Chapter 14 (1/2)

TL: So I have some bad news to the readers of this series It appears that the author has finished this webnovel at 73 chapters He started in May 2012 and ended it in July 2017 At his ending post note, he states that the published version will have a different kind of ending I s up frooes

Chapter 14 – Rising Magician

Just exactly how ht while he wiped away his sweat

Huge tree-like ed into the ranks and files of the troops’ formation, and they fell into chaos Moreover, the divided ar into smaller companies and platoons, and it becaer

The orcs that laid in ambush until then concentrated their attacks and swooped in,it unbearable for the are and repeatedly retreated

In that unfavorable situation, there was one unit led by Rafael which put up a good fight

They boast the strongest force in the ardoht them off However, the repeated battles they faced had caused theroup that he led was no longer the original hundred

Everyone was drenched in bloodin strongly Injuries could be healed because of the health potions andspells However, they did not have any effect in replenishi+ng the blood; unable to prevent anemia from the dire blood loss, neither could it fully restore the accus continued that way, it was a matter of time before they were completely wiped out

There was no way to join up with the other groups and escape froer

Yet, while there was no way—

(Just how are the orcs reading ourbefore us!)

In order to join up with the other groups, they had to aggressively attack the pathless roads held by the orcs which spread out endlessly It was as if the huhly read and toyed by the eneroup

(If I recall correctly, the survivors of that village were also ambushed by the orcs in the same way)

Rafael reritted his teeth

(It see leaked Did the tree monsters observe us? How did they transain?)

The situation was coive up here He had to take up the responsibility for this loss and leave the Coht’s seat— But noas still the Coe of two thousand and two hundred lives

He had to reduce the casualties of his allies and bring back inforht be for the next battle

Explosions were ringing out at regular intervals in the forest Perhaps they wereMaybe he had not given up yet

Rafael tried to regroup and escape with his allies again

He saw an area where sunlight was shi+ning in dazzlingly He had earlier entered the forest and thought he exited the place when he saw that scene, but it see in the forest which opened up a little Instead of escaping from the forest, he had traveled further into the forest and lost his way

In the center of the clearing, was a huge ancient tree rese the Tree-like monsters he had encountered earlier

(Is this also a monster?) — Rafael became suspicious while he approached it nervously

[You have done well to come this far, powerful human]

A voice that sounded like an old man reverberated in his ears Rafael’s eyes widened If one looked closely, the trunk had huge dents that formed the shapes of eyes and a mouth It looked like a tree with a huence were capable of talking This was not a strange thing, and Rafael increased his vigilance when he saw the Tree-like monsters earlier

[Who the hell are you!]

He pointed his sword at it and demanded His troops also surrounded the ancient tree and prepared to fight

[I am an Elder Treant, follower of revered Moussdeus]

Moussdeus — Rafael had heard that name before

[You bastard! You’re an evil God’s subordinate?!]

[Not an evil God Revered Moussdeus is our ical creatures’ God]

The Elder Treant was unhappy with Rafael’s tone and increased its pressure on him

[Well that’s fine Powerful huth You have repelled my subordinates multiple times with your warriors, and I will dedicate your deaths to revered Moussdeus]

[My sword is dedicated only to the kingdo up you bastards that hurt the citizens and threaten the kingdom!]

[Hah, then go ahead and try it if you can—]

[Your prattling is irksoicians and archers, unleash your fury onto that bastard!]

Theat Rafael’s coround shook violently before they could attack, breaking their postures with a sudden earthquake The earth was uplifted and the Elder Treant’s roots attacked the soldiers mercilessly

[Fuhahaha, how unsightly I merely shook ile things you are—]

The Elder Torrent mocked them

[Letbeneficial to you My roots do not merely shake the earth The roots that are connected to the surrounding plants, will eventually become my retainers and become under my control To turn them into treants I require human sacrifices Eventually, dom’s soil and I will increase my retainers]

[…… Is that the purpose of attacking the villagers!]

[Indeed, our arth is sealed away and the inco here are useless]

(This is dangerous) — Rafael was treination

The summary was the Evil God Moussdeus’s subordinate, an Elder Treant, was intentionally attacking the kingdom He had heard that the Evil God’s retainers were able to share their sight and information even if they were far away This fairytale-like story fro like a tall tale of a hu a vampire, but if the monster’s words were true, it would explain the situation they were in

And the Elder Treant’s plant retainers in this area must have transmitted information back to it

If the trees in the kingdom became subordinates and turned into Treants—, then they would overwheldom, and it would surely collapse Even if he had to put his life on the line, he would prevent it as a knight Based on the Elder Treant’s words its roots had not covered the entire kingdom yet He e