In the center of the Whispering Forest, the towering Ancient Tree of War has begun to wither.

The canopy of the trees has turned yellow, and countless verdant leaves have lost their vitality and moisture and are slowly withering. Miles of falling yellow leaves, great branches had begun to wither, and the Ancient War Tree, like a dying giant, was slowly dying in a way worthy of his size.

Beneath the ancient trees, the sun well, which had been sparkling all along, had dried up, which is why even the Forest of Whispers had begun to mutate.

Even though the ancient tree of war had drained its water, the well water that would slowly recover was gone, and even the bluestone that was originally covered with moss around it had become as dry and strange as cinders. The sky was still cloudless, but the sunlight that shone down didn't shine brightly for some reason, and even the light that shone down had a kind of cold gloom.

The Ancient Tree of War does not depend on ordinary water and nutrients, but on the energy in the leylines and the rays of the sun. Although the Dark Star has not yet fully opened, the aura of death has begun to spread along the leylines. Not only the Ancient Tree of War, but even the entire Forest of Whispers has begun to show signs of withering and dying. All the old trees are beginning to wither, and the unicorns and winged pegasus are all restless.

If the leaves of the World Tree are still there, even if there is still the last one, then the boundless vitality can complement the Sun Well and resist the erosion of this breath. As long as the leaves of the three World Trees can be complete, even the Last Judgment tens of thousands of years ago has not been able to raze this place. But now everything is gone. The elves will also face this catastrophe along with other races.

At the top of the tree, standing in the altar of the Leaf Land of the World Tree was Gru, his skin now lifeless black. He stood there motionless, looking indistinguishable from a Black Rock statue.

Next to him, several elves picked up huge leaves, and wisps of cool water poured down from them. They were slow to pour. They were also very careful, and their faces were solemn as if they were not filled with water but with their lives. The whereabouts of every tiny droplet of water are under their control.

Next to the altar was Lua sitting with her eyes closed, slowly chanting incantations, green magic fluctuating like a mist swirling around the currents.

"This is the last well water in the Sun Well, and it was actually used by you like this...... On a humble half-elf......" Kaylin's eyes glazed over, looking at the leaves held aloft by the elves in the center of the altar. "If it weren't for Elder Lloyd who said let's help you, and I don't know why Elder Lua also listened to you, I would have gathered all the elves to stop you. ”

"Humble half-elf...... Is that how you describe this ally who once saved your elves?" said Asa with a sneer.

"I admit that General Gru helped us. But after all, he is a half-elf, and the unique aura and appearance on his body cannot be concealed, even if we agree with his identity, we will never identify with his bloodline in the current situation. From time immemorial. The noble elves and the lowly sons and daughters of mankind are the lowliest, and only the elves with the noble blood of the royal family are entitled to touch the leaves of the sunwell and the world tree, and the more they can be accepted by the power of life and light......"

"Shut up, I'm not in the mood to take in your stinking and long-standing cultural traditions right now. Asa waved his hand, his face darkened, interrupting the elven patrolman's words. He's in a bad mood right now. I had hoped to find a solution to the current situation in the Whispering Forest, but to no avail.

When he brought Gru here, the elves had already known about the appearance of the Dark Star from the changes in the Sunwell and the leaves of the World Tree. What was more surprising was that Elder Lloyd didn't seem to show much shock and panic, but he was a little surprised that Asa appeared here directly. He turned around and cleaned up and said that he had something important to leave, and he generously left a sentence in response to Asa's request: "Mr. Asa has done us a great favor to the elves, and he will help him wherever he needs help." ”

This statement is incomparably great. But Asa was stunned and found no useful help. All of the elves' books about the Black Star suddenly 'disappeared', and when asked about how to deal with the Black Star, the other elves, including Rua, were at a loss. The elves were not good at disguise, and Asa could see that the generous elven elder must have said something in private after saying that generous word in public, and with the elves' dead brains, since they decided that they would not say anything, they would not say anything.

Asa sighed to himself. He thought about it, and he vaguely guessed why. Back in the time of the Castle of Radiance's captivity, he had vaguely learned something from Lancelot's mouth. And the few people who have been hanging faintly behind him have already explained the problem. But he didn't say anything, because even if he did, it wouldn't have any effect.

In addition to this, Asa's other requests were indeed helped by the elves. All the elven elders who could use natural magic had used the natural restoration magic on Gru, but the traces of the black aura left on his body did not diminish in the slightest.

Even if he is not yet in a complete body, the Necromantic King has become one with the Dark Star. Gru's punch was no different from hitting the Dark Star, and even the bodies of the Elder Dragons and Titans could not withstand the erosion of the boundless dark aura. The blackness that was originally just a fist had completely spread to Gru's body. Asa could feel that only the deepest part of his body still had a green and white aura, which was the power of the leaves of the World Tree, and the body that was once full of incomparable power was like a mass of dead ashes.

The natural magic of the elves is not completely useless. Asa could feel that as long as the elves used magic, the power of the leaves of the World Tree in Gru's body was slowly stirring. It's just that the power of the pitch-black star is too strong and too dark, and there is no way to break through it.

"Try it with the water from the sunwell. Asa thought for a moment and finally said.

If it's in normal times, this requirement is naturally fine. But now that the source of the Sun Well has been depleted, if the remaining well water in the well is used again, the entire barrier of the Whispering Forest, the power source of the War Ancient Tree and the Deadwood Guardian will all disappear at once.

"Didn't Elder Lloyd say that you will help me wherever I need help? The source of the power of the Sunwell has been lost, and the water can only be used for a short time to maintain the barrier of the Whispering Forest, which is now impossible to withstand the Doomsday Judgment, and the water can no longer travel from the well for a long time. In that case, it might as well be given to me now. At least as far as I know, General Gru is the only one who can threaten that monster. ”

"Okay. After thinking about it for a long time, Lua nodded in agreement. The elven girl's face had always been covered with a thick haze, and unlike before, she didn't take the initiative to talk to Asa, but sometimes stared at Asa with very strange eyes.

"Elder Rua. If we do, we in the Whispering Forest ...... "All the other elders are against it."

"Needless to say, Elder Lloyd has already said that we should help him as much as possible. And he has a point.

Aside from Lloyd, she was already the most deciding person in the Whispering Forest, and the other elves had to do so if she agreed.

With Lua's spell, small droplets of water dripped onto Gru's body, and instead of sliding down his body or splashing around, the water completely merged into his body along with the green magic fluctuations around the water, and then the black that seemed to solidify into his body's true color finally began to change somewhat.

It's slow, but the blackness at the droplets is really dissipating. The key is that Asa can feel that the vitality in Gru's body that is intertwined with the power of the leaves of the World Tree has also begun to grow slowly, slowly developing outward.

"Luckily, it seems to be working. Asa finally breathed a sigh of relief. It's the only good news he's had in these days, and it's the best good news he can achieve so far.

His eyes were watching the blackness on Gru's body slowly dissipate, but Asa's mind had already fallen elsewhere, and he was pondering. In today's situation, he seems to be facing an inexplicable situation.

Suddenly, the elves began to make noise, and Asa was slightly startled and looked up at the sky. A huge shadow had flown over the Ancient War Tree, spiraling and landing towards the top of the Ancient War Tree.

The surrounding elves all took out their bows and arrows, and some began to chant incantations. It's not that they're allergic to any uninvited guest, but that the huge figure is accompanied by a fluctuation of magic that makes the elves instinctively feel terror and hostility. Even Lua, who was casting spells, and the elves stood up in panic.

"Don't panic, everyone, this is not an enemy, it will not threaten everyone. Asa shouted and made a reassuring gesture to Lua.

This aura was familiar to him, and his presence here at this time made him feel familiar.

In an instant, the huge flying shadow had reached the top of everyone's heads, a monster as huge as a dragon, with a strange shape, and its entire body was actually composed of corpses. What made the elves panic was the smell of corpses that came out of it, and the smell of necromancy even stronger.

Sandru jumped off the massive corpse, looked around, and let out a sigh. "I never thought I would have the opportunity to come to this place in my life. ”