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My alter ego is becoming a big shot - Episode 220

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lycanthrope (5)

How can I express this feeling?.

It's just infinitely vast, infinitely distant..

The universe spreads out like a meadow, and the stars flow like a river..

They were looking down at the continent from a great height and quietly observing what was happening on the ground..

And Harris, who glimpses the scene, also looks like an absolute person looking down on Marge's model garden.···.

“Pfft!”

But the sense of omnipotence is only fleeting..

He was immediately thrown out of that sensation, stumbled around holding his head due to a pounding headache, and soon collapsed onto the branch of the World Tree..

I wasn't aware of it myself, but at some point, I was breathing heavily without even realizing it..

Wow—

A gentle breeze passed by as if soothing him, who was covered in sweat..

My heart, which had been racing like crazy due to the tidal wave of information that surpassed the limits of my mind in an instant, gradually calmed down, and only then was I able to see the situation in its entirety..

‘Wow, I was surprised..’

Harris took a deep breath and slowly looked around..

This is on the high branches of the world tree.

Below, the scene of Drasha, still at war, unfolded..

‘···Well, I don't have time for this..’

Harris stood up, clutching his still shaking legs..

The shock was so severe that I couldn't recover quickly even though I was attached to the World Tree, but the current situation wasn't so good for me to take my time due to my poor health..

It was only for a moment that he caught a glimpse of the World Tree's gaze, and even then, due to his lack of ability, all that remained in his mind was fragment-like abstractions..

Because I was able to recognize quite a bit of the range I saw first..

Here, in the Drasha area where the World Tree is located,.

‘Thanks to this, I think I know roughly what they want..’

A plan in which a leader who has reached transcendence personally leads all the elites of a race to attack..

It was to prevent the World Tree from interfering further with this Enamel Continent, and beyond that into Outerica itself..

‘I still don't know what they gain by doing that..’

Through its incarnation, the World Tree created a continent and protected other races, including elves, and became burdened with more restrictions by interfering excessively with the earth..

The incarnation that has taken root here in Drasha has become both a proof of its power and a weakness..

‘I can't let that happen..’

The World Tree was the root and pillar of the Enamel Continent..

If things go as they want, the ground will slowly collapse except for the central area, which was originally an island, and eventually all of it will sink into the sea..

A continent that had existed for thousands of years was to be completely destroyed..

“Phew—.”

Harris took a deep breath and used “Observer of the Milky Way.”.

At the same time, all the information about the Drasha area was sucked into his head, as if analyzing data observed by satellite..

From the fight between the Lycanthrope King and the High Elves, to the numerous wars taking place in the city, to the infiltration unit quietly approaching here, taking advantage of the commotion, and···.

‘Should we start from there?.’

It's good—

Themis, a bow made from the branches of the World Tree, is bent and the natural forces coming from all directions come together and form a single arrow..

Perhaps due to the influence of the World Tree, which is still vaguely connected, the power of the spirits began to dwell in the arrows with more force than usual..

‘Now that I think about it, I think we need to come up with a decent name for this technology..’

When that thought suddenly occurred to me, recommendations such as 'Elemental Sniper' and 'Demonstration in Silence' flooded my brain's conference room.···.

‘···Hmm, it's annoying to think about it. For convenience, let’s just call it spirit poetry..’

Even so, there were a lot of things to worry about, so I just ignored it because thinking about coming up with a cool name was just a waste of energy..

And at the same time as those foolish thoughts come to an end.

A silent arrow that no one recognized, buried in the powerful presence of the World Tree.—.

Like a beam of light, it shot to one place.

***

“Ugh.”

“Haa, haa...what the heck···.”

Just 5 seconds.

Not only were the spirits summoned by Shapiron, Timer, and Curie torn to pieces and reverse-summoned, but it was also the time it took for those who resisted to be hit one by one..

Although they were among the top students at the academy, they were only at the mid-level spirit level and could not even meaningfully resist the lycanthrope general..

“Hmm, at first I thought about killing him right away... Wouldn't it be better if elf blood were fresh??”

The reason they were still safe despite the difference in rank was purely because the other party was worried about the situation in their hands..

‘Find a way...a way···.’

Is it because it is a moment of desperation?.

Shapiron's thoughts began to flow faster than ever..

But no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't see a way out..

The opponent is a master level strongman.

He was on the same level as a respected forest keeper in elven society..

But there's no way they can deal with them since they're just students.!

‘···iced coffee! Why is this big guy here?!’

I was so angry at the absurdity of the gap..

If I had been able to summon at least a high-level spirit, I would have been able to at least try to escape..

‘···Harris is already waiting high up there! You said so confidently that you would overcome it, but ended up falling so far behind? This Shapiron Sylvesti?’

She bit her lip as she touched the ring on the middle finger of her left hand..

A ring made from a branch of the World Tree, which was given to him by his father Lafori when he became a high elf..

Thanks to this treasure that helped her grow, she quickly faced a wall, and these days, she was making various efforts to overcome it.···.

Apparently, there was no time to choose only the safe method..

‘Maybe even this won't be enough.’

She calmed the shaking inside, and as secretly as possible, she gathered natural power and slowly pushed it into the ring to stimulate the inner energy..

The energy that had been infinitely stable began to slowly squirm and take on an aggressive stance due to her barrage like an awl..

‘If I pull this into my body and explode it all at once,···.’

If my parents found out, they would probably scold me a lot, but even if the results were the best, it was a dangerous method that would cause internal damage to the point where I wouldn't be able to move for a while..

Still, wouldn't it be better than dying without doing anything??

“···Tsk, what a useless thing. After all, it would be better to just have fun and get it over with. If you need it, you can use the gardeners' blood..”

However, her secret rebellion was discovered by the other party not long after she attempted it..

No matter how different the energy systems were, if the gap was this big, it was meaningless..

“Goodbye then.”

With those words, a breathtaking murderous spirit comes out..

She approached Shapiron and his group and swung her right hand with sharp force..

towards one's own back.

Kwaaaaang—!

A powerful explosion that erupted in an instant.

However, perhaps because all the energy used in the attack was concentrated in one point, the shock wave that spread in all directions was not very large..

“Ugh! What is this suddenly!”

She barely, really barely, reacted just before the attack arrived, and gritted her teeth as she looked down at the cross section of her body that had been blown away, starting from her right hand and ending with her right lung..

If I had reacted just a little bit later, wouldn't my entire head and heart have disappeared?!

‘An ultra-long-distance sniper shot with this much power from a distance where no one can be sensed. Is it a high elf??’

King was dealing with all the guys here, so maybe the guy from outside came back..

There was really no time to waste now..

Wood clatter!

Her body, which had been taking on human form for covert actions, was instantly covered in fur, and in the blink of an eye, she took on the form of a giant werewolf measuring 3 meters in height..

The upper right half of his body was still empty, but with his current regenerative power, it wouldn't be long before he could recover..

It wasn't that big of a problem for her, just that she was a little off balance right now..

‘Is the direction of attack towards the World Tree? Damn, I'm over the moon about taking a stealthy approach with this. Since this has come to an end, it would be better for me to make a big fuss and draw attention so that other guys can easily approach me..’

In an instant, a complicated thought crossed her mind..

In fact, he was assigned to this task because he was less impulsive than other generals, but secret action was a task he was not confident enough to be confident in..

Of course, a workaround was already prepared, and if you think about it calmly, it was a problem that could be easily resolved..

‘however.’

However, in order to recover from the injury that saw half of his upper body blown off, a mixture of dark magic and madness swirled fiercely through his body..

An uncontrollable anger began to well up in her head..

‘···Yes, I have to deal with those idiots who are the cause of things getting to this point..’

She was wary of the direction from which the sniper shot came, but with a cruel smile on her face, she turned her gaze to the elves who were running away..

As they were elites, they devised individual countermeasures even in times of crisis and took action as soon as an opportunity presented itself..

Timer, who had less internal injuries as his main focus was rangers rather than elemental magic, quickly ran forward with the other two women at his sides, and Curie, who had learned magic, used auxiliary magic to support him even though she was coughing up blood..

In the meantime, Shapiron just kept closing his eyes and doing what he was doing..

‘You can't fire attacks like this so quickly! First, after killing those kites, we head to the World Tree.!’

Also, if those elves were dealt with cruelly, it could have provoked the sniper..

If you can distract his emotions like that, it will be more helpful in hunting..

After quickly calculating, her legs swell to the fullest..

Kwaang—!

I quickly caught up behind them, who had already grown quite a distance away..

“Hehe! No, they're chasing us this far because we did something wrong.!”

Timer, who had been diligently running towards him, cried out in contemplation, but the giant werewolf just ran wild with his blood-red eyes shining..

“Haha! Die, you bugs.!”

And, it was at that moment that Shapiron, who was being lifted like a piece of luggage, opened his eyes..

As soon as she opened her mouth, she ignored the blood gushing from her throat and shouted as if she were yelling..

“Anemos!”

The connection was shaken by the shock of being reverse summoned, so she had to be unable to summon for a while... The name of the intermediate wind spirit she had contracted with.

But the World Tree ring shining on her left finger lightly ignores such trivial matters.—.

Whiiing—!

A high-level wind spirit shining like an emerald was summoned to the spot..

“blow it away!”

Wow!—!

And the harsh wind that arose according to her will blew towards the werewolf who was close behind..

“Haha! That's it! What?!”

Use of physical force solely to impede movement, not attack.

No matter how high-level the spirit was, it was still insufficient to deal a significant blow to the general from the front..

The best you can do right now is just shake your posture and float in the air for a moment..

However, in the current situation, that moment is.

“uh? Now, wait! How so fast···!”

To her who was floating in the air in a disheveled state.

The beam of light that started from the World Tree was enough time for the silent messenger to arrive..

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu—!

This time, it's definitely enough to blow your head and heart off..

***

“···what? Babonga?”

「Harris, who had been identifying the enemy in real time with the “Observer of the Milky Way,” lowered his bow with an expression of uncertainty..

I never thought I could defeat a general-level enemy with just two attacks..

If he had been hit by a sniper with this much power, it would have been enough to hide his appearance as much as possible and take evasive maneuvers, but he never expected that he would divert his attention elsewhere in that situation..

‘···Well, it's a lycanthrope.’

Isn’t their temperament with anger control disorder so famous?.

Even if he died right away, he couldn't have tolerated losing the prey that was right in front of him..

But this time, he really died..

‘Without Shapiron's help, it would have been difficult to defeat him so easily. I never thought I would summon a superior spirit..’

If this attack hadn't ended it, the Academy classmates running away would have been in quite a bit of danger..

It was still difficult for him to fight while protecting others at this distance..

‘Not yet....’

Immediately after dealing with the bastard, he felt the blessings of the World Tree penetrating his body, and he knew it intuitively..

It's really not that long now.

‘Let's first deal with the dangerous elements that approach secretly..’

These guys are hiding with ‘something’ that is lethal just by approaching the World Tree..

He had prepared so thoroughly that even he would not have noticed if he had not been in sync with the World Tree..

I could have told the gardeners guarding this place and left it to them, but I cannot give up the public value triple event to others.!

Harris felt the energy in his body recovering quickly due to the influence of the World Tree, and continued to fire spirit poetry..

‘Ah, I think it's still a little lacking..’

As I was shooting arrows so excitedly, I was able to cleanly kill all the approaching guys, but it still seemed a bit lacking to fulfill the karma needed to overcome the wall..

‘Then Steel... No, I guess I'll have to support the others and deal with the generals. The faster you take out the strong guys, the better the situation will be..’

Having made up his mind, Harris again used “Observer of the Milky Way” to analyze the chaotic battlefield at a glance..

Now, there are four high elves who are being pushed back to a dangerously dangerous degree, master-level strongmen on both sides who are fighting equally, and the damage to the elves that continues to occur..

‘···We must hurry before the high elves completely collapse. Since they are highly mobile, ranged attacks using spirits will not be very effective, so it would be best to deal with them one by one by sniping... Yeah.?’

At that time, a strange feeling suddenly crossed his mind..

All this time, he considered himself a simple spirit archer, but in fact, didn't he have one skill that really shined on such a large-scale battlefield?!

This is the “Melody of Harmony,” which I have consistently used as self-reinforcement every time I fire a spirit poem..

‘No, wait. Is this really going to work? If we could amplify this just a little more···.’

In less than a second, his gaze slowly turned to the side after quickly analyzing the situation..

This battlefield, the huge amplifier that covers the entire Drasha... No, to the World Tree..