If I Survive the SSS-Rank Demon Realm with a ‘Useless’ Skill, I’ll Become the World’s Strongest Alchemist: Building a Comfortable Base and Enjoying a Fun Life in Another World with My Companions~

Chapter 9

When I came to, I was lying face down on a bed of green moss. I lifted my head and realized I was in the middle of a forest. Birds were chirping all around me.

There was none of that bright, cheerful atmosphere you’d find on a hiking trail. It was unnaturally dim, with thick foliage everywhere, and no sign of a path. The rustling sounds of animals moving about here and there filled me with unease.

“Is this… the Demon Forest…?”

What was I supposed to do in this situation? Chew on tree roots to survive? Being summoned here without warning and then abandoned like this—it’s insane. Why do I have to go through this alone—?

A sudden noise made me flinch.

It was the sound of birds taking flight all at once.

Dozens of them—flying away as if they sensed something.

——Whoooosh…

A large shadow passed overhead.

Something was coming.

I hid behind a giant, rotten fallen tree.

Gruel’s words echoed in my mind.

[It’s only fitting that you’ll be eaten by monsters and die.]

Cold sweat dripped down my back.

——Thud.

Something landed on the ground.