Erii: A Journey Through the Heavens Begins with Frilian

After eating the meal prepared by Aize, they spent their first night in the woods.

It was around midnight.

Philon was awakened by the throbbing in her chest. Looking down, she saw Frilian nestled in her arms, curled up and fidgeting anxiously, muttering incoherently, "If you call me an old woman again, I'll cry for three days and three nights. Even Simmel is afraid of my crying. I'm not old, I just live a long time. All elves are like that... Simmel, Simmel, where are you going? Wait for me..."

Philon smiled gently, stroking Frilian's forehead tenderly, and murmured, "Ms. Frilian, you're really not telling the truth. You clearly care, but you're just being stubborn."

In her sleep, Frilian grasped Philon's hand, rested it under her face, and murmured contentedly, "Mama~"

Call ~

A breath of hot air brushed against Philon's neck from the side, making her ears itch.

She turned her head and saw that Erii, who was fast asleep, had tilted her body, her soft face pressed against her arm, distorting her features.

He grinned foolishly, as if he were having a sweet dream.

"Eri, you're drooling like that..."

From the tree, Aize, who was keeping watch, silently looked down at this scene, and the corners of his mouth involuntarily turned up.

"Simmel, even without us by your side, Frilian is not alone."

The next day.

"I want to learn how to walk on water," Erii said, her eyes sparkling.

She squatted on the shore, stirring the cold, clear lake water with her hands, and tiny, silvery fish swam away from her fingertips.

"You can't learn it directly; it requires accumulated practice over time. You need to train your balance, reaction speed, and fine motor skills to the point that you need to have 100% absolute control over your body, down to the details of effectively controlling every muscle," Aize said patiently.

There was neither agreement nor refusal, only a statement.

Seeing Erii's eyes still burning with passion and fervor, Aize calmly said, "I can teach you some combat techniques, but you must learn them from scratch. If you want to achieve everything at once, then forget it."

Erii eagerly replied, "Okay!"

And so, Erii, who had never seriously experienced fighting or combat, searched for the Great Tree with everyone while diligently learning from Aize.

The mountains are intertwined and the forests are vast and boundless. A week has passed in the blink of an eye, but the large tree recorded in the ancient documents has still not been found.

Boom boom boom!

The earth shook violently, trees fell one after another, and flocks of birds took flight in fright.

A burly monster resembling a rhinoceros charged forward like a tank at full speed, ignoring the rocks and trees in front of it. With its three-meter-long, sharp horn, it roared and charged at the delicate red-haired girl.

Erii faced it calmly, focusing her energy in her lower abdomen.

She opened her small mouth, her abdomen contracted violently, and a terrifying sonic boom erupted: "Roar—"

The sea monster roars!

Although it had no real destructive power, the terrifying roar that struck straight to the soul made people tremble with fear. Even in the bright daylight, it was as if they were in a dark trench and suddenly behold the roar of ten thousand ghosts.

Startled, the menacing monster immediately stopped, its eyes darting around blankly before it stared incredulously at Erii, who was just a few steps away, as if to say, "Who was speaking just now?"

Whoosh!

Erii moved.

She drew her sword and charged forward, slashing at the air like a blur, the blade cleaving through the air with a brutal force that made it groan in agony.

Puff puff puff!

With four consecutive sounds, the monster's four legs snapped off, and it immediately vanished after losing its vitality.

puff--

Erii's movements became more methodical and sophisticated; in the blink of an eye, she swirled and leaped, performing a circumferential dissection on the demon's thick neck.

The surgery was a success; the skin and flesh were separated layer by layer, but the cervical spine was perfectly preserved without being affected at all.

Click~

One section of the cervical vertebrae broke off in a dislocated manner, causing the entire head to fall off.

The ingenuity lies in the fact that the fracture surface does not appear to be violently struck by a sharp weapon, but rather as if a mechanism has been opened normally. This undoubtedly requires strict control over details, and the fingers, arms, and even the muscles of the whole body must be precisely controlled.

Aize is a qualified and good teacher.

Erii is also a talented individual who is willing to put in the effort.

Possessing the body of a dragon, she doesn't need extra training; she only needs to focus on learning skills and mastering the secrets. Moreover, her mind is as pure as a sparrow's, and she understands things instantly and can grasp them in no time.

Therefore, despite the short time, she made rapid progress and was able to walk more than ten meters on the water with ease!

Even more practically, her power and energy consumption during hand-to-hand combat have been greatly optimized, especially after mastering Azer's breathing technique, she no longer wastes energy by mindlessly outputting damage as before.

This morning, Aize sincerely praised Erii, saying, "Eri has become stronger again, and can basically roam the world without any obstacles."

Philon thought to himself, "Mr. Aize, you didn't see Miss Erii's ice cross at sea. Even if she doesn't come looking for you this time, she's still one of the most formidable characters. Once she sits down on that iceberg, who can utter a second sound?"

Whoosh!

call!

sieve!

Philon, Frilian, and Aize arrived at full speed from three different directions.

"What kind of monster was making that noise just now?" Aize asked, looking around warily.

Frillie glanced at the rhinoceros monster that was still collapsing. "A juvenile unicorn black rhinoceros? Its cry isn't like that, and even the adult one doesn't sound like it."

"What a terrifying roar! I'm still shaken. Did you see it, Erii-san?" Philon asked, her face pale.

Erii kept her small mouth tightly shut and shook her head with a wandering gaze.

Philon flew high into the sky and looked down to make sure there were no traces of powerful monsters before landing. Unexpectedly, he caught a glimpse of a cluster of trees standing out from the crowd on the far horizon!

"Ms. Frillie, I think I've found it!"

……

"So this is it."

As Frilian gazed at the ancient, towering trees before her, memories flooded back like a tide.

This tree was planted by her and her master, Volame, a thousand years ago. Volame said that she would return long afterward and express her gratitude to her.

At that time, Frilian scoffed at it and disliked her master's pretentious mystery. After all, who could know what would happen a thousand years later?

But in that instant, Frilian heard the echo of destiny.

"Aize, why are you looking for her notes?" As Frilian spoke, she reached out and used magic to open a hidden door in the tree trunk.

"It contains information about heaven and souls," Aize confessed truthfully. "Haita and I both think you should meet with Simmel again and talk about those unspoken things."

In short, the two main couples didn't get to see any romantic moments between the male and female leads and deeply regretted their missed opportunity.

Simmel liked Frilian, and they both knew it.

Unfortunately, the elves are oblivious to emotions. By the time the belatedly aware Frilian realized what was happening and wept with regret, the bald Simmel was already lying peacefully in her custom-made solid wood bed, listening to the choir.

That day, Aize and Haita saw clearly the emotions deep within Frilian's heart that even she herself did not understand.

"Souls? Heaven?" Frillie paused for a moment. "Do these things really exist? I even doubt the existence of goddesses."

The goddess is a deity worshipped by the church and the source of magical power for priests and monks. The concepts of heaven and soul are closely related to the goddess.

The four people stepped inside the ancient tree.

In the cramped space, there was a stone platform, on which lay a dusty book.

It has been waiting here for a thousand years.

The strings of fate were plucked at this moment.