บท 153: Or... just die
The elves worshipped nature, yearned for freedom, and cherished life. Most of the elves were friendly and disliked fighting with other people.
In addition, all of the Elves were born beautiful, so there were many people who coveted the Elves. More than a thousand years ago, when the human world was at its peak in capturing Elven slaves, hundreds of Elves would disappear from the Elven Forest every year. There weren't many Elves, only a few hundred thousand, and their growth period was very long.
Hundreds of people went missing every year, which almost caused the population growth of the elves to go negative. At first, the elves discussed with other countries about cracking down on slave traders sincerely and peacefully. The other countries agreed on the surface but didn't take any action. Also, the royal families of many countries were secretly purchasing elven slaves.
More than a hundred years of sincere pleas and negotiations were fruitless, and more and more elves were enslaved. Their miserable state after being rescued gradually stimulated the entire elven community. After enduring more than a hundred years of pain, many elves finally could not take it anymore, especially the Beastmaster Hunters and Wild Druids. Their personalities were more passionate and unrestrained, and thus became more radical.
Soon, Nature's Wrath, made of the Beastmaster Hunters and the Wild Druids, was established. They rescued the captured elven slaves all over the world. They never left any slave hunters alive when they encountered them. They also killed the people who bought the elven slaves.
The elves had a long lifespan, and those who joined Nature's Wrath were the elites of the elves. They were mostly Masters and had several Legends.
They were so powerful that they could do whatever they wanted in the human world. They attacked the slave hunters while rescuing their own kind. They would rather kill the wrong people than let the wrong ones go. Many royal families of countries were killed by them.
The human world was a bloody mess. Many countries sent envoys to the Elf Woods, either to beg or to threaten them. They asked the Elven Council of Elders to stop Nature's Wrath, but this time, it was the elves who were indifferent to the request of human beings.
Nature's Wrath caused havoc in the human world for more than a hundred years. All the large and medium-sized slave hunters in the human world were wiped out. Many buyers of elven slaves were killed too. During that hundred years, the entire human world trembled at the sight of elves. Nobody dared to capture elves anymore.
Then, Nature's Wrath gradually went quiet. However, after a thousand years, human beings seemed to have forgotten the horror of Nature's Wrath. Now, they were secretly capturing elven slaves.
Nature's Wrath also resurfaced. Of course, because the human world didn't capture many elves at the moment, they didn't really take it seriously. The human world knew about Nature's Wrath, but they didn't really take it to heart.
Only those who knew the history of Nature's Wrath, such as the bishops, the saintesses, the Pope, and the noble families with more than a thousand years of history, knew how dreadful Nature's Wrath was. Or … the players.
Liang Lidong had dealt with Nature's Wrath in the game and knew how brutal the elves were. They didn't seem to be part of the elves at all. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that they were orcs.
Now, looking at the green natural magic light covering the entire sky, Liang Lidong sighed. "Mana Resonance. It's impossible to open the teleportation magic array now."
Kail asked, "Then what do we do now?"
Liang Lidong clapped his hands and said, "There's no need to be anxious. Let's set up a small magic array to protect the manor first. Nature's Wrath is domineering, but it won't vent its anger on unrelated people. All we need to do is to prevent the riots in the city caused by Nature's Wrath. "
Kail was reassured, and the other two girls were clearly relaxed too. Joshua and Julie, on the other hand, began to make dinner. They had been full of abscesses for three years. They didn't panic when things happened and simply took care of their internal organs first. In their eyes, nothing was scary as long as they didn't starve.
The green magic energy in the sky grew denser and denser. At this moment, the whole city was green. The flowers and trees in the manor were growing at a visible speed, but they soon reached their limits and stopped growing, or the buildings in the manor would've been crushed by the plants.
When the green magic energy in the sky reached the texture of jelly, a swirl appeared at the center, and fourteen streaks of green energy smashed into the center of Sisilia.
At this moment, Liang Lidong was certain that the city center must've been in chaos … It was Moon Shift, a large-scale teleportation spell unique to the elves.
It would've cost a lot to build such a large-scale teleportation magic array, but Liang Lidong believed that it would be worth it in the eyes of Nature's Wrath, because they were going to announce to the human world again how dreadful Nature's Wrath was.
"How rich they are." Liang Lidong sighed. He was a little envious. The Elves had spent at least four thousand gold coins on this Moon Shift spell.
Because of their racial talents, the elves couldn't use any energy system except natural energy, which meant that they couldn't use elemental spells, light spells, or dark spells. However, the natural energy of the elves was a unique type of energy that could achieve most things that magic could achieve. It was just that the cost was a little high.
For example, if a Space Mage were to cast this large-scale Moon Shift spell, the material cost would only be around 2000 gold coins. However, if the elves wanted to use natural magic energy to achieve the same effect, they would need to spend around twice the amount of magic materials.
However, it was true that the elves, as an advanced species with a small population, had abundant resources on average.
After complimenting them, Liang Lidong began to set up a magic array, with Alice and Emma helping him.
Whether it was the Human World, the Elves, or the Beastmen, there were very few people who knew how to make exquisite magic arrays. Liang Lidong was one of them.
With the materials in his Backpack, it only took Liang Lidong an hour to set up a simple magic array with the help of the two girls.
At this moment, the city center was already on fire, and people were shouting and yelling.
After activating the magic array, Liang Lidong looked at the light far away and said, "The city is rioting …"
Kail looked at the distance in confusion, so he asked, "Master, what's a city rioting about?"
"The conflict between two forces caused many deaths and casualties nearby. Some people fled, but most of them were driven by fear. They attacked the people around them crazily. " Liang Lidong's face was so cold that it seemed to be covered in frost. "Some of the people who were attacked fled, and some took advantage of the chaos. It's a vicious cycle. Very soon, the whole city will be in chaos, and it won't take long for it to reach us. "
"How can this be? How can the elves do such a thing?"
Liang Lidong shook his head helplessly and said, "This is what Nature's Wrath does. As a trade center between the three kingdoms, Sisilia has been secretly selling a lot of elven slaves for hundreds of years. Nature's Wrath must've known about it, but they didn't find any solid evidence. Now that two female elves were killed in Sisilia in such an insulting way, they've finally found an excuse to vent their anger. They probably want to use Sisilia as a sacrifice to announce the existence of Nature's Wrath to the human world again. "
More and more houses were on fire, some of which were glowing with magic. Obviously, someone was fanning the flames.
Hearing the screams far away, Kail clenched his longsword and was about to run out of the magic circle to help the citizens. Liang Lidong, however, stopped him as if he had foreseen it. He shook his head and said, "It's useless. You'll be killed if you go out now. Nature's Wrath won't let anybody stop their plan. Not just you, it's unlikely that all of us will return safely if we go out. "
"But master, what about the citizens? They didn't do anything wrong. Why did they have to suffer such a thing? "
"Because they are not strong, and neither are we." Liang Lidong said casually, "If all four of us were Legends, even Nature's Wrath wouldn't dare to act recklessly in this city."
Kail calmed down, because he discovered that … His teacher was angry. Although his teacher's voice was as gentle as before, he could tell that his teacher was indeed angry, and very close to it.
"Kail, you have to remember this. If you want to protect your family, you have to protect the justice in your heart. You must be strong. " Liang Lidong looked at the fire in the distance and said slowly, "Most knight novels say that as long as you have justice in your heart, even if you don't have the strength, as long as you do it, you won't have any regrets … Actually, that's bullsh*t. The so-called justice means that not only can you protect your family, but you can also uproot the evil forces. Those who only have passion but no strength are actually harming others and themselves."
Everybody had their own definition of justice, and their understanding of justice was slightly different. Liang Lidong had done many quests in the game and had seen many heroes who were not strong enough fight against evil forces. In the end, not only did they lose themselves, but they also caused their loved ones to be bullied and their wives and daughters to be murdered. In the end, nothing changed.
Therefore, Liang Lidong had always believed that justice was not about one person but about the safety of one's family. Liang Lidong was in favor of becoming a hero under the premise of protecting his family. However, if he couldn't even protect his family, then he shouldn't force himself to stand out. It wouldn't be too late to become a hero after he had enough strength.
Kail fell silent. Alice walked to Kail and held his hand to comfort him.
Emma, on the other hand, looked at Liang Lidong with appreciation in her eyes.
At this moment, Liang Lidong suddenly turned around and asked Emma, "Did Nature's Wrath destroy this city in your prophecy illusion?"
Emma shook her head.
Liang Lidong didn't believe in fate, but he suddenly felt that it might have something to do with the fact that he had twisted the fate of Emma and the rest of them. However, he soon abandoned the speculation, because he didn't think it was possible. As a materialist, he didn't believe that changing the fate of some people meant that more people would die with them.
Also, the two naked bodies of the female elves that had been abandoned on the street were obviously framed. The enemy seemed to have a grudge against Sisilia City, but who exactly was it that attracted Nature's Wrath to destroy Sisilia City?
After thinking about it, Liang Lidong felt that something wasn't right. Could it be that the Elven Race was plotting against them? He quickly shook his head. The Elven Race valued the lives of their own race, so they wouldn't do such a thing.
Also, another force was involved in the incident, the Desert Kingdom.
The Desert Kingdom's slave hunters would definitely find out that the Nature's Wrath captured the elves, and the Desert Kingdom wouldn't be in a good position either.
It meant that a force that hated both the Desert Kingdom and Hollevin had planned the operation.
However, no matter how Liang Lidong thought about it, he could not think of such an organization, force, or country.
Noises and screams came from far away, pulling Liang Lidong back from his thoughts.
He looked out of the magic array and saw that a bunch of civilians were running to the manor, followed by a bunch of crazed thugs. The thugs caught up with the civilians and cut them to death. When they ran into good-looking civilians, they simply dragged them to the grass nearby.
Kail looked outside, his eyes bloodshot. "Master, are we not going to help them?"
Liang Lidong said, "You can help them, but remember not to walk three hundred meters away from the manor. Come back when I ask you to. If you can do that, I'll let you out. "
"Yes …"
Before Liang Lidong agreed, Kail charged out.
The thugs were all civilians. Although they had crude tools, they were still civilians. Kail charged into the crowd, swinging his sword. In less than a minute, he had cut down more than half of the thugs.
He was about to continue when he heard his master say, "Come back, Kail."
"Kail was very reluctant. He wanted to kill all the thugs, but thinking of his promise, he could only retreat into the magic array."
Although the thugs weren't killed by Kail, they were scared out of their wits by Kail. They turned around and ran back the way they came, but they heard their screams as soon as they disappeared into the darkness. Soon, a black leopard with yellow eyes appeared at the gate of Toth Manor. Its claws were covered in red blood.
The leopard's eyes were full of wisdom, and it was emitting strange magical fluctuations.
"Wild Druid." Liang Lidong explained to Kail, "They have the ability to transform into wild beasts. It's said that the strongest Wild Druid can transform into an emerald dragon."
As if to prove Liang Lidong's words, the leopard quickly transformed into an elf. It was a female elf dressed in a black robe. She looked at the magic array that Liang Lidong had set up and said as if it was a matter of fact, "Remove the magic circle, or... just die!"
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