Chapter 211 – Transgressions

#211.

“Huh.. Is this the end?”

Another week passed.
He ran in all directions to find the Large Man Road, but the results were still zero.
As we frantically made our way through the swamp, we reached the end before we knew it.
On the horizon beyond the endless plains, something blue flashed.

“It is the sea..”

It had reached the end of the continent before anyone knew it.
If you go further down here, the sea comes out, and if you cross the sea, you will find a large island nation.
That place is the maritime kingdom of Carleya.
It is a kingdom where all kinds of firearms and shipbuilding technology were developed, and it is said that the first king was a woman.
It was a clan that had the Mystic Eye that could see mana itself and was nicknamed the magic bullet shooter.

“Let’s all go back.”

As I was enumerating the knowledge I had learned from Nia in my head like a machine, I shook off my thoughts and turned around at the thought that this was not the time.
However, Hisha didn’t care and went out of the swamp and walked on the plains.
After all, for two weeks, I only wandered in the swamp all day long, so I missed the plains.
Hisha, who was changing her mood by stepping on her flat ground, suddenly hardened her face.

“Hisha? What’s the matter.”
“Um… I heard you found it?”
“What..?”

What I found here didn’t exist other than the Lizardman Road.
But it was so absurd that it was hard to believe.

For the Lizardmen, the swamp is a home ground where they can exert their full potential, and it is also a good ecosystem to live in.
But why did they settle down on the plains and not the swamps?
Does this mean it is dark under the lamp?
Karut appeared to me, who was speechless for a moment in bewilderment.

“Master. It’s breathtaking, but it resonates.”
“Is that really..?”
“Yes. I was stupid. I guess I didn’t think deeply.”
“What are you talking about.”
“My skin is an energy source that any Lizardmen would covet. Of course, I should have expected that the Lizardman Lord would be wary of the others, but my thoughts were short-lived.”

So, in the end, it meant that he left the swamps and settled down on the plains to secretly absorb power, as he was wary of his own people.
It must have taken into account the possibility of serious damage if attacked while absorbing.
There were so many competent colleagues, but I felt embarrassed that I couldn’t even read the thoughts of a lizard.

“Ha ha. I didn’t know how to block other guys, but if you do this, you won’t have to worry about interfering.”

It’s a pity for Reina, who worked hard to find a way to block her, but thanks to her, her difficulty seems to have gone down a bit.
Of course, it wasn’t pointless at all.
If you use Reina’s magic, you can prepare for what happens when he runs away.

“Then go back. Master. If you keep resonating, you might notice it from over there.”
“Okay. Then let’s go. Hisha, come here.”
“Huh!”

I was worried that he might notice Karut’s presence, so I quickly picked up Hisha and entered the swamp.
It’s already late, so I’m going to go quickly and share her opinion with Reina and carry out the subjugation tomorrow morning.

‘It’s not long now!’

When Karut gets his body back, maybe he can stop worrying about his lovers to some extent.
After completely absorbing the skin, you will probably recover the power equivalent to at least 10 stars.
Even so, the influence of the Church of Destruction in the Harpe Empire and the Rianne Kingdom is decreasing day by day.
In such a situation, if Karut protects his lovers, he can freely roam the continent.

‘I still have to go to the Maritime Kingdom…’

There are not that many ancient ruins left here on the western continent.
Then I have to go to the East Continent, but it takes a year to go back and forth there, so it’s too much to go now.
Then, of course, the only thing left was the maritime kingdom.
It takes 2-3 months just to go there, but compared to the eastern continent, it is unavoidable because they are nobles.
There was an ancient ruin managed by the royal family there, so he was looking forward to it.

As I moved while worrying about my future schedule, I quickly arrived in front of the village.
Seeing Reina waving her goodbye from afar, I jumped down from the tree and put Hisha down.

“Everyone came a little early today? If..?”
“Yes. Found it. He settled down on the plain. It would be better to subdue it tomorrow.”
“Okay. If it’s there, no problem. Get a good rest today and start right when the sun rises tomorrow!”

After talking quickly, we entered the village promising tomorrow.
Finally, the Lizardman Road Subjugation begins.

***

“Are you here?”
“Yes. But there are no trees, are you okay?”

The next day, as soon as we woke up in the morning, we came to the plain after a hearty meal.
When I asked a question while looking at Reina looking around the plain, she shrugged her shoulders saying that there was no problem and took out a small twig from her arms.

“It’s okay to have this.”
“What is that..?”
“This is one of the fallen branches of the World Tree. A huge amount of natural energy is condensed.”

Certainly, the branches glowing in a soft green light were exuding an unusual energy.
It was so clean that it seemed to purify even the soul of the viewer.
The refreshing and clear subtle scent calmed the mind.

“Can I use that? Isn’t it a precious thing?”
“Of course. It’s something I had to use at a time like this in the first place. He listened to my unreasonable demands, but this much is natural.”

Our current strength is me, Hisha, Karut, and Reina. It could be seen as four.
Originally, Yuruba, the captain of the knights who had reached the same level as me, should have come with me, but I left it just in case.
The greatest enemy of the Elf resistance was not the Lizardmen, so it was natural.
If you were attacked by the Church of Destruction while leaving the subjugation, it would be a big deal, so it could be seen as an unavoidable decision.

“Isn’t it natural for the resistance? Then Let’s go. Karut!”
“Yes, Lay. I will guide you.”

Being in front of Reina, Karut mentioned my name instead of the title of master.
Karut, who was sitting curled up on Hisha’s shoulder, flicked his tongue and looked around his head, then began guiding him.

I saw a sinkhole in my eyes as I moved while questioning whether there would be a place to hide in such an open plain.
It was enough to believe that the endless darkness was the entrance to hell.

“Are you here?”
“Yes. It’s on the inside We have to act fast. You will recognize me soon.”
“Raina. Please!”
“Leave it to me!”

At my signal, Rayna immediately stuck the branches of the World Tree into the ground and began to increase her mana.
After seeing that appearance, I pulled out the platinum and focused on the aura.
The aura soon formed the sword body and strong energy was formed, and it did not stop there, but began to compress without end.
Mana definitely exists, but it has no mass, just like a girlfriend.
Like the law of conservation of mass, an enormous amount is compressed into a single sword.

‘I was lucky…’

In the past, when compressing her hand, the damage accumulated on her body due to the limit of control power stopped at the line of compressing half of the total aura, but Platina was not even close to that much.
As she continued to greedily suck in the aura, a sense of exhaustion settled in her body.

‘3000 for magic attribute!’

She was good at saving karma so far.
I could afford it, so I was able to invest right away without hesitation.
At the same time, mana from all directions was sucked into her body.
It was processed into an aura in real time using Exseed and compressed into platinum as it is.

The great thing about fairy tales is that they even hide my aura.
Of course, the Lizardman Lord had to notice this amount of Aura, but he hadn’t shown up yet.
In an instant, the aura was almost doubled, but even that was almost all compressed into the blade.

‘No matter how bad he is, this is the least fatal wound.’

Of course, in a normal situation, it would not be possible to prepare time to prepare for such an attack, and even if there was time, he would not readily accept it, but now he is oblivious to anything and is focused on absorbing his faults.

Eventually, having compressed everything except for the bare minimum, I caught my breath and waited for the right time to come.
How many seconds did you wait?
After an hour that seemed both very long and short, Reina shouted.

“Now!”

Faaaaah—!

At the same time, the branches of the World Tree grew in an instant and began to wrap around in the shape of a dome.
It looked similar to the dome that the lich guy made at the old academy, but the energy inside it was very pure and clean, which was a contrast.

─Kyaaaaa!!

Right after the barrier was formed, he finally sensed his danger and let out a roar, revealing his presence.
The magic power contained in the thrilling life made me feel the guy’s power to some extent.

“Die!!”

Suwaaaaang—!!

Spotting something wriggling beyond the darkness of the sinkhole, I immediately lowered my sword.
A jet-black, black steel weapon fell from the sword and plunged into the distance.
The river, which fell like a laser with a heavy punching sound, eventually came into contact with something that was wriggling.

‘Explode!’

Immediately, with a strong will, he activated Aura Explosion, and the truly contradictory phenomenon of dark light instantly covered the world.
The dark pillars of light that flashed and soared from the sinkhole shook the ground with a tremendous explosion.

Kwagwagwagwang—!!!

“Kyaaaaah!”
“Aww..!!”

My aura was depleted in an instant, and I saw Hisha and Reina sitting down with a scream in my exhausted eyes.
Shaking as if it had been an earthquake, I gave strength to my legs from the impact that made my head dizzy, picked them up and stepped back.

‘Did I create a barrier for no reason?’

Although he had guessed the power of the attack to some extent, he did not expect it to be this great.
As if the world had come to an end, we stared at the sinkhole while watching the land swaying like the surface of the water.
Looking at the ground that had completely collapsed to the point where I wondered if it could be called a sinkhole now, I even planted the thought that perhaps it might have ended like this.

Of course. It was just an illusion.

─Kwaaaaa!!

Fuhuaaaaagh—!

With a roar of anger and pain, the ground melted like ice cream, and soon lava erupted.

“That’s…”
“We developed our own territory! Be careful!”

Unique domain development.
Only wizards who have reached 10 stars create favorable environments for themselves with the powers that can be used.
Reina’s advantage in the forest can be seen as similar.
Of course, in the case of a unique area, it is much more powerful than that.

[How dare you disturb the topic of bugs!!]

From the land that had completely melted and turned into a swamp, a 3m tall Lizardman rose up.
The scales all over the body were ripped off, and the blood-soaked one informed that it had suffered considerable damage.
However, as if that was not a threat to his life, he was sending menacing glances at us without showing signs of staggering.

‘I was a bit weak…’

I did my best in mine. No, the best was, of course, a desperate attack that exceeded the limit, but it seems that the difference in the level of the two stages could not be overcome.
Still, the moment he was satisfied with the blow and grabbed the sword, he activated his magic.

[Come out! Tear them all apart!]

Bubbling bubbling..

I don’t know if it’s because he absorbed Karut’s skin, but his mana was green like Hisha.
The moment the magic was activated, the swampy land bubbling and emitting air bubbles, and soon a huge crocodile came out from the inside.

─Kurrureu!

[You dare to stand up to me… That’s arrogant. Keep your head down!!]

On the topic of lizards, he says something intrusive rather than being arrogant.
I frowned as I was recovering my aura by additionally investing karma in my magic.
It’s arrogant.
I was about to skip it with that thought, but at that moment, Karut interrupted.

“How dare a lower race say such a thing? How funny!”

[You..! No way!]

It was said that resonance was possible, but as soon as he saw it, he must have recognized Karut’s identity, and he opened the reptile’s pupils in surprise.
In anger, even the tail, which had been standing upright at a right angle, snapped in an instant.

[Khehehe…! Okay. I see! I was destined to become a god! Come on! Become one with me!!]

His intelligence seemed to be a bit off, perhaps because he didn’t naturally build up his strength to reach the state.
A rod, which governs a race, was considerably inferior to an ultimate entity.

─Quaaaaa!!

But that didn’t make it easy to see.
At the same time as his cry, the crocodile jumped on us through the swamp in an instant.

Kwaji Jijik!!