The explosive sound came suddenly; no one knew what had happened ahead, even the audience in the light screen danmaku were dumbfounded.
At this moment, Katherine, who was originally quietly eating barbecue, suddenly stood up.
She looked towards the direction where the white plume of smoke was rising, her expression changing:
"That's the direction of the Tree of Life, the Tree of Life is in trouble!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she hurried towards the direction of the white plume of smoke.
Daniel looked perplexed: "Tree of Life... what's that?"
After recalling a bit, Chloe remembered:
"That is the source of magic for the Elf Race. The Holy Son and Holy Daughter of the Elf Race are chosen by the will of the Tree of Life. For the Elf Race, the Tree of Life is their belief."
After she finished speaking, Chloe and the others looked at each other for a moment, then stood up and followed after Katherine!
The people from the First Military Academy rushed out first, Tagar and Lanxicha hesitated for a moment but then also chose to follow.
At the same time, the members of the Elf Race in the light screen danmaku also realized that something serious had happened and became anxious.
[How could the Tree of Life have a problem? What have the Elder Council been doing all these years?!]
[Isn't it said that the Elder Council sends people to inspect and take care of the Tree of Life every year?]
[Don't argue, maybe it's not the Elder Council's fault.]
In the arena, Chloe spread her wings and flew rapidly forward.
In a short while, she arrived at the center of the Forest of Life.
Not only was the Tree of Life standing here, but the finish line flag platform for the tournament was also set up here.
Unfortunately, no one had time and energy to care about the flag platform now.
When Chloe hurried over, she saw Katherine put her palm on the trunk of an ancient towering tree, and green light spots appeared on her palm.
She didn't dare disturb her, so she stood quietly, using her perception to probe any abnormalities around her.
The deeper her perception went, the more she could sense the rot and decay of the Tree of Life's root system.
Chloe frowned, and at the same time, Katherine opened her eyes.
Her face was deathly pale: "The root system of the Tree of Life has decayed, as if it has been eaten by insects."
Not far away, Qin Huaibei and the others had also rushed over and happened to hear this.
Qin Huaibei hesitated: "What kind of insect dares to eat the Tree of Life? Aren't they afraid of bursting themselves?"
Katherine shook her head, indicating that she didn't know.
The girl looked pale and ill. She had been the Holy Daughter of the Elf Race, handpicked by the Tree of Life, with the purest magic of the Elf Race.
Even though she was stripped of her status as the Holy Daughter and the Tree of Life no longer favored her, Katherine's spirit could still easily probe into the inner root system of the Tree of Life to investigate abnormalities.
Seeing her like this, Chloe comforted her:
"Don't worry, if it was insects eating it, it should be easy to get rid of them, right?"
Katherine shook her head:
"No, I just probed and the root decay is very serious. Only absolutely pure power can repair it."
"And more importantly, what we need to do now is not repair the root system, but find those insects that can damage the Tree of Life. Otherwise, even if we repair the roots, it won't last long."
That reasoning was indeed correct.
Chloe patted Katherine's shoulder: "Then let's find the insects first."
After she finished speaking, she spontaneously spread out her perception, going deep underground for thousands of meters, inch by inch searching for the culprit.
Katherine looked at her gratefully, then said, "Since the Tree of Life is having a problem, the Elder Council should send people to inspect it. Let's do what we can first."
After she finished speaking, Qin Huaibei and Daniel exchanged a glance and stood beside Katherine.
Qin Huaibei's voice carried doubt: "What kind of insect could actually eat the root system of the Tree of Life?"
Hearing this, Katherine slightly frowned:
"There were records in ancient books that in the history of the Elf Race, there was indeed a kind of insect called the Purple Mist that could eat the roots of the Tree of Life, but it was exterminated by our ancestors tens of thousands of years ago and should no longer exist."
How could it suddenly appear?
This kind of insect is extremely difficult to deal with. It cannot be burned by fire, drowned by water, and has extremely tenacious vitality. Only the purest magic can purify these insects one by one.
Hearing this, everyone fell silent.
Daniel and the others exchanged glances, all having made up their minds in their hearts.
The strange species that have been appearing frequently lately, it's hard not to associate them with the Werewolf Race's experiments.
If it really was the doing of the Werewolf Race, then the current Wolf King's ambition is blatantly obvious.
At this moment, Tagar and Lanxicha's people also rushed over.
When he saw the finish line flag platform, Feng Xi was momentarily stunned, subconsciously wanting to go and grab the flag, but he stopped at this moment.
No, now is not the time.
The Tree of Life is in trouble. If he rushes to pull out the flag now, disregarding the safety of the Tree of Life, he might face criticism after leaving.
The Elf Race's spit alone could probably drown him.
Feng Xi had to abandon this thought and instructed his teammates not to carelessly touch the flag platform.
At that time, Qu Yan walked to Chloe's side and asked the person next to him in a low voice: "What is she doing?"
Qin Huaibei: "Looking for insects."
Qu Yan: "And the previous explosion?"
"Probably an alarm released by the Tree of Life," Katherine said after that, closing her eyes wearily again.
The Tree of Life is the foundation of the existence of the Elf Race. If the Tree of Life falls, all members of the Elf Race will lose their magic and become the weakest of the four races.
The person who replicated the Purple Mist insects deserves severe punishment.
Not long after, the officials from the Elf Race who were specially tasked with taking care of the Tree of Life were also sent to the arena amid a torrent of curses.
They didn't even get a chance to say a word before they began carefully inspecting the condition of the Tree of Life.
The more they examined it, the worse their expressions became.
The root system had decayed to this extent, and the source causing the root decay still hadn't been found.
Just as they were at a loss, there was finally movement on Chloe's side.
"Found it," Chloe said, massaging her brow.
Her perception had penetrated deep into the ground, going very deep, and it took a great deal of effort to finally find those clusters of purple worms.
They were hiding very deep, wriggling about in a very disgusting manner.
Chloe estimated: "About three thousand meters underground. It's actually not too difficult to get them out."
As she spoke, Chloe used her perception to drive those worms up from underground bit by bit.
While she was busy working, she gestured for the others to get something ready to contain those worms.
Driving the worms from three thousand meters underground to the surface was an extremely draining task for her perception and also took a very long time.
Two and a half hours passed, and Anderson used a handkerchief to wipe the sweat beading on Chloe's forehead again.
Finally, small mounds of earth began to protrude from the ground, dense and scattered.
Katherine's spirit was reinvigorated, and she and the officials from the Elder Council began digging up these mounds of earth, revealing the long-extinct Purple Mist insects!
After all the Purple Mist insects were contained in transparent jars, Chloe could finally rest.
She leaned against Anderson, her gaze falling on those Purple Mist insects contained in the transparent jars, a hint of disgust flashing across her expression:
"So ugly."
The insects were driven out, but this matter was far from over.
