There's definitely something wrong with this murder mystery game-Chapter 822 - 692: Sacred Tree of the Elves_2

Chapter 822 -692: Sacred Tree of the Elves_2

Slap!

Xu Shuo abruptly raised his Knight’s Sword, and smashed the Ice Arrow flying towards his face.

“Catalina!”

The Ice and Snow Elf yelled towards the huge tree.

In an instant, the Sacred Tree of the Elves swayed.

The shallow layer of water from the lake rose, gathered, and condensed into several figures, transforming from a transparent layer of water into icy bodies.

Dozens of Ice and Snow Elves stood in the lake, all showing a murderous intent, staring angrily at the three people outside the lake.

After they appeared, the layer of water that was only ten centimeters high seemed to have dropped a bit more, shallow enough to just submerge toes.

Zuo Fang noticed this and raised his eyebrows.

These elves could only manifest through the Power of Faith.

And the Power of Faith needed to irrigate the Spiritual Holy Tree.

He wondered, if he were to drain the water here, wouldn’t that tree wither as well?

“The legendary Holy Tree of the Elves, so towering and majestic it could blot out the skies. Seeing it now, it’s nothing but this,” said Xu Shuo with a smile, looking at the tree in the middle of the lake.

As his voice fell, those dozens of Ice and Snow Elves uniformly raised their hands, nocked their bows, their angry and cold eyes fixated on him, seemingly waiting for an order to immediately loose their arrows.

Even if the Elf Clan of Ice and Snow Elves has fallen to such a state.

It is not the place of the Holy See of Light to ridicule them!

They cannot accept satire from the Holy See of Light, either!

“Wait!”

In the tense moment, that Ice and Snow Elf hurriedly spoke, “Catalina, let them leave this place. Our current strength is not enough to oppose the Holy See of Light. You are the last bloodline of the elves; you shouldn’t waste any more of it here.”

After she finished speaking, a phantom appeared in front of the Sacred Tree of the Elves, and the Ice and Snow Elf who had previously confronted Xu Shuo stepped out.

Catalina looked at the young man opposite her, remembering the previous confrontation, her expression was both angry and wary.

She pursed her lips and said, “You have come to see the Sacred Tree of the Elves, what else?”

They had previously tried in vain to persuade this group to leave, but they stubbornly refused, thus leading to an inexplicable fight.

And now.

Just coming to see the Sacred Tree of the Elves and they’re willing to leave?

Even if Catalina was not sophisticated in worldly matters, she wouldn’t be foolish enough to believe that their trip was really just for this; otherwise, they must have other purposes.

Xu Shuo laughed and said, “I heard that your sister went to the human continent, causing quite a bit of trouble for our mission. Since that’s the case, you should go out there and clean up the mess for her.”

“No!”

“The Holy Maiden cannot leave this place!”

“Devious humans, you plan to lure Catalina to the human continent and then deal with her!”

“Catalina, don’t trust him!”

“She cannot leave this place!”

Before Catalina could speak, the other Ice and Snow Elves on the lake had already started to panic, expressing their opposition one after another.

The captured Ice and Snow Elf, who hadn’t expected this human’s purpose, also joined the opposition, struggling angrily, then was forcefully pinned down by Zuo Fang again.

Catalina also frowned at that moment: “They are all right, how can I believe that you won’t do anything to me once outside?”

Xu Shuo didn’t speak, but suddenly unfolded a Magic Array in his hand.

“How can you assure me that I can’t do anything to you here?” he said.

“Are you sure you want to have a showdown with me here?” Catalina stared at him.

“You should know, with the current Power of Faith in Dawn, it’s nowhere near the match for the Belief in Light. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have easily set foot on this land.”

“…So what?”

Catalina’s eyes dimmed.

Xu Shuo smiled lightly, dispersing the Magic Array in his hand, looking at the Sacred Tree of the Elves behind her with interest.

“If I can deal with you here, there’s no need for anything more. What you see as a ‘do or die’ situation, to me is just a trivial matter within reach. And the reason I want you to go out with me…”

He paused for a moment before continuing, “is simply to have you help me deal with the Magical Beast Horde in the Far North Mountain Range.”

As Catalina’s heart had tensed up from his previous words, it slowly settled down again after hearing his latter request, followed by questions.

“Magical Beast Horde?” she asked in confusion.

“Your sister has organized a horde of Magical Beasts on the outskirts of the Far North Mountain Range, planning an assault on the human continent. Although it’s not a big deal for the Holy See of Light, dealing with it is still somewhat troublesome,” Xu Shuo’s tone was calm and steady.

“You want me to help you disperse the Magical Beasts?” Catalina roughly understood his purpose.

“Yes, just to disperse the Magical Beasts on the periphery of the Far North Mountain Range,” said Xu Shuo, raising a benign and harmless smile.

“…”

Catalina fell silent.

Her sister was the previous Executor of Dawn, but her life was ending due to a curse, so in her final moments, she planned to make one last stand on the human continent.

The Elf Holy Maiden possesses the ability to prophesy.

In the future her sister saw, there would be a battle in this era between the Saint Vlaro Empire and the Holy See of Light on the human continent.

And this was also the Elf Clan’s last chance.

As long as they can help the human empire dismantle the authority of the Holy See of Light and replace it with the Dawn Belief, then the fading Sacred Tree of the Elves might just revive with the Power of Faith from humans.

Although compared to the grand offensive a thousand years ago, the elves have now become solitary fighters.

But this was a matter of necessity.

The Magical Beast Army was their last resort.

Catalina suddenly looked towards the youth opposite her, locking eyes with him. Compared to his ever-calm silver-white eyes, her eyes were a complex mix of emotions, seemingly engaged in an intense internal struggle.

Hatred, anger, hope, despair, sorrow…

A myriad of emotions flickered through her eyes, the violently fluctuating emotions even caused ripples across the water around her, frost bloomed.

Xu Shuo however, merely looked back at her calmly.

The youth’s features were gentle, his face as clear and lustrous as jade always carried a faint smile, but his emotions were colder than the wind and snow here.

After a long pause.

Catalina suddenly bit her lower lip: “Fine! I’ll go help you disperse the Magical Beast Horde at the periphery!”

— Personally cutting off her sister’s escape route!

Her sister’s life was nearing its end, and regardless of success or failure in this worldly venture, there was no chance left for her to continue living.

But at this moment, the enemy had already approached the Holy Land of Elves.

The chaotic emotions of her kin, along with the Power of Faith, seeped into Catalina’s mind; as the last Executor of Dawn, she not only carried the faith of the entire Elf Clan but also their hopes and future.

Whether it was her kin or her sister, in truth, they all just wanted her to continue to survive in this world as a representative of the Ice and Snow Elves.

To carry on the heritage of the Ice and Snow Elves.

She didn’t know how long she could hold on.

But she could only do her utmost to endure.

“Let me make some preparations. However, I will only stay in the Far North Mountain Range, I will not enter the human continent. After dispelling those Magical Beasts for you, the affairs of the human continent will no longer concern our Ice and Snow Elf Clan.”

Catalina said, gazing straight at him with a voice that was low and cold, as if suppressing some emotion.

Xu Shuo smiled lightly, his smile warm and gentle.

“Okay.”

Catalina looked deeply at him and disappeared into the Sacred Tree of the Elves.

At the same time, several dozen Ice and Snow Elves on the lake also dissipated, turning into clear streams of water and returning to the lake.

“Can you let me go now?”

The Ice and Snow Elf restrained by Zuo Fang struggled.

Zuo Fang raised an eyebrow and untied his own rope, releasing the Ice and Snow Elf.

The other just gave him a severe glare, then turned and ran quickly into the lake, merging into the Power of Faith shortly after.

The place quickly fell silent.

There was a long silence.

Looking at the still and waveless lake surface, Zuo Fang suddenly said: “They’ve been quiet for so long, they wouldn’t have started playing dead, right?”

Xu Shuo was at ease, semi-leaning on the Knight’s Sword stuck in the ice, lazily said, “That’s unlikely.”

If they really were playing dead.

It didn’t matter anyway.

It would just mean that the last Ice and Snow Elf wouldn’t have a chance to escape and they would all fall into the Abyss with this island.

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But after a quarter of an hour.

Catalina emerged again from the Holy Tree, and at the same time, the water level of the lake dropped by half.

Although the other Ice and Snow Elves agreed to let her go outside, they took half of the Power of Faith with her to guard against any conspiracies by the Church of Light, so that Catalina would have the power to return in case of danger.

“Let’s go, after I disperse the Magical Beasts for you, I will come back,” Catalina said with a cold face.

Xu Shuo smiled, his attitude unchanged by hers, and turned to walk in the direction they came from.

The Elf Clan has still made the right choice.

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