Hate me, Miss Witch

Chapter 241 The east wind blows thousands of flowers at night, and blows down stars like rain

"Sister Liliana, what is that?"

In the newly born city of Atlantis.

There was a little gray elf girl sitting on the city wall. She raised her tender little face and spoke curiously.

There is no sun, moon, or starlight in the abyss.

Therefore, for the residents of the Elf King's Court, every scenery they saw after leaving the abyss and coming to the Western Continent was a new experience they had never had before.

At the side, Liliana suddenly felt something in her heart. She raised her head and looked at the night sky outside the city wall.

In the distant sky, a fireball streaked across the silent and dark sky, and its red glow illuminated the dome shrouded in darkness.

"meteor?"

Looking at the stars falling from the distant sky, Lililiana couldn't help but murmur unconsciously.

Today, Liliana is no longer the naive gray elf girl, but one of the leaders of the Elf Royal Court.

As an elder of the Council, she had also entered the great library of the royal court to study those ancient books that were said to have been passed down from the glorious era when the royal court was at its most prosperous, and that had been carefully studied by Hathaway.

According to the records in ancient books.

In that glorious age when the gods lived—

Every time a meteor streaks across the sky, it means the fall of a great being who is worthy of ascending to the throne of God.

"Has a true god fallen in the Prime Material Plane?"

Liliana couldn't help but feel a little alarmed.

According to records in ancient books, there are also differences among mythical creatures.

Those mythical creatures that have just crossed the legendary boundary are just pure demigods, also known as angels in the Age of Glory.

The so-called angels are beings that serve the gods. Although they have barely entered the realm of gods, they cannot be called true gods.

The divinity in a demigod is extremely weak, and the authority it holds is mostly incomplete. It is just a partially damaged fragment and cannot fully exert the full power in a certain field.

Such a demigod does not have the qualifications to condense his own conceptual star image in the astral plane... Even if he falls, because his possession of divinity and authority is too incomplete, it will only manifest itself in the main material plane and cannot directly produce an image of the astral plane.

Beings that transcend the concept of demigod and are qualified to be called gods are all mythical creatures that have absorbed all the fragments of divinity in a certain field and have mastered the complete authority in that field.

For example, the Mother Goddess of Fertility who holds the power of harvest, the Goddess of Life Emerald who controls the realm of life... and the God of War and the God of Silver Moon.

Even in the Age of Gloriousness, they were qualified to be called "from God" rather than "angels."

After the Cataclysm broke out and the Throne of Heaven became vacant, they became the great ones in the main material plane. They condensed their own illusory conceptual constellations in the astral realm and had their own sect and kingdom of God on the Western Continent.

He is the true Supreme.

It is for this reason that even in the most prosperous age of gods, the fall of gods was an extremely rare event.

Every time a meteor falls, it shakes the continent and is a major event that all the intelligent races that witness it will engrave into their racial heritage.

And at this moment——

The Elf King's Court had only escaped from the abyss and returned to the main material plane for a few days when it witnessed such a scene that had rarely been seen in the past thousands of years.

"Has the Western Continent become so chaotic now?"

The warning signs in Liliana's mind became more and more obvious.

As an elder of the council, she had even been sent by the leader to explore intelligence from the outside world. She had imagined the current situation of the Western Continent.

The throne of heaven is vacant, and mythical creatures walk the world...

The outbreaks of wars between gods will inevitably become quite frequent.

However, it was not until this moment that Liliana realized that the degree of danger and chaos in the Western Continent might be even beyond her expectations.

The meteors are still falling.

The red-gold tail flame dragged across the night, like a dream.

There were cries of surprise and exclamations from the elves all around, and every resident of Atlantis was immersed in the beautiful starlight of the meteor, unable to extricate themselves.

However, looking at the gorgeous meteor, Liliana's heart grew colder little by little.

If she was still the carefree gray elf girl, Liliana could now happily enjoy the magnificent sight of the meteors in front of her with the elves around her.

However, at this moment, Liliana is already an elder of the council and one of the highest decision-makers in the city of Atlantis.

Her every word and action is directly related to the fate of tens of thousands of elven residents in the city behind her.

Therefore, Liliana had to put aside the beautiful fantasies of a young girl in her heart... and learn to be deep and steady, imitating the back of the golden elf that was already blurred in her memory, and thinking about problems in the way of a leader and a superior.

With the current chaotic situation in the Western Continent...even a true god who had ascended to the throne fell silently like this.

So - what if it was the Elf King's Court?
In these crazy times without order, when the gods are using all means to decide who will be the master of the throne of heaven in the new era, can Atlantis really survive?
After receiving Char's instruction and completing the remaining wizard knowledge, Liliana has made great progress during the years of hibernation in the abyss.

Although the new arcane system did not have the concept of long steps to godhood, nor could it use the term "demigod" to measure strength and status, but according to Liliana's self-assessment, her current strength was enough to fight against ordinary demigods.

She thought that she was now capable of protecting the new city of Atlantis from the abyss, and having a foothold of her own in the western continent surrounded by mythical creatures.

But now it seems——

It seemed that he, as well as the other elders in the council, were a little too naive and optimistic, and thought too simply.

The lonely, desolate and empty bottom of the abyss is both a cage that imprisons the elves' freedom and a barrier that protects them.

As the former royal court of the elves, the Lost Island holds too many secrets and heritages that attract the covetousness of other mythical creatures.

The abyss is the barrier that blocks out all malicious sights, allowing the elves to recuperate and lick their wounds since the Cataclysm for five hundred years.

Liliana shuddered silently.

The gray elf girl suddenly thought of a fact that made her shudder, but which had been subconsciously ignored by the elves before.

In the First Age of Glory when the fire had just been ignited, other races of the Age of Gods were born along with the elves.

Be it giants, ancient dragons, demon wolves, griffins, or the Flügels... these races that were once so powerful that they were invincible are now buried in the dust of history and can no longer be found.

Perhaps among these mythological races of the past, there are still some powerful individuals left in the world today, such as the Mother Goddess of Fertility whose original race is the ancient magic wolf, or the Dragon of the Night, Augustina.

But that was just a single individual. The prosperous civilization that truly belonged to these races had already been extinct for thousands or even tens of thousands of years.

Only the elves, who have lived in seclusion in the Lost Island and the Cradle of the Abyss for a thousand years, and have also stayed away from the conflicts of the Western Continent for a thousand years, have still survived in this era of the decline of the Age of Gods and the rise of humans.

But now, the arrogant elves have left the safe and comfortable cradle and returned to the dark forest where malice is rampant.

Is this what the residents of Atlantis imagine today, redemption from the cage... or is it the beginning of the end for the elves, a race that does not belong to this era, following the tide of history?

……

Such thoughts quickly spread in Liliana's mind.

For a moment, she even felt a fear that she would become the eternal sinner of the elves.

However, the next moment.

Liliana felt a hand gently patting her shoulder.

"Being able to plan for danger in times of peace is indeed a very valuable quality for a leader, Lily."

"You have qualified to be the future leader of the Elf Royal Court." Youran's words rang in Liliana's ears.

The gray elf looked back in surprise, only to see that Augustina, shrouded in the night, had appeared behind him at some point.

Horns could be vaguely seen between her jet-black hair, and her golden dragon eyes were no longer obscured by the night as usual, as if hot red-gold magma was flowing.

"If Char knew... that the little gray elf girl he casually touched on the head could grow up to be such an outstanding leader of the race in the future."

"Then he would probably laugh a few times, and then proudly sigh that his head-patting move could indeed open up the Ren and Du meridians of the person being touched."

A hint of smile also flashed across Augustina's beautiful red-gold eyes.

"leader."

Liliana turned around with some surprise.

Ever since the young man on the Frozen Throne woke up, Augustina's whereabouts have become quite erratic.

Every time Liliana went to look for her in the ancient dark palace at night, she would find her empty-handed, with only a vague message saying "I'm doing what adults should do, so don't ask too many questions as a child."

Liliana originally thought that the leader had already left Atlantis. After all, as the Dragon of the Night and the last survivor of the Ancient Dragon Court, Augustina, the Western Continent was her home.

But I didn't expect to see the leader here.

Yes, if the leader and the human named Char could stay in Atlantis...

Then there is nothing to be afraid of even other mythical creatures.

Such thoughts just occurred.

The next moment, as if her thoughts were seen through, Liliana heard the elegant chuckle of the Night Dragon.

"I'm sorry, Lily."

"Neither he nor I belong to this era, and it is impossible for us to stay in Atlantis for a long time."

"This is the royal court of the elves, this is the civilization of the elves... Whether it's humans or dragons, they are destined to be just passers-by here, and they can never become the masters of this city."

"The future of the elves, the future of Atlantis, can only be created by you."

"Besides, if that golden elf knew that I was occupying the position of leader of the Elf King Court and refused to leave, I'm afraid he would complain a lot."

Augustina's cold and elegant words were accompanied by a hint of smile involuntarily.

"But Lily, you don't have to take those little thoughts you had earlier to heart."

There was a slight pause in her words.

"Since you have chosen to return to the Western Continent with the Elf King's Court..."

"So, do you really think he will just let you fend for yourself in this chaotic era and ignore your city of Atlantis?"

"This is the hometown of his favorite teacher."

"Although he says verbally that he is a hands-off boss who doesn't care about anything and just lies down and lets things go wrong."

There was a faint light flowing in Augustina's beautiful red-gold eyes.

"But in fact, this guy clearly cares more about the promise and responsibility on his shoulders than anyone else."

"He's always like this... He takes everything on his own initiative and won't stop until all variables, dangers and possibilities are eliminated."

"It was like this in the ancient country of Cang Ting, and it was like this in Esgania."

"This time, there will be no exception."

"This is indeed a civilization belonging to the elves. We cannot and do not want to stay here for too long."

"But if we cannot protect Atlantis for long..."

"Then, before leaving, eliminate all potential hidden dangers and things that may pose a threat to Atlantis."

Augustina's words made the gray elf's eyes shrink slightly.

"How is it... is it unreasonable? Very overbearing."

"But, Char is just such an unreasonable and overbearing guy."

"The most important thing is that he always succeeds in doing such unreasonable things. Don't you think it's infuriating? No, it's the dragon that's infuriating."

At this moment, a tiny curve appeared on Augustina's fair and flawless face.

As she spoke, she slowly raised her pair of golden dragon eyes.

He also looked up at the high night sky.

At this time, the first fireball had already fallen under the sky, and only the brilliant trail remained, which was gradually dimming.

Inside Atlantis, the elves also withdrew their gazes. They did not have Liliana's knowledge, so they naturally did not know the mystical meaning behind the meteor. They dispersed when they saw the landscape disappear.

In the midst of all the boredom, only the beautiful eyes of the Night Dragon became brighter and brighter.

"I know him too well. He has always been a guy who likes to show off in front of others..."

"Either don't do it, or if you do it, then you have to make it a big scene that shakes the world and makes big news."

Augustina's words slowly echoed in the gray elf's ears, hazy and hoarse, as if even the sound was shrouded by the veil of night.

"So, Lily."

She spoke word by word.

"Don't you think that tonight's scene is still a little too small for him?"

The fall of a true god... or is it just a small scene not big enough?

Liliana was startled.

Then, a scene greater than the fall of a god...

This thought just arose in the mind of the gray elf girl.

next moment.

It was so bright and dazzling.

The light of falling stars, which was ten times more complex and a hundred times brighter than the first meteor, shone again at the end of the distant sky.

The bright starlight pierced the sky and illuminated the night.

It also illuminated Augustina's cold eyes.

She opened her mouth gently, and her sweet and melodious voice echoed in the evening breeze like a wind chime.

That was the poem that Augustina listened to when she was still a little dragon cub, lying on Char's head. At this moment, she recalled it unconsciously.

"The east wind blooms thousands of trees at night..."

"More blown down."

"Stars are like rain."

(End of this chapter)