The Melancholy of the Holy Maiden

Chapter 40 The Ivy Tree Is Singing

The body feels uncomfortable like being pricked by needles.

The natural power in the body is also gradually disappearing, and the sense of powerlessness gradually emerges.

When David opened his eyes, all he could see was darkness—boundless.

I can't see others, I can't see myself, I have nothing, I can't hear anything.

David raised his hand, and with a "bang"—the sound of a collision—his hand hit the wall.

Only then did he realize that he was trapped in a cramped small space.The darkness blurred his perception, his arms couldn't be stretched, his legs couldn't move, it was like being locked in a coffin.

He was a little flustered, and before the power in his body completely disappeared, he tried to summon the beasts and aggressive plants that lived in the emerald.

But no, nothing.

David began to knock on the invisible coffin boards in front of him, and he shouted: "Hello? Can someone help me——? Renato? Renato, where are you? Help! The elf is dying!"

This sound, without even a slight ripple, was swallowed up by the tide-like darkness.

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In the center of the sanctuary of the Emerald Forest, there is a tree of life that, if stretched out, can cover most of the forest with branches and leaves.

In order not to invade the territory of the neighboring unicorns, the canopy of the tree of life is controlled within the scope of the sanctuary.

The strong force of nature flows in the crystal clear leaves like emeralds. The trunk hangs down from the branches and leaves to form a small forest. The thick trunk in the center is the backbone of the tree of life of the elves. Its roots are deeply rooted. Going into the ground, beside these roots are colorful flowers.

The original elves were conceived from the flowers of the tree of life, and the Son of Nature who could become the king of elves was also born from the tree of life. home.

Standing in front of the tree of life, concentrating her divine power inside her body, Luxini raised her head, staring at it seriously with her gold and silver eyes, observing it.

The strangeness emanated from the tree of life, and Renato, who was a blood elf, also said so, but it didn't seem to have any problems.

Bedwell was standing not far from Lucini, and she was wary of Renato who stood aside and looked at Lucini coldly.

The elf with short black hair and different pupils was playing with the dagger in his hand. His gaze remained unmoved, and he swept across Bedwell's face as if he could see through a girl. He paused for a few seconds, and Renato chuckled mockingly.Bedwell didn't care about Renato's actions, she looked straight at him.

But the elf ignored her again, looking down at the dagger in his hand instead.The lady knight narrowed her eyes, and noticed that the blade of his dagger was pitch black, and the black was extremely eerie, with only a few traces of sharpness showing on the blade.

Bedwell couldn't help but glanced a few more times. In a state of alert, her behavior was normal.But this look made her almost lose her mind. She rationally said that she wanted to look away, but her body didn't move.

But ignoring the two, Lucini, who was standing under the tree of life, closed her eyes.Divine power is like flowing water, gently probing towards the stem of the tree of life——

"Hey, what do you want to do?"

The probing stopped, and Lucini looked at the elf who suddenly appeared in front of her with astonishment in her eyes.

His hair is as beautiful as the fresh leaves that have just sprouted from the treetops, and his pupils are as clear as freshly brewed mead.The elf with his head tilted showed an extremely friendly smile at Lucini, his voice was gentle like a gust of wind: "Hello, outsider."

"Hello, Son of Nature."

Regardless of whether it was true or not, after a short shock, Lucini quickly returned to her saintly manner, and she asked, "Have you been here all this time?"

Lucini couldn't feel the breath of this elf, and the elf who was integrated with the tree of life didn't think of anything other than the child of nature.There is something strange on the tree of life, the Son of Nature should not have noticed it, or...

"I sat on the treetop and looked into the distance, and then I felt you." The elf shook his pointed ears and waved to Renato, then he looked at Lucini again, "You are so beautiful, I can Sing you a song?"

"My lord, please hide behind me."

The lady knight who broke free from her trance immediately stood in front of Lucini, and the secretly annoyed girl watched the newly appeared elf vigilantly.

unacceptable!She was so reckless that she almost scared the Holy Maiden, and now she still said such frivolous words to the Holy Maiden—in short, her anger was definitely not because she felt that the Holy Maiden might be taken away.

As if the elf couldn't feel Bedwell's hostility, he asked briskly, "Is this your knight? I heard that foreign adventurers are such a combination, such as priests and knights, spellcasters and warriors. Yeah. In the past I wanted to do a team like that with Renato, David and Renato, Nature's Children and blood elves - I thought that would be super cool!"

"Hmph." The elf with different pupils crossed his arms and didn't approach, nor did he speak to refute or agree. His eyes glanced at Lucini vaguely.

It seemed that the Son of Nature, who called himself David, was a very active elf, and he soon climbed up to the top of the tree of life again, looking for a leaf of the tree of life that was about to fall.It is said that they want to make a whistle and play a tune as a gift for Lucini and Bedwell.

Under the tree, Miss Knight said in a voice that only the two young girls could hear: "My lord, I don't think this elf can be trusted."

Don't be vigilant, and don't ask why they came here-you must know that the tree of life is the most important thing for elves!Friendly and non-aggressive, even the Son of Nature who can sense whether the other party has evil intentions is too simple. The Son of Nature is the next candidate for the Elf Emperor, how could it be so naive?

"It's okay, Bei Wei." Lucy Ni pulled Bedwell's wrist, and moved her fingers down until she held the other's fingers, "Trust Lu. And my dear won't let Lu get hurt, right?"

Either way, it's not wise to show hostility here.The reaction of the elf named Renato is also worth watching.Is it to test them?Or do you not want to startle the snake?

"It's time to go, the dawdling saint and her knight. The visiting time is up." Before the girl could continue to think, Renato said coldly, "The tree of life is open to foreigners."

His impatient tone almost didn't say the word "get out of here".

After all, it is the lifeblood of the elves, so it is understandable.You must know that they entered this sanctuary because Renato showed his face in front of them to open the way, so that they could pass through the guards of the elves and enter unimpeded.Even so, many procedures have been passed.

only……

Except for the elf queen who is full of sorrow, do other elves care too much about the strangeness of the tree of life?

Not only that, but also drove Lucini and the two to leave quickly. It seemed that even if Lucini could help the elves solve this problem, they were not so urgent and concerned.

Not anxious, but using the thing deposited with the elves as a bargaining chip in the hope of resolving the matter.

unless……

The strangeness that Lucini felt from afar did not come from the tree of life, but from David, the son of nature on the tree of life.

Without saying anything more, the Holy Maiden held Miss Knight's hand and planned to follow Renato's words and leave together.

The long hair belonging to the humanoid fell down, and then a leaf whistle was waved. David, who was hanging upside down on the branch, looked disappointed: "Are you leaving? Renato, it's okay to let them stay for a while, right?" ? The song we promised to sing to them hasn’t—”

"No, I have to go." I don't know if it was an illusion, but Lucini felt that Renato's face darkened obviously, and his tone became cold several times. He urged, "Go quickly."

Unfortunately, Lucini and Bedwell failed to make it in the end.

Looking at Renato with pleading eyes, expecting him to be merciful to let the girls stay, David, the Son of Nature, who looked rather pitiful, fell to the ground with a plop.

And the girl who was holding hands paused for a moment when he fell.

Something is not right.

This was the last thought in Miss Knight's mind after her body subconsciously protected Lucini.