Chapter 50: The Beginning of the Conspiracy
"Afeiro, we grew up together, so don't see each other like this."
The dark elf princess Audella put away the double sword in her hand and ran up in a behavior that did not suit the solemn status of the princess, but this behavior that looked like a little girl showed the vitality of youth and made her look quite cute.
"We have a distinction between dignity and inferiority, and this is a etiquette that must be observed."
Although he tried his best to stay calm, Afeiro's voice was still a little trembling, and he seemed to be very nervous.
"I really can't help you, I'm in full swing today, how about it, do you want to come to the competition?"
Audrey wiped the sweat that slipped down her cheeks, although she was sweating profusely, there was no smell of sweat on her body, but a faint fragrance. Of course, Kilgalu can't smell without a sense of smell.
"Then I'll bow down."
Afilo smiled.
"Humph! No, you're the number one warrior among our dark elves, and you obviously don't bother to fight me. ”
Audrey's cheeks puffed out, looking a little angry, and then she saw Kilgaru standing nearby.
"Huh? Who are you? How did you get here? ”
She circled around Kilgaru and asked, confused.
"My name is Kilgaru, and I am the ruler of the Republic of All Races in the North, and I was brought in by His Highness Jegolal."
Kilgaru replied in a flat tone.
"I really envy my brother, I can go out to buy things, and I can make friends from the outside world."
Audrey hung her head in frustration and began to align her fingers.
"Actually, the outside world is very dangerous, and it is better for Her Royal Highness to stay in the kingdom."
Seeing Audrey's native face, Afilo hurriedly stepped forward to comfort her.
"I'm not afraid of danger, and you can't be convincing at all when you can go out with your brother!"
Audrey stuck out her tongue at Afilro.
"Since you're from the outside world, and you're the ruler of a country, you must be very powerful, do you want to have a competition with me?"
After grimacing, Audrey suddenly turned to Kilgaru and said expectantly.
"This is still not necessary, in fact, my martial arts are not ......"
"Little girl, His Majesty's strength is very strong, I advise you not to challenge, so as not to get hurt."
Kirgaru wanted to show weakness, but before he could finish speaking, Marosas took the right to speak.
"Hah! It's okay to get hurt, it's fun to fight with the masters! ”
Apparently, Marosas's words further fueled Audella's fighting spirit.
"Your Royal Highness Princess, the battle is still free."
Kilgaru glared at Marosas fiercely, but his hollow eyes without eyeballs naturally couldn't show such a stare as if they were staring, and Marosas couldn't notice it.
"You watched my battle just now, are you afraid of making a fool of yourself in front of your subordinates, so you don't dare to compete with me?"
Audrey looked up and smiled slyly.
"Come on, then don't cry for a while."
Kilgaru moved the bones on his body and stepped forward. Although his body has changed, he is also a man, how can he be looked down upon by a girl!
"That's right."
His agitation method succeeded, and Audrey triumphantly followed.
So, amid the cheers and shouts of the dark elves, the two put on a fighting posture.
At the same time, somewhere in the great forest, in a pool of deep water. Countless particles of green shimmering light that have materialized into fireflies surround the water in a regular way, making it look like many dragons swimming underwater.
The reason why it is said to be somewhere in the Great Forest is because the location of this pool of deep water is not fixed, in fact, the space in which it exists is not the same as that of the Great Forest, so it may appear anywhere in the forest, and only the dark elves who have become one with the entire forest can find it.
This is the sacred place of the Dark Elves, the Fountain of Shadows.
Anyone who sees the Fountain of Shadows will be amazed to find that while the forces of nature are surging violently underwater, it is as calm as a mirror on the surface. What is even more puzzling is that there is a huge glowing banyan tree reflected in the center of the water, but there is nothing above the water.
That's because even though there is only a layer of lake water, there are two different worlds above and below the water, and the shrine of the dark elves is located in the hollow of the glowing banyan tree.
The way to get to the glowing banyan tree is actually very simple, just jump into the water. Although the method is simple, it is almost impossible for races other than the Dark Elves to do so, because once they feel an alien invasion, the force of nature will dissipate, and the glowing banyan tree will disappear without a trace.
Israel, the king of the Forest of Shulivon, is performing a three-day prayer at the altar as a ritual to ask for protection from the god of nature, whom the Dark Elves believe.
Normally, there are many guards where the king of a country is, but at this moment, Israel is the only one in the altar. However, when you think about it, this is quite normal, since the altar can only be found and entered by the dark elves, naturally there is no need for guards to guard it.
Israel prayed on his knees. When he exhaled carefully, it meant that the whole ceremony was nearing its end.
Islael slowly opened his eyes, and the divine flower in front of him, which foreshadowed the fate of the Dark Elf race, bloomed with blood-red petals.
"This, this is!"
As if unable to believe what she had seen, Islyre's eyes widened, but the delicate flowers dripping with blood remained unchanged.
There are three divine flowers, and the red and green colors herald the fate of the Dark Elves, and he had only seen red flowers once in Israel's long life. That year, a great plague broke out in the entire Dark Elf Clan, and almost half of the people lost their lives.
Even with such a serious disaster, only one of the three divine flowers at that time turned red, but now the three divine flowers in front of me are all bright red.
"I've got to warn everyone right away!"
Israel turned away in a panic, only to run into someone who wasn't supposed to be there.
"Gegoral, why are you here? Hurry up and inform everyone, you must be especially careful this year, the Divine Flower indicates that our clan will encounter an unprecedented catastrophe! ”
Although he wondered why his son had come to the altar, it was nothing compared to the great calamity that was about to befall the tribe.
"Father, since the Divine Flower foreshadows such a great disaster, I think it's time to use the Primordial Tree."
Compared to Israel's panic, Jegolal's voice was quite calm, as if what his father said had nothing to do with him.
"Gegoral! How did you know about the Primordial Tree? That's a force that must never be unleashed! ”
Israel's expression was even more terrified than when he saw the three divine flowers just now, and he loudly reprimanded his son.
"Father, I don't understand! We Dark Elves have the power to dominate the world, so why do we keep huddled in a dark forest? ”
Gegoral also raised his voice to confront his father.
"Enough! You don't know anything at all, Gegolal! ”
Israel flicked his arm in anger, and the force sent Jegoral flying.
Gegolal's body slammed into the tree wall behind him, blood dripping from the corners of his mouth.
"Israel, you're really ruthless."
At this moment, a deep voice came from the entrance of the altar, and five strange figures appeared, which should be the figures of five demons to be exact.
The demon in the lead wore a smile mask as delicate as porcelain, two thick horns bent back like hair, and eleven other masks with different expressions surrounded his body like planets orbiting the stars.
"Demon Lord Jastarrot! How can it be! ”
Looking at the demons in front of him who should not be able to enter this holy land, Israel's voice was full of shock and fear.
"This tree should be where the Demon God Seal is located, so let's destroy it now!"
Behind the Demon Lord, the demon with a scar on his left eye said impatiently, he was the super powerful demon Thormwood, the head of the Big Four.
"Somwood, it's impossible to destroy this place even if you want to."
Then speaking was an old man-like demon with a kind smile on his face, looking around with dark red pupils, he was Melos, who was also a Big Four and known as the "Puppeteer".
The remaining two silent demons are the other two of the Big Four, covered in ice armor and armed with an ice scythe, and Grobil, who looks reminiscent of a merchant and practices an equivalent exchange.
The Demon Lord and his Big Four, a terrifying existence that can bring great disasters to the entire world by any one of them, appeared here at the same time, could this be the disaster foreshadowed by the Divine Flower?
It's really serious enough.
A bitter smile appeared on Israel's lips, but luckily they appeared in this temple, which may be a blessing in disguise.
"Whatever your purpose, it's all over here, Dryad Ban!"
Israel unleashed her magic, and the entire temple began to shake violently. The Dryad Seal is a supernatural magic that can only be used in this special Sanctuary and requires the caster to sacrifice their lives. Due to the harsh conditions for this magic to be activated, once activated, its power can be said to be infinite, enough to seal the Demon Lord and the Big Four here.
"Gegoral, get out of here quickly, and the clan will be handed over to you for protection in the future!"
Israel looked at his beloved eldest son with reluctance and said goodbye to this world.
Being able to seal the Demon Lord and the Big Four with my life alone, I, a reclusive old man, can finally be regarded as doing a good thing for this world.
Although his life was about to pass away, Israel smiled inwardly.
However, alas, the old man's wish was not fulfilled, and a sword made of vines pierced through his chest.
"Jago...... Ral......"
Israel slowly fell to the ground, his eyes full of confusion and despair, finally fixed on the face of his eldest son, who held the sword of the vine.
It turns out that this is the disaster foreshadowed by the divine flower!
"I'm sorry, father, but your death will contribute to the strength of our race, and thousands of years from now, the historian will say that our dark elves have risen to this day!"
Gegoral looked at his father's corpse and said without a trace of sadness.