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A strong visual shock and a feeling of physical discomfort overwhelmed Elena like an icy tide!

In the empty square in front of the church, a huge, twisted, and nauseating monster was rampaging wildly! Its shape was so bizarre that it was hard to describe in words. Its main body could be vaguely seen as a humanoid silhouette wearing tattered, heavy plate armor and swollen to several times its original size. However, the lower half of this humanoid figure was strangely fused together with a warhorse with rotting flesh and blood flowing out!

It wielded a terrifying weapon—a flesh-and-blood sword made of countless writhing flesh and bone spurs!

At this moment, the monster is frantically attacking a group of... knights wearing rusty, dented armor!

Several knights wielding massive tower shields stood firmly at the forefront, and with each shard of flesh and blood that slammed down, the immense impact caused the ground beneath their feet to crack!

Several agile warriors, wielding long spears, leaped onto the monster's horse and plunged their sharp spears deep into its flesh!

However... their attacks had no effect whatsoever!

No matter how deep the spear pierced, the monster seemed to feel no pain whatsoever! Its movements showed no hesitation whatsoever!

It let out a deafening roar, a mixture of human shouts and horse neighs, and swung its flesh-and-blood greatsword in a sudden, violent sweep! The ferocious force instantly sent several shield-bearing knights flying!

A huge, grotesque hand covered in shattered arm armor suddenly lunged at his back! The attacking warrior reacted with lightning speed, tumbling off his horse at the last second!

"What...what kind of monster is that?!" Elena asked the pale-faced girl beside her, trying to suppress her discomfort.

The other party clearly recognized this terrifying being!

The girl gazed at the battlefield, her lips trembling, filled with immense sorrow and unbelievable fear.

“Brother… Captain… he… he used to be the commander of the Guardian Knights of our Moonlight Town… Captain Orton…”

"The captain? But why has he become like this! He's completely different from the other patients."

The girl shook her head vigorously. "We...we don't know either! After the disaster broke out, the captain was always the most steadfast and reliable person! He led the remaining conscious people to establish a base and search for food and water...until one day, we found him alone at the entrance of a dark and damp sewer, and his body...had begun to show terrible changes..."

Her voice was filled with pain and confusion: "He realized it himself! He ordered us to find something to block the sewer entrance! He said... don't go near him... just let him stay there forever... forever... until he completely turns into a monster..."

"For three years! The captain! He's never come out! Not even once! Why? Why now of all times! Why is he out here! Why is he attacking the church! What on earth is going on!"

Unfortunately, Elena couldn't answer the girl's question. She didn't even know what was going on, and she felt she should focus on another issue.

"I'd like to ask, can your people defeat him as captain?"

Elena pointed to the situation below, which didn't seem particularly friendly.

When asked this question by Elena, the girl shook her head firmly.

"We absolutely cannot win."

Huh? You shouldn't be so certain at a time like this! Hey!

Faced with Elena's astonished gaze, Maya took a deep breath, forcing herself to explain with clearer logic, "Brother... no, Captain Orton... he was originally the only fourth-tier knight in Moonlight Town! He was the strongest guardian here! And the mutation disease... although it robbed him of his sanity, it... it transformed his body into monstrous strength! Facing the current captain, even the Church's Knights at their peak wouldn't be a match for him, let alone now..."

"Doesn't this sound like we're doomed?!" Elena rubbed her forehead, but just then, the girl beside her sprang into action. She leaped off the edge of the roof, several meters high! Upon landing, she rolled to dissipate the impact and sprinted towards the church!

"Hey!! What are you doing? Come back!" Elena cried out in alarm. This was tantamount to suicide!

The girl seemed not to hear her shouts, and simply waved her arm at her without turning her head.

Irena saw Maya grab a broken spear from the ground while running and head towards the giant monster.

Elena stood frozen on the edge of the roof, her gaze falling upon a hellish scene. The surviving knights struggled futilely beneath the monsters' feet, while the girl who had just criticized her for her poor physical abilities, like a moth drawn to a flame, relentlessly rushed towards the flames that would bring destruction.

Behind the broken windows of the church, Elena could even vaguely see many terrified and desperate faces—what would await them once the defenses collapsed?

A bloody massacre!

"What should we do..." Elena's body trembled uncontrollably. "What should we do..."

Irena instinctively gripped her wand, but for someone who couldn't use magic, the wand was no different from an ordinary tree branch. What difference was there between someone who couldn't use magic and an ordinary girl who was unarmed?

My mother's gentle yet stern admonition echoed in my ears:

1. If you encounter a dangerous situation, try your best to escape.

2. Don't think you're special compared to others.

3. You must go back.

Reason is screaming madly:

Escape! Now! Immediately! While everyone's attention is on the church, there's still a chance! This disaster is far beyond her capabilities; forcibly intervening would be tantamount to suicide! She should stand by and watch...

However, another thought popped into her mind...

"I, Xiling, hereby declare with my life and glory! No matter what lies ahead, whether it be a mountain of knives or a sea of ​​fire, or an ancient god who has fallen to his death, as long as I have not breathed my last, I will absolutely not allow your noble foot bath to be stained with even a speck of dust! Your safety is the highest meaning of my existence!"

Irene gritted her teeth as if she had made up her mind!

"Xiling, if you're lying to me, I'll haunt you even as a ghost!"

Before she finished speaking, Elena took a step forward without hesitation and jumped off the edge of the high roof!

The impact of landing caused her legs to ache and go numb, but she gritted her teeth and forced herself to stand firm. Dragging her somewhat unsteady steps, she charged towards the battlefield of the church, a scene of carnage and smoke, with all her might!

In the center of the battlefield, several valiant knights lay on the ground, while a few remaining warriors, clutching their broken weapons, stood blocking the path to the church gate, their eyes filled only with a numb acceptance of death and resentment.

Everyone understood that when this once strongest captain appeared as an incomprehensible monster, the ending was already sealed—the last stronghold of Moonlight Town was about to be destroyed.

Just as the monster was about to launch another attack, a shout came from behind it.

"Hey! Monster! You ugly piece of trash! Look here!!!"

A mournful shriek rang out!

The girl's voice attracted the monster's attention, as well as the attention of everyone inside the church.

“Maya! Why is she outside?” A knight struggled to his feet and shouted at the other man.

"Maya, run! The captain doesn't recognize anyone anymore!"

However, the girl seemed to be rooted to the spot.

She watched the figure slowly turn around to face her, and began to move. The horse's hooves advanced step by step towards the girl, each step feeling like it was pounding on Maya's heart, so heavy it made it hard for her to breathe.

A smile more painful than a grimace appeared on the girl's face. She tilted her head back, facing the inhuman monster, her voice choked yet rising in pitch, "Hey, brother, you always... always complain that I'm too obedient, saying it would be better if I were a little more rebellious... then you... you could discipline me like a real older brother... and regain some of your authority as an older brother, right?"

She took a deep breath, as if trying to suppress all her fear and sorrow, her voice carrying a hint of stubborn defiance: "Now...am I...rebellious enough, brother?"

Before she could finish speaking, Maya suddenly turned around and, with all her might, tried to run away from the church! She wanted to lure the other person away.

However, she overestimated her own strength and underestimated her brother—or rather, this twisted monster—his terrifying inhuman speed!

She had only taken two steps! Just two steps!

A huge shadow loomed over her! The next second, the monster blocked her path, cutting off all her escape routes!

The sound of horses' hooves rang out again, clatter...clatter...clatter... This time, it was slower and closer, like the countdown drumbeats from hell.

Maya, shrouded in shadow, looked at the sword raised high.

It's over... she thought in despair.

elder brother……

Just as that giant sword of flesh and blood, accompanied by a piercing shriek that seemed to tear through the air, was about to mercilessly strike—

A clear, bright girl's voice suddenly rang out!

"Hey! You ugly Frankenstein's monster! Are your eyes crooked? Look here!"

The monster's movements came to an abrupt halt! The massive sword that had been cleaving down hovered in mid-air.

Its ferocious head slowly turned toward the source of the sound!

At the edge of the monster's gaze stood Elena, her long, grey hair swaying slightly, her slender figure appearing as small as dust in the immense shadow. She gripped her wand, temporarily devoid of magic, tightly in both hands, pointing it like a sword directly at the terrifying presence before her.

Looking at the monster, Elena smiled self-deprecatingly. "Phew... if Mom knew I was doing something so stupid, she'd be furious! A good scolding would be inevitable, and maybe... she'd even hit me."

Elena felt she must be going crazy. Could it be that Xiling's seemingly joking remark had led her to do such a thing?

Perhaps that's possible, but... Elena felt there must be something else that made her stand here facing that terrifying monster, but she couldn't remember what it was.

As if receiving a command, the monster turned completely around, shifting all its terrifying pressure and killing intent entirely onto Elena. The heavy hooves of the horse approached Elena step by step.

This time, it was the Maya's turn to panic completely!

"Hey! Stranger! What are you daydreaming about?!" she screamed at Elena at the top of her lungs. "Run!!! Run!!!"

Maya struggled to rush forward, trying to stop them!

However, the fear of having just brushed with death erupted instantly, and as soon as she took a step, her knees buckled and she fell to the ground!

"Move! Move for me!!" Maya pounded her useless legs furiously, but they remained numb and powerless.

All she could do was scream at the enormous monster with its back to her: "Hey! Bro! Orton!! You bastard! Bastard!! Look at me! Look at me!!! Have you forgotten me?! You idiot!!!"

However, no matter how much the girl shouted, the monster did not turn around. Its gaze was fixed on Elena, as if it were a hunter who had found its target.

"Run!! What are you still standing there for?!" Maya's voice was hoarse as she looked at Elena in despair.

Did Elena not want to run? She wanted to run so badly! Her legs were trembling; the continuous high-intensity run had already drained her of her strength.

The thought of running was incredibly tempting, but her body was completely honest—overcoming her fear and standing upright instead of collapsing to the ground was the limit she could manage by gritting her teeth and using all her willpower.

Don't make things too difficult for a young witch who usually only uses a magic broom to get around!

As the monster drew ever closer, Elena closed her eyes.

I took a deep, deep breath.

The icy air rushed into my lungs, carrying the stench of blood and the putrid smell of the monster.

When she opened her eyes again, all the fear receded like the tide, leaving only determination in the depths of her deep blue eyes!

The wand in her hand was no longer a cumbersome branch, but an extension of her beliefs!

She suddenly raised it high, then slid it down like a sword, aiming it at the monster that was about to swing its greatsword!

"Come on..." Her voice was barely audible, yet it carried a strange power.

Just as the giant sword of flesh and blood let out a piercing shriek as it mercilessly slashed down towards the tiny Elena—

With all the strength she had in her life, Elena called out that name, the name that held all her hopes, all her trust, and all her do-or-die courage, as if it were her last prayer and her final magic spell!

"Xi-Ling-!!!!!"

The sound tore through her throat, carrying a desperate, all-or-nothing resolve!

Time seemed to freeze at this moment.

The grotesque blade of the flesh-and-blood greatsword was less than an arm's length away from Elena's head! The fierce wind pressure even tore apart a few strands of silver hair on her forehead!

however--

Faster than the sword of death...

It was a ray of light!

A white sword light!

It was just a moment! Absolutely just a moment!

The giant sword of flesh and blood sliced ​​through the monster's massive, twisted body! It finally collapsed to the ground.

Dead!

Absolute deathly silence enveloped the entire battlefield!

The survivors were dumbfounded, completely unable to comprehend what had just happened.

The knights stopped groaning. Maya forgot to pound her legs. She stared wide-eyed at the huge wreckage that had been split in two in an instant, then looked sharply at Elena, who was still standing at the edge of the pool of blood, her wand still raised high.

The figure remained in a spellcasting posture, sweat streaming down his pale cheeks, his body still trembling slightly—a reaction to exhaustion and surviving a near-death experience.

Then, to everyone's breathless dismay, Elena swayed and murmured in a voice only she could hear, "...Xiling."

Irena's vision began to slowly fade into darkness, and her body fell face-to-face with the ground...

However... just before she fainted, she felt herself being embraced by a warm embrace.

And a voice that put her at ease.

"Thank you for your hard work, Miss Witch."

At that moment, Elena's lips slowly curled up, and she completely lost consciousness.

Chapter 108 The Truth: Elena...is Dead