On the other side, Qilin’s vision blurred, as if she were being swallowed by endless darkness.
[You have been expelled. Current status: None]
When her vision cleared again, she found herself standing in a forest.
“Where is this?”
She drew her weapon cautiously, and being in the forest gave her a bit of confidence.
The most urgent task now was to figure out where exactly she had been ‘expelled’ to.
And more importantly, whether someone without a status like her could become a lord.
Sunlight pierced through the green leaves, spilling warmth across the forest.
The air was filled with birdsong and the scent of flowers, but strangely, apart from insects and birds, there were no other creatures.
Qilin moved through the forest, unsure how much time passed as the sun overhead reached its peak.
It was already noon, yet she still hadn’t walked out of the forest.
This place was even bigger than she’d imagined.
Suddenly, Qilin’s pointed ears twitched—she heard some commotion not far away.
She immediately went on alert, moving carefully toward the source.
Behind the thick tree trunks, elves were hiding, fighting against a group of human soldiers.
She didn’t know if Lord’s Wanm Island had islands ruled by humans, but judging by the soldiers’ equipment—light armor—they seemed more like lord’s units.
As for the elves, both male and female, with golden or pale-gold hair, they moved between the trees with bows and arrows, kiting their enemies.
Qilin knew nothing about either side, nor whether these beings were lord’s units or the island’s ruling race.
Both sides were cold and silent, without a trace of communication during the battle.
She wanted to keep observing, but an arrow suddenly shot towards the bush where she was hiding.
Qilin quickly ducked behind a tree, realizing she’d been discovered, and without hesitation launched her own attack.
She drew her bow, and a green glow emanated from the Forester Bow, forming an energy arrow in her hand.
The green energy arrow flashed like a laser, giving no one a chance to react.
The thick trunk was pierced instantly, killing the elf hiding behind it on the spot.
This attack stunned both sides.
The human soldiers were confused, not understanding why the elves would turn on each other, but saw this as the perfect chance to escape and began to retreat.
The elves in the trees also ignored the human soldiers, instantly redirecting their attacks toward Qilin.
Arrows whistled through the forest as they spread out among the trees, leaving nowhere to hide.
Qilin didn’t panic.
She pressed her four fingers together and fired three arrows in a single shot, each one striking its target with deadly accuracy.
She even shattered enemy arrows midair, their force undiminished as they pierced through foes.
They weren’t even on the same level!
Elves fell from the trees one after another, and the dozens of enemies were quickly wiped out.
Only one elf remained, and it was too late for him to escape.
An arrow whistled past, precisely grazing his neck, leaving a bloody line as he trembled, frozen in place, abandoning any thought of running.
“Where are you from? Elf or lord’s citizen?”
A cold voice sounded behind him.
Qilin stepped out from behind the tree and stood before him.
“Ci…citizen.”
He didn’t dare look back, just stood there and answered.
“And those human soldiers earlier? Also citizens?”
When Qilin saw him nod, she didn’t ask further.
If they were all lord’s units, she wouldn’t get involved.
“Take me to your lord.”
This elf had clearly considered fleeing, but with his life in Qilin’s hands, he didn’t need further threats—he began to lead the way.
On the way, Qilin managed to learn some basic information from him.
As a lord’s citizen, he didn’t know much.
The elves who died earlier accounted for more than half of this lord’s units—he only had a little over a hundred elves in total.
Of course, it was possible he was lying.
Soon, under his guidance, Qilin arrived near the lord’s territory.
But what she saw shocked her.
Unlike her own territory, the lord’s domain wasn’t built on the ground but among the trees—treehouses interconnected throughout the forest.
But that wasn’t what astonished Qilin most.
The true surprise was that the lord wasn’t human.
He was an elf!
There were actually non-human lords among them? What was going on?!
Wait, could it be that because she’d absorbed the Forest Elf’s source, her race had changed to elf, leading to her expulsion to this place?
Right now, it seemed the only explanation that made sense.
Tall trees surrounded the territory, with the lord’s hall perched atop a trunk.
Other elves patrolled both above and below.
Here, danger seemed ever-present, and everyone remained on guard.
Their appearances were similar to Qilin’s—they must have also been Forest Elves.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Several arrows shot down, green lights streaking through the forest and easily cutting down the elves on the ground.
The elves in the trees reacted and began to return fire, but how could they match Qilin?
These elves, not even level three, were like cannon fodder to her.
The lord in the hall heard the commotion, and as he stepped to the doorway, there was a sudden crack— the branch supporting the hall snapped, sending the entire building crashing to the ground.
Boom!
The structure shattered, sending up a cloud of dust.
The lord crawled out, covered in dirt, as a green energy arrow pointed straight at his head.
His whole body went rigid.
The harsh words on his lips were swallowed.
“Who are you?”
“Island number.”
“040626”
“Ruling race.”
“Ruling race?”
Confusion flickered across his face.
Qilin lost interest in further questioning and released her grip.
The arrow pierced his head in an instant.
The surrounding elves were stunned—they hadn’t expected such decisiveness.
[Congratulations on killing a lord. You have gained temporary lord status!]