Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree-Chapter 964 - 675: Holy War! This Is... Holy War!

The elf took the parchment with the intelligence, examined it carefully, took a screenshot with an impassive expression, and nodded:

"Alright, no problem, you’re good to go."

After speaking, he approved a note for the merchant and said:

"Hand the note and payment to the guards in front of the dock, and someone will deliver the supplies to you later."

"Thank you, Elf Lord!"

Erich was delighted.

He happily put the note away, glanced again at the heavily guarded dock, and the noticeably more Elf Mercenaries in the city than usual. His heart stirred, and he couldn’t help but ask:

"Uh... Elf Lord, has something happened in Gray Castle City? Why does it feel like there are more and more mercenaries?"

However, he was only met with a meaningful smile from the elf:

"You’ll know later."

"Later... later?"

Erich was slightly taken aback.

He looked at the elf, but the other seemed unwilling to say more, and finally, he had to give up asking further questions.

However, when he couldn’t help but look towards Gray Castle City, his curiosity grew stronger.

"Could it be that more Elf Mercenaries have been hired by the empire?"

He muttered to himself.

After handing the note and payment for the supplies to the Elf Guards at the dock, it wasn’t long before elves with carts brought the supplies over.

Yet, Erich keenly noticed that today the delivery speed seemed unusually fast...

"So fast? Was it prepared in advance?"

He frowned in puzzlement.

Looking at the heavily guarded dock and the obviously abnormal number of Elf Mercenaries, Erich was reminded of certain rumors he had recently heard...

It was said that the Elf Forest had recently purchased large quantities of warhorses and equipment on the underground black market, seemingly preparing for some big move.

Along with the intelligence gathering on the Fengye Territory...

Could it... be a war?

Could the target be the Fengye Territory?

Erich’s expression changed slightly.

He had heard that some time ago, the empire had extended an olive branch to the Elf Forest.

But... it seems the Elf Forest refused.

That was what the empire reported, but he, being well-informed, knew that this situation seemed to have other hidden truths.

However, he looked at the ships docked at the shore and quickly shook his head again.

No...

It shouldn’t be to that extent.

The world’s largest river, the Vimur River, spans between the Elf Forest and the Fengye Territory.

If there were truly any big moves, the elves would probably have already started preparing various ferries, but the number of ships at the dock, while slightly more than usual, wasn’t significantly larger.

Even though he dismissed his idea, Erich still documented his observations in Gray Castle City, intending to sell them for a good price when he returned to the north of the empire.

Playing both sides and reselling intelligence were typical practices for black market traders.

However, just as he secretly recorded his observations in his pocket notebook, he suddenly heard a sound like a tidal wave coming from the direction of Gray Castle City.

It sounded like thousands of people were shouting together; the sound was so loud that even the dock trembled slightly.

Erich’s expression changed slightly, and he quickly looked towards the direction of the city, unclear about what was happening. He only vaguely heard words like "Goddess" and "glory" in Elvish.

The next moment, accompanied by exclamations of amazement, Erich suddenly felt the sky darken.

"By the True God! What is that thing?!"

"A monster, is it a monster?!"

Following the cries of the people, Erich instinctively looked up at the sky and saw a massive ellipsoidal object flying out from the center of Gray Castle City...

It was a few hundred meters above the ground, gigantic in size, black and white in color, with a Black Dragon Badge and a scepter symbol engraved on its side.

It was a Zeppelin airship made by players.

Erich had no idea what an airship was.

But seeing such a massive object, he couldn’t help but widen his eyes and exclaim:

"My god... what is this?"

It had no wings, no magical glow.

Yet, it flew through the sky...

This existence, beyond common sense, left Erich both shocked and bewildered.

The airship was just the beginning.

After the airship passed overhead, Erich heard waves of dragon roars and eagle cries...

He instinctively gazed towards the edge of the sky and saw countless dense figures behind the "giant object."

They were Flying Magical Beasts.

There were giant eagles, griffins, and giant dragons...

At a glance, there seemed to be thousands!

On each Flying Magical Beast rode at least one elf, and they followed behind the airship, obscuring the entire sky.

They were arranged in a scattered formation, slowly flying in the direction of the Fengye Territory.

Erich stared in amazement, his expression one of awe.

Until a sailor nudged him, snapping him back to reality.

"Lord Erich, look! Look at the city!"

The sailor pointed towards Gray Castle City.

Erich shivered and looked towards the sailor’s finger, seeing the city’s streets filled with a large number of fully armed elves.

Most of them wore uniform standard equipment, riding either fine horses or various Demon Beasts, surrounding a resplendent, overwhelmingly beautiful Holy Goddess Statue, making their way towards the shore.

This endless line made Erich’s heart pound.

By now, if he still didn’t know what the elves were up to, he would’ve wasted his years in the black market.

"The Fengye Territory, their target must be the Fengye Territory!"

His expression was slightly agitated.

But soon, a trace of doubt arose in his heart.

The elves who flew past already had nothing to do with it.

What were these Elf Knights going to do when they reached the shore?

He glanced around but didn’t see any extra ferries by the shore.

Erich’s confusion didn’t last long.

In the elves’ escort, he saw a Half-Elf Girl dressed in a priest’s robe arrive at the shore.

The girl’s appearance seemed somewhat familiar; Erich felt like he had seen her before, but at the moment, he couldn’t quite place it.

Until the sailor accompanying him exclaimed in surprise, reminding him:

"Miss Sophia! Lord Erich, isn’t that the ’Pearl’ of Zelolan, Miss Sophia?!"

Sophia...!

With that name in mind, Erich suddenly realized.

But quickly, he became astonished:

She was actually in the Elf Forest?

What was she going to do?

Erich curiously watched the Half-Elf Girl surrounded by elves, his face showing astonishment. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

And then, he saw the girl suddenly kneel, place her hands on her chest, clench a scepter-like necklace, and pray with closed eyes.

A dazzling light gathered around her, transforming into countless golden particles that danced around.

In Erich’s shocked gaze, the earth suddenly trembled, and the soil by the shore began to churn, giving rise to a green vine.

The vine grew rapidly, becoming larger and larger, branching and sprouting, and extending towards the sky, swiftly reaching the other side of the river.

In just a moment, a gigantic vine bridge appeared above the Vimur River.

Erich stared at this scene, his mouth agape in shock:

"Divine Miracle... this... this is a Divine Miracle! She’s become a Divine Favored!"

He abruptly turned his head, staring fixedly at the moving elf procession heading towards the vine bridge, finally understanding why there were no ferries by the riverbank...

With this vine bridge, the elves didn’t need ferries at all!

A Divine Miracle manifests, a priest joins the fray, and in that long procession, the Holy and Beautiful Life Goddess Statue carried high by the elves...

In that instant, the knowledgeable Erich suddenly understood in his heart:

"A Holy War! This is a Holy War! The Elf Clan is launching a holy war against the Fengye Territory!"