Deathly silence ensued in front of the cave, and all of the elves wore expressions of horror on their faces.
There was clearly only one person standing in front of them, but that threat felt as if the heavens had fallen upon them, and all of the elves felt as if they were suffocating.
After being rumored to have been dead for three years, Alex, who was hailed as the most powerful man on the surface of the earth, still possessed terrifying power.
He didn't even have to attack, and his griffin alone was enough to severely wound Borg, who was rumored to have once fought to a draw with him.
The events that had transpired today were completely beyond the expectations of the normal elves.
Irina was dethroned from her position as princess, and then engaged in a fierce battle with Borg with the assistance of the Tree of Life.
Immediately thereafter, Alex appeared, severely wounded Borg, and saved Irina.
The plot was far too unconventional, and most of the elves were uncomfortable with this development.
The entrance to the cave had been sealed off by a cloud of green light, making it impossible to see what was going on inside. The life force energy that normally flowed out of the cave had been completely cut off, as if it had been sealed off by an invisible wall.
The Tree of Life seemed to have completely severed its connection with the outside world, and even that gentle green light had completely disappeared.
"The Spring of Life is gone!"
Right at this moment, an elf yelled in a panicked voice.
All of the elves were startled to hear this, and all of them turned toward the Spring of Life.
The Spring of Life that had been gushing out of the Spring of Life had completely fallen silent.
At this moment, there was only one pool of clear spring water left. At the bottom of the pool, there was a dark cave. All of the spring water had disappeared without a trace.
"What … What do we do?!"
The great elder looked at the completely dried up Spring of Life with a panicked expression.
"The Spring of Life has dried up! That's a very bad omen! This is a very bad omen! "
An elderly elf yelled in a hoarse voice with a hint of horror in his voice.
All of the elves wore expressions of horror and unease. Their queen had suddenly gone into seclusion, Princess Irina had been dethroned, the Tree of Life had severed its connection with the outside world, and the Spring of Life had dried up. All of these things had happened in the past two days, and it seemed as if a layer of haze had been cast over the hearts of all of the elves.
"I've heard that the Spring of Life has dried up three times in the history of the elves. Each time it appeared, the elves would face a great disaster … The last time it dried up was more than a thousand years ago. After that, a thousand years of racial war began." A weak voice sounded from the crowd.
Uneasiness began to spread through the crowd.
All of the elves turned toward Borg and Helena, who was standing on the platform with a grave expression on her face. The queen was in seclusion, and the princess had been crippled, so these two were the most powerful beings in the elven race.
As for the panel of elders, all of the elves were well aware that half of them were Borg's subordinates, while the other half were Helena's subordinates. In the end, the two of them would still be the ones making the final decisions.
The terrifying wound on Borg's shoulder had already stopped bleeding and healed, but his tattered clothes and bloodstained clothes made him look rather disheveled. With a ferocious look in his eyes, he shook off the hand of the elf who was supporting him and took a few steps forward. He pointed a finger in the direction of the cave with a sinister expression, and said, "It must be that Witch Irina who caused the Spring of Life to dry up. We have to catch her and kill her! Only then can we get rid of the omen! "
"Yes! We have to kill Irina! "
The leader of the Behrman Family was the first to chime in. Even though the leaders of Borg's family were rather hesitant, they still chimed in one after another.
At this moment, all of the ordinary elves were in a state of panic and didn't dare to say anything.
Everything that had happened seemed to indicate that something bad was about to happen. If they killed Irina now, who would be able to stop Alex from returning?
Borg?
No, he clearly couldn't.
However, who would be able to stop Borg, who had already gone insane? All of the elves looked on as Borg and the powerful beings behind him slowly made their way toward the cave, and no one dared to say anything.
"Kill Irina! Get rid of the omen! "
All of the elves who supported Borg yelled in unison as they made their way toward the cave in an enraged manner.
Among them were Borg's followers, as well as elves who were fearful of the dire consequences that could befall them if the Spring of Life were to dry up.
Compared to the potential for the elven race to fall into an abyss of suffering, Alex didn't seem all that terrifying.
All of the other elves looked on in silence with perplexed expressions.
"Break the seal and kill her!" Borg stood in front of the cave and pointed at the green seal with a deranged expression.
"Kill her!"
All of the other elves also raised their wands with frenzied expressions as they pointed them toward the cave.
Light of different colors appeared on the wands, and there was no lack of 10th-tier magic casters among them. With so many magic casters attacking at once, there was no way that the seal would be able to withstand their combined might.
Some of the elves closed their eyes in sympathy. Regardless of whether it was Princess Irina or the Tree of Life, none of them could bear to see them die like this.
Right at this moment, a figure silently appeared at the entrance of the cave and stood in front of everyone.
It was none other than Helena, who had remained silent throughout this entire process.
She stood at the entrance of the cave and looked on calmly at all of the elves.
All of the elves who were about to unleash their spells all stopped in a panicked manner, and some of them turned to look at Helena with confusion and panic in their eyes. What was the high priestess doing?
Borg's expression also stiffened upon seeing this, and his brows furrowed as he asked, "What are you doing, High Priestess?"
"Borg, do you want to become the enemy of the entire elven race?" Helena looked at Borg with a serious expression as she said, "The elven ancestors have decreed that anyone who destroys the Tree of Life and the Spring of Life will become the enemy of the entire race. You've already damaged the essence of the Tree of Life during your battle with Irina, and you're trying to break the barrier around the Tree of Life by force. Are you trying to kill the Tree of Life?"
Helena turned to the elves behind Borg, and said in a grim voice, "The Tree of Life's offensive and defensive capabilities are both extremely weak. This barrier was materialized from the Tree of Life's essence, and if you try to break it by force, the Tree of Life won't be far from death. Do you want to become the murderers of the Tree of Life?"
All of the elves' expressions changed drastically upon hearing this, and they all put down their wands in a panic. Killing Irina and killing the Tree of Life were two completely different matters.
That wasn't something that they could take responsibility for, not even Borg.
The elven magic originated from the Tree of Life, and it was the spokesperson of the Goddess of Life in this world. If they killed it, the elven race would most likely be abandoned by the Goddess of Life, and they would become the sinners of the entire elven race.
Borg looked at Helena with a conflicted expression, but he still relaxed his clenched fists in the end, and said, "I only want to punish Irina for causing all of this, and I have the utmost respect for the Tree of Life. However, seeing as the high priestess has said that doing so will harm the Tree of Life, I have no intention of doing so. I still need to treat my injuries, so please continue presiding over the ceremony. I'll be taking my leave now."
Borg cast a meaningful glance toward the cave before turning to depart.
"The interests of the elven race take precedence over everything. No one can cross this line," Helena said in a calm voice as she looked at Borg's departing figure.
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