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[Be careful. There is a distortion occurring around the fairy colony.]

Celestia’s voice echoing in my ears.

Daehyeop Kim’s gaze immediately turned to the side.

Twisted World Tree Raid Gate 1, Fairy Colony.

Fairies are life forms that are like the limbs of the World Tree.

The Fairy Colony was a boss monster that was formed when fairies became one colony due to a twist.

The unique pattern of the Twisted World Tree Raid, Twist.

Twist is literally something that gets twisted throughout the raid.

The space around the player is distorted?

In the midst of the twist, the roots of the twisted world tree spread out and attack the player.

In addition to this, when the body of the fairy colony twists, some fairies are summoned, creating a mob pattern.

Teleport or when there is distortion around the request group.

Or a pattern occurs that pulls the closest player towards you.

In this way, the twist was a random occurrence of one of numerous patterns.

It was almost like a pattern that the developer had visualized as ‘If you don’t know, you have to guess.’

However, Celestia disguised the occurrence of the distortion through communication magic.

It wasn’t extremely difficult though, as it told me when and where the twist would occur.

[Watch out! The whole of Elderheim is twisting!]

The earth shook with Celestia’s warning.

A large corporate party that had been on guard around the perimeter was witnessed.

Outside the combat zone. A forest of giant trees that was only considered a backdrop.

The giant tree monster that moves and comes advancing.

“That day, humanity remembered. Domination by those guys···.”

“Gyaaak! Now is not the time to be leisurely dribbling!”

You cannot leave the combat zone.

That only applies to players.

Names appeared above the heads of the giant tree monsters that had safely entered the battle zone.

[ Twisted Forester Lv. 90 ]

“Wow. But still not boss level.”

“You’re being unnecessarily positive!”

While Sweet and Suzuka were filming a skit.

Their leader, Daehyeop Kim, never stopped thinking.

But no matter how much I racked my brain, no method came to mind.

Should I just retrace my steps without even figuring out how to break the pattern?

The moment when the thought of ‘giving up’ comes to mind for this try.

[Would you like to go back to your original position? Gravity.]

The sound of the Great Wizard’s voice echoed in the minds of the corporate party.

[Memorize.]

Kukukung-!

The forest rangers who were about to enter the battle zone all knelt down.

Gravity. Magic that strengthens gravity.

Memorize. A spell that recasts a previously cast spell.

It was Celestia who casted this consecutively with Quad Spear.

The result was the self-destruction of the foresters who could not support their own weight.

The corporate party, which had been blankly watching the scene, was about to cheer.

I was struck with thought as I saw a few forest keepers who had somehow managed to survive among the fallen giant trees.

[Ah… I didn’t have enough mana.]

[Can you hold on a little longer?]

[Because you can recover quickly···.]

Kim, who came to his senses at Celestia’s voice, prepared for battle.

“I guess those three were the ones I had to deal with from the beginning.”

Three twisted forest keepers. And one fairy colony, the boss monster.

Even just one colony of fairies couldn’t avoid such a classic.

With three giant monsters added, how long can you last?

But Daehyeop Kim judged it to be better than before.

Why did the big corporate party struggle with the fairy horde?

That was because of the raid’s unique pattern, ‘twisting’.

Currently, the twist is being maintained with the ‘Twisted Forest Keeper’ summoning pattern.

“If a twist is triggered, no other twists will occur.”

The rules of the twist pattern were discovered after dozens of tries.

Conditions for occurrence. Time of occurrence. Effect of the pattern.

But it was all a twist, peppered with random elements.

Only one rule was absolutely observed.

Kung- Kwung-

The ground shakes with every step the forester takes.

The gaze of Daehyeop Kim, who was looking at the forest keeper, turned to Paegwi.

“Brother. Can you parry that guy’s kick?”

“Are you crazy?”

Daehyeop Kim burst into laughter at the sight of the villain spitting out curses without a moment’s hesitation.

“Lightning is possible, right? Wouldn’t it be possible to kick something easily?”

“Ugh··· I’m not sure either. I don’t know if it will work or not. One thing that’s certain is that the probability of it not working is much higher.”

There is a very high chance that it won’t work.

That statement was tantamount to saying there was even a slight chance of success.

“Brother. Do you know what I heard the most in the military?”

“You little shit.”

Paegwi laughed as he anticipated what Daehyeop Kim would say next.

“If it doesn’t work, make it work.”

Of course, Daehyeop Kim was not a special forces soldier.

Even if you’re an ordinary soldier, not a special forces soldier.

It was a phrase that the officers, the soldiers’ main enemy, always had on their lips.

“Okay, okay. ”

The evil spirit, with both hands and feet raised, sighed and took the lead.

A sword in one hand. A shield in the other.

“Hmm···. No matter how I look at it, that thing isn’t big enough to be struck with a sword.”

The thief opened his inventory and put away the sword he was holding.

“Witty. Can you tie them up?”

“Master Daehyeop. Aren’t you underestimating me too much?”

Behind Sweet’s back, a thunderous aura appeared in the form of a haze.

A cold air poured out in front of him.

One of the forest keepers is bound with Chain Lightning.

The remaining one is frozen by linking Aqua Ray and Frostbite.

Even without being told, Daehyeop Kim could read the plan Sweet had prepared.

“I can just take care of two.”

“Okay.”

Buying time for Celestia’s mana to recover.

You can deal with the three forest keepers that invade the battle zone.

Now all that’s left is to deal with a group of fairies who look strangely angry.

“Suzuka.”

“Yes.”

“You are in charge of two people’s assistance.”

“Okay.”

Suzuka followed the instructions of Grandmaster Kim without a word.

I spent more than half a day a day for nearly three months.

For a long time, Suzuka truly recognized Daehyeop Kim as her leader.

I simply trusted and followed the instructions of Grandmaster Kim.

So, following the instructions of Daehyeop Kim, the three went to deal with the forest guard.

Left alone, Daehyeop Kim looked straight ahead.

“Then now···.”

Kwak-!

Pulling with all his might the gauntlet he was wearing.

As he used the soul of the unmanned, the wind swirled around Daehyeop Kim.

“···Let’s have fun.”

***

The devil thought.

Can you kick that giant’s kick?

Even though it is a game world.

A virtual reality that is very similar to reality?

Affliction.

A lot of random thoughts were cluttering my head.

If it doesn’t work, make it happen.

That’s easier said than done.

It was incredibly difficult to make something that was not possible actually happen.

It’s the same now.

Does that mean we should just give up?

Unless you give up on raiding altogether.

Eventually, the giant moving wall in front of my eyes.

It was an ordeal that had to be overcome someday.

The worries were short, and the troubles were over.

Let’s try.

No, I have to do it.

“Come behind me.”

Suzuka and Sweet stood behind Paegwi.

Suzuka immediately buffed Sweet and Paegyu.

As soon as the buff came on, Sweet concentrated and started double casting.

In the absence of their leader, the party members acted on their own as they always had.

“···Chain Lightning.”

“···Aqua Ray. Freeze it, frost. ”

Sweet’s magic blocked the movements of the two forest keepers on either side.

The frost that seeped through the cracks in the wet trees due to the Aqua Ray froze the forest guard.

The multi-branched chain lightning bound the roots and branches of the forest keeper.

Now all that’s left is the forest ranger in front.

The bastard came right up to my eyes.

As the forester lifted his huge foot, a shadow fell beneath it.

“···.”

The ghost’s gaze was fixed on the forester’s feet.

I looked up at that huge thing and became lost in thought.

I wasn’t used to holding a shield with both hands.

I couldn’t even get a feel for when I should strike or parry.

‘I can’t see it.’

A shadow suddenly appeared and covered the ghost’s eyes.

Crushed by the oppression of nature itself unfolding before my eyes.

Countless worries filled my mind.

Am I going to fail the parry and die like this?

Me, a ghost and a pairing ghost?

You say it failed?

Hwaruk-!

At that moment, a spark rose in Paegwi’s heart.

The flame burned away all the worries that had been plaguing my mind.

“···No.”

Let’s open our eyes that we had unconsciously closed.

It came clearly into the ghost’s sight.

The forest keeper’s only weakness.

The demon swung his shield with all his might towards the gap.

“Eurachacha-!!!”

Woojikkeun-!

With a loud roar, the muscles throughout the body instantly expand.

The shield is loaded with incredible strength that is only possible in virtual reality.

The demon swung his shield with all his might.

‘Okay!’

Successfully kicked away the forester’s kick.

[Parrying success!]

With a system message indicating success.

The shield’s durability was instantly reduced to zero and it was destroyed.

Tiring-!

[ Achievement – Little Giant ]

Achieve new achievements.

The forest ranger, who was outclassed by the ogre, was pushed back by the recoil.

The forest ranger, who was unable to keep his balance, fell over.

As the forest ranger’s body collided with the ground, there was a strong impact and strong wind.

“Haa··· I almost lost.”

The evil spirit, whose body had been drained of energy, collapsed on the ground.

I opened the status window and checked my physical condition.

Both arms and shoulders were in a state of ‘partial destruction’, completely losing function.

Although it was clearly fatal damage, the ghost who saw it just burst into hearty laughter.

―――

[Achievement – Little Giant]

– Parry an enemy attack from over 100m away.

– Attack power +1

– Durability +2

*You took down that giant guy? Are you not interested in the mercenary life?

– The mercenary king who decorated an era

―――

***

The Twisted World Tree Raid consists of two gates.

At the first gate, you fight a group of fairies.

At the second gate, you encounter the twisted world tree.

“The World Tree is an important entity in this world.”

There was something I thought about while planning this Twisted World Tree Raid.

There’s no point in dwelling on the ghosts of the past.

Because I lack the ability.

Because I don’t have enough strength.

At that time, we were unable to save those who had turned into dark elves.

It only ended up sealing the twist of the World Tree and the corruption of the Spirit King.

Please, the next generation will be the World Tree and the Spirit King. Elves and Spirits.

I hope that the relationship between the Creator and creation, which was wrong from the beginning, will be reestablished.

What role does the World Tree play in this world?

How important is the Spirit King, the ruler of a dimension called the Spirit World.

Because I knew better than anyone else, I had no choice but to leave behind such a terrible homework.

Me in the past. Me in the present.

Perhaps that fact lingered in his mind and bothered him.

“I like happy endings.”

My past self never reached a happy ending.

I just used a trick to prevent the destruction of this world.

In order to suppress the distortion, the ego of the World Tree was also sealed.

In order to suppress the corruption, the spirit king’s ego was also sealed.

If the distortion and corruption were completely removed from the World Tree and the Spirit King.

The insurance device left for future generations will be activated.

I left it in this story without removing it.

Because it seemed like a good ending from a story perspective.

“Haa··· It’s all because of work stress.”

I’ve relieved enough stress.

Now is really the time to let go.

Still feeling guilty and regretful about the past.

Totter totter-

I kidnapped Akachan’s direct subordinate, a teddy bear golem, who was passing by.

Tsdam tsdam-

“You’re so nice.”

I stroked the teddy bear that remained still even after being kidnapped and held in my arms.

I’ve been watching the raids at big corporate parties for quite some time.