prisoner of time

"Your Highness," the guard didn't hide any more and looked straight at him and said, "We risked our lives to follow you here, worked hard and sacrificed our lives to protect you, but in your heart, we are nothing compared to that other than Israel serves a dark elf slave who is useless except for others. You give the precious magic weapon that can save your life to the slave who is good at flattering the master, but you don't care about the life and death of our brothers. It really chills us. I have nothing else to ask here, I hope His Highness can give us one or two treasures that can defend ourselves, so that we can leave here safely."

"What if I refuse?" Befiles understood the meaning of the guard's words, but he had no intention of explaining, not to mention that as a natural superior, he would instinctively not accept any coercion.

"Then I'm afraid you will never see your beloved slave again." The guard said bluntly.

Befiles' face remained calm, but he clenched his left hand unconsciously, with nails embedded in his flesh.

At this moment, countless golden vines quickly snaked up from the guard's feet to his neck, binding him tightly.At the same time, Befiles stood up from the ground and approached him step by step, his always lazy and soft pale gold eyes were filled with rare harshness and indifference.

He raised his chin slightly and looked directly at his former guard: "Tell me, where is he?"

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As the future elf king of the light elves, Befiles possessed a power of light beyond the reach of ordinary guards.Soon the other party had to reveal everything to him.

The guard confessed that just now Befilus had fallen into hallucinations, and he and another guard urged Fanain to fetch water from the west stream alone to "help His Highness wake up".And after Fanain left the protective circle set up by Befeles, another guard chased after him, trying to hijack him, but he has not come back until now, leaving him here alone to watch Befeles.

Befilus did not kill, and after confirming the authenticity of what the guard said, he stunned him and hurried towards the stream alone.

He saw another guard fainted on the ground by the stream, and the bucket used to draw water was thrown on the ground, but Fanain disappeared.

Befilus tried to wake up the unconscious guard, but the guard seemed to be in a nightmare, his lips trembled slightly, and there was a whine or two from his throat from time to time, and Befilus couldn't wake him up no matter what.

He had the safety of Fanain in mind, so he had no choice but to leave the guard behind and carefully observe the surrounding situation, trying to find some clues that could point to the whereabouts of Fanain.

Eventually he found a trailing indentation in the grass, as if some large reptile had run over it.

A bad premonition slipped through Befiles' heart, and he followed the indentation - he was worried that his dark elf was captured by some powerful alien monster for food, and he was worried, only looking forward to his own The treasures given to the other party can temporarily play a role in protecting Fanain until he finds the other party, and once again takes the other party under his wings and protects him firmly.

He was too worried about Fanain's safety, and he didn't even pay attention to the road under his feet and the surrounding scenery, nor did he notice that the surrounding fog was getting thicker and heavier.It seemed that the trace he was following led him into another world of another degree without knowing it.

Suddenly he realized that the surroundings had fallen into extreme silence, and the chirping of insects and birds that could be faintly heard was completely inaudible, as if there were no living things in the environment he was in.

Time seems to have been pressed to stop, and the air has become viscous.

What made Befiles feel even more disturbed was that he even vaguely felt that the scene in front of him seemed a little familiar.

The sky has completely darkened, and there are black canopies and dense branches and leaves above the head, and the stars and the moon above the head are not visible in the dense forest.

The fog in front of him dissipated at this moment, revealing the road ahead and the breath-taking scene——

After the meandering forest path, there is an extremely wide open space that seems to extend to the sky, and in the center of the open space is a huge tree whose crown reaches into the sky, and it is hard to tell how tall it is.

Under the night, the tree only showed a black outline, which looked like a strangely shaped and upright mountain from a distance.

Befilus involuntarily took a step towards the tree, and then took another step.

By the time he realized it, he was already standing at the end of the path.

At this time, he heard a low and seductive voice sounding in his mind.

The voice seduced him gently: "Do you have any wishes that you want to realize? I can help you realize your wishes, but when I wish, you have to pay an equivalent reward."

No, I don't want anything.Everything I want can be won by myself.

Befilus frowned, trying not to be seduced by the voice.

But soon the face of Fanain appeared in his mind, and his will was not so firm for an instant.

This journey and the strange scene in front of him made him even more worried about his dark elf. He was afraid that something happened to the other party, but he would not be able to recover in time.

Don't trade when you don't know the conditions, this is the principle of Befilus.However, because of Fanaine, this principle has been easily broken.

"I want Fanayin to return to me safely and leave here with me safely." He pursed his lips and heard his own voice say.

The voice let out a deep sigh, which seemed to be satisfied, comfortable, pampered and pampered, but Befiles had no time to tell the difference.

He heard the voice promise softly: "Everything is as you wish. I will ask you for reward when I need it, my highness."

Befiles felt dizzy for a while, and when he opened his eyes again, the huge tree in front of him had disappeared, and he was still in the dense forest, with the occasional chirping of insects and birds in his ears.

Befiles froze for a moment, almost thinking that what happened just now was just his hallucination.

There was a sudden noise in the bushes behind him, and Befiles turned around vigilantly, only to hear a familiar and pleasant voice: "Your Highness!"

Then Vannain emerged from the bushes, followed by a unicorn.The unicorn is obviously wild, but it seems very docile when it is beside Fanain, as if the other party is the owner of this place.

But Befiles didn't have the slightest doubt.Because this beautiful and pure species has always been the best friend of the elves, and they don't know whether the other party is a light elf or a dark elf, and they don't care whether the light elves are in power or the dark elves are in power.They have been friends with all Elves from the very earliest records.

"Van!" Befiles was overjoyed at first, looking at the other party with bright golden eyes, calling the name of the dark elf.

But he quickly restrained the obvious smile on his face, and replaced it with a scolding look, "Why did you come here?"

The dark elf looked as calm and innocent as the unicorn beside him, and looked at his highness with some grievances: "You have fallen into hallucinations, I was very worried, and I wanted to fetch some water to wake you up. Come soon I found a guard, who said he would help me, but suddenly fell to the ground and convulsed. At this time, a huge snake-shaped monster fell from the tree. I was very scared and wanted to go back and call for help, but I lost my way. "

Having said this, he blamed himself a little more on his face, and patted the unicorn next to him: "Fortunately, I met this little guy, and led me here, and I met you."

Befeles didn't doubt the authenticity of these words at all, and he was already satisfied when he saw the other party appear safely.

He stepped forward to comfort his dark elf with hugs and kisses, and then took Vanain back to the camp along the original road.

They packed up all the supplies and equipment, tied up the two guards and put them on the back of the unicorn to take them out, because Befilus planned to let them go out to be judged instead of in this dangerous forest Fend for itself.

The education he received since he was a child made him pay more attention to procedural justice.

Perhaps because of the wish he made, they didn't encounter any obstacles this time, and they returned to the Forest of Life along the way they came, and came with the six light elf guards stationed outside and others. The supporting guards will return to Guangdu together.

After arriving in Guangdu, Befilus ordered others to send Fanain back first, and then rushed to the palace of the Elf King without stopping.Both Achille and the Elf King had received the news and were waiting for his return in the palace.

On the way back, Befilus had received news that this time the dark elf rebellion was more difficult than ever before, and the army of the elf king fell into a stalemate and bitter battle with them.What's more unfavorable is that many dark elf slaves responded to the news and defected from their master's house to join the dark elf team.

The atmosphere in the study was very dignified. Befeles told his father and grandfather in detail what he had seen and heard in the Forest of Life, including the huge tree that could only be seen with a vague outline, and the tempting tree. A strange sound.

"Do you have any wishes?" The Elf King looked at his son.

"...No." Befiles hesitated for a while, but finally did not tell the truth.

If his father and grandfather knew that he had risked himself for a dark elf slave and reached an unknown deal with an unknown party, he was worried that it would be disadvantageous to Fanain.

Achille and the Elf King nodded without any doubt.They all knew that Befiles had a cautious personality and was not someone who would take risks when the situation was unknown.

"I suspect that the dark elves have also reached a deal with the other party. Although we don't know what it is, it is likely to be related to the mother tree." Achille said solemnly.

"But father," the Elf King frowned puzzledly, "would the Mother Tree do something to make the elves kill each other?"

Achille glanced at him: "... At least, we have to admit that during this period of our reign, we have not been blameless. And never expect a truly benevolent, selfless, holy, compassionate and just The Creator exists, and even if there were a higher consciousness than ours, 'He' would not be as perfect as you imagine."

"It's like the voice that Beffi heard." Achille turned to his grandson, "He will make conditions and ask for rewards, which proves that he also has desires. And no matter how advanced an existence is, as long as there is desire, it will only think about it." Do whatever it takes to satisfy your desires.”