When the eighth-level elf saw the hostility from the other side, he stopped. Then he said, "Go inform the leader of your city that the noble elves have arrived. Tell him to come pay his respects!"
To the elf, there was nothing wrong with those words. After all, elves were a race as powerful as dragons. They had quite a few Saints, too, while human cities were only just getting started. So there was nothing wrong with asking their leader to come pay his respects to the elves!
But the people of this city all believed in Lucas, and most of the guards defending it had learned Battle Qi. In their hearts, the ruler of this city was supreme. Now these clearly nonhuman creatures actually wanted the being they worshipped to come pay his respects to them. This was nothing less than an insult to their faith.
So this hot-tempered guard attacked outright. The eighth-level elf clearly paid no heed to this fourth rank warrior. But the sudden attack still struck him, and then came his anger.
In his own eyes, he was a graceful, noble elf. After being ambushed by such a lowly human, he decided to punish him outright. The incident thus spiraled out of control. After the gate guard was attacked, the others thought they were under assault, so they immediately formed ranks and charged.
The day before, Eric had been bored and gone to instruct the city guards at their barracks. Since it was rather late afterward, he had not left, so the noise of the guards assembling woke him. He came outside and asked, "What happened?"
A captain of the city guard reported, "We heard that powerful enemies are attacking the south gate."
After hearing this report, Eric decided to take a look. When he