Chapter 102

Mana was not felt.

But it didn’t look like a living creature either.

“Yet it’s flying in the sky?”

One of the elves blinked blankly.

When did it appear? I didn’t even notice it approaching.

With the elves’ signature curiosity, just as I cautiously reached out with my hand—

Click!

“Heeeek!”

A bright light erupted from the drone.

The elf who had been cautiously approaching fell flat on the ground.

“Eek!”

Nearby elves quickly hid behind rocks.

The fallen elf screamed and flailed on the ground, but…

“Oh?”

Soon, they realized they were unharmed.

Not a scratch, not a single injury.

Leaving the bewildered elf behind, a post appeared in the Gallery at that moment.

[Concept Post: LOL Elf’s Face Legendary]

Author: Head of the Gallery*

(GIF of an elf jumping like a rabbit)

(GIF of a falling elf)

Drone performance check ㅇㅇ

On the side, the elf is also cute.

[Votes 5121] [Dislikes 421]

– What’s cute about those ear-wiggles?

– Ahhh, LOL, that’s so refreshing!

– ㅎㅎ Thanks for the GIF.

– But hey, Head of the Gallery, how did you take this? The framing seems a bit off.

n That looks like it was shot from the sky.

n Like for real it does!

n Is the Great Magician Jorzo showing up?

That was not a monster but rather the Head of the Gallery’s steel servant or fairy, or possibly a drone.

*

“With this performance, it’s definitely reliable.”

The drone successfully worked in Elard.

The reason it had achieved success even at a far distance was due to the newly acquired ability.

[Paddak Totem Lv1]

During casting – Full-Peel Elf 59:51:41

Paddak acts as a kind of relay.

“I can really feel the difference now.”

The distance between Kellierhton and Elard was quite far.

However, simply having Paddak made the operating range virtually limitless.

Still dazed, I dropped a cola onto the elf who was jumping excitedly.

“Wow, yay!”

Unaware that they were preserved in the Gallery, the elf was ecstatic.

Leaving that elf behind, I was about to turn the drone to observe the location of the fog-emitting monster.

“Wait a moment!”

The fallen elf shouted.

As I was about to leave with the drone, the elf hesitated but began to speak toward it.

“Um… Fairy of the Head of the Gallery? Anyway, it’s dangerous to go inside!”

Could the elf think the drone was alive?

They were quite anxious as they advised me.

“If you enter the fog, your location will be revealed because of the mana.”

Elves were skilled individuals.

But how could they attack something shapeless like fog?

In reality, elves had no choice but to be at the mercy of the fog.

No, even anything alive would find it challenging to handle.

“But it’s different for a drone.”

The drone has no mana.

And it has no biological functions that require rest.

Moreover, hovering in the air makes it quite difficult to hit, which made it a ridiculously overpowered observer.

What if, by some misfortune, it got attacked and broke?

[Recording Drone] – 249p

“Yeah, it’s fine if I just buy a new one.”

It’s cheap and easy to operate.

It’s not used for scouting for no reason.

“Ah…!”

Before the elf could even stop me, the drone simply entered the thick fog.

The elves sighed and tightly shut their eyes.

But after some time, there was no crash.

The drone naturally flew through the fog.

“Uh, how…?”

“It’s… fine?”

As the elves widened their eyes in astonishment, I moved the drone closer to the World Tree.

After flying around the vicinity a few times, I quickly grasped the area.

“It’s just like what I Will Not Die Even If I Am a Vampire said.”

In several places, the fog was denser.

As I got closer, I saw the frog-type monsters spitting out fog spores.

Furthermore, there was no reaction.

They probably didn’t even dream that something devoid of mana would be flying in to observe.

“But… there are too many.”

However, the problem was their number.

They were crawling around all over almost every area.

At this rate, capturing a few wouldn’t be the end of it.

With the thought of capturing a few in my mind, I decided to make a new public post entirely.

[Announcement: Attention Elves]

Author: Head of the Gallery*

(GIF of a frog monster creating fog)

These guys are the source of this fog.

I’ll share their locations in this post, so attack those locations and leave a comment.

Location Sharing Post for World Tree Fog Monsters

1. (GIF between the branches at the top of the World Tree)

2. (GIF of camouflage between the bark of the World Tree)

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95. (GIF of a group of monsters going back and forth at a specific location)

I’ll keep updating.

If captured, it won’t be included in real-time, and if they change positions, I’ll update again.

Let’s go hunt!

[Votes 7412] [Dislikes 2]

– Yikes! That is really ugly.

– Wow, that’s a terrifying amount of them.

– But hey, how did you take this?

n Oh? Right? How did you take this in the fog?

n For real, especially from the sky?

n Does the Great Magician Jorzo appear?

I believed in the Head of the Gallery!!

– (Ooh~ Elf Con touching their temples)

– Come here, Head of the Gallery! I’ll make your cheeks red!!

n Head of the Gallery*) nnnn

Originally, the most troublesome thing in war is the observer.

They upload dozens of captures to the public post every minute.

In response, the elves also started moving swiftly.

Thanks to that, the Gallery was more active than ever with posts flooding in.

– I fired 5 arrows at number 6! Confirm please!! [1]

– Head of the Gallery, I just cast magic on number 12!!! [5]

– >< Only Head of the Gallery sneakily watches...jpg [412]
- I can’t handle arrows or magic, so I used imagination magic on number 15!!! [71]
n Head of the Gallery*) You little...

Even for a drained World Tree, a divine tree is still a divine tree.

How much had I hidden, fearing the collateral damage from using great magic?

It was like playing target practice as the elves joyfully shot their arrows.

"Wow, they’re great shots."

And they were quite skilled.

Could it be that they truly are a long-lived species after all?

The arrows and weakened magic gracefully avoided the divine tree and landed perfectly in the designated areas.

- Kieeek!
- Grooowl!

Thanks to that, the monsters began to fall like flies, completely unaware of what was happening.

- Kieeeek!!!

And just when about half of them had been killed, one of the monsters finally spotted the drone.

However.

"What can you really do about it?"

When looked at from an extraordinarily high place, focusing closely made it impossible to capture.

In the end, the monsters changed their tactics.

Just like I Will Not Die Even If I Am a Vampire said, they started moving chaotically everywhere.

But this also wasn’t very effective.

"So is it faster than my gallery skill?"

[Announcement: Attention Elves (First Revision)] - 5 minutes ago

[Announcement: Attention Elves (Second Revision)] - 3 minutes ago

[Announcement: Attention Elves (Updated every minute)]
Author: Head of the Gallery*

They seem to have caught on and keeps moving.

I’ll keep updating every minute or even every 30 seconds, so keep refreshing.

It’ll appear as if they’re moving nearly in real-time, so make sure to take predictive shots accordingly.

1. (GIF between the branches at the top of the World Tree) Captured
2. (GIF of camouflage between the bark of the World Tree) Captured
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95. (GIF of groups of monsters going back and forth at a specific location)


[Votes 9999+] [Dislikes 0]

- Wow, no, wow... LOL;
- What the heck is this?
- (Not human... Elf Con)
- I can’t believe how ridiculous this is, LOL!


I had lived as a renowned figure in nearly every gallery in this vibrant community.

I lived more in the gallery than in reality.

There was hardly anyone in the gallery who didn’t know me.

"The gallery was my life."

For me, capturing the movements of medieval monsters was like child's play.

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"Ugh... Huh...”

For a moment my heart ached, but since I became the Head of the Gallery, isn’t it a good thing after all?

- Head of the Gallery, I fired at number 5!!!
n Head of the Gallery*) oohh, hit!
n Response?
n (Elf Con with mouth agape and head tilting)
n Didn’t I just comment? What's the response time?
n Confirmation of the comment → On-site verification → Post revision → Response. This route takes 5 seconds!?

- Head of the Gallery: I’m just a crazy guy.
- Head of the Gallery: I’m just a... you know.
- Head of the Gallery*) Damn, that's sexual harassment!!!

With a whoosh, monsters fell from the World Tree like rain.

The method of disposing of the monster corpses piled on the ground was simple.

- I heard monster meat is really tasty these days.

n Frog legs are perfect for drinking snacks!
n Put in some MSG, and the soup is great too! ^^
n ?
n Just saying, lol.

For elves who were madly in love with soju, it was immediately frog soup and snacks.

It was around the time when I was hacking away at the monsters for quite a while.

[‘137.7.32’ has requested to chat.]

"Oh?"

The World Tree contacted me.

*

Avoiding the elves, the World Tree had taken root in the Dark Elf City, Rumelin.

"What? Didn’t it say it was sleeping?"

I heard it had grown into a sapling, but it seems like it has awakened again.

I greeted it with joy.

Head of the Gallery*: Nice to meet you, Tree.

137.7.32: (Nice to meet you, Head of the Gallery~ World Tree Con)

137.7.32: (Listen closely! World Tree Con)

Head of the Gallery*: ㅇㅇ?

"Do you have something to say?"

Since the World Tree accessed the gallery externally, it couldn’t type.

Instead, it was communicating with me using the World Tree Con it had created, hinting that there might be something it needed to tell me.

Various cons began to appear one after another.

137.7.32: (Absolutely don’t surprise them! World Tree Con)

137.7.32: (-Elf- Brand Con)

"Hmm..."

Head of the Gallery*: Be careful with the elves?

137.7.32: (Pweeeeng World Tree Con)

137.7.32: (Holding onto the pants, World Tree Con)

Head of the Gallery*: There’s a dependency issue?

The World Tree was earnestly trying to communicate something to me, revealing each clue like a quiz.

137.7.32: (No dirty stuff! Rapunzel Con)

137.7.32: (I asked 1384966 times what Mamam Pyo is. Rapunzel Con)

Head of the Gallery*: Hmmm.

"This one is a bit tough."

But who am I?

A dedicated gallery goer, available 24/7.

I quickly succeeded in deciphering the message the World Tree was trying to convey.

"Don't help the elves too much, as they have a serious dependency issue?"

From the interpretation, this sentence emerged.

It seems the World Tree, which had cared for the elves for a long time, was giving me some advice of sorts.

Head of the Gallery*: ㅇㅋㅇㅋ I’ll keep that in mind.

137.7.32: (Kya~ World Tree Con)

The World Tree once had a record of being driven to the brink of death by the elves.

"It won’t hurt to be careful."

For now, I decided to take note of it.

When I turned my gaze back to the drone, the interior of the World Tree had almost fully normalized.

Most of the monsters had fallen, and as a result, the fog had also thinned.

"I think this should be sufficient."

More than 90% of the posts were about monsters captured or killed.

However, I couldn’t rest easy yet.

The rift hadn’t spewed out any waves just yet.

After all, it was just the monsters that had gradually emerged from the rift that was growing in number.

Just as such worries were flooding my mind, a new concept post appeared.

[Concept Post: Heeeek, Head of the Gallery, help!]

(GIF of fog suddenly bursting out)

(GIF of a giant frog variant monster crawling out from the rift)

Fog!!! Get away!!! To the corners!!!!!

(GIF of an elf being dragged away while filming)

Heeeek!

- LOL, it says to escape, why are you the one getting dragged away?
- Damn, LOL!
- This person is just funny! LOL!
- There’s really no escaping until the end! LOL!

"Oh... no, it’s too big!"

But unexpectedly, it was enormous.

Displaying an overwhelming size, I was watching the hopping frog monster with the drone just then.

- JJUWAAACK!

Its long tongue shot towards the drone in an instant.

"Crazy."

The distance and speed were so shocking that I didn’t even have time to evade.

- KWADUK!

By the time I regained my senses, the drone was completely destroyed, and all that remained before me was a black screen.

But even in that moment of panic.

"What? This is actually good."

The drone wasn’t only for reconnaissance.

Originally, while reconnaissance was its base function, it had some added perks as well.

I started bulk purchasing other drones that I had previously set my eyes on in the shop.