Absolute Dweller-Chapter 253

A black sun rose at the center of the African continent.

Ten fireballs, each spewing flames one after another, quickly merged into one, becoming a massive fireball.

The fireball that consumed the World Tree was no different from a small sun that had manifested on the ground.

The black sun, filled with dark energy, swelled up and soared into the sky.

The pillar of fire pierced the sky without hesitation, creating a massive mushroom cloud above the stratosphere.

The shockwave spreading outward shook the African continent.

Kkwaa-kwa-kwa-kwa!

Although the continent had already been thrown into chaos by the appearance of the World Tree, the intensified nuclear explosion marked the final point of the catastrophe.

The black pillar of fire lasted for several minutes, and that alone made it deadly.

Soon after, the epicenter of the explosion became a black hole, swallowing everything nearby with terrifying force.

It wasn't until some time passed that the area where the World Tree had been appeared before us.

A region more than 100 km in radius from where the World Tree once stood had completely evaporated, and a gigantic crater had formed.

Inside the crater, lava boiled like a lake, and the forest that had been there before the World Tree’s arrival had turned into a desolate rocky wasteland.

At least, the forest's remains could still be seen a few hundred kilometers away.

But even there, things weren’t normal.

All the trees had either broken or fallen, exposing their roots, and they were burning.

It was truly an overwhelming power.

It was a destructive force capable of easily destroying an entire country.

‘This is the extent to which I suppressed it...’

Of course, I wasn’t referring to the sheer destructive power.

The opponent was the World Tree.

I, who had directly faced the divinity of the gigantic being spanning multiple dimensions.

I hadn’t foolishly tried to reduce the power of the nuclear bomb or anything like that.

What had been suppressed was the aftermath of the explosion.

One of the ten enhanced nuclear warheads had a skill that concentrated the explosion's power at the center, funneling energy into one spot.

Instead of the explosion sending energy in all directions, it gathered the energy at the point of impact.

Thanks to that, the energy of the ten enhanced nuclear warheads was able to focus entirely on one location.

Moreover...

‘The divine energy swallowed all the energy.’

The nuclear explosion was absorbed by the dark energy and used as a source of energy to burn the World Tree.

Thanks to this, radiation contamination was prevented.

Zzzz—

The living room TV, which had been showing the current situation in Africa, crackled.

"What's going on?"

[Temporary communication disruption due to EMP. We will stabilize it as quickly as possible.]

A few moments later, communication with the satellites was restored, and the image of the African continent reappeared.

‘I’m sure I controlled the power...’

Even so.

‘There’s a hole in the African continent now.’

The power was beyond imagination.

Looking at the satellite images, it seemed like there was indeed a massive hole right in the center of the African continent.

Anyway, it seemed like it was safe to re-enter now.

[Mr. Kim Geon, please re-enter.]

After dropping the nuclear warheads, Kim Geon, who had briefly taken refuge through the portal created in the air, reappeared in the sky.

He could feel the scorching air surrounding him through the Absolute Being's Eye, which had been attached to him.

However, Kim Geon had reached level 70 after breaking through his limits.

His body was strong enough that he wouldn’t take any damage even if he were exposed to much hotter air.

Moreover, the divine energy lingering in the air from the dark energy was a welcome presence for him.

He would likely be feeling more comfortable now.

In any case, there was a reason I sent Kim Geon right after the nuclear explosion.

Thanks to the explosion erasing everything, he was able to find the target very easily.

‘I found it.’

The center of the crater.

Where the World Tree’s roots should have been.

There, I could find the heart of the World Tree, radiating an intense vitality.

[Could you please come a little closer?]

As Kim Geon approached, the area surrounding the World Tree’s heart trembled violently, almost as if in a seizure.

It was reacting to my domain, which surrounded the vassals.

‘Summon.’

A rectangular mass appeared around Kim Geon.

Right after that...

Whuuuu!

A 15-meter radius safe zone was created.

It was a [Safe Zone] effect, which could be granted to the heart of a rock golem with a certain probability.

I had stored the heart of a rock golem, planted in the ground, along with the earth, and now it had created an instant safe zone that could be moved.

However.

Crackle!

As soon as the [Safe Zone] created by the rock golem's heart came into contact with the domain created by the World Tree’s heart...

Krrr—!

It shattered without resistance and lost its power.

‘A mass-produced product isn’t enough, huh?’

The World Tree’s divinity easily destroyed the domain created by the rock golem’s heart.

It was a higher-level existence than the center of the root that had been tackled by the avatar.

Naturally, a mass-produced product like this couldn’t stand up to it.

‘There’s no helping it.’

If the level isn’t enough, then just treat it according to its level.

‘Domain Expansion.’

Kim Geon, too, was my trusted individual with 100% loyalty and trust.

Whuuu—

My domain expanded rapidly and collided with the World Tree’s domain.

Crackle!

This time, it wasn’t my domain that shattered, but the World Tree’s domain.

Well, this domain...

‘Descend.’

Was prepared for the descent.

Flashes of light—

The next moment,

In front of my eyes was the heart of the World Tree.

It was more intense and powerful than any heart I had seen before.

"This is the first time seeing it directly."

Judging by its appearance, it seemed that the World Tree didn’t expect this overwhelming firepower either.

To be honest, I didn’t think this one blow would finish everything either.

I had prepared my vassals for battle in case of a fight afterward.

"You’ve given me too much time."

I slowly placed my hand over the World Tree’s heart.

‘Devour.’

I unleashed my true power.

The moment I did, the dark energy emitted from my entire body engulfed the heart of the World Tree.

It was slightly different from the one in the avatar.

The dark energy predominated, but two points of light shone in varying colors.

It looked like the eyes of a black wolf.

Soon after, the black wolf opened its mouth wide.

Grrrrr!

It bit into the heart of the World Tree.

[You have absorbed a higher-level divinity.]

I could feel an overwhelming divinity flowing into the system, something I had never experienced before.

It felt like the universe inside me had expanded.

As I reveled in that feeling, suddenly,

[Whaaa…]

A siren sound blared from the smartphone in my pocket.

"...What happened?"

[The World Tree has appeared over the North Pole. It is currently multiplying.]

"What...?"

The smartphone screen displayed a video of the situation in the Arctic.

Gigantic tree roots were spreading out in the sky.

Above, a light—whether it was the aurora or the vitality of the World Tree—hung like a curtain.

‘Insane.’

While it seemed much smaller in scale compared to the one that grew in the African continent, it was by no means something to be underestimated.

But that wasn’t all.

Here, I saw.

‘...Elves?’

Although I couldn’t know the exact level without using the Absolute Being’s Eye, the presence of fairy wings suggested they were at least level 60.

The more serious matter was.

‘It’s only been seven hours since the World Tree began to grow in Africa.’

In other words, it meant I had taken care of the situation in just three hours.

I had handled it with an incredibly fast pace.

This was possible because I had already prepared for such a situation.

‘Thanks to the nuclear bombs.’

The influence of the nuclear bombs was immense.

Even though the meteor of iron balls was incredibly powerful, an attack that maximized pure physical force and an explosion from atomic fusion were of entirely different dimensions in terms of the energy generated.

But.

‘Nukes can’t be used multiple times.’

The devastation seen in Africa made that clear.

The scene resembled a hellish inferno in the present world.

Unless the goal was to turn the entire Earth into a sea of fire, using it repeatedly wasn’t an option.

The effects were far too extreme.

The reason I considered this was because...

‘The fact that the World Tree started sprouting again in just seven hours...’

[Waaaahhh.]

It was terrifyingly quick.

[The World Tree has appeared in the Atlantic Ocean.]

The expected had happened.

‘As I thought...’

At this rate, the World Tree would soon pour out all over the Earth.

Creak-

‘What should I do?’

Just then.

The power of the World Tree I had absorbed was now fully taken in.

And then...

[The conditions have been met.]

[The ‘Dimension Map’ is now activated.]

‘Ah!’

As my mind cleared, the surroundings changed dramatically.

‘Where is this...?’

It felt like a desert, but at the same time, it also seemed like there was nothing around.

One thing that was clear, however, was...

‘That...’

In the center of the space stood a gigantic tree.

No, it looked more like a Christmas tree made of power lines.

A massive tree soaring high into the sky, with its roots growing deep into the ground, was shaped by power lines.

It resembled power lines that didn’t carry electricity.

However.

One of the main roots of that gigantic tree was activated.

Crackle—

A long root.

I felt a strange familiarity.

I immediately knew.

That root was a part of the divinity of the World Tree that had been absorbed into the system.

And I quickly realized how to use it.

Then.

[5,000,000,000,000 won has been spent.]

5 trillion.

There was only one thing that would require this kind of expenditure.

Right after that.

Zing—

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A massive force, nearly identical to the scale of the power I had just absorbed, began to seep into me.

Along with it.

Crackle!

A part of the dimension map was activated.

By this point, it was impossible not to understand what kind of place this was.

‘A map that shows the dimension where the World Tree exists.’

But the function of the Dimension Map wasn’t just that.

When I touched a deactivated area...

[Would you like to open the dimensional portal to that dimension?]

Although it only applied to the area near the activated root, it was enough.

The deactivated dimension map was showing me where the portal should lead.

If I had been wandering in a massive maze without knowing its exact scale or path, now I literally had a map in my hands.

I no longer needed to worry about where to go or how to reach the destination.

‘The location of the World Tree’s heart is at the center of the root.’

Then, of course.

‘The true heart is...’

I navigated through the deactivated power lines and pinpointed the exact location.

The center of the root.

The place where the heart had always resided.

There, I found it.

‘As expected.’

The heart, entangled with deactivated power lines, was in its place.

I gauged the distance between the activated root and here.

It was still ridiculously far.

‘At least I don’t need to wander around anymore.’

Now, there was only one thing left to do.

‘One by one, I will conquer the hearts of the World Tree.’

It was like conquering land, taking one territory at a time.

I no longer had to send only the avatar, considering the risks of dimensional travel.

‘Besides, if it’s another dimension...’

Especially if it was a world completely dominated by the World Tree, filled with nothing but elves.

‘Nukes would be no burden.’

It was a do-or-die situation.

Whether we live or die.

As they put in their full strength from that side, we would do the same and strike back with everything we had.