Chapter 152

"What? Points cleared?"

"What does this mean? Failing to save the Dark Elves… there's actually a punishment like this?"

"I understand… ten Nature Crystals are the trigger condition for the second quest, but at the moment they activate… they'll also be completely consumed. If the quest can't be completed, it'll be just like Xu Meng's squad—plummeting to the bottom in an instant!"

"Wait… if that's the case, then Li Mengying's squad… couldn't possibly also…"

When he heard someone say this.

Cheng Hongyi's expression instantly grew heavy.

Xu Meng's squad's overall strength was on par with Li Mengying's group, yet despite that, when facing the Dark Elves, they still couldn't defeat them, and even one teammate was forced to teleport out.

"Li Mengying…"

"Hope not…"

At this moment, all Cheng Hongyi could do was silently pray for them…

…

"Whoosh!"

Jiang Li emerged from the Shadow World.

He had now arrived at the location where a black pillar of light was rising…

Thick dark power permeated everywhere here.

But at a single glance, no trace of any Dark Elves was found.

"The light pillar points to… a tree?"

Jiang Li followed the guidance of the light pillar.

He finally locked onto the target… a great tree wreathed in heavy dark power.

This tree looked no different from the others, equally withered and aged.

"Purify!"

Jiang Li attempted to manipulate the power of purification.

Forming a beam of light, it shot toward the great tree with a whoosh. The instant it made contact, the great tree actually let out a sizzling sound, like water meeting a blazing flame, as wisps of eerie black vapor rose up.

"Crack crack…"

Immediately after.

Under Jiang Li's astonished gaze.

The entire great tree actually began to writhe, as if it possessed life. The very center of the trunk suddenly split open, revealing the space within… as well as a human figure wrapped entirely in dark power.

"Dark Elf!"

Jiang Li's spirit sharpened, realizing this was the target he had been searching so hard for.

And as the trunk opened wider and wider.

The figure within suddenly moved… she slightly raised her head, and a pair of eyes blazing with crimson blood-light flared to life, seeming to contain endless madness and bloodlust!

"A female Dark Elf, huh…"

Jiang Li fixed his gaze intently.

This was a female Dark Elf with a slender, graceful figure and many eerie black patterns across her skin. Although her face was covered by the patterns, one could still tell her features were exceedingly delicate.

"Worthy of being an elf…"

"Even in this state, her beauty is hard to conceal."

Jiang Li marveled inwardly.

This was the second time he had seen the elven race.

The first was that Augus in the Skeleton Castle who had transformed into a lich…

"Roar!!"

At this moment.

The Dark Elf suddenly let out a roar.

Her body arched slightly, her hands curling into claws.

She looked just like a wild beast—her figure flashed, and she pounced forward in an instant!

"Whoosh!!"

"So fast!"

Jiang Li's heart gave a jolt.

He immediately dodged to the side.

The Dark Elf's speed far exceeded his imagination!

One must know.

The current Jiang Li.

Was still equipped with the Wind of Nature Longbow… with movement speed and attack speed both boosted by fifteen percent!

"Whoosh!"

The Dark Elf swept her hand.

The claw gleaming with a dark sheen grazed past Jiang Li's cheek, nearly

"Hiss…"

The Dark Elf let out muffled hissing roars from her throat… her crimson eyes betraying bloodlust. Recklessly, she pounced to kill once more, and looking at such a savage Dark Elf, Jiang Li couldn't help but furrow his brow.

Elves, as legend has it, are known for their grace.

And the Augus he had seen before, even after transforming into a lich, still maintained that state.

But the Dark Elf before his eyes.

Even more beastly than a beast.

Almost completely devoid of reason...

"By the way."

"Let's try the Power of Purification first."

At this moment, Jiang Li suddenly thought of the Power of Purification.

Since the Dark Elf had been corrupted by the Power of Darkness to become this way, the Power of Purification should be able to restore her; and according to the quest content, Natural Crystals could weaken the Dark Elf's power...

"Purify!"

With a hum.

A circle of pure, holy white light began to spread from within Jiang Li, quickly sweeping over the entire area.

"Ugh..."

The Power of Purification washed over the Dark Elf.

The Dark Elf's body stiffened, emitting strange sounds from her mouth.

And the Power of Darkness shrouding her entire body also receded by an almost imperceptible amount.

"This level..."

"Seems to be only one percent?"

Relying on the Ancient Leaf of Life.

Jiang Li could precisely judge exactly how much the Power of Darkness on the opponent had been reduced.

And the result left him somewhat speechless.

"The Power of Purification from a single Natural Crystal... only weakened the Dark Elf's strength by one percent?"

"Then ten Natural Crystals would only be ten percent?"

Jiang Li shifted his mind.

He immediately cast the Detection Spell, directly obtaining the Dark Elf's information.