"Whoosh!"
Under the sweeping gale, tender green leaves fell one after another.
The small Forest Elves struggled to maintain their posture in mid-air, while those standing on tree trunks gripped them tightly with the long spears in their hands.
"Crack!"
As the Dragon Knight Legion approached, the tree trunk groaned under the unbearable weight, and a large group of Elf Guards, along with the trunk, fell to the ground.
"Roar!"
Night Fury let out an angry Dragon roar.
Its large, emerald-like eyes stared at the small Forest Elves in front of him, trying to stay conscious.
The Dragons in the sky sensed their Dragon King's anger and roared in response.
"Roar!"
"Roar!"
Accompanied by the Dragon roars, tree trunks exploded, and the ground seemed to have a layer of skin scraped off by an invisible sharp blade.
Under the Dragon's might, all the small Forest Elves could no longer flap their crystal-clear wings, falling to the ground in spirals like flies that had lost their wings.
The small Forest Elves trembled on the ground, and the Elf Chieftain looked up at the sky with fear.
"This Dragon Knight can actually command a group of Dragons."
"It's over. Today, I'm afraid the entire tribe will face destruction."
"Thump! Thump!"
As the vanguard Dragon Knights landed, they quickly surrounded Hiccup and the small Forest Elves.
"What happened to our Divine Emissary?"
"You hateful Forest Elves, quickly remove the magic from our Divine Emissary, or you will all die by my longsword."
All the Forest Elves were intimidated by the Dragon Knights' killing intent and couldn't muster any thought of resistance.
"Chieftain, what should we do?"
The Elf Chieftain trembled as he stood up, looking up at the Dragon Knight in front of him with difficulty.
"Great Sir Dragon Knight, your tribe was the first to step onto our land..."
"Clang!"
The longsword flashed, reflecting the sunlight. The clanging sound of the sword scared the Elf Chieftain into silence.
"I'll say it again: immediately remove the magic from the Divine Emissary, or die!"
The palm-sized Elf Chieftain's expression kept changing.
All the palm-sized Forest Elves gathered around their Chieftain.
In the eyes of the Dragon Knight Legion, these Forest Elves were like slightly larger termites; a single flame from the Dragons could burn them to ashes.
"Chieftain, let me go and remove the magic from that human."
"Let me go. If these Dragon Knights can spare us, then my sacrifice will be worth it."
"Silence! I am the Chieftain. Let me bear this hardship."
A group of Forest Elves chattered in Elvish.
The vanguard Dragon Knight looked back at Hiccup, who had turned into a cluster of flowers, and then glared fiercely at the Forest Elves.
"My patience is limited. Remove the magic immediately."
The Elf Chieftain weakly flapped his transparent wings and came before the vanguard Dragon Knight.
"Great Sir Dragon Knight, to remove the magic from him, my people must sacrifice their lives to the sacred Forest Goddess."
"And as Chieftain, I can surely remove the magic from him, but I beg you to spare my people."
The vanguard Dragon Knight looked fierce and swung his longsword.
The blade rested on the Elf Chieftain's small neck.
"The crimes you have committed can only be judged by the Divine Emissary."
"And you must now remove the magic from the Divine Emissary, or none of you will escape."
The Elf Chieftain gritted his teeth and said, "If you cannot spare my tribe, then I will refuse to remove the magic from him."
The vanguard Dragon Knight was very conflicted. If he let these people go, he would have no hostages and would be unable to control the Elf Chieftain.
"I can agree to temporarily release half of your people. Once the Divine Emissary is safe, I will release the other half. This is my absolute bottom line, or everyone will die as a sacrifice for the Divine Emissary."
The Elf Chieftain furrowed his light golden eyebrows and finally nodded helplessly.
"Wait a moment."
Just as the Elf Chieftain was about to remove the magic from Hiccup, the small Forest Elf Anna suddenly flew out.
The moment the small Forest Elf Anna flew out, Night Fury's gaze was also drawn to her.
Night Fury recognized Anna at a glance, and Anna quickly flew towards Night Fury.
"Don't be afraid, it's me. I won't hurt you."
Night Fury watched Anna fly towards him and let out a soft growl.
The Elf Chieftain's eyes widened, and he shouted, "Anna, come back! The future of the tribe depends on you to lead it. You must not take risks!"
"Don't worry, Chieftain."
Anna turned her head and smiled. To the Elf Chieftain, it seemed so resolute, as if she was about to sacrifice her life for her tribe.
In reality, Anna waved her small hands and gently stroked the injured spot on Night Fury's head.
Night Fury only felt waves of coolness, and the numbness was gradually disappearing.
The surrounding Dragon Knights looked at the small Forest Elf Anna with curiosity, and even subconsciously looked at their own hands.
Why did her hands glow, and theirs didn't? Was this the legendary magic?
In a few breaths, Night Fury's weakened limbs and wings regained their strength.
"Roar!"
Night Fury let out a joyful Dragon roar.
He then vigilantly guarded Hiccup's side.
At this time, Hiccup had also gradually absorbed the Forest Elves' magic and triggered the system's hidden wood-element scroll, achieving an 80% affinity for wood-element magic.
Hiccup couldn't help but think, "Although the system was created by me, after breaking through the dimensional wall, there are many hidden functions I don't know about."
"This time, I didn't fully master wood-element magic, perhaps because it wasn't a Dragon attacking me."
At the same time, the small Forest Elf Anna had landed on a small flower on Hiccup's head.
"Chieftain, leave it to me."
"This human saved my life, and now I should save him too."
As her voice fell, the small Forest Elf Anna began to quickly chant a spell, and her entire body began to emit a faint golden light.
Her originally crystal-clear small wings began to show strange and profound runes, making one dizzy.
The Elf Chieftain desperately shouted, "No!"
However, the light on the small Forest Elf Anna grew more intense.
When the thorny flowers on Hiccup's body encountered this light, they gradually melted away like winter snow meeting early spring.
The small Forest Elf Anna flew towards Hiccup.
Just as she was about to make the sacrifice, she was firmly grasped in a large hand.
"What are you doing?"
The small Forest Elf Anna slowly opened her eyes, her light golden eyes curiously examining Hiccup.
The mysterious patterns on her body were also rapidly disappearing.
Anna waved her small hand, looking at Hiccup in disbelief, and asked, "How do you know our Forest Elves' magic, and how can you reverse a sacrifice? This ancient magic has long been lost, even the Chieftain doesn't know it."