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Xi Di and Brice finally agreed to Crossel's request.

Mainly Xidi, the child is still very curious about the legendary Forest of Life, and Bryce takes him as the standard, and of course there is nothing to disagree with.

Crossel heaved a sigh of relief, not wanting to wait any longer, and immediately led the two of them into the forest.

As for what 'from the abyss'...

Crossel didn't explain much, and Sidi didn't ask.

There are many entrances to the Forest of Life of the elves, scattered all over the continent.

They attach great importance to their hometown and the tree of life, and they are unwilling to allow any unauthorized outsiders to enter the forest. If outsiders want to enter the forest of life, they must be led by elves.

Deep in this forest is one of the entrances.

The two followed behind Crossel.

It's a bit strange, although this forest is also very close to the town, but there is no sign of human activity at all, all plants grow freely, and there is not even a path that can be seen clearly.

Crossel is an elf, and can live in a tree for two days. She is naturally suitable for such an environment, plus she doesn't adapt to the lively human society. Stop and wait for your fellow travelers.

Fortunately, Xidi and Bryce are not ordinary people, and they can still keep up with his speed.

A few people walked through the bushes, and there were some rustling noises not far away.

Xidi pushed aside a clump of weeds that grew too high, stopped, and glanced in the direction of the sound.

There was indeed something there before, but after the three of them approached, they turned and left. The noise just now was made when it left, and it squeezed past two trees that were too close together.

The thing was quite big, but after turning around, the front couldn't be seen clearly, leaving only a furry, chubby brown back.

The people behind stopped suddenly, and Crossel could still sense it: "What's wrong?"

Sheedy blinked. "I saw a bear."

How can there be a bear?

Although this is a forest, the forest is very close to the town. Even for safety reasons, the people in the city should not allow large animals like bears to live on the edge of the forest.

But it's not necessarily true, after all, those people even dared to take a closer look at poisonous snakes, so what else would they not dare to do.

Crossel also took a look there, and the bear's back was no longer visible, but he quickly understood what happened: "Oh, that's Morrowind."

Siddie: "Morrowind?"

Crossel turned and continued walking: "A druid who lives deep in the forest."

Druids are generally humans with a high affinity for natural elements. They pray to the totem to gain power and can freely transform into a certain animal. Like elves, they are favored by nature.

The ways of praying and changing are passed down from generation to generation. Totems are very important to druids, so the way of inheritance is very strict, and basically only teach them to their own or adopted, gifted children.

Now that humans on the mainland believe in various religions, the number of Druids is already very rare. I didn't expect to see one here.

Xi Di wanted to catch up and take a look, but after hesitating for a moment, she turned around and caught up with Crossel.

He has more interesting things now.

Anyway, Big Bear won't run away immediately, don't worry.

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The entrance of the Elven Forest is by a small river that looks normal.

Crossel stood by the river, pointing to the air in front of him: "It's right there."

Siddie: "But I don't see anything."

There is no place that can be called an entrance.

"The location of the entrance is changing at any time." Crossel explained, "Only the elves can see it. Only by following me can you find its correct location."

This is also a way to prevent intrusion by outsiders.

The elves are cautious and don't want anyone to disturb their peaceful life.

Crossel: "I'll open the door."

He took off the wooden bow from his back, and without nocking the arrow, he drew the bowstring above the river.

Pure elemental power responded to the elf's call, gathered on the bowstring, and soon formed a light arrow like the one they had seen in the square before.

The light arrow flew straight forward.

Several people saw that there was obviously no obstacle ahead, but after the arrow flew above the water, it began to gradually shorten, as if it was being swallowed by some invisible thing.

A vortex spread out from the point where the light arrow hit, and then the vortex elongated, deformed, and tore apart that piece of space, forming a portal composed of elements.

Based on the talismans engraved in the forest of life, the elemental power of the elves is recognized to open the magic circle, which is also a kind of space transmission technology.

Behind the vortex is a completely different forest.

The plants are lush and varied, and there is plenty of sunlight. Some trees in the forest are covered with tree houses, and there is a small circle of mushrooms on the ground outside the portal.

The forest of life, here is the forest loved by nature, everything in the forest is full of vigor and vitality.

It's just that I don't know why, although it is the hometown of elves, there is no elf in sight of the few people.

Crossel retracted the longbow on his back and entered the vortex first.

It's like passing through a membrane made of water.

After passing through the portal, the power of the elements contained in the air was obviously much higher than that in the forest when the few people came, but the surroundings suddenly became very quiet, without any sound.

Sidi: "Is it usually this quiet here?"

Crossel frowned, with a rare serious expression on his face: "No, this is one of our residential areas, and it should have... someone."

But now it is so quiet.

Where did all the elves in this area go?

Bryce: "Did something happen?"

"They should be fine." Crossel didn't expect to face such a scene when he came back, but after all, this is the forest he is familiar with, so he quickly stabilized his mind, "I can feel it, but I'm not there. That's all."

He is an elf priest. Although he doesn't look like it, Crossel is older than any elf in this forest.

He is responsible for the birth and death of every member of the clan. If their lives are threatened, Crossel will be the first to know.

There is no sign of that yet.

Brace: "Then do you know where your people might be?"

Although it was their first time to come to the Forest of Elves, seeing Crossel's expression, they knew that this was unusual.

This must be related to the recent mutation of the mother tree.

Crossel's expression was solemn, and he looked around, and first asked Bryce: "Magician, can you feel anything?"

He didn't call Bryce's name, and Bryce wasn't angry. He just shook his head and said gently: "Unfortunately, so far, I haven't noticed anything."

Crossel didn't know him well, but Xidi was listening, and when she heard Brice's tone, she looked back at him.

As if knowing that he was going to see him, Brice took advantage of Crossel's distraction, shook his head at the boy with a smile, and held his hand.

He didn't look nervous at all.

That's fine.

Xi Di didn't say anything, and followed the two of them, watching the play with peace of mind.

Crossel: "...Anyway, let me take you to the mother tree first."

If there is a problem with the tree of life, it will affect the entire elves.If they can solve the trouble of the tree of life, then maybe they can know where the elves have gone.

Bryce: "Okay, please lead the way."

The Tree of Life is located in the very center of the entire forest.

The portal opened at the edge of the forest, far from the mother tree, and they had to walk through it.

Passing through many places along the way, the forest is still beautiful, but the three still haven't seen any elves.

It's like they left the forest en masse.

Crossel's expression became more and more serious, and his forward speed became faster and faster. At the end, he even jumped onto the tree and jumped back and forth between the treetops.

The elf's talent was fully revealed at this time. If one stood still and looked at him, he would almost be an elusive phantom.

Xidi got impatient after chasing him halfway, and coquettishly wanted Brice to carry her.

Brice didn't carry him on his back, and hugged him directly.

After an unknown amount of time, several people finally saw the legendary tree of life.

You can see her from a distance, it is a plant of quite a large scale.

The trunk of the tree of life is thick and tall, and the lush branches and leaves seem to be stretched in all directions, but the sunlight can pass through the gaps between the branches, allowing the sunlight to shine on the leaves of the next layer.

The material of the leaves is also very strange, it seems to be a little translucent, and it can refract colorful light.

The entire canopy is made up of such leaves, and each leaf represents a spirit returning to the mother tree.

Unlike any plant in this world, she is surprisingly beautiful.

It's a pity that almost half of the leaves are now withered as Crossel said, losing their luster.

The lowermost branches were bald and bald, and the bottom of the trunk was no longer a healthy brown, but was covered with burnt black.

The first time they saw the mother tree, the three of them understood why there were no other elves in the forest.

They are all here.

Some stood in the clearing before the tree of life, and some... on the tree.

Elves are not a particularly rare race, but they are not many, because they always return to an elf, and the mother tree will produce the next fruit, so the number is almost always the same, even if they are all gathered here, it is not very crowded.

All the elves in the clearing stood motionless, facing the mother tree, with their heads down, standing upright.

Crossel took two steps forward.

No one looked back, no one noticed that their priest had found the magician and returned to his homeland.

Sidi blinked, jumped out of Bryce's arms, and walked to the elf closest to him.

It was a girl with long bright golden hair and an expressionless face.He lowered his head and closed his eyes, his eyelashes were also light gold, trembling slightly.

Elves are a very beautiful race.

She looked like a beautiful, lifeless puppet.

Xi Di looked around her up and down, and lightly poked the girl's arm twice. Although the touch was soft, she didn't get any response.

He lowered his head, and immediately saw what was holding the elves in place.

——Under the feet of each elf, there is a slender root that breaks through the ground, wraps around their legs, and the tip pierces into the flesh.

is the tree of life.

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