I ascend to the throne of God with arcane magic.

Chapter 409: Part of the Abyss Prince’s plan?
The edge of the Elf Forest,

Li Si knocked away the short blade that attacked from the dark and looked at the shadows in the forest opposite.

Is it really coming?
Li Si was a little curious. He didn't find anything unusual along the way, nor did he feel any signs that someone was following them.

So how did the other party find him and Cecil?

The people who attacked Cecil couldn't have been from the Elven Slave Hunters.

The sneak attack that Li Si just took was clearly a full-strength attack from a gold-level assassin. If it were the Elf Slave Catchers, they would definitely hold back.

After all, their purpose is to capture elves as slaves and sell them for profit.

Dead elves meant nothing to them.

Cecil saw Li Si suddenly appear in front of her and attack her. She was a little overwhelmed for a moment, but she also realized that they were being attacked.

Cecil quickly took out his staff and looked around nervously.

Li Si could already sense someone approaching them stealthily, sneaking in the shadows of the forest and slowly approaching him and Cecil.

At this moment, the air in the forest was filled with a solemn and murderous feeling, as if even the wind was holding its breath, waiting for a showdown and fight to break out.

"come out!"

Li Si shouted loudly, turned the sword in his hand, cut through the air and stabbed towards the shadow in the woods on the right.

Just as the sword was about to fall to the ground, under the backdrop of sporadic sunlight falling through the treetops, the seemingly normal shadow suddenly twisted, and a figure wrapped in dark gray shadow power appeared.

This is the gold-level assassin hiding in the shadows!

The assassin Sinke, who was preparing to continue attacking Cecil secretly, looked at Li Si in surprise. He did not expect that a gold-level warrior could find his location so quickly.

You know, he did not choose to approach Li Si directly, but planned to bypass him and attack Cecil directly.

Not only did he use the power of shadow to conceal all of his own aura, he also suppressed his murderous intent.

Normally, as long as you don't have hostility towards these high-level warriors, the golden warrior's combat instinct will not be triggered.

But things did not develop as he expected.

The most important thing is that the aura emanating from the young man in front of him made him a little afraid. He didn't dare to face Li Si's sword directly and could only retreat again and again.

Li Si didn't care and went forward to continue forcing the position of the gold-level assassin.

After all, he was very familiar with the shadow power used by the opponent. In a sense, this ability of Li Si was even slightly stronger than that of the gold-level assassin on the opposite side.

Therefore, as long as the other party used the power of shadow, in Li Si's eyes, it would be like a bright light in the dark night, clearly visible.

In this situation, the strongest ability of the gold-level assassin had almost no effect, and was even the opponent's biggest flaw.

But Xinke didn't know about this. When facing Li Si's attack, he fled to the caravan, ready to find an opportunity to go back into stealth mode.

The goal of his mission this time was to kill the elf Cecil. Although it was somewhat against the rules of an assassin not to leave quickly after the sneak attack failed, Xinke had no intention of retreating just like that.

This was a task assigned to him by his superiors, and he didn't want to go back and report in disgrace.

Although the young man in front of him was very powerful, as an assassin, Xinke thought that he would have no problem escaping from the gold-level warrior.

Li Si was naturally not in a hurry. Although he seemed to be fighting fiercely with the gold-level assassin, he did not actually use his full strength.

Although the gold-level assassin in front of him is quite powerful, he is nothing to Li Si.

It is about the same level as the gold-level hunter killed two days ago, and now it can be said that he is completely defeated by Li Si.

Most importantly, Li Si was very curious about the origin of this gold-level assassin in front of him.

You know, it is obvious that the assassin in front of him is not the mastermind, but was ordered to assassinate Cecil.

Regardless of the reasons for assassinating Cecil, the fact that he ordered a gold-level assassin was enough to show the power behind him.

If it weren't for Li Si, even if Cecil had also hired a gold-level mercenary, it would have been difficult to protect Cecil during the gold-level assassin's first attack.

Even Cecil's father, the [Wind Sword Saint] Igli Arce, could not easily mobilize a being of the same level.

This almost implies that there is a special connection between the closure of the Elf King's Court, the Ilissair Elf Elder, and the order for Cecil to go to the Kingdom of Bolin.

Li Si knew very well that the destruction of the Elf Royal Court was related to Demogorgon, the Prince of the Abyss.

And if that person really existed, it would not be surprising to arrange a gold-level assassin to deal with Cecil.

After all, the abyss demon lords have never stopped invading the Gaia world.

There are also many people who cannot withstand the temptation of demons and devils and accept the power from the abyss and hell.

Although this gives them greater power, the fact is that the evil force is also polluting and changing the souls of those who are tempted, causing them to slide continuously toward the dark and evil side, with no way back.

Although they still look the same on the outside, they are actually no different from the abyss demons.

Even after death, their souls will not enter the kingdom of the gods or sleep forever in the underworld, but will fall into the abyss and be transformed into new abyss demons.

Li Si looked at the assassin Xinke, who was trying hard to dodge his attack, with deep eyes.

If the gold-level assassin in front of him was really that kind of person and had accepted the power from the abyss, then Li Si could be sure that the Prince of the Abyss Demogorgon had already begun to attack the Elf Royal Court.

And more importantly, if this is the case, then the actions of the Ilissair Elf Elder during this period and the attack that Cecilia suffered can be confirmed to be related to the destruction of the Elf Royal Court.

Otherwise, the Elf King's Court should just remain closed, why would it need to allocate forces to attack Cecil?

But why kill Cecil?

Li Si kicked Xinke away, but most of the force was removed by the gold-level assassin through his skills.

This is what Li Si couldn't understand: why did those people kill Cecil?

In other words, what is the connection between Cecil's death and the destruction of the Elven Court?
Li Si had noticed before that the reason why the Ilithel elf elder asked Cecilia to go to the Kingdom of Bolin to meet up was because of a secret attack.

That means something similar has happened before, and it wasn't just Cecil who was attacked, there were others as well.

Because of Cecile's father?

But that Igli Arce should be in the Emerald City now, and it seems that he has little connection with the Elf Royal Court.

Moreover, he has not yet broken through to the legendary level. Although the previous incident caused a big fuss and many people in the elves knew about it, it actually did not affect the safety of the Elf Royal Court.

What's more, there are several legendary strongmen stationed in the Elf Royal Court, and they all disappeared quietly in the destruction of the Elf Royal Court.

The current Igli should not be considered a special existence in the plan of the demon prince.

If that's the case, then it has something to do with Cecil herself.

Is it possible that Cecilia's own peculiarity is the Sun Elf blood in her body?
Li Si frowned, thinking about two things at the same time.

From the assassin's ruthless attack on Cecil just now, it can be seen that the other party really wants to kill Cecil directly.

In other words, the purpose of the people behind this was to let Cecil die here.

Is it to obtain the bloodline of the sun elves?

Li Si had some guesses, but still had many confusions.

What is the use of obtaining the blood of the sun elves?

You have to know that in this world where extraordinary powers exist, except for special existences like the dragon bloodline, in most cases the bloodline inheritance of special races is difficult to inherit and adapt.

Because blood power is in many cases inexplicably connected to the soul of the blood owner, forced use will instead cause it to collapse into a bunch of irrational monsters.

This was something that was researched and confirmed by those "open-minded" arcanists during the era of the Magic Empire.

Therefore, special blood power is more often used in certain sacrifices, rituals, and some special magic props.

If it is linked to the fall of the Elf King's Court, is there some special ritual required to obtain the Sun Elves' bloodline?

Thinking of this, Li Si felt a little headache.

The useful information he had was too little, not enough for him to find out the truth about the Elf King's Court.

The most important thing now is to confirm the identity of the assassin in front of us as soon as possible. The previous speculations were all based on the fact that he was a subordinate of Demogorgon.

Li Si looked at Xin Ke in front of him and increased the speed of the sword in his hand.

He had no intention of capturing Xinke and searching his soul. Although he had found several spells of this type in the Dream Library of the Azera Floating City, there was a high possibility that there were special restrictions in the other party's soul.

If it was a restriction set by the demon prince, exploring it rashly would put one in danger of facing Demogorgon himself.

The destruction of the Elf King's Court was extremely strange, which made Li Si more cautious.

The battle in the Elf Forest was still going on. The towering trees around fell down one after another in the aftermath of the battle, and broken branches and leaves flew everywhere. The originally quiet forest had now turned into a fierce battlefield, full of swords and sabers.

Li Si's figure quickly shuttled through the forest, the sword flashing, and each sword strike left deep marks on the tree trunks. These sword marks were like the imprint of war, recording the fierceness and cruelty of this battle.

The assassin in black could only flee in a panic, as miserable as a stray dog.

The air was filled with the smoke from fallen trees, mixed with the smell of earth and grass.

"Hmm~"

With a cry of pain, Xinke covered his left forearm with a pale face, and the dripping scarlet blood filled the air with a hint of blood.

Xinke forced himself to use his ability to dodge backwards continuously, and leaned against a big tree to avoid Li Si's sight. Only then could he breathe a sigh of relief.

Something is wrong!
Xinke was breathing heavily. The battle just now made him extremely nervous. Every time he did it he felt like he was dancing on the edge of a knife.

Although he felt somewhat at ease at the beginning, he found that the pressure Li Si brought to him was increasing as time went on.

Not only the strength, but also the speed has been greatly improved.

Does this person have the ability to become stronger in battle, or has he been letting her win before?

Thinking of this, Xinke couldn't wait any longer.

He was quite frustrated in the battle just now. No matter what ability he used, it was countered by Li Si. Stealth, backstab, kidney shot and even shadow raid skills were all successfully countered by the opponent. The subsequent attacks even forced him to use many life-saving skills.

Seeing the other party making it look so easy, Xinke couldn't help but think of the time when his mentor was teaching him assassin skills.

Some of them are outrageous!

Is the young man opposite really the Golden Warrior?
Xinke regretted not leaving immediately. This was the first time he encountered a situation where the soldiers were in control of the entire battle situation.

At this time, Sinke had already thought about a strategic retreat.

Although he really wanted to complete the task, he already had a clear understanding of the current situation.

Under Li Si's protection, he definitely had no way of killing the elf this time.

But it doesn’t matter. He is an assassin after all, so it doesn’t matter if he suffers a loss once.

He just didn't believe that Li Si could always protect the elf.

Thinking of this, Xinke prepared to leave.

At this moment, he felt a sense of terror of death surging into his heart, and all the hairs on his body stood up instantly.

With no time to react, Sink instinctively threw himself forward, ignoring the wet dirt on the forest floor, and fell flat on his face.

boom!
A huge roar sounded, and the trembling of the trees spread out to the surroundings of the Elf Forest like a circular wave, scaring the wild beasts in the forest and causing them to flee in all directions.

Xinke, who was at the center, was confused and looked back in a trance.

Li Si stood there holding a terrifying giant hammer, looking at him with a smile.

The big tree he had originally relied on disappeared without a trace, leaving only a light brown stump on the ground and wood debris flying in the air.

Xinke suddenly woke up, quickly stood up and looked at Li Si warily.

He didn't want to be hit like this, and he didn't think his fate would be better than that of the tree.

Li Si did not continue to pursue him. He just took action to scare him when he found that Xinke seemed to be thinking of escaping.

"Tell me, why did you attack us?"

Li Si played with the hammer in his hand and looked at Xinke with a smile.

This hammer, which was somewhat difficult for him to use when he broke through the gold level, is now used quite easily and smoothly.

The shock brought by high strength attributes is always the most intuitive.

Xinke looked at the giant hammer with a diameter of almost one meter that was bouncing up and down in Li Si's hand, and couldn't help swallowing.

Where did this perversion come from?
Looking at the cold luster of the hammer, it is definitely not made of ordinary fine iron.

How did I meet such a person?

After hesitating for a moment, Xin Ke said:

"Don't get me wrong, I received a mission from the Assassin's Guild to assassinate that elf."

"I never thought I would have a great man like you to protect me. This time I was wrong. I am willing to pay the price to express my apology."

Hearing what Xin Ke said, Li Si looked at him with a smile and said:
"Assassin's Guild, who are you trying to fool?"

The Assassin's Guild is similar to the Mercenary Guild in that it can accept commissions from others and issue tasks, but because of the special nature of the profession, they are basically assassination commissions.

Therefore, the Assassin's Guild is not allowed by city rulers in many places and hides in the gray area.

Under normal circumstances, there are indeed many assassins who accept commissions and tasks from the Guild at this moment, but it also depends on the situation.

In order to get to the Kingdom of Bolin as quickly as possible and avoid possible attacks, Cecil chose a shortcut through the Elf Forest. The two of them traveled very fast and there was no delay in their journey.

And to be honest, even though it's a shortcut, it's not a specific path. It's just moving in a general direction in the Elf Forest.

Even in this situation, there is no way the assassin in front of him could catch up from behind.

Otherwise, Li Si would have discovered it long ago.

Li Si felt that the most likely possibility was that the other party had special props that could locate Cecil's position.

For example, the props for detecting the bloodline of the Sun Elves. If the opponent's target is really the bloodline of the Sun Elves, then this is very likely to happen.

"Tell me, who sent you?"

Li Si looked at Xinke as if he was looking at a bronze professional.

"of course"

Xin Ke looked at Li Si with a resigned look.

Before he finished his words, a stream of evil black and red air suddenly burst out from Xinke's body, surrounding him. His speed increased dramatically, and he suddenly flashed and ran towards the depths of the Elf Forest.

"Oh?"

Seeing this, Li Si was not surprised but happy.

He was very familiar with this aura; he had felt a similar aura in Bingfeng City.

The breath of the Endless Abyss, and it is very similar to Demogorgon.

Sure enough, the destruction of the Elf King's Court was related to Cecilia!
His guess was confirmed, but Li Si had no intention of letting Xinke go.

It would be good to weaken the enemy's strength in advance, but the most important thing is to prevent the enemy from taking back the information about himself and Cecil.

Li Si dodged and chased after him, his speed much faster than Xinke who was desperately using his demonic power.

Li Si did not intend to use magic right now. He planned to temporarily conceal his strength in these areas as his trump card, leaving some room for maneuver.

Before deeply intervening in the affairs of the Elf King's Court, he should not face a legendary existence. Li Si's actions may have unexpected results.

How can it be?

Feeling the pressure rapidly approaching from behind, Xinke looked back in disbelief.

He had lost count of how many times he had been surprised today.

Li Si no longer planned to hold back. He had already confirmed that the other party was Demogorgon's subordinate, so there was no need to get any information from him.

If it were other Abyss Lords, it would be easy to deal with, but those self-confused guys often have no way to control their subordinates.

There are even many people who specialize in defrauding power from the demon lords of the abyss.

But Demogorgon is different. He is deep-minded and more cunning and treacherous than the devils in hell.

In previous lives, many people, forces, and even gods had suffered at the hands of this person.

Li Si didn't have the confidence to provoke Demogorgon in front of him. It was better for him to just keep quiet and make a fortune.

When Xinke appeared in Li Si's sight again, he seemed to have completely changed his appearance.

The shadow power that originally surrounded his body has been replaced by the crazy and corrupt aura of the abyss. The thick blood vessels on Xinke's face and body skin are deeply exposed, and the dark power is flowing under his skin.

His eyes were blood red, and his whole body swelled a little, and the evil and filthy abyssal air currents continued to spread around him.

Wow, it’s really ugly!

Li Si shook his head and rushed forward waving a hammer.

A horrible sound of breaking wind was heard, and the hammer slammed towards Sinke.

boom!
Xinke only had time to put his arms in front of him to block, but was still hit by Li Si's hammer and flew into the forest.

Li Si shook the hammer in his hand and nodded.

You know what, it feels really good.

“Hooaaaaaaaah!”

A monster-like roar was heard, and Xinke's figure appeared in front of Li Si again.

Now he seemed to be completely corroded by the power of the abyss, and had lost most of his sanity.

However, Xinke's condition is not good now. His arms have completely disappeared, leaving only a piece of twisting flesh and pale bone fragments.

The abyssal air currents on Xinke's body kept twisting and began to repair the damaged arms, but the speed was not very fast.

Moreover, Xinke's dark red skin seemed to be melting, just like a snowman melting in the sun.

Li Si was very clear about this, because the Gaia world has always been repelled by the breath and power of the abyss.

If the Gate of the Abyss is not opened to supply enough abyssal breath, using demonic power will lead to the collapse of the body.

This is also why after the Abyss Demons invade the Gaia World through the Abyss Gate, they will reduce their attacks and preserve their strength if they cannot get replenishment.

If Xinke's situation continues and he does not get out of this state, he will die due to the collapse of his body and the erosion of the power of the abyss.

However, Li Si did not intend to go through so much trouble. Even if the golden assassin in front of him was strengthened by the power of the abyss, it would not be a problem for Li Si.

Li Si swung the hammer and walked towards Xin Ke, whose eyes were bloodshot.

After a while, the creepy roar in the forest stopped, and there were no more unusual sounds.

Li Si looked at the gold-level assassin who had turned into a pool of blood and mud, and put the hammer in his hand into the storage ring.

Picking up a black iron ring from the disgusting flesh and blood, Li Si nodded with satisfaction.

It turned out to be a space ring. It was worth it that he deliberately avoided this ring when he attacked just now.

Hope there's something useful in here!

(End of this chapter)