Chapter 419

Because they had wings growing on their backs.

These are winged elves; their wings are transparent, but under sunlight, they display vibrant colors, making them very beautiful.

Compared to the Night Elf tribe, the winged elves are fewer in number, with only a few thousand in their entire clan.

They are responsible for horizontal clearance, that is, clearance to the north.

While Princess Chenxi and Lomina are responsible for vertical clearance, that is, clearance to the west.

There are fewer dark creatures to the north, but more dark creatures to the west.

The farther west you go, the denser the dark matter becomes, so much so that it even drifts into the sky.

As a result, the elves have had to place a Holy Flame on the treetops to disperse the dark matter in the sky.

The pace of reclamation slowed slightly, but not by much.

While these three hundred thousand elves were reclaiming land, another fifty thousand elves planting trees were progressing just as quickly.

Large numbers of ancient trees had been planted, and under the elves' magic, these ancient trees grew rapidly.

They will be the first line of defense for the Holy Flame Elves.

Magical plants had also been planted, and the entire Holy Flame Forest began developing toward the elves' ideal homeland.

However, after another week, Princess Chenxi and Lomina both noticed something unusual.

In the Dark Forest, single types of dark creatures had begun gathering in large numbers.

Previously, the gathered dark creatures were of various kinds and generally weak in strength.

But now, skeletal monsters, appearing to be nothing but bones without flesh, had become more numerous.

These skeletal monsters were still afraid of holy light, but they fled quickly under its illumination.

Moreover, when struck by holy light for one or two seconds, they suffered very little damage.

Elves within the Dark Forest often heard the strange cries of these skeletal monsters.

They sounded like eerie, wind-leaking shrieks.

"Maji, send all your Fourth Rank winged elves over here."

Princess Chenxi contacted Maji, the chieftain of the winged elves, using the elves' special means within the forest.

Soon, hundreds of winged elves flew over.

Under Princess Chenxi's arrangement, these hundreds of winged elves began using Holy Flames to "bomb" the Dark Forest ahead of the reclaiming elves, driving away the skeletal monsters.

These skeletal monsters could withstand holy light for one or two seconds; if any were stronger, they might endure even longer, posing a certain threat to the reclaiming elves.

So they must be "bombed" in advance for clearance.

"Mother, the number of skeletal monsters is increasing—there's likely a nest ahead. Let's split up and investigate forward."

Princess Chenxi contacted Lomina.

"Alright!"

Lomina and Princess Chenxi, separated by dozens of kilometers, advanced toward the depths of the Dark Forest.

From the sky, the Dark Forest looked no different than any other forest, just darker, with nothing visible inside.

But as soon as Princess Chenxi dropped a Holy Flame below, chaos erupted within.

Princess Chenxi flew while continuously dropping Holy Flames below.

Through this method, Princess Chenxi could observe the density of the skeletal monsters.

The skeletal monsters were indeed denser the farther west she went.

After flying dozens of kilometers, when Princess Chenxi dropped another Holy Flame, she noticed something unusual.

When the Holy Flame exploded within the Dark Forest, Princess Chenxi clearly saw a particularly large skeletal monster that did not flee—it stood there, staring up at her for several seconds before suddenly diving into the darkness!

Of course, its body still bubbled under the holy light.

The thin layer of skin over its bones appeared to boil as if scalded.

This skeletal monster immediately caught Princess Chenxi's attention.

It must be a powerful skeletal monster.

Princess Chenxi chased after its escape route, occasionally throwing down Holy Flames to detonate.

Princess Chenxi did not rashly enter the Dark Forest alone; before the dark matter was dispersed, many magics could not be used inside, visibility was extremely poor, and the skeletal monster moved too fast—she might not catch it if she entered.

Why else would the Dark Forest be called the Zone of Life?

"Mother, I've encountered a powerful skeletal monster."

Princess Chenxi, while chasing, contacted Lomina.

"I've encountered one too—probably at least an Eighth Rank skeletal monster."

Lomina replied immediately.