Chapter 607 - Sacred Land of the Elves (4) (1/2)

“Mr. Rhode, how did it go?”

Lize stood up hurriedly and said. Rhode spread his arms apart and shrugged. “Everything went well. If I wasn’t mistaken, we will resolve this troublesome problem soon.” Rhode casually glanced at the dagger hilts by his waist lightly.

“Let’s go. During this period, I will bring you girls to shop around the Elves’ gathering place. I’m sure you will be interested.”

Rhode turned to the towering oak that punctured through the clouds.

It seemed that there were many things required of them to handle.

As Rhode had imagined, the Elves scrambled into a complete mess after he left, which was rare for beings who loved silence. But even so, they didn’t kick up a fuss like the Humans. The Elves’ debate were basically done in calm whispers because they loads of time in their lives and they wouldn’t feel annoyed by an unresolved problem. If a problem couldn’t be resolved swiftly, they could leave it aside for months, years, or even decades. However, the Humans found this behavior annoying because they didn’t have the longevity to accompany the long-living Elves in discussing whether bread should be eaten sweet or salted. But on the contrary, this was viewed as impatience in the Elves’ eyes…

Sometimes, the barrier between cultures was truly difficult to eliminate.

Ranks weren’t as rigid among Elves. However, no one dared to misbehave before the Elf Queen. At this moment, the Elves had gathered into smaller groups and whispered about their concerns. The elderly Elves were concerned about why the extinct White Elves would suddenly reemerge after thousands of years, while the Elf Knights were curious about how the White Elves concealed themselves from their sharp senses. It wasn’t too ridiculous if the White Elves could conceal their own aura, but not anyone was capable of concealing themselves from the Elves’ vision.

However, the Elves were aware that their behavior was inappropriate before the Elf Queen and they swiftly retreated. The Elf Queen, Corina, Dale, and a few others remained. The Elf Queen had restored her usual peaceful expression, but her eyes were glinting in an unprecedented, intense radiance. No one knew what was going on in her mind.

As Rhode mentioned, the Carlesdine had vanished entirely after the Creation War. As a class among the Elf race that was unfit to be seen by the public, most Elves knew very little about them. Basically, there weren’t many Elves who knew about this class and it was due to this reason that the Elf Queen revealed a rare surprised look when she saw the two girls.

“Carlesdine…”

The Elf Queen murmured and let out a sigh.

Unlike the Dark Elves, the Carlesdine wasn’t considered a taboo among the Elf race. However, they were rarely mentioned by others. The assassination skills that the Dark Elves possessed wasn’t a result of their enlightenment after living in the underground. Instead, they were the fruit of labor refined from their hard work. But after the Creation War, the Carlesdine had vanished in the history of the Elf race. One of the reasons was that even though the Carlesdine were Elf Assassins, not every Elf was capable of becoming assassins.

“Your Majesty?”

Corina gazed at her dubiously. The Elf Queen had always presented a gentle, yet calm image, like this piece of vast land that contained every single thing. Corina had never seen the Elf Queen troubling over anything as far as she could remember and this was a first.

“Is there anything troubling you?”

“It’s nothing. I’m just feeling a little troubled, Corina.”

The Elf Queen revealed a warm smile. “I didn’t expect a day where I could see the Carlesdine again…”

“Your Majesty, what exactly is the Carlesdine?”

This time, Dale was the one who asked. He kept his smile and looked at the Elf Queen with a solemn expression. Corina was also curious to hear the answers to this question and it was also the biggest doubt in the hearts of all the Elves present. Almost all the Elves who witnessed the two girls were in the Legendary Stage. Their auras overlapped like radars with unique wave band functions enveloping everything, weaving into layers of gigantic nets where nothing could escape their senses. If they didn’t see it for themselves, perhaps none of them would have believed their words. But this was the first time they felt frightened.

Corina’s experience wasn’t an individual phenomenon. In fact, Dale also felt the same. As the most outstanding and powerful Elf Knight of the Elf Queen, he failed to lock on the position of the two girls even after they had appeared. Although Dale was able to locate the presence of the two girls using his eyes, he couldn’t lock on to them as though they didn’t exist. What astounded Dale the most was that he was incapable of sensing the spiritual undulation from the two girls.

This was entirely impossible because spiritual energy was the core in driving all living things in the world, where even the Undead Creatures of the Country of Darkness were no exception. However, the two girls were as though illusory and without any life or soul where everyone could only see the imaginary figures in their minds and not the actual presence.

If it weren’t for the fact that Rhode wasn’t a Mage, perhaps the Elves would believe that this young man had cast an illusion spell to trick their senses. However, even the Creator Dragon Soul couldn’t cast an illusion spell that could deceive the Elf Queen’s eyes.

“Carlesdine…”

The Elf Queen revealed a bitter smile. She turned to the azure sky with a sorrowful and helpless expression.

“… Is an ancient title for the Elves’ true heroes who had disappeared forever after the Creation War. It may be too distant for you guys. They have entirely been forgotten by our people, but we can’t deny their contributions for our entire Elf race.

The Elf Queen paused and muttered to herself irresolutely. Then, she continued.

“The Carlesdine were the assassins of the Elf race.”

“Eh?”

The Elves didn’t react any calmer than Lapis when she heard about this news from Rhode. Instead, they reacted much more drastically because they understood the honor and spirit of Elves more than anyone else. Assassins—a class that was related to darkness and evil and shouldn’t be present in the Elves at all. The Dark Elves unleashed the assassination techniques that they had learned from the Carlesdines to their maximum potential while the ordinary Elves would rather become Rangers or Foresters because assassins were a degrading symbolization.