The Strongest Prodigy Doctor

"No, you all must leave this place. My life is running out, so I'll hold them back to give you time to escape." The Tree Elder shook her head resolutely. She didn't want these people to die trying to stop the impending enemies. Since she could control the forest, it was most suitable for her to be the one to block them, especially since she didn't have much time left.

"What? Tree Elder, your life is running out? What's going on?" Big Horn genuinely had no idea that the Tree Elder's life was limited. Not only Big Horn, but others looked at her in shock too. Everyone thought that because Tree Elder could control trees and had tree-like characteristics, she should live the longest. The forest trees, after all, can easily live for hundreds of years each!

Why did this logic not hold for Tree Elder?

"What's going on, Tree Elder? How is your life running out? What exactly is happening?" Big Horn was the most agitated. He rushed to Tree Elder's side and looked at her carefully, tears in his eyes, confused about why her life was insufficient.

"Ha~" Tree Elder chuckled softly, then sighed deeply and said, "Actually, it's nothing much, just that you know, we are still human. Putting things that don't belong to us on ourselves is inherently inappropriate. But driving them consumes not only the extra Spiritual Power inside us but also our life. You seldom use much, so you barely notice it. After all, you don't consume much Life Force, but I'm different. I can control the whole forest, and each time I do, I clearly feel my life slipping away. So, I feel my life is quickly coming to an end."

Upon hearing this, it felt like a heavy hammer striking everyone's hearts. To them, the Tree Elder was like their shelter, the only safe harbor they had, but now this harbor was about to disappear, which worried them greatly.

"Tree Elder, how much time do you have left?" Big Horn asked with tears.

Tree Elder hesitated but decided to speak the truth. There was no point in hiding it because they'd find out sooner or later. It was better than dying suddenly one day and leaving them clueless.

"Me?" Tree Elder said with a hint of weariness, looking up at the sky, "I only have over four thousand years left."

"Uh?" Big Horn was stunned, his tear-streaked face sporting a comical snot bubble.

Not only Big Horn was shocked, but everyone around was, too. This situation, previously sad, became silent as everyone wore the expression of having heard incorrectly, staring at Tree Elder.

"Four... four thousand... years? Not days?" Big Horn blinked and asked.

"Yes, four thousand years!" Tree Elder sighed deeply.

Everyone felt a sense of being fooled, thinking, "Still four thousand years left, and you're saying you're about to die? Life is ending?"

What does that make those of us who can still live for decades? Are we supposed to die soon? Even if you're our harbor, you can't just speak like that!

Tree Elder saw their expressions and knew they misunderstood her, so she continued, "Do you know? When I escaped that organization, do you know how long I had left?"

Everyone looked at Tree Elder, puzzled about how long she truly had.

"Back then, I had about a hundred thousand years left!" Tree Elder said with a smile.

"A hun... hundred thousand?" Big Horn yelled in disbelief.

Everyone was astonished.

Realize they had only escaped for a few decades, at most.

In these years, Tree Elder went from having a hundred thousand years to just four thousand now. At this rate of decline, yes, her life is indeed close to its end.

"No... no, Tree Elder, you said when controlling the forest, it decreases your life, so if you no longer control the whole forest, would your life still decrease?" Big Horn remembered what Tree Elder had said earlier. If she didn't keep controlling the forest, surely her life wouldn't continue to decrease.

After hearing this, Tree Elder fell silent, unwilling to answer because she knew once she did, they would surely send her away. Then they would stay to face the enemy themselves and forbid her from controlling the forest anymore. So, Tree Elder responded with silence.

At that moment, another messenger arrived, saying, "Tree Elder, someone named Ye Tianfan has come looking for you, and he has brought many others who have undergone experiments like us."

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately turned to look at the messenger.

"Who? Who did you say?" Tree Elder asked!

"He said his name is Ye Tianfan," the messenger replied.

"The people you saw earlier, were they with him?" Big Horn asked.

"Yes, that's right!" said the messenger.

Everyone exchanged glances, while Tree Elder felt extremely speechless.

This life-and-death parting, exposing her limited lifespan, now only to be told it was Ye Tianfan?

"Alright, I understand. I'll go welcome him now!" Tree Elder said to the messenger, then tidied up and walked outside to greet Ye Tianfan.

After all, Ye Tianfan facilitated the alliance between Light and Dark factions. Without him, who knows how many ordinary people the organization might send to hell when it matures?

Furthermore, the messenger said Ye Tianfan brought many people like them. Could it be the alliance has already started acting? Otherwise, why bring these surviving ones at this time?

Yet, all that is unimportant. What matters is directly asking Ye Tianfan upon meeting him. Guessing wildly now serves no purpose.