Episode 171 Entering the World Tree and an unexpected situation
The next morning, I followed Hugen early and was surrounded by several elves.
I heard that they were the ones who would guide me to the World Tree, but the way they looked at me was not very positive.
“Are you going on foot?”
The World Tree was so huge that it felt like it was right in front of us, but the distance was actually quite far away.
It is a distance that may take several days to walk from the conference hall in Rastilia, where we are departing now.
So of course I thought I would ride the Griffin.
“… … .”
However, the elves who heard my question walked in silence without even answering.
Feeling a little embarrassed, I looked at Hugen and he opened his mouth.
“I’m going to ride a leopard.”
“All right.”
While the griffin was the mount used by the Wind Knights, the Rastilia Forest Leopard was a precious animal mainly ridden by high-ranking elves.
Like Bahat’s Stormbringer and Luna’s yellow-tailed stone monkey, they were classified as spirit creatures.
As soon as we walked to the border of the world tree and the city, the elves who had been waiting in advance guided the forest leopards.
Leopards with green fur have excellent protective coloring that is indistinguishable from the color of the forest.
“Get in my back.”
Hearing Hugen’s words, he quickly jumped on the sitting leopard.
The size of the leopard was much larger than that of three adult animals combined, so I had no problem climbing on it.
“How long will it take?”
“It doesn’t take long. “I have a lot of questions.”
He listened to Hugen’s scolding with one ear, ignored it, and grabbed the forest leopard’s fur.
It has a texture just like a leaf.
Crack! Crack!
The speed of the leopard was very fast.
Even though the terrain was uneven with tree roots and rocks, it ran as if it was unaffected.
Despite its gigantic size, the movement without any noise was surprising.
‘Now that I think about it, those guys aren’t there.’
The traitors led by Seir, the leader of the Wind Knights, were nowhere to be seen.
Of course, the fact that I was heading to the World Tree would have been known to their ears, but it was surprising.
I wondered if he was being cautious because of what happened to Poram last time, but since that ended up being Poram’s personal deviation, I thought he would take some different action… … .
After running for half a day, I finally found a small building in the distance.
Considering that there were no buildings around the World Tree, it seemed like the building had a special purpose.
Trudging. Trudging.
“Get down.”
The elves, including Hugen, naturally got off the leopard.
I followed suit and an elf came out of the building.
‘strong.’
I felt a force that was biting my flesh.
With this level of momentum, of course he must be an Auror Master.
‘Guardian of the World Tree.’
There were two World Tree Guardian Elves who guarded the World Tree.
A powerful force comprised of Auror Masters and Warlocks, respectively.
The author is probably Hoir, an Auror master among them.
“I guess it’s that person.”
“That’s right.”
Hoyer was a retired elder and was therefore very senior.
Hugen was so different from Hoir that he was treated like a child.
“I understand. Let’s go together from here.”
Despite his strong spirit, Hoir was an old elf who seemed like a saint.
He wasn’t as muscular as his teacher, but had a slim body and a soft appearance.
Perhaps because the World Tree was right in front, I started walking.
“Deshurn’s disciple?”
“yes.”
“Human life is short. I can’t believe he’s already that age… … .”
It seems they knew in advance that I was Deshurn’s disciple.
But the more I experience the elves, the more I don’t know how the teacher interacted with them.
To get along with them, you had to become a Bodhisattva.
After that, we just walked without any conversation.
Elves are quiet.
Or is it because of me?
“They’re all here.”
“under… … .”
world tree.
There was a tree standing in front of me that made me question whether something like this could really exist.
Looking closer, it looked more like a greenish-yellow wall than a tree.
“Don’t act rashly.”
Hugen warned me as he looked at me examining the World Tree.
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It’s not like it wears out just because you look at it, but you’re so picky.
There was no reason to argue with the elves, so I nodded and followed them.
[The guardian ‘Seed of God’s Death’ discovers the energy of God.]
[The energy of ‘one who counts time on the stump’ has been discovered.]
[It is a powerful new object. Suppression is impossible.]
[No traces can be collected.]
The Seed of Shinsal reacted.
However, I was a little interested in the different reaction from before.
“This is the entrance. “It’s complicated inside, so follow along carefully.”
Hoir said, pointing to the crack at the base of the World Tree.
The place, which was decorated to look like an entrance, gave off a mysterious atmosphere.
“If you look away, you will become a lost child.”
Hoir, who left advice until the end, entered first, followed by the elves.
It was a moment I had never experienced before, even in a game, so I was a little emotional, but I guess I’ll have to keep up with it for now.
… … The moment I thought,
“Ugh.”
Someone’s words rang in my head, accompanied by pain that twisted my insides.
[“You can’t go in.”]
‘Original sin?’
[“If you go in, you won’t see anything good.”]
I feel the presence of original sin for the first time in a long time.
However, I was unable to get my bearings due to the sudden reaction of original sin.
No, if you’re going to stop me, either stop me right away or don’t come all the way in here?
‘The reason is?’
When I stopped, all the elves ahead looked at me.
As questions and doubts slowly appeared in those eyes, I felt that I had to make a decision quickly.
[“Just as I felt his presence, he must have felt my presence. And what’s bothering him now is a part of me. “I won’t just let you go while I use you as a host.”]
By guy, do you mean this world tree?
Part of the original sin that is plaguing the world tree must be ‘gluttony.’
“human. “What are you doing?”
Finally, one of the elves who couldn’t bear it anymore frowned and asked.
There was definitely nothing wrong with hearing the words of original sin… … .
‘Can’t I just solve the problem?’
They came all the way here to deal with the entity that is bothering the World Tree.
If you’re trying to persecute me because of that existence, all you have to do is get rid of that existence.
[“joy. do whatever you want. “I clearly warned you.”]
With those words, the original sin disappeared again.
“Maybe it’s because I’m nervous, but my stomach hurts a little. It’s okay now. Let’s go.”
Cold sweat was running down my forehead as I felt the pain of my internal organs being twisted, probably because of original sin.
The elves seemed to think it was real from the looks of it, but soon began to walk away with uncomfortable expressions on their faces.
“wait!”
The moment I was finally about to step towards the crack, I heard someone’s voice from far away.
“Second star of the wind?”
I wondered why it didn’t come out.
Seir used the spirit to instantly close the distance and bowed to Hoir.
“What are you doing here?”
“I decided to join you too.”
“hmm? Wasn’t he the leader of the Wind Knights? “What about the knights?”
“I have temporarily handed over the position to the vice-captain. I guess I can’t just leave my hands alone when it comes to things related to the World Tree.”
Put spit in your mouth and lie.
I said things would be resolved easily, and Seir ended up joining.
“Isn’t it okay? “If there is one more Daejeonsa, the burden will be less.”
One of the extra elves who came with us expressed an opinion.
I don’t remember all the traitors one by one, so it’s not exact, but looking at it now, I was suspicious of that guy too.
“Elder Hugen, what do you think?”
“It may be too much power, but it doesn’t matter.”
“I get it. “Then let’s do it together.”
This is what happens in the end.
I was worried about the world tree because of what Original Sin said, but there was one more problem to worry about.
* * *
“so. “What should I do now?”
Some time has passed since I entered the World Tree.
Because it was such a large tree, it took quite a while just to get through the entrance, but when we finally got inside, Hoir looked at me and asked.
“Nothing is happening.”
“Is there something wrong with the trust?”
Ignoring the elves who started whispering, I said what I wanted to say.
“Can I go down to the basement?”
“underground?”
“yes. “I feel like something has to go in that direction.”
Hoir and Hugen’s foreheads furrowed at the slightly absurd statement.
Seir’s expression also hardened, but he probably stiffened in a different way than those two.
“If you do something stupid, your life will be lost.”
“yes.”
There are three Auror Masters, so how can I care about anything else?
Since there will be gluttony once you get down to the root, you can leave the handling of gluttony to Hugen and Hoir.
‘I’ll blow my nose without even touching it.’
Gluttony is eating away at the roots of the world tree.
They were babies, not the main body of gluttony.
‘If anger is a human child, gluttony is a named monster that lives in the Shaiya Desert.’
I knew that these two were the only living sins.
Although it is said that the one corrupting the World Tree is a cub, it has a fighting power that cannot be ignored.
The party had struggled quite a bit in the game, but now they are accompanied by the strongest elf swordsman and the world tree guardian.
As long as they found the cubs, it was game over.
“I have to go underground just because I feel like it? “Something doesn’t make sense.”
Seir suddenly stepped forward.
“Isn’t it strange that the oracle asked to invite humans to the World Tree in the first place? I don’t know what to believe and why I should do something like this. “When I came in, there wasn’t much change.”
“Since we’ve come this far, let’s go for now. “If it was in vain, let this man pay the full price.”
Hoir casually said something scary.
Although it was a strange thing to say, there was no problem as long as I went down, so I also strengthened my claim.
“You will do that. “If nothing happens even after going underground, I will pay the price.”
“cost? Are you willing to sacrifice your life?”
Seir said mockingly.
life? It’s 100% certain that something bad will happen anyway, so why can’t I bet on it?
“yes. “I risk my life.”
“her!”
Seir exclaimed in astonishment, but the other elves nodded as if they felt some credibility when I said this.
“Let’s go down first.”
When even Hugen decided to go down, Seir had no choice but to follow in a very rigid manner.
It’s not like he suddenly goes crazy and starts stabbing me.
Hoir knew the way down to the basement.
Since one of the roles of the World Tree’s guardian was to understand the path inside the World Tree in the first place, we were able to proceed without any problems.
“for a moment… … .”
As he was following behind Hoir, he suddenly stopped.
As they watched, wondering what was going on, Heuir looked serious and winked at Hugen.
“Why are you doing that?”
“The road has changed. “The World Tree is moving.”
Everyone looked around nervously at his words.
But there was no sign of movement anywhere.
“There has never been a case like this since I became a guardian… … .”
“Are you backing off?”
Hoyer thought for a moment in silence.
I felt like things were getting more and more complicated, so I wasn’t feeling well.
“Isn’t it because of this man? “You have to leave now.”
Seir shouted as if he had seized the opportunity.
No matter what he said, I calmly waited for Heuer’s decision.
“If we go any further from here, we might lose our way back. So let’s do it this way.”
Hoir, who seemed to have finally finished his worries, spoke.
“Just the two humans here and I will go in. “Everyone else should withdraw.”
“All right.”
Hugen immediately nodded as if there was no disagreement.
Even though Hoir could be in danger, he did not waver at all.
“human. “It won’t matter, right?”
“yes.”
Of course it was okay for me too.
If I just take care of my gluttony, the world tree will probably open the way for me.
Of course, I may be thinking optimistically, but I had Mirinae and Krivmacher, so I was confident that I would somehow get out of it.
“I will follow you too.”
“You too?”
This bastard is trying to hang on to my ankle.
“You can’t trust humans. “I have no doubt about Hoir’s skills, but isn’t there something that happens all the time?”
“I may never come out again.”
“It doesn’t matter.”
While we were discussing this, a sudden change began to occur.
Clumping.
“The world tree… … !”
“What the hell is this…” … . “Everyone be on alert!”
The inside started to move.
Everything from the floor we were stepping on to the walls and ceiling moved making a tremendous noise.
“this!”
In an instant, the distance between them became greater.
A wooden wall blocked the gap in the street, and the floor began to wriggle again and move in an unknown direction.
“Hughen! “Take care of humans first!”
A voice came from far away.
At the same time, Hugen’s figure was seen through a gap in the tree.
First, I approached Hugen with all my might.
If we fall like this and end up alone with Seir… … .
“run!”
Hugen shouted and stretched out his hand.
But suddenly tree trunks reached out and grabbed my legs.
“What is this… … .”
I pulled out my sword and tried to cut it down, but Hugen shouted.
“Are you planning on putting a sword on the World Tree?”
It’s like nothing… … . Does it matter now?
However, Hugen’s shout ultimately caused a moment’s hesitation.
Whilick!
Eventually, the stems wrapped around both my legs and started dragging me somewhere.
‘hole?’
When I looked at the place where I was being dragged, I saw a pit covered in thick darkness.
The atmosphere was unusual, so I swung my sword in the end, but the tree was not cut.
“crazy.”
I knew it was a world tree, but I never thought it would be this tough and hard.
With that one attempt, the time to escape is already over.
I was instantly swallowed into the pit that the World Tree was dragging.
fantasy,
