I don't want to be an elf!

But that's enough.

"You! Do you know what you're doing?!"

Threatened by the Golden Fairy for the first time, the Purple Demon looked terrified and struggled helplessly in mid-air.

He was completely panicked.

He could use his power to look down on anyone, whether they were ordinary orcs or golden goblins.

But when they stopped fearing the power in their hands and rose up in resistance, he suddenly realized how powerless he was.

"I'm teaching a scoundrel who doesn't even treat my friend like a human being a lesson!" Tohka Yatogami sneered. "Don't think that just because you're a first-class military officer, I'm not going to beat him up. Even if the person standing here were a great sage, I would still beat him up!"

"Hey, you golden fairy over there, aren't you going to do anything about your own kind?"

Seeing that the person in front of him couldn't be communicated with using common sense, Purple Demon couldn't help but look to Chtholly beside him for help: "Threatening a superior is a serious crime! In severe cases, it can lead to beheading!"

"..."

Chtholly looked away, pretending not to have heard anything.

Seeing that another golden fairy was in the same state, the last glimmer of hope in Purple Demon's heart was extinguished.

"I'm asking you one last time."

Yatogami Tohka's eyebrows furrowed, radiating a dangerous aura: "Do you want me to throw you off here onto the ground, or go to the second floating island?"

"I......"

Purple Demon swallowed hard, wisely giving up the struggle in the face of such overwhelming power.

"I'm going to the second floating island!"

Chapter Fifty-Seven: The Sealed Demon King's Castle

Four days later.

The dilapidated Plantain arrived at the second floating island and entered the dock.

The golden fairies filed out, carrying their luggage and holy swords.

After four days of rest, Nefertari's condition has improved considerably.

Although she occasionally hears the murmurs of strangers and dreams of places she has never been to and people she has never met, her physical condition has improved considerably since she was teetering on the brink of collapse four days ago.

However, this only applies to physical condition.

If left unattended, it won't be long before the being called [Nephren] disappears from this world, leaving only a physical body.

Stepping onto the second floating island, one of the forbidden zones of this floating continent archipelago, Nephren took a deep breath as she looked at the lush trees before her.

Although she was willing to believe Tohka and did not think Tohka would lie or seek medical help in desperation, the idea of ​​a method to resolve the erosion from her past life was still somewhat unbelievable.

But in any case, she had no other choice.

On this floating island lies the hope of healing the erosion from the past.

She hopes it's true.

"Tohka, we're entrusting Ren to you."

On the Plantain, Chtholly, Esther, Nafd, and Landoruk did not board the second floating island.

They did not experience any symptoms of past life erosion and did not need to go with Nephren.

Moreover, they are now loyal to the Winged Army, and after the mission is over, they need to immediately return to their assigned location to report the mission and return to the Fourth Fairy Warehouse to be ready to participate in future battles.

They have been away from the floating continent islands for almost a week.

During this period, the Sixth Beast that invaded the floating continent islands was being dealt with by the Golden Fairies from other Fairy Warehouses.

Now that they're back, it's time for them to take up their jobs again.

Even though they were still a little worried, they had no choice but to part ways here.

"Don't worry, I'll take good care of Ren." Tohka Yatogami patted her chest. "We'll be back to find you soon!"

"Okay, see you then."

"Have a safe journey, Tohka!"

"I hope there really is a way to cure the erosion from past lives."

"If anything happens, remember to contact us immediately."

With a heavy heart, the Cheqiancao (车前草) ship turned around at the dock.

As the ship's horn sounded, the airship, which had suffered considerable damage during the beast tide, left the second floating island and headed towards its intended destination.

If it weren't for the purpose of bringing them to the second floating island, the Plantain would have been docked and undergoing repairs by now.

"Let's go too."

Watching the Plantain depart, Yatogami Tohka, accompanied by Nephren, headed towards the Black Candle Lord's castle.

Swan had brought her here once more than two weeks ago, so of course she remembered the way.

Even if you can't remember, just look up and you'll see the dark castle perched atop the mountain.

"Is that where the Demon King... and the Earth God Black Candle Lord reside?"

Nephren's eyes widened slightly.

Having lived in the Fourth Fairy Warehouse for most of her life, she was clearly awestruck when she saw the uniquely designed architecture of this castle.

The entire castle was pitch black, as if it were made of obsidian, with jagged spires protruding outwards and many irregular spikes sticking out from the walls.

Outside the castle, an ominous black mist shrouded the area, as if it were harboring some kind of evil.

Based on this architectural style alone, to be slandered as a demon king by humans... is really not slander.

"Yes, this is it."

As they walked along the blue brick path leading to the Black Candle Castle, they noticed something amiss.

The lush forest only extends to the section far from the castle.

The closer you get to the castle, the more withered and yellow the surrounding trees become. Even though it's still spring, the ground is covered with fallen leaves.

"What happened?"

Arriving at the entrance to the garden at the foot of the castle, Yatogami Tohka looked inside with a mixture of doubt and wariness.

When I last visited, the garden was a very well-maintained garden, with every flower displaying its vibrant colors.

But before a month had passed, all the flowers in the garden had withered and died.

Even the servants who worked here seem to have disappeared.

A sense of foreboding washed over me.

Upon witnessing the bizarre scene unfolding on the second floating island, Yatogami Tohka did not hesitate and summoned her Divine Armor and Angel.

"Lian, wait here for me, I'll go check the situation first."

Leaving Nephren alone here, Yatogami Tohka became more vigilant and entered the garden.

The garden was quiet; you couldn't even hear the chirping of insects or the calls of birds.

Walking down the street, all she could hear was her own breathing and the clanging of her armor.

Not only have the plants withered, but have all living things disappeared?

Tohka Yatogami's eyelids twitched.

Could those two guys have gone wrong while researching spirit crystals?

Upon considering this possibility, she immediately quickened her pace, crossed the garden, and went straight to the front of the Black Candle Lord's castle.

"That's strange, there wasn't this kind of thing when I came last time."

Looking at the black mist that shrouded the entire castle, Tohka Yatogami observed cautiously.

The city gates were shrouded in black mist, preventing anyone from entering or leaving.

After observing it without success, Tohka Yatogami placed her hand on it, wanting to see what would happen.

The moment her hand touched the black mist clinging to the city gate, the mist reacted immediately.

"Snapped--!"

Yatogami Tohka felt a powerful force emerge from the black mist and was almost knocked away.

Stretching her aching fingers, Tohka Yatogami squinted her eyes.

It looks just like she imagined.

The castle has been sealed away.

Moreover, the person who sealed it could only be either Shi Wang or Black Candle Master.

Only the two of them were qualified to create such a powerful barrier, causing her, who was wearing divine armor, to feel a slight pain.

"Swann—! Black Candle Lord—! I'm back—!"

Standing at the city gate, Yatogami Tohka tried shouting twice.

But after waiting for a long time, there was still no response.

This made her increasingly uneasy.

"It seems that the only way out is to break through by force."

Yatogami Tohka's eyes gradually became serious as she raised the Slaughtering Sword and poured her spiritual power into it.

However, the moment the fluctuations of spiritual energy touched the black mist, the stubborn black mist that refused to let anyone get close automatically dissipated.

Yatogami Tohka was taken aback.

Is this... a backdoor specifically left for her?

In any case, once the black fog at the city gate dissipated, the road ahead was clear.

Yatogami Tohka pushed open the door and went inside.

"This breath..."