Chapter 249 Strength

The appearance style of the palace is in line with the forest among the stones along the way, and is a typical elven architectural style.

The overall color scheme is mostly gold and green, with gold being an elegant gold and green being light green, like newly grown buds. The columns on both sides of the entrance are tall and decorated with carved vines and flowers.

It's a pity that the pollution here seems to be stronger than the forest in the stone. Although it has not completely turned into dark red like the outside world, it looks like it has been splattered with blood, with little dark red mottled spots all over it. .

"Legend has it that during the war a thousand years ago, a human wizard was invited to the elven kingdom because he helped the elves." Lilian suddenly said,

"And every wizard who has been to the Elf Kingdom, after reappearing, although they all spoke vaguely, they all inexplicably mentioned a magnificent palace full of rare treasures!"

"Could this be the palace?" Colin moved his eyes, faintly focusing on the location given by Anandu's dice this time.

"I think it's probably true..." Lilian said, tightening her lower lip and adding, "What I want to find most when I come here is this palace."

"Thank you, Colin. If it weren't for your keen attention, I would never have thought that there is a new place above the blue sky..."

Lilian was silent for a moment, then spoke again, her tone sincere.

"You're welcome, Senior Sister Lilian... I just had a sudden inspiration."

Colin didn't expect Lilian to say this suddenly, and his expression was slightly startled.

There is another layer above the blue sky... Most people don't think of it. This is the limitation of thinking.

At the beginning, he didn't expect it, but he was vaguely aware of it. It wasn't until Anandu's dice gave a new, narrower position that he dared to be sure.

"Excessive modesty is not a good thing, Colin." Lilian smiled softly, and two shallow pear dimples suddenly appeared on her delicate white face, forming a sweet smile.

This is a rare expression on Lillian's face.

"The flame shield just now, and the silent witchcraft being used now... are all witchcraft I have never seen before.

But these two witchcrafts, in terms of their effects, are at least first-level mid-range witchcrafts.

However, if I remember correctly, you have just advanced to the first-level wizard for less than a month..."

She continued, raising the corners of her mouth slightly, as if an iceberg was melting. Her face, which had only been firm and serious, suddenly became lively, and she looked at Colin with some narrow-mindedness.

Colin was silent and just smiled.

In fact, Silence on the Golden Paper is just a low-level witchcraft.

Maybe it's a special situation that combines both effects, so Lillian feels that it is at least a first-level mid-range witchcraft.

As for Lilian seeing his extraordinary talent in mastering witchcraft... it didn't matter, and he didn't want to hide it from Lilian.

Lilian looked at the silent Colin and smiled, withdrew his gaze, and continued to say while walking towards the palace:

"Let's go, according to legend, the wizards who went to the palace of the Elf Kingdom all obtained their own treasures from it!

In other words, the treasure trove of the elves, or at least the high elves, is probably in the palace in front of them! "

Lilian's tone was cheerful, sweeping away the depression just now.

Colin felt a little relieved. At least under the effect of Anandu's Dice, he knew that the palace in front of him did contain treasures.

The two came to the palace, where the door had already been opened... violently.

The door on the left side of the golden door is already crumbling, and in its lower part, there is a hole the size of a person.

In front of the gate, there were obvious traces of battle, and the remains of two broken elf sculptures were lying in the center.

Lilian frowned, cautiously stepped forward to check, then turned to Colin and said:

"The traces are very new... Junior Colin, you are right. The reason why we can't find the third group of people is probably because they came here!"

"It's most likely within the palace." Colin nodded and carefully identified the traces of the battle in front of him.

These fresh battle traces are combined with the results of Anando's dice.

If there is no fourth group of people in the Elf Kingdom, it undoubtedly indicates that the location of the fourth treasure previously given by Anando's die is the location of the third group of people that has never been found!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but raise his head and look towards somewhere in the palace in front of him... there was the second position given by Ananduo's dice.

"The strength of that group does not look weak." At this time, Lilian said again, her expression became serious.

She pointed to the elven-looking sculptures at her feet and said: "Even though these gatekeeper sculptures have been in disrepair for a long time, as the original gatekeeper sculptures of the elves, their strength will not be any weaker."

As she spoke, Lillian reached out and touched the smooth off-white ground.

Under the influence of silence, there was no sound when the fingertips touched the ground, but the next moment, a shallow pit suddenly appeared on the stone slab.

Lilian retracted her arm, looked at the traces of battle around her, pondered for a moment and speculated:

"Those people probably have at least a first-level advanced level of strength... At least the intensity of the attack they used in front of the door here is about a first-level advanced level... And judging from the traces of the battle, there was only one person in the whole process."

"It's also possible that only one person took action." Colin said softly.

"Yes." Lilian nodded slightly, "Let's go, keep moving forward."

She glanced at the sculptures on the ground, "On the plus side, at least they have cleared a lot of obstacles for us."

Even so, Lilian's expression inevitably darkened slightly.

There were not many traces of the battle in front of the door, and the whole battle ended in an extremely clean and tidy way... although the attack intensity displayed was only at the first level.

But this can only represent the lower limit of the strength of the third group.

As for the upper limit...no one can tell.

If it's the second level, or if there's more than one person, but three or four people... Even if you take a step back, there are only two people in that group, two first-level senior strength. I'm afraid that just relying on her, a first-level senior wizard, even if there are It was difficult for Colin to help, but it was difficult to cope with it.

However, the only good thing is that she and Colin are still in the dark.

‘Fortunately I met Colin. ’ Thinking of this, Lilian couldn’t help but sigh.

Colin discovered the blue sky, and the white flowers that inferred the existence of the third group were also discovered by Colin... and his elf.

If he hadn't met Colin and the elf named Naxi, I might still be trapped in the subspace of the high elves at this moment, and I don't know if I can find a chance to survive...or maybe I will only be trapped in the end. Die there.

Colin behind him naturally did not notice Lilian's complicated inner activities in front of him, but he was also slightly worried about the strength of the third group of people. At this moment, his eyes were also looking towards the position given by Anando's dice from time to time.

"Another sign of battle."

At this moment, Lilian suddenly heard a message and pointed toward the hall in front of her.

Colin looked over and saw another broken sculpture. This time the sculpture still looked like a high elf, with long hair and pointed ears. However, compared to the sculpture at the door, the armor on its body was more gorgeous.

As for the strength... I'm afraid it has declined to the point where it is almost the same as the gatekeeper sculpture outside.

Because judging from the traces of the battle, it was also a fast battle, and the attack intensity used was only at the first level of advanced level.

"Keep going." Lilian looked away and said softly.

Next, the two continued to head towards the depths of the palace...even without Colin's deliberate guidance, according to the traces of battles that appeared from time to time, the direction Lilian was heading was the direction indicated by Anando's Dice.

This also made Colin more certain that the result given by Anando's dice was indeed the third group of people.

After a while, the two of them had to stop in a grand hall.

In front of them lay the remains of a huge tree.

The trees have a resolute face that is sharp and chiseled. Not only do they have a human-like torso, they also have heads and limbs like humans. They are just made of knotted wood and are much larger in size. From a rough look, The height is at least ten meters!

"Is this a war tree...?" Lilian frowned slightly, "Shouldn't such a cruel creature have been completely destroyed after the war ended a thousand years ago?"

"War tree people...?" Colin asked doubtfully.

"With the help of the elves, and with the help of the tree elves' talents in plant life and their witchcraft knowledge in flesh and blood transformation, wizards developed giant weapons specially used for war... Behind every war tree man, They all have a soul that is imprisoned and tortured.”

Lilian said as she approached the war tree man and cautiously reached out to touch it.

"It's okay if you just use your soul. It's not cruel... After all, during the war a thousand years ago, there were always some people who didn't even deserve to keep their souls.

But the souls needed to fight the tree people are not that simple... The souls with the strength of a first-level wizard can only reach the bottom line of transformation, and they must be extremely determined in their hearts to resist the harm caused by the combination of flesh and blood with the body of a huge tree. Inexplicable crazy thoughts. "

"But even so, those wizards or elves who have been transformed will have to suffer from crazy thoughts all the time until their souls dissipate." Lilian sighed.

Those wizards or elves who have a strong will and can withstand transformation will not be unknown in any era.

But in the war a thousand years ago, it could only be used as such a consumable...

"I'm afraid this is not a primitive war tree."

But at this time, Colin suddenly pointed at the chest of the war tree man and said.

There, there was no longer the tree man's rough bark chest covered by green leaves, but a circular groove.

In the center of the groove is a dark red gemstone that has been broken into several pieces.

Lilian also noticed this and her expression changed slightly.

"This is something that has never been recorded... Could it be that the elves are still studying the war tree people after the war?!"

"Perhaps there are wizards involved behind the scenes, otherwise it would just rely on the elves..." Colin speculated.

"No, it may be that the elves are continuing their research alone!" Lilian shook her head to deny Colin's speculation. She turned around and explained, "From the outside, the elves are a race that only relies on the power of blood. No Will explore and research knowledge like a wizard...

But my mother once told me when I was young that during the war, perhaps due to the influence of wizards, the elves gradually showed signs of studying their own power!

Especially the tree elves, who are known for their wisdom, worked with wizards during the war to produce many results, and the war tree man in front of them was one of them. "

Colin nodded slightly.

But in fact, he doesn't care whether the elves are studying the war tree people. He only knows that they may be in a lot of trouble now...

"Senior Lilian, the dark ruby ​​​​on the chest of this war tree man has obvious traces of contamination."

Colin looked solemnly and pointed at the broken gem in the tree man's chest and said,

"And senior sister, look carefully at that gem... inside, there seems to be faint characters in ancient Elvish language that we saw on the lower bookshelf!"

After hearing this, Lilian couldn't help but take a few steps closer and examine it carefully.

After a moment, her pupils shrank slightly.

Among the fragments of broken gems, almost every piece has one or several characters with purple meaning that are looming and rising!

"And Senior Lilian, judging from the cross section of the gem, it seems that it has been broken for a long time... the tree man's skin and trunk are also extremely dry." Colin added, feeling a little uneasy in his heart.

Judging from its appearance, this war tree must have been dead for a long time...but the fresh traces of battle around them reminded them that this war tree was still functioning normally not long ago. .

"Could it be because of the dark red pollution wind before?" Lilian frowned and suddenly said with a flash of inspiration.

"The wind of pollution..." Colin was slightly startled, and in the next second, he connected everything.

"Are you saying that this tree that was already dead, like those originally lifeless books, suddenly came to life when the dark red wind came because of those weird words?"

"Yeah." Lilian nodded, then shook her head, "Those strange characters are so weird, I'm afraid they are not ancient Elf language.

Now it seems that perhaps disappearing is a good thing..."

Colin's heart sank slightly, but soon he suppressed his unnecessary thoughts, glanced at the war tree man and said solemnly:

"I took a closer look. There are a total of forty-eight fresh wounds exposed on the body of the War Tree Man, but I'm afraid there is only one fatal wound."

Speaking of this, he pointed to the penetrating wound the size of a baby's head located on the head of the war tree man.

As for why it was determined that there was probably a fatal wound.

the reason is simple--

The remaining forty-seven wounds only scratched the surface a little, or only caused a shallow dent, and the most serious ones only penetrated about ten centimeters.

For the war tree man's huge body, it is obviously impossible to have fatal wounds.

"Of course, it may not be a fatal injury. The War Treeman now looks lifeless, or it may be because the dark red wind has stopped...

But no matter what, the penetrating wounds on the head were probably caused by the third group of people! "

Colin opened his mouth and added:

"And an attack that can cause such wounds..."

"At least it's the second level." Lilian took over what he didn't finish, her face a little heavy.

Colin closed his mouth and his expression became serious.