Arena, Alien hunting

Through the door of the trials, it was on the tree of life.

I was glad to see the tree of life like a giant tower reaching to the sky. It was 60 days.

It was still early in the morning, so the town was quiet.

Peace.

Why can't Humans destroy the Elves who are living so peacefully?

‘Obviously, there's something in it for you. ’

The opponent is the undead.

He was a dark wizard who had mastered the evil arts of manipulating the dead with neither complete life nor death.

Odin said it was a forbidden discipline derived from the study of dark magic and eternal life.

Death, resurrection, eternal life.

When the keyword was associated with an Elf, it naturally occurred to me that it was the Tree of Life.

The Elves know it's a blur. Derek mentioned that the undead are after the Tree of Life.

Zombies are naturally jealous of having life, so they say they want the tree of life with the greatest life force.

But the Black Wizard who controls those zombies must be after the Tree of Life for some other reason.

Perhaps it was for the purpose of resurrection or immortality.

“You're up early. ”

I suddenly heard a voice behind me.

Mediterranean Elf Warrior.

It was Derek.

“Derek! ”

“Why are you so pleased? ”

“Just glad to see you. ”

I'll see you in 60 days.

“Fresh. Let's leave early today, though, since you're awake. ”

“Do you always wake up at this hour? ”

“Yes."

“Then I will do the same for you! ”

“Suit yourself. ”

Derek and I left together.

Today it was also to take care of the tree of life. We're gonna have to fight some more climbing zombies.

Running alongside Derek, I felt a small sense of accomplishment.

After completing the fifth test, Karma pushed my fitness correction to its limit.

Intermediate level 5.

It was the limit I could raise without knowing error control.

And the effect of intermediate level 5 was the strength of the elf's limit level.

In other words, you will never be outmatched by Derek, the greatest Elf warrior.

But of course, it's only when you're physically fit.

“You follow me well? ”

Derek was astonished by my elevated stamina.

“I've had a lot of stamina. ”

“It's grown a lot compared to yesterday. ”

“Is that so?"

“I'm surprised. ”

“Hehehe.”

“Then I can run properly from today. ”

“Yes?”

“Follow me. ”

And then Derek shoots out in front of him like a shot.

“Huff!”

I was terrified.

I was running at full speed. I can't believe you're moving faster than that.

"I have the strength of an Elf's limit. ’

I wondered how Derek could run faster than me.

Anyway, for now, catching up was a quick task.

“The Wind's Blessing! ”

Eventually, I had to run alongside Derek in the wind.

Every time I took a step, the wind pressure pushed me forward.

You can comfortably keep up with Derek as you almost jump.

I ran to check on Derek.

What's so special about it? ’

The running posture was the same as usual. I didn't know what the difference was between me and him.

When I got to the Tree of Life, I asked Derek.

Derek explained it to me.

“It is similar to what humans deal with errors. ”

“Organ control? ”

“Yes, the Elves can handle the forces of nature just as humans can apply error to gain more power. Aesthetics is one way of using nature's power. ”

“That's why the Tree of Life is so valuable to the Elves. ”

“Yes. Our elves' power is greatly weakened where the forces of nature do not arise. ”

Even if the error control can be handled, it is useless if there is no error.

The elf who lost the tree of life was put in that position.

“As this tree grows, your strength will be stronger, right? ”

“Of course. There are two trees of life, and there's nothing to fear. ”

Then again, the most important thing for me in the sixth round was to grow this small tree of life.

Looking at the overall context from the 4th and 5th to the 6th, the answer was that.

‘This will have a much greater effect than fighting with the Elves. ’

No matter how strong I've become, how helpful will I be in a fight with a bunch of great warriors?

Maybe so, even if you complete the exam, you won't get a high karma.

‘Yes, this is it. He gave me a better reward for wearing my head than I did for my first test. ’

Once I made two consecutive flames of life and breathed them into the small tree of life.

Eat a lot and grow fast.

The small tree of life shakes one small branch slightly, as if to say thank you. Maybe it's the wind.

Derek glances at me like that.

“Kim, you are nature's greatest gift to us. ”

“Huff!”

“Yes? What is it? ”

“Oh, no. I'm so moved."

Derek grins.

Whew, I almost fell in love. Another nice thing to say to a heart! Derek, the Elf of Magic Castle!

“When we're done, let's go. ”

“Yes.”

We head for the cliff.

There are already other old elves waiting for you on the cliffs. This place is on 24-hour shifts.

“Hey, Kim! ”

“Good luck today, too. ”

“You've improved a lot lately. ”

Now that I'm close to everyone, I encouraged them to be friendly.

All right, I'm gonna show you what I've improved today.

The Wind Blessing has increased to a beginner level of 5, and the Violin Practice has also increased your Gymnastics to an intermediate level of 2!

‘The time limit is 12 months. That is, if you protect the Elves for 12 months, the test will be completed. ’

A long time ago, 12 months ago, bullets were useless.

Of course, a beginner level of 4 will increase the amount of Magnum ammunition used for handguns during wider processing.

But if a vast herd of zombies flocks every day for 12 months, that bullet will be enough.

‘Let's save the pistol unless there's an important fight. ’

And then the fight started.

“Rrrrgh!”

“Grrrrrrrr!”

“Aah!”

Dead bodies crawling up steep cliffs screaming.

“I'll go first. ”

Derek disconnects the start.

Draw the twin swords, falling perpendicular to the zombie horde.

At the moment of impact, the dual swords were crossed simultaneously.

―!

“Hrrrgh!”

“Khhh!”

Zombies with their arms and legs cut off and necks crashed into the ground.

Derek slows down as he joins the climbing zombies. The walkers in the footsteps groan as well.

He slows down as he treads on the zombies, and Derek continues to wield his sword.

After 60 days, I had to admire him with my mouth wide open.

"How long does it take for an athletic nerve to replicate that? ’

Shouldn't we be more senior?

“I'll go next. ”

I stepped out.

“Oh, Kim? ”

“Let me take a look! ”

“Good luck.”

Encourage the Elves.

You howl at the breeze and leap toward the zombies.

With your feet down, you fall straight down with your arms balanced.

The moment I clashed with a horde of zombies, I pushed myself down with all my might.

It was an extra drop kick to the acceleration of the fall.

Kuaang ―!

There was tremendous wind pressure. The wind's protection level has risen, making its power stronger as well.

A small storm from my feet swept through the hordes of zombies.

“Grrrrrrrr!”

“Aah!”

“Hrrrgh!”

An eight-man swarm of zombies is swept away in a single blow.

I hold the beak with one hand and keep kicking.

Every time, the wind pressure drops two or three of the zombies.

I took down the zombies as if they were literally dust.

“Oh!”

“Fantastic!”

“What a kick! ”

The praise of the Elves pours down from the cliffs.

With excitement, I trample the zombies back across the cliff like a foothold.

The walkers on the pavement have fallen sharply.

Of course, we're not quite there yet, so sometimes we have to grab the cliff with our hands.

In fact, it's unusual to cross a cliff with just two feet!

The other elves are tough, so the zombies are swept away like broomsticks.

After a long struggle, the zombie attack stops.

“Phew, that's it. ”

“Looks like the undead are outnumbered today. Is it because of your mood?" ”

“It's not the mood. I felt the same way. ”

The elves take a rest, exchanging words.

The fight won, but I was worried about everyone's voice.

Derek stares quietly down at the cliff where the zombies have washed away.

“What are you thinking? ”

“I think about the undead. ”

“There were a lot of people today, right? ”

Derek nods.

“I don't know if this is a coincidence. ”

“It can't be a coincidence. ”

Derek's gaze falls on me.

I told you.

“I hear the Dark Wizard controls the undead. ”

“Of course.”

According to his tone, Derek doesn't seem to know much about dark magic either.

“If the number of zombies has increased, it means the Black Wizard sent more. ”

“That's right."

“Think about it. The Black Wizard has been sending zombies every day to attack us. Every time we did that, we were thrown out. ”

Derek nods.

I continued.

“We're fighting zombies, but the real opponent is the Black Wizard. Not just zombies, but thinkers. ”

“That's right."

“I've been attacking again and again and again, but wouldn't humans try something different? ”

“ ……. ”

“Maybe the reason you've repeated the same attacks so far is because you thought you'd get tired of it if you kept doing that. ”

“Waiting for us to tire? ”

“Yes, but after repeated such boring fights, the Black Wizard's patience ran out first. There's no end to this. ”

“... I suppose you could say that. Humans have less patience than we do. ”

“That's why I'm increasing the numbers today to make a difference. ”

I added a word to Derek that made his face glow more intense.

“Of course, this is just a guess. ”

Maybe I was wrong.

But Derek shakes his head.

“No, Kim, you're right. You have to think like that to make sense. ”

“Is that so?"

“Then Kim, let me ask you a question. So what do you think we should do? ”

“Yes? Don't mothers have to decide that? ”

“Of course, they make the final decision. I'd like to give you an opinion that might help with that. You're as useful as that Dark Wizard as a human. ”

‘Hmm.'

I had to be cautious before speaking, because it was an opinion to be passed on to the mothers.