Game of the World Tree - Chapter 713

Chapter 713: The Darkness Before Dawn (2800 monthly tickets plus more)

The light of lightning was looming in the rolling clouds, and the wild abyss plane was still as dark as before.

The orange flames continued to burn in the stone basin, making crackling sounds.

Cyber sat aside, with a smile on his lips, staring at the flames foolishly.

Gando glanced at the grinning Son of God with a strange expression, stretched out his pus-filled hand and shook it in front of his face, but there was no reaction.

Shaking his head slightly, he took out the water bag, opened the lid, sniffed it happily, licked his lips, and then carefully closed it again.

“Why are you so careful? We’re going to the Cliff of Sorrow tomorrow, and I’ll let you drink enough when we get back!”

A laugh and scolding came over, and Gando’s expression was embarrassed.

He turned his head and looked at Cyber who had returned to normal. He sighed and said,

“What do you know? This is the last sip. I have to save it for tomorrow when we climb the cliff! Only after drinking the flower tea can we have the energy to go home!”

Looking at Gando who was blowing his beard and glaring, Cyber laughed.

After two months of getting along, the relationship between the two has become better and better. Now they don’t even have to address each other as honorifics.

Putting away the water bag as if it were a treasure, Gando raised his eyebrows and looked at Cyber again:

“What were you daydreaming about just now? You have to do this every few days. I really want to draw your silly smile just now.”

“Hey, Gando, I said I was recording our journey and writing it to my friends in the Elf Forest. Do you believe it?”

Cyber laughed.

Gando curled his lips:

“You are fooling an old man like me again.”

“Hahaha, forget it if you don’t believe it. Do you dare to make a bet with me? When you go back, don’t introduce yourself and see if everyone recognizes you.”

Cyber smiled with narrowed eyes.

“Do you recognize me?”

Gando was slightly stunned.

He widened his eyes and looked at Cyber with some suspicion:

“You, do you really have a way to contact the people in the Elf Forest?”

Cyber smiled and said nothing.

“Humph, you must have lied to me again. You don’t have the integrity of an elf at all. How could the Mother Goddess give the favor of a little bastard like you?”

Gando snorted, not realizing that he had also been led astray and had learned to swear.

The fire in the stone basin crackled, and in the distance, the laughter of the frost elves was looming.

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night. I’m afraid that few people in the entire camp can sleep.

The migration of more than two months is coming to an end, and the Cliff of Sorrow is already in sight.

Standing on the hillside and looking into the distance, you can already see the top of the cliff surrounded by lightning.

In the two months of migration, there was sadness, separation, pain, and bitterness…

and now, everything is about to end.

Listening to the obviously much lighter elf ballad in the distance, Cyber looked up at the sky.

There were constant lightning flashes in the sky, with no sign of dissipating, which meant that tomorrow would also be a safe day.

If nothing unexpected happened, he would be able to have a drink in the tavern of the Chosen City tomorrow night.

At that time, he would bring Gando along and introduce him to his friends.

“By the way, where is Estelle? And… where is the statue you brought with you? Didn’t Lady Aurora ask you to carry it with you?”

Just as Cyber was daydreaming, Gando’s voice came again.

Cyber retracted his gaze and said,

“The statue… Lady Aurora said she would use it tonight, so I gave it back to her.”

“As for Estelle…”

He nodded to the distance,

“She’s playing with her friends over there.”

Gando looked over as he pointed and saw a group of young frost elves dancing around the bonfire.

Estelle was like a cheerful little angel, running around in the crowd, giggling.

Looking at the girl’s innocent and romantic figure, a smile flashed in Gando’s eyes.

He sighed and said,

“Young people are still energetic. An old man like me can’t move anymore.”

“Nonsense, you are stronger than me!”

Cyber scolded with a smile.

…

The frost elves made a lot of noise for a long time. It was not

until the clouds on the sky turned into deep darkness and the lightning became dim that they slowly stopped.

This is how this abyss plane distinguishes day and night.

Although it is always dark in the sky, the color of the clouds is still subtle. It is a little gray during the “day” and turns pure black during the “night”.

Lightning also changes, sometimes bright and sometimes dark.

This is also the way the frost elves tell time. For thousands of years, they have recorded day after day in this way.

The camp gradually fell into silence, and the elves fell asleep one after another, with only the campfire flickering.

Tomorrow we have to climb the mountain, and we may encounter demons in the city ruins, and we cannot rule out a battle.

So… after the celebration, we still have to conserve our energy.

However, Cyber couldn’t sleep at all.

He got out of the tent and came to the outside of the camp to get some fresh air.

Of course, I think so, but the dead abyss plane rarely has wind, that is, there will be some breeze occasionally at night.

And once there is a strong wind, you have to be careful, because it often means that the black tide is coming.

Cyber didn’t know the principle of the black tide before, but after communicating with Gando, he knew that it was actually the migration of abyss creatures.

And the abyss creatures are chasing the power of the abyss in the sky.

The power of the abyss is heavy, and the dark clouds are heavy. The sudden and heavy dark clouds change the air pressure and produce fierce winds.

That is not an ordinary wind, but a wind with abyss pollution, often accompanied by fog.

That is the gray fog that can accelerate alienation.

Of course, the air pressure theory is Cyber’s own guess based on what Gando said. As a player, he also likes to learn scientific knowledge on the blue planet in the Segos world like other people.

Unfortunately, he has been slapped in the face many times, especially when it comes to magic.

After leaving the camp, without the campfire, Cyber felt a little cold.

He called up the system background and planned to play a recorded elf ballad.

However, when choosing a song, he was slightly startled and looked at the hillside in the distance.

On the hillside, a beautiful elf girl was standing and looking at the Cliff of Sorrow surrounded by clouds.

Her delicate profile was shining with a faint glow in the darkness, beautiful and dreamy.

Cyber’s heart moved and he walked over subconsciously.

Standing on the hillside and looking into the distance was none other than the demigod Aurora.

Although he had been with Him for two months, Cyber couldn’t help but feel a little restrained every time he saw Him.

There was no way, the other party was too dazzling.

This is not to say that Aurora can glow, although it is true that the demigod has a faint divine light, but the most important thing is Aurora’s powerful aura and noble temperament.

He is just like his title, like a star in the sky, emitting gentle light, but can be seen from afar, but difficult to approach.

In him, Cyber seemed to see thousands of years of loneliness, which made him completely separated from the mundane world.

Although highly respected, he is always alone.

“Lord Aurora, are you not going to rest?”

Cyber asked respectfully when he came to Aurora.

However, when he saw Aurora’s expression looking into the distance, his eyes froze slightly.

Because he saw Aurora’s eyes were full of solemnity.

“Lord Aurora, have you found any problems?”

Cyber asked nervously.

Hearing Cyber’s words, Aurora retracted her gaze.

He sighed and said:

“Sir Cyber, please be sure to open the divine defense barrier throughout tomorrow’s climb to the top.”

“Tomorrow… may not be very smooth.”

Cyber was slightly startled, and his expression instantly became serious:

“Lord Aurora, what did you find?”

Aurora was silent for a moment, and said:

“None of the tribesmen I sent out to scout in advance this evening have returned.”

None of them have returned…

Cyber’s brows were completely twisted.

Along the way, the frost elves suffered the most losses in the reconnaissance troops.

However, it was precisely because of the dedication of the reconnaissance troops that the entire tribe was able to avoid danger again and again and finally come to this day.

But no matter which time, there was no situation where no one returned. At

this moment, Cyber couldn’t help but look in the direction of the Cliff of Sorrow. I don’t know if it was influenced by Aurora, I felt that the mountaintop covered by clouds looked gloomy and mysterious at this moment.

“Lord Aurora, do you mean… there may be deadly dangers on the mountain? There may be a large number of demons?”

Cyber’s expression was serious.

Aurora sighed:

“If there are a large number of demons, it’s okay. With you controlling the divine defense barrier and my assistance, it’s not impossible to fight against it.”

“It’s just… I’m afraid that there are not a large number of demons, but a powerful individual enemy, lurking in the dark.”

A powerful individual enemy…

Cyber’s heart jumped.

The only thing that can be called powerful by the demigod Aurora is probably the demigod-level demon monarch or the evil god…

And if there is such a thing on the mountain, it will be really troublesome.

The divine defense barrier he controls can withstand the siege of the demon army, but if a demigod-level enemy appears, it will be completely useless.

And it will be difficult for Aurora, an elf demigod who is suppressed in the abyss, to defeat the enemy.

Under the myth, we are all ants. If we really encounter an enemy that Aurora cannot contend with, it will be really troublesome.

No…

wait…

did Aurora just say “lurking in the dark”? !

Cyber suddenly raised his head and looked at the elven demigod, and found that he was also looking at him calmly.

“Sir Cyber.”

Aurora continued:

“In fact, since two days ago, I have vaguely sensed that there is some kind of evil gaze watching us in secret.”

“The other party is hiding very well, but… I have always been very sensitive to the smell, so I still noticed it.”

“It seems that something has been following us for at least two days.”

“The other party’s strength is probably not weaker than mine…”

“I was worried that this matter would cause panic in the tribe, so I didn’t say it.”

“During the festival tonight, I wanted to take advantage of everyone’s relaxation to lure him out, and taking the statue from you was also for this purpose.”

“However… He is more cunning than I thought… He didn’t take the bait.”

After hearing Aurora’s words, Cyber’s pupils shrank slightly.

At this moment, his originally relaxed mood sank again.

However, Aurora had not finished her words:

“But… this is not the worst case scenario.”

He glanced at the Cliff of Sorrow hidden in the dark clouds, his eyes becoming more and more solemn:

“The worst case scenario is that the tribesmen sent out did not die at the hands of this evil being that secretly watched us, but encountered danger on the mountain…”

“On the mountain…”

Cyber’s expression changed slightly, and his mood became even heavier.

He knew what the other party meant.

If the tribesmen who were scouting encountered danger on the mountain and were collectively wiped out… that means that there may also be demigod-level abyss creatures on the mountain, or simply evil gods…

“Sir Cyber.”

Aurora suddenly spoke again.

Cyber raised his head and looked at the beautiful elf demigod, and found that the other party was looking at him softly.

Facing Aurora’s clear eyes, Cyber suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart. He felt that he had guessed what she wanted to say…

Aurora smiled gently and said softly:

“If… If we really encounter the evil god or the Lord of the Abyss, the Frost Tribe will be handed over to you.”

“I will find a way to delay the enemy and buy time for everyone.”

Looking at the gentle and beautiful elf demigod in front of him, Cyber was stunned and felt a little uncomfortable.

He was silent for a few seconds and forced a smile:

“Lord Aurora, maybe you think too much…”

“Even if the scouting tribe members encountered danger and did not return, it does not mean that there must be a terrible enemy, or… The enemy who secretly spies on us may just be a legend.”

He himself felt unconvincing when he said this.

Aurora listened and shook her head slowly.

He sighed deeply and said:

“Sir Cyber, I hope so too, but unfortunately, if it is really a legend, it would not be able to escape my perception.”

“Don’t look at me like this, I am also a demigod!”

As he said, he smiled again:

“However, the Mother Goddess has resurrected, and my greatest wish has actually been fulfilled.”

“The remaining mission is to protect the Frost Tribe.”

“Victory is at hand, and for the return of the children, I am willing to give everything…”

“This is what I must do as a guardian, and it is what I love to do.”

“Sir Cyber.”

“If, if something really happens… then, the tribesmen will be in your hands.”

Aurora smiled.

Looking at His warm smile, Cyber opened his mouth, his heart aching.

He took a deep breath and said,

“Lord Aurora, it is also my responsibility to protect the return of the Frost Tribe, and I will do my best!”

Then he forced a smile again,

“But I don’t think you need to be too pessimistic, the goddess is still waiting for you! Now what our Elf Forest lacks most is the myth of the elves, and everyone is looking forward to your return.”

After hearing Cyber’s words, Aurora’s eyes were blurred, and a trace of yearning flashed across her expression.

However, He soon showed a gentle smile:

“I am also looking forward to it…”

“It’s just a pity, maybe it’s too late.”

A breeze blew, blowing Aurora’s divine skirt and sleeves.

Along with the breeze, the faintly visible, hidden under the gorgeous dress, layers of black tumors…

That was a sign of erosion by the power of the abyss.

Cyber’s expression suddenly turned into astonishment.

At this time, he suddenly realized a problem in his heart.

The tribesmen who have been protected by Aurora will be polluted.

Then… How could He who was severely injured thousands of years ago, tried his best to escape with his tribesmen, and persisted alone until today be safe and sound?

Don’t worry, I am very gentle, I am not Gen Urobuchi.

Go to sleep!

(End of this chapter)