Chapter 167 Collision
In the deepest part of the Elf Forest, in front of the mother tree of the Tower of Light and Life.
The Elf King's Tower and the Elf Elders' Order stand side by side.
Her waist-length, light blonde hair was as smooth and soft as the finest silk satin.
On his head he wore a crown adorned with thorns, black leaves, and orchids, and the gold and silver objects that formed the base of the crown were not in the least disordered.
A pair of deep blue eyes looked at the elven mother tree in front of them with special concentration.
"Hasn't the mother tree's blooming period arrived yet?" asked Ta.
The elf elder who was in charge of looking after the mother tree nodded and said worriedly, "The situation is not good. The blooming period this time is later than every previous time. Last night, I predicted the start time of the blooming period of this cycle for the fourth time. Although I have a clear time, I dare not guarantee that the mother tree will bloom on schedule this time."
The predictions in the Book of Elders never reached the fourth time. This unprecedented change made Ling's anxiety grow day by day.
"King, the mother tree's dry period is getting longer and longer..."
Tamo was silent for a moment, and then asked: "What is the exact time predicted?"
"It will be at midnight three days from now, between midnight and one o'clock," Ling replied.
Ta frowned slightly and whispered: "Why is it at this time..."
Calculating the time, Bai Ye brought the person back around this time.
"Perhaps this is arranged by the God of Light..." Ling hesitated, "King, I don't quite understand why you assigned the task to Bai? That brat is spoiled and has no brains. I'm afraid he will be seen through by those cunning humans. What if his plan is ruined..."
"It doesn't matter."
At the right time, the wind blew, and the dead leaves on the branches of the elf mother tree swayed with a rustling sound. The leaves at the end lost their last support and completely left the mother tree with the breeze.
Ta reached out and caught a leaf that fell in front of him.
He pinched the leaf, as if he was lost in thought through the dry veins.
"They will definitely come."
…
"careful!"
Lu Yi reached out and pressed Saman's shoulder.
He was so fast that Saman only felt Lu Yi's voice just reaching his ears, and before he even had time to react, he was taken back several steps.
Then, Bai's muffled groan was heard from behind.
The unidentified object that came towards him came with great force and hit Bai's unprotected chest space accurately.
The sudden pain made Bai subconsciously spasm and bend his waist, covering the wound and began to release tremendous green magic power.
The magic of the elves naturally carries the power of life, and they have a huge and unique advantage in casting healing light spells.
Bai had just been rescued by them half a day ago. If he was really seriously injured as he said, it would be impossible for him to perform such a spell so easily.
——This child seems to be quite stupid.
Were the elves certain that they would come?
Bai hadn't realized that he was already full of flaws. After the pain in his body eased, he widened his eyes and looked in the direction where the unknown object was thrown.
Lu Yi kicked up the flat stone at his feet, took a look at it and said, "It's just an ordinary small stone."
He kicked the flat stone into the air, and then it was carried by magic power towards the direction of the attack.
The trajectory shifted, but it perfectly predicted the actions of the person in the fog.
The man in the fog reacted very quickly and threw another stone, hitting the flat stone that Lu Yi threw out.
The magic of the two stones collided, and a brief burst of fire burst out from the blurry weapon, and then both turned into powder and melted into the mist.
This magic—
It feels quite familiar.
Looks like his second brother, Lu Yi thought with raised eyebrows.
He cleared his throat and asked, "What do you mean by this, sir?"
There was no movement from the other side for a long while. Just when Lu Yi was about to think that they had turned around and left, the few people slowly walked out.
The leader was a gray-haired man wearing a mask, followed by a man wearing single-frame glasses, a bald man, and a man with fox eyes.
The gray-haired man's mask tightly covered the upper half of his face, leaving only the lower half with sharp and distinct lines exposed. There was a hint of deliberate indifference in his deep red eyes as he looked at Lu Yi.
Lu Yi almost couldn't hold back his laughter.
It was too obvious. Not only did the mask have no effect, but it made the lower half of his face look even more like Zorn.
"Sir, my magic didn't hurt you, did it?" Zorn asked tentatively.
Lu Yi maintained a polite attitude towards strangers and said, "Your magic didn't hurt me, but your little stone hurt my friend."
Zorn breathed a sigh of relief quietly.
Bai, who was caught off guard by being "certified as a friend", opened his eyes wide and slightly opened his mouth.
Who? A friend? Talking about him?
"I'm sorry, it was just a subconscious test. It was just a small stone that didn't pose any threat, right? If your friend needs it, we have excellent healing potions here."
Lu Yi smiled and turned to look at Bai Dao: "Do you want it?"
Bai hesitated for only two seconds before saying "I don't want it".
What a joke! No matter how effective these human potions are, they are far inferior to the juice from the elven mother tree.
What's more, he is a natural elf, how could he be injured by such an ordinary little stone?
Bai's answer was so firm that Lu Yi stopped asking questions and only said to Zuo En: "It seems that the God of Light is on your side."
Zorn smiled and said, "But we don't necessarily have to be on opposite sides, right?"
"Yes, maybe we can travel together for a while... I'm glad to see you here. Are you also going to the Elf Forest?"
The two of them each had their own little thoughts, and after chatting along the way, they felt like they had known each other for a long time and that they had met too late.
Such abnormal behavior made people on both sides a little confused, but out of trust in the captain/friends, no one jumped out to break this unusually harmonious atmosphere.
It's all over the place and doesn't make sense.
The two parties actually had a pretty pleasant chat.
"Which way should I go at this intersection? Let me take a look..." Bai looked at both sides of the fork in the road they had come to.
"Oh, now I remember, it's to the right!"
The man with glasses raised the map in his hand and said almost at the same time as him: "It's to the left."
Their eyes met.
The white elf's unique pointed ears moved slightly, and the silence was louder than words.
The man with glasses turned pale almost instantly. He turned his head to Zorn beside him and said, "We've been tricked. Only the first half of this map is correct."
The deeper you go into the Elf Forest, the more dangerous it becomes.
If they discovered the map error in time at the outermost layer, they would have been able to escape successfully. But if they didn't realize it until this deep, they would probably be doomed.
Thinking of this, the man with glasses looked even uglier, and gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! Okay, okay, I spent all day trying to catch eagles, but in the end I was still pecked in the eye by an eagle. I was careless..."
Because of his mistake, he almost led half of the team to death!
Fortunately, they were lucky enough to meet a white elf who knew the way, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous. The man with glasses felt a sense of fear in his heart.
Zorn noticed his body trembling and patted his shoulder soothingly.
"It's okay. Have you forgotten why we dared to come here?"
The reason their mercenary team was able to maintain no casualties for a long time was because of an almost foolproof life-saving trump card.
Even if this difficult mission of hunting the elves failed, in the worst case scenario they could still barely save their lives.
The man with glasses slowly regained his composure.
His emotions fluctuated for only a moment, but Bai, who was watching him the whole time, noticed something unusual.
Bai suddenly reached out and grabbed the glasses man's arm, and asked sternly: "Why do you have the aura of an elf? Have you hunted elves?!"
The originally harmonious atmosphere suddenly became tense because of his question, and it seemed that a tense atmosphere was igniting behind Bai.
The man with glasses looked at Bai as if he was a fool. He reached out and lifted the black hair beside his ears and said, "Is it possible that the reason I have the aura of an elf is because I am an elf?"
"Or do you also think that black elves are not elves?" the man with glasses sneered.
Bai Nana said: "That's not what I meant..."
"It's just that I grew up in the Elf Forest. I know every elf in the Elf Forest, whether they are white elves or dark elves who still yearn for light—"
Bai said, his eyes firm as he stared at the man with glasses and said, "Unless it's a dark elf who rebelled against the Elf Forest."
The man with glasses did not respond to his inquiry and said calmly, "What about the second generation of dark elves bred by the defected dark elves? Am I born guilty?"
"Of course not!" Bai said loudly, "There are many dark elves in the Elf Forest. If you also turn your heart towards the light, then nothing can stop you!"
The man with glasses smiled helplessly, but the smile did not reach his eyes.
He had no desire to continue arguing with Bai. He looked past him and landed on Lu Yi behind Bai and said, "Can we move on now?"
Lu Yi, who had just seen the excitement, naturally would not refuse his proposal. He nodded and said, "Since it is a misunderstanding, it is good to resolve it. Let's continue walking."
"That's right." Zorn echoed.
This quickly ended episode did not affect the man with glasses, but it unexpectedly made Bai take it to heart.
He had been following Lu Yi all the way, but now he changed his target and started to pester the man with glasses, trying to find out about his past among the human race in a roundabout way.
Lu Yi was happy to have some free time, chatting with Zorn about random things.
They also work together to keep watch at night.
After a simple rest for the night, the group continued on their journey.
After hurrying along the way, they finally arrived at the Elf Forest before sunset.
The fog in the area near the Elf Forest has become very thin, and you can faintly see lights in the distance.
Bai, who had been feeling listless, suddenly perked up and pointed to the bright spot ahead and said excitedly, "We're here! We're here!!"
The author has something to say:
【A ooc small theater】
Lu Yi: Oo? (Second pot vegetarian noodle soup?)
--This is fog--
Zorn: (Flustered) (Where's my mask? (Screaming)) (Puts on mask in panic) (Comes out of the fog) (Smiling calmly) Hi, I'm Viper.
Lu Yi: Oo? Zundu is fake?
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