Children of the Forest

The old witch's face changed drastically. "This isn't a simple prophecy, it's a curse. The prophecies she made will interfere with the future."

"Ah, she left her projection on the Ambrose's Forbidden Book not only to prevent humans from reading it, but also to use it as an anchor to curse humanity a thousand years later."

"I think humanity back then must have been so powerful that it drove the Children of the Forest to despair, so they chose to travel through time to curse present-day humans a thousand years later."

"Because they knew that even the most powerful forces would turn into useless trash over time. For example, Viscount Ambrose has no professionals above the Fourth Rank now!"

"But wait, this is the Dark Queen's magic domain, a high-level application of Law. She will have to pay a price to the Dark Queen!"

After the woman finished the prophecy above, her eyes exploded.

At the same time, she seemed to 'see' something terrifying, shrinking against the wall, screaming in terror like any soft girl. "Someone save me..."

"Don't come near me..."

"I regret it, I shouldn't have done this, I already regret it. I know I was wrong."

"Your Majesty, please help me... can you negotiate with the Dark Queen? I don't want to go there, it's more terrifying than hell, please Your Majesty..."

A voice appeared in the cave.

"I declare the Law established."

A completely black hand suddenly appeared, grabbing the woman's neck, lifting her into a phantom space as easily as if she were a chicken.

Yveta, Leili, the old witch, and Branton were all stunned.

The situation changed too quickly.

The old witch said blankly, "The strongest witch, the Dark Queen, has dragged her into the black magic domain where there is no distinction between time and life and death."

"That is where black magic is most concentrated."

"This is the price she paid for cursing the Ambrose Plain, all the life and time of a Sixth Rank powerhouse."

"I was wrong before. I thought it was just a phantom left by a high-level witch, with no offensive power. Who knew she was the Forest Duke, a Sixth Rank Priest. It was too dangerous just now. I shouldn't have rashly opened an ancient book. If she had really wanted to deal with us, we would have all died with just a glance a thousand years ago."

"Even here, if she had really wanted to kill us, we would have had no way to survive, except for Your Majesty, of course."

"She was intimidated by your reputation."

The old witch looked at Yveta with adoration.

She admired Yveta's power more and more.

Yveta was speechless, You have too much confidence in me.

However, if the old witch hadn't appeased that woman just now, they would all be dead.

Yveta said, "It seems we've gotten involved in something big."

The old witch immediately replied, "Your Majesty, we are not involved."

"These things were caused by the people of Ambrose not cleaning up their act a thousand years ago. If we leave Ambrose immediately, it will be none of our business. I don't believe these so-called Children of the Forest dare to attack Ambrose."

"They only dare to bully the weakest, the fringe human forces, Viscount Ambrose's Independent State."

"The Forest Duke just now was indeed very powerful in front of us, but if he were to be so arrogant in front of the Arthas Kingdom, he would quickly be suppressed by the Arthas Kingdom's army."

"A Sixth Rank Priest is equivalent to a Grand Duke, but the Arthas Kingdom is a Kingdom-level force."

Branton weakly said, "Aren't we going to inform the Grand Viscount?"

The old witch glared at him, "You go if you want, I don't want to get involved."

"Your Majesty, don't you think so?"

Yveta was lowering his head in thought. He suddenly realized something: everything he had encountered in this mission was actually predicted by the old druid for him.

The prophecy said he would gain territory and talent from this mission.

It was because of the old druid's prophecy that he had accepted this mission.

In other words, according to the prophecy, the war between Viscount Ambrose and the Children of the Forest was precisely his opportunity to gain a large amount of territory?

It made sense when he thought about it that way.

Because under normal circumstances, he wouldn't be able to obtain much territory at all.

In peacetime, where would there be so many opportunities to gain territory?

Only in a chaotic era of war, an era of swords and fire, could one achieve fame and success.

And Viscount Ambrose's combat power level was actually not high.

Here, at most, only Third Sequence level combat power would appear. The Children of the Forest were probably similar, perhaps even weaker.

Otherwise, they would have attacked Ambrose long ago, instead of resorting to curses, conspiracies, and petty tricks.

The Forest Duke just now should have been the ruler during the Children of the Forest's most prosperous period over two thousand years ago.

They were incomparable to the current Children of the Forest.

The current Children of the Forest were merely like stray dogs, forced by humans.

Yveta said, "Alright, Hearthstone Witch, let's help Branton find his younger sister first."

"If we don't complete the mission, how will we have enough money to leave Ambrose?"

The Hearthstone Witch narrowed her eyes, unsure of what Yveta intended.

In the Hearthstone Witch's imagination, the Demon God's plan must have been intricate and subtle, making it impossible for her to guard against it.

She had originally intended to use the Demon God's power to deal with the Boar Knight Order, but she hadn't expected that by staying by the Demon God's side, she would become entangled in one terrifying incident after another.

The Hearthstone Witch opened Ambrose's Forbidden Book. "I suspect Branton's younger sister's disappearance is related to the Children of the Forest."

"Then the contents of this Forbidden Book should be able to help us."

"Your Majesty."

Branton looked at Yveta with gratitude. "Your Highness, thank you for coming."

"I can't imagine how I would have faced these Ogres, or even the Forest Duke, alone without your arrival."

"These matters have long exceeded the scope of our Baron's Territory. Only someone like you, a born royal, can resolve them."

Branton looked at Yveta as if she were an ancient Demigod Hero. "If I weren't a vassal of Viscount Ambrose, I would pledge my loyalty to you."

Look at what they had just done, taking down twenty Ogres with a small team and confronting the legendary Duke Priest who ruled the Children of the Forest.

This was a plot straight out of a knight's novel.

Yveta nodded at him, then said to the old witch, "See if there's any useful knowledge in the Forbidden Book that can explain the situation of Branton's younger sister's disappearance."

"Mmm..." The old witch quickly flipped through the pages. "The Children of the Forest are a sub-human race, but the difference between them and us is like the difference between chimpanzees and humans."

"Although we are all humanoids, the Children of the Forest are already a different species from humans."

"On the path of evolution, we speculate that we and the Children of the Forest share a common ancestor. However, we left the forest and established countrysides and cities, while the Children of the Forest built their civilization in the forest. In the most dangerous times, our children couldn't even go near the forest."

"Until the appearance of the Black Magic Forest, everything changed..."

The old witch flipped through the pages. "These all introduce the Children of the Forest, but 'Children of the Forest' is a unified term for various sub-human races. In reality, there are many types of sub-human races within them."

"The Children of the Forest are the union of all sub-human races in the forests that are relative to humans. Hmph, so they are all inferior races that failed to evolve relative to humans. No wonder they are no match for us humans."

Yveta urged, "Hearthstone Witch, don't be arrogant. Find the type of Children of the Forest most likely to have abducted Branton's younger sister."

"I'll look for the sub-human race of Children of the Forest most likely to have abducted his younger sister." The old witch flipped through the pages, and after a few minutes, she exclaimed. "Found it, it's the Treant Person."

"Legend has it that Treant People formed a deep connection with some Ancient Trees, thus interrupting their evolutionary path towards humans. Instead, they developed a peculiar resonance with trees. They spend half their lives in a Tree Hole until adulthood, when they find their Coming-of-age Ceremony target before leaving the Tree Hole. Oh no, it's like this."

The old witch's face changed drastically. "Your Majesty, we should withdraw from this Baron Territory immediately."