The elves beside Updura hurriedly helped him up and carefully placed him on the silver pegasus. Only then did they turn around and jump on their own mounts, fleeing into the forest like a swarm of bees. The Gravity Enchantment extended to the edge of the forest. Behind them was the forest, which was a blessing in disguise.
Prudence pulled the longbow in his hand into a full moon and shot an arrow at Fossa. In fact, Fossa had become silent at this moment. His body was full of arrows, like a giant hedgehog. But Prudence was still worried, so he finally shot another arrow.
When the arrow appeared in front of Fossa and shot into his forehead, Prudence shouted, "Let's go!" After saying that, he took the lead in driving the unicorn and retreated in the direction where Ampdul had disappeared. The rest of the elves had long been panicked. When they heard Prudence's order to retreat, they scrambled to follow him into the forest.
Prudence had just rushed to the edge of the forest when he saw the elves surrounding Updura rushing out of the forest in a panic. Prudence was shocked. "What's going on?"
"Orcs! The forest is full of Orcs! "Updura screamed." Quick, let's change direction! "
Prudence's gaze swept across the forest, and he could faintly see a metallic object reflecting light. His face could not help but reveal a terrified expression. Then, Prudence turned around. Within his field of vision, there were Orcs everywhere. They were excitedly waving their scimitars and whistling from all directions. Should I change direction? It would be the same no matter which direction! Moreover, Prudence also had the side effect of 'overexerting'. Since hunting the Behemoth, he had been releasing the power of the Mark of God. Now, he was exhausted. Furthermore, even if he was at his peak, it would be useless. In this world, there was no one whose combat skills could reach perfection. Every profession had their own weaknesses and strengths. The ability to tear space could be used to snipe the enemy's experts or commanders. However, in the face of the tidal wave of Gale Wolf Warriors, who would he want to kill? How many could he kill?
"Updura, you have to be responsible for today!" Prudence roared. "I have already said that this is a trap of the Orcs!" Now that he had fallen into such a situation, Prudence had no more scruples. He bluntly scolded Ampudula.
"A trap of the Orcs? What do you know?! If this is really a trap of the Orcs, how could Fossa … "Updura immediately retorted. But before he could finish his words, he suddenly froze and then screamed." Wait! Don't do it, I have figured it out! I have figured it out! "
Many elves had already drawn their longbows. Since the Orcs had surrounded them, they had to fight! Killing one was enough, killing two was killing one! The elves looked at each other in dismay when they heard Anpudula's order to not attack. Although they were still holding their longbows, no one shot an arrow.
"What have you figured out?" Prudence was stunned.
"This is not a trap! It's an internal strife among the Orcs! " Updura showed an excited look. "The Orcs must have their own internal conflicts. Fossa declared war on us, but not all the Orcs are willing to do so. Haha … I finally understand why Gao Bin dares to guarantee the authenticity of this information with his life."
Prudence stared at Updura blankly. His mind was in a mess. He couldn't understand what Updura had understood.
"You still don't understand?" Updura's smile was very arrogant. "Simply put, the one who cooperated with Gao Bin must be a Prince of the Orcs with military power. Fossa is dead, so he must be the successor!"
"Gao Bin cooperated with a Prince of the Orcs? That's impossible … "Prudence murmured.
"Nothing is impossible. Gao Bin's situation has been very difficult, and the Holy Crown City has never sent troops to help him. It is inevitable that he is disappointed, so …" Updura stopped talking and didn't continue. He was embarrassed to continue. The Holy Crown City could have been on the same side as the Wild Willow City. The current situation was caused by Updura. How could he blame Gao Bin?
"What does this have to do with us?"
"Of course it has to do with us. What Gao Bin can give him, I can also give him. What Gao Bin can't give him, I can also give him!" Updura said firmly.
The surrounding Elves were silent. Updura's words sounded like he was trying to flatter the Orcs, but no one stood out to blame Updura.
"But why are they attacking us?" Prudence's words made the Elves' faint expectations disappear in an instant.
"This …" Updura was stumped. "Did they recognize that we are not Gao Bin?"
Ampudula began to doubt his own judgment. Battle? Or try to maintain peace? He couldn't decide what to do, but while he was talking, the orcs had already closed in. Seeing that the elves didn't release any arrows, the Gale Wolf Warriors felt a little strange. Their charging speed became slower and slower, and finally, they stopped when they were 100 meters away from the elves. This was because Lionel had ordered them to capture the elves alive. Now that they realized that the elves seemed to be collectively surrendering, they had to control their emotions.
When Updura saw this, he couldn't help but be surprised. His judgment was not wrong!
At this moment, a sorrowful cry came from afar. "Father … Father …"
Fossa's body had been pulled out from the vines by the Gale Wolf Warriors. His appearance was miserable. Not to mention his body, there were more than a dozen arrows in his face. One of the arrows was deeply pierced between his eyebrows. Fossa was covered in blood from head to toe. Even the vines that were wrapped around him were dyed red.
Maybe it was because Rhinel's cry was too sad, but when Rhinel came to Forsa's side, Forsa suddenly opened his eyes.
More than a dozen guards had already surrounded Reiner and Forsa. Seeing this scene, they were also frightened and consciously turned their eyes away. They didn't dare to look at it anymore.
"You …" The muscles on Forsa's face twitched uncontrollably. His body was full of arrows. Although Rhine's fall was not a big deal, his body, which was as strong as Forsa's, knocked away the arrows and even pierced a few more inches into his body.
"Father!" Seeing that Forsa had woken up, Lionel was overjoyed. Then he suddenly stretched out his hand and impolitely covered Forsa's mouth. His other hand grabbed the arrow in the middle of Forsa's eyebrows and pulled it out with a sudden force.
Blood splashed, and Forsa let out a muffled scream. His body straightened like a spring, and he grabbed Rhinel's robe with both hands. Even his severely injured eye was wide open, glaring at Rhinel. But soon he couldn't see anything. The blood gushing from his forehead covered his eyes like a heavy blood curtain.
Rhinel opened his arms and slowly hugged Forsa in his arms. The force he released was so great that it broke all the arrows on Forsa's body, making a series of cracking sounds. Then he said word by word in Forsa's ear, "Old man, this time, you can't take my Phoebe, can you?"
"You …" Forsa tried his best, but he could only spit out a single word. He was seriously injured, and he was almost dying. Moreover, he had been tortured by Rhine twice. He was very strong that he didn't faint on the spot. There was some understanding, some anger, and some regret in his eyes. But no one knew what Forsa was regretting. Was it because he shouldn't have treated his son like this, or was he regretting that he didn't get rid of this unfilial son earlier?
Rhinel turned his head and looked at Forsa. He wanted to know what kind of expression this old man would have after knowing his true thoughts. Forsa also tried hard to look at Rhinel. The eyes of the father and son collided heavily.
Rhinel's eyes were clear and full of smiles, while Forsa's eyes were cloudy and full of anger. However, their expressions were equally ferocious.
"Goodbye, old man, haha …" Rhinel lowered his voice. The blue veins on his hands stood out, and his arms slowly tightened.
Forsa's eyeballs bulged at the same time. Blood flowed out of his mouth, nostrils, and the corners of his eyes. The guards around could even clearly hear the sound of bones breaking. Rhinel remained in this position for a few minutes. When his arms were slightly trembling, he put Forsa down little by little.
This time, Forsa was completely dead. His lifeless eyes stared blankly at the night sky. His mouth was wide open, and his protruding fangs had become dim.
"Father …" Rhinel cried out sadly and wiped Forsa's eyes with his hand. But Forsa's muscles had begun to stiffen. When Rhinel wiped his hand, Forsa's eyes closed. But when Rhinel raised his hand, Forsa's eyes opened a little bit.
A trace of anger flashed across Rhinel's face. He hated Forsa's eyes. His hatred had finally been vented. He should have been happy, but there was a kind of panic in his heart. He didn't dare to look at Forsa's eyes. Just as Rhinel was about to do something, an orc's voice suddenly came from outside. "General!"
"What's the matter?" Rhinel suddenly raised his head and asked angrily.
"Those elves … seem to be surrendering."
Rhinel glanced coldly at Forsa's body, then stood up and winked at the guards. He then jumped on his mount and rushed to the surrounded elves in the distance.
"Rhinel, it's you?!" Seeing Rhinel, Ampudula was very surprised. Then, Ampudula and Prudence quickly looked at each other. The former was, of course, very proud, while the latter showed admiration. Ampudula's judgment had been proved. Rhinel was the eldest son of Forsa, and he had joined the army early on. He held the military power. If something happened to Forsa, Rhinel was almost the only successor. The other princes wanted to compete with Rhinel, but they couldn't compete with Rhinel.
"It's nice to see you, Lord Ampudula," Rhinel said lightly.
Ampudula was stunned. He had been paying attention to Rhinel. It was reasonable to say that Gao Bin was cooperating with Rhinel, so when Rhinel found that Gao Bin didn't appear and the ones who killed Forsa were Ampudula and Prudence, he should be very surprised. However, Rhinel looked very calm, as if he had already known that it was them.
There must be something wrong. Ampudula frowned and thought hard. He had always thought that he was intelligent, but at this moment, his mind was in a mess. He couldn't think of a suitable reason.
"It's nice to see you, too." Ampudula forced a smile.
Rhinel's eyes swept over Ampudula and Prudence, then swept over the elves who were ready for battle. In fact, at this moment, the battle formation had lost most of its meaning. The Gale Wolf warriors had formed a circle more than a hundred meters away from the elves. As long as Rhinel gave the order, they could crash into the elves' battle formation in a few seconds and engage in close combat with the elves.
"Put down your weapons. I don't want to embarrass you," Rhinel said softly.
"Are you kidding me? You want us to put down our weapons?! "Prudence said angrily.
"Prudence, you'd better think carefully. If I really wanted to kill you, you would have been chopped into pieces." Rhinel smiled. "Listening to me will only be good for you. Frankly speaking, peace will come soon. The question is … can you live until that day?"
"Prudence, don't be impulsive!" Ampudula hurriedly stopped Prudence, then his eyes fell on Rhinel. "You said that peace will come soon?!"
"Yes," Rhinel said slowly. "Do you think I need to lie now?"
Ampudula took a deep breath, turned around, and ordered, "Put down your weapons!"
Most of the elves didn't throw away their longbows as Ampudula ordered. Instead, their eyes fell on Prudence. They came from the Southern Forest Army and were Prudence's personal guards. In the face of a matter of life and death, of course, they would only obey Prudence's orders.
"Elder Ampudula?!" Prudence said anxiously. He wasn't used to surrendering to anyone, nor was he used to putting down his weapons. Moreover, Rhinel didn't express the kindness they had imagined. Instead, he acted in a condescending manner, which made him feel uneasy. With a longbow in hand, he could at least make the enemy pay a corresponding price. Did he have to be at the mercy of others?!
"Prudence, didn't you hear me?!" Ampudula was also angry.
Rhinel calmly watched the two elven leaders arguing there. He didn't know that Ampudula was deliberately trying to curry favor with him. In fact, he was thinking about how to curry favor with Han Jin. Prudence and Dragon City Elder Maxwell conspired together and almost killed Han Jin. The hatred in Han Jin's heart could be seen from the fact that he plotted to kill more than 20 Dragon City Dragons. Rhinel knew that Han Jin also hated Prudence and Ampudula. He would first capture these two guys alive, let them taste some punishment, and then execute them. That way, the credit would still be his. It would be considered as revenge for his father, and Han Jin would be satisfied.
Prudence's eyes flickered, but his fingers clenched tighter and tighter. The uneasiness in his heart couldn't be eliminated, so he didn't want to put down his weapon.
"I have to hurry back to the palace as soon as possible. I don't have time to dawdle with you." Rhinel waved his hand, and the Gale Wolf Warriors rushed out of the forest to the left and right, making a path. "Those who put down their weapons can leave."
Among the elves, some were Ampudula's guards. They had already thrown away their longbows according to Ampudula's order. Hearing Rhinel's words, they tentatively drove their silver pegasi into the forest bit by bit. Sure enough, the Gale Wolf Warriors didn't stop them and let them go into the depths of the forest.
Although Updura had already made his decision, his heart was still unsettled. Seeing this scene, he could finally heave a sigh of relief. He glared hatefully at Prudence and turned around to leave. But after taking a few steps, he felt that something was wrong. Among the Elves, Gao Bin had already grasped almost all of the military power. The only one who was willing to cooperate with him was Prudence. He couldn't just leave Prudence here.
"You still don't understand?" Ampdula patiently said to Prudence in a low voice, "Gaobin has already reached a peace agreement with Rhinelander! Rhinel did this just to show his stance. He is as tough as his father, Forza! After all, it was Forza who started the war first and killed countless elves. Rhinel is also worried that we will retaliate. He is warning us that if we force him, he will start a second war at all costs. Alas … You don't understand this kind of thing. Just do as I say. "
Prudence looked at Ampudula's single eye, and suddenly he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. At the Elven Assembly, Ampudula had dug out one of his own eyes and said that he would use his remaining eye to see the destruction of the Orcs. Was this Ampudula really the same person?! Were those bloody oaths all bullshit?!
Prudence didn't know Ampudula well. He was as fierce as a lion and as timid as a rabbit. These two completely different qualities could sometimes be fully reflected in the same person. Ampudula swore that he would never coexist with the Orcs, but when it really came down to it, the other elves would risk their lives and sacrifice themselves. As long as they had a bit of fighting power left, the elves would never let their elders go to the battlefield. Just like when Ampudula suddenly attacked Han Jin and forced Sunier to marry Prudence, it was always others who had to suffer and pay the price. But now, Ampudula was also surrounded. If a conflict really happened, he would also be unlucky. So, he would find countless reasons for peace. He would rather lie to others, lie to his companions, and even lie to himself to hold on to that sense of security. He didn't care whether the safety in his hands was reliable or not.
Prudence couldn't make a decision. His eyes turned back and forth, and finally fell on Rhinel. If he desperately released all his power, he should be able to kill Rhinel. Rhinel was still so calm, as if he couldn't see the hatred in Prudence's eyes. He was just quietly waiting for Prudence's decision.
"Prudence!!" Ampudula was already a little flustered.
At this moment, a signal that only the elves could send out came from the depths of the forest. They were safe.
Prudence's fingertips loosened a little. It seemed that Rhinel really didn't have any bad intentions.
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