As the Elf Village Chief's low voice faded, more and more elf villagers began to gather from the darkness, all with an eerie and expressionless deanor.
Those pairs of soulless eyes emitted a scarlet glow under the dark night, and the outlines of their slender pointed ears appeared and disappeared, looking no different from a group of bloodthirsty Demon Beasts.
What was even more surprising was that those elf villagers surrounding them from the darkness neither wore gold powder on their faces nor dressed in the white robes of ancient Light Elves, but were all clad in black.
Moreover, the skin of these black-clad elf villagers was not only extrely fair but also had a pale gray luster, which was not characteristic of Light Elves at all!
"Ah? They're actually Dark Elves?"
Xiao Jing widened her starry eyes, full of disbelief.
Having once lived in close quarters with the ancient Dark Elves, she could imdiately recognize that these black-clad villagers with a hint of paleness on their faces were clearly a group of Dark Elves!
"Isn't this the village of the Light Elves? Why are there so many Dark Elves here?"
Xiao Jie's fair face was also filled with confusion, as she clung tightly to Leo Ray's arm.
"Things are becoming more and more unfathomable."
Leo Ray nodded slightly, the vigilance in his eyes growing more intense.
It was well known that even in the prosperous Silver Moon Era before the Era of Blankness, Dark Elves and Light Elves were opposing forces that were as incompatible as fire and water, frequently clashing and despising each other.
Even if a Dark Elf and a Light Elf encountered each other in the forest, they would fight, wishing they could break each other's pointed ears. How could they stand together like this?
"Looking back, in the underground temple area of this ancient Light Elf ruin, there indeed exists a Dark Elf's Goddess Statue, which has always been one of the enigmas troubling . Could it be that there's so potential connection between the two?"
"Or could it be that both the Light Elves and the Dark Elves here have been bewitched by the mysterious presence in the Forbidden Land, making it reasonable for them to stand together."
"At any rate, we must find a way to locate that Forbidden Land as quickly as possible. How did it disappear without a trace?"
Leo Ray secretly used several Detection Scrolls, trying to find so clues, yet he still gained no results.
"Heh, stop doing such futile things."
The Elf Village Chief obviously noticed Leo Ray's actions, and a trace of hostility appeared on his gloomy old face. He smiled and said, "Your Majesty of the Humans, if you insist on rejecting our goodwill and still refuse to stay here, don't bla us for being rough."
As the Elf Village Chief spoke, those Dark Elves who had erged from the darkness revealed their respective sharp blades. As the cold light flickered, a thick hostility soared into the sky, causing the air to beco increasingly sticky.
The strength of these Dark Elves was clearly not on the sa level as that of the Light Elves; most were at Tier 6, and there were even a dozen or so Half-step Tier 7 strongn, a truly overwhelming force.
This realization imdiately tensed the nerves of Leo Ray and the others.
As could be seen from the previous garden battle of the Cultivation Academy, Dark Elf strongn were extrely tricky to deal with, making even the remarkably talented minions of the Broken Wing King helpless.
Now, with the opponent's displayed strength far above theirs, it unquestionably ant that their situation was becoming increasingly dire and passive.
"Everyone, let's not act hastily. Your Majesty of the Humans simply hasn't figured things out yet and hasn't fully understood the peaceful life here. Perhaps after staying a while, he will change his mind."
Seeing the increasingly hostile look on the Elf Village Chief's old face, Anna hurriedly stepped in front of him, pleading earnestly: "Let talk with Your Majesty of the Humans again!"
After Anna spoke, the Light Elf villagers also stepped forward, spreading their arms to block the Dark Elf villagers, attempting to prevent their actions.
However, whether in terms of numbers or strength, Anna and the Light Elves were far from being a match for the Dark Elves, appearing sowhat powerless.
Witnessing this unexpected scene, Leo Ray and his companions frowned slightly, their hearts filled with growing confusion.
If the Light Elf villagers and the Dark Elf villagers here were both bewitched and controlled, they should act in agreent. Why then did such a contrary situation occur?
However, if they hadn't been controlled, how should this currently unfathomable situation be explained?
Yet, just as Leo Ray and the others were pondering this, an even more bewildering scenario unfolded.
"Your Majesty of the Humans' will is more steadfast than you imagine and will not change easily. At this point, the only option is to force him to stay."
The Elf Village Chief pushed Anna to the ground, coldly saying, "You should understand this better than anyone, shouldn't you?"
"But you can't lay a hand on Your Majesty of the Humans, I disagree!"
Anna gritted her teeth and climbed back up from the ground, standing once again in front of him with a stubborn look on her face.
"You are always so naive!"
The Elf Village Chief's brows furrowed tightly, starting to argue with Anna, continuing: "We agreed earlier that if it ca to acting, it would be up to to decide!"
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