Chapter 356: Night Elf Lady!

Akari was stunned, never expecting such a question to be raised.

Watching the figure emerge from behind the crowd, she vaguely sensed something was wrong, yet could not pinpoint exactly what.

"If you dare say no, I will kill your lord right now!"

Fortunately, with the noble in her grasp, Akari was not entirely panicked.

After issuing a vicious threat, she quickly pressed the dagger against the noble's neck.

"Are you certain this is truly our lord?" Gervas smiled faintly.

"What do you mean?" The thought had just crossed Akari's mind when she suddenly noticed a aura of battle qi shining from the 'body' of the noble she held hostage.

Then, a hand swiftly clamped down on her wrist.

Akari was startled and immediately countered with a punch to break free.

Boom!

Akari's fist landed solidly on the opponent's arm, but the hardness she felt made it seem as though she had struck an iron plate.

Instead of releasing her wrist, the opponent smoothly used his other hand to seize her left hand as well, then suddenly kicked her shin.

Akari tried to jump away, but with both hands bound, her renowned jumping ability could not be used at all.

Snap!

After being kicked in the shin, Akari lost her balance and fell to the ground with a thud.

Then, a cold longsword was swiftly pressed against her neck.

"Don't move!"

Akari gritted her teeth but could do nothing but surrender.

"My lord, this is an elf. She came for the War Tree and intended to kidnap you to exchange for the War Tree!"

In the next moment, the 'noble' she had held hostage bowed and greeted the young man.

"You are the lord here?" Akari ground her teeth.

She finally understood what was wrong.

It was that the young man possessed far more nobility.

In contrast, the 'noble' she had held hostage had rough skin and a burly build, clearly someone who had long endured wind and rain.

A noble raised in comfort could certainly not have endured such long exposure to wind and rain.

"Correct, elf lady. Let me introduce myself first. I am Gervas Gale, Lord of Stormhold!"

"Now, I hope you will answer my questions truthfully, so that I may properly consider how to deal with you!"

"Hmph! Human noble, since you have caught me, Akari does not expect to survive. Just kill me directly!" Akari had seen enough of the shamelessness and treachery of nobles, so she did not believe this noble before her would show mercy and spare her.

Now, she only sought death.

"No, elf lady. Killing you is easy, but that is not what I want. What I wish to know is why you came and how you learned of the War Tree's existence."

"Of course, you may choose not to answer. If so, I do not mind selling you to the great nobles of the Griffin Capital!"

"I believe those great nobles would be very pleased to purchase a female elf at a high price!"

"Human, you are despicable!" Akari never expected such a kind and handsome noble to speak such shameless words. Her expression instantly changed; this was the fate she feared most.

"Elf lady, you must understand first: you were the one who infiltrated my castle with ill intentions. Therefore, whatever I do is justified!"

Akari was left speechless, but to avoid being sold by this human noble, she threatened: "Human noble, know that I am of the Elf Clan!"

"If you sell me into slavery and the Elven Kingdom learns of it, they will issue a bounty on your life! So, you might as well kill me directly; then no outsider will know what you have done."

"Is that so?" Gervas wore an amused smile.

"Of course, human noble, you can go and inquire!" Akari forced herself to appear calm.

But Gervas only laughed even more heartily. "Elf lady, if you were a normal elf, you would indeed be protected by the Elven Kingdom!"

"But if I am not mistaken, you should be a Night Elf!"

"So, not only would the Elven Kingdom not react if I sold you, they would not react even if I directly abused you!"

"You... you know I am a Night Elf?" Akari's composure finally vanished.

"That is not hard to guess. Normal elves are already rare within the kingdom, let alone one daring to infiltrate a human castle!"

"Your exquisite climbing skills just now were precisely the infiltration techniques required of an assassin, were they not?"

"Therefore, aside from the identity of a Night Elf who serves as a specialized killer, I cannot think of any other identity for you!"

"And the Elven Kingdom regards Night Elves as traitors; the two sides are irreconcilable."

"Thus, the Elven Kingdom has long declared that the life or death of any Night Elf is not under the protection of the Elven Kingdom!"

"Enough! Elf lady, I have said enough and given you a chance. Since you refuse to cooperate, I shall not force you!"

"Lei Meng, take her to the dungeon. In a couple of days, contact the capital. A Night Elf like this should fetch at least a hundred gold coins!"

Akari's face turned pale. "No, noble! I am willing to speak, as long as you promise to grant me a quick death afterward!"

Gervas was not surprised. "That is the right choice from the start!"

He waved his hand, ordering his subordinates to escort the female elf into the inner keep.

With the help of the night-glow pearl in the hall, Gervas finally saw the female elf's true appearance.

One could not deny that the beauty of the Elf Clan lived up to its reputation.

Delicate features, Bai Xi skin, and a tall, perfect body proportion.

In his past life, she would have been absolutely model-level.

The female elf was also quite cooperative and soon began to explain how she learned of the War Tree's existence.

It was not due to a leak by Gervas's subordinates, but rather a special ability inherent to this female elf.

According to the female elf herself, very few members of her Elf Clan could awaken Natural Sensing.

That is, the ability to sense plants or objects rich in profound life force.

Therefore, the Elf Clan could locate peculiar lifeforms such as the War Ancient Tree and the Stone Golem.

The reason other races found it so difficult to locate them.

And she, following her intuition, came to the Storm Back Garden and confirmed the War Ancient Tree.

What happened afterward was exactly as Lei Meng had said.

They wanted to kidnap the Lord of Storm Territory to use as leverage in exchange for the War Ancient Tree.

As for why they did not simply take the War Ancient Tree away themselves.

It was because she also had no way to transplant it.

The Night Elves possess no Spring of Life; therefore, if she had directly dug up the War Ancient Tree from the Back Garden, it would have caused the War Ancient Tree sapling to wither just the same.

But as long as they kidnapped Gervas, they could subsequently have Gervas's subordinates seek out a Druid for help.

Because aside from the Spring of Life, the Druid is the only existence capable of guaranteeing the War Ancient Tree's survival after transplantation.

Moreover, she was certain that the previous War Ancient Tree had definitely been transplanted into the Back Garden by the Lord of Storm Territory.

Therefore, Gervas and his subordinates would certainly be able to find a Druid.