Gigas Cedar

The Gigas Cedar (ギガスシダー) is a tree in the Rulid Village that blocks the way to the forest. It has iron-like bark which can be only cut down with an blade that has a similar toughness, like the «Dragon Bone Axe».

History
The «Gigas Cedar» grew long before the Rulid village was built. It was tasked to be cut down as a «Sacred Task», which started more than three hundred years ago. Only about one out of four mel has been cut through.

Alicization Beginning Prologue I
Eugeo and Kirito was tasked to cut down the «Gigas Cedar». At the time, they were the seven generation. The «Life» was at 235, 542.

Alicization Beginning Chapter 1
Kirito lands near the «Gigas Cedar», where Eugeo, now seventeen years old, is still cutting down the tree. Later, in a small adventure, the two retrieved the «Sword of Blue Rose», and with that, Eugeo and Kirito completely cut the tree down using sword skills.