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The One Branch of The Tree

Chapter 2 HUNTED BY MY OWN FRIEND

Word Count: 1142 | Released on: 11/05/2026

growing heavy. My legs burned, and tree branches w

eard. They were really chasing me, not to scare me, no

amidst my r

"Gre

nother world, and al

onsistently been devoid of tutoria

T LET HIM

e stronger than it used to be. But I'm still no athlete. I glanced around, and the three people at the front were approaching. Kevi

him!" Kev

pulled rang out, and my reflexes

Okay, they were serious. I gritted my teeth, if this kept up, I'd get caught, and if I got caught?

One Tre

r Roo

s great, a truly hardcore game. I tried to focus on that skill, and

our

essence of targets that ha

g some a

some

cquiring ce

this isn't weak at all. This is absurd and broken, it doesn't make any sense. The only problem is, I have to kill something first.

he ground became rougher, and the air felt colder. Strangely, the birds' voices began to fade. This forest felt different, not no

went d

"Cha

ots spreading everywhere, and in the middle, something was moving. I stopped immediately-a monster. Finally, the creature was small, about the

ication

ang Cu

ther. I gripped my branch, still feeling absurd. My first weapon was just a tree branch. The monster lunged at m

Ah, d

ighter than before. My reflexes also felt better, possibly due to the new world or adrenaline mode. The

ged and hit the monste

nch. The monster stared at me

embarrassi

omething. My strength was pathetic, so I had to get creative. The monster charged again, and I retreated

, inelegant, uncool movement, survival mode. But it worked. After a few seconds, the monster finally

ust relief. Then the stalk in my hand glowed a dim green, tiny roots sprout

hat el

flowing up the branches and directly into my body. Warmth. Energy flowe

ication

Cub has be

eng

lit

2 re

ned my

this i

er, my heart beating faster. Not out of fear, but out of excitement. I stared at the twig; its shape had changed slightly. Jus

n and the others appeared from behind the trees. They stopped when the

u kille

ed a l

e seeing me calm. Good.

one playin

e branch tighter. I was now level 2, still weak. But no longer helpless, and most importantly, I knew this

Kill

d to move. I smile

a pos

u keep ins

pt over the

art to think of y

ged slightly. Good, le

CHAPT

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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.”