Ah? Is this the reason why we came here?
The Night Watchers were momentarily bewildered; weren’t they here to help the Elves reclaim the Tree of Life?
However, on second thought, it seemed correct; without clearing the Void, it couldn’t be reclaimed.
And clearly, the Void was the ultimate target of their oath.
Upon hearing Kana’s arrogant words,
Cui Yu suddenly lowered her massive head, the sense of oppression suddenly descended.
Her head was almost touching Kana, with two huge eyes flickering with light, carrying a deadly aura.
"Do you know... what you’re talking about?"
The tone was filled with seriousness.
Kana nodded fearlessly: "Of course I know, didn’t I say so much before, and you still don’t understand?
I know the Void more than you and more than everyone present. I understand better than you the harm, the terror of the Void.
But just as the world’s gaze upon me, I’ve made an oath; the Night Watchers will surely protect the world under the Void’s erosion.
I don’t want to face the apocalypse in joyful days; I will resist, struggle, and fight, even if eventually we meet with failure, but at least I will have tried.
The Void is destined to be our enemy, and we are destined to face it; for this, I have been preparing."
At this point, Kana clenched his fist strongly and drew the Prince’s Sword.
"And the preparations of the Night Watchers have already begun to show results; it’s time to face what must be faced ultimately.
Only by knowing the fear we are destined to face can we take a calm view of the meaningless things before fear arrives."
After finishing, Kana quieted his impassioned tone.
Speaking slowly: "Those are just the Vanguard Army; if even the Vanguard Army is fearful, if even the Vanguard Army can’t be eliminated,
then the meaning of the Night Watcher’s existence is lost."
The Vanguard Army of the Void were all weak scouting units, focusing on small size, fast speed, and large quantity.
If these can’t be handled, then forget about it, await the end.
After speaking, the whole scene fell into silence.
Cui Yu still maintained this posture, staring at Kana.
After a while, she murmured: "The Night Watchers, huh."
She retracted her head.
Seemingly she had figured it out.
"If that’s the case, then let’s do it."
Saying this, she turned around without hesitation.
Her tail drew a circle around the small sapling, entwining it with green energy tendrils.
Dragging her huge body, she began to move in another direction.
Kana whistled, and the Land Birds quickly rushed over from behind, and Kana immediately mounted.
"Why are you still stunned? Follow her."
Only then did the dazed crowd react, hastily mounting the Land Birds.
Quickly following behind Cui Yu.
At this moment, everyone had lost the mind to communicate, all trying to think.
No one knew what they were thinking about.
Ahead, Cui Yu weaved through the forest, her massive form surprisingly without much menace as she moved through.
The green figure seemed dreamlike, moving through the forest like an illusion, without affecting any plant.
Not even leaving any trace on the ground.
They traveled through, quickly arriving at the place where Cui Yu once rested.
The trees here were extraordinarily tall, each like a skyscraper, shooting straight towards the sky.
But the special structure allowed the sun to shine through the gaps, casting light down.
So this forest land, even though covered by huge dense trees, still felt the warmth of the sunlight.
Tangled tree roots like woven ropes formed bridges and paths in various places high overhead.
Upon arrival, everyone couldn’t help but turn their heads to observe.
"Some kind of relic?" Bobo inquired.
For on many trunks and vines, there seemed to be traces of construction, with some stones merged with the vines.
At the bases of many tree trunks, traces of destroyed man-made structures could be seen.
Once, this should have been a city amidst the forest, but it had long been destroyed.
They soon saw what might be their destination.
On the hillside, there was no obstruction from any giant trees.
This hillside, surrounded by giant trees, was bathed in unobstructed sunlight, turning it into a warm golden area.
But on top of the hillside stood a very conspicuous man-made structure, like a wonder.
Unknown power constructed it; it was a place resembling an altar.
Gray-white stone pillars descended from the sky in sunlight.
Intertwining, supporting each other.
The stone pillars built a circular altar, the platform supported mid-air by the pillars.
The once intricate carvings had become rough under the erosion of time, obscuring their original form. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝⁂𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚⁂𝔫𝔢𝔱
Below the altar could be seen Cui Yu’s former resting place, with a significantly large and neat nest.
Next to the nest, a deep pit collapsed down the side of the hill, with an ominous aura emanating from it.
Even without explanation, everyone knew just by looking there, perhaps below was the sealed and suppressed Void.
"This was once a home for a group of beings, but the Void emerged from that pit, destroying it.