Chapter Eighty-Seven: Under the King's Court

  A sharp gust of wind howled past the ears like a knife edge, the rapid descent created a sensation of blood rushing backwards throughout the body, consciousness was constantly being pulled away.

  This is neither an illusion nor a mirage, but a stark and merciless reality.

  Midi was transported to a certain abyss in mid-air.

  Fortunately, the precipitous cliffs on both sides were steep but at least not far away. Middy instinctively unfolded the ghost shadow flash, constantly shifting sideways while falling, and finally touched the edge of this abyss.

  Although there was no foothold on the cliff at all, it didn't stop Midi. With a few casual strokes of his black sword, he carved out a small recess in the cliff, enough for a person to hide in. And at the same time, when Midi finally stopped falling, the gigantic fire flow star element had no choice but to roar and continue falling, like a real fire flow star.

  The meteor's glow plummeted downwards, leaving a trail of thick smoke and flames, but it gradually weakened until it disappeared into the darkness at the bottom of the abyss. And so, Middy didn't hear any sound of impact.

  He didn't know how deep this abyss was or whether it connected to the legendary demon realm, but he did understand why he had been transported here.

  Gelansun is the Elvish word for "Flowing Forest", it's said that after entering the royal court, without the permission of the Elf King tribe, there's no possibility of leaving, because every road and every tree in front of you will keep changing, sometimes teleporting intruders, sometimes changing the environment itself.

  Middy, who had once been around the Elf King's Court in a previous life, naturally knew that this was true and not just a rumor.

  At that time, most of the transmission arrays had lost their function, and a few that were activated only moved people back and forth within a range of several kilometers, which was not considered dangerous.

  However, at this time, Wang Ting's defense mechanism was still operating normally and obviously prioritized against the various high-level elements that descended with the heavenly fire. Although it is unknown how the dark elf summoned the Fire Flow Star element, apparently, Midee was a fish in the same pond who suffered the consequences and was transmitted together.

  As for the bottomless abyss under his feet, Mide had also gradually inferred one or two things.

  A vast magical power, combined with the unique life breath of the Elf Kingdom and the humid air brought by the cold wind in the canyon.

  There is no doubt that this is the Devil's Pulse just below the Fairy King's Court.

  Those high-level elements that fell down must have been swallowed up by the demonic pulse, re-transformed into basic magic power, and merged into the earth.

  Now Midei can be said to have crossed the various organs and prohibitions outside the royal court, directly entering the interior, only to reach the lowest level.

  And his only choice was to keep climbing up.

  There is no doubt that this will be a long process.

  In the depths of the abyss, it was pitch black, and neither sunlight nor moonlight nor starlight could shine through. However, this wasn't a problem for Middy. He released his extreme intent, forming a massive net that covered an area of dozens of meters around him, making sure there were no abnormalities and confirming that the Dark Elf wasn't nearby. Only then did he take a short rest in the depression.

  Confirmed that the equipment on hand was intact, ate a few pieces of bland but long-lasting biscuits, then wrapped a string of dark iron chain around his left forearm and carefully let the sharp hook at the end hang by his side. Midie finally stood up with a soft movement like a cat, put away the Black Sky Sword, and quickly drew out two daggers from his boots.

  Then he turned into a wisp of smoke and disappeared above the depression.

  Demon Slayer basic skill, Demon Shadow Step.

  Midi didn't use Guiying Flash, let alone Guiying Double Flash, those two moves consumed too much and were used for climbing, also taking into account the impact of weight. In comparison, Guiying Step required a fulcrum, but was a skill that could greatly increase speed while being used continuously.

  While using skills, from time to time with a dagger as a fulcrum, making slight stops, gradually, Midie grasped the key to climbing and caught the rhythm of rising.

  In the endless darkness, above the bottomless abyss, he was like a wisp of drifting ash, slowly rising. Except for the whimpering wind, there was nothing here, it was as if this was hell after death.

  Ordinary adventurers might have lost confidence in this environment, and even Mide himself couldn't be sure if this was a branch of the earth vein under the Elf King's court, but his emotions remained stable.

  Compared to the loneliness, desolation and despair of past lives, being at the edge of an abyss now is nothing, with no limbs missing, no injuries, what kind of challenge is this?

  Moreover, after the great fire of the previous generation of Senlin's forest, countless fields have been opened on the continent of Arad, each with its own unique and bizarre internal world. In comparison, this pure darkness is just child's play.

  He believes he will definitely get out and will definitely get out.

  Moreover, Midy at this moment was never alone in the first place.

  A small, pitch-black head poked out from the backpack on Mide's back.

  During the recent adventure, Midy hid Robin. Although Raven was a good hand at tactical reconnaissance, however, in the adventure, the appearance of a raven was equivalent to reminding others, plus Norton's binoculars were very effective, so Midy let Robin enter hibernation mode out of caution.

  But now, in this silent darkness, he needs the devil's power to guide him.

  "Boss, I'm blind." Robin's first words were full of despair.

  But this is normal, birds rely heavily on light for their vision, in such an environment, Robin was indeed no different from being blind.

  "It's just the lack of light, don't be afraid." Midei said softly, then patted the little raven's head, and a smile involuntarily appeared at the corner of his mouth.

  Every time he saw this crow, he couldn't help but think of Feena and Eris.

  Midi was also a flesh-and-blood person, and although he had been calm all the way, in such a desolate abyss, listening to the familiar hoarse cry of the crow, he still felt a little joy.

  "Wow, indeed, switching to elemental sight can see it, but what the hell is this place?" Robin also lowered his voice and whispered in Midie's ear. Although this little thing dreams of pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, but as soon as he sees that the place is not right, he will immediately choose the most conservative approach, not seeking fame, only seeking survival.

  "Look deeper into the mystic pulse. Never mind the rest, just look up and see if there's anything green in sight." Midy said.

  The colorless magical power naturally has no color, this abyss swallowed countless high-ranking elemental spirits born from the heavenly fire, if looking down, Middy is sure that the crow can see a piece of red, but now, he needs Robin to find, however, is green.

  That is the color of life.

  If this is indeed the spiritual vein beneath the Elf King's Court, and it is the core spiritual vein that gathers most of the branches of the Gran Forest, then there must be something in it.

  Yggdrasil's Branch of the Tree of Life

  A place where the demonic pulse converges, there must be a large array. In the center of the large array, only the Tree of Life can suppress it.

  Just like the capital of the Kingdom of Bellmard, Huttonmahr's Nibelungenlied Dragon Array, there is also a large array in the Elf King Court, and "Flowing Forest" is undoubtedly its masterpiece.

  If this place is indeed the center of the magical pulse, then with Alice's exceptional skill as a mage, she should be able to sense the radiant brilliance emanating from the branch of Yggdrasil, the Tree of Life.

  This is Midy's judgment.

  And soon, judgment became fact.

  Three days later, after climbing nearly ten kilometers upwards, a faint green glow finally appeared before Miti's eyes.

  This radiance comes from a massive root system as thick as a river, which grows directly out of the rocky cliff face. The surface is covered with this radiance, which flickers between light and dark, sometimes like the pale green of new leaves, sometimes like the dark green of withered branches, constantly changing.

  This is indeed the root system of the Tree of Life, but judging from the unstable glow, its current state doesn't seem to be too good.

  But for Midee, none of these mattered.

  He continued to climb up along the massive root system, with the surrounding light growing brighter and more mysterious, while the damage to the cliff face grew increasingly severe. Before long, Middy found a fissure in an underground water vein that had originally been sealed within the cliff, but had been breached by the life tree's roots, revealing a narrow opening just large enough for a person to pass through.

  The fine chain on Miti's hand swung over, followed by a ghostly flash, and with one pull, it immediately drilled in.

  This fractured watercourse is almost dry, yet the riverbed carved out over thousands of years still exists. The Midie flows upstream, advancing along the riverbed. The surrounding forks are increasingly numerous, and the sound of water gradually becomes more distinct, like a maze.

  But for Middy, who had a lot of adventure experience in his previous life, this was nothing.

  No traps, no mechanisms, no prohibitions, no illusions. This is just a gathering place of countless natural channels, and it's part of nature, with its own rules to follow. By identifying the direction and intensity of the wind, the flow of water, the distribution of mud and rocks, as well as the surging of magic, Midee has his own way of judging the exit.

  Sometimes he crawled forward, sometimes he used his sword to clear a path, and at other times, he simply dove into the water, holding his breath for several minutes, and then swam with the current. Finally, after rounding a bend in a stream, a beam of silver moonlight fell on Miti's eyes.

  And above the moonlit gaps, it is a starry night sky, it is the fairy king's court.

  The final destination of Midie's trip.