Chapter 1101 The Controller of the Forest

Now is the turn of spring and summer, when the water and soil are fertile, how could a fire break out in the forest? And it seems there are more than one!

"Leaves?" Wendy shouted.

"I don't know," Ye Zi seemed to have suddenly come to his senses, "It's beyond my fusion range, and I can't perceive the specific situation in the black smoke."

"If there is a fire, we must stop the fire from spreading!"

"I...I know," Ye Zi's expression was a little strange, as if she was mixed with some emotions. She bit her lip, then nodded and replied, "No matter what, you go and meet everyone first. After the emergency plan is activated, There might be chaos in the camp, and then it won't be that easy to leave."

At the current terminal, there were not only workers on vacation, but also a large group of family members who had never been to the battlefield. It was not easy for them to complete the evacuation and refuge in an orderly manner. Wendy quickly thought of this.

"Is it okay for you... to be alone?"

"Don't worry, I know how to deal with it." Ye Zi descended to the terrace, took one last look at Wendy, and then disappeared into the dense forest.

A moment later, a piercing siren sounded over the Hidden Forest——

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"Yes, um, I understand." In the General Staff Headquarters of Tower No. 2 Station, Philin Silt put down the phone and turned to report to Edith, "Sir, something unexpected happened on the Western Front——"

"What did you say? There was a suspected fire in the northern part of the forest?" Beidi Pearl frowned, "Did Miss Ye Zi observe it?"

"Yes, the evacuation emergency plan has been activated over there, and the soldiers of the First Army stationed there have also entered the second level alert state."

"Inform the commander-in-chief and all relevant senior officials," she said decisively after pondering for a while, "just say that the General Staff Headquarters needs to hold a pre-war meeting."

"Pre-war meeting..." Felin repeated, "Do you think this is..."

"Yes," Edith said solemnly, "I suspect the fire is the devil's new trick."

In less than a quarter of an hour, the generals of the First Army and representatives of the Witch Alliance gathered in the underground conference room.

After explaining the general situation, Northland Pearl informed everyone of the latest news received, "The sentry at the forest terminal has confirmed that the cause of the thick smoke is indeed a fire, and affected by the wind direction, it is rapidly spreading towards the terminal. "

"It's just a forest fire, no trace of the devil?" Tie Ax asked in a deep voice.

"No report has been received yet," Feilin shook his head. "The smoke blocked the line of sight, and no one knew what was happening behind the line of fire."

"Miss Sylvie, can you see anything?"

"The Hidden Forest is too far away from here," Sylvie replied, "Unless... I go there myself."

"Damn it... I chose this time," Iron Ax glanced at the map, "Where is Her Royal Highness the Queen now?"

According to the original plan, Her Royal Highness Anna and some witches would meet up with the flight team at the landing field at the forest terminal, and then take the Seagull back to Neverwinter.

"It should be on the Heihe No. 1 that is turning back. After receiving the news of the fire, Miss Kande asked me to use the listening sigil to notify them of the change of itinerary."

"Good job," Tie Ax breathed a sigh of relief, "Then the only ones left over there are Her Royal Highness the Princess and her group?"

After receiving a positive answer, he said towards the dawn, "Tell them to take off immediately and don't wait any longer."

"yes!"

After dealing with the evacuation, Iron Ax looked at the staff members and said, "Now, tell me what you think."

…

Ye Zi stood on the top of a giant sequoia tree, looking at the thick smoke billowing in the distance.

In just over an hour, the fire had expanded a lot. Now, not only was the smoke flying in the sky pressing down on her, but a flickering red light could be faintly seen underneath the smoke.

She seemed to hear the cries of the trees as they were burned. Although it was not within her control, the heart of the jungle was still trembling slightly.

Because that is what resonates in her own heart.

The thing she didn't say when facing Wendy was...fear.

After more than a year of annexation and integration, Ye Zi has gradually come into contact with the essence of abilities.

In a sense, it can indeed make itself an immortal existence - all the plants that are incorporated into the heart of the jungle will become part of her. In other words, as long as the fusion area is larger, the more she will become. Difficult to eradicate.

After all, it is easy to clear a lawn, but if you want to level a forest or an entire grassland, the difficulty will increase exponentially.

As for making this world barren of grass, it is almost impossible.

She remembered His Majesty saying that plants are the basis for the existence of nature. Even if the entire world is destroyed, the ground is dug three feet deep, and the world is turned upside down, these tenacious life forms will still be the first to appear on the surface.

But the problem is that she can no longer be counted as her at that time.

The clear springs flowing underground, the reptiles burrowing in the soil, the trembling honeycombs on the tree trunks, the singing birds on the branches... These huge messages are constantly transmitted from every corner of the forest and are engraved into the memory. If you accept it suddenly, you will most likely lose your mind immediately, which is why Ye Zi must slow down the fusion speed.

However, she found that even so, she could not record so much information by herself.

The reason why she has not yet become a madman is that the heart of the jungle made a choice for her - countless intertwined roots and vines constitute a huge consciousness, and magic and memory are integrated, flowing in the forest.

This also means that once the fused woods are destroyed, she may lose part of her memory. Even if new shoots grow out of the ruins, what was lost will never come back.

It might be her acquaintance with Wendy and Scroll, or it might be her escape journey with Nightingale, Mystery Moon, and Lily; it might be the tender scene when she met His Majesty Roland, or it might be her daily life in Neverwinter City. Day and night...even Hakara's stubbornness and prejudice, the church's persecution and pursuit, she didn't want to forget.

Because this is her unique experience and the proof of her existence in the world.

She was afraid of losing them.

Thinking that this fire might appear in the merged Hidden Forest, Ye Zi felt an indescribable sting in his heart.

But she couldn't back away.

Because all this is to defeat the devil and win the battle of divine will.

She can't selfishly abandon those sisters just for herself - they are also contributing their own strength, and she can't live up to everyone's expectations.

Thinking of this, Ye Zi took a deep breath, raised his hands, and raised his head towards the sky full of afterglow.

In an instant, dazzling green light bloomed from her chest——

"Please hear my call and take action!"

At that moment, the entire forest seemed like an awakened giant, slowly raising its body.

Countless trees bent backwards and fell together, rolling up the turf and soil like a carpet. Even if it was described by the earth shaking and the mountains shaking, it was difficult to describe its momentum!

During this violent tremor, the Hidden Forest seemed to "split" into two halves. The trees controlled by the Heart of the Jungle shrank their territory little by little, gradually opening up an isolation zone several hundred meters long from the woods to the north.