In this space tightly enclosed by a magic shield, facing the sudden explosion, all creatures in the royal capital had nowhere to escape, and any attempt to dodge was nothing but a futile struggle.
In just the next second, terrifying energy was released instantly. With the center of the explosion as the origin, a destructive force raged like a tidal wave.
Amidst the dazzling light, the royal capital seemed to be instantly kneaded and swallowed by an invisible giant hand. All the buildings and life were like fragile ants in the face of this power, instantly vaporizing and disappearing without a trace.
Looking from a distance, where the royal capital once stood, only a huge deep pit remained, with wisps of energy ripples still emanating from the edge of the pit.
There was a dead silence all around. The once prosperous and bustling capital had now vanished into thin air.
It was as if it had never existed on this land, leaving only this shocking huge pit, telling of the terrible disaster that had just occurred.
Martin and his group had just returned to the legion when they were startled by the loud noise.
Not only them, but the entire territory adjacent to the capital heard the loud noise.
Martin immediately ordered Eric: "Go and check what happened."
Eric took the order, raised his hand to create a crack in space, and stepped into it in a flash.
In a flash, he appeared above the royal capital.
However, when Eric looked down at the bottomless pit below, he couldn't help but feel a sense of fear.
Judging from the power of the explosion, if he was not careful, he would probably die.
Eric calmed himself down and began to sense the situation, only to discover that the capital had completely disappeared without leaving any trace.
After confirming the situation, Eric quickly returned to Martin and reported everything he saw truthfully.
When Martin and the people around him heard Eric's story, they were all stunned.
Although they did not witness the scene with their own eyes, they could guess how powerful the explosion was just by the loud noise.
Martin looked toward the capital, pondered for a moment, then turned to the dragon knights and said, "Each of you will lead a few knightly orders and quickly occupy the royal territory. If you encounter any dark creatures, capture them if possible. If they resist, kill them without mercy. As for those nobles..."
Martin paused for a moment, then continued, "Let them pay the protection fee. If any nobles in the territory refuse to pay, you will deal with them on your own."
After saying that, Martin took out a handful of high-level space rings and handed them to the dragon knights.
The dragon knights took the rings, saluted Martin together, then retreated and began to divide themselves into their respective knight groups to prepare for the mission.
At this moment, on the top of the towering mountain, at the place where the ancient elves set the seal, the atmosphere was as heavy as if it were tangible.
The dark elves who had been hiding in the secret realm of elves appeared silently beside the sealing magic circle like a ghost.
She stared intently at the Dark Elf King who was struggling in the magic circle and trying to break free. Without any hesitation, she gathered all the energy she had painstakingly collected during this period.
She activated her magic power, started the self-destruct program, and then threw all the energy-collecting props towards the sealing circle.
After doing all this, she turned around and ran away.
However, even though she possessed sky combat power and incredible speed, she still could not escape the pursuit of the elf phantom guarding this place.
In the blink of an eye, the elf's shadow chased after her like a gust of wind and captured her easily.
But at this moment, the elf shadow was shocked to find that the originally extremely solid sealing array was slowly beginning to crack.
The dark elf king inside sped up his efforts to break free.
The elf shadow was shocked and immediately tried his best to increase the strength of the seal.
But contrary to expectations, the cracks on the magic circle not only did not stop spreading, but became larger and larger.
Although the elf phantom consumed all of its energy, it ultimately failed to successfully seal the Dark Elf King again.
Seeing that the seal was about to fail completely, the elf's phantom was full of unwillingness, and its figure gradually faded due to lack of energy.
At the moment she was about to disappear, she knew that the situation was hopeless and could not be reversed, so she resolutely chose to self-destruct.
The Dark Elf King who was sealed inside seemed to have noticed the changes in the outside world and tried even more frantically to break free.
With the huge impact caused by the elf phantom's self-explosion, the cracks on the sealing array quickly expanded.
At the moment when the elf's phantom exploded, there was a loud "bang" and a light so dazzling that people could not look directly at it lit up at the same time, and the light spread to the surroundings like a surging wave.
Immediately afterwards, the entire mountain was reduced to ashes and disappeared without a trace under the impact of this powerful force.
From afar, where the high mountains used to be, there is now only a large piece of abrupt open space, sandwiched alone between the continuous mountains.
At this time, a dark elf king with a stern face and a cold aura appeared out of thin air, holding the dark elf in his hand.
The Dark Elf King looked down at the dark elf in his hand, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a cold smile.
Then, his figure flashed and disappeared from the spot like a ghost, leaving only a dead silent empty space.
At this moment, deep in the Moonlight Star Feather Forest, the ancient and mysterious Tree of Life seemed to have sensed some ominous movement.
It gently swayed its branches, emitting a soft and strange light, and then quickly summoned the Elf Queen.
The Tree of Life conveyed the information it perceived to the Elf Queen in a mysterious and unique way.
After hearing what the Tree of Life said, the Elf Queen's face instantly turned as gloomy as ink, and her eyes revealed deep worry and solemnity.
She leaned forward slightly, bowed respectfully to the Tree of Life, and then slowly took her leave.
After leaving the holy land, the Elf Queen immediately summoned a group of elders.
When everyone gathered, she announced solemnly, "The Dark Elf King has broken the seal."
When the elders heard this, they were suddenly in an uproar and began to discuss among themselves.
One of the elders spoke first, his words firm: "The Dark Elf King must be captured and resealed! He betrayed the elven royal family. This crime must be atonement for thousands of years of imprisonment, and he must live out his remaining years in endless solitude!"
The other elders nodded in agreement.
Seeing this, the Elf Queen's expression eased slightly and she said, "Since that's the case, let's discuss the specific details, including the type of sealing array to choose."
So, everyone sat together and discussed the matter seriously. At the same time, the Elf Queen also sent people to inform the legendary elves who were training in the holy land, explained the situation in detail to them, and solemnly assigned them the task of hunting down the Dark Elf King and resealing him.
For a moment, a tense and serious atmosphere filled the Moonlight Star Feather Forest. Legendary elves set out one after another to capture the Dark Elf King, and the elders also began to set up a sealing array, preparing to seal him next to the Tree of Life.
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