Chapter 213

Episode 213 Ifrit (5)

Kugugugugu!

The ground gently split and a long horn like a telephone pole rose up. It was the very familiar horn of Earth Reno.

“what?”

-why?

‘I didn’t summon it.’

I couldn’t believe my eyes. Earth Reno, who appeared after splitting the ground, was clearly his spirit, but he had never summoned it.

-Really?

‘I didn’t summon it and I didn’t feel it.’

There were no enemies and nothing to fight, so there was no reason to suddenly summon Earth Reno. The guy literally showed up alone.

-Then....

‘I think the system called.’

Before Earth Reno appeared, a message appeared offering the spirit’s reward in the desired way.

It seemed like he was trying to do something to Earth Reno instead of the new spirit.

Cooung.

Earth Reno came up to the ground and made eye contact with Baek Woo-jin.

His eyes were as calm as usual, but they contained gratitude for Baek Woo-jin.

[Crying.]

Earth Reno bowed his head to Baek Woo-jin and then turned around. I slowly approached the World Tree as if possessed by something.

“It’s Earth Reno, right?”

“How can it be that size...”

“Where did it come from?”

Everyone was dumbfounded when they saw the huge Earth Reno.

The size of Earth Reno was large, but the reason why Earth Reno suddenly appeared was unknown.

“This is Earth Reno of the benefactor. “Get out of the way.”

“Ah....”

“The benefactor’s spirit?”

When Luca said that the owner of Earth Reno was Baek Woo-jin, the three races surrounding the World Tree parted like the Red Sea.

Coo!

Earth Reno approached the World Tree along the open road. He placed his horn on the World Tree while receiving everyone’s attention.

Hwaaaah!

The moment Earth Reno’s horn touched the World Tree, a yellow light like a cluster of stars came down from the top of the World Tree.

The light was focused on only Earth Reno, like stage lights illuminating an actor.

“The energy of the earth....”

Baek Woo-jin knew at a glance what kind of energy that yellow light contained. That was the energy of the earth itself.

Ugh!

As Earth Reno absorbed the energy of the earth, his body began to grow in size, as if air had been injected into a balloon.

Coo coo coo coo!

The bridge, which was like the pillar of a building, became thick like the support of a bridge pier, and the horn, which was like a telephone pole, rose like a mountain peak.

It wasn’t just the size that got bigger.

A sharp shell like an alligator turtle sprouted from Earth Reno’s skin, and its tail stretched out long and sharp like that of a dragon.

“Huh, it’s no joke.”

Baek Woo-jin swallowed dry saliva. Without realizing it, my fist tightened.

Earth Reno looked like a combination of a dragon and a rhinoceros turtle, and it looked natural and stylish, as if it had originally been such a creature.

-The painting is definitely cool, but....

‘Isn’t it?’

The appearance of Earth Reno has become so cool that the darkness admits it.

The reason men of other races could not keep their mouths shut when they saw Earth Reno’s appearance was not only because of surprise.

Ugh!

The light that contained the energy of the earth disappeared, and Earth Reno’s growth stopped.

[Earth Reno has become the new king’s vessel through soul evolution.]

A new message appeared before Baek Woo-jin’s eyes.

‘As expected.’

Now I can understand why the system allowed Earth Reno to grow.

‘It was because of me.’

-What does that mean?

‘When I saw that the reward for this quest was a new spirit, I thought it would be an Earth Vessel.’

-Me too.

Considering Baek Woo-jin’s luck and the difficulty level of this quest, I expected the Earth Vessel to appear.

‘But I didn’t want to let Earth Reno go. ‘You know that guy’s personality.’

Earth Reno had a heavy and patient personality like his older brother among his spirits.

-Of all the arrogant spirits, he is the most gentle.

‘that’s right.’

Earth Reno quietly accepted without any jealousy even after the other three spirits ate the food and received their names. Because he was that kind of guy, I wanted to fight with him until the end.

He had planned to keep calling Earth Reno even after obtaining a new earth spirit, but the fact that he became the king’s vessel was the best reward he could have hoped for.

-Well, it’s not bad.

Since Darkness was also attached to Earth Reno, he nodded his blade as if he liked this reward.

“thanks. really.”

Baek Woo-jin expressed his gratitude to the system, who may have heard it.

“What kind of spirit is that?”

“Wow....”

“It’s really cool? “Isn’t it a dragon?”

Humans and dwarves were amazed at the changed appearance of Earth Reno. I’ve seen many spirits, but I’ve never seen one so heavy and cool.

“Huh...”

“That spirit has changed!”

“This was possible?”

On the other hand, the elves were so shocked that they couldn’t breathe for a moment. It was because it was my first time seeing the spirit change.

“That is the vessel of the Spirit King! “You became the king’s vessel after birth!”

Luca’s face turned pale. Earth Reno, who was just a strong spirit, was transformed into a royal vessel that could become the Spirit King.

‘Really, who is that person...’

Something like this has never happened even once in the long history of the elves. The person named Baek Woo-jin was an incomprehensible being that he could not understand.

[Crunch!]

Earth Reno moved carefully and approached Baek Woo-jin. He gently waved his horn as if to ask how I was.

“It’s become really cool.”

[Crumbling!]

Baek Woo-jin grinned and tapped Earth Reno’s horn. Earth Reno let out a long snort as if he was happy.

“From now on, your name will be Chrome.”

Baek Woo-jin called Earth Reno’s name, which he had thought of before.

Chrome is said to rule over the earth in the name of the ancient god. I thought it would go well with Earth Reno, so I decided on it in advance.

[Crook!]

Earth Reno nodded his head loudly and opened his mouth wide. It seemed like he liked the name.

“The forces of elves and dwarves will be able to unite around this forest. “The counterattack from the east has finally begun!”

Dapple smiled broadly and drew several lines on the map. It was a picture of a single force forming around the Rhine Forest.

“It’s all thanks to Woojin. “You changed the landscape of this continent.”

“I didn’t do anything that grand.”

Baek Woo-jin scratched the hair below his ears. It is true that I saved many people and provided great help to them, but it was embarrassing to hear that I had changed the landscape of the continent.

“This is not excessive praise.”

Sylvia shook her head. She continued, pointing to the map.

“If Woojin hadn’t saved us, the World Tree wouldn’t have bloomed. Then this forest would have had no existence value, and the imperial power would have eaten up four-fifths of the continent beyond Linden Castle and the Rhine Forest. If that happens, a counterattack is almost impossible.”

“That’s right. What you did didn’t just save hundreds of lives. “If you look at it from afar, it is no exaggeration to say that it saved tens of thousands of lives or an entire continent.”

Tycoon put down the empty bear bag and nodded. He also thought that Baek Woo-jin had an influence on the entire continent.

“Hehe!”

Dapple seemed happy to hear Baek Woo-jin’s praise and just smiled with satisfaction.

“Woojin changed the history of this place. “And that too with my own strength.”

-I hate overdoing things, but they’re not wrong. What you and I have done is no different from changing the landscape of the continent.

“Hmm...”

Baek Woo-jin met the burdensome gaze directed at him and accepted the huge results of his actions.

“In any case, we must focus on growing the Rhine Forest. Only then can we raise the flame of counterattack.”

“To agree.”

“Me too.”

The three agreed that the first thing to do was to grow the Rhine Forest and gather the remaining forces.

“What happened to Kazan?”

“I’m not awake yet.”

“okay.”

Baek Woo-jin quenched his appetite. There was a lot of information I needed to find out from Kazan, but it was a shame that I couldn’t come to my senses.

“I’ve been mentally controlled for so long that it’s going to take time to recover.”

“yes. I know.”

Because it had been a long time since Kazan’s mind had been consumed by darkness, it seemed difficult for him to recover quickly.

“From now on, we will hire people from each race...”

Sylvia and Tycoon Dapple began a meeting with the new people about what to do in the future.

“Then let’s move forward with this plan and have an additional meeting in two days.”

“All right.”

“I have something to tell you for a moment.”

Baek Woo-jin spoke for the first time toward the end of the meeting.

“yes? “What...”

“Hmm...”

Baek Woo-jin’s heavy tone made Sylvia and Dapple’s expressions harden.

“I’m leaving here in about a week.”

“yes? “So quickly?”

“You’re too fast!”

“It’s complicated to tell, but I’m not a doctor.”

Beck Woojin laughed awkwardly. I would like to help a little more here, but the time set by the system was approaching.

“No, no matter how much you say that, isn’t it too fast? “There are a lot of things I want to make for you!”

“I still have a lot to learn! “What should I do if you leave already?”

Tycoon and Dapple jumped up. Their eyes were full of regret and embarrassment.

“You’re going back to where you came from.”

“That’s right.”

“...It’s so unfortunate.”

Sylvia hesitated for a while, then lowered her head and muttered in a low voice.

“But we’re not going right away.”

Baek Woo-jin smiled slightly as he looked at the three people. Regardless of the quests and rewards, I felt relieved to have been able to protect them.

“Then when are you coming back?”

“I don’t know either.”

This incident is due to an urgent call from the system. I would come back, but I didn’t know when or where.

“We can see each other again, right?”

“of course.”

Baek Woo-jin smiled and marked the empire on the map with his finger.

“When there is a war with them, I will definitely be there.”

**

Baek Woo-jin rented the space next to the conference room for practice.

The purpose was to maximize the energy contained in the fruit by using the stabilized World Tree.

-Oh, I should have eaten that....

Darkness swallowed his appetite when he saw the fruit of the world tree in Baek Woo-jin’s hand.

“Later, when you return to your original body, I will find one and give it to you.”

-Um....

Darkness couldn’t speak.

I wasn’t sure myself, but when Baek Woo-jin told me that his body was coming back, I felt like my nose was prickling.

“why?”

-No, it’s nothing.

Darkness didn’t say anything. I wanted to say thank you, but I couldn’t because my voice was shaking.

“It’s bland.”

Baek Woo-jin chuckled and summoned four spirits.

Ignis Sulbing Leo Chrome, the size of a dog, came out around Baek Woo-jin.

-Why did you summon the spirits?

“I think the energy of the World Tree will help these guys too.”

The fruit of the World Tree and the World Tree contain the energy of nature. It was thought that spirits might be able to grow by eating the fruit and receiving the energy of the World Tree.

[Crying.]

[Crying!]

[....]

Ignis and Sulbing looked like they were not interested and wanted to eat something, Leo was tearing up weeds, and Chrome was curled up like a rock.

“Ugh...”

Baek Woo-jin sighed softly and put the fruit of the world tree into his mouth. As soon as the fruit touched my tongue, it melted like cotton candy and went down my throat.

The energy contained in the World Tree’s fruit spread throughout Baek Woo-jin’s whole body, like powder that had been gathered together had exploded.

Ugh!

I closed my eyes and used Cain’s Auror technique.

The aura of Dantian guided the energy of the World Tree, and hot, cold, light and heavy energy filled the whole body.

Ugh!

Baek Woo-jin practiced Auror and simultaneously absorbed the energy of the fruit inside and the energy of the World Tree emanating from the outside.

The two energies, which were the same but different, switched inside and out, strengthening Baek Woo-jin’s body and aura and increasing the energies of his attributes.

Ugh!

Baek Woo-jin was not the only one receiving the energy of the World Tree. The bodies of the four spirits began to stir with spirit energy appropriate to their respective attributes.

As Baek Woo-jin expected, the energy of the World Tree spread to the spirits using him as the axis. The light and color of the spirits receiving the energy of the World Tree became darker, like a painting with thick paint.

After one, two, and three days passed, the energy that Baek Woo-jin and the spirits were connected to was absorbed into each other’s bodies, causing a huge explosion inside.