Tree Power 2

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Chapter 311: Night 1

However, nobody else realized that the wind was caused by the trees.

The area was too chaotic already for something so trivial to be noticed.

"The enemies are going to regret that" tcf!Rasheel nonchalantly said but is a little interested in what is happening. Especially the part where the enemies will fall.

"T, those people are!"

"It is an emergency situation! The Queen of the Jungle has launched a raid!"

Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing- Wiiiiiiiiiiiiing-

Voices shot out along with the sound of the alarm.

The Empire's forces near the four gates were the most chaotic.

"...T, that person is the Roan Kingdom's sword master!"

"It is the necromancer! The necromancer has appeared!"

"Dark Elves! They are the Roan Kingdom's forces that appeared during the battle at the Caro Kingdom!"

"I'll be sending our forces to the Caro Kingdom?" tcf!Alberu was surprised, he wants to know what lead him into making that decision.

"Does that mean that I formed an alliance with them?" That's what tcf!Alberu thought considering the many enemies they need to face.

The strong individuals from the Jungle and the Roan Kingdom had suddenly appeared and started to ruthlessly attack the golems.

"I need to talk with the crown prince" tcf!Litana solidifies her resolve to form an alliance, but she will still make sure that it won't be a one-sided deal. She was fearing that the Roan Kingdom would demand much more knowing the Jungle needs help.

"I'm sure she will ask for my assistance after this" tcf!Alberu thought. He smirked, he will make sure to not waste this opportunity to strengthen the Roan Kingdom.

"What the hell?!"

The palace at the center of Section 7 of the Jungle that was similar to the heart of the Jungle.

An alchemist who had been sitting on Litana's throne quickly headed toward a window in order to see what was going on outside. He could see darkness cutting through Section 7 that was shining brightly under the Empire's influences.

"I will take care of him!" Both Litana thought with rage. She will need to keep an eye on the alchemist so that she could destroy him at the right time.

None of them seemed to have any light about them.

"H, how did they get here......!"

"How did you get there without anyone noticing?" tboah!Litana asks knowing that it will be impossible without being noticed.. unless.

"Underwater" tcf!Cale said thinking about the first few paragraphs that they've read.

"Ah" tcf!Rosalyn gasps in realization. "We had three people there who could use barriers to move and breath underwater"

"And if they're underwater then they could easily get there without anyone noticing" tboah!Rosalyn concluded.

Black aura cut through the sky.

The necromancer's black mana rushed toward a golem like spider webs.

"Golem?"

"Golems are made of dead mana and suffering souls"

tcf!Cale said with an icy expression as he hear and retell what the ancient power was telling him.

- We Must Get Rid of It!

"We Must Get Rid of It"

"And to do that we need to destroy its core and purify the black despair"

"Black despair?" tboah!Cale ask not liking where this was going.

"Both are existences containing the despair of those who died by the result of black magic"

"People's lives were sacrificed in order to create that" tcf!Aberu concluded with a heavy atmosphere.

As everyone absorbed the information with a heavy feeling.

tcf!Cale looked at the people who can purify the black despair "We need the help of the necromancer and dark elves."

"The black despair and dead mana. They can take care of both of those issues."

Both Mary, Tasha, and Alberu were shocked to hear this. And so are the rest of them.

tcf!Cale usually doesn't need to talk about this to others as he will just take action himself but he decided to speak out because the tboah side needs to know.

And it will also give importance to the necromancer and dark elves.

"They won't need to live in hiding anymore" tcf!Cale thought as he saw what most of them are thinking.

'We need to have a friendly relationship with the dark elves.'

The Dark Elves and their Elementals were using black mana in order to eat up the Empire's lights.

"They just made the declaration moments ago......!"

The Roan Kingdom had just declared with the other kingdoms that they would resist black magic, which was really just a way of declaring war against the Empire.

'But the Roan Kingdom and the Jungle have already allied with each other?'

The alchemist who was responsible for this Jungle invasion got the chills.

"He better be afraid," the Queen of the Jungle said with a promise of pain and death.

'Just how far does the Roan Kingdom's reach go?

How long have they been allied that they could respond this quickly?'

The alchemist recalled crown prince Alberu's stern but confident gaze that he had seen through the screen.

It was not the gaze of someone who thought that he was going to lose.

"Is it because of the transmigrator?" tcf!Alberu wonders if he got that much confidence because of the current Cale's help.

"I don't have the transmigrator" tboah!Alberu bitterly thought. Though he still smiles "but.. there is someone who is very similar to him. They might be different people but they're quite similar."

He looks at the previous Cale Henituse.

"As far as I observe Kim Rok Soo, the previous Cale Henituse adopted to his changes and is still the team leader, it goes to show how fast he can adapt and how he can handle what the transmigrator handled in his previous world."

He then looks at tboah!Cale.

"With the right ancient powers and information, I'm sure he can also achieve many great things" He smirks as a very fruitful plan is forming in his mind.

tboah!Cale suddenly shudders.

Beeeeeeep- Beeeeeeep-

The alchemist took an orb out of in his chest pocket after hearing the sound of an alarm.

It was a grey orb.

Black mana started to come out of the tip of the alchemist's finger.

He was a black mage as well.

"Arm" tcf!Cale click his tongue remembering the Arm's black mages that were using the dark elves as a sacrifice.

And most importantly the wall to his slacker life.

The black mana lit up the grey orb and delivered the message. Destroy the Jungle. Use the airship to withdraw once you do that.

It was the voice of Adin, the next-generation sun of the Empire. He sounded weak and tired but also focused and cold.

"So the crown prince of the Empire is really partnered with the Arm organization"

Some who were having doubt finally accepted that part of the Empire is an enemy that needs to be defeated.

The nervousness disappeared from the alchemist's eyes.

'This is actually better.'

He started to speak.

"We can currently see the Roan Kingdom's forces." The Roan Kingdom?

"Yes, your highness. The sword master and necromancer-" The commander should be there as well.

"Commander?" tcf!Cale silently mumble the word as he groans ".. it makes sense with all that I found out.."

He needs the position if he wants to be in control of the warfare...

"But still I hope I'm wrong. Please tell me they're not talking about me." He wishes.

The alchemist looked toward the person who showed himself at the center of Section 7 after hearing Adin's comment.

Cale Henituse. He could clearly see Cale's red hair.

tcf!Cale cursed hating how he can sometimes predict things.

"Aigoo... My slacker life"

He's determined to finish everything to the point he doesn't need the stupid title.

"Yes, your majesty, he is here as well." I see.

Adin sternly gave the order. Follow the original plan.

"I want to literally wring your neck" tcf!Cale curse in his mind the person who will be one of the reasons for his troublesome task.

The alchemist nodded his head and responded back.

"Yes, your highness. We will proceed as planned."

They would pour dead mana into Section 7 and turn it into a land of death.

"I'll ruin your plan with the help of young master Cale" tcf!Litana thought-feeling calm despite what she read "is it because I trust the young master?" After knowing the kind young master and also how he helps the Jungle in the future she could confidently say that she can trust him. She smiles not losing hope.

A variable named Cale had appeared in that plan.

Of course, the Dark Elves and necromancers had appeared as well, however, there were not enough of them to instantly block the dead mana bombs. It would be difficult to purify all of that dead mana as well.

It would take them some time.

'And it would be even better if Commander Cale used that power I heard about.'

Tsk. tcf!Cale clicks his tongue with sour hatred.

"Why are you making that face?" tboah!Cale asks while looking at the sour look tcf!Cale was making

"Yeah, you've been sour for quite a while now"og!Cale said his observation as it was different from the anger towards the enemy tcf!Cale show.

"I don't want that title" tcf!Cale proudly complains.

Everyone who heard it was once again touched at how the transmigrator was very selfless.

Meanwhile, "My slacker life.." tcf!Cale was grieving in his mind as he will have to delay it. And only delay it for a bit because he will have that!

He had heard that Cale Henituse used a fiery thunderbolt in order to purify the golems, black despair, and dead mana. Section 7 would be destroyed just as the Empire wanted if he used that thunderbolt in the Jungle.

"The Fire of Destruction is awesome!" tcf!Cale was excited to use a power that can destroy the Empire and even Section 7. "It's not like there will be side effects or backlash in using it" He smirk remembering there was no mention in the novel about a side effect.

Everyone was amazed that an ancient power can purify all those things.

tboah!Lock pupils shake remembering that fiery thunderbolt that his dear friend used to wield. He was afraid to confirm if his friend was also alive in the other timeline like his siblings that's why he was afraid to ask his counterpart part or even look at the tcf side.

"But seeing that the young master was the one who use that ancient power.." tboah!Lock closed his eyes as he closed his hope.

Meanwhile

tboah!Alberu is adding to his mental list that ancient power that he needed to collect.. and give it to a certain someone.

That certain someone felt chills run down his spine.

That would be enough.

That was why he headed out of the throne room and gave an order to his subordinates.

"Get ready!"

His subordinates quickly started to move.

He then added on.

"Gather at the airship as planned!"

"Yes! Go to your doom!" tboah!Cale cheers as he knows that the ancient dragon is in there.

"That's right!" og!Cale evilly laughs like a villain as he rubs his hands together.

"Why are they being like this?" tcf!Cale thought deadpan. Well not like he doesn't completely understand their feelings. He evilly smirks.

tcf!On look at the three of them and shakes her head at the bloodthirsty trio. Though she was internally happy that they were vicious towards the enemies.

The alchemist quickly started to head toward the airship located at the center of Section 7 as he continued to speak.

"Detonate the bombs starting from the edges of Section 7!"

The edges of Section 7.

Those were the residential areas for the citizens of the Jungle.

Almost everyone was swearing.

"Give me the name of that alchemist!" tboah!Cale was angrily cursing with all the graphic swear words he could utter.

og!Cale swears with the same heat as his counterpart. He wants to go back to that world just to smack that alchemist.

As anger filled in tcf!Cale's eye.

"He dares aim at my people!" The queen of the Jungle said in outrage.

Some leaders of the land understand her rage. They too are furious that the defenseless will be harmed.

They were also located close to the four gates into Section 7.

Beeeeep Beeeeeeep-

The beautiful orbs installed on top of the bombs started to shine even brighter than before.

The alchemist started to sneer while looking at them.

It was at that moment.

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

Everyone flinches at the loud sound.

They wonder what made that explosive sound.

"I hope that noise was the enemies exploding" tboah!Cale said with a villain-like smile.

"Blowing up to tiny pieces and innards scattered on the ground" og!Cale said with vicious glee.

"These idiots are getting more and more creative" tcf!Cale thought deadpan. Inwardly he was supporting their 'creative' words.

He heard an explosion that was much stronger than before.

"I, it is coming from the North!"

The alchemist turned toward the North after hearing his subordinate's voice.

"Ah."

It was breaking.

The golem that was close to 20 meters in height was slowly kneeling onto the ground.

He could see a sword that had gone through the golem's heart.

Choi Han, the Roan Kingdom's sword master.

"As expected of the hero" tboah!Alberu commented.

"Roan Kingdom's swordmaster" tcf!Alberu likes the sound of that. He needs to make sure that Choi Han will be under his wings.

"And to do that" he evilly smirks looking at tcf!Cale.

tcf!Cale frown. He ignored the sudden bad feeling he had.

His sword had cut through the golem's right chest where the core was located.

Screeeeeeeech- screeeeeeech-

Terrible shrieks could be heard.

That sound made even the alchemist's body shake for a moment. Although he had participated in the experiments as well, that black despair really was dirty and terrible.

However, the shrieks soon ended.

"... Dark Elves."

The alchemist, no, the black mage, bit down on his lips.

Two Dark Elves pushed Choi Han to the side as they activated their mana and called their Elementals to help them.

"Woah salute to the Dark Elves that can push that punk" og!Cale whispered in awe.

"Dark elves are awesome!" tboah!Cale cheers at their bravery.

"Or suicidal.." tcf!Cale commented in his thought.

"Ugh!"

"Ugh!"

The two Dark Elves put their hands inside the hole left behind by Choi Han's attack. They then let out groans and bit down on their lips.

"Ugh!"

The Cales frown at hearing their pained groans.

"Tsk. You're awesome dark elves who can push the punk to the side" tboah!Cale click his tongue totally not concerned.. really!

.. "what potions that aren't harmful to them that can heal them? I should buy them those.." He thought, he was not doing it because he's concerned, it's because they're plebian who don't have money! Really!

"You're stronger so you could overcome that pain!" og!Cale said scoffing definitely not concerned.. definitely!

.. "what potions can heal them again? Cale should buy them some.." He thought, he was not going to ask Cale because his concerned, it was because the dark elves are plebian who don't have money! Definitely!

"The ancient powers should've mentioned that it will be painful!" tcf!Cale curse thinking that he made the wrong decision to tell everyone that they're the only ones who can take on those things. He was afraid that they would be forced to suffer.

"But it's true that they are needed. And I'm sure the crown prince won't let anyone manipulate them" He relax knowing the crown prince is a crafty and manipulative person.

The crown prince suddenly has a strange feeling "Is someone complimenting me or insulting me?"

They could hear it.

The terrible shrieks were slowly disappearing for the others, but the Dark Elves were able to hear a different kind of screeching in their minds.

It was the cries of the people who had turned into dead mana and the black despair.

Tsk. The Cales click their tongues once more.

As deep anger with mixed of grief was surrounding everyone.

"How many people did they sacrifice?" tcf!Jack's pupils shake as he clasps his hand together. He was devastated once more that his home country was doing such atrocious things.

Siiiiiiizle-

They felt as if their hands were burning.

Their hands looked fine on the outside, however, their insides were churning.

The two Dark Elves both recalled what Tasha had said to them.

'Endure it even if it is painful. I'm sure that you have seen the people who died while passing through the desert in the Land of Death! It is the cries of people who died an even more painful death than those who were running to live a better life.'

'So endure it.'

Both Tasha agrees with what she said but that doesn't mean she was not worried about them and the pain they were experiencing.

"But it is a must" she firmly believes that they including herself should endure especially knowing that it was up to them to purify those dreadful things.

Both Alberu and Mary agree to her thoughts as well, as they too would be there and also endure if needed.

The Dark Elves bit down on their lips and continued to endure the pain.

"Should I search for healers who can heal the dark elves?" tboah!Cale was thinking of just buying healers that could heal the dark elves... it's because they're peasants! Hmph!

"I should also tell Cale to buy them dark elf healers along with the potions" og!Cale was having similar thoughts... it's because they're penniless! That's the reason!

tcf!Cale frown not liking that the dark elves have to endure pain.

"I should just do it myself when I get the Fire of Destruction," He thought since he firmly believe that he won't be feeling any pain.

They had no other choice.

"Huff, huff. Huff."

They could see Choi Han pointing his sword at the Empire's troops around them even as his body was shaking.

Choi Han's entire body was shaking.

The Cales frown at that.

"Why is he shaking?"

"No one should be scarier than him!"

tboah!Cale and og!Cale doesn't like seeing him weak because in their mind he was always strong that will never back out or shake in fear. That's why he was called a hero! Tsk.

"We have more allies now, so he shouldn't be an idiot if he can't handle it, he should take care of himself" tcf!Cale thought as he click his tongue.

He was biting down on his lips quite hard.

'You plan on participating in this operation?'

Cale had asked this question once Alberu had left and only the two of them were there. Choi Han had seriously answered Cale's nonchalant question.

'Yes, Cale-nim, I will participate. I am the best at locating the golems' cores and I can destroy them.'

He had added on after that.

'I will not act like an idiot again to cause trouble for the others. Please trust me and leave it to me.'

"Act like an idiot?"

"What did I do?"

Both Choi Han was surprised. He was curious and somewhat afraid of what he did to have said that.

"Did I fail again?"

"Did I bring trouble to my new family?"

Both are despairing at the thought of being the reason that they will lose.

That he will be the one to ruin everything.

That he couldn't protect what was important to him.

Both Choi Han grabs their scabbard tightly.

Choi Han had faced shock and fear the first time he fought against the golems and the black despair. He would have probably caused trouble for his allies and done something terrible if Raon and Clopeh had not been there.

"Clopeh!?"

Everyone was in disbelief, especially the tboah side.

"I can understand Raon but why is that crazy man there!?" tcf!Cale said in disbelief.

That's what everyone wants to know as well.

tcf!Cale still firmly believes that Clopeh is a crazy person for calling him a hero and legend that's why he was sure he got rid of that.. That!

He was still flabbergasted at that crazy man.

That was why he was participating this time as well.

It was something that he would have to face eventually even if he ran away from it now.

He had to end up facing the same enemies again in the Forest of Darkness even if he originally ran away from them in fear. He had faced failure many times each time, however, he had defeated all of them in the end.

"That's the plebian that I know! He can overcome it even in fear!"

"That right! That peasant won't just cower in fear and do nothing!"

"As expected of the protagonist."

The Cales smirk satisfied with Choi Han's strong will in facing dangerous situations.

Choi Han clenched the hilt of his sword.

There were still voices speaking to him in his mind right now.

'Eat that.'

'You'll get stronger if you eat that despair.'

"What's with you people and eating weird things?" tboah!Cale complained that they want to eat despair and explosion.

"Can't you eat normal things?" og!Cale mumbles out that it's not like they're that pirate who eats a weird-looking fruit. Well, at least what that pirate ate was fruit even if it was weird.

tcf!Cale ignored them.

Choi Han bit down on his lips even harder.

Drip.

It was the moment blood started to flow from his lips.

tcf!Cale frown. "Why is he hurting himself? Stop biting it, idiot" He clicks his tongue.

Choi Han! Are you okay? The human said to go check on your condition!

Raon's voice could be heard in Choi Han's mind.

Choi Han also recalled the last thing Cale had said to him when he said that he was going to participate in this operation.

'You've paid plenty for your meals already. So take care of your body first. Don't act like an idiot.'

"Ah, that" tcf!Choi Han remembers what Cale-nim said to him back then. He let out a fond smile.

While tcf!Cale was agreeing in his future self words. "He really shouldn't be an idiot. Tsk"

The person who always acted like an idiot and never took care of his body was telling him not to do that.

Shocked Gasp!

tcf!Cale gasped being called an idiot by Choi Han.

"The innocent Choi Han actually called me an idiot!"

"Did the crown prince corrupt him after I foist Choi Han to him?" He blames Alberu for being a bad influence on the pure Choi Han.

The said crown prince frowned. He feels like someone was wrongly blaming him again. "Why have I been having a lot of these feelings since I got here?"

'Oh, one more thing. People can't be perfectly strong. So just remember one thing.'

Choi Han slowly stopped biting down on his lips.

'Being alive is the best. Preferably it is living peacefully and happily. Got it?'

"That's right" tcf!Cale smile remembering that fond memory.

Everyone also smiles at that.

They remember certain Koreans that they've briefly met.

He wiped the blood on his lips with the back of his hand.

Bleeding helped him come back to his senses a bit. Choi Han started to smile.

He heard his allies speaking to him at that moment. Both of the Dark Elves reported in one after another.

"The core and the black despair have both been purified!"

They cheered.

"This goes to show that dark elves are formidable allies" tcf!Hannah said with pride as if she was one of the dark elves.

Meanwhile

"I wonder if His Highness can also do that?"

"His Highness does have a dark elf blood"

"And he can also fight"

The Caleplets whisper conspiracy with each other.

"Guess we could use him in battles"

Two crown princes sneeze as three people have disrespectful thoughts.

"I just need to absorb the dead mana now!" Choi Han! You seem okay! I knew you could do it! Still, be careful! I'm heading back to the human!

Raon's happy voice made Choi Han have to hold back his laughter as he nodded his head.

His hands were still shaking and there was something still trying to seduce him, but he was okay.

"Choi Han being seduced?" tboah!Cale was shocked with disbelief as if he could not imagine that.

"More than the time you ask him to sneak in your room?" og!Cale cheekily said at tcf!Cale.

"Shush can't you see this is a serious situation" tcf!Cale huff. He is not detailing the topic.

"Yeah, but I know you already have a solution that's why I can be this relax" og!Cale has that much confidence with tcf!Cale that's why he was not worried about the end result.

He was much more concerned about this idiot who was always fainting and bleeding.

"Also, we know what we need and needed to do to prevent this from happening" tboah!Cale confidently said. Heck if push comes to shove he'll just stab the unsuspecting alchemist in the back... along with the Empire's prince while his at it.

As long as he has the right information he can also smack someone in the back.

"Where is all this confidence coming from?" tcf!Cale thought with incredulity.

He kept hearing his friends' voices and saw them moving about every time he felt his mind letting its guard down, and this night air was cooling him down as well.

"...I need to move as well."

Choi Han quickly started to move again.

The restrictions placed by the lure of the black despair didn't seem too bad right now.

Boooooooom!

The first golem fell to the ground behind Choi Han as he started to move.

The two Dark Elves jumped past the golem in order to follow behind Choi Han, with one of the Dark Elves having a much stronger presence of black mana around him as they moved.

Both Mary who was worried for the dark elves let out a sigh of relief.

"If they endure they will become stronger"

She finally relax.

That made the alchemist in charge bite down on his lips as he turned toward his subordinate who immediately reported in.

"Sir, the preparations are complete!"

That made the alchemist quickly turn to look at the edge of Section 7.

The soldiers who were stationed at the edge of Section 7 were running toward the airship.

What the alchemist didn't know was that there was someone else who was as aware of this fact as much as himself.

It was Cale.

"It's a good thing that the transmigrator is a great observer and has a bright mind" tcf!Mila was appreciating how sharp was tcf!Cale. She was once again reminded of her decision to make him her son's teacher.

She smirks.

tcf!Cale shudder.

He could see the soldiers running away from the edge of Section 7 as he stood there looking at the Empire's and soldiers who were looking at him but unable to attack.

'It's starting.

The explosions will happen soon.'

The glutton chimed in once Cale realized this . I will purify the black despair.

She could eat dead mana, but could not purify the black despair that was with it.

Cale recalled what the fiery thunderbolt had told him last time.

He had said that the only ones who could purify the black despair were necromancers, Dark Elves, and himself.

"These people need to be protected for the sake of the future" tcf!Bud said what everyone was thinking.

"This proves that they are important existence"

This is what everyone concluded.

Both Mary and Tasha were fidgeting a little as they were not used to being stared at with hope-filled eyes.

They were so used to being discriminated against, saying they need to be vanquished.

"Though it's kinda ironic that our existence was accepted because we are needed" tcf!Tasha thought.

Is she being ungrateful? She doesn't know but she does know that at least the young masters at the center have already accepted them just as they are with how they were complimenting them since a while ago.

She also saw their concerned face when it was mentioned that the dark elves were hurting.

"Little step," she thought with hope.

She hopes that someday everyone will fully accept them just for who they are.

Of course, even priests could take care of the dead mana.

Beep- Beeeeeep-

Loud noises could be heard coming from the orbs located on top of the bombs.

The noises coming from these orbs were changing, starting from the bombs at the edges of Section 7.

Beeeeeeep- Beeeeeeeep-

The orbs were becoming louder and brighter.

All of these changes were starting from the edges of Section 7.

Cale looked toward the residences that were still quiet.

He was certain that everyone had woken up already.

He knew that the people of the Jungle were currently laying low in their homes without even being able to turn on some lights.

"Understandable, with what they were experiencing they must have been afraid" tboah!Cale said with a hint of sadness as he knows the feeling of fear and vulnerability of the uncertainties with war.

"Being unable to do anything but watch is the most hardest thing" og!Cale said with sorrow as some memories of being helpless resurface in his mind.

He understood what they must be going through right now.

Cale had done the same thing when he was Kim Rok Soo, running away from monsters and crawling into the debris of a destroyed building and remaining as quiet as possible.

He had not even able to sleep as he was scared of the strong monsters outside.

Everyone was concerned and sad at what they found out.

"See, he's the one who I worried about the most"

"It's a good thing he is now surrounded by strong allies"

tboah!Cale and og!Cale thought feeling concerned at tcf!Cale.

"Now if he just stops taking the world in his shoulder"

They sigh while thinking that as they think the self-sacrificing idiot is making his own dreams of slacker life saying goodbye to him.

tcf!Cale suddenly frowns. "Is someone cursing me?"

That was why he understood what they must be going through right now.

"That's why he was a compassionate person"

tcf!Pendrick thought fondly as he looks highly at tcf!Cale despite being a human.

He closed his eyes even though the enemies were in front of him. Human, I am here!

It was because he had Raon.

Raon puffs his chest as he smiles widely.

"So your hiding behind a chibi?" tboah!Toonka snort.

"I'm not small! I'm great and mighty!" Raon sends a glare to the idiot who looks like that one idiot in Ubarr territory that called himself Bob.

tcf!Cale nodded agreeing with Raon.

Cale heard the voice of the glutton again. That was why I could only eat it and die after being dyed black.

Everyone was interested in hearing someone talk about the ancient times.

As tcf!Cale frown with his mind forming a conclusion on what the glutton experience. He doesn't like what he thought.

Although I can't purify it, I couldn't watch the ground turn black and do nothing about it.

Cale recalled what the glutton had said the first time he met her.

'I don't think I can give up on this taste even if I get fat! It's so unfair that I had to die while eating dirt!'

He had originally thought that she had just starved to death.

But now he understood what she meant by having to eat dirt.

"Ah"

Those who are smart sadly gasps as they might now know why that ancient power died.

"A true hero" tcf!Taylor silently whispered as he admire the ancient power who he was sure sacrificed herself to save the land and people.

What would she have died eating in the land of boulders that did not have trees?

Why had the ground turned black?

Cale slowly started to get angry.

'Why did they all live such sad lives?'

The glutton, the cheapskate, they all had sad lives.

tcf!Cale frown at finding out the ancient power he possesses and will get have lived such sad lives and most probably also died tragically.

He click his tongue feeling some emotions for those heroes who died by sacrificing themselves.

"I'm glad I'm not a hero"

This renews his resolve of living a long life without pain and self-sacrifice as he leisurely lives his slacker life.

He thought about the single black tree on top of the desolate area in the slums. Although nothing was there, that ground had not been a land of death poisoned by dead mana. All I could do was be a shield.

The glutton priestess had to lay low inside that black tree for over 10,000 years. I can't do anything on my own.

tboah!Alberu was all ears. He wants to find out more about the ancient times and was interested in the priestess ancient power's life.

But what he needed to know the most is where to get that.

"I need to find it and let that person take the shield ancient power"

tboah!Alberu was sure that this ancient power will be vital to their victory.

The glutton priestess was different than the Scary Giant Cobblestone. The Super Rock was able to attack. However, the glutton had no way to attack. The only powers that she had was the power to defend and protect.

This was the reason she always needed allies.

She needed allies in order to grow, just like how a tree cannot grow on its own.

Shield.

The power to protect something.

This power was only able to get stronger when it had someone to protect.

"That is right, even my attribute can become the strongest if it has someone to protect" tcf!Sheritt shared her thoughts, "but my shield can also be used to attack"

'The power to protect'

Various people were hit hard at that sentence as they also remember the Dragon lord's attribute. The one who was said the strongest.

"If I know how to protect would things be different?"

"If I learn to protect would I be able to help my new family?"

"Can I be a shield that protects those who are important to me?"

"Would I witness less death if I know how to protect?"

"Would I not fail in saving those important to me?"

Various thoughts, various emotions, various regrets were filled in their minds. Hoping and wishing to protect those around them.

The Indestructible Shield.

She was able to finally find a new ally after over 10,000 years.

Cale Henituse.

After waiting for such a long time, she finally found a new person to protect.

- Thank you for finding me, Cale.

"What nonsense are you saying?" tcf!Cale frown. It was him who was thankful that he got the indestructible shield because it never fails to protect him.

The glutton that hears his inner thought smile.

Plop.

Plop. Plop.

Very quiet noises could be heard through the explosions.

"Huh?"

The people of the Jungle who were hiding away and looking at that state of things outside flinched and opened their eyes wide.

Things were falling.

Cale heard the glutton's voice. The trees said that they will help.

"The trees said that?"

Both Bud has indecorous faces.

"Ah, no way a tree who isn't a World Tree can talk"

"She must've just sensed it"

Both Bud thought and concluded with confidence.

Branches from small trees were starting to fall from the trees one by one.

And soon...

Boom. Boom!

Boom!

Branches from large trees were starting to fall as well.

All of the trees throughout Section 7 were lending parts of their bodies to help. That was only visible to the people of the Jungle who were quietly hiding in their homes.

The branches stabbed into the ground.

It was at that moment.

At the center of Section 7.

The alchemist who had boarded the airship at some point shouted to one of his subordinates who was holding a red orb.

"Detonate them starting from the edges now!"

Tsk. "I'll detonate your face!"

"Give him a name already so we can bomb him and his home!"

tcf!Cale was nodding in agreement at tboah!Cale and og!Cale who was still shouting various 'creative' tortures.

As the Queen of the Jungle who was about to throw her dignity with swearing profanities calms down after hearing the sweet melodies of viciousness from the center.

"Yes sir! Three!"

It was as the subordinate holding the red orb started to count.

It was as the few remaining soldiers by the edges of Section 7 started to run.

"Two!"

Beeeeeep- Beeeeeep-

It was as the beautifully shining orbs slowly lost their lights.

Click.

It was as a small click could be heard from the bombs installed on the large cylindrical tanks.

Cale felt an odd sensation at that moment.

He could feel everything.

"Is that because of the wood ancient power?" tboah!Cage was curious if all ancient powers can amplify the owner's senses? Or is it the transmigrator is just special?

It was as if his senses could reach all four corners of Section 7. That was why he was able to say something the glutton told him to say as if it was the obvious thing to say.

"Grow."

The ground started to shake.

Something happened to the branches that all of the trees in Section 7 dropped for him.

The branches that had stabbed into the ground started to grow.

They became alive at Cale's orders and started to move.

"That sounds so cool!" og!Cale said with sparkling eyes.

"I want to do that as well!" tboah!Cale stretched out his hand in a pose as if imagining himself doing that.

If there weren't any bombs he would have used it to strangle every enemy.

"Oh worry not because you will be doing that" tboah!Alberu thought smirking.

tboah!Cale shivers.

"W, what the...!"

"What the...? What is going on with the trees?"

Boobooboooooooooom-

Large vines appeared between the Empire's soldiers.

They started to move faster and faster as they grew larger and larger.

"That ancient power is awesome!" tcf!Cage said in awe.

As everyone was also amazed.

"I better work fast" tboah!Alberu needs to let that person take the ancient power before anyone else. Of course, after he 'convince' him.

tboah!Cale sneeze.

Shhhhhhh-

The leaves were starting to shake.

The trees were crying.

No, the trees were shouting.

Cale could hear them.

'Protect them because I have given you a part of my body.'

Cale's two hands responded to the trees that were asking him to protect them.

"The tree who isn't a World Tree talk!"

Both Bud's previous thought was proven wrong as they and some others gape in shock.

"I dub thee pokemon master" og!Cale proudly proclaimed to tcf!Cale.

As tcf!Cale let that comment in one ear and out the other.

He looked toward the large vines

"One!"

It was the moment the subordinate alchemist shouted that number.

Crack!

The red orb in his hand exploded.

People could see what happened at that moment.

"As long as Cale is there then he will surely rescue them and also the idiot will surely bleed again!"

"That's right! They will witness how they were saved and also how the idiot is going to faint again!"

tboah!Cale and og!Cale said with firm confidence that what they utter will happen.

They're genuinely both proud that tcf!Cale will save everyone there and is worried that he's overdoing it.

As tcf!Cale gives them his delinquent face.

The large vines divided up and wrapped around the dead mana bombs.

It was as if they were shields.

No.

It was as if they were prisons.

The vines completely caged in the dead mana bombs.

It was the moment that could be seen.

Beeeeeee- beep!

The orbs lost all light and the sound stopped.

The dead mana bombs located at the edges of Section 7 started to detonate one by one.

Baaaaaang! Baaaaang! Baaaaaang!

Everyone once again flinches at that loud noise as the Queen of the Jungle focus with both worry and hope.

"I trust the young master Cale" as she grips her hand in anticipation.

Black liquids shot up to the sky.

However, they could not reach the sky.

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh-

The vines were slowly turning black.

The tens, no, hundreds of vines that were destroyed by the explosion but grew back were shooting up toward the dead mana.

All of the Empire's forces looked toward a single person.

The vines were growing around that person.

"Pocahontas is awesome!" tboah!Cale cheer that the people were saved.

"You could be a princess and a pokemon master at the same time" og!Cale was also satisfied that the people are absolutely safe and sound.

"I dub thee pokemon princess!" tboah!Cale proudly proclaimed.

Which tcf!Cale let that comment slide out of his ears.

Both Litana also laughs now that she was finally relieved that her people and land will be out of harm's way.

"My trust was placed at the right person" She smile brightly.

Cale looked toward the Empire's forces and started to speak while laughing.

"Eat up."

Eat and eat some more.

The vines that had turned black were eating up the dead mana bombs as if they had become snakes.

"Nice going ancient power!" tboah!Cale complimented gleefully.

"You're one of the best ancient power there is!" og!Cale proudly complimented.

tcf!Cale also smiled satisfied.

- Cale your twins are awesome!

He then frowns. "What nonsense are you saying? I am not going to give myself an ulcer being related to these idiots" He huffed in thought.

Which the glutton priestess laughs at.

As everyone can agree that the indestructible shield wood ancient power is truly amazing.

The vines became as dark as the night the more they ate.

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh-

The world became darker and darker as the trees continued to cry.

"I think I should start loving nature" tcf!Bud commented.

[End... Preparing next]

"This was a fruitful chapter" tboah!Alberu smiled satisfied at the pieces of information he got.

"Yes, we get to learn the ancient times and more" tboah!Alberu also agrees.

"Right! Like the ancient power's life and how amazing she and her power is" tcf!Paseton said in delight.

"Also new enemies and how to defeat them" tcf!Litana said with a relieved and vicious smile.

Everyone was looking forward to what the next information they will get as they look at the screen.

...!

They look in anticipation.

The Error message disappeared.

They frown hard.

Clopeh's face was shown on the screen with both of his hands pressing the side.

They can see some people in the background who have deadpan faces. Like they were so done with him.

"LEGEND!!!"

And that's the last thing they heard from him as the screen immediately return to normal.

"What the F-!?"

Everyone has was flabbergasted while showing a disgusted face.

"Heck No!" tcf!Cale thought. He will not be addressing that.

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A/N:

There isn't really a meaning behind that last scene. I just want to give Cale a small heart attack ( ゜▽゜).

Ciao |ω･)ﾉ

I'm a shy person so I might not reply to your comments but I do read and appreciate them (ღ˘⌣˘ღ)

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