22 Episode 22: The Center of the Forest and the Elder Tree

"Why! Us! Fly! Are you there?

I was flying through the skies of the Warcraft Forest, and for some reason, Mr. Liliera screamed.

"No, 'cause you don't even need to walk in the woods anymore when you're done trying. Wouldn't it be quicker to check the forest centre from above and go straight there?

Anyway, all the trees in this Warcraft Forest are demons.

So it's quicker to fly and fly across the sky than to go ahead while fighting.

"That logic! I know, but it's not cheating!?"

I don't think so.

If it were on foot and a carriage, everyone would choose a carriage.

That's how we were flying towards the heart of the Warcraft Forest.

Ms. Ivan said that reaching the heart of the Warcraft Forest was a grief for adventurers exploring the forbidden areas.

The heart of the ever-expanding forest of warcraft, it all began. So what the hell happened?

Mr. Ivan said the adventurers wanted to know the truth.

And I'm sure there's a great treasure there.

Treasure and truth. Yeah, that's exactly the story of the adventurer, isn't it?

"I mean, how long the hell are you flying? Ooh!

Mr. Liliera screams in the way she's unnerved

Sure, 'cause you're flying pretty good.

"Then it's time to take a break. Flame Inferno!!"

When I burn down the woods and get some space to rest, I go down to the ground.

"Huh, the ground is adorable wow"

Mr. Liliera, exhausted, lays down cheeky on the ground.

"I'll tie the line for once."

I put my magic around Liliera to keep her safe. [M]

"That's a little early then, shall we have lunch"

Take the sheet from the magic bag and lay it on the ground and place the lunch you bought at the Adventurer Guild liquor store on top of it.

"Uh, something apparently volumetrically strange came out of that bag..."

"It's a magic bag, so it's nothing strange."

"... oh, yeah, okay..."

For some reason, Liliera is rubbing her eyebrows in mind.

Are you tired?

"Come, let's eat"

Serve magically warmed tea in a wooden cup.

"Thanks"

Thanking you so much, Mr. Liliera receives the cup.

"Huh, it's good to have a warm drink during your adventure"

"Huh? Isn't hot water magically easy to make?

The magic of starting a seed fire is usually prevalent, and I think everyone normally does enough to start a fire.

"Maybe so, but normally wizards don't use magic as much as they can during their adventures to preserve their magic. So you can have a warm drink about the time you set fire to it in the camp."

Cheng Cheng, the preservation of magic.

Even though the magic of warming the water is as good as the magic of the tip of the fingernail, it is professional knowledge that preserves the magic as well.

"Then I'd better keep it warm from now on."

"Yeah, you don't have to keep warm."

Huh? Isn't that strange?

"So how much longer do we have to fly to get to our destination?

And, Mr. Liliera asks with his sandwich on his cheek.

"Right, about an hour or two away? The heart of the forest is so high that you can see the trees at a glance, you'll see soon enough."

Yes, the heart of the Warcraft Forest, confirmed from above, was clearly taller than the trees around it.

If I was a plant-type demon, I'd be a pretty big guy.

"What the hell is at the heart of the Warcraft Forest?

"I wonder what it is. That's really exciting."

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"Well, it's time to go"

After the break, we resume our empty journey again.

"Ugh, this is nigga. You say your feet are plump and thin."

Hi, Mr. Liliera doesn't seem to like flying magic.

Nevertheless, I don't like to prap...

"So how about this?

I spin in the air with a grunt and change my attitude to hold Liliera.

"Cah!"

"I think this would be a little better."

With that said, I held Liliera in my arms.

……

But for some reason, Mr. Liliera is silent. Didn't you like it?

And your face is like red?

"Don't you like it?

"Hey, I don't hate you, but this is you, isn't it? A princess hugs him... I was wondering if he was a little embarrassed."

"You don't hate it! Then let's go with this!

"What!? Wait a minute"

"Then leave again!

"Ko, this is the problem -!

Yeah, I can see Mr. Liliera's face true up close, and that's not bad.

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"Oh, I see it."

I'll tell Liliera that I see the center. [M]

"Yeah, if you look at me, you'll see. Big tree."

Yes, at the end of our gaze, we could see the great trees sticking out of the land of the woods as if they were festivals.

From the distance from the ground and from the sightings, I guess about 40 m high at the biggest.

It's like a wooden mountain because it grows a little bit from end to center.

"You're going down close."

"Okay."

When I burn down the forest a little in front of the center, I land there.

"Here, I'll burn the woods with a grasshopper feeling..."

"It's actually magic for grasshoppers."

"Because it's not! Because the grasshopper magic doesn't ash the whole thing! I mean, you don't magically grass in the first place!

"We usually do magic grass in our village, don't we?

"That's usually weird!

Cheng Cheng, they don't magically grass in Mr. Liliera's village.

With that said, my father used to say I didn't magically grass.

... Could it have been training you to train your body by not using magic on grasshoppers!?

I've been building strength and patience by grasshopping since I was a kid!?

"… Cheng Cheng, you have a lot of deep thoughts depending on the village"

"I assure you, you're making an absolutely weird mistake."

Is that it? Was something wrong? Or did I speak to you?

"Let's move on from that. The heart of the woods is the tip of your eyes and nose."

Mr. Liliera rushed us into the heart of the Warcraft Forest.

Then, the surrounding giant trees make giggly noises and move out.

"Moved!?"

"You're the top species of killer plant, the elder plant. You can't walk, but the bark is harder than iron, and you attack the leaves that grow on the branches like knives. Be careful."

"Isn't that something to watch out for!? You'd better run away with this giant on top of not getting through the attack!

Mr. Liliera says with a blue face, but that's not true at all, is it?

"It's okay. Mr. Liliera's new spear makes it easy to defeat a demon of this magnitude."

"Easily, they're harder than iron!?"

"It's okay. Look, I'm from the right."

The branches of the Elder Plant strike against Mr. Liliera.

But even if I say branches, it's the thickness of the trunk of a killer plant, so if a normal human hit it, he'd be dead.

"Ahhh!?"

Mr. Liliera rushes to evade the Elder Plant attack.

"Ko, this!!"

And when you wave the new spear toward the branches of the elder plant, the branches of the elder plant are nicely cut without even sounding to cut them off.

"Lie!? This giant!?"

What surprised me about that was the mutilated Mr. Liliera herself.

"Oh, I'll hang the defensive magic for once. High Protection!"

The yellow glow envelops Liliera's body.

"What is this!? Magic!?"

"Now the dragon won't crush you."

"You don't have to crush me to never be trampled!

Mr. Liliera scolds the trunk as he dodges the Elder Plant attack.

Yeah, you seem to be using my Dragon Emperor's Emperor Sky Cuttery well.

"That's how it goes, Mr. Liliera!

"Ugh, yeah!

It's not a little too much yet, but you'll get used to the basics as you keep using it.

Then as the next stage, I guess I'll tell you about aerial warfare with spears.

When students do well, it's fun to teach.

"Well, I guess it's time for me to fight too."

We've got a new weapon here, too, and if you're dealing with Elder Plant, it's just right for you to try it out.

That's when I thought.

The woods suddenly started to shake.

"Hey, what!? Earthquake!?"

No, it's not, this isn't an earthquake.

Elder plants are trembling at the evidence.

It's like you've pissed off some horrible opponent.

"Mr. Liliera!

When I hurry to hold Mr. Liliera, I will evacuate the air with flying magic.

Shortly afterwards, the Elder Plants danced to the universe.

"Huh?"

Mr. Liliera sees the sight and opens his mouth with Pocan.

Now in the air, giant Oki demons were dancing in space like tree leaves.

Of course, the Elder Plants didn't fly through the sky with wings.

The Elder Plants were blown away by the aftermath of their Lord's movements.

"Hey, what's going on!?"

Mr. Liliera, who has not been able to grasp the situation, is baffled.

"Looks like the Lord of the Woods showed up."

That said, I point to the heart of the woods.

There was a literal giant tree figure, much bigger than the Elder Plants.

I wonder if the thickness of the trunk is 20 meters.

The thickness of the trunk of the elder plant is roughly 6m, so it's nearly 3x thick.

"... it looks like the Enchant Plant, the Elder Plant, were swept away when his roots were lifted."

"Enchanted Plant?... No way!? The legendary S-rank demon thing!? The legendary demon said to be that living forest!?"

"Huh? Really?

"Why are you asking?"

"No, because S-Rank is my first ear"

Heh, he's an S-rank demon.

"It is... not! So the Lord of the Warcraft Forest was an S-rank demon!? What caused this forest to expand?"

"I think so."

The Enchanted Plant is a demon said to be the King of the Forest, a demon that gives birth to many family demons from its nuts.

When I was a hero in my previous life, I knew it because I had fought enchanted plants.

But I've never heard of an enchanted plant producing a large forest so far.

Or I've never seen an enchanted plant grow so much.

"It's a mess! We can't handle S-rank demons! We need to report to the Alliance!

"But it doesn't look like they're going to miss this one, does it?

"What?"

When I raise the altitude and dodge it, the branch of the enchant plant swings across where we were.

I would have dodged BOWN!! but the strong wind blows.

"Enchanted plants can move their roots around like feet, so if you run away like this, they'll follow you to Hexi town."

"So, but the plant demon foot is slow, isn't it?"

"No, it moves slowly, but it's got a long root anyway, so I'll run about 10 times faster than a horse,"

"Ju, Ju Bai!?"

Because of the different strides.

"Duh, duh, duh!?"

"Well, shall we intercept it now?"

"Eh, interception is easy to say, but you burn such a giant... right, with that flaming magic!

Liliera says she'll be fine.

"No, I would normally knock it down because the material is wasted"

"How!?"

"I'll cut it with my sword"

"Cheng Cheng, with a sword... you can't!?"

No, you can do it normally.

"I'll drop you off for a second."

I put Mr. Liliera down on the ground, and I protect her with junction magic.

"Please don't ever get out of here because we've established a bond"

"Hey, are you sure you want to go!? It's lame!

Mr. Liliera is worrying.

"It's okay. I'll be done in a minute."

When I pull out my sword, I run straight towards the enchant plant.

"Physical Air Boost! High Protection! High Strength! High Weapon Boost! High Thrash Boost!"

Activate physical enhancement magic, apply defensive magic and attack enhancement magic, and layer the magic of power enhancement and sharpness enhancement on the weapon.

Along with the sound of gowoon, the roots of the enchanted plant are shaken down.

It's like the night sky is falling.

"He's running away!!"

You can hear Mr. Liliera screaming, but you don't have to avoid attacks of this magnitude.

"Ha!!"

I cut the roots of an impending enchant plant into reverse letters. [M]

Yeah, that's a sword made of a mutant blade. Cuts better than regular swords made of iron.

I can do it. Well, it's quite the material, so I guess it's medium.

And if you jump and kick it in the direction of the enchant plant so that the roots that struck the universe with sword-style don't go towards Mr. Liliera, Dgowong! The roots clash against the enchanted plant with the haughty noise that

"Huh?"

Mr. Liliera raises the loose voice between them.

Oh, you're surprised the enchant plant is unexpectedly soft.

Hmm? Soft?

"Shit!

That's when I realize I've made a terrible mistake.

"What's wrong!?"

"I hit and hurt the material because of it!

"Where I care!?"

Ugh, I can't help what I've done.

Let's be polite with the rest of it.

The movement of the enchanted plant changes.

Apparently, he recognized this one as his enemy.

"But it's too late, you're our prey!

"Don't get me involved there! It's your prey!

Hey, we're a team, so isn't the prey we're after a team's prey?

"Slash Ray!!"

A small spherical light appears in front of the protruding palm from which an ultra-fine flash emits

Then they cut off the branches and roots of the attacking enchant plant one after the other.

"If you're going to cut the big guy, this is the easiest part, right?"

"There! Give me your consent! Don't ask! I've never seen magic like this!

"Oh, Mr. Liliera is a swordsman, so you didn't get to see the magic very often. But if you keep on adventuring, you'll see as much magic as you can."

"It! Who to show it to! Absolutely! I think he's the same guy!

Haha, no matter how much, there aren't many wizards that far.

"Well, then I guess I'll stab the stop"

Enchanted plants mowed with branches and roots have no more attack power, and their appearance is just like that of a giant Marutai.

That's when I thought so, the trunk of the enchanted plant moved in a crisp noise.

"Hey, what!?"

"Probably no longer means of attack, so I'm trying to peel off the bark and fly."

It makes quite a rare attack.

I forgot about this attack because it only came when I was cornered. [M]

I usually knocked him out before that.

"Well, but it's easier if you think it's easier to peel off the bark later,"

"Because if you hit it before that, you'll die!

"You don't have to hit it. Oh, Mr. Liliera, please don't leave the juncture. Even one fragment of the trunk is damaged enough to hit the Elder Plant because it accelerates and strikes out"

"Because I will never answer!

All right, now you don't have to worry about the back.

"Then let's go!

As I rush out, the enchant plant also ejects the bark.

I will avoid all of the attacks and slap down only the bark that goes to Liliera's junction just in case.

And when I came to the roots of the enchanted plant, I flashed a sword made of mutant material into a horizontal twist.

"Shh!

The slaughter of divine speed creates a sword wind, creating a vacuum in the space in front of you, thereby creating a great blade.

And the blade of the vacuum followed my sword flash and pushed forward.

The bark of the enchanted plant, which is stronger than steel than iron, is cleaved without rubbing it in front of the blade of the vacuum.

And with the roar, the trunk of the enchanted plant fell to the ground.

"Huh, it's been a long time since I've been a toothy enemy"

"... lying, defeated the S-rank demon"

"Well, if it's someone to this extent, it's the same as a little salary scale."

"Normal firewood won't hit you!