Chapter 430: Ancient Teachings of the Elf Tribe
Chapter 430: Ancient Teachings of the Elf Tribe
"Cough cough cough-"
Lariel, who was knocked unconscious by the poisonous fog, finally woke up. It was already dark. He tried to open his eyes wide and found that the shapes and colors of the rocks in front of him kept changing. They kept brushing past his eyes like raindrops, and he felt even more dizzy after just a few glances.
"Where are we going now..." The poor elf muttered incoherently.
"Go to Blackstone, kid. Don't be afraid, you are safe, we will send you home soon." A hearty voice came from above him, which made Lariel shudder and wake up completely.
He struggled to move, but found that he was tied to a man's back with a few ropes and was being carried at high speed on the rock wall. While struggling, he suddenly realized that these were not Lilith and the others, but those lizardmen!
"Ah? Ah?! Wait, wait!" Lariel struggled regardless - what a joke, go back?! Do they know how hard they worked to get out!
"Don't move, kid. You will die if you fall down!" The lizardman carrying him was particularly strong, and his huge tail was simply wrapped around Lariel's slender waist, giving the elf goose bumps.
"Where are my companions? What did you do to them?" Lariel had a hunch that those humans would not abandon him, they were his good friends!
At this time, they just crossed a crack. The Lizardmen had amazing ability to move on rocks. They took Lariel and jumped over the bottomless black crack that smelled of sulfur. After hearing Lariel's words, the Lizardman Shaman leading the way stopped first.
"Companions... By the way, there are two elves lost this time." Lariel's words reminded him. The lizardman showed a trace of annoyance on his face, and he looked at Lariel as if he was in a dilemma.
"Tsk, what should we do? Should we send this back first?" Another lizardman stepped forward.
"If they run away, it may be difficult for us to find those humans again." A voice raised an objection, as if wanting to turn back.
"What do you mean I'm lost? I'm not lost! I came here by myself. Where are my companions?!" Lariel was still struggling.
Now all the lizardmen turned their heads and stared at him with emotionless eyes, glowing a faint green light in the dark night—
"The companions you're talking about... aren't they those humans just now?" The lizardman shaman who had lost his tail spoke in a grim tone.
"I--"
Just as Lyriel was about to open his mouth, the shaman came straight over. Without his tail, he walked unsteadily, as if he couldn't keep his balance. It was very funny, but no one around wanted to laugh. Everyone looked at the shaman seriously as he walked over and lifted up Lyriel's face to look at it left and right.
"They welded a slave contract on you?!" The lizardman's eyes were filled with anger. After turning the elf's face to look left and right without any result, he started to strip off his clothes and continued to check.
"What?" Lariel's hairs were about to explode, and his voice was full of collapse, "Wait, Mr. Lizardman, wait! No! There is no contract!"
Why can't I communicate with these lizardmen? !
"I want to go back! I can't leave them behind! They are really my companions!" Lariel broke free from the Lizardman who was carrying him, trying to avoid the "all-round inspection" of the Lizardman Shaman.
"They have kidnapped you, child! Do you understand your situation? Your compatriots are looking for you everywhere!"
The dark green lizardman who had just carried him turned around and grabbed Lariel's arm and shook it, trying to shake the water out of this guy's head - underage kids are trouble!
"No way..." Lariel was finally convinced that the news of his escape had been spread throughout the Elf Forest, and even the elves' allies had joined in the search for him.
And Lilith and the others seemed to be regarded as human traffickers who abducted them - how could this be possible! Humans are obviously very friendly!
Lariel wanted to defend his friends, but the team in front of him were all orcs. He had learned clearly from history books about the war between orcs and humans that lasted for many years, as well as the subsequent split. If he defended Lilith and others, it would hurt the feelings of these allies too much...
Lariel looked conflicted, but still insisted, "I, I have to go back..."
"Tsk, kids this age are troublesome!" His words were regarded as the rebellious behavior of a teenager. The lizardmen all looked helpless. The lizardman holding his arm leaned over again and wanted to carry him on his back. "Let's go, let's get out of the Gaia Empire first, it's not safe here--"
"I must go back!" But the elf boy suddenly shook off his hand and took a few steps back, his voice becoming more and more excited.
"Why?" The shaman gave him a chance to speak.
"Because..." Lariel's heart was pounding with anxiety. If he was taken back by them, he might never have the chance to step out of the Elf Forest again in his life. The boy's mind was spinning rapidly, and finally he struggled to shout, "I have a companion! Don't you know that?"
These words really made the lizardmen concerned, and the dark green lizardman stopped approaching.
"You should have heard of this, right? We elves have an old saying - as many people came as we should go back together!"
Lariel became more and more confident as he spoke, "So I can't leave alone! I came out with him, and we must go back together. He is younger than me, and I have responsibilities!"
"If you understand the meaning of responsibility, you should not take him around. Where is the other child?" asked the Lizardman Shaman in a deep voice.
"Also in the Gaia Empire..." Lariel gave the most difficult answer in a hesitant voice. The lizardmen exchanged glances with each other upon hearing this, and the atmosphere was very heavy.
"I'll take him with me when I go back...after a while." Lariel said guiltily, but no one took the child's promise seriously.
"Maybe we should ask those red bearded guys for help? I heard that they are now in contact with Gloria." Someone put forward his own idea.
"That magician city? Oh, who knows if they have become the pawns of Gaia Empire now." The lizardman shaman thought about it and subconsciously wanted to touch his tail, but he touched nothing. He couldn't help but get even more annoyed and made a decision immediately -
"Whatever happens, take him to the dwarf's territory first, and then we can - Hey! Imp!"
But they heard the shaman suddenly shout loudly, and the lizardmen who were in the meeting looked back and saw that Lariel had taken advantage of the moment when they let down their guard and crossed the extremely wide crack and ran back the way he came!
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