Volume 4: The End of the World Chapter 17 Core
William had already learned about Neh's fate from the iron-hearted widow El and the captured member of the Takma cult.
After William left, Neher first returned to Ravenwood Forest, but after his request to return to the ranks of forest druids was unsuccessful, he left in secret. The last record of him that can be found on the continent of Vic is that he bought a sailboat in Greenwater Harbor and sailed into the misty sea, disappearing beyond the coast.
According to the Ironhearted Widow El and the member of the Takma Cult, after leaving the continent of Vic, Neh went to the Ruins of Osis in the west. There, he had a fierce conflict with the Takma Cult, and was eventually killed because he was outnumbered. The "Trial Three" in Neh's hand, which symbolized the members of the Trial Seat, also fell into the hands of the Takma Cult, and became the bond and bargaining chip for their future cooperation with the Ironhearted Widow.
If all these things are true, then Neh should be the first member of the Tribunal to truly leave the court except William. Because the time is too long ago, and the Star Council's book burning movement deliberately destroyed it, there is basically no more record about him in the documents that can be found today.
Even if William continued to interrogate the captured Takma member, the last battle at the Ruins of Osis happened about a hundred years before the other party joined the Takma. No matter how William tortured him, the other party could only tell him helplessly that because of the intelligence control principles within the Takma, he only knew the final result of that battle.
Because there is too little confirmed information at hand, William has been reluctant to speculate on the reasons behind all this. This is to prevent himself from acting on his preconceived impressions like in the Jackdaw Coles incident, which almost caused a disaster.
Now thinking back, would Nehe, who always claimed to be a sinner and only wished to have his ashes scattered around the World Tree, really return to Ravenwood Forest in vain just for the reason of "hoping to become a forest druid again"?
In addition, why did he cross the sea to the Ruins of Osis alone? Why did he meet so many members of the Takma Cult there and engage in a life-and-death conflict? And the most important thing is - why did the phylactery that William threw into the sea along the underground river appear here?
Thinking of this, William once again placed his hand on the barrier that had been strengthened by [Anti-Entropy], and then took a deep breath - no matter how many questions he had at the moment, he had to get the life box first.
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When Ebony ran to the tree hole, he happened to see the barrier that should have been impossible to cross was shattered by the man's chant.
The fragments of the barrier did not reappear, but dissipated directly. At the same time, the huge magic power contained in the barrier turned into a biting cold wind that swept through the entire tree hole. He couldn't help but raise his arm to cover his eyes. After a long while, he put his hand down after feeling the wind weakened.
"You should have told me this sooner."
The man's voice, as if he was suppressing some emotion, came from the tree hole.
Ebony seemed to hear the sound of his own teeth chattering.
And the reason he was shivering was definitely not because of the cold.
"But how did you do that?"
It took Wu Mu a long time to recover from the emotion of shock or fear, and he asked with his eyes wide open.
The two outermost of the three sealing circles were added by him after he chose this place as the base for gathering the resistance forces. They were purely for early warning.
But the innermost barrier is the real protection system that has been passed down in this tree hole for more than a thousand years. No one except the listeners of the "Great Mother" should have the authority to open it.
The man did not answer his question. He just turned his head and glanced at him, then walked into the deepest part of the tree hole without looking back.
Ebony, who was standing outside, immediately followed in.
You know, this tree hole is not only a place for him to store things, but more importantly, it is used to protect that...
However, since the other party is the chosen one predicted by the "Big Mother" in the revelation, who will save the entire forest elf race, then he will definitely not hurt the one inside...
An indescribable fear suddenly surged in Ebony's heart, and he comforted himself in this way.
It was not until now that Wu Mu seemed to realize what he had been doing before - he actually allowed a stranger, whom he had just met not long ago, to come to this place.
Came to the place where the core of the World Tree is placed.
Compared with the importance of this place, the conflict between himself and the Duke of the Holy Tree, and even the conflict between the forest elves and the empire, are insignificant matters.
No, in the final analysis, he was too confident about the third barrier that no one could break and only the listener of the "Great Mother" could pass through.
That is an absolute protective wall that no one in the entire world can break through. It is the last thing that the former sinner did for the entire Ravenwood before exiling himself in order to atone for his sins.
But today, the barrier cast by the frost witch Nihle himself was broken... Who is this man? Could he be Nihle himself?
Yes, it seems that this is the only possibility, that only he can break his own seal. And after learning that his life box is here, his excited attitude...
But according to records, isn't Nehe a forest elf?
Even if the other party is a lich, without the phylactery, he has no way to change his body...
When Ebony walked anxiously to the deepest part of the tree hole, he happened to see the man standing in front of the shrine at the end of the tree hole, picking up the black box full of corrosion marks - that thing was one of the rewards that Ebony had promised to the other party before, the life box of Frost Witch Nihel.
But the other party's eyes did not look at the black wooden box in his hand, but looked at the shrine not far away - it might not be quite right to call it a shrine, at least it was a foreign word from human society, and in the culture of the forest elves there was no place for worshipping gods and statues. Because anyone who looked up could see the towering World Tree.
In short, in the deepest part of the tree hole, in the reflection of the man's eyes, an ordinary acorn was supported by two spirally entangled branches.
One of the two branches showed tender green leaves that had just sprouted, while the other was dry and cracked.
"I should have remembered where this place ..."
William said as he turned to look at Ebony who was standing behind him.
"This is where the core of the World Tree is placed, right?"
William asked.
"You... know what that thing is?"
Ebony asked nervously.
If the other party is really Neh... a blasphemous lich, then bringing a lich here is already a capital crime.
"More than knowing... did you see the withered one?"
William ignored the subtle expression on the other person's face and pointed to the dry branch holding the oak fruit and asked.
Ebony nodded subconsciously.
"I was the one who killed that one."
William replied.
"ha?"
Thinking that he had just heard wrongly, Ebony simply uttered a monotonous questioning sound.
"The 'Flourishing Disaster' that was created by the Holy Spirit 'Mother' began to spread from the World Tree in Ravenwood. In the end, I used the poisonous blade of Lady Hunger and Corruption to stab the incarnation of the disaster - that is, the personification of the 'Great Mother' you believe in, or the personification of the 'Mother' in the words of the Holy Spirit Church. In the end, I succeeded in stopping the spread of the disaster, and afterwards, the core of the World Tree also withered and died."
Seeing that the other party was stunned, William continued to explain.
The vast amount of information in the other party's words made Wu Mu feel dizzy. He had to take several steps back and hold on to the wall made of tangled roots to steady his weak steps.
After a moment of silence, he said with great difficulty:
"So your name is..."
When the other party was on the road, Wu Mu had asked the other party's name many times, but the other party just replied that he would tell him after he confirmed the reward was real.
And now, the other party has kept its promise.
"William Kane, in your prophecy, will save and destroy the people of Ravenwood Forest twice."
