Legend

What Ray and Seto saw as they arrived under the world tree was a completely unexpected sight.

Even as he was on his way here, he could see the leaves of those above the world tree withering, but what Ray saw when he actually arrived below the world tree was the sight of many leaves withering, besides above. And most importantly...

"What is that..."

At the end of his gaze, there is something huge clinging to the trunk of the world tree.

Its size is about twenty meters long and close to ten meters in places with thick sides.

It was Ray who said what it was, but Ray himself knows what it is... a similar being.

Because when Ray was still in Japan, he saw it like every year.

And the huge hole in the roots of the world tree also showed where its existence came from, supporting Ray's predictions.

It is a presence that manifests itself every summer. It is a kind of being that can be called a summer festival poem, a being that is not inherently huge so far.

"... cicadas?

Yes. At the end of Ray's gaze was definitely a giant cicada.

I have a total of ten legs, five left and five right, or something like a tail, but still that the prototype is a cicada... no, I guess it's not exactly a cicada yet because it's the state of the pupa I'm trying to be a cicada now.

Of course, it's not like the real cicada is at the end of your gaze. As far as Ray knows, there is no such thing as a cicada 20 meters long.

In the first place, cicadas become defenseless when feathering, so they basically don't feather when they're bright.

It is common for natural enemies such as ants and bees to become inactive, feathering from evening to night.

(Well, cicadas of this size wouldn't be enemies if they had ants and bees)

Seeing the giant cicada pupae clinging to the trunk of the tree, Ray wonders what's wrong.

A giant hole in the ground and a giant cicada pupa clinging to a tree trunk.

Looking at these two, I could clearly understand what caused Ray's disease in the world tree called here in the first place.

Because cicada larvae grow by sucking sap from the roots of trees beneath the ground.

(Well, I have a question about how we got under the world tree in the middle of a tense junction or something like that)

It looked like a cicada on the verge of feathering, but a cicada of twenty meters in length can't be normal.

It was Ray's expectation that it would definitely be a monster.

(I guess that means that the world tree was losing its magic and getting weaker and weaker because this guy was sucking it out of the roots. But... what do we do? It wouldn't be that hard to kill in the present state, but that would damage the world tree as well)

I have Death Size in my hand and wonder what's wrong with it.

The chrysalis clings firmly to the trunk of the world tree with five legs, left and right, the skin of the trunk of the world tree peels off, and the tip of the five legs penetrates the trunk of the world tree deeply.

On the contrary, he had even sucked the sap flowing through the world trees from his feet despite the state of the pupae.

More than sticking firmly to the world tree so far, it was certain that attacking the pupae in a detour would damage the world tree as well.

(Particularly troublesome is the world tree, after all)

Ray's gaze is directed toward the world tree and then toward the light sphere that is floating right on his side.

Its brightness was gradually becoming weaker, felt by Ray as it manifested itself that the world tree was weak.

(I don't even have time. The best way to attack quickly is to attack from the inside...)

An attack from the inside means that the first thing past Ray's brain was the magic of The Dancing Flaming Snake.

It is a vicious magic that produces a fiery serpent inside the enemy and thereby burns the body from inside the enemy.

However... the serpent is a serpent made of flames and is powerful enough to cause great damage to the world tree.

If it was a weakened magic, you might not need to worry about the area, but then it could also be harder to deal damage this time against giant cicada pupacas twenty meters long.

(Then…)

The next time Ray's gaze was directed was Seto, who was raising his voice of intimidation towards the giant cicada pupa nearby.

If it's a power crash with the power to crush rocks, you don't have to worry about burning them out. I don't...

(Ten legs of that chrysanthemum stabbing the world tree in the way. If you blow that chrysanthemum poorly, it is likely that its power will pass directly onto the foot that is piercing the world tree, causing significant damage to the world tree as a result. So... is it a good idea to attack right after you've been feathered?

Think so, and thus the leaves of the world tree continue to wither rapidly even as they are today in the state of pupae.

If you wait until it's feathered like this, it's sure to do a lot of damage to the world tree.

Do something about the light bulb that's floating next to Ray! Having said that, even in a state where the light is diminishing, it is violently bright out.

Given its desperation, it is not the kind of situation where you can wait for the pupae to feather.

Think a little and realize that what you are now is the straight front of the chrysalis clinging to the world tree.

"Well, if you do any damage from the side..."

Fortunately, some of Ray's methods of attack are spear throwing, which can attack enemies at a pinpoint, and most importantly, a means of attack called flying slaughter.

If it was a flying slaughter now, which was considerably more powerful than before, it was also possible that a giant cicada could be made in two straight from the side if it were in a pupae state.

Ray didn't know exactly what was going on with the pupae contents right now, but if it still works, it might be possible to clean up the giant cicadas at once before feathering them into adults.

Judging so, Ray takes Seto and the photosphere directly beside the world tree... moving the chrysalis from the straight side to where he can aim.

"I'm glad you couldn't move with a chrysalis when this happened."

"Grrrrrrrr!"

Seto rings in Ray's words, and the light sphere also shows its will by blinking.

From afar I hear slight voices of the fighting dark elves, but still there is nothing I can do about it as it stands.

The only thing Ray can do right now is kill the giant cicada a little faster and head to backup.

"Phew...... ok"

In Ray's hand, who took a small, deep breath, is gripped by a single spear removed from the mystering.

I was a little confused about choosing between a flying slash or a spear throw, but I chose a spear throw that would give me a more precise blow.

"Seto, don't ask me to follow you when something happens"

"Grr!"

To Ray's word, leave it to me! and a throat-beating ceto.

He strokes his head with the hands of those who are empty to trust such a ceto, and then Ray turns his sharp gaze to the chrysalis.

I firmly ascertained the feel of the spear pattern holding in my hand and applied a twist of my body with a few steps of aide as it was... as far as my strength was concerned, I threw it.

The spear that flies as it slashes and rips the air flies at such a speed that it would seem impossible to chase it with your eyes if you were a regular person.

And as Ray aimed, the spear heads to what could also be called the side of the chrysalis… but at the moment approaching the chrysalis to a distance of about three meters after the chrysalis, he bounces off the spear as if it were also an invisible wall there.

"... what?

I was Ray whining with the spear unleashed, but I saw and understood exactly what happened there with his eyes.

I mean, some kind of barrier prevented me from attacking.

"Barrier junction, huh?... No, you grew up smoking the sap of a world tree, so no wonder you could use a similar junction to a world tree... but still a junction with just the power to prevent my attacks?

While questioning it, it was understandable that there was little time left in the world tree to see the light sphere glowing more violently than ever before.

After thinking, I decided that it was better to attack the chrysalis now anyway, and it was the new spear that took them out of the mistering...... not the death size.

Fortunately, in the series of battles that took place in the woods last night, the Flying Slash had been used many times to make some use of it.

It's not that it's still complete, it's only to some extent.

But flying slaughter was a better means of attacking from a distance, even if it was somewhat dangerous, than having the ability to be like a barrier junction.

(If this isn't going to work, it's going to be a direct attack, not a long-range attack... I hope this does more damage to the other side if I can than I don't know what the other side is capable of... please)

Put your thoughts into the Death Size and stay put... swing it down.

"Flying slaughter!

The flying slash unleashed with the word flies straight towards the giant cicada.

Orbit that will not hit the world tree and then hit the giant cicada.

If you're a more powerful flying slayer...... that's what you were looking at Ray, but at the next moment a similar barrier was created to seal the spear throw earlier, preventing flying slaughter.

"You're lying."

I had the thought that it might be prevented, but I still just thought it was something that would eventually lead to a Flying Slash attack.

As a result, however, the flying slaughter was prevented by the junction of the barrier, and no damage could be done to the chrysalis.

"You said you're using the barrier junction, isn't anything too hard?

"Grrrrrrrrrr......"

Seto rattles his throat to agree with Ray's words.

The junction of the barrier, which existed to cover the Dark Elf settlement, seemed to be to such a degree of hardness that Ray would be able to break it if he was somewhat forced.

That's not to say that if it's a flying slash I just unleashed... but I still have the feeling that if I unleash a few rounds, I'm going to be able to do something about it.

Therefore, I could not understand that the ability to supposedly connect the same barriers was so unilaterally prevented.

"Maybe that giant cicada can be used better than the world tree?

The moment I somehow mouth it, the light sphere that was floating on Ray's side blinks more violently than ever before.

It was like a protest against Ray.

Ray was completely unconscious, but Ray's magic made the monster of giant cicadas sucking away the sap of the world tree so powerful.

Because the giant cicadas that were taking nutrients such as sap and magic from the roots of that world tree absorbed the magic that Ray poured into the world tree, and the effect made it so powerful.

If I were to say it, I guess I wouldn't have had so much power without Ray's magic.

But now Ray had no idea what such a light sphere looked like, and only contemplated defeating it now.

Most importantly, there's nothing like despair in Ray's expression right now.

It was a great shame that the attack from a distance didn't make it through, but that doesn't mean there's no hitter.

"I would have avoided melee fighting if I could."

With Death Size in his hand, words leak out of Ray's mouth.

It's Ray's honest feeling that he wanted to end up with an attack from a distance if he could, more than he had the power of a barrier junction.

Still, I have the means to do something about it, so it's also true that it's not that much of a chopped situation.

"... you stay away for a little while. It could be dangerous if we stay like this."

To Ray's words, the photosphere leaves intact after several bright extinctions.

Dropping it off, Ray's gaze is directed toward Seto.

"Seto, I'm sorry, but I need you to hang out with me."

"Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

To Ray's words, Seto shakes his neck to the side.

Ray somehow understood what that meant.

If I have to fight melee anyway, I'll do it instead of Ray, he said. I guess that's what you're saying.

Like Ray's Flying Slash, Seto's Power Crash is also highly powerful.

Even though the Flying Slash has not yet reached Level Five where it has become more powerful at the level, it is above Ray's Flying Slash in pure destructive power due to the effect of the magic item of Seto's own physical ability and rigidity bracelet.

The most flying slaughter is a flying slaughter, as its name suggests, and it is not that powerful in the sense of a single blow's destructive power.

"No. I'll do it."

"Grrrrrrrr......"

To Ray, who tells him clearly, Seto sounds sadly throat.

And stare at Ray with circular eyes.

……

Being able to turn such a gaze, for a few seconds. Eventually Ray opens his mouth as he strokes Seto's head when he exhales.

"Okay, I get it. Then you can strike after me. Ask for a blow to the chase."

"Gru!"

Seto sounds his throat gladly at Ray's words, which he does not contend with Seto's gaze and decides it is not funny to waste time here again.

"All right, then let's go!

"Grrrrrrrrrr!"

To Ray's words, Seto bravely throats.

That's how Seto follows Ray, who kicked the ground.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!

The figure of a pupa kicking the ground and rapidly approaching.

Activate Slapenil's shoes as they are and run up one or two steps in the air.

It also shed magic on the gripped death size, and was ready as much as it could fully demonstrate its vicious cleavage and the weight of a blow by weight.

But... the moment he sees the rapidly approaching giant cicada pupae, Ray confirms what is like a small rift that exists on the back of the pupae.

(Shit, it's too soon for anything!

Even though she was already getting ready to peel her skin, she pounded her tongue inside... and still couldn't stop, and Ray shook her death-size down with a pupa.