Path of Light.

Chapter 854 855. Establishing Diplomatic Relations
When the security guards who came as reinforcements from the city of Padstow entered the dense forest battlefield in the east of Kuei Island, the gray dwarf bandits had already begun to suffer a large-scale defeat.

The blood under Commander Mazio's body had not yet dried, and 30,000 gray dwarf bandits had already fled in all directions and disappeared without a trace.

Because the Dark Moon Elf assassins in the dense forest behind them were too cruel, the Gray Dwarf bandits did not flee to the eastern beach as Roy expected. Their escape path was like fireworks blooming in the night sky.

After the explosion with a loud bang, all the gray dwarf bandits fled in all directions.

This was exactly what Roy didn't want to see, because in terms of the number of people participating in the battle, there were only a little over 30,000 half-elf guards on the island, and that was including the 10,000 half-elf guards who came as reinforcements from Padstow City.

The gray dwarf bandits scattered and fled...

The role of the griffin riders flying over the jungle would be infinitely reduced.

However, due to lack of manpower, the priests of the Knights Templar were unable to grant blessing halos to the half-elf guards scattered throughout the jungle in a timely manner.

It would be very difficult for half-elf guards without the blessing aura to fight against gray dwarves on the battlefield.

Although reinforcements from Padstow City quickly arrived at the battlefield on the eastern side of the island, this pursuit battle was destined to not end hastily.

Roy sat next to Woods, who had just been injured in the fight with the second-level gray dwarf.

Fortunately, he transformed into an Earth Bear during the battle. The Earth Bear was known for its strong recovery ability. By the time Woods turned back into an elf, his injuries were almost fully recovered.

Roy only cast a 'Holy Light' spell on Roy, and then did not continue...

A group of priests left Roy, and the power of holy light in their bodies had almost recovered.

At this time, of course, they had to follow the half-elf guards to chase the gray dwarf bandits who were fleeing everywhere.

Woods sat with his back against the tree trunk, his light green eyes slightly closed, his face covered with a layer of oily sweat, looking dirty.

He wore no armor, but a loose robe.

Woods asked Roy:
"Roy, aren't you worried that some gray dwarf bandits will rush to the portal and cause damage?"

The battlefield was in chaos, with gray dwarf bandits fleeing everywhere.

Roy shook his head and said:

“Not to mention that it is difficult for them to pass through the three lines of defense in the dense forest. Even if they manage to pass through the three lines of defense, there are still 5,000 half-blood elf guards stationed near the square and the dock, which is enough to entertain them…”

Woods stared at his arm, his breathing becoming heavier: "Roy, I understand now!"

"Understand what?"

Roy asked in confusion.

When he turned around, he saw Woods rolling up his sleeves, and the pattern that continued to spread from his upper arms had already wrapped around his hands...

The patterns were shining with magic, and Woods said to Roy with surprise:

"I have been stuck at level 15 for a long time. I have tried many methods over the years, but unfortunately none of them have been able to break through the boundaries of my body. Now I understand that some things can only be learned through combat."

As he spoke, his body was suddenly covered with green runes, and those vine-like runes spread all over his body.

Woods sat under a tree, staring at his hands in a daze.

In the green patterns, his hands turned into a pair of sharp claws, thick hair appeared on his face, a row of fangs appeared beside his lips, and his face turned into that of a lion...

Roy thought that Woods would completely turn into a lion, but when the "transfiguration" was halfway completed, the magical aura began to fade, and the beast's form could not be maintained, and it turned into a weak and powerless half-elf.

Roy looked toward Woods...

Woods was a little embarrassed as Roy explained:

"I'm not very familiar with this Transfiguration..."

Captain Jeroin dragged his tired body to the two of them, found a dry place to sit down, leaned against the tree trunk, and let out a long breath.

There was some mud and water on his body and he looked very disheveled.

"This battle reminded me of a long time ago in the Durva Province of the Green Empire. We followed a group of Construct Knights in the desolate desert to hunt down a group of evil sand bandits. Those sand bandits could go without food or water for several days in the desert. They rode camels in the desert and made us run around in circles. Later, the leader of the Construct Knights asked us to constantly bless them with the 'blessing of strength' and restore the physical strength of the constructs. The Construct Knights then turned into a revenge army, and after running wildly for two days and nights, they finally killed all the sand bandits..."

Captain Jeroin said:
"At that time, those Construct Knights also defeated the large group of sand bandits with the full support of the priests."

"It's been a long time since everyone has released magic so recklessly!"

Captain Tennyson came out from behind a tree, stood in front of Roy and asked him:
"Boss, what should we do with those fleeing gray dwarves in the jungle now?"

Roy knew what Captain Tennyson meant. He was asking Roy whether he wanted to live or die.

"Let's resolve the war here as soon as possible. I don't want to play hide-and-seek with those gray dwarf bandits..." Roy said with a frown.

Obviously, he didn't want any prisoners of war. Imprisoning these gray dwarf bandits was much more troublesome than imprisoning the highland headhunters...

"Yes, I'll go and inform them right away."

A griffin rider flew down from the sky through the gap in the dense forest, and the griffin lay steadily on the open ground.

Captain Tiprado turned over and jumped off the griffin's back.

Roy said to Captain Tiprado:

"Captain Tiprado, have the griffin cavalry expand their patrol range and prevent the gray dwarves from escaping into the rocky area at the foot of the volcano..."

"There are currently two squadrons of griffin cavalry guarding the southern edge of the dense forest. I can guarantee that not a single gray dwarf bandit will be missed!"

Captain Tiprado assured Roy.

"How are those barques?"

Roy heard that the gray dwarves successfully landed on the island by ramming the seawall with a three-masted sailing ship.

He arrived at the battlefield before he had time to see the three-masted ships.

He brought back so many floating devices from the Lost Sea that any three-masted sailing ship could be transformed into a magic airship.

So he paid special attention to those three-masted sailing ships.

"Several of them were badly damaged, but the remaining three-masted ships were relatively well preserved..."

Head of Tiprado said:

"At present, the Griffin Cavalry has occupied those three-masted sailing ships. It will be difficult for the gray dwarf bandits to leave Que Island by ship..."

Then the leader of the Tiprado stated his intention:

"Boss, Tiffany is near the beach with a group of Naga sea tribesmen. They seem to want to see you!"

Roy repeated with some regret:
"Naga Sea Tribe?"

"Yes! They came out of the sea and have been waiting on the beach over there." Captain Tiprado replied.

Roy nodded, and turned to Captain Tennyson and said:

"Tennyson, I'll leave this to you. You just need to pay attention to one thing, try to reduce the casualties of the half-blood elf guards."

"Also, Captain Jeroin, your priests must cooperate with the half-blood elf guards throughout the battle."

"Follow your orders."

Roy said, brushed the dirt off his butt, and walked towards the beach.

Along the way, Roy kept seeing some fleeing gray dwarf bandits.

A group of half-elf guards armed with longbows followed behind, and they seemed to be using this dense forest to its full potential...

The gray dwarf bandits were like prey fleeing everywhere, with magic arrows constantly falling on them.

Seeing that the gray dwarf bandits could no longer form an effective resistance force, Roy felt relieved and went to the beach.

The beach here was actually a battlefield. The silver sand was stained with blood, and even the sea water was light red...

Many highland headhunter prisoners died here, and there was also a row of corpses of gray dwarf bandits on the sand dunes, exposed to the sun.

Some highland headhunters were still dragging the corpses of the gray dwarves out of the dense forest and exposing them to the sun on the sand dunes. I don't know how much he hated these gray dwarves.

If they continue to be exposed to the sun like this, the corpses of these gray dwarves will gradually stink, and then their internal organs will produce some gas that will cause their abdomens to continue to swell, and finally explode with a bang, and at this time the corpses will spread some diseases.

Roy stood at the edge of the jungle and looked around at the beach.

The road that Captain Tiprado pointed to was roughly here. Roy carefully looked for Miss Tiffany.

Soon Roy found that she was standing with a group of Naga sea tribesmen, about 500 meters away from Roy. There were also many highland headhunter prisoners moving around freely on their side.

The landing of the gray dwarf bandits on Kui Island has made the highland headhunter prisoners active.

Roy walked along the edge of the woods and saw many highland headhunters burying the bodies of their companions. When they saw Roy, they did not show much hostility.

"Tiffany, where did you bring the Jana sea people back from?" Roy first asked Miss Tiffany in Elvish.

Tiffany said casually, "It's just outside the seawall. They want to retake Kui Island, and I persuaded them to come to the island. You can sit down and talk. There's really no need to fight."

Roy nodded slightly...

She then turned to Chief Nozahak and said:
"This is the leader of the island's mine guards. He has the final say on all matters on Kui Island... You should have a good talk with him. I hope we can live in peace."

Roy walked in front of Chief Nozahak. His height only reached Chief Nozahak's chest. If he wanted to see Chief Nozahak's face clearly, he had to look up...

Chief Nozahak bowed slightly so that Roy could look at him at eye level.

Although his face was ferocious and ugly, he was very thoughtful and showed great respect to Roy.

"Hi, I'm Roy."

Roy extended a hand to Chief Nozahak. Chief Nozahak hesitated for a moment, then shook hands with Roy uncomfortably.

"Nozahak."

Chief Nozahak said in Naga.

Although Roy couldn't speak Naga, he could still understand simple language. After all, he and Miss Tiffany had known each other for such a long time...

"It's too sunny here, and the sea is full of blood, why don't we go outside the seawall and talk."

Considering that the Naga sea tribe could not leave the sea for too long, Roy took the initiative to set the chat venue in the sea.

Chief Nozahak stared at Roy with a hint of confusion in his eyes. He couldn't understand why the leader of the half-elves was a human.

Roy ignored Chief Nozahak's puzzled look and walked straight into the light red sea.

The shallow sea area here is only one kilometer long, and the water has been dyed red with blood.

Roy saw the huddled three-masted sailing vessels, and sure enough, several of them had breached the seawall.

The bows of two of the three-masted sailing ships were almost on the broken seawall, and their hulls were tilted...

Roy walked into the sea, and a team of Nagas quickly followed.

A group of griffin cavalry was hovering in the sky. When they spotted Roy, they immediately gathered here.

Another group of gray dwarf bandits rushed out of the jungle. Before they could run onto the silver beach, a rain of arrows came from behind, and the gray dwarf bandits immediately fell to the green grass.

A gray dwarf bandit showed a painful expression on his face, and kept climbing forward with his hands, but his body could no longer stand up.
The Naga Sea Tribe watched this scene. In their eyes, the dark forest was like a huge mouth of the abyss that could swallow all life...

Roy came to the seawall...

The Naga sea tribe also followed. The shallow sea area near the island was scarlet, while the sea outside the seawall was clear blue.

Roy lowered his head and remained silent for a moment, then looked up at the leader of Nozahak and said casually:
"Regarding this sea area, I have had an idea for a long time. The islands here belong to the half-elves. I can return this sea to you. The Nagas can live in this sea area. In addition, I hope that merchant ships can pass through this sea area. In fact, merchant ships can come to Kui Island for trade, which is also very beneficial to the Naga people. I can promise you that the Naga people can trade at the Kui Island dock. What do you think of my proposal?"

Before Chief Nozahak came, he vowed to the Naga warriors that he would take advantage of the opportunity when the gray dwarf bandits attacked the island and take back the island of Kui in one fell swoop.

But he waited on the beach for so long, and what he saw was the gray dwarf bandits running around...

Leader Nozahak knew very well in his heart...

If the Naga tribe he brought with him rushed to the island to fight, they might not be a match for the half-blood elf guards...

But he didn't want to agree so readily, as it would make him look like a clown.

"..."

Chief Nozahak hesitated for a moment. The killing in the jungle continued, and a large number of griffin cavalry were hovering in the sky.

The beach where the gray dwarves had forced their landing was all red.

When did the elves become so fierce? Standing next to this boss Roy, I felt a little breathless...

"Okay, I agree with your proposal."

After saying this, Chief Nozahak slowly closed his eyes and calmed his complicated mood.

“May we always live in peace in the future.”

Roy thought the two sides would have a long argument, but he never expected that the Naga leader would readily agree to his suggestion...

(End of this chapter)