As a legendary mage, Elf King Bilina was in much better condition. He tried to break free from the suction force, but the Tree of Life had a natural suppressive effect on the elves, and even someone as powerful as him could not break free for the time being.
Seeing their king in such a state, the other elves didn't have time to think and tried to pull him back. The result was predictable: one by one, they had their energy drained by the Tree of Life.
An Ge stared in disbelief. "Absorbing Star Technique?" She had only ever seen such a scene in TV dramas. She never expected that the Tree of Life, known for its gentleness, would do something like this.
Now, only she and Rongzhuo are free to move around. Judging from the current situation, even if more elves are brought in, it may not change anything, and the entire elven race may be wiped out.
Moreover, if it had been any later, Lina would have been beyond saving.
"Never mind!" An Ge rushed forward as well. It wasn't that she was impulsive; she wasn't an elf, and the power she cultivated was different. Surely the Tree of Life wouldn't drain her spiritual energy too?
She had a gut feeling that she would be alright, and she always trusted her intuition.
"Manager, you mustn't!" Rong Zhuo noticed An Ge's intention and grabbed her.
"Trust me, Uncle Zhuo, I wouldn't joke about my own safety," An Ge said firmly.
After only a moment's hesitation, Rongzhuo let go of her hand.
Yes, his store manager may be a bit eccentric, but even for their sake, he wouldn't make a mistake on this matter.
Ange carefully approached the last elf and pulled him away.
"It's really okay!" She couldn't feel any suction and rescued all the elves one after another.
Apart from Lina, the other elves were in relatively good condition. Ange immediately moved closer to Lina, which stopped her life force from draining away.
"You!" Nate was shocked. He knew better than anyone how domineering that power was just now, so why was Ange unaffected?
Is it because she's not an elf?
The doubts flashed by, but the most pressing issue was still Lina's health.
An Ge and Rong Zhuo investigated for a while, then looked at each other and shook their heads.
"how?"
Ange's expression was not optimistic. Lina's body was already on its last legs, and even if her life force stopped flowing away, she wouldn't live much longer.
If all else fails, she'll have to use her divine power. She just doesn't know if her divine power will work on the elves, and what will happen to Hu Jiu and the others if something goes wrong using it?
She had promised Hu Jiu, was she really going to break her promise like this? For a moment, An Ge was in a dilemma.
After telling Nat about Lina's situation, Nat sighed, not very surprised. "The war between our elves and humans has claimed countless lives. Perhaps this is the punishment sent down by the gods."
Ange didn't think this had anything to do with gods, but the world had become obsessed with faith, and people would take the blame on themselves whenever something went wrong.
"I'll stabilize Lina's life force first, and then I'll let Liu Tingxue take a look. Sister Tingxue might have a way to prolong Lina's life."
An Ge dared not say too definitively that Lina's condition was not an illness, but more like normal aging, and even Liu Tingxue could not prevent her lifespan from coming to an end.
Nat agreed to Ango's suggestion, but he was clearly aware of Lina's situation and didn't have high hopes.
"May I see the Tree of Life?"
Nat quickly refused, "No, the Tree of Life has become extremely dangerous. My friend is a benefactor of my elven race. If anything happens to you, we cannot allow you to be in danger."
An Ge spoke with certainty, "You know what happened just now; the Tree of Life didn't drain my life force. Don't worry, I know what I'm doing and I'll be careful."
Seeing Ango's insistence, Nat had no choice but to agree. Perhaps, Ango would be the one to save the Tree of Life.
The moment the idea popped into his head, Nate's spirits lifted.
Following Lina's example, Ange placed her hand on the trunk of the Tree of Life. Instantly, the feeling of resistance was conveyed even more clearly.
Seeing that An Ge did not show any signs of pain, the elves breathed a sigh of relief, their eyes filled with anticipation.
At this moment, An Ge seemed to be in a mysterious state, surrounded by a pure life force, which made her feel extremely comfortable.
"Quickly, get out of here." Suddenly, a faint voice came from somewhere.
After careful listening, An Ge discovered that it was actually the voice of the Tree of Life.
She could sense the emotions of the demonic plants; the Tree of Life also possessed a spirit, so it wasn't surprising that she could sense its emotions. However, she hadn't expected the Tree of Life to be able to speak. Could it be that it, like Rong Zhuo, was becoming a spirit?
Ange tried to talk to it, "Are you the Tree of Life?"
"You can hear me? That's great. Greetings, human. I am the Tree of Life. Can you ask the elves to stop channeling their life force into me? It's no use. This will only lead to the decline of the elven race."
Why is this happening?
"A hundred years ago, I was attacked by the Abyss Demons. They placed evil power within me, and since then, my life force has been corrupted, and the energy I provide is insufficient to support the Elf race."
These adorable sprites kept channeling energy into me. But this energy was of no use to me; instead, it was transferred to the abyss. And they only took the energy from the sprites with the best talents.
For some reason, they accepted all the energy coming their way this time, as if something had reached a critical moment.
Little one, tell the children to stop trying to save me. I will use my last strength to preserve the Seed of the Spirits; as long as it exists, these spirits will not perish.
Perhaps, centuries from now, the Seed of the Spirits will transform into a new Tree of Life. Though the process may be arduous, I believe that under the protection of the Goddess of Nature, light will surely return.
After hearing what the Tree of Life said, An Ge was somewhat amused and annoyed. "What's the use of believing? Do you know that the Elven race is currently going through a war? If you die, the entire Elven race will suffer a fatal blow."
They won't perish because of your disappearance, but once other races find out that the Tree of Life is in trouble, do you think they'll attack the Elves? Even if the survivors manage to preserve the seeds of the Tree of Life, how will they find a safe place and enough energy to grow a new Tree of Life?
And what about this goddess of nature? If she really exists, and you've gone through all this, is it reasonable that she hasn't intervened?
The idea of the Tree of Life is good, but it doesn't consider reality at all.
Moreover, the various races in this world have a very deep belief in gods. Although this can bring hope to some extent, what is the point of relying on hope if we don't solve the problems?
Besides, what goddess of nature? There's no such thing in the realm of gods.
The so-called goddess of nature is nothing more than a deity with some life-giving power. In her view, the other party's life-giving power is not that strong, otherwise it would have been able to do nothing against the Tree of Life.
She possessed life force even without becoming a god, so how can we say she was also a goddess of nature?
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