Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree

Chapter 67: Chapter 67: If You Can’t Win, Run Away Fast

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Elf Forest, southeastern core area.

A group of strangely dressed elves were shuttling through the forest, exploring.

Most of them wore simple hemp robes and wooden armor, with only the first three dressed in luxurious battle attire.

The leader was fully armed—

He sported a rare red afro, wielded a delicate scimitar, and wore heavy armor that didn’t quite match his elven companions, looking rather smug…

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It was Demacia.

As he moved forward, he talked to his teammates behind him, whose eyes were shining:

“Heh heh, newcomers, we’re out of the safe zone now, and you guys will gradually encounter the legendary Demon Beasts!”

“The battle mechanics in this world are very realistic and hard to master. So if you don’t want to die, make sure to coordinate with your teammates during battles, don’t go solo!”

“Heh, although dying means you can resurrect, without perfect resurrection attempts, you’ll drop back to level 1.”

“But don’t worry! The three of us will back you up!”

After days of grinding tasks and training, Demacia had reached level 14.

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As the highest-ranking tank of the “Heart of Nature,” he decisively took on the responsibility of training newcomers, deciding to take some of the more battle-interested guild members to explore outside.

He had originally planned to wait for the team members to earn a few more perfect resurrections before seeking adventure, but unfortunately, there hadn’t been many tasks rewarding perfect resurrections recently.

With Li Mu, who was busy studying the array, unable to resist some new guild members’ curiosity about combat, he ultimately let Demacia take them for a relatively safe outdoor adventure.

As soon as Demacia finished speaking, the team members started to voice their questions:

“But… Big Brother Demacia, we haven’t seen any animals along the way…”

“Yeah… Isn’t it supposed to be dangerous out here?”

“We must have walked over ten kilometers by now, and it’s getting dark…”

Hearing his teammates, Demacia scratched his head awkwardly and said:

“Don’t panic… Don’t panic… There are no monsters in the safe zone, ahem, it’s because we ate them all, but there must be some outside!”

Teammate: …

Indeed, eaten them all.

These days, the safe zone centered around the World Tree was almost devoid of the presence of Demon Beasts.

Being Tianchao people, the players fully exhibited their national traits, and almost all the small animals that looked edible ended up in their stomachs…

Those lucky enough to escape had fled to other areas.

Without the wild game, some beta players were even starting to consider starting a farming industry…

With no Demon Beasts to practice on, Demacia had to take the newcomers outside the safe zone.

Fortunately, after initial explorations, players had discovered that the southeastern direction of the Elf Forest appeared to have relatively barren land, with weaker Demon Beasts residing there.

So coming here, Demacia was somewhat confident in ensuring the new members’ safety.

“Hang in there a bit more, folks, we’ll definitely encounter Demon Beasts.”

He said to his teammates.

After saying this, he chuckled, “But be careful, Demon Beasts spawn randomly in the wild, and with good luck, you’ll face low-ranked ones. With bad luck, facing Black Iron Middle Rank or even higher isn’t impossible.”

“But, ha, since we’re in this barren place, we probably won’t encounter them.”

“If we do run into something we can’t handle, if you don’t want to start from zero, just run away!”

After hearing Demacia’s words, several newly joined players exchanged glances and nodded.

As they continued walking, suddenly, the lead player, who was a Hunter from the first beta, stopped.

“There’s movement!”

He said with a solemn expression, gesturing for silence.

Demacia and the others perked up and quickly quieted down.

The Hunter then took a deep breath, carefully observing the surrounding shrubs, listening, and slowly moving forward while crouching.

Everyone held their breath.

The Hunter quietly detached from the group, sneaking over to a nearby bush and gently pushing it aside…

Soon, his expression turned from surprise to excitement!

He turned around and mouthed to the group:

Goblins!

Gob…lins…

Matching his lip movements, Demacia and the others mentally vocalized… Wait…

Goblins?!

His eyes lit up.

It had been a long time since they last saw these adorable creatures after the Goblins at the Feilengcui Ruins were wiped out.

And if he remembered correctly, these little bundles of experience and contribution usually dwelled in caves and ruins.

But there weren’t any caves in the Elf Forest…

Could it be… there’s a ruin nearby?!

In an instant, Demacia’s breathing became heavy.

Ruins!

It’s very possible there are ruins nearby!

Come to think of it, most players hadn’t ventured deep in this direction because of the barren land, so there might actually be Elf Ruins!

Could it be… Demacia was about to trigger another storyline event?!

Thinking of this, he perked up and quickly waved his teammates over, whispering:

“We’ve got something good!”

“No noise, move quietly!”

Hearing this, the group became excited.

Demacia then quietly moved next to the Hunter player and looked into the distance.

In a clearing not far away, several Goblins were gathered… doing something unknown.

Demacia’s eyes sparkled.

He whispered to his teammates who caught up, “I’ll count to three. I’ll charge first, and you flank them from both sides. Don’t let them all escape.”

After saying this, he thought for a moment and changed his mind: “No… move slowly and let a couple escape, so we can follow them to find their lair!”

Then he began counting:

“One… two… three!”

With that, he took a deep breath, grabbed his scimitar, and leaped out of the bushes!

“Sun Thief! I’ve missed you guys!”

He shouted excitedly, charging toward the Goblins!

The Goblins seemed startled by the sudden attack.

They yelped and scrambled to grab their weapons.

However, Demacia’s strength had grown tremendously, and with a single sweep, he felled two Goblins, causing the others to flee in panic.

At this point, the other teammates arrived.

Demacia shouted, “Flank them!”

After saying that, he took the lead and chased the fleeing Goblins.

Strangely, the Goblins, instead of scattering, seemed to agree on a direction to escape.

Seeing this, Demacia became even more excited.

Ruins!

They must be escaping back to the ruins!

With this thought, he pursued them more eagerly, filled with excitement.

As the chase continued, the surrounding forest became denser.

Goblins didn’t have the stamina of the elves, and soon Demacia caught up with them one by one, striking them down, leaving the new teammates to finish them off.

Gradually, he reached the last Goblin…

Just as Demacia was about to slow down and track it to the ruins, a strong sense of danger washed over him.

He shivered and reflexively brought his scimitar up to guard himself.

A black shadow flashed by, colliding with immense force against his scimitar, which shattered on impact!

Moreover, the force didn’t dissipate, striking him fiercely in the chest.

Even his Black Iron Lower Rank epic heavy armor was torn apart like paper.

Demacia felt a dull ache in his chest, his consciousness blurred momentarily, and he was flung backward by the impact.

He slammed into a giant tree behind him and spat out a mouthful of blood as half his health bar vanished.

If not for the pain sensation being reduced by 95%, he’d have likely fainted from the pain…

He looked up in shock, seeing a burly, menacing figure in front of him.

Half-Beast Black Stone slowly retracted her fist!

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