As a villain, I really don't want to be pursued by the heroine.

The girl was extremely anxious, her delicate brows furrowed tightly, and she tried hard to recall the feeling at that time while fighting with the tree man.

Ever since she left the Emerald Council, she had reached the bottleneck of Sequence 8.

It was not until she achieved [bloodline resonance] with Roy that she felt the bottleneck loosen for the first time, and felt the long-lost excitement of her bloodline advancement.

But this feeling is like the wind and the shadow, how can it be so easy to capture?

Nia was distracted and failed to avoid the sudden attack of the tree monster. She was grabbed by the waist and slammed against the tree wall.

The girl gritted her teeth in pain, but she didn't backstab the enemy's head. However, more tree monsters opened their arms and rushed forward one after another.

It was like a suffocating cage filled with decay and stench, completely trapping the graceful figure of the Greenwood Nightingale.

Not good...

Is this the end?

In the darkness filled with the smell of decay, Nia gradually lost her strength, and unspeakable despair surged in her heart.

Until a loud bang like a dragon's roar echoed, shaking the boy's heart.

At such a long distance, she knew that the boy's attack could not help her at all.

But just the realization that she was not fighting alone was enough to give Nia courage again.

"Heh, you've worked so hard, I can't hold you back no matter what I say."

"partner."

The promotion rule for [Forest Elves] is to seek the wind.

Chase the wind you yearn for.

Nia used to think that what she longed for was freedom and adventure.

It was not until now, after being forced into a desperate situation, that she recalled every moment with the boy, that she finally understood what she longed for.

A scumbag, a young villain, a mysterious boy, a reliable adventurer, and her precious, one-of-a-kind partner.

A bright green light flickered in the darkness, and the next moment, sharp wind blades spread out, easily tearing apart the fragile cage.

Nia completely entered Sequence 7. This time, without Roy's guidance, she mastered the majestic wind surge.

The miasma dissipated and the tree people began to wither.

[Fallen Forest] seemed to instinctively sense danger and hurriedly gave birth to more tree people, forming a terrifying human wall.

But all this can no longer stop Nightingale.

"Get out of here!"

The two swords flashed by, as fast as lightning, like emerald green thunder, passing through the sky.

Broken limbs and arms flew all over the sky, and the pus and miasma all dissipated. At the top of the rotten giant tree, the girl leaped up, slid down as fast as a falcon, and slashed down with the emerald green double blades that were faster than the wind.

Like the afterimage of the wind.

When the girl landed on the ground again, the rotten wood's magic circle was finally broken.

Meanwhile, below the tree canopy.

Roy, who had exhausted all his strength, could no longer maintain his [Evil Dragon Blood Armor] and Dragon Fang weapon, and his aura completely dropped back to Sequence 8.

The flames and smoke dispersed with the wind. Sharon, who had been blown beyond recognition, half-knelt on the ground, but still tried hard to support the remaining half of her body, and gave Roy a sneer in an unyielding manner.

"Dirty and despicable blood of the false king! Do you really think you can defeat the mighty power of the Mother Goddess?!"

"You tried your best to defeat me once, but the life given to me by the Great Mother is endless!"

"Repent for your stupidity!"

Sharon stretched out her only remaining arm ferociously, condensed it into a broken giant tree man hand, and pinched Roy.

But Roy just stood there quietly, looking at it coldly and without any fear.

The next moment, the wind was howling above the treetops.

Just as the giant hand was about to strike, Sharon's arm completely turned into ashes, and the mighty giant hand collapsed.

"Your infinity seems to be just like this." Roy chuckled and spoke in a gust of wind.

He knew that Nia would not let him down.

The black-haired boy turned and left, not even bothering to glance at her again, leaving Sharon with only his back.

Be it anger or despair, now that the outcome is decided, a dying man can no longer arouse Roy's interest.

"Do not!!!"

Unable to believe that the barrier was broken, Sharon screamed hysterically, with fishy, ​​thick liquid flowing from her eyes.

The cultist's priest rushed towards Roy frantically, but he couldn't even take a single step before he fell to the ground in pieces. He could only wriggle sadly on the spot, and eventually turned completely into ashes and scattered in the wind.

In the distance, Douglas was leading a group of students in a fierce battle with the cult. Just when they were about to retreat, they saw the miasma dissipating at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the enemies whose limbs were cut off could recover their rotten limbs, now collapsed like sand washed away by water.

"No! Mother!"

"Our sanctuary has been destroyed!"

"I can't feel my mother's power anymore!"

The cultists all cried and murmured in despair.

Immediately afterwards, countless giant eagles carrying the academy's teachers descended and launched the most violent counterattack.

The moment the barrier was destroyed, the vines and branches outside the secret realm lost their vitality.

The rescue team, which had been waiting for a long time, immediately rushed in and came to the rescue quickly under the leadership of the rangers.

Douglas, who survived the disaster, looked at the miasma gradually dissipating in the distance and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"They succeeded."

At this time, Roy finally bumped into the girl who was walking down the road.

"Roy, I did it...!"

The elf girl was about to rush over happily, but when she saw the boy's embarrassed figure, her face froze and her eyes became wet.

Roy's entire right arm was charred and hanging down due to broken bones. His face looked extremely haggard due to the erosion of miasma.

She couldn't imagine how brutal the battle the boy had been through.

But Roy himself, his expression lightened, and he took the initiative to step forward and hold Nia's hand.

"It's all over, let's go!"

"Ok!"

Nia wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, put on a smile, shook the boy's hand firmly, and followed his footsteps.

This unusually large and decayed tree is itself part of the barrier. Now that the barrier has been destroyed, it is only a matter of time before the tree collapses.

The two men did not dare to slack off for a moment. It would be really unfunny if they defeated their opponent but ended up falling from the tree and dying.

But at this moment, the giant tree shook violently, and Roy slipped and almost fell down. Fortunately, Nia was quick-witted and pulled him back.

This pull caused Roy to fall completely on her.

However, Roy didn't have time to feel the girl's tenderness.

He looked at the huge monster surging under the tree, and a solemn expression appeared on his face.

"We are in big trouble..."

Chapter 116 Broken Wings

In the auditorium of the Magic Academy, the families of those trapped in the academy were anxiously awaiting the results of the second round of rescue meetings.

Charlotte folded her arms and leaned against the side, gasping in surprise for who knows how many times, anxious about the slow efficiency of the meeting.

On the other side, the blonde girl sat silently, staring blankly into space, like a doll that had lost its soul.

She treated Roy just as well as she did herself. Realizing this, Charlotte wanted to offer some words of comfort, but she suddenly looked up, vacillating out the window, her pale blue eyes filled with hesitation.

"Alice?"

The blonde girl touched her chest, her face pale, and trembling, "Master... is in danger."

Almost at the same time, the Rangers who were summoning the police broke into the meeting room.

After learning that a number of barriers had been destroyed and a large number of students had been successfully rescued, everyone present did not bother to criticize the dean for secretly forming a rescue team, and only felt fortunate.

However, the next piece of news brought everyone's mood to the bottom.

"Most of the students were rescued, but, but..."

The messenger's face was pale, as if it took great courage just to say those names.

Until the [Sage] beside him sighed deeply.

“But He took action.”

Looking at the great magician's solemn expression, Janetia lost her strength on the spot and collapsed on the chair.

There is only one thing that can make [Sage] Booker so alert.

That was undoubtedly a death sentence for Roy and Nia.

The evil god has arrived.

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Deep in the foggy forest.

After briefly retreating, the miasma gushed out again with astonishing force, swirling back. This time, its might was even more like a flood or a ferocious beast, devouring everything around it at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The thick miasma was almost liquid, and just the sight of it was enough to make every extraordinary person instinctively terrified.

That was not something they could resist at all.

The leading teacher, Shaduo, immediately shouted, "Retreat!"

"But, Lady Nia and the others are still inside!"

"If we don't retreat now, it will be too late. Do you want to die here?!"

The giant eagle flapped its wings chaotically and carried everyone away from the danger.

Looking from above, the entire center of the forest was wrapped in thick miasma, even the clouds were filthy and dim, as if it were a completely decayed forbidden zone of death.

Under this oppressive feeling that is almost suffocating, no matter they are children of nobles, chosen ones, elite soldiers or powerful college teachers, they are all silent and cold all over.

Even if they did not understand the nature of that terrifying power, they could realize from the depths of their souls that it was not a force they could contend with.

At the same time, the rotten giant tree under Roy and Nia's feet suddenly shook violently for a series of times before finally splitting completely apart.

From the inside out, the filthy, decaying tree roots, seemingly withered and decaying, yet also in full bloom, blossomed into a fleshy flower overflowing with fetid pus. At the center of this evil flower, a figure several dozen meters tall, entwined in vines and stamens, its skin stained white, its upper body alone, slowly emerged.

The eyes were empty and lifeless, with only pus flowing out.

Just looking at him made Roy's scalp tingle and his heart ache.

Nia's condition wasn't much better either. She endured the pain and asked, "What the hell is that?!"

"【Son of Withering】..." Roy sighed, his face extremely solemn.

Rowling's notes mentioned that the [Fallen Mother Tree] possessed the power to give birth to a divine child. This child's bloodline inherited the [Fallen Mother Tree's] divinity and status, far surpassing even ordinary mythical creatures, and could be considered an incarnation of the evil god himself!

Its status is no less than that of [Red Blood Fire Dragon Baragas]!

However, the Son of Withering had made extensive arrangements and preparations ahead of time, requiring a significant amount of the power of the Heretic God to sustain it. Even Rowling, who had battled the Withering for years, had only seen it once.

I didn't expect to see the trump card of [Withering of All Things] so soon. My bad luck might be even worse than Rowling's!

It seems that the [Fallen Mother Tree] is really determined to obtain the [Forest Elves].

"Now, what should we do now?"

Roy's answer was just one word: "Retreat!"

Not to mention that his extraordinary power has been exhausted now, even under normal circumstances he would never be able to defeat the offspring of the evil god.

Especially now that he was exhausted, even if he used [Pseudo Dragon Breath·Sky], he would not be able to withstand the side effects.

The only choice is to escape!