Why must the devil be Defeated?
Chapter 521: Welcome to Elf Country.

Chapter 521: Welcome to Elf Country.

"Clang!"

Just as Merica’s ancient spell began to echo, resonating through the entire forest, a light suddenly shone brightly ahead.

An indescribable turbulence emerged from the Barrier ahead, spreading like ripples on water while causing the Magic Power to surge.

Using the "Outer Destiny," Shane could clearly feel that Magic Power.

It was full of Life Force and naturally gentle, giving a very comfortable feeling.

This made Shane realize—

"The Barrier set up here probably wasn’t established by the Elf Clan itself."

Exactly.

Such naturally gentle Magic Power, though not threatening to Shane, made him recognize its cleverness.

If he wasn’t mistaken, this Barrier might have been laid down by the Divine Race for the Elf Clan.

Even more, this Barrier might have been set up by the Nature Goddess using her Authority to manipulate Nature.

Such a Barrier in his past, without releasing the Holy Sword, he might truly have had no way to deal with it.

So, if it wasn’t for him and his team coming this time, thinking like before that they could easily destroy this Barrier was just arrogant.

"Buzz!"

As Shane thought this, the brilliance on the Barrier intensified to a blinding level and then disappeared.

No, it hadn’t disappeared; it was more like a "door" had opened, revealing an entrance through which everyone could enter.

"Phew..."

Merica exhaled and then displayed a bright smile to everyone.

"We can enter now, everyone."

It seemed, Merica had opened the Barrier set around the Elf Country.

Everyone immediately couldn’t hide their anticipation.

"Let’s go."

Shane, decisively, swung his arm and led everyone into the Barrier.

...

At the same time, in the depths of a prominent palace, a woman opened her tightly closed eyes.

The woman raised her head, looking in a direction, her voice expressing both surprise and astonishment.

"Such strong Magic Power..."

At that moment, the woman felt several formidable Magic Powers emerge within the Elf Country.

Those Magic Powers, almost all superior to her own, caused her mood to grow heavy.

Especially three Magic Powers that felt completely sufficient to threaten her.

Such terrifying Magic Powers deeply furrowed the woman’s brow.

"Could it be one of the Six Great Demons has come?"

Only such beings could make her feel this threatened.

Yet something didn’t feel quite right.

"Among those three Magic Powers, one is filled with Dragon Power, probably belonging to the Dragon Demon Lord of the Six Great Demons, another, though evil and chaotic, carries a subtle divinity, and the last one has a holy fluctuation, not like the Demon Clan, nor like the Divine Race, it seems Human, yet why does it give me a familiar feeling?"

Besides, there were two more Magic Powers, though not threatening to her, were enough to put her on alert.

"Uninvited guests?"

The woman’s thoughts raced.

Then, she realized among these several fearsome Magic Powers, there was also the Magic Power of her own people.

"Could it be this child invited guests for the peace festival?"

The woman became uncertain.

No way around it, these several Magic Powers were too strong, strong enough that she was somewhat uneasy.

For someone possessing such Magic Power, if they caused trouble in the Elf Country, even she would not be able to stop them.

Especially since one of the Magic Powers resembled that of the Dragon Demon, it made the woman’s heart tense up.

She knew of the Dragon Demon’s infamy, having experienced it for thousands of years, and more than once had seen the opponent spewing Dragon Breath on the battlefield, effortlessly burning everything in the world.

Including the large army of her own camp, and even her own people.

Now, the opponent had appeared in the Elf Country, accompanied by so many powerful beings, this really made the woman worry.

"No, I must go and see."

The woman stood up.

Behind her, long dense green hair fell nearly touching her heels, radiating a striking beauty.

"Leiya! Nia!"

As the woman called out, two figures appeared outside the palace.

They were two Elves wearing Magic Robes, holding Magic Wands, and with long pointed ears and extremely beautiful appearances.

One appeared with leaves dancing, the other with petals falling.

"Queen."

The Elf Mage named Leiya knelt on one knee.

"What are your orders?"

The Elf Mage named Nia then knelt down as well.

Both emitted powerful Magic Power fluctuations, but the look in their eyes toward the one called Queen was filled with respect, admiration, and adoration, demonstrating their loyalty and devotion.

Indeed, these two had long accompanied the Queen, guarding the Elf Clan for thousands of years, not merely existing simply as subjects.

Thus, seeing these two emerge slightly eased the Queen’s troubled heart.

"It seems the Elf Country has welcomed horrible guests." The Queen spoke without any concealment, "Among them, appears to be the Dragon Demon."

At this statement, both Leiya and Nia reacted.

"Dragon... Dragon Demon?"

Leiya seemed startled.

"Why would she come to the Elf Country?"

Nia couldn’t help but stand up.

Understandably, both of them were a bit panicked at this moment.

The Queen immediately reassured the two.

"Don’t be nervous, with her style, if she really wanted to harm us, she would not come this orderly. Instead, just like in the past, she would transform into her dragon form and directly descend upon the Elf Country, completely evaporating us with her Dragon Breath."

Seeing the two confidantes of thousands of years in such a panic, the Queen instead calmed down and cleared her thoughts.

"Moreover, there have been rumors lately that the Dragon Demon seems to have restrained herself quite a bit and has been entangled with a young human in a complicated relationship. Her appearance during this peaceful celebration might not carry any hostility."

Upon hearing this, Leiya and Nia exchanged glances.

"Entangled with a human?"

Leiya murmured softly.

"That Dragon Demon?"

Nia also appeared particularly surprised.

Clearly, the two were unaware of this.

The Queen, however, could understand.

After all, she too was very surprised when she first received the news and even harbored doubts.

The Queen had witnessed firsthand how fierce and bad-tempered the Dragon Demon was, not just through hearsay like others.

As far as the Queen knew, the Dragon Demon had never shown respect to anyone, not even to her own sisters, always cold and merciless, and particularly cruel. She could evaporate hundreds of thousands of lives of the Human Race soldiers in an instant without a change in her expression, and she had even slain two heroes of history with her Dragon Breath.

In that battle a thousand years ago, the Queen had also witnessed firsthand how the Dragon Demon, in an extremely unreasonable and savage manner, subdued two great Goddesses of the Divine Race.

One of them was the highest deity of the Elf Clan, the Nature Goddess—Nadura.

Given this history, the Dragon Demon was undoubtedly viewed as a terrifying figure by the Elf Clan.

Even their own Main God had nearly been defeated by her. This alone made the Dragon Demon a nightmare in the hearts of the entire Elf Clan.

Such a fiercely evil demon being rumored to be complicatedly entangled with a young human was indeed surprising for the Queen.

Now...

"Could it be that among those two sources of Human Magic Power, one belongs to that one entangled with the Dragon Demon?"

The Queen could feel that among those accompanying the Dragon Demon, there were two sources of Magic Power belonging to humans.

One of these carried a divine oscillation, giving a familiar feeling of Magic Power, and the other, though not as strong as the former, also carried a sense of purity and familiarity. In terms of Magic Power alone, even if it was not as terrifying as the former, it still exceeded her own.

Although she was the Queen of the Elf Clan, and Elves were naturally a magical race with Magic Power unrivaled by the Human Race, not inferior to the Demon and Divine Races’ magical masters, it was surprising that her Magic Power was not as strong as that of two humans.

What puzzled the Queen even more was that, for some reason, she was gradually feeling an inexplicable closeness to the more vast, more divine, and more familiar Magic Power.

What could this possibly mean?

"Could it be..."

The Queen initially had a thought, but then she shook her head.

"No, it’s impossible. The Blessing from that Goddess is a power that only we, the people of the Elf Clan, would receive. The fate of humans should be under the Jurisdiction of the Goddess of Fate."

With this thought, the Queen dismissed her lingering thoughts, and then she realized something rather unsettling.

"What’s wrong?"

"Queen?"

Noticing the sudden change in the Elf Queen’s expression, Leiya and Nia both inquired.

Seeing this, the Elf Queen quickly spoke up.

"We must hurry over! A conflict has already erupted there!"

...

Meanwhile, upon entering the Barrier, Shane and his companions found themselves in a place akin to paradise.

"Oh..."

Luoqi and Lilith couldn’t help but exclaim in wonder.

"Is this the Elf Country?"

Lasha also murmured.

"Indeed."

Ai Yi also rarely praised.

Shane gazed into the distance, his eyes slowly widening.

Within the Barrier, the environment had completely transformed compared to the outside world.

This was still a forest.

But this forest was no longer filled with universally ancient trees; instead, it showcased a dream-like scenery.

Here, there were Bellflowers twinkling like fireflies.

Here, there were butterflies emitting a faint green glow.

Here, there were trees that appeared transparent like glass.

Here, countless Fairies danced around gracefully, as if in a ballet.

Paradise?

No.

Shane preferred to call it—"Magical Forest."

Merica stepped forward, stretching out her slender hands, letting butterflies and Fairies dance around her.

Then, this Elf girl, akin to a mistress of the forest, turned around to face everyone.

"Welcome to Elf Country."

The smile that the Elf girl displayed was the most beautiful one yet.