Chapter 583
A huge snake of flame, which would not be strange even if it were a dragon, was wrapped around the World Tree.
The affluent green land was filled with half-burnt corpses of elves, and black cracks appeared in the cloudless blue sky as if it were about to collapse.
The elves shot white arrows and performed mighty spirit magic, but the flame snake ignored all of them and thrust its red fangs into the world tree.
Quaaaaaa!
The mana wall that protected the World Tree was shattered, and red flames began to burn from the lower right corner.
When despair filled the eyes of the elves, a high elf who looked like Sterin came forward.
He looked exhausted as if he had been fighting elsewhere, but his eyes were fiercely shining.
The arrow fired by the high elf like a thunderbolt stuck in the snout of the snake that was burning the world tree.
The fiery serpent screamed for the first time as it fell from the World Tree.
However, the flame he left behind was still burning the inside and outside of the World Tree.
When the high elves were about to approach the world tree to put out the fire, a naked monster with a spiral horn sprouting from the crack appeared on their forehead.
The monster raised a bright red flame like a snake’s tongue and stood in front of the high elves.
The high elf frowned and fired a white arrow at the monster.
However, his arrows melted in the air without being able to pierce the monster’s flames.
Humans dressed in similar costumes emerged from the cracks opened by the unearthed monster, attacked the elves, and gave power to the snakes of flame.
The giant serpent rose again and engulfed the world tree tightly, driving its teeth into it again.
The flames that covered the World Tree burned more intensely, as if painted with red paint.
The high elves were exhausted from the moment they appeared here, and impatient with the deaths of their kind, eventually allowed the monster to strike.
It was just one mistake, but the result was disastrous. The high elf collapsed with a black hole in his abdomen.
The red-eyed monster approached the world tree with a mocking laugh at the dying high elf.
His subordinates fired flames in all directions as if they wanted to erase not only the World Tree but also the entire space.
Wow!
When the earth, which had been filled with the energy of nature, turned into hell and howled, the black sky split and sparks as brilliant as the sun poured out.
The golden flames that spread along with the mighty wind engulfed the red-hot flames that scorched the earth and the monster’s minions at once.
A swordsman clad in silver armor landed on the land where the darkness was cracked.
I’m used to it now. He was Sieghart’s ancestor.
He pointed his sword at the monster without saying anything.
The monster’s mouth, which had always been full of composure, twisted.
The red-eyed monster stretched forward with flames wrapped around his grip, just like when he killed the high elf.
But the attack was different from before. Ten fireballs that burned in the air turned into meteorites and fell on the ancestors’ heads.
Sieghart’s ancestors did not look at the pouring sphere of flame. Concentrating only on the monster, he gently spread his grip on his sword.
Aaaaaaang!
After leaving his hand, the sword became an explosive golden flash that pierced the monster’s heart and shattered the red snake’s head before being lodged in the center of the World Tree.
now it seems Sword. It seemed that King Seonjo fired the sword with the tomb of destruction in his will.
The monster looked down at his perforated chest in disbelief and collapsed.
“sorry.”
The ancestor approached the world tree, saying sorry to the dead elves for coming late.
He frowned as he looked at the base and roots of the World Tree, which had turned black as if he was dying.
“At this rate, I will have no choice but to die.”
As King Seonjo said, the world tree was shocked. If only the outside was burned, it could have recovered on its own, but the snake pierced a hole in the World Tree with its teeth and burned the inside, so there seemed to be no way to save it at this rate.
“This must be destiny.”
After the ancestor closed and opened his eyes deeply, he took out a red and blue marble from what appeared to be a subspace bag.
No, I don’t know if the beads fit. It was like an animal egg, and also like a jewel.
However, there was overflowing pure energy of nature that I had never felt inside.
The ancestors put the marbles one by one into the holes where the flame snake had driven its teeth, and used the flames of the cartoonist to block the holes.
“Live.”
He raised his gaze and gently stroked the world tree.
Woo woo woo!
As if feeling the heart of the ancestors, the world capital shook its branches and leaves, creating a small resonance. The surviving transparent leaves scattered faintly.
King Seonjo took care of the World Tree for a while, then stood up and turned around. His red eyes fluctuated violently as if he were looking at me.
The moment I tilted my upper body forward to take a closer look at the ancestor’s face, the ring of fire resonated again and my vision was blackened.
* * *
“… on. Raon!”
“ah… .”
Raon shook his head thinly at someone’s call.
“Did you not sleep last night? Why do you sleep standing up?”
Rimer laughed, asking why he was bruised, not even Runan.
“sorry.”
Raon shook his head, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.
-Where have you been?
Lars clung to his shoulder and his blue eyes spilled.
‘I came to see the ancestor for a while.’
– Anyway, nonsense!
I told him honestly, but the guy naturally didn’t believe it and turned his head away.
Raon smiled and looked at the world tree. Looking at the World Tree, which grew grander than her memories, as if she had forgotten the fires of the past, she felt the greatness of her ancestors once again.
‘however… .’
What is the identity of that monster?’
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Monsters that appear whenever you see the memories of your ancestors. Just looking at the black eyes and white eyes reversed, it looks like a devil, but the aura I felt was definitely that of a human.
‘What about those marbles?’
It must have been the power of the ancestors and marbles that made the dying world tree grow bigger than it was able to save, but I wondered what the dictation was.
‘Are you still in there?’
It was a marble left by Sieghart’s ancestors, and the World Tree survived well, so I wanted to take it if I could.
“Ugh… .”
As I was thinking about how to find the beads, I heard Rimer’s sigh.
“There are old people.”
“yes?”
“There are the typical elven nerds you thought were there.”
Rimer raised his finger and pointed at the elves who were seated behind the world tree.
There were 11 elderly elves with wrinkles like Sterine, followed by young elves dressed as guardians, standing in a line.
“They… .”
“The elders.”
Rimmer frowned as he saw the elves approaching this way.
“Ugh… .”
Shiyan, who was covered in a blanket at the word elder, let out a short moan and shivered all over.
Apparently, it was the elders who had been nagging and insulting her all these years.
“Meet the Guardian.”
The blonde elf standing in the center bowed to Sterrin.
“Did you come and prepare the ceremony first?”
Thrane nodded, saying thank you for taking care of the purification ceremony.
“Of course, that’s what we have to do. however… .”
The blonde elder’s gaze turned to Raon.
“Why are humans here?”
It wasn’t that he didn’t understand, but he showed his anger.
“This is a sacred place only for elves. It is not a place for humans to come in.”
“It will be fine. Because that person will become a contractor for the King of Spirits.”
The answer came not from Limer or Sterin, but from Erian, who was standing behind the elders. He still raised his fist, shouting that Raon was the Spirit King’s contractor.
“Erian.”
“yes. Chief Elder.”
Erian bowed his head proudly.
“I didn’t ask you. Keep your mouth shut.”
“I’m sorry.”
Erian trembled at the cool voice of the elder and stepped back.
“Guardian.”
The elder clicked his tongue briefly and looked at Sterin again.
“Let me ask you again. Why did humans come to this sacred land?”
He said what he was thinking, shooting cold eyes.
“Don’t you know that it was humans who tried to burn the World Tree!”
“Are you saying that this child is the same as the human who attacked Sepia?”
Sterin let out a calm voice and narrowed his eyes.
“No different! Aren’t they the same human beings!”
The elder shouted excitedly, but his eyes still glistened with a cold light.
“The only thing I learned from my ancestors is that humans almost burned the World Tree!”
He pointed to the right base of the World Tree, where traces of the fire still remained.
“The elder is right.”
“A human should not dare to step on the holy ground.”
“Please let me out immediately!”
“Guardian!”
The other elders also shook their heads in disapproval.
Raon furrowed his eyebrows as he looked at the elders who showed stubborn mouths.
‘You didn’t leave a record.’
Sieghart’s ancestors in memory left this place without meeting anyone after saving the World Tree. The fact that he saved the world tree did not seem to be recorded in history.
“Because of the Guardian-sama’s request, I accepted a deal with humans, but absolutely not with the World Tree.”
The elder straightened his back proudly while blocking the road.
After hearing the story roughly, it seemed that Sterin made a deal with the Council of Elders as a condition of coming and going with humans.
“hmm… .”
Sterrin wrinkled his eyes as if he hadn’t expected such an interruption.
“That’s mean.”
Rimmer shook his head as he clung to Sterin’s side.
“He is my disciple. Even if you understand that much… .”
“You are a problem too.”
The elder turned his gaze to Rimmer and wrinkled his lips.
“Why is this man who has become a maniac because he has been stained by a human, making fun of this place!”
He looked at Rimmer with sharper eyes than when he was looking at Raon.
“This inspirational man! Do you want to show me what crazy shit really tastes like?”
“stop.”
As Rimmer was about to have a seizure, Sterin stepped forward.
“Are they all the same?”
“That’s right.”
The elders stood behind him as if to reinforce the elder’s opinion.
“and… .”
The elder frowned at Shiyan standing next to Raon.
“To come to this sacred space like that, I wonder how far Shiyan-nim will destroy the dignity of elves.”
“eww… .”
Shiyan trembled at his sharp voice and momentum.
“For now, please get that human and Limer out of here. I can’t let Shiyan-sama go in like that.”
The more the elder’s gaze grew fiercer, the more Shiyan’s shoulders trembled.
“Are we going to do it now?”
Sterrin also raised his chin with a cool momentum, probably feeling annoyed now.
“Could that be? We only care about the abundance of elves. Please reconsider.”
The elder shook his hand and took a step back.
“Please reconsider!”
However, the elders and other elves who followed his opinion did not back down and stood there.
“hmm… .”
“Lord.”
Raon gestured to Limer as Sterin looked at the elves and chewed his lips thinly.
“Is the guardian of the elves like a family head or a king?”
“Well, yes.”
“But there are many who disrespect the king here.”
The eyes of the elders and Sterin turned this way at the tender voice that seemed to be mixed with mockery.
“What did you just say?”
“That’s right.”
Raon stepped forward and raised the corner of his mouth.
“It was two days ago when the Guardian said he would show me the World Tree. The other elves knew about it, so the elders couldn’t have been ignorant. But I didn’t argue right away, and coming all the way here and blocking the road is nothing more than ignoring the Guardian?”
“That, that… .”
The elders could not object and looked away.
“Even the humans you ignore will stop fighting factions and show only the good side of their family when guests from outside come, but the elves who claim to be great only show their shame in front of humans.”
“That’s not it. we are… .”
“Ah, actually, it doesn’t matter.”
Raon cut off the elder’s words.
– Came out. Stop Talking!
Lars frowned at Raon.
-This bastard’s most upsetting special move No. 1!
The guy chewed his lips, saying that he was most annoyed when he stopped talking so that he couldn’t even make an excuse.
“I find what you say more fun than anything else.”
“Is it funny?”
The elder’s brow furrowed deeply. His momentum was sharp, as if he were going to hack his whole body apart.
“If you don’t speak up, you won’t even be treated as a guest.”
He frowned as if he was genuinely angry.
“The elder!”
“wait a minute.”
As Sterrin tried to step forward, Rimmer raised his hand.
“Trust him for once. Everyone will have an idea.”
Rimmer smiled, saying that Raon wasn’t just a guy who moved.
“No, that’s right.”
Shiyan muttered that he had read it in a book, so let’s believe it.
“hmm… .”
Sterin listened to his grandchildren and withdrew with his arms crossed.
“It is. Who vouched that the world tree belonged to the elves? I think the world tree will like me more than you?”
“I’m completely out of my mind. I’ve been bringing the world tree since I was crawling. It wasn’t just the high elves, but I gave my life to the World Tree. How dare you say such an arrogant thing!”
The captain laughed, saying that he was talking nonsense.
“The World Tree has been closing its mind for hundreds of years since it was burned by humans.”
He turned around and approached the World Tree.
“However, through the efforts of countless elves, I began to open my heart more than a hundred years ago.”
When the Elder laid his hand on the World Tree, the branches swayed and produced pure mana. The scent of rich mana spread as if this world had been turned upside down.
“Are you saying you can handle the world tree better than me?”
He shook his head, saying, “Don’t say anything.”
“Leave right now… .”
“Then would you like to make a bet with me?”
“bet?”
“yes.”
Raon stood next to the elder and looked up at the world tree. He nodded his head looking at the trees that humans killed and humans saved.
“What if I could elicit a greater response from the World Tree than the Elder?”
“under!”
The elder let out a laugh as if it were absurd.
“Crazy… .”
“I saw the world tree for the first time today, what is that bluff!”
“They said he was the dragon slayer who captured Kaibar, was he just a madman?”
The other elders and elves also frowned as if they were dumbfounded.
“If I lose, I will take Rimer-nim out and never come back here.”
Raon smiled lightly, saying that he would do whatever the elders wanted.
“Hey, hey! Why bet on me too!”
Rimmer, who had shouted to believe him, also shook his head in embarrassment. Just Sterin didn’t say anything about whether she had decided to keep her initial trust.
“Are you going to keep what you said?”
“of course.”
“good night. If the World Tree accepts you, I will grant you anything you want.”
The chief twisted his lips, saying that the world tree would never accept a human.
“I have two conditions. The first is to receive the fruit of the mountain.”
“As expected, you show your greed.”
The elder snorted, saying he knew that.
“And the second is that you and the elders kneel down and apologize for your disrespect to me, Shiyan-nim, and the Guardian.”
“what?”
“dare!”
The elders widened their eyes as if they hadn’t expected such words to come out.
“It’s fine.”
The elder shook his head with his mouth closed.
“Because that’s not going to happen anyway. You can say anything.”
“Then I’ll add another one later.”
Raon muttered that it worked well and raised his finger.
“… Me, me?”
Rimer looked at Raon and the elders and tilted her head. All the other names came out, but only my own name was missing.
Raon approached the world tree with calm steps. The right side has not completely returned to color yet. I touched the place where Sieghart’s ancestor had put beads and touched it with my hand.
‘The one who tried to kill you was a human, but the one who tried to save you was also a human.’
Like the ancestors, the world tree used a cartoonist and a ring of fire to gently sweep the part where the hole was filled, so that World Tree could find memories of that time.
However, the world tree did not move as if the memory had not awakened yet.
“also.”
“There’s no way the World Tree would accept humans.”
“Rimer, get ready to leave.”
The elders and elves laughed at the unresponsive world tree.
“Guardian. It’s a pity.”
Unlike the horse, the captain raised his chin while drawing a crescent moon with the corner of his mouth.
“It seems that he cared for that human, but he kicked the guardian’s consideration out of his own greed. Humans are inherently like that.”
“… … .”
Sterin looked at Raon’s back without saying a word.
“Hello.”
The captain waved his hand with a deeper smile. The Guardians standing behind him stepped forward.
“Get rid of that human, Rimer, and Shiyan-nim. Humans and Limer are completely driven out of Seifia… .”
As he continued to speak mockingly, transparent leaves rustled in the air.
“hmm?”
The moment the elder raised his head, the world tree shook its branches as if it were spreading its wings.
The echo of the world tree, spreading like a clear sword, soared to the end of the sky, containing longing and gratitude.
“What is this!”
“iced coffee… .”
“The world tree makes this echo… .”
The waves of the World Tree revealing a more brilliant blue light than ever before opened the mouths of the elves to the point of tearing.
“Uh… .”
Raon turned his back when the elder opened his eyes wide.
“What are you doing? don’t kneel.”
He raised the corners of his mouth and sighed.
“Kneel down.”
