I am the Enchantress!

Chapter 55 The Giant Dwarf

Gru was considered tall among the dwarves, about four feet tall.

After being empowered by the [Gigantification Technique], his height increased to eight feet, making him two heads taller than Wilder.

But becoming larger is not the same as stretching.

As it grows vertically, it also expands horizontally in the same proportion.

Therefore, in terms of body proportions, Gru is still a true dwarf.

A giant dwarf.

At the same time, his leather armor, belt, boots, and even his long-handled battle axe all doubled in size.

And eight times the weight.

"What am I doing...?"

For the first time incredulously, Gru looked down at Wilder with a face full of astonishment.

"I know this isn't easy to accept." Wilder looked up at him.

To be honest, he also found it somewhat novel.

"But we only have one minute, and we must act immediately according to the plan we just discussed."

"No, no, no, little one."

Gru chuckled, his voice deepening with his enlarged chest. "I can handle it perfectly well!"

"roar!"

The dwarf giant let out a warrior's roar.

"It's in!"

Gru took his first step forward, staggering slightly.

The friction of his joints, the sensation of his feet landing, the change in his line of sight, and even the more obvious sounds of his own breathing and heartbeat all felt unfamiliar to him.

But this is undoubtedly a healthy body.

Giantification affects not only the surface but also the bone density, blood vessel width, and organ size within the body.

Every component that provides power is upgraded accordingly.

Sure enough, his second step was noticeably more steady.

The third step is that the body is almost in coordination.

Fourth, he tried to speed up.

By the fifth step, Gru was already running.

"Damn it, eight times the power!" he roared as he charged at the giant tree. "This time I'll chop you into pieces!"

"Well……"

Upon hearing this, Wilder realized that Wilder had misunderstood a concept.

Weight is not equal to strength.

If [Giant] could truly multiply a warrior's strength by eight, it wouldn't be a level two spell at all.

Why not just go straight to the sky?

However, it increased by two or three times...

There should be, right?

In addition, the size and weight of the long-handled battle axe also increased.

At least it looks like it's ready to chop down that giant tree.

Not far away, Gru had already approached the giant tree.

Dozens of thick, strong branches lashed out from the tree canopy and slammed down hard.

Gru swung his battle axe with both hands, the twice-long blade carrying the warrior's power as he swept it out.

"Bang!"

The branch was instantly chopped into pieces.

At the same time, the tree spirit activated [Entangled Roots], and dozens of tentacles suddenly emerged from under Gru's feet, swimming upwards and wrapping around his lower limbs.

But the dwarf's calves were now as thick as elephant legs, and his bulging muscles remained completely unmoved.

The tentacles tried to wrap around his calves and drag him forward, but they couldn't budge him an inch.

Gru flipped his wrist, and the axe blade slid to the ground, easily severing the entangled roots.

The dwarves' two counterattacks seemed to anger the tree spirit, causing the giant tree to tremble violently.

More branches shot out from the canopy, covering Gru's vision like a rain of arrows.

"Damn it! Aren't you going to stop yet?!"

Gru cursed, raised his long axe above his head, and began to spin it rapidly.

The spinning axe blade chopped the branches into pieces like a cutting machine. Although a few strayed and hit his face, he managed to barely block the attack.

On the other side, seeing Gru entangled with the giant tree, Wilder also began to act.

He crouched low and meandered along the edge of the dense forest to the side of the giant tree, preparing a second [Giant/Shrink] spell in his staff.

The giant tree's attention was entirely focused on Gru, and it didn't notice Wilder's approach at all.

More and more branches lashed out from the tree canopy, and Gru's upper arm veins bulged as he gradually began to struggle.

The roots and tentacles that kept climbing under his feet kept him busy, and before he knew it, many deep bloody marks had appeared on his body.

The tree spirit is, after all, a monster of difficulty or higher. Even with the Giant Growth spell, Gru was slowly losing ground.

The tree spirit's frivolous laughter rang out again, this time accompanied by an incomprehensible whisper:

"Siscare".

(Tree language: Die, dwarf.)

—"Riccanist!"

(You're the one who's going to die!)

Although the voice was very soft, the tree spirit still heard the response coming from under the tree.

who is it?

Before they could find their target, a white light suddenly shone under the tree.

It saw a young man holding a staff, smashing it against its own torso.

[Shrink]

In an instant, the towering tree, sixty feet tall, shrank downwards at a visible speed until it became half its original size.

The tentacles wrapped around Gru's legs and the branches that kept lashing at him suddenly shrank.

"Good job, little guy!"

Gru roared, broke free from the tentacles beneath his feet, chopped off the branches above his head, and charged toward the trunk of the giant tree.

He held his long axe horizontally in front of his chest, poised to unleash his final blow.

The tree spirit's frivolous laughter abruptly stopped.

A mage suddenly appears, a giant grows larger, and a body shrinks.

It sensed danger and intended to escape from the tree first.

however--

"Don't move!!!"

【instruction】

A powerful surge of magical energy rushed towards it, and just as it was about to cast a spell, it bewitched and controlled its consciousness.

"Gru!" Wilder shouted, "Now!"

"Leave it to me!"

Gru was already close.

The source of power within him surged continuously into his arms. Although it couldn't reach the pure power of an intermediate-level warrior, it greatly enhanced the strength of his arm muscles.

The axe was slowly retracted behind him until it reached its limit.

In the next instant, his arms swung out violently!

The long axe suddenly drew a sharp arc along the horizontal plane, chopping straight into the tree trunk.

【Horizontal Slash】!

Axe blade twice as long.

Eight times the weight.

But the trunk of the towering tree in front of us is exactly the opposite.

Half the width.

One-eighth of the weight.

"Bang!!!"

A deafening explosion.

The axe blade was completely embedded in the tree trunk, with only the last layer of bark barely holding it in place.

Dark green liquid gushed out from the gap, and the giant tree had tilted to one side.

Gru roared and exerted his strength again, the giant axe cleaving through the last layer of bark and returning to his side from right to left.

"boom--"

The giant tree fell completely, its thick trunk crashing heavily to the ground, raising a thick cloud of dust.

Thick, green liquid gushed from the break, signifying the tree spirit's death.

One minute is up.

The Giant Transformation spell has reached its time limit.

Gru's body slowly shrank back to its original size.

He is four feet tall.

His head didn't even reach Wilder's shoulder.

However, he did not feel any reluctance or longing for his fleeting, tall stature.

"Who the hell would believe that?"

He grinned excitedly, his thick beard spreading out to the sides, "I actually killed a tree spirit!"

If I'm not mistaken, this story will be repeated over and over again in the taverns of Ironweave Town tonight.

And this time, I'm not bragging.