Chapter 961
Episode 236. The fire of destruction, the cruel past (4)
Elona did not understand death.
She didn’t know what it meant to let a person lose someone he loved.
I just shuddered at the unexpected displeasure of being out in the world. Instead of feeling the joy of communicating with others as life, she was now despairing that she would never be able to go back to the way she was before.
The kingdom where the shrine was located was gone, but the shrine beneath the ruins still glowed green. The tree Elona escaped from was also firmly rooted.
“Oooh.”
Elona went into the cracks of the tree every day and crouched down in order to become a tree again.
However, just as a life once born cannot return to its mother, Elona could never merge with the tree.
Still, Elona slept in a tree every day. It was because she was a place where she could at least cover the nasty smells of humans and the world.
A complete, safe, and unselfish state.
In the days when she was a tree, Elona had no shortage, but not anymore. Sometimes, her terrible smell and aura, which could not be hidden even by the scent of the tree, permeated her sanctuary, and each time she elona escaped her tree and roared for a long time.
In the end, Elona began to think about what to do to find rest again. Even if you are quietly holding your breath in the tree, you keep finding unclean and unpleasant things.
It didn’t take long to get an answer.
Go out and destroy all land and life except this one.
That was the conclusion Elona made.
She remembered the kingdom she had destroyed the day Reginald fled. Despite the tremendous massacre and destruction that left no survivors, Elona did not hear even a single scream from them.
It was because the earthly kingdom disappeared just with the magical energy she had fired from her standing position to get rid of Reginald.
Elona had the sense to fathom the size of the world even from a sitting position.
It took an hour for him to annihilate the kingdom. If you think about it, it seemed that about ten days would be enough to destroy the entire Inse.
If there are humans like Reginald who fiercely resist or try to run away, it will take a little more time.
Even if I calculated those variables, it seemed that it would not exceed a month.
Besides, it felt natural, as if I had wanted it since before I was born. She didn’t know that she was a being created by the sun god’s lust for destruction, but she instinctively wanted destruction.
The only problem was that he had to leave the tree for a while until he had completed his purpose. It felt like a very dangerous thing to wander around the outside without leaving the only safe haven.
Even if I didn’t understand the grudge, it was because I personally experienced people coming here anyway. The number of days when I couldn’t fall asleep thinking about what would happen if those harmful creatures did something to the tree while I wasn’t there.
A few days later, Elona was able to witness her ominous premonition coming true.
“My little brother… … The devil who killed Vichelin is here.”
It was Reginald.
He led his troops to find the Holy Land with narrow red eyes. The rough steps of the hired mercenaries, the elite knights of the allies, and the Ziple Magic Corps were trampling all over the holy land.
It was about five hundred people.
However, there was no one Elona could feel threatened by. In the first place, even Reginald, the strongest of them all, couldn’t inflict even the slightest scratch on his body, so the air was more dangerous to those who were weaker than him. If Elona was a beast of prey, most of them couldn’t even become flies.
The unpleasant warmth emanating from humans was making the holy grounds boil.
Elona waited until they got closer to the tree. The humans surrounding the tree looked terrified, and Reginald took a seat at the very end.
“Is this really the right tree?”
“This is a strange space… … As Sir Reginald said, I don’t feel hunger or fatigue at all.”
Squeak-!
The moment a group of knights and mercenaries stood right in front of the tree, Elona took their lives with a light wave of her hand.
And before their dirty blood reached the holy ground, it was evaporated by igniting flames. Magical power and flames that stretched out like swordsmanship instantly killed the people gathered nearby.
At that moment, most of the humans who visited the Holy Land had no choice but to lose their fighting spirit.
“Uh, ah!”
“What is this… … !”
Reginald was not at all interested in those who turned and ran with their spirits gone. In a dry voice, he ordered the wizards of Ziffle to build a fence with a protective shield.
“Sir Reginald! What are you doing, blocking the retreat!”
Reginald did not answer and focused only on Elona wielding transcendental power.
The strength of the mercenaries and allies that pursued Reginald in the first place consisted mostly of those with lower-middle ranks.
“You start the massacre without the slightest hesitation. The size of the power is greater than the creation. Maybe even Shinu-nim can surpass it. However, the fighting style is infinitely crude and lacks depth. like a beast.”
The reason why Reginald brought in knights and mercenaries was to use them as consumables to figure out Elona.
How she usually fights, whether there are any weaknesses, and whether she needs recovery time after using her powers.
If that fact could be grasped from the trivial lives of mercenaries and lower-middle-class knights, Reginald was willing to sacrifice them again and again.
“tree… … I feel obsessed with that tree. Damn bitch, could it be that she recognizes the tree as her mother? Besides, I’m deliberately careful not to splatter blood on the ground.”
“It certainly is. It seems that the monster is extremely wary of damaging the trees and the land.”
“It is a good harvest. just go back Tomorrow, I will put in a thousand people.”
“I understand, lord.”
Elona poured her magic on Reginald, who ran away, but he had already perfectly grasped that Elona’s attacks were monotonous at the time of their first meeting. Her magic beam she shot failed to hit Reginald’s group as she departed.
From then on, Reginald led his troops to visit the Holy Land every day.
He used as bait a hundred people on few days and close to a thousand on many days. The allies and mercenaries could not disobey Reginald’s orders even though they knew that those who had sent them were not returning. He said that disobeying him means that he will soon lose his place in the world.
Elona was getting more and more troubled by that.
I couldn’t leave my seat because of the constant twisting bugs. Elona was curiously aware that they were becoming attached to the tree little by little. Because Reginald realized she valued her tree.
Reginald, who identified her weakness, persistently scratched Elona’s nerves.
The day when Reginald finally decided to put an end to Elona, it was after visiting the Holy Land with some of the most elite magic wands and the best-known knights of the time.
Unlike those who had been used as consumables so far, they were the number of people who could properly attack Elona.
It was a simple tactic of attacking by approaching the tree while the Magic Corps fired and Elona blocked it.
Quaang, kuddudd… … !
When the magic wand’s bombardment poured into the Holy Land without rest, Elona blocked their attacks so easily.
However, taking advantage of the confusion, he noticed the knight approaching the tree belatedly, and the knight was able to leave a long and deep sword mark in the middle of the tree.
“Aaaaa!”
At that time, Elona let out a painful scream for the first time and rushed into the tree. Losing her temper, she even grabbed her tree and burst into tears.
At that moment, the knight was torn to pieces by the energy emitted from Elona, but it was the moment when Reginald was certain of future victory.
Even after that day, Elona even showed herself suffering for a while. Reginald led the expedition every day to observe her movements, and even if the distance was shorter than usual, he would not even attack.
When they got very close, they waved their hands and sprayed magic, but they didn’t slaughter the troops as persistently as before. Like a person with a broken will.
“Call the midnight sun, tower owners, and all knights on standby. Tomorrow we will avenge Vicelin’s grudge by tearing that monster apart.”
That’s how Inse’s largest army gathered in the Holy Land.
The knights became frantic to become the best of the day by succeeding in subjugating Elona, and Reginald said with a cold smile.
“Let the hunt begin.”
No matter how strong Elona was, the battle could not be established as long as the rebellion was so clear. To Reginald, Elona had fallen from being worshiped to being hunted.
It was a hunt that was fully prepared. The knights were able to approach the tree much more easily than the knight who cut down the tree first, and the mages boldly cast their spells.
Elona exploded her magic in anger, and even with that simple attack, many wizards were swept away and died.
However, the moment the knights’ swords began to trample the tree, she had no choice but to collapse like a pile of sand.
The knights learned a lesson from the previous knight’s death and blocked her approach with their swords placed on trees. The tree was used as a hostage.
At that time, the subjugation party could hear Elona speak for the first time.
“Oh, no… … stop.”
Those were the words that Elona had heard the most since she was born in this world. While killing numerous members of the subjugation team that were used as consumables.
Elona was copying their words without even realizing it. Like them, I knelt down and rubbed my hands.
“Ha ha ha ha ha… … !”
Seeing that, Reginald laughed madly and moved closer to Elona.
“Gaju, it’s dangerous!”
“house owner!”
Despite the refusal of his aides, Reginald stood naked in front of Elona and looked down at her. Elona was repeating her plea to save her tree with her tears in her eyes.
“You mean you killed my brother, killed so many lives like worms, and never see your precious ones hurt?”
“Stop, stop… … !”
Reginald looked at Elona, who had completely surrendered, and was lost in thought for a moment.
“Originally, I was going to kill you right away. But I guess there could be a better revenge than that. yeah my thoughts were short I can’t kill you so easily… … .”
Reginald said with a smile.
“From today, this monster is a Zipple property. Uproot the tree and move it along with this monster to the lab of the 1st Mage Tower.”
