This is the story of a magician and an elf girl.

"...Jack...Wendy..."

"……Uh?"

"If you don't want to die, run away."

"Ms. Lin...Ms. Linna..."

"I... had already decided on that day. Even if I had to die under the flames of that monster, I would not run away again. For everything that person had done, for everything that person had done for me - I would fight it to the very end, until I killed them all."

After issuing an ultimatum to Jack and Wendy, Linna interrupted the last skill communication and planned to have a final battle with the Phoenix and Hera, even if she could not hurt it at all, even if she knew that she would definitely lose, even if she knew that her current strength was still not enough to defeat the enemy in front of her.

The girl's indigo eyes never became dim and blurry again.

"Water God... please lend me your power..."

"Burn everything, my loyal birds, and let them know what it feels like to go against their natural enemies."

"Rain of Blades!"

"Breath of Hellfire!"

The moment Linnae drew out the power of the Dragon Tooth Knife, the raindrops falling from the sky immediately responded to her call, and the sharp water blades as sharp as knife blades attacked the direction of the Phoenix of Hell Fire.

"Boom!" The Phoenix released a breath of fire from its mouth, causing the fire to spread to every corner of the sky, evaporating all the raindrops in an instant. A large amount of water vapor was converted into cloud area under the power of the Dragon Tooth Knife, making the electric charges active. Linai used the strongest skill she could release now: "Arc of Electricity..."

"No! Linna! Thunder attacks have no effect on Hera!"

"?!"

Just as Hera's mouth was about to rise, Athena's words stopped Linnae's movements and attacks, and the thunder that resounded through the sky gradually calmed down.

"Listen, Linna, before Hera was called a demon, she was still the real queen goddess, the wife of Zeus, the king of heaven. That's why she made a condition when they got married, and got the right to use part of Zeus' power - the power of heaven. As long as she has the protection of this power, she will not be hurt by any attack of natural forces, and can even call the wind and rain. It is a power of God that your current power can never match... At the beginning, the attack you released was also disintegrated, right? That is not the power of magic barriers or skills, but the real power of God. Common sense in this physical world cannot match her power!"

"...If that's the case... wouldn't it be..."

"Tsk... Damn you Athena, you're so talkative. I should have dealt with you first before I deal with my aftermath. Go ahead, hungry puppets, and eat up all the compatriots who betrayed you!!"

“GAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGA!!”

“GAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGA!!”

"Oops……"

"Ms. Linnae!"

Just when Hera felt that Athena and the other adventurers were a bit annoying, she gently waved her sharp white fingertips, causing the puppet army to begin its march. The overwhelming numbers made Jack and Wendy dumbfounded.

Shit...Wendy and Jack will be killed...The remaining magic power is...I don't care...

"Oooooh... the tree spirit that lives here... please——"

"——Earth spirits living here, listen to my command and quickly become our shields!"

"Gah-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga!"

"Gah-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga!"

"!" "!" "!"

Just when Linnai was about to give up her remaining magic power, another elemental elf servant rushed to the scene from behind and lent her a hand. The huge amount of sand was like ripples and waves on the sea. It swallowed hundreds of puppets and then turned into a huge stone wall in front of the adventurers.

"Xiaoxue-chan!"

"Xiaoxue?!"

"Wow! Your assist is amazing! Well done!"

"I'll tell you my admiration later. Xiaoxue, can you make the earth spirits materialize to increase our combat power?"

"Of course, Lady Athena - the earth spirits who are favored by the earth... Now is the time for you to be active. Please show up with the armor of the earth and the flesh of the sand!"

Then - the earth spirits who heard her command immediately emerged on the surface of the earth. They were wearing sand armor and sand flesh, and they replicated themselves in large numbers like immortal and endlessly growing warriors. In this way, the pressure on adventurers facing the puppet army would be greatly reduced.

"Tsk... I see, you're the user of the elemental spirits of the earth... You really like to hide your powerful trump cards, you despicable Athena."

"It's better than you who likes to play with life... Who is this despicable villain?"

"Hmph... After we deal with these rubbish, I swear to capture you alive and put you in a cage full of puppets. I'll make you suffer from torture for tens of thousands of years, and then use the children you give birth to to make soup to feed our pets..."

"...your twisted personality...I have no words to describe it."

"No, no, this is not a bad taste or a twisted idea. Think about it, how many demi-humans in the world today have original human fathers or mothers? Superior life genes in an inferior environment will eventually become inferior products. As long as the times have not changed, the lives of demi-humans will continue to omit human genes, and eventually their offspring will only become demi-humans, not "humans". Pure species will not be able to continue forever without management -"

"——What do you want to express?"

"…It's not a big deal. I'll get straight to the point… If I use your offspring, each one will surely be the best of the best, right? The first one born will surely be the half-human, half-god child of destiny, the second one born will surely go on the path of revenge, and the third one born will surely be loyal to you. I'm so excited when I think about killing them all in front of your eyes!"

"...You...are really crazy."

"…Who is the crazy person…I know better than you, the servant of the earth spirit…no, should I say the cat-type adventurer…I really miss her. I didn't expect to see her offspring again. Even their appearance is exactly the same——really, I miss her?"

"..."

Hera raised her lips and stared at Xiaoxue with an unfriendly look. Xiaoxue didn't know what she meant by this, so she naturally didn't take it seriously. She even ordered the elite warriors of the earth spirits to fight against the puppets climbing out of the cracks in the earth wall: "Lady Athena... please step back. Let me handle this."

“…I’ll leave it to you…”

"Uh……"

I don't know why Xiaoxue calls me "you". I can clearly see the doubts in her tone, but I guess - that is definitely not what I want to know.

Just like the magician's attitude towards the elf - Athena was also hiding something from Xiaoxue, and it was not out of malice, but a lie based on good intentions.

She had always believed that being loved by a magician was an incomparable happiness.

But it turns out that I have actually been loved by such a person for a long time, but I just didn't realize that she was right next to me.

"I can't just sit there and wait for death. Before your magic power runs out, Xiaoxue, I will find a way to hold these bastards back. The matter of the Phoenix can only be left to that elf... Wendy!"

"Yes! Mr. Jack!"

"I'll leave it to you..."

As the invulnerable armor took shape, Jack was picked up by Wendy who had grown a pair of wings behind him. Flying at low altitude, the two of them were the first to break the vanguard of the hordes of puppets: "Come on - take my invulnerable shells, Jack!!"

"Bombing begins! Heyaa ...

“Bang!” Wendy threw Jack at super speed, causing a huge hole to appear on the road ahead. Jack dug up the ground and climbed out of the hole, then immediately stepped into the battlefield. The adventurers following behind him also mustered up their courage, and each of them drew their weapons from their sheaths and behind their backs: “Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!”

"Go ahead! Don't be afraid! Master Jack is already fighting!"

"Go and cover him! Everyone who can move, come at me! Stop shaking your feet! Don't forget that we are——"

"——Adventurers!"

"——Adventurers!"

"——Adventurers!"

The adventurers who have shed their bodies as poor civilians each used skills that they had been unable to use before with a roar full of determination. However, in the face of a large-scale army with a bloody mouth, who will control the future of humanity and the future of the world?

What will be the outcome of the war between heroes, goddesses and adventurers? The end of everything begins here.

"..."

Only the magician sleeping in the coffin of the big tree still had his once dazzling eyes closed.

"...This time... I will protect you, brother! !"