Volume 4: The End of the World Chapter 75 Awakening
Outside the door, the Forest Druins of the Oak Council came in one after another, and then surrounded the people who stayed in the Treetop Temple.
Upon seeing this, Gare Wolfyan, the secretary of the Duke of Holy Tree, immediately stood up and quickly walked towards the old man who was leading the group and whose walk seemed a little shaky.
"Lord Enso Oak, I don't remember the Oak Council having any plans to come here today. What are you planning to do with so many people here?"
Gare ignored the other visitors who were all alert, and stared at Forest Druid, whose body was showing serious signs of tree transformation, as if he was the only one worth being vigilant about among all the people present.
The old man named Thorn did not look at the clerk who was blocking his way at the first time, but looked over his shoulder at Floro who was lying on the altar.
As if confirming that the purpose of this trip was here, the old man slowly withdrew his gaze and turned to look at the serious middle-aged man in front of him.
"We have an important matter to discuss with the Duke of Holy Tree."
After he finished speaking , he took a step forward, intending to go around Gare to the altar, but the latter immediately stretched out a hand to stop him in place.
"Perhaps you think this level of explanation is sufficient..."
As Gare spoke, he also turned his head to look at Flora who was lying on the altar, and then looked at the old man in front of him again:
"But unfortunately, Her Excellency the Duke is resting now. And she has previously ordered that she will not receive any outsiders before she wakes up."
Gare's voice was polite, yet contained a warning note of oppression.
The old man named Enso raised his hand to stop the actions of those behind him, then looked at the man with a wolf face tattoo on his face and said in a low voice:
"Are you kidding me? The Duke of the Holy Tree would come to the Treetop Temple and rest on the altar here? And among the guards protecting her are the executioner of the Eighth Order and the next leader appointed by the Blind Sisterhood?"
"The reasons are complicated and cannot be explained in a short time... When Her Excellency the Duke wakes up, she will explain everything to all the forest elves. But before that, we have received an order that no one can disturb her. So please take the people from the Oak Council away to avoid unnecessary conflict."
Facing the other party's questioning, Gare answered very calmly.
Enso's expression kept changing, and finally he showed an expression that said "I won't beat around the bush with you anymore", and lowered his voice further and said:
"Wait for her to wake up? Can the Duke wake up now? Don't think I can't see that Flora lying on the altar is just a corpse. Didn't you bring her here just to hold the Holy Communion ceremony?"
Hearing this, Gare was shocked - he had actually forgotten about this in his nervousness.
He only learned about the fact that Lord Duke Floro was a lich during the previous confrontation in the Temple of the Holy Mother Tree.
However, under the bombardment of more explosive information at the time, the fact that Flora was a lich did not seem so shocking - the advent of the Eighth Holy Spirit, the entire Ravenwood was about to be destroyed, the true origin of the Holy Tree Mother was actually the Void King of the Moon Realm... In comparison, the fact that the highest leader of the Emerald Province was actually a high-level undead could be said to be a harmless detail, just a topper to embellish those big things.
What's more, if it weren't for the Duke's physique as a lich, they really wouldn't have any good way to jump through the timeline to the true origin of the forest elves to prevent the impending disaster.
But what is the situation like at this moment in the eyes of the Forest Druids of the Oak Council?
Flora's lifeless body (corpse) was lying on the altar of the Treetop Temple. The people guarding her were the next leader of the Blind Sisterhood and an imperial man of unknown origin...
"If the people from the Imperial Embassy hadn't reminded me, I really wouldn't have thought that you would be someone who could do such a thing. But to be honest, this is a really good idea... If pure strength can't defeat the other party, then gain her trust first and then take action. Is it because of your son who was almost sentenced to death, or some other reason? Forget it, I'm not interested in knowing the reason..."
Enso said, reaching out and patting Gare's shoulder, as if to comfort him.
"But no matter what, your story ends here. Don't blame us for coming out halfway to pick peaches. Floro Kane is the most suitable vessel for awakening the 'Big Mother' in the past five hundred years. If she hadn't been taught magic by her human adoptive parents and completely abandoned the power of forest inheritance. In addition, Hobien Ebony would rather die than accept the inheritance of the 'Father of the Wilderness' and then marry the vessel of the 'Big Mother'..."
Enso's tone was full of regret.
"In short, you can now walk out of the main gate of this temple with a swagger. We can even buy you an hour to go home and pack your things , and then take your son and your mistress, if you have one, with you to leave Holy Tree City."
The old man looked at the clerk with eyes full of pity and compassion like an elder has for a younger person.
Seeing this, Gare did not intend to correct the other party's cognitive error, but asked directly:
"You said earlier that the Imperial Embassy warned you? What did they say?"
The old man laughed and said:
"This is what they call being too clever, right? Since she has come this far with the help of the Empire and human magic, she naturally cannot escape their surveillance. You should have heard of the spell of the Star Council..."
“Remnant sound.”
Garay said grimly.
The Star Lighthouse is used to monitor the marks of all magic casters, and the death of any magic caster will be recorded. Gare had heard of this thing a long time ago, but he always felt that this level of magic should not be something worth mentioning for Duke Floro who has reached the divine realm.
wrong……
Thinking of this, he suddenly realized that something was wrong.
Not to mention whether the Reverberation technique can be effective against a magic caster of the Duke's level, it is still unknown whether she is within the system of the Star Law... As for this Reverberation technique, how does it determine the "life or death status"?
You know, Lady Flora is not dead now!
Or in other words, she was already considered "dead" when she was transformed into a lich.
No matter what, it shouldn't be the time to trigger the "Reverberation" ritual.
The sound of footsteps behind him pulled Gare back from his thoughts. He turned around and saw Nezemar, who had been listening to their conversation, approaching.
"The Reverberation Ritual is just a cover. They were just used by others to help lead the way here."
As Nezemal spoke, he drew a silver-white rapier from his waist and assumed a fighting stance.
The news of this trip to the Tree Crown Temple was completely blocked. If we ruled out the possibility of a traitor among them, then the only people who could find them so quickly were the tree spirits who could communicate internally through the roots of the World Tree.
And Nezemar still remembered that the Chief Inquisitor had told her that only Forest Druid had the method to communicate with tree spirits.
In other words, these people from the Oak Council were simply being used by the people in the Imperial Embassy.
"Don't hide, someone here has already seen you."
Nezemar shouted loudly toward the entrance of the Treetop Temple:
"Are you still trying to hide yourself from the eyes of God?"
"I just want this matter to be resolved peacefully."
A male voice that sounded somewhat helpless suddenly sounded. At the entrance of the treetop temple, a middle-aged man dressed in the bishop's robe of the Mother of the Holy Spirit was gradually formed by the swirling fallen leaves.
After seeing who was coming, Nazemar took a breath slightly.
She knew the man in front of her, one of the three cardinals of the Second Order, and the leader of a sect concerned with the return and devouring of the Great Mother Goddess in the Trinity of the Holy Spirit "Mother".
The only divine revelation of the Return Sect, a believer who is blessed by the Holy Mother, Sigmund Black Abyss.
Nezemar swallowed slightly.
If they resorted to force, except for Flora who was still sleeping, all the other people present would probably not be a match for the man in front of them.
But this was not a reason for her to retreat - the order the judge had given her before was to protect Flora's body until they returned.
Maybe the other party was a believer who was deeply cared for by the Second Holy Spirit, but she was also a divine scroller who was personally guided by the Eighth Holy Spirit. If it was a competition of faith and piety, she didn't think she would lose to anyone.
"I came here for only one thing. If you don't stop me, I promise that no one's life will be in danger."
Sigmund looked at Nezemar and spoke politely, as if he knew from the beginning that she was the one in charge here.
"What is it?"
Nezemar asked, also very politely.
"Let the Duke on the altar follow us."
The man said simply.
"You know that this is the only thing we cannot agree to."
Nezemar replied.
As she spoke, she immediately prepared for the battle.
Although the gap in strength between her and the opponent is huge, but relying on the props and summons left by the Chief Judge, she can deal with the opponent in a short period of time and is not without a chance of winning.
But the man just shrugged and said:
"How about we ask her opinion?"
"Who?"
Nezemar asked doubtfully.
"Herself."
Sigmund said, pointing to Fulla, who lay lifeless on the altar.
The next second, her fingers hanging on the edge of the altar began to tremble slightly.
