Chapter 960

"Stop that elf!"

"Don't let her get away!"

"Go after her!"

Jenom's departure agitated the magical beings in charge of the necromancers, causing them to cry out anxiously.

"Hah!"

"Caw!"

The necromancers reacted fiercely. As if responding to the emotions of the magical beings, they roared and pounced in Jenom's direction.

However, Caroline and the other elven casters were just as dissatisfied.

"Didn't I say don't even think about it?!"

Caroline raised her staff high, magic surging from her body as she released a large-scale spell that seemed to surpass her limits.

This was the wide-area annihilation spell with the largest attack range among high-grade fire spells — Meteor Storm.

In an instant, a storm as red as fire appeared.

They were like a fiery gale that instantly swept through the entire battlefield, igniting everything they came into contact with, causing fierce flames to burn.

The earth was set ablaze.

The trees were set ablaze.

The air was set ablaze.

Dried branches and leaves were also set ablaze, turning into a fiery lotus hell.

In the blink of an eye, a corner of Tagore's Forest had been set ablaze, turning into a scorching sea of fire.

"Caw!"

"Argh!"

The rioting necromancers were surrounded by the scorching flames. They were either set ablaze or forced back by the hot wind. Their bodies seemed to be scorched by the high temperature as green smoke rose from them, causing them to howl in pain.

Even the elven casters couldn't avoid being caught in the crossfire. One or two of them were struck by the hot wind, and their clothes were set ablaze. Their faces were pale, and their clothes were set ablaze.

This was especially true for Caroline. Not only had she used up a large amount of magic power, but she had also focused too much on controlling the hot wind. Her mind was throbbing with pain, and even her breathing had become ragged.

Meteor Storm — this was a high-grade wide-area annihilation spell of the fire element. Although it had the largest attack range among all fire spells, it was also the most exhausting and difficult to control. It could easily hurt allies, or even oneself.

Hence, under normal circumstances, Fire Element Mages would not casually use this spell.

This was especially true on the battlefield. In order to protect allies and not hurt allies, this spell was rarely used.

Even on the battlefield, it was possible to hurt allies. From this, one could see how wide the attack range of this spell was and how difficult it was to control.

But now, in order to protect Jenom and complete the mission the queen had given her, Caroline couldn't care less.

"Attention, all of you! Activate your defensive spells! "

Caroline screamed with a pale face.

"I'm giving up control!"

With this shout, the fiery wind that had engulfed a corner of the forest went out of control.

"Boom!"

The hot wind exploded in this part of the world, causing the flames to wreak havoc and cover the surroundings.

This part of the world directly became a burning sea of fire.

All of the undead and the few magical creatures were devoured by the sea of fire in horror.

…

On the other side, Jenom, who was running for his life, suddenly felt a wave of scorching heat from behind. He was also blown away by the sudden gust of hot wind. Together with the dancing sparks, he was flung into a distant corner of the forest like a kite with its string cut.

"Bam!!!!!" Jenom, who was running with all his might, suddenly felt a wave of scorching heat from behind. He was blown away by the sudden gust of hot wind, together with the dancing sparks. Like a kite with its string cut, he was flung into a distant corner of the forest.

"Bang!"

With a dull thud, Jenom landed heavily on the ground and rolled a few times in a sorry state. He even crashed into a tree, causing him to cry out in pain.

Intense pain shot through Jenom's entire body, almost stopping him from tearing up.

As for the bag in his arms, it had naturally been flung far away and out of her hands.

"Ugh … Ah …"

Jenom had no choice but to endure the pain, crawling on the ground as he reached for the bag.

This was something that her teacher and companions had risked their lives for her to bring back. Nothing could happen to it no matter what.

Although the queen had said that she could give up on the mission if things didn't work out as long as she was fine, neither Jenom nor Caroline had ever thought of giving up.

The reason was simple.

The scene of the elven homeland being invaded and almost destroyed kept replaying in the minds of all the elves.

Thinking back to the fear and helplessness they'd felt back then, Jenom, Caroline, and the others all hoped that they could be of use and contribute to the elven race's reproduction and survival.

Even if it was an insignificant matter, as long as they could help the elves and the elven homeland, they would give it their all, even their lives.

At the very least, they couldn't let the enemy succeed.

From the enemy's relentless pursuit, it was clear that this thing was very important to them.

Since that was the case, there was no reason to give up.

Thinking of Caroline and the others, Jenom cried as she reached out with all her might, trying to grab the bag.

Perhaps it was still not too late.

As long as she hurried back to the elven homeland, there was still time to send help.

He had to save Caroline and her teachers before anything happened to them.

With this in mind, Jenom had long since turned a blind eye to the pain in her body.

Unfortunately, just as her hand was about to touch the bag, a pair of feet appeared in front of her.

"...!"

Jenom's heart skipped a beat.

The owner of the feet had already bent down to pick up the bag.

"Retrieving target item confirmed."

A black-robed magical lifeform had appeared out of nowhere. Picking up the bag, it looked down at Jenom, who had collapsed on the ground, and spoke in a low voice.

"Discovered an elven individual obstructing the mission. Executing annihilation."

With that, the black-robed magical lifeform extended a hand in Jenom's direction.

"Boom!"

A pitch-black explosion swept towards Jenom, sending her flying.

"Ugh … Aaaaah …!"

Jenom let out a mournful wail as she was sent flying into another corner. She landed on the ground, covered in wounds, accompanied by a thick cloud of dust.

In the end, the enemy had still caught up to the elven girl.

Even though there was only one of them, the item they'd risked their lives to protect had fallen into the enemy's hands.

"Target individual is still alive. Executing annihilation command."

The black-robed magical lifeform lifted its feet and slowly walked towards Genom.

"Ugh … Ugh …"

Jenom struggled to get up and resist, but she discovered that there was not a single part of her body that was unharmed. No matter how hard she struggled, she could not get up.

The black-robed magical lifeform didn't show the slightest bit of mercy. The moment he attacked, his goal was to kill Jenom.

Therefore, Jenom was on the verge of death, with only one last breath left.

Understanding this, knowing that her mission and the rescue operation she'd planned to facilitate were all for naught, Jenom closed her eyes in despair.

"Merica …"

In the end, the elven girl could only think of her childhood friend, her closest kin.

"Execute annihilation."

The black-robed magical lifeform arrived in front of Jenom and raised a hand brimming with magic power.

Then …

"Boom!"

An explosion resounded.

It wasn't the explosion caused by the black-robed magical lifeform's final attack on Jenom.

That was the mournful wail of the atmosphere that was stirred up by the sudden surge of Mana in this world.

Magic power filled with the aura of nature overflowed, instantly filling the entire space.

Under the effect of the magic power, a miraculous phenomenon occurred.

All of a sudden, the surrounding trees seemed to have come to life. As they grew rapidly, they caused the ground to bulge. Thick roots drilled out and filled the entire space.

"…!?"

The black-robed magical lifeform seemed to be frightened. It stopped the final attack it had been preparing and quickly retreated.

But at this moment, what entered his ears was a furious voice.

"What do you want to do to Jenom …!?"

Amidst the angry shout, a young elven girl wearing an emerald robe and holding a branch-shaped staff descended from the sky.

She stood on a thick tree root and descended from the sky with the help of the tree root that seemed to have come to life like a snake or a dragon.

The black-robed magical lifeform clearly felt it.

It sensed the unrivaled and terrifying magic power from the other party.

"A third party has intervened. A third party has intervened."

"The target and the hindering target are both elven lifeforms. Based on current situation analysis, there is a 99% chance that they are enemies and the hindering target's support."

"Analysis: impossible to win. Zero chance of winning."

"Retreat immediately. Retreat immediately."

The black-robed magical lifeform quickly turned around and prepared to escape without hesitation.

Unfortunately, although the angry elven girl hadn't lost her mind, she wouldn't let him go so easily.

"You dare to hurt my friends and my people. Unforgivable!"

The usually obedient and timid elf girl turned into the most terrifying controller of nature at this moment. Under the call of the surging magic power, she raised her staff.

Rumble …!

Heaven and earth rumbled as if the sky was falling and the earth was splitting apart, and the ground began to shake violently.

The ground caved in.

Countless trees grew out from the ground in a frenzy.

They were like a group of dancing snakes.

They were like the bodies of roaring dragons.

The escaping magical lifeform didn't even have time to react before the ground beneath his feet crumbled, and he fell into it.

Then, countless trees rushed toward that direction in a frenzy, like an army of monsters pouncing on tiny prey, instantly drowning the magical lifeform's figure.

Puchi!

In the next second, the sound of flesh and blood being ground into powder rang out from within the frenzied churning of the countless trees on the ground.

When the trees sprang out from the ground, bright red bloodstains could be seen hanging on the tips of the trees, making it look extremely glaring.

Genom had long since opened his eyes and was lying on the only piece of ground that was still intact. He stared blankly at the earth-shattering scene in front of him, unable to react for a long time.

Then, the Elven girl who was standing on the thick tree root was carried by the tree root and moved in front of her.

"Genom!"

The elven girl jumped down from the thick tree root and ran toward Genom.

Only then did Genom come to his senses. Looking at that familiar figure, tears flowed from his eyes.

"Merica …!"

The controller of nature who had descended from the sky was Merica.

At the crucial moment, Merica had arrived in time to save her childhood friend's life.

Seeing Genom covered in wounds and on the verge of death, Merica didn't even dare to reach out to hug him. She was so anxious that tears were about to fall from her eyes as she hurriedly called out to the sky.

"Mister Shien! Hurry and save Genom! "

Only then did the dying Genom see what was happening.

In the sky, apart from Merica, there was also a familiar pitch-black dragon slowly descending.

"[Celestial Breath]."

On the dragon's back, a voice rang out, causing the stars to sparkle.