Volume 2, Chapter 43 – The Elven Race

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At the location of Fort Garros, the bearded knight Asi, a trusted subordinate of Marquis Duke, had officially taken over the defensive duties of the fortress with more than fifty thousand troops from Windward City after completing the handover with the Blackrose Family’s forces. At the start of the assignment, he was still somewhat trembling with fear, as the fortress had not been fully repaired yet and about a quarter of the city walls had not been completely restored.

If they were to suffer a large-scale attack from Abyssal Demons at this moment, his troops would have to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the monsters without any cover.

Engaging in close combat with creatures like Abyssal Demons, which possessed powerful infectious abilities, was undoubtedly terrible news.

Fortunately, from the handover until now, everything within a hundred-mile radius had been incredibly silent. Forget Abyssal Demons, they hadn’t even seen the shadow of a magical beast.

This caused Asi to gradually let down his guard. However, just as he was relaxing and leading a small squad on patrol atop his warhorse, a unique white figure suddenly caught his attention.

“Hmm? What is that?”

Under the slightly surprised gazes of the group, a charming little white wolf was wagging its tail, skipping and hopping from a distance. Perched upon its head was an exquisite and cute little grey bird. The two adorable little things scurried right past Asi and his guards.

‘Wait, a snow wolf? And a Radiant Spirit Bird? Why would such rare spirit beasts appear here?’

Asi couldn’t help but feel a hint of doubt in his heart.

After hesitating for a moment, he decided not to pay it any more mind. After all, the Deepwinter Forest was so vast that it was normal for all sorts of creatures to appear, and there was no need to be overly concerned. Besides, these two types of spirit beasts were very “friendly” toward humans. There was no harm in them entering the territory of Windward City, as they wouldn’t cause any losses.

It didn’t matter, for he had to continue his patrol.

Thus, the bearded knight continued patrolling under the nearby walls with his subordinates, simply allowing those two little cuties to pass through a crack in the wall that had not yet been repaired, crossing the massive sensory barrier set up at the border.

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Of course, it went without saying that these two so-called spirit beasts were the sisters Li Mo and Li Yu.

In order not to alarm the human forces and to sneak into the territory of Windward City quietly, the two sisters had chosen to transform back into their most harmless forms and suppressed the Shadow Essence throughout their bodies. They simply acted cute and sauntered through the crack.

They didn’t attract anyone’s attention, nor did they trigger the early warning magic set up by the Snownight Empire to detect Abyssal Demons.

Everything went according to plan.

‘Hmph, idiots.’

Glancing at the receding soldiers of Windward City, Li Yu, who had transformed into a Radiant Spirit Bird, cast a somewhat triumphant and mocking look at those people. At the same time, she patted her older sister’s little head.

“Chirp, chirp! (Stop showing off, Sister, let’s go!)”

“Meow, meow~ (I know, I know!)”

Just like that, two terrifying demon king tier Abyssal Demons snuck into the territory of Windward City without anyone knowing. If the lord of this land, Marquis Xiumu, found out, he would likely cough up three liters of blood on the spot. Though in truth, there was no need for him to care that much.

After all, it wasn’t the first or second time that demon king tier existences had secretly crossed the Northern Frontier defense line to mingle in human society.

On the other side, at Jade Soul Lake in the middle of the Deepwinter Forest, little Shuoyue, dressed in an elegant light blue dress, pouted her little mouth unhappily by the lakeside.

‘Really! This is too much!’ Shuoyue couldn’t help but complain.

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Obviously, in the previous card game between the three sisters, Shuoyue was the one who ended up in last place.

Normally, in games of “wit and courage”, the one at the bottom was usually Sister Li Mo.

However, this game had been quite different. Since Sister Li Mo didn’t understand what a joker card was and only knew to discard two identical cards when she found them, her expression remained dazed from beginning to end, making it impossible to read her.

Furthermore, perhaps she had the luck of the foolish, as Sister Li Mo actually managed to draw the cards she needed every time, easily taking first place.

As for Shuoyue, she was simply no match for Sister Li Yu.

‘Waaa, those two mean sisters! Don’t they know how to go easy on their younger sister?!’ Shuoyue continued to mutter in her heart.

But soon, the blue-haired girl put her hands on her hips and puffed out her cheeks, letting out a rather prideful cold snort.

“Hmph.”

‘Fine, considering Sister Li Mo has never been out and Sister Li Yu rarely goes out, I won’t hold it against you! I’ll let you have this chance to go see Mommy.’

‘Anyway, even though I’ll be sleeping, my consciousness can wander over to the Ancheka Continent at any time.’

‘Alright, the task of watching over our home is left to me.’

Shuoyue patted her chest with confidence. Then, surrounded by blue-gold Shadow Essence, the blue-haired girl slowly floated up toward the center of Jade Soul Lake. She prepared to lie at the bottom of the lake for a good sleep as usual, for she was still capable of guarding the Deepwinter Forest even in a deep slumber.

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However, during the process of floating, Shuoyue’s brow furrowed slightly.

Come to think of it, Sister Li Mo has never been to the human world, and Sister Li Yu has only been there twice. Their level of understanding regarding the human world might be a bit…

Hmm.

‘Why do I suddenly have a bad premonition…’

Thinking of this, Shuoyue couldn’t help but shudder. But she quickly shook her head, tossing the unease from her mind.

‘Whatever, I won’t think about it anymore. There shouldn’t be any problems, and even if there are, they’ll be the ones Mommy hits with the feather duster! As for me, I’ll just watch the show from the sidelines.’

Imagining the scene of her two sisters being disciplined by the feather duster together, Shuoyue couldn’t help but reveal a mischievous smile.

At the same time, in the central part of the Ancheka Continent, within the Elven Forest.

The Elven Forest, as the name suggested, was the dwelling place of the Elven Race. Compared to the Deepwinter Forest, the Elven Forest wasn’t particularly large, but its interior was as complex as a labyrinth. It also possessed various types of enchanting floral scents that confused the mind, threatening venomous insects and fierce beasts, as well as a magic field that shielded perception and could make people lose their wits.

For centuries, no race other than the Elven Race had been able to adapt to the environment of the Elven Forest. Slave traders or adventurers who attempted to come here to capture elves as slaves usually returned in failure, and many even lost their lives within the forest.

The Elven Race was not large in number, but with this unique environment combined with the tribe’s superb magical talent, they had always stood firm on the Ancheka Continent. They were like a garden isolated from the world, envied by many.

However, this situation had undergone an earth-shaking change more than seventy years ago.

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At this moment, in front of the Tower of Life, the sacred land of the Elven Race, nearly seven thousand elven warriors and mages were lined up in full armor under the leadership of the Elf King, Sykaros! Every elf had a solemn expression, their bodies brimming with intense battle intent. Their eyes sparkled with starlight, representing their firm faith in defending their home!

Gazing at the soldiers behind him, the ones he had trained for so long while enduring hardships, a thick sense of confidence surfaced in Sykaros’s eyes. Under the influence of this intense confidence, the unease in his heart was gradually suppressed.

In the next moment, under the expectant gazes of the elves, Sykaros drew the golden sword from his waist!

He shouted to the elves, “People of the Elven Race! Today! It is time to strike back! This time, we must completely drive those damned humans out of the forest!! Let them never dare to come back and bully us again!!”

As Sykaros’s words fell, an earth-shaking roar of excitement instantly erupted from the field!

The battle intent of all the elven soldiers was raised to its highest level ever. They wanted to use this battle to wipe out their past humiliation and defeat those damned humans once and for all!

Just as Sykaros was boosting morale, an elven scout suddenly rushed from afar in a panic, shouting at the top of his lungs as he ran.

“The people from the Blackrose Family have broken through the barrier!!”

The moment he heard these words, Sykaros held his breath and brandished the golden sword in his hand as if prepared to die!

“Charge! Fight them to the end!!”

Along with Sykaros’s cry, the elven army began to charge forward.

Oh, by the way, such a scene had already occurred twenty-five times.