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by adminEpisode 97 – The Giving Tree 12 –
“It really comes.”
Until just now, I had some thoughts that the healing saint’s prophecy might have been wrong.
It was someone else’s story that the healing saint was in trouble.
Because it’s best if the incident doesn’t happen.
‘I don’t know anything else, but the fact that an army of lions came here… ‘I saw enough potential.’
The history of those in this land is known except for a few.
Even if you are a closed-minded elf, you can at least find out what its abilities are if you invest a long time.
Attacking in such a situation was seen as at least a chance of victory.
The biggest problem is the guardian of the World Tree.
There is a guardian of the World Tree, but they shamelessly invaded it.
It was believed that there was at least a chance to capture the weakened guardian of the World Tree.
‘I don’t know if there is a special mystery… If it was believed that it could be suppressed by force… ‘
It will be harder than you think.
“So is there a way?”
Alice’s question.
And behind the scenes, a large crowd of people were listening to the story.
“What is your relationship with the princess?”
“According to people around us, the relationship is similar to that of a lover.”
“What is the equivalent of lover?”
“They say people call it ‘some’ these days… I’m not sure.”
I don’t know anything else, but it was true that Alice thought of me as special, so I didn’t say anything.
The elves’ gaze changed.
The elves also don’t know about the empire.
Even in North Korea, just as they learn about the United States, China, Korea, Japan, etc., albeit in a twisted way, the elves of this land also learn about countries such as the Imperial Republic of Magic, the Principality, and the Commonwealth.
And the empire was one of the most important countries among them.
One of the nation’s successors who is certain to handle it best, even if it is questionable how he learns.
And a man who looks like the heir’s lover.
‘It’s worth special consideration.’
Even if you don’t know much, it’s normal to be cautious if you’re a special guest of a foreign country.
At least, even if you are fine, you may raise issues in other countries.
Kwaaang ㅡ
The time for such a brief conversation has now passed.
For a great army of the dead was coming to this land.
“The Lion Legion uses black magic to manipulate the body and necromantic magic to manipulate the soul! Therefore, spirits can be contaminated if you are not careful, and attacks using plants can be attacked by black magic, so only deal with them using archery!”
Black magic has the same basis as alchemy.
If alchemy manipulates inanimate objects, black magic manipulates living things.
Alchemy used in exchange for auras is black magic.
Alchemy is black magic that uses magic power at the cost of magic.
‘Of course, if you reach the extreme, you can use black magic to create an inanimate object like a bone. ‘Alchemy can also be used to create plant-like creatures.’
Unless it is a human-made system, there are always exceptions.
“Coming!”
With the words of the healing saint, undead begin to appear on the outskirts of the forest.
The sight of skeletons, orcs (roughly chunks of flesh), and various zombies that were only seen in fantasy games advancing was like watching a real fantasy.
“Are you still a guardian?”
“The plants used by the Guardian can pose a great threat if manipulated. That’s why it’s hard to step forward unless you’re pushed!”
Alice asked the elf if he was a guardian.
The Guardian replied that since he deals with plants, it is not compatible with necromancy.
In fact, the guardian himself is fine, and the odds of winning will be higher.
That decision was made because the damage on this side would increase.
Kuooo!!
The half-dead animal, with its bones and flesh exposed, howled.
Dogs are man’s oldest friend.
The undead dog that transformed that dog.
The dog, man’s best friend, was working for his master even in death.
A large group of undead wild dogs rushed into this land.
Thump, thump, thud, thud, thud.
“Princess. First of all, it doesn’t work on animals anyway. Also, it is not the time to use it yet, so avoid it.”
“Of course. It’s okay even if you get fatally injured… Please come back alive no matter what.”
“Yes. For now, you understand, so avoid it.”
The aura of domination only works on intelligent beings.
It doesn’t work on animals.
And in this respect, it served as an opportunity for me to become even more certain of something.
‘I’ll think about Alice later.’
The first thing to do is to annihilate the enemies.
“I will take the lead.”
Professor Maximilian’s words.
And several professors followed him along the same lines.
Our operation was very simple.
Professors who use Aurors who can stand up as vanguards are in charge of the vanguard.
A simple strategy in which wizards and elves provide firepower with magic and archery.
It was a strategy chosen because neither elementalism nor druism could be very effective against the lion army.
“For now, you will be placed later. Abraxas Cadet. I wonder why the president let you participate. Well, there must be something.”
“First of all, assuming you have the skills to participate here, you and the princess are unknown forces. for now… You could say it’s the key.”
Professors questioned my strength.
Even if I broke the measuring device in B class, that is a skill that only a top A class person can do.
It’s natural that it’s hard to believe.
Still, I just passed it over because there were a lot of unknowns.
‘I guess I skipped over the explanation well.’
The president briefly explained the situation to them.
Although Alice hid the fact that she had the power to dominate even her body.
At least the power of domination can be used, and that fact is not yet known, so they will apply it.
I told Alice to just participate, so the professors passed on it.
There are two reasons why I should participate in this battle, even exposing the fact that I am more powerful than I thought.
The first is, of course, to make an effort to meet with the guardian of the World Tree.
The second is to rip out their Auror awakening power through the Ghost Sword Technique.
This is because black magic is related to aurors, the source of life, and can be learned through my ghost sword technique.
“I’ll wait for now.”
That’s why I chose to wait for now.
Alice can dominate those who are stronger than a certain level.
I can learn auror-based skills possessed by those with a certain level of strength.
So, approach Alice after she is active.
That will be the biggest benefit.
“Let’s go for now.”
The enemies kept coming.
They had no time to delay.
Without another word, the vanguard began to advance.
Kaangㅡ
Even though they are alive and moving, they are judged to be dead and the army with rotting flesh advances.
Non-infectious zombies.
Skeletons that cannot shoot arrows are simply trampled by humans.
But that was a beginning, not an end.
Because something huge was approaching behind it.
“Born… Golem!”
It seemed like they were trying to prove that this world was a fantasy to me, who had only dealt with plants that were no different from those on Earth, such as wolves and tigers.
Giant monsters that you only see in MMO RPG games are coming to this land.
A giant golem made of bones.
An artificial life form created through necromancy and black magic practiced by warlocks.
“This much… It’s easy.”
Understand-
A bone golem that loves Maximilian’s warhammer.
The remaining professors also smash the golem’s remaining limbs with different blunt weapons.
Professor Maximilian is a swordsman, but his blade is of no use against the undead.
A bladed weapon that maximizes killing power but reduces destructive power.
It is a meaningless weapon to use on undead who are already dead.
Instead, blunt weapons are effective because they can break the body into small pieces due to weakened physical abilities.
Of course, that becomes meaningless in the case of the golem I saw.
“Are you alive again?”
The golem was destroyed not long after.
Like a typical magic golem, it was slowly being restored even though the core did not exist.
Rather, the bones of the undead that the professors had already defeated were combining to become stronger.
“Warlock is nearby!”
The bone golem, made up of a collection of bones, operates through the magic of a warlock.
This is a creature that would not have been created without a warlock.
It is a creature that can be restored at any time if there is a warlock.
And now that the existence of the warlock was confirmed, it was the rearguard that had to step in.
“Power… After aiming… Fire!”
Numerous magics are chanted.
Numerous bow strings repeatedly increase and decrease.
Now, the role of the vanguard is to find warlocks on behalf of the rearguard, who have difficulty obtaining information in a timely manner.
And in order to do that, the safety of the advance guard had to be ascertained, and this was offset by the attack of the rear guard.
“For now, it looks like we handled it safely… ”
Due to various destructive spells and a barrage of arrows boasting tremendous power, the Golem was once again destroyed.
An attack that can be safely recovered if there is a warlock.
But that’s enough.
Not for defeating the bone golem, but for finding the warlock.
“Found it!!”
“Prepare to bomb at a position approximately 34 degrees to the left of the center!”
Someone’s voice is heard from behind the lush bushes.
It was news that the vanguard had found an invisible warlock somewhere in the bush.
Currently, only the bone golem is being restored, but it is clear that zombies and skeletons will also be restored over time.
Immediately the rear guard launched an attack in that direction.
They did not care about the damage suffered by the vanguard.
Those who will survive will be able to survive anyway.
Even those who will be harmed can come back here and recover.
This land is full of priests, including healing saints, and by-products of the World Tree, which boasts tremendous natural healing powers.
“First of all, things are going smoothly. I wish it would just go like this.”
“But the opponent is an organization that somehow stubbornly survived even when the Sunghwangcheong was intact. There’s no way it can end like this.”
“So I’m getting scared… The president said that we should already have some idea of our strength, so we should rely on Princess Alice and Cadet Abraxas, who are actually variables here… What kind of power did the royal family have?”
“Power of domination? But if you use the power of domination, only the princess is safe, right? Did the power of domination also protect others?”
The aura of domination that the royal family possesses is not typical.
It is questionable why the word ‘dominant’ was used, but it is clearly different from ‘dominant’.
It controls the spirit of beings below a certain level.
But this is closer to mental intervention and far from domination.
It is difficult to change the impression of others other than the royal family themselves.
Even if it is made friendly to the royal family with an aura of domination, there may be others who are more favorable to it.
Of course this helped.
In the case of a powerful person who was just starting out, he would never betray the royal family because there was a high chance that he would leave a bad impression on the target.
If the royal family hears a normal rebuttal, the object ruled by the power of domination also considers the argument plausible, so the incompetent royal family can avoid ruling with only the aura of domination.
‘So I was wondering why it was an aura of domination. If you look at Alice’s case, it seems like it’s a controlling force.’
Of course, Alice’s case is a little special.
Even though there is a difference in rank, the areas that can be dominated are slightly different.
The friendlier you are to Alice, the easier it is to control her body.
It is said that the more hostile you are to Alice, the more difficult it is to control your body.
I don’t know the exact principle because I’m not the one.
If you look at the mention of the lungs or body being damaged, it is not about controlling the body by controlling the mind.
It seems like that because the body and mind are controlled separately.
Maybe that’s why I was sane.
“What else is there… ?”
“The problem is that there is no way to know. And I wonder why the guardian doesn’t appear.”
It’s definitely questionable.
Why doesn’t the guardian of the World Tree appear?
Despite the elves’ lack of technology and population, the power of the World Tree’s guardian was essential to their safety from foreign powers.
However, the being did not protect the elf and continued to do so…
A being who has not left this land for tens of thousands of years to protect the elves.
‘Something is strange.’
Something was strange.
If there was a guardian of the World Tree, the operation could be carried out safely.
But he wasn’t there.
Then, you may not know it yet, but if you make a little mistake, the front line will start to move a lot.
‘It wasn’t time to do it yet… ‘I’ll have to do it first.’
So, we decided to carry out the operation that had been postponed until later.
After slowly hiding his presence, he secretly left the rear guard and headed toward the elf forest.
‘Is there one? There must be one.’
It is difficult to say that participating in the operation has the merits of meeting the guardian of the World Tree.
Overturn the unfavorable situation at once. What if we could come up with a strategy that would lead to an overwhelming victory?
And to me, there is a strategy that, although unethical, can definitely be successful.
To carry out that method, I would need to temporarily leave the front line and collect from behind.
The president will also stop it.
Alice will also stop him.
Although the possibility was small, there was a possibility that the elf would also stop him, so he had to do it secretly.
‘hmm. If the operation is successful, the saint may try to kill me.’
Then let’s die peacefully.
Even if I think about it, it’s an operation worth dying for.
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