When Ellini and the others saw the border city of Cormyr in the distance with the refugee wave, it was already the evening of the third day before the demon wave broke out.

For ordinary humans, this is almost an impossible miracle:

From Seberholm along the Moon Sea Road to Tiffany Dun, it took two and a half days to march nearly 500 kilometers!

In an era like this, only these darlings of the forest may be able to persevere, especially when they have to fight to the death with scattered demons along the way.

And even though the 'Levi's' had fought for the most precious four hours for them, less than half of the more than 100,000 elves and half-elves in the escape team remained.

Of the more than 200,000 valley humans who joined halfway, less than 20,000 remained, which shows how tragic the journey was.

Ellini's eyes were dry and red. Many times along the way, she almost watched helplessly as the fleeing team was suddenly blocked by demons and the crowd was dispersed.

Many people died tragically on the spot, while many more were scattered by the demons, fell behind, and disappeared.

Missing during the invasion of the demon army, the probability of survival is already low to some extent.

The combat capabilities of humanoid creatures and abyssal demon species in the main material world are not in the same dimension at all. A sudden encounter in the wild without the protection of any fortifications often means the beginning of a bloody massacre.

But lovely Erlini could only warn herself rationally, not to stop, not to stop!

Once they stop, they will only drag more compatriots into the bottomless tide of darkness, and the golden four hours that His Majesty Levi's Majesty helped them fight for will be wasted!

But when they actually persevered all the way and arrived at their destination alive, they felt a little confused and anxious for no reason.

"Sister Ellini, will the humans of Cormyr really let us enter?" Sylvaras Windspeaker suddenly asked.

The sister Wen Leina beside her also raised her red and swollen eyes. After the eldest sister Oriana broke up for them and 'disappeared', Elline seemed to be the only remaining spiritual support for the two sisters.

And this is also the worry in the hearts of most people in the team.

Although more than 1,200 years ago, humans and elves jointly erected standing stones for peaceful coexistence on the Moon and Sea Road, symbolizing the equal coexistence of humans and elves and joint cultivation of civilization. This is the beginning of the era of valley reclamation.

But with the collapse of Misdrano and the passage of time, the original agreement has become a piece of paper, and the conflict between the two races has been simmering for a long time.

However, due to the obstruction of the Great Forest of Cormanzo, the elves were unwilling to step out of the forest. The human cavalry was not suitable for mountain combat, and they were not willing to set foot in the elves' Mystery for away battles. This was the reason why the conflict between the two did not turn into a war.

war.

But even so, the trend of keeping half-elf slaves among the nobles and even the middle class of Cormyr has already caused the separation between humans and foreign half-elves to exist for a long time.

After nearly fifty generations of continuous 'intrusion' and reproduction over a thousand years, the number of half-elves in the entire Cormyr Kingdom has probably reached between 8% and 10%.

In other words, there may be more than 800,000 to more than a million half-elves with thin blood, living silently at the bottom of the Kingdom of Cormyr, or living as slaves attached to human families.

Many of the half-elves among them have long been accustomed to this invisible status distinction, and some are even proud to be born as a "Cormyrian" and proud to serve certain famous nobles.

This was also the fundamental reason why Ellini, who had just arrived in Cormyr, fell into confusion and wavering.

Facing such a huge and arrogant kingdom, facing such deep-rooted class divisions and people's hearts, she was alone and had no way to start.

Sometimes it may even happen that you want to 'liberate' her and give her freedom, but the other party thinks that you are crazy and depriving her of a warm home and a stable life.

That year, Ellini arrived at the center of world civilization with great ambition, but left disheartenedly. She came to her parents' hometown of Cormanso and became a member of the fight against the Cormyr slave-catching group.

It can be said that in the past thirty years, quite a few Cormyrians have died in her hands, and among them are some noble children who like to participate in the "forest hunting project" and enjoy fresh prey.

Therefore, in some taverns in Cormyr, the bounty portrait of her, ‘The Bloody Thorn of Cormanthor’, Elline, has never been taken down.

To a certain extent, their behavior at this moment is "throwing themselves into a trap"!

But in order for more people to survive, they have no more choices at this moment.

On the contrary, it is a question whether the people of Cormyr are willing to let these "bloody rioters" into the city.

But when they arrived at Tiffanton City, fighting against demons all the way, they were shocked to find that the Cormyrs not only opened the city gate early, but the Tiffanyton garrison leader also led a purple dragon guard at the city gate.

Meet them personally.

After Ellini killed a Quasai demon with her hand, she quickly came to the defender commander, stretched out her hand stained with blood and fishy smell and said:

"Your Highness Altais, I have heard of your reputation for a long time. Thank you for your support and support. Your generosity and open-mindedness make me feel guilty for the prejudice I have always had about Cormyr."

The Prince of Cormyr, however, had no aristocratic obsessiveness or attention to detail. He also stretched out his hand and shook Elline's hand vigorously. He took a deep look at the 'Cormanthor Bloody Thorn' and said:

"Don't mind it. Before this, the education I received was also dedicated to vilifying your existence. But your previous rescue of humans and elves, willing to stay behind and fight against the devil, has also made me a scientist.

I have deep respect for the Mill people!

"Hurry up and enter the city. The city has prepared some clean water and food for you. Leave the rest here to us.

"I will try my best to meet every refugee who seeks refuge in Cormyr before the main force of demons arrives."

This scene immediately made many 'reactionary half-elves' feel complicated, as if they had seen the scene of humans and elves shaking hands and making peace in front of the standing stone thousands of years ago coming back to their eyes.

In the past, in the eyes of many extremist elves and half-elves, invasive alien species like humans have never been friendly neighbors, especially this group of Cormyrians who claim to be descendants of the purple dragon.

Earlier in the Vale Reclamation Era, the forest kingdom in the area between the Thunder Peaks and the Stormhorn Mountains was actually the domain of dragons.

The most powerful among them is an extremely rare purple dragon—Sagroli Morgoris.

It is rumored that they, like the orange dragon, yellow dragon and other colorful dragons, are the descendants of the three-tailed dragon queen who created her before her death to avenge Tiamat.

The elves who settled here found themselves locked in a battle with dragons. This endless battle ended in a feint called the Honorable Attack, led by the lord of royal power, the elf Ilfa Naruaif. The duel ended with the defeat of Sagroli Morgoris.

But as soon as the elves drove the dragon away, the humans from Tumis and Jondas drove the weak elves away from the current borders of Cormyr and fled into the great forest of Cormanthor.

The pioneer Ondas ignored the objections of his elf wife Susara, claiming to be a descendant of the Purple Dragon, and named his army the Purple Dragon Army.

And his son Vershan also preserved this name after the official founding of Cormyr, causing Susala to leave this country destined not to belong to the elves with regret and sadness.

No one would have thought that today, more than a thousand years later, elves and humans would once again shake hands and fight together due to the invasion of demons.

But facing the kindness of the Prince of Cormyr, Ellini firmly shook her head and refused.

In Altais's doubtful eyes, the half-elf looked towards the north filled with sparks and smoke, pursed his lips and said:

"No, I have to wait for a few 'people' here.

"If they hadn't stubbornly blocked the demonic tide in the valley for four hours,

"I'm afraid that only one out of ten of our group of refugees will be able to reach Tifantun City and accept His Highness's asylum."

The surrounding Purple Dragon Guards immediately showed expressions of shock and disbelief, and Master Susar's eyes were even more questioning.

In his opinion, even a few legendary mages like him would not be able to defend for four hours under such a demonic attack.

Even if it is true, can these people survive?

But Altais was in awe, pulled out the knight's sword with a clang, and said in a deep voice:

"Well, such a brave man really shouldn't die in such an unprovoked disaster.

"Whenever there is a chance, you should not give up.

"I'm here with you to pick them up."

As soon as they heard that their prince wanted to stay at the most dangerous city gate, all the Purple Dragon Guards, including Susar, were immediately shocked.

"Your Highness Altais! How is this possible?"

Suzar immediately wanted to strangle the half-elf that bewitched the prince, and then kidnap the stubborn donkey-like prince back to the city.

"This is the decision made by me, Altais Asan Obeszil!" Altais put the honor and disgrace of his great surname on the table.

Susar almost wanted to vomit blood, but he could only take a deep breath and bow:

"According to your will!"

And this wait lasted nearly two hours.

As time goes by and night falls, more and more scattered demons attack Tifantun, and even small-scale demon tides begin to appear, which makes it difficult for the archers and militiamen on the city to cope. .

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The bell tower at the top of the city suddenly began to emit a tight and exciting roar.

Everyone's hearts tightened and they all looked towards the sky.

Sure enough, I saw the distant horizon, the noisy dust and smoke, and the endless black tide.

The humans of Corel Continent were fortunate enough to see the demonic offensive from the bloody battlefield for the first time.

Although strictly speaking, no one knows at this time that they are just a defeated army of demons that were defeated by demons on the battlefield and mistakenly entered the main material plane.

But this is still almost not a terrifying force that human beings can resist!

Even some militiamen carrying long guns on the city began to tremble in their hands and feet.

"Your Highness!" Master Susar urged, his expression changing even more.

"Wait a moment!" Altais said.

Three minutes later, the figures of the demons in front became clearly visible.

Just when Master Susar couldn't help urging him again, Altais took the initiative and said to the pale Ellini beside him:

"Sorry, it seems that those warriors did not survive. After the war, if we are lucky enough to go back alive, I will write a book about their deeds and let the bards take them to fight against the darkness alone in Cormanthor. The deeds of the tide spread widely.

"Although I want to wait a little longer for a miracle to happen, as the commander-in-chief of Tifantun's defense, I must be responsible for the safety of the soldiers and subjects in the city.

"Follow me back to the city."

Ellini opened her mouth, but she didn't have the strength to make a sound. The Sylvaras sisters on the side felt the same and their eyes were slightly red.
To be continued...