Ark raised his voice and an information window instantly appeared.
-You have planted Yuzuria’s Heart in the Sacred Soil.
You have met the necessary conditions of full moon, Sacred Branch and Sacred Soil. However, Yuzuria’s Heart is weaker than Yggdrasil thanks to Wigurima absorbing its power. Therefore Yuzuria needs more time to absorb the power of the Sacred Branch, Sacred Soil and full moon before it can resurrect.
Once something went wrong then everything would become worse. A 2 hour time limit when it was an urgent situation? Of course Ark couldn’t afford to wait until then. The moon was already starting to set. The remaining time until daybreak was 20 minutes at most. If this failed then he would have to wait until the next full moon to resurrect Yuzuria. It was impossible for Haman Fortress to hold out until then.
“No way! It’s impossible! Does it make sense for a world tree to have its power taken away by a monster? Just a little more power towards the bud. You can do it!”
Ark continuously used Nursing on the soil bed. It had been effective on the Sacred Soil in the past. As expected, Nursing didn’t disappoint. Although Yuzuria’s power was weakened by Wigurima, after he used Nursing the sprout shook and emerged a bit more.
-The growth of Yuzuria has sped up thanks to the use of Nursing.
Although it succeeded, it only reduced the time by 5 minutes.
“Wooaaaaaak!”
“Stop them, ugh!”
Meanwhile one Baran member after another collapsed. The soldiers led by the rehabilitation members were being wiped out by the Drakens. Meanwhile, the ones led by JusticeMan were barely holding on. Beyond the walls near the soil bed, the Nakujuk who advanced through the canyon were also getting close.
“Ark, find that bastard Ark!”
He heard Jewel and Duke’s voice from among the dust cloud.
‘God dammit, is Nursing not going to work?’
Ark’s current health was 1,500 and Lariette was dead so she couldn’t use recovery magic. The Drakens flew around looking for him at Jewel’s command. The resurrection of the world tree just became more difficult. Ark couldn’t see how it was possible in this state. Then a few Drakens rushed up behind Ark.
‘Is it going to end here?’
Tu tu tu tung!
Ark had lifted his head with a desperate look. The Drakens had been pushed back a few metres and wobbled.
“It’s Ark-nim, Ark-nim is over there!”
“Everybody help Ark-nim. Reload, fire!”
Ark looked around at the familiar voices. Ahead…..the heavily armed raccoon clan emerged from the gate holding their cannons.
“I felt like something was suspicious nyang!”
“Ark oppa!”
The group was also followed by Roco riding her unicorn.
“Oh, is it a fight?” These days I’ve been so bored playing around the village. Meow, raise your claws! I don’t know what’s going on but let’s help our friend the Truthseeker!”
“Nyahhhh!”
“Our benefactor, help Ark hyung-nim!”
Hassan and the Meow and the ex-thieves began attacking the Nakujuk.
‘How did they get to the Netherworld…..ah, that’s right!’
Ark saw the gate they came out of and understood the situation. He had used all of the remaining powder to create the dimensional gate. Even after moving the four wagons, the gate between Lancel village and the Netherworld was still connected. The residents must’ve seen Ark disappearing through the gate in a corner and went through out of curiosity while bringing reinforcements just in case Ark was in danger. This was possible because he had 100% intimacy with the residents of Lancel village. Even the users who came through the gate became involved with the war.
“What is this nyang? I’ll give all those who fight bravely a kiss on the cheek nyang!”
“Ohhh, really?”
“An opportunity to score a kiss from Jana! Let’s show them the power of cosplay enthusiasts!”
“Oh oh oh!”
“What, what the? Why do these guys have such disgusting eyes?”
The Nakujuk burst out as they saw the users. Thanks to that Ark survived the crisis, but it was only for a short time. In fact, there was a reason Ark hadn’t asked the inhabitants of Lancel village to join in the war. The NPC soldiers levelled up quite slowly compared to users. The raccoons, Meow and ex-thieves were all around level 150~180. That was much lower than his level 200 pets. The Nakujuk’s average level was 280 so it was impossible to make them enter the war. As Ark expected, the residents of Lancel village were quickly pushed on the defensive. While the raccoons fought from long distance and the Meow had high evasion, the ex-thieves quickly went down.
”Ah…..damn….!”
A moan emerged from Ark’s mouth. He was thankful but he didn’t want their help. Everything was disappearing right in front of Ark. The Baran clan, the Dark Brothers, the residents of Lancel village…….everything he had accomplished was vanishing. Now it wasn’t just a problem of the Netherworld any longer. When pushed like this, Jewel’s group would discover that Ark’s base was Lancel village. If Jewel and the Nakujuk went through the dimensional gate then Lancel village wouldn’t be able to stand against them. Unlike users, NPCs only had one life. Jana who was always teasing Ark, the funny looking Hassan, Sarah who always followed him around and Galen who always supported him…..he wouldn’t be able to see them anymore. And Lancel village would return to its previous dilapidated state.
‘It can’t be, no, no, it can’t happen!’
Ark knew the fear of losing someone better than anybody else. Ark frantically screamed down at the soil bed.
“Please, Yuzuria! You’re the world tree needed to maintain the Netherworld’s balance….right now you are needed. Please……please wake up. Get up and help the Baran clan!”
Ark yelled in a cracking voice. Suddenly a light emerged from the Sacred Branch before the branch disappeared. At the same time, the sprout trembled and a huge world tree suddenly soared into the sky in front of him.
-The Miracle Nursing was successful.
Your heart which mourned the loss of innocent lives has moved Yuzuria. Your heart which wasn’t thinking about yourself, but others has produced a miracle. At first you only desired the resurrection of the world tree but your heart changed when you saw the numerous sacrifices. Cherishing the lives of others is the true mindset of a caretaker. Even though the effort is the same, your heartfelt commitment has moved Yuzuria.
You have cherished all lives and even moved the world tree! Due to your achievement of reaching a true caretaker’s mindset, your fame as a caretaker has increased even more.
* Due to the success of miracle nursing, all stats increase by 2.
* The Affection stat increased by 20.
*Fame increased by 200.
*Alignment to good increased by 50.
The Miracle Nursing was a success and you have acquired the title ‘Caretaker of the World Tree.’
Your fame as a Caretaker has increased, so you will receive praises from many patients.
* As a title bonus all stats will increase by 2.
* Fame will increase by 200.
His sincere prayers had achieved a miracle! The emergence of the world tree suddenly calmed the centre of the fortress.
“T-the world tree…..!”