My Alter Ego’s Path to Greatness - Chapter 55

#55

Elf (3)

A change in strategy.

Originally, I was going to mess around as much as I could, but when I thought I couldn’t do it, I was going to cancel the summon and run away…

“Over there…”

The elf girl that the Elven Kingdom and the Main Church are looking for.

‘Can I use this situation?’

My head instantly spun.

It was an opportunity to kill two birds with one stone: to raise the value of Harley’s name and for Heinrich to contribute to the church.

“hmm! My name is Harley. By the way, you probably want to get out of here, right?”

“…yes!”

The smell of black magic becomes increasingly stronger.

A huge number of enemies were coming out from inside the cave.

“Then excuse me for a moment!”

“yes? Ugh—!”

He hung the ax in one hand on his back and, with Cecily at his side, turned and ran away.

His leg muscles expanded and his body accelerated at explosive speed.

“Wuuuu—!”

Cecily closed her eyes tightly while clinging to Harley’s side.

He was still hugging the tree branch in his arms.

“Now that I think about it, miss, what is that tree branch? “Something precious?”

I moved to the entrance at a fast pace and when I had some free time, I asked her.

At first glance, it didn’t seem like anything special.

“Huh? Ah, this is… a branch of the World Tree. “Thanks to you, I was able to get out safely from the inside…!”

She frowns as the wind hits her face, but answers sincerely.

I wondered how they managed to escape from the deep place where the sacrificial ritual was in full swing to where Harley was, and it seems that the World Tree helped them.

I don’t know how that branch got into her hands as an offering.

‘Now that I think about it, the situation was urgent so I just skipped it, but he followed very obediently.’

From their first meeting until now, Cecily has always been friendly to him.

Even though it was a situation where there was no choice but to be cautious.

A naked, muscular man I encountered in the warlock’s lair.

Not only was there blood splattering all over his body, but he was also holding double axes in both hands, which were dripping with blood.

‘Well, even I would be shocked.’

Of course, I was personally satisfied with the style, but objectively, I was aware that it was not very aesthetically pleasing.

In that situation, she was just a little intimidated.

‘Now that I think about it, they said that if you qualify as a high elf, you will be guided by the World Tree.’

It is said that he will show you the way so that you can safely reach the World Tree.

It seems that the World Tree decided that Harley was the only way out of this situation.

‘If you cooperate like this, it will be convenient and good for me. But that thing hanging around Cecily’s neck…’

Teacher Hans, a master of black magic, quickly presents the analysis results again.

‘A sealing magic tool using black magic. The level is quite high. It would be dangerous to forcefully loosen it. If it had been Hans, he would have been able to disarm it….’

Disarming the magic tool required delicate work to control magical power, but Harley did not have the ability to do so.

‘I understand it perfectly in my head, but I can’t actually do it myself.’

That’s probably why Lafori, a high elf, was unable to find Cecily’s location.

‘Seeing as Harley immediately responded as soon as she came in, it seems like the World Tree was aware of Cecily’s location.’

Well, it’s not as much as given, but isn’t it a divine being that receives the faith of the world capital elves?

There were probably other restrictions that I couldn’t tell you about directly.

“Hot hot hot! “It doesn’t matter now!”

I could feel the dark magic coming from behind me like a tidal wave, but the entrance to the cave was already just around the corner.

If he just goes outside, it won’t be easy to catch him running away with his monster-like stamina.

at that time.

I felt something approaching quickly from the ground again.

A clear murderous intent that felt different from before.

The problem was that the direction it was coming from was towards the forest outside where they were heading…

Kwaaaang—!

The thing that came out of the ground at the entrance was so big that it blocked the entire cave.

“Don’t block my way!”

However, Harley didn’t care and rushed at the giant earthworm blocking the entrance at higher speeds.

“Hey—?!”

I twisted Cecily, who was stuck at my side, and hugged her properly, fixing her as much as possible so as not to cause any shock to her….

Whoop!

I lifted my body up and threw a drop kick at the guy.

[Cow wow—!]

Earthworm squirms in shock.

However, due to its massive weight and the rest of the body fixed to the floor, there was still no gap at the entrance.

Harley, who had been thrown back due to the recoil, landed softly on the floor and laughed.

“Hehehe… I thought things were resolved so easily.”

No matter how I looked at it, it seemed like it would take some time to break through the entrance.

And that also meant that I couldn’t avoid fighting the guys coming from behind.

“Miss, come to your senses. “I think we need to get ready to fight now.”

“Huh~ Yes?”

Even as she panicked, suffering from dizziness due to the violent movements, Harley had already completed preparations in advance.

He put down Cecily and used his sharp claws to tear the leather that was connected to the black leopard helmet like a cape.

Cut it in the middle, split it into two pieces, and cut the upper part of both hems again to make it longer.

“Now come this way!”

“Yes, yes!”

Then, holding Cecily in his arms, he wrapped her in two pieces of leather like a chrysalis and fastened her tightly to his body.

The leather that covered his back was so large that it could be wrapped around him, leaving only pores so that he could not see out.

A small bundle of leather hanging from a large muscular body like a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes… no, an elf girl.

‘It would be better to protect him this way than to carry him on his back. ‘It’s a beast leather, so it won’t break easily.’

Even as Harley finished preparing for battle and grabbed the ax in both hands, Earthworm did not move from his spot and just guarded the entrance.

A movement that cannot be considered an instinctive monster.

He was clearly being manipulated by someone.

“Ha ha! Then let’s get to it! “I’ll kick you first!”

Harley poured out her energy generously and raised “Biological Aura” all over her body.

To clear the entrance first before dealing with the other guys.

***

“yes? “What did you say, Sir Heinrich?”

The saint asked back as if she was embarrassed.

The reactions of others around her were no different from hers.

Archbishop Latius and the paladins, as well as the elves including Lafori.

“That person named Cecily. “I think I know where you are now.”

But Heinrich steadfastly repeated what he had said despite those gazes.

“Hmm… Does the Lord have any blessings for tracking a specific target?”

Archbishop Latius asks cautiously.

It was definitely hard to believe.

How long has it been since the high elves of the Elven Kingdom spoke up that they have already found their goal?

But now it was a waste of time to argue like this.

“It’s not a blessing, but I definitely feel it. There is an elf named Cecily with light green hair and orange eyes. “But it’s a very dangerous situation right now.”

At those words, the expressions of those present changed completely.

The elves looked at the high-ranking members of the church, including the saint, with urgent expressions.

Because they didn’t know how much to trust the sudden words of someone who appeared to be an attendant.

The saintess looked at Heinrich quietly, then turned her gaze towards the elf group with a serious expression.

“I can trust Sir Heinrich. He is someone who the Lord also shows interest in. “If he felt that way, there must be a good reason.”

“We will follow the denomination’s judgment.”

When the elves nodded with stern faces, she stood up and looked at Heinrich.

“Then let’s move right away. “Where is it?”

Her eyes, which met him directly, were full of trust.

“It is the northern mountain range that borders the Tulk Kingdom on the western side of the continent. “If you use the gate to go to the Temple of Tarak in the County of Aonia, you will be able to save a lot of time.”

“Let’s talk about it as we go.”

They all got up from their seats and quickly walked towards the gate.

In the meantime, the saintess held the star sign and muttered softly before looking back at Heinrich.

“We have prepared the gate so you can use it right away. “If you go, you will be able to move right away.”

“Sir Heinrich Landgard. “Do you happen to know the exact location?”

“If I get closer, I think I can go straight to my ‘blessing’… but for now, all I know is that it’s somewhere north of the Iron Citadel.”

Everyone here was acting on the premise that what Heinrich said was true.

The saint’s full support must have had a big impact.

Now, as long as he repays that trust, his credibility in the church will increase significantly.

They moved quickly and were able to quickly reach the gate.

In the meantime, a minor scuffle occurred for a brief moment.

“Not a saint.”

“If you have two paladins, an archbishop, and a high elf, is there a need to go to a saint?”

“Hahaha! “Please give the heretics over to us!”

The saintess, who was naturally trying to move to the gate, was stopped by members of the religious order.

Her cheeks were slightly swollen, but she was unable to protest, perhaps to protect herself in front of the elves who were outsiders.

Because it was a hasty decision, there was no time to call in additional personnel, but these people were already enough.

“As long as we know the location, we are enough.”

High elf Lafori added confidently, so she had no choice but to nod slightly and step back.

However, it did not mean that the saint had nothing to do.

Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

It wasn’t as much as the Kingdom of Thalia at the western end, but the distance between this place, the center of the continent, and the Tulk Kingdom in the west was not easy.

Depending on the distance to be moved, enormous divine power was required, so the help of a saint was essential in order to move right away.

“Then everyone, please take care of yourselves.”

“Don’t worry. “There won’t be any major problems.”

Heinrich nodded seriously and answered the saintly woman who greeted her with concern.

With their current power, they should be able to complete the job without any major damage.

‘Really, the only question is whether you can make it on time.’

For now, Harley was able to survive on her own, but there was no telling what would happen if they started going all out.

Because signs were slowly showing.

***

“Hahaha!”

Harley laughed viciously as she clawed off the head of the dwarf monster Gramlin that was charging at her with an axe.

The area around him was already filled with all kinds of corpses, making it impossible to move.

From the monsters I had already hunted as I passed through the forest to the unfamiliar ones I saw for the first time, the warlock’s minions were a bonus.

I defeated the attacking guys again and again, but monsters continued to flock from the forest from all directions.

‘It’s good that we got out of the cave.’

They broke through the Earthworm that blocked the entrance, but were caught up by the warlocks in the process.

The bigger problem was that warlocks specialized in controlling monsters.

Since the northern mountains were overflowing with monsters, the synergy with them was beyond imagination.

‘I guess they took that into consideration from the beginning and settled in here!’

The problem was not only the monsters summoned from the forest, but also those summoned separately by the warlocks.

Because these guys had all kinds of unfamiliar characteristics.

One good thing was that they didn’t attack Cecily on purpose, probably because they didn’t want their sacrifice to get hurt.

Of course, I couldn’t use her as a shield.

There was no guarantee that the attacking monsters would strictly follow their orders like robots.

There was just a tacit agreement to be careful with each other.

‘Still, it will be difficult if it continues like this. Harley’s strength is the ability to attack without taking care of her body, but in her current state, her movements will inevitably be limited.’

If you put down Cecily and fight, they will take her away alone, but if this continues, the moment you run out of energy, you will dry up and die.

Heinrich and his party arrived at Tarak through the gate.

Although they were coming at high speed thanks to the power of the wind spirit summoned by the high elves, they still needed some more time to get here.

‘Okay, this is what happened.’

At that moment, I saw a warlock busy controlling monsters on one side.

Although it looked like it had monsters surrounding it as a guard and even had a shield in place…

“Huh!”

The dark aura was pressed against the ax blade in his right hand, his back bent, and he spun around in place.

The trajectory of the auror that drew a large and beautiful circle using centrifugal force.

Wedge— Kwasik!

“Kkuheu—!”

It flew like a missile, shattered the shield, lodged itself in the warlock’s body, flew through the air with him, and disappeared out of Harley’s line of sight.

The monsters stop when control is momentarily released.

Harley didn’t miss the opportunity and burst into laughter again, digging into the gap between them.

The ax in his left hand continued to draw elegant lines to ravage the enemy, and his right hand, which had turned into a monster, ripped out the hearts of the monsters along with their magic stones and diligently brought them into his mouth

.

Energy and overflowing stamina that are constantly replenished.

If I went like this, I could last all day.

Of course, the enemies won’t let that happen.

Kaan—!

I swung my auror-infused claw and struck down the spear that suddenly flew in.

When the surprise attack fails, the man with the spear hides again between the monsters.

“Are you a lycanthrope? “There’s something different… a variant?”

A voice like that was heard from one side.

visor!

The arrow that flew in from the other side hit the face of the ax and bounced off.

“It looks like our control isn’t working at all, so it’s not like the blood of a monster is mixed in.”

As he spoke, an attack came from another direction.

Of course, in the meantime, the monsters continued to rush at me, making me feel frantic.

‘Ah, these guys fight dirty.’

Harley moved her body without stopping while praising her opponent.

As the battle became more intense, there was no time to relax, so even “Body Transformation” had to be used generously.

“Hehehehe.”

The muscles of the whole body swelled in a ferocious manner, with protruding teeth and developed jaws like those of a shark.

The eyes, nose, and ears have long since lost their human form.

‘Is this okay? ‘He’s already a little heartbroken.’

As the fight continued, I felt Harley’s body becoming more and more mad.

I’ve been laughing since before.

Since I can control it at any time, I don’t have to worry about causing an accident, but I just wanted to avoid being prevented from appearing in front of others like Hans.

The moment I thought about it for a moment.

《The entity has met the conditions and gained enlightenment. The skill “Wildness” has been acquired.》

For an instant, my senses were overturned.

As I paused for a moment due to the sudden feeling of disconnection, my body moved based on instinct alone.

My head turns to the side.

Crackle!

The sword that flew in for a moment was blocked between Harley’s serrated teeth.

And only after the ax in his left hand, swung without delay, cut the attacker’s body into pieces, did he know for sure about the “wild nature.”

A skill that maximizes aggression by moving solely on instinct.

However, at the same time, we do not forget the skills imprinted on our bodies.

It was a bit freer and rougher, but it was definitely based on the ax and martial arts techniques that had been used so far.

Harley lowered her body in an instant, and her nose and ears twitched non-stop….

Tap— tap!

“Bwak!”

In an instant, he was among the monsters and twisted the neck of the man holding the spear with his right hand.

Instinct did not miss the information that reason had dismissed as insignificant.

‘…Maybe this will be okay?’

The method of using “Wildness” was very different from the fighting methods he had used so far.

His greatest strength was that in any situation, he could judge the situation with a cool-headed mind, make calculations, and make moves.

As if playing a game, it is about understanding and responding to all variables with overwhelming mental power from a third party’s perspective.

But that method didn’t suit Harley.

In order to fully use the body that evolved from eating countless monsters, a new fighting method that was not human’s was needed.

Like right now.

And above all.

‘It’s possible to control the trigger!’

Because Harley’s mania could have been controlled to focus entirely on “wildness.”

Like a berserker who goes crazy only in necessary battles!

‘Is this enough to hold on until help comes?’

Unknown to them, the time limit was steadily approaching.