This battle—
Was witnessed by everyone.
Brielle cast aside all distractions. Her mind held only one thought:
Victory.
She advanced toward the massive, withered tree in the sea of clouds.
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The clouds suddenly trembled.
A strange, pale figure slowly emerged.
[You have unlocked the Monster Codex: Whitewood Elder]
It resembled a humanoid figure—its body like dry, pale wood, with the face of a withered old man. It held a flute, its eyes cold and lifeless.
It looked eerie.
But it wasn't strong.
Only Tier 1, 4-Star.
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Brielle lunged forward.
One thrust—
The creature shattered instantly.
Too fragile.
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But—
It wasn't over.
A second appeared.
A third.
A fifth.
Soon, more followed.
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Brielle realized immediately:
These enemies were weak individually—but dangerous in numbers.
They had to be eliminated quickly.
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She struck rapidly.
One slash.
Two slashes.
Each enemy fell in one or two hits.
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But more kept appearing.
And then—
They began to attack.
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Their method was strange:
They coughed out toxic green mist
The more there were, the thicker the poison became
Soon, the entire battlefield began to fill with it
At the same time—
Massive wooden spikes erupted from the ground.
Each one was 4–5 meters long.
One mistake—
And she would be skewered.
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Brielle dodged continuously.
Striking.
Evading.
Moving nonstop.
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But something was wrong.
The enemies weren't decreasing.
They were increasing.
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"Damn it… this is annoying!"
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Then—
She noticed something.
Their bodies were connected underground.
Roots.
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An idea flashed.
She fired her grappling hook—
Latched onto a spike—
Leaped into the air—
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Then—
Execution.
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Her blade pierced one enemy—
But instead of letting it dissolve—
She yanked it upward with force.
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CRACK!
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The roots tore apart—
And a chain reaction followed.
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Ten enemies—
Destroyed instantly.
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"Perfect!"
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She understood now.
The strategy:
Attack the core.
Destroy the root network.
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From then on—
She used her grappling hook repeatedly—
Striking clusters—
Executing—
Destroying groups at once.
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The tide turned.
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Soon—
She had eliminated nearly a hundred.
And reached closer to the center.
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Then—
Everything changed.
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Golden lightning exploded across the sky.
The Whitewood Elders stopped.
They all bowed—
Toward the center.
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The withered tree.
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Then—
A miracle.
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The dead tree bloomed.
Branches burst forth—
Cherry blossoms spread—
Life surged in seconds.
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And above it—
A massive bolt of lightning struck.
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BOOM!!!
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A blinding explosion.
A storm spread across thousands of meters.
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All enemies—
Gone.
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Brielle—
Blown away over 200 meters.
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"What… was that?"
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Then—
She felt it.
A presence.
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She looked back.
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And froze.
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A being emerged—
From the divine tree.
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A colossal creature—
Over 200 meters long.
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A dragon.
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Not just any dragon—
A divine being.
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Sakura Dragon
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Silver-white body.
Branches instead of scales.
One arm.
Decayed… yet majestic.
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It roared—
And the sky responded.
Lightning filled the heavens.
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Then—
It drew a weapon.
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A Jade Seven-Branched Sword.
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The battle began.
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The Adventurers were stunned.
This was beyond imagination.
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Even weakened—
It was still Tier 3, Peak 5-Star.
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A monster rivaling the strongest beings.
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Brielle understood one thing:
She couldn't win by normal means.
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The battle began.
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The dragon swung its sword.
A massive wind blade—
Dozens of meters long—
Faster than a bullet.
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She barely dodged.
Behind her—
The clouds split apart for kilometers.
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"Ridiculous…"
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Then came more:
Endless wind slashes
Lightning strikes
Tree spike attacks
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A three-layer assault.
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She couldn't keep up.
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One mistake—
She was torn apart instantly.
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She died.
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But smiled.
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"This… is incredible."
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Outside—
The Adventurers analyzed.
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Ethan (Time Traveler):
"There must be a method."
Old Master Crane:
"You can't defeat a god with mortal strength."
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Brielle understood.
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"Borrow… power?"
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"Yes."
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"Use lightning… against it."
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Second Attempt
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Phase one cleared easily.
The dragon returned.
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This time—
She didn't rush.
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She waited.
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Watched.
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For lightning.
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Key rule:
Lightning Reversal works best—
Mid-air.
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She grappled upward—
Jumped—
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Lightning struck.
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"Now!"
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She caught it—
Barely—
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And swung.
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A lightning spear shot forward—
Striking the dragon.
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BOOM!
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A wound appeared.
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"It works!"
---
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But—
Failure followed.
---
One mistimed attempt—
She was burned to ash.
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Again.
And again.
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She died—
10 times.
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Still—
She kept going.
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Final Attempt
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Her 13th try.
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Perfect execution.
Perfect timing.
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Seven lightning reversals.
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The dragon weakened.
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Then—
It enraged.
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Storm intensified.
She was blasted hundreds of meters into the sky.
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Then—
A final lightning strike formed.
Bigger than any before.
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She realized—
This was it.
---
Her only chance.
---
"Come!"
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She raised her blade—
Caught the lightning—
---
Falling like a meteor—
---
She descended—
Straight at the dragon.
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The dragon struck back—
A final wind slash.
---
No escape.
---
She swung.
---
Lightning and wind collided.
---
The sky shook.
---
Then—
The lightning shattered the blade attack—
And struck the dragon.
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Direct hit.
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The dragon collapsed.
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Silence.
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Then—
The lobby erupted.
---
"Victory!!!"
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Brielle stood frozen.
---
She had done it.
---
Killed a god.
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She approached.
Walked along the Jade Sword—
Reached its head—
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Drew the Mortal Blade.
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And struck.
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From its eye—
Crystal petals flowed out.
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She collected them.
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[Dragon Tears]
Core material used to sever the Dragon Heritage.
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The battle was over.
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