The deepest part of the great forest: The sacred land where the world tree exists, the center of the mana that sustains all life in the forest, guarded by elves.
But, that sacred land rotted and turned into a swamp of poison that rejects living beings. The towering world tree is gone, it’s bark mix black and purple in spotted patterns, and countless ugly lumps, emitting purple toxicity. Many of the vibrant green leaves have withered and fallen, and a few remaining were stained purple, harboring deadly poison.
From the base of the world tree, which had become such a poisonous giant, the dark elves were born. At first glance, they look like ordinary elves, but what reside within their bodies is jet-black, frenzied spirits. These are dark elves, resembling elves but unlike them. When they use spirit magic, their skin is stained with darkness, and they can’t be understood.
The dark elves attack Lilith and her brethren as soon as they were born. Many elves were killed by the sudden ambush, and the elven warriors who survived the attack and attacked back, were also poisoned by the toxins from the dark elves’ suicide bombing.
By the time the first surprise attack was over, the elves’ fighting strength was already decimated. Queen Lilith and several others escaped the damage, but the rest of the elves either died or were poisoned and were on the verge of death.
In that situation, more dark elf reinforcements are born and attack Lilith and the others.
Lilith, who judged that they would be completely annihilated if they remained on the side of the world tree any longer, went for the Dragon Kingdom, using a few elves as a sacrifice. To convey what’s happening on the world tree, to receive the dragon’s aid, and reclaim the world tree. There’s no other way to do that.
While repelling the dark elves, who were attacking the fleeing Lilith and overcoming the death of her brethren who had collapsed halfway through, only the Queen, Lilith, managed to reach the kingdom.
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(It was more serious and worse situation than I thought)
The first trigger for the commotion that occurred in this southern area was a larger number of monsters rushing in from the great forest. However, it seems the cause was the highly poisonous swamps that occured in the center of the forest and the poison bombs (Dark Elves) The animals that fled the polluted center of the great forest spread out and surged like a tsunami.
Moreover, this contamination by poison is still expanding it’s scope. The trees stained purple I saw are now the evidence. The poison slowly spreads and will continue to erode the great forest is the King of the ForestーA force that even mighty monsters of the great forest cannot contend with. Originally, monsters living in the depths of the forest would come to inhabited areas.
「…What…」
Martin-san, who was listening to Lilith’s story with everyone, and all the other participants looked unhappy. They had to manage the spreading poison while dealing with the group of attacking monsters. We do not know how far the poison spreads, but it’s a problem if the fields in the south get contaminated.
「Oh Queen of Elves. First, I want to ask something. When you say you want to reclaim the world tree, but is there a chance for success?」
「Of course. I need strength to achieve it, that’s why I came to your land」
「Specifically?」
The conversation between Martin-san and Lilith continues. Everyone’s waiting for the Queen’s next words.
「Unicorn. If it can dispel evil, it should be able to erase even the most powerful poison. Catch it and make use of it」
「No way! Are you telling us to capture that tyrant?」
A monster that possess the mana of life, which has become the source of Ceres-mama’s mana, the unicorn.
Due to the exceptional mana quality and the influence of the life atribute, it possesses incredible power and recovery capabilities that defy the norm, harboring savagery that even the Shinryu cannot handleーThe tyrant of the forest.
「That unicorn must be residing in the depths of forest full of poison. However, I’m unlikely to capture that tyrant by myself. I’m asking for your cooperation」
Lilith looks around the conference room and nods.
「You can hold this until you catch the tyrant. This is to restore the order of the great forest, to heal the mother tree. Dedicate your life to the forest」
The Queen ordered deaths as if it was the obvious thing.