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

"There's nothing to be afraid of! It's just a monster! It's nothing more than that! Go!"

"Ah...ah...it has come to this..."

"There's nothing to be afraid of..."

“Drinka ...

But with the psychological support of Hartley and Leah, the elves' once weakened momentum was immediately replenished. Hartley, flying in the sky, used his speed to blow up the leaves, causing a large number of leaves rich in water and spiritual power to fall in the area, suppressing the fire driven by demonic power and karma fire. At the same time, Leah and other elves deployed a spiritual barrier to prevent the karma fire from escaping from the barrier and reducing the area where the fire spread.

"O tree spirits that inhabit this place... please lock the burning flames of hell in your cradles!"

"O tree spirits that inhabit this place... please lock the burning flames of hell in your cradles!"

"O tree spirits that inhabit this place... please lock the burning flames of hell in your cradles!"

“HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!”

Just as the hellhound realized their intention, it released its breath and went crazy again. Its fallen limbs gradually took shape again, and after its white bones were covered with flesh and hair, they were once again covered with a layer of enchanting demonic power by the karmic fire.

Its appearance became more and more similar to the legendary Cerberus's hellhound. It swung its tail and limbs in an attempt to break through the barrier. Waves of violent attacks continued to come from inside the barrier.

"Calm down!"

"!"

Hartley, who was the only one who could attack from directly above, continuously released crescent-shaped magic outlines, which severely damaged the hellhound and attracted a lot of its hatred. But even if it wanted to attack Hartley flying in the sky, the elves in front of it would operate the spiritual barrier for defense, and neither breath nor fireballs would work.

Unless it could break free from this place, it would have no chance of hurting Hartley.

“HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!”

"It's the breath! It's coming!"

The hellhound, which had lost its mind and was constantly releasing its breath, raised the temperature in the area again. The bright red flames had almost burned all the plants within the barrier. Once it was released, no one knew what disaster would happen. However, the hellfire would still generate heat and require oxygen to help it burn. The time it could burn in this closed space was limited. How much its power could be weakened depended entirely on the elves' existing magic power and determination.

"There's no time... Pegasus... it's time to go!"

“Wheeze, wheeze, wheeze, wheeze!!!”

Naturally, Hartley would not let her children sit and wait for death and their magic power to be exhausted. She, who possessed a large amount of magic power and a full set of skills, was a servant of the gods and the only elf who could control Pegasus. The power released by the attack that failed to kill the hedgehog tiger in the past was basically due to the curse. The magic veins had shrunk dozens of times, and she was completely unable to exert her full strength and suffered a miserable defeat.

But it's different now. For some reason, the power of the curse has been reduced a lot in recent times. Pegasus, who has been able to exert a lot of power, now has the power and means to kill the hedgehog tiger with one blow.

“This is the full-strength attack from both of us… Go ahead—Crack in the Sky!!”

The magic power released by Pegasus and Hartley, who were jumping and accelerating in the sky, turned into the tail of a meteor. The outline of the spiritual power was gradually blurred by the white light. A strong force rushed directly towards the hellhound standing on the ground. For it, which could not leave the barrier freely or defend itself, this attack was equivalent to a move that would kill it.

“Swoosh mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!”

A shock wave that tore through the air and its speed rang out, and the Pegasus, which was directly in front of the Hellhound, used a solid spiritual barrier to spread powerful magic ripples to confront it: "Gargh, argh?!"

“Go to hell, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!”

In order to concentrate Pegasus' power more, the elves reduced the range of the barrier more and more. The hellhound, which was unable to expand its size, was like food compressed in a can. Now it was forced into a crusher and forced to face tens of thousands of tons of pressure. Its skeleton could not bear the limit and shattered. Its torn flesh began to spurt out blood. Unable to withstand this force, it would be crushed into meat paste in the soil in a moment of mental relaxation - but Leah knew that it was not a creature that would die so easily.

"Don't take it lightly!! Even if it loses its body! The fire in its body is still alive!! Think back to the final form of that hedgehog tiger! It also possesses the same power!!"

"What... a skill of self-sacrifice..."

"!" "!"

Soon, what Leah said immediately turned into a real scene - the hellhound, whose body was gradually dying, once again released an even more terrifying sense of power in the burning fire. Sharp eyes and the abstract outline of the devil appeared at the center of the fire. The barrier that emitted the wailing sound began to show cracks, and the heat that overflowed from it was simply incomparable to the level just now.

"Ugh... not yet... not yet!! Don't give up!!"

"I know! But..."

! ”

“HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!”

Hartley, riding Pegasus, was at the forefront of the barrier, but even with the solid barrier and Pegasus's protection, she could feel that her strength was gradually being suppressed, and the heat that was faintly seeping through the cracks was also constantly increasing.

As expected... Is it impossible... Can I achieve a miracle like Atalanta... only once...

"If this continues... everyone will..."

"Burn to death by the flames of karma..."

"No... I don't want it... I don't want to die yet... Save me..."

“…Damn it…Damn it…”

The plasma's body has gradually taken shape and is over twenty meters high. The incarnation of the immortal fire bites the shattered barrier into pieces. The expanding power spreads to the entire forest along with powerful magic ripples. The fire monster symbolizing hell and death has descended again.

Every time it took a step, a large amount of steam overflowed from the soles of its feet. The carbon dioxide and water released by the tree spirits were no longer effective, and the vitality that prompted the growth of plants was being exhausted. The elves would be burned by the heat just by standing still and were completely at a loss.

"Even if this is the case... I will risk my life!! I will stop this monster of yours!! Kamezuki——"

"No way! Elder! You will die!!"

“Elder! Stop it now! There is no other way!”

“No! Elder! Run away!!”

As an elder of the elves, Harriet had already been aware of this. After witnessing the death of the elders of the previous generation in the war, she understood that this was the responsibility that the inheritor of the seat must shoulder.

The moment the skill breaks the barrier, Hartley's entire body will immediately come into contact with the hellfire. Even if the attack of the magic outline can hurt it at all, she will be burned to charcoal under the ultra-high temperature.

"——Weishan!"

“ROARGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGA!!”

“Swoosh, boom, boom, boom, boom!!”

The attack released by the elven elder, who had his lifeline cut off head-on, not only split the inside of the barrier, but also suppressed the hellhound covered in flames. The hellhound, which made wailing and roaring sounds, further increased the power of the flames. Hartley, whose skin began to be burned, was awakened to the shadows of the past because of the curse of the flames.