Chapter 242: The Ruins of the Elf Temple

In this situation, even if Hunter had no contact with him, he would be accused of sheltering outsiders.

Not to mention, he did protect Xia En and couldn't withstand the investigation!

Xia En's thoughts flashed and he asked Mumu.

"Where will the executioner take old Hunter?"

No matter what, the reason why Old Hunter encountered this unreasonable disaster was inseparable from Shane.

He couldn't just let old Hunter be executed.

Hearing this, Mumu was surprised and said: "You, what do you want to do?"

"Of course I'm going to save old Hunter, or why don't I watch him die?"

Xia En said matter-of-factly: "By the way, do you know any other elders among the tree people? It's best if they have a higher status."

"The acquaintance is serious, it's just..."

Mumu looked bitter: "I don't know who is trustworthy and who is not trustworthy."

"Grandpa Hunter told me yesterday that now, my uncles and uncles may fall to the [Giant Wood God] at any time..."

"Grandpa said, the only one I can trust is myself..."

After experiencing the double betrayal of her friend and childhood sweetheart yesterday, and almost being planted with the [Seed of Corruption], Mumu could barely remain calm.

But now, even its only support, Old Hunter, has been taken away. Mumu finally panicked, as if it had lost its backbone.

After all, based on Shuren's lifespan, Mumu is actually just a young man who has not experienced much of the world.

Its current performance is considered strong enough.

Xia En had already made up his mind and acted vigorously and resolutely.

"In that case, if there is any elder you think you can trust relatively, let's go find him first."

Mumu murmured: "The most reliable one should be Elder Iris, who is Grandpa Hunter's best friend."

Xia En decisively said: "Then look for it."

Mumu was still a little worried: "But, what if Elder Iris also..."

This series of tragic encounters has made this young tree man a little nervous, fearing that he will encounter the next betrayal.

At this time, Xia En said firmly.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of everything."

The confused Mumu lowered her head, looking at his tall and tall figure and listening to the calm and indifferent tone, her heart felt settled for no reason, and she felt confident.

"If it's him, maybe he can really help me and grandpa get through this crisis..."

Thinking of this, Mumu no longer hesitated and said decisively: "Please come with me."

"I'll lead the way for you."

…

…

As an aboriginal of the [City of Giant Trees], Mumu is far more familiar with this city than Xia En and the other two.

Therefore, they knew a few hidden routes forward, and both Xia En and Xia En had disguised themselves, so they had a smooth journey along the way.

Under Mumu's leadership, the group soon arrived at a particularly special forest.

Here, the surrounding woods present a different look.

The branches and leaves on the trunk are gray-black in color, and the bark is as withered and shriveled as a tree figure like Mu Mu, making it look particularly gloomy and weak in vitality.

It was incompatible with the nearby forest, which was extremely vivid and even dazzling in green.

What surprised Shane the most.

After arriving in this area, the malice in the forest seemed to have faded a bit, no longer giving people the feeling of a ray of light on their backs.

After witnessing the true appearance of [Seed of Corruption] and [City of Giant Trees].

Shane already knows that in this city, one cannot simply rely on the appearance of things as a criterion.

What appears to be a vibrant area is actually a carpet of rotting and decaying flesh.

Perhaps, this seemingly strange and deep forest is actually a rare pure land in the [City of Giant Trees]?

As if aware of Xia En's curious gaze, Mumu explained in a low voice.

"We call this place the Black Forest. It seems like it has been like this since many years ago."

"And in the mouths of the reformists, they have always claimed that this forest is a cursed land, a territory abandoned by the [Giant Wood God]."

"So they rarely go deep into it and have very limited control over the forest."

"Elder Yris and his people live deep in this forest."

On the way here, Xia En briefly learned about this elder Yliss from Mumu.

Strictly speaking.

Aerys is neither old-school nor innovative.

Using the internal name of the tree people, they should belong to the category of the hermit sect.

In short, it means neither supporting the belief in the old gods nor turning around to believe in the new gods.

Trying to transcend the two major factions, they just want to survive without fighting against the world.

This was one of the reasons why Mumu didn't dare to come to Iris at first.

After all, it could not confirm what kind of attitude Aerys would have on this matter, or whether he would stand idly by.

However, although Aerys advocated remaining neutral, he wanted to live in seclusion in the Black Forest.

However, as the contradiction between the two factions becomes increasingly acute, it is difficult for the confrontation between the two not to involve members of the Hermit Faction.

Very simple reason.

Tree people who belong to the hermit sect will always have relatives and friends who are either conservative sect or reformist sect.

For example, Iris herself is Hunter's best friend.

And once these people who are close to each other are affected by the confrontation between the two factions, can the reclusive faction still stay out of the world?

In the final analysis, the more intense the struggle, the less tolerated the existence of neutralists.

Things have come to this point.

As the leader of the hermit faction, Aerys has to make the final decision.

After knowing these inside stories, Xia En became more confident about this action.

Not long after the group entered the Black Forest.

In a corner of the forest, the branches and leaves of the trees suddenly swayed, and an undercurrent surged in the dark.

Mumu was startled and immediately looked in that direction vigilantly.

Xia En stepped forward, stood in front of Mumu, and said, "Why do you have to hide your head and show your tail, senior?"

"Why not come out and talk frankly."

"...Human?"

A slightly surprised voice came from the dark forest.

But soon, there was a hint of fear in this voice.

"No... What on earth are you..."

Obviously, the guy hiding in the dark tried to see through the essence of Xia En's [Projection Body], so he saw something he shouldn't see, and was a little frightened about it.

At this moment, Xia En had already noticed that--

It seems that the more powerful and inspired the existence is, the more frightened it will be when facing the [Projection Body].

On the contrary, young people like Mumu who know nothing can't see much abnormality.

At this time, Xia En said frankly: "It doesn't matter who I am."

"What's important is that you [Giant Wood City] are about to face a catastrophe!"

"All the tree people in this city will face destruction."

Hearing this, the other party immediately retorted: "Nonsense!"

"[Giant Wood City] is obviously still very peaceful, where is the catastrophe, where is the destruction?"

Xia En couldn't help but look at the direction where the voice came from with a look of pity.

"It seems that you really don't know anything..."

This kind of pity makes the rebuttal more infuriating.

Along with the surge of the sea, a huge tree man seven or eight meters tall walked into the black forest.

The rough and withered tree face was full of anger, and the voice was like a bell.

"What do you mean?"

"I don't know anything? Then what do you know?"

The moment he saw this tree man, Xia En couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Because, although this tree man is taller and his bark is slightly darker, overall, he still looks dry and ugly like Mumu.

Obviously, he has not accepted the [Seed of Corruption].

If even the tree people in the Black Forest become believers of the [Giant Wood God], then there will probably be no pure land in the [Giant Wood City].

Facing the aggressive tree man, Shane remained calm and said lightly.

"Take us to see Elder Iris."

"Big man, you don't want [Giant Wood City] to perish because of your negligence, right?"

"...Hmm?"

The big tree man was stunned.

It always felt that the other party's words sounded fine, but after thinking carefully, it felt something was wrong.

Didn't it come to give these people a warning?

How did it become a guide?

Below, Mumu raised his head and said anxiously: "Uncle Winder, please, we really have something important to report to Elder Iris."

Mumu had been to the Black Forest several times, so he naturally knew some of the tree people of the hermit sect.

Seeing Mumu's anxious look, the big tree man was also a little embarrassed and muttered.

"But Lord Iris said that no one else is allowed to enter the Black Forest..."

Just when it was still hesitant.

A faint sigh came from the depths of the Black Forest.

"Forget it, Winder, let them in."

Hearing this voice, the big tree man immediately showed a respectful look on his face.

"Yes, Lord Iris."

Then, the tree man Winder glanced at Shane and others with a complicated look: "Although I still think you are exaggerating, since Lord Iris has spoken..."

"You, follow me."

With Winder leading the way, Shane and his party did not encounter any resistance and entered the depths of the Black Forest smoothly.

Along the way, Shane also saw other hermit tree people.

However, unlike the conservative and reformist tree people, most of these hermit tree people are in a strange state of sleep.

Even if they are close, they show no signs of waking up.

It feels like they have merged with this black forest and breathe with the black forest.

Shane silently memorized the scene he saw and continued to move forward.

A moment later, they came to a black tree that was several times larger than Winder.

This tree is forty or fifty meters high, and it takes dozens of people to hug the trunk. Only by looking up can you see most of its body.

No kidding, it is even more exaggerated than Shane's body after he turned into a giant.

Among the underwater tree people, such a huge body is actually very rare.

It seems that because of water pressure and seawater erosion, or it may be to reduce energy loss, the size of the tree people in [Giant Wood City] is generally restricted, becoming much smaller than those on the island.

Generally, the tree people are less than ten meters tall, and those close to ten meters are considered big.

——Of course, this small size is relative to tree people. Compared with humans, they still have a natural advantage in size.

At this time, with so many restrictions, this tree person still dares to maintain such a large body.

It can be seen that it is strong.

Facing a tree person who is several times larger than himself, Shane still has an expression and asked proactively.

"Are you Iris?"

"It's me."

Iris responded: "If I'm not mistaken, you should be the outsider who caused the riot in [Giant Wood City] yesterday?"

Shayne nodded: "Compared to this matter, what I want to ask is, do you know that Hunter has been taken away by the executioner?"

Hearing this, Iris's eyes moved to Mumu next to him and sighed again.

"I'm sorry about Hunter."

Mumu was stunned.

Iris's words obviously meant that he had known that Hunter had been taken away by the executioner.

So, even it was going to watch him die without saving him?

Iris continued: "It's not that I don't want to, but I can't."

As he said that, there was a sudden vibration under the ground, as if the entire seabed was shaking slightly.

Shayne saw that several roots were wriggling in the mud and sand, as if they wanted to drill out of the soil, but it seemed extremely difficult.

Iris smiled bitterly and said, "As you can see, I have merged with this forest and this seabed."

"My body is still here, but my roots have already penetrated deep into the ground."

"It is almost impossible to pull out of the ground."

Its eyes fell on the other tree people in the Black Forest again, and it murmured in a complicated tone.

"In fact, it is not just me. Most of the tree people in the hermit sect have chosen this way of blending with the Black Forest."

"Although they have fallen into a deep sleep, they can greatly reduce the consumption required for survival."

"And when the day when the god returns is the day when we wake up."

Hearing this, Shane suddenly realized.

This group of hermits seems to be just a neutral force among the tree people.

In fact, they have chosen a different way of survival from both factions.

The conservatives stubbornly adhere to the beliefs of the past and struggle to support themselves.

The reformists fell into the arms of the [Giant Wood God] to gain a longer life.

And the hermits are like burying sleeping fires, hoping that the gods of the future can wake them up.

It was difficult for Shane to judge who was right and who was wrong.

But now, the idea of ​​borrowing power from Iris seemed to have failed.

Even Shane suspected that Iris might have known the truth about the Seed of Life and the malice of the Giant Wood God.

He also knew that with the power of the tree people, they could not fight back in advance.

That's why he chose such a negative and pessimistic way and pinned his hopes on the future.

In this way, the effect of the photo stone of the true face of the Giant Wood City in Shane's hand was greatly reduced.

'What a pity. '

Shane sighed in his heart, but he was not discouraged.

It would be best to have Iris' help, but without it, it would not stop his original plan.

However, he still had a key question that he had not asked.

"Elder Iris, do you know where the Elf Temple of the Giant Wood City is located?"

Hearing this question, Iris was stunned for a moment, and then smiled bitterly.

"Where is the Elf Temple?"

"It was already crushed into ruins by the Giant Wood God."

"If you insist, the execution ground of the executioners is the ruins of the Elf Temple."