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a bonfire party was a traditional evening activity for elves .
privileges of entertainment were understandable since the elves could live a thousand years without meeting any danger their whole lives .
however, different from the corrupt means of entertainment of human nobles, the bonfire party of the elves was positive and even sophisticated .
around a bonfire, the elves at the party would display the artwork they recently made, such as paintings, poems, or sculptures for their friends to appreciate .
when they were done talking about art, they would sing and dance .
such a bonfire would usually last until dawn .
a lot of things had to be prepared when one was to throw such a party .
for example, they had to prepare the special firewood that had a pleasant fragrance and wouldn’t yield too much smoke . fruits, wine, and fresh meat were compulsory too .
in the end, they had to inform the possible participants of the party of the time and location of the party .
delivering invitations to them could be a troublesome job .
it was because the elf forest was huge and the population of the elves was small . they were all distant from each other, and it could be time-consuming when a lot of people had to be notified .
but still, ans completed the job carefully .
also, in case the many guests he invited felt crowded, he considerately divided the bonfire party into two parts .
the leadership of nature’s wrath was on the east, and the other elves were on the west not far away .
although the elves’ sense of hierarchy was not as strong as that of mankind, they still had it .
the night soon fell . after arranging the party at the two places with his subordinates, ans, exhausted, sat on a single chair that was in the luxurious style of the elves and took a rest .
a male elf came to him . he had the handsome look of a normal elf and smiled . “ans, thank you for your trouble . you’re always so careful . ”
ans opened his eyes; it was already dark . because of the tall trees in the elf forest that blocked the sunlight, the night fell much earlier here than in the human world .
he snapped his fingers, and a bright purple ball of light illuminated the place .
it was an illumination skill of the elves . because the leaves of the world tree were purple, purple was the most honored color among the elves .
as a result, even the rays of their illumination skills were purple too .
“graniso, why are you here instead of accompanying your expectant wife?”
“don’t mention it . she kicked me out . ” graniso pulled a chair and sat down, then he smiled gently . “she said that a man should be doing things outside instead of pacing around a woman all the time . that was so unfair . i only wanted to spend some time with her . but you know how moody an expectant woman can be . ”
ans asked, “have you thought of a name for the baby yet?”
“i chose it a long time ago,” graniso said excitedly . “if it’s a boy, jakka, and if it’s a girl, nanna . ”
ans nodded . “they’re great names . rest assured, you’re going to have a healthy baby . ”
“thank you . ” graniso patted ans’s shoulder . “then, when are you getting married? many beautiful girls are waiting for you . ”
“i don’t want to pursue love before my dream is realized . ” ans shook his head .
while they talked, more and more elves gathered . they carried an assortment of items with them, including baskets of fruits, strange sculptures, and some snacks . everybody around the bonfire seemed to be smiling .
looking around, ans stood up and said, “all right, most everyone is here . let’s get started . ”
the elves were familiar with each other . therefore, there were no boring speeches or self-introductions at the beginning of the party .
ans walked forward and ignited the enormous pile of firewood at the center of the gathering .
as more and more pieces of wood were ignited, the bonfire grew brighter and brighter .
the elves around the bonfire all clapped their hands .
a party of around twenty people would be neither too crowded nor too awkward .
the elves exchanged and appreciated each other’s artworks .
ans sat down and enjoyed the fruit wine .
not far away, another bright fire was ignited . obviously, the leadership of nature’s wrath started their bonfire party too .
ans sat and smiled in silence .
he knew that something unusual would happen soon, but he was not anxious at all .
when he finished a cup of fruit wine, graniso approached and sat down next to him . “wow . dolly has made great progress in painting!”
ans’s eyes glittered . “really? i’m going to take a look . ”
actually, he couldn’t care less about painting at this moment, but he pretended to be curious .
but the moment he rose, he noticed a bright and transparent magic wall rising far away .
the strong light of the wall could be seen despite the blockage of the dense trees .
“what are the leaders of nature’s wrath doing?” graniso scratched his head in confusion . “that magic wave is weird . are they doing human magic experiments?”
many people noticed the anomaly too . they all stood up and pointed at the wall, whispering to each other .
observing it in silence for a few seconds, ans said to graniso, “something seems to be wrong . i’m going to take a look . ”
“i’ll go with you . ” graniso rose and stood next to him .
shoulder to shoulder, they walked toward the shining wall .
four minutes later, they arrived at the foot of the wall .
both of them were extremely surprised . graniso even swallowed .
“what’s this?”
an ivory curtain of light rose to the sky and blocked their way . after a shock, ans took off and flew higher and higher with elven spells . he did not see the complete picture of the shining wall until he was two hundred meters high .
it was a square, glittering, massive barrier that covered almost eight hundred acres .
descending from the sky, ans said to graniso quickly, “inform the other members of nature’s wrath . i think something is wrong . ”
“okay . ” graniso ran back quickly .
soon, ans was left alone .
he had been looking grave, but now he put on a smile .
inside the massive barrier, hawk’s team were all stunned .
they had been fully prepared for an ambush, but two minutes after the people of nature’s wrath lit the bonfire, the quest system dropped a notification on their system menu .
“epic quest activated . a large dungeon environment has been established for six hours until all the elves within the dungeon are executed . ”
after the notification, the surrounding space was immediately locked down by a special barrier .
the members of nature’s wrath who were about to have a party, all shocked, grabbed their weapons vigilantly .
it was impossible to ambush the elves now . hawk simply stood up from the bush and roared, “forget it! just attack!”
then, he charged at the bonfire before everybody else, closely followed by link .
dorfer, the hunter, stood up and shot three consecutive arrows at an elf next to the bonfire .
the warlock summoned his maggot and gave the order “squirt poop . ”
the three-meter-long maggot wriggled and bulged . eventually, all its bulging parts were gathered at the center of its body, before it spurted out a mass of black and yellow stuff .
the hunter was subconsciously taking breath after just shooting three consecutive arrows .
but the moment he inhaled, a strange smell squeezed into his lungs through his nose . he trembled and paled .
then, he stepped back and gagged, before he looked in fear at the maggot which was “accumulating strength” again .
dorfer stepped further away .
the previous three consecutive arrows did not land . the target dodged them and had found his location .
then, multiple bows were aimed at him . even though dorfer and solomon the warlock were more than a hundred meters away, they felt that pointy weapons seemed to have been stuck to their forehead .
but thankfully, the black and yellow stuff the maggot spurted out had reached the people of nature’s wrath in a parabola .
a male elf, who was the tallest among them and had dragon horns on his forehead like margret did, raised his staff and pointed at the black and yellow stuff, launching a small fireball .
then… it exploded .
the black and yellow stuff, heated and sticky, fell like boiled rainwater .
the coverage was appallingly huge .
many people of nature’s wrath were stained . they extended their fingers and rubbed some of the matter off . they observed it and even sniffed it .
for intelligent creatures, they needed time to recognize special, stimulative smells, which could take a couple of seconds .
after that… the twelve elves near the bonfire trembled hard with pale faces, both disgusted and infuriated, as if someone had killed their whole family .
three of them were even vomiting in fury .
the male elf with dragon horns lowered his head and looked at the stains on his clothes . then he slowly raised his head .
his previously green eyes were now bloodshot .
his body expanded nonstop, green magic power around him . in no more than two seconds, he became a green dragon six meters long and four meters tall .
the green dragon flapped his wings, and a thunderous roar rumbled under the sky . “filthy and shameless human beings, i’m going to kill you!”
at this point, the maggot, which had accumulated enough material, squirted a second time .
in the meantime, the fireball in roland’s hand expanded to around half a meter in diameter .
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