Chink Nilvalen used every ounce of her strength to steady her trembling body, keeping overwhelming fear from controlling her and bringing her to the ridiculous end of being crushed to death for an act of disrespect.
In all fairness, the Old Deus were not all that unfamiliar to Hingko.
The Elves and Dwarves had become major races in the Great War. Although the continued existence of their patron gods was an important factor that could not be overlooked, that outcome was also inseparable from their own outstanding potential.
The Dwarves were not particularly gifted in Magic Formulas, and they needed catalysts to use magic.
But after employing magical power as an energy source, they used their talents to forge another path, advancing technology at a frantic pace. They created powerful steel fleets, along with blades of light that could easily cut magic apart, and had used them to inflict a humiliating defeat on the Elves in the past.
And as their long-standing rivals, the Elves were naturally not to be underestimated either.
They were indeed the people created by the god of nature, but this cruel environment ensured that they could not advocate the ways of nature like traditional elves. Instead, they made Magic Formulas their core, incorporating magic into their lives and living as a magical civilization.
Although that tremendous potential was still far inferior to beings such as the Flügel and Dragonia, it was only natural for their patron god to place high hopes in them.
Hingko was the only Eightfold Caster among the current generation of Elves, a genius who had earned the title of [Flower-Crowned Lady].
Thus, after she began making a name for herself, the Elves' creator, Cairneas, the God of the Forest, had granted her an audience and lavishly praised her as an auspicious