Chapter 571 - 569: Hilia Observes in Secret

If it were a regular day, Hilia wouldn’t be confident in her ability to secretly observe without being discovered.

But now, in the midst of such a raging storm of pollution, even a Tier Six Mage wouldn’t be able to detect her.

Thus, once Hilia entertained the thought of spying on Elina, she couldn’t stop herself and directly decided to rush over to see how Elina would resolve the pollution here.

The central region of the pollution outburst wasn’t far from the original boundary, and Hilia walked slowly towards the center to avoid surprises, but her return trip was much faster.

Before long, she approached the place where the array had been set up earlier.

At this moment, the area was already shrouded in pollution; faintly, the trees in the Elf Forest seemed more vibrant, yet exuded a strange air.

This place wasn’t as pitch-black as the central region; faintly, shadows could still be seen.

The life shield erected by Elina stood out like a light in the night, extremely conspicuous in the place overwhelmed by pollution, visible both through the fluctuations of magic power and to the naked eye.

Hilia stopped some distance away from her, hiding under a tree, observing secretly.

In that node’s miniature array, she’d also conveniently placed a close-range surveillance program.

She could see an elder elf tampering with the array node.

The array had already lost its function; it was curious that the node, originally to control the pollution, kept glowing.

"Fortunately, the miniature array is hidden; their dismantling of the node won’t affect the hidden array, and it allows observation through the node’s perspective."

Hilia thought to herself.

Through the sensing of the node, she could feel that the elf dismantling the array had the power of a Tier Five Mage, but it wasn’t the same elder who had stopped her from speaking with Elina during the Mage League.

Hilia speculated that the leader elder might be a Tier Six Mage.

Between the Elf Race and the Northern Alliance, there’s the Beastman Empire; with such a distance, it’s unthinkable that Elina, a God-blessed elf, would compete with only a Tier Five Mage for protection.

"Too bad that foul-mouthed elder isn’t here, otherwise, I would definitely strut around in front of her." Hilia mused.

Rose chuckled lightly, "You wouldn’t dare if she really came."

"Hmph, as long as she comes, I dare!"

Just as she said this, Hilia suddenly froze, looking into the distance.

She saw a figure flying swiftly toward them; upon closer inspection, it was indeed the elf elder.

Hilia quickly suppressed her aura, completely concealing herself.

Luckily, the surrounding magic power fluctuations were entirely disrupted by the pollution, otherwise, Hilia felt she would undoubtedly be exposed.

After the elf elder appeared, she entered the life shield maintained by Elina and started saying something to her.

Hilia refrained from using Mage’s Hand for scanning and sensing as a Tier Six Mage would definitely notice someone spying from the shadows.

Rose teased, "She’s here, go ahead."

"Go where?" Hilia feigned ignorance.

"Didn’t you say you’d strut around when that elder comes?"

"I never said that; don’t make things up." Hilia replied earnestly, though her cheeks flushed with redness.

Her heart wasn’t as shameless as her exterior.

Rose chuckled lightly, not continuing to tease.

Meanwhile, he shared the conversation from Elina’s side with Hilia.

"...That elf has been settled; she’s much better off than the others, hasn’t been invaded by pollution, just over-exhausted, a little rest and she’ll be fine."

Elina nodded, "Understood."

The elder said, "The situation here is quite perilous, Elina. If not sure, let’s retreat first, and check on those elves. They’ve been invaded by such concentrated pollution; everyone is in a lot of pain."

Elina sighed, "Don’t rely on me for everything; the Royal Court of Elves is huge, I’m just a peripheral member, why rely on me? Are you all useless?"

The elf elder’s face darkened, unable to counter Elina’s straightforward words, he patiently explained, "Only you possess the purest life magic power, which can alleviate their pain and slowly expel the pollution from their bodies; other elves can’t do it."

Elina pouted, "If only... was here, she could definitely solve this problem in no time."

The elf elder furrowed his brows, dissatisfied, "Elina, why are you thinking about that mixed-blood elf again? I’ve checked; neither the Elf Forest nor the outskirts have any trace of that elf; she’s likely a member of the Dark Elves."

Elina rolled her eyes, "Alright, alright, Dark Elves this, Dark Elves that. Did the Dark Elves destroy your ancestor’s grave? Why such a grudge?"

A pound sign seemed to appear on the elf elder’s forehead; taking a deep breath, she murmured to herself, "Stay calm, stay calm."

Elina waved her hand, saying, "Alright, we’ll address the issue with those elves when we get back later. Let’s deal with the pollution here first. Honestly, I don’t have much confidence, but... I have to try. After all, apart from me, no one in the whole Elf Race can solve it, right."

"Hm." The elf elder grumbled in agreement.

Hilia, hidden in the shadows, was amused by the interaction between the two.

"What’s up with Elina? Only a year has passed, and she’s already got such a sharp tongue?"

She remembered that previously, Elina didn’t have this sarcastic trait?

"Talking so harshly, is she really not afraid of being hit?"

Hilia sighed.

She could tell that Elina dared to speak this way because she genuinely felt secure.

If an entire clan had to rely on her, no matter how excessive her words, no one would dare do anything to her.

She would only offend others, that’s all.

"Judging by Elina’s original personality, this girl is probably doing it intentionally, aiming to provoke and get herself driven out."

Hilia shook her head and continued to observe secretly.

Elina might have a sharp tongue, but when she started working, she didn’t continue being caustic.

"Elder, I need you to help me resist the pollution’s impact for a while; later, I’ll invoke the life elements of the Elf Forest..."

After a series of arrangements, the elf elder’s expression softened, and she nodded and began to prepare as per Elina’s words.

After a long time, Elina took a deep breath, slowly floating up.

A strong green light gradually emanated from her.

This is the color of life elements.

Hilia’s Magic Puppet is of the life attribute and can sense it clearly.

She felt that her body became more active when illuminated by Elina’s life light.

On the elemental level, Hilia was amazed to see the life elements mixed with pollution, slowly separating under the light. They formed two kinds of power that shouldn’t be mixed together.

"What a peculiar life magic; is this how it is resolved?"

Hilia was in awe.

But soon, she was left speechless.

Because the pollution dispelling operation by other elves was extremely eye-watering.