Chapter 222
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Carolee's uneasiness was confirmed. She could hear the cries of the forest as she lay on Brown Bear Ate's back.
This was not a metaphor. Carolee could feel the sadness and anger from the forest.
Perhaps it was because she was chosen as the priestess of the World Tree.
The brown bear, Ante, brought Caroline to the plaza around the World Tree. Thousands of Blackwood Elves had gathered in the plaza. They held longbows in their hands and seemed to have entered a combat-ready state.
"Great Elder Cephas! Flames … The trees around the forest have been devoured. I saw a monster covered in flames. Demon … It must be a demon! "
A severely injured young Elf was supported by his companions as he walked to the leading Elf Elders. He seemed to be in a trance and had even lost control.
He must have seen a terrifying illusion before he was injured.
"Demon … Why would demons attack the forest?"
"What do they want by burning the forest?"
This statement caused the surrounding Elves to fall into a heated discussion.
Today was undoubtedly a day of disaster. It was far more dangerous than the decades of scheming between the Blackwood Elves and the humans.
"Don't be blinded by anger. The demon's territory is thousands of miles away in the Land of Frost … If it really is a demon, tell me … where did you get attacked?"
Elder Cephas, who was standing in the middle, reached out his hand. A dazzling green light overflowed from his palm and healed the young Elf's injuries.
While Elder Cephas was taking care of the injured, the other Elders had already started to make plans to fight against the enemy.
Demon …
As a human, Carolee should have believed the young Elf's words. However, during the filming of "This Demon Isn't Too Cold", Carolee had interacted with the Chaos Demon named Josiah.
She realized that demons were not as cruel as the church had described them to be. On the contrary, Josiah was very humorous and talented. Not only did he create the script of "This Demon Isn't Too Cold", but he also invented the magic net. This was enough for him to be recorded in the history of human civilization.
Carolee jumped down from the bear's back. She was about to tell Elder Cypher what had happened when the bear roared angrily again.
The roar attracted the attention of all the elves present. Ante pounced on one of the elves. Just when the elves thought the brown bear was going to lose control, the elf quickly pulled out a dagger from his side and tried to defend himself from the bear's attack.
But a three-meter-tall brown bear's slap was enough to destroy any steel shield.
The elf that was attacked by the brown bear was knocked over by the brown bear's huge strength. After rolling on the ground a few times, his appearance suddenly changed from an elf to a figure covered in a black robe.
"Moroka! Damn it … What did you do to Moreka! "
It seemed like someone knew the elf that was attacked by the brown bear. Unfortunately, his friend had disappeared and was replaced by a despicable impersonator.
Looking at this scene, Caroline instantly recalled a novel she had read in the Immovable Library section of the spell casters' forum. It was a novel named 'Diary of a Heretic Inquisitor'. A paragraph of it clearly appeared in her mind.
"The most despicable ability of the Nephilic Judge is that they can change into the appearance of any human or humanoid creature. Even the world's best mage's Insight and Discernment cannot see through this disguise. I once used this ability to disguise myself as the wife of an assassination target. Under the target's greeting, I pierced the target's heart with my sword … I don't like these memories."
Nephilic Judge … Heretic Court, Church.
"Elder Cypher! The ones who attacked this forest are the Heretic Judges under the Kingdom of Saint! They … have the ability to change into other people's appearance! "
Carolee shouted loudly at Cypher who was standing in the middle of the square.
Her voice replaced Brown Bear's and once again became the focus of the whole square. At this moment, Carolee heard a slight sound of something piercing through the air.
A premonition of danger suddenly rose in her heart. An arrow was shot from a crossbow aimed at her.
Carolee had nowhere to hide. She closed her eyes, but her body did not feel any pain. When Carolee opened her eyes again, the brown bear named Ate was blocking in front of her.
"Ate, are you … okay?"
Carolee saw an arrow penetrate Ate's front paw. The brown bear roared softly to show that he was fine …
The Nephilic Judge that was slapped away by the brown bear climbed up from the ground and took out his magic staff from his black robe.
The tip of the staff was inlaid with the pupil of an unknown creature. Just looking at that pupil would make people feel extremely disgusted.
When the Nephilic Judge was about to cast some kind of spell, a large number of vines and roots stretched out from the ground and tightly bound him, making him unable to move.
"Why did the Church's Nephilic Judge invade this ancient land?"
The light green inscription on Elder Cephaln's hand was glowing. He was the one who had used magic to imprison the Nephilic Judge. The thorny roots had pierced through the Nephilic Judge's hood, revealing his original appearance.
When they saw the true appearance of the Nephilic Judge, the elves present showed expressions of disgust.
The Nephilic Judge no longer looked like a human. His skin began to show signs of scales. His mouth was also sewn up by something, so he could not speak.
However, before Elder Cephane could get any information from the Nephilic Judge, magic tentacles suddenly stretched out from the ground … These tentacles rushed towards the elves gathered in the square.
Most of the elves immediately chose to dodge, but a small number of elves suddenly pulled out their weapons and waved them at their fellow elves.
This sudden change was not something that Elder Cephane had expected. However, when he saw the magic tentacles, he realized that things were not as simple as they seemed.
Emerald green inscriptions flickered on his hand, and the other elven elders also slammed their staffs on the ground.
The entire forest trembled. Caroline turned around and discovered that the tree behind her had actually grown a face and arms. It stood up from the ground, raised its arms made of wood, and swung them at the elves who had attacked its compatriots.
After a short moment of panic, the Dark Wood Elves gathered in the square began to organize and fight back against the invaders.
However, what really made Carolee feel despair … was the Grey Fog that had suddenly appeared in the distance, and … more and more black-robed Nephilic Judges had appeared around the forest.
In the end, the straw that broke the camel's back was the Brass Dragon's roar from within the World Tree. It was not an angry roar, but a hysterical roar.
At that moment, Carolee suddenly understood that these Nephilic Judges from the Court of Heresy had not suddenly attacked. They had been preparing for this attack for a long time. They might have prepared for it for ten years, or even a hundred years.
During this long period of time, they had not only used some kind of method to corrupt the guardians of the World Tree, but a large number of Nephilic Judges had even disguised themselves as Dark Wood Elves and infiltrated the elves.
A disguise that even the World Tree could not discover …
Gray fog covered the entire forest. At this moment, Caroline regretted not joining the team to urge the readers of "Diary of the Heresy Inquisitor".
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