Chapter 242 The Ruins of the Elf Temple
In this situation, even if Hunter has not had any contact with him, he will be accused of protecting outsiders.
Not to mention, he did protect Xia En and could not withstand the investigation!
Xia En's thoughts flashed and he asked Mumu.
“Where will the executioner take Old Hunter?”
No matter what, the reason why Old Hunter encountered this unreasonable disaster was inseparable from Shane.
He couldn't just let old Hunter be executed.
Hearing this, Mumu was surprised and said: "You, what do you want to do?"
"Of course you are going to save old Hunter, or are you going to watch him die?"< br>
Xia En said matter-of-factly: "By the way, do you know other elders among the tree people? It's better to have a higher status."
"The acquaintance is serious, but..."
Mumu looked bitter: "I don't know who is trustworthy and who is not trustworthy."
"Hunter yesterday Grandpa told me that now, my uncles may fall to the [Giant Wood God] at any time..."
"Grandpa said, the only one I can trust is myself..."
< br>After experiencing the double betrayal of her friend and childhood sweetheart yesterday, and almost being planted with the [Seed of Corruption], Mumu could barely remain calm.
But now, even its only support, Old Hunter, has been taken away. Mumu finally panicked, as if he had lost his backbone.
In the final analysis, considering the lifespan of Shuren, Mumu is actually just a young man who has not experienced much in the world.
Its current performance is considered strong enough.
Xia En has already made a decision in his heart and acts vigorously and resolutely.
"Well, if there is any elder you think you can trust relatively, let's go find him first."
Mumu murmured: "The most reliable one should be Elder Iris, who is Grandpa Hunter's best friend."
Xia En decisively said: "Then look for it."
Mumu was still a little worried: "But, what if Elder Iris also..."
This series of tragic encounters has made this young tree man a little nervous, fearing that he will encounter another one. betray.
At this time, Xia En said firmly.
"Don't worry, I'll take care of everything."
The confused Mumu lowered her head, looking at his tall and tall figure and listening to this calm and indifferent tone, she felt calm for no reason and felt confident.
"If it's him, maybe he can really help my grandfather and I get through this crisis..."
Thinking of this, Mumu no longer hesitated and said decisively: "Please Follow me."
"I'll lead the way for you."
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As an aboriginal of the [City of Giant Trees], Mumu is far more familiar with this city than Xia En.
So we knew a few hidden routes forward. In addition, Xia En and both of them had disguised themselves, so they had a smooth journey along the way.
Led by Mumu, the group soon arrived at a particularly special forest.
Here, the surrounding woods present a different look.
The branches and leaves of the tree trunk are gray-black in color, and the bark is as withered and shriveled as a treant like Mumu. It looks particularly bleak and weak in vitality.
It is incompatible with the nearby forest that is extremely bright and even dazzling in green.
What surprised Xia En the most.
After arriving in this area, the malice in the forest seemed to have faded a bit, and it no longer felt like a ray of light on the back.
After witnessing the true appearance of [Seed of Corruption] and [City of Giant Trees].
Xia En already knows that in this city, one cannot simply rely on the appearance of things as a criterion.
The seemingly vibrant area is actually a carpet of rotting and decaying flesh.
Perhaps this strange and deep forest is actually a rare pure land in the [City of Giant Trees]?
As if aware of Xia En's curious gaze, Mumu explained in a low voice.
"We call this place the Black Forest. It seems to have been like this many years ago."
"In the mouths of the reformists, they have always claimed that this forest is a cursed place. A territory abandoned by the [Giant Wood God]"
"So, they rarely go deep into it, and their control over this forest is very limited."
"Elder Iris and his tribe. People live deep in this forest.”
On the way here, Xia En briefly learned about this elder Iris from Mumu.
Strictly speaking.
Aerys is neither a conservative nor a revolutionary.
Using the internal name of the tree people, they should belong to the category of the hermit sect.
In short, it means neither supporting the belief in the old gods nor turning around to believe in the new gods.
Trying to transcend the two major factions and just want to survive without fighting against the world.
This was one of the reasons why Mumu didn't dare to come to Iris at first.
After all, it cannot confirm what attitude Aerys will have on this matter, or whether he will stand by and watch.
However, although Aerys advocates remaining neutral, he wants to live in seclusion in the Black Forest.
But as the contradiction between the two factions becomes increasingly acute, it is difficult for the confrontation between the two to involve members of the Hermit Faction.
It’s a simple truth.
Tree people who belong to the hermit sect will always have relatives and friends who are either conservative sect or reformist sect.
For example, Iris herself is Hunter’s best friend.
Once these people who are close to each other are affected by the confrontation between the two factions, can the hermit faction still stay out of the world?
In the final analysis, the more intense the struggle, the less tolerated the existence of neutralists.
Things have developed to where they are now.
As the leader of the hermit faction, Aerys has to make the final decision.
After learning the inside information, Xia En became more confident in this operation.
Not long after a group of people entered the black forest.
In a corner of the forest, the branches and leaves of the trees suddenly swayed, and there was an undercurrent surging.
Mumu was startled and immediately looked in that direction warily.
Xia En took a step forward, stood in front of Mu Mu, and said, "Senior, why do you have to hide your head and show your tail?"
"We might as well come forward and tell the story frankly."
"...Humans?"< br>
A slightly surprising voice came from the dark forest.
But soon, there was a trace of fear in this voice.
"No...what on earth are you..."
Obviously, the guy hiding in the dark tried to see through the essence of Xia En [Projection Body], so he saw something that he shouldn't have seen. , which caused a little panic.
By now, Xia En has already noticed——
It seems that the more powerful and inspired the existence is, the more frightened it will be when facing the [Projection Body] .
On the contrary, a young man like Mumu who didn’t understand anything couldn’t see much abnormality.
At this time, Xia En said frankly: "It doesn't matter who I am."
"What matters is that you [City of Giant Woods] are about to face a disaster!"
< br>"All the tree people in this city will meet the end of destruction."
Hearing this, the other party immediately retorted: "Nonsense!"
" [The City of Giant Trees] is obviously still peaceful, so where is the disaster and the ending of destruction?”
Xia En couldn't help but glance at the direction where the sound came from with pity.
"It seems that you really don't know anything..."
Such a look of pity, but the rebuttal made people even more angry. Along with the surge of sea water, a huge tree man seven or eight meters tall walked into the black forest.
The rough and withered tree face was full of anger, and its voice was like a bell.
"What do you mean?"
"I don't know anything? Then what do you know?"
The moment he saw the tree man, Xia En couldn't help but relax a little.
Because, although this tree man is taller and has slightly darker bark, overall, he still looks as dry and ugly as Mu Mu.
Apparently the [Seed of Corruption] has not been accepted yet.
If even the tree people in the black forest become believers of the [Giant Wood God], then there may really be no pure land in the [Giant Wood City].
Faced with the menacing tree man, Xia En said calmly without changing his expression.
“Take us to see Elder Yliss quickly.”
“Big man, you don’t want the [City of Giant Woods] to perish because of your negligence, right?”
"...huh?"
The big tree man was stunned.
It always felt that what the other party said sounded fine, but when it thought about it carefully, it felt that something was wrong.
Isn’t it here to give these people a blow?
Why did you become the leader?
Below, Mumu raised his head and said anxiously: "Uncle Wind, please, we really have something important to report to Elder Iris."
Mumu had been to the Black Forest several times, and naturally got to know some of the hermit tree people.
Seeing Mumu's eager look, the big tree man was also a little embarrassed and muttered.
"But Lord Aerys said that no one else is allowed to enter the Black Forest..."
Just when it was still hesitant.
A faint sigh came from the depths of the black forest.
"That's all, Wind, let them in."
Hearing this voice, the big tree man immediately showed a respectful look on his face.
"Yes, Lord Aerys."
Then, the treeman Wind glanced at Shane and others with complicated eyes: "Although I still think you are alarmist, since Lord Aerys I've spoken..."
"You guys, come with me"
With Wen De leading the way, Xia En and his party encountered no resistance and successfully entered the depths of the black forest.
Along the way, Xia En also met other tree people from the hermit sect.
However, unlike the conservative and innovative tree people, most of these reclusive tree people are in a strange state of sleep.
Even if they get close, they show no sign of waking up.
It feels like one is integrated with the black forest, breathing with the breathing of the black forest.
Xia En silently remembered what he saw in his heart and continued to move forward.
After a while, they came to a black tree that was several times bigger than Wende.
This tree is forty to fifty meters high. Dozens of people need to wrap their arms around the trunk to hug it. Only by looking up can most of its body be seen.
To be honest, it is even more exaggerated than Shane's size after he transformed into a giant.
Among the underwater tree people, such a huge body is actually very rare.
It seems that due to water pressure and seawater erosion, or perhaps to reduce energy loss, the size of the tree people in [City of Giant Trees] is generally restricted, and they have become much smaller than on the island.
Generally under ten meters, a tree man approaching ten meters is considered a big man.
——Of course, this pocket is relative to tree people. Compared with humans, they still have a natural size advantage.
At this time, with so many restrictions, this tree man still dared to maintain such a large body.
This shows its powerful strength.
Faced with a tree man whose size was several times his own, Xia En's expression remained unchanged and he took the initiative to ask.
“Are you Iris?”
“It’s me.”
Iris responded: “If I’m not mistaken, you should be the one who visited [Big Wood] yesterday. "An outsider who caused a riot in the city, right?"
Xia En nodded: "Compared with this, what I want to ask is, do you know that Hunter has been taken away by the executioner?"
Hearing this, Iris moved his eyes to Mumu next to him and sighed again.
"I'm sorry about Hunter."
Mumu was stunned.
What Iris meant by this was that he had obviously known for a long time that Hunter had been taken away by the executioner.
So, is it even planning to die without saving anything?
Iris continued: "It's not that I don't want to, but that I can't."
As he spoke, there was a sudden vibration below the ground, as if the entire seabed was shaking slightly.
Xia En saw several roots wriggling in the mud, as if they were trying to get out of the soil, but it seemed extremely difficult.
Iris smiled bitterly and said: "As you can see, I have become one with this forest and this seabed."
"My body is still here, but my roots are It has already gone deep underground to an unknown depth. ”
"It's almost impossible to rise out of the ground."
Its eyes fell on the other tree people in the black forest, and it murmured in a complicated tone.
“Actually, it’s not just me, most of the tree people in the hermit sect have chosen this way to blend in with the black forest.”
“Although I fell into a deep sleep, I can greatly Reduce the consumption required for survival. "
"And when the god returns, it will be when we wake up."
Hearing this, Xia En suddenly felt enlightened.
This group of hermit faction seems to be just a neutral force among the tree people.
In fact, he chose a different way of survival from the two factions.
The old guard stubbornly adheres to the beliefs of the past and works hard to support them.
The reformers fell into the arms of the [Giant Wood God] to gain a longer life.
The hermit sect seems to have buried dormant fires, hoping that the gods in the future can awaken them.
It is difficult for Xia En to decide which one is right and which one is wrong.
But now, the idea of borrowing power from Iris seems to have failed.
In fact, Xia En suspected that Iris might have known the truth about the [Seed of Life] and the malicious intentions of the [Giant Wood God].
I also know that with the power of tree people, it is impossible to advance and compete.
This is why we choose such a negative and pessimistic approach and place our hopes on the future.
As a result, the effect of the photographic stone in Xia En's hand on the true face of [City of Giant Woods] is greatly reduced.
‘What a pity. ’
Xia En sighed softly in his heart, but he was not discouraged.
It would be best to have Aerys’ help. Without it, it would not be able to stop his original plan.
However, he still has one key question that he has not asked.
"Elder Iris, do you know where the Elven Temple of [City of Giant Woods] is located?"
Hearing this question, Iris was stunned, and then smiled bitterly.
“Where is the Elf Temple?”
“That place has long been crushed into ruins by the [Giant Wood God].”
"If I have to say it, the execution ground of the executioners is the ruins of the Elf Temple."
(End of this chapter)