naturally drew his hand in. He slowly lifted his eyelids.
Cornus had guided his hand to her breast.
"...Does it hurt?"
He murmured sleepily, and she nodded.
"Touch me...."
A massive breast he thought he'd never see again in his lifetime. Seeing it brought an undeniable sense of reality.
The more he touched it, the more addictive it became, like a drug. He was captivated by Cornus's breasts.
Without fully waking, he kneaded them.
"Eut!"
-Spurt!
A single stream suddenly shot out.
Breast milk soaked his face and entered his mouth. Startled awake, he tasted the sweet milk.
Why was it so sweet?
It tasted like a milkshake from a specialty shop. As he opened his eyes, Cornus stared at him intently and muttered,
"...Siheon ate it."
She seemed deeply shocked that he had consumed her milk.
Her face was like a puppy whose kibble had been stolen. In a sullen voice, Cornus asked,
"Are you okay?"
It didn't seem harmful.
Despite being a side effect of the experiment, there were no adverse reactions.
"Could it be... you want to drink it?"
Cornus asked with a still-shocked expression.
Caught off guard by her sudden question, and still half-asleep, he nodded without thinking.
He had felt ecstasy from that taste, even if just for a moment.
Was it because it was his first time tasting Wood Person milk? Or maybe purely due to the Lewd Demon trait.
In the tent with just the two of them, Cornus grasped his face in the darkness.
She then offered her fully exposed breasts, filling his vision with them.
"If you want to drink... do it quickly. It hurts."
She averted her gaze, urging him on—perhaps feeling a hint of shame, or maybe instinctively repelled since she couldn't process emotions.
He spaced out.
Yet, drawn by the sweet scent tickling his nose, like a stag beetle approaching jelly, he slowly leaned forward.
Had she been holding him while he slept?
Even in the four-person tent, they were pressed together; just lowering his head buried his face in her breast.
He gently nibbled the nipple with his teeth.
"?"
-Twitch.
Cornus's body jerked slightly at the teeth.
This time, he lightly licked the tip with his tongue.
"...!?"
Her body suddenly convulsed violently without a word. Was it because her breasts were so full it hurt?
The moment he sucked hard on the nipple.
-Slurp.
"W-Wait, nooo... Kyah!?"
Cornus urgently tried to pull his head away.
Her fingers gripped his hair tightly.
-Spurt, gushhhh.
But as the milk burst forth, her resistance vanished in an instant.
"Siheon... Ahh...."
Like shaking a full cola can until it explodes. Milk flooded his mouth endlessly.
His cheeks puffed up; he swallowed a full mouthful.
"Ah... Ah. Ahn...."
-Gulp, gulp, gulp, glug.
Four mouthfuls filled his mouth.
Cornus's fingers in his hair stiffened.
Her whole body went rigid like stone, remaining that way for a while.
"...Ah, uah, ahn."
Suddenly twisting her body, she hugged his head tightly.
His face sank into her cleavage, suffocating him.
-Squish.
A soft, enveloping sensation on his face. Cornus's breasts—fluffier than anyone's.
Utterly soft without any firmness, they swallowed him whole without gaps.
Pleasure surged.
Feeling his erection straining, he thought.
Ah, this.
It's getting dangerous.
'...Hold on.'
His mind flickered out.
'I need to stop here.'
Going further would cross the line.
To control the Lewd Demon instinct honed over years, he had to stop now.
-Squeeze!
Cornus twisted her waist.
Clutching her breasts, she arched her back like a bow, pressing her belly against his navel.
His cock ground firmly against her lower abdomen.
"Huaa... Ahhn. Ah...."
His mouth wouldn't stop. Cornus bit her pinky finger unconsciously.
From midway, his body truly stopped obeying.
Was this milk some kind of aphrodisiac?
At that moment, a window appeared in the darkness.
⚙ ITEM INFO ⚙ ▶ Cornus's Breast Milk [Type: Consumable] "Cornus is really good for men, so good for men. Can't express how good." • Natural Viagra: Induces arousal. The woman who fed it also enters heat. • Nutrient-Rich: Slightly boosts mana. 'Damn.'
His body stopped listening right after it splashed into his mouth.
"Puhah, haa."
He lifted his head from Cornus's breast. Having drunk wildly, his throat, mouth, and even sinuses were filled with her milk's scent and taste.
Cornus's face was visible even in the dark.
Melting away, she gazed at him with hazy eyes.
Hand on her forehead, biting her finger on the other. Breasts still exposed.
Yet retaining her noble grace, Cornus hiccuped and subtly pushed her hips toward him.
"Sieon.... Siheon...."
Calling his name desperately.
"I... feel strange."
His head spun.
Why did he always lose it around women?
-Why do I always go crazy around women?
-Because you're the Wood Spirit King.
-Your Majesty, just give in to instinct. It's easier.
Right after the incident with Bao, he'd consulted them.
Bored while walking aimlessly, chatting idly, those guys had said it casually.
-Once you're the Wood Spirit King, it's fate. No point resisting. It'll flow that way anyway.
Lewd Demon trait plus arousal.
By the time he snapped out of it, he was panting too.
Cornus squeezed one eye shut. Her thighs trembled faintly.
Was she wet?
Her upper body was already soaked in saliva and milk.
Cornus's hand approached slowly; behind her blank expression, a tearful face emerged.
Unable to resist this newfound pleasure.
He gritted his teeth.
For some reason, crossing that line with Cornus felt wrong.
She had that purity—like an immaculate white blanket that mustn't be soiled.
Cornus's slender hand softly embraced his back.
Look at that.
Her maximum expression of pleasure was just a hug.
Beyond that, she didn't know what to do, merely breathing faintly by his ear.
"Hah... Uhhaa."
A quiet murmur escaped.
"...Scary."
Her body trembled like a wet puppy. Pitiful.
Fuck, how could he embrace a girl like this?
Damn Wood Spirit King.
He clasped his hands and cast a spell.
Cornus, lying relaxed, suddenly widened her eyes.
A beginner sleep spell suited for cat-like animals. But her messed-up state made it effective.
Her eyelids drooped.
Even as they fully closed, her eyes gazed at him affectionately.
"Snoo... Snoo."
Soon, soft snores followed.
He bolted up frantically.
Without even thinking to cover her top, he fled the tent.
"Haa, haa... Haa."
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ 【 ‘World Tree of Purity’ sincerely admires your patience. 】 This bastard.
Leaning against a rock by the lake, he gazed at the evening sky.
-Eunuch.
-Seriously, right there, agh.
Two voices of lament from somewhere. Hearing it so often had ingrained it in his head.
Couldn't tell those guys about this.
No, Cornus especially had this untouchable image.
She didn't even know love yet.
Starting something would bring massive backlash.
"Ah."
Moments later, wise-up time hit. Staring at the moon's reflection on the lake, he thought.
Guess I'm pulling an all-nighter tonight.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ Fifth day, night.
-Thud, thud.
Heavy footsteps echoed through the forest.
Clothes spotless, without a single scratch.
A man whiter than his pristine white attire, paler than transparent, walked staring at the ground.
'Boring.'
Such thoughts amid a fierce battle.
No sense of crisis at all.
Even against that famed National Tree.
-Boom!
A massive explosion beside him.
An arrow flew, followed by a dragon-shaped spirit lunging at him.
-Crunch!
The giant spirit crumpled at his gesture.
Its translucent rainbow scales shattered across the ground.
The spirit gasped in his grasp.
Tightening his fist dispersed it into particles.
'Peony, huh.'
They'd fought for ages since old times.
It used to be evenly matched. Now, nothing.
China's National Tree, Peony.
And he was China's National Tree, Plum Blossom.
Time to settle their childhood ties.
-Crack!
Space fissured as he stepped forward.
Plum Blossom snapped branches at will, scattering petals everywhere.
The petals spread further.
A white wave. A massive mana procession.
Spotting the retreating enemy National Tree, he advanced.
-Ting.
A bell rang.
He folded space to move.
Distance closed instantly. Peony's hair swayed before his eyes.
"...Damn it!"
Plum Blossom reached for the shocked woman's face.
'Gotta control the force.'
Stoically swinging the branch in his hand.
Struck, Peony flew back.
-Kwang!
A tree shattered; she collapsed limply. Peony twisted her eyes, coughing repeatedly.
[Ziiing!]
[Zeeeeing-]
Hundreds of cameras swarmed him. Like paparazzi, they wedged between Peony and Plum Blossom, capturing their faces.
Proof of his spotlight.
The Forest Keeper candidate with most eliminations, an unprecedented National Tree talent.
His white hair gleamed under moonlight.
His gaze turned downward.
How could no one last over a minute?
Tsking at fallen Peony.
'That person lasted longer.'
Recalling the cherry blossom he'd seen. Still far from that childhood power.
Wonder if there's someone stronger.
Didn't expect the Forest Keeper trials to be this low-level.
Maybe aim for that woman.
Among the weaklings, one seemed somewhat decent.
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Gazing at hundreds of screens, the man spoke.
"Essentially, Plum Blossom's basically locked in as the Forest Keeper, right?"
The selection trial staff monitoring smiled intrigued.
Thanks to Plum Blossom's feats, the Forest Keeper song's first theme was set to 'Plum Blossom.'
The composer was starting the first syllable on that motif.
"Ninety-seven. Including National Trees."
"Results aren't out yet, though."
"Nah, safe to say this one's a winner."
The staff fell silent at his assertion.
Plum Blossom's power impressed them too.
To guard a god, you'd need that level, right?
Of course, exceptions abounded.
Korea's Bead cadet, who drew no attention, or Lee Si-heon, the mage who held his own against Marronnier and Bao.
Si-heon had even entered a dungeon with a National Tree and returned uneliminated.
Impossible to match head-on, but he could escape her.
"This is just the first trial. Stay focused. Get distracted, and cadets could get seriously hurt."
Isabella from the center, warning against assumptions.
The staff silently refocused on monitoring.
Right. Even with standouts, exceptions exist everywhere.
It was only the first trial.