On Sephirena’s side of the battle, she just got swatted away by the demon wolf’s tail.

She patted the dust off herself.

The enemy didn’t use magic, just pure strength. But even so, it’s a bit of a struggle for me.

Sephirena’s strength was top-tier among the elves.

But part of the reason was that Sephirena was still looking for the demon wolf’s weak point.

Where is its demon core?

She had already tried many places and methods, but still hadn’t found its weak point.

Where is it?

Sephirena was getting anxious.

Princess Liana’s side can barely hold off Karen’s attacks, but I can tell Karen isn’t serious, he’s just playing. The longer this drags on, the more danger Princess Liana is in. If I want to use magic to break its defense, I’ll have to expend several times the magic. And even if I do, the effect won’t be significant. It’s impossible to deal a fatal blow. Use the holy sword? No, it’s too early.

As Reno once again absorbed Sephirena’s magical attack, its aura grew thicker, and its roars became louder. Sephirena felt like her eardrums were about to shatter.

“ROAR!”

Sephirena seemed to realize something.

It really hasn’t used any defenses, just tanking attacks with its body. It also occasionally swallows magic. Because I’ve seen many demons open their mouths to eat magic before, I overlooked one point. When Reno blocks attacks, its mouth is closed. Only after I stop attacking does it roar and open its mouth to eat the magic. Perhaps... the demon core is in its mouth? But how to get it to obediently open its mouth is another problem. Since it’s learned to disguise itself, it definitely won’t be easily fooled.

“...” Sephirena glanced at Liana’s side. The two were still “chatting,” and it didn’t look too intense. Plus, Orleya was watching.

There shouldn’t be any major problems, right? No, I can’t hesitate any longer. I must end this quickly.

【Illusion】

Sephirena raised her hand, and both she and Reno entered an illusory space.

Reno looked around warily. It had entered Sephirena’s illusion, and this illusion was a place Reno was very familiar with; the Elf Forest.

But because Reno was now a wolf, it couldn’t speak. It could only stare at Sephirena with its blood-red eyes, its low growls conveying its displeasure.

“Feeling uneasy now that you’re ‘home’?” Sephirena appeared on a tree branch.

Reno roared in anger.

Although it couldn’t speak, Sephirena could roughly understand what it meant.

“True. If you really considered this place home, you wouldn’t have done anything to harm Mother Tree of Life. In the end, you’re just a dog that lost its home... no, wait, it should be a wolf that has lost its home?”

Many elves had been expelled from the Elf Forest, and many hated it. But absolutely no elf would hate the Tree of Life or do anything to harm it.

Reno leaped up, destroying the branch Sephirena was standing on.

“I thought you had completely turned into a beast, but you can still understand speech.” Sephirena’s figure became illusory. This was her illusion; she could appear anywhere with a thought, and even create multiple copies of herself.

But in return, Sephirena’s magic consumption also increased exponentially. Not to mention, they were already inside a demon’s barrier, so magic recovery was much slower.

“Sword.”

“Axe.”

“Shield.”

“Bow.”

The elf princess used numerous weapons to attack and defend, while Sephirena darted through the forest.

The most important part of illusion magic is deception.

But I used it right in front of it, and it’s a demon that also knows illusion magic, so the effect would not be great. I can only create a suitable environment for me to operate in.

Reno also knew this was the best chance to defeat Sephirena. Inside the illusion, Sephirena’s magic was draining every second.

Reno roared. The black demonic energy from under its fur absorbed the illusion’s vegetation, which slowly withered and turned to wasteland. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

“What vile behavior.”

After the enemy began attacking with magic, Sephirena seemed to be struggling, starting to fall back step by step, retreating to the front of the Tree of Life.

Reno understood elves very well and was also their perfect counter. After several rounds of attacks, Sephirena had only managed to shave off some of Reno’s fur. Its weak point is completely hidden.

“Ah-” The weapon in Sephirena’s hand was knocked away.

Reno opened its mouth, about to bite off Sephirena’s right hand.

But it was quickly frozen still with ice.

Sephirena revealed a mysterious smile. “I know. Old demon magic is outdated by today’s standards, and you’ve learned modern magic from Karen and the others. But some things... even modern people know nothing about.”

The real Sephirena pulled a trigger on her gunlance.

Bang!

A bullet packed with sacred magic shot into Reno’s mouth.

“Awoooo!!!”

Reno let out a painful howl, black blood pouring from its mouth.

“Princess Liana’s weapon is really amazing, to have this kind of effect...” Sephirena emerged from behind Reno. “It feels a bit like bullying a child...”

The Sephirena from just now was a fake, just a phantom constructed within the illusion. By angering the opponent, she made it too distracted to tell the difference.

“Princess Liana really can come up with some unimaginable items.” Sephirena walked to the phantom and took the bracelet from its hand.

“A demon like you, who can only rely on your sense of smell to judge true from false, is just too simple.” Sephirena looked at Reno, who had lost its ability to resist.

She took advantage of the demon’s overconfidence in its magical senses.

Sephirena looked at the gunlance in her hand. Princess Liana had given it to her before they set off, saying it could cause massive damage to demonkind. She just hadn’t expected it to be this effective.

“I understand you less and less, Princess Liana.” Sephirena shook her head. The holy sword appeared in her hand and pierced straight through Reno’s mouth.

The holy sword began to quickly absorb Reno’s demon core. Its originally dim light now shone with a sacred glow.

The illusion was also slowly shattering and disappearing, revealing the world’s original appearance.

But it wasn’t much better. This was, after all, a place where demonkind had lived, so it had naturally been severely ravaged.

Sephirena quickly scanned her surroundings, searching for Princess Liana.

“Sephirena!” Just as she emerged, she heard Princess Liana call her name.

Earlier, on Liana’s side.

“Time, is it? Did you really think I couldn’t do anything to you?” The dark aura that was originally attached to Karen’s arms crept closer to his chest. His eyes became increasingly vacant as the darkness grew around him.

His strength, empowered by demonic might. In just two or three moves, he shattered the giant shield in Liana’s hand.

The shock numbed Liana’s hands.

If he doesn’t use the demon’s power, I can still dance around him °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° a bit with magic. But once he uses it, he can basically crush me.

“The gap is still a bit big,” Liana murmured.

Karen’s strength wasn’t as great as the demon she met in the trial, but he was more difficult to deal with because all the magic he used was modern magic.

This further illustrated that they had to be quick. Demonkind’s learning ability was strong. If that demon from before had learned modern magic, it would be a devastating blow to humanity.

“I just got a little serious, and here I thought you had the confidence to stand before me.” Karen looked at Liana contemptuously. “That said, you really do have a pretty face.”

“I should also say, the current you doesn’t even look as majestic as that wolf. You look like you just crawled out of a mud pit, covered in filth. It’s almost nauseating to look at.” Liana raised her hand, generating a gem mirror in front of Karen so he could see his current appearance.

“Shut up!” Karen looked at the mirror, at his reflection that was neither human nor ghost. This was his biggest sore spot.

He almost never looked at himself like this, in order to numb himself. But now Liana had thrust it right in his face, which was unacceptable to him.

“I thought you were a bit pitiful before, but now I just find it laughable. I thought you had accepted this version of yourself, but it seems it was just for power. Even you can’t stand yourself like this,” Liana smiled.

“I told you to shut up!” The black substance on Karen’s body became more active, and his eyes slowly turned blood-red.

“Sephirena!” Liana raised the gunlance in her hand, aimed it at Sephirena, and pulled the trigger.

“Too slow! I won’t give you that chance!” Karen flashed in front of Sephirena to block it.

【Sacred Burst】