Apocalypse Dark Elf Style -Magical Tribes Reincarnated in the Modern World

TN: Last 54 pages for Chapter 4. Almost there. Sorry chapter really is very hard to TL.

No, to be precise.

It was a staff.

A staff as tall as Sheena sculpted beautifully with ideally the right amount of twist. As though it had been her beloved possession from the start, it stood there in harmony with her altered clothing.

A veritable Dark Elf with a staff-

And that staff, which was me, is the heart of what used to be a giant tree.

I, now a staff, was like a seed, grown through hardships, withered throughout the ages, was filled with my spirit.

Therefore like when I was a colossal tree, I have consciousness and five senses. And on the contrary-

“This is like…?”

Though I didn’t have a mouth, I was able to speak. Is this magic?

“Yeah~. This is the perfect version of me for when I use magic. You’re a treeman, but you’re directly connected to my origin magic and energized to become a <<Divine Spirit Tree>>, the foundation of my forest. And from <<Divine Spirit Tree>>, I created the <<Divine Spirit Staff>>, a tool I need for my magic.”

Her ears have grown, but the basic features of her face have not changed much. Her canine teeth peeked out of her smug face, which defined Sheena. It makes me like her more.

There was another part of her that had changed even more clearly than her appearance. It was her atmosphere. Sheena has a concentrated, dark, large amount of magic power that is incomparable to what she has had in the past – I of now can tell.

There is overwhelming confidence in her gaze. An overwhelming look of irreverence towards the world.

That is what Sheena is now.

When I turned my attention to the back, I saw my original body, the colossal tree, gradually shrinking and dying. I’m sure it used up all of its energy to create this <<Divine Spirit Wand>>.

However, this meant that the enemy, who the tree’s flesh-eating protective barrier had held back, was released.

Aguyanuba took on a deformed form with a distorted outline. He was probably doing her best to eliminate the Dark Elf Sheena before completing the ritual. From behind her, Yuika had a mystified look with her eyebrows raised.

“What do we do?”

“Of course, we’re going to kill the slime. I used all of my magic powers in this spell, so we need to end this. If we don’t kill it, we’ll be out of the game. “

“Alright. What am I supposed to do?”

“The Dark Elf’s magic is the use of the <<Darkness Spirit>>, which is not a fundamental elemental like water or fire, but a spirit that resides in something that is considered abominable. Corpses, graves, darkness, negative emotions, and many more. Thus, the <<Divine Staff>> has the power to subdue the dark spirits.

Sheena told me in a good mood, flipping her wrist and spinning her staff in a dance-like motion.

“Spirits are everywhere. Though in the case of dark spirits, they are rare and hard to find. Hidden, ignored and pretended to be nothing harmful elements. However, that doesn’t mean they disappeared from the world. If you look for it, you will find it surprisingly easy to find. See that? Rensuke, this should be perfect for starters like you.”

“And that is?”

“Blood.”

Sheena’s eyes were on the ground. In there is a pool of blood, a handful of it that spilled from mine.

“The excitation effect from this will heal your monstrous injury. Don’t be shy and suck it all up…”

She put the staff’s tip (me) into the pool of blood and held it upright.

This blood is a powerful thing; I felt instinctive. By the time I sensed it, my body was already moving. I was once a giant tree, and now I’m a staff – but also a living thing.

A small root-like thing grew from the bottom of the staff and greedily sucked the blood that was soaking into it. It takes into its body something invisible that resides there as its own. The shape and color of the staff change subtly in response.

The blood, which you can say was a liquid, quenched my dryness but in a somewhat different approach.

“Ahh… What is this? Why this is amazing! Delicious! It is so good, and I can feel the power flowing through me!”

“That’s it, my dear partner. Drink quickly. Now, let’s go! You and I, with this blood spirit staff, are now the rulers of the dark spirit. “

Sheena swings the staff.

I immediately sensed her intentions, and the depths of my soul knew how to respond.

In my blood, there are countless tiny, invisible, formless things buzzing around. It was the most magical and spiritual component of all, equivalent to an atom in physics. That which makes it what it is controls it and knows everything about it.

Dark spirits spawned using <<blood>> as a concept.

They looked at Sheena and me as if we were their parents.

They are delighted to be gazed at, to be touched by our existence─

And are awaiting our commands.

“Dance wildly in circles <<Spirit Blood Order ・ Blood Spirit Round Hound>>”

A moment later, a circle formed by a thin blood band was born in the space above. Looking at it sideways, it’s similar to a red crown. Each tip is as sharp as a steel spear. Then it swells and rushes at once – but with a living creature-like randomness.

“Mu~u~u~u~u~u!”

Aguyanuba tried to fight them off with all the weaponry and deadly creatures in his body, but the amount was too much, and several pierced his thick flesh. What a satisfying response!

“You, YOU─ using magic!　It’s weak, tasteless.”

“It was a bit of a hassle because of the constraints, but here comes the real thing. I’m getting hungry, so you should be prepared. It’s the first time I’ve been hungry enough to fight properly. You’ll see what I mean.”

Even if we gouge out his thick flesh, blood didn’t spurt out of the slime’s body. However, the same kind of mucus splashes out, and the meat in that area wriggles and groans, filling the hole and regenerating, or perhaps taking another new form at will.

In the face of this, however, Sheena does not lose her complacent smile.

“You know. Dark elves are not only cowardly archers but also abominable dark wizards. Often equated with the slime’s greed. Which means it’s our forte.”

“Buhahaha! A true battle of the races, the essence of the races. Let’s finish this!”

The slime’s body swelled even more; the transformation was not a small one. It’s like an eruption. It has abandoned the framework itself. You can’t even tell which part of the body is speaking. Because even the head, which was barely there, has become identical to the rest of the body.

“I will eat; I will devour everything!　Hard and soft, those treasures that we do not have. Therefore, I will eat them and take them for myself!　That is our destiny! What we are as a species! And at the end of it all, I will surely EAT YOU!”

It’s tentacle and membrane, and an unnamable mass stretched out. The slime randomly grasps nearby meals within reach and pulls them towards the body while simultaneously absorbing them.

It devoured the surrounding trees, the squirrels that fall from the branches, the bushes, the snake, the vast rock half-buried in the ground. It also ate an earthworm. The bag of food I carried on my hip burst. What was in it flew apart. It ate all the emergency food in the bag faster than it fell to the ground. It ate regular meat, the energy bar, the scissors, the cone, the stag beetle, and the machete.

As expected, the meat and energy bars seemed to be the nutrient supply, and the organic and inorganic things took in traits from the moment it was consumed and incorporated into the slime’s body. The slime’s lower body abandoned its human form. Its pants burst open, and a heavy, dense body with not two legs gripped the earth. It also developed both animate and inanimate traits as weapons.

“Yuck, you’re ugly as hell. That’s why you’re slime.”

“What a silly remark!　*Roar*!　You, my partner, must work too!　You have to make up for your mistake!　Your wish will not come true if you do not work!　Even if you can’t kill, be the bait!”

Her eyes dilated, and her shoulders slightly lowered.

That’s all Biwatani Yuika had to say in reply.

“… I understand.”

She then put her hand on the riding gear she was wearing and took it off without hesitation. The exposed skin of the upper half of the body in a defenseless manner, including her slender shoulders, small breasts, and unadorned underwear, she did not seem to be ashamed of it. I can’t give a good answer as to whether or not there is a man in this situation.

When I dragged her out of the RV, her riding gear was a bit damaged, but not so bad that she couldn’t wear it. Then there is another meaning to this act.

“I, who ate soft feathers <<Feather Wings>>.”