Chapter 793: Gained Without Any Effort

"Royal Guard left vanguard! Dalian! Report to the Elf King!"

The mysterious elf's voice was solemn and formal.

Su Sheng, standing aside, couldn't help clicking his tongue.

No wonder they're so strong—truly an elf from the same era as YiSiLanDiEr, not an ordinary elf, but a vanguard of a guard.

"Child~ the Elf Kingdom has already become a thing of the past, yet you haven't let go of your obsession."

YiSiLanDiEr's expression grew somewhat heavy as they looked at Dalian before them.

"No! As long as the king is here! The Elf Kingdom still has hope!"

Dalian stared at YiSiLanDiEr, filled with fervor.

"I am merely a sinner; how could I dare call myself the hope of the Elf Kingdom?"

YiSiLanDiEr's tone was heavy: "It is I who failed to guard the Elf Forest, which ultimately led to… sigh…"

"King! That's not your fault, the error of non‑combat…"

But before Dalian could finish, YiSiLanDiEr waved a hand, cutting off their words.

"Stand up first, then speak."

YiSiLanDiEr made no obvious move, but the qi roots of the Primordial Tree surrounding them extended outward, gently lifting Dalian.

"The Primordial Breath has been cultivated for some time, yet you are the only one who has come to seek refuge so far."

YiSiLanDiEr looked calmly at Dalian and said.

The Primordial Tree, as long as one is of the elf race, will sense the Primordial Tree.

Including Huan Jie from the game, she is also considered half an elf.

According to Huan Jie, as long as one is within a certain range of their base, they can perceive the existence of the Primordial Tree.

And being beneath the Primordial Tree grants an extra buff.

The reason YiSiLanDiEr says this is also to tell Dalian that the current state of the elves is not good.

Just look at the neighboring dwarves; ever since the Iron Hammer Dwarf King inherited the Dwarf King's ring and became the new dwarf king, dwarves have been coming to seek refuge every now and then.

What about the elves, then?

The Primordial Tree sits here, yet hardly any elves have come to seek refuge.

That illustrates a problem: the remaining powerful elves are almost nonexistent.

Otherwise, any elf who senses the Primordial Tree's aura, even those unaware of the truth, would come to investigate.

Thus, after Dalian sensed the Primordial Breath, they rushed over immediately.

"I've always been on the path of seeking," Dalian's face lit with excitement.

"Alright, tell me how you came here."

YiSiLanDiEr looked at Dalian and said,

"Since the fall of the Elf Kingdom, I have roamed the continent with the left guard, clearing the remnants of the Demon Race's power."

"Unfortunately… along the way, the other companions have essentially passed on," Dalian's tone also grew heavy.

"Afterwards I mostly patrolled alone near the Demon Sealing Barrier. Until this time, the Demon Sealing Barrier was broken, and I chased a pure Demon breath here."

"Then I sensed the existence of the Primordial Tree… I truly did not expect that you, King, were still alive."

Her excitement made her even a bit incoherent.

After all, the entire Elf Forest had originally been completely corroded by the Demon Energy of the Demon Race.

All elves subconsciously believed that the Elf King who guarded the Elf Forest… YiSiLanDiEr, had already returned to Mother Nature's embrace.

But now YiSiLanDiEr truly stands before her; could she not be moved?

Even, once upon a time.

Dalian and the left guard he once led had already harbored a death resolve.

Otherwise they wouldn't have fought to the death all the way.

In the end they kept guarding outside the Demon Sealing Barrier…

If it weren't for A San Players causing trouble and accidentally breaking the Demon Sealing Barrier.

Dalian might still be guarding the edge of the Demon Sealing Barrier.

And now, they have seen YiSiLanDiEr.

Dalian's death resolve vanished instantly; the Elf King is still alive! The elves still exist.

"Pure Demon breath?" YiSiLanDiEr was slightly startled by the words.

Su Sheng also fixed his gaze.

"Is the Demon breath you are tracking coming from the east?"

YiSiLanDiEr looked at Dalian and asked.

Dalian frowned, looked up to determine the direction, then nodded.

"Yes."

YiSiLanDiEr then looked at Su Sheng.

…

…

Having trod the iron shoes in a fruitless search, the gain comes without any effort.

Under Dalian's lead, everyone arrived at a ruin east of Yanhuang Town.

This place should have been a small village, but now it is littered with ruins and broken walls—a complete wasteland.

It is not far from Yanhuang Town.

It was probably just a journey of a little over forty minutes…

And Su Sheng had already inspected this place yesterday, there was nothing else going on here.

Everything looks normal.

There isn't a single monster, and it isn't a Training Spot; it looks just like a map background in a game.

"Under Dalian's crown, are you sure it's here?"

Su Sheng looked at the ruins before him with a somewhat strange gaze; at the moment… he couldn't see any abnormality.

"That breath of the Demon Race fell right at this spot," Dalian had already recovered, taking the form she had when she first appeared.

"Archers, Detection Arrow!"

Su Sheng thought of something and turned his head to speak.

Swish swish swish~

Hundreds of archers drew their bows and fired arrows, and a swath of detection trees descended.

Right, this time Su Sheng didn't come alone.

Yesterday, when he was wandering alone, it was because he hadn't found the target…

Now that the target is known, he certainly can't come alone.

However, the exact situation is still unknown.

So this time Su Sheng… directly brought along the Hidden Dragon Members who had returned with the City Gate report.

Hmm…

Around two thousand people, and some Hidden Dragon Members were teaming up with others from Yanhuang to help.

And above the ruins where the Detection Arrow was, a circle was traced in the sky.

Below, at the exact center of the ruins, a pitch‑black opening suddenly appeared.

Su Sheng's complexion hardened; it really had appeared.

No wonder he ran here to investigate yesterday, found no abnormality, and it could still hide.

"Lord, it's up to you now. Though the slot of this place is expanding bit by bit, I still can't intervene," Dalian said to Su Sheng.

"Understood!"

Su Sheng also nodded in response.

Dalian naturally proceeded smoothly, becoming a member of the NPCs settled in Yanhuang.

After all, the elf king YiSiLanDiEr had already become an ordinary resident of their Yanhuang Town settlement.

Dalian therefore had no reason to refuse, and even if Su Sheng didn't invite, Dalian would probably ask to stay on his own.

According to what's known, Dalian is a level‑80 Commander Rank…

At first glance, that's about it.

But…

It's a level‑80 Commander Rank, and it's the only unit with a name.