Chapter 100: Life extension and prophecy
A million monsters were approaching Floria and Aroma. These are Vamp Slaves and Vampire Vampires, and they are monsters that are challenged by the stronger magicians.
However, if the two were awakened magicians, they would be able to destroy them without any problem.
"Fuuuuuuu..."
Floria imbues the arrow with magic, and intercepts it with magic, which can be called her trump card. An Awakened Magician is a being who can be called a transcendent being who is human but transcends the human species. By gaining an infinite lifespan and the power to grow infinitely, she has acquired the computing power and magical power that can even activate forbidden spells.
She begins chanting in order to release the forbidden spells she has acquired as her arrows.
On the other hand, Aroma further embodied her magic.
Countless trees rose from the ground, instantly turning into a sea of trees. And each tree absorbs magical power and grows.
“As expected, this is my first time on this scale.”
Aroma is creating a band of trees, trying to enclose a million immortals. She aims for complete annihilation through siege. It is strange to see trees growing rapidly and encroaching on the land. Using the magical power of the immortal genus as nutrients, it quickly grows into a large tree.
Alternatively, the immortals become entangled with the growing trees and absorb their magical power until they dry up and disappear.
Even if Aroma continues to form a sea of trees over time, it might be possible to destroy the immortal genus.
However, at this point, Floria pursues them.
"Go... use the 14th ladder of flames (Flame Catastrophe) as an arrow!"
The arrow attached to the bow is a crimson lotus that looks like it's about to explode.
And Floria shoots an arrow into the sky. An arrow cuts through the air and shoots through the sky, exploding in the process. Originally, the forbidden spell ``Flame Catastrophe'' was magic that caused burning sulfur to fall from the sky. Its flames and toxicity scorch and kill the earth.
The forbidden spell released as an arrow annihilates a wider area than usual.
If a normal ``Flame Catastrophe'' is a meteor shower, then ``Flame Catastrophe'' shot as an arrow is rain. There are no gaps to avoid.
Much of the immortal genus was engulfed in flames.
Originally, it was a magic that burned down several kilometers, but by breaking it down into small pieces like rain, it became possible to burn down a wide area of five kilometers or more. Approximately 700,000 immortals disappeared.
"Next"
A considerable number were annihilated, but not completely.
Next, Floria chants the 10th level of flame, Fire Dragon Breath Dragon Breath. Strategic grade is just right for erasing the immortal genus that remains locally. Of course, since he considers strategic-class magic to be affordable, he can once again understand how awesome the Awakened Magician is.
In addition, Floria had three arrows ready.
She formed ``Fire Dragon Breath'' into three arrows and was about to release them at the same time.
"Mr. Aroma"
"I know."
When Aroma poured magical power into the earth, the ground cracked in three places. Then, a great tree is born like a whirlpool, entwining all the immortals around it. Trapped between branches and wrapped around roots, the immortals are unable to move.
There, Floria fires an arrow imbued with 《Fire Dragon Breath》.
A heat ray that mowed down in a straight line pierced three large trees and destroyed them.
At the same time, the imprisoned immortal genus disappeared.
With the disappearance of over 700,000 immortals, a considerable amount of magical power was dispersed. For monsters that are made up of magical power, their magical power is dispersed when they die. And since Aroma's magical equipment has the power to absorb magical power, it can take away the magical power of dispersed monsters and manifest even more power.
“If only I had this much magical power!”
The aroma of ``Sea of Trees'' is special as a magical weapon.
It grows using her own magic as its seed and outside magic as its nourishment. It was an ability she gained through transformation from when she was a magician who could control plants. In other words, it is the power of an awakened person.
Aroma creates plant seeds from her own magical power.
It is a composite type of area type and structure type.
In other words, it is possible to create creatures that do not exist in this world.
"I'll give you something special to defeat the 'King' monster!"
A fissure occurred in the center of the immortal vassal army, where Scarlet King Sherry was.
Then, a magically-equipped monster born from magical power that far exceeds divine and forbidden curses appears. It was a tree dragon that devoured magical power and was effective against monsters.
It's not a winged dragon, it's a dragon closer to a snake.
Vines grow from the surface of its body, and if there is a surviving immortal nearby, it will try to take it in and absorb its magical power. The ferocious force was also attacking the Scarlet King Sherry.
No, the tree dragon bared its fangs in response to Sherry, who had the most intense magical power.
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This is clumsy.
When Sherry the Scarlet King saw the power of the tree dragon, she felt a sense of crisis.
(If you get close, your magic will be taken away...?)
The scary thing about tree dragons is that just by getting close to them, they will drain your magical power and grow. This is dangerous for monsters. Magical power is the source of life for monsters, and at the same time it is the substance that makes up their bodies. In other words, just getting close to it is equivalent to having your body scraped off.
Sherry uses blood magic to create a blood arrow and shoots it at the tree dragon.
It certainly punched countless holes in the tree dragon, but it recovered instantly by absorbing the magical power contained in the blood magic. In other words, there is a high possibility that attacks using magical power will not work.
"Go down..."
Sherry makes Louvelt, the most important man in this world, retreat. Because it is given life as an immortal genus through blood magic, it will perish when the tree dragon absorbs its magical power.
I wouldn't want my precious Louvelt to disappear.
In the face of this troublesome opponent, Sherry's power called blood magic is sealed away.
“Fellows!”
After being given a lot of blood and magical power, his followers, who even became True Vampires, attacked the tree dragon.
True Vampires are immortals with excellent physical strength, and are powerful enough to break even metal weapons with their bare hands. It should be easy to tear apart tree dragons. However, the tree dragon's ability to absorb magical energy dries up even the True Vampire.
The body made up of magical power is quickly scraped away and disappears from this world.
Even the True Vampire, a disaster-class Vampire, was nothing more than a meal to the Tree Dragon.
Of course, Sherry also knows this.
He just wanted to buy time to exercise his authority as the Scarlet King.
"I give you this blood... Follow me!"
A new law created in the world.
The power that blood magic symbolizes is subordination. It is a proof of obedience etched in the body, soul, and blood memory.
Blood magic, one of the strongest magical powers produced by Sherry, was entangled in both of her arms. And her magical power branched out like a blood vessel, eroding the space and piercing the tree dragon. And in an instant, it turned into a tree dragon with crimson veins standing out.
The dragon, endowed with blood magic, a law that did not exist in this world, leaves Aroma's hands.
The tree dragon, which grows by eating magical power, is now completely under Sherry's control.
The crimson-colored tree dragon bowed its head to Sherry, as if admiring her. And Sherry rode on the head of the tree dragon with Louvelt. The tree dragon is now completely at Sherry's will, and its power to consume magic power remains the same.
In other words, Sherry has taken over a part of Aroma's magic armor.
"You just devoured my relatives. If you're this big, you've got more magic capacity than your stupid relatives."
The tree dragon, whose obedience was engraved with blood magic, was further infused with magic from Sherry. Blood magic is the power to give absolute obedience by sharing blood. This applies not only to life but also to inorganic matter. This power to subjugate everything is the blood pact.
Due to the blood magic that Sherry created, even her simple magical equipment became a blood-loving follower. By layering blood magic on top of that, the tree dragon becomes a kin in the true sense of the word.
A new plant species created by the "King", Cursed Blood Tree Forbidden Dragon Leyline Apophus.
Produces golden fruit from the absorbed magical power.
Sherry plucked the fruit and ate it. Concentrated magical power flows into Sherry. The amount of blood magic consumed was easily recovered.
"This subordinate is so convenient... I wonder if I can make the original magic equipment mine."
"..."
"Don't be jealous anymore, Louvelt. You're my only favorite."
"..."
"Hehe, you're so cute."
With her magical power sensing, Sherry discovers the sorcerer who created the tree dragon that is the basis of the Cursed Blood Tree Forbidden Dragon Leyline Apophus. She knew there was another magician there, but right now Sherry had nothing to fear.
"Now, let's go, Louvelt. You and I will create an eternal paradise."
Sherry, who was originally supposed to be a human, had transformed into a complete demon. Her goal is to create a paradise where she and her beloved Louvelt will live forever.
Shelley's idea of paradise is one in which all life is subordinate to her.
To achieve her goal, Sherry, accompanied by Louvelt, flew to the Awakened Magician on the Cursed Blood Tree Forbidden Dragon Leyline Apophus.
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"The magical equipment... was hijacked...?"
Her blood magic power was unexpected even for Aroma. Although she is certainly Aroma's oldest holy knight, this is the first time she has fought against the monster of the King.
She didn't know anything about magic and its essence, magical power.
It was the first time she realized just how powerful the King's magic was.
"What happened? Has the magic equipment been hijacked?"
"My tree dragon has taken control. It's coming this way."
"...I'll shoot through it."
"please"
Floria prepares her magic bow.
Even if the magic equipment is hijacked, it will still be created from trees. She thought she could defeat it by shooting it with her specialty, magic arrows.
She just feels one concern.
(If the power to absorb magic power is still intact...)
The tenth tier of fire, Fire Dragon Breath, becomes an arrow.
(My arrow is...)
A crimson flash of light flies in a straight line.
It flew towards the tree dragon, which could be seen from a distance. It's a single attack condensed with enough magic to mowing down an army. It should have easily pierced the tree dragon.
However, as Floria expected, the heat rays created by magical power were absorbed by the tree dragon... no, the cursed blood tree forbidden dragon Leyline Apophus. The power of Aroma's magic armor still remains.
“It’s the worst.”
"Aroma's magic armor is both a monster killer and a magician killer...I never thought I'd experience it in this way."
"...I'll pull back. The annihilation of the immortal genus has been achieved."
“What about that tree dragon?”
“At times like this, it would have been nice if Cellstar had been there.”
If it were the holy knight who was slain by Hades and was sealed, he would have been able to seal away her magic absorption power. However, there is no point in complaining about that.
Aroma and Floria decided to retreat.
"Let's listen to the miko princess's prophecy."
The miko princess of prophecy, a magician who can see into the future, is one of the sacred Grineer's trump cards. If you use the power of the demon religion to find a rare magical outfit, you should be able to find a way to counter the monsters of the ``King''. With that hope in mind, I have now decided to lower my front line.
The monster forces them to retreat.
This is a disgraceful decision for the greatest Holy Knight.
However, I'm not so foolish as to charge in blindly and destroy myself. Now is the time for defeat, and we must accept defeat with patience.
“Then I will contact you with the Divine Capital at the Cathedral of Adivala.”
"Run away now."
The Cursed Blood Tree Forbidden Dragon Leyline Apophus seems to be absorbing the magical power of its surroundings and becoming even larger as it rampages around. And Sherry the Scarlet King is approaching us riding the Cursed Blood Tree Forbidden Dragon Leyline Apophus. I want to run away.
However, it is necessary to stop.
Aroma decided to use the most powerful technique in his magical arsenal.
"I'll use your magic power to the limit, so grab it and run."
“By any chance?”
“You can’t escape without using that, right?”
An Awakened Magician is an existence that deviates from the rule that magical power automatically recovers. By pouring in so much magical power that the aroma cannot keep up with its recovery, it can use a power that can be called a trump card.
The power that gave rise to her two names.
"The Sea of Trees, Descend"
As it is a realm-creation complex type magical equipment, it interferes with the realm.
Aroma creates plant seeds in the designated area and uses her magic to make them grow rapidly. Due to its ability to absorb magical energy, it achieves rapid growth and at the same time steals away the enemy's power.
A large tree that covered the sky appeared and enveloped the approaching Cursed Blood Tree Forbidden Dragon Leyline Apophus and Sherry.
Then, the giant tree absorbs the magical power of its surroundings and the magical power of Cursed Blood Tree Forbidden Dragon Leyline Apophus and Sherry, extends its branches and leaves, and automatically generates seeds, which become a new great tree. It is a magical secret technique that is similar to sealing techniques, allowing the infinite generation of great trees as long as the magical power is available.
The Cursed Blood Tree Forbidden Dragon Leyline Apophus also has the power to absorb magical power, so this will result in a conflict between the giant tree and magical power. If I let my guard down even a little, even the Cursed Blood Tree Forbidden Dragon Leyline Apophus would have its magical power absorbed and become nutrients for the gigantic tree.
The conflict of magical powers creates temporary stagnation.
This gave Aroma and Floria an opportunity to escape.
(While we have time)
Even the Awakened Magician was depleted of magical power. Aroma can't move for a while.
Floria carries her and starts running.
Since her physical abilities were strengthened by her magical power, she was able to run with Aroma on her shoulders without any problems even in Floria. In this way, the two successfully retreat.
However, Aroma made the wrong choice for her.
Riding the Cursed Blood Tree Forbidden Dragon Leyline Apophus was not only the Scarlet King Sherry, but also her beloved Louvelt. And even though Louvelt has become an immortal genus, he is not that strong. There was no chance that he would be safe as he was caught up in the magical equipment that was the awakened magician's trump card.
Thirteen days left until the Scarlet King's anger explodes.
The fate of the Holy Grineer will change depending on whether Sherry can be dealt with by that day. Now, the continent of Surada is at a crossroads of fate between east and west.
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