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Yuglan is a being created by Akasha from the tree of the demon world and created into an automaton.

In other words, strictly speaking, it is different from the trees of the demon world.

Therefore, Yuglan, who would have easily been reduced to ashes by the elves’ flames, was able to maintain his life even after being burned black.

“I can’t believe he’s still alive after getting to that point… It’s my fault.”

The elf who was kneeling in front of Asha and Adele immediately corrected his posture and put an arrow on the bowstring. Even though no one gave any verbal instructions for action, the other elves also aimed their bows in the same way.

While Asha was impressed by the elves’ cooperation, she tilted her head with a hint of anxiety that plagued a corner of her heart.

The identity of the anxiety was soon revealed. The trees that were barely out of the range of Yuglan’s magical energy began to turn black.

“Ugh, that is…!”

At first glance, this phenomenon may have led to the illusion that the range of influence of Yuglan’s demonic energy had increased, but in reality, it was much more serious than that.

The same magical energy as Yuglan emanated from the trees, which were clearly plants from this place, not the Demon World. To make matters worse, the burned Yuglan tree was beautifully split in half.

Oh my…!

Just as an adult insect emerges from its pupa, juglans with white skin, not brown skin, appeared from the charcoal flesh of a walnut tree.

“…Fuck.”

A swear word that comes out of nowhere. Of course not the elves, and neither were Asha and Adele.

Yuglan’s expression crumpled and he added a word after swearing.

“At first, I wanted to offer it to my master…”

Adele tilted her head as she looked at Yuglan, who faintly spoke words that a pure and chaste virgin would say.

“What are you talking about?”

“Well. I guess he was probably in love with a guy called master.”

Asha, who briefly imagined a female dragon like her mother out of prejudice, looked at the trees around her that resembled Yuglans and came up with her own reasoning.

“Perhaps those trees have turned into something similar to that guy… Well, if you think about the highest possibility, it seems like seeds were sown on those trees?”

Even if it is a plant, the method of reproduction is not much different. When the pollen from the stamen touches the pistil, that is the act of reproduction.

When Yuglan’s main body, the tree, caught fire, he quickly moved his consciousness into a human-shaped body created by Akasha and came up with a solution.

And the actual solution, as Asha expected, was to forcibly sow seeds in the living trees around her to create new bodies.

As a result, the trees that were consumed by Yuglan’s demonic energy became no different from the trees in the demon world, and Yuglan gained a new, healthy body.

“You lowly elves, how dare you set fire to your master’s belongings… You must have been prepared to pay the price, right?”

Instead of answering Yuglan’s question, the elves, who were Prinia’s henchmen, showered arrows. The arrows had burned Yuglan’s body fiercely at first, but this time not a single one reached his body.

“That doesn’t work anymore.”

The arrows were all corroded and disappeared by the magic energy emanating from Yuglan’s new body. To repay, Yuglan processed demonic energy and created the same number of arrows as the arrows fired at him.

To be called an arrow, it was just a twig with a sharp diagonal tip without a tip or a flagpole, but that alone seemed enough to take the lives of the elves.

Asha was the first to move. I thought I couldn’t let the elves who came as reinforcements die.

Trusting Argen’s necklace, he stood in front of Yuglan and used his whole body to block the arrows fired immediately after he moved.

“Asha!”

Adele is surprised by Asha’s unexpected behavior. And the elves are more surprised than she is.

Fortunately, Arjen’s defensive magic repelled all of Yuglan’s branches.

” Elves, please leave this to us and take care of those first.”

Asha pointed roughly nearby. All around were trees that had been encroached upon by Yuglan’s demonic energy, so no matter where you pointed, they were the same.

The trees, which could no longer be called living creatures in the ecosystem here, were spreading magical energy in waves towards the surrounding area. If left unattended, it was only a matter of time before the forest became polluted.

“Ha, but… Titania’s bloodline is in danger, so we can’t just ignore it!”

Seeing the hesitating elves, Adele next to her also began to fuss. Even in her eyes, it was clear what should take priority.

“Ugh, that damn lineage… I have a pretty name called Adele, right? Over there is Asha.”

“Sorry, sorry. Adele.”

“If you guys can’t stop that mess, you’ll be sorry to Prinia, and there’s no need to feel sorry for us. So, could you please fix that mess quickly?”

In her heart, Adele was filled with the desire to personally go out and burn those trees, but unfortunately, she was unable to use magic yet.

Therefore, they decided that it would be reasonable for the elves to be in charge of burning down the forest where the magic energy was spreading, and for them, who were stronger, to be in charge of dealing with the Yuglans.

“Let’s each do what we can do well. Did you understand?”

“Yes… I understand.”

The elves who heard Adele’s scolding meekly accepted and calmed down. The mission they received from Prinia was to put to sleep the creatures of the demon world that had appeared on this land.

From their perspective, it was more appropriate to suppress other trees that had already begun to spread demon energy rather than dealing with just one Yuglan.

“You’re full of tears. What do you think you can do to me?”

Yuglan, who was giving a sad look as if he was watching a drama in front of him, snorted. It seemed as if he had become a villain, the main character’s final duel opponent.

“Think of it the other way around. What do you think you can do about us?”

Asha believes in two things. One of them was the necklace Arjen gave her.

Coincidentally, Yuglan has never once penetrated the necklace’s shield and delivered a significant hit to Asha. From the moment we first met until now, through any means of attack.

When Asha openly waved the necklace and laughed at Yuglan, his expression hardened and he waved his arms sincerely.

Without the need for any residual tricks or transformation, Yuglan’s destructive power, which had acquired a new body, was higher than ever before.

Kaaang!

However, this time, Yuglan’s attack was in vain.

“Wow….”

It was a natural progression for Adele, who was impressed by the performance of the defensive magic, to quietly stand behind Asha. At least with the shield, there was no need to worry about getting hurt or killed.

“Hehe, I admit it. Certainly, the performance of that defensive magic is abnormally unreasonable. But how about this?”

Yuglan’s two legs became like the roots of a tree and were stuck in the ground.

“Are you trying to rape the trees around you again? The elves have already gone to burn them all, so it won’t be of any use.”

“Stupid, is there any other reason why trees take root? They’re all trying to suck up nutrients.”

Asha frowned. He understood Yuglan’s intention to increase his strength by absorbing energy from the ground.

Of course, it was clear that it would take a considerable amount of time and effort to break Arjen’s defensive magic in that way, but the problem was that Asha and Adel also had no means of interfering with Yuglan.

“Asha, what should we do now?”

Adele, who felt anxious first, urged Asha. Asha had no choice but to say another thing she believed in.

“What should I do? I have to wait for reinforcements to come.”

Yuglan snorted at those words.

“Ha! Are you talking about those elves from earlier? If that’s what you’re looking forward to, I recommend folding it nicely. It will take a long time to clear away the demonic energy I spread, but more than anything, even if they come, they pose no particular threat to me…”

Yuglan’s mouth, which had been babbling incessantly, suddenly stopped. The moment when all three caught the sign of someone approaching from afar was almost identical.

Yuglan’s thought was that it wouldn’t really matter who came, unless a dragon appeared.

However, the number of people approaching was unusual. This time Asha chuckled.

“Didn’t I tell you earlier? He said he came to catch a grave robber at the request of the guild.”

“You didn’t tell him? Do you think you said this to the grave robber himself?”

Adele checked to see if Loreius, who was somewhere, was safe. There was a white bone lying where he had been before.

“Oh my gosh, I’ve already turned into a skeleton because of the devil.”

“Sure. Then you should tell me now. That stupid skull bastard caused some trouble in a nearby city, and thanks to that, the guys living around here got really angry.”

“……Human?”

“Yes, human.”

“Even if only a few humans come…”

Yuglan tried to ignore it. In reality, humans were essentially insects to the Yuglan. Even Loreius, the necromancer, was rotted to the point of being exposed to demonic energy.

However, that did not mean that the number of humans approaching could be ignored, so a feeling of anxiety that could not be hidden was bound to arise. Asha got right to the point.

“Are your words and facial expressions separate? Does that look like just a few humans?”

There is no need to talk about the fear of the group. Considering the fact that humans cannot defeat dragons regardless of whether they are ten or hundred, the saying ‘quality over quantity’ in battle is correct.

However, when more than a thousand people gather, the story changes. Quantity has its own quality. It was not for nothing that humans became the losers of the continent and Stella, who received their faith, became the strongest god.

Asha recalled the words her parents said in front of Rare before she left on her trip again.

Arjen gave me a necklace with built-in defensive magic that even ‘dragons’ could not easily pierce, and said that unless I was a dragon, I would not feel threatened during my trip.

On the other hand, Eugene gave Eugene’s badge, which allowed him to gain trust among humans, saying that there would be no danger as long as he was careful of the ‘human group’.

In other words, the risk rating formula of human group = dragon was established in his head.

And although it was a very unfortunate fact for Yuglan, the humans approaching now were very dangerous opponents, if not as dangerous as dragons.

This is because the lord of Harpen was the ‘public authority’ wielded with a bloodshot forehead in order to restore the safety and security of the city that had been disrupted by the necromancer.