Chapter 33: Welcome to the Kindergarten of Destruction! (33) / 757 |
TL: Hanguk
PR: MiniPixelZ
[You have arrived in Level 9 World <Nekucha>.]Sejun arrived at <Nekucha> after passing through the dimensional gate created by Paespaes.
“Level 9 World?”
Then it must be dangerous?
“Taecho, you’re hiding well, right?”
“Yes!”
Feeling relieved at Taecho’s answer,
Chomp.
He quietly grabbed Cuengi’s side with both hands and hugged him close to protect himself. It was the instinct of an ocean sunfish.
Only after he was convinced of his safety did Sejun look around.
“It’s peaceful?”
Perhaps because of the strong durability of the Level 9 World or because the [Children of Creation Tainted by Destruction] hadn’t caused trouble, the world was quiet.
At that moment,
Thud!
A heavy rumble echoed from afar.
“Let’s head that way first.”
“Puhuhut. Sounds good, meow!”
Kuehehehe. Kueng! Kueng!
[Cuengi will give you a ride! Ride on Cuengi’s back!]
Kihihit. Kking!
[Hehe. Great Blackie wants to ride in the front seat!]
Sejun and his group climbed onto Cuengi’s back and flew toward the direction where the rumble had started
“Don’t come! I said don’t come!”
“I don’t want to! It’s scary!”
Crack!
Crack!
They found two children, appearing to be five and three years old, throwing and slamming down the trees approaching them.
[Purifying Ent]
“Huh? Those are Ents!”
The things the children were slamming down were Ents.
So they were here after saying they finished their mission and went to find other World Trees.
The Ents on the 99th floor of the Tower had suddenly stopped moving at some point, and Podori said they had left to protect another World Tree.
Of course, this was only partially true, and in fact, Flamie had relocated the Ents’ souls to other worlds.
This was because the Ents kept approaching Flamie and trying to protect her.
So there were several times when Sejun almost discovered her identity.
[This won’t do. At this rate, Sejun-nim will find out.]
Flamie decided to relocate the Ents.
Since the true nature of Ents is tree spirits, they could easily migrate as long as there were trees in the destination.
Thus, the Ents were scattered across various worlds, and <Nekucha> was one of the worlds they had spread to.
[Sejun… nim… it’s Sejun-nim…]
[Sejun… nim… it’s really him…]
The Ents, who had been approaching the children, noticed Sejun and cheerfully waved their branches.
And then,
[Protect…Creator God-nim…]
[Sejun… nim… help us…]
They requested help from Sejun. The reason they continued to approach despite being slammed down by the children was to protect the children who possessed the energy of the Creator God.
“Don’t worry. You guys.”
As Sejun spoke to the Ents, he looked at Theo and Cuengi
“Puhuhut. Leave it to Vice Chairman Theo, meow!”
Kueng!
[Leave it to Cuengi!]
Boom!
Boom!
The moment the two finished speaking, the two children had fainted.
“Wow! Oppas, you’re so cool!”
Taecho clapped her hands in delight.
Once the children fainted,
Crack.
Crack.
The Ents began tending to the children. They cut off their own branches to make beds and made fans to cool them down.
“Heeheehee. This is fun.”
Before they knew it, Taecho was joining them and receiving care from the Ents too.
And then,
[Sejun… nim… pick them…]
The Ents asked Sejun to pick their fruits.
Plop.
When Sejun picked a fruit,
[You have obtained a Purifying Ent Seed.][Your job experience has increased slightly.]
[Your proficiency in Seed Harvesting (Master) has increased slightly.]
A message appeared.
Sejun tried to plant the seed immediately, but
[Seed… give it…]
The Ent extended a branch and asked for the seed.
“Huh? Oh.”
Sejun, slightly flustered, handed the seed to the Ent
Crack.
Crack.
The Ent took the seed, approached the fainted children, and brought the seed close to their mouths
Crunch.
The Ent tightened the seed with its branch
Drip. Drip.
And fed the sap to the children.
True to the name “Purifying Ent” the sap contained purifying power that could drive out the energy of Destruction embedded in the children’s bodies and also helped heal their wounds.
The Ents truly cared for the children with utmost devotion.
A tree that gives generously… no. They were Ents.
Sejun admired the Ents as he watched them.
At that moment,
Pwooo.
A horn trumpet sounded in the distance.
And then,
[Don’t… want to be caught…]
[Must…run away…]
[We… move…]
The Ents suddenly trembled with fear and began moving busily.
“Guys, what’s wrong?”
As Sejun approached the Ents,
“There they are!”
“Don’t let a single one escape!”
Thousands of soldiers in full armor surrounded the area and approached the Ents.
“What?”
Was it because of them?
Sejun approached the soldier who looked like the highest-ranking officer, dressed in ornate armor.
They were fully covered in steel armor, but upon closer inspection,
“Huh?!”
That’s not armor?
It was just how they looked. They were Iron Golem tribe members living in <Nekucha>, who had the trait of appearing more ornate the stronger they became.
Still,
Armor people? That’s fascinating.
Not knowing this, Sejun approached them with eyes full of curiosity.
“What are you?!”
The Iron Golem soldiers, sensing Sejun’s gaze, revealed hostility and pointed swords, spears, and bows at him.
Heh. Pointing weapons at me? That’s grounds for self-defense, right?
Now with justification and no need for dialogue, Sejun grinned widely.
“Puhuhut. You dared point weapons at great hybrid Chairman Park, so now you’re all full-time employees of Sejun Company, meow! Cuengi, let’s go, meow!”
Theo also shouted with a big smile.
And then,
Kueng!
Wham! Whump-whump!
Together with Cuengi, they began knocking out the enemies.
Kihihit. Kking!
[Hehe. Hyungs, you gotta bring great Blackie too!]
Blackie also dashed toward the enemies with cheerful bouncing steps.
Moments later.
“Puhuhut. Time to get stamped, meow!”
Thunk.
Theo stamped the back of the unconscious soldiers’ heads.
[You have acquired 100 slaves.][Due to the effect of <Title: Slave King>, all stats increase by 2.]
Sejun’s stats increased.
At that moment,
Thud.
104.28.193.250
“Frederick pays respects to the butler of the great Blackie-nim!”
The enemy commander Frederick knelt before Sejun and shouted.
And then,
Kihihit. Kking!
[Hehe. Butler! Great Blackie captured the commander!]
Blackie barked proudly, standing next to Frederick and showing off.
“Why were you trying to capture the Ents?”
Sejun asked Frederick the question he was curious about.
Then,
“That is…”
Frederick hesitated.
Grrr. Kking?!
[Grrr. Are you not going to answer my butler’s question quickly?!]
Blackie growled and barked fiercely at Frederick.
“Eek! It’s to insert the Ents’ souls into siege weapons and deploy them to the battlefield!”
Frederick, frightened, quickly answered.
“What?! You’re going to do what with the Ents’ souls?!”
You’re going to deploy these good kids where?!
Sejun’s face hardened at Frederick’s answer.
“The mages extract the Ents’ souls and forcibly put them into wooden combat weapons to use them as battle slaves.”
Frederick explained in more detail despite trembling in fear. Because it was his only chance of survival.
Have you ever been stomped to the brink of having your soul torn apart? Or been chewed up?
Blackie’s mental discipline was terrifying enough to send chills.
“Guys, I’ll be gone for a moment, so please look after the kids.”
[Yes…]
Sejun left the children and Taecho in the care of the Ents, then said,
“Where’s the battlefield? Lead the way.”
He immediately set out to rescue his companions and the Ents.
***
Marius Plains.
“Advance!”
“Block them!”
There, a brutal war was raging between the Iron Golems and the Stone Golems.
The Stone Golems were defending using massive walls, while the Iron Golems tried to break through those walls at any cost.
At that moment,
“Deploy the siege weapons!”
Thud. Thud.
The Iron Golem side sent out massive Wood Golems, their siege weapons.
The Wood Golems were magically and mechanically fastened with iron to connect the wooden parts.
Creakkk.
Creeeak.
With each movement, they let out eerie sounds as they slowly marched toward the Stone Golems’ fortress wall.
It hurts…
Let… go…
Don’t want… to kill…
The Ent spirits cried out in pain, but their voices, trapped by magic, could not be heard by anyone.
“Don’t let them get close!”
“Defend the wall! If the wall breaks, we’re dead!”
“Aim for the legs!”
“Burn them with fire!”
The Stone Golems desperately blocked the Wood Golems by focusing their attacks on the legs to prevent them from advancing.
If the Wood Golems broke through the walls, the Iron Golems would flood in, and then there would be no chance of victory.
Once the gate was breached, all that awaited was the one-sided massacre by the Iron Golems. By nature, the Stone Golems were weaker than the Iron Golems and couldn’t stand a chance against them.
If the Stone Golems didn’t have the ability to build walls, they would have been annihilated long ago.
The Wood Golems, despite taking damage, steadily approached the fortress wall.
And just before one of the Wood Golem’s arms reached the wall
Boom!
Something fell into the middle of the battlefield. A loud explosion erupted, raising dust that obscured the surrounding vision.
“…….”
The sudden blast brought a brief silence to the battlefield.
Whoosh.
As the dust quickly scattered
“Everyone, stop.”
“Puhuhut. Stop, meow!”
Kueng!
Kking!
Sejun and his group revealed themselves.
“Kids, you’re free now.”
Snap.
Sejun snapped his fingers, unconcerned about the eyes around him, and lit the Wood Golems on fire with flames he conjured.
Fwoooosh.
Various protective spells were cast on the Wood Golems’ surfaces, making them resistant to fire, but Sejun’s flame, elevated through multiple powers and title effects, could not be stopped. Though the power was weak, it burned slowly.
“He’s burning the Wood Golems! He’s the enemy!”
As the Wood Golems caught fire, the Iron Golems became agitated and attacked Sejun.
However,
“I cannot forgive trying to kill great Hybrid Chairman Park, meow!”
Slash.
In an instant, Theo moved his front paw and sliced the Iron Golems into six pieces with One-Meow Slash.
Kueng!
[You’ll get punished if you attack Dad!]
Boom!
At the same time, Cuengi, who had increased his body size, brought his massive front paws down and struck the ground hard, warning the approaching enemies.
Kking?! Kking!
[Want to get scolded by great Blackie?! Don’t mess around!]
Blackie also barked fiercely, doing his best to intimidate the enemies. Of course, Blackie’s barking didn’t help much and instead lightened the heavy atmosphere created by his hyungs.
Meanwhile,
Thud.
One of the Wood Golems crumbled into ashes,
Shooong.
And from the ashes, a liberated Ent spirit rose.
However,
-Scared… Don’t want to fight…
The Ent spirit, abused inside the Wood Golem, was not in a normal state.
Kihihit. Kking!
[Hehe. Hey! Come over here! Great Blackie will protect you!]
Hop.
Blackie jumped to swallow the Ent spirit, but
“Come here.”
Sejun called to the Ent spirit, and Blackie ended up biting at empty air.
Shhhh.
The Ent spirit seeped into Sejun’s chest and moved into his mental world. Sejun planned to place the Ent spirits into good trees once they had recovered.
Kking… Kking…
[Butler, mean… great Blackie could do it well too…]
Blackie sulked when Sejun took the Ent spirit from him.
“Park Blackie, why are you sulking over something like that? You’ve got something you’re even better at.”
Kking?
[Something great Blackie is good at?]
Blackie’s eyes sparkled at Sejun’s words.
“Yeah. Mental discipline.”
Kihihit. Kking! Kking!
[Hehe. That’s right! Great Blackie is good at mental discipline!]
At Sejun’s words, he immediately perked up.
“Go! Park Blackie!”
Kking!
At Sejun’s command, Blackie charged forward with enthusiasm
Thump.
Kking!
But was kicked by an enemy, rolled, and collapsed in a spread-eagle position in front of Sejun.
Kking!
[Butler! He kicked great Blackie! With his foot!]
Hehehe. As expected, just like an ocean sunfish.
“Got it! I’ll have Cuengi hit him for you.”
As Sejun laughed inwardly and consoled Blackie who tattled to him,
“You bastards! Stop right there! You dare destroy the property of the great mage Kenolpstein…! Unforgivable…!”
An Iron Golem stepped forward. Judging by the extremely ornate patterns on him, he seemed to be very powerful.
Still, to us, just another target for our Blackie’s mental discipline!
“Go! Park Blackie!”
At Sejun’s command, he threw Blackie at the mage
Kihihit! Kking!
[Hehe. This time I’ll scold you good!]
Blackie flew gleefully
Thud.
And collided head-on with the self-proclaimed great mage Kenolpstein.
Thump.
Both Blackie and Kenolpstein passed out on the spot.
It’s said that after Blackie’s harsh mental discipline, Kenolpstein developed hand tremors and was no longer able to use magic.
And then
Kking! Kking!
[Butler! Great Blackie got a bump on the head! Blow on it for me!]
Blackie, having finished his mental discipline session, clutched the bump on his head and whined to Sejun.
As the situation began to settle
Boom!
A meteor fell from the sky.
“…?!”
Oh. Right!
There’s still one left.
“Guys!”
Sejun quickly called for his companions.
*****
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