Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree-Chapter 219 - 213: Successful Stealth Attack

Chapter 219 -213: Successful Stealth Attack

The Crocodile was a person who could really hold his nerve.

After all… if he remembered correctly, there should have been a Half-Beast Tribe nearby.

However, the tribe had now disappeared, and no matter how you looked at it, it was definitely related to the Black Dragon!

And a Black Dragon that could force a Half-Beast Tribe to migrate… though it was not yet an adult, its strength was probably quite terrifying.

Thus, after discovering the Black Dragon’s lair, the Crocodile did not act rashly. Instead, he continued to order his men to observe in secret, record the Black Dragon’s patterns of activity, and led the main group to lay low.

Even to the point that, worrying about exposing their tracks, he forbade his men from hunting and only allowed them to eat the dry food they had brought.

The Crocodile planned to choose the right moment to stealthily attack the castle when the Black Dragon was not home!

Then, he would make a clean getaway!

The mercenaries still had a week’s worth of dry rations with them.

And the Crocodile waited nearly three days in the dense forest.

During these three days, through observation, they finally roughly figured out the Black Dragon’s routine.

This Black Dragon roared once every morning, noon, and evening, flying out of its castle, and would return an hour later.

The Crocodile speculated that the Black Dragon was likely patrolling its territory.

And when the Black Dragon was away, Elves would come out of the castle to grill meat in front of the door for the Black Dragon.

Sometimes, it was a Female Elf Mage and two Elf Warriors, and sometimes it was others.

The Elves grilling meat had glamorous equipment. Judging by the exquisite appearance, it was estimated to be real Elf-made, which made the mercenaries extremely envious…

Meanwhile, when the Black Dragon stayed in the castle, Elves with simple equipment would often come out of the castle, pushing carts full of forage to the forest at the bottom of the mountain on the other side of the castle, doing who-knows-what.

The mercenaries were very curious and wanted to follow to see where these Elves were going, and take the opportunity to capture any Elves who were alone.

Unfortunately, the Black Dragon was always in the castle at that time.

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Fearing to alert the Black Dragon, they had to give up…

But the Crocodile, based on the scouts’ oral accounts of observing Elven activities, deduced that there was likely a large treasure hidden in the Black Dragon Castle!

Otherwise, as lackeys of the Black Dragon, there’s no way the Elves would be so busy!

Furthermore… even the lackeys had such great equipment, so a greedy Black Dragon?

It had to be even richer!

After three days of silence, the Crocodile finally decided to launch a raid on the castle at dusk when the Black Dragon left its lair!

He selected a hundred people from the mercenary group, all elite confidants, with the weakest mercenary being at the Black Iron Middle Rank.

Then, under the cover of night, they quietly moved to the mountain where the Black Dragon Castle was located…

Outside the Black Dragon Castle.

This evening, it was still Little Xian Miao and two Northeastern brothers who had taken on the barbecue task. They chatted while grilling, as usual.

The Crocodile and his men also quietly surrounded them under the cover of night.

The Black Dragon had already left.

But its small silhouette could still be seen at the edge of the sky.

After circling a few times, it gradually flew toward the direction of the Elf Forest…

Seeing the Black Dragon getting farther away, a thought flashed in the Crocodile’s mind:

“Could it be… these Elves were taken by the Black Dragon from the Elf Forest?”

He did not hesitate, and after the Black Dragon’s silhouette completely vanished from view, he gave a command:

“Come with me, three quick hunters, control those Elves grilling meat outside first!”

With that said, three Black Iron Upper Rank mercenaries followed him, and the four of them crept up behind Little Xian Miao and the others…

…

Outside the Black Dragon Castle.

Little Xian Miao sat by the campfire, hugging her knees, watching the two Northeastern brothers flipping the grilled meat in utter boredom, and sighed:

“Lately, it’s been so boring…”

“Bored?”

Hearing Little Xian Miao’s words, the two Northeastern brothers exchanged glances.

“I actually think there’s so much to do, fighting beasts during the day, roasting meat at night, doing some daily quests, barely having enough time to be busy.”

One of them said.

“Yeah… I still need tens of thousands of contribution points to finish equipping myself, and I’m considering whether to sell some of the dragon scales I’ve hoarded.”

The other one said.

“No, that’s not what I mean.”

Little Xian Miao shook her head:

“Actually, it is quite interesting. I just feel like no new main storyline has been triggered lately. I’ve only been grinding instances every day, which feels a bit out of habit…”

“When will there be major storylines like the battles with the Half-Beasts and the defenses of Black Rock City again? I still prefer the big storylines in ‘Elf Kingdom’!”

Little Xian Miao looked nostalgic.

Northeastern brother: …

They figured they understood.

Little Xian Miao felt bored because there hadn’t been any server-wide major storylines lately.

In other words, although this wealthy girl was somewhat a life player, she was the kind who feared peace in the world…

They looked at the legendary gold-ranked mage equipment glittering on Little Xian Miao, hesitating to say more.

Only someone with a full gold set would feel there’s nothing to do apart from leveling, right?

One of the Northeastern brothers had an idea and said:

“Speaking of which… yesterday, when I was in Black Rock City, I heard from the Dwarves in the tavern that the Half-Beasts in the Death Desert were making big moves. Not sure if that’s related to the next major storyline.”

Black Rock City was not the only channel for trade with the outside world.

They also had exchanges with more profound forces in the Underworld. Those forces likewise had connections with the ground world and their own intelligence channels, and the Dwarves often exchanged information with them.

So, even though the Dwarves were from an underground force, it was not surprising they could get the scoop on the Death Desert before the players did.

It wasn’t just intelligence on the Half-Beasts.

In fact, the emergence of a nascent True God in the Elf Forest, forming a deep friendship with Death God Hela, was already spreading in parts of the Underworld…

There was even a rumor that the new True God was a hidden subordinate of the Death God!

However, most remained skeptical about this.

Even the existence of the nascent True God was doubted by many…

“Death Desert?”

Hearing the Northeastern brother’s words, Little Xian Miao perked up.

She had heard Mairrel mention that it was the Half-Beasts’ main base, and likely a newly opening map in the future!

Could it be…?

Was the official planning a big storyline?!

Little Xian Miao suddenly felt a bit expectant.

And at that moment, she suddenly sensed a trace of magical fluctuation.

Little Xian Miao’s expression changed:

“The warning magic has been triggered! Something is coming!”

“Demon Beast?”

The two Northeastern guys grew serious and quickly stood up.

However, before they could draw their weapons, three agile figures rushed out from the darkness!

They were human mercenaries.

Wearing leather armor, acting swiftly, they instantly reached the group!

Though Little Xian Miao’s group had been playing for two months, with intermittent gaming for more than half a year, their movements were still slower compared to the experienced mercenaries…

Perhaps in a fair fight of the same level, players could rely on their fearlessness and muted pain to win, but when it came to surprise attacks…

The players were still at a disadvantage.

In no time, Little Xian Miao and her group had not drawn their weapons and were controlled by the human mercenaries…

The mercenaries surrounded the three and held short knives to their necks, harshly whispering:

“Don’t move!”

Seeing the sudden emergence of several people left Little Xian Miao and the two Northeastern brothers momentarily bewildered.

Where did these humans come from?!

The Crocodile was equally surprised.

Watching the three players instantly controlled by his men, he was quite baffled:

The alertness and adaptability of these Elves were so poor!

However, despite his surprise, this fantastically smooth operation was greatly satisfying to him.

The Crocodile greedily surveyed the equipment on the group, his gaze resting on Little Xian Miao for a moment. He restrained his joy and quietly ordered the other mercenaries who gradually arrived:

“Take their weapons, bind them with the Magic Prohibition Rope, and gag them.”

Then, he coldly glanced at Little Xian Miao’s group and habitually spoke in the common tongue:

“If you don’t want to die, don’t resist!”

To the Crocodile’s surprise, the three Elves under his men’s control were quite cooperative.

They nodded, instantly raised their hands, allowed the other mercenaries to seize their equipment, tie them up with rope, and gag them…

The three offered no resistance at all.

Further surprising to the Crocodile, these three Elves, while initially panicked at the sight of him and his men, were not afraid. On the contrary… they seemed somewhat excited?

Especially the Female Elf, whose eyes sparkled brightly and whose expression showed a bit of excitement as the Crocodile’s hundred followers burst out of the darkness and made their way toward the castle…

This defied the Crocodile’s understanding entirely.

In his memory, captured Female Elves always fell into panic, either choosing suicide or putting up a desperate fight. Of course… they ultimately ended in despair and numbing.

Just… what was up with this one?

The sparkly eyes were almost screaming excitement!

Did these Elves have something wrong in their heads?

Did they actually think his group was there to rescue them?

You couldn’t be sure, given that the Elf Clan was universally considered naive and easy to deceive!

At this thought, the Crocodile chuckled, showing a smile he believed to be suave and friendly, but in reality appeared somewhat sinister and ruthless…

He smiled as he spoke to the three bound players, especially Little Xian Miao:

“Behave, and I’ll take you away from the Black Dragon’s clutches.”

Hearing the Crocodile’s words, the three of them exchanged some odd glances but remained silent.

The Crocodile, after leaving three trusted subordinates to watch over Little Xian Miao’s group, led the remaining mercenaries rushing into the castle…

The tied-up Little Xian Miao and her group stayed silent.

However, outside the view of the human mercenaries, they were fully engulfed in excitement.

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“Ah, ah, ah! Wish upon a star, and your wish comes true! A hidden mission! This must be another triggered hidden mission! And… surprisingly, it’s about humans!”

“Haha! It must’ve been triggered after Mairrel’s trip to the Human World last time! I knew it! That guy took so many things for less than a thousand silver coins! How could that not lead to more storylines?!”

Little Xian Miao excitedly typed in the small barbecue group chat of the three.