Episode 177
EPISODE.89
“Io-sama…?”
Russell murmured in surprise at the voice that came out of the spirit’s mouth.
Then, Io, who was sitting next to me, waved gently.
Then, the spirit in the form of a round doll spins its body once.
[Hehe-.]
He looks like a child showing off his newly acquired clothes. Realizing what the phenomenon meant, the wizards swallowed their saliva without even realizing it.
I changed my posture and sat down, looking at Io and the spirit of the forest alternately.
‘Your consciousness coexists not only with the main body but also with the entity as a spirit?’
It was as if his consciousness had been split in two. Moreover, it was only Io’s will that moved the forest spirit.
The spirit’s original will was not felt anywhere.
‘About joining forces with the spirits, that’s something I can do, but…’
It was similar to Pepper’s spirit clothes, but it was clearly a different phenomenon.
That would be the case, as the elemental spirit only puts Pepper’s power on top of Russell. Because Russell’s consciousness wasn’t controlling Pepper.
However, Pepper, who read his will, acted as he wanted.
It was then.
[Ugh—]
The spirit staggered along with a deep groan. Then, the exterior begins to collapse, and the grains of sand and leaves that composed it are scattered in the wind.
With a few tree roots left on the floor, Io put his palm on his forehead.
He frowned several times and said.
“…Summoning a small spirit isn’t easy either.”
It was with the words that it was because the situation in the forest was not so good.
‘hmm.’
After calming down for a while, Io explained that the forest spirit was very small compared to other spirits.
The shape of the doll summoned earlier was also just an appearance created by combining a huge number of spirits.
The actual size is much smaller than that.
‘And did you say that it was a spirit that had almost no ego because of its small size?’
It’s not that I don’t have the will, but I’m very weak. That’s why in order to use power, it is necessary to form a group inevitably.
“It’s like coral, if you compare it.”
“A coral?”
“yes. It’s a native of the sea, but unlike its plant-like appearance, it’s rather a colony of cnidarians…”
She nodded her head at Russell’s brief explanation. Then he muttered, his eyes twinkling like stars.
“okay. I never thought there could be such mysterious creatures in the sea.”
Elf.
Since they are a species closely related to nature, it seems that they are interested in the sea, although not as much as in the forest.
Unlike Io, who was sentimental about the short story of the sea, Russell was analyzing what had just happened with a wizard-like gaze.
‘Should I think of it as some kind of golem?’
It is to build up an appearance by gathering the spirits of the forest and project one’s will into it to manipulate it.
The medium or summoning method was completely different, but the overall structure was quite similar to that of a golem.
It’s not just a normal golem, it’s the one used by the cultists…
‘Ragged Golem – Abomination was the same way.’
Spirits are among the most pure beings in the world.
To think that their operation method is similar to that of cultists.
It was a strange thing.
Perhaps this situation is called two sides of the same coin.
“Then Arain-sama too…”
He was about to say something, but Russell concluded his words. It was because Io, who had emptied another bowl before he knew it and slipped his hand over the ladle, met his eyes.
“…You’re so delicious, stop it.”
A voice that seemed to have gotten smaller as if it was about to crawl into a mouse hole.
Did you have an appetite?
On the one hand, thinking so, Russell smiled lightly.
He added another ladle to Io’s bowl and said.
“We have plenty of stew, so you can eat as much as you like.”
“Thank you. benefactor.”
As if to change the topic, he accepted the bowl and added hastily.
“By the way…what were you trying to say?”
“Ah, I was a little curious whether Arain-nim is also trying to summon the forest spirit.”
It took just a few seconds for Io to summon the forest spirit.
But Arain had been sitting still for ten minutes already.
That appearance was considered strange.
“hmm. That’s not it. Benefactor. The reason I summoned the forest spirit was just to better explain it to my benefactor.”
“Then, Arain-sama…?”
“Perhaps he is monitoring the state of the forest.”
As the name suggests, the spirits of the forest are the beings most closely related to the forest.
As the forest prospers, they also grow, and on the contrary, as the forest declines, they weaken
.
It was then.
Arain, who had been concentrating for a long time, opened her eyes with a long sigh.
“Did you have any income? mother?”
Io asked as he sat down next to her, and Arain shook her head.
“I’ve tried several times, but the spirits aren’t all good.”
He replied in a slightly weary voice.
“Besides, he’s trembling in fear as if he’s afraid of something.”
Exactly what frightened the forest spirits was unknown. However, at least it was clear that it was related to the darkness that settled in the middle of the great forest.
After hearing Arain’s words, Russell turned his head.
‘What the hell…’
He moved his eyes and stared deep into the great forest, clenching his fists tightly.
‘Because there is something beyond that darkness and the abyss.’
Like it or not, you’ll find out in a few days.
‘However, it is said to be yubimuhwan (有備無患). If I can find out before then, it would be nice to be prepared in advance…’
Russell clicked his tongue in frustration.
* * *
‘It’s getting darker.’
Russell frowned as he glared at the black mist that swirled around him.
With each step you take, you can feel the fog getting thicker little by little.
It wasn’t particularly harmful, but it was a mist that continued to irritate me.
I saw that the investigation team had fired magic and aura before, but the black fog only lifted for a moment, so I had to endure it.
If the people here weren’t stronger than average, it wouldn’t be strange if there were fights over and over again because of this displeasure.
‘I’m glad I didn’t come in with the 7th Legion.’
No matter how well trained regular soldiers are, their mental barriers will be much lower than those in this position.
a while after that.
Chuck—
Nicolo raised the back of his hand. At the same time as sending the stop signal, he looked ahead.
“I see.”
beyond the fog A substance that can be called darkness itself can be seen covering the forest.
What lies in front of it is an endless abyss. Be bottomless.
Finally facing his destination, Nicolo opened his mouth.
“Then let’s start the investigation now. As originally planned, move in groups of two or more…”
Before his warning ended, Kuung—.
A heavy echo spread.
“Oops!”
It was such a shock that the dwarf Gyor lost his balance for an instant and fell. Others did not fall, but their knees lost strength at once and their bodies staggered.
“What is this…?”
One of the knights let out a puzzled cry, and the echo continued to spread.
cooong cooong cooong cooong-!
The entire forest trembled and branches and leaves fell.
Just in time for the vibration to ring out—!
It is accompanied by the sound of old trees in the Great Forest breaking.
The echo was coming from inside the abyss.
A rumble and roar of ever-increasing scale rising from the floor upwards.
──────Kooung!
And finally it showed up.
“Buy?”
A huge mountain suddenly rose up, and out of nowhere, darkness covered the area as if it were night.
no.
It’s not night.
However, the sun was only half-obscured by its enormous size.
“What?”
“Is the shadow alone this size?”
What was even more surprising was that the exposed part was not even the upper half of the body at all.
In terms of overall size, only the chest was exposed!
That alone is large enough to remind you of a mountain and block out the sun.
What will happen when all that body is exposed!
Russell, who knew the identity through the vision he had seen the day before, shouted inwardly.
‘──Giant!!’
Of course, the appearance was a little different from the giants I saw then.
It was similar in size to a gigantic one, but the one that appeared now had fifty heads and a hundred arms attached to its upper body.
Its appearance is quite hideous even to be regarded as an extraterrestrial monster!
Half a beat later, Niccolo exclaimed in astonishment.
“Hecatoncheires! I never thought I would see the remnants of Titanomachia here!”
“…If it’s Titanomachia…”
Niccolo quickly added to Amelia’s murmur.
“It is almost a forgotten era of history, even in academia, when relics are just being unearthed. One of the shipowner races that once sought supremacy in the material world. I heard that dragons were subjugated by borrowing the power of ‘something’ because of their tyrannical and cruel nature…”
Arain screamed.
“Certainly Gaia was trying to hide it—!!”
“Probably some kind of prison that kept him sealed.”
She had lived in Daesoorim as her home all her life. But I would have thought that something like that would have been living under my feet.
For a moment, goosebumps ran through Niccolo’s voice.
“We have to stop it here.”
“…?
“They were subjugated because of their violence with no mercy and their habit of using other races as food without hesitation. If those guys are released…”
Meanwhile, the Hecatoncheires continued to climb the abyss.
It’s not an ordinary mountain, it’s big enough to remind you of Mount Tai.
To a guy like that, the chattering humans in front of him would be no different from edible ants.
Along with that, the bottomless pit and the darkness that covered it begin to fade little by little.
Tartarus.
The prison built to seal part of the giants had fulfilled its mission and was disappearing.
Of course, it was a fact that Russell and the others did not know.
followed by
The guy who finally climbed up the bottomless pit glared at the bright sunlight and roared.
──────────Krrrrrr!!!!!!
“Kuh-!”
“Go home—!”
The roar from fifty heads all in unison shook the surrounding area.
The atmosphere shuddered and a shock wave burst out in a circle.
House-sized rocks rolled all over the place as if they were pebbles, and the entire surface of the ground was overturned.
───── Kwagwagwagwa!
Trees swept away by the terrifying wind pressure were also broken and uprooted.
Kuduk woojikkeun!
It could only be a roar, but it had the power to devastate an area in an instant.
If that giant moves properly, how much physical force can it exert?
The cool wind naturally brushed the back of my neck, and what was even more important was the will in the roar.
Annoyance at being locked up for a long time and anger at the beings who imprisoned him here. A rising boo. It’s just that everything is disappointing.
Anger at all the races who walked under the bright sunlight while imprisoning themselves!
And the joy of finally escaping from that hell! The rage to trample on everyone!
I don’t know the inside story, but the intention contained in it.
I could clearly read the hostility and intent to kill!
‘I have to stop here.’
Recognizing that fact, Russell raised his mana.
entered the war situation.
The roar struck again.
──────────Krrrrrr!!!!!!
At that moment, Russell signed the hand as if he had waited.
dragon-swallowed wizard
