The Woodland Elves had built the Silverlight Grand Cathedral upon the dead trunk of a revered Ancient Wisdom Tree.
It housed many important scriptures of the World Tree Faith.
As well as Wisdom Fruits containing a wealth of religious knowledge.
To the Woodland Elves, the Silverlight Grand Cathedral was a spiritual sanctuary more precious than their lives.
The Blood Bull Behemoth strode through the cathedral doors, which towered far above even him, and waved his hand imperiously.
"Burn everything here to the ground!"
"I hear they keep plenty of Sacred Fruits here too. Let's divide them up and eat them."
"Destroy all those worthless writings and paintings."
At his words, many of the Woodland Elves shackled nearby shed tears of humiliation.
The elves captured at the cathedral were all clergy of the World Tree Faith.
They treasured the things the Blood Bull Behemoth wanted to destroy more than their own lives.
Under the influence of the Void, the White Forest-the promised land the World Tree had granted their ancestors-had ceased to exist.
The World Tree had withered as a result as well.
Faith in the World Tree Faith was now the Woodland Elves' greatest source of solace.
The Blood Bull Behemoth's command would undoubtedly destroy the Woodland Elves' spirits completely.
Andeni, the newly captured Silverlight Lord, stubbornly lifted her face.
"The World Tree is the heart of Vala. Do this, and the entire plane will reject you."
Despite the shackles around her slender neck, Andeni resolutely stood in the mutant beasts' way.
Everything here was worth defending with her life.
"Lady Andeni, we're with you!"
Inspired by Andeni, all the elves near the cathedral rose up in resistance.
The mutant beasts guarding them immediately moved to suppress them.
More wounds appeared on many of the elves' delicate bodies.
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