episode_0028

Irene said the other day.

Time has begun to pass.

When I looked, I saw some withering leaves.

“This is something new…”

It has far exceeded the standards of the Dangsan tree that I knew.

Even if a large person enters, there will be plenty of space.

It really wasn’t a tree whose leaves would wither.

“Romenel, I heard that the World Tree stopped conveying its will at some point, is that correct?”

“That’s right.”

If there is no response from the Dangsan tree, there is only one reason.

That the god who was supposed to dwell in the tree did not come.

Since this tree is said to be the body of the World Tree, the elves also recognize that this is a vessel.

“Have you ever seen the World Tree?”

“I just feel its presence. I couldn’t see you in person.”

“Do you feel its presence…? When is the last time?”

This tree is called the World Tree.

No matter how much I look, I cannot feel the presence of God.

Although I can feel some strange traces…

It is now an empty vessel.

Romenel looked at me.

But that expression was strange.

His face asked why he was asking such a question.

“The World Tree still remains in the flesh. I’m just taking a rest.”

“….”

What are you talking about?

Is this a sense unique to elves that I don’t know about?

I thought you felt nothing because it was empty?

Many questions arose in my mind.

A feeling of discomfort came over me again.

This isn’t just a strange feeling.

This is my intuition as a shaman.

“No way…”

A shaman can be chosen as a representative sacred object.

When receiving God through Naerim-gut, there are cases where miscellaneous spirits take their place.

At this time, miscellaneous spirits that are not body gods but are sitting in the body are called Heoju.

It is quite difficult, so through Heoju-gut, teachers chase away evil spirits on their behalf.

perhaps···.

“A ghost sits on a tree with sacred energy?”

For a moment, the events of the past flashed through my mind.

The curse of the necromancers.

Precognitive dream.

The black thing I saw on Irene.

Everything clicked into place.

The black thing I saw then was not an ordinary, vicious person.

“I said it was strange…”

I expected there to be a black guy hiding in the World Tree, but there was no trace of it at all.

However, it is a different story if it is hiding in a tree.

Because it is not easy to find criminals hiding in the house.

“This won’t be normal…”

Just by looking at it, it is a sacred tree, and it is the tree where the elf god resides.

It would be difficult for an ordinary demon to settle down here.

What’s more, I can’t even see it with my own eyes…

I slowly turned my eyes and looked at Romenel.

“….”

“….Why are you doing that?”

“You said it’s closest to the World Tree, right?”

The main body of Romenel’s vessel is this tree.

It means that they are connected to each other.

If the tree was in trouble, Romenel was also in danger.

“Stay still for a moment.”

They will be watching my every move.

In that tree, insidiously.

“Where is the bastard…”

I spread my spiritual energy and held the bell in my hand.

I closed my eyes.

There is no need for these eyes right now, as you never know when they might be deceived.

rattle –

The bell shook, creating a familiar wave.

The spiritual energy gathered in the head vibrated along the bell.

rattle –

“….”

Something is strange.

My mind was so clear.

“Why…”

I didn’t feel like a river god.

I waved the bell again and looked for the spirit, but nothing came to dwell in my body.

Instead, a blurry scene came to mind.

It was much blurrier than anything I had seen before.

The black thing was shrinking.

It was just that scene, but I could see it very clearly.

If I become a god now, that feeling of godhood will hide even deeper.

“…I’m in trouble.”

There wouldn’t be a problem if I could pull that guy out as soon as I do it, but I didn’t have the ability to do that yet.

This is not something I can accomplish as I have not yet shed the identity of a child disciple.

That means that we have to confirm the true nature of that guy without the help of the gods.

“….”

Once you confirm the reality, you will be able to return to the river and proceed with the exorcism.

Because it is impossible to perform a ritual without an object…

I lost all strength in my body and collapsed on the floor.

“Phew….”

I focused on my spiritual eyes again.

There is definitely a sacred energy flowing through this tree.

The same goes for Romenel.

This wasn’t enough.

A little deeper.

We need to look deeper.

I could feel Romenel’s vessel.

It is a very small piece compared to wood.

I looked inside the World Tree following the connected energy.

As expected, no traces could be found there either.

“….”

How much time has passed?

I searched everywhere around me, but couldn’t find any trace.

My forehead felt stiff, but I looked around again.

“….”

Time passed again.

It was now the limit.

All of my spiritual energy was exhausted, and it was difficult to maintain my spiritual sense of sight.

It would be easy to see with your physical eyes, but if you are an evil spirit that sits on a tree, it is easy to be deceived.

“I’ll come back tomorrow.”

As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw old Paramon’s face full of worry.

“…Are you okay?”

“I didn’t do anything, so why…”

“Can’t we catch it all at once with something called good like last time?”

“The target is unclear. Even if you perform the exorcism now, you will just wander around without a destination.”

I don’t think it will be easy.

***

Today is the third day.

If it was a clue, I caught it.

It was a trace that was finally caught after continued observation.

And I looked back at the precognitive dream several times and examined its meaning.

“I tell you again, no matter what happens, you must never touch me.”

I made my own plan.

It may seem a little dangerous, but with this, you will be able to find out not only the identity of that guy, but also the mulberry.

“…Do you mean something?”

“Yes. I don’t know about Hans, but you guys could be possessed by an evil spirit. Then it’s a disaster. Disaster.”

Old Man Paramon seemed dissatisfied with something, but he obediently retreated.

“Romenel. Let’s get started.”

Romenel nodded slightly and sat down on the floor.

Fortunately, Romenel’s attitude is quite cooperative.

I thought he would be authoritative because he was a high elf, but he didn’t look like that at all.

Romenel says that the World Tree has called me and I will have all the answers.

Perhaps thanks to that, all the elves were friendly to me.

To the point of excessiveness.

“Phew…”

I calmed down again.

“….”

I felt the touch of cold drops on my hands and began to see my surroundings clearly.

A small trace in Romain’s soul was connected to the World Tree.

I followed it up and looked at the entire World Tree.

Among the green leaves, lifeless leaves could be seen.

These should have fallen off the tree, but they were still clinging to the tree.

This is the clue I found.

Heoju took his place inside the World Tree.

There is no reason why those leaves should not fall.

It was a camouflage to appear as a world tree.

I focused all my attention there.

“……”

It was the same trace as Romenel.

A place with an unusually large number of lifeless leaves.

One of the biggest branches.

It’s here.

Inside the branch, there was something wrapped around life.

Did this feel me too?

I felt a huge greed.

He must be coveting my body, which is also a sacred object.

And the moment I confirmed the shape of the black thing.

I jumped up and opened my eyes.

“Oh my…!!!”

It looks completely different from the world trees we have seen so far.

There was something hanging underneath the branch where it was perched.

A limp body.

Eyes that have lost focus.

They were hanged elves.

At that moment, their arms moved and were raised toward me.

All straightened fingers were pointing at me.

“This bastard…”

This is a typical devil’s tactic.

Something that stimulates the mind and shows the most terrifying scenes.

It was a prank by an evil spirit torturing the living.

“Ha….”

My head was dizzy and my fingertips were shaking.

But not yet.

We need to properly confirm its true identity.

“….”

All the spiritual energy that had spread throughout my body calmed down.

To make it easier for the guy who is targeting me to reach him.

Blood dripped from the mouth of the elf hanging on the branch.

All kinds of shapes passed before my eyes.

I knew it was an illusion, but it seemed so realistic.

As its energy gradually approached me, my mind became blurred.

I heard a voice calling me in my ear.

“Chris….!”

“Are you okay?”

“Chris!”

It sounded like the voices of old men and Hans.

Because of my clouded consciousness, I couldn’t tell if this was an illusion or real.

They must not disturb me now.

I opened my motionless mouth and barely managed to let out a voice.

“Never…do not touch…”

Just a little more and it will crave and seep into my body.

Because I felt black things surrounding me as if they were examining me.

“Haa…haa….”

My body was shaking, but I let it be.

So that you can let your guard down because of your weak appearance.

The strength was maintained only in the hand holding the bell.

And the moment when black energy surrounds me.

My body rose and was dragged towards a large branch.

Something started to strangle me.

“Wow…!”

The body was stretched out like the elves I had just seen.

As the black thing stirred inside my body, I coughed up blood.

“Wow….!!”

It was a scene I saw in my dream.

I thought about it over and over again.

I was finally able to make eye contact with the black thing that had entered me.

“These bastards… what on earth have they made?”

This was different from a ghostly spirit.

Murder, madness, and resentment were all combined together.

Should we say that thoughts gathered together to create a ghost-like form?

It was something that was neither a ghost nor an evil spirit.

“Does it have a head?”

I swung the bell and struck the energy wrapped around my neck.

Filled with spiritual energy.

Quang –

He waved the bell and spread spiritual energy.

rattle –

rattle –

This guy, feeling strong, hid himself again and disappeared.

But it’s no use now.

Because you can call me.

The moment I tried to shake the bell again, my vision became blurred and I could see the floor.

“……”

Did I overdo it?

My eyesight darkened as I saw people running towards me.

“Only one demon beast… alive…”