Chapter 164 – Quarantined Night (2)
He closed his eyes and couldn’t see anything, but Theorard could feel it. He realizes that his mind has become an impurity and he is seeing into the base of the Elves.
The body separated from reality falls like petals. His glazed body his fell and fell, but Theorard did not open his eyes. He just waited in the abyss for everything to settle down.
Tuk-
After falling for a long time, Theorad’s toes touched the ground. Landing naturally, Theorard could hear birds chirping all around him.
The wind blowing is cool, and the performance of the leaves swept away by the wind is lyrical. It was the moment when Theo Rad slowly opened his eyes as he felt the warm sunlight cover his whole body.
“I don’t understand.”
Go elf An elf with shiny silver hair and blinking corundum-red eyes was sitting under a beautiful tree, grunting.
The figure of an elf wearing a silk dress with wide sleeves and a neat skirt is somewhat heterogeneous, but it suits her.
In addition, the antique headdress made of gold and various ornaments adorning the neck and cuffs clearly indicated that the elf was in a noble position.
Theorard was so happy to meet him that he unconsciously reached out his hand to him, but the elf didn’t even look at him. He was unaware of Theo Rad’s very existence his, as if he were treating his own ghost.
‘Is it.’
Only then did Theo Rad, realizing that he was only a spectator of this past, survey the foreground. The first thing that caught my eye was the tree the elf was sitting on as a chair.
At first glance, the size of the tree was huge. The pillar was so thick that ten men could not embrace it even if they stretched out their arms, and its height was so high that it could be compared to a magic tower.
It seemed to be the world tree that the elves worshiped. The elf sitting on a huge root exposed to the ground continued with a pouty face.
“Wouldn’t it be better if we stopped the transmission of technology and learning? Let’s kill humans…… It’s nonsense. The Aglow and Jacqueline clans are too aggressive. It really seems like a single fire general.”
“You could see it that way. I fully understand what the Grand Master said.”
The grinning old man grabbed his cane and sat next to the elf. He had an old appearance, but he also had pointed ears like the elves.
“However, the idea of annihilating the human species may not come as easily as choosing something to eat for dinner. The Aglo and Jacquelines are just fed up with the selfishness and malice shown by humans.”
“I think that the habit of enslaving other races and the outspoken attitude in destroying nature deserve criticism. However, the opinion that the entire human species should be exterminated is absurd.”
“Oops. What’s the point?”
“There are scum among us who kill humans and start fights simply for fun. There are also geeks who ravage humans. Are we all like those thugs?”
The old man stroked his chin and shook his head with a light smile.
“Different. Because the part cannot be the whole.”
“Then humans too…….”
“Sorry, but the majority is close to the whole.”
The elf looked up at the old man with doubt in his red eyes. Seemingly asking for a detailed explanation of what he meant, the old man spoke the truth openly.
“Daejongsa, why do you think we stopped the transfer of technology and learning?”
“…… I was taught that it was because humans used knowledge in the wrong way.”
“You’re right. We taught humans how to reclaim mana, encouraged them to rise to higher levels, and improved their casting and casting skills to a universal level. It has helped me to lead a more prosperous life. But what are the results ?”
Humans who achieved emotional stability and physical strength through the infusion of mana were able to defeat monsters and hunt wild beasts more easily.
Blacksmiths that accepted improved technology exponentially increased the production rate of tools, so there were no farmers who could not plow the land because they did not have farming tools.
The problem was then. The lasting peace made them forget the fear and fear of death, and gave birth to arrogance that a stronger body and mind could dominate a weaker opponent.
Eventually, humans started a war. In order to obtain a piece of land, an era of warfare was unfolding, in which people killed their own people to obtain a few gold coins.
“The wars that occurred simultaneously resulted in numerous casualties. The flower fields were devastated, and the river water was covered with blood and corpses, accompanied by a stench. The sound of women crying uncontrollably echoed the heavens and earth, and tears of resentment for death often fell on the hastily made grave.”
Are you still going to insist that evil people are a minority? When the old man asked in a calm manner, the elf stuck out his mouth with a sullen face.
“I can’t relate.”
“Oops. Aren’t you learning history?”
“What I learned and what I actually witnessed are different. You don’t know if you haven’t experienced it yourself.”
The elf who got up from her seat her stretched out. Shut up A cute moan flowed from the elf’s mouth as he lifted his heels and lifted his back.
The elf lowered her heel again and, after staring into the distance for a while, suddenly looked back at the old man. Determination dwells in the lively eyes.
“I have decided. I want to go out to the Great Forest and live with humans.”
The old man’s eyes widen. He wondered what kind of nonsense it was. However, the elf’s determination did not waver in the slightest.
“As the elder said in the past. Ever since I was born, every clan in the Great Forest has followed me. So the end of the human species will be my responsibility, but I can’t give an order to destroy a species that has never experienced humans.”
“Daejongsir…….”
“Do not worry. I learned and practiced a lot of magic from talented masters here. Didn’t the teachers say they had nothing more to teach you? I can do enough for my front. So…….”
The elf raised both hands on his waist and smiled proudly. At that dainty posture, the old man unknowingly burst out laughing.
“As a chieftain. Please allow me to leave the Great Forest. I want to experience people firsthand and understand them with my heart. I want to let all the other clans know that they are not bad.”
The old man looked at the elf for a while. Perhaps realizing that he couldn’t be stopped, the old man sighed and stood up, using his cane for support.
“What am I allowed to do? If that’s what the Grand Master wants, I won’t stop you.”
Pass-
As soon as he answered, the old man turned to dust and disappeared. Then the elves are swallowed up in the shadows, and the chirping birds disappear. As I was staring blankly at the landscape of the huge world tree slowly being fragmented, I heard an elf’s voice from behind.
“I’m back!”
Startled, Theorard turned around. There, the elf, who threw away the silk clothes and expensive accessories, was wearing a comfortable adventurer’s outfit. Her hair color and eye color were different, but that didn’t change the fact that she was an elf.
“Yes, Stair. Was today’s quest really difficult? Because I’m long…… Stair?”
The elf who entered the guild house felt a strange aura and tilted her head. It was because Stear, a same-sex friend and guild master with whom he had shared the joys and sorrows of the past five years, was looking at the elf with a serious expression.
“Is anything going on? You look bad.”
“…… Hydra. You know that the guild situation is bad, right?”
Idra is probably a pseudonym the elves made to operate in the human world. When the guild situation was bad, the elf smiled bashfully with her apologetic face.
“Yes. But it’s okay. If I work harder, things will definitely get better. Then I’m sure you’ll make a lot of money…….”
“Sorry. Forgive me.”
“Stair? What are you talking about?”
I feel sorry for the voice that trembles with ominousness. It was when the elf, who was frightened by the unusual appearance of Stair, took a step back.
Thud!
Two stout men walk out of the door that opens roughly. The hooded men licked their lips at the elf.
“As rumor has it, the off-white color is excellent. At this level, it would be an excuse to say that it is a high quality product. The rich will pay you well.”
“What nonsense. It’s a waste to sell it to the poor. The top store I know has ties to nobles, so let’s look into it.”
“Okay? There’s nothing wrong with nobles buying it. There will be no turning back.”
I don’t understand the conversation of the giggling men. The elf, who shrank from her and retreated to the wall, looked at Stair with longing eyes. Her rapidly rising and falling chest Her quivered like a cornered cat.
“S-Stair? Are you selling me for money? If that’s the case, I’ll work hard on the request. I can go out twice a day…….”
“Sorry. I have already signed the contract. You know very well that my parents are sick.”
Moisture seeps into the corner of the elf’s eyes.
Why You obviously meant to be friends. The elf cried out in sorrow, but Stair only turned her head away. Meanwhile, the men were gradually approaching.
“Don’t rebel. Because I don’t want to damage the product.”
“Okay. Who knows if it will be treated better than now if it is sold to a good owner?”
I can feel the greed and desire on the faces of the men in fear. Thinking that words could not convince her, the elf took out a wand from her arms her and swung it.
“Don’t come closer! If you try to lay a hand on me, I won’t let you go! This is a warning!”
The elf was serious, but her men her only snorted.
“You think we are fools? I’m not so stupid as to be afraid of a wizard without an escort.”
“Okay. If you close your mouth before reciting the incantation, it’s over. Or chop off one of her fingers her and make her scream.”
Men with stern frowns pull out hatchets from their waistbands.
The gradually closer distance makes the heart beat. The elf, whose hand held the wand was shaking, released magic in anger. The magic power that had sprouted from the tip of the wand exploded in an instant.
Pan-!
A sharp shock wave roughly bounced the men off. The men who flew through the air smashed tables and chairs and tumbled without a moment to scream.
Waiting for her clamor to subside, the elf opened her closed eyes and surveyed her surroundings. She sees her men her, who had been threatening her until just now, collapsed, biting into crab foam.
Thinking the case was over, the elf took a deep breath and looked back at her stair. And, without realizing it, it hardened.
“…… Stair?”
Caught in the shockwave, Stair lay on the floor, bleeding from his head. Blood dripping down makes a small puddle. He just put his head on the corner of the table.
One eye is closed, but the other is half-open. The elf, who had been watching the bizarre figure frozen, licked her lips again.
“Stair?”
No answer. The elf, instinctively thinking he had killed Stair, dropped the wand her and threw her to her knees. A single tear streamed down the achromatic eyes of hers.
This is the first murder an elf has ever committed—
“Ahhh….”
It was the first nightmare she would remember for the rest of her life.
