Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree

Chapter 239: Chapter 233: A Terrifying Presence

Kill… kill as a sacrifice?

What… how are these NPCs not playing by the rules?

A few players looked completely bewildered.

Meanwhile, in Dema’s livestream room, joy-filled comments floated by:

“Pfft… kill as a sacrifice…”

“Hahaha, Dema, you’re going to crash and burn!”

“Livestreamed head giveaway, this is truly amazing…”

Dema: …

Upon hearing the Chief Priest’s words, the few Half-Beasts restraining Dema and the others sneered and drew the large machetes from their waists.

Seeing the gleaming blade, Dema’s face turned green.

He widened his eyes and quickly shouted flatteringly,

“No, no, no…! We’re on the same side! We’re on the same side! I have important intelligence to report! I have important intelligence to report, Sir!”

Seeing Dema behaving like a lackey, the other two players were dumbfounded and couldn’t bear to look directly at him…

*This was too embarrassing for the Elves!*

They twitched at the corners of their mouths, then slightly turned their faces, pretending not to know him.

“Pfft… Dema, are you an Elf traitor?”

“Hahaha… Sir, my ass, I’m dying of laughter… hahaha…”

“Dema, you’re truly a talent…”

“Listen to me, Dema, you should go into comedy.”

The bullet screen in the livestream was as joyous as ever.

“This guy…”

Eve was both crying and laughing.

However, the same thought crossed her mind, *Dema, despite his tendency to stir up trouble, might actually be able to fool the Half-Beasts…*

“Perhaps… inserting a pawn at this moment wouldn’t be bad. If the Half-Beasts believe him, I might try to arrange some tasks for him.”

As expected, after Dema’s loud shouting, the Chief Priest and Lionheart King Imsh both raised an eyebrow slightly.

“Don’t kill them yet, let’s hear what he has to say.”

The Chief Priest said coolly.

The few Half-Beasts listened and quickly stopped their actions.

Dema, feeling as if he had received a pardon, instantly breathed a sigh of relief…

However, just as he was getting excited again, organizing words in his mind and preparing to activate his Dema-style deception mode…

A new system notification suddenly flashed before him:

[Ding——]

[You have been captured by the Half-Beasts, triggering the personal hidden quest: Deceive the Half-Beasts]

Personal hidden quest? Deceive the Half-Beasts?

Dema was slightly stunned, then overjoyed.

Hidden quest!

He, Dema, triggered a hidden quest again!

*Hahahaha! What kind of Luck King is this?! Was he really the Luck King of the entire server?*

And then, the specific requirements of the quest appeared before Dema…

[Personal Hidden Quest: Deceive the Half-Beasts]

[Quest Goal: Gain the trust of the Half-Beasts, investigate Half-Beast military intelligence]

[Quest Reward: Personal comprehensive reputation evaluation +1]

*Damn!*

*Reward is the personal comprehensive reputation evaluation!*

Seeing this quest reward, Dema was wide-eyed!

*What kind of divine reward is this!*

*What Dema needed most was the personal comprehensive reputation evaluation, and he never expected what he lacked would come to him!*

Dema was so moved he was almost in tears…

However, before he could cheer “Long live the Goddess” in his heart, the Chief Priest’s expression suddenly changed.

“Quickly kill them!”

Her expression suddenly became very grave, almost shouting it out.

The command came so suddenly, and before Dema and the others could react, a few Half-Beasts instinctively drew the scimitars at their waists, and with a swift motion, beheaded the three players…

Poor Dema, he died before completing his mission, having just accepted the quest, and inexplicably died in the Half-Beast front line.

Level 24 at the time of death.

The smell of blood gradually permeated the air, and the players’ bodies slowly fell to the ground, deprived of the strength to support them.

Lionheart King Imsh squinted his eyes slightly, glanced at the Chief Priest, and asked,

“Honorable Priest, won’t you listen to what they have to say? Why give such an abrupt command?”

However, the Chief Priest did not directly answer his question.

Instead, she first looked around with uncertainty, then solemnly took out a Skull Necklace from her bosom.

The necklace seemed quite ancient, appearing black-red and emanating a faintly chaotic and evil aura.

Seeing the necklace, Lionheart King’s pupils contracted, and his face darkened slightly,

“As I suspected, you’ve brought this Divine Artifact… Is this the trump card you mentioned?”

His tone carried deep apprehension and… fear!

“Of course, this time… our enemy is a Divine! Though she is an Evil God not recognized by the pantheon, she is still a True God! And facing a True God, we must pull out all the stops!”

The Half-Beast Priest said seriously.

“Moreover, this is the Oracle of the Father God!”

Upon hearing her words, Lionheart King’s face turned slightly pale.

But soon, he was drawn to the state of the necklace in the Half-Beast Priest’s hand because the necklace was glowing faintly, appearing very eerie at the moment…

Meanwhile, the expression on the Half-Beast Priest’s face grew increasingly grim,

“It’s true, then, just now… there should have been a terrifying presence watching us.”

“A terrifying presence?!”

Lionheart King was astonished.

Then, with some uncertainty, he asked,

“By that, you mean… a True God?!”

“Yes… and, I’m afraid, the other party was just relying on those Elves just now! Great King, you should also be aware of this Divine Artifact’s ability.”

The Half-Beast Priest’s eyes flickered.

And Lionheart King Imsh was silent for a moment, then sighed,

“I’ve heard of its legend, after all, a thousand years ago the Father God was able to defeat the other one mainly by relying on it. However… it’s terrifying. If possible, I hope… we never need to use it in this operation…”

The Priest was slightly stunned, then chuckled softly,

“Well, that will depend on the strength of your army. If we can smoothly crush the Elves and make this new god fall from her divine throne, naturally we won’t need to use it…”

Upon hearing the Half-Beast Priest’s words, Lionheart King did not respond, but his gloomy expression revealed that his mood was not quite as lighthearted.

Seeing Imsh’s silence, the Priest sighed,

“Great King, you needn’t worry, we have an army of thirty thousand, and can summon several Totem Guardians. As long as this True God doesn’t intervene, victory will surely be ours. Of course, if she does intervene, then we will have no choice but to make a decision.”

After speaking, she drew a bow-shaped symbol on her chest, piously and fanatically saying,

“The Evil God shall fall! All… for the Father God, for the future of our Half-Beasts!”

Afterward, she glanced at the bodies on the ground,

“These Elven corpses shouldn’t go to waste; they’re prime sacrifices for it!”

With that, the Half-Beast Priest raised the necklace and closed her eyes in prayer.

Shortly afterward, the necklace emitted a deep light.

A heart-palpitating power slowly emanated from the necklace, shining on the players, whose bodies then gradually disappeared…

However, during the disappearance of the bodies, the Half-Beast Priest couldn’t help but let out a light exclamation.

“What’s wrong?”

Lionheart King Imsh asked.

“Half of the flesh is missing…”

The Half-Beast Priest looked puzzled.

…

Elf Forest, World Tree.

On the branches, three orbs of light slowly coalesced, and shortly after, three tall figures stumbled out…

“Ahh! We failed! Mission failed! My reputation evaluation!”

A heart-wrenching scream echoed all around.

It was Dema.

“Ugh… we’re dead.”

“I shouldn’t have gone; that’s 10 resurrection coins…”

The other two low-level players were also resurrected, looking dejected.

“I lost 24 resurrection coins… and the mission is gone too, that was a reputation evaluation!”

Hearing their words, Dema was filled with remorse and grief.

In contrast to Dema’s sadness, his livestream room was still filled with joy,

“Wow… that death was so sudden!”

“Tragic, too tragic!”

“Hahahaha! You took on a quest just to die, what bad luck.”

“Dema, how’d you get exposed?”

“How would I know!”

Looking at the comments, Dema grumbled in frustration.

He closed the livestream with a few clicks and let out a long sigh…

The three looked at each other in silence.

“Going back?”

A moment later, one player asked.

“To hell with it, the quest’s already done. I’m going to study! Call me when the army besieges the city!”

Dema sighed and hurriedly went offline to go home.

Watching Dema and the others leave, Eve’s mood wasn’t any lighter either.

*My scrying seems to have been discovered… How did the Half-Beasts know about my scrying? I should’ve been well-hidden…*

*While Dema and the others were teleporting… half of the flesh was gone.*

*What kind of thing could interfere with my teleportation? After all, I am considered a True God… No one below a True God should be able to stop my teleportation of players…*

*Moreover, during the teleportation of the bodies… I seemed to sense a strange aura…*

*What exactly was it?*

Eve felt a hint of doubt arise in her heart, *She suddenly felt that this faith war might not go as smoothly…*