CHAPTER 410: THE DEPRESSED ELF

The Divine Tree turned a deaf ear to the elves' pleas, blocking out their chaotic prayers.

Thus, the terrifying chaos dragon in the sky above unleashed its slaughter without restraint. Where the chaos dragon wandered, its dark purple-tinged white body stirred up a wind of deathly silence.

The elves were completely destroyed by the dark purple storm raised by the dragon. Their beautiful bodies were instantly shattered, even breaking into countless fragments scattered on the water's surface.

The dead elves did not shed a drop of blood, but merely transformed into layers of energy, rising into the sky. And that chaotic dragon king began to devour their energy without restraint.

With each elf the dragon killed, it grew even more enormous. The chaotic aura on its wings became more frenzied, and the lightning flashed more violently.

The chaotic aura wrapped around lightning as it swept across the land. Those elves enveloped by the lightning chaos were cut in half immediately after touching this violent wave of chaotic lightning.

The elves, powerless to resist, could only continue their endless prayers on the ground. But the Divine Tree they worshipped still ignored their pleas, remaining in deep slumber.

The dragon became increasingly terrifying, and this world was almost enveloped in darkness, approaching destruction. Finally, almost all the elves were slaughtered by the dragon.

The dragon disappeared into the darkened sky, and the chaotic disaster gradually receded. The Divine Tree continued to sleep. Only a few elves escaped this catastrophe.

They stared at the once proud and sacred Divine Tree before them, complex and contradictory emotions flashing in their eyes. Resentment, anger, heartache...

It symbolized their sanctuary. Why hadn't the Divine Tree protected them when they had dedicated so much to it?

So, these few remaining elves left the Divine Tree, departing from this place of extreme chaos. Without elves, the forest gradually withered, losing its greenery, leaving only the shadow of a dead and dark wood.

The grass on the plains began to turn yellow, looking more desolate and bleak. The sun turned intensely red, gradually sinking below the horizon and disappearing.

This world gradually collapsed, everything moving toward death, like torn paper fragments scattering in the wind. Only at the center of the space remained the unwithered Divine Tree, mixed with endless loneliness, still standing independently in this space, swaying gently.

Suddenly, a black crow stood alone on the swaying branch of the Divine Tree. Its unique gaze flickered with strange black light.

"So that's it, this is returning to nature."

Nature created nature spirits and gave them the love that no one else could obtain. Because nature spirits are nature itself. Angering an elf is essentially angering nature.

In their long lives, they create natural energy and store natural energy. When elves' lifespans are exhausted, the natural energy in their bodies returns to nature, thereby nourishing the vast natural world.

Beings like the Elven Queen, from the moment they are chosen by nature. The immense natural energy contained within them becomes nutrients for the Divine Tree after death, promoting the growth of the Divine Tree and providing more power for future generations of elves.

And every Elven Queen bears the surname Yade. This is because the first elf in the world was surnamed Yade.

Nature created the first elf and, using her as a prototype, continued to sculpt and nurture more outstanding descendants. Elves are the transmitters of nature, and those departed elves will merge into nature, which contains the six major elements.

They will become part of the soil and plants, making the world more complete. This is the destiny of every elf.

But if elves disappear, natural elements lose their bridge to transmit into the world. Those trees, grasslands... supported by natural energy will wither and die.

"This is quite interesting new knowledge."

The crow standing on the branch of the Divine Tree slightly opened its beak, chuckling to itself. Then, it flapped its black wings again, flying down toward the base of the Divine Tree.

The crow's figure transformed into a jet of black, darting beneath the Divine Tree. When it rose again, countless crows surged forth.

The black tide raised a fluttering sound, and the huge shadow obscured the blazing sun hanging high in the sky. The enormous shadow formed by countless crows, viewed from high above, seemed to form a gigantic black crow.

They rushed toward a branch in the dense forest, their bodies gradually merging together. The next second, Viktor's tall figure appeared from the congregation of crows, with his windbreaker swaying gently behind him.

Five streams of different-colored magical power flowed into Viktor's body, and five stripes climbed up his windbreaker. The five elemental magical powers formed an ocean, gradually spreading throughout this collapsing world.

Vega stood on Viktor's shoulder, grinning as he said: "What are you going to do? Your employee is still sleeping. She doesn't seem to want to wake up."

Viktor glanced at Vega, his eyes lighting up with a patch of azure blue, looking at the Divine Tree standing in the center of the space.

He could sense that Cocotte's consciousness was turning into nothingness. Gradually returning to nature.

At this moment, Viktor suddenly spoke: "In the past, she once asked me for help."

Cocotte hated that voice. She didn't want to return to nature, didn't want to merge with nature. She was only using deep sleep to escape this voice.

No one had thought that Cocotte, who only liked to sleep all day and seemed to have no worries, was actually deeply troubled. Therefore, she wanted to sleep and never wake up.

Just like her consciousness: So tired, just want to quit.

The clear voice echoed in Viktor's ears; what she had said to him back then, Viktor still remembered. So, as if reminding, Viktor said to Vega on his shoulder:

"I like plot twists, so... The ending of the story should also have a twist."

At that moment, Vega raised his eyebrows, chuckling. Deep within its black eyes shone an azure color, and a subtle connection was established between the man and the bird.

In that instant, the entire withered and broken world was once again covered by the natural magic surging out from Viktor's body.

The blazing sun hung in the sky, forests sprang up from the ground, and torrential rain poured down onto the earth. But uniquely, the solid soil and ground still did not appear.

And that chaotic lightning dragon appeared again in this space. This time, the dragon did not devour any creatures in this world.

It directly transformed itself into flowing blue lightning and chaotic purple energy, merging into the Divine Tree. The Divine Tree quickly absorbed that natural energy, as dazzling as a faint light.

An emerald vortex surged from the center of the Divine Tree, absorbing all the heavy energy around it. The texture of the Divine Tree was filled with emerald light, and its surface began to shine brightly under the nourishment of energy.

Endless natural energy surged like waves, and the energy returned to the center of the world. Endless natural energy surged like waves, returning again to the center of the world.

The world collapsed again. One fragment after another detached from the mirror-like space, floating in the void, gradually being swallowed by darkness.

If returning to nature means letting the elf's energy return to nature, becoming the Divine Tree, with consciousness completely gone. Then what if all of nature's energy is merged into the elf, making the Divine Tree become nourishment for the elf? What would the result be?

[Natural Return]

In an instant, the towering Divine Tree was crossed by an emerald light, gradually gathering at the highest point of the crown.

Boom—

The elves all looked up at the pillar of natural light that shot into the high sky. The light broke through the clouds, extending toward the unknown depths in the distance.

The elves knelt devoutly toward the Divine Tree, under the magnificent light, like a worship ceremony at its peak. As if their deity had finally manifested in the mortal world.

......

The energy within the Divine Tree continuously flowed back, passing through the surrounding vine wall openings, flowing back into Cocotte's body along the clear pool.

Her body, which was about to dissipate, gradually became full and substantial under the replenishment of natural energy. The Divine Tree gradually turned yellow, and everything within it began to collapse.

Cocotte's consciousness was slowly returning, and her body also seemed to become heavy. Feeling her consciousness return, feeling her body gradually becoming heavy.

She opened her eyes, and although the image was blurry, she focused her attention on her body. Her body felt so tired, unable to move.

It felt like she had been a tree for a very long time. She didn't even know how to move her limbs anymore.

Then, her soft body was gently lifted. Feeling the familiar warm embrace, Cocotte looked up, and what came into view was a familiar man's face.

She laughed softly, half-jokingly saying to Viktor: "How long have I been asleep?"

"Not long, half a month."

"I see..." The corners of Cocotte's eyes showed a lazy smile. She wanted to use some strength to hug Viktor's neck. That might make her feel more comfortable.

But her body wouldn't move at all, just as heavy as when she had been unconscious. So, she could only continue speaking with an anxious tone:

"Why... why did you take so long to come back? Don't you know, I almost slept to death? Don't you know, you promised me you would wake me up..."

She was both angry and laughing, and without realizing it, tears had already fallen from the corners of her eyes. "Don't you know, I'm... afraid too."

......

"Do you have a garden at your home?" That was during the few days just after Endymion had been destroyed. The elf sitting on the cloud asked Viktor this subtle question.

Elves always knew what returning to nature meant. She also knew that the man before her was controlling nature.

The elf also wanted to save herself, and she knew that the outcome if things continued like this was inevitable. But she wasn't familiar with him, and even though she felt he was kind, she knew her request was unreasonable.

So, she just asked, just asked once. If it wasn't possible, then she would accept reality and find a place to sleep forever.

"Yes."

"Would you like to come?"

"..." Maybe she had really found someone who could save her. If that's the case, could she make one more small request, just one?

"If one day I can't wake up, could you come and wake me up?" The elf lay on the cloud, supporting her face with both hands. With a tone that seemed like she was joking, she chuckled at the human mage.

"If you're asking me for help." He was clearly a cold mage. But she still remembered his tone when he said those words, just like now.

"Then keep living, don't give up hope." Feeling the warm flow gradually entering her body from all around, gradually relieving the stiffness in her limbs.

The smile had disappeared from her face, replaced by Cocotte's uncontrollable tears. Just like the hope he had once given her—

"I will definitely come to save you."

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