Time flew by quickly, and in the blink of an eye, the human adventurers had already rested in the elven campsite for 10 days. For the human adventurers, it was more like suffering than rest during these 10 days.
On this night, the campsite that had been peaceful for a long time suddenly became noisy again. It was even louder than the commotion that Lin Li had caused previously.
Even Lin Li, who had always been dismissive of the outside world, couldn't help but put down the Book of Eternity. It was because he could clearly feel that the commotion wasn't due to the elves' revenge, but rather a clear sense of anxiety.
Lin Li walked out of the tent, and brought Norfeller to the entrance of the campsite, only to see a team of elves entering the campsite one after another. However, there were some obvious injuries on the bodies of these elves, and their elegance had been replaced by indescribable wretchedness.
Among the crowd of onlookers, there were naturally some who were gloating after being put in a difficult position by the elves for so long. However, there were more people who looked worried like the elves. The fact that this team of elves ended up in such a wretched state showed that the danger in the Haiga Mountain Range was far beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
Although they didn't have a clear understanding of the purpose of this mission, it was very clear that they had to go deep into the Haiga Mountain Range. At the thought of the magical beast attacks that they had experienced along the way, no one could relax. Perhaps no one knew if they would be able to make it out alive.
Lin Li looked around, and saw that the elves had all hidden far away after he arrived. However, unlike their usual hostility, they were all looking at their injured companions worriedly.
Lin Li asked Norfeller to find someone to ask, and got a rough understanding of some information.
This group of injured elves was said to be the real elite force of the elves. Before the human adventurers arrived, they had followed a vague clue to enter the depths of the Haiga Mountain Range to search for the holy relic. Unfortunately, they were attacked by magical beasts on the way, and had to retreat.
Those who didn't know the elves well wouldn't be able to tell if they were the real elite force. However, Lin Li could feel that the average strength of this team of elves was indeed much stronger than those he had seen in the campsite. Most of them were level-18 or level-19.
However, what caught Lin Li's attention was not the strength of the elves, but the injuries on their bodies. With the strength of these elves, ordinary injuries were nothing at all. Even without the treatment of potions, these injuries would hardly affect their strength as long as they were still alive.
However, Lin Li could sense an aura similar to a curse from the injured elves. Lin Li frowned slightly, and carefully looked at the elves, only to discover some clues.
Lin Li stroked his chin, and decided not to continue watching. Instead, he turned around and brought Norfeller back to the tent. According to some of the characteristics of the injuries on the elves, Lin Li had already vaguely guessed that the elves were probably not just injured, but also poisoned.
Judging from the curse-like aura, Lin Li thought of a type of poison — the poison of the prehistoric viper. Among all the known poisons, the poison of the prehistoric viper was definitely at the top. Moreover, only this kind of poison was mixed with the power of curses in addition to the poison itself.
However, although the poison in the elves was similar to the poison of the prehistoric viper, it was not as severe as the real viper's poison. Perhaps it was a mutation of the prehistoric viper and some magical beast, and the Viper's bloodline in their bodies was already very thin.
The viper's poison could be said to be the most difficult to cure among all poisons. In fact, it could even be said to be incurable. However, as a pharmaceutics Guru, Lin Li had never given up on studying the viper's poison. It wasn't that he had nothing better to do, but rather that he still remembered the promise he had made.
Back when he was inaugurated as the President of the Breezy Plains Guild of Magic, various forces came to congratulate him and send him congratulatory gifts. The Summoning Lamp in Lin Li's hand that contained the Lord of Nightmares was sent by Englos from the Brilliance Shrine. However, the extremely precious gift was not given for free. While presenting the Summoning Lamp, Englos hoped to get a promise from Lin Li that he would help the pope of the Brilliance Shrine to get rid of the viper's poison when he had the ability.
The viper's poison in the pope's body was the most authentic one, and was far from what the elves' poison could compare to. Although Lin Li had already reached the level of a pharmaceutics Guru at that time, concocting a Guru-level potion required more than just skills. An understanding of nomological power was equally important. At that time, Lin Li was just an Archmage, and could only give Englos a verbal promise.
If Englos had told Lin Li that he had to cure the pope of the poison when he gave him the Summoning Lamp, Lin Li wouldn't have given it to him otherwise. Regardless of how precious the Summoning Lamp was, Lin Li would rather not have it than promise something he couldn't do. However, Englos said that the Summoning Lamp only required an opportunity, and Lin Li would always remember it when he had the confidence. If he didn't have the confidence, it wouldn't be Lin Li's fault, and he would still be holding onto the Summoning Lamp. Under this premise, Lin Li gave Englos a verbal promise that as long as he had the ability to cure the viper's poison, the pope's matter would be the first to be resolved.
Although it was just a verbal promise, Lin Li was such a person. He wouldn't shirk his promise because of the contractual constraints. Ever since he made that verbal promise, Lin Li had been keeping it in mind, and had been researching ways to cure the viper's poison.
Lin Li was now a level-21 Legendary-mage, and after reading the Book of Eternity, he had a deeper understanding of nomological power. He could also use many of the techniques of pharmaceutics Gurus. Hence, he finally had some ideas about how to cure the viper's poison.
With Lin Li's current ability, he might still be a distance away from being able to cure the real viper's poison, but he still had a way to deal with the elves' poison that had been diluted many times. Perhaps he wouldn't be able to cure the illness, but he was 70% to 80% confident.
However, just because he was confident didn't mean that he would take action. Lin Li was indeed generous, but that was only for his own people. For those who were related to him, Lin Li wouldn't frown even if he had to do everything he could. However, he was extremely selfish. He wouldn't even bat an eyelid at those who were unrelated to him, even if they were to die in front of him. The elves were not related to him at all. What did it have to do with him even if they were poisoned by the viper?
To Lin Li, this was just a show. He would just watch it and do what he had to do as usual. He didn't care much about the treasure in the Haiga Mountain Range to begin with. If he could get it, he would naturally be happy. If not, he would just return to the Tower of Dusk. Anyway, he and Norfeller were the only ones participating in the operation this time. With his Legendary-level strength and some backup methods, he believed that it wouldn't be a problem for him to leave safely even if he really encountered any difficulties that he couldn't resist.
With that in mind, Lin Li didn't value the cooperation with the elves as much as Cheyenne and Borg did. Hence, after returning to his tent, he immediately put the matter at the back of his mind, and continued to immerse himself in the sea of knowledge in the Book of Eternity.
Lin Li's appearance and departure didn't attract anyone's attention. Everyone's attention was focused on the injured elves. Soon, the injured elves were brought to the big tent in the center, and the elven elder brought a few high-level elves to check on their injuries.
As they checked on the injuries of the elves one after another, the elven elder's expression became increasingly grave. The high-level elves didn't even need to wait for the elder to speak, as they already knew that something was wrong.
After checking on the last injured elf, the elven elder stood up and frowned for a moment. He then said to the high-level elves, "You guys go out first. I'm going to use Natural Rejuvenation. I hope it'll be effective on their injuries."
Upon hearing this, the high-level elves didn't say much, but their hearts were immediately in their throats. The Natural Rejuvenation Spell was not an ordinary healing spell, but a true Legendary-level divine spell of the Druids. Even if a person was on the verge of death, they would be able to recover quickly with the Natural Rejuvenation Spell. Not to mention some physical injuries, even if one's body was incomplete, there was nothing that couldn't be healed with Natural Rejuvenation as long as they were still breathing.
However, it was precisely because they knew how powerful Natural Rejuvenation was that the high-level elves didn't look relaxed at all. Instead, they looked even more worried. It was the first time that they had heard the elder speak so unconfidently. If even Natural Rejuvenation couldn't heal these injured elves, there was probably no other way in this world that could save their lives.
The high-level elves walked out of the tent worriedly, but the elven elder didn't relax at all. He took out a staff that looked like a withered vine, and began to cast the Legendary-level Druid magic, Natural Rejuvenation.
After some time, a strong aura of life was emitted from the tent, and even the high-level elves who were waiting outside the tent felt refreshed. It was as if their bodies had been reborn at this moment. However, no one was happy about it. After the aura subsided, they immediately walked into the tent to see the results of Natural Rejuvenation.
In the tent, the wounds on the bodies of the injured elves had completely healed, and they didn't look like they had been seriously injured at all. However, the elves were still lying there, emitting a decaying aura of death that made them feel like they were facing Undead creatures.
Seeing such a scene, the hearts of the high-level elves sank to the bottom. One of the high-level elves approached the elder, and asked with a glimmer of hope, "Elder, when … will they wake up?"
However, the elven elder shook his head, and said in a slightly aged tone, "Their injuries are not just external injuries. There's also a strange power that is constantly nibbling away at their vitality. Natural Rejuvenation can only delay the process, but it can't dispel this power. "
"This … Could it be that they've been poisoned? Should we try using an antidote … "Actually, the high-level elven was already at a loss as to what to do. After all, there were currently no poisons that could not be neutralized by the Natural Rejuvenation.
The atmosphere in the tent suddenly became heavier. The high-level elves looked at the elves lying there, and were completely flustered. It was because the elves were not ordinary Elven Warriors. The most important one among them was the daughter of the Elven Queen, Princess Elune.
If Princess Elune really died there, it would be a disaster for the entire Elven Kingdom. Even if the Queldana Family was related to the queen by marriage, they probably wouldn't be able to explain themselves. Besides, it was not just Princess Elune. The other injured elves also had extraordinary identities, and the death of any one of them was not something that the Queldana Family could bear.
"Elder, how much time do we have left?" a high-level elf asked with difficulty.
The elven elder sighed, and said, "10 days. The Natural Rejuvenation can only be suppressed for 10 days. After 10 days, the power will flow into the heart, and I'm afraid even Goddess Monferra will not be able to save them."
Ten days. In the long lifespan of elves, ten days was insignificant. However, 10 days felt like a huge rock that was weighing heavily on the chests of the high-ranking elves. If they could not find a way to save them, these 10 days would mean that Elven Princess Elune would only have 10 days left to live, and the Queldana Family would probably only have 10 days left.
If Princess Elune and the other elves really died there, the Queldana Family would immediately become the sinners of the entire Elven Kingdom. Even if they were the descendants of the Storm Druids, even if their patriarch was the husband of the queen, and even if they had two seats in the Emerald Council … Not only would the Queldana Family's former prosperity end, but they would also be completely removed from the Elven Kingdom.
The most terrible thing was that no one, including the elven elder, knew what kind of poison the elves had been poisoned with. Even if they wanted to find a way to save them, they had no idea where to start. They could only wait for the elves' lives to end, and for the end of the family.
Although the elder had ordered for this news to be kept a secret, no one except the high-level elves knew about it. However, seeing that the injured elves did not appear, the other elves vaguely felt that something was amiss. Everyone knew what Princess Elune meant to the elves. It was not just a simple title, but also the key to the survival of the elves.
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