Why must the devil be Defeated?
Chapter 522 - 491 "Elf Corps

Chapter 522: 491 "Elf Corps

In the magical forest, countless creatures that only existed in fantasy seemed to be offering a welcome to the arriving guests, endlessly swirling about.

Butterflies and petals were arranged in neat formations.

Fairies and fluorescent lights lingered and twirled.

Even the trees around seemed to come to life, constantly swaying, as if in delight or perhaps in jubilant dance.

Merica stood in the midst of this spectacle, her face bearing the most natural smile she had shown to date, utterly enchanting.

At any rate, Shane thought that Merica’s beauty had suddenly risen a notch upon her return here.

To put it in previous terms, this Elf girl, who had been a ninety-nine, was now evolved to a perfect score of one hundred.

If nobles like Magre or Edel were still here to see Merica in this state, they would certainly be ecstatic, wouldn’t they?

Unfortunately, the only one left to enjoy this visual feast was Shane alone.

No, that’s not right, Ai Yi and Luoqi were also here.

At that moment, Lilith was completely captivated by the butterflies and fairies fluttering around her, curiously stretching out her tiny hand trying to catch them but never succeeding, and finally she wriggled out of Shane’s arms to chase after them.

It seemed that Ai Yi was also getting a bit restless, her gaze following those butterflies and fairies, but in the end, she managed to hold back and pretended to be composed.

Lasha, however, remained expressionless and completely unmoved.

"Roar!"

In the end, You Lin, standing behind everyone like a Guardian God, couldn’t help but let out a roar, completely disturbing the peace here.

"Whoosh!"

All the fairies and butterflies scattered in shock, as if startled.

"Swoosh!"

The trees that had been vivaciously cheering around suddenly trembled, shaking in fear.

The magical scenery was instantly shattered, causing all the fluorescent lights to hide in the surrounding bushes, disappearing from sight.

"Ah!"

Lilith cried out in alarm, stopping her chase, her eyes brimming with a deep sense of loss.

"Oops!"

Merica exclaimed as if someone had startled a family member.

"Yu Lin!"

Shane turned his head, staring at You Lin.

The girls also turned their gaze in unison, glaring at You Lin with a teeth-gritting expression.

"Woo..."

You Lin immediately closed its mouth, looking down with an aggrieved expression.

But the others did not let it off the hook.

"Why the sudden roar?"

"Look what you’ve done, you scared them all away."

"What a great job you’ve done."

Shane, Luoqi, and Ai Yi all began scolding Artlu’s Black Dragon, causing You Lin’s big dragon eyes to fill with even more grievance.

Can’t I help it?

It’s not that I wanted to scare them, I’m just really excited too.

What? Can’t dragons be happy? Can’t Longlong be a girl?

Why is it okay for you all to cheer and marvel, and not for me?

I feel bad, I want to cry.

The others didn’t continue to fault the Dragon Girl, however, and after a bit of scolding, they let it go.

Shane scratched his head and approached Merica.

"Are those all Demons?"

Shane intended to change the subject, and also was genuinely curious.

"Some are, some aren’t," Merica replied with a smile to Shane. It wasn’t clear whether she was simply too happy to return home and thus suppressed her previous shyness and nervousness, or if she had grown accustomed to it, as she explained quite naturally, "Elf Country is home to many harmless Demons, like fluorescent butterflies and unicorns. They generally don’t attack others and are herbivorous, so Elf Country allows them to live within the Barrier to avoid persecution by the more hostile Demons outside."

"There are also some fantasy creatures. Those aren’t Demons but are created using Magic, similar to magical life forms. The predecessors of the Elf Clan created them to guard Elf Country; they ward off intruders who don’t enter through legitimate means. Those Light Trees around us are of this kind."

"As for the fairies, they’re not Demons nor fantasy creatures, they are our kin."

Merica’s words took Shane aback.

"Kin?"

Shane’s surprise was evident.

"Yes." Merica nodded patiently, continuing, "Just like I’ve mentioned before, our Elf Clan doesn’t have babies. We Elves are born in a very special state."

Hearing this, Shane began to understand.

"Could it be that those fairies are the special state you mentioned?"

Shane had realized.

"That’s right."

Merica laughed with the excitement of a frolic, nodding as she explained, "We of the Elf Clan all start out as these tiny fairies."

"Nature nurtures us, allowing us to be born from the forests, rivers, lakes, and even the earth itself, dancing through the heavens and earth in the form of fairies."

"In this state, fairies lack wisdom and intelligence, possessing only the instincts akin to newborn animals - frolicking in the human world while absorbing the magic power of nature."

"After growing for decades, centuries, or even millennia like this, if the fairies successfully develop intelligence and wisdom, they will use the magical power they’ve been absorbing all along to transform into a human form, becoming Elves."

Merica talked more and more after returning home, even sounding quite chatty.

This Merica was indeed rare, making Shane take a couple of extra glances.

Merica seemed not to notice and grew more and more animated.

"After becoming an elf, we are taken away by the seniors in the Elf Country and officially become members of the Elf Clan, living together with the Elf Clan."

"Just like this, even though we aren’t related by blood, we all have the same mother, and that is Mother Nature who nurtured us."

"And nature was created by the Nature Goddess Nudura, an incarnation of the Goddess Nuadra, another manifestation of her."

"So, the Nuadra Goddess isn’t just the highest faith of our Elf Clan; she is also akin to our mother, especially the Elf Royal Family; they are very special, all of them are..."

The very excited Merica suddenly found Shane looking at her with a smiling, caring expression.

Not just Shane, Luoqi was doing the same, retracting her shiny, watchful eyes to gaze at Merica, gentle as if looking at a sister finally willing to open her heart.

Eventually, even Ai Yi and Lasha were looking at Merica, and Lilith was also gazing over with blinking eyes, full of curiosity.

"Bang!"

Merica’s face instantly exploded into a steaming blush.

"Let’s... let’s hurry inside..."

The red-faced elf girl whispered in an embarrassed mosquito-like voice, eliciting a well-meaning chuckle from everyone.

However, this undoubtedly made Merica even more embarrassed.

"Quick... let’s go inside now!"

At that moment, Merica, uncharacteristically raising her voice, pushed Shane’s back, bowed her head, her pointy ears all red, and proceeded towards the interior of the Elf Country.

"Alright, alright, we’re moving, don’t push me."

Shane immediately broke into a wry smile.

"Ha ha..."

The girls once again let out a round of good-natured laughter.

Until...

"Hm?"

Shane suddenly stopped and looked ahead.

"Oh?"

Ai Yi and Luoqi also seemed to notice something, lifting their eyelids.

"Roar!"

You Lin roared as if finally seizing an opportunity.

Immediately, several figures flashed out from the depths of the forest up ahead, skimming through the air towards them.

These figures landed on the Light Trees around Shane and his companions, completely surrounding them.

The Light Trees felt it too, shaking one after another, like children who have been bullied waiting for their mother to come to their aid.

Shane and his companions then looked around.

They saw several elves clad in Magic Robes, holding Magic Wands, appear on the glowing trees around them.

"Who are you?"

The elf mage who spoke with a wary voice seemed to be the leader.

She wore an emerald-green Magic Robe embroidered with mysterious runes and spells on the sleeves and had an eye-catching Magic Crystal embedded in her wand, petite and pretty, irresistibly drawing one’s eyes to her.

She appeared to be the leader of the group.

As for the elves around, they watched Shane and his companions with very cautious and serious eyes.

Especially on You Lin, nearly all the elves’ attentions were half-focused on her, watching her ferocious demeanor, their hands gripping their wands tightly.

On these elves, waves of extremely powerful Magic Power surged.

This scene told everyone present that these elves were all incredibly powerful mages.

Indeed.

"Good heavens, not one of them is below Level 80."

Shane was surprised and taken aback.

Yes.

None of the elves present were below Level 80.

And, there were nearly a hundred of them.

What did this mean?

It meant that the strength of this elf squadron completely surpassed the Mitra Kingdom’s Guard Knight Order.

However, the Guard Knight Order had Aridia, the Legendary Knight of Level 98, while this group of elves did not.

The speaking elf mage was at Level 89, just one step shy of Legendary.

But even so, the appearance of nearly a hundred elf mages of Level 80 and above still caused a stir in Shane’s expression.

Not just Shane, even Luoqi was moved.

"So that’s what it is, this must be the famed Elf Corps of the Elf Clan?"

Luoqi’s expression was somber.

"The Elf Corps?"

Shane turned to Luoqi as if inquiring.

Luoqi didn’t take her eyes off Shane but looked around at each elf mage and said,

"The Elf Corps is a Magic Corps that brings together all high-level mages of the Elf Clan and is the strongest Magic Corps in the world, unbeatable by anyone."