Chapter 181: Farewell

Across the vast plains, an inconspicuous figure streaked through the night sky.

Since the sun had set, few people were out, and after midnight, there wasn’t a trace of anyone in this wilderness.

Naturally, no one saw her.

A breeze brushed past, lightly swaying the grass.

Sophia rode her dark brown magic staff, peering down at the ground.

It was pitch black, and she couldn’t see much by the moonlight. She reached out and touched her face.

At this moment, Sophia had completely changed her appearance.

She had transformed from a beautiful elf lady into an ordinary-looking human girl with dull blonde hair and two patches of freckles on her face.

That face was barely considered pleasant-looking.

Compared to Sophia’s previous appearance, this could be called a “disfiguring” level of character customization.

Sophia had braided her blonde hair into two large pigtails.

She wore a wizard’s hat on her head and a loose, gray wizard’s robe around her body.

It looked rustic and inconspicuous.

She had modeled this after the gloomy girls in the adventure storybooks she used to read.

However, Sophia knew that this look was a bit stereotypical…

But that was exactly the effect Sophia wanted! As an elf, she would be far too obvious in the human world.

It would be like walking out with a torch in the middle of the night; it was impossible not to be noticed.

As she flew, Sophia looked back.

Though her eyes held a hint of reluctance, she flew toward the Zephyr Empire without looking back.

The world was so big, and she wanted to see it.

This was also what she had written on the paper she left behind. Sophia lowered her eyes and murmured to herself.

“Sorry, Nina, I can’t go back with you. Wait for me. When I return, I’ll tell you ‘The Elf Princess’s Adventure in the Human World’ as a bedtime story.”

After saying that, Sophia was suddenly full of energy.

She lifted her head, gazed into the distance, and shouted at the wide earth, “Human world, here I come!”

Nina bit her lower lip and stomped her feet in anger.

She turned around abruptly, but Enya was nowhere to be seen. She slowly came to her senses.

After Nina picked up the paper and finished reading it, she froze on the spot.

After a long while, she reluctantly picked up the items on the ground.

When Nina picked up the emerald pendant, her brow furrowed deeply.

“Huh?!”

A faint ripple was pulsating inside the emerald gem pendant. Its effect was that of a beacon to guide one’s location.

‘Oh no, I’ve been tricked!’

Nina thought to herself. When no one was around her, she was actually quite smart. At this moment, she finally understood what Enya wanted to do by taking her out…

‘Damn it, she actually sent me away!’

If Enya hadn’t taken her away for a while, it would have been impossible for Sophia to disappear, and it would have been impossible for the beacon to be active for so long.

Nina hurriedly dropped the beacon and ran outside with the crown.

Sophia had run away. This meant she had to go back alone.

The thought of going back by herself to face the family elders…

Without Sophia there to take the heat, Nina felt that her easy and comfortable life would be gone forever!

She had to run…

Nina thought that she would just follow Enya from now on.

After all, the dragon would dote on her.

But when she stepped out of the cave, the golden birdcage that had been sitting by the campfire was gone, and Enya was naturally nowhere to be found.

Either Sophia or Nina had to go back. It seemed Nina had been sacrificed. She let out an angry scream.

“AAAAAAAAH!”

Nina was just about to activate her Bloodline and grow fairy wings to make a quick escape, but as soon as that thought appeared, she felt herself being locked on.

In the distance, several blue dots approached rapidly.

As they neared, a gust of wind pressed down toward the ground. The grass that had been standing upright was pinned flat against the earth.

Five giant Blue Bird Magic Beasts landed, and about a dozen elves dismounted.

They were all blonde Gold Elves.

From the leading Blue Bird, an elf woman wearing knight’s armor and looking cold jumped down.

She walked over to Nina.

The elf knight looked around after reaching Nina, then frowned and said, “Lady Nina, where is Princess Sophia? Why isn’t Princess Sophia with you? Where did Her Highness go?”

Nina was bombarded with questions, which acted like fuel to her emotions.

As the fuel piled up, the fire grew stronger.

Nina turned into a whistling kettle, collapsed directly onto the ground, and started screaming while rolling around.

“Nina doesn’t want to go back! Nina wants Sister Sophia! Nina wants the dragon! Aaaaaah!”

The elves who had come to meet them looked calm as they watched Nina throw a tantrum and roll around, completely ignoring her image.

They were already used to this scene.

In another part of the sky, Enya was carrying the golden birdcage, flying toward Red Pine City.

Although Nina was young, she was at the peak of Rank 6. Even an average Tier 7 expert couldn’t keep her if she chose not to fight.

Besides, many elves were coming behind her, so Enya didn’t need to worry about her safety.

When she had fled from the Northern Mountains, she flew straight east and had already reached the territory of Qingshui City.

To return to Red Pine City now, she would have to cross White Stone City. However, with Enya’s speed, it wouldn’t take long to get there.

As she flew, Enya suddenly caught the scent of blood. She frowned slightly and turned her head toward the source.

Dozens of kilometers away, there were very weak magical ripples, but in Enya’s eyes, it was as bright as a mountain fire.

‘Oh?’

Normally, she would take a look at such things, but she had urgent business right now.

Having been away for so long, she missed her daughter and wanted to hug her two little ones.

Although Nina was cute and had personality, she was ultimately just a substitute.

‘Well, let’s go check it out.’

After flying 1,000 meters, Enya made a sharp turn toward the place where the scent of blood was thickest and where a massacre was suspected.

Tens of kilometers only took a short moment.

As Enya drew closer, her beautiful eyes narrowed.

‘The Hall of Shadows?’

She felt that familiar aura.

In the forest, a one-eyed man was swinging a greatsword in a battle against a person in a black cloak.

The opponent held a short blade but could match the strength of his two-meter greatsword without yielding an inch.

Every time the one-eyed man attacked, he was blocked by the person in the black cloak, and one or two shallow wounds would appear on his body.

Before long, the one-eyed man was covered in bloody gashes.

Even so, he struggled to hold on. Leaning on his sword, another collision occurred between the greatsword and the short blade. He seemed to see an opportunity.

The greatsword suddenly swept across.

The person in the black cloak narrowly avoided it.

The one-eyed man let go of his greatsword and quickly fled in a planned direction.

However, he hadn’t run for long when an assassin suddenly dropped from the forest shadows and pierced through his body.

“Gack…”

Spitting out a mouthful of blood, the life force of this peak Tier 5 warrior faded rapidly. At that moment, he saw a figure of intersecting black and silver-white.

Her beauty was otherworldly.

Indeed, she was no longer human.

With her dragon horns, wings, and tail, Enya was currently a member of the Dragon Tribe and would become a new Dragon in the future.

“Save… save…”

The one-eyed man’s lung had been pierced, making it impossible for him to speak.

Enya released several Sword Qi Slashes, instantly killing those minor characters.

Afterward, she looked at the one-eyed man, thought for a moment, and then let out a realization, murmuring with her small mouth slightly open.

“Ah, I remember now!”

Then she turned her gaze to the Dark Hall assassin, who was stunned on the spot upon seeing her. Enya tilted her head slightly and said coldly, “What are you looking at? Do you want to die?”

The assassin could only sense Enya’s aura was at Tier 5, but it gave him an extremely dangerous feeling.

Something inside him was screaming to run for his life, but his legs were somewhat frozen.

Slash!

Bright red blood spilled all over the ground.

Enya walked out of the sparse forest, passing a carriage that lay in pieces by the roadside. Following the bloodstains, she walked behind a rock.

“Who — who are you?!”

A disheveled old butler stood in front of Enya.

His bloodshot eyes were full of fear, yet he still glared at Enya.

The longsword he held was trembling slightly, but he did not lower it.

“Parit…”

A weak voice drifted over, causing the old butler to freeze for a moment.

By the time he regained his senses, Enya was already standing behind Butler Parit.

Enya’s Dragon Eyes emotionlessly surveyed the scene before her.

A slightly chubby man was holding a blonde girl whose heart had been pierced and was no longer breathing.

Next to them, a black-haired maid was huddled in a corner, shivering.

‘The blonde girl is named… Kalian?’

‘Then this black-haired maid is named Lucia, right?’

The fat merchant’s face was pale.

He had already lost too much blood.

If he didn’t receive treatment soon, he would likely die in a short while.

Enya studied him, and he studied the exotic woman before him.

Silver hair, a black dress, and limbs that did not belong to a human.

Her eyes were a pair of golden-red vertical pupils that inspired fear.

In her hand, she carried an object covered with a cloth that looked like a birdcage.

The fat merchant forced his heavy eyelids open and asked, “You… are Ms. Ain, correct?”

Enya did not answer, which was a silent admission.

After the fat merchant spoke that name, the old butler’s expression turned strange.

While he remained wary of Enya, he no longer pointed his sword at her.

The black-haired maid raised her head, her eyes red and swollen from crying, and looked at her.

Quiet — it was exceptionally quiet. The silent atmosphere was eventually broken by the man who had created it, the fat merchant.

“Ms. Ain, you are a Dragon. Forgive me for assuming that you are very fond of money and jewelry. The assets of the Lily of the Valley Chamber of Commerce exceed 3,000,000 gold coins. If you are willing to help me avenge my daughter, I can give you half of them as a gift.”

“Uh… I could save your life, and then you could go get revenge yourself. Wouldn’t that be more satisfying? That would be more logical.”

Enya looked at the fat merchant.

He held the girl’s body tightly in his arms, a trace of pain appearing in his eyes.

He had already failed his daughter once; he couldn’t leave her again.

Moreover, he didn’t believe he had the ability to seek revenge for her.

Then, Enya suddenly nodded and said, “I understand. I accept your request. However, I have a large appetite. I want the entire Lily of the Valley Chamber of Commerce to be mine.”

“Thank you… Thank you!”

Then the fat merchant began to laugh through his tears, looking as if he had gone mad.