CHAPTER 559: CHAPTER 494: ANGRY FOREST HUT

"Granny, I think that chemistry has no borders. As long as someone can sincerely join us in Great Wilderness City and never join any other force, it doesn’t matter who they used to be!"

"I really want to play a ballad I heard back in the day, taught by an enchantress whose profession was a [Minstrel]. I still find it unforgettable."

"Let’s play chess! Come, let’s play chess! I can tell through chess whether they are truly kind-hearted people!"

...

Granny Hisai and the others spoke up one after another, opposing Li Guan Mobai and his group.

They do not support massacre and enslavement!

"Damn it, Granny Hisai, aren’t you Ove’s lover? Why don’t you support Ove?"

"John, you’re terrible at chess!"

"Sophie..."

The followers began to argue one by one.

As a result, Lin Ke’s expression became even more conflicted.

He placed both hands on the Magma Staff, continuously stroking the smooth top of the staff with his thumb, furrowing his brows tightly, looking at the forest before him, then closing his eyes to ponder, looking at the forest again, then closing his eyes to ponder.

This made the people in the Forest Hut anxious.

If it wasn’t as brutal as imagined, where disagreements lead to slaughter and enslavement, truly, no one wants to die.

But just then, a little boy threw a stone towards them and shouted, "We will not submit, you damned..."

However, before he could finish, his parents beside him covered his mouth, thinking to hide back in the house.

And the stone arced and struck Lin Ke’s Magma Staff.

At that moment, the followers behind Lin Ke’s magic power surged.

"No! Please stop!" A human came out, pleading loudly: "We are humans too! We are not enchantresses!"

The Forest Hut had also taken in some members of other races.

"I am a troll, a kind-hearted troll!"

"Lord Lava, I come from the beautiful Nayinpa Mountain, a member of the Needle Tree Race."

"Esteemed human noble, I think our White Tiger People are still actively in the alliance."

One by one, individuals of different races stood up.

However, Lin Ke now frowned, the smile he had when he came down was nowhere to be seen.

This instilled fear in the people of the Forest Hut.

When there is constant despair, it’s not so bad, but what’s most frightening is when you’re given a glimmer of hope.

The scariest thing in the world, besides a middle-aged man’s wife, is hope.

And the initial hope was now shattered due to their recklessness.

This made the people in the Forest Hut feel a sense of regret.

Just now, Duke of Lava was walking down with a broad smile!

If not for those believers causing a disturbance and rebelling, maybe they wouldn’t be in any danger!

And whose child was it that wanted to get us killed...

The people of the Forest Hut, especially those hiding in various places, all felt incredibly remorseful.

Now, they can only hope that the Duke of Lava was influenced by those few followers who supported them.

The residents of the Forest Hut aren’t foolish; they can see that Lin Ke’s followers have two opinions, and even argue over them.

Originally, this duke actually had good intentions, as evidenced by the number of followers who were kind-hearted.

Unfortunately, they destroyed it.

Now, they are trying to salvage it.

"Esteemed Duke of Lava, even within our Forest Hut, we’re not a monolithic group." At this moment, a group of hybrid enchantresses and enchantresses emerged, all were the elderly, the weak, and the infirm, led by the old person who spoke out.

These elderly, weak, and infirm pushed aside the little enchantresses like rats, red pandas, worms, and such, leaning on crutches, faces full of pleading: "Not all of us are followers of the Forest God, we do not all support Him..."

"Nonsense! All of you from the Forest Hut left because of faith in the Forest God!" The legendary might of Li Guan Mobai compelled everyone to want to kneel: "Non-Human Race, their hearts must be treacherous."

In fact, Li Guan Mobai originally didn’t like these different races either.

Or rather, those who experienced the Mythical Era found it hard to trust other races.

For independence, to never again be enslaved by a group of so-called holy life forms, many Human Races shed blood and tears back then.

Hence, Li Guan Mobai knows from his time in the abyss and in the Great Wilderness City that not all other races are abhorrent.

And indeed, the same applies to the other followers.

Though the followers are acting, they are generally expressing their true feelings.

Except for Lin Ke.

Lin Ke has no interest in massacres.

An area and a power aren’t all good or bad people.

For instance, now, those who he deems still redeemable have come forward.

"I always believed every person’s life has a reason to exist."

Lin Ke, who had been halfway down the staircase of air pressure, now stood on a floating pressure plate, slowly descending.

The followers followed suit.

The people of the Forest Hut were instantly terrified by this oppressive feeling, collapsing and kneeling to the ground one by one.

Only a few remained standing.

These were over a dozen young enchantresses.

These young enchantresses gritted their teeth, standing firm, their pure white eyes staring at Lin Ke, faces filled with anger and sorrow.

"We will never submit..." The young enchantresses squeezed these words through clenched jaws.

Lin Ke squinted his eyes at this sight.

These young ones reminded him of that era in a previous life.

Unfortunately...

"How precious life is... Unfortunately, perhaps this choice should be yours to make."

Lin Ke’s voice transmitted far out, then he said: "Everyone, if you’re willing to submit to the Great Wilderness, stay. If not, leave! Three days from now, if you refuse to join the Great Wilderness, die! This is my last mercy."

Three days!

Refusal means death!

Yet most felt a sense of relief.

After jumping back and forth between life and death so many times, anyone would be exhausted.

But the next instant, everyone’s hearts clenched once more.

For another young one stood up, shouting:

"We, the people of the forest, will never submit! Justice cannot be killed..."

"Boom!!"

A bolt of lightning roared down, directly turning that youth into charcoal.

"My mercy is never indulgence." Lin Ke remained expressionless.

Recklessly shouting such words when weak only made Lin Ke feel disgusted.

However, another youth stood up at this moment.

But just as he stood up, he was tackled by others around him.

"What are you trying to do, Rulga! Do you want to get yourself killed?"

"Do you want to get us killed?"

"Kill him! He wants to get us killed!"

The anxious Forest Hut crowd, moments ago, now swarmed up, knocking down the remaining standing youths.

"Great Wilderness City is so prosperous and advanced! We have to connect with Naseng, return to Naseng!"

"I don’t want to be an enchantress anymore! Great Wilderness City is so advanced, I want to be a Great Wilderness person!"

"I want to learn the Great Wilderness language, I don’t want to learn the Forest Hut’s traditions anymore! I want to join the Great Wilderness nationality!"

The Forest Hut boiled over, individuals revealed themselves, but not to confront Lin Ke.

Instead, they were to knock down the youths who had been standing moments ago.

Breaking their spines, smashing their kneecaps, they gritted their teeth but closed their eyes.

Lin Ke coldly observed all of this, silent.