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

Linnai released Xiaobi's guardian mode and gathered all her magic power, intending to decide the outcome with the next strike. If this still didn't work, Linnai would die as a loser under the Phoenix's hellfire.

“Disappear!! The only light in this era that can fight against darkness, I will definitely eliminate this obstacle of yours!”

"O creatures that inhabit this place! This is a blow that I have used all my strength to deal! Please lend me your strength!"

Linnai, who had fully drawn out the power of the spirit bow, was unable to fully stretch the bowstring even with all the strength in her hands, so she used the vines controlled by the tree spirits to wrap around the bowstring and continuously increase the amplitude of the bow until the force of the bow arm reached the critical point.

The phoenix that stored the hellfire also used the most powerful breath ever, and then Linnai's arrow was released from the arrow stand.

"The fire of karma that burns all things!!"

"The light that lies beyond!!"

“Bang, boom, boom, boom!!!”

The pitch-black fire and the pure white arrow created a huge shock wave the moment they collided. Ripples of magic power that were powerful enough to create a sandstorm were continuously released outwards under the influence of the confrontation between the two forces. The battle, which lasted almost without a moment of slack, destroyed the terrain in that area in the blink of an eye.

"Aa ...

“Ughh ...

Linna could feel that all the magic power contained in her attack was being burned by the phoenix's fire. No matter how tough or strong the metal is, it has a certain boiling point, and the same is true for magic. As long as the phoenix's magic power is still above Linna's, she will have no chance of winning.

Even so, I have done my best to do what I can.

The rest can only be entrusted to the survivors such as Jack and Wendy.

Monsters like the Phoenix are definitely not opponents that ordinary people can defeat. You can know the result without actually fighting them once.

But I am just like that person, still standing in front of others and fighting in the end.

That's it...Is that all right...Brother...I'll...come to your place right now...

"Don't give up!!! Linna!!!"

"..."

At the moment when Linnai's magic power began to decrease drastically, Jack, who was fighting with the puppets, even though he was holding down two difficult monsters with his hands, did not hesitate to speak words that could give Linnai strength: "Is this all you can do?! Don't be ridiculous! Have you forgotten what the Phoenix did to that person? I still remember it! Even if I die, I will never forget that it killed my companions! I will never forgive it! Even if this body is torn into pieces, I will not spare it! But I will never die for this! I still have companions I want to protect! I still have people I love behind me! I still have the most important companions fighting in front of me! So you must never let them and his expectations down! Linnai!!"

"!!"

The words that awakened her determination and awareness penetrated deeply into Linna's soul. She gritted her teeth and grasped the bow tightly, as if she had remembered the most important thing. She suppressed the breath released by the Undying Phoenix and returned to a situation of equal strength.

“…Ah…I know…Of course I know…No matter how painful…How tormenting…I can’t give up my life…Even if sacrificing this life can save many people…But that also means I can’t interfere with future lives or various threats…I know…I clearly know…So——”

“——The guy struggling to death… is too much of an eyesore! Disappear!!”

“Aa ...

"What my brother failed to do last time... I will accomplish this time... Today is the anniversary of the death of you bastards!!"

Linnai, who absorbs a large amount of magic power from the atmosphere and converts it into spiritual power, knows very well that magic power veins are structured like blood vessels. Once a large amount of nutrients and oxygen are lost, they are instantly replenished and consumed. Repeating this process can indeed allow the human body to maintain a zero-consumption cycle for a short period of time. However, those "by-products" that require time to consume will also be retained in the veins without any consumption...

"Heh... you want to destroy yourself... You are absorbing so much magic power from the atmosphere like that. The mucous membrane of your magic veins alone cannot completely filter out the remaining impurities. Your defeat is already..."

"No, the only thing I've studied... is the magic veins... I know its weaknesses better than anyone else... and how to use it..."

"!"

Linnai is different from humans. The blood flowing in her body is of orthodox elven blood. She has been loved by tree spirits since birth. After absorbing the magic power in the atmosphere through the tree spirits, she removes all impurities in the magic power and only uses pure spiritual power to supply the amount required for her skills. For this reason, she will not suffer from the disease of excessive damage to her magic veins.

This was originally the result of her research to save that talented person. Although it failed before it could achieve the desired result, it still came in handy when necessary.

And at this moment, the hellfire released by the phoenix began to no longer work on Linnai. Hera, who tried to send puppets to attack Linnai, was unable to do so because of the obstacles of Jack, Wendy and the adventurers. The arrow flashing with white light offset the scorching breath like a blooming flower.

"...Damn it... Just an elf and a bunch of rabble... It keeps hindering us... Just like last time... Why... Why can't we defeat these guys..."

"Go ahead! Linna!!"

"Ms. Linna! Please!!"

“DRINKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!”

"!"

Just as the Phoenix's hellfire was about to be pierced through - Hera vaguely saw Linnae's figure through the gap, and saw that the spiritual power covering her body began to flash with a vague outline of wings. Hera couldn't believe what she was seeing, and before she could react in the next moment, her reflection was swallowed up by the light of the arrow.

"That is……"

“Swoosh, boom, boom!!”

As the powerful skill landed, a strong shock wave immediately spread across every corner of the battlefield. The puppets that could not withstand the power were torn into pieces on the spot, and the dust floating in the atmosphere would probably not return to the ground in a short time.

"... Um... That's... Wendy! Linna..."

"I know!!"

At this moment, Jack discovered Linnae's figure falling at a very fast speed in the sandstorm, and flew towards her with Wendy, but it seemed that she had lost consciousness and could only let the air control her body to fall freely in the air, and just when Jack's fingertips were about to grab her forearm.

"Oh... Shit... I can't reach it..."

"Ms. Linnae... please cheer up!! Ms. Linnae!!"

Wendy and the others were unable to fly freely in the air currents, so they passed by Linnay's figure. Jack, unable to get close to her, could only watch her figure getting farther and farther away from his sight.

"Xiaoxue!! She's here!! Help! Hurry up!!"

"!"

If you can't do something yourself, let others do it. This is the best solution for the current situation.

"Earth spirits living here! Please use your power to lend a helping hand in the direction of that light!"

“Swoosh, boom—!”

Xiaoxue, who was controlling the earth spirit under Linnai, stretched out her giant earthen hand to her at the critical moment. Although Linnai was not unharmed, she finally saved her life in the battle just now.

"…Linna! Hey…are you okay?"

"She's fine, she just fainted. She consumed too much magic power..."

"Ms. Linna... That's great... I'm so glad you're okay..."

Just after Jack and Wendy landed, Athena also spotted them from behind and came to advise: "It's too early to relax... Don't let up."

"Lady Athena..."

"Ahh... I feel the same way... Whether the attack just now had any effect... I have to use my own eyes to see for sure..."

"That's right... Just look at this overwhelming gap with your eyes filled with despair."