Chapter 666
The Spear of Vengeance was a path of development that went utterly against the mainstream of the elves that allowed such a fearless elf, who was as muscular as a male elf, to jaw-droppingly advance to Third Grade.
At that time, it had caused a noteworthy commotion within the elven kingdom!
The unhealthy custom of the elves to judge people on their appearances was hard to shake off. Even though Spear of Vengeance Eijae had the power of a Third Grade, most elves still found it difficult to acknowledge her ‘chivalry’ and ‘valor.’ After all, elegant speech, noble aura, and pretty looks were what determined nobility and status in the tradition of the forest elves.
As for bloodshed and means of murder? These were not necessities required for a peaceful life in the eyes of the forest elves!
Thus, even with Spear of Vengeance Eijae’s power and reputation, she was still rejected from mainstream society by the higher elves of the kingdom.
Still, the priests under Saoirse were immediately overjoyed to hear that Eijae was currently living near Skywater City. Under their insistent orders, a mission delegation was quickly signed and sent out in the name of the Elven God’s main temple.
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The battle at Quel’Lithien Lodge was still ongoing.
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At this moment of the battle, the forest elves were already starting to show signs of collapse.
By the time the black sea of insects devoured the elven town, the garrison had lost all its home-field advantage. They had no choice but to blow the horn of retreat.
The black forms of the swarm were everywhere across the deep woods.
The elves could only jump upon the tall trees, desperately fleeing toward Skywater City.
At first, they still gathered in groups of two and tree, covering for each other as they retreated.
However, when the squads of magical mantises struck, these loose groups immediately fell apart. The elves could only give up on all hopes of retaliation and turned to escape as fast as they could.
Up in the towering ancient trees, the black outlines of the magical mantises were like the silhouettes of roaming reapers. Apart from slightly wounding them, all elves that were caught by the magical mantises had no chance of escaping.
One slender and tall silhouette after another was caught up to by the magical mantises and quickly fell to the ground. What was left was the constant repeat of the same unspeakably horrific scene.
With the presence of the magical mantises, few elves were fortunate enough to escape Quel’Lithien!
However, the three treant warriors that served as guardians of the town also delivered tremendous casualties to the army of insects. Be it the swarm or the vampires, none of them had powerful long-ranged attacks. Apart from swarming the treants with sheer numbers, they had no other way of dealing with the tough and sturdy treant warriors.
In the end, Billis’ bug army paid a price of fifty thousand insects to fell these three ‘sacrificial pawns’ that had stayed behind as the rear guard.
In only one and a half hours, the insect-vampire alliance led by Mary and Billis had routed the elven garrison.
They then spent another hour to pursue the elves and deal with the three treant warriors. By the time they returned to Quel’Lithien, it had been three hours already. This way, there was only one hour left for them to gather the spoils and scour the town for elven resources.
As such, the horrifying insect army that had just been fighting promptly broke out into bustling work in a race against time