Forest elves have lived in this forest for generations.

As the guardian of the forest, while protecting the forest, relying on the feedback of the forest to feed yourself is considered by the forest elves to be the most natural way to survive.

In order to adapt to the environment, all forest elves are excellent hunters and archers.

Gather edible plants and fruits from the forest. Hunt prey and use monster materials to craft clothes and other props.

Although the living habits of relying on the mountains and the water are a bit of a matter of luck.

But with excellent combat ability and knowledge of the forest, the life of the forest elves is quite passing.

Never nervous and worried about food.

But now the situation is completely different.

With the population at its limit, a severe shortage of reliable warriors, and the exclusion and suppression of other races, food that had never been a source of concern became hard to come by.

Especially in recent times, the forest has entered winter.

Wild fruits are covered by snow and ice, and animals and monsters rarely appear.

Forest elves who rely on both hunting and gathering for food are unable to replenish new food.

The village's small surplus grain bottomed out in an instant.

The elder could only put a few dried mushrooms in the water and make a soup to distribute to the clansmen.

Each person can only drink one bowl of clear, tasteless soup every day.

It's still a good time.

Recently, there are no more dried mushrooms in the scald.

The children were cold and hungry, huddled together and shivering.

The adults looked at the children and felt pitiful, but they were also cold and hungry.

Without food, a house and clothes to keep out the cold, even a forest elf with a long lifespan will not be able to hold on and will die early.

The forest elves have reached a critical moment of life and death.

Isha is the 32nd patriarch of the forest elves and the youngest generation.

Originally, this patriarch was not Isha, but Isa's father.

But Isa's father was killed by the Flame Demon Bear in a battle not long ago.

Unprepared, Isha hastily takes over her father's position.

But Isha did not bask in the grief of her father's death, but did not hesitate to shoulder the burden of leading the clan.

Although she always smiled and encouraged her people with her actions, everyone knew that she would secretly cry at night.

Isha is forced to be strong, she won't let others see her weak side.

Isha is transformed into the Iron Blood Patriarch, and only when no one is around, she will disarm her magic and turn back into a normal forest elf girl.

Isha devotes all her energy to serving her people. The most common thing she says is to lead the forest elves out of the predicament, so that the forest elves can regain their strength and regain their former glory.

When the forest began to snow and there was a serious shortage of food, Isha was the first to leave the village and enter the dangerous forest in search of food.

It's a pity that fate always plays vicious jokes on good people.

The Flame Demon Bear does not hibernate. It appeared, once again eyeing the village of the forest elves.

Monsters are very greedy.

They only need to eat elven meat once, and they will remember the taste and will never forget it again.

And this Flame Demon King Bear, who had already killed more than a dozen forest elves, was also unable to find food because of the snow, and was hungry and fell into madness.

The Flame Demon King Bear is a terrifying monster.

They are burly, powerful, responsive, and fast.

Covered in flame-red hair, they run like a burning battlefield and make people shudder at the sight of them from afar.

This is where their name comes from.

When the Flame Demon King Bear stands up, it can reach a height of 3-4 meters.

And the Flame Demon King Bear, which killed a lot of forest elves, is about 5 meters, and it can be regarded as the king of the Flame Demon King Bear.

They can slap a forest elf into a pulp.

With one bite, you can bite off the backbone of the forest elf.

The prey it targets has never survived.

As the overlord of the original forest, the forest elves certainly won't do nothing, just waiting to be eaten by the Flame Demon King Bear.

The Forest Elves have fought the Flame Demon Bear many times.

Unfortunately, the fur of the Flame Lord Bear is highly resistant to magic.

The wind magic that the forest elves are good at is very difficult to deal effective damage to it.

To kill the Flame King, you must deal heavy physical damage.

But the forest elves don't have the right weapons.

Wooden arrows cannot penetrate the thick skin of the Flame Demon Bear.

Forest elves don't have the resources or the technology to craft metal weapons that human soldiers would use.

Therefore, he has always been inferior in the battle with the Flame Demon King Bear.

Now, the hungry Flame Demon King bear has come to the vicinity of the forest elf's village with another smell.

It is a serious threat to the safety of the forest elves.

Either starve to death, or be killed and eaten by the Flame Demon King Bear, it seems that it has become the only choice for the forest elves.

At this time, it was Isha who stood up.

"I'm not going to starve people to death, and I'm not going to let people be eaten. I'm here to lure the Flame Demon Bear away. Then go look for food. ”

"Isha, it's too dangerous. It's snowing outside, we don't have warm clothes, and you haven't eaten for days. How do you outrun the Flame Demon Bear? ”

"Then I'm going to give it a try, too. Moreover, I still have the clothes that my father left me. That's our best clothes. I'll just wear that out. ”

"That's what your father left for you to get married. It's a nice dress, but it's not a cold. Isha, let me go. I'm going to lure away the Flame Demon Bear. ”

"No, it's the Patriarch's task. I can only go. ”

In this way, Isha braved the blizzard to lure the Flame Demon Bear away.

Through the cracks in the room, you can see the outside.

It's still a lot of snow.

It's been a few days since the Flame Demon Bear has been seen.

It was assumed that Isha had succeeded in luring it away.

"Elder, how many days has it been since Isha left?"

"It's the seventh day."

When this number was heard, everyone immediately fell silent.

No one said any more.

It's been seven days. If Isha succeeds in getting rid of the Flame Demon King, it's time to come back anyway.

The outside world is hell.

No one can survive in such a harsh environment for seven days without food and clothing.

Other words......

"Is Isha ......?"

"Don't say that kind of unlucky thing, Isha must still be alive."

"Yes, the patriarch must still be alive."

Everyone used their last strength to make a sound.

But after a burst of shouting, in addition to feeling physically exhausted, there was also a huge sense of emptiness.

Everyone wants Isha to be alive.

But everyone knows that this is nothing but self-deception.

There's no way Isha will come back.

She must have died.

There is no hope for the forest elves.

"Elder, I'm hungry."

A pale-faced little forest elf girl asked the elder for help in a very weak voice.