As a villain, I really don't want to be pursued by the heroine.

"Pooh"!

A mouthful of blood foam fell on Valoran's face.

Janetia sneered and said, "Even if you kill me, you can't even touch Nia."

Janetia was extremely upset that she had underestimated Valoran's strength and hadn't anticipated the power of the evil god. However, she was also glad for the other choice.

With the dragon-slaying knight as Nia's guard, there is no need to worry about her daughter's safety for the time being.

"Stupid, who are you counting on? The Rangers have been held back by my men. Even if they break in, they will not be my match." Valoran stated the facts arrogantly.

"I am already the most powerful transcendent in the Emerald Council. With the blessing of the evil god's power, I can easily destroy the council, even if I want to deal with the Forest Spirit and escape unscathed!"

"Speak," Valoran said, grabbing a vine.

The other end of the vine extended outside the conference hall, transforming into one rotten morning glory after another, transmitting Valoran's orders into the air.

"The Chief is in my hands right now."

"If you want her to live, bring Nia Jasmine here!"

"You only have ten minutes!"

"Nia, don't come over here...!"

Even though she tried her best to shout, the rotten vines blocked her mouth, and Janetia's eyes were filled with despair.

Valoran is already a veteran Sequence 5, and with the blessing of the power of the evil god, even with the help of the Rangers, Nia is definitely not a match.

unless--

Hanging Gentia above the banquet hall, Valoran leisurely sat down in his original chief seat.

"Given your silly girl's temperament, you will definitely come and die. For the sake of our fellow tribesmen, I will then sacrifice you both, mother and daughter, to the great Mother Goddess."

same moment.

Valoran's cries and Gentia's painful groans spread throughout the area around the Sacred Tree.

Nia's expression immediately changed and she headed for the conference room.

But the rangers came forward and blocked her way.

"Get out of the way." Nia said with a serious face.

"Ms. Nia, that's a trap!"

"Lady Jantia has ordered us to protect your safety at all costs!"

"Leave it to us, Chief. Please seek refuge first!"

None of the Rangers were willing to back down.

Only then did Nia feel bitter and began to envy Charlotte and Alice's prestige in their respective forces.

Only I am still the bird in the cage protected by people, so I can't even do such a simple thing as forcing my subordinates to obey orders.

"So, you want me to let my mother die without helping her?"

No one answered. But the unyielding attitude was enough of an answer.

Just as Nia clenched her fist unwillingly, a warm hand fell on her shoulder, followed by the boy's usual calm words.

"Let her be."

The Rangers looked at each other, looking a little embarrassed.

If for no other reason than the punch that Roderick had just delivered that was as powerful as a heavy artillery piece.

They could forcibly stop Nia, but they could never stop this adventurer with unfathomable strength.

The Ranger leader said solemnly, "Lord Roderick, you should understand that Miss Nia is a Forest Elf and cannot afford to make any mistakes."

"Do you think I'll let anything go wrong?"

"this......"

"Make no mistake, I'm not going to play Valoran's multiple-choice game. I'm going to save people, not to die. We have to save both Nia and the Chief."

These words brightened the gloomy faces of the rangers, as if illuminated by fire.

Who would want to obey the cultists' wishes and abandon their leader? Letting Nia take refuge first was nothing more than a poor choice made by someone who was incompetent.

But the adventurer in front of him has the confidence to reject Valoran!

The Ranger leader softened his tone. "What do you need us to do?"

"Just stay outside and provide support."

Rubbing the elf girl's head, Roy smiled softly, "This girl is at least Sequence 5. Having her as a helper is enough."

"What do you mean by this girl?"

The Rangers consciously made way.

"Are you nervous?" Roy asked casually before leaving.

Following Roy's powerful footsteps and looking at that reliable figure, the elf girl was a little squeamish until the other party asked her, then she reacted: "I'm okay."

"As expected of you, you're not even afraid to face the evil cult leader who wants to kill you. You're really brave."

Just as Roy jokingly said, although she was going to confront the cultists who were deliberately trying to kill her, Nia was surprised to find that she did not feel too uneasy.

It seems that as long as he is by my side, even the abyss is as easy as walking on flat ground, and just a small adventure.

"Hehe, you are here." The girl smiled lightly, as beautiful as a flower.

------

The council hall had become a paradise for decaying plants. Roy stepped inside, but his face remained calm.

He was already very familiar with the trick of [Death of All Things]. Whether it was miasma or humus, it was nothing to him now.

Sensing the young man's arrival, Valoran slowly raised his head, a little surprised.

An ordinary person would instantly dissolve if they stepped into miasma of this concentration.

Even low-level transcendents cannot resist for long and will suffocate to death before their bodies dissolve.

However, the adventurer before him completely ignored the miasma, not even his breathing was disordered at all.

Apart from the [Forest Elves], only high-level transcendents can ignore this erosion with their overwhelming transcendent power.

Of course, no matter how strong an adventurer is, he would not be able to reach that level. I think the other party must have some special bloodline to protect him.

"Rodrick... The guild has no information about you at all, and the information we've gotten is all fabricated. Now, you can even ignore the grace of the Mother Goddess's aura. You're truly no ordinary adventurer."

"You're not a proper elf elder either." Looking around at the vines wriggling like maggots, Roy sneered bluntly, "After all, no elf descendant would be as disgusting as you."

"nausea?"

Valoran sneered, his laugh as hoarse as dry sand grinding on iron.

"You are weak and frail. The one before you is the most orthodox and noble elf! And the descendants of today are the traitors who have abandoned our ancestors!"

"Haha, for the sake of our fellow tribesmen, I had no intention of taking action. But since you've bewitched Gentia into breaking up, I don't mind letting the bloodline of the Forest Elves return to the Mother Goddess ahead of time!"

"So…where is she?"

Looking at the young man's lonely figure, Valoran asked coldly.

Chapter 31: An ordinary person?

While Valoran was questioning, Janetia secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She cared more about Nia's safety than her own. As a mother, she completely understood and even hoped that Roy would make the decision to prioritize protecting Nia.

Even if the price is her life.

"It seems that you don't care much about the Chief's life." Valoran controlled the vines and increased the force.

The vines gradually tightened, and Janetia's face turned blue due to lack of oxygen. Her life was fading and her eyes were dimming, but she was prepared and did not feel fear.

I just feel regretful that I can't witness my daughter's future.

"Wait, don't get me wrong, I'm honest."

At this time Roy suddenly spoke.

Valoran stopped the vine movement and looked at it with interest: "What do you mean?"

The black-haired boy said calmly: "Since you want to see Nia, of course I will satisfy you."

"She's already here."

Wind blows.

As a Sequence 5, Valoran instantly caught the abnormality of the airflow, just like a drop of ink mixed into a pool of clear spring water, staining it with discordant colors.

But just as the elf girl appeared beside Janetia and Valoran was distracted, the dark gold edge covered the sky and the sun.

[Forge the sword with blood and qi]!

Hundreds of dragon tooth blades fell like raindrops, and the sharp edges that could cut through iron and mud instantly cut through the wriggling vines and pierced through Valoran's deformed body.

The rain of swords, more ferocious than the rangers' volley of arrows, almost cut Valoran into a stick and pierced his body like a hedgehog, nailing him to the spot.

At the same time, Nia swung a wind blade to cut off the vines hanging Janetia, and then ran away.

"I knew it! Don't even think about succeeding!"

Valoran laughed sinisterly, and without raising his hands, with just a thought, he summoned a large number of vines from the ground again.

He had never expected Nia Jasmine to submit docilely. A Sequence 5 Forest Elf could easily infiltrate the area with the power of Wind Hermit.

One person attracts attention while the other seizes the opportunity to rescue others. This is the most common tactic in this kind of confrontation. He was waiting for the moment when Nia would appear and come to him obediently!

While holding the weak Janetia, Nia held the sword in one hand and slashed with her backhand, cutting off the vines that were several times larger than her, and moving nimbly between the gaps in the vines.

But she could cut off three or five, but she couldn't face the overwhelming encirclement of thirty or fifty!

The vines that had been planted underground by Valoran suddenly emerged, like a giant spider web, blocking the entire banquet hall from all directions and shrinking towards where Nia was.

Janetia closed her eyes in despair, but Nia cried out at this moment: "Help, help, help!"

Whether it was Valoran who was sneering smugly, or Gentia who was despairing about this, they couldn't help but be stunned.

It was simply because some kind of overwhelming pressure from ancient times swept over, awakening the most instinctive awe of all living things.

"Don't go too far, Lao Deng. I said I wanted you to see Nia, but I never said I would hand her over to you."

The young man's single eye flashed with dark golden lightning as he glanced towards Valoran.

The next moment, a torrent of dark gold surged forth, like an invisible dragon raging down. The blanketing vines seemed as fragile as spiderwebs, easily shredded and torn apart. The entire [Divine Tree] trembled at the terrifying force, and the barrier-covered walls, unable to withstand the astonishing force, were ripped to shreds on the spot.

And these are just incidental.

Valoran, who was truly bearing this force, was unsurprisingly blasted out of the banquet hall like a mouse swatted by a wild cat, and flew far away.

Wait for the smoke to clear.

Janetia raised her head in shock, unable to speak.

Beyond the transcendent, a mythical creature. Although she already knew what this meant, experiencing this power so closely made her realize how apt the metaphor of one man being an army was.

And she finally felt firsthand that the black-haired boy had grown to the point where even she had to look up to him in just two years.

Only Nia could lie on the damaged wall and cheer heartlessly: "As expected of my boyfriend! Come on, beat up that old Deng!"

[Under the sacred tree].

With the blessing of the evil god's power, Valoran reorganized its body, and deformed vines and thick miasma grew out of the surging ground, like a corrupt knight embracing a king.

The ominous power frightened the Rangers and made them dare not approach easily.

However, the black-haired boy jumped down from the Sacred Tree lightly and walked towards Valoran slowly.

He even had the leisure to comment, "A Sequence 5, coupled with a Level Fallen, would be high priest level in any cult. No wonder Jantia fell at your hands."

"Hmph, I admit that I underestimated you. I didn't expect you to be so secretive..."

Valoran couldn't understand why his opponent, who clearly possessed strength beyond that of an ordinary Sequence 5, acted so low-key.

What made him even more incomprehensible was that such a strong man, especially an adventurer who valued strength above all else, should have found it difficult to hide his identity, but he couldn't find out the other party's background at all!

and......