I Became a Flashing Genius at the Magic Academy [158-362][English Translation]

Episode 323 Chapter 57: Damgal Toywol (9)

Damgal Toywol (9)

...About 30 minutes ago.

While Damgal Toywol was still advancing.

All the fairies had knelt and were prostrated under the enormous shadow that covered the entire World Tree.

It was so massive that there was not a single elf who had not seen its form.

How could one possibly endure that weight and still walk?

If such a monstrous being approached, could we truly resist?

Despair cast its shadow in the sky, and the terror of impending death covered the World Tree in grief. All they could do was humbly accept the destruction brought by the giant.

Rumble...!!

The giant, having reached the vicinity of the World Tree, dropped heaps of dirt and extended its hand. Although no one here might have known, the elf king, Florin, who had been watching from the highest point, could foresee the horrific situation that was about to unfold.

'To absorb vitality...!'

The intense emotion of hatred felt even stronger than the deathly aura from the dead. A powerful longing to devour all life.

Originally, Florin, who established the foundation of magic by moving the World Tree according to her will, could not do so against Damgal Toywol.

The moment the World Tree with its boundless vitality touched that being, all its energy would be drained away.

'I have no choice but to block it with my own power.'

But she has a body that had not learned magic. To use magic without the aid of the World Tree... would require sacrificing her own vitality, her lifespan.

'...If I expend all my lifespan, will it be possible?'

Without needing to calculate..... it was impossible.

"But... I can't give up, can I?"

With all the fairies, divine beasts, elves, and spirits in danger, it would be disgraceful for the elf king to just sit idly and wait for death. Doing something, even if it meant dying, would be honorable for the elf king.

Florin, with her hands neatly gathered, soared high into the sky.

She spread her usual butterfly-like green wings, but they expanded to twice, no, ten times, or even twenty times their usual size.

"Wh-what is that...!"

"It's the elf king. The king has flown up to save us!"

The enormous fairy wings, spread like an imprint in the sky, still seemed insignificant and tiny compared to Damgal Toywol.

'A moment is enough.'

If she could delay the giant's steps even slightly, she was confident she could achieve it with everything she had.

Although this spell would be her last, and she would wither, that did not matter.

If her sacrifice could slightly increase the chance of saving her people...

Yes, I'll do it.

With her eyes wide open, Florin steeled her resolve and spread her palm. The green wings slowly turned crimson. The mana of the World Tree was entirely replaced by Florin's own life force.

'May my final spell...'

Reach them.

As she fervently wished and poured all her life force, a strong sense of discord flashed through Florin's mind.