I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means

Lis looked around and shook his head:

"We need to move it; the exit of the space portal can't be above the training ground."

"But why is there no one here today?"

Lis found it strange as he observed the completely empty training ground.

The elves recruited by [Nature's Wrath] were all young, and motivated by Lis's World Tree Emblem and other special rewards, they trained their abilities diligently.

The skills of these young elves improved rapidly; otherwise, relying on [Gale Sword Saint] Igley Alce alone could not support all of [Nature's Wrath].

Lis slightly sensed the surroundings and felt a familiar presence.

He casually adjusted the space portal a little and then disappeared, heading towards the sensed location.

...

High tower of the base,

Cecil sat at the desk, with many documents spread out in front of her.

The young girl held a quill pen, her brows slightly furrowed as she handled the administrative duties of [Nature's Wrath] before her.

Although the structure of [Nature's Wrath] was simple, there were still many affairs to manage.

Previously, Daphne helped Cecil with some of the load, but recently, Daphne had to return to the Elf Land Tirion for personal matters.

In the past few days, [Nature's Wrath] had also encountered a troublesome incident, which even her father Igley went to handle, so Cecil took it upon herself to manage everything without disturbing others.

Click~

As Cecil was fully immersed in the matters before her, she suddenly heard the sound of the door being opened.

At this moment, who could it be?

Cecil raised her head unexpectedly and then saw Lis entering the room, smiling at her.

"Lis?"

Cecil stood up in surprise and quickly walked around the desk to him.

"Why have you returned so suddenly?"

"I came back for some matters."

Lis glanced at the pile of sheepskin scrolls on the table and said helplessly:

"Why are you the only one busy, where is everyone else?"

"It's okay, we've encountered a rather tricky situation lately, and my father took many people to deal with it."

Cecil's gaze lingered on Lis, unwilling to look away, and she spoke softly:

"Father led the team himself and took so many others?"

Lis was surprised upon hearing this.

"What troublesome thing is it?"

With Igley taking more than half of [Nature's Wrath]'s manpower, no wonder there were few people left at the base.

"It's not really dangerous."

Cecil shook her head and explained to Lis:

"Recently, at the outskirts of the Elf Forest, in an elf village, traces of an Abyss Demon have been found."

"We've been tracking that Abyss Demon's trail and later discovered it disappeared within an elf village. Father suspects that Abyss Demon is still lurking in that village."

"The elf village is large, one of the largest around Jade City, which makes finding that Abyss Demon challenging, so Father took many people."

"An Abyss Demon, huh~"

Lis nodded, noting that hunting Abyss Demons had always been part of [Nature's Wrath]'s mission, which included penetrating deep into the Human Kingdom to seek traces of Abyss Demons, not to mention this demon that appeared in the Elf Forest.

"Since I'm back, I'll take a look."

Lis thought for a moment and said with a smile.

After all, there was no rush to communicate with Jade City, so he decided to check on [Nature's Wrath]'s current situation.

"By the way, do you know what kind of Abyss Demon it is this time?"

Lis suddenly thought of something and asked Cecil:

"Father said it should be a Nether River Memory Stealing Demon."

Cecil thought for a moment and said.

"Oh, what a coincidence."

Lis's eyebrows raised when he heard the name Nether River Memory Stealing Demon, and he couldn't help but smile.

The Nether River Memory Stealing Demon is rare among Abyss Demons. Lis encountered one in the Northern Kingdom of the Feis Kingdom and gained some valuable specialty.

Another chance encounter could bring additional benefits.

...

Elf Forest, Gendal Elf Village,

Gendal was located deep within the lush Navia Great Forest, only three to four days' journey from Jade City.

The village was inconspicuous, seemingly part of the forest. The elves' homes were cleverly integrated with the surrounding trees, appearing to grow out of the trunks or as if woven by wind and shadows into a dream.

The rooftops were covered with moss and vines, entwined with flowers and ferns on the walls. Each window seemed like the forest's eyes, emitting a gentle and warm glow. The paths, paved with fallen leaves and soft moss, meandered through the towering ancient trees, traversing this untouched sanctuary.

However, the usual peace and harmony of the elf village were now replaced by an unusual atmosphere, filling the air with a subtle tension, like the calm before a storm, causing unease.

Elves flitted through the forest quickly, their faces no longer displaying the usual smiles and leisure but replaced by worry and anxiety.

In the clearing in front of the old oak at the village center, many elves gathered, showing unease and fear on their faces.

The reason lay in the two elves on the ground, pale and bloodless, with rigid faces still bearing expressions of extreme fear, as if they had seen something terrifying before dying.

Of course, not all elves appeared scared. Some seemed different, exuding a skillful aura, carefully observing the elves gathered there.

"Master Igley, all the elves in the village have gathered here."

An elderly elf standing before the oak tree saw the crowd was about complete and spoke to the [Gale Sword Saint] standing beside him.

"Mm, thank you, Village Chief Nicolo."

Igley nodded, his eyebrows furrowing slightly, but his eyes remained fixed on the elf corpses in front of him.

He had briefly inspected them. These two elves likely suffered the attack last night, with their souls completely devoured by that Nether River Memory Stealing Demon.

This confirmed that the Nether River Memory Stealing Demon was still in this village.

He already arranged for setting up magical restrictions against Abyss Demons around the village, ensuring the Nether River Memory Stealing Demon couldn't escape.

But finding this Nether River Memory Stealing Demon was proving to be an issue.

[Nature's Wrath] had tools for detecting demon presence, but they could only roughly determine the demon's location, not pinpoint it.

The Nether River Memory Stealing Demon was particularly unique, thanks to the Nether River's power, enhancing its stealth capabilities.

At least, Igley currently had no means of locating this Golden Rank Nether River Memory Stealing Demon.

"It's no trouble at all."

"Please, Master Igley, find that"

Village Chief Nicolo waved his hand repeatedly, speaking with a wry smile, but the worry on his wrinkled face never faded.

For this elf village, a Golden Rank Demon was undoubtedly a burden too heavy to bear.

At first, when someone from [Nature's Wrath] contacted them, it was quite surprising, hard to believe the news.

A Golden Rank Abyss Demon infiltrated their village?

Isn't that too incredible?

But the appearance of [Gale Sword Saint] Igley made him accept this fact.

Yesterday, he reminded the villagers to stay safe, only to have trouble arise that night.

"Do you need us to do anything?"

Nicolo asked Igley, as a village chief, his main desire was to find that demon as soon as possible.

Igley raised his head and replied to Nicolo:

"We've searched the village thoroughly but found nothing."

"It seems likely that the demon had already possessed one of the elves by last night."

"After killing these two elves, it's quite possible it occupied another elf."

"Can this demon possess others?"

Nicolo's face turned even grayer, speaking uneasily.

"No need for such hassle."

A voice suddenly came from above.