Chapter 55: Elf = Large Moth
Sea of ​​forest.

Within the barrier of the central area.

Just as Rhodes was thinking about the major events of his life, Augla, who had left the Dream Forest and returned to his original form, finally repaired the soul damage accumulated over the years and woke up from his slumber.

At this moment, Augula was very grateful.

I am glad that I met Lord Rhodes.

Otherwise, relying on the strength of his soul, within a few decades, he would probably follow in the footsteps of his companions and completely turn into an ordinary tree without independent consciousness.

That's when it really comes.

His soul will also slowly dissipate and be completely wiped out from this world.

"Among all my kindred, I am the only one chosen. I am indeed the chosen tree."

Augula was filled with pride and prepared to go to the elders to report the situation.

As soon as he opened his eyes, everything around him was dark and a group of burly men surrounded him.

"Elder, Augla is awake!"

"Quick! Augla, tell us what's going on in the Dream Forest!"

"Did you see it? Did you see Lord Silas's offspring?"

The tree spirits talked at the same time, their voices were deafening, and they almost scared Augla's newly condensed soul into breaking apart again.

A few days.

For the tree spirits, it was just a blink of an eye.

Therefore, many tree spirits did not sleep, but waited around the sacrificial site, waiting for Augla's soul to return from the Dream Forest.

The elder who received the news slowly opened his tightly closed eyes, which seemed to have a little more dusk than before.

"Augula, you're back from the woods."

His voice was slow and his eyes were half open and half closed, completely different from when Augla had just left a few days ago, as if he had aged dozens of years in an instant.

"Elder, what's wrong with you!?"

Augula was startled and hurried to the elder.

Only then did they discover that there were only a few leaves left on the elder's body, and it had become completely bare, with even the bark on its body becoming dull and lifeless.

The little animals that lived on him chirped and surrounded his branches, full of worry.

"fine."

The elder forced a kind smile and said, "It's just that you've awakened too many times, which has cost you some vitality. Let me tell you about your situation first."

He had lived for so long that even he himself didn't know how many years had passed.

now.

When his soul was about to dissipate, he was still content as he could see the hope of the forest's revival and the hope of his people's survival.

So in the last few days, he did not fall asleep, but just waited by the side, wanting to see more of this beautiful world.

"Elder..."

The other tree spirits knew that the elder's time was running out, and they immediately turned from their previous high spirits to dejection.

until.

Augura's murmur sounded in the corner.

"Well, I have something that can save the elder."

"..."

"..."

When this voice appeared, the air around suddenly became silent, and the expressions of all the tree spirits froze on their faces.

Subsequently.

"War Tramples!"

"Crushing Punch!"

"If you don't take out the stuff sooner, I'll kick you!"

In an instant, Augla became the target of a group fight by the war giants. Some of them even used their ultimate moves directly on him, beating him so hard that he screamed in pain. The scene was in chaos.

"Stop, stop, stop. I was wrong."

"Don't hit me, don't hit me, don't hit me. Can't I just take it out?"

Augla was beaten so hard that he covered his face with his hands and screamed for mercy.

It was not until a black fruit appeared in his hand that the raging war giant trees suddenly stopped and looked at the fruit in amazement. "Fruit of Life!"

"How come you have something like this?!"

There were many knowledgeable tree spirits among them. They recognized the origin of the fruit at a glance and exclaimed in surprise.

Even the aging elder hurried forward and asked in a trembling voice, "You...you saw Lord Silas?"

Fruit of life.

That's something that only grows on the Tree of Life.

Since this thing appeared, doesn't it mean that...

all of a sudden.

The expressions of all the tree spirits became excited.

Augula, who was beaten black and blue and with his bark peeled off, got up from the ground and straightened his body proudly: "No!"

"..."

The dryads rolled up their bark again.

Augla was startled by them and said quickly, "Really? This is what Lord Rhodes gave me. So this is the fruit of life? But Lord Rhodes said that the one he planted was not the tree of life, right?"

"Did the angel of God really say that?"

The elder looked puzzled. He took the black fruit from his hand and looked at it. His eyes suddenly became hesitant.

“This… is indeed the Fruit of Life, but I can’t feel any connection with Lord Silas. Could it be that I was accidentally contaminated by Lord Silas’ power?”

"besides."

Augla added: "Elder, you said there can only be one Tree of Life at a time, but I saw two in the woodland, and they are growing well."

"This is impossible!"

The tree spirits shouted almost in unison.

"There will never be two trees of life in the world at the same time, unless one of them dies!"

After hearing this, the elders and other tree spirit elders were almost certain that the two trees that Augla saw were not the trees of life.

While feeling regretful, I was secretly relieved.

Since he is not the offspring of the Tree of Life, it means that Lord Silas is likely still alive, so there is still hope.

The Tree of Life in the center of the Elf Empire is the evidence!
Although that original body has been in a deep sleep for three hundred years, it has not completely withered. This is enough to prove that Lord Silas's soul still exists in this world, but he just can't come back for the time being.

"Damn the elves! They shouldn't have been given the task of protecting Lord Silas's body. Lord Silas has been unable to return for such a long time!"

"I've already told you that those big moths are unreliable!"

"Okay, at least the fruit of life they preserved saved many of our people."

"Whether Augla saw the Tree of Life or not, what he brought back was the Fruit of Life. Elder, please absorb it quickly and see if you can recover."

Under the urging of the tree spirits, the elder did not refuse and began to try to absorb the energy from the fruit of life.

And at the moment the energy entered his body, a strong vitality began to radiate from his body. The originally withered and yellow leaves gradually turned green and even grew a few tender buds.

Not until the gloom on his body completely faded away did he finally open his eyes again.

"The effect is indeed the same as the fruit of life."

"It's a pity there's only one, and the extent of recovery is limited."

“It would be nice if there were more.”

Several older tree spirits nearby said regretfully.

They could see that after absorbing this fruit, the elder would not wither for at least half a year, so he was barely saved.

The elder was very satisfied with this and turned to look at Augla: "Thank the messenger of God for me for giving us such a precious thing."

precious?

You mean this thing those little devils use as a snack?
Augura opened his mouth.

He wanted to explain something.

But seeing how excited everyone was, I finally chose to shut up.

Forget it.

Anyway, Lord Rhodes said the wheat will be ripe soon.

You can see for yourself when the time comes.

(End of this chapter)