The Infinite Dragon God Cannot Find Silence

The opponent's strength is probably above that of Shubi, and based on Rick's past understanding and the information he has obtained from Shubi in the past few days—the individual combat strength of the Machine race can be said to have surpassed its racial ranking in terms of Elf adaptability.

Even if Shubi is only one-tenth of her current strength, she shouldn't be so wary of ordinary lower-level races.

As for the superior races, they have almost all been ruled out in Shubi's analysis... If there are any remaining possibilities...

Just then, a blindingly bright light, even when conveyed through the image, interrupted Rick's thoughts.

Buzzing buzzing buzzing buzzing buzzing───

A link, as sharp as lightning, appeared between the light source and the girl's palm, emitting a sound like the roar of electricity.

"...She is absorbing energy..."

Before Rick could ask, Shubi explained first.

But the next second, the mecha girl turned her head to the side in confusion.

"That energy source... hasn't decreased..."

Hugh said, sounding puzzled and a little anxious.

"What……?!"

Rick was taken aback, then forced himself to look in the direction of the light source.

...It's really hard to see clearly, but it seems that the energy source hasn't decreased at all.

"Shubi, are you sure you're absorbing energy, and not cycling through it?"

Hughie shook her head.

"Energy transfer... unidirectional..."

"Then what exactly is this...?"

Just as Rick frowned in thought, the intense light emanating from the link gradually weakened and eventually disappeared.

The girl slowly lowered her hand.

Rick looked at the original source of energy—as expected, it showed no signs of weakening.

"That person... seems to have a slightly stronger energy response... the energy source... the response remains unchanged..."

"Hubi said softly."

"So, in other words, a lot of energy has inexplicably appeared..."

This was a phenomenon that Rick and Schwi could not comprehend at all.

Just then, the girl raised her hand again.

Intricate patterns appeared in the girl's hands.

Rick's eyes widened slightly.

He wouldn't be mistaken—even if the color changed from crimson to purple, the pattern was absolutely identical to the one on the pillar!

The next moment, a kind of 'shock' descended.

It was an indescribable, invisible wave that had no real physical impact but could be clearly felt.

Rick's brain processed the information... but his body couldn't react in time.

In fact, he didn't need to do anything; before that, a soft hand had already grabbed his arm once again.

What followed was the familiar dizzying sensation.

When Rick recovered, his perspective had completely changed.

Rather, the original 'image' had disappeared, and he had been taken by Shubi to a location even further away from the girl... Even for a superior race, a few kilometers more wouldn't make a difference; it could only serve as psychological comfort.

Before Rick, Shubi was surrounded by several layers of armor that Rick had never seen before, facing the girl dozens of meters away with a blank expression.

Or perhaps it was just one-sided hostility from Hughie.

The girl in front of them didn't even notice them; she was just stroking her chin in thought.

"Shubi, can we leave now?"

Realizing that now was not the time to admire the girl's thoughtful expression, Rick immediately asked.

However, Hugh shook her head.

"We don't have enough spirits right now..."

Rick then noticed that a layer of blue light spots had appeared under his feet.

Black ash — the corpse of an elf.

Just now, all the elves in this entire space were instantly destroyed.

Rick was absolutely certain that if Hugh hadn't protected him, he would have been instantly burned and contaminated by the countless wisps of black ash.

What he didn't know was that even the Spirit Corridor itself in this area had suffered a severe impact—this was the main reason why Shubi couldn't use the spirits too much for the time being.

"Ok?"

At that moment, the girl seemed to notice them and looked over.

"Oh? Did the spell just now affect you? I'm so sorry, I couldn't help myself because I wanted to experiment with the new knowledge. I'll leave now, you two can continue your lovemaking."

Rick squinted at the girl, who waved her hand with an embarrassed expression.

The implication of their words was that they had discovered them long ago.

In that girl's eyes, the two of them were probably not important at all... That was indeed the case. In any case, they should be able to escape danger.

Just as Rick was about to feel relieved—

boom!!!

A real shock is coming.

The only intact building remaining in the former city of the Forest Elfs had its top completely shattered, and the force continued down to the ground floor. The violent impact, accompanied by countless fragments, hurtled directly towards the three people in the basement!

The black-haired girl merely glanced at it casually.

Just as Rick thought this seemingly powerful figure was about to put on a show and deliver a heroic performance of smashing rocks with his eyes, the girl turned around gracefully and disappeared.

"..."

Rick and Shubi were silently swallowed up by the rubble.

"Oh dear, I never thought I'd be back here... After all, traveling between two continents is a bit of a hassle... But it's worth it to follow in your footsteps. So, let me introduce myself... I am Jibril... Eh?"

The girl who descended from behind the rubble made a clear sound, but suddenly stopped halfway.

The winged creature, who called herself Jibril, looked at the empty ground and tilted her head in confusion.

The next second, the Skywing girl's gaze also locked onto the purple energy source that was still radiating a strong presence.

Chapter 280 Standoff, Final Individual

Jibril, a girl of the Skywing race, leisurely danced in the sky, her long pink hair fluttering in the wind, humming an unknown song in her clear voice.

She is the youngest Skywing in the world, and is known as the final individual.

However, few people know that even though she has lived the shortest lifespan, only a few hundred years, Jibril's strength has already reached a level that is enough to rival Azriel, who has held the strongest position among the Skywing race for more than 20,000 years.

After flying for an unknown period of time, the pretty face of this girl, whose terrifying strength was not apparent from her appearance, changed from a relaxed demeanor to one of distress.

"Looks like we've come up empty-handed again today."

Several years ago, a huge canyon that had been artificially created was discovered near his own fantasy species, Abant Heim, and the culprit has yet to be found.

The entire continent of Ariaena has been thoroughly searched by the Skywing girl.

After that, she turned her search to the continent of Lucia, which is next to Ariana.

Originally, such behavior was not allowed. Although the Skywing race could freely travel between the two continents, the God of War forbade his Skywing race to stay on the Lucia continent for too long.

Fortunately, Lord Artesius seemed quite interested in that incident as well, and ultimately granted Jibril permission to conduct her investigation in the continent of Lucia.

Several more years passed, and although the Skywing Girl found some fragmented clues, she was still unable to truly trace the person from back then.

...That's what they say, but in reality, the Skywing race is the purest form of destructive weaponry. They're perfectly capable of fighting, but searching for them is a different story...

Jibril's so-called 'tracking' was actually just flying around randomly, hoping to get lucky and encounter that same aura from before.

Obviously, the chances of finding it this way are extremely small.

But today, luck seems to have finally smiled upon Jibril.

The exact same energy reaction as before shot into the sky tens of kilometers away.

Approximately eighty kilometers—a distance that would take even the most physically powerful orcs about thirty minutes to cover with their Bloodlust activated at full speed—is covered by the Winged Race in a mere instant!

With just a spatial jump, Jibril was already directly above the target.

The Skywing girl was slightly surprised as she surveyed the surrounding scenery from above.

This place left a somewhat complicated impression on her...

She remembered that it was a long, long time ago, when she was still young and impetuous. When she passed by here, she was accidentally tripped by a group of long-eared magicians from the sky and fell, getting a big bump on her head.

Then she cleaned up the surrounding area and, incidentally, harvested a somewhat famous fantasy creature to take home as a reward from her master. She also got the chance to kill Altshu with a Sky Strike.

Overall, apart from getting a bag from the fall at the beginning, everything seems to be a good thing.

Now we've found clues here again.

Jibril instantly regarded this place as her lucky place.

Well then, let's greet this unknown powerful figure first!

As for the method, it's, of course, the usual one.

"A full-force attack!"

boom!!!

All remaining defense mechanisms were easily breached. The purple spirit's impact first destroyed the roof, then broke through the ground and headed straight for the basement enclosure.

The only remaining, most structurally sound, and best-defended building in the Forest Elf ruins finally collapsed completely under the attack of the Skywing.

The purple energy source located in the basement was also shaking wildly under the impact of the violent shock.