After the winter counterattack led by the Adventurer's Union, more than half of the human territory was recovered. The destroyed Ross Empire also began to be rebuilt. The new king was the fourth prince, but the lost population could not be replenished. The destroyed cities did not have enough manpower to repair, and the kingdom's property was transferred to other empires.
Therefore, the Ross Empire was already an empty shell. Although it occupied a large territory, most of the cities were ghost cities. It did not even have the military strength to guard the border.
At this time, the human defense line was divided into three parts. The first was the naval defense line led by the Dragon Boat Empire's Prince Soaring Dragon and the Limitless Sect's Eternal Life. The coast near Rhode Island was guarded by the joint army of the Ophiuchus Empire and the Deep Sea Empire. To the north was a huge mountain range. It was difficult for the Demons to pass through this natural defense line. Even if they did, they would be immediately surrounded and annihilated. Instead, they would be caught by the humans like turtles in a jar.
The continuous mountains, large deserts, and canyons formed a line that divided the two continents. There were only three places where the demons could invade. They were the border of the Ross Empire, the Kalis Empire, and the Luyas Empire.
Among them, the border of the Ross Empire was first guarded by the armies of the Dragon Boat Empire and the Adventurer's Guild. Anluo, the warrior stationed there, was sacrificed, and now the warrior stationed there was the God of War, Anmihu. The Luas Empire was defended by the magic army led by White the Brave, and the Kalis Empire was defended by an alliance of many empires. Due to its hilly terrain, forests, and swamps, and its proximity to the territory of the former Demon King, Hades, a large number of Evil Spirits had separated the forces of humans and demons, forming a new force that could not be underestimated.
Under the circumstances of the human's strict defense, the demons could not break through the defense. The two sides were in a stalemate. Once the demons broke through the defense line, the consequences would be unimaginable. But if the humans could hold on until winter, it would be a disaster for the demons.
However, at this time, two groups of troops quietly left the Ufa Great Forest. One group was led by an orc named Zeba, heading towards the orc's territory. The other group was led by the killer Liuliu, heading towards the Kalis Empire.
At this time, in the Dark Forest, Reina was still training strictly.
The next morning, she felt very tired. She did not even remember if she had slept. She only knew that her head was swollen.
"Continue practicing."
Rinchad's voice was like a nightmare to her. Reina wanted to cry but couldn't. She sat cross-legged on the ground and repeated the boring training.
Round.
Using magic to wrap herself in three transformations, that was all. Lena started to hate this kind of training, she just wanted to sleep.
Sleep, sleep …
"Huff ~ ~ Huff ~ ~"
As she practiced, she suddenly tilted her head and fell asleep.
Bang!
After three to four seconds, the circle around her body disappeared, and the heart of the Tree of God, which was placed on top of the protective shield, smashed into her head.
"Ugh!"
Reina opened her heavy eyelids again. She casually picked up the Heart of the God Tree, and a circular barrier appeared once again. She habitually placed the Heart of the God Tree on the barrier.
What she didn't know was that she had unconsciously maintained the circle just now. It was just that the time she maintained it was very short.
Rinchad looked at her silently. Lilith knew that he had not slept for the entire night.
Reina continued to practice with her eyes closed. Soon, she heard snoring and a bang. This state lasted for more than three days. Rinchad had not slept for three days as well. He was calculating the magic in Reina's body. Once her magic was depleted, he would take the Heart of the God Tree and let her sleep for a while.
When her magic was almost recovered, he would wake her up to continue training.
Lilith was very worried about his condition.
In the burning bonfire, Rinchad was still sitting on the horizontal log, looking at the flames.
The light from the fire shone on Lilith's face. She stood behind Rinchad, her face slightly tilted as she looked at the sleeping girl.
"Is it really necessary to be so strict? Let's take it slow. "
Lilith said with a frown.
"No, if we give up now, all our previous efforts will be wasted. Everything we do now is weakening the power in her body. If they recover, it will be even harder to control in the future."
"But it's okay to not sleep. If you continue like this, there will be problems with your body …"
"Don't worry about me. Don't worry."
Richard said.
Lilith bit her lip. There were some things she did not say. She just sat quietly beside Rinchad.
"Then I'll take over for you. You sleep for a while."
Lynchad smiled and said, "Alright."
Lilith smiled as well.
On the fourth day of training, Reina still did not sleep well. However, after these days of practice, she could construct two layers of circles, isolating more than ninety-five percent of the natural magic. She could also maintain the circles for a longer time.
She was sleepy as usual, sitting cross-legged on the ground, fishing and maintaining the circles. Occasionally, she would fall asleep accidentally and get hit on the head by the Heart of the God Tree.
However, on this day, a miracle happened.
Reina, whose head was still wobbling, suddenly fell backwards and spread out on the ground. Soon after, she started snoring.
Rinchad's eyes opened slightly.
"Ten, eleven, twelve …"
He was counting the time. The circles around Reina's body did not disappear. Her body was already used to using the circles.
"Fifty-seven! Fifty-eight! Fifty-nine! Fifty-six! "
Rinchad stood up excitedly and looked at Reina, who was lying in a glass cover. He clenched his fists tightly. Lilith also sensed something was wrong and got up to take a look.
"It's starting!"
"What's starting?"
"Magic circulation!"
Rinchad said. Lilith did not understand what he was saying. She looked at Reina and found something strange.
She was surrounded by a water sphere? How could it be?
Reina was submerged in the water, but she did not wake up.
"This! We have to save her! "
Lilith said hurriedly.
However, Rinchard stopped her and said, "No! We can't interfere with her now! "
"Why! Humans can't breathe in the water! She'll die! "
"No! She can. She's no longer an ordinary human. "
Rinchad said.
Lilith was confused. "Why?"
"Because she has half a trident in her body. She won't drown."
Hearing this, Lilith was shocked.
"Trident? Is it the legendary trident? Why is it in her body? "
"It's a long story. The most important thing now is whether she can suppress the trident and the power of the deep sea."
Rinchad looked at Reina. She was floating.
It was not water, but a physical form formed by the magic of the trident and the power of the deep sea. Reina had been absorbing their power for several days without letting them recover. This had obviously angered them. Now they began to resist, wanting to suppress Reina's power. So they began to fight back, releasing large amounts of magic. They wanted to break through the circle and defeat the magic in Reina's body.
Indeed, even though Linchad had been weakened, and Linchad's magic power was nothing in front of them, he knew that she still had the power that he left behind in her body. No matter how strong those two powers were, they would not be able to take over her body. This was Linchad's trump card. As long as Linchad continued to maintain the circle, these two powers would continue to be weakened. When they were weakened to the point where they could no longer resist Linchad's magic, that would be when they would completely transform into Linchad's power.
The question was whether the original body's magic could last until then …
Reina was sleeping soundly in the water. Suddenly, her eyelids began to tremble. The two forces in her body began to erupt, launching a crazy counterattack. Reina's circle began to become unstable.
Suddenly, a ball of red blood floated out of Reina's mouth.
Rinchad frowned.
"Oh no!"
"What's wrong? Why is she hurt? "
Lilith was confused.
"My original body's magic can't resist it. I didn't expect it to be so weak."
"What do we do? Should I stop her? "Lilith picked up her staff.
"No! It's all up to her now. No one can help her. "
Reina spat out a mouthful of blood. The circle around her began to distort as if it was going to break at any moment. Suddenly, a white dragon formed from water and coiled around Linnai's body, binding her tightly.
"The power of the deep sea!"
Lynchad clenched his fists. The situation was very bad. This force wanted to take Linnai down with it!
Suddenly, a flash of light appeared on Reina's forehead. This woke Dodoro and Greer up.
Half of a trident slowly emerged from Reina's forehead.
"A trident?!"
Greer's eyes widened, and when he saw this scene, his sleepy eyes were suddenly wide open.
"What's going on?"
He moved closer and saw that it was the little girl inside the water ball.
Dodoro was taken aback as well. He immediately turned to Rinchad. This must have something to do with him.
"This is a test she must face. None of us can help her."
Rinchad said.
When the trident appeared, Reina's body suddenly expanded several times. She looked like a balloon filled with water and was about to explode at any moment.
The three of them also sensed how terrifying this power was. They quickly moved away from it. Rinchad was the only one facing it.
If this power exploded, the consequences would be unthinkable.
Rinchad saw the power of the original body. The dark power suddenly exploded. Black lightning bolts appeared on Reina's skin. The white dragon seemed to have been electrocuted. It suddenly struggled and stirred the water in the water ball.
Rinchad frowned. He knew that this was the last insurance placed on Reina's body. If the original body's power could not protect Reina's body, they would do whatever it took to expel the trident and the power of the deep sea from Reina's body.
However, this could cause irreparable damage to Reina.
What should I do? What should I do?
Rinchad gritted his teeth. If the original body was here, he would be able to help her. However, he had lost his power and could only watch from the sidelines.
At this moment, the sound of water splashing attracted everyone's attention. They were surprised to see that there was a hole in Reina's body. A large amount of water was flowing out of the hole.
"Damn it! Lilith! Use the circle to wrap her up! Please! "
Rinchad shouted.
Lilith immediately picked up her staff.
"Leave it to me!"
Suddenly, a red circle covered Reina's body, trapping the water that was flowing out.
However, Lilith immediately realized that this magic was terrifyingly powerful. It had a very poor compatibility with her magic. The magic that had not undergone any transformation could quickly wear down her circle.
"This is bad! You have to think of another way. I can't hold on for long! "
Lilith said through gritted teeth. She increased the amount of magic she channeled.
Rinchad watched as Reina's body was continuously damaged. He began to panic. A cloud of mist vaguely appeared in his hand. This cloud of mist condensed into the shape of a sword.
If this failed, he could only forcefully extract the magic from Reina's body. This way, she would definitely not be able to use magic in the future. However, it was still better than losing his life. Rinchad would use the remaining time to take care of her. Lilith was a noble. She could help.
At this moment, the water around Reina's body was dyed red by her blood. At this moment, the light of the trident shone on her body. However, this was not helping her. Instead, it was using the power of the Divine Artifact to destroy the dark force.
These two forces had actually joined forces. Rinchad gritted his teeth. If this failed, he would definitely make the trident disappear from this world forever. Even if this would kill all the deep sea tribe, what did it have to do with him?
Lilith could feel Rinchad's murderous intent. His hair flew up and a black sword appeared in his hand.
Could it be that he wanted to …
The moment the last bit of dark magic disappeared from Reina's body, the moment before he attacked, a green light appeared. A green leaf appeared on Reina's forehead.
Rinchad's eyes widened.
"This is?!"
The power of nature that had been hidden deep within Linnai's body, the power that had remained dormant even after being continuously absorbed by Linnai, suddenly erupted. As the weakest of the three forces, it had been conserving its power. When the power of the deep sea and the trident were almost exhausted, it actually helped Reina and controlled the two forces in one fell swoop.
"Ah! I can't! I can't hold on anymore! "
Lilith half-knelt on the ground. Her sphere had grown to a diameter of more than 20 meters. In the face of the Divine Artifact's magic, her performance was already outstanding. Ordinary people would not be able to withstand such enormous magic, but she had endured for a few minutes.
However, just as Rinchad was hesitating on whether or not to attack, the green leaf on Linnai's forehead suddenly transformed into an emerald green branch, protecting her body. The white dragon was forced back by the wildly growing branches. Its body was even pierced, and the trident was tightly bound.
Rinchad began to wonder where Linnaeus had obtained this mysterious power. It belonged to nature, but it was definitely not bestowed by the elves. They had long lost such power.
Could it be?!
His eyes widened slightly. Through the water and vines, he saw a small dot. There was a magical seed there.
"Reina! Wake up! "
Rinchad suddenly opened his mouth and yelled. His voice was so loud that it even caused ripples to appear on Reina's sphere.
Reina opened her eyes. When she saw the magical scene in front of her, she realized that she was surrounded by plants and water and could not help but panic.
"Ah! What the hell is this?! "
"Calm down! Quickly control your power! "
Rinchad shouted, but Reina was confused.
"What should I do?"
She asked.
"No one can teach you. Treat them as your arms and legs! Use them for yourself! "
Rinchad yelled anxiously. He knew that the force of nature would not last long. This was Reina's last and best chance.
Reina was still confused. She looked around as if she did not know what to do.
At this moment, she did not care about anything else.
"Ah! Forget it! I don't care anymore! "
Reina threw caution to the wind. She suddenly looked up and saw the broken trident. She reached out and gripped it tightly. Suddenly, a terrifying pain came from her hand. This was the backlash from the trident.
But she did not let go. Instead, she roared and stabbed the white dragon with the trident. It pierced through its body and nailed onto the trident.
The white dragon showed a pained expression. Then, it revealed a ferocious expression and bit Reina's shoulder. Reina was furious.
"How dare you bite me! I'll bite you to death! "
She opened her mouth wide and bit down on the white dragon.
"What a mess, child!"
Lilith's face turned pale when she saw this.
"This is a real warrior!"
Greer exclaimed excitedly.
Dodoro watched without saying a word. Her hands were clenched into fists behind her back.
While Reina's shoulder and hand were bleeding profusely, the surroundings suddenly became silent. For a moment, everyone felt as if they were in the middle of a vast ocean.
When they came back to their senses, they saw countless raindrops floating around them.
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