Volume 3 Journey Chapter 65 Night Raid

  Just as I was dozing off, I heard a commotion outside the house, with panicked screams and shouts all around, and fires breaking out everywhere in the village. The fierce flames illuminated the window of my room, and I woke up with a start. Rushing to the window, I saw that the village was filled with dark silhouettes of goblins.

  I and Freya came outside, Soyer already held a staff in his hand, standing high up, behind him slowly gathered some panicked villagers. I pulled Freya to the front of Soyer, Freya anxiously asked: "Soyer Grandpa, what's going on? Why did so many dark elves come in?"

  Soare didn't say a word, but the village chief of Gangle Village beside him said angrily: "It was Terin. After he was expelled, he defected to the Dark Elves and it was he who guided them to bypass the kingdom's patrol team and kill their way into our village."

  I suddenly realized that Trillin, unwilling to accept defeat and the humiliation of being expelled, had defected to the Dark Elves and was now leading their army in a quest for revenge. I whispered into Freya's ear, "Freya, Trillin is coming to take you away." Freya glared at me angrily, but her body involuntarily leaned closer to mine.

  Soare waved her magic wand, a bright magic ball shot up into the sky and exploded above the forest, scattering into several blooming rose flowers. Freya whispered to me that this was Soare's alarm signal, all the elf patrol teams who saw this signal would rush here at their fastest speed.

  But the signal wasn't just seen by the patrol, the invading dark elves also saw it, they dropped their targets and rushed over here with their weapons. Apparently, Trin told them what this signal meant.

  Soare waved his magic wand, and a torrential downpour suddenly enveloped the entire village. The fires ignited by the dark elves were extinguished one after another in the rain, and the rain curtain also effectively blocked the footsteps of the dark elves. The heavy rain made the ground extremely muddy, and the dark elves could hardly climb up the slope where we were.

  We laid down a "phantom swamp" under the feet of those dark elves who were approaching us, and their legs gradually sank into the mud. The mud trapped them deeper and deeper, and some dark elves were almost buried to their chests.

  Just then, I faintly heard a prayer-like voice rising from the dark elf troops, and Soya's magic was instantly dispelled. The sky and earth were suddenly quiet, and I even saw the moonlight shining down, illuminating an area of several hundred meters in all directions with clarity.

  "The Dark Elf's Moon Goddess Temple actually sent out such a high-ranking person, is it just to help Trin get revenge?" Soya muttered to herself in surprise.

  "They must have come for this." I pulled out a ring from my chest and put it on Freya's hand, then said to her: "I'll give it to you as a token, Freya. Let's see who can take it away from you."

  "Oh? You actually got the Dark Elf's sacred object, the Moonlight Ring? This ring is a sacred object placed on the altar of the Moon God Temple, and it's said that only elven magic users can activate this ring. Having it is almost like having several extra lives! The 'Absolute Defense' magic emitted by this ring allows a magic user to defend against all attacks until the moonlight energy runs out." Soare stared at the ring in surprise.

  "So, Grandfather Soya, what do you think if I use it as a betrothal gift to marry Frey?" I asked with a smile.

  "Great, great, there's nothing more suitable than this. If this is the gift, I think even the most opinionated spirits will shut up. The dark elf's sacred object has fallen into our hands, what greater glory can we have? With this alone, I can mobilize the kingdom's patrol troops to station around the village and protect Freya. Hahaha..." Soare was overjoyed, as if he had completely disregarded the dark elves attacking underground.

  The dark elves at the foot of the mountain did not stop their attack, and soon they gathered a large number of people again, rushing up the slope. The villagers who had gathered used bows and arrows to shoot at them, and any elf was a born archer. The arrow rain accurately shot into the front row of dark elves, and the dark elves also picked up their bows and arrows to counterattack the mountain slope. For a time, the sky was filled with intersecting arrow rains.

  Soare swung her magic wand, and suddenly a large patch of thorns grew on the hillside. The thorny thistles grew rapidly, completely blocking the path of the dark elves' advance. The priestess of the Moon Temple was not to be outdone, and in the midst of her prayers, the thorny thistles suddenly lost their vitality, withering and dying quickly. The dark elves took advantage of this opportunity to trample over the withered vines and launch an attack up the mountain.

  I swung the "Staff of the Gods" and a multitude of fireballs descended upon the entire two hundred meter area in front of me, those dark elves were struck by the fireballs one after another, letting out mournful cries as they fell to the ground. The fireballs that hit the ground ignited the withered thorns, instantly turning the area into a sea of flames. This time, the Moon God Temple's sacrifice was hoist by its own petard.

  Soyare furrowed his brow and said, "Using magic like this... I finally know why our elf tribe can never beat humans. This is too cruel, the big fire killed so many lives..."

  I knew Soya had a soft spot, so I smiled and asked: "Grandfather Soya, if I don't use the big fire to block their attack, do you think they will come up and spare everyone here? Mercy to the enemy is cruelty to oneself. Can you bear to see the people here being slaughtered because of my mercy?"

  Su Yaer fell silent for a moment, nodded and said: "What you say makes sense, but I still think it's too cruel."

  The remaining dark elves abandoned their struggling companions in the sea of fire and retreated, and this attack also ended in nothing.

  After a long time, the fierce flames gradually went out, and the dark elves at the foot of the mountain did not launch an attack for a while. They were frightened by that big fire.

  Just as the dark elves were about to launch their second attack, suddenly, there was a commotion behind them, and dense arrow showers flew in from several directions. Many dark elves fell to the ground with arrows stuck in them. Freya excitedly shouted: "The patrol team has arrived, brother is here too!" Freya loudly shouted towards the distance, although it was impossible for her brother to hear her amidst the chaotic battlefield.

  The crowd behind me erupted into cheers, and many villagers even picked up their weapons and charged towards the dark elves at the foot of the mountain.

  By this time, the battle was no longer in doubt. Several patrols arrived just in time to rescue and annihilated the dark elf troops.

  A tall elf, holding a captive in his hand, came before Soare and said loudly: "Soare Grandpa, look who I caught!" After finishing speaking, he threw the captive on the ground. We took a closer look, ah, it was Trillin! He was actually captured alive.