Volume 2, Chapter 44 – A Very Disgraceful Elf

Sykaros was also very depressed.

He had originally just wanted to quietly be an Elven King in the Elven Forest, detached from the world and enjoying a happy, beautiful daily life. Since the Elven Forest possessed natural defenses, no one would be foolish enough to attack the Elven Race. At the same time, because of these natural barriers, even if Abyssal Demons appeared, their Elven Race could handle them well.

Living a peaceful, idle life was no problem at all!

However, Sykaros’s beautiful dream was abruptly shattered seventy years ago on that fateful day.

On that day, what began as a bright and sunny afternoon suddenly turned into a storm of thunder! The violent power of lightning ruthlessly bombarded the Elven Race’s protective barrier without restraint. Soon, the protective barrier ran out of energy and shattered with a loud bang!

In the next moment, under the terrified gazes of the Elves, a special human unit, fully armed in black-gold armor and bearing the crest of the Blackrose, suddenly broke into their secluded home under the leadership of a handsome black-haired man!

Faced with the first invaders in a century, Sykaros naturally could not sit still and wait for death! He immediately mobilized the power of the entire race along with the Ancient Tree of Nature, preparing to deal the invaders a crushing blow.

However, the combat effectiveness of the Elven Race, who had been at peace for too many years, was truly nothing to boast about. It seemed that they were the ones who received the crushing blow.

Ultimately, after twenty minutes of a ‘bloody battle’, Sykaros raised the white flag and surrendered…

After that, these “tin cans” who called themselves members of the Blackrose Knight Order forcibly established trade with them. Carrying a bunch of incomprehensible items, they simply took away a large number of treasures, ancient books, and magic scrolls from the Elven Race.

And then, they left…

That was right; they just left.

They didn’t capture any Elves, nor did they kill his clansmen. Aside from dismantling the barrier and forcing a trade, they did nothing else.

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This left Sykaros in a daze, but as the Elven King, he quickly accepted the reality. If those treasures could be used to trick those god-of-death-like people from the Blackrose Family into leaving, it wasn’t a losing deal!

‘Well, if these people really just stayed away…’

However, facts proved that Sykaros was quite mistaken. Those people from the Blackrose Family clearly treated the Elven Race as a target for shearing! After that, they came to the Elven territory time and time again. Each time they came, they took a pile of things away! It turned out they wanted to practice sustainable development!

Upon realizing this, Sykaros was beyond furious! He could not tolerate the Elven Race being treated as a tool, or being sheared like sheep!

Consequently, he began organized counterattacks. However, the results seemed a bit lackluster…

In seventy years, twenty-five counterattacks all ended in failure.

Of course, it was impossible for Sykaros to give up! After the last failure ten years ago, he began to bide his time and endure humiliation! He silently accumulated strength, waiting for the opportunity to strike back! And now, that opportunity had clearly arrived!

The Blackrose Family had sent a unit to the Northern Frontier! The Blackrose Knight Order had also previously clashed with the Imperial Family! They must be very weak right now!

Therefore, today was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! He had to wipe out his former disgrace! He had been preparing for so long, and he had set up so many magic arrays in advance! The warriors of the Elven Race had also undergone decades of training. Everything was perfect! This time, they would definitely win!

Thinking of this, Sykaros gritted his teeth as emerald-green magic power vented wildly from his body!

“Charge! I would rather be a shattered jade than a whole tile! Let these bastards of the Blackrose Family witness the blood and courage of our Elven Race!”

With a roar, Sykaros led his army and launched their twenty-sixth charge.

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“I’m truly very sorry. I… I… I was just joking…”

Several dozen minutes later, Sykaros, beaten black and blue to the point of being almost unrecognizable, knelt pitifully on the ground and raised the white flag in his hand for the twenty-sixth time. This scene left the group of Elves pinned to the ground behind him utterly speechless.

“Hey! What happened to ‘rather be a shattered jade than a whole floor tile’?”

“Boss! What are you doing?!”

The questioning gazes of the Elves continuously stabbed at Sykaros’s back, causing the Elven King to tremble involuntarily. However, Sykaros quickly turned back with a fierce aura, glaring at his subordinates!

“What are you shouting for! Are you not afraid of offending the ears of our distinguished guests?!”

Honestly! Did they not know that ‘the wise man submits to fate’?

‘Stop shouting! Be quiet! We’ve already lost, what’s the point of shouting!’

‘Damn it, who knew these guys were this strong…’ Sykaros unceremoniously warned them with his eyes, signaling them to stop resisting. If they continued to make a scene and displeased that person, the Elven Race might actually be wiped out.

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Thinking of this, Sykaros turned his head tremblingly and smiled awkwardly like a sycophant. “That… well, Duke, this… this is all a misunderstanding! I… I… I just wanted to welcome you! These are… they’re all part of the guard of honor! Really!”

At this moment, a very handsome black-haired man dressed in a black trench-coat military uniform walked slowly up to Sykaros. Behind him were two Black Knights who were currently rubbing their fists.

Facing Sykaros’s words, the black-haired man, Xiao, smiled and waved his hand quite cheerfully. “Haha, I’ve found that you really are good at talking nonsense.”

“No, no, no! It really was a joke!”

“Fine, fine, I believe it was a joke. After all, our relationship is so good, how could you possibly launch an attack on us?” As he spoke, Xiao slowly squatted down and patted Sykaros’s shoulder in a very friendly and kind manner.

In an instant, a bone-chilling coldness spread from his shoulder to his entire body, making Sykaros feel a sense of horror as cold sweat poured down his head.

“Yes, yes, yes! We’ve been old friends for decades! How could we attack you? Those spells just now were… they were just fireworks, hahaha!” Sykaros’s laughter was filled with awkwardness and trepidation, fearing that this rebellion had provoked the other party’s anger and would lead to his death on the spot.

“Heh, indeed, those fireworks weren’t bad,” Xiao said playfully, not getting angry.

After all, for him, using the resistance of these Elves to train his troops had always been a good choice. It was for this reason that he had repeatedly spared Sykaros. Moreover, there was another benefit: every time these Elves failed their resistance, they became very easy to ‘communicate’ with.

Thinking of this, Xiao revealed a brilliant smile that could charm thousands of young girls and continued to pat Sykaros’s shoulder. “Since we’re old friends, then… is it okay if I borrow something from you?”

“No problem! No problem!! Whatever you want is no problem!!” Just as Xiao expected, Sykaros didn’t even think before nodding repeatedly! He looked as ridiculous as could be. Despite being an eighth tier powerhouse now, he had fallen into such a pathetic state, which was truly unbelievable in some sense.

Seeing Sykaros being so cooperative, Xiao nodded with satisfaction. He didn’t waste any more words and went straight to the point. “Very well. In that case, I’ll be blunt. I want to borrow your Elven Race’s Holy Sword Ishfel.”

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Upon hearing this, Sykaros continued to nod repeatedly. “No problem! No problem! You can borrow it for as long as you want!…”

However, as he spoke, Sykaros seemed to think of something. His brows furrowed slightly, and he looked at the black-haired man with some embarrassment. “But… well, Duke, there’s a small problem with the Holy Sword.”

“Oh? What’s the problem?”

“It’s just that after taking human form, that Holy Sword is a bit rebellious. No, she’s not very obedient. I… I’m afraid she will cause you dissatisfaction…”

“Oh?” Hearing this, Xiao shook his head playfully. “It’s fine, don’t worry. I have ten thousand ways to make her behave. Just bring her here.”

“But… but if it’s here…” Sykaros seemed somewhat hesitant.

However, Xiao had no interest in continuing to waste time with him. After taking control of the entire Sadik Empire, he was exceptionally busy. Thus, looking at the hesitant Sykaros, Xiao’s black eyes narrowed slightly as he spoke in an indisputable tone. “Bring her here.”

“This… fine, alright.” Seeing Xiao put it that way, the trembling Sykaros could no longer say anything. He could only slowly raise his hand to mobilize the magic power within his body.

In the next moment, under the slightly expectant gazes of the crowd, a summoning array suddenly emerged! Along with a surge of emerald-green light and the release of violent magic power breath, a petite golden figure suddenly appeared in the center of the array!

However, after seeing that petite figure clearly, Xiao and the group of Black Knights behind him could not help but show strange expressions.

Pointing at the little girl in the center of the array, Xiao looked at the Elven King Sykaros out of the corner of his eye with some disdain. “What… what the hell is this tied-up loli?!… And why does she have a look of ecstasy on her face? Your Holy Sword… she isn’t some kind of pervert, is she?!”