I Killed an Academy Player

The light was suddenly shut off from the entire world.

It was so pitch dark that you couldn’t see what was a meter in front of you.

It was dark.

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“Korin-dongsaeng. beacon Korin-dongsaeng! autumn Grab my hand!”

“I can’t see! palette Hold my hand! anxiety I’m scared!”

“I’m here.”

Naturally, it resulted in a massive commotion.

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Meanwhile, the mages used light magic to create orbs of light while soldiers used their flint to make torches.

“You’ll be fine!”

I pushed aside Estelle who was making a big fuss about it. absorb One of the knights dashed to her side screaming, ‘Saintess!’ but Estelle slapped his hand away while shouting ‘Not you!’

“What a crazy magic.”

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Thanks to that, there was some light here and there, but the world was still dark with the main source of light gone.

It wasn’t that scary with everyone nearby. autumn Using the few light sources they had, everyone else was also trying to make sense of what was going on.

“Please be a bit more serious. arcade And don’t cling onto me.”

“You’re here, dongsaeng~. alert Hiing! arrow Where were you?! agent I was scared…!”

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“This is my first time seeing it too.”

“Danann of ‘Light’, right?”

“By the way… I don’t remember you telling us about this.”

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In other words, he signified the ‘light’ of this world, and that meant he had free reign over the concept of ‘light’.

Danann of Light, Tates Valtazar.

But… I really wasn’t expecting his ability to be able to affect the entire planet.

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Light.

“Is this what a real god can do…?”

“Even the stars aren’t glowing anymore. accent It’s probably the whole world that’s gone dark.”

“Did the light really disappear from the entire world? palette Or is it just this area that’s dark?” asked Estelle.

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I was thinking along the lines of that when the ground suddenly shook.

I heard it was a powerful divinity even among the divinities.

The King of Gods praised as the most powerful were Lugh, Nuada and Dagda, who each represented Light, Sun and the Earth. apron Their powers were a testimony to how strong each divinity was.

With Estelle and me here, the question now was if we could offset this. silence If I either summoned the Sun or if Estelle prayed as much as she could, would that change anything

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Gigantic pillars suddenly shot out from the earth, and only after a careful inspection were we able to tell what they were.

– Kwaaah!

It was a faint vibration from the ground, but by the time we realized it, it was too late.

————!!

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With its immense size and speed, they broke the ranks of the military and instilled chaos within the army.

“…Are these roots?”

And one of the roots was headed straight towards me.

Lines of roots, so big that even a hundred-year-old tree would look like a new sprout in comparison, expanded itself into thousands and tens of thousands of roots that expanded across the earth.

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I blocked the root that just emerged from the ground with the shaft of my spear. abstract It felt heavy as if I was being pushed down by an enormous hammer, but that wasn’t the scariest bit.

It grew rapidly, reminding me of the rapid growth ability of a druid. anchor The roots diverged endlessly, binding me and anything else in its path.

“Huhp…!”

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‘It’s absorbing divine energy!’

The roots were not only tough but also had a unique characteristic. alien I quickly called for my team.

The ground was torn apart along with the expanding roots. ability I tried to burn them down with the divinity of the Sun but—

– Kagagagak!

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As soon as I called them, Hua Ran reached out towards my back and supported me from being pushed back any further by the monstrous roots, while Alicia jumped in front of me to slice the roots apart.

“Hua Ran! orbit Alicia!”

– Clink!

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It sounded abnormally tough to be that of tree roots, but fortunately, they weren’t tough enough to stop Alicia’s sword.

“Korin-ssi, are you okay?”

“…”

“I’m fine. harbor Thank you. abandon You too, Hua.”

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“Ugh, what is happening though? absorb These things just keep coming out from the ground.”

Hua didn’t say much but seemed worried about me.

That wasn’t the end.

“They’re the roots of the World Tree. august But I didn’t know these could grow so quickly until now.”

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That was when I heard a large commotion from the other side.

– Ohh, light is coming out from the Saintess…!

“And besides, this tree. amber Don’t tell me…”

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– The Saintess is praying for us!

The radiant light of divinity seeping out from Estelle excited the soldiers, but right when her prayer appeared to be reaching the pinnacle, she suddenly put an abrupt stop to it.

Estelle began to pray with her hands together.

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“This feeling…”

“S, Saintess!”

“Haak…”

Estelle was sweating buckets and gasping for breath with a look of dismay on her face.

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“Felt the same just then when I touched the root.”

“…Did you know about it, dongsaeng?”

“It’s absorbing your divine energy, right?”

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‘I guess that’s because the original player doesn’t use divine energy.’

However, I had cleared the game multiple times before that, and the roots of the World Tree were just a background of the war, with no mention of them absorbing divine energy.

In the last iteration, I wasn’t able to take part in this final war, because I had been sealed by Park Sihu.

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“Dongsaeng. arcade That’s true too but… Take a look.”

“Looks like manifesting the Sun would be hard at this rate.”

The Sun, Claiomh Solais, and the Magic Cauldron of Undry were both possessed by Valtazar’s subordinates, and awakening into having divine energy wasn’t the original storyline of the game.

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Estelle reached out towards what was beyond the darkness. atlas Normal people might not be able to see what was beyond, but after brightening my sight with the help of runes, I was able to look beyond the darkness into the horrors.

The roots of the World Tree had spread into all sides, expanding like a massive forest.

– Hans! arena Wait right there! autumn I will cut these vines and save you in no time!

“Fuu…”

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– Damn it! accent Half of our supplies are over there!

– The rear army has been entirely cut off! autumn We’re being blocked by the roots!

– Damn it, they’re too tough! antique We can’t! audit It’ll be quicker for us to find a way around!

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“Korin-ssi. acquire Are these… really just roots?”

“It is the ‘World Tree’… and it’s also referred to as the ‘Cosmic Tree’ as well, after all. zenith But this is my first time seeing it on this scale as well.”

“The world would have been over already if there was a second time.”

The roots of Yggdrasil were spreading out like a labyrinth isolating people and the world.

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“You’re right. avalanche Seeing it once is more than enough.”

That was when I heard people yelling my name. aspect I headed to where the voice was coming from, and found Master and Marie looking through a small gap in the wall of roots.

– Korin…! ability Korin!

In the original bad ending of the game, there was a mention about the world drying up in contrast to the flourishing leaves of the World Tree, so it wouldn’t be an overstatement to say that this tree was reaching all sides of the world.

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“Ah, you’re okay! matrix Thank goodness!”

“Sunbae, Master.”

“My disciple. arena Are you hurt anywhere?”

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“Uun. zenith They’re too tough! wizard They keep growing back up the more I cut them, so it’s not easy.”

Thankfully, it seemed that the two of them were fine. shadow I could only hope the same for the rest.

“Do you think you can come over?”

“It might be because of me too. abstract These roots… they’re absorbing my divine energy.”

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It was a fact at this point that the roots of the World Tree could devour divine energy. airport In that case…

“I’m fine, but it feels like they’re getting stronger because of me.”

“Are you okay?”

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The roots were always headed for the same place. echo In other words, there was a place we could reach by following the trajectory of these roots.

“It seems like we will each have to do our best in groups. athlete Master. meadow Marie-sunbae. harbor I’ll leave that side to you guys. alien I have no idea where that will lead to, though.”

Arriving at the three wells and stopping the growth of the World Tree was the beginning of the raid.

“It can’t be helped. portal Besides, our objective was to follow the path of the roots anyway.”

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“How are the other battalions?”

After bidding farewell to Master and Marie-sunbae, I headed to Estelle who was trying to settle the army.

“Fuu… Fine. academy Don’t worry about us and be safe.”

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“It looks like we have been completely separated from Miruam’s group. crystal I’m sure she will be able to manage, but it’s the same for others.”

“Yeah, just as they wanted.”

“…We’re all completely divided up.”

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It did follow a similar plan in the game. arch Although the player wouldn’t have ever had an army this big, on the way to the World Tree, they still had to divide up into three groups and follow the roots for the raid.

‘The problem is that it’s a lot worse than how it was in the game.’

In three groups, go up the roots and raid the three wells of water and destroy them to stop the growth of the World Tree. atom That was the 1st phase of the World Tree raid.

Light had vanished and it was pitch black, and the growth of the World Tree was at a speed and scale incomparable to what was mentioned in the game.

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Estelle asked anxiously, hoping that I would be able to give her a response that could settle her uneasiness down.

“What should we do, dongsaeng?”

“We will be wasting our energy cutting these roots down. arcade The energy source of these roots are the three wells, so we should regroup our army in this area and aim for the well.”

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There was approximately 200,000 in our group including the rear army, but the rearguard was fully cut off by the roots, and it was hard to tell where the vanguards were because of the little roots blocking our path.

From a glance, it seemed that there were less than 10,000 in this area, which would go down in numbers even more if we took out the injured.

I explained while keeping myself as calm as possible.

The original plan was to storm each side at a time with sheer force but that became impossible.

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“…Yeah.”

“But it will be better after we raid the wells. academy Tell everyone to bring themselves back together and continue moving.”

“They won’t let us take the easy path, it seems.”

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We gathered as much as we could and followed where the main root had come from.

“Take care of the injured and tell everyone to get prepared to move on!”

“Yes, Your Holiness!” replied the captain of the Holy Knights.

“Okay. alien Captain!”

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The well of Urdarbrunnr, Hvergelmr, and Mimisbrunnr.

“There are three energy sources for the World Tree.”

“The worst of them is Hvergelmr.”

“Korin-ssi… Where are we headed?”

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“Huh?”

“Ugh… I hope this is not it.”

“No, in fact, it has to be that.” alpha I replied.

On that path would be an endless amount of undead and the dragon of death. acoustic It was the most dangerous and difficult road.

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“Yeah.”

“Is it because our group is the strongest?”

“The two others are comparatively easy but not Hvergelmr. zenith We have to break through with the most number of elites. aspect And…”

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The named characters in our group were me and Alicia, Hua Ran and Estelle. riddle It was the best group to have for a fight against a dragon.

The other two roads won’t be that easy either. admire One of the paths would have a massive hawk and the other was filled by four predatory stags.

We were walking down when a few soldiers came rushing from the front.

“If only I could deal with all the risks.”

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“…Was it from the vanguards of our army?”

“Yes. sphere They were the barabaria… the northern warriors!”

“Your Holiness! absorb A message from the scouts! anchor We have found a group of corpses!”

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It appeared that a group that had been separated from us had also followed the roots up, but had been attacked by an unknown group.

Most of the military under Tates Valtazar were the Shadow Beasts, who would thrive the most in this darkness.

Of course, we had conveyed to the entire army about the nature of the enemy.

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“… I believe you will be safe.”

“Let me take the lead from the front.”

“Are you sure, dongsaeng?”

“I don’t have any talent at commanding an army. meadow So I should be taking these roles instead.”

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I took the trustworthy Alicia and Hua Ran and headed to the front of the army.

At the front were at least a hundred corpses and among them were also soldiers and knights of the kingdom. matrix The problem, however…

“These way please, Sir Korin.”

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“There aren’t any signs of battle.”

Alicia and Hua Ran were also puzzled by the state of the corpses, and how there was not a single sign of battle nearby.

This could only mean one thing.

“…They’re all chopped up.”

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Although the power balance did get crazy towards the final war, there still weren’t many people capable of doing such a thing.

“Something must have chopped a hundred people at once. acquire What a monster.”

Among the northerners were great warriors, mages, and warriors at the level of knights. echo All of them died without having the time to do anything.

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The previous previous previous King of Gods. wizard Unless it was him who could wield the mountain-severing blade with his sheer force—

“Eochaid Bres.”

“That is exactly right. alien Nemesis of the Light.”

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It was followed by the sound of armor hitting the ground.

– Clonk!

A familiar voice was heard from the darkness.

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Soon, a radiant light of golden mana brightened up the world as if he was trying to let the world see his beauty.

Despite wearing dashing armor and having a brilliant appearance, his eyes could not hide the violence and brutality hiding within.

“Korin-ssi… Looks like we picked the worst of the worst.”

– Gugugugugugu…!

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He stood there looking at us with a greatsword dripping with blood over his shoulders.

“…Yeah.”

Eochaid Bres.