Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint.

Chapter 598: Lost in vain
"Why haven't we set off yet?"

In the Elven King's City, at the Sacred Tree, Elena once again questioned Candya and complained:

"I've been waiting so long that the flowers have all withered."

Elena plucked the last petal from the flower in her hand.

Cantia remained expressionless and silent.

Elena then said, "I really want to see you arrive at your destination, where your discriminatory spirit awakens, and you continue to hurl insults at Xi, driving her away once again."

Cantia's lips twitched.

Louis and Ayman highly praised and affirmed Celia, believing that only with Celia's help could they quickly eliminate the threat of monsters within the source of pollution.

Even though the Elf King went there specifically for this purpose, they hoped that the Elf King would highly approve of Celia, and that future actions would revolve around Celia.

Because their report also included research on the weaknesses of monsters.

Everyone has their own way of finding monsters' weaknesses, but the success rate is nowhere near as fast and accurate as Celia's, as if ice magic is the monsters' weakness.

Even if nature-based magic can imprison monsters, the 'weakness' they attack is very likely fake and not real at all.

The concept of this weakness is very abstract. It is not that attacking the whole body will necessarily break it. It is a phenomenon of contamination fluctuation, which does not appear all the time, so it needs to be guided.

All the methods they tried had a success rate of less than 10%, meaning they had to try more than ten times to succeed once.

Perhaps the success rate can be improved after multiple studies, but if they guide them in that way, the monsters will also evolve countermeasures. Only a single, decisive blow can prevent the monsters from evolving.

Even if the monsters don't evolve, the research needed to increase the success rate won't be completed in a short time.

However, the number of monsters underground seemed endless, and they didn't have that much time.

In this situation, Celia was the hope of the entire forest.

Elena, having nothing better to do, was really looking forward to seeing Candya drive away all the hope in the forest.

"Elder, let's make a deal. You drive Celia away, and then in a fit of anger, I'll also... I mean, leave with her. When I return from my training outside, I'll promote you to be the Elf King..."

Cantia said calmly, "Elena, don't say things like that carelessly."

"whispering sound."

Elena pouted.

She really wanted to find an excuse to run away.

But until now, there has been no excuse.

When Cantia drove Celia away last time, she was actually very angry. At that time, she thought that after the pollution was resolved, she would say goodbye to the Elven Royal Court and find a chance to sneak out.

As a free spirit who cherishes freedom and enjoys exploring ruins and robbing others, Elena is very uncomfortable with the life of being surrounded by a group of people protecting her whenever she goes out.

"No matter what, I must leave once this is over."

Elena thought to herself.

Just then, an elf came in and said, "Gentlemen, the Elf King invites you."

"Let's go." Elena waved.

Following her attendants to the Elf King, Elena, recalling Louis and Ayman's high praise for Celia, said earnestly for the last time, "Your Majesty, I believe that Celia's role is crucial to resolving the pollution here. Just as she can create miracles underground, she can also create miracles in the purification of pollution."

Elena wanted to tell the Elf King that Celia had created many miracles, the most famous of which was closing the Gate of the Abyss during the Mage League.

At that time, she was only at the third level.

The Elf King smiled slightly, "Elena, tell me the truth, did Miss Xi also receive the blessing of the gods?"

Elena hesitated for a moment, then said, "I'm not sure."

"Unsure?" the Elf King asked with interest.

“The blessings of the gods are different from the blessings of the Elf Forest. They cannot be directly perceived. Just like when I brought back the relics of the gods, you wouldn’t know unless I showed it.” The Elf King nodded. “That’s true. I think Xi also received the blessing of the gods, but she just didn’t show it.”

Although the Elf King's information channels outside the Elf race were relatively weak, he was still able to find some clues.

For example, Elena once went to an ancient ruin, and at that time, an elf went in with her.

Previously, we didn't know who that elf was, but now we can confirm that it is this elf named Xi.

Of course, the Elf King could only find out this much, because many elves were also adventuring in that ruin at the time. After Elena came out of that ruin, she returned to the Elf Forest and returned the relics to the Sacred Tree, which is why the Elf King had a vague suspicion.

As for the fact that the elf was actually Celia in disguise, no one except the two princes and princesses of the Royal Mercenary Corps knew this, and they would not reveal it to anyone else.

If the Elf King could get information from the prince, the Elf Forest wouldn't have been squeezed into a corner of the continent.

The Elf King looked ahead.

You'll find out when you get there.

Before long, the Elf King and his party arrived at the source of the pollution.

Louis and Ayman personally went out to greet them.

However, neither of them looked very well.

After exchanging friendly greetings, the Elf King seized the opportunity to ask, "Where is Miss Xi? Is she still resting?"

Louis hesitated for a moment, sighed, and said, "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, she... is gone."

"She's gone?" The Elf King frowned. "You let her leave?"

Ayman sighed and said, "No, she left secretly. We don't even know when she left."

Elena glanced at Candya beside her and muttered, "I told you not to let the elders come, but you didn't believe me. Xi... must have known the elders were coming, so she left immediately."

Her voice was small.

However, with so many fifth and sixth-tier cultivators present, her voice sounded no different from loudly plotting. Cantia's expression turned ugly; she turned away with a cold look and gave a muffled snort.

"What's it to me?" she muttered quietly.

Louis looked at Candya, hesitating to speak.

The Elf King said, "Speak plainly."

Louis said, "When Miss Hsieh left, she left a letter. She said... she was just an ordinary half-elf who had been mocked by Elder Cantia and told to stay away from Elena. Elena came with the King, and she is keeping her promise..."

Cantia's face stiffened.

No, it really has something to do with me?
Cantia felt that this was done on purpose by Celia.

It's probably not that he doesn't want to see her.

According to Elena's constant nagging, what Miss Xi should have done was to go on a crazy, sarcastic tone towards her after being received by the Elf King.

Why would they leave?
And they even shifted the blame onto themselves.

Cantia was somewhat annoyed.

The Elf King glanced at her and shook his head.

He didn't quite believe that Celia would leave over something like this, but he couldn't rule out the possibility.

"It seems Miss Xi doesn't want to see us for the time being. Well, let's check on the source of the pollution first."

Just then, an elf flew in from afar.

"Your Majesty, there's a problem at the border!"

(End of this chapter)