I Became a Shaman in a Fantasy World - Chapter 28



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#28 The World Tree Shakes Its Branches (3)

Irene said that last time.

The eggplant’s time began to flow.

When I looked closely, I saw some leaves withering here and there.

“It’s a new kind of thing…”

It far exceeded the standards of the Zelkova tree that I knew.

There is enough room for even a big person to enter.

It really wasn’t a tree whose leaves would wither.

“Lord Romenel, I heard that the World Tree stopped conveying its will at some point. Is that true?”

“you’re right.”

If there is no response from the zelkova tree, there is one reason.

The god who was supposed to dwell in the tree did not come.

Since this tree is said to be the flesh of the World Tree, the elves also recognize that it is a vessel.

“Have you ever met the World Tree?”

“I only felt its existence. I couldn’t see it in person.”

“Do you feel a presence…? When will the last time be?”

This tree is called the world tree.

No matter how much I look, I can’t feel the existence of God.

Although I feel some mysterious traces…

It is an empty vessel now.

Romenel looked at me.

But the expression on his face was strange.

He had a look on his face as if he was asking why.

“The World Tree still resides in the flesh. It is simply resting.”

“….”

What are you talking about now?

Is this just a sense that only elves have that I don’t know about?

I thought you couldn’t feel anything because it was empty?

Many questions were in my head.

I felt uneasy again.

This isn’t just a weird feeling.

It’s my intuition as a shaman.

“no way…”

A representative example of a new god is a shaman.

When receiving a god through a ritual, there are cases where an evil spirit enters the place.

At this time, the evil spirits that are not the body’s owner but have settled on the body are called ‘heoju’.

Because it is quite tricky, teachers sometimes drive away evil spirits on their behalf through a ritual called Heojugut.

perhaps···.

“A demon sits on a tree that has a sacred energy flowing through it?”

For a moment, memories of the past flashed through my mind.

The curse of the necromancers.

Precognitive dream.

The dark thing I saw on Irene.

Everything fell into place perfectly.

The dark thing I saw back then wasn’t an ordinary, vicious thing.

“I thought it was strange…”

I expected there to be a black thing hiding in the World Tree, but there was no trace of it at all.

But if it’s nestled in a tree and hidden, it’s a different story.

Because it’s not easy to find a criminal hiding in a house.

“This isn’t normal…”

It is obvious that it is a sacred tree, and it is the tree where the elven god resides.

It would be an impossible task for an ordinary demon to settle down here.

What’s more, I can’t even see it with my own eyes…

I glanced around and looked at Romenel.

“….”

“….Why are you doing that?”

“You said it was closest to the World Tree?”

The body of Romenel’s vessel is made of this tree.

That is, they are interconnected.

If the tree was tagged, then Romenel was also in danger.

“Please stay still for a moment.”

My every move will be watched.

Speaking sinisterly from within that tree.

“Where is that little bastard…”

He held the drop in his hand, spreading the spirit.

I closed my eyes.

These eyes, which could be dazzled at any moment, are not needed now.

Daughter –

The drop shook, creating familiar waves.

The spirits gathered in the head vibrated along with the drop.

Daughter –

“….”

Something is strange.

My mind was so clear.

“Why…”

It didn’t feel like I had become a spirit.

I shook the bell again and looked for the spirit, but nothing came into my body.

Instead, a blurry scene came to mind.

It was much blurrier than anything I’d seen before.

The black thing was crouching.

It was just that scene, but it was so clear.

If I become a spirit now, that feeling of divinity will hide itself even deeper.

“…This is getting tricky.”

If I could drag him out as soon as I got the spell, it wouldn’t be a problem, but I didn’t have the ability to do that yet.

It is not something that I, who has not yet shed the image of a disciple, can accomplish.

That means we have to confirm the true identity of that guy without the help of the spirits.

“….”

Once we confirm the entity, we can perform the ritual again.

Because you can’t do good without a target…

I sat down on the floor, my body losing strength.

“Hoo….”

I focused on the spirit again.

There is definitely a divine energy flowing through this tree.

The same goes for Romenell.

This wasn’t enough.

A little deeper.

We need to look deeper.

I felt like I was in Romenelle’s bowl.

It’s a very small piece compared to the tree.

I looked inside the World Tree following the connected energy.

As expected, no traces could be found there either.

“….”

How much time has passed?

I searched everywhere around me like a thief, but I found no trace of it.

My forehead was starting to sting, but I looked around again.

“….”

Time passed again.

Now it was the limit.

All of my spiritual energy was exhausted, and it was difficult to maintain my spiritual senses.

It would be easy to see ahead with the help of one’s physical eyes, but if it were an evil spirit sitting on a sacred tree, it would be easy to be deceived.

“I’ll come back tomorrow.”

As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw the worried face of Elder Paramon.

“…Are you okay?”

“I didn’t do anything, so what…”

“Can’t we just catch it all at once like last time?”

“The target is uncertain. Even if you do good now, you’ll just lose your destination and wander around.”

I don’t think it will be easy.

***

Today is the third day.

If there’s a clue, I’ve got it.

It was a trace that was barely caught after continued observation.

And I looked back at the prophetic dream several times and thought about its meaning.

“I tell you again, no matter what happens, you must never touch me.”

I made my own plan.

It may seem a little dangerous, but this will allow me to extract not only that guy’s identity but also his mulberry.

“…What is it?”

“Yes. I don’t know about Hans, but the old men could be possessed by an evil spirit. That would be a disaster. A disaster.”

Although Pharamon seemed dissatisfied with something, he withdrew obediently.

“Lord Romenel, let’s begin.”

Romenel nodded slightly and sat down on the floor.

Fortunately, Romenell’s attitude is quite cooperative.

I thought he would be authoritative because he was a high elf, but he didn’t show that at all.

Romenel said that the World Tree called to me and that I would have all the answers.

Thanks to that, all the elves were friendly to me.

To an excessive degree.

“Hoo…”

I calmed down again.

“….”

I felt the cold drops on my hands and my surroundings began to become clear.

A tiny trace in Romain’s soul was connected to the World Tree.

I followed it up and looked at the entire world tree.

Among the green leaves, I could see some leaves that had lost their vitality.

These should normally fall off the tree, but they were stubbornly stuck on.

This is the clue I found.

The world tree has a place for Heo Ju.

There is no reason why that leaf should not fall.

It was a camouflage to appear as a world tree.

I focused all my attention there.

“…..”

It was a trace similar to that of Romenel.

A place where there are an unusually large number of lifeless leaves.

One of the largest branches.

This is it.

There was something inside the eggplant, enveloping it with life.

Is this what I felt too?

I felt a huge greed.

It must be coveting my body, which is also a divine being.

And the moment you confirm the shape of the black thing.

I jumped up and opened my eyes.

“this…!!!”

It is completely different from any world tree we have seen so far.

Something was hanging from the branch where the guy had taken his place.

A sagging body.

Eyes that have lost focus.

They were hanged elves.

In an instant, their arms moved and were raised toward me.

Straightened fingers were all pointing at me.

“This kid…”

It’s a typical demonic technique.

An act of provoking the mind and showing the most terrifying scene.

It was a prank by an evil spirit to harass the living.

“ha….”

My head was spinning and my fingertips were shaking.

But not yet.

We need to properly confirm the bastard’s true identity.

“….”

All the spirits that were spread throughout the body were calmed down.

So that I can be easily reached by the hands of those who are after me.

Blood dripped from the mouth of the elf hanging from the branch.

All kinds of shapes passed before my eyes.

I knew it was an illusion, but it seemed so real.

As the bastard’s energy gradually approached me, my mind became hazy.

I heard a voice calling me in my ear.

“chris….!”

“Are you okay?”

“Chris!”

It sounded like the voices of inspiration, or like Hans’ voice.

Because of my blurred consciousness, I couldn’t tell if it was an illusion or reality.

They shouldn’t disturb me now.

I opened my still mouth and barely managed to let out a sound.

“Never…touch…”

Just a little more and it will begin to explore and permeate my body.

Because I felt like dark things were surrounding me as if they were examining me.

“Haa…haa….”

My body was shaking, but I left it alone.

So that you can let your guard down because of your very weak appearance.

He only maintained strength in the hand that held the drop.

And the moment the black energy enveloped me.

My body rose and was pulled towards a large branch.

Something started to strangle my throat.

“Cough…!”

Her body was stretched out like the elves I just saw.

As the black thing stirred inside my body, I vomited blood.

“Ugh…!!”

It was a scene I saw in my dream.

I thought about it over and over again.

I was finally able to look into the eyes of the dark thing that had come into me.

“These kids… what the hell have they made?”

This was different from a ghostly spirit.

It was all a mixture of lust, madness, and resentment.

Should we say that the thoughts came together to create a ghostly form?

It was something that was neither a ghost nor an evil spirit.

“Is your head hanging?”

I swung the bell and slapped away the energy wrapped around my neck.

Filled with spiritual energy.

Kwaang –

He shook the bell and spread his spirit energy.

Daughter –

Daughter –

The guy who felt the spirit disappeared again and hid himself.

But it’s no use now.

Because you can just call me.

The moment I tried to shake the bell again, my vision blurred and I saw the floor.

“…..”

Maybe I was pushing myself too hard.

My vision went dark as I saw people running towards me.

“Just one demon…. alive….”