The elven priest listened to the conversation behind him, his expression turning solemn.
They were descendants of the high elves who had traveled here from the Elven Kingdom.
As for why they had crossed half the world to travel to this remote Northern Territory, it was entirely because of the primordial elf.
The primordial elf was the most unique existence among the high elves.
According to legend, all elves were born from the Root of the World Tree, which was the super-large-scale dungeon of the elf race.
The elves born from the Root of the World Tree eventually formed the current Elven Kingdom through reproduction.
However, the primordial elf was the most special existence.
They were not born through elven reproduction but were elves born directly from the deep layers of the Root of the World Tree.
A primordial elf possessed the purest elven bloodline and an arrogant level of extraordinary talent.
They were born with a ring seal stone within their bodies and a seventh-rank vessel from the super-large-scale dungeon.
The "Dragon's Nest."
In other words, as long as a primordial elf grew up safely, they would naturally and smoothly reach the seventh-rank.
They did not even need to face the risks associated with accommodating a vessel.
Furthermore, if a primordial elf continued to advance, they could smoothly reach the eighth-rank as long as they had an eighth-rank vessel, without needing to endure the extremely high risks of accommodating such a vessel.
Having developed around a super-large-scale dungeon, the elf race did not lack ring seal stones or high-rank vessels.
Their long lifespans had also allowed them to accumulate powerful high-rank combat forces.
However, the elf race also had weaknesses, one of which was their poor reproductive capacity.
Another aspect was their bloodline.
This was the reason why the elves did not expand but only occupied the Root of the World Tree.
Elves were born from the Root of the World Tree; as long as they stayed far away from it, their extraordinary bloodline would vanish after a few generations.
Their lifespans would shorten, and their extraordinary talent would decrease.
Even if they lived around the Root of the World Tree, they could not prevent the dilution of their extraordinary bloodline.
The existence of a primordial elf could purify the bloodline.
The mere presence of a primordial elf could subtly purify the extraordinary bloodline of the entire race and enhance their extraordinary talent.
At the same time, the descendants of a primordial elf also possessed faint similar characteristics and extraordinary talent.
Everything originated eight hundred years ago.
Despicable humans used magical artifacts to steal the embryo of a primordial elf and kidnapped a group of elves at the same time.
Not long after the Mahr Kingdom had split into the Lanxi Kingdom and the Geri Kingdom.
Both kingdoms were extremely turbulent, and various noble factions were rising.
A despicable human noble committed a heinous act that incensed both gods and men.
That was, using the primordial elf to enhance their so-called noble bloodline!
By breeding with the primordial elf, they enhanced their own bloodline!
At the same time, they used the same method to breed with the captured high elves to improve the stability of their bloodline.
They treated the noble primordial elf as a breeding machine to allow their family's bloodline to obtain powerful extraordinary talent.
And this human noble family was the one that rose rapidly eight hundred years ago and has now, in just eight hundred years, become a hegemon in the Northern Territory of the Lanxi Kingdom, even standing on equal footing with the prince.
The Grey family!
It was precisely because of this that these elves were so furious with the Grey family.
Everything was due to the despicable and evil deeds of this human family.
This was the absolute secret of the Grey family and the true reason for their rise in the Northern Territory.
Elves with long lifespans often used their time to travel the entire world, leaving legends everywhere.
Why were elves nearly extinct only in the Northern Territory?
It was not just because this was the furthest point in the Far North from the Elven Kingdom.
It was also because of the captures carried out by the Grey family.
Nowadays, the Grey family boasted of their noble bloodline, considering themselves superior nobles who looked down on commoners and despised the rudeness of adventurers.
Looking at the human adventurers who entered the territory dungeons to explore, they used an elegant posture and a contemptuous tone to call them thieves and bandits.
As nobles born with superior bloodlines, the Grey family would never be like that.
Flowing with such noble blood, they were naturally more favored by the gods.
Born with elegance and affinity, they possessed noble character and personality.
Little did they know that in front of these elves who knew the truth, the Grey family was a family that had been flowing with unforgivable original sin since eight hundred years ago.
It was a bloodline of bandits who were despicable, cold-blooded, wretched, and disgusting to the core.
Therefore, these elves displayed a bloodlust and madness unlike other elves, all for the sake of revenge.
The existence of the strange elf Zeno had instantly attracted their attention.
Because this strange elf who suddenly appeared in the Northern Territory was very likely related to the primordial elf from eight hundred years ago.
Moreover, Zeno had also acted against the Grey family, and she did so mercilessly, leaving no room for retreat.
Having finished gathering the information, the elven priest unceremoniously crushed the two knight squires to death.
The mangled corpses were tossed into the corner of the passage like tattered bags.
The Grey family crest of the golden rose was also stained red with blood, rotting and stinking along with the corpses.
Then, in a place where no one could see, they were swallowed by the dungeon.
"Eomer, these humans don't know Lady Zeno's whereabouts either. Should we continue our exploration?"
Eomer was the name of this third-rank elven priest.
"Continue the exploration. We will annihilate this knight order within this dungeon."
"Furthermore, we need the Forbidden Fire."
The Forbidden Fire of the Well of Eternal Imprisonment had exceeded Eomer's expectations.
Their original purpose was to enter this dungeon, follow the traces where Lady Zeno might have been, find Zeno, seek the assistance of this elven compatriot, and look for possible clues regarding the primordial elf.
Then they would leave the dungeon, take revenge on the Grey family, and rescue the primordial elf and their other elven compatriots.
But the Forbidden Fire of the Well of Eternal Imprisonment made Eomer change his mind.
That powerful, destructive, and madness-filled power of the Forbidden Fire.
Perhaps it could also become their aid.
Facing the massive entity of the Grey family, which had risen for nearly a thousand years and become a hegemon of the Northern Territory, they could only obtain as much power as possible to find an opportunity for revenge.
The power of the Forbidden Fire was such an opportunity.
Eomer had never expected that a frontier dungeon would actually imprison and seal a destructive power like the Forbidden Fire.
Even if they couldn't obtain the Forbidden Fire, they would not let the Grey family have it.
The mere existence of this despicable family was a desecration of their elven bloodline and a desecration of the World Tree.
...
Outside the palace labyrinth.
Manfred and his group, who also held hostility toward the Grey family, had successfully entered the tenth floor.
Looking at the desert under this cold, starry sky, Manfred did not lower his guard.
After all, the threat of Caiman's knight order was like a blade hanging over their heads; this sense of crisis did not allow them any slack.
Not long after Manfred's group entered the tenth floor, the Red Rose team where Serafina was located also successfully arrived at the tenth floor.
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