"…lowering!"
Suddenly, at the sound of Sir Masaine crying out, the knights who were struggling with the branches all turned their heads in the direction of the sound..
"...?!"
And they saw a sight they had never dreamed of..
Prince Mores was running on the magic tree..
Cutting and dodging branches flying from here and there. Occasionally, when a branch at an appropriate height flies in, it jumps up and jumps across the branch to show a trick..
The sight was extremely unrealistic, like watching a squirrel climbing a tree at high speed..
That wasn't the only surprising thing. Isn't the prince fearlessly wandering through the fog of black demonic energy that is reluctant to even touch his body for a moment?!
"That crazy...!"
Kalmen, whose mouth was wide open, unconsciously let out a rude curse, but no one blamed him this time..
Because there was no disagreement that what the prince was doing was truly crazy..
"What on earth is that?!"
Lord Ilma, now thoughtful, hurriedly tried to chase after the prince..
However, she could only move from branch to branch a couple of times at most. Even though she was able to jump a much higher distance than the prince in one go, thanks to her Auror skills that were close to those of Dekaron Knight..
And it was the same for Masain, who immediately ran under the tree trunk..
Not only was it not easy to move on a tree that was shaking violently, but there was not always a branch in the right position to be the next stepping stone..
Is that all? I had to avoid attacks coming at me randomly from all directions, and I had to pay close attention not to be exposed to magic energy for too long..
In the end, the two gave up climbing any further and had no choice but to look worriedly at the prince who had already climbed halfway up the tree..
Sir Ilma mutters..
"How do you move like that? Should I call that amazing?...."
I couldn't even think of making a harsh attack like an Aura blast, in case I lost my footing due to the shock. Masain neatly cut off the flying branch with his Misra, and looked anxiously at the prince who was now far away..
"lowering...."
Meanwhile, in Seongjin's mind, the demon lord was freaking out and going crazy..
[Hey Seongjin Lee! What should I do if this happens all the time?!]
'So, what? There's nothing you can do from far away.?'
Seongjin responded with a sullen expression and jumped onto a branch flying from the side at just the right moment..
Tuk.
Then the branch shook like a wave and tried to shake off Seongjin..
Although the ground beneath my feet shook violently. After sliding down for a while, splitting his branch with a nutcracker, Seongjin kicked his feet and jumped onto the next branch before completely losing his balance..
Paang.
And the moment I landed, I reflexively lowered my head due to an eerie feeling..
nettle liquid!
A branch flew at incredible speed from behind and passed by my head. Not only are the attacks coming from the tree, but the branches that are returned to the main body are also targeting Seongjin..
"…Phew."
Seongjin let out the breath he had been holding..
It's a situation where you really can't relax even for a moment..
Cold sweat is running down my back, and dopamine and adrenaline are pouring out of my body, and the corners of my mouth slowly turn up even though I'm not very happy..
but.
'…It's worth it.'
Branches were constantly flying in all directions, but in the end, each one was just an extremely instinctive movement of a living thing..
Without using fakes or looking ahead like a human, it's just honest physical power aimed at the target..
There are no situations where the timing and damage range must be varied, such as chemicals or sonic attacks emitted by monsters..
If so, the movement route that needs to be calculated becomes even simpler. Of course, if we had to take into account the magical energy emitted by the tree, it would have been a little more difficult..
Tweet!
The movement of the demon beast becomes faster and rougher. However, Seongjin also gradually expanded his vision and awareness, and his old senses, which he had forgotten, began to come back to life little by little..
Branches that graze the side like a sword, branches that strike from above like a hammer, and branches that fly like a whip, clawing the air..
Seongjin continued to run upward, upward, without missing the short gap and momentary connection that these things created as they intertwined and intersected..
However, after a while, the smooth climb finally reached a crisis when it passed the middle of the magic tree..
Unlike the lower branches that move actively up and down, the branches that move relatively downwards from above did not give Seongjin time to move up..
Thanks to this, the speed gradually slowed down, and the number of exposures to attacks inevitably increased..
'If I had known something like this would happen, I would have learned archery a long time ago.?'
I had that regret for a moment, but.
Well, even if I had learned it, I doubt I would have been able to hit an invisible target..
'There is no other way. All you have to do is get as close as possible and cut it down.!'
Kwasik!
Seongjin, who hit a nutcracker with all his might into a tree branch that came flying by, hung on to his sword and floated upward along with the branch..
And it's good. It fell off the twisting branch, making an odd noise, and began free falling for a while..
"lowering!"
I hear a frightened cry from down below..
Oh, I'm sorry to worry you, Lord Masaine..
It won't take long though.
Puuk.
Seongjin, who managed to insert his sword into a branch that struck from the side, concentrated a lot of aura on his arms to hang on to the shaking branch..
Crunchy.
Suddenly, an eerie sound came out of my overused arm..
'…If you do this just a little bit wrong, your joints will hurt.?'
Seongjin gritted his teeth and held on, pulling out the nutcracker just as the branch bounced diagonally and rising into the air again..
"Pfft!"
While he is floating defenseless in the air, a branch strikes him..
However, Seongjin, who prepared for the impact and concentrated his aura, swung his sword against the branch and used the force of the blow to lift his body even higher..
And before his body was completely thrown away, he managed to stab the nutcracker into another branch..
The result was a more intense rodeo. As it was pushed to the periphery, a terrifying fall occurred every time the branch shook..
'I can't last long here. We need to get up there as quickly as possible..'
After performing such breathtaking acrobatics several times in a row,.
After passing 3/4 of the magic tree, Seongjin was able to see the branches extending upward again..
Seongjin was relieved as he put his legs down on a branch that, although precarious, could barely stand on. Even though my overworked leg was still painful, it was actually much more comfortable than when I had to support all the impact with both arms..
However, as the movement of the body became easier, the black magic energy blooming from the top of the Demon Tree also became darker, so Seongjin had to be a little more careful in moving from branch to branch..
'Where is that growth nucleus??'
Seongjin, who had barely reached what could be called the top, asked the Demon King..
[It's the eggplant in the exact center. tops of branches growing upwards!]
Branch in the exact center.
Seongjin was impressed when he heard the answer. An unexpected problem occurred.
'Even if it's the central branch, it's invisible to the eye.?'
So, the top center of the Demon World Tree was surrounded by a black cloud made of dark demonic energy, so nothing could be distinguished..
[It seems like magical energy comes out concentrated in the center of the growth core. So wouldn't it be a good idea to aim for the middle of the Magi??]
'The size of the nucleus is?'
[It's about the size of your fist.]
Seongjin looked at the clouds, which were at least 2 meters in radius, with a slightly embarrassed face..
No matter where you aim, there seems to be a higher chance of missing..
'I guess I have no choice but to keep swinging my sword at random until I cut out the core.....'
As we got closer to the center, the attacks from the tree branches became less frequent, probably due to the structure making it easy to extend branches outward..
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Seongjin moved his body more leisurely and approached the center in a circle..
and.
wedge!
Seizing the opportunity, I flew into the clouds and unleashed Banajas Type 2, which boasts the widest horizontal slash range..
Whoop.
The air in the area where the nutcracker passes becomes extremely thin, and a temporary disconnection of demonic energy occurs..
[this! It's a little lower than that.!]
When we came out of the cloud, the devil cried out in disappointment..
Seongjin asked as he cut down a branch that was flying towards him..
'how far off?'
[The location was pretty close. But you have to go at least one head down there!]
something is ambiguous.
Seongjin moved from branch to branch and measured the location of the nucleus once again..
If possible, it would be better to aim slightly downward.?
And the second time I jumped towards the center.
Seongjin felt a slightly dull touch and came out of the cloud with a disappointed look on his face..
[…ah! Slightly wrong! The wind brushed at a slight diagonal and missed the branch.!]
The Demon King sighed.
and at that moment.
Powok!
A branch that flew through the clouds without his knowledge hit Seongjin violently. It was a defeat that I couldn't find the branch because I was just getting out of the cloud..
He reflexively blocked it with a nutcracker, but Seongjin's body had already bounced a long way from the tree..
[Seongjin Lee!]
The body falls at an incredible speed..
Seongjin quickly opened his eyes and looked for a tree branch nearby that he could step on, but he couldn't find it at all..
'Uh oh...!'
The problem was that the attacks of the tree branches became less frequent, perhaps because they realized that Seongjin, which had been thrown away, had been completely defeated..
Since there is no attack, there is no foothold to stand on.!
'If you're unlucky, you could die.?'
Seongjin fell head first and clicked his tongue..
8From a height of more than a one-story building, it wasn't a free fall, but a powerful downward plunge.!
Seongjin tried to protect his head and neck with his aura as much as possible, and looked at the floor during the short time he fell..
If there was a skill like Aura Burst, it would have been possible to reduce the speed a little just by throwing a downward attack..
Seongjin, who was thinking like that, suddenly discovered something below and was scared..
It was Lord Masain who ran towards Seongjin without even thinking about avoiding the demon..
"Hey, get out of the way! Sir Masain!"
If we collide at this speed, we'll both die.!
It would be better to try a failed method, whether it works or not.?
However, that stubborn knight did not even pretend to listen, but instead took his place at the landing spot and opened his arms towards Seongjin..
'…Holy shit!'
Seongjin had no choice but to load the nutcracker with Auror and violently throw it to the floor. Hoping that the recoil from throwing the sword will reduce the speed even a little..
Kwaang!
The sword loaded with aura was deeply embedded in the dirt floor..
"this!"
From over there, Manager Bruno extends his hand towards Seongjin..
Whining.
A small wind blowing from the leader wrapped around Seongjin's body..
Dekaron Knight's Aura materialization. However, the aura was too weak to slow down the falling boy..
'…collide!'
Seongjin closed his eyes tightly, foreseeing Masain's gruesome injury..
But at that moment.
Whoop!
For some reason, Seongjin's body suddenly felt like it was rising upward..
'...?'
However, the surprise was short-lived as Seongjin and Masain fell to the floor with a huge shock..
Craddangtangtang!
"lowering!"
"Sir Masain!"
Leader Bruno and the Wolf Knights came running in fright..
"Are you okay, sir?!"
"lowering!"
Shiny. Seongjin jumped up as soon as she opened her eyes..
"Sir Masain!"
I was a little dizzy from the impact, but even though I fell from that high place, there was no breakage anywhere..
Surprisingly, Sir Masain received the Holy Jin properly.!
Even Lord Masaine seemed to have no special injuries. I think I got a mild concussion when I fell behind her and hit her head on the floor..
Seongjin inwardly clicked his tongue at this miraculous situation..
"Okay."
Masain got up fine and groaned while rubbing the back of his head..
"I never thought that practicing booming when I was young would be helpful in times like this....."
Buung practice? what is that?
Anyway, Seongjin quickly got up and started nagging Masain..
"Have you decided to die now, Lord Martha? Assuming you got caught up in the fall! Also, why are you treating Magi so carelessly? I'm sane now?"
Then Masain's face suddenly distorted..
Seongjin is startled by his increasing ferocity, and for the first time in a long time, Masain yells at Seongjin! I shouted,.
"Now that you know that, are you rushing to a place full of demonic energy!? Why on earth did you suddenly do something like that??"
"no, i...."
"I won't do anything dangerous! Didn't you clearly say that??!"
Seongjin, slightly surprised by the unusual atmosphere, averted his gaze..
This time, Seongjin realized that he was angry to the core and made an excuse..
"I'm sorry for worrying you. But Sir Masain! At the top is the core of the Demon Tree.!"
"…The nucleus?"
"Yeah, I guess it's the driving force that keeps that tree growing.."
Masain, who had already caught monsters with Seongjin on two occasions, quickly understood..
"So, if you destroy it, you can catch the Demon Tree??"
Seeing his slightly softened attitude, Seongjin nodded enthusiastically..
"that's right. I almost cut it, but I narrowly missed it. I'm not like that for nothing! It's true!"
"...."
"We didn't have time to discuss it earlier. I won't do that arbitrarily anymore! I'm really sorry!"
When Seongjin came out in a completely low posture, Masain closed his eyes tightly and touched his forehead for a moment..
Then he took a deep sigh and asked:.
"…Then, how can I destroy that thing, sir??"
Oh, good. My anger is cooling down quickly.