"Ugh ….."
The girl slowly opened her eyes and stared blankly at the ceiling in front of her.
What the hell happened?
Feeling the buzzing in her head, the girl shook her head and began to carefully recall everything that happened before …. That's right, she was training in the DEM base as usual. Then, she received a space quake alarm and went out. Then, they encountered two Elves, then ….
That's right! What happened next?
Thinking of this, the girl was shocked. She quickly sat up and looked around. But soon, she found that she was not in the DEM headquarters she was familiar with, nor was she on the street from before, but in a dark and silent warehouse. Just as the girl was about to stand up and do something, she suddenly heard a voice.
"You're awake?"
"— —!"
Upon hearing the voice, the young lady was startled. She turned around hurriedly and raised her arms. Shortly after, along with this action, two light blades emerged from the gigantic battle armor beside her arms, at the same time illuminating the dimly lit storehouse. After seeing the scene in front of her clearly, the girl froze in place.
In front of her stood a tall man in armour and a triangular top hat. He held a black greatsword in one hand and a silver-white dagger in the other. He was staring at her coldly. Behind the man, the girl also saw a petite girl in a green coat poking her head out and casting an uneasy look in her direction.
…. Hermit ….
Looking at the girl hiding behind the man, the girl bit her lip, but for a moment, she did not know what to do. Judging from the current situation, she seemed to have been captured by them …. But would Elves actually capture humans?
"Don't be so nervous, little girl."
Looking at the girl in front of him, who was holding the blades of light as if she was facing a great enemy, Fangzheng appeared very calm.
"We just have something to ask you …. I advise you not to make such a hostile reaction. It won't be good if you scare the Sennai."
"You Elves actually want to talk to humans? This is really refreshing. "
Hearing Fangzheng's words, the young girl hesitated for a moment, but still put down the light blade — after all, there were two elves, and she was alone. Putting aside the cowardly Hermit, this man in armor was obviously a terrifying existence. He did not even know what method he used to penetrate his defense, causing him to lose consciousness. This kind of power was obviously more terrifying than the other elf. Previously, even with the cooperation of the entire team, they had still been killed instantly. Now, in this kind of situation, he couldn't do anything alone.
"Where are my teammates?"
"They are all safe and have been taken away."
Fangzheng replied casually and looked at the young lady in front of him again.
"Alright, little sister, I have a few questions to ask you. As long as you cooperate, I guarantee that you will be able to leave this place safely."
"… Alright."
Although the young lady was very unwilling to agree, she also knew that under the current situation, being flexible was the best strategy.
"What do you want to ask?"
"First, your name."
In response to the young lady's question, Fangzheng raised a finger. The young lady was silent for a moment, then answered in a low voice.
"… Chung Gong Shinna."
"That's a good name."
Hearing the young lady's answer, Fangzheng nodded in satisfaction. At the same time, he carefully looked at the young lady in front of him. In the beginning, Fangzheng had only randomly chosen a person. But now, the girl seemed rather adorable. Her slightly androgynous face and lively ponytail left a deep impression on him. The tear-shaped mole beneath the girl's left eye was rather unique.
"What's your identity? You shouldn't be an ordinary girl, right? "
"… I'm a member of the DEM Society."
DEM？ Strange names kept popping up one after another. Why did it sound like some sort of society?
"Alright, back to the main topic."
While saying that, Fangzheng patted the little head of the fourth elf beside him.
"The next thing I want to know is … Why did you attack this child? What did she do? "
"… ….."
Hearing Fangzheng's question, this time, Shinna showed a confused expression. She frowned, as if she did not understand what Fangzheng was talking about.
"What are you talking about? This is an Elf we're talking about. Destroying Elves is our mission! "
"… … Just because of this?"
"Isn't that enough?"
"It's indeed not enough for me."
"Whoosh!"
Before Shinna's voice faded away, the sharp blade of a sword was pressed against Shinna's neck. Feeling the cold blade, the young lady's body involuntarily tensed up.
"Just because she's an Elf? Is that the reason? That's why you want to destroy her? In other words, as long as she's not a human, you can kill her, right? "
There was a hint of anger in Fangzheng's voice. After all, Shinna's answer reminded him of the Cursed Children in the dark world. They were beaten, insulted, and even killed simply because they were Cursed Children. Could it be that because they were of different races, they could attack at will?
"Mr. Fangzheng …."
Seeing Fangzheng suddenly attack, Shinna was shocked. She hurriedly stretched out her hand and grabbed Fangzheng's arm.
"I, I'm fine … Please don't be so angry …."
"You'd better give me a reason that I can accept."
But this time, Fangzheng did not listen to Shinna's advice like before. Instead, he stared coldly at the young lady in front of him.
"Otherwise, I can't guarantee how you'll be treated."
"… … Fine."
Shinna did not know if she was deterred by Fangzheng's murderous intent or for some other reason, but in the end, she still nodded.
"In that case … I'll start from the beginning."
As she spoke, Shinna stretched out her hand. Soon, under her control, a projection screen appeared in front of Fangzheng and Shinna. It seemed that this world also had a very high level of technology.
"All of this started 30 years ago. Thirty years ago, a huge disaster occurred in the central area of Eurasia. This disaster caused the deaths of 150 million people …."
As Shinna spoke, Fangzheng and Shinna watched as a huge black hole suddenly appeared on the originally calm land on the screen. It spread in all directions at a rapid speed and soon engulfed a large area of land.
"After that, similar phenomena frequently occurred all over the world. We collectively called this phenomenon Dimensional Quake. According to our investigation, we finally found the cause of the Dimensional Quake. "
As she spoke, Shinna looked at Fangzheng and Shinna.
"So you're saying …. The cause of this disaster is us?"
"All Elves."
"Then I'd like to ask, what exactly are Elves? How do you know that we are Elves? "
Fangzheng glanced at Shinna. He was sure that Shinna might have extraordinary power, but from her appearance, she was no different from an ordinary girl. She did not have the obvious signs of being a cursed child.
"Elves are a general term for the mysterious lifeforms that exist in the neighboring worlds."
Shinna had now become a full-time narrator. Perhaps she had already given up resisting.
"As for why Elves appeared, the reason and the meaning of their existence are still a mystery to us. But we know one thing, and that is …. "
Having said that, Shinna stared at Fangzheng again.
"…. When the 'Elves' that exist in the neighboring worlds appear in this world, they will cause big explosions and Dimensional Quakes. In order to prevent humans from being affected by the disaster, we organized an army to carry out a purge operation against the Elves. "
"… So that's how it is."
Hearing this, Fangzheng finally understood what Shinna meant. Come to think of it, when he and Shinna appeared, there were indeed traces of explosions around them. At that time, Shinna and the others had not arrived yet. In other words …. the tragedy there was caused by him and Shinna?
By now, Fangzheng had finally understood the situation. Although Shinna's explanation was very unpleasant, when he put himself in her shoes, if something like this happened in his Tendo Temple every other day, Fangzheng would definitely find a way to solve this problem. In fact, during this process, Siri herself did not have any subjective fault. She did not want to hurt anyone or destroy anything. If she had to point it out … then the one who was at fault was …
Well, it was Shi Chen.
"Thank you for your explanation."
Now that he understood the situation, Fangzheng no longer had any hostility towards Shinna. He put down the weapon in his hand and stopped fighting.
"Alright, I'm sorry for wasting so much time. You can leave now."
"…. Can I really leave now?"
Hearing Fangzheng's answer, Shinna showed a surprised expression. She originally thought that the Elf in front of her would definitely destroy her, but she did not expect him to really let her go!
"Of course, we just don't know much about the situation in this world. Thanks to you, we have some understanding of these things. You can leave now."
"… What a strange Elf."
Shinna looked at Fangzheng with a strange expression.
"But next time, I won't fail so easily like today!"
After saying this, Shinna turned around and left the warehouse. Watching the petite figure of the girl disappear on the other side of the door, Fangzheng sighed, then looked at Shinna, who had a depressed expression on her face.
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