A battle of encirclement and annihilation that had affected the entirety of Taiger Forest had finally drawn to a close.
At the very least, the evil energy that had engulfed all of Taiger Forest had dispersed, allowing the monsters that had previously lost their minds to recover.
Although the aftermath of this sudden upheaval still lingered throughout Taiger Forest, and many monsters had yet to regain their composure, rampaging as though seized by unrest and causing endless chaos, now that Lilith had withdrawn her Authority, Taiger Forest would likely return to peace sooner or later.
However, things definitely could not end so quickly on Shien's side.
"Roar!"
Before the temple plaza in Elven Village, Lidas swelled in size once again, transforming into a gigantic beast as large as a dragon.
She suddenly opened her enormous jaws and spat out a battered, incomplete figure.
"Bang!"
Amid a dull impact, the figure crashed heavily onto the ground, blood spilling from her body and staining a large patch beneath her crimson.
"Ugh..."
Only then did Maki struggle as she slowly opened her eyes, forcing the sight around her into view.
Yet the scene before her made the Demon Spirit's pupils tremble.
Because she had been surrounded from every direction.
Maki lay in the very center of the plaza, as though awaiting judgment, with Elves crowding all around her.
They were members of the Elf Division, one of the foremost groups of magicians in the Human Realm.
At that moment, every one of those magicians wore a grave expression. Their gazes toward Maki were filled with disgust, as if they were looking upon some unbearable evil, their hostility cutting to the bone.
Naturally, Maki did not take these Elves seriously.
In the outside world, these Elves were indeed among the finest magicians in existence,