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The One Branch of The Tree

Chapter 4 FIRST BLOOD

Word Count: 1290 | Released on: 11/05/2026

han before, and the air around him smelled of ozone. The hairs on my arms st

ning B

neck speed, but now the world felt a little slower, or maybe I was just faster. I t

ehind me my skin still felt

faster?!" Di

rged from the left, his sword blazing brightly, flames encircl

hilt had managed to keep the sword from shattering, leaving only a slight sc

ossi

happened today," I rep

ge of the moment and stabbed him in the shoulder. Kevin quickly retreated, but the tip o

d, very annoying. Lightning struck the ground near my feet, I jumped back

ck shallow and hurt so much

stard." Blo

ce the speed of the players. My eyes immediately locked on Dimas, the long-range arc

imas!" Kev

ly but his arrow missed. Good, I got in

-w

the shaft

hen stabbed him in the chest with a swift movement. Dimas's body immediat

ication

target

Root ac

er, hotter, and more addictive. I closed my eyes for a split second, feeling like my bo

cation app

lit

erit

5 re

olution a

broken, but slightly elongated. More thorns grew, and the surface became darker. Its shape was n

ification

talk → Tho

ion co

re is visibl

eeing a nightmare, a fair reacti

to kill

ing Reno seemed to

evin

ve to

he said all day K

so good. I spin the Thorny Branch in my hand

. I took a step forward, and Kevin unconsciously

u step back

ones who want to

, the fire on his sword trembling slightly, a breach in trust dete

ming anymor

and ran away very w

faint from fear. Kevin stared around at the bodies, the blood, his two friends dead, one running aw

can

se. It's interesting how morals and dipl

'm a monst

wallowe

t wa

situa

ng I shook m

cked and went for t

ranch reflected a faint light, a

, lis

my turn

ng back. Kevin roared and attacked with his swor

stronger now. We were locked in a moment, Kevi

d be dead!

at him

ter of him, he lost his balance a little and then I stabbed

s widened, his mouth slightly open he looked

kened and hi

heavily, my body covered in minor injuries, my clothes dirty, and my h

ication

Knight

absorptio

he writing, s

h ma

's body, and this time the energy that entered was much greater, more bru

ns appear i

eng

ali

istance

agment o

uired: Em

7 re

rent. So different, so much stronger, I noticed my own hands were

utes, I'd gone from being a burden to something th

the child was already sitting weakly,

't kil

for a few seco

gla

ould, very clever. I finally sat on the ground, m

n, meaning there were still many stages to go. I smiled faintly. This new journey

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“- Raka, an ordinary high school student, dies of exhaustion and is reincarnated with his entire class into a fantasy world. There, everyone receives a class and a blessing from the gods to start a new life. While his friends acquire powerful classes like knight, mage, healer, and assassin, Raka is given the class considered the weakest and most shameful: the One Tree Branch. - Considered a burden and a threat to the group, Raka was betrayed and hunted by his own friends on their first day of arrival. Cornered in the Forbidden Forest, a place known as a region full of monsters and death, Raka discovered his class' true ability: Devour Root, the power to absorb the attributes, energy, and even skills of anyone he kills. - Since then, his life changed completely. - To survive, Raka is forced to kill monsters, bounty hunters, and the people who hunt him. Each victory makes him grow stronger, while his class weapon slowly evolves from a lowly twig into an increasingly terrifying weapon. - In the midst of his struggle for survival, Raka meets Nara, a mysterious girl wielding two daggers who has her own agenda in the Forbidden Forest. Together with Nara, Raka enters the Core Zone, the mysterious center of the forest filled with ancient ruins, artifacts, and a dangerous organization called the White Council. - There, Raka discovers that his class resonates with a mysterious entity called the False World Tree, a giant tree that is the source of the anomalies in the Forbidden Forest. - The deeper he unravels the secrets of the False World Tree, the more it becomes clear that the One Tree Trunk class is not a failed class, but rather a forbidden fragment of the true World Tree-a power that has long been sealed away because it was thought to be capable of destroying the balance of the world. - Now Raka is at a crossroads: take revenge on his friends who betrayed him, or pursue the truth behind the World Tree fragment that is now directly connected to him. - But one thing is certain, the more power he absorbs, the closer he gets to something far more dangerous than death: losing himself and becoming the new vessel for the World Tree.”