Why can't humans do it too?

The ancient, infinite blessing—this spell, developed to protect and prolong Sul's life, has perfectly fulfilled its mission. This powerful spell has no problems whatsoever; the only problem is Xin Ke—her elven energy is insufficient to use such a powerful spell alone for an extended period.

Even so, the protective magic saved their lives the moment the flames of the marrow explosion spread.

The out-of-control seed has fallen to the ground, and the force of inertia has pinned it firmly to the surface, which has been smoothed like a mirror by the expanding energy. It is now broken and damaged.

Most of the vine roots had disappeared, and the last part survived because it was close to Suer and Xinke. The orange glow between the twisted sections had not completely dissipated, and a few drops of golden liquid were slowly dripping from the tips, but they disappeared into the air before they could even be seen on the ground.

The plants that sustained his life suffered such immense damage that Suer could even clearly feel the life-sustaining particles within his body silently and steadily slipping away. But more than these subtle sensations, what he couldn't ignore was that vast blue ocean.

Bright, far surpassing the pitch-black ocean where marine species live, it was like an endlessly burning flame, spreading from afar to before our eyes, or like an overturned water bottle, the water flowing on the table, flowing with crystal blue flames.

Burning, yet bringing no heat whatsoever; the only sensation perceived by the senses is the process of burning. When the eyes are closed, nothing exists except for the oppressive feeling on the body caused by the excessive amount of spirits. The world in front is like an empty void where nothing exists—or perhaps it possesses everything.

“…We’ve arrived.” Even though he was so weak that he could hardly breathe, Suer couldn’t help but feel excited. All the suffering he had endured and all the pain he had endured were now brought to an end by the hope that all the seemingly endless torment would be put to rest here.

The divine essence that exploded again before the existing crack ignited the ever-burning sea of ​​elves to a boiling point, causing it to burn ever more fiercely and spread ever wider, even reaching the barren land that should have only dry rocks.

"Ah, we've arrived." Looking at the magnificent scene before her with a similarly complicated expression, Xin Ke finally calmed down the strange feeling of the large amount of spirit missing from her body.

He struggled to support himself, but his once strong and powerful arms could no longer even lift his body. Suer's struggles only produced futile sounds—he tried to climb out of the huge roots that had become part of his body for more than ten years, but he failed.

Swaying slightly, she slowly walked up to Suer. Seeing the man looking up at her with an awkward smile, Xin Ke inexplicably smiled and leaned down to give him a light kiss on the forehead.

With Suer's arm draped over her shoulder, the forest elf with pale golden hair half-squatting beside the massive roots that were half-buried in the ground was about to pull Suer out when she suddenly turned her head to look at the distant sky.

Noticing Xin Ke's unusual behavior, Su Er also looked over, but with his eyesight, he could only see a bright red sky, which was no different from before. But Xin Ke saw something different—a flat, leaf-like airship was floating near the edge of her vision.

It was so thin and small that it was almost undetectable in the midst of such a fierce battle without careful observation.

But it's facing this direction.

Chapter 281 Joining the War

“…Goblin species,” Xin Ke murmured unconsciously, even though the spaceship seemed to be a long way off, it was actually very close…just as they were nearing their destination.

Even Xin Ke felt a chilling coldness in such a terrible situation that was enough to crush an ordinary person's mind, and her arms, which were supporting Su Er's body, tensed up involuntarily.

Perhaps because the nerve endings peeking out from the bare muscles where the skin was missing were now pressed tightly against Xin Ke's skin, Su Er could clearly sense that the forest elf supporting him was already at its limit.

Just as Xinke saw that inconspicuous spaceship, that spaceship also saw them, or perhaps it came specifically for them.

At the edge of the blue ocean that the instruments showed, Ronnie finally saw the forest elf who had left him words full of murderous intent after more than a decade. Beside her was perhaps the monkey from back then.

At the very least, Ronnie couldn't find any resemblance to the creature in his memory on the one that had lost its skin, exposed its dark red muscles, and was half-buried in the burning giant roots and vines—perhaps the only striking resemblance was the beautiful platinum blonde hair that was now raised, and the pale, seemingly lifeless face.

But there is no doubt that it is them.

Even though he only saw a pair of destitute and insignificant masters and servants, someone who would be a waste of time to even look at in this grand final battle, Ronnie felt a profound sense of peace at that moment.

It was as if a burning pill that had been hanging in his throat had finally fallen, into his stomach, into his intestines, cold yet heavy. All the frustration and doubt that had accumulated over the past ten years were answered in this moment—even though he really didn't know anything.

The sensibility bestowed upon him by the forging god Okan had already pointed him in the right direction: the pair of tiny beings currently watching him from the blue ocean needed no proof.

Bright spell markings still shimmered on the roots and vines binding the monkey. Even a true genius like Ronnie couldn't immediately discern their purpose in such a hasty moment. But regardless, Ronnie knew what he should be doing right now.

Stop that forest elf, whatever she wants to do—no, does he really not know?

As Ronnie asked himself this question, he felt as if he were exchanging beliefs with a different kind of friend in a dreamlike atmosphere. Even when they first met more than a decade ago, he had a premonition that the long-eared, forest elf was different.

A world that only they can see, a world that ordinary people cannot see, a plane that only geniuses can gaze upon... Even though they are enemies, all they want to achieve is their own world.

But the fundamental purpose is the same.

Let this boring battle end, and let this tedious game come to a close.

To eradicate the chaos of the world by force.

But now it seems that he is the one who is about to win this game, which the two sides started with perfect understanding even though they had never met.

When that time comes, he can laugh heartily and ask her again—do you like this gift?

The forest elf had undoubtedly discovered him, but just as Ronnie couldn't help but let a expectant and ferocious smile appear on his lips, he suddenly froze. Xin Ke, he still remembered her name. On the screen in front of Ronnie, the forest elf with light golden hair simply turned its head to look in another direction as if it sensed something, and then chuckled softly.

Without sparing a glance in his direction, Ronnie watched as she moved once more, straining to pull the monkey buried in the roots from her already burdened body. The forest elf, whose inner energy seemed to have been completely depleted, struggled with each pull.

Without lingering on the comical, even laughable, scene, Ronnie turned his head to look in the direction the forest elf had been staring at. The space there was shattering, and rainbow-colored gaps, enough to make anyone with trypophobia uncomfortable, were appearing one after another in the sky.

Dense, neat, orderly, even as orderly as a painting unfolding, these suddenly appearing visitors, passing through the colorful gaps in the space, appeared one after another in the corner of this battlefield.

"...Hey? Is this really necessary? Do you think so highly of me?" Ronnie's smile vanished completely as he looked at these uninvited guests and muttered to himself, his lips twitching.

The machine race, in terms of sheer numbers, represents the full force of their entire race.

The support units, standing upright like a cross, surround the combat units neatly arranged in the air, and are the connecting units that command all the people and act with a common will. They have vivid, realistic skin, but the silver-white, heterochromatic machinery exposed on the edges and corners of those skins means that they are all just disguises. Even under the skin, one can vaguely see circuits that always emit a bright yellow light.

Different shapes and sizes of steel wings unfurled from their backs, spewing forth the light of the elves, displaying their threatening nature to the fullest. Even though other races would call them mindless scrap metal, no race dared to truly underestimate the existence of the Kai.

Right now, 436 pairs of eyes are fixed in unison on the flat spaceship in front of them, except for the connector they are surrounding in the very center—that connector, which has almost no artificial skin, is turning its head and staring at the wreckage in another direction with its electronic eyes.

Or rather, the two people in the wreckage.

The silent machine-type beings kept Ronnie from making any sudden moves. The connector stared for a long time, his thoughts unreadable, but he didn't do anything further until he slowly turned his head back.

[WARNING: Proceeding is prohibited.]

The voice was calm and threatening, simply stating the facts, and the consequences of disobeying it were self-evident.

Unable to resist turning around to look, through the open hole, Ronnie could still see the massive airships he had built under his leadership. His people were locked in battle with the Skywing and Forest Elf alliance. At this moment, no one had any room to retreat, or rather, the moment they exposed their backs to the enemy in an attempt to retreat, that was the beginning of true defeat.

It was as if they were stuck in a quagmire, unable to get out.

Chapter 282 Negative

Thinking of this, Ronnie slowly lowered his hand from his ear, abandoning his newly conceived idea of ​​summoning his fleet to this real battlefield.

Along with it, the hand that was pressing on the drive lever was also placed down; with just a slight push forward, the spaceship could reach the long-eared creature in a few breaths.

Upon discovering that the spaceship in front of them seemed to have given up, the machine armored units sprang into action once again. Apart from leaving two combat units to block the spaceship, the majority of the machine armored units bypassed this tiny object and flew towards the battlefield behind Ronnie.

Ignoring the movements of these mechs, Ronnie simply turned his head to look at the battlefield over there, then at the wreckage ahead, as if he couldn't accept it. The long-eared creature had finally managed to free the monkey from its roots. Ronnie stared back and forth as if he couldn't accept reality.

He wanted to laugh, and he did indeed chuckle softly, his body trembling with laughter.

He knew he was likely to lose—his first complete and utter defeat.

All races believed that the key to resolving this endless war lay in the chaotic battlefield behind them, including Ronnie himself. Yet, only just now did he belatedly realize that the real crux of everything was actually here... How absurd!

The decisive factor in victory is not the fiercest battle on the battlefield, but this tranquil corner before us, seemingly unrelated to everything else.

That long-eared, forest elf deceived everyone, even her creator... Was it really just her?

For the first time, Ronnie truly focused his attention on the disheveled monkey being supported by the forest elves, but he found that he couldn't see through it all—what role did this monkey play in this game?

Slowly leaning back on his steel throne, Ronnie stretched his body, which hadn't relaxed in a long time, and listened to the cracking sounds coming from his body. His gaze hadn't left the two figures that seemed to have merged into one.

"I have to succeed... and I can't lose, okay?" Ronnie muttered to himself as he exhaled a long breath, then gently closed his eyes.

He thought that this was perhaps the only thing he could say.

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Suer felt a little cold.

He was pulled out of his small 'home' where he had lived for more than a decade. Everything outside was cold, and every gust of cold wind seemed to take away not only the warmth in his body, but also his life.

Like his upper body, his lower body, which had been covered for years, had also lost its skin and had little muscle left. The only difference was its color... Unlike his upper body, which was always exposed, his lower body was a tender pinkish-red, with some kind of translucent mucus on it, which was now dripping onto the ground.

There was no extra time to wipe away the life-sustaining slime. Xin Ke simply wrapped Su Er in a thin cloth. This cloth was not enough to keep out the cold wind; its only function was to cover Su Er's ugly body.

Her entire being was drained, and the pain from every cell feeling as if it were being stabbed hadn't subsided. Xin Ke could only frown and try her best to lift Su Er up. However, her very careful movements were met with a sudden change in the man's expression and his flustered words.

"My... my stomach!!!"

Despite her calm expression, Xin Ke's hands trembled for a moment. With lightning speed, she ripped open the cloth covering Su Er. His skin was paler than a corpse, and his internal organs, which seemed to be writhing beneath the paper-thin skin, were intact, without even a drop of blood.

"Haha, sorry, could we change positions a little?" She was so weak she could barely speak, but Su'er laughed easily. "Being carried like this by you feels rather awkward, doesn't it?"

"..."

Without saying a word, Xin Ke simply glared at the man as his smile turned awkward. She didn't believe his reason at all; he must have some unspeakable reason. But there was no need for her to press him further.

Biting her lower lip, Xin Ke struggled to turn Su Er around and put him behind her. Su Er's thin arms passed through her neck and hung down in front of her chest, along with Su Er's head that was about to give way.

She carefully lifted him up through the crook of his legs. The heavy body that she had once struggled to pull, that she could only lean against the ground and move forward by shuffling her legs across the black and gray ground, had become unimaginably light.

Swaying her body, Xin Ke began to climb step by step upwards, towards the enormous void that had been eroded by the blue sea of ​​flames that had spread out to this place.

The high slope seemed to have existed in my memory for a long time.

Leaning against Xin Ke's back in a daze, her not-so-broad shoulders now supporting her arms, and the incredibly familiar scent wafting through her nose, Su Er felt as if she had returned home once again, that kind of comforting feeling that made it impossible not to relax.

However, the next second, the throbbing pain from his swaying steps brought him back to reality. The only warmth he felt was from the back of Xin Ke in front of him, soft yet firm enough.

For some reason, Suer suddenly felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction. He wanted to laugh, even though he was too weak to laugh out loud.

“…Speaking of which…I think I’ve carried you like this before…”, slowly nuzzling against Xin Ke’s back, Su Er vaguely felt as if he could hear her heartbeat through the back of her face, hot and strong, “…Now it’s finally your turn to carry me…”

As soon as she finished speaking, Xin Ke accidentally kicked a protruding rock at her feet, staggered, and barely managed to regain her balance.

“…Shut up…” The forest elf with pale golden hair gritted his teeth and squeezed out the words before continuing to walk upwards.

"..."

Without any further jokes, or perhaps lacking the energy, Su'er seemed to fall asleep, sinking into silence until...