Finally, with her rapid advance, whether it was Oriana, the elf guard who was fighting a desperate battle, or the boundless and despairing demon army, they all disappeared.

Silence and peace returned to the forest again, as if everything before was just her illusion.

But only she knows that everything is so real and cruel. The blood of Hilalinda and others cannot be shed in vain, and Oriana's painstaking efforts cannot be in vain.

With such determination, she quickly arrived at the first stronghold, the Tangled Tree.

The Tangled Tree was the third largest settlement in Cormanthor after the Elven Court and Seberholm. A large number of young elves, warriors, adventurers, half-elves and rogues who did not participate in the evacuation moved here.

, and with the fall of Cyberholm and the constant tug-of-war with the drow, this place has become the largest gathering point for non-pure-blood elves, and it was also the first place where Ellini entered Cormanthor.

The foothold.

Thanks to Elline's painstaking efforts of nearly thirty years, not only has a continuous mushroom field and fish ponds been developed here, but also a school and an elf nursery have been opened based on the school for miners' children in Zeelandia.

, using social welfare to take in and cultivate the elven orphans who were captured from the slave hunting teams due to war and humans.

So when she hurried back to the Tangled Tree, she was immediately surrounded by these elves, who rubbed their faces against her white thighs affectionately and wanted to hug her.

Normally, Ellini would patiently comfort them, listen to their troubles, and then distribute some berries picked on the road to these lovely children.

But now there was no time to delay. Ellini directly signaled the noisy children to silence with stern and serious eyes and a downward gesture, and then came to the hanging building under the solemn eyes of everyone.

In front of the big bell on the tree, it struck heavily.

The sound of "dong dong dong dong" immediately spread throughout the Tangled Tree, so all the elves and half-elves who heard the bell quickly rushed back as fast as possible to look at the figure who was ringing the bell.

It is said that this big bell was purchased from the human country in the south, because drow's ears are generally sensitive, and the low and distant sound of the bell is too harsh for the elves, but it is undeniable that it can give a warning in the shortest possible time.

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Normally, three bells ring to indicate a drow raider is attacking nearby, four bells represent an entire drow safari squad, and six bells indicate a large-scale drow invasion.

This big bell has been purchased for so many years, and most of the bells have three chimes. Four chimes are relatively rare, and six chimes only appear once.

But at this moment

It’s nine tones!

Everyone looked at Ellini in fear.

Does anyone know what this actually means?

Could it be that the undead natural disaster has begun to spread in Cormanthor?

And soon, they got the answer from Ellini:

It’s not a natural disaster of the undead, but it’s more terrifying than a natural disaster of the undead.

The devil attacks!

"My fellow citizens, I am sorry to bring you such depressing and despairing news.

"But in the face of such a disaster, we have no other choice but to flee."

A half-elf immediately cried out loudly.

Of course Elline knew what they were crying about.

Because the harvest season is about to come in their mushroom field, and the fathead fish and crabs in the lotus pond are also at their most plump.

They couldn't bear to leave the tree house and the newly built school where they had lived for several generations.

Without them, they will have nothing.

It's just that at this moment, no one is saying these meaningless and frustrating words.

Finally, an elf looked at Ellini with a desperate look on his face and said:

"If the devil is really as scary as you say, where can we escape?"

Ellini looked behind them, at the distant sky, as if she had penetrated the endless forest sea, climbed over the continuous mountains, crossed the distant desert, and saw her building through the boundless countryside.

White City, who had prepared to spend the rest of his life, slowly said:

"my hometown.

"Zelandia—Minas Tirith."

However, she paused mid-sentence, and said again in the eyes of everyone's dumbfounded eyes:

“But it’s still too far away there after all.

"So we need a transit station and a bridgehead that can block the torrent of this demon.

"Let's go all the way south first and retreat to Tifanton City in Cormyr."
Chapter completed!