284: Drive out the wolf and swallow the tiger

Boom!

The ground suddenly shook violently, and the Empire Knight Regiment's charge gradually halted.

It was as if a Dragon had awakened beneath the Elf Forest, constantly rolling underground.

Then.

Boom!

The ground suddenly split open into a chasm-like maw, and countless tree roots burst forth, covering the sky and sweeping in all directions.

The Knight Regiment at the forefront suffered first, their formation instantly overwhelmed by the onslaught of countless tree roots, many of them dragged underground by these roots.

The Knight Regiment was in trouble.

The magic regiment behind them fared no better.

Without the barrier in front, the group of mages had no time to cast powerful Spells.

And those with weaker power couldn't withstand these tree roots.

Chu Mo and Ning Haocheng, who were mixed in with the magic regiment, were naturally affected.

Countless tree roots broke through the defenses, attacking like giant pythons.

“Sigh! Wouldn’t it be better to just let me be a slacker in the back?!”

After dodging several attacks, these tree roots stuck to him like a dog’s skin plaster, and Ning Haocheng got annoyed. He immediately pulled out a magic scroll made from the hide of an unknown Demonic Beast.

Ninth-tier forbidden Spell—Flame Vortex.

A storm swept towards the deep pit from which countless tree roots had emerged. At the same time, the once pure storm took on a fiery glow, the flames intensifying, forming a massive fiery tornado.

The tree roots that had emerged from the ground crack intertwined, forming a spear that fiercely thrust towards the Flame Vortex.

Unfortunately, it only served as fuel.

The tree roots were instantly charred, and the Flame Vortex’s power grew even stronger.

“You think these broken tree roots can break my ninth-tier forbidden Spell? What kind of culture is that! Don’t you understand elemental counter-restraint… Holy crap! A reverse-element Great Master?!”

The scene before him almost made Ning Haocheng’s eyes pop out.

The charred tree roots suddenly became lush green, full of vibrant vitality. Countless green new leaves and branches converged into a giant palm that covered the sky.

Boom!

The ground shook violently again, rocks cracked, and dust flew.

The air was still filled with a scorching Qi, but the Flame Vortex that had emerged against the current was gone.

“Damn it, he’s cheating, this is definitely cheating!” Ning Haocheng was somewhat exasperated. He, a legendary mage, was actually countered by someone.

How could he tolerate this!

“Wait!”

Ning Haocheng was about to roll up his sleeves and go at it, but Chu Mo stopped him. He shook his head at Ning Haocheng, signaling him to act calmly.

“Chu Ge, what are you thinking?!”

Ning Haocheng pointed at the giant palm that was raising again, as if to swat a fly.

“This is definitely the Elf Queen using a Divine Artifact, and probably more than just a Divine Artifact. She must have also received the blessing of the Goddess of Life and communicated with the Life Ancient Tree…”

In front, the thousand-zhang-tall Life Ancient Tree was enveloped in a faint green light, and every leaf emitted a rich aura of life.

And at the very top of the tree crown, there was a small black dot—that was the Elf Queen.

At this moment, her whole body exuded vibrant vitality, and even a giant phantom of the Goddess appeared behind her.

“See, I knew this guy was cheating! Chu Ge, come, follow me!” Ning Haocheng was extremely annoyed, his face filled with defiance. Then, he pulled Chu Mo and cast an earth-element Spell.

The two quickly burrowed ten thousand meters underground and rapidly moved towards the roots of the Life Ancient Tree.

“Chu Ge, let’s avoid her sharp edge for now.”

Chu Mo: “.......”

Using the most defiant tone to do the most cowardly thing, that’s so you!

Of course, he wouldn’t encourage Ning Haocheng to confront the Elf Queen, who had the advantage of timing, terrain, and people.

Now, the Elf Queen’s buffs were stacked, only a fool would confront her head-on.

They just needed to do their own thing, and they could make a certain Goddess take the blame for them. Why not?

At the same time.

The outside world was already in chaos.

The trees charred by fire magic grew back under a peculiar green light, becoming even taller and thicker than before, with luxuriant branches and leaves, lush and verdant.

However, this was not a good thing for the Empire’s army.

The countless trees blocking the path of the charge would greatly reduce the combat effectiveness of the Knight Regiment.

And the environment here was also extremely suitable for the elven race to conceal themselves among the trees, thus targeting the Empire’s magic regiment, with unimaginable consequences.

“Pope, it’s your turn to act!”

Duke Robert looked at the sky, where the giant palm covering the sky was rapidly descending.

If that palm were allowed to fall, the Empire’s army would definitely suffer heavy losses.

Robert was anxious to death.

However, Pope Tranmo calmly took out a statue of the Goddess of Light.

“See, you’re anxious again!”

“Wait, I’m calling someone!”

Robert: “........”

As an impatient person, he really would be driven to death by these slowpokes.

Especially at such a critical moment, still dawdling, he really wanted to give this damn Pope a big slap.

“Oh, great Goddess of Light, your most devout believer, I pray here. You are exceptionally beautiful today…”

“Damn it! I can’t take it anymore!”

Robert shouted, and fiercely charged towards the descending giant palm in the sky.

He would rather be slapped to death than stay here and be tortured to death by this damn Pope.

“Sigh! Young people nowadays just can’t keep their cool. Being anxious, is it useful? Why not learn from me, praise the Goddess of Light more here, and by the way, use the Spring and Autumn Brushwork to depict a few more strokes… Hmm, what do women hate most when people say about them?”

“Old? Ugly? Fat? Sigh, never mind, I’ll just improvise!”

After a moment of thought.

Pope Tranmo decided to improvise.

He lavishly praised the Goddess of Light, and then pointed at the Elf Queen on the Life Ancient Tree, making false accusations.

“Oh, holy Goddess! Those heretics actually said you are old, a fat old woman of forty-eight thousand six hundred and twenty-three years, and they even said you, they said you look as abstract as a goblin…”

“I couldn’t stand it and went to reason with them! I told them that in my eyes, you are forever seventeen, forever the dream of countless innocent young mages, forever the holiest Goddess in everyone’s hearts, but they slapped me, trying to kill me!”

“Oh, great Goddess of Light! Please descend upon the world, and with holy flames, burn away this defiled forest, incinerate these heretics, and restore peace to the world.”

At the same time, the impatient Duke Robert had already drawn his greatsword and unleashed an earth-shattering sword strike with all his battle Qi.

Then.

The fiery battle Qi he released was extinguished, and he flew back even faster.

He fell heavily to the ground.

And then.

He heard Pope Tranmo’s false accusation.

A mouthful of Reverse Blood surged up his throat.

He tilted his head and fainted.