Many Eli creatures gathered in front of a huge tree, looking at this weathered giant tree with piety or reverence.
Pilgrims once gathered here to admire the wonders of this world. At this time, their last hope gathered here.
"Jenny, I never thought you would dare to set foot on this holy land!"
In the center of the venue, a female elf with a dark green outfit and a cold face stopped the witch in white who had come from afar and asked in a low voice.
Even though she had lowered her voice, her actions still attracted the attention of many creatures around her.
"Stop it, Hakashi Road."
A male elf dressed similarly stopped her move in a deep voice.
"...Yes, Lord Ivor."
Although he was unwilling to do so, Hakashilu still obeyed the order and put down his raised hand, but still glared at the witch in white.
"I heard about Fiat." The elf named Ivor said slowly, "You shouldn't do this."
"I'm too lazy to argue with you about this." Jenny closed her eyes and said, "I'm just here to participate in this ceremony."
Behind Jenny, Sodofei, who was slightly embarrassed, looked nervously at the slightly unfamiliar male elf in front of him, showing a complicated look that was mixed with admiration and confusion.
"Iver..." Sodofei seemed to have something to say, but before she could say anything, she was interrupted by another elf.
"If it weren't for all the jungle guardians preparing for this ceremony, Jenny, you should have been punished for what you did." Hakashilu scolded.
"I just did what I should do." Jenny opened her eyes and said slowly.
Just as a few people were talking, the atmosphere in the venue changed instantly. The attention of all the surrounding creatures was attracted by a special figure in front of the giant tree.
It was a handsome elf with long silver hair hanging behind the emerald green robe. As soon as he appeared, he attracted the attention of almost all creatures.
"Elven King Masiah."
The surrounding creatures loudly praised the name of this elf. Even the proud unicorn lowered his head at this moment.
The Elf King stretched out his hand and stroked the lines on the bark of the tree. After all the praises subsided, he said in a heavy tone:
"People of Eli, we have reached the most critical moment. The evil necromancer is constantly encroaching on our land, causing countless creatures to become homeless and unable to find their way home."
He raised his head slightly and looked at the huge trees that could not be seen beyond the horizon. His eyes were empty and he seemed to be out of this world. Only the frown between his eyebrows showed the anguish in his heart.
"Unfortunately, our defense lines have been broken one after another, and countless innocent creatures have died in this battle, and have even become the enemy's weapons against us. The Necromancer is deploying his troops and preparing to launch an attack on the Holy Land of Tularion. The final attack.”
Under his emotional narration, many creatures who gathered here to participate in this ceremony couldn't help sobbing as they recalled the tragic scenes they had seen.
"In order to protect our last holy place, I decided to violate the long-standing prohibition and awaken the chief of the jungle guardians, the sleeping wise man Yuk. And this is also the purpose of calling you here."
He turned around and looked at everyone in the field. His eyes swept over the many creatures one by one. Instead of power and majesty, he was full of pleading.
Finally, his eyes rested on a red-haired half-elf.
"The second seat of the Jungle Guardian, the half-elf hero Gru, do you have any objections to awakening the wise man Yuk?"
"No objection. Masiah, you are a great elf, and the Jungle Warriors will always remember your greatness." The red-haired half-elf replied in a deep voice, with a trace of unbearability flashing in his eyes.
Massiah nodded and moved his gaze in another direction.
"Third seat, Holy Unicorn Larel, do you have any objections?"
"No objection... I just can't bear to leave you..." A unicorn with pure white light all over its body said softly, with a bit of sobs in his words.
He nodded heavily and looked at a gloomy-looking elf.
"Seat 4, Elf Hero Ivor, do you have any objections?"
"I have objections."
Ivor's words instantly attracted the attention of all the creatures in the scene. Even the unicorn who had just finished speaking couldn't help but glare at him.
On the side, the expression on Jenny's mouth changed, and she whispered to Ivor not far away: "Are you crazy? The personal grudges between us should not affect the progress of the entire ceremony."
Iver's eyes swept over her coldly, then looked at Massiah in the field, and said loudly: "The knowledge gained by the wise man Yuke in his sleep is limited, and it is not enough to be shared by so many creatures."
"King of Eli, I understand that you want to use this knowledge to improve the strength of all jungle guardians, but the fact is that in this way, each creature will gain very little improvement, and it will not achieve the desired effect at all." Iver narrowed his eyes slightly and said.
"It seems you don't understand." Massiah sighed.
"I know exactly what I am doing." Ivor raised his hand and said in a deep voice, "In order to maximize the effectiveness of this ceremony, I suggest that only the top ten jungle guardians and those who are fighting against the necromancer Only creatures that have made meritorious service during the battle are eligible to join this ceremony."
Iver's words immediately caused an uproar among the surrounding creatures, and for a while, the surroundings were filled with accusations against Iver.
It was Massiah's continuous gestures that stopped the discussion of the surrounding creatures. He shook his head, with a sad look in his eyes.
"Hero Ivor, no matter how powerful an individual is, he cannot defeat those necromancers. If we want to protect the last holy land, we must work together so that we can have a glimmer of hope."
"You are wrong." Ivor retorted with a gloomy face, "Weak creatures, even if they get Yuk's wisdom, can't change anything. They will only die one by one at the hands of the necromancer. Therefore, they are not qualified. Join this ceremony. The only ones who truly determine the direction of the battle are the top ten seats of the Jungle Guardian."
"All the jungle guardians have contributed to protecting Eli, and they have the right to join this ceremony." Masiah advised.
"If you think that when the war breaks out, those who risk their lives and fight on the front line have the same contribution to maintaining order in the forest, I have nothing to say." Ivor said solemnly.
"Hmph." An elf in green attire snorted coldly. She is the ninth seat of the Jungle Guardian, the leader of the rangers and patrols, Kailin, "What does this mean? You are really annoying. The elf."
"I agree with Ivor."
Before Kailin finished speaking, a voice contrary to her came.
"Me too. The contribution made by the court mage in the battle cannot be compared with that of the patrol."
Masiah looked at this scene in surprise. In just a short moment, the elf Alyssa and the dwarf Malkaim, who were the fifth and sixth seats of the Jungle Guardian, expressed their support for Ivor. The two of them were responsible for management. The palace mage organization usually does not deal with them, but they did not expect to reach an agreement at this time.
"On behalf of the Green Crown Dragon, I agree with Ivor's opinion." In the field, a woman in a golden dress seconded the opinion.
Nearly half of the entire upper-level council in front of them agreed with Ivor. Even Masiah had to seriously consider Ivor's suggestion.
"How could you make such a rude request?" The unicorn, which was shining with silver light, scolded, "Gru, quickly find a way to persuade Massiah."
However, faced with the reminder of the unicorn, Gru shook his head and sighed deeply.
Why doesn't Gru understand that if he wants to defeat the Necromancer, he can only rely on the jungle guardians in the top ten seats? But he will not make suggestions to expel other creatures like Ive, but will respect Masaya. choose.
"Great Elf King, it's time to give the order." As he said that, Ivor showed a look of pain on his face, "I respect your courage to use your life to awaken the wise Yuk. In order to prevent all these sacrifices from being in vain, in order to eliminate all undead souls Master, please give me the final order."
"I..." Masiah's face turned pale and she was speechless for a moment.
"not like this!"
Jenny was startled when she heard this sound. She followed the sound and saw her apprentice arriving in front of Ivor at some point.
"All creatures are fighting to protect Eli. You can't deprive them of all their efforts just because they are weak." Sodofei rebutted Ivor's words.
Iver glanced at the silver-haired elf in front of him, then closed his eyes and said, "But the fact is that those weak creatures eventually became members of the Necromancer."
"They don't want this either, they just want to live." Sodofei said in a hurry.
"When the battle just started, those necromancers didn't control so many undead creatures at all. But they found a way to focus on our weak points, the weak creatures, and the animals in the forest." Yi Fu said with a gloomy expression. "Sometimes I think that if there weren't so many ordinary creatures in Eri, those necromancers wouldn't have become a thing at all, let alone what they are now."
"You..." Ivor's words caused another uproar in the crowd. Among them, the shining unicorn had a bigger opinion against him. "As a member of the Jungle Guardian, you don't want to go." Thinking about how to protect the creatures in Eli, but instead complaining about those innocent creatures, how did you become the guardian of the jungle?"
Ivor answered unceremoniously: "How did I become the guardian of the jungle? More necromancers died in my hands than all of you combined. From the first day I became a hero, I What great achievements have you made in fighting the Necromancer?"
The unicorn Larrel was speechless for a while, and then a dazzling flash of light burst out from the sharp horn on her head. She was completely angered by Ivor.
"Don't be like this..." Elf King Masaya held his forehead with his hand and said with some pain.
Seeing Massiah's expression, the unicorn Larrel felt soft for a moment, and the light above his head gradually dissipated.
At this moment, Ivor took the initiative and said: "It is my lifelong wish to eliminate the necromancers. Give the order, great King of Elves, I will never let those necromancers get closer to the Holy Land of Tularion."
"You deprived them of their last hope." Masiah stamped his feet and scanned all the creatures in the field. "Without Yuk's wisdom, when the Necromancer attacks, maybe the top ten jungle guardians can indeed It has changed the situation of the war, but how many of the other creatures you have expelled now can survive?"
"I can't control them!" Ivor said angrily, "Once the top ten jungle guardians fail, will other creatures survive? The evil necromancer will not just let them go."
"As long as the necromancer can be defeated, the sacrifice of those creatures is worth it." Iver's cold eyes swept over all the creatures in the field, and all the eyes that met them avoided.
Vaguely, a skull-like face appeared in front of Ivor's eyes, with his jaws wide open, as if he was mocking him. Ivor would never forget this face no matter what.
At some point, the phantom of the skeleton in front of him slowly dissipated, and Sodofei's face appeared in front of Iver. In a daze, Iver turned his body to face Sodofei.
"That's not the case..." Sodofei lowered the corners of her mouth and asked with a sigh, "Lord Iver, why did you save me before?"
Ivor opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, and finally looked at the direction of the Elf King, and replied: "That's just a simple effort, I have long forgotten it."
"No. You saved me because you didn't want to see innocent creatures die like this. As an elf, you will still feel pain for other creatures. You just don't want to admit it." Sodofei approached Ivor and said.
"Pain can't change anything, but Yuk's wisdom can." Ivor looked at Sodofei firmly, "I need this power to completely end the necromancer."
"Really..." Sodofei showed a sad smile, stopped persuading, and returned to Jenny alone.
Looking at Sodofei gradually leaving, Ivor felt a pain in his heart for no reason, and even his will was shaken for a while.
Sodofei's face was very similar to the elf in Ivo's memory. It was almost carved out of the same mold. This was why Ivo took the initiative to save her.
However, at this moment, when he recalled the face of the elf, what Ivor saw in her eyes was not encouragement or gratitude, but a kind of disappointment.
Ivor's heart palpitated. He had killed so many necromancers, how could he still disappoint her?
The only possibility is that the culprit that caused all this is that the holder of the artifact is not dead yet. Ivo's behavior of expelling other jungle guardians is precisely to obtain stronger power in order to kill the undead. Mage execution.
But, is this really the case? Ivor was confused and stretched out his hand, as if he wanted to grab something in front of him, but he couldn't grab anything. Everything flowed through his fingers.
Just when Ive was confused, faced with this level of disagreement, the Eri upper council also began to hold a temporary vote.
Including Ivor, there were a total of four votes, which voted to expel other surrounding creatures and reserve Yuk's wisdom for the top ten seats of the Jungle Guardian. Gru and Memphela abstained from voting, and the other three votes were cast for be opposed to.
"Masaiah, have you made a decision?" Seeing that Ivor was silent for a long time, Alyssa, who was the fifth seat, took the initiative to ask the Elf King.
Masiah sighed: "I will not go against the will of the majority of the members of the parliament. Since you have made such a decision, then..."
"Wait a minute." Ivor said, interrupting him, "I changed my mind. All creatures can stay and participate in this ceremony."
"What?" Several jungle guardians who supported Ivor looked at him in disbelief. This suggestion was the first one made by Ivor. Anyone could change their mind, but he could not.
"What..." Sodofei exclaimed, also unable to believe what she heard, and looked at Ivor with surprise in her eyes.
(End of chapter)
