"Seriously, why do we have to come again?" the elf complained, seemingly genuinely. "You're not tired of it, but I am!"
The Tree of Life was enraged once again when its attacks were treated as mere amusement.
"Who's playing with you?!"
"Who's playing with you?!"
Although the Tree of Life was so angry that it was almost losing its mind, it still remembered its original purpose.
It roared again, "Put Lingling down!"
Before the words were even finished, it launched a preemptive attack.
I originally thought the elf would do what she did before, and hug Xu Ling to avoid the attack.
To everyone's surprise, she agreed without hesitation this time.
"OK!"
Without a second thought, the elf immediately released her grip on Xu Ling's waist, then pushed her away, indicating that she had said it and done it.
Just a second before the Tree of Life's attack was about to strike, she lightly touched the ground with her toes and quickly left, leaving Xu Ling standing there!
"I'm not lying, I really have let it go!"
Before leaving, she raised her eyebrows and smiled, saying something rather nonchalant.
However, the elves' keeping their promise did not bring any joy to the Tree of Life at this moment.
The Tree of Life was seething with hatred.
Without needing to be told, it knew that the elf was deliberately causing trouble.
It should be noted that Xu Ling's eyes were still glazed over and unfocused, clearly indicating that she had not yet come to her senses!
And its attack range was already within inches of Xu Ling!
At such close range, even if it could withdraw its attack, it would be futile, and Xu Ling would still be injured in the end.
Moreover, the Tree of Life is currently completely unable to retract this offensive!
This attack used five or six tenths of its strength; if it had actually hit Xu Ling, it would have been no joke!
Upon seeing this, the Tree of Life was terrified and, disregarding everything else, immediately and urgently called for the elves to return.
"Come back quickly! Save Lingling!"
Even at the very end, its cry cracked.
Of course, the help of the elves alone could not be relied upon. At the same time, the other branches of the Tree of Life wrapped around the roots and twisted in the opposite direction, trying to slow down the roots' attack.
Upon hearing the Tree of Life's distorted roar, the elf immediately revealed a triumphant smile.
Everything that just happened was, of course, something she did on purpose!
Blame the Tree of Life itself!
When the elf was still gestating inside the red fruit and only had a vague consciousness, the Tree of Life would nag and complain whenever it saw Xu Ling.
[Lingling is here~]
[Lingling is also very happy today~]
[Lingling has come to water the plants~]
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Lingling, Lingling, Lingling...
It's practically like being bombarded with ear-piercing noise!
That wasn't all. Once the elf could clearly perceive the outside world, the Tree of Life went even further, relentlessly brainwashing her.
Like, Lingling is the best! We must protect Lingling! We must nip any potential danger to Lingling in the bud!
etc!
This wasn't a one-time occurrence; it happened every single day.
Therefore, in this endless, unavoidable chatter, the elf initially felt a little annoyed, but later developed a rebellious attitude.
Lingling, Lingling, what's so good about her?
Do I have to nag about it every single day?
From that moment on, the elf began to think that once she came out, she would definitely give the Tree of Life a fright!
She's been tormented by the Tree of Life for so long, and she can't even resist. She deserves some relief!
Naturally, she knew that Xu Ling was innocent and never intended to frighten the Tree of Life by harming Xu Ling.
Therefore, before the Tree of Life could finish speaking, the elf had already stomped his right foot on the ground and used the momentum to fly towards Xu Ling again.
The reason the elf was able to easily dodge all of the Tree of Life's attacks was because she had an unparalleled command of the wind element.
She hardly needed to think much; when her heart was set on something, the wind would follow.
This is why elves are extremely fast, yet their movements are graceful, as if they are dancing lightly.
This time, with the help of the momentum, the elf's speed was even faster than before.
In an instant, she was back by Xu Ling's side.
At that moment, the Tree of Life's attack was just a hair's breadth away from Xu Ling. If the elf had arrived any later, Xu Ling would have been hit squarely.
Immediately, the elf reached out and put her arm around Xu Ling, wanting to take her away.
However, things didn't go as planned, and the elf's hand that reached out to grab it was empty!
Something felt off. The elf instinctively turned her head to look, only to find that there was no one beside her—Xu Ling had vanished right next to her!
However, now is not the time to be surprised, the attack of the Tree of Life has arrived!
It's unclear whether the Tree of Life sensed that Xu Ling was safe, but its attacks, which had seemed to slow down, suddenly resumed their previous rapid onslaught.
There was a loud "bang," the sound of a tree root hitting the ground hard.
Instantly, a thick cloud of dust rose up around them.
Dust billowed up like a thick fog, obscuring the view of what was happening in the middle.
After that loud bang, the surroundings suddenly became quiet and fell silent.
However, while the others were not making a move, the Tree of Life suddenly raised its branches and shot them towards a spot not far in front of it.
There stood Xu Ling, who had just disappeared!
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