"Irina's actions are completely unbefitting of her status. She doesn't deserve to continue being the elven princess. I agree with her dismissal!"
"I also agree with her dismissal. Irina has obstructed our plan to capture traitors on many occasions and killed our brethren for no reason. Her magic should be abolished as a punishment."
"I agree with her dismissal. Her actions are no different from that of a demon. She should be suppressed!"
"I don't agree with her dismissal. The princess is the queen's successor, so Her Majesty should be the one to make the decision. How can she be dismissed so carelessly?"
…
The elders of the panel of elders voted one after another. Helena remained silent the entire time. Her face was completely expressionless, making it impossible to guess what she was thinking.
Voices of agreement rang out incessantly, while voices of dissent died down.
All of the elves below the stage looked on in silence. The outcome was already decided, but no one knew what kind of impact this outcome would have.
Five days ago, Irina was ambushed by six 10th-tier powerhouses in Rodu, and she killed three of them.
Immediately thereafter, Alex appeared and killed the remaining three 10th-tier powerhouses as well as Benson before escaping unscathed.
Even though Borg and Helena were both present, and there were more than six 10th-tier elven powerhouses present, there was still a faint sense of unease in everyone's hearts.
Furthermore, Irina was the princess of the elven race, after all. She had always been seen as the hope and pillar of the elven race for the next 1,000 years.
If she were to die or be crippled, the elven race would essentially be cutting off an arm of their own. Where would they go from here on out?
Irina was going to overthrow the family system and restore the ancient system. She was standing against all of the major families.
What would happen to the elven race if they were to lose her in the future?
This was a heavy question that weighed heavily on all of the elves' hearts.
What made all of the elves who truly stood at the top of the hierarchy uneasy was that if Irina were to be killed, how would the elven race face the insane Alex?
Normal elves might not know what the relationship between Irina and Alex was, but they knew that Irina's sudden return three years ago and her weakened state was actually because she had given birth to Alex's child.
It was exactly because of this that the shocking ambush on that rainy night had taken place.
Now, Alex wasn't dead, and he had returned with the lives of four 10th-tier powerhouses.
That was a man who was so powerful that it made people fear him.
If he were to face the elves, it would definitely be a disaster.
The young elves looked at Irina, who was standing behind the Spring of Life with her hands clasped behind her back. She was still the proud and powerful princess. She was the white moonlight in the hearts of many elves. They didn't dare to blaspheme her, nor did they have the slightest hatred for her.
In the past, they could only look up at her back and listen to her stories as if they were legends.
But now, they seemed to understand what she had been doing all this time.
She climbed the Magus Tower to write her name, left the Forest of Wind, traveled the Norland Continent, hunted down demons and orcs, fought with giant dragons, helped rebels … All the powerful and rebellious legends were just the freedom she was pursuing.
This definition of freedom was something they had never thought about before.
The things that they took for granted, the slaves with ugly words carved on their faces, the slaves that they used to laugh at, began to change in their hearts.
It was like a seed that was slowly germinating.
The elder who was also standing at the very center stood up, and said in a loud voice, "There are eight elders who agree to remove Irina from the position of princess and punish her, while there are three elders who oppose this decision. Thus, the majority of the elders agree to remove Irina from the position of princess, and demote her to a commoner with immediate effect. At the same time, she will take responsibility for the deaths of Schubert and Colby. Her brain region will be destroyed, and she will be imprisoned in the Tower of Death for all eternity!"
Everyone fell silent. Even though the results had been achieved according to their wishes, even the leaders of the eight major families had shut their mouths as they looked at Irina with cautious expressions.
She wasn't a weak little girl. Instead, she was a powerful being who could kill three 10th-tier powerhouses in an ambush.
More importantly, this time, the Tree of Life was right behind her.
Irina looked at the elders of the panel of elders, and she wasn't fearful in the slightest. Instead, she was slightly disappointed as she said, "You're the worst panel of elders I've ever seen."
The elder who was over 900 years old reflexively took a step back, and all of the other elders also avoided Irina's gaze, not daring to look directly into her eyes.
Irina shifted her gaze away from all of the elders and cast her gaze toward the elves below the stage. She then looked past them into the distance.
"My brethren, I hope you can find your kind and gentle hearts. I hope you can become friends with trees, flowers, and birds. I hope you can use your hearts to experience and accept everything that you encounter and become true elves instead of demons in elven skin.
I hope that everything I'm doing isn't just a one-man show. I hope that all of you who are being persecuted can pick up your weapons and unite to defend your freedom!
I'll be your guide! "
A warm voice rang out throughout The Wind Forest, and a burst of golden light erupted from Irina's body, as if a golden veil had been draped over her body.
The Tree of Life also lit up, and countless branches extended out of the cave, scattering specks of green light as they protected Irina like fireflies.
"How arrogant! I'm going to enforce the law on behalf of the panel of elders and seek justice for Schubert and Colby! " Borg's brows furrowed, and a black wand had already appeared in his hand. He raised a finger, and a beam of black light had already silently shot forth toward Irina. The beam of black light split into three in mid-air, and then from three to nine. They transformed into nine three-meter-long cheetahs that pounced toward Irina.
Their menacing fangs and sharp claws left a trail of afterimages in their wake, and they were moving at a terrifying speed that even the naked eye couldn't follow.
"Holy Light Purification."
Irina's staff also appeared in her hand, and she looked on in a calm manner at the oncoming cheetahs.
Golden light erupted from the crystal at the tip of her staff before abruptly erupting forth.
A cylindrical pillar of golden light erupted forth, sweeping toward the oncoming cheetahs.
They were like crystals that had been struck by bullets, and they were instantly destroyed.
The entire sky was swept away, leaving behind only a white scar and a few wisps of black mist.
The green light revolving around Irina's body seemed to have been provoked, and it instantly surged forth to crush the black mist.
"What's that?" Irina's eyes narrowed slightly with a hint of confusion.
"What's that?" A hint of light also appeared in Helena's eyes, and a grave expression appeared on her face.
Borg raised his wand high into the air, and his robes billowed in the wind as he roared, "All traitors will be punished, regardless of their status!"
The sky instantly darkened.
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