The closer you get to the Elven Forest, the denser Cheng dù is that the sky is shattered, like a huge spider web. And Leah and the others are heading towards its center.

Gradually, the sea of sand turns to land, and the oasis of date palms and cacti turns into lush forests. The further I went, the more I realized the fact that I had left the desert.

"Now, Sister Karen, is it really necessary for us to bring horses?"

Walking in the forest, Leah said as she looked at the knights behind her.

At this time, Alec and the others were leading the war horse forward with difficulty. Horse warfare is the darling of the plains, but when placed in the forest, it seems to be a bit of a hindrance.

Despite this, Karene insisted on adding horses to the sand boat, a seemingly meaningless preparation.

"In this battle, we need to deal not only with the rebellious druids, but also with the Chimera from Simoje...... If I'm not mistaken, the Elven Forest won't be as lush as it used to be. ”

Karen said with a solemn face.

In fact, not long after entering the Elven Forest, the countess's words were fulfilled.

First there was a smell of burnt paste in the air, and then a large number of carbonized, broken, crushed trees came into view.

"It's too much ......"

Leah muttered to herself as she looked at the scene in front of her.

"They even set fire to the forest. ”

The princess shook her head, looking disapplieving.

"Sister Karen, did you expect such a thing before you came here?"

Leah asked.

"Yes. After learning about the Chimera Order, I kept thinking about what if humans were going to fight in the Elven Forest. What's the best way to do it?

As long as they are in the forest, regardless of their individual superiority, the human race will not be a match for the elves in any way - human archers are not good at shooting in wooded forests, knights cannot run on the ground covered with vines, and even supplies are limited.

However, it is not impossible to defeat the elves, and war is a cruel thing. If the forest is a nuisance for Simoye...... Then destroy it!"

Karene said slowly:

"Simoye's phalanx of infantry is the nemesis of the archers, and the arrows cannot penetrate the large round shield that is one person tall as long as it is in position. Then protect the catapult in the middle for the group march, and the incendiary bombs thrown by the catapult will burn the forests along the way, leaving the elves with no place to speak. ”

As General Randall, Karen had already anticipated the direction of this war before coming to the Elven Forest.

"Originally, the elves relied on the druids of giant bears and the wind knights. and the power of the Treant Warriors. Nor so wolf-bèi, but ......"

It stands to reason that the elves would not be so useless when it comes to war, but soon, Isabella figured out the crux of the problem.

"I see, the Wind Knight is the air warrior of the Elves, but with the disappearance of Sylph the Wind Hunter, the Elves are no longer able to tame the birds of prey in the sky as mounts. Both the Druids and the Treants belong to the Druid Sect. Now that the druids have rebelled, they naturally can't muster enough bears and treants. ”

From the conversation between the two. Leah understood what was wrong with the elves.

"Rebecca, you lead ten scouts to the front to explore the way, gentlemen, as you can see, now we have entered the battlefield, cheer up, the enemy may appear at any time!"

Kalian reorganized her troops to protect Lori and the others in the middle, and then sent Rebecca, the head maid of a certain Lori, who was also the secret guard of the Fareen family, to the front to detect the situation.

"Understood!"

At this time, the head maid was also not as natural as usual, she nodded sternly, led several scouts to sneak around, and groped forward.

"What are you going to do, Count Karen?"

Isabella asked.

"I think we should find a safe place to camp and set up a defensive line first, our soldiers are not good at fighting in the forest, so there is no need to fight the remnants of the elven army.

But out of courtesy, I will send someone to escort the princess to meet the elf king. ”

Karen thought for a moment and said.

"In that case, let's stay at the border of the forest, you don't have to enter the forest, but you can easily meet the elven army together at a critical moment. ”

The princess said.

"It's fine.

The whole army - advance - !!"

Karen raised her hand and called on the group to move on.

"But in the face of such a disadvantage, why do the elves still refuse to turn to other races for help?

On the way, Alec was a little puzzled.

"That's right, the elves always think that only they are the highest and noble...... Well...... That being said, it's actually a little bit arrogant. ”

Leah blinked, and stretched out her thumb and forefinger to the length of a grain of rice.

In fact, a more reliable argument is that because of the long life span of the elves, in their opinion, it is appropriate to know each other for at least a hundred years if they want to be friends, so they are always very cold to their companions who have been with them for more than ten years, and in the eyes of humans, it is as if they are naturally very arrogant. ”

"Then why ......"

"You see, Alec, the elves are in danger right now, and there are countless countries that want to help him. However, some people are for treasure, some are for beautiful elven beauties, and some are for all kinds of herbs and ore resources in the elven forest.

Which of these countries, organizations, is really credible? The answer is -- I don't know. If you make a mistake in judgment, you will lead the wolf into the house, and if those people decide to sell the elves for the greater good, that is the real thing - it's all over. ”

Leah cocked her fingers and waved.

"I see, that's why all the countries that came to help the Elven Forest were rejected. ”

Alec nodded.

"Exactly, with the exception of Lord Hanufain. In terms of blood, she is the daughter of the previous generation of elf kings, in terms of identity. She is a hero who has been famous since before Ragnarok. There is no reason for the elves to refuse Lord Hanufain's help, so they will not refuse us who were personally introduced by Lord Hanufain. ”

On the other side, Karene added. ???: "That's right, exactly. So, welcome to all of you in Randall's Kingdom, and thank you for coming thousands of miles to help the Elven Forest. ”

Just as everyone was talking, a clear voice suddenly came to mind not far away.

"What man!?"

Karen asked.

Standing in front of Randall's army was a young girl. Long black hair and eyes. Pointed ears, simple emerald green leather armor exposed snow-white shoulders, and a short skirt woven of leaves and white silk stockings outlined the dreamlike absolute realm.

Judging by appearance. The girl has a sense of clarity unique to the elves, and from the perspective of equipment, she also has agility and flexibility that conforms to the characteristics of the elves. However, the black hair and black eyes. As well as being carried behind my back. The giant halberd is a head higher than the girl herself, but it is so out of place.

[I didn't notice her arrival at all, and Rebecca and the others who went to explore the way were also shaken over, this person - a powerful warrior.] 】

Although the other party did not seem hostile, Karene cautiously raised her hand to the hilt of the sword.

"Alice Starmark. Head of the Elven Wind Knights, and...... High Priest of the Temple of the Winds. ”

The strange girl named Alice looked at the crowd and introduced herself.

"High Priest...... With all due respect...... You don't look like an elven woman?"

Karen didn't let down her vigilance, the Temple of the Wind should be an ally logically, but the appearance of the other party is really a little far from the elves. A foreigner serving as the high priest of the temple was as unbelievable as the bishop of the Cathedral's Cathedral of Light for humanity to be an orc, so the countess couldn't let her guard down.

"Don't worry. Sister Karen. She's a bona fide member of the Temple of the Winds, though ...... I didn't expect her to become the high priest of the temple. ”

Leah looked at the person in front of her and suddenly thought of something.

"Leah, do you know her?"

Karen asked.

"When Ed Nihua was still in school, our Elven language professor Elena once mentioned to me that the current High Priest of the Temple of the Wind and the head of the Wind Knights was named Enoa Starmark. As we all know, the Wind Knight is a rider who rides a flying monster, and Inoya's companion is the black dragon Garrela. ”

Leah's words made everyone except the princess, who also knew the story, gasp, no one thought that in today's decline of the Wind Knight, there would be a dragon knight in the elven clan.

"It is well known that proud dragons never submit to other races, so the relationship between Garyla and Inoya is not that of master and servant, but of husband and wife. ”

Isabella added, completely ignoring the exception of Babafin.

"Do you mean...... You are ......"

Through the words of the two of them, Karen gradually guessed the true identity of the girl in front of her.

"That's right, I'm the daughter of Garrela and Inoya, the elves call me a half-dragon, the dragons call me a half-elf, whatever you like. ”

Alice seemed to be uninterested in the topic, and coped with it a little coldly.

Elena, the elven mentor who likes to travel, is considered an outlier in the clan, and Alice is a hybrid who is not accepted by most elves, so it is natural for the two aliens to know each other. From Elena, Leah learned a lot about the elves.

However, for now......

[She calls herself the High Priestess of the Temple of the Winds and the Master of the Wind Knights, meaning that Inoa has given up her place to her daughter.]

Ahh The new leader of the Temple of the Wind turned out to be a half-blood, which must be unforgivable in the eyes of most blood-conscious elves, especially the druids. 】

Little Lori began to have a general impression of the cause of this rebellion.

"Are you the Miss Prophet of Elena's mouth?"

Just as Lori was thinking, Alice turned her head to look at her. (To be continued......)

ps: Taking advantage of the weekend, I said that there was an extra chapter ~~~