On the streets of the city, the sound of the wind blowing through the fallen leaves rings in your ears.

The stones on the walls have begun to crack, and the maps and various markings on the walls have been worn away by the weathering of time.

The roofs of the houses lined with trees have collapsed, revealing the wreckage and desolation inside.

"Da, da, da"

suddenly

With the sound of footsteps, this dead city ushered in two strange lives.

Facing the mezzanine plane's unique sun-like light source, a tall human figure slowly emerged on the street, and a beautiful colorful young dragon stood above her shoulder.

"No wonder I couldn't find any trace of those cultists, and even I didn't expect that such a huge mezzanine plane would be hidden in the Ibi Great Forest."

As she walked down the street, she frowned at the huge wooden buildings around her, and asked:

"By the way, is this really the meeting place of that group of cultists? Why does it feel more like an ancient ruin? ”

Ron scrutinized the ruined landscape around him and shook his head:

"Of course not, they don't have the skills to build a city on their own."

"That"

Just before Elise was about to say something.

suddenly

As if sensing something, Ron flipped his wings and flew off Elise's shoulders toward the center of the city.

"Wait!"

Elise looked at the figure of the young dragon walking away, and stomped her feet angrily:

"Damn, if you don't explain it, you know that if you act alone, you can't have a little gentlemanly demeanor!"

That being said, Elise still honestly followed Ron and fought to catch up.

This kind of place that seems dangerous, and she doesn't have Ron's strength, she doesn't want to be alone.

Isn't that what the horror stories in the bard say, in an unfamiliar scene, whoever is alone in the adventure team is upside down~~~

"Whoa."

A withered white leaf was slowly lifted by Elise's Wind Blast.

It staggered past bridges made of ancient trees, skimmed over dry waterways, and past towers infested with vines

Although it has been in disrepair for a long time, you can still see the glory of this independent plane back then.

On the streets along the way, you can see some traces of the aboriginal people's life, and the coats and imprints in the shape of trees are everywhere here.

But unfortunately, these marks now seem to have been weathered for thousands of years and have long been blurred.

Ron flew in the sky and looked down at the heart of the city, a square covered in parasitic vines.

It is supposed to be a gathering place for the Aboriginal people, and many stone steps have been repaired in various corners of the square, making it easy for residents from all over the world to gather here and do other group activities.

And now, it is a desolate ruin, with only a few mutilated statues and a large broken fountain that testify to its past.

Ron gathered his dragon wings and landed there.

He walked between the severed limbs, and through the layers of vines beneath his feet, Ron could faintly see the black-red cracked ground.

That's a trail of blood.

Ron crouched down and held out a dragon finger.

"Poof!"

Sharp dragon claws popped out from between the cat-like palms, and then sliced through the iron-hard vines as easily as a hot knife sliced through butter, reaching out without any hindrance.

Soon, the transparent dragon claws shrank back with a little crimson blood mud.

Ron carefully looked at the dirt in front of him, which still had a faint amount of blood, and muttered:

"Hundreds of years later, there is still an active substance remaining, which is at least something that can only be done by the blood of a demigod."

"It seems that when the aborigines here were evacuated, they were not carried out in peace, but were most likely forced to flee their homes due to enemy invasions?"

Soon, he bounced off the dirt and walked to the more striking fountain pool.

This circular and sunken marble building is more than 90 meters in diameter and more than 30 meters deep, which is almost the size of a small and medium-sized reservoir.

And what intrigued Ron was not its size, but the eight broken statues that were erected in turn around the center of the fountain.

They are more than ten meters high, like patron saints, guarding the center of the city.

Ron waved his dragon wings, scrutinizing each statue around them.

He soon discovered that although the statues were all white in appearance, the first seven statues were actually wooden structures, and only the eighth was carved from marble.

Without exception, they appear to have been targeted by the enemy, and all the parts above the waist of the statues have been destroyed.

The worst is the seventh wooden statue.

If it weren't for the fact that it had half a wooden foot left in place, Ron wouldn't even be able to confirm if there had ever been a statue there.

"There are eight statues, but only the middle one is newly built in the last thousand years, and the others are ancient things left over from a much older era."

Ron gently touched the remnant statue in front of him, trying to inject a hint of divine power.

Unfortunately, the statue remained dead silent, and Ron didn't get any response.

"Either you're dead, or your strength isn't above the demigods, or."

Ron frowned and thought after trying them one by one.

At this moment, Elise finally arrived behind Ron with her wand.

Seeing that Ron seemed to be still seriously searching for clues.

Elise pursed her lips, but still said what she had discovered along the way:

"I saw a lot of emblems on the road that looked like the capital of green forests, and I suspect that the city may have something to do with the green forests that used to be."

"It's not."

Ron shook his head.

"But those emblems are clear"

Elise frowned, she had confirmed it several times, it was definitely the emblem of the Green Forest Capital.

She was confident that this kind of information would definitely not be known to a second person.

If she hadn't followed the previous legion commander to read the secret records of the history of the Green Forest City when she was a child, even she might not have recognized them.

After gently removing a small piece of the seventh statue, Ron turned around, looked at Elise and smiled, and said:

"I mean, you're getting the order wrong."

"Have you ever seen someone say that this father really looks like a son?"

Hearing this, Elise looked at Ron suspiciously:

"You mean"

Suddenly, she seemed to think of something, and suddenly froze in place, and her original words stopped.

"Looks like you guessed it."

Ron nodded and whispered:

"That's right, this is the land of the elves that countless adventurers are looking for, the land of the elves who have disappeared for 870 years, and the former elven capital"

"Valhall!"

Elise shouted the name of the city,

She stared at the ruined city in front of her, and suddenly smiled bitterly and murmured softly:

"My teacher spent his life searching for this elven capital in the Ibis Forest, but never found it here"

As the words fell, Elise's gaze gradually shifted to her surroundings.

Unexpectedly, this legendary city was so abrupt and lying quietly in front of them.

It's a pity that it has lost its former luster, and the elves who once saved the world have disappeared without a trace.

However, while the once thriving buildings here have long since been deserted, some of the remaining mega-buildings are still fighting against the passage of time, and the intricate engravings on them seem to tell the story of the city's former glory.

Ron suddenly straightened up, clapped his hands and said:

"Let's go, those fellows of the Holy Sect are not archaeologists, they have set up this place as their base camp, there must be some secret hidden here."

As he spoke, he took the lead and flew forward.

Elise followed him forward with heavy steps, but there was some sadness in her heart:

"The elven capital without elves, the elven forest without elves, if the teacher knows that the result is like this, she will not be happy in her heart."

Walking down the streets where the elves once lived, Elise suddenly remembered what her mentor had said to her after skipping class as a child.

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"Anyway, no matter how hard I try, I can't learn those plastic magics, so why should I learn them!"

In the forest, little Elise, who was less than seven years old, pouted and shouted with teary eyes.

And the old woman in front of her laughed:

"Little Elise, sometimes hard work really doesn't pay off."

"Then you still let me learn."

Elise pursed her mouth angrily.

"But you must remember that no matter how hard the road ahead is, as long as you go in the right direction, no matter how bumpy, you are closer to happiness than standing still."

"Woo, Mr. Woo's words are so profound, Elise can't understand it."

The old woman looked at the tearful little Elise and shook her head:

"Okay, good, then don't learn, don't learn."

As she spoke, she smiled and picked up the grumpy little apprentice and placed it on the back of her grizzly summoning beast, and winked at the same time.

The grizzly bear understood, and immediately let out a simple cry:

"Whew~"

Soon, the bear friend who grew up making the sad Elise giggle.

Facing the light of the setting sun, the old and the young walked slowly on the forest path.

The old man walked out of the forest and muttered:

"Perhaps, the sculpting magic is not for you, you should try the course of natural magic the day after tomorrow."

"Woo, the day after tomorrow, what about tomorrow?"

Little Elise was lying on the soft and warm bear's back, biting her fingers with her left hand, and asked suspiciously.

Hearing this, the old woman laughed:

"Tomorrow? Tomorrow, of course, is a day off for little Elise, so that you can have a happy day~~"

"Yay! The teacher is the best! ”

"However, I recently heard that there is an outstanding mage in the royal capital, who has simplified the seven-ring summoning magic into a trick close to 0 rings, and will come back to teach you when the teacher goes to the royal capital to investigate."

"Well, in that case, maybe it's a good idea for you to try to learn the basics of summoning magic tomorrow."

"Teacher !!"

"Hahaha, just kidding~~~"

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Dead leaves fall, and everything withers.

The gates of the city are still open, as if to welcome them.

It's a pity that only half of the gates made of unknown trees remain, and it seems that this welcome is missing a little bit of integrity.

Ron walked in front, and Elise followed behind with her head down, walking in the city that had been silent for a long time.

They walked through empty squares, past dilapidated buildings, and everywhere there were traces of erosion and destruction by time.

Suddenly, Ron stopped.

And Elise, who was following behind, didn't notice it, and almost hit Ron floating in the air.

"Why did it stop?"

Elise rubbed her head and looked up suspiciously.

"Here we are."

Ron said calmly.

It was only then that Elise saw what she was seeing,

It is a Gothic church building nearly 30 meters high, but the church gate in the middle has been replaced with a bronze giant door, which looks out of place.

The church is surrounded by a circular area that has been hollowed out, as if it were a large black hole, and when you look down from the edge, you can only see endless darkness.

The whole church seems to be built on a lone stone pillar, only like a bridge, and a long bluestone staircase is erected on the only road leading to the church.

Against the backdrop of the surrounding dark abyss, this bluestone road seems to be a path to the devil, revealing a strange aura everywhere.

But these are just small things.

Best of all, it turned out to be an intact building!

It's hard to imagine why there are such human-like buildings in this ruined and abandoned elven city.

But soon, a name came to Elise's mind:

"Could it be that the stronghold of the Holy Sect is hiding here?"

"Probably."

Ron nodded, his eyes suddenly flashing green, scanning the door for a glimpse of what's going on.

Suddenly, he frowned slightly:

"This"

The other side

After receiving the confirmation, Elise's curiosity was immediately aroused.

With Ron present, she was obviously much bolder, and after arranging a spell shield for herself, she walked straight to the bluestone steps in front of her.

The silent castle is like a sleeping beauty, waiting to be awakened.

The gray sunlight sprinkled on it not only did not bring life to it, but it added a strange feeling.

Elise looked at the stone tablet that stood in front of the stone steps, with a small line of elven text engraved on it.

People thought He was wearing a mask, but He was actually taking off his disguise. 】

After frowning and finishing reading these lines, Elise looked back at Ron suspiciously:

"Do you know what that means?"

Ron shook his head:

"I don't know, I'm not a god, how can I know everything."

"Is it~~"

What Ron didn't expect was that Elise seemed quite happy after hearing Ron's answer.

She walked over the monument and hummed a song as she walked forward.

"Smack!"

With the bare little feet wrapped in ribbons stepping on the first bluestone steps.

Tick!

With a seemingly dripping sound, Elise suddenly felt a strange fluctuation in her position.

"Ahh

She couldn't help but yawn, but quickly woke up.

【Four Rings of Magic: Clarity】

【Six Rings of Magic: Anti-Magic Stance】

【Six Rings Magic: Natural Protection】

Almost instantly, dozens of defensive spells were blessed by Elise.

Unfortunately, nothing had changed except for the sudden sleepiness, only silence surrounding the castle.

"Strange, is it my delusion?"

After not sensing anything unusual, Elise frowned and tried to keep walking.

This time, however, there were no more waves.

It wasn't until she reached the bronze door that Elise stopped under the red porch.

"It doesn't seem to be anything out of the ordinary, maybe that stone tablet is just used by the Holy Sect people to scare outsiders?"

With her hands on her chest, Elise raised her eyebrows defiantly as she watched Ron stay at the bottom of the bluestone steps, as if laughing at his timidity.

Seeing that Elise was quite "active", Ron thought about it, and a wicked smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He flashed directly to Elise and said meaningfully:

"Perhaps, the stone tablet is not the one that the Holy Sect stands there."

The next second

Before Elise could speak, he pressed one hand on the elven-patterned doorknob and pushed the bronze door open.

"Boom!"

Accompanied by a loud roar.

Suddenly, a visibly visible blood mist sealed in the castle, like a beast that had been released, instantly enveloped Elise and Ron.

"Ahh (End of chapter)