Chapter 70: Tragic Experience

Once an Explosive Bear Druid was fully formed, their strength was at least Level 4 or above. Just the sight of the Explosive Magic Bear standing five meters tall after transformation was enough to make ordinary Level 4 Warriors daunted. Moreover, Explosive Bear Druids also knew some Natural Magic. Although far inferior to specialized Natural Mages, they could casually cast some buff Spells on themselves, such as Giant Strength Spell, Vine Armor Spell, Rejuvenation Spell, and so on, which could once again greatly increase their own strength. Therefore, Explosive Bear Druids were already considered a very high-ranking unit on the pyramid of Druids.

Ordinary Elves simply couldn’t expect their children to become Explosive Bear Druids. Only intermediate or above Elven Nobles had the qualification and ability to cultivate Explosive Bear Druids. It can be seen that Krishchen’s status in the Elven Race was definitely not low.

“Krishchen, are you actually an Elven Noble?” Old Xie couldn’t help but ask curiously.

“Yes!” Krishchen said with a hint of surprise, “I didn’t expect Young Master to know about Explosive Bear Druids. Your knowledge is really profound. You know, let alone in the Human Race world, even among the Elves themselves, not many people know the details of Explosive Bear Druids.”

“Hehe, I just happened to know!” Old Xie didn’t expose it but smiled and said, “No wonder you are so familiar with the Noble ways. So that’s how it is!”

“Ashamed!” Krishchen hurriedly smiled bitterly, “The rules of Elven Nobles are really too great. Compared to humans, the aristocratic etiquette they accumulated over a hundred thousand years is really too difficult to learn. I only know the superficials. After all, I am not a real Noble; I just basked in the glory of the older generation!”

“Hehe, regardless, being able to become an Explosive Bear Druid is enough to show your extraordinary background.” Old Xie asked curiously, “Then how did you end up in this state?”

“Sigh, this has to start with the Blink Dagger in your hand!” Krishchen said with a heavy face, “This knife was obtained by my father by chance during a trip. Relying on the special features of this weapon and his powerful strength, he killed enemy generals many times in battle and was finally made a Noble for his merits. Later, my father passed away, and I inherited this dagger. However, there weren’t many battles at that time, and I mostly stayed in my town. But one day, a group of humans of unknown identity attacked my home while I was out hunting and kidnapped my wife and children. They left a note saying they only wanted this dagger of mine.”

“Then what happened next?” Old Xie asked curiously.

“For the sake of my wife and children, of course I wouldn’t be stingy with a knife, so I went to the address on the note. But I didn’t expect!” Krishchen suddenly said with grief and indignation, “After I went there and handed over the Blink Dagger, what I saw were the corpses of my wife and children! They were innocent people, and my son was only one year old. These bastards who popped out of nowhere killed them all so cruelly!” At this point, Krishchen could no longer suppress the grief and anger in his heart, and tears poured out like a river breaking its banks.

“I’m afraid they feared the Elven Race’s retaliation, so they wanted to cut the weeds and eliminate the roots! Ruthless enough!” Old Xie narrowed his eyes and continued to ask, “Then what happened later?”

“Later, I was besieged by dozens of Human Race Experts. However, although their plan was thorough, it had a flaw. They didn’t expect that I, an Explosive Bear Druid, knew quite a few Natural Element Spells. In the end, I risked my life to kill a bloody path, wanting to go back and find the Elven Race Experts for help. But~” Krishchen said with grief and indignation again, “After I fled tremblingly in the dense forest for more than ten days, all the Elves I saw again attacked me directly. From their words, I discovered that those damn humans had somehow made the Elven Race high-level believe that I killed my Half-Elf wife and children in order to elope with a Human Race mistress!”

“I really wanted to explain clearly at the time, but those Elves chasing me seemed to have been bribed too. They didn’t give me any chance to explain and just tried to kill me. Helplessly, I could only choose to flee again. This escape took me thousands of miles, from the Forest of Elves in the south to the border between the Barbarian Wasteland and the Human Race’s Griffin Kingdom.” Krishchen cried while wiping his tears, “At that time, I had at least a hundred wounds all over my body. If it weren’t for the War Soul providing amazing vitality, I would have been done for long ago. But even with the Earth Bear giving me strength, I couldn’t hold on anymore. I was almost like a dead person and couldn’t move at all. Fortunately, Madam, who was married far away to the Griffin Kingdom, found me and took careful care of me. In the end, I was grateful for Madam’s life-saving grace, and I really had nowhere to go, so I stayed and became Madam’s steward, until now!”

“Mm, I understand a little bit!” Old Xie said, “It seems you were set up by two forces, the Elven Race and the Human Race. Have you offended anyone in the Elven Race?”

“No?” Krishchen frowned and said, “I have always kept a low profile; it’s impossible for me to offend anyone!”

“Then it might be this thing that caused the trouble!” Old Xie shook the Blink Dagger in his hand and said, “As the saying goes, the innocent man bears the guilt of possessing a jade!”

“Damn it!” Krishchen clenched his fists tightly and said, “If they wanted the Blink Dagger, I would have given it! But why kill my wife and children? Even if I, Krishchen, die, I won’t let them off! Young Master, if you can really cure my injuries, this broken life of mine is yours!” Saying that, Krishchen, with a face full of tears, knelt directly in front of Old Xie.

“Get up!” Old Xie hurriedly helped Krishchen up and said, “That day, when that evil dog attacked me, you resolutely stood in front of me with your disabled body. From then on, I treated you as one of my own. Don’t worry, your enemy is my enemy. I will definitely avenge you!”

“Thank you, Young Master!” Krishchen was immediately moved to tears. You know, since he became disabled, he never thought that one day he could avenge his wife and children with his own hands. He thought he would die with grievances for the rest of his life, but suddenly he found the opportunity for revenge in Old Xie. The gratitude in his heart can be imagined.

“Come, sit down!” Old Xie let the Old Steward sit beside him, then returned the dagger to him and smiled, “Since it is your family heirloom, then return it to its rightful owner!” Although Old Xie liked this Blink Dagger very much, since it was the heirloom of his subordinate, he naturally wouldn’t covet someone else’s things. In Old Xie’s view, greed was the biggest obstacle in cultivation, so he was very generous regarding external objects. Even the best things, he would throw them away if he had to.

“No, no!” Krishchen hurriedly said anxiously, “Young Master, I know you mean well, but this dagger has brought me too many painful memories. Seeing it makes me think of my poor wife and children, and I really don’t want to see it anymore. Please accept it!” As he said this, his tears flowed down again.