Under the Red Dragon.

Chapter 124 Guaranteed by the Dragon's Credibility
"Cutting down the World Tree just for research? I wonder what the mages are trying to study that would cause such a waste!"

This thought flashed through Kalon's mind, and he set his sights on these mages. Kalon had once thought about what the squinty-eyed mage Xiusel had said.

Those once powerful wizards blocked the belief in gods in the world because they wanted to study the gods. As a result, they incurred the actions of the gods and caused the powerful magic empire to collapse overnight.

Kalon felt that no matter how crazy those mages were, they would not block the faith of all believers in gods. They should only block the faith of the gods that were targeted by the mages.

However, this caused all the gods of faith to join forces to destroy the magic empire. Karon felt that perhaps it was because of this overly crazy behavior that these wizards were feared by the gods.

Apart from anything else, simply cutting down the World Tree for research, Charon also wanted to use his dragon claws to poke a few holes in those mages.

The squinty-eyed wizard was looked at strangely by others. Even the werewolves had strange colors in their eyes. He couldn't help but look a little sullen.

He muttered in a low voice: "Those mages are indeed a bit too much, but it has nothing to do with me. I am a serious scholar mage, a theoretical school, theoretical school, do you understand?"

Karon ignored the squinty-eyed wizard's sophistry. He expressed his curiosity to the self-proclaimed World Tree, "What exactly do those wizards want to study that would make them cut down the World Tree? And what is the origin of the creature you nailed to death?"

The male elf's soul shook his head, and his tone returned to normal. "I was just their test subject. Even the seeds of the World Tree were planted in this world by those mages. How could I know the purpose of those mages?"

"But in the final analysis, what those mages want to study is just the laws and essence represented by the World Tree. As for what the mages want to do with the essence and laws of the World Tree, perhaps the group of mages behind you will have their own ideas."

“And that corpse is an outside creature that invaded this world hundreds of years ago. It is also a descendant of the God of Wilderness who roams the endless starry sky.” The male elf said lightly, as if this corpse that still exuded a powerful aura even after death was just an ordinary wild beast.

"Although I am a life born from the world tree planted by the wizard, many lives in this world were born because of me. They worshipped the remaining body of mine as a guardian spirit and helped me condense my soul consciousness. Naturally, I also have to bear the responsibility of protecting the spirit."

"The responsibility of protecting the gods!" Karon actually felt some admiration for the soul in front of him.

Although the gods of many faiths are more powerful than the lives born from this world tree, it is rare to see them protecting their believers. Only a very small number of special souls can gain the favor of the gods.

Even the dragon god Tiamat, who is said to love red dragons the most, will only favor those red dragons that are worthy of her attention. The countless red dragon corpses that were slaughtered as evil dragons are enough to prove this.

As for the descendants of the wild god, almost every dragon knew that this creature existed, but the form of this creature was not a fixed type. So it was reasonable for Charon to not recognize it.

In the following conversation, Caron gradually dispelled his doubts. He originally wondered if the soul in front of him was the soul of the corpse in disguise.

Even a red dragon with true vision would not blindly and arrogantly believe that its ability could see through all disguises.

He also learned from the soul in front of him, who named himself Natis, that this plane once had a powerful group of dragons, which were green dragons among the five-colored dragons.

"The dragon nests of those green dragons are in the sky, on a floating island that once fell from the astral world. You can go and take a look. Maybe you can gain something from it."

"Those green dragons once commanded the elves, but there are always strong and weak in this world. Going through some hardships can prevent the elves from becoming lazy, so I have been observing silently."

The male elf's words made Kalon feel that this soul seemed to belong to the plane consciousness born in this plane and had a little humanity, similar to some kind of rules. In most cases, it was impartial and regarded all things as equal straw dogs.

"So, there are no wizard's relics here, it's just a battlefield?" Wizard Xiuser finally couldn't help but ask. After all, the goal of their exploration this time was the legacy of the former magic empire.

The elf Natis shook his head and said, "The towers where those mages once stood are right next to the remains of the World Tree. It's quite far from here. You were able to find this place probably because of the heart of the World Tree."

"In that case, we should go back," Karon made a decisive decision, turned around and instructed the gnolls to prepare to return to the camp.

"Wait, red dragon, I have a small request," the thin elf Natis called out to the red dragon who was turning around. He was very puzzled why the red dragon turned away without even looking at the golden spear. You know, the previous green dragon leader even held the golden spear as a pillow when he slept.

Moreover, those gnolls and wizards were staring at the golden spear eagerly, wishing they could take it for themselves immediately. Only the red dragon, a five-colored dragon known for its greed, had no fluctuation in its eyes.

"If you can agree to my request, I will give you a gift you cannot refuse!" Natis put forward his conditions.

"An offer I can't refuse?" This sentence made Caron stop in his tracks. "Tell me your request first, Natis, and then I will decide whether your offer is irresistible!"

"Red dragons, the souls of the wild gods are naturally combined with their bodies, and cannot be separated even in death, so their bodies are stronger than those of dragons."

Natis finally stepped out of the black fog, his thin soul almost transparent. He said, "My body has to stay here to lock up his ever-resurrecting vitality, and my soul has to be trapped here to suppress the soul in his body. I hope you can forcibly extract his soul, then destroy his soul and free my soul."

"I saw you fight that night and I know you have the ability,"

If Natis was still just a world tree, he might not have made such a request, but Natis now has a complete and vivid soul, and has the emotions and feelings that a soul should have, and he will also feel lonely.

Especially in order to lock up the soul of the descendant of the God of Wilderness, he has been constantly suppressing the other party. His range of activities is not large, limited to this barren sand land, which makes him gradually feel lonely.

"As my gift in return, I will give you the seeds that were formed from all the life energy when the World Tree was about to die."

"I just hope I can follow you, walk out of this small world, and take a look at the vast sky outside!"

Natis said solemnly that although this small world was full of vitality, it was still too weak for Natis, who was once the soul of the world tree.

It is difficult to raise a real dragon in shallow water. Even a world tree that can penetrate countless worlds and even crystal wall systems is malnourished in a world with imperfect laws.

What's more, Natis no longer wants to be a tree that stands forever on the earth. He longs to be a creature like those elves, able to run and jump and move freely. Without thinking, Karon shook his head and threw out the illusion. What a joke. Although he has the ability to destroy souls, he doesn't want to try the weight of legend, even if the other party has been hard for hundreds of years.

Although he had dispelled his doubts about Natis, he would not believe his words easily.

"I refuse, Natis. Maybe when I am strong enough in the future, I will try to do this, but I will not take the risk now. Even if it is as precious as the seeds of the World Tree, it is not worth the risk."

Karon's pupils narrowed, and he changed the subject: "But in the civilized world, if you want someone to do something for you, you have to pay a deposit. You can give me the seeds of the World Tree first, and I promise to liberate your soul in the future. Believe me, I grow very fast!"

Natis' soul was silent, quietly looking at Charon who looked honest. He found that the red dragon really regarded him as an honest man who had never seen the world.

The red dragon's vertical pupils turned into round pupils. He raised his dragon claws, patted his strong chest and said in a loud voice: "You still don't trust the dragon? The proud dragon disdains to lie. I guarantee with the dragon's reputation that as long as I am strong enough, I will come back to save your soul!"

In Kalon's eyes, the reputation of the dragon belongs to the dragon, and Kalon's reputation belongs to Kalon. If there are any mistakes in the future, it has nothing to do with Kalon. It is purely those shameless dragons who ruined their reputation.

Natis's soul remained silent. The dragon's credibility, if you say it should be there, then there is a little bit. But what does that have to do with you five-colored dragons? At this moment, the red dragon finally looked like a shameless five-colored dragon in his eyes, but he couldn't be happy at all.

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"Open the cave," the young female elf Aya, who was accompanying a tall, strong young male elf, ordered the elf guarding the door of the tree cave.

An elf warrior wearing gorgeous patterned leather armor had a green light in his hand. He gently knocked on the trunk of the tree and dropped it in front of the tree hole. The iron thorns blocking the entrance of the tree hole immediately drooped limply and spread to both sides.

The poison ivy that covered the entire entrance of the tree hole also meandered like a snake, revealing a passage.

This is a natural tree hole, about ten meters deep under the tree. Following the thick roots of the giant tree, the two elves finally arrived at the flat ground of the underground cave.

Here, countless roots of the trees of life curl and hang down, dividing the entire underground space into a number of isolated small spaces. These are natural cells used by the elves to imprison some prisoners.

Now each small compartment holds one or two Gnoll soldiers. These Gnoll soldiers were sent out as scouts from the outpost base. They were captured by the elves and became prisoners in the past few days.

Each of the kobold soldiers was covered with thorny vines. Countless vines drilled into their mouths and noses, sucking blood and flesh from their thin bodies to grow.

Only one ogre was still intact, his hands and feet were tied, and he kept barking.

Although they do not speak the same language, these elven druids can use spells to perceive the meaning of the kobolds' words.

"Woof woof, just wait, the great red dragon will burn you to ashes. Even after death, the kobolds will return to the kingdom of the red dragon. I am the dog of the red dragon in life, and I will be the undead dog of the red dragon in death! Woof woof!"

The noisy shouting of the kobold soldiers echoed throughout the cave.

The male elf frowned, and a strong sense of irritation rose in his heart. After discussion among the major tribes of the elves, no one was willing to become a slave of the dragon, so they decided to test the dragon's strength first.

If the dragon is not strong, the elf tribes will join forces to drive the invading dragon away. If they are unable to resist, the elf tribes will choose to migrate with the Tree of Life.

By then, it would not be easy for the dragon to find these elves in the vast forest.

But it is really difficult to get information about dragons from the mouths of these weak dragon followers. These seemingly weak creatures are extremely fanatical.

Even if countless of their companions died tragically in front of them, they would only clamor stubbornly as if they were not afraid of death at all.

It was difficult for the elves to understand the kobolds' enthusiasm for dragons. Only another powerful dragon could make the kobolds open their mouths.

The male elf could no longer tolerate the barking of the kobolds, and irritably ejected two green seeds from his slender palms and shot them at the barking kobold warrior in front of him.

The two seeds seemed to have life, and instantly grew green sprouts with thorns at an incredible speed. The green sprouts automatically found the mouth and nose of the ogre warrior, and then drilled into the body of the ogre warrior.

In just a dozen seconds, the short green sprout turned into a slender vine, covered with sharp thorns more than ten centimeters long, piercing every soft organ inside the body of the kobold warrior.

Then these vines began to undulate and swell, like living breathing creatures, sucking the flesh and blood of the ogre warriors, making gurgling sounds like drinking water.

The ogre soldier's loud cursing turned into miserable howls of pain. The female elf Aya beside him frowned a little bit with some pity, but soon relaxed.

Since the decision has been made to go to war, both sides are enemies. Even if Aya is kind by nature, she will not show mercy.

The screams of the Kobold Warrior soon weakened and then disappeared. However, the skin that had been drained of all its flesh and blood did not dry up, but was supported by the vines growing under the skin.

The vine's stems and leaves soon stopped growing, but the wriggling continued. Blood-red flowers that looked like small trumpets soon bloomed between the branches.

Aya and the male elf walked past these flowers growing in flesh and blood, and bursts of soft dog barking came from the trumpet-like flowers.

Just like in life.

(End of this chapter)