Global Game: AFK In The Zombie Apocalypse Game
Chapter 3038: Investigation

Chapter 3038: Investigation

Kapa, seeing that he had temporarily fooled Doris, felt slightly relieved and began wandering around the large cavern on his own.

Upon closer inspection, large sections of text were carved onto the stone walls.

A significant portion of the text had already been corroded, making it extremely difficult to decipher.

He didn’t understand a thing about ancient Elven language.

He was merely putting on a show, waiting for Fang Heng’s reaction.

In fact, the entire grotto hall was extremely spacious. Besides Kapa, there were more than a dozen small translation teams from various races.

At that moment, no one noticed that Fang Heng, in spirit form, was floating in front of a wall, observing it closely.

"Hmm..."

Fang Heng studied the contents on the rock wall, a thoughtful expression appearing on his face.

It was quite interesting.

Although most of the text was indecipherable, an enormous magic array was drawn across the entire surface of the wall.

"Whoosh!"

The omniscient eye in Fang Heng’s right pupil began spinning rapidly.

The passage of time had left the markings of the magic array on the wall mottled and faint, making it nearly impossible to discern its full structure. Large sections were damaged.

Even with the aid of alchemy and the omniscient eye, he could only roughly outline the structure of the magic array.

It was an alchemical magic array related to the Ancient Tree of Life.

And it bore many similarities to ancient magic arrays of the tree spirit tribe.

It could be confirmed—the elves, the tree spirit tribe, the Tree of Life, and Abe Akaya were all somehow connected.

Fang Heng mentally noted down the information from several alchemical magic arrays on the murals, then, still in spirit form, flew back to Kapa and whispered in a voice only Kapa could hear, "Kapa, this place is already on the Elven planet. I’ll be gone for a while to look into some clues. Stay here and wait. Nothing will happen to you."

Upon hearing Fang Heng’s words, Kapa instinctively shrank his neck in nervousness.

What? He was just leaving like that?

Couldn’t he stop playing it so dangerously?

"Don’t be nervous. Believe in yourself. You can bluff your way through."

Before Kapa could respond, Fang Heng’s soul body slowly ascended and flew toward the opening at the top of the cavern.

Fang Heng had already perceived the area.

It seemed the elves’ exploration of spirit forms was limited. Moreover, their world had been peaceful for tens of millions of years. In any case, the cavern had no seals or defenses specifically targeting spirit forms.

The outer defenses were also very simple.

In soul form, he could easily pass through them.

Passing through the cavern, Fang Heng hovered over a towering mountain peak and expanded his perception, scanning the surroundings.

The entire Elven world was covered in lush greenery.

It bore some resemblance to the World of Forests.

Fang Heng’s gaze shifted eastward, and he squinted slightly.

That...

The towering ancient tree that reached into the clouds.

It looked quite similar to Abe Akaya.

No wonder Cleriway had once mistaken Abe Akaya for the Ancient Tree of Life.

However, Fang Heng could sense that the power of the Ancient Tree of Life was gradually dissipating.

Even with the naked eye, it was clear that a layer of yellowing leaves had accumulated beneath the tree, and large patches of blackened, dried roots remained on the ground.

Perhaps ten years ago, the domain covered by the Tree of Life had been at least one-third larger than it was now.

And now, its power was still steadily declining, its influence shrinking further.

"Hm..."

Was it affected by some external stimulus?

Had the interior of the Tree of Life already begun to rot, prompting the elves to seek out new power sources to reverse the decline of the Ancient Tree of Life?

Was that why their attention had turned to Abe Akaya—hoping to sustain the Tree of Life by absorbing its power?

Fang Heng already had a rough theory in mind.

But could it really be done?

Even such an absorption would not change the fact that the Ancient Tree of Life was gradually losing its vitality.

In any case, he had to find Cleriway first.

She should be near the Tree of Life.

Fang Heng expanded his perception and swiftly transitioned toward the direction of the Tree of Life.

...

Periphery of the Tree of Life domain.

An Elven patrol squad was on duty.

A breeze passed by, and withered yellow leaves drifted down.

Squad captain Wendt silently shook his head.

Year after year, the domain of the Tree of Life continued to shrink. Numerous vines and branches had withered, and the roots were losing their vitality.

He thought he had grown used to it.

But in the past two years, the pace of decay had accelerated.

Even he could feel the Tree of Life approaching the end of its lifespan.

They didn’t have much time left.

The High Priestess had begun searching a century ago for ways to reawaken the Tree of Life’s power.

But no method had been found.

At this rate, how much longer could the Tree of Life endure?

Ten years?

Or twenty?

"Hm?"

An Elven guard suddenly sensed something and sharply turned his head toward a clump of trees on the right.

"Who’s there? Who’s in there?"

Whoosh!!

Suddenly, a black shadow darted out from the dark.

An enemy?!

Wendt’s pupils suddenly contracted, and he immediately released his spiritual perception to try and lock onto the intruder.

There had not been an invader in the Elven world for tens of thousands of years.

Was it a member of another Elven tribe who had accidentally wandered in?

While Wendt was still puzzled, two of his subordinates had already launched an attack on the black shadow.

Arrows of Nature!

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh whoosh!!!"

Dozens of highly condensed spiritual Arrows of Nature shot toward Fang Heng.

"Bang! Bang bang!!"

Before they could hit their target, the Arrows of Nature shattered violently in the air just before impact!

What?

Wendt’s heart skipped a beat. He didn’t see anything clearly. He only heard two dull thuds, and his two subordinates were blown away simultaneously. Then he saw the shadow already in front of him, a hand clamped tightly around his neck.

What the hell!

What was this thing?!

Only now did Wendt clearly see the person’s face—his pupils dilated hundreds of times.

It was a human!?

How could a human appear here?

Had the Elven world been exposed?

Wendt forced himself to stay calm and asked in a deep voice, "You... who are you?"

"I’m looking for Cleriway. Where is she?"

"I don’t know Cleriway. Human, you’ve come to the wrong place. You’re not supposed to be here! How did you get into our Elven world!?"

Fang Heng stared coldly at Wendt.

He appeared to be just a low-tier patrol, weak in strength, and it made sense that he didn’t know anything about Cleriway.

However, Fang Heng remembered that when searching Cleriway’s home, those two elves had said she had been imprisoned.

"You’re not qualified to ask questions," Fang Heng shook his head and said coldly, "Where is the Elven prison?"

Wendt’s expression changed slightly. He stayed silent as his thoughts raced.

The young man before him had an unclear identity, and he asked about the prison as soon as he opened his mouth. No matter how one looked at it, he wasn’t normal.

"Hmph!"

Fang Heng snorted coldly and raised his hand near Wendt’s ear.

The elf on the right, who had just been thrown aside, had crept up behind Fang Heng and was about to launch a surprise attack when he suddenly found himself uncontrollably levitating into the air.