It was too late last night, so he couldn't tell what was going on. However, the current situation was obvious when the sun rose. The forest had been burning for an entire night. Up until now, Li Huailin could still see small patches of forest that were still burning. Apart from that, the only thing he could see was scorched earth.
Li Huailin's troops made their way through the burnt forest. They didn't see any Druids blocking their way, but they did see quite a few lone Fire Elementals. That's right, after Golkin's display of might yesterday, the Fire Elementals were in a mess. Some of the Fire Elementals also left the main force and ran around, not following them back. Due to this situation, the entire forest looked more like a birthplace of the Fire Elementals. It was completely different from yesterday.
Of course, Li Huailin had the soldiers deal with the lone Fire Elementals. These Fire Elementals were too stupid; they couldn't recognize Li Huailin at all. If Li Huailin had summoned a magical beast, they might have been able to recognize him. But Li Huailin … they really couldn't recognize him.
As mentioned before, these Fire Elementals still had red names. Without Golkin around, these Fire Elementals would attack any living creature they saw. Li Huailin naturally couldn't be bothered to explain. He just killed them.
As they cleaned up the Fire Elementals along the way, Li Huailin's troops continued advancing towards Moonlight Valley. After walking for a while, Li Huailin finally saw Moonlight Valley surrounded by a pile of scorched earth. What surprised Li Huailin was that Moonlight Valley didn't seem to be affected too much by the fire. It still looked green. If it weren't for the obvious contrast between the scenery outside, Li Huailin wouldn't have been able to tell that such a huge fire had taken place last night.
After taking a closer look, Li Huailin realized that there was a clear boundary at the entrance of Moonlight Valley. It seemed like there was a layer of protective film protecting Moonlight Valley, preventing the fire from spreading. It seemed like the Druid's magic protected the valley from the fire.
Although the Moonlight Valley had the word "valley" in its name, it didn't actually look like a valley. There were indeed small hills on both sides, but the elevation wasn't very high. In fact, it looked more like a natural fortress between two mountains.
When Li Huailin arrived, there were already people waiting for them at the entrance of the valley. Li Huailin saw a row of Druids standing at the entrance of the valley. Needless to say, this row of Druids looked at Li Huailin's troops with hatred in their eyes. But other than hatred, Li Huailin also saw fear, sorrow, and confusion. Obviously, after experiencing the horrible situation last night, besides holding a grudge against Li Huailin's troops, the only question left was … What should they do now? Did they still have a future?
Seeing this row of Druids, of course, Li Huailin's troops also stopped. All the soldiers lined up in formation and directly pointed their spears at the Druids in front of them. This was because Li Huailin's previous order was to kill all the Druids in Moonlight Valley, leaving no one alive. Of course, at the moment, they still didn't know that Li Huailin had changed his mind.
Seeing that the opponent was directly preparing to attack, of course, the Druids on this side were very nervous. Everyone subconsciously clenched the magic wands in their hands, ready to fight with their lives. When it seemed that the battle was about to start again, suddenly, a voice among the Druids shouted to everyone, "Stop."
"Elder."
"Sir Tesmog!"
All the Druids spontaneously parted, and soon, Li Huailin saw a slightly older Druid wearing a purple handmade robe walk out from the crowd in front of him. It was obvious that this was an old elf, and he looked a little old. Her long green hair was tied up and trailed behind her, so long that it almost touched the ground. His eyes seemed to reveal a weather-beaten sense of wisdom. Lifting his head to look at the name displayed, it was indeed Tesmog Ruifeng. Li Huailin really found the right person.
Tesmog also saw Li Huailin's position at a glance, and said to Li Huailin, "Are you the continent's emperor, Ruolin?"
"Heh …" Li Huailin chuckled, completely ignoring Tesmog's intention, and directly turned to the troops behind him and said, "Prepare to attack and occupy this place. Everyone inside, those who kneel and surrender will be spared from death, and those who are still standing, regardless of their identity, will all be eliminated. "
"You are as magnanimous as a forest!" Tesmog did not expect the opponent to directly order an attack. He originally thought that since he was already in front of the troops, could they talk? Yes, Tesmog also wanted to surrender, because there was really no other way. He had already heard about the situation last night from the Druids who escaped. Elder Trude died in battle, and the Druid assault team was also reduced to less than 10%. Not only that, but he also learned a shocking fact, which was that the group of fire elementals was indeed summoned by Li Huailin. This was because the people who returned saw Li Huailin standing on the shoulder of the fire elemental lord. After that, when Li Huailin ordered the fire elementals to return, the Druids who were hiding in the forest also heard it clearly.
It turned out that Li Huailin indeed had a way to completely destroy the Druid race, and he did not know which method it was. He did not even need to summon the continent's allied forces. However, another piece of news was that Li Huailin had ordered the fire elementals to return. If the opponent wanted to completely destroy them, couldn't he just let the fire elementals continue to attack? From this, Tesmog could also see the intention of the opponent. It seemed like he wanted to recruit them.
Since that was the case, Tesmog and the remaining elders discussed for the whole night, and finally decided … to surrender. Currently, they could not defeat the opponent, so there were only two options left. One was to leave Moonlight Valley during the night and hide everywhere. However, this was their holy land, so of course they did not want to leave. Moreover, the entire continent was Li Huailin's sphere of influence, so how could they hide? The other option was to surrender. It seemed like there was almost no other choice.
In the morning, when he heard that Li Huailin's army was coming again, Tesmog had already decided to surrender to Li Huailin. However, he did not expect Li Huailin to completely ignore his intention and continue to attack.
No … Tesmog immediately understood. Li Huailin did not want to attack. When he announced the order, he announced it in front of them. Therefore, these words were not only for his subordinates, but also for them to hear. Li Huailin's order was very simple. Kneel and surrender to avoid death. The meaning was very clear. It was to give the Druids a choice: live on their knees, or die standing up.
"The opponent wants to humiliate them." Tesmog immediately understood Li Huailin's intention. Although they were both surrendering, directly surrendering and kneeling were obviously different. This kind of obvious humiliation was even more obvious. This … should be the situation that Li Huailin wanted.
Tesmog had already understood the situation of the new emperor from the elves. The opponent's most obvious characteristics were two. One was cruelty, and the other was that he would do what he said. Tesmog did not doubt the authenticity of Li Huailin's order at all. His counterattack just now was a slap in the opponent's face. The opponent would not stop until he got back at him. This was obviously one of the methods that the opponent used to get back at him.
"Attack!" Li Huailin didn't care what the other side was thinking. He immediately gave the order to Legg.
"Yes." Legg, of course, did not find it strange. They were soldiers to begin with. This order from Li Huailin was too normal on the battlefield. What he found strange was, didn't Li Huailin say to slaughter them all? Why did he want to take prisoners of war now? Of course, this was not his decision. Whatever Li Huailin said, he waved his hand at the soldiers behind him. "Prepare … to attack!"
"Ha!" All the soldiers raised their spears and began to advance. They were already very familiar with this plan. This was because they were originally veterans of the 1st Legion. Legg had dragged them to this legion. Previously, when they fought with Li Huailin, they had basically won all the battles, so of course they were familiar with taking prisoners of war.
As they marched forward in an orderly manner, all the soldiers shouted to the Druids in front of them, "Kneel and you will not die!"
"Put down your weapons and kneel and you will not die!"
"Kneel!"
Hearing the soldiers' orderly shouts, the Druids in front of them were a little flustered. However, at the same time, the anger in their hearts was also stirred up. They were not regular soldiers. To them, Li Huailin's order was undoubtedly very insulting. They had never participated in a war before, so they did not know the rules of the battlefield. However, in their opinion, they were only willing to kneel to the Moonlight Goddess, who they believed in. Who was this human to make their noble Druids kneel?
No one spoke, but all the Druids tightly grasped the weapons in their hands. It seemed like another battle was about to break out.
Everyone could see the changes in the situation clearly. Either they would start fighting, or one side would choose to retreat. It was obvious that Li Huailin did not intend to retreat. After all, they had the advantage, so why would they retreat? It was obvious that Tesmog's side had to retreat.
Tesmog, of course, understood that the current choice was to surrender in humiliation or try to fight for their dignity, but their entire tribe would die. Tesmog was also very angry about this situation, but … he still knelt.
"Sir Tesmog!"
"Elder!" Seeing Tesmog's action, all the Druids were stunned. Then, the scene immediately calmed down. All the Druids understood their current choice.
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