Pillars of Ita

Chapter 1235 The Determined Lone Walker I

Half of a giant's torso was flying out of the forest and falling heavily among the criss-crossing gray-white thorn bushes. This thing was called a gray spirit, and they had encountered one in Silver Wind Harbor before.

Silvery liquid flowed down from the giant's broken trunk and flowed all over the ground, like molten wax flowing everywhere, as if it had melted into the crystallized surface and became indistinguishable from it.

Elindor swung the sword lightly, spilling silver blood onto the ground, then took out a silk scarf to wipe the blade, making the blade like a mirror, reflecting a bright light.

The elf lord looked back.

Behind them was a path they had cut out from among the giant thorny trees. The gray tree trunks looked like living things, with new buds wriggling from the broken ends, and like gray snakes, they were slowly crawling towards them.

Not to mention the countless gray creatures that poured in from all over the forest, but they were all burned to ashes by the emerald flames around Juliana, and then they continued to fall.

A Disaster Champion fell to the side of the mountain wall with a huge gash on its head. From time to time, beetle larvae crawled out from the flowing silver blood, and once they came into contact with the sunlight, they immediately turned into ashes.

Mia was picking up her dagger from the ground. There was a dying insect crawling on it. She flicked it lightly with her hand as if she didn't care, and the insect flew away.

She walked back in this direction with a dagger in her hand and a calm expression.

Fang He looked at this scene with an indescribable feeling. Anyway, he didn't dare to touch these disgusting things. But this was Miss Miya, and he had already been accustomed to it when he was in Dawn Star.

"Does Ed not like bugs?"

“No one likes this stuff.”

"Then I understand."

Mia nodded.

What did you understand? Fang He was confused.

Even the usually calm Sylvie found this scene a little hard to bear. The ship officer lady was usually not afraid of bugs, but these disgusting gray creatures were on another level.

Her face turned pale as she silently took a step behind Fang He, while Princess Alsana stood on the other side.

The elf girl had no prejudice against all this. She was a maid of Aimaya and only regarded all distortions as enemies of nature.

However, on the side where the three people were, there seemed to be a clear boundary line in front of them. Once the gray creatures emerging from the forest reached that boundary, they immediately stopped.

That is the boundary of the forest.

The Lord of the Shadow Land swung a sword and chopped the creatures to pieces. He turned back and said to the other two, "The entrance to the Gray Forest is ahead."

Fang He nodded and turned to look in that direction.

A strong sense of uneasiness was rising in his heart. That forest did not look like the ancestral land of the elves, the forbidden white forest, or the growing land of Terraka.

That sacred woodland was too polluted, and the Gray Realm did not stop there.

The paths through the forest were gray on both sides, and gray scales had formed between the fallen trees, where the spores of the disease had taken root.

Even the flowing spring water was covered with a grayish-white hue. Looking up, the sky seemed to be a reflection of death, a leaden gray.

Even Princess Lian Alsana's expression changed.

The elf girl was looking at this scene in shock. She had been away from the sacred forest for a long time and was under house arrest by her father. She had not returned here for a long time.

She couldn't help but cry out: "This is the Holy White Forest... Did we go the wrong way? How, how could it become like this..."

Fang He walked forward without saying a word.

In fact, he already had a bad premonition in his heart. Miss Attila's firm attitude in the illusion, the letter she left behind, and the notes left by the Council of Elders in the Gus Gray Domain all showed that the Holy Forest already knew everything.

But eleven elven druids wrote the book together and concealed the truth from the world.

He walked forward holding the silver coin transformed from the Crown of Helin in his hand. Roman's divine power protected the few people and prevented the Gray Domain from getting close. The three of them walked through the woods, followed by Elindor, Zuliana and Mia. The scene in front was shocking.

Fang He stopped for a moment. The ancient tree roots arched up to form a big gate not far away. That was the center of the sacred forest and the entrance to the ash forest.

There was a small square where there should have been a spring, but the spring had long since dried up, and the altar was covered with coils of gray tentacles.

Those gray roots seemed to form a fat monster, crawling greedily in the center of this sacred woodland, absorbing nutrients from the heart of the holy white tree.

They seemed to be alive, their tentacles sliding and wriggling, like a huge gray tumor, like a beating heart, twitching rhythmically.

Fang He's eyes followed the pale and smooth roots. They originated from behind the arch, or rather, they were rooted in the sanctuary of nature, completely blocking the entrance to the ash forest.

The gray diseased beard came from the kingdom of God of Aimaya and spread to this world.

Just as they saw in the Gus Grey Region.

But the situation here is far more serious than there.

Because of these roots, the archway has completely collapsed and the surrounding area is in a mess. Fang He could almost imagine the scene where these diseased branches will pour out from behind the door one day, and then they will sweep away everything and turn this place into the center of the gray disaster.

There was silence all around, and Alsana and Elindor watched the scene without saying a word. However, unlike the Elf Princess who was shocked, the Lord of the Sun Shadow Land was both shocked and angry.

The sacred grove hid all this from everyone.

Sylvie remained silent. She knew that she didn't need to say anything here and that nothing she said would help.

The noble daughter only noticed a flash of light on the altar in the center of the dried-up pool. Miya was also looking in that direction, while Fang He had already walked forward.

"Be careful."

Mia spoke up.

But Fang He pretended not to hear it and walked towards the center of the pool. A snake-like vine shot towards him, but before it got close, it was bound by a silver-gray substance.

They burned its body like purifying flames, causing the vines to squeak and scream as if they were alive, and then with a shrill wail, they turned into ash and floated to the ground.

The other vines no longer dared to approach. When Fang Heron moved forward, they scattered in fear.

"The Blue Radiance restrains them," Sylvie reminded softly, "Ed, it is the power of the White Knight."

Fang Plover nodded slightly.

He had reached the altar and was holding out his hand for the glittering object, a brooch carved with an owl and half melted.

He felt as if his heart was stabbed by a knife. This brooch was a gift from his teacher Anloser, and it was later damaged in Estania. He had intended to throw it away, but it was kept by Miss Attila.

There was another object on the altar, embedded deep between the stones: a signet ring with the holy symbol of Aimaya on it.

That was also the elf lady's thing, or rather the saint's thing. It was embedded in this place, indicating that the ceremony had already started.

Fang He looked at the gate that was clogged with roots, his eyes dark. He held the pin in his hand, the sharp edge of which was embedded in his flesh. He was unaware of the blood flowing between his fingers.

Ms. Attila...

They were still a step late.

"Mr. Ed...." The elf girl stepped forward and called him softly.

But Fang He had no way to respond. She took a step forward with some worry. The teacher had already gone to the gray forest. This was a foreseeable outcome for her.

But Arsana understood that for mortals, the emotions in their hearts were much more intense. They experienced drastic changes in a short period of time, and time could not erase their ties in time.

But Sylvie reached out to stop her, shook her head at her, and signaled her to let the other person be quiet.

"Don't worry, I'm fine..." Noticing the ship officer's actions, Fang He replied quietly.

But anyone could hear the anger in his tone.

Fang He did not answer. His dark pupils flickered with light of varying shades, like a ball of angry flames burning from the depths of hell:

The Gray Plague began a year ago, and the Sacred Forest never announced it to the outside world.

Everything that happened in the Holy Forest Center was concealed from beginning to end, and the diary left in the Gus Gray Area was more like evidence of a crime.

Did they let Miss Elf return from the Empire to solve all these problems, or did they just want to find a scapegoat?

Zuliana looked at the young man in front of her and couldn't help but sigh softly. Before coming to this world behind the star gate, the youth training camp would repeatedly warn them not to easily get entangled with this world.

Most of the psychological problems that people develop after returning to reality arise from this.

But she knew that Fang He was a stowaway and no one had taught him all this.

But the Chosen Ones are destined to be passers-by.

Can't stay in this world forever.

At this moment, Fang He suddenly heard Miss Tata in his mind let out a soft "hmm". She stood up from the world of consciousness and looked in one direction in surprise.

The two of them shared a common mind, and Fang He couldn't help but look in that direction, just in time to see a figure walking out from behind the woods there.

She was a beautiful lady, an elf, with a dignified look, as if she was accustomed to being in a high position, and naturally had a condescending, sullen and bossy demeanor.

She was looking at Fang He and his group. She was wearing a holy robe. The pattern on it proved her identity as a servant of Emaya, and the holy emblem marked her status - the high priest. But Fang He did not recognize this woman as any of the eleven elders. He thought that Miss Tata was sensing this person, and when he was wondering, she took the initiative to speak.

"It's our first meeting, Mr. Ed," the elf woman said. "You may have never heard of me, but I have long heard of your great name."

She looked at Alsana beside her: "Your Highness, we meet again."

"She is Selina Elris, the Archbishop of Linoril Diocese," Princess Lian Alsana was looking at the woman with a frown, and whispered to Fang He.

She then looked at the other person and asked, "Selina, why are you here?"

Fang He had already matched the other person's appearance with that of the head of the Silver Wind Harbor Holy Maiden Society and former reserve holy maiden, Selina Elris.

An idea suddenly occurred to him - why did the Council of Elders suddenly turn to the Guild Alliance?

The Elven Council blocked the Holy Forest, and it was impossible for outsiders to enter the Holy Forest. In this case, how did Halsey and the others contact the Holy Forest?

But what if he is not an outsider?

As the bishop of the temple, the general manager of the Silver Wind Harbor Holy Maiden Society, and even the former reserve saint who once competed with Miss Attila for the position of the Grand Saint?

The fact that this woman appeared here seemed to say it all.

And another thing seems to be connected with it - why was the Heart of Oak in Silverwind Harbor stolen for no reason, and who put the blame for all this on the Holy Maiden Society and a group of unicorn girls?

If there was a mole in a high position, then everything would make sense.

And this traitor was none other than the highest leader of the Holy Maidens of Silverwind Harbor, the former reserve holy maiden of the temple, Archbishop Linoril - the Lady Selina Elris in front of them.

Therefore, when she appeared here at this moment, she naturally represented not the Elven Council, nor the Sacred Forest, but the Guild Alliance and the Linoril Council.

Sure enough, Fang He soon saw many allies behind the woman, but there was no dragon knight among them. The Holy Forest would obviously not allow an outside dragon knight to enter the forbidden area.

"Ms. Selina," Fang He spoke in a bad tone. Although the Holy Forest looked more human, the alliance was not much better. If the other party hadn't been stirring up trouble behind her, Miss Attila would at least have had time.

He questioned the other party word by word: "... Linseya, Meryl and Miss Eloya regard you as a role model. Their admiration for you is no less than that of Her Royal Highness the Princess, but you appear here with a clear conscience. Don't you have anything to say to them?"

Selina ignored his sarcasm. She winked at the person behind her, then said, "I am the maid of the White Tree, not the servant of the Elf King. Of course, I admire Princess Alsana's nobleness, but saving the Giant Tree Hill is my first goal."

Alsana placed one hand on the holy sword of the elves.

She didn't care about betrayal, but she promised to avenge Linseya.

"Your Highness," the bishop said calmly, "Before you act, please listen to me. My death is not a pity, but the only entrance to the Gray Forest has been closed. The Saint sacrificed herself to stabilize the situation. You should not want her efforts to go to waste."

"...Now that the Holy Tree is in danger, why don't you consider the proposal from the Alliance again?"

The elf girl was slightly startled and couldn't help looking behind her. She certainly understood who was the real leader at the moment and why the other party came.

At this moment, the guild allies behind Selina quietly turned on the camera function at her signal and uploaded the scene back to the alliance.

At the same time, the monitoring personnel who were guarding in the alliance directly opened the authority and pushed the live broadcast directly with the next level of event authority.

The Super Athletic League has the highest authority second only to Stargate Port, and communications between the two worlds have been interrupted for more than half a year, and all competitions have been suspended. This secondary authority directly pushes the sudden live broadcast to the cover of each competition area.

The Chosen Ones who had gathered here because of the sudden restoration of communication, and the super competitive fans and spectators on the other side of the star gate almost immediately noticed the red-marked push:

"There's a live broadcast of the event. What's going on? Was there any prior notice?"

"No, the top league has been suspended for more than half a year. What kind of games can there be? Besides, communication between the two worlds has just been restored. What kind of games can there be?"

People were talking about it and almost rushed into the live broadcast room at the same time, and then immediately found out that it was not a competition, but a strange live broadcast.

One of them was an indigenous person they didn't know, a fairly pretty elf woman, and the other didn't seem to be a contestant from the second zone either.

"Wait, this is the Sacred Grove. I know this place. I went there a few years ago."

"That place is the Holy White Forbidden Land. Behind that archway is the entrance to the Gray Forest. How did it become like this?"

"It turns out that the rumors outside are all true. The Gray Plague really started from the Sacred Woods. The Temple has been lying all along. Damn it."

"But who is that alchemist? What is he doing here, and what is the meaning of this live broadcast?"

"Strange, have I seen this person somewhere before..."

"It's the Continental League! He's the one in the Continental League... Yes, he's the guy who cheated in the finals and is wanted by the Empire!"

"So it was him." The comments suddenly became clear, "But what is he doing here? Could it be that the rumors outside are true?"

"That's irrelevant. Even if the Saint Maiden Society is really related to the Gray Disaster in Silver Wind Harbor, they don't have to collude with a bunch of outsiders."

This statement was recognized by many people. Although the reputation of the Temple had been declining due to the Gray Plague, they did not think that an outside team could cause trouble in Giant Tree Hill.

Moreover, when the gray disaster began to spread, the mainland league was in full swing.

At this time, Selina in the picture began to speak:

"...The entrance to the Holy Land has been closed, and gray roots are pouring out from the Kingdom of God, which means that a divine change has occurred in the Holy Land. The source of this disaster originally came from the Kingdom of Gods..."

"Mr. Ed, whether you want to enter the Holy Land or inherit the will of the Saint Lady to save Giant Tree Hill, why don't you consider cooperating with us?"

Fang He glanced at her coldly and had no intention of answering her question.

Of course he knew what plan the other party was promoting, but let's not talk about whether Aimaya and Mirella would agree to continue their plan by sacrificing the lives of innocent girls.

That was almost contrary to the oath they had sworn.

Ms. Roman would put things of equal value on both sides of the scale, but the goddess of commerce would first ensure that both parties to the transaction acted out of free will.

What's more, the Guild Alliance wants to use the divine blood of the Unicorn Girl to find the scattered priesthood of the Lady of Withering, a power that originally originated from the Lady of Nature.

Did the mistress of the forests agree?

Who exactly was her stern gaze directed at?

Moreover, there was an even more ridiculous question. Fang He really wanted to ask this self-righteous woman in front of him, and the guild alliance she represented:

Who told you that—

Lady Blight must have fallen?

But he couldn't speak. The power of the Crown of Hailin enveloped the entire Holy Forest, and the time that was reversed was like a trickle in an hourglass.

All that had to do with the power of God, with the holy white moon that rose in the sea of ​​light, with the Lady of the Great Way, with the golden tree reflected in the abyss of darkness, in the shadow of time he could not speak.

But Selina seemed to see his confusion and smiled:

"So Mr. Ed actually has another plan. Even if this plan is stubborn and may fail, even if Silver Wind Watcher and Linoril already have the ability to defeat the Bane Tree, as long as we unite together, we may be able to cleanse every inch of pollution on this land."

"Even so, you still insist on your own wishful thinking, thinking that you are the savior of this land. You disdain us and your guild allies, but you still want to do it yourself and even obstruct our plans?"

"Right?"

Fang He looked at the woman in confusion, not knowing what she was talking about. He didn't care at all whether or not the Giant Tree Hill could be saved. He only cared about the safety of the Elf Lady.

Or rather, even the resentment of the pure and innocent unicorn girl, Linseya Starlight, before her death, occupied a heavier weight in his heart.

Why would he work with these people?

But he still wanted to know what the other party's intention was to delay him here? Waiting for support? It didn't seem like that -

So he looked at the other person:

"What do you want?"

Selina smiled again. "There is still a crucial link in the alliance's plan. Although we have obtained a fake from the Empire, as far as I know, the real holy relic is in your possession."

Hailin Crown.

Fang He picked up the silver coin. It turned out that these people came for it.

But this is enough. He doesn't intend to waste any more time talking to these people. No matter how far he goes on a path that goes against the trend, he will only arrive at the wrong destination.

They arrived at the Holy Forest a step late, but the woman was wrong about at least one thing, which was that there was not only one entrance to the Gray Forest in this world.

He couldn't help but remember everything he had seen in the Gray Region of Gus.

Since Miss Attila has already gone ahead, they must bring back the elf lady belonging to the Seven Seas Brigade from that world no matter what.

Apart from that, he didn't think there was anything that could stop him from moving forward.

The blue light has already shone from his hand, and the scorching light is reflecting into the coin of fate.

The ability to trace back time is activated again, and there are two more chances.

But it was at that time——

An inexplicable force climbed up from under his feet and suddenly stopped the movement of his hands. Fang He's eyes widened suddenly, because he was very familiar with that force...

The power of the Dark Saints.

……