The story of the black silk female knight

So everyone immediately sped up in the direction Valensa was pointing. The most curious of them all, Thousand Leaf Grass, even activated the Leaf Concealment Technique, probably intending to launch a surprise attack first.

Following the direction Valensa pointed, the group hadn't walked far when heavy breathing and wild moans drifted through the dense forest.

As expected, some elves are causing trouble!

The group quickly shuffled closer to the source of the sound and soon discovered the crime scene.

It was a fierce battle between 2 elves and 5 goblins.

Two of the goblins had become shriveled corpses, while the other two goblins were being held down by two elves each, appearing to be barely breathing and on the verge of death.

The last goblin was bound to a tree trunk by vines, its face filled with terror as it watched its entire family being brutally murdered by the elves.

The two elves who were assaulting the goblins were dressed similarly to the surviving girl from the village, wearing a tube top, a short cloak, and shorts, except that they had already thrown the shorts aside.

From their appearance, these two elves seemed normal. Their skin was a healthy white, mostly exposed, and there were no strange pink markings... none on their abdomens or chests.

Their eyes hadn't turned into hearts, but their gazes were unfocused... It seemed they had completely lost their souls, becoming two zombies driven by instinct.

However, the instinct of human zombies is hunger, so they bite people everywhere, while the instinct of elf zombies seems to be lewd?

No...that's not right either.

Judging from the traces left by these elves' previous attacks on villages and their coordinated hunting of monsters, they still retain a lot of intelligence and are not the kind of mindless zombies who only pursue instinct.

More importantly, these elves have perfectly normal heartbeats, breathing, and body temperature, without any signs of physiological disorder.

...Hmm, so it seems it really is a form of mental erosion?

Valensa pondered and reasoned, not rushing to make a move. Instead, she and her companions secretly observed the behavior of the two elves until the two goblins beneath them were completely lifeless before deciding to subdue them.

The first to make a move was Thousand Leaf Grass, who had been in stealth mode waiting for an opportunity. After receiving Valensa's instructions, she did not hesitate to stab one of the elves in the waist.

Of course, the poison quenched on this short knife is not fatal; it only has a strong paralyzing effect.

Valensa had complete faith in Thousand Leaf Grass's ability to break stealth, so she immediately unleashed her speed and reached out to grab the other Pokémon.

Unexpectedly, both of them failed.

The Leaf Concealment Technique, touted as the strongest stealth-type move, was actually detected by the Pokémon in advance... When the Thousand Leaf Short Sword was about 3 meters away from the target Pokémon, the Pokémon suddenly threw the dead goblin beneath it backward, just in time to block the Thousand Leaf's surprise attack.

Valensa grabbed the elf by the neck, but the feel was wrong... It didn't have the smooth and delicate skin that an elf girl should have; instead, it was as rough as a tree stump.

...It was indeed a tree stump. The elf captured by Valensa turned into white mist with a "poof," and when the mist dissipated, only a tree stump remained in Valensa's hand.

It's ninjutsu?

A spirit that knows ninjutsu?

Valensa was greatly surprised, but she didn't panic; she just became more serious.

The two elves enjoying the goblins were not of the Radiant rank. Although they managed to give Valensa a minor setback thanks to their ninjutsu, they were quickly captured when Valensa got serious.

Valensa tied the two elves' hands and feet with rope, Thousand Leaf Grass forcibly stuffed two leaves with powerful paralyzing effects into their mouths, and Tia used a sealing spell to seal all the magic and ninjutsu energy in the two elves' bodies.

With their hands and feet bound, their bodies paralyzed, and unable to use their magic and ninjutsu energy, the two elves finally gave up resisting after a futile struggle.

Although their bodies had given up, the two Pokémon's mental state was still very strange.

Their gazes toward Valencia, Tia, and Melody were filled with hatred, but their eyes shone brightly at Gil and Harry.

Especially the incredibly strong Giru, whose entire body was covered in hard muscles, made the two elves drool... Even though they had just exhausted two goblins to death, they showed no signs of fatigue or satisfaction.

There's definitely something wrong with his mental state.

In order to find the problem as quickly as possible, Valensa did not hesitate. She grabbed one of the elves, held it in front of her, and took a bite.

laugh!

Amidst the splatter of blood, Valensa bit off a chunk of the elf's flesh, but the elf showed no sign of pain. Instead, her gaze towards Giru grew even more eager, and she cried out:

"Male! Hehe~~ Strong male! I want a male!"

Valensa, however, savored the elven meat in her mouth as if it were a delicious dish, chewing it slowly and carefully before spitting it out with a frown.

"As expected... it's the scent of chaotic divine power. She's been corrupted on a spiritual level... it's that evil god who only recruits female believers and is extremely obsessed with physical pleasure."

"Do you have a way to help her recover?"

Zi Ye seemed very worried and eagerly pressed for answers.

Seeing that Valencia's gaze was somewhat meaningful, she quickly added:

"This is an anomaly that occurred on Sword Island, and we must figure out what secrets North Blade Bay holds as soon as possible!"

"...I can only say I'll give it a try."

Valensa looked away, thought for a moment, and then shrugged.

"These elves have been in contact with the evil god for some time now, and more importantly, they have forced themselves on many male creatures according to the evil god's teachings... In short, they are highly corrupted. I am not a priest specializing in healing and purification, so I don't think I have much hope."

In fact, Valensa had a faster way to obtain information directly from the elves' memories: by offering the elves as sacrifices to the evil god.

However, for some reason, Valensa did not use this method directly. Instead, she first tried to infuse a large amount of holy light into the elf's body and burn it with the power of the Sunfire God.

Rika was able to be reborn in the Holy Flame back then, transforming from an evil and fallen succubus dark mage into a pure and radiant succubus paladin. Perhaps these elves can too.

However, even after the elf's body was forcibly filled with holy light and annihilated by the power of the Sunfire God, she showed no sign of turning back from her corrupted state... The evil god had corrupted her too deeply, and there was no saving her.

The other spirits are probably in the same situation, so there's no need to try purifying the second spirit; just sacrifice it directly.

Perhaps the murderous intent in Valensa's eyes was too obvious, for the second elf suddenly trembled and began to quiver, while loudly begging for mercy in fluent Common:

"No...don't kill me! I'll tell you anything you want to know...I wasn't corrupted like the other sisters, I was just pretending!"

"Pretending?" xN

Everyone was greatly surprised by the elf's performance.

"Yes, I was just pretending. I haven't been corrupted. I'm still a pure elf!"

In order to survive, the elf was quite decisive, directly tilting her face up to show Valensa her fair skin:

"Isn't this paladin supposed to be able to detect the power of evil gods and the progress of corruption? You can try biting me too."

"...Since you've put it that way, then fine."

If we can truly get help from the elven survivors, it would indeed be better than sacrificing elven beings to forcibly read their memories.

So Valensa didn't refuse, and gently opened her mouth towards the elf.

Suck.

This time, however, she didn't bite into the flesh and skin together. Instead, she licked it deeply, smacked her lips, and savored it carefully. After a moment, she raised an eyebrow:

"That's true... Although you also have the scent of chaotic divine power, it's very faint... The pollution you've been affected by is only on the surface, and you've indeed retained your original self."

"I...I knew it."

The elf breathed a long sigh of relief upon realizing that he should be able to save his life for the time being.

"Then let's talk."

Seeing this, Valensa untied the ropes binding the elf's hands and feet, but she neither cured her of the poison nor lifted the seal. She simply let her sit comfortably against the tree.

"What exactly is going on with your tribe? First, tell me why you're alright... even though your companions have been deeply contaminated."

"This……"

Seeing that Valensa asked this question right away, the elf seemed quite embarrassed, her face turning red for a while before she finally said:

"Or...maybe it's because I'm naturally more aroused, so the initial baptism didn't have a deep impact on me, which is why I was able to retain my self-awareness."

"Oh?"

Valensa raised an eyebrow:

"But if I remember correctly, you elves shouldn't have that kind of desire in your normal state, right? After all, you can get pregnant by relying on the fruit of the mother tree and don't need to reproduce naturally."

"Theoretically speaking, that's true, but there are always exceptions... Every group has a few freaks."

The elven girl became even more hesitant, but she still answered the question clearly:

"Our race must have some kind of deal with your human ninja villages... I'm not entirely sure of the specifics, it's a secret known only to the high priest. Ordinary elves have no chance to come into contact with humans, and our lives have always been isolated from the world."

Until about... well, it seems like it was around 20 years ago? A very troublesome monster suddenly appeared near our tribe. That monster had very high magic resistance and a very hard shell. The sisters' magic and the bows and arrows they made themselves were not very effective, and we suffered several injuries during the hunt.

To deal with this monster, the high priest had no choice but to ask your human ninja village for help... The human ninja village sent a blacksmith to help us. He designed an armor-piercing weapon tailored to our elves' fighting style and also gave us a very powerful arrow.

With the help of the human blacksmith, we successfully eliminated the troublesome monsters near the tribe.

However, when that human blacksmith came to help the tribe, he became very interested in a type of ore that our tribe had recently discovered... That ore was only good for us because it had a nice green fluorescence and could be used to make decorations, so we gave some to that human blacksmith.

As it turned out, the human blacksmith seemed to be more interested in this ore... Later, he even secretly came to the tribe to trade with the sisters, exchanging all sorts of things from the outside world for the ore, without the high priest's knowledge.

I was one of the elves who traded with him... but unlike the other sisters who liked to trade for human weapons or daily necessities, what I liked was... was... was those picture books and novels, the kind that depict various human behaviors of natural reproduction... I fell in love with them after accidentally seeing them at a human blacksmith's place, and afterwards I often traded ores with him to read them.

The more I looked, the more curious I became about the things depicted in those picture books and novels… Could natural reproduction really be that pleasurable? I found it increasingly difficult to resist… so… therefore…

"So you've actually already experienced doing 'that' with a male, right?"

Valensa finished the last thing the elf hadn't said because she was too embarrassed to finish:

"That's why you have a high level of resistance to this kind of thing, and you didn't fall into the trap and have your mind corrupted by the evil god like other elves. You've preserved your self-awareness, right?"

"Um...yes, that's how it is."

The elf lowered his head so much that it was almost buried in his chest:

"I actually secretly tried dating various male creatures such as goblins, minotaurs, and bear-men more than ten years ago... but I haven't tried dating humans yet, and I still haven't."

At this point, the elf looked at Giru with great longing:

"Can you..."

"cannot!"

Melody stepped in front of Gil, blocking the elf's longing gaze, and at the same time drew her rapier and pressed it against the elf's throat:

"Stop thinking about nonsense... You should focus on how to stay alive! Tell me, what else happened to your tribe? Why were you corrupted by the evil god?"

"Woo!"

Faced with Melody's undisguised killing intent, the elf first cowered and shrank back, then gave a bitter smile:

“Everyone was deceived… Before that ceremony, I was probably the only elf in the entire group who would be interested in male creatures.”

"What exactly happened? Tell me in detail, from the beginning," Valensa asked again.

"If we start from the beginning... umm."

The elf frowned and pondered for a while:

"I can't remember exactly when it started... As you should know, we elves are a long-lived species, and our sense of time is not as strong as yours humans."

Perhaps it was more than 10 years ago? More than 20 years ago? Or even longer? In any case, the fruit yield of our tribe's mother tree has been decreasing, and the number of people in the tribe has been decreasing.

Until about two years ago, the mother tree stopped bearing fruit altogether, and the number of people in our tribe dropped to less than a hundred.

To ensure the continuation of their race, the high priest tried various methods, but none of them worked… until recently when she met someone who said she had a way to restore their race's reproductive ability; all they needed to do was do two things for her and perform a ritual.

Chapter 65 This name really suits you

"Who is that person? What two things did you do for her?"

Valensa quickly pressed for more information.

Her intuition told her that she was very close to uncovering the truth of a major event.

"I don't know who that person is; I've never seen her face."

The elf shook his head and described it in very precise terms:

"All I can confirm is that she speaks fluent Common, is a female humanoid, and is at the same level as our High Priest, or even stronger. Her magical aura is quite evil... Every time she comes, she wears a very strange ghost mask."

Wearing a mask? A woman? An aura of magic and evil?

Valensa immediately grasped the key point, her eyes lighting up:

"So, one of the things you did for her was to assassinate a member of the Seren race, wasn't it? Don't all the elves in your race know ninjutsu?"

"Ah? How did you know?"