Under the giant tree that was the palace of the royal family of the Feng Forest, almost the dark elves in the entire kingdom gathered. The sudden death of the king made everyone's eyes full of worry about the future, and only the children, who did not understand the seriousness of the matter, still laughed and frolicked happily, as if waiting for a grand celebration.

Of course, what is going to be held here today is not a lively celebration, but an important event that will determine the fate of the clan, that is, the election of the next king.

"No matter how you look at it, His Royal Highness Prince Jegoral will inherit the king, after all, he is the only son of the old king."

"Compared to His Royal Highness Prince Jegoral, I would prefer Princess Audrey to succeed to the throne, if you want to say the reason, I think Her Royal Highness the princess is more amiable."

While waiting for the ceremony to begin, the clansmen expressed their opinions on the ownership of the throne. Among the young, Gegoral and Audèra have roughly the same support ratio of six to four, but among the older Dark Elves, the ratio is completely reversed, as the vast majority of the old people think that Gegolal is too arrogant.

The soldiers were on the lookout, trying to maintain order on the scene, and although they did not join the discussion, they had already made up their minds because Afilo enjoyed high prestige among the soldiers.

"It's so slow, why don't you start yet? Could something happen? ”

While it was understandable that such a huge ceremony would take some time to prepare, the waiting time was too long, which caused the scene to erupt in complaints one after another, and anxiety and uneasiness gradually spread.

Indeed, the election ceremony would have been carried out long ago if it had been planned, and the reason why it has not yet begun at this moment is because ......

"Haven't Audrey and Afilo come yet?"

One of the Dark Elf elders asked anxiously about the guards beside him.

However, the guard only shook his head.

At this moment, one of the Dark Elf patrols who had gone to find Audrey and Afilo ran up in a panic and whispered a few words to Oloin, whose face instantly darkened.

"Did something happen? Is it related to Audrey's absence? ”

Seeing this scene, the Dark Elf Elder asked worriedly, while the other elders also turned their gazes.

"Audrey and Afilo have left the forest."

Oroin looked around at each elder's face and said with a sigh.

"What? At this time? What the hell are they thinking! ”

The candidate left the forest behind the election, which could be said to be an act of abandoning his people, which made the Dark Elf elders shocked and angry.

"The clansmen have arrived, what should we do next?"

"Now that Audrey and Afilo have given up, the throne should go to Gegoral."

Aloin pondered for a moment and then said slowly.

"But this doesn't follow the rules of our dark elves, since the candidate is absent, the candidate should be re-recommended."

A Dark Elf elder offered a different view.

"Yes, yes, it should be re-nominated."

Another Dark Elf elder chimed in.

"Electing a king is an important matter. I can understand your cautiousness, but now we have to have a king in charge of the situation. ”

Aloin tapped the staff in his hand, motioning for the elders to be quiet.

"That's just as well."

The elders agreed.

"In that case, how about I propose that Gegoral be the interim king, and wait until we have destroyed the enemy to avenge Israel before deciding whether to hold a new election?"

"That's all there is to it."

Seeing that the elders nodded in agreement, a shallow smile appeared on the corner of Oroin's mouth.

Due to the absence of the candidates, the elders hastily ended the election meeting after proclaiming the provisional king of Jegoral, and although the people were dissatisfied in their hearts, they had no choice but to obey the decision of the elders.

When the clansmen had left, the elders gathered again in the conference room.

"You all have the 'keys' with you."

Gegoral asked in a cold tone as he sat in the center of the conference table.

The elders were skeptical of Gegoral's tone, but they took out what they had kept.

The so-called "key" is necessary to unlock the seal of the Primordial Tree, and for safety, the round jade is divided into several pieces and handed over to the elders for safekeeping. It is only confirmed in exceptional circumstances such as the succession of a new king or the death of an elder.

"Everyone, since I have succeeded as king, I will lead my clan to strength, so I will unseal the Primordial Tree!"

Confirming that the elders had all the fragments of the Key with him, Gegoral's face was filled with an ambitious smile, and he observed the elders' expressions as he deliberately slowed down his speech, especially when he said the words "Unseal the Primordial Tree".

"Gegolal, what the hell are you talking about! The seal of the Primordial Tree cannot be broken! ”

"Since Israel told you about the Primordial Tree, there's no way he didn't tell you about the consequences!"

Hearing Gegoral's words, the elders all showed frightened expressions and quickly put away the keys in their hands.

"Make no mistake, I'm not asking you old things for their opinions!"

Gegolal looked angry at the opposition, and he slapped the table hard and stood up.

"Gegoral, you are not qualified to inherit the throne! Elder Eloin! ”

The elders also stood up and looked at Oroin.

But sitting there was another old man, no, I should say that it was a demon.

"Evil, demons? How is that possible, how did you get here? ”

However, it was not the demon that answered the Elders' questions, but Gegoral.

"I brought them in."

"W-what, you!"

The elders seemed a little incredulous at what they were hearing.

"I have joined forces with the Demon Lord, and our dark elf clan will soon be known and feared by the world! It's a pity you can't see it. ”

Gegolal's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and then three more demons appeared in the meeting room.

"They must not be allowed to get the key!"

The elders took on a battle posture.

However, hiding in the depths of the forest all their lives, they are destined to be abandoned by this world, and in front of the four giants under the command of the Demon Lord, their meager strength is simply vulnerable.

"Finally, the time of our dark elves has arrived!"

Gegolal picked up the fragments of the "key" one by one from the pool of blood, held them up into the air and laughed excitedly.

That night, the entire primeval forest shone like the sun had set, shining brightly like never before. The fate of the Dark Elves also took a completely different path with the unsealing of the Primordial Tree.

At the same time, on the distant Demon Continent, one of the nine stone pillars that sealed the Demon God collapsed with a bang.

The number of remaining stone pillars is - seven.