Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree-Chapter 220 - 214: Stirring Up a Hornet’s Nest

Chapter 220 -214: Stirring Up a Hornet’s Nest

“Hmm? Something’s happening again?”

As Little Xian Miao excitedly posted in the chat channel, Eve noticed the same situation.

The number of players was increasing, and to ensure control over them, Eve had recently reinforced the game system once again.

The most crucial aspect was that Eve, utilizing Blue Star’s big data filtering techniques and Divine responses to believers’ prayers, had enhanced the monitoring of players’ speech.

For instance, whenever players mentioned terms like “hidden storyline” or “task trigger,” the related content would be projected into Eve’s Divine Soul, categorized and then transmitted for her to be aware of the players’ dynamics promptly.

The game system would even provide Eve with the players’ perspectives when they mentioned these keywords.

Thus, when Little Xian Miao eagerly yearned for a hidden storyline, Eve had already detected the changes near the Black Dragon Castle.

With this in mind, Eve immediately accessed Little Xian Miao’s perspective.

Upon seeing the three bound individuals and the mercenaries beside them, Eve was slightly surprised,

“Humans?”

However, she quickly noticed more changes at the Black Dragon Castle.

Eve did not intervene immediately; instead, her interest piqued, she decided to watch how the players would handle the situation first…

The timing chosen by the mercenaries was impeccable.

With Eve and the players around, Mairrel had never considered that anyone would dare venture into her lair, so she neglected setting up defensive magic.

The players naturally regarded the Black Dragon Castle as a safe zone in the game, so they were entirely unguarded.

Hence, when the mercenaries stormed the castle, the process went so smoothly that even the leader felt as if he was dreaming…

In the castle hall, there were more than thirty players waiting for Mairrel’s return to receive tasks from her or resting while being AFK, but most were battle players passing through the Black Dragon Castle via the Teleportation Array.

When human mercenaries suddenly burst in, almost everyone was bewildered.

“Where did these human NPCs come from?!”

The players hadn’t figured out what was happening when over ninety human mercenaries surrounded them…

Seeing the more than thirty elves completely encircled by his men, the leader was overjoyed inside.

Elves!

More than thirty elves!

And… they were all young elves, probably not exceeding two hundred years in age!

Not to mention… among them, over a dozen were females!

Young female elves!

By the Eternal Lord above, where did that Black Dragon capture so many elves from?!

The leader’s joy was overwhelming, and his heart raced.

This… was an incredible fortune!

However, what puzzled the leader was that when these elves saw them, their expressions seemed a bit strange.

They did not look terrified or despairing as he had imagined.

Or rather… there was almost no fear in the eyes of these elves.

Instead, there were expressions of confusion, suspicion, or alertness…

Some even seemed somewhat excited?

But fear was nowhere to be seen!

Overall, it made the leader feel very peculiar…

Although he found the elves’ reactions odd, at this moment, the value of these elves preoccupied the leader’s mind.

More than thirty young elves!

This… they were like walking silver mines and gold mines!

The human mercenaries also widened their eyes, their breaths deepening.

They were veteran mercenaries, and they had caught elves before, so they knew well the prices of elf slaves in the black market.

So… when they saw more than thirty young elves in the hall, with nearly half being females, they realized they had struck gold.

Forget about finding the Black Dragon’s treasure; even capturing these elves alone made this trip worthwhile!

The leader took a deep breath, suppressed his excitement, and viciously threatened the players,

“No one move! If you don’t want to die, drop your weapons!”

However, to the leader’s surprise, unlike the three elves outside the castle, not a single one of these elves surrendered…

On the contrary, after hearing his words, the initial confusion and doubt in the elves’ eyes gradually disappeared, replaced by a hint of excitement and exhilaration.

Three players might have surrendered when controlled by over ninety enemies.

But if more than thirty players were surrounded…

If they didn’t fight back, they wouldn’t be the fourth calamity.

“They’re hostile NPCs!”

“Human mercenaries?”

“Damn! Mercenaries have even breached the Black Dragon’s castle!”

“What the hell! Is this the legendary hidden storyline?”

“They want us to surrender? What a joke!”

“It’s definitely a hidden storyline; let’s fight first and leave a few alive to find out what’s going on!”

The players collectively got excited.

Then, under the leader’s astonished gaze, these elves drew out their weapons…

Hmm? They dared to resist?

And they intended to capture their own prisoners?!

The leader narrowed his eyes slightly.

He roughly gauged that among these more than thirty elves, the highest level was only at the initial Black Iron Middle Rank, while the over ninety mercenaries he brought were all seasoned Black Iron Middle Rank professionals!

Ninety to thirty, with an overwhelming advantage in strength.

Not to mention the leader himself was at the Silver Middle Rank; he alone could easily defeat them all!

Where did these elves get their courage?

From the Black Dragon?

With this thought, the Magic Swordsman raised his longsword and instructed the other mercenaries,

“Move quickly, everyone, go together! Try to capture them alive! Don’t harm the female elves!”

Then, the equally excited mercenaries lifted their weapons and, led by the leader, charged at the players.

The players also drew their weapons, backed against the Teleportation Array, and confronted the mercenaries.

In an instant, human mercenaries and players clashed within the castle.

As soon as the battle commenced, the disparity became apparent.

With their numerical and strength advantage, the players quickly found themselves at a disadvantage.

The leader charged ahead, skillfully swinging his sword, effortlessly disarming an elf’s longsword, and then transforming his other hand into a knife edge, striking the elf’s neck as he passed, knocking him out instantly…

The entire movement was smooth, lasting less than two seconds.

“Damn! One-hit kill!”

“Silver! It must be Silver!”

The players were dumbfounded.

But soon, their expressions turned serious:

“These guys are too strong, we have to go all out!”

“Yeah, whoever can call for backup, do it now!”

“Call for backup?”

The leader frowned slightly, not quite understanding what they meant.

However, it didn’t stop him from continuing his actions, turning to the next target…

For a moment, the hall descended into chaos.

To the leader’s surprise, though the elves’ combat ability was poor, when they fought for real, they resembled a pack of mad dogs.

Especially when they fought desperately.

They truly fought with their lives.

Even if it meant sustaining fatal injuries, they would stab a hole in a mercenary…

Under their protection, a few Elf Mages in the rear chanted spells, launching ranged attacks at the approaching mercenaries.

For a moment, the hall flickered with brilliant magical light.

And considering their goal was to capture, the mercenaries found themselves restricted…

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In fact, one mercenary was directly counter-killed under the desperation of two elves!

The originally overwhelming situation slowed down slightly!

“Hmph! A bunch of useless trash!”

Witnessing this, the leader angrily glared.

“I’ll handle them alone; focus on capturing! Don’t let any escape!”

With that, he changed his strategy and began mercilessly targeting the more powerful elves!

No one could resist the power of Silver.

The leader maneuvered through the elves, disarming each one with ease and knocking them down…

No elf could withstand even a single round against him!

Then, the mercenaries swarmed in, firmly binding the elves struck down by the leader…

Once the leader showed no mercy, the elves became panic-stricken.

Almost every few seconds, an elf was knocked down by the leader and tied up by the mercenaries.

Soon, more than thirty elves were entirely captured as the mercenaries’ prisoners and guarded in a corner.

The mercenaries erupted in excited cheers.

However, at that moment, the Array within the castle suddenly shone with a gentle radiance…

In the leader’s astonished gaze, over a dozen more fully armed elves stormed out from the Array!

“It’s a Teleportation Array? Reinforcements?!”

The leader was dumbfounded.

But soon, he was delighted,

“Perfect timing! Brothers, seize them!”

These were no reinforcements; they were a treasure delivered right to the door!

He lifted his longsword again, charging into the elves’ ranks…

The mercenaries, equally thrilled, followed their leader’s actions.

This batch of elves was noticeably stronger.

However, they still weren’t a match for the leader.

Working with his subordinates, it took less than three minutes to defeat this group of elves!

As the mercenaries excitedly began tying up their captured elves.

The Array flashed again…

Dozens more elves rushed out!

“There’s more?!”

The leader panted slightly, his expression tinged with disbelief,

“By the Eternal Lord above! Has the Black Dragon gathered all the elves from the Elf Forest?!”

Though finding it unbelievable, the leader’s joy knew no bounds.

Another batch! All young!

And… quite a few females!

Altogether, more than a hundred elves now!

This… was a colossal fortune!

“Go! Keep going!”

The leader took a deep breath, eyes red with fervor, swinging his weapon once more into the fray…

The mercenaries swarmed in again, aiding their leader.

However, before the leader could finish dispatching all the elves, the Teleportation Array lit up again…

This time, almost thirty fully armed elves charged out!

Seeing dozens of elves appearing again, the leader was so shocked that his mouth gaped wide.

“Still… so many more?!”

By the Eternal Lord above! Had he stirred up a hornet’s nest of elves?!

For a moment, the leader’s excited heart suddenly calmed slightly.

*Why did he suddenly feel a bit uneasy?*

However, the numbers were still within the mercenaries’ capacity to handle.

With a hardened expression, he ordered his men,

“Show no mercy, kill the males, leave only the female elves!”

Receiving their leader’s command, the mercenaries started dealing deadly blows.

This time, the newly emerged elves suffered heavy casualties.

However, as the panting leader and his equally exhausted mercenaries were about to capture these elves entirely…

The Teleportation Array… lit up again.

This time, over a hundred fully armed elves poured out one after another!

Moreover, the array’s light continued to flicker…

The leader panted heavily, staring dumbfoundedly at the hall packed with elves, his gaze dull, as a sudden sense of dread grew within him…