The slaughter in the gray fog lasted for a long time, and in order to protect the safety of Caroline, Elder Sephard brought Caroline to the rear of the World Tree Domain.
A group of black wood elves who were incapable of fighting gathered here, some of them were underage children, and the other were priests who acted as "singers".
The Inquisition did not raid here.
These elves looked very uneasy in the shelter, and a priestess led by them stood up.
"Elder Sephard, flames were burning around the forest. I saw huge monsters and tentacles that broke out from the ground. What happened?"
"It must be a demon... I saw the horns on those monsters' heads, and the flames burning on them."
A young elf said in a trembling voice.
"It was the Inquisition of Heresy of the Holy Land that invaded this forest! Not some demon!"
Elder Sepphan loudly corrected what the young elf said.
In such a situation of extreme panic, the black wood elves present would easily believe such rumors.
And this is exactly what the Inquisition of Heresy wants to achieve, not only directing the anger of the Black Wood Elves to the devil, but also the hatred of the entire human race.
Elder Sepphan is not interested in the struggle between human beings, but the actions of the Inquisition of Heresy have destined them to be the eternal enemies of the Black Wood Elves.
If the descendants of the black wood elves don't even know who their enemies are, it will be a very sad thing.
"Olanka priest, take the people out of this dangerous place."
Elder Sepphan finally gave the order with grief.
"We... are priests of the Holy Tree, and we will never choose to flee at such a time!" The headed priestess's attitude was very firm.
"The holy tree has withered..."
The fact that Elder Sepphan said made those priests stunned, including several young elves present.
"If this is the fate of the black wood elves..."
The priestess looked outside the shelter. The original lush forest had turned yellow, the fallen leaves had turned into dust and scattered down, and the entire forest was filled with deadly colors.
"This is not the fate of the black wood elves."
Carroll, who was sitting on the back of Et the brown bear, walked down and took the hand of the priestess...
When she felt the life force belonging to the World Tree in Carroll, her eyes widened in disbelief.
She instantly understood the meaning of the elder Sepphan, and after a period of ideological struggle, she made the decision to leave this withered land.
…
Carroll lay on the back of Et the brown bear and escaped from the area covered by the gray fog. The black wood elves behind Carroll domesticated elk as their mounts and followed behind Carroll.
The Blackwood Forest has been enveloped in flames.
The elf grand elder Sephan, who had been following Caroline's side, used magic to disperse the surrounding flames.
Et the brown bear stomped on the charred trees and let out an uneasy roar, before it stopped running abruptly.
Someone... catches up!
Carroll felt as if she understood what it wanted to express, and the brown bear shook her body uncomfortably, and Carroll had to get down on its back.
"I'll stop those invaders... You take this forest girl out of here!" Elder Sepphan said to this companion who has been with him for many years.
This time, the brown bear Et did not agree to the request of Elder Sephard. It let out a whimper, and only then did Carroll notice that the two front paws of the brown bear were already dripping with blood.
This is not the blood of the enemy, but its own blood.
During the Inquisition's attack, it was badly wounded to protect Carroll.
Carroll felt the meaning of the whining of the brown bear. It planned to defend itself from the pursuit of the judges. At the same time, it stuck out its tongue and lightly licked Carroll's hand, indicating that it was all right.
"You… will be back, right?"
Carroll didn't stop it, just asked it softly. Et the brown bear rubbed Carroll with his wet nose, and finally glanced at Elder Sephard.
Under the nod of the elf elder, it turned and ran into the burning forest with a roar. There were several young elf rangers who went with the brown bear Et to resist the pursuit of the enemy.
"… "
Caroline stared blankly at the burning forest in front of her. Her determination to "have to make known to the world what the Inquisition of Heresy has done" supported her to escape from here, and there was no time to stay any longer.
"May the wrath of you and the forest be poured out on those intruders, my brethren."
Seeing the brown bear Ete disappearing into the flames, Elder Sephard grabbed a piece of dirt on the ground and sprinkled it into the air. The dirt turned into a large number of clay figures as long as one finger and burrowed into the forest.
"Sit up, Daughter of the Forest... All I can do now is take you away from those intruders."
There was a low growl from Elder Sepphan's throat, and he turned into a giant wolf two people tall in the blink of an eye.
Caroline sat on the wolf's back, and the giant wolf quickly rushed towards the periphery of the Blackwood Forest.
At this moment, the roar of the brass dragon came from the entire forest. Caroline looked back at the sky. The brass dragon fluttered its wings and flew into the sky, exhaling a very destructive breath on the ground. .
The brass dragon seemed to have regained her senses, but Caroline knew... This forest was close to withering, and even the dragon that once guarded the World Tree couldn't undo it.
After a long journey of more than two hours, Carroll finally broke out of the circle of flames and came to a lake.
Carroll knew this lake... It was on the other side of the Darkwood Forest, almost in the exact opposite direction from Duke Darkwood's territory.
But she wanted to return to the forest now, but it was too late when she was heading in the direction of her home. The flames blocked the road, and she would take great risks if she wanted to return.
And... there were more than two dozen elves who followed her and escaped from the Blackwood Forest.
At this moment, Caroline suddenly realized that she was no longer the little girl who was coquettish to her parents, and a heavy sense of mission was on her shoulders.
"Daughter of the Forest... Shall we move on? It's not your father's territory ahead."
From the throat of the giant wolf came the voice of Elder Sephard. After inheriting the seeds of the World Tree, this little girl has a far higher status in the black wood elves.
"I… "
Carroll was a little hesitant. She looked at the forest burned by the flames behind her, thinking about whether to stay here for a while.
Maybe other black wood elves escaped too? For example, her bodyguard Frey, and... Et the brown bear who went to block the intruder's footsteps.
What if Carroll has gone too far and it can't find herself
And the facts told Carroll that her worries were always unnecessary. A huge figure appeared in the flaming forest, and the black wood elves who followed Carroll showed uneasy expressions, but what came out of the forest was The brown bear that left before.
It kept its promise with Carroll and did come back.
Caroline jumped off the giant wolf's back in excitement and ran towards the brown bear named Etre. At this time, Caroline found that its body was already covered with scars.
The brown bear seemed a little weak, and fell to the ground within a few steps after walking out of the forest.
"Et..."
Caroline reached out and scratched its chin, and it nuzzled Caroline's cheek with its wet nose as before.
But this tiny movement exhausted its last strength, the brown bear's huge body lay on the ground, and the last breath gradually disappeared on its body.
Carroll stared at this scene, opened her mouth to say something, but in the end she could only bury her cheeks in the brown bear's arms and cried out loudly.
No matter how heavy the mission was, Carole was still just a little girl.
Elder Sepphan turned back into a human form and silently watched his old friend pass away. He stretched out his hand and stroked the brown bear's hair that had been burnt black by the flames.
"So your soul rests in peace... my old friend." Elder Sephard said softly.