Now is the turn of spring and summer, when the water is fertile and the soil is fertile, how can the forest burst into flames? And there seems to be more than one place!
"Leaves?" Wendy shouted.
"I don't know," Ye Zi seemed to suddenly come back to his senses, "It's beyond my fusion range, and I can't perceive the specific situation in the black smoke."
"If there is a fire, it must be stopped from spreading!"
"I... I know," Ye Zi's expression was a little strange, as if some emotions were mixed up. She bit her lip before nodding back, "Anyway, you go to meet everyone first. After the emergency plan is activated, the camp will There could be chaos, and then it won't be so easy to go."
There are not only furloughed workers at the current terminal, but also a large group of family members who have never been on the battlefield. It is not easy for them to complete the evacuation and shelter in an orderly manner. Wendy quickly thought of this.
"You... are you okay alone?"
"Don't worry, I know how to deal with it." Ye Zi lowered down on the terrace, glanced at Wendy one last time, and then hid himself in the dense forest.
Moments later, a piercing siren rang out over the Hidden Forest.
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"Yes, um, I understand." In the General Staff Office of Tower 2 Station, Phil Sylt put down the phone and turned to report to Edith, "Sir, something unexpected happened on the west line."
"What did you say? There is a suspected fire in the northern part of the forest?" Beidi Pearl frowned, "Did Miss Ye Ye observe it?"
"Yes, the evacuation emergency plan has been activated over there, and the soldiers of the First Army stationed there have also entered the second-level alert state."
"Notify the commander-in-chief and all relevant high-level officials," she said decisively after pondering for a while, "that the General Staff Department needs to hold a pre-war meeting."
"Pre-war meeting..." Filin repeated. "Do you think this is..."
"Yes," Edith said condensedly, "I suspect that fire is the devil's new trick."
In less than a quarter of an hour, the generals of the First Army and representatives of the Witch Alliance gathered in the underground conference room.
After Beidi Pearl explained the general situation, she informed everyone about the latest news, "The sentry at the forest terminal has confirmed that the fire that caused the thick smoke is indeed a fire, and affected by the wind direction, it is rapidly spreading towards the terminal. "
"It's just a forest fire, and no trace of the devil was found?" Iron Axe asked in a deep voice.
"I haven't received a report yet," Filmin shook his head. "The smoke blocked the line of sight, and no one knew what was going on behind the line of fire."
"Miss Sylvie, can you see anything?"
"The Hidden Forest is too far from here," Sylvie replied, "unless... I go there myself."
"Damn it... at this time," Iron Axe glanced at the map, "Where is Her Royal Highness the Queen now?"
According to the original plan, His Royal Highness Anna and some witches will meet the flight team at the take-off and landing site of the forest terminal, and then take the Seagull to return to Neverwinter City.
"It should be on Heihe No. 1, which is turning back. After receiving the news of the fire, Miss Conde asked me to use the listening talisman to notify them to change the schedule."
"Good job," Tie Axe breathed a sigh of relief, "Then the only people who are still there are His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess?"
After getting a positive answer, he said to the dawn of dawn, "Tell them to take off immediately, don't wait any longer."
"Yes!"
After dealing with the evacuation, Iron Axe looked at the staff of the staff, "Now, tell me what you think."
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Leaves stood at the top of a giant sequoia tree, staring at the billowing smoke in the distance.
In just over an hour, the fire has expanded a lot, and now not only is the smoke and dust flying all over the sky pressing towards her, but also a flickering red light can be faintly seen below the smoke.
She seemed to hear the cries of the burning trees, although it was not within her control, the heart of the jungle was still trembling slightly.
Because that's what resonates in her own heart.
When facing Wendy, the word she didn't say was... fear.
After more than a year of annexation and fusion, Ye Ye has gradually touched the essence of ability.
In a sense, it can indeed make itself an immortal existence. All plants that are incorporated into the heart of the jungle will become part of her. In other words, as long as the area of fusion is larger, it will be harder for her to be destroyed. eradicate.
After all, it is easy to clear a lawn, but if you want to level a forest or an entire grassland, the difficulty will increase exponentially.
As for making this world barren, it is almost impossible.
She remembered that His Majesty said that plants are the foundation of the existence of nature. Even if the entire world is destroyed, the earth is digged three feet and the world is turned upside down, these tenacious beings will still be the first to appear on the surface.
But the problem is that at that time she can no longer be counted as her.
The clear springs flowing in the ground, the reptiles burrowing in the soil, the trembling honeycombs on the tree trunks, the singing birds on the branches... These huge messages are constantly coming from every corner of the forest and are engraved into memory. If you accept it suddenly, nine times out of ten, you will lose consciousness immediately, which is why Ye Ye must slow down the fusion speed.
However, she found that even so, she could not record so much information by herself.
The reason why she has not yet become a lunatic is that the heart of the jungle has made a choice for her. The countless intertwined roots and vines form a huge body of consciousness. Magic and memory are integrated and flow through the forest.
This also means that once the fused forest is destroyed, she may lose part of her memory. Even if new seedlings grow out of the ruins, what was lost will never come back.
It may be her acquaintance with Wendy and Scroll, or it may be the escape trip with Nightingale, Mystery Moon and Lily in the mutual aid society; it may be the tender scene of meeting His Majesty Roland, or it may be the day of living in Neverwinter. Day and night... Even Hakkara's stubbornness and prejudice, the church's persecution and pursuit, she didn't want to forget.
Because this is her unique experience and the proof of her existence.
She is afraid of losing them.
Thinking that this fire might appear in the hidden forest after fusion, an indescribable stinging pain will arise in Ye Zi's heart.
But she couldn't step back.
Because all of this is for the purpose of defeating the devil and winning the battle of divine will.
She can't just for herself, and selfishly abandon those sisters who are also contributing their own strength, she can't live up to everyone's expectations.
Thinking of this, Ye Zi took a deep breath, raised his hands, and looked up at the sky full of afterglow.
In an instant, a dazzling green light burst out from her chest
"Please listen to my call and act!"
At that moment, the entire forest seemed to be like an awakened giant, slowly raising its body.
Countless trees bent backwards and fell down together, with turf and soil, curled up like a carpet. Even if the ground is shaking, it is difficult to describe its momentum!
In this violent tremor, the Hidden Forest seemed to be "split" into two halves. The trees controlled by the Heart of the Jungle shrank a little bit, and gradually opened a few hundred meters long isolation zone from the woods to the north.