469 Negotiations Failed, I Presume? (1/2)
”Whether Queen Radelia exited or not is none of your business, general. Please leave.” The royal guard said rudely.
The Elf General might be well received among the commoners, but the same cannot be said for the royal guards. They did not need to give the Elf General any preferential treatment.
General Paeris immediately frowned.
Even if the royal guards did not respect him, they did not need to respond so rudely. Something about their behaviors felt awfully suspicious to him, like they were purposely hiding news of Queen Radelia.
However, there was no point because he already found out the Elf Queen was inside the Heart of Spring Chamber from the other royal guards.
”What if I am the one asking?” An Elder stepped forward and asked with a stern gaze while emanating the aura of his transcendental cultivation.
The expressions of all the royal guards immediately stiffened as they stood with their backs straight.
”Esteemed Elder, we are just following orders. Please don't make things difficult for us.” One of the royal guards said politely, a clear contrast in attitude to the treatment the Elf General received.
”Oh?”
The Elder frowned and questioned, ”And what could be so important about the Elf Queen's whereabouts that you cannot even answer such a simple question, hmm?”
”Well…”
The royal guards hesitated for a moment before one of them spoke, ”The Crown Prince and Second Princess are at a critical junction in their breakthrough to the Transcendent Realm.”
”Are you hinting that Queen Radelia is still inside the Heart of Spring Chamber with the Crown Prince and Second Princess?”
”…”
The royal guards did not answer further, causing the Elder's expression to turn gloomy.
Apart from the smoke billowing from the burning forest, the sky was clear. There was no indication of a Transcendent Phenomenon occurring.
Even so, the Elders did not press further.
Rumble...
The tribe continued to shake from the devastation of the battle outside.
Supreme Elder Haldir narrowly evaded the Elder Tree's roots by a hair's breadth before he glared at King Erendriel.
”Look around! You need to stop this madness at once! You're destroying the tribe!” He shouted.
At the same time, the Supreme Elder frowned at King Erendriel's means to communicate with the Guardian Spirit.
”O great Guardian Spirit, it is not I who wish to cause you harm but he who has been blinded by jealousy and madness!”
Despite Supreme Elder Haldir's words, the Guardian Spirit did not listen and continued to attack him.
The Elf King flashed his emerald ring before he added, ”You don't need to worry about the tribe! Once you die, everything will be better again! So long as the tribe's foundation is still here, it can be rebuilt after you are gone!”
Boom!
Supreme Elder Haldir narrowly evaded another one of the Elder Tree's roots, causing the ground to rupture in his place.
The impact of the Elder Tree's attacks formed web-like fissures along the surface of the earth, tearing apart homes and swallowing countless elves in the process