Chapter 176

That is the Dragon Breath.

Yufi would not misidentify it.

There are many kinds of dragons.

Some dragons even belong to different factions.

Just like the Bone Dragon, which belongs to the undead faction.

The Abyss is the territory of demons, but there are also dragons within it, known as Abyssal Magic Dragons.

Once, an Abyssal Magic Dragon arrived in the world where she lived.

Her memory of it is profound.

It could even be called painful.

A dragon with a majestic body, carrying the flames of the Abyss, spewed world-destroying Dragon Breath from the firmament, completely annihilating an Elf Forest that housed tens of thousands of elves.

And as the Elf Queen, she could only flee with the last of her people.

Therefore, she was very clear about the aura of Dragon Breath and its terrifying power.

If this blast of Dragon Breath were unleashed, her subjects would meet their deaths.

Thus, even though she was unwilling, she had no choice but to put down her pride, lower her head, and beg Chen Ang.

"Queen..."

"What is the Queen doing? What is going on?"

"Queen, why are you doing this? Get up, please get up."

"Damn it, this detestable human must have bewitched the Queen. Kill him!!"

"That is... that is Princess Alice."

"Wuu wuu wuu, and Sister Aier."

"Abominable human, kill him! We must avenge the Princess!!"

The elves in the tribe had already arrived outside the tree hollow. Looking at everything inside, all the elves were furious, their eyes filled with endless rage. They wished they could tear Chen Ang apart, eat his flesh, and drink his blood.

That was their respected and beloved Queen.

Yet at this moment, she was kneeling there, in such a lowly posture.

How could the proud elves endure this?

But...

"It seems it is not that I don't want to give you a chance to explain," Chen Ang said calmly to Yufi.

Hearing this, Yufi did not hesitate. She shouted, "Leave this place! Fall back!!"

"Que-Queen, you..."

An elf showed a look of astonishment, never expecting the Queen to issue such an order.

They were filled with rage and wanted to rush up to kill Chen Ang.

But because of the Queen's order, they dared not step forward, their expressions conflicted.

"Did you not hear what I said? Fall back!"

Yufi shouted again, her voice urgent. "Or do you intend to overthrow me?"

Outside the tree hollow were all her subjects.

Her daughter was already dead.

Aier was also dead.

She no longer dared to let anyone come up to offend Chen Ang.

In her heart, fear of Chen Ang had begun to emerge.

"Damn it."

An elf roared in anger.

But in the end, she nodded toward Yufi, who was kneeling on the ground, and slowly retreated.

With someone taking the lead, the other elves also gritted their teeth and slowly retreated.

Until they could no longer be seen at the entrance of the tree hollow.

At this, Chen Ang sneered, pulled over a chair that hadn't been broken, sat down in front of Yufi, and said calmly with his arms crossed, "Alright, I'll give you a chance to explain."

"By the way, explain while kneeling."

"If you lift your head once, I will kill an elf."

Hearing this, Yufi's body trembled slightly.

Her face, hidden from view as she kept her head down, was filled with regret, but she had no choice but to nod.

"I... I understand."

"Please listen patiently to my explanation, Lord Chen Ang."

Her voice was bitter as she recounted the reasons.

"Initially, before we came here, there were not so many people in the tribe."

"At that time, we were constantly being hunted by demons and faced extinction."

"But later, one night, I looked at the starry sky and begged for the protection of the Elf Goddess, praying for her to protect the Elf race so we could survive."

"In truth, although I am the Elf Queen, I do not know if the Elf Goddess truly exists. Perhaps she exists but has fallen into a deep slumber, or perhaps she does not exist at all. At least, I have never received a response from the Elf Goddess."

"But that night, after my prayer, I heard a voice. She asked me if I was willing to bring my people here."

"That voice told me that there were no wars, no demons, and no dangers here, and that we could live here in peace and develop once more."

"I was very excited at the time, and after confirming there were no other dangers, I agreed and was truly transported here."

Transported?

Good heavens.

Is this the handiwork of the World Consciousness?

Chen Ang's eyes flickered.

Yufi's words continued:

"It was only after arriving here that I learned the owner of that voice was the World Consciousness. It was on the verge of perishing, and before it perished, it created this place—the Heavenly Wonder. I assume you came here for this?"

Chen Ang did not answer this question but asked, "And then?"

"And then..."

"The World Consciousness told me that letting us rest and recuperate here to develop again was not without a price."

"Our only task is to guard this place, protect everything here, and deal with all evil existences that enter."

"Until the arrival of the master of the Heavenly Wonder's core."

Understood.

"Simply put, you are here to help the World Consciousness guard this place after it perishes, so that bad people don't obtain the core of the Heavenly Wonder, right?"

"Yes."

Yufi nodded. "Besides that, we are also tasked with sending everyone qualified to obtain the Heavenly Wonder's core to that palace."

Chen Ang stroked his chin, his eyes flickering for a moment before he asked, "Then what was the purpose of what you just did?"

To this question, Yufi showed a bitter smile.

"After the World Consciousness perished, I knew our homeland had been destroyed and there was no possibility of rebuilding it. If we didn't want to live under someone else's roof, the world within the Heavenly Wonder was the best home for us."

"So..."

"So you wanted to defy the orders of the World Consciousness and occupy this place?" Chen Ang asked with a sneer.

Yufi fell silent.

But in the end, she nodded. "Yes. We were unwilling to let others occupy this place, but everyone in the tribe, including myself, had been to the core of the Heavenly Wonder, yet no one could control it. Therefore, the possibility of directly obtaining the Heavenly Wonder was gone."

"So, in the end, we changed our method."

"What method?"

"Everyone who is qualified to come here must sign a master-servant contract with me. If they cannot obtain the Heavenly Wonder's core, we let them leave."

"If they can obtain the Heavenly Wonder's core, we use the means of controlling them to control the Heavenly Wonder."

"And doing this to you was because we wanted to break your dignity first, make you bow your head, and use this to..."

At the end, Yufi stopped her narrative.

In reality, that was just the beginning. It was merely to let Chen Ang, upon his first arrival, suppress his spirit and dignity, then reconcile, using soft tactics before hard ones, and utilizing other plans to gradually conquer Chen Ang.

But she did not expect Chen Ang to be so decisive in his actions. Even when facing them, the elves, he showed no mercy. Nor did she expect Chen Ang's strength to be so formidable. This was also the reason for her regret. Had she known Chen Ang would be like this, she would never have had such thoughts.