Uncle Schoonheim's expression turned a bit grim at this thought. He hadn't expected such a young child to possess such powerful abilities. It was no wonder she was already a member of the Black Scripture at such a young age. With this child present, this operation should be able to take down the Elf Kingdom. Recalling the disrespectful words he had said to her before they set off, he truly felt a bit apologetic.
They hadn't flown long before they saw a vast, dense forest. Looking down from above, the ground was completely covered by lush trees, making it impossible to see what was below. Looking into the distance, there was indeed a large area of very unnatural-looking mist in the center of the forest.
This must be the fog mentioned earlier, the one that limited the use of magic. The range looked quite large. However, Ellie noticed something strange: in this vast, dense forest, the trees in areas without fog were very dense, so dense that the ground couldn't be seen from above, while in areas with fog, the trees were noticeably sparser compared to the areas without fog.
Uh... Ellie felt a bit... strange, so she instructed Sticky Rice Cake to fly higher, and higher, and even higher until the entire expanse of fog could be seen clearly.
It was indeed true... the vegetation density in the foggy areas was indeed sparser than in the non-foggy areas. Why was this? Was it related to the Elf Kingdom's secret treasure that could create fog? She needed to pay close attention.
"Clementine... sister... how long are we going to stay at this... altitude? I... I can handle it, but your attendant is..." Shu'enbeimu asked, his tone a bit unnatural. He looked as if he was having trouble breathing.
Ellie looked down and saw that Bell, who was clutching her waist, had already passed out with swirling eyes. Uh... what was going on? This altitude hadn't reached the point where people would suffer from oxygen deprivation, had it? So Ellie could only have Sticky Rice Cake lower his altitude... "What's going on?" Ellie could only ask Uncle Schoonheim. This altitude was still too far from the point of thin air, so why would there be oxygen deprivation?
Ellie didn't feel much about it; she hadn't even noticed the air getting thin... Uh... it was all due to her overly superior physical functions. She just hoped Uncle Schoonheim wouldn't notice anything amiss.
"We have already entered the range of the fog. Flying above this fog will make it difficult to breathe, and the closer to the center, the more severe this effect becomes. This was explained in the reports sent back by the front-line troops. It might also be an effect of the fog," Shu'enbeimu said with a somewhat complex expression.
There was such an effect even above the fog? They even created a vacuum zone above it to prevent Theocracy from breaking through by air? This perverted Elf King was quite ruthless.
At this moment, Sticky Rice Cake suddenly turned his head and let out a low cry, as if to alert Ellie to something. After Ellie noticed, Sticky Rice Cake fixed his gaze on a small area of the fog below. Ellie naturally followed Sticky Rice Cake's gaze.
But since the fog was still present, she couldn't see anything. Ellie could only have Sticky Rice Cake fly lower and closer, and she also activated her senses.
Although there was the influence of the fog, she couldn't accurately sense what was in that fog. It was only after flying lower... that Ellie still heard it.
The sound of metal clashing against metal came from the forest... Was there a battle?! As expected of a dragon, to be able to detect it from such a height, such a distance, and with the interference of the fog.
"Uncle Schoonheim, there's a battle below! Sticky Rice Cake! Fly over there..." Ellie immediately ordered, then pried open Bell's hands, which were still clinging to her waist and had passed out, and pushed Bell directly to Uncle Schoonheim, who had just reacted.
"Clementine! Here I come!"
As soon as Sticky Rice Cake approached the area with the sounds of fighting, she directly shouted that, and Ellie jumped directly from Sticky Rice Cake's back, who was still flying quite high.
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