Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree

Chapter 75: Chapter 75 Where Is the Problem?

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When Black Stone saw the slowly disappearing bodies of elves on the ground, he knew something was wrong.

And when the shouts from outside faintly reached him, his expression finally changed.

“Oh no! We might have been exposed!”

At the same time, a hint of doubt welled up in his heart.

*Where did the problem arise?*

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*Along this way, the Half-Beast Priest had already erased their tracks, so how could the elves know their whereabouts?*

*And… since when did these straightforward long-eared ones start using schemes?*

Even now, Black Stone was still having a hard time believing that these proud elves would disguise themselves as the Half-Beast they despised most, infiltrating them deceitfully and directly killing the priest!

*This didn’t seem like a strategy elves could come up with, but rather those cunning humans!*

However, at this moment, he couldn’t be bothered with so much.

These strange elves, seemingly possessing undead power, were weak, but Black Stone dared not bet whether there were more powerful figures behind them.

Black Stone was always a cautious person.

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He never dealt with enemies without a clear grasp on them, nor did he ever lay all his cards on the table.

His caution had even brought him ridicule before.

Yet even so, Black Stone didn’t abandon this quality he learned from humans.

Facts proved his caution was correct.

Those once mocking reckless fellows had ascended to the Divine Country in battle after battle.

And he was still doing quite well.

Only this time, he felt he had inexplicably tripped up.

With the priest’s death, his mission could already be considered a failure.

But fortunately, he still captured an elf.

Thinking of this, he turned to look at Dema in the cell, his expression shifting a bit, and finally, gritted his teeth, saying,

“Take them with us, we’re leaving through the secret passage!”

He didn’t plan to clash head-on with those strange elves.

If he could bring the captured elf back and extract secrets from him, maybe he could earn the High Priest’s forgiveness.

Thinking of this, Black Stone already felt like retreating.

With his order, the Half-Beasts dragged Dema and three young elves out of the cell and into another secret passage within the cave.

This secret passage connected to another hidden underground cave, leading straight to a kilometer away.

“Hmph, I’ll settle this account later!”

Black Stone gave a hateful glance in the direction of the cave entrance, ordering his men to retreat into the passage.

After the last one entered, he took a deep breath and mustered all his strength to slam the cave wall hard.

The cave immediately collapsed, blocking the entryway.

And Black Stone, at the last moment of the cave’s collapse, entered the secret passage.

Dozens of Half-Beasts slowly advanced through the secret passage.

And Black Stone continued pondering where exactly the problem lay.

*Where did it go wrong?*

*He clearly had been very careful, so how had his tracks been exposed?*

*Did the few clansmen who went hunting get caught and leak secrets?*

*But… those Half-Beasts were warriors he personally selected, who would rather die than betray the tribe!*

*The elves’ movements were too fast, so fast he could hardly believe it…*

*It was as if someone was guiding them…*

All along the way, Black Stone couldn’t figure it out.

And the Half-Beast troop finally emerged from the passage.

They crawled out of the hidden passage entry; their vision suddenly brightened as they returned to the forest.

Black Stone breathed a sigh of relief.

No matter what, they were safe.

Thinking of this, he sighed with relief, showing a trace of satisfaction on his face.

Just then, the surrounding jungle suddenly moved, and more than a hundred tall elves suddenly emerged.

Black Stone’s expression turned rigid.

Looking at those well-equipped, exhilarated figures, the corner of his mouth twitched, and he appeared momentarily stunned.

Elves?!

Where… where did they come from?

How did they know he was here?!

Seeing the Half-Beast troop, the elves’ initially excited expressions became even more elated,

“We’ve found them!”

“Look! There’s Dema!”

“The three little cuties are there too!”

“Get rid of these wicked Half-Beasts and rescue our kin!”

“Hooray!”

They shouted and then bravely charged forward.

Seeing these reckless elves, a hint of anger flashed in Black Stone’s eyes.

If they had the strength of silver or Black Iron Upper, that would be one thing.

These elves, at most, had the strength of Black Iron Lower’s mid-level, and with such power, they thought they could block them?

“Get out of the way!”

Black Stone shouted, swinging his wolf fang club to turn an approaching figure into a sieve.

“Whoa! So fierce!”

His actions startled the other elves.

At this moment, Black Stone heard a detestable voice among the elves,

“That’s the boss! Don’t fight him! Everyone just stall the main Half-Beast force!”

*Boss?*

Black Stone was momentarily confused.

But soon, he realized it referred to himself.

Because afterward, all the elves evaded him, starting to entangle other Half-Beasts.

Moreover, more elves began to gang up on the three Half-Beasts guarding the elves.

Suddenly, realizing something, Black Stone’s expression changed,

“Oh no! They must be stalling for time!”

He gritted his teeth, backhandedly slapping several elves attempting to rescue Dema and the others to their deaths, while shouting to the remaining Half-Beasts,

“Don’t delay with them; we’ll break through!”

However, as soon as he finished speaking, the entire forest ground suddenly began to tremble.

“Boom…”

“Boom…”

The sound was thunderous, like the footsteps of a giant.

Hearing this, Dema, who was being escorted by the Half-Beasts, curled his lips.

He suddenly shouted,

“Berserk!”

Following that, a powerful aura erupted from him.

In an instant, Dema’s face twisted, his whole body swelled several times, faintly revealing snake-like veins and blood vessels…

[Berserk]

This was a life-risking skill he exchanged for, able to unleash his full potential, bursting out with immense power in an instant.

Duration: ten minutes.

Price: death.

Seeing him pick up a scimitar from the ground and slash down a Half-Beast who hadn’t reacted yet!

Then, he scooped up the other two young elves, yelling at El,

“Let’s go!”

*If not now, when…*

Seeing Dema breaking free in an instant, Black Stone was furious.

He wanted to stop him, but suddenly, several thick vines emerged from the ground, halting his movement…

The vines were so tough that Black Stone was astonished to find that even with his Black Iron Upper Peak strength (Level 40), he couldn’t break free!

Soon after, a massive shadow covered him from above.

“What… what is this?”

“Tree… Tree-man?”

Around him, came the panicked voices of other Half-Beasts.

Black Stone’s heart tightened, and he hurriedly looked up, then saw a gigantic figure…

A body over thirty meters tall, rivaling the Dragon Clan, with sturdy branches almost blotting out the sun. Those indifferent eyes looked at him as if he were already dead.

In an instant, Black Stone’s pupils contracted sharply,

“Oak… Oak Guardian?!”

He nearly lost his voice.

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