When Lucius led the group up the walls of the outer city of Danori, he saw the elven king in the robe of the elven king, who was already in a state of confusion, almost in a state of madness, completely unaware of where he was, and unable to recognize the people around him.

No one would have thought that the elf king, who once held great power all his life, would finally fall into this state, and everyone couldn't help but feel sorry for themselves when they saw the appearance of the elf king.

Oliver looked at the other party and said, "He is indeed a very capable guy, but unfortunately he is still caught in the middle of interests and cannot extricate himself, and finally lost his original intention and became a lackey of the magic energy chaebol." ”

Wren said with a stern expression: "But he betrayed most of his clan for his own interests, and he is no longer worthy of being the king of the elves." ”

Pwis smiled and said, "Hehe, you are wrong, he didn't betray your people, he even sold himself, didn't you see him sell himself to the Demon Energy Chaebol?

Seeing that Lucius and the others were approaching step by step, they were unabashedly insulting the Elf King, and the High Elf guards standing beside the Elf King suddenly pulled out the sword at his waist and protected it in front of the Elf King who was sitting on the ground.

Seeing the appearance of those guards waiting in battle, Purupa couldn't help but smile and said to Renne: "I really can't imagine that this elven king has such a loyal guard by his side. ”

Wren did not let Oliver, Pwis and Prupa take action, nor did he let his High Elf warriors take action, but personally approached several guards guarding the Elven King step by step.

Seeing that Wren was approaching, several guards didn't seem to want to be an enemy of Wren, they kept shrinking their defensive lines, and finally just guarded the elf king who was sitting there paralyzed, and it seemed that they had no intention of taking the initiative to stop Wren from approaching.

But as Wren kept approaching, the faces of several elven guards became more and more nervous, and finally one of the guards clenched the sword in his hand and said, "You." Don't get any closer, or we're going to make a move. ”

Wren did not have the slightest fear in the face of the close sword blade, and stopped and said very calmly: "We belong to the same race, why do we have to face each other with swords?"

The elven guards looked at each other, and then the guard who stepped forward continued, "We are the king's guards, and we have sworn allegiance to the king, and it has been our duty to protect him from the day we took the oath. And you are enemies of the king, and we will not allow you to come near the king. ”

Wren was shocked when he heard this, he didn't expect that these elven guards turned out to be the royal guards who really swore an oath.

Among the royal guards of the High Elves, the guards who truly swear allegiance to the Elven King will be called "Royal Guards", and they will be supported by the many lineages of the Elven royal family, but at the same time their lives will also belong to the Elven King.

It's a fair trade. Gain better resources than ordinary warriors and mages, but lose control over your own destiny.

And these die-hard royal guards can be said to fall with the decline and fall of the royal family, and eventually they will also contribute their lives. to defend their loyalty to the royal family and the Elven King.

Knowing the identities of several royal guards, Wren no longer hesitated, retracted the mechanical bow and crossbow in his hand behind his back, and pulled out the hunting blade he had used from his waist. Swinging his blade, he looked at the guards and said, "In that case, then I will fulfill your loyalty." ”

Anyway, before everyone had time to react. Wren had already rushed forward with the blade in his hand, and those royal guards also met him when they saw this, not afraid of Wren's strength at all.

There was no suspense in the result, although the royal guards were dead soldiers, but after all, Wren had already stepped into the Holy Rank, even if he didn't use the bow and crossbow behind his back, the huge gap in strength still allowed Wren to easily kill the few dead soldiers left around the Elf King.

After the dead man was killed, the Elven King finally came to his senses and looked up at Wren, who was already stained with blood while holding the blade in both hands.

After a long time, he slowly stood up with his body propped up, squeezed out a smile on his face and said: "Hehe, very good, you are worthy of being a descendant of the original Elf Royal Family, but unfortunately your bloodline has long been doomed, and you cannot become the successor of the Elf King." ”

"So what? As long as I still have the blood of the High Elves in my veins, then I will not sit idly by and watch my people continue to be oppressed, even if I cannot inherit the Elven King's inheritance and become the Elven King, but at least I will not betray myself and my people. ”

Listening to Wren's words, the Elf King grinned and mocked: "Hahaha, you can really speak well, but unfortunately, you are only a half-blood elf after all." ”

As he spoke, the Elven King raised the scepter in his hand and handed it to Wren and said, "Can you hold this scepter? Do you think you are qualified to take it? If you can hold it, then I will immediately order the whole city to surrender, and cooperate with you in conquering the inner city and the royal city." ”

Looking at the scepter handed to him by the Elf King, Wren didn't know what to say for a while, and didn't dare to reach out to take the scepter.

Legend has it that the scepter, the symbol of the High Elf royal family, is a sacred weapon inherited by the High Elves on the Caohai Plain for more than 10,000 years, and has extremely terrifying power, and was once able to sweep across the entire Caohai Plain.

The most unique thing about this scepter is that it can distinguish the blood of the bearer, and if it is not the blood of the High Elves, or if it is not recognized by it, then it is impossible to hold it.

This is very clear to Wren and the Elven King, and the Demon Chaebol is also very clear, so they choose to support the current Elf King, because he can pick up and hold this scepter that symbolizes the supreme kingship of the High Elves.

Now, the Elven King handed the scepter to Wren and said that if Wren could hold it, he would give up Danori's hand, which was tantamount to giving up the Elven King's position.

The reason why the Elven King did this was obviously that he was sure that Wren would not be able to hold the scepter, and he was sure that Wren, who was a half-blood elf, would definitely be ostracized throughout the whole process, and when the time came, he only needed a little publicity, then he believed that Wren would soon lose the support of most traditional High Elves.

Even if Wren had taken down Da Nori, it would not have been able to become the master of Da Nori, nor would he be the king of the High Elves.

In the eyes of the Elven King, the power will eventually fall into his hands, and he will still be the king of the High Elves, continuing to be able to live in the royal city, and even have a true royal identity that he could not have before.

Unlike the elven king's composure, Wren was a little hesitant, and it could even be said that he didn't dare to reach out and touch the scepter that was close at hand.

In Wren's heart, it was an insurmountable hurdle, many years ago he returned to the Elven Royal Clan accompanied by his father, the then Elven King, Wren's grandfather, had let him try, but he was eventually rejected by the Scepter, and Wren will never forget the disappointment on the faces of the old Elf King and his father at that time.

After many years, he saw the scepter again, and he still saw it so closely, but Wren could not get rid of the shadow of the beginning, and did not dare to reach out at all.

"Hahahaha, why don't you dare to try? You don't even dare to try, and you say that you won't sit idly by and watch your people be oppressed, and you won't betray your own people, why should you protect them? Just rely on these foreigners behind you?"

Originally, Lucius didn't want to interject, but he didn't expect the Elf King to mention himself, so he suddenly stood up with a smile and said, "Hehe, it's really interesting, Wren, I didn't expect you High Elves to have such interesting things, why don't you give it a try?"

Lucius spoke, but Wren still hesitated, turned his head to look at Lucius and said, "Your Highness, this, this and the scepter, it's really not that simple, you can't try it casually." ”

Hearing Wren call Lucius His Highness, the Elf King suddenly came to his senses and turned his head to look at Lucius, only to realize that Lucius was also present.

Meeting the Elven King's gaze, Lucius always smiled and said, "I really can't imagine that you have become the Elven King after not seeing each other for a long time, do you remember our agreement at the beginning?"

The Elven King took two steps back in some panic, and forced himself to calm down before responding to Lucius: "Hehe, I really didn't expect to see Your Highness here? ”

Instead, the Elf King changed his words and continued: "It's just that Your Highness, if you want me to complete the original agreement, then should you choose me today? ”

Hearing this, Lucius shook his head and said, "No, you don't have a chance anymore, I have already given you the opportunity, but you didn't take advantage of it." ”

The Elven King was first shocked when he heard this, then looked at Wren and asked Lucius: "Could it be that you want to give this half-blood elf a chance? Your Highness, are you crazy? He is not pure in blood, and it is impossible for him to inherit the throne of the Elf King." ”

Seeing that the Elven King looked a little angry, Lucius said easily, "You think he can't?" ”

After that, Lucius ignored the Elven King, walked up to Wren and said with a stern expression: "Wren, this is your chance to prove yourself, why don't you dare to show courage? Your people need you, they need you to be able to take up this scepter and lead them out of the haze and usher in a sunny day that belongs to your High Elves." ”

"But Your Highness, this, this scepter, I really, really can't pick it up, the scepter won't choose me, it will really reject me. ”

Wren was still hesitant, which surprised everyone present, and the faces of the High Elves who followed Wren had an irrepressible look of loss, and it could be seen that they were disappointed by Wren's hesitation.

Lucius didn't reproach Wren, reached out and patted Wren on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Why are you so unconfident? Forget what I told you? Some things even if you know they will be difficult, you have to give it a go, and if you don't try, how can you give up easily?"

At Lucius's insistence and encouragement, Wren finally reached out to the scepter and held the artifact that symbolized the High Elf kingship in full view. (To be continued......)