In the southern part of the continent of Heras, there is a forest sea of endless forests, and there are many towering trees in the forest.

There are many animals in the forest, and bright, beautiful flowers grow on the plains.

These flowers make up a very peaceful garden, and the peaceful garden always makes passing animals and pedestrians involuntarily stop and look here.

But nothing is more surprising than the huge tree in the middle of the forest.

Its massive roots, buried deep underground, are somewhat unusually rough and bare.

The huge trunk of the tree can be seen no matter how far away you look in the forest, and even if you are on the edge of the endless forest, you can see the vague outline of the giant tree.

A city stands on the thick green branches, and many buildings stand on the other branches, some are small towns, some are like auditoriums, and some are large squares......

At the top of the many branches, a palace with a special glow sits here, and it is obviously more luxurious than the previous building.

There are many elves living in the many cities on the World Tree, and the palace at the end of the tree has three or four armored elves patrolling the sky around it from time to time.

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Over here...... What exactly is the place?

Over here?

You could call this forest the World Tree Forest... Although that's not really what it's called......

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Inside the palace, in the halls.

On either side of the hall were several elves of a little older who stood by, and at the end of the hall stood a throne.

A male elf with a calm face sat on a throne made of countless roots and vines in the hall, and he was listening to the young male elf in front of him.

The male elf sitting on the throne with a calm face frowned after listening to the words spoken from the young elf's mouth, and his face instantly became gloomy.

"I'm done. The young elf said respectfully.

"Hmm. ”

The Elven King's gaze turned cold as he gazed at the elf.

"O king, now is the time to unite the humans to destroy the orcs in one fell swoop! This is a rare opportunity, please send a large army to join forces with the humans!"

A male elf with a wrinkled face standing next to the throne bowed to the elven king seated on the throne.

“...... Apparently the time has not yet come... Ladies and gentlemen, can you still trust humans?" the Elven King on the throne was silent for a moment about the old man's words, and said indifferently.

The words spoken by the Elven King made the old elves standing on both sides look at each other, it is true that humans are indeed a bit unreliable for them.

"As for what humans call 'union,' I have decided to send only a small number of troops, and the rest of the army will remain unmoved. Looking at the old man standing on both sides of the discussion in a few words, the elf king said after thinking twice.

Hearing the Elven King's decision, the elves on both sides of the hall nodded to the king in affirmation.

"Hoyle... You are the commander of this army, and you can also lead a "special squad" to participate in this war. Don't disappoint my people, young elves. But the most important thing is not to put too much faith in humans...... You have to be on guard against them all the time!"

The Elven King said to the young elf in front of him, his tone obviously changing when he said something important.

"I understand, king!!," said Howle, kneeling down on one knee and respectfully at the Elven King's command.

After that, the elven king had a brief exchange with the elves in the temple, and the exchange ended not long after.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you may leave. Hoyle, you stay, I have something to say to you. The Elven King motioned for the elves present to stand down.

Hearing the words of the elf king, the elves standing on both sides of the hall left one after another. And Hoyle stood there and looked at the king on the throne with a determined expression.

When the last elf walked out of the hall, the elven king stretched out his index finger and a small white light flickered softly on his fingertips.

"Sound insulation. The elven king's white light instantly enveloped the hall.

At the same time as he finished this step, the Elf King instantly came to Hoyle from the throne, and before Hoyle could say anything, the Elf King's left fist instantly hit him in the face.

In an instant, Hoyle was knocked to the ground, and looking at the elf king with a gloomy face, Hoyle had to look at the elf king calmly.

"Do you know why I'm going to make a move?" the gloomy Elven King suddenly asked Hoyle, as if an angry anger burned in the gloom on his face.

"You know, I shouldn't have taken what humans say. Hoyle lowered his head and said silently.

"But father, I believe that Winya is still alive, and she may be waiting for me now......" said Hoyle to the Elven King.

"Shut up!she's dead!!"

Before Hoyle could finish speaking, the Elf King interrupted him and said coldly.

"Xiao Yacai is not dead!!She is definitely not dead!!

Hoyle stood up from the ground and loudly refuted what the Elven King had just said, his eyes becoming extremely firm, even if he met the Elven King's cold gaze, he didn't care.

However, the Elven King did not say anything more to Hoyle, and his fist struck Hoyle in the face again.

In the face of the elven king's fist again, Hoyle did not dodge but resisted stubbornly.

The fist slammed into Hoyle's face, and he didn't show any pain, but instead his eyes became more determined.

"Your sister...... She's been ...... long ago Hiss... Dead !!"

Seeing Hoyle's determined gaze, the Elven King paused for a moment and suddenly grabbed his collar and whispered.

"She's not dead!I'll prove it to you!!I'll get her out of there!!" Hoyle said firmly, grabbing the Elven King's right hand without showing any weakness, and looking directly into his gloomy gaze.

(Father, what the hell do you ...... ）

When Howle saw the elven king's clenched left fist, he couldn't help but be stunned......

The elf king's clenched left fist was clenched in the palm of his palm, and bright red liquid continued to drip down, slowly dripping one drop after another......

"Father, you ......" Seeing the blood dripping from the Elven King's hands, Hoyle said with some guilt.

"Shut up !! me"

The Elven King pulled Hoyle in front of him violently, and his expression had become tangled at this time.

"Look me in the eye. The Elven King said calmly to Hoyle.

Hearing the Elven King's words, Hoyle had no choice but to look him in the eye.

It was a pair of deep eyes, with a reddish glow beating in the turquoise pupils.

"What do you see?" asked the Elven King.

"Majestic, ......helpless," Hoyle said what he saw.

"What else?" asked the Elven King.

"Responsibility ......," Hoyle said apprehensively.

After listening to Hoyle's reply, the Elven King closed his eyes a little heavily.

“...... Hoyle: You may be a good commander to be, but you're not a worthy ruler for you at the moment. You're not mature enough...... Far from enough......"

The Elven King was silent for a few seconds, opened his eyes, released his right hand that grabbed the collar, and said to Hoyle steadily.

(Current me...... Isn't it mature enough?)

"Let's go, get ready to lead an army to defeat the orcs and goblins. Be careful of humans, we can't trust them completely!" said the Elven King solemnly with his hand on Hoyle's shoulder.

After speaking, the Elven King turned to leave the temple, but he stopped before he could take a few steps.

"Hoyle...... Forget Winya... She's dead. The Elven King suddenly spoke, and the old man's voice seemed to spread to all corners of the hall.

After saying the last word, the Elven King stepped forward again.

"No...... I'm going to get her out of there!!" Hoyle stood still, watching the Elven King's back, and the determined gaze in his eyes made him respond loudly to the Elven King.

Hearing Hoyle's response, the gloom on the Elven King's face gradually became helpless, and when he reached the temple door, he slowly stretched out his right hand and snapped his fingers.

The white light that enveloped the hall dissipated instantly, and the Elf King glanced back at Hoyle meaningfully as he was about to step out of the temple gate.

"You're going to do... Then do it. The Elven King sighed and said.

At this time, in the hall, only Hoyle stood in place with a gloomy gaze.

(You...) Father ...... ）

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To the southeast of the continent of Heras, the mountain range makes the scenery spectacular.

In the midst of these mountains, a kingdom stands out here!

The Dwarven Kingdom, a garden located in the palace of the capital.

Two middle-aged male dwarves of about the same age drank from their oak glasses, and their interest instantly became high-pitched when they chatted about interesting things.

"Oh, Maud, humans, that's what they told us?" asked a kind-faced, middle-aged male dwarf as he sat beside him.

"Yes, Your Majesty. Maude said respectfully.

"Don't be so inhibited with me, there's no one else here but you and me. The middle-aged dwarf said to Maude with a smile.

"To be honest, human beings are really very unreliable, and this joint operation sounds good. When the war starts, it is estimated that something will go wrong with them. ”

Maud spoke in a rough voice about what she thought of humanity.

"It's true that there's too much internal chaos on the human side. It's like 'bitter ale'. Hearing Maude's words, the Dwarven King took a sip of wine from his glass and said.

((1) Bitter ale wine: a kind of inferior wine made by the dwarves. Although the taste of the sake is very mellow, there are many impurities that make it taste bad. By the way, this wine is a favorite of the poor. ）

"Your Majesty, do you have any decisions about this joint operation?" asked Maude with a smile when he heard the dwarf king's metaphor.

"Well, we've only sent a handful of troops to work with humanity. For those who are not reliable, we are kind and righteous. The dwarf king said with the corners of his mouth slightly hooked.

After understanding the meaning of the Dwarf King's words, Maude's smile became even more exciting.

"We won't easily break the pattern of this continent, the orcs and goblins have a great role. The Dwarven Kingdom took the oak glass and drank again.

"That's right, the balance between the races is the most important thing. Maud agreed.

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To the east of the continent of Heras, this is the territory of the human race.

The smooth roads in the mountains, the docks with huge boats and the wide rivers make it easy for humans to get around.

The fertile land makes human husbandry and farming obviously better than that of other races, and the buried mines provide unimaginable boons to humans.

The three countries of the Slan Republic, the Marin Sect, and the Solovy Empire all protect the human beings in their territories to the outside world, and without them, the human race would not have been able to get to where it is today.

On the verdant plains, three mighty armies are stationed here, these three armies are the armies of the Slan Republic, the Marin Cult, and the Solovy Empire.

They are converging here, preparing to march to the west of the continent of Heras.

“...... For the future of our humanity!We now declare war on the savage orcs and the evil goblins!!" Charlie gave a demoralizing speech to the army in front of him.

The soldiers of the Slan Republic were filled with righteous indignation at Charlesser's speech, while the soldiers of the Marin Sect listened in silence with a calm face, and the soldiers of the Solovy Empire were full of warlike intent as if they couldn't bear to fight.

"All the army marches to the verdant forest!!" Charles called out to all the soldiers present, and it seemed that his speech was over.

"Mmmmmm!!!mm

"Kill all the goblins!!"

"For the Honor of Our Humanity!!!"

"Kill all the orcs !!!"

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Feverish voices continued to shout between the soldiers of the Slan Republic and the soldiers of the Solovi Empire, while the soldiers of the Marin Sect looked at them with disgust.

The mighty army then marched at full speed toward the west of the continent of Heras, and Charleser and the other generals watched with great satisfaction.

"Next, as long as you meet with the elves and dwarves, you can go full speed. Looking at the advancing army, Charles Smirked.

As long as this war is won, humanity will have the last laugh!

On the continent of Heras, the war between the races has already sounded the bell......