Game of the World Tree

The pitiful little bit of experience points was included, but it was completely unable to attract Ye Ye's attention.

He looked at the blood still dripping from the tip of the sword, and his whole body was shaking uncontrollably.

Killing demons and hunting monsters is completely different from killing people.

Even though Ye Ye was already mentally prepared when he participated in this war mission, when he killed an old woman who rushed up with his own hands, there was still a little shake in his heart...

Even if it's a soldier.

This is an old man.

An old man who is old enough to be his grandmother!

Even if he knew that this place was in the game, the five senses that he was completely immersed in and years of education had still greatly stimulated and shocked this fifteen or six-year-old boy in reality...

"Big Brother Wind..."

"They... they don't seem... not soldiers..."

The boy's voice trembled.

"I know……"

On the side, there was a low voice that faced the wind.

The bold warrior player looked at the clothes that he had just dropped after killing the enemy. The excited expression had long since disappeared, but turned into a solemn expression.

Although he is not as overwhelmed as Ye Ye, but at this moment, he is also in a heavy heart.

"Elf Kingdom" has been operating in reality for more than a year, and it has lasted for nearly five years in the game.

In these countless days and nights, players have long regarded this place not only as a leisure and entertainment game, but also no longer regard those vivid and interesting NPCs as a group of simple data.

Especially old players.

They will have a bond with NPCs, they will also become close friends with NPCs, and they will even love each other with NPCs...

If it weren't for the game's lack of a love system, otherwise... I'm afraid there are many players who become partners with NPCs.

It may seem ridiculous to ordinary people, and it may seem ridiculous to those in reality.

But only players who are immersed in the game understand that "Elf Kingdom"... For them, it is no longer an ordinary game.

Here is their other home.

An irreplaceable spiritual harbor.

Unconsciously, no old players will treat game characters in the same way as NPCs in other games.

Every game character here has its own story, and everyone is a living existence.

Even if...the other party is the enemy.

The old half-orc priest who fought alone to the last moment for the tribe, the lion-heart king Imsh who shed the last drop of blood for the race, and the half-elf Oros who fell into darkness for the goddess...

They all left a deep impression on the players.

So similar, there are too many in the game, and there are countless stories behind every NPC, some are touching, some are sighing.

That's why, when realizing the true identities of the soldiers who attacked the city, even an adult like Gale Bar can't help but feel heavy...

There's a reason for everything that happens in Nation of the Elf.

Not only a cause, but also a corresponding cause and effect.

These people who are besieging the city are by no means created out of thin air like other games, but are themselves part of the entire game ecology...

They must also have their own families and their own lives in the game.

Their life and death will inevitably have a corresponding impact.

That's why it's hard not to think of the story behind it when facing the wind.

It doesn't matter if they are soldiers. The moment they become soldiers, they should be ready to die in battle.

However, these people are clearly not.

"They should be villagers in the nearby villages and towns... and they are all old, weak, sick and disabled..."

Looking at the clothes and appearance of the siege soldiers, the elf warrior sighed slightly.

"The villagers...why are the villagers who attacked the city? Are they all believers who were bewitched by the evil god? Or are they controlled by their minds?!"

Ye Ye asked back.

Knowing the identities of these people, he felt that it would be difficult for him to raise the long sword to each other.

The boy quickly put away his weapon and activated his skill [Eye of Faith].

The Eye of Faith was activated, and Ye Ye saw the light of faith of the commoners in his vision, but it was not the red of the pagans, but almost all of the white of the unbelievers...

The only ones with red light, and those with high-spirited meaning in red, belong to the faith of the righteous gods, not the dark cultists.

"Not a heretic god believer..."

The boy muttered.

He didn't pause, and continued to release the divine art of life to purify the soul to the "soldiers" who were still climbing towards the city wall... It was something he learned specially after he became a priest.

However, after the light of purification passed, the siege civilians remained unresponsive.

They are still frantically, with despair and fear, paradoxically rushing towards the players, and dying worthless in a rather tragic, rather comical, and rather pitiful way...

They are not extraordinary, and they can't even touch the corners of the players' clothes.

"I'm not a believer of the Heretic God, and I haven't been controlled by my mind, so why should I die?"

Ye Ye said blankly.

"Don't be in a daze, keep fighting! I'm afraid this is exactly what the imperial army did to shake us!"

Facing the wind, I reminded him.

Although his face was equally gloomy, he did not stop fighting.

Looking at the civilians who fell under the swords of the elf warriors one by one, Ye Ye's eyes flashed a strange and puzzled look:

"Big Brother Hurricane, isn't our mission to save the civilians in the territory and promote the goddess' belief? Why..."

"Because it's war."

Facing the wind, let's sigh silently.

"In war, there is no good or evil. Since they chose to fight, they are our enemies."

"Not to mention, this is still a game."

he said.

It's just, it's more like talking to himself.

Taking a deep breath, the elf warrior looked at Ye Ye:

"If you don't feel comfortable with it, you can step back and do logistics. The war in "Elf Kingdom" is indeed a bit hard-core, but... war is so cruel."

"I know you feel uncomfortable, but don't worry... This is only temporary. After you quit the game, you will feel much better."

Ye Ye opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

But before him, the silent girl Nana spoke first:

"I can't do it, so I'm going to rest first."

After she finished speaking, she turned and walked under the city wall.

Ye Ye was stunned for a moment, and quickly chased after him. After only a few steps, he was caught by the voices of several militiamen.

"Grandpa Hans, Grandpa Hans, calm down! Calm down! I'm Finn!"

A human youth who looked to be in his twenties hugged an old man with gray hair and looked anxious, while the old man's eyes were red and he kept struggling...

Ye Ye knew this young man named Fein.

It is said that he was originally a villager in a nearby town. After the death of his parents, he chose to come to Augs City to make a living. Then he encountered war and was recruited as a soldier by the Red Maple Kingdom.

However, after the player captured the city, he soon converted to the goddess's belief under the propaganda of the players, became a devout believer, and took the initiative to become a militia to help the players defend the city...

Ye Ye also received his help once. When he and Nina visited Augs City, they couldn't find the blacksmith shop. At that time, the other party helped lead the way, and their attitude was quite enthusiastic.

"Kill me! Let me die! Let me die! Kill me! Let me die!"

The old man in the young man's arms continued to struggle, his voice was hoarse, and there was despair in his expression.

Obviously, this is a "soldier" who has just climbed the wall.

"Why? What are you doing? Calm down! You still have Sabina and Marcus!"

Young Fein persuaded.

Hearing his words, the old man immediately burst into tears:

"Dead! Sabina has been killed by them! If I don't die...Marcus will be killed by them..."

"Ugh...kill me! Little Finn, please let me die! Let me die! So little Marcus can live!"

Looking at the crying old man and the flustered young man, Ye Ye's eyes widened and he was at a loss.

At this moment, a player in a divine costume suddenly appeared behind the old man.

He stretched out his hand and pointed at the old man lightly, chanting a spell in his mouth, causing the old man to fall asleep.

It's All-Star Achan.

"Brother Chan!"

Ye Ye shouted subconsciously.

All-star Ah Can glanced at him, nodded at him, and continued to turn his attention to the old man.

He lifted the old man's sleeve, glanced at the old man's wrist, and frowned slightly.

"Lord Elf, what happened to Grandpa Hans? He's not like this...he wasn't like this before! What's the matter with what he said about death?!"

Young Fein asked anxiously.

All-star Ah Can looks serious:

"It's a blood pact..."

"Blood contract?!"

"That's right, he was forcibly signed a blood contract to attack the city and die... and it was a two-way blood contract. If he didn't die, the people on the other side of the blood contract would die..."

All-star Ah Can said solemnly.

After speaking, his expression gradually became heavy:

"These people are forced to be cannon fodder for the siege."

"This...how is this possible!?"

The young militiamen turned pale.

Then, clenched his fists:

"These evil...damn nobles!"

He gritted his teeth.

Ye Ye was also stunned, and then couldn't help but ask:

"Brother Can, then... can this blood contract be undone?"

"It's hard..."

All-star Ah Chan shook his head.

"The blood contract will disappear from the moment it is signed, only after the contract is fulfilled or the contract is broken."

he sighed.

But after hearing the words of All-Star Ah Can, the young militiamen were refreshed:

"But...you say it's not difficult, that is to say there is a way?!"

"There is, but there is."

All-star Ah Chan nodded.

He took a deep breath and said:

"There is only one person in the forest of elves who can invalidate the blood pact, and that is the goddess of life, His Majesty Eve."

"We used to play in the forest of elves... Elves have encountered a similar situation. It is said that in the end, it was the goddess who gave the purification power to help unravel the blood pact."

"So...you can only pray to the goddess in order to get a response from the goddess."

...

Outside Augus City, the Red Maple Kingdom Army's garrison.

Otto stood on the hillside, sometimes looking at the "army" that was constantly surging towards Augs City, and sometimes reaching out and staring at a dark gray badge to check it repeatedly.

The badge was given to him by Anos. It is an artifact that can sense and gather the life force and soul within a radius of 20 kilometers, and sacrifice it directly to the master of the artifact, the god of dusk and sunset. anos.

However, looking at the badge, Otto's brows gradually wrinkled, and there was a hint of confusion and confusion in his eyes.

After pondering for a moment, he looked at the tall and thin aristocrat behind him, Viscount Wells, the current head of the Wells family:

"Carl, how many people are there?"

Carl's face was pale, and he looked at Otto with fear and awe. He couldn't help shivering and stammered:

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, almost... almost... there are twenty thousand..."

Otto frowned slightly:

"Are there no more people?"

"No... no... time is running out... plus... plus the captives we captured, and the villagers in the nearby villages, that's all people over 40 years old... the nearby villages and towns, There's not a single person to see."

Carl hesitated and said.

After speaking, he hesitated again, and asked cautiously:

"That... Your Majesty... Your Majesty... We are... Are we a little too... Too..."

Otto gave him a cold look:

"Too much?"

Carl opened his mouth and finally swallowed:

"No... nothing..."

Otto withdrew his gaze and turned his gaze to the city again, and when he saw the lack of progress in the battle, and the far less life force displayed on the badge, his brows furrowed even deeper.

After pondering for a moment, he suddenly said:

"Send the young villagers up too, and tell them that if they don't die, their elders will die, and their children will be sacrificed."

Carl was stunned.

He hesitated for a moment, then stammered:

"But... but Your Majesty, haven't their elders already sent it up?"

Otto didn't answer him again, but glanced at him coldly, making Carl's heart skip a beat.

On the contrary, the high priest accompanying him quickly said to him:

"Lord Viscount, those young villagers don't know that their elders have gone to die, so...if you tell them, they will do their best."

Carl opened his mouth, but in the end he couldn't say anything. Instead, he nodded terribly and stepped back.

And after a while, there was another commotion in front of the army formation, and a large number of new civilians were pushed out...

This time, their average age is much younger.

Riots loomed among civilians, but were quickly put down by soldiers.

Under the pressure of the heavily armed guards, the civilians took up their swords and rushed in the direction of Augs City again...

The battle begins again.

However, looking at the battle above and below the distant city wall, and the badge in his hand flashing a dim light, the red maple king Otto frowned more and more deeply.

"Strange... Soul power is okay, why does life power grow so slowly?"

"Could it be that you can only sacrifice with the life of an extraordinary person?"

He murmured somewhat suspiciously.

And just when Otto was wondering, suddenly, a violent energy fluctuation came from the direction of Augus City...