Chapter 240: Successor (2)
2B5Rumble-rumble-rumble-!o0aibTG
YyE3750A violent tremor was occurring beneath the bright roots of the World Tree.hE6El
2ykThe vibration was a gesture made by the World Tree as it attempted to rise, and it was also a rough roar made by a dragon-slaying sword trying to connect two worlds.dNLxkv
loXdm“Oh…”OvX
gzqZThe elven elders, watching the world being created once again, opened their mouths in astonishment.zMfze
EGFCA conical world that filled the interior of the young World Tree.k3O3ZQp
Ocf3t1rThe sight of the barrier ceremony constructed over countless years slowly falling was extremely tense and stirred a strange emotion.0FM62
EwQt“At last!”8R2Pk
KNBF4zNFinally, the elves’ barrier, touching the dragon-slaying sword, began to slowly melt away.IjlsG
uUS5ZThe barrier formula, which had started to melt from the bottom and turn into a bright powder, became a single line and slowly engraved itself on the surface of the sword, regardless of its massive volume.Id7lkPF
d1u4ZQ“It’s done. It’s done!”rVf
kinGyeBCries of joy began to erupt from the mouths of the elders who witnessed this.JjUA
uVeD7m0Because it looked completely different from the swords they had seen before.hoQMN
7hbUnlike other swords, the Dragon Slayer Sword neither exploded nor was crushed; it remained still, clearly displaying its original silver color.eYJ
RsnHeZWuuung! Wuuung!fVbj
ZP80r1Even though the crude techniques carving into its body were painful.FiM8WI4
igSOuaThough the ritual invading its body was agonizing, the Dragon Slayer Sword stood firm, enduring it all.MzBuT
X0uBecause for this sword, born from the light of the stars, the endangered land was its home, the place where it had been created.4yhjh
oQYZ“…”OXFcvb
vCp5But Vlad’s expression, as he listened to the sword’s groans, grew increasingly grim.hisuqk
v6UPTThe elders may not have realized it, but Vlad, who shared the same world as the Dragon Slayer Sword, understood that his sword had reached its limit.iag0WOm
RwCmXAnd just as he feared, the conical world descending began to tilt slowly.UvcSaFo
8IALaRumble-!XC5JA
b0QcoIt wasn’t a sound heard with the ears, but a collapse felt through the soul.Yaf
2olLSeeing the conical world lose its balance like a falling tree, the faces of the elders, which had been filled with joy, turned pale.xku
iMCNYyOld Geronimo, who had been watching the scene, exhaled a sigh of despair, struggling to accept what he was witnessing.MeDVx
dHRw8“No… No.”VtE
FQLqR4However, despite his fervent cries, the elves’ world was becoming increasingly perilous.pIiWew
yeKThe dragon-slaying sword holding it up was struggling to maintain balance, but the duty it had to accept was heavy, and the world it had to support was too overwhelming.bVG
F8IV1ERumble!1dn
xxq4gaThe young World Tree wept as it watched the elves’ world tilt toward it, unable to extend a branch to support it.VsLc6E8
RhsNot yet fully connected, the young World Tree could only tremble as it observed the collapse of the elves’ world.Mjo8w
g7wA***B3pFy3
BBhdGrrr-!Axioj
caGGraaah!43p
krWxuThe vibrations coming from the forest were unusual.9c3
ChWOouxThis was because there were not only vibrations beneath the ground, but there were also beings trampling the earth.Lrb
XHUodg“There are too many! Captain!”4kYt
fEQTv“The traps are useless!”d6OmwP
ANA9There were corpses running, turning the green forest completely black.CUi
LgVjTobThey ran randomly, with their pure white wings shining, ignoring the arrows fired by the elves, and heading only toward one place.qZmgi
61t7Boom! Crash!AsJVTY
vTIlAThe sound of traps collapsing echoed throughout the forest.JGRY
UJmcDespite falling into deep pits or being impaled by wooden spears, the black wave heading towards Ausurin showed no signs of stopping.G9NQC
UlPuUV“…Retreat!”NxA
5LQxW2qThere was no need to check it in advance.vove
FYaAfter confirming that the first line to block the intruders had been broken, the leader gritted his teeth and lit the beacon next to him.BV7
rN2fbxt“Everyone retreat! Regroup at the second line!”gLlxfpJ
Bu3NThe elves who had gone out to intercept following the leader’s order quickly began to retreat.chi
zJEsUHHowever, the black waves of corpses approaching with no time to breathe had such intense speed that even the agility of the elves could not outrun them.0PiaTeq
5QG2Screech!GyOT2z
Fwkll1“Damn it, they’re already here!”FXX
uoPThere was black smoke rising above someone’s screams.SIge
7sCeThe smoke seen in Ausurin rose much faster than Baradis had anticipated.P7OOsJ
RCBE9k1“I see smoke. Lord Baradis.”P1gQQZg
tmNSdo“…”3fR
pE8Baradis, who was observing the situation in front of the wooden fence, bit his lip when he heard a report beside him.9jZLLkk
TxGRwH“We’ve received word that enemies have been found at the second line!”8toCFfM
elkIf0“Captain, they report that not a single soldier from the first line has arrived.”K6zMMl
h6BqpiHearing that not a single soldier had managed to regroup, Baradis’s expression grew even more tense.kMejj
sNNGAlthough the personnel were selected so strictly that they were placed on the most dangerous first line, the speed of the enemy’s advance easily surpassed Baradis’s expectations.i258
xKeux‘…This doesn’t make sense.’kEv3X
4tU8He had tried to slow down the enemy with arrows and traps.2fqy
kwfGBaradis had attempted to buy as much time as possible before the enemies reached Ausurin, but his attempts had been in vain from the start.vCC
kzxB‘And there are too many of them.’0yW
2sG3zQjThe forest was like a natural castle wall, but even this dense forest was not enough to block the thousands of corpses unleashed by the evil people.sCf
3Ac8To make matters worse, the corpses seemed to know exactly where to go, running straight toward the elves without getting lost in the labyrinthine paths of the forest.qVQ9JV
tGl1Te9“It’s dark magic.”NNL84Y4
GpiAt that moment, a low voice was heard behind Baradis.1har
DJtLaK3It was the voice of the Great Mother of the Ruga tribe, holding a pipe in her mouth.wTa3pVs
OTl“Walking in darkness means they don’t need to find the right path.”p43rH
EzMBsAlthough it is an evil being, dark magic also has its origin in mystery.tcbf
x3msThe Great Mother of the Ruga tribe shook the ash from the pipe as if she didn’t like their methods, which only her companions could recognize.UffKx
toO“How many more enemies do you think will come?”omJ
3WLwKx“…Let me see.”V6guS
C2AkbcmAlthough they were not yet comrades or comrades-in-arms, the Great Mother decided to grant Baradis’s request.8K9WVYH
ELaBecause behind the Ausurin fence they now had their backs to, not only were the elves but also the precious children of the Ruga clan.dqi
YMEVLzHuff-JGKvN
r2qrjr8Thick smoke filled the air as the Great Mother exhaled deeply.F2I
SOKnxRHer breath, carried by the wind, had already crossed the forest and was heading towards the human army outside.7LAyc
FqW“I can’t believe so many warlocks have gathered.”OIybWbd
iJyBeyond the forest seen through the mystery, warlocks who seemed to be dozens of years old stood side by side.vhJL
HBb7mJThey were reciting strange spells to conform to the world they had built.Qcv
5WSkNdHowever, the Great Mother of the Ruga family could spot among them a woman exuding a strong presence.RUq64Z
hzSeOG‘Is it that woman?’7PUK
SyedJbShe was a woman dressed in black mourning clothes who seemed unusual at first glance.7fYG3
Kd0rCAlthough it was impossible to see her in detail because she was covered by a thick veil, her beauty could be guessed just by looking at her bright red lips.g7iJpX
XzZn5Sk“…!!”1fVoz4i
d3DThe Great Mother of the Ruga family, who was looking at the woman, stopped breathing for a moment as a chill ran down her spine.DmNa
XWABecause the woman smiled as if she had noticed the Great Mother’s gaze.bQE
mh0wDSn“Hello.”8LNyK2b
zIpktUDSeeing her smile pale as a corpse and making eye contact with her, the Great Mother of the Ruga family quickly waved her hand and began to disperse the accumulated smoke.Ebr
iKkMx“For God’s sake…”njGu
CrSMj2b“What’s happening?”NPY
4nzV6fGBaradis asked, looking at the Great Mother who had suddenly become agitated, but she said nothing and only stood up with her staff.PiQZp
aFZT“She’s a powerful sorceress. I’ve never seen anything like her.”kSZVNH
zIsx“…”rN4K5
VRG8i“It will be difficult, both for you and for me.”6FPaumP
bmoalLWith the Great Mother’s words, the sound of vibrations on the ground was getting closer and closer.VQA7vBM
rb1O9zBaradis, who heard that loud sound, was convinced that even the second line he had prepared would soon collapse.6vbdvWD
4jHMnf***ArY
mSW“…Now.”kqf
dDeOld Geronimo sighed as he watched his world crumble.u0p
C09At that moment when he had to give up everything, Geronimo could feel a breeze of wind pass by his shoulders.P2M
Tluz“Agh!”zqs
ZhnHGVIt was a wind created by a man who rushed to the altar without anyone stopping him.d5b
G70cFVlad climbed the altar with the wind and held his sword with a familiar hand.LiESEO
e9R“…Why does this hurt so much?”xGd5fM
FmFAlthough the pain, like a stabbing sensation piercing his hands, was intense, Vlad did not let go of the sword.pv3mrOe
ZzHUThe elders were so shocked to see Vlad pulling back the dragon-slaying sword that was slowly falling that they couldn’t even scream and simply opened their mouths wide.ebC1K
pDfW[Get out now! This ritual is too strong for the human body!]bIi
3liJxG6Even Kihano, horrified by Vlad’s impulsive action, told him to let go of the sword, but Vlad kept trying to lift the dangerously tilting Dragon Slayer Sword.xA5i3LW
JPG“Then what am I supposed to do?! This is our last chance!”yWC
Qgf1ByAs Vlad said, the cone shining inside the World Tree was truly the last chance to contain the hopes of the elves.s4C
uFlOyVlad knew very well that if this barrier ceremony failed, the only thing that could protect Ausurin would be the hastily built fence by Baradis, and even that wouldn’t hold for long.Z2auHD7
mBKT[…But!]oZUpZ
tIktqBBut it shouldn’t be done this way.GJ8fB
NKE4egWhat was visible was a dragon-slaying sword, but the essence of what the sword was trying to contain was the world of the young World Tree.PqX
wtinThe magic of the elves was an attempt to succeed, so what Vlad was trying to create now was not just a sword but a world as vast and deep as Ausurin.gNkk4
4Vn“Human knight! Step away immediately!”AvY6TKS
G8kJOB“If you stay there, you’ll be crushed by the presence!”qTg
8lMuRumble-!09zj22
GBEJWith the elders’ shouts, the tremors underground became more intense.CkCd7
GkJj4It was the earth’s cry, unable to bear the increasingly heavy world.tUvIr0
5FIIS“Aaahh!”2XNX
ARPG0TmHowever, Vlad simply held his sword and continued pushing it as if he couldn’t hear anything.s1D
PjsoTYfVlad’s golden world, instinctively closed, shone as if it were about to explode, but as if that wasn’t enough, Vlad’s toes were gradually being pushed back.mdLzeP
G4g[Close your eyes!]b8MQXkI
1aZBR“I already have them closed!”2omRdu
qTJ[Close your right eye too!]uZh
8J7Bc6You must build it through the world you have, not through your body.OPU0Hj
LlSHowever, since Vlad had already opened his world with all his might, the only person who could help Vlad’s world, now trying to lift the sword, was Kihano, who lived within.FczQG
VS5vL“Damn it!”joim
rxfNg7GWith his left eye closed, Vlad saw his own world, and with his right eye open, he saw the real world.n3jPc
RGrYAetThat was the balance he had been taught, the only way not to lose himself in his own world. But there was no other option now.PKeYSbT
W4AAQQl[Slowly. Take a deep breath.]FEM0Pli
dwjuHQYWhen Vlad closed his right eye and detached from reality, all he could see was total darkness.O6iYd
VdQBut at that very moment, the elders nearby saw a figure emerge from Vlad’s closed eye.xBEJw0
OhpvlcZAlthough it was faint, the figure seemed to be helping Vlad lift the sword that was collapsing beside him.JTUzHV
4WBVF[Look through the sword you are holding.]ME8
KaFXVlad, looking through his sword, saw the small root of the young World Tree trying to enter this world.krt
KgOoThe World Tree, which only had a young priestess as its sole passage into the world, was trying to create another passage called the Dragon Slayer Sword to avoid a crisis in the land where it was rooted.0TJUYj
1dkS[Can you see it now?]myFT
komWIt was my world that I couldn’t control and was sinking into deeply, but Kihano’s voice, firmly established, remained above.Fv2c82S
BUnh5oHVlad lifted his head following the voice and could see a small root twisting above him.DAWG7
3chsI[Bring that guy here.]kc0Q
Y5ufBHcKihano’s voice was growing more distant, but Vlad could understand what he was trying to say.R3Fz
E27My world was like a brush painting the world, but it could also be a pure white drawing paper for someone else.bsSxxRG
9UnSeeing the green world he wished to paint through it, Vlad reached out with all his might.KxJor
6mR8***yVbu
m06sBoom! Crash! Boom!xAQ
b1Ls6KUThe noise from the wooden fence trembling was loud.QYv8e5
vBhCUEven the large wooden fence shook due to the brutal onslaughts that no living being could execute.xF8pqJ
AAvbBScreech!TZTRZ0
bRMH5tScreech!YXtoR7T
UfXwRQJ“Captain!”sPWDJ9r
tsJA corpse had wedged itself between them, baring its teeth fiercely.JdAw
F3uAIts head was half-crushed, but it had managed to create a gap, and the space was widening as its head violently smashed against the fence, paying no heed to its own body.qhff
DHHNv“Don’t fall back! This is the last place we can hold!”B8d3Tj
STcZCNow that the second line, which had been painstakingly built, had collapsed, leaving only the barrier that could be considered the last bastion, the only thing Baradis could tell the elves was not to retreat.v8bRVUu
7ZoFuj4Huff-!5pZ
ZN8nlSA dense smoke began to fill the air as the Great Mother exhaled laboriously.9uiFP
4LS4fZThe Great Mother of the Ruga clan exhaled with effort, filling the air with thick smoke. Her smoke, so suffocating that even the dead recoiled, only created a brief respite.PHsR
2gUQJduBoom! Boom! Boom!K1oas4m
6ujAt that moment, something could be seen through the gap where the corpses had escaped.tlXOMc
eMjm9A massive figure, clearly visible even in the low visibility, obscured by the smoke.Cmlf
6k1JHo9The corpse looked as if it had been formed by smashing everything together, a sight nauseating just to behold, but the impact that the enormous body would cause was likely very real.2xWm
eXGC“That damn thing is coming!”v6N8A
LmIA“Everyone, reinforce the fence! It must not collapse!”r6UX
T0EYMZtEveryone knew that even the slightest hole must not be created.ypjmE
IxB7qyBecause right now, a lot of rotting water was flowing through that gap.ycz
m8zPGLA“Fire the arrows!”7wlWh
ob2kR“What the hell are the druids doing?!”OOq7
4kgCAs if someone’s shout was a signal, a herd of boars began to charge from the forest towards the enormous, terrifying, ragged corpse.BLs
ICgKThe formation threatening the fence was greatly shaken by the sudden appearance of the boars, but not even the powerful charge of the boars could stop the movement of the massive ragged corpse, as if the limitations of its weight class were inevitable.WpQsY5Z
0wFBCCrack!lxvB6
YcSLvThe fence that the elves had painstakingly erected fell backward due to the creature’s abrupt charge.5wRM
s8tGraaah-!b6MZF
xWDuAThe fence had been breached.n2gX0
FkbfVmuAlthough it was a fence deeply embedded in preparation for this very situation, one side collapsed as if it couldn’t withstand the attack of the shattered corpses, which were more vicious than any siege weapon.7as17
vRBpN“Stop them!”1VSNWB
epHRg“They must not get through!”MmyN
A0pjngEveryone began rushing out to close the gap that was finally forming.UX9WJ5l
aPRKEupIn a desperate effort to block the breach, the elves and warriors of the Ruga clan launched themselves into the attack, fiercely brandishing their weapons. But the breach, like a broken dam, couldn’t contain the wave surging towards Ausurin.9ekt
kw5VScreech!QhUYsF
f6cZ83The dead, who had been held back by the fence, were now slipping through the gap, advancing towards Ausurin.vyOaOL
oVChHeThe tide, too strong to be contained, was sweeping away the defenders trying to hold it back.TP9OhuZ
KxL54SH“Damn it!”vIv
NlKh4Boom!ctIds
0c4Baradis’s left eye burned with intensity as he watched the scene unfold.HTc1i0
LCaV5VHowever, the pentagram engraved in his left eye alone wasn’t enough to stop the influx of corpses.4cPU
oYg4S73“No!”fyf
A5dvBlack waves began to invade the world of the elves after Baradis’s single cry.Zer
dCPThe cursed beings advanced, leaving nothing in their wake as they moved towards Ausurin.90nG8
oBsFfUj“…Lower.”Vb7C
qPHRUnAt that critical moment, as the venomous fangs of the cursed beings loomed over Ausurin, a green wave spread out silently.LuLAY5g
iOLLSwish-!6jR478v
RNYIRA wave that began to spread gently, like the autumn wind passing through a wheat field.6n1bO82
vKLfThe green wave, which started with someone’s sword strike, followed the flowing wind, quietly cutting through the corpses and moving toward the fallen wooden fence.segvm
yZk4D“Vlad?”ljC
uNZderwWhat came at the end of the calm waves was only the clear silence that enveloped the forest.GYU
hRHzBaradis, who recognized the person who created the wave, raised his eyes in surprise, but Vlad, with his eyes closed, didn’t acknowledge him and was only smiling serenely.LP5
BdLva“Yes. That’s it.”JfNa
OnoNow, speaking with the voice of the World Tree, audible only in his own world.JWnaO
oR8LA4fVlad was smiling as new inscriptions shone on the blade of his sword, inscriptions that hadn’t been there before.bb33
WCzkz“Take root once more.”gDY5E
C7qMMMRumble-!vaEnSCu
gXPqIWith Vlad’s words, the green wave began to paint his world into reality.nQ9w
tlCnThe world of the World Tree, represented through Vlad’s sword instead of the young priestess, was all green and all blue.jqL
1hBKVSeeing the color that began to emerge from Vlad’s sword, Baradis could only stare in awe as the spectacle unfolded before his eyes.Vrc
rTkTV“What the hell is this…”looBywP
4bHThe wooden fence was rising.X7UD8
AL7Though shattered and scarred, the new green leaves emerging were healing the trees’ wounds.1U4
E1Ej0The resurrected corpses, who had until now advanced relentlessly, stood still, astonished at the sight of the fence rising once again.6zrFFww
gOGaHowever, Vlad, who in reality couldn’t see the scene, simply nodded and smiled as if he now understood.wxi
eGA“Ah, so this is the color.”xv5v
ipK2lbbA world that could only be understood with closed eyes.AzzGK9D
gjoVlad, now in someone else’s world, not in reality, clung to a small root and looked at a world full of green light.jezd
9dDk7fDo not pull out the sword that I have driven in.4Wc
KdrUntil the children stop starving, until the young tree before me can fully take root.UeW
r3tz3But now Vlad had drawn the sword and taken hold of the World Tree’s root.0bl
LpOxGoRAnd so, now it was time to cut down those hungry corpses that were eyeing the children.96Th
Cgx“So, what should I draw this time?”7NFp8
Uguepy1When Vlad opened his right eye to do so, the world was filled with green.trxraA
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