episode_0026
by admin“L-Lies… This is strange. This kind of… Ah-”
Swoosh!!
A slave hunter was swallowed up by the ground.
She was a woman with red hair and a peculiar way of speaking, who, despite her delicate appearance, used powerful energy waves and a burning whip.
Of course, she easily emerged victorious.
First, Tinea.
Then, Kashyan.
The coordinated attacks of two divisions and the interference of the vines.
Add to that being poisoned and paralyzed, the hunter couldn’t even put up a fight and died.
But it’s too early to celebrate.
Now that one has been taken care of.
There will be skirmishes happening elsewhere as well.
With the sight of the vines rooted throughout this place, I can see the entire situation.
There are 7 enemies left.
Each one is strong enough that if 1-2 divisions fail to coordinate, it could lead to significant damage.
Fortunately, I can see all the enemies that have entered my territory. For some reason, they are attacking separately. If I respond well, I can minimize the damage.
I need to make the most of this advantage.
That’s right.
[Tinea, turn left and join the sixth, Kashyan, move to the right and assist the tenth in battle.]
[Understood!]
[Orders received.]
I moved the remaining division to where the enemies were.
This is my territory.
From here, I can easily locate the enemy’s positions and command my clones.
And…
“It’s about time I make a move.”
The deployment is already complete.
Each facing two divisions.
However, due to a shortage of divisions, I assigned Illyan’s division to handle one enemy alone, while the fourth, Lennia, will eliminate the enemy with Floren’s human division.
That way, I can face a total of 6 enemies simultaneously.
But there are 7 enemies.
Damn!
I leaped from the vine barrier.
I moved my clone.
The remaining one is mine.
*
Thud!
While running, I surveyed the situation.
I monitored the situation in real-time through my main body’s sight and moved the vines to assist my allies.
It requires a lot of focus and concentration, but thanks to my evolved senses, I could control everything. Just like an octopus can move all its legs, I can control my entire body.
That’s not all.
The elves of the forest are also part of me.
Even without my help, they used the vines to confront the enemies.
There’s no need to worry too much.
I should worry about myself instead.
Thud.
I stopped at a certain point.
There, a slave hunter appeared.
“I found you, elf!!”
Thud!
A man inflated his body and charged at me with terrifying speed.
A blond boxer.
As massive as a bull.
Swoosh!
I pulled out a vine from my sleeve and created a bow and arrow, recalling Tinea’s teachings.
“Aim for the target. Hold your posture like this and focus on the immediate surroundings.”
I took the stance.
Just like I practiced.
I gripped the bow.
Feet shoulder-width apart.
Vertical alignment with the target.
Y-shaped grip.
Swoosh!
Pulling the bowstring.
Both shoulders horizontal.
I cleared my surroundings.
Focused on the approaching target.
I shot the arrow by propelling mana from my arm to my fingertips like bouncing muscles.
Swish!
The vine arrow surged forward.
“Ha!! This kind of-”
The slave hunter tried to catch my arrow but failed, and it pierced through his hand.
Phew!
“Ugh!?….”
And yet, the arrow landed deep in the woods far away.
“What? My energy is dispersing?”
Naturally.
I applied Mountain Air Poison.
It’s a poison that weakens the body.
From the moment he stepped into my territory, he was exposed to Mountain Air Poison. In addition, the concentrated liquid of Mountain Air Poison was thoroughly applied to the vine arrow, so there was no way he could block it.
He will start to feel it soon.
The weakened body.
“Ha. It’s fun… It’s become fun. To the point where I want to crush you!!”
Thud!!
He leaped in a frenzy.
This time, he engraved the first lesson from Illyan.
‘Compress the fist with a brief moment of pulling while adding rotation, shifting the center of gravity forward……’
He clenched his fist.
Condensed mana into his muscles.
Twisted his body to accelerate the rotation.
Thwack!!-
He thrust forward.
In an instant, he pulled back his strength to collide.
Kwaaaaah!!!!!!
“Ugh!!?”
His fist collided in front of him.
He couldn’t stop.
He recalled the advice of the Fifth Messiah.
‘Flow is insight. It starts with recognizing the surroundings. If the target is a living being, focus on what they want.’
Unfortunately, he couldn’t read the flow ahead like the Messiah, but he could roughly predict where the next attack would land.
A simple yet powerful fist.
A fast speed that doesn’t need to be complicated.
It swirled all over his body.
Thud!!
Kwah!!!
Thud, thud!!
He collided his fist in the predicted spot.
But trying to spam explosive punches made his body numb.
It’s like a cooldown.
Ignoring that, his power decreased as a consequence.
His stance became more and more disheveled with each attack.
Even though he did this, he was still being pushed back.
No, is this guy a monster for being able to move this much even when addicted to the thrill of battle?
“You’re strong, but weak!! Elf warrior. I don’t deal with men, so die!!!”
Finally, he flicked down with both fists.
He remembered the teachings again.
The Seventh had said.
Leave a hidden move.
When the opponent is confident, that’s when the biggest gap is, so identify the trajectory and aim for it.
Assassination is always effective.
Now is the moment.
Branches.
Shoosh!!
“Huh!?”
Branches shot up from the ground.
He managed to quickly retract his fist and step back.
But it was already a predicted scenario.
A huge shadow covered him from above.
“What, what is this!!!”
It was a massive branch barrier.
If it were me, I could easily control it.
A bundle of branches wound together with the thickness of a house beam fell in the direction he was retreating, emitting a poisonous mist.
It was too late to dodge.
“Wait!!-”
Kwagwagwagwag!!!!
Chiiiiing!!!-
As the branch fell, the ground melted.
Simultaneously, as if desperately resisting, the branch shook violently.
Thud!!
Kugung!!!
Kugugugung!!!
Thud!!….
Kukook!……
Even though he was a crazy monster, he was equal in front of the poison.
The branches and the ground continued to shake, but resistance disappeared soon after.
Swoosh.
He lifted the root branch and dragged it underground to absorb it.
Since they were so strong, it took a long time to absorb.
I’ll have to digest it slowly.
That’s one down.
He refocused on the main body and surveyed the situation.
It’s visible.
The figure of the Elf in a fierce battle.
The Tenth Elysion.
The Third Kasyan.
“There is no mercy for you!!”
“Death now.”
Swish!!
Thud!!-
“Ugh!!?……”
A slave hunter was cut deep by the sharp sword.
The Tenth’s ability was amplification, weakening.
The strengthened Kasyan cut down the weakened slave hunter with the help of the High Elf. The slave hunter, bound by branches, couldn’t move properly due to the poison and received a fatal blow.
It was a simple fight.
He, too, was buried as fertilizer.
Elsewhere wasn’t much different.
The Fifth Messiah.
The Ninth Germion.
“You’re all predictable. How simple.”
“Where are you looking! The real one is behind!!”
Kwak!!
Kwagwagwag!!!!
“Kyaah!!”
Perhaps because he was strengthened.
The Messiah blatantly used magic head-on to provoke, and in that moment, the Ninth struck with two fists to the forehead from behind.
The hunter quickly shook off the shock and resisted, but each time the vine wrapped around the hunter, administering a continuous dose of white phosphorus.
Whenever he tried to shake it off, the elf interfered, and if he tried to kill the elf, the vine hindered him.
Little by little, his body melted away.
“Kiiiiik!!!”
“Ugh!!… These crazy bastards… Aaargh!!!”
In the end, he was tightly bound by the vine.
When he tried to break free, the Messiah struck the hunter with his staff, and that part of his body froze solid.
Then came Germeon’s fierce attack.
Bam!!
“Aaargh!!!”
Once again, he was bound by the vine and melted away.
And so, another one took his last breath.
“They’re quite formidable.”
The situation overwhelmingly favored this side.
When attacking in groups of two, the enemies couldn’t even move.
Although Illyan and the fourth were struggling fighting alone, it didn’t seem like they would lose.
Now, it’s time to finish this…
Pause.
“…What’s this?”
Furrowing his brow, a variable had occurred.
Everything seemed to be going smoothly…
He turned his gaze towards the center of the village.
I could see the entire village from here.
That’s why I could confirm the two figures descending from the sky to the center of the village.
“Are there more enemies?”
In the midst of the battle, two slave hunters who had sneaked in unnoticed were approaching the vine house.
At that moment, a figure flashed through my mind.
A presence still remaining in the village.
“Shaela!!”
Thud!!
Immediately, I moved my clone to the village.
I couldn’t let Shaela get involved.
For the sake of the village.
“Small, but it really is a village.”
“Are they farming?”
Tekan.
Volpir.
The two slave hunters flew through the sky and infiltrated the village while everyone else was fighting.
Volpir, a demon with horns on his forehead.
If he wanted, he could easily take out his wings and infiltrate.
“But, where is everyone? We came to get slaves, not to sightsee.”
“It seems we misjudged. It seems like everyone has gone out to fight. We thought there would be elves waiting to protect them.”
“Or maybe they’re hiding. In that suspicious place.”
Tekan pointed to the house of the mage.
A giant tree that grew about 5m tall.
It wasn’t just tall, it was incredibly wide, enough to make one wonder if there was something inside.
In any case, it was enough to pique their curiosity.
“Let’s go see.”
They approached the vine house straight away.
But…
Kugugugugug!!!!
Suddenly, countless vines sprouted from the ground.
“It’s dangerous!!”
Immediately, Volpir used magic to lift himself and Tekan into the air, avoiding the attack.
Kiiii!!!
The revealed vines were spewing white phosphorus.
If they had been a little late, they would have suffered great damage.
“Phew… Why are those things coming out of the ground…”
“It’s not an ordinary place. That poison is dangerous. Even if your body is strong, you should be careful.”
“Hmm… I’m fine. Put me down. I’ll take care of it.”
“Alright.”
Whoosh~
Volpir dropped Tekan.
Tekan, the orc warrior in heavy armor, took a deep breath and landed on the ground with both feet.
Kuk!!-
Kugugugugug!!!!
He landed in a horse stance.
At the same time, a huge shockwave erupted.
Paaaah!!!-
The surrounding vines burst out.
Even the underground vines were crushed and exploded.
At the same time, Tekan reached out with his fist towards the vine house.
Hooosh!!!-
Paaaah!!!!
A fierce wind shot out in a straight line, dismantling one side of the vine house.
“…?”
Shaela, who was inside, turned her head towards the disappeared wall with a puzzled expression.
A hazy white view.
Unable to see anything as if covered in frost, she could barely realize that her house had collapsed.
“Ha! Just as I thought. Someone was here.”
“Not an elf, but a human.”
Bolphyre descended to the ground and replied.
Thud, thud.
Even Shaela, who noticed the anomaly, slowly walked out of the opening. At the same time, a vine nearby entered the ground to retrieve the white venom.
As if trying not to harm.
Snap.
Stopping at a certain point, Shaela focused as much as possible on her hearing.
Faint voices that reached her ears.
“If she’s not an elf, so what? Look at her, she’s a beauty. I’m already curious about how she’ll cry.”
“She’s a superior product. But why was a human trapped alone?”
“So what. It’s even more mysterious and intriguing, isn’t it? Let’s take her with us. It’s a shame she’s alone, but we can share her by taking turns. It’ll be very interesting.”
A considerable distance away.
Naturally, she couldn’t understand the meaning.
But she sensed a fundamental malice in the voice she heard for the first time.
‘Enemy?’
It was natural to suspect that.
At the same time, she had several thoughts.
Moochan had said that slave hunters were coming.
He had told her to wait here because he would protect her.
She had believed his words and waited, but…
Sigh-
The atmosphere quickly turned cold.
“Moochan….”
She called his name.
There was no answer.
She already knew.
That he wasn’t here.
Was he hurt?
Or worse, dead?
After promising to protect her?
“Moochan….”
Grit.
Her fist clenched.
Unbearable anger surged within her.
“Why are you muttering to yourself alone?”
“…Taekan. Something’s not right.”
“Hmm? Is there a problem?”
“It doesn’t make sense. The flow of events.”
“Are you saying the battle over there is finished? Good. Then let’s quickly take that girl with us!!”
Thwack!!
In response to Bolphyre’s words, Taekan leaped towards Shaela.
To grab her and escape.
However.
“Wait! That’s not it!!-”
For some reason, Bolphyre urgently shouted.
But it was already too late to turn back.
Whack!!-
“Whoa!?….”
Unknowingly, a small fist came close to his forehead.
“Let go of meee!!!”
Kwaaaah!!!
What was she asking him to let go of?
That was now impossible to know. His whole body had disintegrated and flown away.
Whooosh!!!!
Crackle!-
It was just a moment.
His vision was engulfed in darkness.
A fierce gust of wind pierced through the sky, reaching the mist.
Whooosh!!-
Whirrrrrrr~
“…Ta-Taekan?”
Watching this, Bolphyre stiffened.
His snake-like eyes widened so much that his pupils shrank significantly. In those eyes, he saw Shaela emitting a terrifying aura as she extended her palm and clenched it.
Thud, thud, thud, thud.
With each finger folding, a strong energy gathered in her fist.
That fist was seeking its next target.
“What in the world….”
His mind went blank.
Fear rose in his spine.
He just accepted it without thinking.
She was a monster, after all.
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