Chapter 174

Episode 174:

The flames rose again.

I felt a tremendous force, as if I was going to kill him for sure this time.

“In the end, I guess I have to cut it down…”

Count Warrug broke down and strengthened the hand holding the sword.

‘Not yet. When he swings his sword, everything goes to waste.’

If I was going to swing my sword here, there was no need to go through all that trouble to get here.

Here, when he swings the sword, we will face enemies beyond the Kairos tribe and even the elves.

In that case, it would not have been a surprise for Easton, which had barely held on, to collapse.

That much needs to be prevented.

Is there no way? brings back memories

Among the things I saw in the original, I found information that could help overcome this situation.

What could there be?

I wondered how I could calm them down.

‘uh? After thinking about it for a moment….’

One thing came to mind.

Why do elves reject other races?

Are they extremely reluctant to enter their territory?

And why were the elves, who had so much power, helpless against Ahar?

[Kill it properly this time…!]

“I know why the three world trees are withering!”

[…Hmm?]

The wind stopped.

The burning fire subsided and the water that had risen high into the sky returned to the ground.

The land that had been splitting apart has been put back together.

“Raymond what are you doing now…?”

The elves and spirits were not the only ones taken aback by my words.

Count Warrug, who was holding a sword next to me, and Lanos, who was clenching his fists and ready to jump out at any moment, looked back at me.

I didn’t give them any explanation.

Raising my hand to signal them to be quiet was my best bet.

I gave them a look and asked them to stay still and not say anything.

If they say something strange here, you could die without even being able to say something properly.

[Are you making fun of ‘us’ right now?]

At that time, a voice filled with even more anger than before rang out.

It was so bloody that I thought that if you could kill a person with just your voice, it would be something like this.

[How dare you mention him?!]

The spirits began to get angry.

The entire forest was so natural that you could feel it without having to see it with your eyes.

The will to tear to death any human who dared to speak of the World Tree was visible.

I saw Count Warrug and Lanos looking at me with worried faces.

Everyone knew what would happen if I said something wrong.

So, while I was wondering why he said this, what was surprising was that he didn’t show any resentment towards me.

He knew that even if I didn’t say this, he would be attacked anyway, so he gave me a look that told me to do something.

“Please listen to me just once! “We are here to help you!”

[No need for human help!]

At my words, the spirits and elves shout with one voice.

Their tendency to absolutely reject anyone who is not an elf was evident.

“Is it really not necessary? You must be frustrated. No matter how hard we try to solve it, the World Tree continues to wither!”

[That…]

The voice becomes quiet.

That reaction showed me that my thoughts were not wrong.

The elves I’ve seen now have a strong power that even Ahar cannot touch.

Nevertheless, the reason it was pushed out by Ahar was none other than the weakening of the World Tree.

The source of Elf’s power was the World Tree.

It is the beginning of all nature and a guardian tree that protects the elves.

The fact that the elves were able to command spirits was possible because there was a world tree that was no different from the entire collection of nature.

Because they were blessed by the World Tree, which was full of spirit power, the elves could easily command spirits if their blood was inherited.

‘For some reason, the world’s trees are currently withering.’

It was thanks to the World Tree that the elves were able to command spirits.

When the world trees exhaust their strength, the blessings given to them also exhaust their strength.

In that case, it was difficult to use the spirit power that they had been using since birth, and even if they used the spirit, if they used up all their mana, they would consume their own life force.

The reason they can currently unleash their spirits without worrying about mana is because they are near the World Tree.

This was one of the reasons why they were so powerful in the World Tree Forest, which was like their sanctuary within nature.

If they do not receive the power of the World Tree, the power they had will gradually dry up like a stream in a drought.

That’s why I was helplessly defeated by Ahar.

This also happened because of their exclusionary tendencies and pride.

If they had been a little more accepting of others, if they had tried to get a little help, it wouldn’t have happened that way.

Rather, they were driven out because of their personality.

“We can solve that problem!”

[How can we trust you?]

“Then we’ll just have to watch and watch without knowing why the world tree is withering.”

I decided to come out strong in response to his continued doubts.

It was also a problem if I went too low-key.

I don’t know how they will come out after helping them.

You should be their partner, not a servant who helps them and receives nothing in return.

“I hope you know that we are here to help, not to antagonize you.”

[Hmm…]

The spirits were silent.

I could feel the eyes of the elves.

If it had been the case, my words wouldn’t have made sense to them.

They would have killed you as soon as you entered their territory.

The reason they are hesitating is because, as I said, their guardian tree, the World Tree, is withering.

Would they have stayed still?

They must have tried to find the reason why the world’s trees are withering.

But no matter how hard you searched, you couldn’t find it.

That’s probably why you hesitate like that.

Hilarious.

As I was talking with them, I felt the presence of Warrior Commander Kairos moving cautiously next to me.

You could say the timing was really bad, but I wasn’t.

Rather, it was really good timing.

It was the right time to show the elves that we had no intention of being hostile towards them.

Anonymous was chosen.

Count Warrug and Lanos, who were watching from the side, looked at me in confusion at my actions.

[You guy…!]

It was when the spirits were about to attack me.

Sigh!

Anonymous cut off the warrior’s head.

The warrior leader who was targeting the elf lost his head in vain.

The body of a warrior who lost his head and collapsed.

Kwaaaaang!

A belated storm hit my body.

Count Warrug tried to protect me a little later, but the spirits attacked me faster than he could.

If I had not known in advance and taken action, I would have been seriously injured.

[How dare you… huh…?]

Confusion was mixed in the spirit’s voice as it looked back at the warrior commander and me.

I think they saw me holding a cotton mask and thought they were taking advantage of the opportunity to attack.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

However, the person I attacked was not them, but the Kairos warrior commander who was moving secretly.

It also accurately killed the surrounding plants without causing any damage.

[Hmm…]

I felt the wind spirit coming closer.

It wasn’t just the wind spirit.

Even the fire spirits, earth spirits, and water spirits came out and gathered around Warrug Count Lanos.

Count Warrug and Lanos rushed to my side, who had flown away after being attacked by the wind spirit, and were watching the surroundings.

They raised their momentum so that they could repel attacks at any time.

At the point when he attacked me, Count Warrug began to show the murderousness he had been suppressing.

Whoops –

Count Warrug aimed his sword at the spirits that approached.

I feel like it’s going to cut me down if I get even a little closer.

[Is he a master?…]

The wind spirit looked at him and muttered quietly.

No matter how much the spirit wielded the power of nature, the Master was a difficult opponent.

Because the Master was a being who forcibly distorted nature.

Ugh!

Moreover, his sword, which began to tremble alone without an auror, was cutting through the surroundings with just the vibrations.

The formless wind was cut and the air was cut, creating a crack.

You are using your power.

The master’s power to kill spirits that are said to never die.

Due to that power, the spirits could no longer get closer and stopped at a distance that the sword could not reach.

[sorry

.”

The wind’s voice disappeared and an elf appeared.

It seemed like the spirit of the wind was stirring, but I could no longer hear its voice.

No, the wind spirit was not speaking from the beginning.

It looks like he spoke, but in reality it was the elf who spoke through the wind spirit.

“I thought you were going to attack us.”

An elf stepped forward.

It was a man with long green hair and a mysterious aura. She was so beautiful that if it weren’t for her neutral voice, it wouldn’t be strange to mistake her for a woman.

Count Warrug was not letting his guard down.

The notoriety of elves in the south was well known.

Count Warrug’s caution was warranted as they might attack again at any moment, but now was not the time.

Rather, this attack increased the means that could be obtained from them.

“Count. it’s okay. “Please lower your sword.”

“Stay quiet! “They attacked us first!”

“I know. Please trust me just this once.”

“you…!”

He glares at me.

Even though I am angry, I am also full of worry.

He sighs loudly for a moment and lowers the sword filled with power.

“Just this once.”

I pushed him back and took a step closer to the elf.

One arm was broken and clothes were torn.

The upper body is full of serious wounds.

The elf’s eyes, scanning my body, slightly wavered.

I spoke to him, squinting my eyes from the pain that came later.

“You don’t need our help?”

“what?”

“Otherwise, there would be no reason to attack me who has no intention of attacking me. Doesn’t this mean that the World Tree doesn’t need our help?”

He frowns at my words.

Then he blurted out that it was an unwanted attack.

“It was a mistake.”

“Mistake? One mistake could kill someone. “Accidentally killing someone who came to help… That’s really funny.”

He must have been bothered by my sarcastic tone and made a face.

“Rather than saying things like that, it would be better to understand your situation, right?”

I shrugged my shoulders at the tone of voice telling me to be thankful that they weren’t attacking us.

“Then kill me.”

“What what?”

“Kill me. It looks like you don’t like the idea of leaving us alone… Why are you doing that? “Better kill me.”

Cough-.

While I was talking, I felt so frustrated that I pounded my chest and blood came out.

Although I vomited blood, the tightness in my chest went away a little.

“It seems like you don’t need our help, so there’s no reason to keep us alive. World tree? “I don’t want to help you if you treat people like this.”

“Crackling.”

He ground his teeth at my words.