It's the turn of spring and summer, and when the water is fertile, how can a forest fire break out? And it seems that there is more than one place!

"Leaves?" Wendy shouted.

"I don't know," Ye Zi seemed to come back to his senses, "it's beyond the scope of my fusion, and I can't perceive the specifics of the black smoke." ”

"If it's a fire, you have to stop it from spreading!"

"I ...... I know," Ye Zi's expression was a little strange, as if she was mixed with some emotion, she bit her lip before nodding back, "Anyway, you go and meet everyone first." When the emergency plan is activated, there may be chaos in the camp, and it will not be so easy to leave at that time. ”

Now that there are not only workers on leave at the terminal, but also a large group of family members who have never been to the battlefield, it is not easy to get them to complete the evacuation and evacuation in an orderly manner, and Wendy quickly thinks about this.

"You...... It's okay to be alone, right?"

"Don't worry, I know what to do. The leaf descended from the terrace, gave Wendy one last look, and then disappeared into the forest.

A moment later, a shrill siren sounded over the Hidden Forest—

......

"yes, yes, I see. In the General Staff of Tower No. 2 Station, Flynn Silt put down the phone and turned to Edith to report, "My lord, there is an accident on the Western Front—"

"What did you say?suspected fire in the northern part of the forest?" Northland Pearl frowned, "Miss Ye observed?"

"Yes, the evacuation emergency plan has been activated over there, and the soldiers of the First Army stationed there have also entered the second level of alert. ”

"Inform the Commander-in-Chief, and all the high-ranking officials involved," she instructed decisively after a moment of silence, "and say that the General Staff needs to hold a pre-war meeting. ”

"The pre-war meeting ......," Filmin repeated, "do you think this is ......"

"Yes," said Edith, "I suspect that the fire is a new ruse of the devil. ”

In less than a quarter of an hour, the generals of the First Army and the representatives of the Witch League gathered in the conference room on the ground floor.

After explaining the general situation, the Northland Pearl told everyone the latest news received, "The sentinels at the Forest Terminal have confirmed that the smoke is indeed a fire, and it is rapidly spreading towards the terminal due to the wind direction. ”

"It's just a forest fire, and no trace of the devil has been found?" Iron Axe asked in a deep voice.

"No report has been received yet," Filmin shook his head, "the smoke obstructs the view, and no one knows what's going on behind the line of fire." ”

"Miss Sylvie, can you see something?"

"The Hidden Forest is too far from here," Sylvie replied, "unless...... I'll go there myself. ”

"Damn it...... At this time," Iron Axe glanced at the map, "Where is Her Royal Highness now?"

According to the original plan, Her Highness Anna and some witches would meet the flying team at the landing and landing fields of the Forest Terminal, and then return to Neverwinter on the Seagull.

"It should be on the Black River No. 1 that is turning back. When I received the news of the fire, Miss Kant asked me to use the listening sigil to inform them of the change of itinerary. ”

"Good job," Iron Axe breathed a sigh of relief, "so the only ones who remain over there are Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess?"

After receiving an affirmative reply, he said to the dawn and morning light, "Tell them to take off at once, and don't wait any longer." ”

"Yes!"

After dealing with the evacuation, Iron Axe looked at the staff members, "Now, tell me what you think." ”

......

The leaves stood at the top of a giant sequoia tree, looking out at the smoke billowing in the distance.

In just over an hour, the fire had expanded a lot, and now it was not only the smoke and dust flying in the sky pressing down on her, but also the flickering red light could be faintly seen under the smoke.

She could hear the cries of the trees as they burned, and though it wasn't within her control, the Heart of the Jungle trembled slightly.

Because that's also the resonance of her own heart.

When facing Wendy, the words she didn't say were ...... Afraid.

After more than a year of annexation and fusion, Ye Zi has gradually touched the essence of ability.

In a sense, it does make itself immortal - all the plants that are incorporated into the heart of the jungle will become a part of her, in other words, the larger the area of fusion, the harder it will be to eradicate her.

After all, it's easy to clear a lawn, but it's exponentially more difficult to bulldoze a forest or an entire grassland.

As for leaving the world without any grass, it is almost impossible to do.

She remembered that His Majesty had said that plants were the foundation of the existence of nature, and even if the whole world was destroyed, the earth was dug three feet into the ground, and the heavens and the earth were turned upside down, the first to appear on the surface would still be this group of tenacious lifeforms.

But the problem is that she can no longer be counted as her at that time.

The springs that flow underground, the reptiles that camp in the soil, the honeycombs that flutter on the trunks of trees, the birds that sing on the branches...... These vast messages continue to come from every corner of the forest and are engraved into the memory. If you accept it suddenly, there is a good chance that you will lose consciousness immediately, which is why Leaf must slow down the fusion speed.

However, she found that even then, she could not record so much information on her own.

The reason why she hasn't become crazy is only because Heart of the Jungle has made a choice for her—a myriad of intertwined roots and vines form a vast body of consciousness, and magic and memories merge and flow through the forest.

This means that if the fused woods are destroyed, she may lose some of her memories. Even if new seedlings grow in the ruins, what was lost will not come back.

It could be her acquaintance with Wendy and the Scroll, or her escape from the Aid Society with Nightingale, Mystic Moon, and Lily, or the tender encounter with His Majesty Roland, or the days and nights of living in Neverwinter...... Even Hakala's stubbornness and prejudice, the persecution and hunting of the church, she did not want to forget.

Because it was a unique experience for her, and it was also a testament to her existence.

She was afraid of losing them.

The thought of the possibility of this fire appearing in the Hidden Forest after the fusion gave rise to an indescribable sting in Leaf's heart.

But she couldn't back down.

Because it's all about defeating the devil and winning the battle of the gods.

She can't just leave those sisters behind for her own sake - they are also contributing their own strength, and she can't live up to everyone's expectations.

Thinking of this, Ye Zi took a deep breath, raised his hands, and raised his head to the sky full of afterglow.

In an instant, a dazzling green light burst out of her chest—

"Listen to my call and act!"

At that moment, the entire forest seemed to be like an awakened giant, slowly raising its body.

Countless trees bent backwards and fell in unison, curling up like carpets with turf and dirt, even if the ground shook the mountain, it was difficult to describe its momentum!

In the midst of this violent tremor, the Hidden Forest seemed to "split" into two halves, and the trees controlled by the Heart of the Jungle shrank little by little, gradually opening up a gap of hundreds of meters with the woods to the north.