Chapter 391: Chapter 405: Identification
“I never truly died, but it’s worse than death,” the old Elf said with a bitter smile as he shook his head, “I’ve been imprisoned for centuries upon centuries. During that time, I was forced to witness other captured Warriors endure horrendous torture. Cang Ye seemed to think it was splendid entertainment, and I’m not even sure how much sanity is left in my mind.”
“Uncle Quirion, everyone has missed you so much!” At the moment, Honey Fruit clung to the old Elf’s leg like a monkey, “And your signature flower cakes, no one else’s have even been half as delicious since! You… haven’t forgotten how to make them, have you?”
“I suppose not, hehe.” The Elven Elder gently patted Aira’s shoulder, signaling her to get down, then introduced the Elven Captain beside him to Lancelot, “This is Kaladrey Yuyong, one of the finest Warriors in the Seasonal Brotherhood. He and his companions will be at your command, until we return to Melanthan, toasting in The Grand Garden.”
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“For the sake of those pure children.” The well-equipped Elven warriors all bowed uniformly to Lancelot.
“It’s my honor.” Lancelot returned the gesture with a knightly salute, “Time is actually of the essence, and I need your help right now.”
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“No problem, you can absolutely trust the weapons in our hands,” the Elves’ Captain, Kaladrey, immediately responded, glancing at the metal doors on both sides of the interrogation room, “Where do we start, Sir?”
“Actually, you won’t need to use your weapon skills for the time being,” Lancelot beckoned to the skeleton, “Bring out our ‘spoils’, and let them help pick.”
“Everything?”
“Everything.”
Everyone listened in confusion to the strange conversation between Lancelot and the skeleton head, but Kalalin seemed to have thought of something, speaking in shock:
“Wait, did you guys manage to take these from Cang Ye’s Gallery of Living Creatures…”
“Ah, you really do know me, being one of us,” Lancelot smiled, removed the Dimensional Bag from his waist, and turned it inside out; Clone Well also fell head-first to the ground and then opened his mouth wide.
In front of the astonished eyes of the onlookers, numerous scrolls appeared out of thin air from the dimensional space, piling into a small mountain on the floor of the torture chamber.
“What… what is this?” Elder Quirion looked completely bewildered, “How is this possible… where did you…”
“To Cang Ye, this was her collection amassed over countless centuries. But today, she happened to be out, and my Dimensional Bag was half empty,” Lancelot shrugged, “These are heroes who opposed the Mother of Demons, just like you, they fell into an endless sleep after seeing Cang Ye’s true form. And now, it’s time to wake them up. But this room is a bit small, and the Mother of Demons isn’t a milk cow, so I need you to pick out the strongest heroes. Androlina needs them now more than ever.”
After speaking, Lancelot pushed his hand forward gently, like knocking over a stack of giant playing cards, and the scrolls that were piled up into a small mountain all spread out on the floor.
“My God, isn’t that Commander Elgan? How can he be in here?”
“Do you see the Moon Blade in that person’s hand? And the golden hair? Could that be the legendary Moonshadow Ranger, Velodis?”
“I recognize that Human Knight; he’s Graien from Cerulea, a descendant of divine blood. We once fought side by side on the soft riverbanks of Pascaler; he’s an excellent spearman…”
After the initial shock had passed, these former Protectors of Androlina sprang into action. Some found old friends, while others identified heroes from legendary tales. Lancelot, carrying a brush and dragging a large bucket, proceeded to cover every figure on each painting with a milky liquid as long as a character deemed formidable was present.
In an unfamiliar environment, how vital a few familiar faces can be, he had just profoundly realized.
The milky liquid worked quickly, and in no time, the first group of Elves ‘identified’ had completely returned to their original forms. However, like everyone else, they had an ungraceful fall to the ground upon ‘resurrection.’ Kaladrey and the other Elves of the Monsoon Brotherhood rushed over, helping their former comrades to their feet.
“Sir Elgan, don’t panic, it’s me!”
“Who… Kaladrey? How come you are here?” Elgan shook his head in confusion, a robust male Elf with a resolute face and short hair—distinctly different from his kin’s. His gaze swept the surroundings, and more questions popped out:
“Great Elder Quirion? Why are you here as well… Is that child Honeyfruit? Good heavens, have I arrived in heaven? But… what is that? A Succubus?”
Not bad, he didn’t start fighting right away. Lancelot, who had been eavesdropping with his ears perked up, muttered to himself. Elgan was speaking in a very ancient language of the Elves, but Lancelot understood it perfectly.
“That Succubus is not an enemy,” Kaladrey hurried to reassure, “This isn’t heaven either. Sir, what was happening in your memory just before this?”
“Are you really Kaladrey?” The short-haired Elf looked skeptically at his companion but still answered the question, “I was just fighting with… Wait! It was the Mother of Demons! She was about to…”
“Lift her veil.” Another Elf who had just been restored interrupted, “And the next second, we were here.”
“Actually, not the next second; centuries have passed since you saw Cang Ye’s true face,” Kaladrey’s voice carried a unique sorrow, “We are in the Mother of Demons’ Bone Castle. That Human Knight over there, his name is Lancelot, he just woke us up from the Eternal Stasis we were under because of Cang Ye’s embrace. The Succubus is Elothysia; she is Lancelot’s companion, a redeemed Succubus Paladin.”
“… Say that again, I’m a bit lost.”
“Take a look behind you, Sir.”
The short-haired Elf turned around to find the floor covered with paintings, some of which were rapidly expanding, their figures returning to their original forms.
“What is… going on?”
“They are all Protectors of Androlina, transformed into that state by Cang Ye, just like you and me,” Kaladrey said excitedly, “Sir Lancelot and his companions have stolen the Mother of Demons’ treasures, but we are still within Cang Ye’s Bone Castle. There are Demons guarding beyond this room, so we need to awaken the mightiest warriors first. Only then will we have a chance to return to Androlina.”