Preset Three Lines of Defense! The War Ends

The Elf King will have many more uses in the future.

It could even be described as extremely useful!

Tang Zheng glanced at the unconscious Elf King, who had been thrown to the ground, out of the corner of his eye, and a deep light appeared in the depths of his pupils.

"The plan here is progressing smoothly. I wonder how things are going with Princess Renner?"

Tang Zheng thought to himself silently.

Guiding the Slane Theocracy into an early decisive battle with the Elf Kingdom was not merely for the sake of later developments.

Defeating the Elf King is an extremely important part of Tang Zheng's current plan!

Let me introduce you to them.

Tang Zheng spoke to Zesshi Zetsumei, then took a step and walked towards the location of Imina and the other person on the outer edge of the battlefield.

Zesshi Zetsumei's pink lips parted slightly, revealing sharp canines. She casually followed, one hand carrying Cross-Spear War Scythe.

"Those two adorable bugs~, do they really know Blackie?"

The thought flashed through my mind.

Zesshi Zetsumei's expression remained unchanged, as if he had expected it all along, but a hint of indifference could be faintly observed in the details of his face.

Before the battle.

The Theocracy's forces had already cleared the area ahead of time; besides the Blackie, the only other people who witnessed the entire battle were the two insects.

From the special protection Cerberus before, or from other details, Zesshi Zetsumei sensed something was amiss.

Otherwise!

The numerous pieces of information revealed during the battle, as well as the question of the Godkin's identity, could not be allowed to be pried into by others, unless it were because of Tang Zheng.

Zesshi Zetsumei had already easily dealt with Imina and the other two.

They saw two figures walking towards them from the center of the battlefield.

"Ah... ah..."

The Elf girl was pale, her hands clenched into fists, staring blankly at the location of the Elf King, an unnatural flush rising on her face.

He seemed to want to speak, but the sound got stuck in his throat, and he couldn't utter a single word.

Imina, no longer caring about the somewhat dazed Elf girl beside her, instinctively got up from the ground.

The movements were slightly clumsy!

On her fair, slender neck, there were still red marks left from where the Elf King had pinched her.

Imina tried to take a step forward, but her body seemed to have lost control, and she could only stand stiffly and awkwardly in place.

Ahead in sight.

Tang Zheng's figure was just as Imina remembered: calm, composed, and always wearing a reassuring smile.

In her understanding.

Tang Zheng's strength is indeed great, but it's impossible for him to possess such terrifying power, which is completely beyond imagination!

I witnessed the battle just now.

Imina couldn't describe it with her meager vocabulary.

That arrogant and invincible Elf King was casually picked up by Tang Zheng and thrown to the ground like trash.

Such a powerful and moving experience.

It sent a chill down Imina's spine.

Tang Zheng, who was ahead, did not have a strong aura, but Zesshi Zetsumei, who was right behind him, caused the air around him to distort as he walked casually.

Just one glance.

Imina felt a lingering fear, as if her heart had been struck by a heavy hammer, and hurriedly lowered her head to look at the ground.

Zesshi Zetsumei are so terrifying!

So Tang Zheng, who was walking in front, even if he didn't appear strong, was actually stronger than that Elf woman with black and white hair.

This is common sense!

Because the strong will not allow the weak to get ahead of them.

but...

Imina pursed her lips, a blank look in her amber eyes, and the thought echoed in her mind, "What exactly did what happened before mean?"

My past experience with Tang Zheng!

... Am I just a joke... in front of such a powerful person... like a clown?

Imina naturally didn't believe that Tang Zheng's strength had increased in a short period of time, but rather that he had always possessed such great strength.

Are you alright?

A gentle voice slowly rose.

Imina's shoulders stiffened, and she hesitated to look up, but she stubbornly raised her head again, trying to appear fierce.

This expression isn't difficult.

As Half-Elf in the Empire, she always encountered some annoying humans, and she used this expression to scare them away.

What comes into view is a finger sticking out.

He lightly flicked his forehead with his finger.

A crisp "bang" sounded.

"What are you doing!" Imina's head involuntarily tilted back, and she instinctively covered her forehead, shouting as before.

"What are you daydreaming about?" Tang Zheng withdrew his arm, smiling easily. "I'm actually quite strong, you know."

Imina paused, then turned her head away. "I saw it."

Let me introduce myself.

"Imina, Antilene, speaking of which, you two are both Half-Elf," Tang Zheng said with a light laugh.

His showing this information to Imina this time was not because he had let his guard down.

Not long ago.

Imina had passed Tang Zheng Zhengxin's test, which was when Imina was captured alive by the Elf King.

Faced with the overwhelming terror displayed by the Elf King, ordinary people either begged for mercy and collapsed, or clung to any straw for help.

Just like Nigun, the captain of the [Sunlight Scripture], when facing Bone Lord.

And the result.

Imina neither revealed any information about him nor activated the "Magic Mark".

Although doing so might seem a bit cold-hearted.

However, this was a test that Tang Zheng had no choice but to undergo, because it concerned the future arrangements of the Elf Kingdom.

"Tsk~, even Half-Elf have their differences."

Zesshi Zetsumei glanced at Imina, clicked his tongue lightly, his eyes filled with contempt and Taunt, ignoring Imina as she looked at Tang Zheng:

"What are you up to?"

She didn't believe that Tang Zheng was simply introducing himself to the insect.

"I'll probably need the two of you to act out a scene together," Tang Zheng said, looking at Zesshi Zetsumei.

"The Elf King has been defeated by you, but I don't want him to be 'captured alive' or 'killed.'"

"In other words! The Elf King was defeated by you and ultimately escaped."

Upon hearing this, Zesshi Zetsumei's lips curled into a smile, as if he found it amusing.

"This is not only related to the upcoming plans, but also..."

"Once news of your killing of the Elf King reaches the Theocracy, the Elf Kingdom will be completely taken over by the Theocracy."

"Given the ' Human Supremacy ' doctrine of the Theocracy and nearly 200 years of hatred, the Forest Elf will suffer a devastating massacre. This is not what I want to see."

"I need the Elf Kingdom to have a certain degree of autonomy, or to be temporarily incorporated into the Theocracy as a vassal state."

Tang Zheng then revealed his plan.

Without the Elf King as a deterrent, the Theocracy will have no qualms about targeting the Elf Kingdom; this is not simply out of kindness.

Therefore, given the Elf King's "disappearance," the Elf Kingdom needs a new king.

"Oh."

Zesshi Zetsumei narrowed his eyes, then looked at Imina again, giving her a rare, serious look:

"You chose her?"

Tang Zheng nodded. "That's right."

This is also the most important reason why some information was leaked to Imina.

Controlling the Elf Kingdom is beyond Imina's capabilities and resources, and the other side probably wouldn't dare to do so either.

This isn't some clandestine manipulation of [Eight Fingers]; it's a situation brought to the forefront and made public!

If Imina didn't understand Tang Zheng's strength, she wouldn't have the confidence and assurance to control the Elf Kingdom.

It can be considered an "intelligence loss" that had to be chosen!

Tang Zheng's gaze swept across the vast "Great Forest of Evasha," and he silently thought to himself:

"The third line of defense..."

His plan included three lines of defense.

First line of defense: The Kingdom Ri Yestige.

The second line of defense: the Holy Kingdom, Abelion Hills, and the Slane Theocracy.

The third line of defense: the Great Forest of Evasha.

This is also why Tang Zheng does not intend to allow the Elf Kingdom to be completely annexed by the Slane Theocracy.

Certainly!

Tang Zheng hasn't invested too much in these three lines of defense yet, because they're still lacking a core element.

Hopefully, the Elf King can play a crucial role.

Tang Zheng thought to himself, he was well aware of the difficulty of the core of the plan.

If it fails.

There is no need to invest too many resources in the three lines of defense; instead, we should quickly gather all the resources available on these three lines of defense.

Let's move our real base to "Despair Valley," where Yaluer is located!

In short, we need to "take it into consideration in the long term".

"It feels... very interesting."

Zesshi Zetsumei deliberately drew out his words, and a subtle pressure emanated from his body, surging towards Imina.

"Snort."

Imina's shoulders swayed, her long, slender legs bent slightly, but she quickly regained her balance and let out a muffled groan.

"Can I do it too?" Zesshi Zetsumei asked Tang Zheng expectantly, without looking at Imina.

"Certainly."

Tang Zheng shrugged, calmly gazing at Zesshi Zetsumei: "If you'd like."

"Never mind, boss~"

Zesshi Zetsumei withdrew his aura and yawned boredly. "It sounds like a lot of trouble. I can't be bothered to be an Elf King."

Imina relaxed and breathed a sigh of relief.

That pressure was truly terrifying.

Based on a woman's intuition, she felt a certain dislike for this terrifying black-and-white-haired Half-Elf.

"Seriously... this is the king of the Elf Kingdom! And it was decided so easily?"

Imina couldn't help but shout inwardly, feeling a mix of excitement and urgency:

"Wouldn't this be considered an instant rise to the top, even more exaggerated than the stories told by Bard!"

Her understanding was constantly shattered and rebuilt within this short day.

This matter is now confirmed!

Tang Zheng then looked at the Elf girl who had been ignored by everyone.

The opponent relied on a magical bow and arrow.

He single-handedly held off the Elf from the Theocracy's elite forces.

Bang!

Bang!

The Elf girl suddenly knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily to Tang Zheng, then continued to kowtow repeatedly.

Seeing this scene...

"Ha~, boss, looks like you don't need to waste your breath." Zesshi Zetsumei said to Tang Zheng in a teasing tone.

"Upper Earth Month"

October 25th.

Zesshi Zetsumei, who had pursued the "escaped" Elf King, returned to the tactical command post, causing concern among several marshals.

The advance on the battlefield is temporarily suspended!

Tang Zheng easily infiltrated the Elf King City and took everything from the treasure vault in one go.

October 27th.

Having revised their plans and reorganized their forces, the Theocracy launched another attack on the Elf King City, only to be met with fierce resistance from the Forest Elf Royal City.

October 28th.

The northern wall of the Elf King City has been breached.

A support force from the "Forest Rain Tribe" Forest Elf clan joined the battlefield, led by Half-Elf riding one of the 15 kings of the Great Sea of Trees, the Flower-Crowned Monarch Butterfly.

October 31st.

After several days of fierce resistance, the Elf, Theocracy's repeated pronouncements that the Elf King had been defeated and had fled, finally managed to break through.

final.

The Half-Elf led the elite troops of the Elf King City to escape, and the Elf King City was completely breached.

It is said that on that day, all of the Elf King's wives committed suicide before the Royal City was breached, a scene that shocked and disgusted the vanguard.

--"Middle Earth Month"

November 3rd, heavy snow!

The offensive by the Theocracy forces has temporarily come to an end, but there is still no news of the escaped Elf King.

The Zesshi Zetsumei search, which lasted for several days (actually just wandering around in the forest), had to be stopped.

The conclusion that the Elf King has escaped is now completely confirmed!

Abelion Hills.

deep.

During this time, Tang Zheng sorted through the wealth acquired by the Elf Kingdom, and the amount of gold coins was not particularly large.

Because the Elf Kingdom has no contact with the outside world, there are not many places where human gold coins are needed.

However, there are many kinds of resources and alchemy materials, the value of which cannot be measured in terms of quantity or amount of gold coins.

but.

More important than these things he couldn't use right now were the magical items.

Pity!

Tang Zheng was greatly disappointed. The only item that caught his eye was the "Deer Antler Crown" worn by the Elf King, a "Legendary Tier 71-80)" item.

It possesses the abilities of resistance to movement obstruction, fear resistance, and Time Stop countermeasures.

The first two abilities are nothing special; the key is the "Time Stop countermeasures," which makes this item's value skyrocket.

In "YGGDRASIL", time-based countermeasures cannot be obtained through normal professions; they can only be countered using special skills or items.

Tang Zheng recently obtained the "Pulse of the Annual Rings" from the Evil Tree, which is Time Stop countermeasures ability.

These items are useless to him, but they can be given to his subordinates.

Attribute Panel.

Tang Zheng was sitting beside the wooden thatched hut, breathing in the fresh air and gazing at the lake where fish occasionally jumped out of the water, when a thought struck him.

Magic: Mercy of Shorea Robusta (Tenth-Tier)

Cost: 80 MP, Cooldown: 4 hours

Description: Magic has a triple effect.

①: After casting a spell, the caster's stamina will slowly increase over a certain period of time.

②: During the spell's duration, you have complete resistance to Instant Death.

③: Revives immediately after stamina reaches zero, restoring 10% of health, without causing a level drop.

(PS: Resurrection spells have a 4-hour cooldown after being cast. During this cooldown, other types of Resurrection Magic also cannot be used.)

One of the biggest takeaways from this incident!

"As expected, there are certain limitations." Tang Zheng glanced at the information displayed by the magic, shook his head almost imperceptibly, but there was still a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

He originally intended to turn the magic into Magic Scroll, so that it could be released immediately upon death, but it turned out to have a 4-hour cooldown period.

That's enough to finish a battle.

Among the Resurrection Magic he knew, besides this one, there was another magic called "Phoenix Flame".

Tang Zheng initially suspected that resurrection magic might have some kind of limitation, so he considered whether two Resurrection Magic could be used together.

As a result, it actually restricted all Rebirth Magic...

However, upon closer examination, this is understandable.

If Rebirth Magic had no restrictions, then pay-to-win resurrection items in the game would no longer be available for sale.

--rustle!

The sound of footsteps on the grass grew louder as they approached.

"Tang, are you looking for me?"

Nfirea came running from a distance, slightly out of breath.

"You've arrived, Nfirea. Sorry to disturb your potion research."

Tang Zheng stood up and said apologetically, "There is indeed something I need help with."

"No trouble at all, no trouble at all."

Nfirea quickly waved his hand, stammering nervously, "If there's anything you need me to do, just let me know, Tang."

"Charm Species: All!"

Tang Zheng chanted in a low voice, activating the magic.

Nfirea's gaze instantly became blank, and he froze on the spot.

"I can do it while you're conscious... but to avoid any risks, I'm sorry."

Tang Zheng looked apologetic and took out the World Item [Downfall of Castle and Country], a golden cheongsam, from a package placed to the side.

"Ahem, Nfirea, please put this cheongsam on."

"Good."

Nfirea walked forward blankly, took the [Downfall of Castle and Country], and began to put it on.

Tang Zheng casually waved his hand.

An unconscious figure was thrown out of the World Item [Two-Realm Mandala], it was the so-called missing Elf King.

Tang Zheng looked at Nfirea again, and seeing Nfirea dressed in a women's cheongsam, he couldn't help but take another look.

It actually feels strangely fitting!

"Sigh, this has taken a bit too long."

He had long wanted to retrieve [Downfall of Castle and Country], but due to his previous Zesshi Zetsumei on the front lines, he had entrusted the guardian to the Red Mummy Cat.

To avoid trouble!

Tang Zheng could only retrieve [Downfall of Castle and Country] after Zesshi Zetsumei returned from the front lines and the Guardian was replaced.

(End of this chapter)