I Reincarnated As a Tree

Low 31: Champions' Meeting

I've been living in this world for half a year, mingling with humans who are trying to rebuild their civilization after the outbreak.

It felt so good to get to know different types of people and make friends, that the worry of a powerful entity like Champions disappeared in my mind.

But all the fun faded when the Notification system gave me an invitation.

[To the honourable Champions, the predetermined time has come. Six months have passed since the system was applied to this world, Indigenous (human) have adapted to the new system and continue to evolve. It is time for the world to find its leader. Champions that have been sanctioned by gods are entities that will fight for the leadership seat of this world]

It is written clearly on the notification screen if the presence of Champions in this world is as a candidate to become a god in this world.

One question that had bothered me for six months was answered, but another. How to become a god, will there be a match between Champions like a battle royal where we will fight each other to leave one winner?.

The system did not answer that question, but instead he provided other information.

[One Sunday from now will be the first meeting of the Champions. Please prepare yourself]

“One week!.”

It was too early, I don't know what the other Champions would think if they saw what I was doing now. Because it was too cool to live among humans, I forgot about training to increase strength. Six months passed but I have not made the third evolution that should have been possible after I reached level 25.

Right now I am level 23 with only two levels left to make an evolution, should one Sunday be enough for me. But even if it succeeds through evolution I don't know if that act sets me on par with the other Champions.

Time seemed so fast passing, I had expected that if I did it in earnest I would be able to become strong in the blink of an eye. It only took me 2 days to climb to level 25 after firmly asking all the Skyweed working to make the labyrinth diverted for hunting.

In the third evolution, this time I chose to become a Forest Runner due to the addition of the Agility stat that made my speed rise drastically.

But the real reason I chose the Forest Runner was the form of that one-meter-tall creature that was so cute. I don't want to be seen as a sun-dried seaweed by another Champions.

Spending an entire week on hunting level up, I did not care about the humans who started searching for my whereabouts.

In the midst of human beings I am a person with considerable influence because of the knowledge I spread about technology. I said before that I would focus on hunting in April and the others.

With the reason of deepening my engineering skills while leveling up, my friends also allowed me to rest for two weeks to level up.

One week passed, after evolving into a Forest Runner I managed to reach level 10, this is the first time I realized if every time I managed to make an evolution then my level would be restored to the beginning. It's very troublesome, I don't know what the other Champions will say if I see me as having a level that is not how much.

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I arrived in the middle of the hall with thousands of strange creatures of various races, they were like humans who were doing a Helloween party. “Thank God it's not just me who looks weak here.”

After seeing the other Champions I felt relieved that many of them took the form of low-level monsters such as skeletons in magician robes, what was a Skeleton Mage?, then a rabbit that walked on two legs, like a skeleton with a magician robe, I thought she was a doll the first time I saw her.

They were staring at me in full search, I'm sure everyone was measuring my strength. “Oy you boy, get away from the teleportation circle so others can come!.” Suddenly a fish-man scolded me. Realizing my mistake, I immediately got away from the teleportation circle.

The Champions keep coming with their strange form. Everything was fine until a demonic figure with flames burned all over his body came. Along with the arrival of the demon appeared also a female figure with six wings on her back and a glowing circle on her head, she looked like an angel.

The aura of the two creatures was larger than the others making the Champions look curled up in fear. The devil and the angel are the pinnacle of strength, if I am asked to fight against both then there is no other choice but to surrender. It may take ten years to compete with both.

“Gawat, I have no idea to compete with them.”

“What the fuck why they became that strong when this world even just six months given the system?.”

“It must be related to the god who gave them blessings.”

The Champions around me started talking about demons and angels. I kept watching from a distance, the demons and angels seemed to have no good relationship, did they know each other?. Quickly both of them had many other Champions followers, while I was just confused standing between the two groups.

‘Is it just me here who is a newbie?.’ Thought.

I had trouble choosing which side I would go to. In the end I did not choose any side and joined those who chose to be alone. After all out of the tens of thousands of Champions present only 20% of them chose to group.

Choosing a world guardian god?. It looks like pitting the Champions for the entertainment of the gods. I immediately lost interest after seeing the appearance of the judges who were none other than the gods themselves.

They smiled at the Champions, the same smile as the gods in my previous world. They were no different from greedy humans. I don't want to get involved with them, all I want is to live peacefully with my friends.

But I realized it would be difficult with crazy Champions wanting glory by becoming gods. It would be better if I joined one of the top groups whether it was the group of the devil or the angel, but seeing if they had certain qualifications that were quite strict made me undo the intention to join them.

Not joining any faction would make it difficult for me, especially me who is a newbie needs a lot of information, but there is none of them I can trust.

Looking around everyone enjoying party “It's really a party Helloween.”. My attention was on a lizardman sitting alone in front of the tender bar. I tried to get close to him, from close up he looked quite old with fading green scales.

“What is it that this little miss is approaching an old lizard like me?.” Said the lizardman while drinking his sake.

“Heh! You can immediately realize if I am a woman even though in a form like?.”

“Of course, even if you're shaped like a goblin boy with strange judgment, but a woman's way of walking won't change.” He explained like a perverted old grandfather who had experienced with women.

“Te.. of course I can't do such a stupid thing. Hahaha.”.

So terrifying, I thought this lizardman was just a low-level Champions, but felt the aura from the look in his eyes recalling me what the Dragon Monarch in my previous world was.

“A... I am just a beginner hoping to get guidance from seniors. But if my presence disturbs senior, then I will go.”

The lizardman just looked at me while narrowing his eyes, until he returned to drinking his sake. “What is your only goal?.” He asked back. This Lizardman immediately found out that I was looking for a way to avoid being targeted by other Champions.

“To be honest I don't want to look weak because those who themselves will definitely be the target of the bully group.”

My gaze was fixed on some Champions who were roaring other Champions. They were like tacky schoolchildren in the human world. But I also understand why anyone would do such a thing, they want to show strength to the other Champions and the gods.

I continued to be with the old lizardman until the meeting was over. The old Lizardman was a good person I got a lot of advice and information from him.

Such meetings will be held regularly for three months. Champions are allowed to not attend but will be given a big fine if that happens, the old lizardman even advised me to always be present in the meeting because the fine given will be very troublesome.

{Spread your ruler into this world, surviving with whatever you have. Be a god for the new world}

A god I don't recognize closes the first Champions' meeting. Simultaneously the notification system was heard informing about the latest update of my stat.

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{Azalea}

Race: Forest Runner

Job: Champion of Death Realm

Level: 10 (86%)

HP: 25,000

MP: 14,000

Def: 500

Int: 700

Atk: 410

Agi: 1600s

Sp: 0

Karma: 3590

Beliver: 21st

Point God:

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Two new stats were added, Karma and followers. I wonder if my karmic value becomes that much, the old Lizardman said that the value of Karma will rise when doing good. That explains my three thousand karmic value because for the past six months I've always helped my friends rebuild the city.

“Many things we've been through, but I don't understand about this follower.”

“That is those who believe if you are a god.”

“Heee...” hearing the words of the old lizardman made me think of a group of people who started creating a cult where they believed the sacred mountain was the dwelling place of the god. I thought they were just a bunch of bad guys taking advantage of other people, but it was unexpected that their actions would have an effect on me.

Then the last God points that can be used to buy in the god's shop. I can't buy anything because right now the store is still a locked feature. The old Lizardman said the store would open once Beliver reached 100 points.

After the system update, the first meeting ended. The Champions will be busy with finding ways to expand their influence, I wonder how they will do it.

Soon there will be many cults representing the Champions, I hope they don't bother me.

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To be Continue

[Note: two days of this chapter, author exposed authorblock.]