#221
Transcendence (1)
Timer, who had been running diligently, stopped in his tracks only after confirming that the enemy he was chasing was dead, put down his comrades on both sides, and lay down on the ground.
"OMG! "I'm dying!"
Everyone is equally exhausted.
The other two people were also lying on the floor, trying to control the turbulent energy from their internal injuries.
"The sniper just now was clearly Mr. Harris, right? "I've heard a lot about it, but seeing it in person is truly a masterpiece!"
"…Yes, the energy is the same."
A terrifying long-distance sniper shot that blew away the lycanthrope general's entire upper body in just two hits.
At their level, it was a fatal blow that they could not even perceive the slightest hint of before the attack hit and exploded.
Not only them, but quite a few people will leave this world without even knowing that they are dying.
"You're already at that level… If you think about it, you were unusual from the first time I saw you! I especially still remember that song from back then. "There won't be any more opportunities to do music together in the future, right?"
"You're a high elf now…"
Timer nodded regretfully.
As 'band music' became popular in the Elven Kingdom, he also participated in drum sessions here and there, but it was not easy to experience the same excitement as when he first joined forces with Harris.
"More than that, Miss Shapiron was amazing, wasn't she? A high-ranking spirit at that dangerous moment! I never even thought about it… huh? "It looks like you're not feeling well for a moment. Are you okay?"
"…It's okay. I just overdid it a bit."
"No, you don't look okay at all?!"
Actually, as he said, it wasn't okay at all.
Thanks to the success of the dangerous challenge, I was able to defeat the enemy and somehow save my life, but the aftereffects were flooding in and I was now at a point where I couldn't even lift a finger.
"But he's not dead, so he'll recover quickly with a little bit of recuperation… Uweek."
Another bowl of blood pouring down like a waterfall.
Her white face became as pale as a corpse.
"Let's move to the rear ward first. "I was able to revive the knight at best, but I'm really going to die if this continues."
"The internal injuries are serious… my healing magic is not enough."
Timer and Curie, who had serious expressions, quickly prepared to transport Shapiron to the rear.
The moment they were about to move.
Ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssvxm—
from the branches of the World Tree hanging over their heads.
The strangely loud sound of leaves crashing echoed.
"what?"
"…?"
It must have been a familiar sound to the elves who live among trees, but perhaps because of the strange sound contained in it, it felt different from usual.
…No, when I thought about it carefully, it wasn't all that unfamiliar.
It was enough to remind the three people present, as well as several elves from Drasha, of a sense of déjà vu that they had felt before somewhere.
But before I could even think of it properly.
~♪
From the sky shaded by the branches of the World Tree.
A song that went beyond Drasha and reached the entire Elven Kingdom… and possibly even further, began to resonate.
There were no lyrics.
All that exists is melody.
Of course, there were no musical instruments, and the only assistance was natural sounds.
~♪
But that beautiful heavenly melody that started in the sky.
The sound of the wind passing by and the friction of the fluttering leaves and branches were in fantastic harmony – creating a 'song of nature'.
"This can't be right."
"…huh."
There was no need to question who was responsible for this phenomenon.
Didn't we talk a lot about topics related to that just a little while ago?
"…Harris."
Shapiron, who was continuously coughing up blood, quietly recited the name.
From the moment I heard that song, my insides, which had been constantly twisted, began to surprisingly regain stability.
'Even back then, I felt there was something there.'
A pure natural force that resonates with the World Tree and comforts her inner self.
The song that led the phenomenon had already gone far beyond its previous level.
And of course, Shapiron was not the only one feeling these effects.
"Catch those who fall back! We shouldn't have let them inside… what?"
"A singing voice from the sky…"
"…Ah, I can hear the sound of heaven… I was going to confess to her if I came back alive, but if I die like this… Huh?"
The entire area where that sound reaches.
It was affecting all the elves in the Elven Kingdom…even the high elves, whether they were at the front or in the rear, in the middle of battle, or were injured and back.
The tide of the battlefield began to change rapidly.
***
"The melody of harmony" spreads in all directions through the World Tree.
~♪
Perhaps thanks to borrowing the power of the World Tree in the process, the effect was much more effective than when it was just used.
'…It's difficult to maintain that much, though.'
Harris, with his eyes closed and both hands resting on the giant trunk, used "The Red Child of the World Tree" and "Natural Fairy Tale" to make the sounds coming out of his mouth resonate with the World Tree.
A method that can only be used by those with an abnormally strong connection to the World Tree.
Perhaps due to some restrictions, the World Tree did not volunteer to help, but he quietly made accommodations to ensure that the work proceeded as he intended, so there was no major difficulty in carrying out the work.
'Perhaps this is possible because I was born from a branch of the World Tree. … That may be why my assimilation with nature was particularly severe compared to others.'
Of course, it wasn't a bad thing since I was able to get stronger quickly thanks to it.
Even now, I am still reaping the benefits of that.
The sound vibration that started from Harris flowed through the World Tree, amplified infinitely, and radiated through countless branches.
However, since it is not a real speaker, it has limitations in conveying the complete lyrics, so I had no choice but to use humming, which consists only of the melody….
'It doesn't matter because the amplification is much greater than the reduction effect.'
I could feel the situation on the ground through the energy radiating in all directions.
"Melody of Harmony" not only made the elves who were fighting against lycanthropes and giants stronger, but it also had an excellent effect in recovering the injured.
And the World Tree rewarded Harris's overwhelming influence, which changed the course of the war in an instant, with a worthy karma.
Hwaaaak—
something started from the branch under my feet and ran through my body to the top of my head.
At the same time, the barrier blocking that place was shattered and the energy from outside was sucked into my head.
A feeling as if the top of the head and the soles of the feet are connected as one.
…Then, a sense of unity filled his body, as if he had become one with nature, the universe, and the world itself.
"ha-."
Whining—
A gust of wind blows with each breath of his breath.
A purely natural phenomenon without any magical effect was present in each of his movements.
Hans became a being who transcended death by inheriting the 'Heart of the Immortal King', which was the death itself that had sunk into the abyss and accumulated evil karma over a long period of time.
Heinz II absorbed the blood of vampires that had been passed down for thousands of years into his body and transcended the bloodstream that could be said to be the source of their power.
After endlessly coveting the possibilities of being a living being and pursuing evolution, Harley finally transcended the limitations of living things.
And after repeating countless times of integration with nature, Harris transcended the phenomenon and became semi-assimilated with nature…
'Ah, big problem… suddenly everything became bothersome…'
At the same time, before A drowsiness on a different level than before began to dominate my body.
He barely passed the threshold of mental strength that allowed him to force his body to move.
If the main body was healthy, there would not have been a big problem with proper distribution of mental power and additional support, but this happened because for now, there was no choice but to survive with the resources allocated to only one entity, Harris.
Heinz II: If you think about it, assimilation with nature is no different from mental pollution. However, it is a natural result because it has grown to the point of transcendence based on that.
Hubert: Is this a side effect of using that trait to quickly become stronger? Well, not all high elves can grow up like that. If that were possible, the world tree would have surpassed everyone else a long time ago.
Howard: Wait! Firewood supply?! Now, my body has become unsatisfied without it! Hey, come to your senses! Give me my firewood!
Harley: Haha! Goes! To the desert! Smash it down! Warchief!
Heinrich: Wait…!
Hannibal Strauss: Tsk, then I….
Suddenly, there was a loud commotion in the conference room, but Harris, who was annoyed by everything, just focused on the reality at hand.
'still.'
Nature is infinitely static and dynamic at the same time.
Grass and trees just grow on the spot, and water and wind just flow according to providence.
It was just the essence and providence to always exist in that place according to the established laws, but…
'I'll have to deal with those first.'
Harris slowly raised his bow, Themis, as he felt ferocity beginning to spread through the drowsiness that filled his body.
I resumed the humming that had been interrupted for a while with my mouth.
Rumbling—
The natural forces around the World Tree flowed wildly and rushed towards him.
I set a goal with as much rationality as possible and controlled my energy to do my best to exclude that enemy.
Nature has not always been benevolent and gentle.
A disaster that, once enraged, can erase even a single civilization from the face of the earth.
Because it was a natural disaster.
yet.
The natural disaster created by Harris took shape and shot to one place like the teeth of a comb.
***
"Kkkkkkk! Ah, this is difficult! It's very difficult! "Giggle!"
Lycanthrope King Baukalakas twisted his face and let out a bizarre laugh.
Even at this moment, I could feel the connection with my subordinates spread out all over the place being cut off one by one.
The most fatal thing among them was that the 'expulsion' unit, which was the core of this operation, was completely annihilated before it could even approach the World Tree.
They were hunting dogs that not only took special care to apply magical treatments to help them escape the elves' detection, but also underwent long-term personality modification just for this mission.
'The Supelia I sent along just in case was the first to fall down! 'Khaat!'
By the time the White Giant was summoned, success had been certain; the elves were better prepared than he and the Revolutionary had known for years.
"Kihihihihi!"
But even though all efforts to destroy this enamel continent over the years have been in vain.
He just burst out laughing maniacally.
Even when his compatriots were dying, the moment when additional elf reinforcements began to surround him… and
even now, as he stands with both arms on the ground because his entire lower body has disappeared.
Rumbling—
A sound like thunder echoed from the World Tree again.
Although he was able to repair any significant damage to his body in a matter of seconds, for some reason, the area that had been hit by that sniper regeneration was extremely slow, making recovery difficult.
Of course, even at that reduced speed, it could be played back completely in just one minute…
"Hehehe! "They came in droves!"
It didn't seem like the people surrounding him would give him that kind of leeway.
One high elf was fatally injured and transported to the rear, and the rest also suffered considerable wounds, but the newly added strength was more than that.
Perhaps, while he was not able to recover properly and wasted time on those guys, the ray of light fired by the unidentified sniper on the World Tree over there would pierce his body again.
It is an attack from an enemy of equal rank to oneself.
'Anyway, that revolutionary makes a mistake in every important part! I was so sure that a transcendental person would not appear among the elves for at least a few years.'
No matter how much I thought about it, I didn't think I could escape the current situation.
If this project had been successful, not only would the lycanthrope have become a 'more perfect species' through the contract, but the fat pigs in this peaceful land would have been able to experience the despair they experienced!
'What a waste. What a waste.'
Still, it wasn't a bad ending, as he rose from a humble soldier to a knight, and then became king thanks to a revolutionary he met right before his death.
"Keuhihahaha! Come on, pigs! Let's have some more fun!"
But it didn't suit his temperament to die so easily.
Quang!
He hit the ground with both hands and lunged at the enemies surrounding him.
~♪
However, it is natural that it would be difficult to deal with the elves who were strengthened by the unidentified song that continues to be heard even now without the lower body.
Crumble—
"Kihihahaha!"
In the end, the last werewolf king was swallowed up by a natural disaster.
When he died, he left behind only a crystal, not a name or leather.