Chapter 461: The Elf's Prayer
Chapter 461: The Elf's Prayer
The Imperial forces present were all astonished as they gazed upon the colossal golem, the Destroyer, an unexpected ally.
They had all heard the crisp female voice that had just come from the Swordsman's Airship, but none had dared to hope for much. Even the addition or subtraction of a single elite Swordsman captain would have made little difference to the current situation.
But the one before them...
The surprise was almost overwhelming!
A short distance away, on the Swordsman's Airship, Olenna and Claire were equally stunned, their eyes wide in disbelief.
When did their master acquire such an...exaggeratedly massive golem?
Could it have been from the Valzich Ruins?
Even Lambert, who was usually devoted to the path of the sword, stood with his mouth slightly agape at the Destroyer's might, unsure of what to say.
If not for his unwavering determination, witnessing this scene might have shaken his faith in the sword's path.
After all, the giant controlled by Ren before them might not be a match even if he attained the true realm of a Sword Saint.
But the question remained—how difficult was it to become a Sword Saint?
In comparison, the control of the colossal golem alone offered power comparable to a Sword Saint, making the choice obvious, an irresistible temptation.
Farther away, on the Long Horizon Airship, Bianca's lips, red as cherries, formed an 'O' of astonishment, unable to close for a long moment.
Although she had imagined the golem's might when she first saw the Destroyer, Bianca realized her imagination sometimes fell short. The awe-inspiring display of violence was deeply etched into her mind.
"Hahaha! Excellent! With the Destroyer, I'll petition the Empire in a couple of days to elevate our Academy to a Grand Academy!"
"I'd like to see which Academy dares to oppose us then!"
Moriah, standing nearby, was almost ecstatic, nearly shouting in excitement.
The Beyus Armored Academy had long lacked a Fourth Rank Dawn Wizard and an epic-level powerhouse, so they had no chance of applying for a promotion to a Grand Wizard Academy.
No wonder Moriah was so flustered.
After all, the differences in resource allocation between a Medium Wizard Academy and a Grand Wizard Academy were vast, and the tasks assigned by the Empire to Medium Academies were relatively more burdensome.
Most importantly, the disparities in status and influence were significant.
At that moment, within the large pits on either side of the Destroyer golem, the Fallen War Trees, though severed at the waist with their half-circle canopies in disarray, sprouted dense, fleshy tendrils from their broken trunks.
It seemed as if they were attempting to reattach the severed sections.
"Be careful! These Fallen War Trees have incredible regenerative abilities!" Luther, atop the Twin-Headed Chimera, hastily warned Ren upon seeing this.
He worried that Ren might inadvertently allow the War Trees to recover.
However, Luther's concern was unnecessary.
Before he finished speaking, large, irregular blue currents surged around the Destroyer's massive fists, accompanied by a piercing crackling sound as arcs of electricity snapped and sizzled.
The next instant, two meter-wide balls of electricity detached from the golem's fists and shot like lightning toward the Fallen War Trees in the pits, attempting to regenerate.
"Boom!!!"
A dazzling blue flash of electric arcs followed, leaving a lingering burnt smell that filled the air.
The two Fallen War Trees had become large charred stumps, their fleshy tendrils and even their canopies reduced to ashes.
Clearly, these Fallen War Trees had lost all vitality and could not recover.
After this display, the Destroyer, controlled by Ren, slowly rose and turned toward the position of Perseus and Paxson.
"You..." Perseus and Paxson, witnessing this, were both shocked and furious.
Perseus was about to ask who Ren was, but as he spoke, he realized that the golem was focusing on them, sending a chill down his spine.
"Quick, Paxson, contact the Grand Theologian immediately," Perseus whispered, simultaneously ordering the other three War Trees to adjust their formation and shield him from the front.
Meanwhile, in Ferdinand City's palace.
A group of black-robed figures, led by an elder, stood around a large, floating green crystal, accompanied by numerous Elven Guard corpses.
Among them was a High Elf, their focus.
Even in front of the green crystal, several High Druids wearing fern-leaf shoulder armor lay dead on the ground.
Evidently, the Mother Tree Cult, with the assistance of Prince Sedrin, had successfully occupied the third defensive crystal.
At this moment, the Black Robe Elder, the Grand Theologian of the Mother Tree Cult, Mannah, had a slight frown on his joyful face, as if sensing something. With a casual gesture, a blood-green mirror appeared before him.
Within the mirror, the anxious face of High Theologian Paxson appeared.
"Your Holiness, the Empire has sent powerful reinforcements, and we can't hold them off for much longer!"
"Hmm? Does the Empire have several Guardians coming our way?" Mannah asked in confusion upon hearing Paxson's words.
That shouldn't be the case!
For this operation, they had offered a significant amount of benefits, and other cults had promised to respond. In a short time, the Dragon Empire should have very limited forces to deploy to the Ferdinand Forest.
"No, it's not the Dragon Empire's Guardians! It's a golem, a terrifying golem!"
"A golem?" Grand Theologian Mannah looked even more perplexed.
As far as he knew, most of the Empire's golems were of legendary power, and only a few possessed entry-level epic strength, which was already remarkable.
"You two, along with the five Fallen War Trees, are equivalent to seven epic-level powerhouses. Are you telling me you can't hold off a single golem?" Mannah was speechless.
"We truly can't hold them back, Your Holiness. We urgently need reinforcements!"
"Not good, that terrifying golem has launched another attack! Damn it!"
Before he could finish, Paxson's face in the mirror turned pale, and the image began to shake violently, as if a battle was taking place on the other side of the mirror.
"I understand. I'm almost done here, too. I'll have Prince Sedrin come to help you."
"Hold on, I'm counting on you!" Mannah sighed.
In his opinion, his two deputies were indeed rather incompetent.
"Prince Sedrin, I'm sorry, but as you just heard, someone is trying to hinder the arrival of my master. Since this side is no longer an issue, could you please come and help delay the enemy?"
Mannah smiled and said to Prince Sedrin beside him.
"Your Holiness, you're too kind. In that case, I'll go now," Prince Sedrin said, still intently watching the pale golden miniature tree before him, his eyes remaining somewhat vacant.
"Hehe, then I'll trouble you, Your Highness."
Seeing this, Mannah smiled and immediately arranged for his subordinates to escort Prince Sedrin to the defense line of Perseus and Paxson.
After Prince Sedrin left, Mannah once again focused his attention on the green crystal before him.
"Now, we just need to destroy this last crystal tower."
With a wave of Mannah's hand, five black-robed sorcerers stepped forward and began their incantations.
With the experience from the previous two attempts, the sorcerers seemed more adept. As their deep chanting echoed, five blood-green energy spheres formed in front of them, growing larger until they merged into a basin-sized orb.
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The five blood-green orbs slowly floated into the sky, forming an enormous, swirling energy sphere the size of a millstone, with its power intensifying.
From the dissipating energy, it was evident that the sphere contained highly compressed energy.
The next second, Mannah raised his hands high, taking control of the massive blood-green orb and hurling it towards the green crystal a hundred meters away!
"Whoosh!"
"Boom!!!"
A large mushroom cloud suddenly rose, and a green pillar of light shot into the sky!
The shockwaves and energy waves rippled outwards, one after another, like a tsunami engulfing the surroundings.
Instantly, more than a dozen black-robed subordinates responsible for defending the sorcery array around Mannah were knocked over like rolling pumpkins due to the intense explosion. Many of them vomited blood, apparently injured by the shock of the blast.
As for Mannah, with his epic-level strength and the protection of the sorcery array, he remained unharmed. He maintained his raised hands, smiling as if basking in the light and heat before him.
After a few seconds, the green vortex shield indeed began to disappear at a visible rate. First, the top of the shield hollowed out, like a broken eggshell, and then it vanished completely!
At that moment, the towering green canopy of the Elven Mother Tree, Andahil, hundreds of meters high, was fully exposed.
Of course, more importantly, in Mannah's view, this also meant that the enemy had completely lost their protection, and the arrival of the Great Void Mother Tree was now on a countdown!
Outside the core area of Ferdinand City.
With the Empire's side bolstered by the addition of Ren's controlled Destroyer Colossus, their strength had significantly increased. In contrast, the Mother Tree Cult had just lost two Fallen War Mother Trees, and the balance of the battlefield had suddenly shifted.
Just a moment ago, Ren had destroyed another Fallen War Tree, and Lothar and Reginald had driven back Perseus and Paxson. However, suddenly, the Imperial forces, who had almost broken through the enemy's defenses, all looked up at the sky.
A third green light pillar shot into the sky!
A powerful energy fluctuation was felt, followed by a massive mushroom cloud.
Due to the closer distance, Ren could clearly sense the rapidly disappearing Green Vortex Shield—the 'Crystal Barrier'.
This caused Ren's expression to turn solemn.
At Anna's side,
But the next moment, another anomaly occurred!
Suddenly, a dazzling and incredibly thick green light pillar shot up from the front.
The pillar was so thick, with a diameter of several dozen meters. Under the illumination of the pure green light pillar, the originally thin green 'Crystal Barrier' rapidly thickened and intensified! Within just a few seconds, the green vortex shield seemed to have returned to its previous state before the crystal was damaged.
If someone were to look at the base of the green light pillar, they would discover thousands, or even tens of thousands, of elves kneeling on one knee, their right hands on their chests, praying devoutly.
Including Anna, thin green energy lines continuously flowed from the elves into the Mother Tree Andahil.
This scene resembled a form of nurturing!
At this moment, all the elves, as children and descendants of the Mother Tree Andahil, were doing their utmost to help the Mother Tree withstand the enemy's attack!
Meanwhile, in the Imperial Capital of Tamriel.
On the second floor of the Astronomer's Platform.
As the astronomers were busy with their tasks, suddenly, someone exclaimed, "Quick, look over there!"
Following the direction they pointed, several red dots appeared on the oval stone platform's map of the Empire's territory.
The golden color represented the demigod-level energy fluctuations, while the red dots indicated epic-level energy fluctuations.
"Not good, immediately notify Grand Astronomer Dalien. This emergence event in the Ferdinand Forest is not an isolated action by the Mother Tree Cult, but a coordinated effort among multiple cults!"
At the Dragon Nest.
Grand Astronomer Dalien took half a step back, and along with Menya, who wore a red wizard robe and had a slender figure, they headed deeper into the Dragon Nest.
Although Menya, like Dalien, was an Imperial Guardian, she was also a woman and held a special status as the current Emperor's aunt.
Therefore, the other Dragon Empire Guardians, including Dalien, naturally showed her more respect.
"How much longer will His Majesty need to recover?" Dalien's deep gaze swept towards the long and lofty corridor, and he asked.
"A little more time, but it should be soon. The cults have chosen their timing well this time," Menya shook her head and said.
As they spoke, the two soon arrived at a hall even larger than the one where the red dragon Sa had been. The naturally formed slender stone pillars around the hall gave it a cave-like appearance.
However, the temperature here was exceptionally high, likely due to the erosion caused by flowing magma, creating a vast space.
At this moment, Dalien and Menya's attention was focused on the massive creature in front of them. In the center of the hall, a colossal red dragon lay coiled in slumber.
In terms of size, it was at least twice as large as Menya's red dragon partner, Sa.
This was a red dragon with a body length of nearly a hundred meters!
It was also the largest dragon in the Dragon Empire, named Straz, the King of Red Dragons, known as the 'Flame Throne' by the people. He had been the dragon partner of the previous Dragon Empire Emperor, Carlos I.
After the passing of the previous Emperor, Straz became the partner of the current Emperor, Carlos II.
During the last battle in the Imperial Capital, Straz had also been severely injured, but as a dragon, his recovery speed exceeded that of humans, and he had healed before Carlos II.
(End of Chapter)
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