The Evil God Summoned by the Saintess

If someone else had said these words, the elders present would have already torn them to pieces.

But Elina, as the only elf currently blessed by the Elf God and who has recovered the Elf God’s relic, no one dares to harm her despite their anger.

The Elf King frowned and scrutinized Elina carefully.

He felt that Elina seemed to have changed.

Previously, although Elina was dissatisfied with the Elf Royal Court’s actions and unhappy about being monitored by him, she was still very polite when facing the Elf King, only showing attitude to Candia.

And now, she gives everyone attitude.

After mulling over for a moment, the Elf King chose not to mind Elina’s presumptuous words, pretending not to hear, and asked calmly, "Where’s Xi? Is she not planning to come with you?"

The coordinated actions of Hilia and Elina have already led them to believe that Elina and Xi jointly received the Elf God’s blessing.

However, the two are like twins, one in the light and the other in the dark; Elina is open, joining the Elf Royal Court, while Hilia operates in the shadows, carrying out actions they know nothing about.

This situation makes the Elf King very uneasy.

He hates things and people out of his control (internally), and upon discovering Hilia and Elina went underground at the pollution source again and found earth-shattering news, his urge to find Hilia grew even stronger than his desire to retrieve Elina.

Yet, there is no news at all.

Especially now, after the Withered Wood Organization’s destruction, the Elf Royal Court’s intelligence gathering has been greatly weakened, making it even harder to find that mysterious ’elf.’

The only clue left is Elina.

So, upon Elina’s reappearance, the Elf King’s first question was about Hilia.

Elina smiled coldly, "Xi... she knows long ago that your successes are failures. No matter what you say, she won’t join the present Elf Royal Court, unless you solve the Elf Race’s disaster without relying on me, her, or the Phoenix Kingdom’s power."

"What do you know?" The Elf King’s eyes narrowed.

The dealings with the Phoenix Kingdom, apart from his inner circle confidants, are unknown to others. How does Elina know?

The elders present also had changes in their expressions, except Candia, who was full of confusion, not understanding why the topic got linked to the Phoenix Kingdom.

She chuckled, "What are you saying? Depending on you and Miss Xi is fine, you both have the Gods’ blessings, equivalent to relying on divine power to solve disasters, which is not shameful. But look at what you said, relying on the Phoenix Kingdom’s power? Do you think our Elf Race has declined to the point where we need to rely on humans?"

Candia only discriminates against mixed-blood elves, not foreign races, but that doesn’t mean she’s fond of outsiders; she’s just comparatively polite.

But truly seeking help from external races would surely unleash the innate arrogance of the Elf Royal Family, making her feel ashamed.

This is an impossible event!

Candia looked at Elina, eyes full of doubt.

Elina glanced at her and chuckled, "Then I don’t know."

She didn’t know originally, until Hilia told her that the Phoenix Kingdom was in motion.

However, she also didn’t know how they were acting.

So she merely improvised and mentioned it casually.

But looking at the faces of these elders and the Elf King, it seems... there is really such a thing?

Elina’s expression also changed.

She ignored Candia, looked at the Elf King, and said casually, "Nothing, I don’t know anything, but my King, such matters shouldn’t be spoken lightly."

The Elf King looked at Elina with great interest, "It seems you finally have aspirations to become a king."

Elina snorted lightly, "I originally had no aspirations; sitting on this position is so annoying."

"Now you do?"

"No, even now I don’t; I still feel like I said to you before, I don’t wish to become a king like you."

"Elina, mind your tone!" said an elder sternly.

Elina didn’t care, her face full of dead pig unafraid of boiling water attitude, she said blandly, "My King, I come here this time for the Beast Tide and the disaster underneath the Elf Forest. I need to share information with the Royal Court, and investigate together what’s truly happening underground, why there’s such dense pollution under the Elf Forest, why the Elf Race hasn’t noticed until the pollution outbreak."

The Elf King nodded, replied calmly, "Of course you can, Elder Louis has been wanting to contact you after leaving the frontline; I’ll introduce you after the meeting ends. Before that, I have a few questions to ask you."

Elina nodded, "Alright."

...

Within the Elf Forest, somewhere.

Phil, using the alias Luo Feier, was heading toward a city closest to the Beast Tide frontline.

She was very curious about the suddenly appearing Beast Tide, wanting to understand what kind of situation these demons were.

However, she was also very aware of her combat abilities, not believing she had the capability to counter these powerful demons.

Hence, what she wanted to do was to treat those who retreated from the frontline or, when the Beast Tide approached the city, help treat the soldiers resisting the Beast Tide.

Under Hilia’s brilliance, Phil’s dim light drew little attention; what she did paled compared to Hilia, so small that besides a few people, most didn’t recognize ’Luo Feier.’

This made her very safe within the Elf Race territory, instead being well-received.

Who wouldn’t welcome a Holy Priest offering free treatment?

However, considering that the Beast Tide might really arrive, she had limited options.

Thus, as Phil headed toward the city near the Beast Tide frontline, she contacted Benovia at the border.

"You want to invite me to the elf city to combat the Beast Tide together?" Benovia asked curiously.

Phil shook her head, "No, I just want you to come and help if possible, when the city is overrun by the Beast Tide, take me away."

Benovia joked, "But, we’re competitors, right? When the Beast Tide comes, if I intentionally let it submerge you, stopping you from returning, isn’t that better?"

"Well..."

Phil was dumbfounded for a moment, blinked, and said, "I don’t think Benovia would do such a thing."

"Why?" Benovia looked at Phil projected, smiling, "People can change; no one is always kind."

"Benovia is surely always kind, very good to friends." Phil said earnestly.

Benovia replied idly, "These words might be more fitting for Hilia; saying them to me is useless, my current task, Ms Meilina may not easily let me leave."

She paused, her eyes turning, "However, I have a more suitable person who might help you."

"Who?"

"Hilia."