Published at 30th of August 2022 06:54:50 AM

672 To the Original World

I didnt think it would end so suddenly.

Treant says with an embarrassed grin.

I didnt see it coming either.

I sigh out as I look at the ymirs remains.

Since I knew it would be a short battle, I had entirely put [Death God Seed] out of mind. But there was no way [Herculean Strength] skill didnt cost a lot of MP. In hindsight, if I had kept baiting it into using [Herculean Strength], it could have been possible to win without so much risk.

I tend to view specialised monsters as more dangerous than balanced ones, but perhaps lopsided stats are more of a weakness than I was thinking.

But this is strange We defeated the Legendary rank ymir, but I only got a paltry 20,000 experience. I was expecting to get closer to 100,000.

My level didnt rise by as much as I expected. The anticipated level gains was a big part of why I chose to take the risk of fighting the ymir.

Hmm, there might be some rules you dont know about?

I look at treant as he changes into his spirit form, and suddenly a realisation strikes me. I look at his status.

Species: World treant

Condition: Cursed, Tree Spirtisiation: Lv6

Lv: 130/130 (MAX)

HP: 1476/5773

MP: 23/1534

His level has risen from 119 to 130. On the other hand, Aros has only risen from 114 to 117, and mine from level 92 to 104.

The culprit has been found. Theres no doubt that treant got most of the experience.

Treant, your level has hit the max.

Really? This means Ive gotten even stronger! Ill be able to help you even more from now on, master-dono!

Treant stretches out proudly.

Now I think about it, his contribution in this battle was immense. His [Death God Seed] worked to cut down the ymirs MP and ultimately killed it. He blocked the ymirs attack, and struck back with a brutal [Wood Counter], forcing it to use [Autoregeneration]. Now that I think about it, its no wonder he got most of the experience.

Good job, treant.

I stroke his head.

Hehe, of course, mater-dono!

He puffs out his chest produly.

At any rate, now theres truly nothing left for me to do in this forest. We return to the sky-piercing tower, and peer up through the interior, seeing the spiral staircase appear to continue on forever.

Once we leave, therell be no more running around, looking for ingredient or monsters to hunt for experience.

There wont be a need any longer. Even if I wanted to raise my level, only the monsters in this Ngai Forest are powerful enough to make much difference. Even if I get stronger, the only opponents more powerful than me now are Gods Voice and the [Spirit Servants]. It feels strangely lonely to realise that.

Building a base in the forest with black lizard and the orange monkeysdesperately running away from the giant centipede with Nina and the ball rabbitsuddenly being revered as a god and exterminating a bunch of pestsbeing attacked by strange monsters on a distant island It was hard work, but it was surprisingly fun. Theres no longer a reason to rush to gain experience.

We can find a quiet area of forest to live in, and then occasionally pop by human towns to visit. Itll be fun.

Aro says, smiling at me.

Thats true [Humanisation Technique] should last quite a long time now after all.

I reply with a wry smile.

At the beginning I was desperate to secure my own safety, and ever since I got involved with Lilixira, the fight over divine skills hasnt calmed down. Ive been so busy up to now that perhaps I was just afraid of losing my objective. Ive become some sort of battle-crazed maniac.

Unlike before,I have a whole lot of useful skills, so theres a lot I can do. Ill probably find another goal sometime. I can take my time to search for it.

Besides Its too early to say I have nothing left to do. Theres still an evil bastard I need to take down.

I mutter as I look up at the spiral staircase.

This time will be the final showdown with Gods Voice.

But those stairs seem long From how it looked outside, it should be quite far.

What treant says is the truth. The tower is so tall that theres no sign of the top. The only option is to keep going up.

Even with my apocalypse body, it might be a bit far to walk. More importantly, if we dont return as fast as possible, theres no telling what could happen in our original world.

Rather than using the stairs, it might be better if you flew straight up. The stairs could be useful as occasional footing.

Aro says, and treant thrusts out his wings.

I see, thats a good idea. Then, master-dono

Aro, treant, get in my mouth! Im going to roll up!

Treants expression freezes over in an instant.

With both of them in my mouth, I begin rolling up the stairs as fast as I can.

I hear treant screaming. But as I thought, this is much faster than flying.

Besides, Ive never had such an obstacle-free course for rolling. The headwind feels refreshing. I fit remarkably well in the stairs width, so theres no feeling of worry over falling off. It feels almost as though these stairs were made to be rolled up by an apocalypse.

Im coming everyone! Just you wait, Gods Voice!