Many of the creatures of the Eri gathered in front of a huge tree, looking at the weather-beaten giant tree with reverent or reverent eyes.

Pilgrims gathered here to admire the wonders of the world, and it is here that their last hope is gathered.

"Jenny, I can't believe you really dare to set foot in this holy land!"

In the center of the venue, a female elf dressed in a dark green suit with a cold face stopped the white-clothed witch who came from afar, and asked in a low voice.

Even though she had lowered her voice, her actions still attracted the attention of many creatures around her.

"Stop, Hakasi Road."

A male elf, who was also dressed in the same attire, stopped her in a deep voice.

“…… Yes, Lord Ive. ”

Despite his reluctance, Hakasiro obeyed the order and lowered his raised hand, but still glared at the witch in white.

"I heard about Fiat." The elf named Iver said slowly, "You shouldn't do that. ”

"I'm too lazy to fight with you about this." Jenny closed her eyes and said, "I'm just here for this ceremony. ”

Behind Jenny, a slightly cramped Sodofi looked nervously at the slightly unfamiliar male elf in front of him, revealing a complex look mixed with reverence and incomprehension.

"Ive......" Sodofi seemed to have something to say, but before he could say anything, he was interrupted by another elf.

"If it weren't for all the Guardians of the Jungle preparing for this ceremony, Jenny, you would have been punished for what you did." Hakasilu reprimanded.

"I just did what I was supposed to do." Jenny opened her eyes and said slowly.

Just as a few people were talking, the atmosphere in the field changed instantly, and the attention of all the creatures around them was attracted by a special figure in front of the giant tree.

It was a handsome elf, with long silver hair scattered behind the emerald robes, and when he appeared, he attracted the attention of almost all living beings.

"Masaiah, King of the Elves."

The creatures around shouted the name of the elf, and even the arrogant unicorn lowered its head at this moment.

The Elven King stretched out his hand, stroked the lines on the bark, and when all the praises had subsided, he said in a heavy tone:

"Sons of Erie, we have come to the most critical juncture. Evil necromancers are encroaching on our lands, displacing countless creatures and finding no way home. ”

He raised his head slightly, looking at the huge trees that could not be seen, his eyes were ethereal, and he looked like he had been left out of the world, only the tightly knit eyebrows showed the anguish in his heart.

"Unfortunately, our defenses have been broken one after another, and countless innocent creatures have died in this battle, and even become weapons of the enemy against us. The necromancer is mobilizing his troops to launch a final assault on the Holy Land of Tulaone. ”

Under his eloquent narration, many of the creatures who had gathered here to participate in the ritual recalled the horrific situation they had seen and could not help but sob.

"In order to protect our last sacred place, I have decided to defy the long-standing prohibition and awaken the Sleeping Wise Yuke, the Chief of the Guardians of the Jungle. And that's what I've called you here for. ”

He turned and looked at the people in the room, his gaze swept over the many creatures, not so powerful and majestic, but full of pleading.

Eventually, he fixed his gaze on a red-haired half-elf.

"The second seat of the Guardian of the Jungle, the half-elf hero Gru, do you have any objections to awakening Yuke the Wise?"

"There is no objection. Masaiah, you are a great elf, jungle warrior troop, and will always remember your greatness. The red-haired half-elf replied in a deep voice, a hint of unbearability flashing in his eyes.

Masaiah nodded, looking in the other direction.

"Third seat, Holy Unicorn Lariel, do you have any objections?"

"No objection...... I just can't bear to ...... you," said a unicorn with a pure white glow all over it, a little choked in his words.

He nodded heavily, his gaze on a grim-faced elf.

"Fourth, Elven hero Eve, do you have any objections?"

"I disagree."

Eve's words instantly attracted the attention of all the creatures in the field, and even the unicorn who had just finished speaking couldn't help but glare at him angrily.

On the side, the corners of Jenny's mouth changed, and he whispered to Iver not far away, "Are you crazy?" Our personal grievances should not affect the whole ceremony. ”

Eve's gaze swept coldly over her, then at Masaiah in the field, and said aloud, "Yuke the Wise has acquired limited knowledge in his sleep, and it is simply not enough for so many creatures to share. ”

"King of Eli, I understand that you want to use this knowledge to improve the strength of all the Guardians of the Jungle, but the truth is that in this way, the improvement of each creature is minimal, and it will not be as effective as it should be." Iver said with a slight squint.

"It seems that you don't understand." Masaiah sighed.

"I know exactly what I'm doing." Iver raised his hand and said in a deep voice, "In order to maximize the effectiveness of this ritual, I recommend that only the top ten Guardians of the Jungle, as well as those creatures who have made a contribution in the battle against the necromancer, are eligible to join the ritual. ”

Ive's words immediately caused an uproar among the surrounding creatures, and for a while, the surroundings were full of accusations against Ive.

It was the successive gestures of Masaiah that stopped the chatter of the creatures around him, and he shook his head, a sad look in his eyes.

"Hero Ive, no matter how strong an individual is, he can't defeat those necromancers. If we want to protect the last holy place, we must work together so that there will be a chance of survival. ”

"You're wrong." Iver retorted with a gloomy face, "Weak creatures, even if they get Yuke's wisdom, can't change anything, they will only die one after another at the hands of the necromancer, therefore, they are not qualified to participate in this ritual." The only thing that really determines the direction of the battle will always be the top ten seats of the Guardians of the Jungle. ”

"All the Guardians of the Jungle have contributed to the protection of Erie, and they have the right to join this ritual." Masaiah persuaded.

"If you think that when the fighting broke out, the people who fought to the death on the front line were comparable to the usual contribution to maintaining order in the woods, I have nothing to say." Ivor said in a deep voice.

"Hmph." An elf in a green power suit snorted, she was the ninth seat of the Guardian of the Jungle, Kaylin of the Rangers and Patrols, "What a reason, you are such a nuisance. ”

"I agree with Ive."

Before Kailin could finish speaking, a voice opposite to her voice was heard.

"Me too. The contribution of the court mages in battle is not comparable to that of the patrolmen. ”

Masaiah looked at this scene in amazement, and in just a moment, the elf Alyssa and the dwarf Malkem, who were the fifth and sixth seats of the Guardian of the Jungle, expressed their support for Ive, who were in charge of the palace mage institution, and had never dealt with each other on a daily basis, but they did not expect to reach an agreement at this time.

"On behalf of the dragon of the Green Crown, I agree with Ive." In the field, a woman in a long golden dress seconded.

Nearly half of the entire upper council in front of him agreed with Ive, and even Masaiah had to seriously consider Ive's suggestion.

"How can you make such an impertinent request?" The unicorn, covered in a silver glow, rebuked, "Gru, find a way to convince Masiah. ”

However, in the face of the unicorn's reminder, Gru shook his head while letting out a deep sigh.

Gru didn't understand that the only way to defeat the necromancer was to rely on the top ten Jungle Guardians, but he wouldn't make a suggestion to expel other creatures like Ive, but would respect Masiah's choice.

"Great Elven King, it's time to give the order." As he spoke, Iver had a pained look on his face, "I respect your courage to awaken the wise Yuke with your life, and in order not to let all these sacrifices go in vain, and even more so to destroy all necromancers, please give a final order." ”

"I ......" Masaiah's face turned pale, and he was speechless for a moment.

"It's not like that!"

Hearing this, Jenny was startled, and she followed the voice, only to see her apprentice, who had come to Iver at some point.

"All creatures are fighting to protect Eri, and you can't deprive them of all their efforts just because they're not strong." Sodofi refuted Ifer's words.

Iver glanced at the silver-haired elf in front of him, then closed his eyes and said, "But the truth is that those creatures with poor strength eventually became members of the necromancer's subordinates. ”

"They don't want to do that either, they just want to live." Sodofi said hurriedly.

"When the battle first began, those necromancers didn't control so many undead creatures at all. But they found a way to focus on our weak points, the weak creatures, and the animals of the forest. Iver said with a gloomy face. Sometimes I think that if there weren't so many ordinary creatures in the Eri, those necromancers wouldn't have been able to make it to the climate, let alone the situation they are in. ”

"You ......" Ive's words caused an uproar in the audience, among them, the shining unicorn had a bigger opinion of him, "As a member of the Guardians of the Jungle, you don't think about how to protect the creatures of Erie, but complain about those innocent creatures, how did you become the Guardian of the Jungle?" ”

Iver replied unceremoniously, "How did I become the Guardian of the Jungle?" More necromancers have died at my hands than all of you combined. I've been fighting necromancers since the first day I became a hero, and what great feats have you made? ”

The unicorn Larel was speechless for a moment, and the sharp horns above her head immediately flashed with dazzling glitter, and she was completely enraged by Ive.

"Don't ...... like that," the Elven King Masaiah said with his hand on his forehead, a little pained.

Seeing Masaiah's expression, the unicorn Lariel's heart softened, and the light above his head gradually dissipated.

At this moment, Iver took the initiative to say, "It is my lifelong wish to destroy the necromancer. Order, great king of the elves, that I will never let those necromancers come one step closer to the Holy Land of Turalion. ”

"You've deprived them of their last hope." Masiah stomped her feet and swept her gaze over all the creatures in the field, "Without Yuke's wisdom, when the necromancer strikes, maybe the top ten jungle guardians can indeed change the tide of battle, but how many of the other creatures you have expelled now will survive?" ”

"I can't control them!" Iver said angrily, "Once the first ten Jungle Guardians fail, is it possible for the other creatures to survive?" Evil necromancers don't just let them go. ”

"As long as you can defeat the necromancer, the sacrifice of those creatures is worth it." Ive's indifferent gaze swept over all the creatures in the field, and all the lines of sight that met with it avoided it.

Faintly, a skeletal face appeared in front of Ivher's eyes, with his jawbones wide open, as if to give him some kind of mockery, a face that Iver would never forget.

I don't know when, the skeleton phantom in front of him slowly dissipated, and Sodofhi's face appeared in front of Ive's eyes, and in a trance, Iver turned his body directly to Sodofhi.

"That's not the case...... Sodofi asked with a sigh as the corners of his mouth pulled down, "Lord Ive, why did you save me before?" ”

Iver opened his mouth, as if to say something, and finally looked in the direction of the Elven King, and replied, "It was just a gesture, I have long forgotten it." ”

"Not true. You saved me because you don't want to see innocent creatures die like this, and as an elf, you still feel pain for other creatures, and you just don't want to admit it. Sodofi approached Iver and said.

"Pain can't change anything, but Yuke's wisdom can." Iver looked at Sodophi with a determined expression, "I need this power to put an end to that necromancer once and for all. ”

"Is it so......" Sodofi smiled miserably and returned to Jenny alone.

Looking at Sodophi, who was gradually leaving, Iver felt a pang of pain in his heart for no reason, and even his will was a little shaken for a while.

Sodofi's face is very similar to the elf in Ive's memory, almost carved out of a mold, which is why Ivor took the initiative to save her.

However, at this moment, when recalling the face of the former elf, what Ivor saw in her eyes was not encouragement, not gratitude, but a disappointment.

Ive's heart throbbed, he had already killed so many necromancers, how could he still disappoint her?

The only possibility is that the owner of the artifact is not dead, and that Ive's expulsion of the other Jungle Guardians is to gain more power in order to execute the necromancer.

But, is that really the case? Confused, Iver reached out and seemed to want to grasp something in front of him, but he couldn't grasp anything, everything flowed through his fingers.

Just when Ive's was confused, in the face of this level of disagreement, the upper council of Eri also began to hold a provisional vote.

There were four votes, including Ive, for expelling the other creatures around them, leaving Yuke's wisdom to the top ten seats of the Guardian of the Jungle, with Gru and Memphira abstaining and the other three voting against.

"Masaiah, have you made a decision?" Seeing that Iver was silent for a long time, Alyssa, who was the fifth seat, took the initiative to ask the Elf King.

Masaiah sighed, "I will not go against the will of the majority of the members of the council, since you have made such a decision, then ......"

"Wait a minute." Iver interrupted him, "I've changed my mind, and all creatures can stay for this ritual. ”

"What?" Several of the Guardians of the Jungle who supported Iver looked at him in disbelief, this suggestion was the first to be put forward by Iver, and anyone could change their minds, but he couldn't.

"What......" Sodofi exclaimed, equally unable to believe what he had heard, and looked at Iver with surprise in his eyes.

(End of chapter)