Chapter 181 Broken Palm

In front of the Elf Mother Tree.

Ke walked silently behind the Elf King's Tower.

He lowered his voice and said, "Your Majesty, Lu Yi Klein is missing! But I brought Xiaoyi back and just gave him to Shu..."

Ta's expression changed and his brows furrowed slightly.

"Gone? How could it be gone?"

"There were no signs of fighting or struggling at the scene, and there was a barrier he had set up inside the house, which should have been used to protect Xiaoyi. Klein left on his own." Ke explained quickly.

"Your Majesty, do you want to continue searching?"

Ta hesitated for a moment, looked at the huge mother tree in front of him and said, "Keep looking, bring a few more people with you."

Ke nodded and retreated without hesitation, not caring at all about missing the blessing of the mother tree.

The elder standing by noticed their actions and hesitated to speak.

Although he didn't know why the Elf King had ordered his guards to do something, it wasn't necessarily a good thing to send out his guards on such a formal occasion.

Elder Ming couldn't help but lower his head and asked the book beside him: "Is Lu Yi here?"

The book elder looked at him strangely and replied: "Lu Yi? Of course he didn't come. This is a ritual of the elves."

"Yes, he is a human..." Elder Ming murmured.

How can humans participate in the rituals of the elves?

Elves are the most xenophobic race. Even the dark elves, who belong to the elven race, suffer from invisible exclusion, let alone the mere human race.

Even Lu Yi, who awakened the elf tree, couldn't do it.

The elder looked at the figure of the Elf King. He originally thought that Lu Yi would be the exception.

The elder counted down silently.

There was less than a minute left before the blessing ceremony for the mother tree's awakening, but the uneasiness and panic in his heart became more and more intense, and an inexplicable panic enveloped him.

This ominous intuition even made Elder Ming vaguely recall how he felt when he made his first prediction.

All the horoscopes were in ominous grey colours, and his mood was no longer under his control.

Last ten seconds.

The elder held his breath and stared closely at the lush and flourishing elf tree.

The leading Elf King moved and slowly walked towards the mother tree.

The moonlight was like a silver thread, and its glow fell on his long light golden hair. He wore the elven crown that symbolized power, and his blue robe was covered with silver and white embroidery.

The surrounding plants moved without wind, swaying gently with his footsteps.

"Isaiah, den evige Elfskogen (Isaiah, the eternal elven forest)..."

The Elf King waded into the pool water that exuded a chill that was tangible. His light blue eyes shone with a gentle light in the cold mist.

"Elvens sang stopper aldri, og elvens skygge er enda eldgammel og uddelig (The song of the elves never stops, and the shadow of the elven trees is eternal)..."

“As a deer pants for water, som hjorteskjrer og beundrer va (We ask for your blessing, just as a deer pants for water)…”

The language of the elves has a unique tone and charm. Under the bright moonlight, the voice of the Elf King is like the tapping of fine jade. It flows like a stream, like a poem or a song.

The elves cast eager glances at him and hummed along with his voice.

The glow of the elf tree became brighter, and the light spots gradually fell and spread.

The glow and moonlight complemented each other, and the Elf King walked slowly in the pool.

As the singing grew louder and the light became brighter, the mother tree suddenly went out.

Without any signs, the light suddenly dimmed in an instant, becoming dim and even withered.

The light dissipated and the ceremony was forced to stop.

Ta, who was standing in the pool, had a grim look on his face. Almost at the moment when the mother tree darkened, he reached out his hand to the trunk.

His palm was held tightly by the elf tree, and the elven magic power injected into it was like a drop of water falling into the sea, silently.

The hurricane that arose around the mother tree lifted up his light blond hair and long sleeves, and the terrifying suction force that was chilling and horrifying absorbed his magic.

In just a few seconds, Taben's already fair cheeks turned even paler.

His magic power was draining away, and a weakness he had never experienced before filled his whole body.

But Keta suddenly thought of Lu Yi at such an inappropriate time.

Caught between a rock and a hard place, unable to resist.

Was Lu Yi also facing such a life and death decision at that time?

He is an elf and knows better than Lu Yi what the elven mother tree is like.

Even though he was the Elf King, he was trapped by the Mother Tree and couldn't escape. In fact, precisely because he was an elf, this bondage increased exponentially.

All the struggling magic power will be completely absorbed by the mother tree, and then backfire on him with double the force.

Maybe this is karma? A punishment from the gods.

Because his escape put Lu Yi in danger, the danger came upon him.

Ta tasted the blood in his mouth, his eyes fell straight on his left hand where the veins were bulging. His expression seemed conflicted, but also as if he had already made a decision.

The faces of the elves in the front row all changed, and a group of elven elders, led by Ming Shuling, quickly ran towards the mother tree.

A golden barrier suddenly appeared, forcefully repelling all the elf elders who were rushing towards them.

Under the huge recoil force, the elf elders were bounced several meters away.

The elves around were terrified and unable to react to such a sudden situation. They wanted to go forward to help but were afraid of making things worse. They could only stay calm and stand where they were, talking in low voices with their companions.

“God of Light, Mother Tree! What on earth is going on? Didn’t the Mother Tree revive ahead of time? But what is happening now?!”

"I don't know! This is too abnormal. There has never been such a thing in history..."

"Don't panic, don't get confused! Believe in His Majesty, His Majesty will be able to properly resolve everything!!"

Elder Shu flipped several times in the air to relieve the external force and landed steadily.

As soon as he landed, he stepped forward again and slapped the golden barrier vigorously.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!!"

Magical powers of all kinds surged out and hit the towering golden barrier from all directions.

The barrier remained motionless, absorbing every attack calmly.

The golden barrier was like an invincible giant, separating them from the Elf King.

This scene was very similar to the one in the afternoon, except that the people trapped in the pool had changed.

Shu experienced this feeling of powerlessness when Lu Yi was trapped in the afternoon.

But the trapped Lu Yi at that time was, after all, just a human being, and Elder Shu was worried and nervous about him only out of admiration and love for him.

Now that the Elf King was trapped inside, he suddenly felt a bit desperate.

It turned out that Lu Yi was facing such powerless and desperate despair at that time.

It turns out they were so close to death.

Playing a game with the Elf Tree is simply like a mayfly trying to shake a tree. What happened in the afternoon has already proved that they cannot compete with the Elf Tree, let alone the Elf Tree which is obviously more powerful now!

It was already an incredible miracle that Lu Yi was able to escape death. How could he expect a miracle to happen again?

It’s not that Shu doubts the strength of the Elf King, but that they are facing the Elf Mother Tree!

Most of the elves' power comes from the mother tree, but now they are using the power inherited from the mother tree to attack the mother tree. How ridiculous!

The Elf King in the pool had turned as pale as paper, and his beautiful satin-like light blonde hair had also dulled.

Even with the barrier blocking it, Shu could feel that the tower's vitality was rapidly declining.

If this continues, the elven king will probably be sucked into a dried meat in front of all the elves!

But they could do nothing but watch this tragedy happen.

In desperation, the elder book turned around and looked for the Elf King's personal guards.

He grabbed Ke and said anxiously: "Where's Lu Yi? Go find Lu Yi now!!"

If there is anyone who can save the tower at this time, it must be Lu Yi who once escaped death under the elf tree!

As if he had found the last straw, Shu stared at Ke with anxious and hopeful eyes.

Ke moved his mouth and said weakly: "Lu Yi is missing..."

Elder Shu was struck by lightning and cried out in surprise, "What? Gone?!"

How could he disappear at such a critical moment? !

"He left on his own." Ke said softly, "Elder Shu, he left on his own!!"

"Is this matter..."

"Shut up!" Elder Shu said sternly, "Lu Yi is our elf's friend, stop speculating about him with your dirty thoughts!"

"Although I don't want to think so, but after experiencing something like that, how can you expect him to have no dissatisfaction and resentment in his heart!" Ke lowered his head and said suppressedly.

"No." Elder Shu still insisted, "Lu Yi will never..."

He had only said half of his words when a loud bang not far away attracted the attention of all the elves.

The light shot up from the ground to the sky, shining as brightly as day on every elf, revealing the expressions of panic and fear on their faces.

"What happened? What happened? What exploded?! Why is it so bright?!"

"Look! All those dark elves ran away!"

"Why are they running... Were they the ones who made that noise just now?! Damn it, what on earth do they want to do? I always say that none of these dark elves are good! Leaving them in the Elf Forest will only bring disaster!!"

"Yes! They should have been driven out long ago! What's the difference between them and those disgusting dark elves?"

The place where the accident happened was at the outermost circle of the entire area where the elves were standing, which was exactly the location of the black elves!

The huge noise seemed like a signal that they had known in advance, and as it exploded, all the dark elves moved together.

The black elves in the outermost circle fled in all directions. There was no obstruction in front of them, and they withdrew from the mother tree area extremely quickly.

Elder Shu instantly realized where the disaster was. He had no time to argue with Ke about Lu Yi's motives. He quickly ordered: "Quick! Take people to chase those black elves!"

If these dark elves were just planning to escape from the Elf Forest, they would never go to such great lengths. They must have secretly planned something against the White Elves, or even the entire Elf Forest!

Right now the elves are in a state of panic, with the mother tree decaying and the Elf King trapped again. Now is the best time for them to take action as the time, place and people are all right.

Elder Shu cursed under his breath and turned to discuss the unexpected and terrible situation with the other elders.

Too many things are mixed together and the situation couldn't get any worse!

Shu turned towards the mother tree, and before he could even react, his eyes were pierced by the bright red blood in front of him.

Shu's pupils dilated and his heart skipped a beat.

He stood there in a daze, unable to react, and blankly dodged the figure that quickly passed by.

——That is the Elf King Tower with an expressionless face and blood-stained sleeves.

Behind him, on the half-dead trunk of the mother tree, there was a neatly cut severed palm.

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