The One Branch of The Tree

Chapter 7 THE FORBIDDEN FOREST

Word Count: 858 | Released on: 11/05/2026

d, and most interestingly, a crumpled piece of paper. I unfolded it, revealing a rough map. It was a forested area, with several red cross

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the map in my loot bag. It was very useful,

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e, it meant both great reward and great risk. Balanced, I walked deeper. The trees began to change: their trunks grew larger, the leaves darker, their roots protruded like giant snakes,

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nd shook slightly, not ideal. I crouched down and focused, my Mana Sense picking up something. A large, very large dot was approaching. Okay, time to hide. I qui

body, stone-gray skin, massive arms, short horns, and glowing

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something. I squinted, human bones. Ah, a variety of food, good to know. I held my breath until

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, or at least less likely to lead to suicide. The sun began to set

tairs descended underground. As the level increased drastically, I slowly approached. My Minor Mana Sense immediately reacted strongly, a powerful energy emanating fro

vated Ember Slash for a bit of light, the small flame at the end of a Thorny Branch helping quite a bit. The stone hallway stretched o

and suspicious. Its mana was so strong that I slowly approached. There were no traps visible. Meaning, there was definitely a trap. I used Root Snare around the altar,

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uardian raised his sword, a heavy aura filling the room. I gripped the Thorny Branch and took a breath. Alrig

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“One Tree Trunk - 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.”