Ethereal Ascendance: A Journey of Transformation(Vol 5)

Vol 5/Chapter 28: The Infiltration Plan

"Where's Elder Gwendolyn? Didn't she come in first?"

Cyra asked quietly, afraid to disturb others. Since entering the village, her eyes had been darting around, maybe because the familiar place brought back memories.

"She's probably with the chief. Follow me!"

Irene pointed to a house at the top of the elf tree and waved at us. The light was still on in that house. Without a word, she flipped and climbed up quickly. Her movements were so smooth and fast in the dark night, our eyes could barely keep up.

What amazing agility! As expected of a light elf who just changed from a dark elf. Normal light elves definitely don't have such strong physical abilities. Otherwise, they wouldn't need so many ladders for climbing up and down.

When Cyra and I landed in front of the house, the door opened from inside. Elder Gwendolyn came out, looking very happy as she told us:

"Hurry up! Didn't you want to investigate the military base on the border? Looks like there's a chance!"

"Really?"

I couldn't help feeling excited and rushed into the house. But I saw two unfamiliar middle-aged light elves sitting at the table.

"This is the chief of this tribe. His name is Kalati!"

Elder Gwendolyn pointed to the tall male middle-aged light elf and introduced him. Then she turned to the younger-looking female light elf next to him.

"This is Betty. She's the only elder in the village and was the chief before. But she's retired now."

How strange. The former chief who stepped down is much younger than the current chief? It seemed quite odd no matter how you looked at it. But after learning more, we found out Betty was actually much older. She was 156 years old, while Kalati was less than 80.

Light elves are a very special race. Like angels, they're totally immune to the side effects of light elements. But they live much longer than humans. Plus, light and dark elves can switch between each other in special situations. That's why you can see an 80-year-old looking older than a 156-year-old.

"Kalati's story is very similar to Irene's. He used to be a... dark elf with very strong kung fu skills. He's been here for about 50 or 60 years now? We're old friends!"

Elder Gwendolyn introduced him, sounding very experienced. The people here seemed quite familiar with each other.

"Nonsense! If you hadn't forced me to become a light elf, I would never have come to this super damp southern continent in my life!"

Kalati rolled his eyes. Unlike how light elves usually respect angels, he seemed more casual. Though he said this, he had a big smile. Clearly he was just joking with Gwendolyn.

Their chat didn't have much substance, but I got a lot of useful info from bits and pieces.

It turns out Irene is here because Sifur is in the southern part of the continent.

The Dark Continent is at the far north of Eldoria Continent. It's been the home base of dark element creatures for thousands of years! The closer you get to the Dark Continent, the higher the dark element concentration in the air. Luckily, even after years of monster invasions, they only occupied the Barren Lands part of the continent. The whole southern region is much safer.

That's why those southern countries usually don't care much about fighting monsters. Most of them have never been hurt by monsters, so of course they lack motivation to resist.

In the south, wars mostly happen between humans fighting each other. It's totally different from the north.

The strong light element environment in the south actually makes monsters uncomfortable. The further south you go, the lower the dark element ratio and the fewer monsters. For dark elves who just changed from light pollution, dark elements are like drugs. Even after becoming light elves, they can easily relapse if exposed too much. So people like Irene who were taken in are usually brought to southern forest tribes far from the Dark Continent to start new lives and avoid accidents.