Chapter 68

Amber frowned.

Another unexpected situation: Ellen had appeared here.

"Don't worry, I only shot them down. I have to admit, Schicksal does have reason to be proud, especially that warrior Rita who has the power to control the Imaginary Domain. I'm afraid she could even defeat an elf."

Despite her praise, Ellen's face still held a sense of ease and a hint of provocation. "Unfortunately, she met me, the world's Strongest Magician."

"Yulande, the world calls you the strongest warrior in the world because you once killed an elf, but I have always had a slight doubt about whether you are really stronger than me."

Chapter Twelve: The Strongest Defeats at Light Speed.

The arrival of Ellen immediately put the previously calm Princess on high alert, causing her to stand up from her throne and assume a defensive posture.

But her reaction didn't bother Ellen at all. In her eyes, elves were just beings that could be defeated at will. It was just that their goal did not require further capture of elves for the time being, so she did not attack the elves again.

In her eyes, only Yulande could be her opponent at this moment, and defeating Yulande would be a good way to shatter the impression of Schicksal as invincible and at the height of its power.

This is a very good reputation for DEM.

"Rita shouldn't be defeated so easily."

Amber said.

"It's a pity, but her combat ability is indeed not weak. Despite her young age, she already has the skills of someone who has been through many battles."

Ellen didn't mind praising her opponent, after all, it would make her seem even stronger after defeating her. "But her combat skills are still not beyond the level of ordinary people, and her application of the Imaginary Domain is also rudimentary and clumsy. To me, she is like a child full of flaws."

Amber didn't respond immediately, but instead looked at Shiori standing to the side.

Shiori nodded solemnly. From Ellen's words, she could tell that the other party was up to no good, so she directly grabbed the Princess's hand and led her away into the distance.

The Princess frowned at Shiori's actions. Turning her back on the enemy was not her style, but Shiori's protective gesture made her feel strangely pleased. So she followed Shiori's steps while keeping an eye on Ellen's movements.

"Looks like the troublesome guy has left."

Ellen did not stop them. Wescott's task for her was to find out what Schicksal was doing, and now she had figured it out.

Schicksal and Ratatoskr have reached an agreement of unknown nature, and at this point, there is no possibility for her to continue investigating. What else can she do? Ask them?

Having completed the task assigned by Wescott, she now had free time, which she reserved for Yulande.

Defeating Yulande here has many benefits. It expands DEM's reputation, strikes at Schicksal's golden body, and you can also try to get information about cooperation from Yulande. Even if you don't get it, it doesn't matter. Just proving that you are the strongest is enough.

"You're the one who's in the way."

Amber didn't have a good impression of this love-obsessed person, or rather, she didn't have a good impression of any of the three love-obsessed people.

Wescott, Ellen, and Eliot were the three who summoned Mio. Wescott and Eliot both fell in love with Mio's beauty at first sight and became love-struck. Ellen, who originally liked Eliot, turned her love into hatred because of Eliot's departure.

Even though Eliot himself didn't have any malicious intentions, he was still one of the main culprits behind the Great Eurasian Disaster.

A pale blue skateboard appeared beside Amber, and she stepped onto it without hesitation, her figure soaring into the sky.

Although disaster reconstruction can be carried out very quickly in Imaginary Domain, it is still a loss of property, and it is better to avoid causing too much damage unless absolutely necessary.

Ellen didn't care about this at all; in fact, aerial combat made her more confident. Ground combat was ultimately a two-dimensional battle, while aerial combat, a three-dimensional battle, could maximize her abilities.

The two flew straight into the Sky Manipulation. Amber was very fast, and Ellen had to increase her magic output. When she finally caught up, she smiled and said, "It seems that you and I are just as eager to see who is the strongest in the world."

How can you tell that I'm impatient?

Amber was a little confused. Didn't you suddenly speed up here for no reason?

However, she didn't intend to pay attention to people she didn't like, and directly pulled out two long spears and then accelerated to smash them towards Ellen.

Guns are not used in this way, but there are exceptions, such as when there is no intention to kill, after all, the other side has not killed their own team members, and the two sides are in competition but not hostile.

But most importantly... the gap between the two is too large, there is no need to use any techniques at all.

Faced with Amber's attack, Ellen used her greatsword as a shield to block the blow.

She never underestimated Yulande. As the strongest of her time, and even arguably the Strongest Magician in history due to her mastery of the Imaginary Domain through the Neighboring Realm, she was extremely proud of her abilities, and indeed, she possessed the strength to be proud of.

In this world, only Eliot has ever injured her in battle, but that was just someone who was normally 95 strength suddenly unleashed 100 strength and defeated someone who was normally 99 strength.

As the true strongest being in this world, she was well aware of how high the sky was, and she also understood that her strength was beyond the norm for this world. Only the Origin Spirit could truly surpass her.

Even though Yulande displayed combat prowess beyond expectations, Ellen naturally regarded her as an opponent on par with herself, a testament to how much she valued her.

However... the current situation has completely shattered her understanding of the world.

"How... is this possible!?"

Sounds powerful enough to shatter the sound barrier echoed continuously between the two. The Imaginary Domain's calculations were nearing their limit, constantly distorting the laws of physics to guide the battlefield in its favor, but the result was only... not being instantly killed.

The wind pressure generated by the clash of their weapons dispersed the surrounding clouds and even left a wisp of wind on the ground thousands of meters above the ground.

If an ordinary person were to approach this place, they would be torn to shreds by the wind pressure emitted by the two. Even a powerful Magician would be pushed out of the arena by this 'repulsive force'.

With Ellen's incredulous gaze, the Manifestation Device's operation completely failed, and her mind was instantly overwhelmed by the excessive pressure, causing her to become somewhat dazed. However, in order to remain suspended in the air, she had to use her own mind to replace the machine's calculations and maintain her Imaginary Domain.

However, this Imaginary Domain could only support her flight; she couldn't use the laws of physics to counter the girl's attacks. Her Magecraft abilities were greatly diminished, but seeing the approaching twin guns, Ellen still had no choice but to defend with her sword.

One strike, two strikes, three strikes—with each collision, Ellen could feel the greatsword in her hand shattering.

She had no openings for offense; she could only catch her breath by maintaining a defensive posture.

"Damn it...! Yulan... Dair!"

Ellen couldn't believe she had lost her composure like this. Beneath her strong sense of pride lay an almost imperceptible inferiority complex. This helpless state reminded her of her weak and powerless self as a child.

"I have more important things to do. You are very strong, but let's stop here."

Seeing how hard Rita was struggling, Amber 'Rita desire to teach her a lesson and get revenge for Rita faded considerably.

Then, she used more force than ever before, easily severing the greatsword in Ellen's hand and leaving a bloody gash on her body.

Finally exhausted, Ellen slowly fell from the sky, still in disbelief at being so easily defeated.

Amber wasn't too worried about Eileen's situation. With her mastery of the Imaginary Domain, Ellen wouldn't have killed herself. She was more concerned about Rita's condition than Ellen's.

With this in mind, the girl flew directly towards the direction guarded by the Blade of Immortality.

Chapter Thirteen: The Mystery of Origami.

Arriving at the battlefield of the Blade of Immortality at lightning speed, Amber saw Rita kneeling on the ground, along with the other team members fighting DEM in the air. Although it seemed that her side was more seriously injured, the situation was clearly one of dominance over the enemy.

Clearly, after Ellen left the battlefield, DEM's average combat strength was significantly lower than that of the Blade of Immortality.

"I'm sorry, Yulande, I've disappointed you."

"It's good that you're alright. After all, you did a great job dealing with that Ellen."

Seeing the blonde girl lying beside her, Rita said somewhat resentfully, "That's no excuse for my outburst..."

This battle exposed too many of her current problems. The most important one is her weakness in air combat. Most of the missions she performs and the direction of her training are ground combat. Although she is not completely unable to fight in the air, it is certainly not her forte.

She had thought that having the Imaginary Domain would greatly enhance her aerial combat capabilities, but instead, Ellen used her understanding of the Imaginary Domain to outmaneuver her.

In fact, if we hadn't used the Imaginary Domain, we wouldn't have lost so quickly.

"I underestimated my opponent..."

Rita rarely showed a gritted-teeth expression. She originally thought that after fusing with the Holy Sword and mastering the Imaginary Domain, she should be the strongest warrior in the world besides Yulande. However, she did not expect to be taught a lesson in her first real battle.

"In that case, let's do more training from now on."

Seeing this, Amber stopped trying to comfort her.

In this situation, offering comfort might only exacerbate the other person's self-blame. It's better to shift their focus. "The Ratatoskr plan is halfway complete. I think we'll soon find out whether it will truly succeed."

"It's not that easy..."

Rita glanced helplessly at Amber: "Yulande, love doesn't just blossom easily, especially when one party has ulterior motives and the two sides are on opposing sides. Do you remember the Yamae Sisters and Yoshino? You knew them for a long time before you could truly trust each other, right?"

"Moreover, the appearance of elves in the world is unpredictable. After this one ends, we don't know when the next one will be."

Indeed, but that's normal. Shiori and elves are abnormal.

Amber thought this to herself, but didn't say it aloud.

Rita also reflected on the battle she had just fought. Her encounter with Ellen had given her a lot of insight and progress in using the Imaginary Domain. Having learned from this experience, she would surely become stronger next time.

"However, as always, Yulande ended the battle so quickly, even when facing Ellen."

At this point, Rita smiled and said, "It seems that the so-called Strongest Magician is nothing but a hollow title compared to Yulande."

"Our situations are different, so comparing combat strength is meaningless."

If Ellen is a pure genius, then Amber is a cheater. Amber doesn't deny the efforts she made to become stronger, but in her eyes, she is never as aboveboard as a true genius.

Therefore, she never felt that her abilities were something worth showing off.

Rita was unaware of all this. When she heard Amber's words, she assumed that Amber was talking about talent. After all, that was the truth. In front of Yulande, no one's talent seemed outstanding enough.

"But talent is also part of Yulande's strength."

She said.

Amber shook her head and continued watching the battle in mid-air.

In fact, after Yulande arrived on the battlefield, the already somewhat suppressed DEM showed even more signs of collapse. The confrontation between the two commanders is an excellent way to boost morale. The winning side will be even more imposing, while the losing side will be timid before the battle even begins.

Although Ellen defeated Rita with a huge advantage, Rita was not considered a main general in the eyes of the DEM team members. Ellen said that she could be compared to Yulande, but only she herself believed that.

Even among the DEM Forces, few knew that Ellen had once captured an elf. Those behind Ellen simply assumed Ellen was using exaggerated methods to boost their morale.

While this strategy did work somewhat after Ellen defeated Rita, when Yulande returned, DEM had a sense of 'just as expected,' feeling somewhat disappointed but also unsurprising.

After all, that's Yulande, the strongest human who once defeated the elves.

With morale extremely low, DEM Forces troops were shot down one by one by Schicksal, and the defeat was swift and complete. Knowing that there was no way to continue fighting, the captain sent a retreat signal and led everyone away from the battlefield.

The battle was won, and apart from Rita, no one on our side was shot down. It can be said that we defeated an opponent with twice the number of people with only the loss of one person, which can be described as a resounding victory.

"Mission accomplished, Yulande, Rita."

A girl with long white hair fell from the Sky Manipulation, and the Valkyrie Armor she wore was quite different from the others.

The standard armor for the Blade of Immortality, judging from its appearance, is that of a Ranger, while this white-haired girl's is that of the White Knight: Moonlight.

Of course, although Black Amber was designed to look like Moonlight, its actual performance is definitely not as good as the original, since there are really no materials in this world that can compare to Soul Steel.

"Thank you for your hard work, Origami."

Amber nodded. "As expected of the captain of the Second Squad."

"It's all thanks to Yulande's training."

The white-haired girl's lips curled up slightly, but she quickly realized something and suppressed the smile that had been on her lips.

"What's wrong?"

Amber asked, puzzled.

"Yulande, do we really want to protect the elves?"

The girl wasn't good at hiding her feelings, so since Amber asked, she simply said, "With Yulande's strength, she should be able to kill an elf directly."

From other people's perspectives, the elf has indeed been killed many times, mostly by Schicksal. Although even if it is killed, it will still come out after a while, there will be a long period of time in between when the elf loses its presence in the world.

Yulande is even more mysterious. The three elves she killed have not appeared for more than two years, leading most people to speculate whether Yulande has a way to completely kill elves.

Origami thinks the same way.

She didn't know why Schicksal wanted to protect the elves, and although she would carry out the mission, this action conflicted with her original reasons for joining Schicksal.

"Um..."

Seeing the white-haired girl's serious expression, Amber felt a little uneasy.

"This is part of the cooperation with Ratatoskr. What we want to let everyone know is that if this plan succeeds, it can completely solve the problems of the Elves and Spatial Quake. However, it involves Schicksal's confidential matters, so we cannot disclose other details at the moment."

Rita knew that Amber was never good at explaining these things, so she smiled and took over the conversation.

Upon hearing this answer, Origami's expression immediately relaxed considerably. "I see... I'm sorry for asking questions without knowing the full story. I accept the punishment."

"No, we were going to tell everyone about this later anyway. Besides, you performed exceptionally well this time, taking down four elite DEM squad members all by yourself. A reward would be more appropriate for you than punishment."

Rita easily glossed over the matter.

Chapter Fourteen: Heartbreaking Images of Ellen.