Chapter 246:

Chapter 246:

Olive's fighting prowess, when it was unleashed, was immense.

Being from a northern barbarian tribe, she wasn't a forged powerhouse.

She was innately born strong.

Born a predator, she never had to strive to become strong.

Olive was strong from a young age.

From a young age, she not only beat up other boys her age but by around sixteen, she was strong enough to knock down the warriors of her tribe.

Despite never having trained to be specifically a fighter, she was able to do it.

Olive was also the same kind of person as Elise.

*Swooosh!*

Olive's fist struck, no—pierced through the knight's solar plexus.

Her fist not only penetrated the armor but also smashed through the solid ribcage.

“Kaack!”

The knight, with his heart crushed, collapsed and vomited blood.

".....!"

".....!"

".....!"

The knights of the Erzsebet Kingdom's intelligence service were horrified at the sight.

But it was already too late.

“I said it clearly.”

Olive said again.

"That I would fold everyone in half."

Following that, a massacre ensued.

Olive truly folded each knight in half, one by one.

“D-Devil!"

"She’s a monster! A monster!"

“Aaahhhh!”

Desperate screams and wails erupted from the terrified knights.

Nevertheless, Olive did not stop.

"Not a single one of you will escape alive."

Olive chased down the fleeing knights and relentlessly made sure they were utterly pulverized.

*Grab*

*Smack* *Bam* *Bam* *Bam!*

Olive grabbed the ankle of the last remaining knight and repeatedly slammed him into the ground.

With each slam, the ground dented, the armor crumpled, and the knight's body twisted and contorted grotesquely.

“...KUCK!”

The last enemy vomited blood and met their end.

*Tuk-tuk.*

Olive brushed off the blood and flesh with an air of indifference.

She then returned to the carriage and sat back down in front of Archduke Wazir.

“I've taken care of it, Archduke.”

“Whew."

Wazir let out a chuckle and exhaled a puff of cigar smoke.

“Didn't I say to take it nice and gentle, gentle. What if I really do kill them all?"

"How could I leave alive those who dared to attempt assassinating Your Grace?"

"Hahaha. I thought you had mellowed out a lot, but it seems I was wrong."

"I'm much more mellowed than before."

"Indeed, that does seem to be the case."

Wazir nodded.

"If it were the old days, not just folding but tearing them limb from limb would have been the norm, so you’ve definitely mellowed. Hahaha."

"Thank you for recognizing that. Hohoho."

"Anyway, you’ve worked hard. It’s only you who suffers because of this old man. I assume you don’t enjoy this sort of thing."

Wazir knew well that Olive didn't particularly enjoy fighting.

From a young age, Olive had loved flowers, pretty dolls, cosmetics, clothes, and other feminine things.

However, due to the cultural traits of the northern barbarian tribes, such things were not accepted.

The tribe wanted Olive to become the greatest warrior of the tribe, and Olive was dissatisfied with that.

So, Olive fled the tribe in the dead of night and, by a twist of fate, ended up becoming a maid.

She later rose to the position of Head maid in the Arad Empire.

“I had no choice though, Hohoho.”

"Well, that's true, but still, I feel really sorry for making someone as feminine as you engage in such a fight."

"It's alright. I’ll just think of it as getting some exercise after a long time."

“I wouldn't call folding someone in half exercise at all.”

Archduke Wazir shook his head in disgust.

Since when was folding people in half an exercise?

"Anyway, good job."

"Don’t mention it."

Olive gave a shy smile and then went back to gripping a piece of fabric and resumed her embroidery.

However, due to the cultural traits of the northern barbarian tribes, such things were not accepted.

The tribe wanted Olive to become the greatest warrior of the tribe, and Olive was dissatisfied with that.

So, Olive fled the tribe in the dead of night and, by a twist of fate, ended up becoming a maid.

She later rose to the position of Head maid in the Arad Empire.

“I had no choice though, Hohoho.”

"Well, that's true, but still, I feel really sorry for making someone as feminine as you engage in such a fight."

"It's alright. I’ll just think of it as getting some exercise after a long time."

“I wouldn't call folding someone in half exercise at all.”

Archduke Wazir shook his head in disgust.

Since when was folding people in half an exercise?

And then...

*Thud!*

*THUD!*

Suddenly, the ground began to crack and upheave, and countless tree roots started stretching out towards Otto and his group.

– How dare you.

A voice with a very ancient feel echoed through the area.

*Crunch*

*Thud* *Thud* *Thud!*

A massive ancient tree appeared and bellowed at the Otto's group.

[Ghost Tree King]

A Ghost Tree King.

As the ruler of the Bizarre Forest, the Ghost Tree King is an entity formed from an ancient tree possessed by an evil spirit.

Its power is so immense that ordinary attacks can't even scratch its bark.

Traits :

– Fire Immunity

– Magic Immunity

– Physical Immunity

Interestingly, despite being a plant-based monster, the Ghost Tree King had the absurd attribute of being immune to fire.

Moreover, it was immune to both physical and magical attacks, making it a nearly indestructible being, with its vitality barely diminishing no matter how much it was attacked.

‘I know.'

But Otto was not intimidated at all.

Why?

Because he knew the strategy.

"Cut down the surrounding trees! Let the sunlight come through!"

Otto shouted.

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The group couldn't understand what Otto had in mind.

In the midst of the Ghost Tree King attacking with its branches and roots, why would they cut down the surrounding trees?

It was an order that made no sense from a logical standpoint.

However, since Otto wouldn't have given such an order without reason, his men quickly pulled out their own axes.

Before setting out into the Bizarre Forest.

Otto had made sure that everyone, including himself, brought an axe.

Even Camille, who was unaccustomed to using heavy weapons like axes, and the magic swordsmen.

"You don’t need to cut down the trees! Just cutting back the branches to let the sunlight in will be enough!"

Otto shouted again, relaying the order.

At that, Bagram and the Thunderhoof Clan’s elite guards, Kairos and the Soul Knights, and Camille and the magic swordsmen scattered and began to cut back the dense branches.

– You little rats!!!

The Ghost Tree King roared in fury, extending its branches and roots, but it was all in vain.

Since everyone in Otto's group were powerful enough to use mana, cutting back the dense branches was a trivial task.

The result.

*Shhhh.*

The sunlight began to stream in as the branches and leaves that had obscured it were cleared away.

And that sunlight was extremely lethal to the Ghost Tree King.

*Sizzzle!*

*Shhhh!*

The roots, bark, and branches of the Ghost Tree King, touched by the sunlight, began to emit a smoky, burning sound as if they were on fire.

The Ghost Tree King's weakness, despite its immunity to all physical and magical attacks, was none other than sunlight.

– Yo.... You!!!!

Despite its furious roars, the Ghost Tree King couldn't move recklessly.

*Shh!*

*Sizzzleee!*

It was difficult enough to avoid the pouring sunlight, making it impossible for the Ghost Tree King to attack Otto and his group freely.

“Don't stop! Keep on chopping!”

Otto shouted as he continued to chop away at the branches.

*Shhhh!*

*Sizzzleee!*

The more sunlight that streamed in, the more the Ghost Tree King suffered in pain.

– Kaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!

At the moment when the Ghost Tree King writhed in pain, twisting its entire body and letting out anguished cries.

"Everyone, attack! Chop it down with your axes!"

Otto shouted.

*Thwack*

*Thwack* *Thwack*

Everyone charged at the Ghost Tree King, swinging their axes in unison.

– Keaaa! Raaaaaah! S-Stop the axes, enough!

The Ghost Tree King couldn’t resist the relentless barrage of axes from Otto and his group.

That was the Ghost Tree King's second weakness.

In essence, the Ghost Tree King was immune to physical attacks.

However, in its weakened state due to the sunlight, it took some damage from physical attacks.

What’s crucial here is the form of the weapons used to attack the Ghost Tree King.

Even though it was weakened by the sunlight, weapons like swords or spears would not inflict significant damage on the Ghost Tree King due to its physical immunity.

However, axes were a different story.

The Ghost Tree King was guaranteed to suffer a critical hit from axe attacks, taking 500% increased damage.

In other words, the most effective strategy for dealing with the Ghost Tree King was to expose it to sunlight and then chop it down with axes.