Chen Rui released the taut bowstring. From the jade-green bow, a streak of golden light once again tore through the air.
This time, Sosbach no longer dared underestimate him in the slightest. He repeatedly drew the Crimson Flame Bow, sending several bloody streaks flying out in succession to bombard the golden line. Only when it came within roughly five meters of him did he finally disperse it completely.
Chen Rui had fired one arrow; Sosbach had fired seven. The gap between them was immediately clear.
Although Chen Rui's archery had improved by leaps and bounds under the guidance of the elves, and he had devoted considerable effort to it in the Training Ground, he still could not compare with true elves or half-elves who had woven the bow into their very lives.
Sosbach's half-elven body had not simply been possessed—it was a fusion. This half-elf named Saul was, in truth, a bloodline descendant left behind by the fallen elf rebellion in Silvermoon Fairy Capital twenty thousand years ago.
Silvermoon Fairy Capital was the ruins of "War," where traces of a certain residual power remained. After losing the suppression of the Moonlight Goddess's divine power, that force, which had nearly faded away, began slowly reviving. The elves' own bloodlines had also been affected to some degree. Of course, under the power of the Tree of Nature, the effects were not obvious.
The fallen elf rebellion twenty thousand years ago had, on the surface, been the Abyssal Will's attempt to use the Tree of Nature as a medium to open an entrance to the Abyss. In truth, it had also held a more secret backup plan: should the Tree of Nature's power weaken, it would use elven bloodlines to create a "vessel" for the Supreme Ruler.
This "Supreme Ruler" referred to Quiliana,