Upon closer inspection, Seiji noticed that the bark of the Tree of Imagination was tightly wrinkled as if it was a wild dog that had encountered an unbeatable beast. The Tree of Imagination was telling Ryuga that it hated him, wanted to live, and wanted to piss off.
The Tree of Imagination's emotions were quite clear. Even though it didn't make any sound, Ryuga could sense that the Tree of Imagination was truly alive.
'Is it really as Da Vinci said? Is this Tree of Imagination really alive?'
Ryuga's eyes flickered as he looked at the Tree of Imagination [Orochi] that was rejecting him with all its might. Although he didn't understand, he didn't intend to investigate any further.
At any rate, as long as he cut down all the Trees of Imagination along the way, he would have completed his mission. There was no need for him to investigate the truth in the first place.
'The reason why this barrier hasn't been destroyed yet is probably because Kanzaki's True Ether has been mixed in?'
Ryuga made this conjecture as he looked at the colorless barrier around the Tree of Imagination.
Kanzaki's True Ether was simply a special type of energy that was superior to mana. It was a substance that only existed in Kanzaki and was now completely extinct.
Typically speaking, just a little bit of True Ether would be enough to greatly increase one's power.
If it was a light cannon type Noble Artifact, it would be the equivalent of a large buff that increased the power of the Noble Artifact. If it was a defensive Noble Artifact, it would be the equivalent of a large buff that increased one's defensive power.
The Tree of Imagination's main job was to gather all the human knowledge that had been scattered throughout the planet and return the land to Kanzaki. That was why it naturally possessed Kanzaki's True Ether, which could be mixed into its attacks and defenses, greatly increasing its own power.
"Holy Spear, Anchor!"
Ryuga switched to single-handedly holding his sword of flames in order to prevent it from dissipating. He then switched his job class to Spear, causing the Holy Spear to appear in his hand. He then instantly filled it with mana and activated his Noble Artifact.
"Rhongo — — myniad — —!"
In just an instant, a gigantic spear of light descended from the sky.
The golden spear of light was like a divine punishment from the gods, bringing down the power of judgment that could destroy everything from an unreachable place.
The moment the light spear landed, the originally unstable colorless barrier shattered like fragile glass, turning into countless tiny fragments that shot out in all directions.
Even if he had Kanzaki's True Ether buff, there was still an upper limit. There was no way for him to exceed that limit.
The Holy Spear destroyed the tortoise shell and mercilessly bombarded the Tree of Imagination.
The white pillar suddenly shook violently as if it was letting out a sharp whistle. More than half of the black cracks on its body opened up, releasing a huge amount of mana in one breath. It turned into a chaotic and disorderly sea of mana that rolled out in all directions.
Although it was an extremely powerful attack, judging from the fact that it wasn't aiming at Ryuga, it was probably a subconscious counterattack after being injured, trying to force Ryuga away from it.
Such a counterattack gave people the impression that it was at a loss. It was also proof that it had been reduced to an arrow at the end of its flight.
Indeed, it wasn't very powerful.
Ryuga didn't know if it was because the Tree of Imagination didn't have enough nutrition, or because Anastasia, who had helped it grow, was no longer here. However, this Tree of Imagination wasn't as powerful as Ryuga had imagined.
He originally thought that the Tree of Imagination's power would be enough to rival the Anomaly King Lei Di. But now, it seemed that this [Orochi] Tree of Imagination was only somewhat intimidating due to its large size. Perhaps its power level was only around the level of a god. Since it could even deal with Esders and Fittoria, it was far from being a major threat to the current Seiji.
"Still, it seems that it doesn't have any magical properties."
Ryuga raised the flame greatsword in his hand, and an icy blue light flashed in his eyes. He slashed apart the current of mana that was approaching him, and then swiftly approached the Tree of Imagination.
Although this didn't trigger the mysterious killer's special attack, the battle was already over.
* Puchi! *
His sword pierced through the Tree of Imagination's core heat source, and the tremendous flame sword pierced through it.
* Boom! *
Immediately after, before the Tree of Imagination could react, Ryuga used the flame sword as a medium and injected flames into the Tree of Imagination regardless of the cost. The flames turned into heat that could burn everything and engulfed the Tree of Imagination's body, directly destroying its core.
* Chi la —!!! *
Ryuga gripped the flame sword in his hand tightly. He was no longer flying high into the sky, but rapidly plummeted to the ground.
The flame sword instantly transformed into a gigantic axe and split the Tree of Imagination in half from the center. With the acceleration of the flames, the cracks rapidly spread from the top of the Tree of Imagination's head to the ground.
“！ …!! "
The Tree of Imagination let out a silent but dispirited roar, but it was already powerless to reverse the situation. It could only watch in despair as it was cut in half from head to toe.
…
On the ground.
"Oh, oh! As expected of Ryuga Jann! "
Little Da Vinci's surprised voice sounded from the screen.
"The Tree of Imagination's life force is rapidly declining. If you want an analogy, it's dying!"
As her voice rang out, everyone's gazes also turned to the sky.
As the roaring flames got closer and closer, a figure shot down from the sky, sticking close to the Tree of Imagination. Like an experienced woodcutter, the giant blade in his hand split the Tree of Imagination into two equal halves.
* Bang! *
Amidst the boom, Ryuga fell from the sky, smashing a huge crater several meters deep in the ground. The lingering flames even scorched the ground within dozens of meters.
"Did she succeed?"
Everyone's gazes converged on her, their eyes filled with complicated emotions.
The Tree of Imagination had been cut down, which meant that the Anomaly Zone was about to come to an end. Everything would disappear from this place.
* Crack —! *
The Tree of Imagination's enormous body shattered before it could even put up a final struggle before its death.
It didn't fall like a tree but shattered like a crystal, turning into sparkling fragments of different sizes. Then, it gradually melted like the first snow in spring. In the end, not a single trace was left, as if it had returned to nature and disappeared without a trace.
"The Tree of Imagination has been successfully cut down!"
Little Da Vinci's happy voice sounded in everyone's ears.
"Not only that, when the Tree of Imagination was cut down, it was also confirmed that the Wall of Storm at the border of Russia's Anomaly Zone is gradually declining. I believe it will disappear within half an hour!"
Just as predicted by the Future Vision, as long as the Tree of Imagination was destroyed, the Anomaly Zone would come to an end.
Not only would the blizzard that covered the world disappear, but even the Wall of Storm that covered the border of the Anomaly Zone with energy comparable to a nuclear bomb would disappear without a trace, completely returning this land to Russia's pan-human history.
"… This should be a pretty good ending, right?"
Tachika Fujimaru looked at the wreckage of the Tree of Imagination that gradually disappeared in the air and thought with some bitterness in her heart.
From this moment on, regardless of whether or not she had met Yaga, or whether or not she had interacted with the natives, she would be reduced to a self-eliminated failure in history. Moreover, no one would remember her, and she would become the dust in history.
"Wait a minute, what is that …?"
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