I reign supreme in the Western fantasy world for eternity.

While mages have impressive stats, they are at a disadvantage in melee combat, which is why powerful adventurers are often skilled in melee techniques.

Mia is one of the best among them.

A surge of magical power erupted from the tip of the staff, condensing into sharp arrows in mid-air, aimed directly at the throats and eye sockets of the two lynx fairies on the left.

The two lynx fairies simultaneously transformed into magical essence the moment the arrow touched their fur, their bodies turning into translucent smoke. The arrow passed through the smoke and dissipated in the void.

In an instant, they reformed and pounced on Mia from the left and right.

Mia pushed off with her toes, lunging forward to meet the attack. Her staff swung horizontally, its shaft wreathed in silvery magic, and she slashed at the side of the lynx's head with a single blow.

The staff struck the skull with a sharp clang, sending the lynx flying. It rolled twice on the ground before getting back up, shaking its head, and letting out a low growl.

"It seems the fairies, while transformed into demonic energy, cannot harm me."

Just as she was thinking this, the one on her right pounced forward, its sharp claws aimed straight for her neck.

Mia sidestepped the sweeping attack, letting the claw graz her shoulder armor, and gripped the short blade at her waist with her other hand.

The short blade swung upwards, precisely striking the junction of the opponent's jaw and neck.

There was no blood splattering as expected.

Just before being struck, the lynx transformed into its demonic form again, and the short blade pierced through its phantom, cutting only a few wisps of smoke.

The lynx solidified behind her, turned around, and Mia's silhouette was reflected in its amber vertical pupils.

Mia heard the sound of the other creature landing, and also the sound of its claws scraping against the transparent ground as it lowered its body again.

It's moving even faster than before.

Just then, the dragon's breath swept past Mia and accurately struck the lynx that was preparing to launch a second attack.

The fireball exploded the moment it touched its body, burning its forepaws and chest until the flesh rolled back and emitted a burnt smell.

After spewing out its breath, the golden dragon did not pause. It pushed off the ground with its four claws, and its massive body flipped over with unprecedented agility. Its tail swept across the battlefield, sending two giant goblins that were trying to ambush it flying several feet away.

Mia switched the staff to her left hand and drew another blade from her right wrist armor with her right hand.

"The enemies we've encountered here are already so formidable, I wonder what kind of powerful foe the hero will face? Could he possibly encounter the legendary First Generation Fairy?"

Thinking of this, Mia couldn't help but feel a little worried again.

……

While Mia was fighting the two second-generation fairies for the first time, Lilith and Ji Tian remained completely silent.

Lilith held Ji Tian's hand, her long silver hair fluttering in the air, her purple eyes looking around curiously.

"Master, don't you feel like this place is an unfinished painting? There are blank spaces everywhere."

Ji Tian's gaze fell upon the slowly solidifying horizon ahead:

"More or less, the space inside the World Tree is probably still under construction."

"Then why haven't we encountered those fairies we saw outside the World Tree yet?"

"Those fairies have probably been relocated to other places."

Lilith thought about it and felt that the answer seemed to make sense, but also seemed not to make any sense, so she stopped worrying about it.

She looked down at the translucent ground beneath her feet, then gently stomped her foot, causing a shallow ripple to spread across the surface.

"Wow, it can move!"

"It's magic essence flowing."

"Oh~ So if you stomp on it hard, will it move?"

"meeting."

Why?

"Because the holy sword I'm carrying is also very heavy."

Lilith tilted her head and pondered for a moment, then puffed out her cheeks in a huff:

"Are you saying I'm fat?"

I was referring to weight.

"That's because you're fat!"

Ji Tian shrugged, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

Lilith followed him reluctantly, glancing down at her slender waist and then at the tall, straight back in front of her, muttering under her breath:

"I'm still very slim, you won't believe me—"

Before she could finish speaking, a rustling sound came from above, as if something was falling from the sky.

Ji Tian looked up.

In the grayish-white void, countless emerald green light spots were falling from the sky. The light spots rapidly enlarged and unfolded in the air, turning into palm-sized, doll-like fairies.

Thousands of tiny fairies rained down from the sky!

Their falling trajectories are completely random, and they sometimes even collide with each other, bounce off, and continue falling, making a soft chirping sound.

"Wow, so cute! Wait! They're going to hit us!"

Ji Tian couldn't be sure what would happen if he killed these demons, so he chose to avoid them as a precaution.

He pulled Lilith closer the instant they fell, moving like the wind, weaving through the gaps in their descent.

The little fairies brushed past their clothes, some landing on the transparent ground and bouncing twice, some rolling away into the distance, and others lying on the spot, dizzy and making muffled chirping sounds.

Lilith was dragged along by Ji Tian, ​​staggering as her long, silvery-white hair arced through the air, her feet nearly leaving the ground several times. She shouted as she was pulled along:

"Master, slow down! My shoe! My shoe is about to fall off!"

"Which is more important, shoes or life?"

"Both are important!"

This was bought for her by Ji Tian at the Elf Royal Court, and Lilith couldn't bear to lose it.

Upon hearing this, Ji Tian immediately picked up Lilith with one hand, hoisted her onto his shoulder, and continued to dodge.

Ji Tian stopped and put her down when the last small fairy crashed to the ground in the distance, creating ripples before coming to a stop.

As soon as Lilith's feet touched the ground, she first looked down to make sure her shoes were still there, breathed a sigh of relief, and then curiously turned around to look behind her.

Thousands of palm-sized fairies were biting, colliding, and pouncing on each other on the transparent ground. Some even hugged each other and rolled into a ball, chirping all around, creating a chaotic and comical scene.

Two small fairies were tumbling together at Lilith's feet. One of them had bitten the other's ear, and the latter was desperately slapping the other's face with its short forelimbs.

She even crouched down, extended a finger, and gently nudged the two fighting little demons. They were nudged and rolled twice before relentlessly lunging at each other again.

"puff--"

Lilith couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Master, look! They're fighting! What's this? A test? Is the World Tree trying to make me laugh to death with this?"

"It is indeed a test."

Lilith's laughter stopped abruptly:

"Huh? Will I suffer a backlash for laughing for so long?"

Ji Tian explained:

"These fairies don't contain much demonic energy; converted into spiritual power, it's about half of what you have now."

"Half? That's not quite right... Wait a minute. Wouldn't that be exactly where the average is between you without spiritual power and me right now?"

Ji Tian nodded in agreement, straightened up, and glanced thoughtfully at the demons who were still fighting amongst themselves.

"In other words, the World Tree is consciously adjusting the strength of its matched opponents based on the magical reserves it perceives... What about Elena, who has the [Golden Crown] amplification? Will she be kicked out as a cheater?"