469 Negotiations Failed, I Presume? (2/2)

”Calm your anger, O great Guardian Spirit—Ahh!”

”Nooo! Save me!”

The elves tried to escape, but they could not outrun the spread of the shattering earth.

Supreme Elder Haldir shot back in retreat as he gazed at the scene with an ugly expression.

So many innocent lives were being implicated in their mess!

Supreme Elder Haldir glared at King Erendriel, hovering in the sky with a cold glint as killing intent began seeping out.

He did not know what the emerald ring in the Elf King's possession was, but he knew it had to remove it from the Elf King.

The Elf King had gone too far!

At the same time, King Erendriel's form gave insights into ways the Supreme Elder had never thought of trying previously.

New vines intertwined themselves with old ones and began sprouting leaves from his back, forming his own pair of wings.

In a short instance, the Supreme Elder took flight into the skies to face King Erendriel, no longer planning to hold back.

The longer the battle was dragged out, the more suffering the innocent elves would have to experience!

Around this time, Leon exited the periphery of the inner parts of the Great Forest and arrived on the outskirts of Elvengarde with Aria and Princess Faelyn.

The state of the elven tribe left Leon and Aria astounded, while Princess Faelyn was devastated by the sight. The fearful and mournful cries of her fellow tribesmen amidst the chaos broke her heart.

”Why did the tribe become like this?” Faelyn muttered.

Boom!

The Elder Tree tried to slap the Supreme Elder out of the sky with one of its roots but missed and impacted the ground, causing more devastation within the area.

Leon quickly grabbed Aria and Princess Faelyn's hand and pulled them away before the impact reached their area.

”The Supreme Elder and my father are fighting!”

Princess Faelyn quickly discovered the two figures in the air after Leon landed them safely some distance away.

She was quickly shocked by her father's form.

At the same time, Supreme Elder Haldir overhead Faelyn's exclamation and turned his gaze over to their direction in surprise before he shouted, ”Young prince, Miss Aria, Princess Faelyn! All of you should quickly leave! It's not safe here!”

However, Leon shortly flew over after leaving Aria and Princess Faelyn on the outskirts of the tribe, not taking the Supreme Elder's warning to mind.

”I take it that negotiations have failed?” He casually presumed before shortly gazing at King Erendriel's bizarre form in the distance.

Although he subtly anticipated something like this would have happened, the Elf King's drastic transformation still left him surprised.

Knowing Leon's strength, Supreme Elder Haldir no longer persuaded him to leave as he could use Leon's assistance.

The Supreme Elder shortly nodded, ”I'm rather embarrassed to admit it, but yes, the Elf King cannot accept the terms we agreed upon.”