Unlucky Miles

Although Cenarius the Ancient Tree of Wisdom spoke in a somewhat cryptic manner, Roy still managed to glean something from his words.

Roy wanted to ask the Ancient Tree of Wisdom what the Wheel of Fate was, and what the pair of wings that grew from its back looked like, but when he sent all these questions out at once, the Ancient Tree of Wisdom suddenly stopped responding.

It suddenly became like an ordinary tree, Roy could no longer sense the mental link emanating from it. The surroundings suddenly became completely silent...

Without the mental connection, Roy could no longer sense the presence of the Ancient Tree of Wisdom.

He removed his hand from the trunk of the Ancient Tree of Wisdom, then took a few steps back and looked up at the towering tree.

I feel like what I just experienced might have been my own illusion.

The old Silver Moon Elf, who had been standing at the back, slowly walked up behind Roy and said softly:

"Let's go. Lord Cenarius is asleep again. Who knows when he'll wake up next?"

Roy was somewhat taken aback, not expecting that the War Ancient Tree could actually fall asleep while talking.

"Does Lord Cenarius always fall into a deep sleep?" Roy asked curiously.

The old Silver Moon Elf nodded and said, "Yes, that often happens, and once they fall into a deep sleep, they often don't wake up for more than a month, sometimes it can be several months, or even several years..."

Roy looked up at the towering ancient tree, its umbrella-shaped canopy almost completely covering the mountaintop...

"I remember when I was young, Queen Evanni's territory was the domain of the Elven Kingdom. There were twelve Ancient Tree of Wisdom and one hundred and three War Ancient Tree on the island. It has always been the front line of the Elven Kingdom's defense against the Naga Sea Clan."

The old Silver Moon Elf spoke to Roy.

"Later, as the influence of the Elven Kingdom gradually weakened and it split into three kingdoms, the Elf Continent's control over the Empress Ivini Islands became increasingly weak. The Naga Sea Clan took the opportunity to try to reclaim the Empress Ivini Islands, so there has been constant warfare here for many years."

"The endless war on the island has caused many Ancient Tree of Wisdom and War Ancient Tree to die one after another."

"Now, of the twelve Ancient Tree of Wisdom on the Empress Ivini Islands, only Lord Cenarius remains."

"There are only six War Ancient Tree left scattered across the various islands. Two of them are on the main island of the Empress Ivini Islands. Therefore, it is impossible for the Gray Dwarf Bandit to conquer Queen Ivini Island. They can only occupy the outer islands."

"This is the rear area of Empress Ivini Islands. We never expected that those Gray Dwarf Bandit would dare to sneak into this place..."

The old Silver Moon Elf said many things to Roy before turning around and walking back along the Forest Path.

Roy guessed that the reason Cenarius of the Ancient Tree of Wisdom was willing to meet him was probably to express his gratitude.

Those Wood Elf have an even closer relationship with plants.

Roy and the old Silver Moon Elf slowly descended the mountain along the Forest Path. As they passed the path, Forest Path gradually disappeared behind them, turning back into a woodland overgrown with weeds.

Once outside the area shrouded by the Ancient Tree of Wisdom, Roy returned to the Silver Moon Elf Village.

From here, you can clearly see the harbor docks.

Roy's thoughts wandered all the way:

What kind of path should he choose so that he can grow as he goes? In this year, Roy has made rapid progress. When he first arrived at the Pagisto Plateau, he was only a fifth-level Priest, but now Roy is only one step away from being promoted to a first-level High Priest.

He has already grasped the concept of 'momentum', and what he needs now is an opportunity to advance to the level of a first-tier powerhouse.

Roy discovered that he could only feel a significant increase in his power when purifying the dead, Dark Creatures, and demons.

On the Elf Continent, it's rare to find undead, Dark Creatures, or demons...

Then Roy remembered High Priest Reed's letter; perhaps going to the Dark Land to find Dark Creatures was the only way to quickly improve his strength.

Roy leads the Half-Elf Warrior of the Guard Regiment on patrols through the jungle, trains them on the beach, and sets traps in the dense forest every day.

After all, we have to be wary of those Gray Dwarf Bandit returning...

As the number of wounded Half-Elf soldiers in the temporary camp dwindled, Roy gradually had more free time.

In April, almost all the Half-Elf Warrior in the West Reef Islands learned to swim and pilot Flying Fish Boat.

During this time, Roy was unable to find the time to return to Castleton City...

The situation in the Empress Ivini Islands became even more serious after May.

Battles rage almost daily in the Eastern Sea of the archipelago, with the Silver Pegasus Legion having committed nearly all its forces to the conflict. Yet, the Gray Dwarf Bandit continue to devour the islands surrounding Empress Ivini Islands.

The Cloud Piercing Ballista on the Gray Dwarf Bandit ' fleet were a strong deterrent to the Silver Pegasus Knights, giving them little advantage on the main battlefield.

The rainy season is just around the corner, and foggy weather is becoming more and more frequent on the island.

During this period, more elven armies from other regions arrived at the outer islands of the Empress Islands.

The sky was overcast, and the damp, cold sea breeze pushed the waves to crash against the pier. In this kind of weather, fishing boats could only stay at the pier.

Like a sky painted with ink, rain could fall at any moment, and the sea is rough.

But at that very moment, a light mist suddenly appeared on the sea surface. Instead of being dispersed by the sea breeze, the mist grew thicker and thicker.

By the afternoon, the fog had completely enveloped the island.

Roy stood on the dock, unable to see the sea at all.

The sea breeze and the billowing mist quickly soaked Roy feeling completely drenched, with dew constantly clinging to his hair.

When the fog obscures everyone's view, the island looks like a claustrophobic space.

Roy had a bad feeling...

At this time, although the Half-Elf Warrior Half-Elf Warrior the temporary camp were all hiding in tents, they were all fully armed.

A Three-Masted Sailboat broke through the fog and emerged from the sea. A group of Gray Dwarf Bandit jumped off the ship. This time they were clearly better prepared, as some simple rafts appeared on the sea.

The Gray Dwarf Bandit climbed onto the rafts from the sea, and Gray Dwarf Bandit sitting on the edges of the rafts rowed hard, beginning their charge towards the dock.

A strong gust of wind dispersed some of the fog around the dock.

A Gray Dwarf Bandit Chieftain, wearing a jeweled crown, carrying a hammer, and with a Dwarf Chain Shield strapped to his other arm, stood on the foremost leather Dwarf Chain Mail, leading a group of Gray Dwarf Bandit toward the main island's dock in the West Reef Islands.

Redbeard Miles, a Chieftain of the Gray Dwarf Bandit, owned eleven Three-Masted Sailboat. While this wasn't the strongest among the Gray Dwarf pirates, his fleet was renowned.

On the West Coast of the Endless Sea, almost no Gray Dwarf Bandit had not heard of Redbeard Miles.

This reputation was built up through countless naval battles. In the last decade, he had intercepted more than thirty human merchant ships in the waters east of the Empress Ivini Islands. Those merchant ships that had traveled across the ocean from the Roland Continent were intercepted by Redbeard Miles as soon as they reached the edge of the Empress Ivini Islands...

It was precisely because of the interception of so many merchant ships that Miles' power had expanded so significantly in recent years.

His Empress Ivini Islands was also motivated by his desire to gain control of several islands in the process...

The Gray Dwarf Bandit didn't actually intend to conquer the main island of Empress Ivini Islands; they only wanted to take over the outer islands.

However, the Silver Pegasus Legion stationed on the Empress Ivini Islands refused to cede those uninhabited islands, and whenever the Gray Dwarf Bandit appeared in the waters near the Empress Ivini Islands, they would be met with relentless attacks from the Silver Pegasus Legion.

In the last ten years or so, at least twenty pirate gangs have been completely defeated by the Silver Pegasus Legion.

Even Captain Johnny Relf fell into the hands of the Silver Pegasus Legion.

Unfortunately, the Gray Dwarf Bandit in this sea area are as numerous as locusts. In order to completely crush the arrogance of the Silver Pegasus Legion, dozens of pirate groups formed an alliance, hoping to keep the Silver Pegasus Legion on the main Empress Ivini Islands firmly under their control, forcing them to cede the outer islands and, ideally, to compromise with these Gray Dwarf Bandit...

With this goal in mind, Redbeard Miles joined this pirate alliance.

He drew the West Reef Islands in the lottery this time, and the fleet's arrival in this area meant it had entered the rear of the Empress Ivini Islands...

When he arrived at West Reef Islands, he did not deploy his fleet to attack other islands, but instead committed all his forces to the main island of West Reef Islands.

These heavily armored Gray Dwarf Bandit sat on a leather raft, approaching the dock not far ahead.

"Once we capture the dock, your team will quickly seize the fishing boats and medium-sized sailboats on the dock and use them to transport our soldiers to the dock as soon as possible," Redbeard Miles instructed his captains.

"You combat squads, follow me. Don't rush out of the dock. We must take the dock. Everyone must stay on the dock before attacking the island..."

Redbeard Miles stared with his large, round eyes and spoke in a deep, muffled voice.

"There are elf troops stationed on this island, so we're about to face a fierce battle. For the sake of our island, we have to fight these elves to the death..."

Just as Redbeard Miles was encouraging the Gray Dwarf Bandit, Roy was also ringing a warning bell on the docks.

There were more than a dozen Flying Fish Boat moored at the dock, as well as three medium-sized sailing ships. Last time, when the Gray Dwarf Bandit attacked the island, they destroyed almost all of the Flying Fish Boat, and even one of the medium-sized sailing ships was destroyed.

So the alarm bells rang at the dock, and despite the thick fog covering the sea, the medium-sized sailboats still braved the fog and raised their sails...

As the anchor left the sea, the three medium-sized sailboats started moving almost simultaneously.

These sailboats navigated along the edge of the islands, avoiding heading into the foggy sea...

The other dozen or so Flying Fish Boat had recently been used by the Half-Elf Warrior of the Guard Regiment for training. They didn't want those Gray Dwarf Bandit to destroy them again, so a team of Half-Elf Warrior rushed to the dock and dragged the Flying Fish Boat ashore.

A group of half- Half-Elf Warrior Half-Elf Warrior stood in a row on the dock, all of them holding longbows.

As soon as some Gray Dwarf Bandit emerged from the mist, the Half-Elf Warrior fired his arrow...

At that moment, a sharp, piercing sound rang out from the fog-shrouded dock.

After firing several rounds, they realized that the Gray Dwarf Bandit had just approached the dock. A row of Gray Dwarf Bandit held up Dwarf Chain Shield in front of them, blocking the dense arrows for their companions.

Redbeard Miles saw the dock close at hand and leaped from his raft onto it.

Two Half-Elf Warrior drew their longbows to their fullest extent and fired two Fletched Arrow at his throat and chest, the Fletched Arrow almost creating a white shockwave as they flew toward Redbeard Miles.

Miles raised his shield almost reflexively.

With two loud bangs, he deflected the two arrows aimed at him...

But then more arrows flew in, clattering against his Full Coverage Heavy Armor. Redbeard Miles gripped his hammer tightly and charged toward the Half-Elf who were firing arrows.

Without even saying goodbye, those Half-Elf Warrior turned and ran towards the docks, longbows slung over their shoulders...

The elves' arrows couldn't penetrate the heavy armor, and with the fog making it difficult for the archers to aim accurately, the volleys barely scratched the Gray Dwarf Bandit.

Roy saw a strong Gray Dwarf in black armor leap onto the dock, but the Gray Dwarf Bandit did not immediately charge at the Half-Elf Warrior...

By this time, the Half-Elf archers had already withdrawn from the docks in a very orderly manner.

Roy, carrying the chains of the Hammer of Judgment Book, waved behind him and said, "Combat squad, prepare..."

A group of Half-Elf Warrior emerged from behind Roy and formed square formations.

The sharp spearheads protruding from the square formation were aimed at the Gray Dwarf Bandit rushing over from the dock.

When Roy saw Redbeard Miles, he was immediately drawn to his large beard, which had been transformed into a braid. Moreover, instead of a horned helmet, he wore a metal crown, Roy knew made him realize that he must be a Chieftain the Gray Dwarf.

Roy, carrying the Hammer of Judgment Book, went to meet him, while the Half-Elf Warrior behind him, worried that something might happen to Roy, immediately followed from behind...

A divine rune appeared beneath Roy's feet, followed by a beam of light emerging from the thick fog.

The beam of light immediately attracted Redbeard Miles...

Miles looked at Roy...

He was slightly taken aback when he saw a human Priest standing on the dock, carrying a bronze book and followed by a group of Half-Elf Warrior.

Just then, a beam of light enveloped the human Priest, and the bronze book was suddenly flipped open. A small hammer infused with holy light flew out of the book and then vanished instantly. By the time Redbeard Miles saw the Silver Hammer, it had already struck him in the heart.

His Dwarf Chain Mail had a hole the size of an egg, and half of the Silver Hammer was inserted into the hole, its tip deeply embedded in his heart...