From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword-Chapter 378 - 269 Abyssal Competition Mode

Upon seeing "Danger Level 7," Lu Heng’s heart skipped a beat.

When he saw "Abyssal Competition Mode," it skipped another beat.

Despite having made ample preparations, he still felt the pressure upon seeing the battle mode.

Among the numerous battle modes, the Abyssal Competition Mode was one of the most dangerous.

Initially, Lu Heng had thought that the Danger Level of the previous Abyss Battlefield he’d been summoned to was the highest at Level 5; this time, he expected Level 6.

Instead, it jumped directly to Level 7.

The reason for being Level 7 was clear: it was due to "Abyssal Competition Mode."

This mode, especially in the middle and later stages, was one of the deadliest.

Moreover, this was probably the first time humans had encountered the Abyssal Competition Mode.

There was no information regarding this mode before now.

After reading the world information, Lu Heng’s vision began to slowly return.

The first reaction upon sight recovery, naturally, was to observe the surroundings.

Every summoned person would do this.

Lu Heng looked around and then immediately froze.

With just one glance, he gleaned a great deal of information.

First, Su Muyu and Lin Zeyu were both beside him, but Xie Shi’en was not.

Second, they were in a treehouse, a huge treehouse.

Third, there were seven other humans inside the treehouse, ten people in total.

However, none of these were the reasons why Lu Heng froze.

Not only Lu Heng, but all the Summoners present showed the same astonished expressions.

Some even discreetly gripped their weapons.

Because, within this treehouse, there was a creature that was not human, but... an elf.

Floating in the center of the treehouse was a light orb, over one meter in diameter.

This elf was standing in front of the orb as if in prayer.

Clearly he noticed that the humans behind him had woken up and slowly turned around, scanning the ten humans before him.

This Quel’dorei elf was male and by appearance, seemed to be very old.

Elves have a very long lifespan, meaning this Elf Elder could be hundreds or even a thousand years old.

The ten human Superpower Users instinctively leaned back, warily watching the Elf Elder.

The Elf Elder’s face was kind and showed no signs of initiating an attack.

This also meant that the ten humans refrained from drawing their weapons.

Seeing the humans’ reactions, the Elf Elder slowly spoke, "Welcome, friends from the Human World. My name is Seren, the guardian of this forest."

The summoned humans glanced at each other, none of them speaking.

Lu Heng had previously interacted with elves so he had some understanding of elven traits.

Normally, the Elf Clan is quite amicable.

This species, before the Abyss Descent, lived in a nurturing environment and had lengthy lifespans, leading to a characteristic slow and deliberate nature.

Although the Elf Civilization suffered greatly from the Abyss invasion, 700 years was not considered a very long time for the Dore Civilization.

Because elves can live up to a thousand years, it is possible that there are Elf Elders who were alive before the Abyss invasion still living within Quel’dorei Civilization today.

It could be that this self-proclaimed guardian, Seren, was an Elf Elder born before the Abyss invasion.

"Hello, do you recognize us?" Lu Heng took the initiative to communicate.

Seren shook his head and answered, "I do not know you, but the Knowledge Ancient Tree once prophesied that humans would accept the guidance of the Moon Goddess and come to stop the Abyss. I have been waiting here for a long time... very long..."

Lu Heng listened intently to every word he said, extracting useful information.

Since the Quel’dorei elves worship the Moon Goddess, the mention of receiving the guidance of the Moon Goddess might just be a metaphor for their faith, and not necessarily a real guidance.

As for what summoned humans here, nobody knows.

If it were guidance from the Moon Goddess, how would one explain humans being summoned to other worlds?

Therefore, one must distill the words of the Elf Elder to extract useful information.

Lu Heng then asked, "Are we the first ones?"

Seren shook his head, then nodded, "You are the first humans I have seen, but before you, I had heard rumors about you."

This answer confirmed a known fact, that indeed a group of humans had been previously summoned.

Lu Heng continued to inquire, "What did the previous group of humans do? What changes have occurred in the world structure?"

Seren shook his head, "I heard they were active in Moonshadow Basin and some had gone to Keros Royal City, but as for changes in the world structure, I have not heard of any significant alterations."

"Thank you, elder of the Elf Clan. Do we need to leave immediately, or can we stay here?" Lu Heng continued his questioning.

"You are free, you may move about the forest freely, but if you decide to pick the fruits from the trees, try not to harm the branches and also the flowers and plants on the ground." After saying this, Seren turned and left the treehouse, taking away the light orb, leaving the ten people behind.

The situation they were currently transferred to was unprecedented.

Previously, every time they were transported, they were either in a prison or on a prison cart.

This time, the place they were transported to was very safe.

At least it seemed very safe for now.

It was only after the Elf Elder had left that the summoned ones in the treehouse relaxed.

Apart from the three people including Lu Heng, the other seven Summoners didn’t all come from Da Xia.