Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree

Chapter 77: Chapter 77: I Am Willing to Offer My Life and Soul!

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When Black Stone raised the bone fragment, Eve finally understood what her earlier feeling of unease had been.

High Order Divine Arts!

Black Stone actually held a High Order Divine Art!

[Hunting Arrow]

This was an Eight-Circle Divine Skill exclusive to the High Order Priests who worshipped Uller.

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The effect of the divine art was to produce a powerful energy arrow with a “sure hit” characteristic, accompanied by numerous secondary energy arrows, striking the target with precision and causing area attacks around it.

This was truly an attack at the Gold Middle Rank level!

Even Eve’s current avatar could not handle such an attack if caught off guard.

If stricken, it was likely to destroy the Soul Storage Orb, not fully repaired yet, causing the avatar to collapse.

Not to mention the Oak Guardian, Berserker, who only had Silver Middle Rank strength…

The energy arrows exploded, enveloping everything in blinding light and deafening noise.

A fierce energy storm raged, snapping the surrounding trees, leaving a scene of devastation.

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All the players were blinded and deafened in an instant…

When the light slowly faded and everything returned to calm, the battlefield before them had completely changed.

The place where Berserker once stood had turned into a massive crater with a radius of a dozen meters, the soil churned and still emitting white smoke…

And Berserker himself had half of his body destroyed, lying on the ground barely alive.

The life force of the Oak Guardian was indeed tenacious. Even an Eight-Circle Divine Skill didn’t kill him, but he had completely lost his combat ability.

Of course, this was also because Black Stone had only the strength of a Silver Lower Rank, and he wasn’t a Spellcaster, unable to master divine arts well.

If it had been a Silver Lower Priest wielding it, this strike might have annihilated the entire player side.

But even so, the situation on the battlefield was utterly miserable.

Alice also lay on the ground, a large hole shot through her chest and abdomen by an energy arrow, with bright red blood flowing continuously.

More than half of the players evaporated under the attack of the energy arrows, with not a trace of their bodies visible.

The remaining small number, though lucky to survive, lay on the ground severely injured, all losing their combat ability…

Only El and two elven sisters were shielded behind the furious Demacia, narrowly escaping disaster.

One blow, just one blow!

Although not completely wiped out, it was close enough.

There were fewer than thirty surviving players, all having lost their combat ability.

The only two with Silver combat power were also left gasping for life in an instant…

On the entire battlefield, only Black Stone and a dozen half-beasts with fight left remained.

It was a full fifty kilometers away from the safe zone here.

Even if the players were resurrected, there was no way to rush here in time.

Moreover, facing Black Stone, who had demonstrated Silver strength, the players had no trump card left.

All the surviving elves struggled, faces turning pale as they looked at the half-beasts on the field.

They were bewildered, seemingly not having recovered from the recent explosion.

*How did everything turn around in just an instant?*

*They were supposed to be victorious…*

*How did it suddenly turn into a disaster?*

“Damn developers, your mom… blew up!”

Seeing the tragic scene before him, Demacia cursed while spitting blood.

“Demacia big brother!”

El, worried, helped the pale Demacia up, looking at his terrifying wounds with a helpless expression.

*The most painful thing in the world was reaching for the pinnacle of hope, only to fall into despair in an instant.*

When he first saw the Oak Guardian, El also recognized this legendary being.

The surrounding determined and fervent tribesmen, as well as the extremely noble Silver Priest, made him excited beyond measure.

*Could it be that the Mother Goddess my grandfather spoke of has truly returned?*

El was immensely exhilarated, feeling something brewing incessantly in his chest.

However, before he could continue his excitement, the sudden downward change on the field struck his spirits.

*The half-beasts were so evil and powerful.*

*Under the divine art’s attack, his kinsmen and nature’s wards were so effortlessly crushed.*

For a moment, El was lost.

“Grandfather, do we… really have hope?”

Holding the constantly coughing blood Demacia, El’s eyes were blank, biting his lips hard and clenching his fists…

Black Stone was equally stunned by the effect of the divine art in the bone fragment in his hand.

“Eight-circle… it was actually eight-circle…”

He muttered a few words to himself, his expression fascinatingly complex.

Originally, he just planned to steal away amidst the distraction of the divine art’s effect, not expecting such a harvest!

Looking at the pitiful state of the surrounding elves, the dying Oak Guardian, and the unconscious Natural Priest, Black Stone’s lips curled slightly upward.

“Hehe… haha… hahaha!”

He couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

“It seems… nature’s wards aren’t as strong as rumored after all!”

His heart gradually settled.

*After all…*

*Even if the World Tree had recovered, it must have been recent.*

*And the World Tree that had just recovered was surely incredibly weak, or else… how could the elves have been up to their tricks in secret all this time?*

*A weak World Tree, and the strength of her wards was naturally limited.*

*Hehe… it seems that this time, I’ve really achieved a major accomplishment!*

“The World Tree has recovered… surely the protective divine arts upon her formation at her fall thousands of years ago have also broken, this too is an opportunity for the Father God to advance further!”

Thinking of this, Black Stone’s eyes flashed, his expression becoming fervent:

“Hehe, this time, I am destined to receive the Father God’s divine favor!”

Taking a deep breath, he ordered his shocked subordinates:

“Take those three kids, we’re leaving!”

Having unraveled the secret of the Elf Forest, there was naturally no need to take prisoners back.

Besides, Black Stone also suspected that the elves had some means of locating their comrades…

*Otherwise, how could I be exposed time and again?*

But as for the three young elves, he certainly wouldn’t let them go.

*These are premium goods!*

Upon hearing Black Stone’s command, the half-beasts exchanged glances, excitedly nodding in agreement.

They approached El, rudely pulling him up, slinging him and the two sisters over their shoulders.

“Let go of me! You evil bastards! Let go of me!”

El shouted and struggled.

Yet he couldn’t break free.

He lifted his head, staring in the direction of the World Tree, his expression desperate and angry:

“Mother Goddess… do you truly exist?”

“If you truly exist, why do you watch as your wards are slain…”

“If you truly exist, why can’t you protect your believers…”

“This… is your domain!”

He cried out, laughing and weeping.

Looking at the misery of the surrounding elves, the unconscious Natural Priest, and the barely alive Oak Guardian…

Gradually, his expression turned to anguish:

“Mother Goddess…”

“If you can hear my words, please save your servants!”

After speaking, El lifted his head, his expression solemn and resolute:

“I, El Moonlight, swear with my soul to offer my entire life and soul to you, to become your most faithful servant, only wishing you… to protect us… hoping you… could save us!”

As he spoke, he struggled to extend his hand, imitating the gesture his grandfather taught him from memory, drawing a tree-shaped symbol on his chest slowly:

“Mother Goddess! Please… manifest a divine miracle!”

The child’s voice was so clear in the silent forest, echoing far away…

Seeing the endlessly struggling El, Black Stone let out a cold smirk.

But just before he could speak, an ethereal, serene sigh suddenly echoed in everyone’s hearts:

“Sigh—”

Accompanied by the sigh, a brilliant holy light suddenly blossomed over El’s body!