Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree-Chapter 1144 - 761: Beginning to Slumber

Minder Plane, New Rivendell.

Chaos engulfed the headquarters of the Mother Goddess Church.

Priests stared in terror at the Mother Goddess symbol on the altar, now filled with cracks, eyes laden with bewilderment.

Occasionally, bodies were carried out of the temple, and on closer inspection, the deceased were revealed to be High Priests and High-level Knights of the Church.

The temple was filled with cries of grief, hearts were filled with panic, as if an inconceivable disaster had struck.

Outside the temple, in the direction of the "World Tree," countless devout believers were already kneeling...

Kurel leaned against the temple’s stone pillar, watching the "World Tree" withering in the distance, his lips already pale.

His gaze was somewhat blank; he still hadn’t understood why the "World Tree" that had suddenly burst into growth now rapidly withered away...

Not only that, but many senior High Priests and High Order Trial Knights of the Church suddenly died without warning.

Even for those who hadn’t died, it seemed as though their souls were struck by some force, causing them to fall into sleep.

In an instant, the only remaining conscious senior clergy member of the Church was Kurel, a newly inducted High Priest.

Even more terrifying was that the symbol representing the Mother Goddess Crown within the temple cracked all over...

Kurel knew all too well what these signs implied.

Thinking of a certain possibility, Kurel’s face grew even paler, his entire body trembling uncontrollably.

At that moment, he felt a hollowness in his heart, as if something was lost.

However, just as despair filled his face, the once withered "World Tree" began to flourish with life again!

Green brilliance radiated from the distant giant tree, and Kurel’s eyes widened.

Mysteriously, he felt that the hollow place in his chest was filled with a purer, scorching energy...

Vaguely, Kurel sensed that something in his soul had been broken, making his thoughts sharper and clearer.

At this moment, some lost memories gently surfaced in his mind...

It was the memory of his recent promotion to High Priest.

At that time, it was the Grand Priest who personally met him and bestowed upon him the blessing Divine Arts of the Mother Goddess.

Yet, what was supposed to be "blessing" Divine Arts, upon recovering the memory, Kurel was shocked to find that it seemed to be a form of mind-controlling Divine Arts.

However, this part of the memory was forgotten following the "blessing".

Now that the memory had returned, his face became even paler, and he fell to the ground.

Cold sweat broke out all over Kurel’s body at that moment.

He... he had actually been controlled mentally once!

"Mother... Mother Goddess above..."

"What exactly happened?"

Kurel murmured blankly.

The "World Tree" burst into life again.

The kneeling believers raised their heads, looking in astonishment towards the distant "World Tree."

And their astonishment quickly transformed into ecstatic joy upon feeling that familiar force again.

"Mother Goddess... The Mother Goddess’s power has been restored!"

"Praise the Mother Goddess! The Mother Goddess has not abandoned us!"

They cried out in excitement.

Watching the devoutly praying believers, feeling the newly manifested radiance of faith within his heart, Kurel’s face did not show happiness.

On the contrary, confusion deepened within him.

As a perceptive High Priest, he clearly sensed that there seemed to be some change in the radiance of faith...

Gradually, other unconscious senior clergy also began to slowly wake.

They soon displayed expressions of confusion similar to Kurel:

"I... I seemed to have been controlled mentally before."

"Mother Goddess above... What just happened?!"

"It was the Grand Priest! The Grand Priest actually controlled our minds!"

"Where is the Grand Priest?"

"Already dead..." 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

The Church did not settle down because of the revival of the "World Tree" and the awakening of surviving senior clergy; instead, chaos seemed to intensify.

Panic and confusion began to spread among believers and quickly expanded to more people...

Until, a strong aura appeared above the temple.

Accompanied by silver light, a female elf with black hair and black eyes slowly appeared.

Seeing her appearance, some older elves, including the Church high-ranking members like Kurel, widened their eyes:

"Eris... Lady Eris! It’s Lady Eris!"

"Lady Eris is still alive?"

Eris’s gaze swept over the Church, Divine Power surged around her.

Holy brilliance spread out, a gentle force brushing the hearts of every believer, dispelling their panic.

Then, her cold yet majestic voice sounded above the temple:

"Silence..."

"Surviving High Priests, quickly come to the Central Temple to meet me..."

...

Outside the city, within a certain secret manor.

Blasphemers watched the withering of the Tree of Life, equally agitated:

"It’s withered! The evil tree has withered!"

"It must be Lord Kai Leici and the Divine Favored’s success!"

But soon, when the Tree of Life began to bloom with life again, their cheers gradually subsided...

The Blasphemers looked at the seemingly more lush Tree of Life, bewildered.

"Not defeated... It has not been defeated..."

"Could it be... Lord Kai Leici and the Divine Favored have failed?"

Feelings of disappointment spread through the organization until the Old Elf, Cole, looked with doubt towards the direction of the Tree of Life: