Last night's snowstorm covered a wide area, from the north to Cold Shadow City, to the west to Wild Willow City, to the south to Black Raven City, including the Beitman and Holy Crown City. Everything was covered in snow, but the cities of the Beitman were protected by the Tree of Life, so they were the least affected.
Outside of Fort Maxine, there was green vegetation everywhere. There were trees, bushes, grass, and vines. The city walls could no longer be seen, and even the sky above the city was covered in a giant net made of vines. In just a few days, this place had turned into a green forest.
In the center of the city, there was a giant tree that was hundreds of meters tall. The layer upon layer of treetop was more than a thousand meters in radius. It was majestic and magnificent, and its rugged trunk was extremely thick. Seventy to eighty elves holding hands and forming a circle could barely hug the trunk. The vines that covered the sky stretched out from all directions of the city and gathered here, drilling into the depths of the earth along the bark of the tree. Although it was not the real Tree of Life, the power of the Seed of Life was not to be underestimated. In fact, the green vegetation that covered the entire city was evolved from a single seed.
The inside of the city was much warmer than the outside world. The green vegetation not only covered the sky above Fort Maxine, but also covered the depths of the earth where the naked eye could not see. If a God were to descend upon the world and use his unparalleled strength to pull out the city and throw it into the stars, he would find that the Seed of Life was the center of all the vegetation. The green vegetation that extended out formed an irregular circle that tightly covered the entire city.
In the depths of the vegetation, a large number of elves were hidden. They could not be seen from the outside, but if there was even the slightest movement, countless elves would come out of the green and launch a fierce attack!
A silhouette appeared in the distance. He walked slowly across the snowy plains and gradually approached Fort Maxine.
It was an elf, and from his appearance, he looked very young. He was riding on a brightly colored horse. That's right, it was an extremely ordinary horse. Pointy ears were the most prominent feature of elves. However, other than the pair of pointy ears, the other parts of the elf looked strange. Of course, the so-called strange was from the elf's point of view.
He had a thick beard on his face, which was the most incredible thing. Elves also had beards, but they naturally liked to dress themselves up, so they always shaved their beards clean. Only elves who were over a thousand years old and were gradually showing signs of aging would grow beards to distinguish themselves from young elves. That elf looked very young, with fair skin and firm muscles, without any signs of aging. His chest was wide open, revealing his muscular chest. He carried a frightening giant bow on his back. Every few dozen meters, he would pick up a shiny wineskin and take a big gulp. As he breathed, he exhaled a sour smell of alcohol. Obviously, he was riding an inferior horse and drinking inferior wine. His financial situation should be very bad.
In the vast snowy plains, the figure was very clear. The elves in charge of guarding the fort had already noticed the intruder from afar. They took off their longbows and waited silently.
The figure was getting closer and closer. An elf came out of the bushes and shot an arrow on the ground in front of the inferior horse. He shouted, "Stand there and don't move!" Although the elves had good eyesight and could see the features of the intruder, the spies sent by the Holy Crown City had used some unknown method to disguise themselves as returning elves. After they were found out, they caused a lot of damage. Now, the elves were more and more vigilant.
A mischievous smile appeared on the figure's face as he jumped off his horse and patted it lightly. "Old friend, don't move around. You've been warned." With that, he strode towards Fort Maxine.
"I'm telling you, don't move!" That elf roared.
Behind that elf, hundreds of other elves jumped out. They all pulled their longbows and aimed at the intruder. However, only a small part of the elves reacted violently. Most of the elves just stood there in a daze. When they looked at each other, they could see the shock and disbelief in each other's eyes. They couldn't believe it!
The figure didn't pay any attention to the hostile elves and continued to stride forward. The leader of the elves let out an angry roar and raised his hand to shoot arrows. Hundreds of arrows whistled through the air and flew toward the figure.
A six-pointed star flashed on the figure's forehead. He first put the wine bag in his bosom, then reached out his hand and patted the cloud of arrows. With just a light pat, hundreds of arrows flew out in all directions with a boom, like a blooming cloud of smoke.
"Gao Bin!" A stunned elf finally couldn't help but scream.
However, his screams didn't get any response from his companions. Most of the elves were still in a daze. The figure in front of them was too different from the one in their memories. Only his eyes and brows looked similar.
"Enemy attack!" The leader of the elves took a few steps back and roared.
At this moment, Great Elf Lydia was whispering to Blanche nearby. When she heard the chaos outside, she frowned and turned to walk towards the city wall.
The chaos outside had turned into panic. Hundreds of elven archers were desperately attacking, but no matter how hard they tried, the figure only needed to stretch out his hand and the arrows would turn into scrap metal. The figure's footsteps weren't affected at all, and he continued to approach Fort Maxine.
The distance between them was less than 30 meters. Just as the leader of the elves was about to give the order to retreat into the depths of the forest, the figure suddenly stopped. Lydia stood in front of him, and the two looked at each other in silence.
No matter if her opinions were suppressed or approved, and no matter how hard Prudence tried to make things difficult for her in the past, Lydia always gave off a very calm vibe. She would not be surprised by honor or disgrace, and she would not show her emotions on her face. However, at this moment, Lydia was completely different from before. Her chest was heaving up and down violently. Her hands, arms, and even her entire body were trembling uncontrollably. She even did something that only a little girl would do, biting her lips with her snow-white teeth.
After a while, the figure slowly opened his arms and smiled. "Come, little cutie, let me hug you."
Excitement, ecstasy, and excitement all turned into laughter after the figure spoke. Lydia couldn't help but roll her eyes at the figure, but she still obediently walked over and hugged the figure.
The moment Lydia hugged the man, the stunned elves suddenly went crazy. They jumped, screamed, cried, and danced like a tidal wave as they rushed over to Lydia's side.
Feeling the warmth of the figure's chest and the strong hug, Lydia's eyes slowly filled with tears. She said softly with a choked voice, "Gao Bin, welcome … home."
This time, it was the other elves' turn to be stunned. They weren't elves from Wild Willow City, so they couldn't understand why their companions were so excited.
Divine Archer Gao Bin, the one who owned the Goth's Bow, the one who was the true commander of Wild Willow City, the one who was called the two killing machines of Wild Willow City together with Lydia, the one who had a conflict with the Senate, the one who ran away from home for more than 50 years, the one who disappeared without a trace, was finally back!
Excitement spread like crazy, and cheers came from every corner of Fort Maxine. The elves from Wild Willow City cheered and rushed towards the direction of the cheers.
When Gao Bin was all-powerful, the lords of the later generations such as Grand Duke Solomon, Forza, Zagunéd, Dismark, and even Guevara were just children. Some of them weren't even born yet, and Wild Willow City was the most powerful city at that time. However, because of their different ideologies, Gao Bin and the Senate finally had a conflict. Moreover, blood was spilled. The Senate had a collective meeting and decided to execute Gao Bin. Although Great Elder Ampdula stood his ground against the majority and even threatened to resign, he was unable to quell the anger of the Senate. In the end, both sides took a step back and decided to chase Gao Bin out of Wild Willow City. However, when the elves who passed the order went to find Gao Bin, Gao Bin had already left.
After Gao Bin left, Wild Willow City became worse and worse. In the end, they could only rely on alliances with other cities to barely protect their territory. Lydia also resigned from all her military power and ran to Isolated Cliff City to do business, becoming a merchant.
Right often had to be proven by wrong. This was a sad and helpless principle. When Gao Bin had a conflict with the Senate, many elves thought that Gao Bin was too impulsive. He actually killed an elder of the Senate for a human woman. However, after Gao Bin left, the situation of Wild Willow City became worse and worse, and the elves began to miss Gao Bin again. Especially after the war twenty years ago, when the Silver Pegasus Legion was almost completely annihilated, their nostalgia reached its peak. The elves believed that if Gao Bin was still here, they wouldn't have been defeated so miserably.
Although under the leadership of the Senate, all the elven tribes on the continent had gathered together and achieved great results, many elves still felt uneasy and fearful. The elves of Isolated Cliff City brought back a lot of information about Lord Raphael. He was a dragon slayer, had magical magic, and his comprehensive combat ability was unfathomable. At first, some elves didn't believe it, but later, facts proved that the elven mercenaries weren't lying. He went deep underground and eliminated Zagunéd in a short period of time. Then, he attacked the surface and occupied the Holy Crown City overnight. The elves attacked with all their strength, but still suffered a great loss under the Holy Crown City. Tens of thousands of elves were killed or injured, and countless were captured. This was enough to prove that Lord Raphael was much more powerful than the elves. In the past, if there were dragons to fight together, it would always bring great confidence to the elves. But now, it was different. Lord Raphael was a dragon slayer who had killed several giant dragons. Could the dragons really be relied on?
Gao Bin's return gave the elves a shot of adrenaline. If they only relied on Prudence, they wouldn't be Lord Raphael's opponent. But with Gao Bin, they had absolute confidence!
In the meeting room of Fort Maxine, two elves and a human were sitting on chairs and talking in low voices. The Great Elder of the United Senate, Updulla, and the military commander of the elves, Prudence, sat on both sides. They actually gave the middle seat to the human.
"By doing this … can we really defeat that Raphael?" Updulla asked hesitantly.
"Updulla, did I hear you right? Are you doubting the power of the dragon language magic? "The human said lightly, his tone full of condescension.
"No, no." Updulla smiled bitterly. "The elven mercenaries won't lie about this. Raphael has an immortal body, I'm worried …"
"Immortal body?" The human said contemptuously. "Do you think he is the God of the Underworld, Hammas?! That's just a puppet magic. "
"Puppet magic?"
"Yes, I've heard the elders talk about it, but …" The human hesitated. "This magic has been lost for a long time. That Raphael has many secrets, so we must capture him alive!"
"Capture him alive?" The smile on Updulla's face became even more bitter. It was already very difficult to kill Raphael, but they still wanted to capture him alive?
"Is this what the elders of the dragon clan want?" Prudence asked. He was helpless against Updulla's response. He didn't even know how to pretend to be polite?! If he agreed first, then his life or death would be in his hands. This was not something the dragons could decide. If he accidentally made a mistake … everything would be solved!
"Yes." The human nodded.
"I understand," Prudence said softly. Prudence said in a low voice: "But … Raphael is very cunning. I've already set up an inescapable net and waited for him to come to Sunier, but he hasn't shown up yet. Are we going to wait forever? That's not the way to go! "
"How to lure him out is your problem. My task is to wait for him to appear and seal his body." The human smiled.
Prudence still wanted to say something, but suddenly, he heard a loud shout from afar. At the same time, an elf elder rushed in and shouted, "Great Elder, bad news! Gao Bin is back!! "
"Gao Bin?!" Updulla's face was filled with ecstasy. He jumped up and said, "Are you crazy? What's wrong with this?! It's great, it's great! Haha … "
"But … Sunier, she …"
The smile on Updulla's face suddenly stopped, and his face turned pale.
Outside Fort Maxine, Gao Bin and Lydia looked at each other and smiled. Lydia whispered, "It's been fifty years. What have you been busy with? Why don't you come back to see your old friends? Don't tell me you're worried about the Senate. I don't believe you care about them. "
"I've been busy farming," Gao Bin said with a smile.
"Farming?" An image appeared in Lydia's mind. It was Gao Bin wielding a hoe and sweating profusely under the sun. She couldn't help but laugh.
"It's not funny. I promised to be with her for the rest of her life, so …" Gao Bin sighed.
"You've been with that human woman all this time?" Lydia couldn't laugh anymore.
"Yes."
"What does it feel like to watch someone grow old and die slowly?" Lydia reached out her hand and touched Gao Bin's beard. She sighed and said, "You've become so down and out. You're like a homeless man."
"It's hard to say." Gao Bin narrowed his eyes. "In the beginning, I only felt hatred."
"Hatred?"
"Hatred for the insignificance of life. Hatred for the ruthlessness of time. Hatred for my own powerlessness." Gao Bin smiled. "But in the end, I slowly accepted it. Other than the gods, all life has to bow before the laws, right? I will grow old one day too. Haha … Although I can't bring back her youth, I can at least make her happy and satisfied every day. "
"She's so lucky to have you by her side." Lydia sighed.
"Lucky?" Gao Bin's eyes suddenly shone with a sharp light. When he first appeared, the first thing he did was to tease Lydia. Later, when he talked about the past, he gave off a feeling of vicissitudes of life. Now, he had turned into an incomparably sharp and fearless arrow. No one could tell which one was the real him.
"She's been beaten until she's crippled and blind! She can no longer see the blue sky and blooming flowers. Lucky?! "Gao Bin sneered." What I'm doing is just to make up for the harm we've done to her. "
"She can't see your hatred, your sorrow and helplessness. Isn't that lucky? And … I mean, compared to Hazel, she's lucky. "Lydia said softly." Gao Bin, you've hurt her too deeply. "
"Hazel … She … What happened to her?" Gao Bin's expression changed slightly. He quickly asked.
"She's fallen and become a Night Elf."
"Night Elf …" Gao Bin breathed a sigh of relief. His expression was one of cynicism.
"I guess … you're going to look for Hazel, right?" Lydia said with a smile.
"How is that possible!" Gao Bin shook his head. His expression became serious again. "She's a Night Elf who betrayed the Goddess of Nature. If I see her, I'll definitely teach her a lesson …"
"Forget it, Gao Bin! Do you think I don't know you? " Lydia couldn't help but laugh. "You even dared to kill an elder of the Senate. Do you really care about her identity and faith?"
"I'm telling the truth." Gao Bin's expression was still very serious, but his eyes were full of laughter.
"I'm really helpless when it comes to you." Lydia shook her head. "You used more than fifty years to make up for a human woman, and then you want to find Hazel to make up for the harm you've done to her. Could it be … You've been constantly making up for your regrets and mistakes your entire life?"
"I still want to make it up to you, if you're willing." Gao Bin smiled and reached out his hand to lift Lydia's chin. Then, he said, "Let's not talk about this anymore. The Great Elder has come out, but … Whether he'll repeat the Senate's expulsion order or welcome me … It's hard to say …"
Ampudula had already brought Prudence and a dozen elders over. Gao Bin finally regained his composure and knelt on one knee. "Great Elder!"
"Get up, my child." Ampudula hurriedly reached out and helped Gao Bin up.
Before Ampudula could say anything, Gao Bin opened his mouth again. Obviously, he wasn't a passive person. No matter what situation he was in, he liked to take the lead. "Where's Sunier?"
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