The Swordmaster Wants To Live Peacefully [EN]: Chapter 91

Swordmaster Wants to Live in Peace – 91

Grand Lotus (16)

The World Tree.

It was a tree that was also called by many names.

World Tree, Tree of Life, Divine Tree.

In the world where Schuel was, it was called Great Sephirot, and in the world where Veiorgan was, it was called Grand Lotus.

In Norse mythology, it is Yggdrasil, and in Korea, it is called the Holy Tree.

But if that was really the World Tree just now,

“The World Tree has fallen. Originally, the World Tree has the nature of giving to those around it. But it corrupted that and turned it into a tree that steals from its surroundings. If left alone, it will use the planet itself as nourishment. That’s why I told you to bring those skilled in barriers and seals.”

“How nice would it have been if you had explained something like that sooner…”

“I was busy.”

“If that tree that really falls into the category of the World Tree has fallen, there are several problems.”

Kim Yoon-ju could understand why the gods were making such a fuss.

The World Tree referred to a tree with divinity comparable to a god.

A being with the power to support a world.

But if it had fallen, it meant that it could do the opposite as much as it supported a world.

Destroy a world.

It was not certain whether that was the World Tree, but if Yoo Seong-woo was right, it was not entirely impossible.

“…The foundation on which the gods have taken root will be shaken, so they are telling us to quickly remove that tree.”

Bae Yeon-soon, the woman next to Kim Yoon-ju, who had been listening to the story in silence, muttered quietly.

She was not a Diver, but a shaman who had made a name for herself even before the appearance of the Abyss.

After the appearance of the Abyss, her connection with the gods became closer, and her divine power rose further, and she took the position of elder of the Five Colors Shaman Association.

She was more specialized in divination, bringing gods down, and hearing divine words than in combat.

“Heo… Because a being that should not exist on this earth has taken root, it is difficult to predict how things will flow.”

“Yeon-soon unnie [older sister/friend], the Heavenly God told me. The key to solving this problem will be this person.”

Kim Yoon-ju’s hand pointed to Yoo Seong-woo, who was looking at them askance with his legs crossed.

At her words, Sojuo looked at Yoo Seong-woo and the others alternately with a serious expression and said.

“The Magic Tower will withdraw. We cannot mobilize wizards for such a dangerous task.”

“Sorcerer Sojuo, this is not something to be decided so easily.”

“No, this is the result of serious consideration. We cannot waste the Magic Tower’s power by fighting something whose identity has not been clearly revealed. In the first place, wasn’t this caused by what you guys did?”

“Do you really think so?”

Yoo Seong-woo spat out as he looked at Sojuo.

Sojuo frowned and glared at Yoo Seong-woo.

“What do you want to say?”

“This is the result of your negligence. Sooner or later, this was going to happen. From the moment you accepted the elves who abandoned the parent tree into this land.”

“Why is that our fault?”

“The Magic Tower should have knowledge of magic, as well as knowledge of elves. Knowing that, didn’t you just let the elves run wild without doing anything?”

This was not wrong.

They must have left them alone because they coveted the magical knowledge that the elves possessed and were looking for a way to contact them later.

Wizards were like that.

Especially those who had cultivated themselves quite a bit.

It was not for nothing that they were called a group of eccentrics.

They would do anything to satisfy their desire for knowledge.

That’s why Yoo Seong-woo didn’t bring up the Ascension Church in front of them.

There must be someone in the Magic Tower who had connections with the Ascension Church.

‘Andro looked like a high-ranking member. He won’t share all the information with the church.’

It was just a guess, but the information handled by the lower ranks and the higher ranks would naturally be different.

Yoo Seong-woo thought so and opened his mouth again.

“So it’s your fault. So suffer a little. This mess happened because I was trying to clean up after you.”

“That’s sophistry! The Magic Tower will withdraw from this…”

“Even if you can’t stop it here, Korea will be destroyed, and furthermore, the Earth will be destroyed? Does the Magic Tower have a plan to stop that?”

“There is nothing clear yet. But if we use great magic.”

“Great magic? Do you think that will work on something like that? Your thinking and vision are narrow.”

When Sojuo opened his mouth to retort at Yoo Seong-woo’s harsh words, Kim Yoon-ju spoke first.

“This was going to happen anyway. Sooner or later, that great disaster would have taken root and tried to invade this land. It’s fortunate that it has revealed itself now.”

“Fortunate?”

“At least we know information about it and delayed it a little, didn’t we? If it had grown in a place beyond our reach, it would have been helpless.”

Kim Yoon-ju said that and coughed lightly.

“The Five Colors Shaman Association will cooperate with Meteor Industries. We will show you that no one can follow us when it comes to barriers and seals.”

“…Tsk, the Magic Tower will also cooperate.”

Sojuo changed his mind at Kim Yoon-ju’s words and clicked his tongue, saying he would cooperate.

No matter how great the Magic Tower was, it was difficult to go against the mysteriousness of the Five Colors Shaman Association.

What they said was the word of God.

The woman in front of him was Kim Yoon-ju, who had the highest position in the Five Colors Shaman Association, so it was difficult to refute her head-on.

Besides, hadn’t he been provoked? Implicitly, the Magic Tower could not keep up with the Five Colors Shaman Association.

“Then it’s decided, right? Oppa [older brother/friend].”

“Yeah. And now the guys are coming.”

At his words, Baek Woo-hyun and Hong Seo-hwa entered the tent.

“Did you call us?”

“Hong Seo-hwa is here!”

“You guys are quick, you bastards. Ji-woo, take the kids and form a protection team with the Magic Tower and the shamans. The attack will be in 15 minutes; you’ll have that much time.”

“Okay.”

“When is the S-class healer coming?”

“They said they’ll be here in about 10 minutes. They were in Seoul for work.”

“Then we can go when that friend comes. Then everyone except the three of you, leave.”

At his words, Sojuo grumbled and went out of the tent, and Kim Yoon-ju and Bae Yeon-soon also followed.

What was left was Yoo Ji-woo, Baek Woo-hyun, and Hong Seo-hwa.

Yoo Seong-woo looked at the faces of the three and said.

“The Ascension Church has intervened in this matter. There must be a hole somewhere in the barrier, have you seen it?”

“I confirmed that. As you said, I waited without chasing after him.”

“Good job. He was quite strong. He revealed his name as Andro, and he was a lunatic wearing a white robe and a white mask.”

“Certainly… if he’s wearing such clothes, he must be crazy.”

Baek Woo-hyun agreed with Yoo Seong-woo’s words. Anyone who wears all white and a mask is crazy.

“I don’t know if that’s his real name or a pseudonym, so let’s put that aside for now. I did cut off his right arm. But then he fed something to the elf and disappeared.”

Yoo Seong-woo, who had said that far, suddenly snapped his fingers.

A small mass of red aura pierced a hole in the tent ceiling and flew away, then exploded something.

-Kyak!

A scream was heard briefly from outside, and Yoo Seong-woo continued to speak as if it was nothing.

“And that tree grew. I’m telling you this because I think you should know.”

Yoo Seong-woo, who finished speaking, got up from his seat.

It was time to return to the battlefield.

“Let’s go.”

* * *

“Hoo~ He was really a terrifying person. The Swordmaster.”

After the battle with Yoo Seong-woo, Andro, who had teleported to a pre-designated coordinate far beyond his detection range, looked towards Bukhansan.

The huge black tree growing in Bukhansan, which was barely visible in the distance, came into view.

“Hmm, is it a failure? It was a promising work made with good materials…”

The black seed.

It was originally made from the World Tree of the continent where Veiorgan lived, the ‘Grand Lotus’.

It was made by taking only the essence of the Grand Lotus, dyeing it with negative energy, and refining it.

It contained the concentrated magic and divinity of the Grand Lotus, so just absorbing it would have raised the rank of existence by several stages.

But Veiorgan was far from absorbing it; he was eaten instead and turned into that.

“Was the host bad? Hmm, Swordmaster… he seems like a really good material.”

Could he really catch him?

Andro shone his bright blue eyes through the broken mask.

No, he had to catch him no matter what. In order to cut his body into small pieces, find out the principles of power, and use it as a material for ascension.

“I want to see the end of that Grand Lotus, but… I have no choice but to return today. My right arm is like this too.”

Andro muttered and turned his body. Then his body was enveloped in light and soon disappeared.

* * *

After the promised 15 minutes, three teams were formed.

A barrier team to prevent the black tree from growing further and a protection team for the barrier team.

And finally, Yoo Seong-woo’s team, who would move alone.

It was hardly a team, as it was just Yoo Seong-woo alone.

While the barrier team set up the barrier, he was in charge of attracting the tree’s attention.

The protection team alone would not be able to withstand the enemy’s offensive, so Yoo Seong-woo’s plan was to draw out the tree’s attacks from the opposite side.

“Minimum 30 minutes, maximum 1 hour. You have to set up the barrier within that time; will it be possible?”

“1 hour… it will be possible barely.”

“Okay, I trust you.”

The barrier team also made a plan.

That huge tree rooted in Bukhansan was a monster that could not be bound by ordinary methods.

It would be impossible to compare it to the monsters that roamed the continent in the past.

That’s why the Five Colors Shaman Association and the Magic Tower agreed to work together after consultation.

The Five Colors Shaman Association, which was relatively quick to set up barriers, would set up the first barrier, and the Magic Tower would set up the second barrier.

And after stabilization, the two groups would combine to deploy the third barrier.

“Even if the barrier is successfully activated, it will not be able to hold it for more than about a week. We have to find a way to get rid of it within that time.”

“A week is more than enough.”

“…I have no choice but to believe your words now. The Heavenly God also told me to follow you.”

And anyway, Yoo Seong-woo was the only one to trust.

Even though they were far away, they knew very well that the current situation was close to a first-class Abyss, thanks to the black tree whose power reached their skin.

He was probably the only one here who had experience dealing with such an enemy, such a type of enemy.

“Hong Seo-hwa, Baek Woo-hyun, Yoo Ji-woo.”

“Yes!”

“Yes.”

“Okay.”

“Protect them well. If the aggro [in-game term for drawing enemy attention] goes over there, it’s all your fault. And don’t die. Don’t kill other people either.”

Yoo Seong-woo said that briefly and gestured forward, and the other teams followed him.

Cha Mi-ryung, an S-class Diver who had urgently joined, was also with the barrier team.

Yoo Seong-woo, who stood in front of the barrier, drew his life force and raised a long red aura.

And then he cut it in one breath.

Yoo Seong-woo’s sword, which was swung several times in the blink of an eye, created a large door in the barrier that the Divers could not penetrate no matter what they did.

It did not regenerate this time.

It was because all the elves in charge of the barrier were dead and the spirits had left.

“Let’s go.”

Yoo Seong-woo once again set foot towards hell filled with death.