Affectionate characters can't collapse [Quick wear]

There was clearly no particular fluctuation in his tone, but Ji Xingyun could faintly hear a hint of sadness.

They were supposed to live carefree like light elves, but they had to maintain the size of fireflies for this reason. They should have grown into normal human body size, but now it seems that even their intelligence has been affected.

Ji Xingyun's lips parted slightly, but he didn't know what to say to comfort him.

No matter what to say now, it seems very pale and powerless.

We can only hope that his inexplicable ability will also have an effect on their tree of life.

The young man looked into the distance, his silver-white pupils shone with tiny glimmers in the slightly dark environment, and the little elves around the two of them seemed to have received some information, and flew away into the distance one after another.

They formed a fluorescent green streamer in midair, as if guiding them.

The two of them came to the place where the root system of the tree of life was located in silence.

Compared with the tree of life belonging to the light elves above the ground, the roots below the surface are like thick vines intertwined with each other. These vines cling to each other, wind up, and finally hide in the darkness of nothingness.

Before Ji Xingyun approached, he smelled a decaying breath.

Like wood soaked in water for a long time, with some damp and rotten smell.

The ground is full of viscous dark green sap, which should flow from the wounds of the broken root system, and one must be extra careful to avoid stepping on it.

Ji Xingyun stretched out his hand and slowly placed it on a branch.

The atmosphere became solemn and quiet, and all the sounds seemed to disappear at this moment.

The elves stared nervously and expectantly at this wonderful scene, flapping their wings.

The roots of decaying ancient trees and beautiful young girls full of vitality.

Like death and rebirth.

However, the imagined miracle did not happen.

Ji Xingyun waited silently for a moment, but there was still no miraculous scene like a few days ago that the dead trees were in spring.

He raised his eyes and looked at the silver-haired young man beside him with some helplessness. He could feel these weak lives floating around him, exuding fluorescence. suspect.

Even though it had been a long time, the roots of the ancient tree still remained silent, they were still surrounded by him with joy.

Ji Xingyun frowned slightly. Although he really didn't want to disappoint these little beings, he had to admit that his physique or his weird abilities didn't work on the root system of the tree of life.

Perhaps, he wasn't the saint in the prophecy, so naturally he couldn't really save the tree.

Ji Xingyun withdrew his hand and said softly, "Sorry."

[Congratulations for triggering the side mission: saving the dark elves. 】

[In ancient times, the dark elves and the light elves belonged to the same race, but they were disintegrated due to their beliefs. After the tragic war, the winner embraced the sun, while the loser lived in seclusion underground. 】

[The underground dark elves cannot absorb the spiritual energy bred by nature, so they can only rely on the support of the tree of life. 】

[Although life is not very beautiful, it can be regarded as safe and happy, but the good times don't last long. 】

[The dark elements gushing out from the abyss gradually eroded the root system of the tree of life. In this way, the newborn elves became weaker and thinner, and in the end they completely turned into flying insects,]

[The ancestors of the dark elves also thought of a solution, and wanted to take the clansmen to settle on the ground. 】

[...But they have lived underground for a long time, and have not touched the light for a long, long time.The sun is to them a hot flame that burns their fragile souls.Only a very small number of special individuals are not very sensitive to light, but they still feel unbearable pain when exposed to sunlight. 】

【…The tree of life is on the verge of extinction, and it is impossible to recover, but you can still lead them back to the sun. 】

[This task is a series of tasks with a high degree of difficulty, please carefully consider whether to accept it. 】

Ji Xingyun's eyelashes trembled a few times, and his slightly distracted gaze refocused.

Whenever the system issued a task, it didn't tempt him with points, so he couldn't refuse it at all.

This time, he would kindly remind him to think carefully. It must be very difficult.

He suddenly felt a slight touch, and a fluorescent green elf was stopping at his fingertips, flapping its small transparent wings.

Ji Xingyun half-closed his eyes to look at it, and could vaguely see it stretched out two small arms, hugging his fingers with great effort.

"Saint...sister saint."

Suddenly, there was a soft, milky cry in my ears, like a piece of thick honey, with a sweet taste.

"Don't... don't be unhappy, do you want me to take you to play?"

The silver-haired young man clicked his tongue, and ruthlessly flicked the little elf away: "Don't touch him."

Ji Xingyun: "...?"

The young man explained solemnly: "They have absorbed the nutrients of the tree of life, and have also been eroded by the elements of the abyss. Long-term exposure will be harmful to your body."

Ji Xingyun was silent for a moment, and said, "Can they still talk?"

"Well... I was surprised too."

"They haven't expressed their thoughts for a long time. It may be because the saint is here that they have regained some sanity."

The silver-haired young man shifted his gaze to the root system that was still oozing thick juice, his eyes flickered slightly: "Perhaps, this is our unavoidable fate, and no one can save us."

Ji Xingyun: "..."

[Please the host make a decision as soon as possible whether to accept the task. 】

[Since you call me a saint, if you don't do anything, it would be a bit insulting to this title. 】

Ji Xingyun sighed for a long time: [I am just a passer-by. If you fail the mission, you can go to the next world and start again, but they are different. This is the world they live in, and this... is their only chance of survival. 】

The little elf who was flicked away by the silver-haired youth seemed to like him very much, and wanted to fly towards him, staggering in the air, but was stopped by the youth halfway.

"Didn't you already say that you are not allowed to approach the saint... sister? Why are you disobedient?"

"Woooooooooooo..."

Ji Xingyun slightly closed his eyelashes, 【So... I want to try it. 】

******

【Sub-quest [-]: Obtain blood branch coral. 】

[Blood branch coral has been extinct for hundreds of years, but news from unknown sources recently, it seems that some of them are still well preserved in the dragon cave. 】

Ji Xingyun finally understood why the difficulty of this series of tasks was so high.

Unexpectedly, the first mission required him to take an adventure to the dragon's lair.

I thought of the giant dragon that I glimpsed at the banquet that day, and the wall that was caught with huge gaps and cracks...

Ji Xingyun's eyebrows twitched, what is this?

He is not a kind person who does good deeds without asking for anything in return, and the heart of the Virgin is overflowing. Now that there is a way to save them, the dark elves should naturally contribute to this.

Ji Xingyun bluntly told the silver-haired youth that he could do nothing to save the tree of life, but there was a way for them to live in the sun again.

When talking about the source of the method, he vaguely stated that it came from God's guidance.

He hemmed and hawed like this, thinking that the other party would at least show hesitation and suspicion, but he didn't expect the young man to agree directly.

"What do I need to do?"

Ji Xingyun said: "Protect my safety."

"Our first destination is the dragon's cave."

……

Ji Xingyun didn't know the name of the silver-haired young man yet, so Ji Xingyun couldn't keep calling him Hey Hey, and they had to travel together for a long time.

As a result, the silver-haired young man told him that he was born without a name.

Ji Xingyun: "Then do you have a code name? What do your people call you?"

"I don't have a code name, and I don't have any... clansman. The older elves have already fallen into a deep sleep, while the young elves..."

The youth's voice gradually weakened, and finally disappeared completely.

Ji Xingyun also saw the situation of those elves, so he naturally understood the unfinished words of the young man.

He sighed a little, "Did you live alone all these years?"

If it were me, I wouldn't be able to stay in this darkness.

Solitude and loneliness would drive him completely crazy.

But the young man looks no different from a normal person, and his spirit and psychology are unimaginably strong.

The silver-haired young man's eyes darkened slightly, and he said in a low voice: "Empty, lonely, and nothingness, these are actually not scary, what's scary is..."

Endless waiting and... hopeless future.

"You can call me Zero."

Ji Xingyun didn't hear clearly: "What?"

The silver-haired young man turned around, faced him, and said in a low and deep voice, "You can call me Zero."

Ji Xingyun said: "Zero?"

He was a little dazed, and murmured in a low voice: "You and a friend of mine..."

"arrive."

Zero interrupted his words, and said in a deep voice: "Passing through this barrier, the front is the territory belonging to the Dragon Clan."

"The dragon's cave should be deeper."

Ji Xingyun withdrew his thoughts from his scattered memories, and looked at the dark vortex spinning ahead.

The vortex that distorted the space exudes an ominous color and flows slowly in the air.

Just standing a little farther away, I felt a strong suction.

I don't know if it was his illusion, but he seemed to hear a few thunderous roars, and the ground under his feet seemed to start to tremble.

Ji Xingyun closed his eyes, and the dizzying feeling calmed down a little.

Instead of passing through the vortex, he asked Zero softly: "How much do you know about mysterious creatures like dragons? Do they have a bad temper?"

They were going to steal things from the dragon's lair. Even a dragon with a good temper would not be able to withstand this level of provocation. No matter how you looked at it, this was a point of no return.

Ji Xingyun could only put it another way: "How many dragons can you beat?"

Zero: "I haven't been to the territory of giant dragons, so I don't know their strength."

Ji Xingyun choked for breath, and looked at Ling in shock.

The young man cast a puzzled look at him, his silver-white eyes revealing a little bewilderment, as if he didn't understand why he was so surprised.

Ji Xingyun could only pinch his brows in annoyance.

Zero agreed to go to the Dragon Cave with him without hesitation. He thought that he was strong in force and didn't take the dragon seriously.

But I didn't expect that there is another possibility, that is, this person is only calm and steady on the surface, but in fact, he is already stupid in secret.

But since I came here, there is no room for repentance.

We can only take one step at a time, no matter how unreliable Zero is, he is better than him.