Surviving With An Sss Rank Inventory - Chapter 160

Surviving With An Sss-Rank Inventory Chapter 160

Episode 160

“Eline. This is the truth. I wasn’t corrupted by darkness. Luna brainwashed us elves through the World Tree.”

“Do not be ridiculous!”

“Come to your senses. “Our enemy is not the sun.”

Crassus strongly questioned Elaine, who could not accept the truth.

“The world tree we believe in no longer exists in this world. “It means there is no world tree protecting us.”

“It’s all lies!”

Elaine closed her eyes and shouted as if she didn’t want to listen to Crassus’ words anymore.

Crassus sighed and turned his gaze back to Dio.

“I destroyed the World Tree. “That’s what the World Tree wanted.”

“So the elves were freed from Luna’s brainwashing?”

“no. The World Tree was not completely destroyed. But we succeeded in weakening the brainwashing.”

In response to Dio’s question, Crassus announced that destroying the World Tree was not in vain.

Because of this, some strong elves were able to completely escape Luna’s brainwashing and transform into dark elves.

“The dark elves prove that they have overcome Luna’s curse. “If it weren’t for their help, I would have been killed by Luna a long time ago.”

After meeting Crassus, Dio was doubtful as to whether all the dark elves were on the side of the sun, but now he can be sure.

Dark Elves are a race that fights against the Luna Church on the side of Solari.

“We thought that in time all the elves would know the truth. But that was a complacent idea.”

Seeds left behind by the World Tree.

It was able to sprout again thanks to the Luna Church.

However, Crassus and the dark elves realized that the world tree that sprouted like that was completely different from the world tree that had been guarded for thousands of years.

The World Tree grown by Luna would literally be a puppet of the Luna Church.

“So that’s how it happened. By the way, what did you do with the World Tree saplings hidden in the Maze Forest? “The expenses must have been significant.”

“That’s…”

Crassus

was about to answer Dio’s question, but the sound of a beautiful lute in the air interrupted their conversation.

“I helped.”

A being that tore through space while humorously playing the lute.

It was the appearance of Kalphael, one of the seven stars.

* * *

“This is disappointing. Dear Dio. “You’re leaving me out of this.”

‘I heard the story while hiding.’

Dio wasn’t that surprised by Kalphael’s appearance.

Kalfael is a person who claims to be the gatekeeper of Temberk.

He was always in Temberg, and when Dio urgently conducted Walpurgis Night, he must have heard the whole story.

“With illusion magic that distorts vision, infiltration is a piece of cake.”

Kalphael smiled triumphantly and strummed his lute, and Crassus did not particularly deny his swagger.

Thanks to this, they were able to completely destroy the World Tree saplings without killing their fellow elves.

“Crassus. “How are you feeling now?”

Kalphael’s sudden question about Crassus’s feelings.

Other people who heard this did not immediately understand Kalphael’s words, but Dio was able to guess to some extent.

‘Right. If it’s Kalfael, he can undo Elaine’s brainwashing, which she hasn’t completely escaped.’

Kalphael is a person Dio has never seen before on the Order Board, but he has already seen its abilities in Temberk.

Most transcendental people who mastered magic possessed enough magical abilities to manipulate reality.

However, among those Dio knew, there was no one better at manipulating reality than Kalphael.

This means that it is even better than Calliope, who is watching this with interest.

“Stop talking nonsense and start quickly.”

“Do not worry too much. “It will be fine.”

Kalphael smiled as if he understood Crassus’s feelings and approached Elaine.

At this, Elaine struggled more violently and screamed.

“What are you starting? “Can’t you solve this right now?”

It was natural that the presence of a clown who suddenly appeared and told unknown stories felt very burdensome to Elaine.

Elain struggled to escape the restraints as she saw Kalphael approaching her.

However, it was not enough to escape from Dio’s items.

“It will be over soon.”

Kalphael, who was smiling the whole time, gently placed his hand on Elain’s bound head.

Kalfael, ignoring Elaine, who was disgusted by this and was trying to struggle, opened his mouth to the audience who were watching this.

“Now then, shall we try to remove the illusion with illusion magic?”

Paaaat!

Colorful lights emanated from Kalfael’s hand on Elain’s head.

Just looking at the beautiful colors made it feel like seeing the Aurora up close.

Elaine, who had been struggling just a moment ago, calmed down as if it were a lie, and her eyes seemed to have lost focus.

“Is Elaine’s condition okay?”

When asked by Crassus who was most worried about Elaine among those gathered, Kalphael nodded as if it was okay.

“it’s okay. Didn’t Crassus ask me for a favor last time? Please trust me. “It will work out well.”

Kalfael began to kindly explain things to Dio and the others without anyone asking.

“The only way to undo the polluted World Tree’s brainwashing is through strong illusion magic. “My power cannot reach that of the World Tree, but it is quite possible now that the World Tree’s influence has completely disappeared.”

Through Kalfael’s explanation, Dio was able to realize how great of an influence the polluted world tree was having on the elves.

‘Just because the World Tree is destroyed doesn’t mean the brainwashing will be lifted immediately.’

In fact, if the brainwashing had been lifted immediately by destroying the World Tree sapling, Elaine would not have been hostile to Crassus just now.

No, when the first world tree was destroyed, all the elves’ brainwashing would have been lifted.

Anyway, watching Kalfael solve the problem, Dio felt fortunate that the matter was completed well.

If Elaine, who has been freed from brainwashing, stands on the same side, it will be reassuring for Dio.

Of course, it is not yet known how Elaine will feel once the brainwashing is simply released…

“It will take some time. In the meantime, you can rest easy. “You must be very tired.”

Despite Kalfael’s words to leave Elaine to himself, Crassus stayed next to Elaine, who did not even move, and only Dio called his companions aside.

* * *

“But why are we left here? “If it’s because of Elaine, isn’t Crassus alone enough?”

“yes.”

Dio did not specifically deny Evelyn’s question.

Since the Demonic Expedition was a great success, there would be no problem in returning to the Bertio family with the allied forces.

But Dio still has work left to do.

It’s more important to him than anything else.

‘The obstructionist will also have disappeared. Now, all the monsters in the Demon World are mine to own.’

Although Descruger is dead, not all the demonic beasts living in the Eastern Demon World are dead.

In the first place, the place called Magyeong can be seen as one of the top hunting grounds provided to players.

In the Demon World, which is called a cursed place under the influence of the Demon King, demonic beasts constantly respawn.

It can be said to be a very suitable hunting ground for Dio, who can now be said to have entered the ranks of high levels.

“We will begin cleaning up the demonic landscape from now on.”

“Aftercare?”

“Just because Acrich is dead doesn’t mean the Demon Lord is safe. “It’s been so hard to get to the Demonic Land, but the magical beasts piled up in the Demonic Land like this would be a waste… No, wouldn’t it be dangerous?”

Dio, who brought the group’s attention, slowly began to explain what they had to do.

“I want to go back and rest…”

“We must take action for the peace and safety of the continent.”

Despite Evelyn’s complaints, Dio firmly cut her off.

Dio uses the excuse of convincing the party members who do not yet understand the concept of leveling up by using the excuse that it is for the greater good.

“Do you think the Great Warrior of the Sun is still hungry?”

Among the group, only Calliope spoke as if she understood Dio’s intentions.

Calliope realized that it was the constant monster hunting that allowed Dio to achieve explosive growth.

“Can you help me?”

“Well, I don’t know if I can help.”

“All you have to do is protect your colleagues when they are in danger.”

The reason why Dio chose the dangerous Demon World as the hunting ground for Explosion is because the existence of the Seven Stars is now with him.

The magical beasts of the Demonic World have the characteristic of becoming stronger the more they hunt.

The demonic beasts that respawn are given the characteristic of the demon king’s ‘power’ and are transformed into beings that are more powerful and difficult to hunt.

So, even though Dio and his companions can hunt the demon beasts without difficulty right now, it can become dangerous later on, which is the dangerous point of the demon beast.

‘If the seven stars protect you, you can hunt with peace of mind…’

The problem is that with the help of the seven stars, you cannot monopolize experience points as it is safe.

Of course, experience is not divided just by watching, but the experience gained the moment Calliope intervenes is very small.

This is because Calliope’s level is much higher than Dio’s group.

furthermore.

‘There is no guarantee that the Seven Stars will continue to help.’

If you are too greedy, you can act like you are.

However, hunting without a calliope is dangerous.

That’s why the place called Demon World is so dangerous.

Dio first decided to use Calliope’s abilities to seek auxiliary help.

“Can you determine the location of nearby demon beasts?”

“Something like that…”

Calliope readily accepted Dio’s request and attempted to search for the surrounding demonic beasts.

That moment.

Whiooooo –

A fierce wind blew, and Calliope, who was the only one to react, quickly unfolded her shield.

Ga-ga-ga-ga-gak!

As if it wasn’t just the wind, the wind hitting Calliope’s shield made a horrifying hissing sound.

“What is it?”

“What is this wind?”

Are there still powerful demonic beasts around?

This is not where the clean-up work begins.

Since he had dealt with the monsters around this area with Deathrugger, Dio was clearly aware that this was an unlikely place to respawn for the time being.

The party members also all looked embarrassed because they could not confirm that there was a monster nearby.

But eventually they could see.

The source of this sharp wind is coming from Elaine, whose soul has escaped.

“no no!”

Elaine, who had been distraught just moments ago due to Kalfael’s magic, was trembling with her arms wrapped around herself.

The energy radiating around her was so powerful that even Crassus and Kalphael could not easily approach Elain.

“Kalfael! What happened!”

“….”

The cry of Crassus, who sensed that something was wrong.

Even Kalfael, who always had a playful smile on his face, had a serious expression this time.

“no!!”

Quaaaaaaaaaaa!

Elaine shouted once again, and the mana wave spreading around began to explode.

Sensing danger, Crassus and Kalphael retreated into the shield that Calliope had spread.

“What have you done!!”

Crassus shouted, grabbing Kalphael by the collar.

It was Kalfael who said there would be no problem.

However, Elain’s current rampage was so incredibly dangerous that not even the seven stars could easily approach it.

“…She is refusing.”

When Crassus asked for an explanation, Kalphael muttered quietly.

“What does that mean? “You’re rejecting it!”

At Crassus’ urging, Kalphael looked at Dio instead of Crassus for some reason.

“It means that you are rejecting my illusion magic that is trying to remove your brainwashing.”

“what? “Why on earth?”

“Aren’t you subconsciously afraid of the truth? If the runaway continues like this…”

Kalphael continued speaking seriously, as if he hadn’t thought about the situation.

“Elain will lose her life.”

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