I became a vampire princess and then a dragon girl?

She could feel a power from this barrier that was very similar to Ilvia's. If someone else came here, they would probably think that it was Ilvia's power. However, as Ilvia's contractor, Eve could feel the difference in this power. Although the difference was not big, it still existed.

"Can we get around it..."

There was no rush to summon Ilvia. After all, there was not enough space here for the time being. It would be better to widen the place first and then make plans. So Eve tried to dig a distance to the side.

"Ah, it really doesn't work."

As expected, although no one knows who set up this barrier, it is impossible to solve it so easily. No matter which direction you dig, there is a layer of golden barrier firmly blocking the passage ahead.

"Eve! Why don't you leave?"

At the bottom, unable to see the situation above clearly, Melchia asked with some confusion.

"There was a little accident. Everyone, come up and tell me."

As she spoke, Eve made way and came to the small area she had just excavated.

"Come on~"

After the three of them entered here, they began to check the barrier in front of them in their own ways. Although the barrier could most likely be solved by handing over Ilvia, Eve was still somewhat curious about how this thing could dissolve her destructive magic.

You know, even the demon god has no good way to interfere with or stop her destructive magic. Now it is actually blocked, which makes her a little surprised.

After some testing, Eve got the answer she wanted.

"Hmm... So it's the same principle as Viya's water moon."

It’s not that the destructive magic has no effect on the barrier in front of him, but that its state has been reset before the barrier is broken.

But Ilvia's Water Moon can only work on herself, there's no way to give the external barrier this power.

Well, Eve seemed to understand why the magic storm outside had lasted for a thousand years with no signs of dissipating. She had thought that it was some strange ability of the devil that was the main cause, but she didn't expect that this might be the root cause.

As for the solution, it is neither difficult nor simple. It would be better to just blow up the barrier quickly at one time. However, this is naturally impossible under the current circumstances. After all, it is very likely that the top of the mountain above several people's heads will be blown away. Thinking of this, Eve's gaze shifted to the mark of the holy sword in her hand. It seems that the key figure still needs to appear.

§27 Summit

"Come out, Viya."

As the holy sword mark emitted light, Ilvia's figure also appeared in this small space temporarily dug by Eve, which seemed a bit crowded. As soon as she appeared, Ilvia stared at the golden light curtain above everyone's heads that looked like water waves and fell into a state of trance.

"Viya?"

"what!"

After coming back to her senses at Eve's call, Ilvia gently reached out and touched the barrier. Then, like ripples on the water, a small hole large enough for one person to pass through appeared on it.

After doing all this, Ilvia suddenly held Eve's hand tightly, and her petite body trembled slightly, as if she was afraid of what she was about to see.

"..."

Eve gently held Ilvia in her arms and stroked her long hair for a while. After her petite body stopped trembling, she asked softly.

"How are you? Are you feeling better? Or should we wait a little longer?"

"..."

Shaking her head slightly, Ilvia took a step back, and seemed a little shy as she broke away from Eve's arms. Then she pointed to the hole in the barrier and signaled Eve to move forward, but she had no intention of letting go of Eve's hand.

"If you feel uncomfortable, please tell me."

As she spoke, Eve took Ilvia's hand and continued to move upward along the cave.

This time, the amount of magic contained in the rock layer is far greater than before. It is more accurate to say that it is a rock composed of blocks of magic rather than a rock that has absorbed magic.

A small amount of this stuff might appear on a battlefield with high magic collisions, and one collision might form a lump the size of a small stone. But this was the first time Eve had seen such a large amount. I'm afraid that the top of the mountain above was made up of this stuff, which shows how fierce the battle was back then.

Because it once absorbed a large amount of magical power, this kind of rock has an extremely outrageous resistance to magic. Generally speaking, it is difficult for common attack magic to leave any trace on it. In theory, it can be said to be the best material for use as a protective prop or for building a fortress.

A scholar once declared after conducting some tests that if a fortress was built with this material, no one would be able to capture it head-on unless the three poles of the continent came in person.

However, due to the extremely harsh method of production, almost no one possesses this thing, and the total amount is extremely small, which is only enough for scholars to study.

Therefore, the application of this thing is limited to theory. After all, you can't expect people of Elizabeth's level to do nothing but fight with each other all day long to produce materials for you.

However, for Eve, this thing is easier to deal with than before, because the magic power inside the rock has been inactivated, and there is no risk of magic power going out of control after destruction. She can simply increase the amount of destructive magic power and drive through it to solve the problem.

Finally, after going through several hundred meters, which should have been the most difficult in theory but became the easiest part in Eve's hands, Eve and others finally appeared on the top of the blue sky.

"This is the peak of the blue sky..."

Looking at the circular depression around it, rather than saying that this is the top of the highest peak on the continent, it feels more like a circular crater, the kind that has been forcibly cut off a section of the top.

The magic storm did not cover this place. A little further down, the perpetual magic storm had disappeared, so here Eve and the others could see the blue sky above their heads.

However, the situation here is similar to that at the foot of the mountain. Magic storms will still randomly appear in the sky, and the probability of their appearance will increase as the magic storm approaches perpetualness. It is almost a replica of the situation at the foot of the mountain. This is why Eve did not take the high-altitude line.

At the bottom of this circular mountain, white snow covered up the traces of the past. Sweeping away the thin snow on the surface, there was extremely hard permafrost underneath, and below that was a solid rock layer that absorbed a large amount of magic power.

"Everyone, go check your surroundings and see if you can find anything special."

"Good~"

Since the voice calling out to me and Ilvia came from here, I thought we should be able to find something.

After saying that, they dispersed and began to look for clues.

boom--

"Hiss—why is there a barrier here too…"

Covering her forehead that was hit, Eve looked at the golden barrier in front of her that looked like water waves, speechless.

That golden barrier was like an eggshell, protecting a small area. And most importantly, it was invisible until she hit it! How could it be so deceptive?

But at this time, Istina was the first to discover something special.

"Hero, look! There are some traces left here not long ago."

After sweeping away another layer of snow, Istina pointed at the traces on the ground and said.

"Huh? How is that possible?"

Although she was a little skeptical, the evidence was already in front of Eve. Judging from the place where the permafrost was broken and a deep mark was left on the rock, a very violent collision had occurred in this place about a year ago. One side was the power of the demon, and the other side was very similar to the power that formed the golden barrier.

What confused Eve the most was that she could sense a hint of her own magic from this trace? Or perhaps it was the result of her magic being transformed.

How is this possible?

Hey, wait, by the way, she has always had a magic channel supplying Ilvia, right?

Because he had too much magic power, he didn't care about this consumption at all, and over time he forgot about it.

Thinking of this, Eve looked at Ilvia beside her.

"Viya...eh?"

At this time, Ilvia was staring blankly at a higher snow pile and did not respond to Eve's call.

"Viya? What's wrong?"

It was not until Eve walked over and patted her gently that Ilvia came back to her senses as if she had just woken up from a dream.

Then, without saying a word, she gently swept away the snow pile in front of her. Inside, a girl with long blue-purple hair was sleeping quietly with a silver-white sword in her arms. Outside, a layer of golden barrier, similar to the surrounding area but much thicker, formed a light cocoon like amber, wrapping her figure and protecting her from external interference.

Eve had seen this girl several times in her dreams with Ilvia. If nothing unexpected happened, she was the original Holy Sword Contractor and a participant in the Demon God subjugation war. The longsword she held looked incredibly familiar to Eve. It was the Holy Sword that Ilvia had contracted, and it looked exactly like the one Eve held...

§28 The Authenticity of the Holy Sword

"My dear hero, is that...the holy sword?"

Looking at the girl wrapped in the cocoon of light and the long sword in her arms, Istina seemed a little surprised, because this went against people's understanding of weapon elves.

Although the same weapon spirit may appear twice at different time points, it will never appear at the same time. This is the consensus reached by people after long-term research and statistics.

After all, weapon elves all come from the inner dimension of the world, which means they are all unique lives.

Just as there are no two identical leaves in the world, there are no two identical people, and naturally there are no identical weapon elves.

But now this consensus shows signs of being broken.

"No, wait, there seems to be something different."

As she spoke, Eve summoned the holy sword in her hand and carefully compared it with the holy sword in the light cocoon.

Because Eve's body became smaller in the vampire state, Ilvia also adjusted the size of the holy sword. Therefore, the holy sword in Eve's hand needs to be enlarged proportionally to be the same size as in the light cocoon.

The two holy swords looked identical in terms of blade and hilt, as if they were carved from the same mold. However, there were slight differences in the crystal decorations on the hand guards. However, since the crystals were not particularly conspicuous, they were easily overlooked.

There are countless shining points of light in the crystal of the holy sword in Eve's hand, like stars in the sky, corresponding to Ilvia's name of the Thousand Stars. And in the crystal of the holy sword in the light cocoon is a girl bowing her head and praying under the starry sky. It is unknown what this means.

"Hmm... So there are two different holy swords? One is Veya's, and the other is this? And her contractor is still alive?"

Normally, once the contractor dies, the weapon spirit will return to its original world. Since the holy sword is still in the arms of the girl in the light cocoon, it means that the girl is still alive.

"Do not."

At this time, Ilvia, who had been silent all the time, suddenly denied Istina's guess in a low voice.

"She is the Holy Sword."

After saying this, Ilvia reached out and touched the cocoon of light without waiting for Eve to stop her.

brush--

As she touched it, a dazzling golden light burst out from the intersection, and the invisible barriers around it also appeared and burst out with dazzling light, and Ilvia's body collapsed like a puppet with its strings cut.

"Viya!"

Squinting her eyes, Eve caught Ilvia's body and quickly checked her condition.

"I'm…fine."

Although she spoke weakly, as if all the strength in her body had been drained, Ilvia still shook her head slightly, and then struggled to look in the direction of the light cocoon.

"What do you mean it's okay? I'm already overdrawn!"

After feeling Ilvia's situation for a while, Eve frowned immediately. In her perception, the magic power in Ilvia's body had been completely squeezed out in that instant, and was on the verge of overdraft.

As she spoke, Eve hugged Ilvia in her arms and began to infuse magic power into Ilvia's body through direct contact.

Feeling the petite body of the girl in her arms, Eve didn't have any random thoughts at this time. She just focused on replenishing her magic power into her body, and only slowed down when she felt that Ilvia's body had improved.

On the other side, the changes in the light cocoon were also continuing. After the initial burst of dazzling light, the light cocoon began to dissipate little by little, and the outline of a young girl slowly emerged in the light.

Snapped--

Finally, with a crisp sound, the light cocoon dissipated into thin air. But before the girl inside was about to fall to the ground, a layer of golden light supported her body, and the girl, who was originally just an outline, also revealed her figure.

"..."

A girl who looked exactly like Ilvia emerged from the light. The only difference was that she seemed to be Ilvia who had grown up, almost the same as the two former elven gods. If you look closely, you will find that this girl is the girl who bowed her head and prayed in the holy sword crystal in the light cocoon.

After seeing Ilvia collapse in Eve's arms, she gently held her hand, and then a golden power flowed into her body. In Eve's perception, with the infusion of this power, Ilvia's condition improved immediately.

"who are you?"

Even though the girl in front of her was the one who helped Ilvia recover, she was the one who caused Ilvia to almost overdraw, so Eve didn't have a very good attitude towards her.

"Holy Sword: Water Moon Star Prayer: Ilvi."

After saying this, Ilvi bowed her head deeply to Eve and continued.

"Thank you for your help."

"Were you the one who called out to me and Viya earlier?"

Hearing the girl's voice, Eve immediately recognized her identity. It was the voice that had been calling them in their minds recently.

"Yes, because I can't escape by myself. Only she can break the blockade I set."

The girl who called herself Ilvi said this and looked up at Ilvia in Eve's arms.

"You said you were the Holy Sword? Then where's Viya?"

"She is a being I created through my prayers. She is my second in command, not the Holy Sword."

The girl seemed a little surprised when she said this, as if she didn't know why Eve asked such a question.