Chapter Ninety-Eight: If Life Is Only as First Seen (Part II)
Time is like an arrow, time is like a shuttle, and five years of time quickly slipped through the fingers.
When the sixth spring arrived, the tranquility of the Forest of Eternal Night was shattered. A human army broke in, spreading the breath of destruction wantonly, and the ancient trees were engulfed in flames, and the demonic beasts living here had to abandon their nests and flee into the distance.
The Forest of Eternal Night is the traditional territory of the Silver Moon Elves, who have repelled invaders on more than one occasion, leaving countless careerists behind. However, this time the invaders were different from the previous ones, their commander was a genius never before, and there were a full fifty knights in the army. On the battlefield, the elves' vaunted archery and jungle warfare experience could no longer have an absolute advantage, and the divisions between the tribes led to the problem of dispersion of forces, which were finally broken by the humans. The most powerful elven tribes were defeated one after another, and more than half of the twelve powerful elven kings were killed in battle, and the elven warriors rushed forward to pounce on the invaders, but it was useless, and the human army swept everything in its path, and the soldiers pointed directly at the elven royal court.
The irreversible tribal alliance fought a decisive battle with humans in front of the royal court, and finally ended up with the total annihilation, and the royal court that the Silver Moon Elves had guarded for 1,300 years came to an end.
A group of elves ran quickly in the forest, and whenever an enemy appeared, they divided several people to block each other, covering the retreat of their comrades with their lives. By the time the team broke through the blockade, only two warriors and a young priestess remained.
The priestess held a thick book, the most important treasure of the Silver Moon Elves: the sacred book of the moon goddess Elucia.
Suddenly there was a turquoise lake in front of me, which was the most dazzling pearl in the forest: Moon Star Lake. A knight stood silently by the lake, blocking the elves' path. Although he was only a person, his tall and majestic body was like an insurmountable mountain, and the dark horse under him was more than a circle larger than ordinary war horses. The knight carried a three-meter-long giant sword with blood on it, and had apparently killed many elves.
The priestess stopped, and the two elven warriors rushed forward, leaping to their feet, and slamming the knight on their horse from the air. It was a life-threatening tactic, they only wanted to put the sword in their hands into the knight's chest, but they turned a blind eye to the sweeping greatsword. There was a loud laugh from the covered helmet, and the two-handed greatsword swept through like lightning!
The knight jumped off his horse, and as he walked towards the priestess, he laughed and said, "Beautiful and noble Priestess of the Moon God, you are one of the most important people in the Elven Court. If you were to run away with the scriptures, my merits would be reduced by at least half! You say, I'm going to let this happen? This is the first time I've led a large army!"
It wasn't until he finished his words that the corpses of the two elven warriors fell to the ground. They were all the most elite Silver Moon warriors in the Elven Court, but they couldn't block the knight's sword.
The priestess trembled slightly, gritted her teeth, and said, "Gordon!?"
The knight's body stiffened, as if he had been petrified. He lifted his overlay helmet, revealing a sculptural face. This man was none other than Gordon! His face was no longer youthful and frivolous, but instead of mountain-like, calm. The original down-and-out aristocracy is now the leader of thousands of troops.
Time has changed a lot, but what hasn't changed is that the eyes are still as pure and clear as they were five years ago.
Gordon stared at the priestess, then showed a look of ecstasy, and cried out, "Are you ...... Elani!"
Standing in front of him was the beautiful elven priest, not the ordinary-looking human female mage back then. However, Gordon knew that she was Illani, although her appearance was completely different, but those eyes had never changed, but the original third-level little warrior could not see through the secret transformation magic of the Elven Royal Court.
Gordon's joy faded and turned to bitterness, and he said slowly, "It turns out that you are a silver moon elf or a priest of the moon god. In that case, you should be royal. ”
He stared at Illani for a moment before he opened his mouth and said with a smile, "Hey, girl, you are beautiful, much more beautiful than the most perfect woman I imagined, but I still like the way you looked five years ago." ”
Hearing the familiar laughter, Elani seemed to go back to five years ago, but the cold tome in her hand made her sober again. The priest of Elucia, who must give everything to the goddess, is not allowed to have anything to do with men, both physically and mentally.
Illani picked up the holy tome and said coldly, "Gordon, you have too much blood on your hands from the Silver Moon Elves, and only one of us can leave alive today!"
Gordon rubbed his nose and said with a wry smile, "You...... It's not my opponent......" Before he could finish his words, Elani rushed forward at a speed equal to that of an elven warrior, the holy tome glowing brightly, and the cover was opening!
Looking at the indomitable figure, Gordon lifted the greatsword and swept away at an incredible speed. Five years have passed, and that third-level warrior has become an unfathomable powerhouse. If this sword hits, the slender body will definitely split in two.
The shadow of death hovered overhead, but Ilani ignored the feeling, and the original scene flashed through her mind like a movie from another world.
In front of the flickering campfire, she once asked, "What if I want you to die?"
"If necessary, no problem. ”
(It's been five years, and his appearance hasn't changed at all, and he's really become the leader of thousands of troops.) But...... Why the Forest of Eternal Night...... )
Elani suddenly smiled, the blade of the greatsword growing in her eyes. But instead of dodging, she drew a dagger from the tome and stabbed it into Gordon's chest! That night, she felt his heartbeat and remembered the location of his second heart.
This is the highest combat skill of the Elven Court, Secret Sword Destruction.
A crescent moon quietly appeared above Illani's head, spreading blue brilliance on her, so the blade of the short sword also glowed with a blue light, and the priestess's body seemed to be pulled by some mysterious force, and suddenly appeared in front of Gordon, and the short sword in her hand stabbed forward with an indomitable momentum!
Irani involuntarily stared at Gordon's chest. Five years ago, he saved her at the cost of one heart, and now she is going to pierce his other.
The priestess could not avoid the knight's greatsword, and she had no intention of dodging, hoping only to avenge the death of her people by plunging the dagger into Gordon's heart before she was killed.
(Let's stay together, stay in this forest...... )
The power of the fourth string of the blue moon attached to the short sword, and without any suspense, it stabbed into Gordon's chest, and the gushing fighting qi completely destroyed his heart ventricles.
Without warning, the knight's greatsword stopped, clinging to the priestess's body, but without going any further, the sword-wielding hand as steady as a mountain.
Gordon looked at Illani, his mouth open, trying to say something, but he couldn't make any sound, but he was smiling.
The heavy sword slowly fell to the ground, and the majestic body fell into Illani's arms, soaking her body with gushing blood, almost exactly the same scene as it had been five years ago.
"You ......" Illani's eyes blurred, only hot blood washed over her body.
"It doesn't matter if you're stupid, I'm afraid that you won't meet someone who makes you stupid. Gordon's words rang in her ears again.
The tome slipped silently, and Illani hugged Gordon tightly, his body cooling in her arms.
"You're not going to die, you won't!" Illani said softly, holding him hard.
Then there are seven days between dreams and reality. When Gordon woke up completely, the wound on his chest had healed, and although he couldn't feel his heartbeat, his vitality was as strong as ever.
Gordon turned his head slowly, and saw the priest's robes scattered on the ground, stained with his blood, but the bloody smell could not hide the aroma of her body, and the faint fragrance remained not only on the priest's robes, but also on his body.
However, the beautiful figure has long since disappeared, and the charm and warmth of these days are like a spring dream, leaving no trace.
This time, there really is no later.