On the coast, in front of the Cowell Nature Temple.

The guard chief Nash did not deceive Levi and the others. A relatively special sacrificial ceremony was indeed taking place here at this time.

A druid installation ceremony.

If things were to be normal, according to ancient traditions, becoming a Druid requires people to go out on their own adventures, become familiar with the knowledge and power of animals and plants, and understand the gifts and ruthlessness of nature, in order to... gain the power to control nature.

Druid can control the angry storm, the gentle power of the rising sun, the nimble fox, the powerful ferocious bear and other things.

But Druids are not like those who live in city-states who boast and think they are the masters of nature. On the contrary, they gain the power of nature by integrating into nature.

However, on Moon Shadow Island, their druid career awakening is still somewhat primitive.

Different from the mainland, many druids believe in the gods of nature, namely Silvanus, the father of oak, Eddas, the goddess of water springs and peace, Mekelly, the goddess of forests and rangers, or Sionlia, the goddess of sprouts.

Gods gain the ability to communicate with nature and are granted corresponding magical powers.

The Fu people on Yueying Island only believe in the earth mother goddess Shantia, or they believe in Shantia's oldest natural way.

Sometimes they will find animal and plant spirits whose bodies have died but whose souls are still wandering. Through a kind of meditation called natural communication, druids can communicate with these animal and plant spirits, thereby gaining the corresponding natural power.

This is a shortcut, but the Fu people believe that this is a gift from nature to them, and they will also give back to nature through actions.

It's just that this way is only available but not sought, so the number of druids of the Fu people has been growing slowly.

It is more about first becoming a strong warrior by honing his martial arts skills, and then looking for opportunities to change his profession to become a Druid.

A strong body is more conducive to them traveling through the dangerous jungle.

If this were normal, there would be no problem.

However, the invasion from Luskan suddenly put the Fu people into an unprecedented dilemma.

Whether it was Luskan's strong ships and cannons, their tough armor, sharp weapons, or the magic crossbows that were far more powerful than their ranger bows and arrows, they all caused the people of Moon Shadow Island to suffer a lot.

At the same time, he also realized that merely gathering warriors and rangers to form an army would not be able to effectively prevent Luskan's invasion.

They... need more druids.

They need the power of nature and magic.

So some elders and priests set their sights on the natural temple and the portraits of their ancestors.

Most of the Fu tribesmen who have received gifts from nature will choose to return to the natural temple and become an old guard before their life span is approaching.

After their death, the animal spirits accompanying them will separate and be guided by the elders to the newly erected statues to enshrine them.

Whenever the people of the Fengfu tribe suffered a disaster, they would selectively let a group of young warriors inherit these animal spirits, so that they could quickly change careers and become druids.

Only this time, ever since the iron castle fell, unexpected events have occurred one after another.

As a shrill wolf howl sounded, a Fu tribe warrior who was sitting cross-legged in front of the stone statue of his ancestors suddenly rushed toward the tribesmen next to him as if he was crazy. His mouth opened to the limit, and he was about to bite his companion.

's neck.

puff.

Suddenly, several vines suddenly burst out of the cracks in the mottled stone slabs, tightly restraining the suddenly berserk warrior, and then twisted into a pool of bloody flesh.

Immediately afterwards, a pure flame like moonlight burned the pile of non-human flesh and blood together with the wolf spirit that was still roaring, as if it had never appeared before.

The female priest holding up the oak staff on the high platform had a look of sadness in her eyes:

"This is the sixteenth time. Has the Earth Mother God...already abandoned us Fu people?"

According to the warnings passed down by the elders, once such signs occur, both people and the mutated 'ancestral spirits' must be purified as soon as possible, otherwise unimaginable disasters will occur.

These young men were originally the most outstanding warriors in Cowell, and each of them may have come from the pride of a certain tribe.

But before they died on the battlefield, they had to die first, by one of their own, in her hands.

This contrast made the face of the chief priestess look even more weathered.

"Senior citizens?"

A younger female druid next to him showed a look of unbearability.

"continue."

The chief priestess showed the perseverance of a martyr, and then said:

"We on Yueying Island have reached the point of life and death. If there are more druids, we will at least have the strength to fight.

“But if we stop moving forward because we are afraid of sacrifice, we will only perish faster...

"All of this is for our Kendik dynasty and for the continuation of the Fu family."

The female druid's eyes suddenly turned red. She took a deep breath to prevent herself from looking at a certain figure in the crowd below, lowered her head and said:

"Yes, elder..."

At this moment, a tall warrior with a sturdy back and strong waist walked quickly towards the temple, but was stopped by two temple guards with long spears.

Click.

The priestess immediately looked in that direction with a solemn expression, and then raised her chin to the druid beside her. After the latter saw the person coming, he immediately ran over with understanding.

I was also cursing in my heart that it was fortunate that the one who came was one of their strongest warriors from Cowell, otherwise if it had been anyone else, they would have been kicked out long ago.

The sacrificial ceremony of the temple is originally sacred and cannot be disturbed, especially at this juncture when situations occur frequently.

After a while, the druid returned to the high platform with an excited expression and whispered a few words to the female priest.

The chief priestess showed a doubtful look:

"An advance army from the countries along the Sword Coast? Or an envoy of the God of Justice? Let him come."

Soon, the guard chief Nash came to him and bowed and saluted:

"Chief Priest!"

The chief priestess nodded:

"Can you identify them?"

Since the beginning of the war, Luskan's intelligence work has shown a posture of crushing Moon Shadow Island, and various spy infiltration methods have emerged in endlessly.

And ever since a figure suspected of being a demon appeared on the battlefield of the Iron Castle, she had little hope for the bottom line of the Luskans.

If they even dare to deal with demons, it seems that it is not impossible to pretend to be an angel.

"cannot."

Nash lowered his head.

The chief priestess looked at him without speaking.

Sure enough, I heard Nash continue:

"But they are all very strong. If they choose to attack head-on at the first moment, the group of people I led will not be able to stop them at all.

"Moreover, I felt a... a very pure power in them, as if... washed by spring water.

"So I can only conclude that there is a high probability that they are not Luskans.

"And in their team, there is also a templar from Iron Castle and a red-haired girl. The templar called her Her Royal Highness Edwina."

After hearing the name Edwina, the priestess showed a complex look on her face and murmured:

"Edwina, so...is that the child?"

She took a deep breath and said:

"From this point of view, it is good news at least for now. Luskan's power is too strong. Maybe these reinforcements from the Sword Coast can relieve some of the pressure on Cowell.

"Let's do this, you settle them first, and when the sacrificial ceremony is over, I will go over..."

But before she could say anything, the female druid beside her suddenly cried and screamed:

"No! No! Gwana, elder! He seems to be out of control, please help him!"

The chief priestess and Nash looked up at the same time with greatly changed expressions.

But the status warrior at the edge of the Ancestor Square had already broken free from the vines, smashed away the two temple guards who were approaching him with one claw, landed on all fours like a real ferocious wolf, and rushed into the city.

Go in.

"Oops! Chase me!"

Everyone's heart kept sinking.

The warrior named Gwana is a warrior close to a master, and he is as strong as Cowell and Nash.

If such a powerful warrior becomes a Druid, he will become a master-level being.

Precisely because of his strong will, almost no one thought that there would be any problems during his job transfer ceremony, so he was placed in a peripheral position.

This can make room for other weaker fighters with a higher risk of losing control. If there is a problem with others, Gwana on the outside can help intercept them immediately.

Who would have thought that the second person who had problems today would be him!

What made them both relieved and extremely nervous was that this out-of-control wolf spirit was different from the others who only knew how to attack and devour others immediately. It was rampaging all the way, seemingly...

It seems that he wants to escape from here as soon as possible!
To be continued...