12 Chapter 12 : First physical appearance.
Christine rejoiced and stepped forward. "Humans have crowded outside our doors, but we are reluctant to open our doors to vicious humans," she said sadly. At the same time, the elves nodded, and could not sigh.
Noah did not understand their reactions, hostile to humans. "Why are you so reticent towards humans? Are they not living beings like us? Do they have to die? An elf who was hateful towards humans intervened.
"Humans are very vicious, dangerous...! They do not hesitate to betray their fellows, and to become pariahs in the eyes of other races, and others! " he shouted angrily. He had remembered that he had lost his daughter during the flight. A trauma...
Noah could only sigh. As a former human, he was also understanding of the reactions of the elves. They were not particularly hostile to humans, but knew their customs.
Humans could be the most generous, but also bloodthirsty beasts. The elf who had advanced, continued in his momentum. "We must let them die... A young elf intervened. "No! Not all humans are the same! »
Then a debate occurred, and various people took the opportunity to state their opinions, so by fighting with their words, people began to raise their weapons towards others. Before it got out of hand, he had intervened. "Silence."
The elves fell silent at the immense pressure that held them to the ground, and several people collapsed helplessly. Some stood still, sweating profusely, regretting their foolish deeds before their lords.
They waited tensely at their positions, and thought they were waiting for his decision. No matter what their lords decided, they had to follow him to the end, and not betray him. It was for this reason that humans were very frowned upon among elves.
Compared to elves who kept their promises until their deaths, humans were not confident, pure beings. A person who could not keep his promises, was not a good person.
By the time a generality appeared, the human race was already surrounded by a bad reputation, and could not help but accept it. Although some were understanding of individual humans, some were still clinging to prejudice, and could not accept reality.
After a short moment of silence, Noah ordered. "Open the doors." Christine stepped forward, and asked. "Without being offended, why should we open the doors?" The elves raised their ears, and listened.
The elves were very curious, followed by many people. Normally, Spirit Trees hated other races, other than elves. So why be lenient with others?
Noah replied simply. "How can we fight with humans who are crammed like cattle outside our doors?" he scolded, "That would be burdens to protect. Open the gates, and watch the humans during the battle. »
They nodded the door, and the gatekeepers began to open the village gates. Soon, the humans entered abruptly, and began to pour inside the village square, flooding the free space.
Fortunately, the elves had already prepared for this eventuality, and began to order an immediate gathering. "Humans, stay together! We have no objection to killing you! »
Humans who were frightened of the cries of magical beasts began to push others. The elves arrived, and stabbed the man's chest, killing him instantly.
The man cried out in pain. « ... Ha!!! »
An elf shouted. "If you don't listen to our orders, you will die! Everyone gathers in the village square, and everyone must remain together, waiting for our people to take care of the magical beasts, and for our lord to protect us! »
The humans were frightened of the warnings of the elves, and no longer caused any more scrambles. They fell silent, and accepted peacefully.
Noah then focused on the approaching magical beasts, and discovered an amazing fact. There were hundreds of magical beasts approaching him. Couldn't he experiment with the purifying bombs against the magical beasts in front of him?
He recently needed a training dummy for his experiments, and the arrival of the magical beasts was very timely for him, so he ordered the elves to stay away while he organized.
Quickly, the elves waited, and the beasts got even closer. Some have begun to shiver with anxiety. "Will the Lord be able to eliminate so many magical beasts?" The elves began to get scared.
In front of them were hundreds of magical beasts. They could recognize that it was less important than the group of monsters that attacked them last time, but they were still important numbers.
They began to hold their spears tightly, in anticipation of any attack. Noah ignored the elves behind him, and focused on the magical beasts that quickly approach the village.
'200 metres, 150 metres, 100 metres, 50 metres...'
From 50 meters, Noah to materialize [Purifying Bombs] x20. The moment the magical beasts reached the goal, he swinged them on the heads of the beasts, and an amazing explosion of light to illuminate the landscape in front of them.
A radiant light appeared, blinding the people watching, but burning the magical beasts who took the bombs full force. Soon, the magical beasts struggled under the bright fires, and began to die.
The elves jumped in astonishment, and the humans who witnessed this spectacle, were surprised. 'Who was the person who could kill so many magical beasts in such a short time?!' The humans were stunned, as much as the elves.
Noah continues to ignore, and materialize other bombs, before throwing them on the remains of magical beasts. [Purifying Bombs] x24. Then he continued, and began killing the last survivors with his attacks. [Vine Strikes] x10.
Christine was relieved, and caught a breath. "All is finished... After the lights went out, Noah gave the order to harvest, and the villagers began to be happy with the harvest.
No matter how much the meat was a bit charred, the magic beast meat couldn't be as weak in flavor as wild animal meat! Their lord had asked to recover only the mana stones, and had left us the carcasses.
At that time, hundreds of residents began to pray, and to thank him for his generosity.
The villagers gathered, and began to leave the village. At the same time, Noah was still present, and thinking deeply. White flames, and intense lights swept over the land.
Apart from the occasional destruction of some blades of grass, the damage was minimal, and the magical beasts were all slaughtered. The data he had been able to collect was sufficient.
He had developed a skill against magical beasts, and corruptibility, and was satisfied. On the other side, the humans were stunned by the scene that unfolded in front of them, and began to watch the elves come out of the village gate with gaiety.
An elderly man approached a young woman, and whispered. "Village chief... The young woman fell silent, and could not answer. He continued. "We came across a village with an Archmage!"
She nodded slowly, but was still puzzled. The person who had destroyed his magical beasts probably had a level close to an elven Archmage, or several human archmages.
Still, she felt a strange sensation sting her body. She whispered. "Maybe we should leave this village... The man was surprised, and wanted to deny it. "No! We cannot leave these lands! »
"We have more places to live, and no one would accept us in human villages! Take a look! He pointed to the grasses, and the forest, which was expecting many hundred yards. "We have trees, and vegetation around here!" She nodded, confirming his words.
Excited, he continued kneeling. "Chief of the village, we can try to reason with the Archmage of this village, and get a place! It is the perfect place to build a village, on the edge of the land. »
Whatever the arguments, she was still hesitant. Finally, an old elf approached them. She wore a white tunic, and wore revealing clothes. "Delighted, I am Christine, the godmother of this village," she said with an emotionless smile.
The village chief reached out and gave thanks. "I'm Mariana, the leader of the fugitive group," she said, astonishing the other humans. No matter how proud they were, they had to stoop if they wanted to live, so they fell silent.
Christine nodded, satisfied. "Can you explain why you were chased by magical beasts?" She did not beat around the bush, and to confess. "We were a human village, then after a few invasions our wall deteriorated until it collapsed, and we had to flee after losing contact with the nearest town."
Christine took on a painful, sad expression. Mariana always continued to tell her story. "As we were fleeing for our lives, we saw a village, and we headed towards it."
She nodded. "So this village was this one?" Mariana nodded. "Have you thought about the consequence of directing magical beasts in our direction? What would have happened if the beasts had invaded the village? »
Christine was expressionless, and calmly looking at the humans in front of her. Marianne was ashamed, and then the old man stepped forward. "It's not the fault of our village chief! It was all my fault! Please kill me! He said sadly, kneeling.
"Grandpa!" cried Marianne.
Christine was a little shaken. "Please get up." The man continued. "No! I am the only one at fault! She began to get angry.
Before it got out of hand, a sudden voice appeared. "Are you the humans who invaded my territory?" Marianne, and the old man were confused. "Who is it?"
While the humans were surprised, the elves knelt down. "We pay our respects to the Lord of the Land! The Spirit Tree! »
Marianne was shocked! "Spirit tree?"
The other humans followed. "Spirit tree!"
A few seconds later, a small silhouette made of tree wood began to emerge from the ground, and surprised everyone. "Lord!" the elves shouted. "M-Magic Beasts!" the shocked humans shouted.
The status in front of them was Noah's avatar, essentially lower-level that he had been able to unlock previously. He gesticulate rudely with his limbs, before turning to the humans in front of him.
« ... Then... What are we going to do with you?" He smiled mysteriously.
