A few minutes had passed.
"You humans want to use the entire Elsa Village … to deal with a certain snake-type magical beast?"
In the middle of Elsa Village, when Brody said those words in Bringan with a strange accent, the anger contained in his words was undisguised. Seeing the pale mercenary nodding his head, Brody even lifted his wooden staff slightly. However, the spell that could have shattered the mercenary was not cast in the end. Brody panted heavily and turned his trembling gaze away. His chest that was heaving up and down gradually calmed down, and his brown eyes that were previously glaring at him slowly narrowed …
A few minutes ago, the crippled mercenary had already spilled the beans on Captain Kevin's plan. Now, the surrounding Wood Elves were glaring at him with piercingly cold gazes. If their gazes had materialized, they would have already sliced him into a pile of minced meat.
"There's actually such a thing … Great … Great … We Wood Elves hide in the forest, and yet we still have to suffer an undeserved calamity."
Hugo's little face was taut as he listened to the village chief's words. His gaze wandered, and his heart was in a mess. He hated humans to death, and he could not wait to kill this fellow on the spot. However, when he thought about how he obtained all this information with the help of another human, he felt a shiver run down his spine …
He was really afraid of Roddy. That brutal and swift killing method in the dark still made his back break out in cold sweat when he thought about it. Even after returning to the village, Hugo's heart was still in a state of deep shock and fear. To put it bluntly, he was "scared out of his wits".
If he were to fight with a human now, he might not even be able to hold his bow steadily.
"Hugo, you said that the human who attacked us is the one that I coaxed away yesterday?"
Brody seemed to have thought of something as he turned around and asked Hugo. The latter snapped out of his daze and nodded hurriedly. Then, he remembered that Roddy had given him a letter, and he quickly handed it to the village chief as if he was holding a hot potato. Then, he stammered and repeated what Roddy had told him …
The Village Chief's expression was frighteningly gloomy. When he took the letter, he glanced at Hugo as if he could guess what had happened to him. He patted him on the shoulder and comforted him in a low voice, "Go back and rest."
Hugo felt as if he had been granted amnesty. He nodded with his red eyes and staggered back. After taking a few steps, he stopped and turned around. "Village Chief … he said he will come back to the village today."
Upon hearing this, Brody nodded noncommittally. However, Natha, who was standing in the corner, had a slight change in expression. The Village Chief didn't notice this detail. He turned around and gestured for his men to drag the mercenaries away before opening the letter …
The moment he looked at the letter, the old elf suddenly widened his eyes!
"This, this is … High Elf language?!"
After reading the words carefully, Brody's originally gloomy expression changed continuously. To the Wood Elves at the side, he looked like a chameleon.
"Snake King Sakya … The guardian spirit that Ducal summoned back then. It's been 700 years. Could it be that … it's not dead?"
The young wood elves all had rather confused expressions as they muttered to themselves. Only a few old hunters who were over sixty years old had a change in expression. They wanted to say something, but when they looked at the juniors around them, they hesitated and didn't dare to speak.
Brody stared at the letter and read it three or four times. When he raised his head, everyone could see that his forehead was covered in beads of cold sweat. After a few seconds, he slowly raised his gaze and looked at the human mercenary who had just been dragged away. He muttered, "Snake-type magical beast … Snake-type magical beast … Could it be …"
Before he could finish his sentence, all the elves felt the giant tree above their heads shake. Then, the sound beside their ears was squeezed out.
The startled birds flew up with a loud rumble, and almost immediately heard a dull rumbling sound.
"This aura … This aura …"
Brody seemed to have aged 20 years in an instant. Even his voice became hoarse. He looked in the direction of the village entrance as if he could see through the dense forest and see what was happening there.
"It really is … Snake King Sakya!"
His original anger had completely turned into disbelief and bitterness. He raised the wooden staff in his hand and slammed it on the ground with a resolute expression. His simple sackcloth robe fluttered even though there was no wind. A vast power suddenly exploded in the surroundings. The "Wall of Thorns" caused a wall of thorns to grow around the village in a matter of seconds. Then, he pointed at the village entrance and shouted, "All elves who can fight, stand at the front. We cannot let the beast tide destroy our village!"
When powerful magical beasts were awakened from their slumber, the pressure they released would cause ordinary living creatures to instinctively run away. Once such a situation occurred, the result would be … a 'beast tide' formed by tens of thousands of living creatures charging at the same place.
Hearing the word "beast tide", the young elves who were originally confused immediately turned pale. They grabbed their weapons and ran forward in a chaotic manner. There were many different kinds of creatures in the Silent Forest. If a beast tide were to break out, the power would be comparable to a flood on the plains!
If they were unlucky, the entire village might even be trampled to the ground by those overly large beasts!
The rumbling sound of a beast tide came from the direction of the village entrance. Close to a hundred wood elves who were originally in charge of hunting stood in various positions behind the tree trunks, treetops, and thorns, ready to fight. However, compared to the beast tide that was about to arrive, they seemed insignificant.
However, just as Brody was rushing forward, a figure appeared at the village entrance.
Carrying a backpack, a quiver of arrows, and holding a short bow in his hand, Roddy appeared in front of Brody and the countless wood elves.
Looking at the wall of thorns that was nearly two meters tall, and then turning back to look into the distance, Roddy could only feel helplessness …
He never thought that he would be caught up in a beast tide rampage!
Roddy was very clear that such a situation could only be caused by two factors. Other than a natural disaster, it could only be caused by the aura released by a high-level magical beast. According to the memories in his mind, there had never been any natural disasters in the Kingdom of Karen in the past 588 years. Therefore, he was almost certain that …
This must be an extremely terrifying magical beast that had been provoked.
"F * ck, why do I always run into such bad luck …"
Roddy searched his mind, but he couldn't recall any particularly powerful magical beasts in the vicinity. He was also at a loss. Lifting his head to look at the elves who were holding bows, Roddy didn't see any of them aiming at him. It was obvious that the word "death" was written on his face as he stood outside the thorns.
But then, Roddy saw a few familiar faces. Hugo was cowering in his direction and averted his gaze. Randolf was frowning and glaring at him with an unfriendly gaze. Natha seemed to have purposely run to a position closest to him and stared at him without blinking …
What's wrong with Mentor Iceberg?
While he was puzzled, Roddy saw Brody's figure appear behind the thorns. He raised his wooden staff and the thorns immediately opened up a path for him. The old elf walked out and looked at Roddy with a complicated expression. Finally, as though he had made a decision, he spoke in the elven language, "Sir Roddy, please forgive my rudeness yesterday. I originally wanted to discuss some issues with you, but the beast tide is approaching. I hope you can enter the village to hide."
Roddy was stunned for a moment. The old elf's tone was treating him as a distinguished guest. He thought that with Hugo and the mercenaries around him, the Wood Elves would at least treat him a little more kindly. Who knew that the village chief would appear personally and change his attitude so drastically …
Roddy understood the Wood Elves' temperament very well. They wouldn't play the hypocritical tricks that human nobles did. If they expressed their friendliness face to face, then it meant that they were truly friendly. Therefore, Roddy didn't waste any more words and immediately nodded and strode into the village with Brody.
"With the beast tide approaching, I'm afraid that all the Elves in Erza Village will have to face this calamity," Brody said diplomatically. "So, Sir Roddy …"
"I can take care of myself. If you need help, I won't refuse."
Roddy raised the short bow in his hand and answered straightforwardly. Although he looked calm on the surface, he was stomping his feet and cursing in his heart.
The 'beast tide' in his memory was a disaster for any traveler in the forest! The 'beast tide raid' had happened three times in the Silent Forest, and each time, thousands of players had died. Every time it happened, the public channel would be flooded with comments scolding the game manufacturers. Even large mercenary groups couldn't withstand the impact of a large-scale beast tide …
The Beast Tide that Elsa's village encountered this time was something that had never happened before in history!
Not to mention the reason for the beast tide, in Roddy's eyes, it would be difficult to stop the beast tide with hundreds of Elves and a 'wall of thorns'. If he failed to stop the beast tide, not only would the Wood Elves' village be flattened, his [Profession Advancement Mission] would also be a complete failure. Even the path to making a fortune in the future would be a dream!
Therefore, he had unknowingly boarded the same canoe as the Wood Elves. He had to help them even if he didn't want to …
Brody opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but when he saw the first beast tide charging in from afar, he immediately shut his mouth and walked to the front with a solemn expression.
The beast tide was here.
The rumbling sound was accompanied by a storm of smoke and dust. The first things that could be seen were some small animals such as wild rabbits and mice. The ground looked like rolling waves because of their running bodies. Behind the smoke and dust, large wild boars, demon wolves, tapirs, and other creatures gradually appeared. In the forest, there were monkeys desperately fleeing from the tree trunks. Birds flew in flocks above their heads, covering the sky and covering the sun.
The Elves stood on the tree trunks that served as sentry towers at the entrance of the village, looking ahead with nervous expressions. They raised their bows as if they were facing a great enemy. The tense atmosphere seemed to freeze the air. All the Elves were silent because they couldn't determine if they could survive this ordeal.
When Rody slowly climbed up a big tree with his backpack on his back, he picked up his bow and got ready to shoot. The surrounding Wood Elves frowned and showed an expression of disdain.
This human really has some guts to show off in front of an expert! He actually dares to play with a bow in front of the Elves?
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