Chapter 123: I’m Going All Out On You
A vibrant green barrier, pulsing with life, appeared.
Ka Ka, her hand raised, expanded the barrier to two meters, her voice anxious. “Stay back, Angel, the fight isn’t over yet.”
Ka Ka’s words stopped Angel.
“Yes, the battle has just begun.”
Molly slowly flexed her wrist.
The bloodkin’s powerful regenerative abilities were constantly at work, the wound on her stomach closed, her wrist as smooth and unblemished as porcelain.
“I know, but Lena must be worried about me…”
Angel said, a slight blush on her face.
Ka Ka blushed as well, nodding. “Even so, it’s safer to stay here. The forest is destroyed, only this patch of land remains, I’ve protected the seeds.”
“…You’re right.”
Angel nodded, her expression apologetic.
They had been lucky to have Ka Ka, who had summoned thick vines to protect them from Lena’s outburst.
“I’m sorry, Lena destroyed your forest, I should apologize, for her, and for my own mistakes.”
“Angel…”
Ka Ka didn’t know what to say.
Lena had indeed destroyed the forest, and she was angry, but she couldn’t vent her anger at her friend, the suppressed emotions churning within her…
“It’s okay,” Ka Ka said after a moment of silence.
“The forest can regrow, but a life is precious. If Angel died, I would be devastated… and so would Lena, she destroyed the forest to save you, the good outweighs the bad…”
She couldn’t continue the charade.
Frustration welled up within her as she looked at the desolate landscape. Could this place ever return to its former glory?
Probably not.
The little deer girl felt a pang of sadness, a despair so profound she wanted to die.
“Hmph, you humans are so strange, a simple apology and everything is forgiven,” Molly’s ever-present sarcasm broke the silence.
Angel lowered her head, her face burning, unable to retort.
Molly then turned her attention to Ka Ka, sneering. “And you, Dryad, why should you bear the burden of a human’s mistake? Is your brain damaged?”
Right on… Ka Ka could only agree, her spirits sinking further.
“Humans are all hypocrites! Ha!”
Having crushed her companions’ spirits, Molly felt no remorse. She had simply spoken the truth, the truth they didn’t want to hear.
Was she wrong?
No, she wasn’t!
How could humans and Dryads be friends? Just like humans and bloodkin, they were natural enemies, a relationship of predator and prey.
Would you feel pity for the chicken, duck, or fish you ate?
Perhaps when they were alive, but what about after they were dead, served on your plate?
Tears of hypocrisy, perhaps~
Enjoying their company, admiring their beauty, then devouring them, hypocritically lamenting, “Poor bunny, why eat bunnies,” condemning others’ indifference while indulging in their own desires.
That’s why Molly despised humans, their hypocrisy disgusting.
Well, words were useless, it was best to focus on the present…
“What’s the situation?”
“Lena, she…”
Ka Ka’s expression was troubled.
It was hard to say whether Lena was enjoying the battle or simply tormenting her opponent.
The ogre was barely recognizable, like dough being repeatedly kneaded and slammed against the ground, a sickening thud echoing with each impact.
Morgan (and the Banshee), buried in the ground, had given up. He had never feared battle, a skilled warrior, but against Lena, he hadn’t even been able to stand, his every attempt at resistance easily suppressed.
…
The night was dark, the black mist impenetrable.
Under the Dark Sky, within her Domain, [Abyssal Depths] tormented Morgan’s mind, while [Terror] replenished Lena’s magic power.
As long as her regeneration outpaced her expenditure, Lena was invincible.
And even curses were ineffective, what kind of monster was immune to mental attacks?!
They had worked before!
Phyllis, residing within Morgan, was baffled.
The damage Morgan suffered was also inflicted upon her, like being beaten repeatedly.
Morgan, with his thick hide, could endure it, but she couldn’t, the black magic corroding her spirit!
She had had a premonition from the beginning, Lena was toying with them.
And her premonition proved true, Phyllis’s spirit gradually dissipating, this couldn’t continue!
It didn’t matter if Morgan died, but she couldn’t. Their only hope was Morgan; she had to reignite his fighting spirit.
[Blood Rage Curse]
[Curse of Weakness]
Phyllis, desperate, used all her trump cards.
‘Get up! You fool! How long are you going to sleep?! We’re going to die!’
‘…Ogres… are not… fools.’
A dull voice echoed in her mind.
Morgan finally stood up, his blood boiling, his skin turning crimson, his veins bulging.
“Roar—!!”
He roared, his arms spread wide, like a sumo wrestler’s final stand, charging towards Lena.
Phyllis also empowered Morgan with all her buffs, the combined might of two rank six monsters, but Lena didn’t even flinch…
‘Stop! You fool!’
‘…Ogre… charge!’
‘Not that way, north, run north! There are no undead there, only three girls, this is our last chance, you idiot!!’
Phyllis’s spirit screamed.
Morgan abruptly stopped, one foot sinking into the ground, then he turned, using his momentum to charge towards the northern forest…
His heavy footsteps echoed, his speed incredible, thanks to the Banshee’s [Haste Curse]. Nothing could stop his charge.
Lena had been prepared for a head-on collision.
But he had feigned an attack and run away?
And in that direction…
Her gray eyes followed him.
At the edge of the dark forest, a green barrier, three girls inside, and the one she cared about most…
Why was Angel here?!
Where was Little White?
Didn’t she tell them to stay away?!
Lena instantly transformed into black mist, trying to intercept him, but the rampaging ogre was too fast.
She couldn’t use Phytos’s spectral form, its range was too wide, it would obliterate everything.
What should she do…?
Lena’s mind raced, she was already moving at her fastest speed, but she was still too far away. If she could just touch Morgan, she could use [Abyssal Depths] to stop him, but she was just a little too far…
Lena watched in horror as Angel’s eyes widened in fear, the ogre’s giant maw approaching, the image of the barrier shattering, blood and flesh splattering everywhere…
Her pupils dilated. “No!!”
“Damn it, I’m going all out on you.”
At the critical moment, Molly stepped in front of Ka Ka and Angel.
Releasing her fist, the Blood Magic she had been channeling since Angel healed her finally erupted…
And the next moment,
The charging ogre arrived.
[Revenge].
