In the Elf Forest,
Li Si had already realized that someone was hiding in the shadows and attacking him. His body flashed aside, dodging the incoming golden radiance.
Although the attack was incredibly fast, like a streak of lightning to an ordinary person's eyes, it was still not enough to trouble Li Si.
Thud!
A dull sound rang out as the golden radiance struck the waist-thick tree behind Li Si directly, severing it in the middle.
Having lost its support, the massive tree slowly toppled over amid the cracking of twisting branches. Its lush crown crashed down, startling flocks of birds in the distant forest into flight.
"Stay farther away!"
As the dust settled, Li Si placed Daphne behind a large tree some distance away and quietly instructed her.
The attack had come far too suddenly. Moreover, judging from that strike just now, the attacker was certainly Gold-level and no weakling.
It would not be difficult for Li Si to deal with them, but Daphne was still in some danger.
As for Rosanara, Li Si did not need to worry about her. Although this Favored One of the Goddess of Luck was somewhat unreliable most of the time, her unusual divine arts for preserving her life might not be much inferior to Li Si's own.
"Come out!"
After making sure Daphne was safe, Li Si returned to where he had been standing and looked toward the direction from which the golden radiance had come.
There were countless giant trees in the Elf Forest, their lush canopies nearly blotting out the sky. Only scattered sunlight filtering through the gaps in the leaves illuminated the shade beneath them.
Though Li Si could not clearly see his opponent, he had already locked onto their aura.
The opponent was not weak, but they could