Published at 26th of December 2021 06:39:36 PM

479 Treants Second Evolution

Cleaning up the remaining maris caterpillars doesnt take long. They swiftly began digging holes to escape upon witnessing the hades mandragoras death.

Aro plunges her enlarged left arm into the ground where the last one is burrowing, scooping up a spray of dirt. The caterpillar flies up, a chunk torn out of its body. After confirming its death, Aro runs towards me.

Dragon-god-sama?

Aro suddenly stops and looks up at me, her eyes open wide.

Whats wrong, Aro?

Treant What are you?

Her expression blank and her voice trembling with rage, Aro aims an arm above my head. The treant desperately retracts its roots in an attempt to plead innocence.

I-its okay! It was necessary for the battle! I havent been taken over!

I take treant-san off my head. Volk and the others have also arrived, so Ill take this chance to check everyones levels.

Their level increases are:

Aro: Lv: 55/85toLv: 67/85

Nightmare: Lv: 48/70toLv: 53/70

Magiatitie-jii: Lv: 57/70toLv: 61/70

Black lizard: Lv: 1/80toLv: 28/80

T-the rate of growth is incredible I guess there were a lot of them. Hunting the caterpillars might actually have been more efficient than the mandragoras.

Aros rate of growth is particularly incredible. Not only is her magic stat high, but she also has superb wide-range magic skills. She excels at cleaning up swarms of lower ranked opponents.

Now then, treant, please show us how you evolve!

Hah! Master-dono!

The treant happily stands up straight.

Ah, do you also want to do it behind a rock? Though you need [Fake Life], so you cant do it entirely alone. Well, if you dont want me, I can do my best to not look

No need for the concern.

My suggestion was shut down immediately Does the treant actually want to be seen? Is this some kind of perversion? No, it might just be a different way of thinking about evolution.

Well, if the person in question (or rather, the tree in question) says its fine, then theres no point in me pressing the matter. I fire [Fake Life] at the treant. Its always been my partner whos done it for Aro and the treants evolutions, so it feels a little weird to do it myself.

Black light envelops the treant and then, in the next instant, it suddenly shoots up, piercing through the light. The slender arm-like branches on either side grow thicker and thicker. To begin with Im starting down in shock, but as the treant grows, my gaze inevitably travels up until I have to crane my neck to look up. Its seriously big.

Its easily seven metres tall. Im still slightly longer than the treant is tall, but I lose in terms of height. Oi, how am I meant to carry you now?

[Tyrant Guardian]: B+ rank monster

A huge treant. Its imposing appearance makes it worthy of the name guardian.

It possesses a terrifyingly resilient and solid defence.

Using a variety of close combat skills, it pummels its opponents into submission while using its overwhelming durability to win battles of attrition.

However, a [Tyrant Guardian] is at its most terrifying when it loses itself in rage and abandons defence.

O-ooh! I see, treant-san is finally B+ rank. Its genuinely strong now. It almost feels like too much of an upgrade from [Magical Tree].

Species: Tyrant Guardian

Condition: Cursed

Lv: 1/85

HP: 233/273

MP: 11/114

Attack: 120

Defence: 186

Magic: 147

Speed: 83

Rank: B+

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Characteristic Skills:

[Dark Attribute: Lv-] [Grisha Language: Lv3] [Harden: Lv5] [Automatic HP Recovery: Lv4] [Automatic MP Recovery: Lv4] [Flight: Lv1] [Soothing Drop: Lv2] [Indomitable Guardian: Lv-] [Gravity Compression: Lv3] [Stealthy Movement: Lv4]

Resistance Skills:

[Physical Resistance: Lv6] [Fall Resistance: Lv5]

Normal Skills:

[Take Root: Lv4] [Clay: Lv4] [Rest: Lv6] [Fire Sphere: Lv6] [Aqua Sphere: Lv3] [Clay Sphere: Lv6] [Wind Sphere: Lv3] [Telepathy: Lv3] [Gravity: Lv4] [Poison Cloud: Lv2] [Physical Barrier: Lv4] [Antipower: Lv5] [Decoy: Lv2] [Statue: Lv4] [Meteor Stamp: Lv4] [Tree Spiritisation: Lv4] [Berserk: Lv4] [Wood Strike: Lv4] [Wood Counter: Lv3] [Armour Pierce: Lv3] [Guard Lost: Lv3] [Clay Wall: Lv4] [Ground Tremor: Lv3] [Heat Ray: Lv2]

Title Skills:

[Demon Lords Subordinate: Lv-] [Eater of the Fruit of Wisdom: Lv-] [White Mage: Lv6] [Black Mage: Lv6] [Dragons Lost Property:[1]Lv-] [Rampaging Giant Tree: Lv-]

O-ooh! Theres [Heat Ray]! For that matter, [Flight]? I dont see how that could work. Though Im super grateful if this means I dont have to carry it.

Ill check out the skills that intrigue me.

Characteristic skill [Indomitable Guardian]

The guardian will never fall to the same attack twice.

Provides resistance to attacks that have been received before.

O-ooh! Its something that would have been better if it was obtained sooner, but its still a super strong skill. Its especially good as the treant doesnt have many resistance skills.

Characteristic skill [Gravity Compression]

Confers a strong weight to an object, increasing its density.

Applying it to the user raises attack and defence, but reduces HP slightly.

Is it the applied version of [Gravity]? The defence and attack boosts are useful too, but if used in combination with [Clay], it might have some interesting applications.

Normal skill [Guard Lost]

A support magic skill. Lowers the targets defence, but drastically raises attack.

It can be used on enemies and allies alike, so it has many opportunities for use. However, it is difficult to master.

O-ooh! I see, it sounds interesting. It could be used to boost the attack power of an ally, or to lower the defence of an enemy The problem is whether or not treant-san can use it effectively.

The last skill Im curious about is This one. Or rather, Im hoping its what I think it is. I was worried about how I was going to bring treant-san back across the ocean, but depending on what this does, it might not be an issue.

Normal skill [Tree Spiritisation]

Allows for transformation into a tree spirit.

While in spirit form, HP, attack, and defence are halved.

O-ooh! With this, perhaps the treant can turn into a carryable size.

[1] The [Dragons Lost Property] title skill is a play on words that could also mean [Thing Dropped by a Dragon].