She was a rather beautiful elf. Based on Liang Lidong's experience, her Charm should be at least 13. She was tall and slender. If it weren't for the intimidating murderous look on her face, the first impression would've been a lot better.
"This is a Wild Druid." Liang Lidong said to the dumbfounded Kail, "As far as I know, only elves and trolls can become Druids. Although elves and trolls are sworn enemies, according to the Lorem players … well, according to the clues that the Master Lorem found, elves and trolls shared the same ancestor."
These words caused everyone's eyes to widen. The Elves were as beautiful as goddesses, but the Giant Demons had palm-sized noses and faces like donkeys. Their mouths had two teeth that protruded from their lips and were as long as a middle finger. No matter how they looked at it, it was disgusting.
The two races were obviously different creatures. Now that Liang Lidong said that they shared the same ancestor, it was truly beyond everybody's expectations.
The female elf outside of the manor didn't know what the four people inside the magic circle were talking about, but she could tell that they didn't think much of her.
The fury of being ignored burst out of the female elf's chest. The Wild Druid of Nature's Wrath was rather irascible. She stepped forward and was only one step away from the protective magic circle of the manor. Then, she stood still and roared, "I'll interrogate you again. Explain the magic circle immediately and accept the inspection of Nature's Wrath. We suspect that slave hunters are hiding here …"
But she soon saw Alice and frowned. "Half-elf?"
Although half-elves looked like elves, they were generally shorter than elves, and their ears weren't pointy, so it was easy to tell them apart.
Alice observed her curiously. Her father, Grinton, was the son of an elven slave and was a half-elf. Naturally, she was also a half-elf. Elves rarely appeared outside of the Elf Woods, so it was hard for regular people to meet elves.
Although Alice had lived for more than seventy years, it was the first time that she had seen a pure elf.
She observed her. The elf was also observing her.
The Elves always felt pity for the Half-Elves. They thought that they would suffer in the human world, so often when they saw the Half-Elves, they would try to persuade them to return to the Elven Forest.
It was the same for the female elf. When she saw Alice, her expression softened and she said, "You are one of our people. Now, your suffering is over. Come back to the Elven Forest with us. "
Alice shook her head and took two steps back, feeling a little nervous. She had grown up in the human world. Although she had the appearance of an elf, she had always regarded herself as a human in her heart. It was just that she had a longer lifespan and a pair of pointy ears. Only a ghost would be willing to suddenly go live in the Elven Forest.
Just as the female elf was about to say something, her expression changed to one of surprise. She saw a unicorn walking out of the manor. Its entire body was glowing with a faint silver light, and the horn on its head carried traces of lightning.
"Unicorn? Elven Summoner? "
The female elf was obviously taken aback. The profession of Elven Summoner was not a rare thing among the elves, but if it was an Elven Summoner with a unicorn, it would be a different concept.
The female elf couldn't help but step forward. She happened to step on the edge of the magic circle, only to be blown away by an enormous force. She wiped the blood on her lips and looked at Alice in excitement. "Come back with us. A pure person like you shouldn't live in the filthy human world."
Alice continued shaking her head. Her father was in the human world, and so was her lover. Asking her to live in the Elven Forest was no different from sentencing her to death.
The female elf was about to say something, but Liang Lidong interrupted her.
"Ms. Elf. Please leave our manor. " Liang Lidong took out a scroll and threw it on the ground. "It's your business to capture the slaves and avenge your people. I don't want a head-on conflict with you, but it doesn't mean that we're scared of Nature's Wrath. You caused riots in the city to warn the others. Now that everything is done, it's time to leave, isn't it? "
The female elf smiled casually. "It's always been up to Nature's Wrath to decide when to leave. Your opinion is meaningless … Like I said just now, remove the magic circle, or you'll be killed. Of course, my compatriots are exempt. "
"What a domineering race."
It was the first time that Kail had seen an elf. According to the stories he heard in the tavern, elves were always synonymous with elegance, beauty, and kindness. However, what happened tonight changed his view. Nature's Wrath intentionally caused riots in the city, and the female elf who threatened to kill him without asking for a reason was a very important first impression.
A person's first impression was very important. Liang Lidong estimated that Kail would not have a good impression of the elves for at least a decade.
"If we weren't domineering, we would've been destroyed a long time ago," said the female elf matter-of-factly.
Kail was lost for words. After hearing Liang Lidong's explanation not long ago, he knew why Nature's Wrath was born. Deep down, he was more sympathetic to the elves, but realistically speaking, he didn't like what Nature's Wrath did in Sisilia.
"Since you're unwilling to remove the magic circle, don't regret it later."
The female elf looked at everybody thoughtfully and turned into a black panther, disappearing into the darkness.
Everybody knew that she was going to get reinforcements. Kail could tell that the female elf was as strong as Emma.
From Liang Lidong's point of view, he would know that this female elf was a lvl 11 Wild Druid Master.
Although the female Elf had left, no one was happy because everyone knew that when the female Elf returned, she would definitely bring a group of helpers with her. At that time, it was unknown whether the magic array would be able to protect them.
Kail thought for a moment and said, "In that case, let's just leave this place. Run out of the city like everybody else. "
"Impossible." Emma shook her head. "The elves' mana blockade isn't as simple as just sealing space. They will also set up illusion magic outside the city. Those with weak willpower will unknowingly die while walking in the illusion."
Kail was shocked. "So powerful?"
Liang Lidong could see through any illusion, but the problem was that he couldn't guarantee that his teammates wouldn't be controlled by the illusion. If they were controlled to attack each other, things would get out of hand. Would it be a farce of love and acquaintance?
Emma sighed and said, "The elves have always been kind. If we don't have some life-saving means, we won't be able to survive. They were annihilated by other species a long time ago. An organization like Nature's Wrath couldn't have been born at all. "
The moon came out, and under the silver light, Liang Lidong comforted everyone, "Don't worry, they can't break our magic array. If the person who came was an elven Arcana Master. The result would be hard to predict. But they are either beastmaster hunters or wild druids with mediocre spellcasting abilities. If they could break the magic array with brute force, the most formidable species wouldn't be the elves but the famous orcs. "
With Liang Lidong's assurance, the others returned to their rooms to rest in peace. Not long after, they felt several streams of powerful life energy surrounding them. Each stream of life energy was very strong. Moreover, all of them were exuding decent mana fluctuations.
The few of them quickly came out of the room. Liang Lidong walked at the front. When he reached the entrance of the manor, he saw 13 elves blocking the entrance. Each elf had the strength of a Master.
There were five males and eight females among the elves, and they were accompanied by four pets, two wolves, a lion, and a big-footed bird that looked like an ostrich.
The leader of the elves was already very old. He looked at Liang Lidong and Alice, then turned around and left. The other elves were all shocked by his behavior.
One of the elves asked him, "Ans, why didn't you ask those people to remove the magic array and accept our inspection?"
Ans said slowly, "Those people are obviously proud. They can't be part of the slave-catchers. Nature's Wrath is indeed domineering, but we're not an evil organization. It's not a bad idea to leave a backup plan for them when we're certain that they won't sell slaves. "
Ans was an elder of the elves. He was more than seven hundred years old and could probably live for another ten years.
Therefore, it was the decision of the leadership of Nature's Wrath that Ans would work with the young people as the core of the team.
Watching the elves leave, even Liang Lidong was slightly surprised. He didn't expect that the elves' operation would be so simple.
Since there was nothing else to do, everybody was tired and planned to go to bed. Kail, the passionate man, was the only one who wanted to help the poor people on the way who had lost their homes because of the riots in the city.
As a Hero, Kail was not surprised that he had such a thought. Alice went with him to help the citizens and maintain law and order.
Emma, on the other hand, went back to sleep. As a Holy Lady of the Temple of Storms, she was neutral. Although she was inclined to be kind, she wasn't completely kind like Kail was. Therefore, the people of the Temple of Storms usually didn't meddle in other people's business, unless it was too outrageous.
Liang Lidong, on the other hand, returned to his room.
The whole city was on fire. Sitting next to the window, Liang Lidong watched the rarely-seen city on fire. Even if Sisilia survived this time, it would be greatly damaged.
Very soon, a shadow appeared in the manor. There was no telling how he passed the magic array.
The black shadow quickly arrived at Liang Lidong's window. After a while, it jumped into the room from the window. Liang Lidong said calmly, "Long time no see, Ans."
"So you do recognize me." The black-clothed man took off his black mask, revealing his old face.
Liang Lidong had dealt with Nature's Wrath in the game and knew quite a few of them. Ans was one of them.
"I always thought that my dreams were just the ravings of a lunatic." Ans sat next to Liang Lidong. "But now I'm certain that you're Beta, the Golden Son that I dreamed about three hundred years ago."
From Grinton's description and Dinah's diary, Liang Lidong was certain that the people he met in the game had memories of his dreams.
It was exactly because he knew Liang Lidong that Ans didn't ask for trouble, or they would've broken the small magic array.
Of course, Liang Lidong wasn't scared that the elves would break the magic array. Even so, Liang Lidong could still use Mist Manipulation and Summon Rain. The elves weren't good at creating tornadoes, because tornadoes would affect the balance of the forest. Therefore, the elves didn't like to practice wind spells unless it was necessary.
Without tornadoes, it was impossible to blow away Liang Lidong's Mist Manipulation. The greatest advantage of Mist Manipulation was its visual obstruction, which was more than enough for self-protection.
Looking at the senile Ans, Liang Lidong was amazed by the power of time and asked, "Why did you come to me in secret?"
"I want to know what happened!"
"About the two dead female elves?" asked Liang Lidong.
Ans said, "Yes."
After a moment of hesitation, Liang Lidong decided to tell the truth. "I came here three days ago. When I was looking for information nearby, I saw the slave hunters of the Desert Kingdom chasing a wagon. One of the elves was tied up, and the other was resisting. I rescued them. Then, about four hours later, I found the two female Elves lying naked on the ground, being pointed at and talked about by others. I'm sure that they were in pain before they died. Their dignity was trampled.
Anger flashed in Ans' eyes, but it was soon gone.
The elves valued the lives of their own kind, not to mention that the two female elves had been killed so miserably.
However, Ans had lived for more than seven hundred years, and it was part of his instinct to control his emotions.
Liang Lidong continued, "Considering the strength and time of death of the two female elves, regular professionals wouldn't have come after them. So, their deaths were probably just a fuse to drag Hollevin, the Desert Kingdom, and the elves into trouble. Because the bodies of the two female elves were thrown on the street, it was obviously a false accusation. "
Ans asked, "Then who, or which force, do you think is behind this?"
"I only know that they are insane and have no boundaries, but I don't know anything else." Liang Lidong chuckled. "However, Nature's Wrath isn't much different. Although there are signs of elven slaves being bought and sold in Sisilia, you created a riot and killed many innocent people just to announce your existence. That's a dirty thing."
"Dirty?" There was a sad look on Ans' face. "Are you trying to deal with or stop us?"
"Unfortunately, I'm not strong enough," replied Liang Lidong.
"If you still had your strength, or if you were as powerful as you were in the dream, would you still uproot our Wrath of Nature like you did in the dream?"
"Yes!" replied Liang Lidong casually.
In the game, Liang Lidong and Nature's Wrath had cooperated for a while, but later, Nature's Wrath was getting more and more out of line and had fallen to the evil path. Liang Lidong and his friends killed almost all of Nature's Wrath's members.
In the game, Ans was the betrayer of Wrath of Nature, and the destruction of Wrath of Nature was directly related to him.