The villain daughter did all kinds of things

boom!

Another blazing sun burst forth over Lake Tania, and then the giant blood squid, its body mangled and broken, fell from the sky and landed on the water, barely alive.

The burst of power from the divine artifact scepter nearly killed the giant blood squid in one strike. Now, the blood-red light on its body has dimmed considerably, and the magical fluctuations are extremely weak, but it still retains a life force.

A powerful being like it, if it manages to escape, can recover to its former state in a few years at most, just like the old lich who was hunted down by the divine tree.

But Emery clearly wasn't going to let the giant blood squid go. She first fired more than a dozen divine spells, Sunfire Burst, and after confirming that the giant blood squid could no longer hide in the future, she once again prepared to charge up the holy super-tier magic Sunset.

The reason for not using the "all things must die" argument is that Emeryte had previously tested necromancy and found it to be ineffective against giant blood squid that had already undergone a blood sacrifice.

The Sunfire Burst is the most effective, but a single shot of it lacks power, and even a continuous barrage is unlikely to completely kill the giant blood squid.

After its initial burst of power, the artifact scepter is now devoid of divine energy. The most effective remaining attack method is the transcendental holy magic Sunset, which can completely destroy the giant blood squid.

"Hmm? This is..."

Just as Emery was about to gather her magic to unleash an even stronger sunset, her eyes momentarily froze, revealing a hint of surprise.

Although Ameliete was able to use divine magic and had a faith circuit, she was not yet a proper priestess and did not know what it felt like to receive divine revelation.

But she seemed to have just experienced what divine revelation meant for the first time.

Amelie's feelings were a little complicated. She always felt that the goddess who had blessed her was somewhat of a scumbag... but that seemed to be the reason why she was favored?

"As you wish, Your Majesty, the unknown."

In any case, the goddess had given Amelie a lot of help, and would likely be her biggest support for a long time to come. So doing a little favor for the goddess wouldn't be a big deal, since it wasn't difficult.

Thinking this, Emerald first stopped Julia, who wanted to continue fighting the giant blood squid, and then snapped her fingers, turning her magical costume into points of light, transforming into a beautiful nun's uniform with a two-dimensional style.

Then Emerald descended from the sky onto the water, knelt before the giant blood squid, closed her eyes, and began to pray.

This sight left Yulia and some observers in the distance completely bewildered, but the dying giant blood squid was terrified. As if sensing some great horror, it struggled violently and even began to speak in its desperation.

"Kill me...please kill me...kill me now...uh."

The sound was extremely unpleasant, yet one could hear its extreme panic and despair:

"Kill me...please...I don't want to be grilled squid...I'm at least...gurgling and squeaking."

No one could hear what the giant blood squid said next.

As Amelie prayed, this powerful creature gradually disappeared, just like the food Amelie had offered to the goddess.

It didn't disappear by turning into light directly, but rather its flesh gradually diminished, as if an unseen, greedy girl had devoured it bit by bit, like eating grilled squid, leaving no trace of its essence.

After the giant blood squid was sacrificed as an offering by Emerald, the blood squid people who were still putting up a last stand in the city ruins all fell down because they had lost their source of power.

The battle is over.

Chapter 330 After the Great Battle

"This little girl is really amazing now... Even I probably couldn't beat her."

Among the onlookers watching the squid-man annihilation battle from afar, a skeleton hidden deep in the clouds was the first to stretch, then chuckled as its figure faded and gradually disappeared.

"In two more years, I'll hand over the Pirate Island business to her as well. By then, I shouldn't have to worry about family matters anymore, and I can finally live peacefully with Red Robe..."

Several other people who were watching the show from about the same distance had gathered together. They were all members of the Lohid Club and were there purely to watch the spectacle.

How much of it did you understand?

"Not much, maybe 30%... The main problem is that after that giant blood-red squid appeared, I basically couldn't understand it anymore."

"Haha, I'm a bit better than you. I can roughly guess the situation of the blood-red giant squid. It may possess an extremely rare time-related ability, which is why the young lady couldn't deal with it at first."

"So how did it end up being killed by Miss Yulia and Miss Young Lady?"

"I don't know... but it should be related to Miss Yulia. Most likely, she has some way to counter time-based abilities."

Instead of leaving, these people discussed the battle that had just taken place, speculating about the methods used by both sides and imagining how they would deal with similar tactics if they encountered them.

As a result, while everyone had differing opinions on other aspects, there was one point on which everyone reached a consensus:

If you accidentally offend a young lady, you'd better not let her see you—the witch's eyes are just too powerful.

. . . . .

After the giant blood squid completely disappeared from the surface of Lake Tania, Emerald did not immediately stand up from the lake. Instead, she remained kneeling and continued to finish her prayer.

Such a large squid, reeking of blood sacrifice, was offered as a tribute. It seems that a certain goddess enjoyed it so much that she responded to Ameliete through her faith circuit.

The goddess still didn't tell Amelite her name, but she unlocked a new divine spell for Amelite and told her a message.

The information on divine magic was quite long. Amelie glanced at it briefly and figured it was some kind of technique for forging divine metals or divine alloys into artifacts. She could go back and study it slowly.

The message from the goddess is easy to understand. It means that if Emerald encounters anything like the giant blood squid that is associated with a cult in the future, she doesn't need to fight anymore. She can just offer it as a sacrifice. The goddess likes to eat these things; they taste like her hometown food.

Emerald immediately noted it down and planned to inform the 15th Squad when she returned—that if they encountered cultists from another world again, they should notify her immediately so she could sacrifice them as snacks for the goddess.

After the prayer, Emerald glanced at the bottom of the lake again with her radiant golden right eye. After confirming that there was no danger, she asked Julia to go into the water to check the bottom of the lake, while she returned to the shore and met up with Judy, who was tallying the results of the battle.

"How was it, Judy?"

"...Not too good."

Judy gave a wry smile and gave a brief report on the data that had been compiled so far.

At the beginning of the battle, the casualties among the Federation troops were very small, but this changed after the appearance of the giant blood squid.

Those resurrected Crimson Squidmen were quite powerful, at least to ordinary Federation soldiers. They were roughly equivalent to monsters in a level 6 magic tide, causing heavy casualties among Federation soldiers in later battles, with more than 4% of them dying in battle.

Although all the officers and soldiers who died in battle have been resurrected as heroic spirits, no matter how holy they may appear, they are no longer human in essence, but rather magical creations of Emerald. The list of casualties of the Federation Army will not change, otherwise the compensation will not be paid out.

For Judy, a battle with a 4% casualty rate, even if won, would only be a Pyrrhic victory, completely different from the glorious victory she initially desired.

"Actually, if you look at it from another angle, this might be a good thing."

Emery hesitated for a moment, then smiled and patted Judy on the shoulder:

"Although the merits you have gained on the surface are not as expected, after this battle, your reputation among the rank-and-file soldiers will definitely explode, and everyone will be more willing to fight with you... because you can call on the Holy Maiden for help at any time. Even if you die in battle, you are not afraid. You can be resurrected as a heroic spirit and receive double the compensation."

"Then I really have to thank you, invincible Saintess!"

Judy could only console herself with this thought. After briefly criticizing Emery, she immediately returned to a serious demeanor:

"What do we do next? What about those fallen soldiers you turned into heroic spirits?"

"Next, of course, we must continue searching for and eradicating the squid people. These monsters are as stubborn as cockroaches, and if even one escapes, they could easily become a plague again. Don't withdraw your encirclement yet. When I get back, I will guide public opinion and offer a reward. This time, we must eradicate these dangerous and evil monsters."

Emerald first gave Judy instructions on what to do next, then thought for a moment and said:

"As for those heroic spirits... they will of course live in my holy city in the form of marks most of the time, because maintaining their existence in the mortal world requires me to constantly consume magic power."

"However, this level of magic consumption is nothing to me now, so this time I will give them a 10-day vacation first, let them go home and say goodbye to their families. After that, just treat it as working for me long-term. I can give them 10 days of annual leave every year."

"Who asked you about these arrangements?"

Judy rolled her eyes in surprise:

“They are already considered fallen soldiers in my eyes. The only thing I can do for them is to help them apply for compensation. After that, their affairs are no longer my concern... You can make them mine and do hard labor every day, it has nothing to do with me.”

"That's not quite the case. Magic-guided machines are much more efficient at these jobs than manual labor. If I weren't worried that high unemployment would disrupt social order, I would sometimes really want to fire all those low-skilled but troublesome grassroots workers."

Emery shrugged:

"So? What exactly do you want to ask, Judy?"

"Of course, it's about figuring out how to get them to continue fighting for me!"

Judy said confidently:

“These are all my soldiers, and they’re all elites. They’ve become even more powerful now, so I can’t let them sit idle forever, right? Since you don’t want to use them as laborers, then continue to lend them to me to help me fight. With them, I’ll definitely be able to rack up battle merits much faster.”

"I see... that works then."

Emery thought for a moment, and instead of refusing, she proposed another condition:

"When we get back, I'll make a batch of magic scrolls. With those scrolls, you can summon the Heroic Spirit Legion to fight for you at any time. But... since you're with my brother now, you should get rid of your old friends from Nanliang. Otherwise, I don't mind helping you with that."

"...Tsk, your brother and I aren't even married yet, and you're already interfering in my private life?"

Judy clicked her tongue, clearly somewhat unwilling, but she understood what was more important, so she quickly nodded seriously:

"Understood, my dear sister. I will handle those people and make sure they never appear in my life again."

"That's good. Bobo is yours then. Work hard."

Amelie didn't say anything more, patted Judy on the shoulder again, and left.

Emery didn't seem to care that Judy had other lovers.

It's perfectly normal for people in the elite class to have lovers before marriage. Even Amelie herself once gave Judy a very high-quality little South Girl, which is still being kept in an apartment in Locke City.

But Emery was worried that Bobo would overthink things. After all, if Bobo were on Earth, he would be a typical science student, rather naive and innocent in matters of the heart, and easily hurt.

In addition, it was to prevent some of the older men in the family from bringing this up again. After all, Judy was not well-liked by those traditional men because of her appearance, and they all felt that she was not suitable to be the head of the household's wife. If it weren't for Emery's constant support, she would have had no chance long ago.

Yulia's search of the bottom of Lake Tania was also quickly completed.

Amelie's guess was confirmed: the missing squid-man babies were indeed all sacrificed by Yog-Soth, and similar blood sacrifices continued for hundreds of years.

Of course, Emerald wouldn't let such a good stain on the Squid Man go. She had Julia take many photos of the cruel blood sacrifice scene as evidence before she had Julia completely destroy the Squid Man's evil altar.

Later, Yulia said she wanted to retrieve all the remains of the human cubs from the bottom of the lake and give them a proper burial. Emery readily agreed and allocated special funds to Yulia to handle the matter, which made Yulia very happy.

No matter which world the human race is in, there will never be a shortage of extreme saints. They can even unconditionally forgive the enemy who killed their entire family, and feel compassion for the most evil and dangerous monster cubs.

If the squid demon's offspring are still alive, then exterminating them would likely be hindered by these saintly figures, potentially resulting in the killing of many more people.

Now that Yogg-Soth has sacrificed all of these cubs, it can be considered as solving a troublesome problem for Amelie.

Leaving Judy and her troops behind to continue hunting down the hidden squidmen in the Financial Triangle region, and Julia, who had already begun retrieving the remains of human infants from the bottom of the lake, Amelie went home first.

The next morning, all the major newspapers in the Allen Federation reported on the battle in the Financial Triangle region on their front pages.

People then realized that there were indeed many squid-man monsters hiding among humans, and that they were none other than the infamous Ise Retsu Zaibatsu. This was truly terrifying.

Many of those reports meticulously analyzed all the things the Ise Rei Foundation had done in the past, comparing them with what the squid people did to the sea creatures in the Machira story, to further prove the squid people's evil and cunning.

After all, the main business of the Ise Rei Group is actually loan sharking, which is something that is hated in any world, and of course, everyone in the Allen Federation hates it.

In particular, those entrepreneurs whose hard work had been taken away by the Ise Group through various means applauded the group's downfall.

As for those who owed the Ise Group a huge sum of money, it goes without saying that their joy was practically universal and they were spreading the news with great excitement.

Even the war between humans and elves was intentionally or unintentionally steered by public opinion to appear as a conspiracy by the squid people, further deepening people's aversion to them.

In addition to all the media outlets controlled by the company starting to exert their efforts, another group of Emerald employees also arrived in the Financial Triangle region.

After a day and night of clearing by Judy's troops, most of the squid people hiding in the Financial Triangle area have been eliminated, and even ordinary company employees can now be guaranteed safety.

These employees, most of whom are not combat-ready, are not fighting. Their main task is to help Emerald count the spoils of war and bring back all the wealth of the Ise Group and the squid tycoons from the Financial Triangle region.

Of course, if the water is too clear, there will be no fish. If there is no extra income to be made working for the boss, it will definitely affect the employees' work efficiency.

Emery practically told the employees that a reasonable 2% loss was allowed during the handling of the spoils.

However, all reasonable losses must be clearly recorded in the accounts. Anyone who dares to falsify this information will be forced to disappear without a trace.

The squid people have accumulated wealth over thousands of years, and even 2% is an unimaginable astronomical figure for ordinary employees. The employees' enthusiasm for work soared instantly, and efficiency improved significantly.

By the fifth day after the war, Judy's troops were finding it increasingly difficult to find any living Squidmen in the Financial Triangle region; most of them had already been killed.

The wealth accumulated over thousands of years in the Financial Triangle region has been almost entirely emptied by the employees of Blue Star Films and Myerson Entertainment.

Large quantities of gold and silver jewelry were transported together like timber, yet they encountered no desperate criminals coveting this wealth.

The distribution of the spoils had been agreed upon before the battle. The young lady had contributed the most in the battle, so the spoils should rightfully belong to her.

Another reason is that while the media has been publicizing the crimes of the Squid Man in recent days, they have also reported some of the realities of the extermination operation.

Everyone knows that the Squid Man is not only despicable and evil, but also secretly colludes with cultists from another world to carry out heinous blood sacrifices, culminating in the terrifying giant blood squid.

Emerald, who killed the giant blood squid with holy magic, naturally made the people worship her power even more, and solidified her image as a saint. The negative impact caused by the witch's prank incident was now completely eliminated.

Laymen watch the spectacle, experts see the details. Ordinary people can only see Amelie's power and holiness through these reports, but as for just how powerful she is? They don't understand, they don't know.

But the strong are different, especially those who witnessed it firsthand. When they went back and described what they saw, it gave people more to speculate about Emerald's strength.

Although no one has explicitly stated it yet, in many people's minds, Emerald has already surpassed Karent Lohid and Antonis Melson, who previously displayed their prowess in Sphingard, and is currently the strongest person in the Federation.

Furthermore, no matter how much the media promotes Amelie's saintly side, her witch side cannot be concealed.

Many people are completely unaware of the existence of the concept of magic, let alone that Emerald is actually a very powerful necromancy. Therefore, Emerald's record of killing anyone she glares at is quite terrifying in the eyes of most people.