I became a vampire princess and then a dragon girl?

After saying this, before Eve could react, Sophia went straight to the corner and acted as a background board.

Seeing her like this, Eve could only smile bitterly. It seemed that Elizabeth's accumulated prestige was indeed quite deep. Then she said with a serious expression.

"Then let's go check it out, mother. I hope it's not the worst result."

"Ah."

Then the mother and daughter, along with the two weapon elves, walked into the infirmary together.

§ 26 Secrets of the Demonic Mystery

"Anyway, since I didn't know the limit of Emrik's regeneration, I just blasted him to pieces and isolated him. I can feel his magic power up there, so the main body should be here."

Entering the infirmary, Eve looked at the small ball of light in front of her and said.

"…Well, it was handled without any problems. What about the battle site?"

"We've also had the court mages at the training ground seal it off. Shall we go take a look now?"

"No, let's take a look at Emrik's side first, 'Demiplane Construction'."

As Elizabeth finished her words, a demiplane suddenly appeared and swept them and the ball of light in.

"Okay, we can lift the blockade now."

In the demiplane, Elizabeth constructed a circle of various magic arrays around the light ball and then looked at Eve.

"Okay, Wei Ya, please."

"Ah."

As the light in Ilvia's hand flickered slightly, the ball of light revealed its true appearance.

"Ugh, that's disgusting."

Eve frowned slightly as she looked at the interior of the light ball. The ball, which was originally made of almost all dirt and ash, had now turned into a ball made of flesh and blood. Due to the blockade, it was squeezed into a regular spherical shape. The surface of the ball was filled with the colors of various tissues, which looked extremely uncomfortable.

At this time, with the lifting of the blockade, the sphere also showed a tendency to expand, and the granulation tissue began to grow slowly, but it was much slower than before with the addition of black flames, and even somewhat slower than Emrick's previous speed of simple self-recovery.

"Mother, the black flame seems to have disappeared."

"Hmm... maybe you used it up. What kind of attacks did you use on him before?"

As she spoke, Elizabeth sealed the meat ball in a slightly larger space.

"Before the black power appeared, there was a bombardment of empty blades, and then a black aura appeared around him. He was still conscious at this time."

Eve said as she recalled the battle just now.

"Then there were the penetrating wounds from several air-blade bombardments. As his wounds healed, black flames began to appear. Later, as the black power intensified again, he seemed to lose his self-awareness and fought entirely on instinct, which was quite sharp."

After a brief pause to recall the details, Eve continued.

"Then I used Cloud Piercer to knock him down, leaving only his head. I thought the fight was over, but then the black flames erupted completely, and his self-healing ability increased significantly. In the end, I used a combination of World Destruction and Cloud Piercer to reduce him to ash, finally ending the fight."

"Hmm...does that flame have any other properties besides self-healing?"

After hearing Eve's description, Elizabeth frowned and asked.

"Be able to react to attacks, proactively neutralize them, and..."

Eve's tone was a little uncertain when she said this.

"It seems that the land burned by the flames quickly turned into black ash? It feels like it was corroded by something? We should be able to find some traces of it in the previous demiplane."

"..."

Hearing this, Elizabeth's face became extremely gloomy, as if water was about to drip.

"...Mother?"

"!Ah, it's nothing. This time, it's all thanks to you. That power does have the characteristics of a demon."

"Eh?! But wasn't the demon already defeated long ago? How could this be..."

After hearing Eve's question, Elizabeth hesitated for a long time, and finally spoke.

"... Never mind. After all, you'll find out eventually. Perhaps this is the fate of the Holy Sword Contractor."

Elizabeth glanced at Ilvia beside her as she spoke.

"Huh, let's start from the beginning. As we all know, in the Demon God Subjugation War, the Demon God was eventually defeated by several Holy Weapon wielders, and then peace was restored to the world. A perfect ending, right?"

"Well, that's right."

The accounts Eve had been hearing all along were the same as what Elizabeth had said.

"But at the end of the story, part of it was actually hidden."

"Eh! It's been hidden? Why?"

"To be more precise, it was due to the population decline that they weren't discovered in time. It wasn't until some time later that people realized everything wasn't over yet. Do you know the abyss?"

At the end of her speech, Elizabeth suddenly mentioned another place.

"I know, it's the one that slowly expands and periodically erupts into waves of the abyss. Could the abyss also be related to the demon god?"

The abyss is a disaster on the continent. They grow wildly on the earth like pustules and expand themselves at an extremely slow speed. No life can survive in it. At the same time, the abyss will erupt with abyssal waves at random periods, and unknown beings will emerge from it, attacking all life in all directions.

There is also an abyss in the human territory, and a fortress city is built around it, surrounding the abyss. However, since Eve was a brave warrior, there has been no record of the abyss waves erupting there, so she has only heard of it.

"To be precise, the Abyss is where the fragments of the Demon God's remains are. Back then, on the Azure Sky, the Demon God's body shattered into countless pieces, which flew across the continent. The Abyss was formed by these fragments eroding the surrounding area."

After a slight pause, Elizabeth continued.

"The Dark Age had just ended, and the populations of all races were dwindling, so these abysses were not discovered in time. It was not until a large number of abyssal waves erupted simultaneously, causing heavy casualties, that people discovered these cancers."

"But there's no way to completely eradicate the Abyss? Even though the Demon God has been defeated?"

Hearing this, Eve asked in confusion, the abyss had been discovered a long time ago, so why hadn't it been solved yet?

Hearing Eve's question, Elizabeth shook her head and continued.

"There's nothing we can do. People back then, and later, have tried various things, but no matter what kind of attack they launched, they couldn't destroy the corpse fragments. Ultimately, they could only build a defense line around the abyss to resist the waves."

"That's it..."

"And the Abyss's abilities aren't limited to these. Because there are now sophisticated countermeasures, those who haven't encountered it don't know it anymore. But the Abyss can actually transform those who die at its hands into part of the Abyssal Wave."

"Huh?! Does that mean everyone who died from the wave will become part of the wave?!"

"Not only does the Abyss transform them, it can even significantly increase their strength. Take, for example, an ordinary human without any power. After being transformed, they instantly gain the strength equivalent to that of a demon soldier. Furthermore, they can rely on the Abyss to resurrect an unlimited number of times. Initially, the various races suffered heavy losses as a result, but they eventually united their forces to form a coalition and barely repelled the wave."

After a pause, Elizabeth continued her sermon.

"The tide was driven all the way to the westernmost part of the continent, where the largest abyss lies, encompassing almost the entire west coast. The largest fragment of the demon god is likely to be found there. Relying on that abyss, the tide withstood the attacks of the coalition forces of various races. After discussion, the Far Western Front was established, formed by all races. All races were forbidden to fight each other, and they worked together to fight the Far Western Abyss. This was also the reason why the human race was relocated to the easternmost part of the continent."

Having said that, Elizabeth glanced at Eve.

"Eh?!"

Eve seemed a little surprised, as she had never expected to hear the reason why the human race was forced to be trapped in a corner of the continent.

"Due to the Abyss's assimilation characteristics, the human race reproduces the fastest. The human race, which had the largest population at the time, contributed a large number of troops to the Abyss. To prevent a similar situation from happening again, the human race migrated to the Far East, the farthest region from the Far West front and with the least Abyss. This is why the vampires and trolls have been trying to stop the human race's expansion. Even if the human race chose to advance north, they would be stopped by the beastmen there."

"This, this is it."

Eve was overwhelmed by the sudden large amount of information and looked dizzy. The human race was indeed arranged in a clear manner.

"Anyway, these are the secrets related to the Demon God. I wanted to let you face them later, but I didn't expect you to run into them directly. Should I say we are destined enemies?"

There was a hint of helplessness in her voice at the end.

“额，哈哈。”

Hearing Elizabeth's complaints, Eve could only laugh helplessly.

§ 27 The Holy Sword and the Demon

"Oh, right."

As if she remembered something, Elizabeth looked at Eve with a hint of amusement in her eyes.

"Is there a fortress in the abyss within your human territory?"

"Yes, there is one, but I haven't been there. What's wrong?"

"That fortress was actually built by the Demon Tribe, the Beast Tribe, the Elves Tribe, and the Human Tribe."

“Oh…eh?!”

Okay, here’s one more unexpected secret.

"That is a fortress built by the leaders of various tribes, but I don't know if it can still function normally now."

After hearing her words, Eve thought for a while and then replied.

"Hmm... I heard there's a city over there in the Traveler Country that primarily serves the fortress. It seems quite famous, and many people go there to train their skills. However, since the abyss hasn't erupted in a while, I'm not sure if the fortress is still functioning properly."

"That's it..."

Elizabeth frowned slightly, perhaps because she had thought of something.

"By the way, Mother, the human race also participated in the meeting of all races at that time, right?"

"Hmm? That's right. The human race's migration to the southeast corner of the continent was the result of our consultation. That fortress is a gift."

"But it seems that no one in the human race knows about this now."

Eve asked the question she had just noticed.

Now within the human race, the abyss disaster that once led to the migration of the human race has long been forgotten. People have turned to promoting the blood race as the descendants of the devil and are obsessed with preparing for war and westward expansion. It seems that no one knows these ancient secrets at all.

Take the fortress guarding the abyss as an example. It has completely become a leveling spot in the Traveler's Kingdom.

It is somewhat abnormal that a disaster that caused an entire tribe to migrate has been forgotten so completely.

"Well, I'm not quite sure what the reason is. Although the human race is prone to losing heritage, it is indeed a bit abnormal now. But there is nothing we can do. We can only be more cautious."

"Is this so?"

"Okay, let's not talk about this for now."

Elizabeth said as she looked at Emrik who was standing beside her.

"Let's check on him."

"Ah."

At this time, the flesh ball inside the barrier has squeezed out the head that was previously wrapped in it. It looks very bloody and bizarre. As for the rest of the body, you can only say that it is growing and growing. Don't worry, there is no use in worrying.

"...Mother?"

"Ok?"

"How can we examine him in this state?"

Eve was at a loss as to what to do with this head growing on the ball of flesh.

"Oh, that's right. You haven't been exposed to this before, so consider this a good lesson. Anyway, let's use the illusion magic, 'Mindscape', to confirm whether his consciousness is still there."

As she spoke, a ball of light flew out from Elizabeth's hand, merged into Emrik's head, and then cast a curtain of light in the air.

…………

"...Mother?"

After a period of awkward silence, no scene appeared on the screen. Seeing this, Elizabeth's expression became a little ugly.

"His consciousness has completely disappeared."

"Eh?"

Seeing that Eve still looked a little confused, Elizabeth began to explain.

"Mindscape can project the desires of the person being cast. As long as there's self-awareness, even if you use it on an animal, you'll see the image. But now, there's no image, which means..."