episode_0099

Kuhuuuung!!!~

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A shock wave swept through the forest.

The manager who was flying like a mosquito in the sky was stuck somewhere on the ground.

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Probably not dead.

All I did was hit it with a huge weight.

In any case, it would be difficult if the ordeal was canceled, so I have no intention of killing him. But the fatal wounds will be enough, so I won’t be bothered by being crushed for a while.

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“What… The manager just… … .”

“You want me to fight that thing?

“… I will break up the party.”

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Therefore, the human reaction was natural.

This is because the manager was struck by a huge tree trunk and disappeared right before our eyes.

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But are you going to attack me?

You probably think it’s a dog’s death.

Therefore, I once again warned humans.

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[Ignore the quest. If you don’t want to die right away, you should.]

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Using wind magic, I was able to spread my voice far away.

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Now I am the world tree.

It is not just an alter ego.

This forest is the complete domain of the World Tree, and this World Tree is my body. If there are no high-level personnel, everyone can be wiped out without difficulty.

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In other words, I am in control of this ordeal.

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“I’m giving up.”

“I’ll just hold on for a week.”

“If they really don’t attack, we have a chance of winning. There is no need to provoke-”

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The human attitude softened.

There will be no sign of an attack for the time being.

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“… How can it be for us?”

“I thought I would never see you again… .”

“I will follow whatever you want.”

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Needless to say, elves.

Because it has already influenced me.

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[Everyone, take a break. If you just hold on for a week, peace will come again.]

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What to do next is simple.

Doing nothing.

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The goal of the ordeal was to survive for a week.

If we take the time until then, we can achieve a win-win situation without any fuss.

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This is the best choice I made.

As long as one side does not cross the line, he will be happy to be a mediator.

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A day has passed.

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“We elves decided to follow the World Tree until we die.”

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The elves knelt as a group in front of the World Tree.

I didn’t say much. I just sent him back to carry on as usual.

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We need to keep our distance now.

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but.

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“Well, I… I was sorry. Of course I thought it was a lie and it was huge… I’m really sorry!!”

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Did you say Philia?

The elf who guided them to the village secretly came to the world tree and apologized.

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I just gave away a strand.

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Deep.

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“Huh?… .”

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Stem palm.

I patted him gently.

I didn’t answer, but I believe my feelings were conveyed through this.

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“… Thank you.”

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The guy blushed with a faint smile and carefully left.

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No specific incident occurred.

The elf spent his time awkwardly preparing his weapons in the village, unable to properly show either joy or sadness at my presence.

On the other hand, humans each camped somewhere, and some approached the elves asking to befriend them, or begged for food and a place to sleep.

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A situation where they are on guard against each other but do not attack each other.

As that situation was maintained, both sides gradually relaxed their guard and wasted time without incident.

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“What should we do? I don’t know how to treat humans.”

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At such a time, Sirian asked me for advice.

I knelt in front of the World Tree and prayed.

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“It’s your choice. I have no intention of dragging you away.”

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I answered by shaping the stem into a human form.

Sirian is the leader here. If possible, I plan to answer everything he says.

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“… Thank you for your comment.”

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Sirian pondered what I said and then returned.

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Syrian’s choice was simple.

We asked to open a part of the stem wall and set up a site next to the village.

Only humans seeking help were gathered there and simple food such as bread was provided.

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He seemed to have thought hard about it.

Should we continue to view humans as enemies, or should things change again with the return of the World Tree?

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Therefore, only one communication channel was opened.

It seemed like the intention was to find out whether humans and elves could get along with this.

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It probably won’t be resolved easily.

But the important thing is the attempt.

If you don’t even try, nothing can change. Sirian has made a very big decision.

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That’s why I became a little frustrated.

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Elves are NPCs.

These are the people who will disappear once the ordeal is over, and it hurts my heart to cherish each day.

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This is why I am keeping my distance now.

Even though I could have treated him more kindly, I did not give him more affection than necessary.

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If they disappear, my heart will only break.

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So naturally, I worried.

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If these people really exist… .

Can’t I take him with me?

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Called.

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It was the second day of the ordeal.

I thought about it for a day.

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What happens to this place when the ordeal is over?

Is it being reset for another participant?

If we could stop that, wouldn’t this world be able to become real?

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This place is real.

I continued to watch the elf.

Even NPCs in a recreated world are alive and feel happiness and sadness.

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And it’s probably repeating itself.

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Can we break this bondage?

Can’t we make this place real?

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impossible.

It’s impossible… .

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I didn’t stop thinking.

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It’s been 3 days

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I measured the body of the World Tree.

The clone body is being remodeled inside the World Tree to prepare for an unexpected situation, and in the meantime, I have been measuring the power of the World Tree that has become my body.

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The main body here has recovered by accepting me, but has become significantly smaller.

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But the nutrients are enormous.

Very dense nutrients are accumulated.

In two days, the main body here was restored to the size of six fists and regained its vitality.

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More than anything… .

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‘Is this a dimensional stem?’

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Seven special trunks were discovered hidden inside the World Tree.

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It feels like the space will twist at any time.

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Surprisingly, they are all dimensional stems.

It would be a dimensional stem created over a long period of time, not as a short period of time like mine. It was intact inside.

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It even feels familiar.

I felt like I could handle dimensional stems.

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Maybe with this… .

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I found some hope.

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It’s day 4.

A change occurred in the village.

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“Please accept us.”

“I want to be with you.”

“They say join the elves.”

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People who had been passive came in large numbers and tried to become friends with the elves.

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The reason is simple.

This is because a group quest has appeared.

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━︎ ━︎ ━︎ ━︎ ━︎

⊙︎ Join the elves.

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Description – Elves are very powerful. One way is to get under their wing.

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Objective – Complete the ordeal while joining a group of elves.

Reward – 10p.

Failure – None.

━︎ ━︎ ━︎ ━︎ ━︎

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Why did this quest suddenly appear?

The manager has not been seen since he was hit.

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It must be hiding somewhere, crushed.

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But this quest… .

Of course, it’s not like he repented, and there’s probably someone else up his sleeve.

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The reason was soon revealed.

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It’s been day 5.

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just as expected.

Something I was worried about happened.

By the time about 1/3 of the participants entered the site provided by the elves.

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Tiring!!

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◎︎ Conditions have been satisfied.

◎︎ The human army invades the forest.

◎︎ A new main objective has been added.

◎︎ Joint quests are granted.

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━︎ ━︎ ━︎ ━︎ ━︎

⊙︎ Select.

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Description – Elven and human armies. Lead each force to victory and survive. The location of the human army is marked separately on the map.

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Goal – Victory for the human army and victory for the elf army.

Reward 1 – Trial Points 50p.

Reward 2 – Public Value 500p.

Rule 1 – Invalid if you do not choose a side.

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At this moment, I realized the manager’s intention.

The goal is to hold a trial event to make them fight a little more.

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“What is it? Another force?”

“Isn’t this dangerous?”

“Ugh. Where should I stick to it? Isn’t there an incredibly strong person in the human army?”

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People were confused.

It’s already starting to shake.

surely… If this happens, we have no choice but to fight.

It must have been such an ordeal to begin with.

Without any choice, I informed Sirian of this news and ordered him to be armed.

You can’t stop me unless a ruler-level person shows up, but there’s no harm in being prepared.

first of all.

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[Choose. If you join me, you will live, and if you join the enemy, you will be killed.]

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I also forced humans to make choices.

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“There will be strong people in the human army as well. There is no way this balance makes sense.”

“You crazy guy!! The manager flew away. This is so wrong. I will stick with the elves.”

“How do we know if those elves will betray us in the end? As expected, I will stick to the human side.”

“Then can we trust the human army?”

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Surprisingly, it was a golden ratio.

Quite a few people joined the human army.

At least 1/3 of them moved to join the human forces indicated on the map. Now they will join the human army and invade this place.

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I didn’t really stop him.

I have already given you enough warning. This is my territory.

If I have to fight, I will kill for my side without hesitation.

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Focused on the senses.

I looked at the view of the forest.

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The outskirts of the town.

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“The lord’s order has been delivered. Capture all the elves tainted by evil!!!”

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Thousands of humans entered.

They were well-armed and had a force that could not be surpassed by the elves.

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I roughly estimated the balance.

Unfortunately, the other side is much stronger.

What if the elf had awakened by eating the trunk of the dead world tree? Unless all participants help the elves, the human army wins the battle.

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But it’s okay now.

Because I am here.

I waited a little while until the enemies entered deeper into the forest.

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It’s been day 6.

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“First of all, there were great people fighting the elves. I, General Maxiwall, welcome you!! When the work is finished, I will personally praise the work.”

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Many participants joined the ranks of the human army advancing toward the center of the forest.

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An army of over 3,000 advanced.

If things continue like this, it won’t be long before we collide.

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“What should I do now?”

“Do we have to fight in the end?”

“There is no choice. Since I have already received something, I will help the elf in the fight.”

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This human also checked his armament.

Perhaps due to my influence, this one had more participants if you count the number of participants.

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It’s the right choice.

Because they will survive.

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‘Barrier.’

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Huuuk!!!-

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Radius 1km.

A huge curtain appeared.

The magic was cast using the enormous amount of nutrients dormant in the World Tree.

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I have never performed magic on this scale at a waste disposal site due to the waste of nutrients, but not here. I have become another world tree, and since the land may disappear anyway, there is no reason to save nutrients.

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Sigh!!

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“It’s a barrier!!”

“You cannot proceed further.”

“Ha!… What a wide barrier. Could it be that the World Tree is alive? Destroy it!! You have to break through and get inside!! As prophesied, even the remnants of the World Tree must be burned!!!”

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The human army hit the barrier.

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Enough is enough.

All participants split up, and the enemy entered my sphere of influence.

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blast furnace.

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[Everyone, let go of your anger from the past.]

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commanded the forest.

He gave power to the angry spirit and made it achieve its will.

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Coo coo coo coo!… .

Rumbling!!

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“What, what!!”

“The tree is moving!!

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Hilarious.

Coogoo soup!!

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“Kaa!!?! Something in the ground!!-”

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An earthquake occurred.

The trees are moving.

Countless roots wrap around the soldier.

It’s not a strong force, but it’s enough to cause confusion.

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and.

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“Shoot the arrow!!!“

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The elf army moved.

The elves gathered a little distance away from the human army and fired arrows into the sky.

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Everything is as planned.

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Skin!!

Whiyuuung!!~

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Countless arrows rose high into the sky.

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[Wind.]

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I used magic again.

The entire arrow moved as if it were holding a large area of ​​space.

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Deep!!

“Wow!!?”

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“Damage!! An arrow falls from the sky.”

“Uh, where should I avoid!!”

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Faba Park!!

Push!!

“Kaaaa!!!”

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People whose feet are tied to their roots.

People wrapped around tree trunks.

People who fell on the shaking ground.

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This is the expected result.

Because my strength was increased, there was no one who could properly resist.

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This is what it means to fight in my territory.

The forest itself becomes their enemy.

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More than anything.

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Coo coo coo!!

Cheolleup!!

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“Quk!! Where else!?”

“Why are there so many!!!

“Everyone be careful of the ground!!!”

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My stems also came out here.

Although it was a little bit, I mixed in a little white phosphorus poison as it settled into the body.

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so that.

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Cheeek!!

“Kaaa!!!!

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Humans writhed in pain that melted their bodies, and occasionally those who resisted appeared.

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[wind.]

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Suddenly!!

Wow!!

“Wow!!-”

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The wind blades took many lives.

Perhaps because it is a spell cast with the main body, it is much more powerful than one cast with an alter ego. Even though it was only a simple and weak wind spell, there was no one on the lower floor who could block my attack.

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The human fell helplessly.

About an hour passed like that.

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“Okay, is it over?”

“To win so easily… .”

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The human on the elf side muttered.

The humans who followed the elves saying they would help them with the quest saw more than 3,000 corpses lying on the ground, giving off the smell of iron.

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And soon.

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Grumbling-

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All corpses were dragged to the ground and absorbed.

With that, I was able to get much more nutrients than the energy I just used.

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Inheriting humanity.

Become stronger by cannibalizing.

Dark elves cannot be said to be corrupted. Because compared to me, it’s a drug.

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The war was easily won.