Girl in the Box: Please tell me why I was reincarnated as a mimic monster!

"If you put it that way...it does seem to make sense..." Thinking back to that time, "Wait!? What does that have to do with us now!?"

They had a similar experience in the labyrinth, and the place where this happened is now the location of Akihabara.

However, back then they were chased by a large group of undead monsters, and the environment wasn't as good as it is here (actually, both are pretty harsh, it's just a matter of aesthetics). They were also cursed at the time. Other aspects were roughly the same, such as the endless monsters that were almost identical...

The suffering she endured there back then is still fresh in her memory. Later, they used a large purification magic circle to clean up that area, and Li didn't want to experience that again. Who knew that she would encounter something like this again here? These elves are just like the large number of skeletons and zombies back then. Although they are not much stronger, there are just too many of them.

Because there were so many of them and they seemed impossible to kill them all, Li almost developed trypophobia at that point. It was rare for the three sisters to fight side-by-side; they were all currently busy with their own missions.

"So!" Li pulled back his briefcase and suddenly threw out a bunch of grenades. "What the hell are you planning? What are you doing back here?"

This is the root of the problem. Ning never gives any notice before doing things, and she almost never explains anything. If you don't ask her directly or she explains it herself, you will definitely not understand what she wants to do from beginning to end.

"Well, basically I just want to confirm what kind of place this is to elves," Ning said calmly. "Don't you think there are an unusually large number of elves here? Coupled with the Crystal Forest's own protective mechanisms, I suspect..."

"This place is actually the habitat of elves, right?"

"Is that so, Xiao?"

"Wow...that's too much..."

Surprisingly, it was Xiao who answered the question. Li and Ning were both slightly astonished, not expecting Xiao to have such a level of wisdom... Oh no, ultimately, this was the problem with the two older sisters, since they hadn't been paying attention to Xiao's growth recently. It was quite impressive that she could suddenly make such a judgment...

“So,” Xiao said, severing one of the elves and jumping back to their side, “Sister Ning wants to go deeper, right?”

“To be precise, I want to strike at the heart of the matter,” Ning smiled. “We’ve been passively letting these elves do whatever they want all the time. Now that we’ve finally caught their weak point, we can’t just leave empty-handed.”

“That makes sense…” Li said again, “So, do you have any ideas now?”

"No."

He actually said it with such confidence, his shoulders slumped helplessly, and then he suddenly grabbed her and shook her.

"If you don't have it, then what are you doing?! Aren't you supposed to be a strategist?! How did you suddenly become such a reckless brute?!"

"Hmm~ Did I say I was a strategist? Isn't that a label you're trying to put on me?"

Faced with Li's complaints, Ning skillfully resorted to shamelessness. This person had really become increasingly awful and out of control ever since they officially confirmed their relationship. During their playful bickering, all the grenades Li had thrown had exploded; it was time to make another choice.

"Anyway..."

The multicolored, transparent flames burned even more fiercely, and it seemed that Ning had no intention of backing down at all.

"Since this is where the elves live, it means there is a being that governs all the elves. So there's only one thing we need to do."

"Beat them up."

“Find the leader.”

The three sisters smiled at each other in unison. Ning's hair color began to change with the light, and the giant fox spirit representing Xiao appeared. With the help of the treasure chest, Li completely transformed into a dragon king. When the elves sensed the unusual pressure emanating from the three of them, they paused for a moment. In that instant, Xiao had already swiftly passed by all the elves around them.

Then, without exception, a faint white light appeared on each of these elves, and they were met with a sudden slash that temporarily halted their movements.

Even after transforming into a dragon king, Li, still in her dragon-human form, manipulated the power of spacetime and kicked the ground hard. The power of spacetime spread from her foot to the ground and rippled outwards. This power, capable of interfering with the world, spread throughout the entire forest, bringing it under the control of the Spacetime Dragon King. The entire Crystal Forest, including the elves, was frozen in time.

Buzz————!

The magic in the air began to stir, and a large number of magic orbs floated above the Crystal Forest. Ning's most representative magical bombardment was ready to be launched. Ning only used the surrounding magic, which was enough to make these large number of magic orbs operate beyond their capacity. Even if they could not destroy the forest, they could still wipe out the elves gathered in the forest in one fell swoop. Now you can't escape.

boom! ! ! !

A deafening bolt of lightning struck Ning's magic from the depths of the forest, rapidly spreading to all magical circles before destroying them.

"?!"

All three were startled by the sudden lightning strike. Ning, in her surprise, quickly pinpointed the attacker's location. As she looked in that direction, a gust of wind swept by, and a white figure rapidly approached, a cold white light flashing in its hand, giving off an ominous premonition...

Clang—! "Xiao!"

Xiao's timely arrival gave Ning a chance to escape. Ning quickly retreated to a safe position and only then could he see clearly what the thing that had attacked him was. It was a man whose entire body was white, and his body had a sense of being tattered or broken. No part of his body or clothing was intact, and he had a strange, ethereal quality.

"Haaah—!"

Xiao shouted and brandished her black and white twin swords, the blades flashing and clashing. The man also wielded his dagger, quickly parrying Xiao's attacks and even seizing the openings in her attacks to launch counterattacks. Just what kind of person possessed such strength...?

"Oh la!!!"

bake---!

A scorching wave of heat swept in from the depths of the Crystal Forest. Ning retaliated with a giant wave, but the intense heat instantly evaporated it. A golden light, gleaming from the center of the wave, shot straight towards Ning. Without hesitation, Li rushed in front of Ning, blocking the oncoming golden light. This golden light, carrying scalding steam, slammed into the spatial barrier constructed by Li.

The intense heat, which could be felt even through the barrier, was almost unbearable for Li. Only after the water vapor had completely evaporated did the true form of the golden light appear before them. There, they saw a girl whose entire body was wreathed in golden flames.

Chapter 30 High Elf

"Oh!"

The girl shouted and swung her other fist at the spatial barrier of Li. An unimaginable force shattered the barrier on the spot. Golden flames swept over under the force of the girl's punch. Li immediately deactivated his Dragon King form, opened the treasure chest and let all the flames in. Then he used the chest to lock the girl's fist.

call--

Protected by Li, Ning bypassed Li's side, gathered magic power and made it spin in her hand, then stepped forward and struck the girl in the abdomen, pushing her away. The rapidly spinning magic power flowed from her palm to the girl's body, causing her to spin and fly several meters away. This strong torque was enough to tear a girl's body to pieces.

Just as Ning had predicted, the girl was torn apart by the high-speed spiraling magic. She instantly scattered into countless sparks, but these sparks then gathered together again, and the girl reappeared.

On the other side, Xiao and the pale-faced man had exchanged blows dozens of times in mid-air. The clash of their twin swords and daggers sparked a great deal of fire. Logically, Xiao should have the upper hand in every aspect, and his skills were even more superior than the man's. However, some time had passed, and Xiao still had no way to defeat the man.

clang--!

Another fierce collision ensued. In the instant of their exchange, Xiao unleashed Zhou Dong's signature three-hit combo, but the man managed to block it. The two remained locked in a stalemate for a while after their final clash, until both were simultaneously pushed away. Xiao was thrown back to the ground by the force of the impact, barely managing to stop his retreat with the help of his sword.

The pale-faced man gracefully tumbled twice in mid-air before floating, his indifferent gaze looking down at Xiao. Xiao wagged its tail unhappily, but there was nothing it could do about it.

One reason is that the two sides are evenly matched in speed, and Akatsuki cannot suppress the opponent with speed. The other reason is that the feeling of slashing is too strange, too light, like a breeze with no mass. You can't possibly damage something that has no substance by using a knife to cut it.

Xiao is now stuck on this problem. If this stalemate continues, Xiao probably won't be able to inflict any relatively effective damage no matter what method he uses.

Xiao! Get out of there right now!

"Eh?"

The ghostly reminder from Miss Winsor echoed in her mind. Without thinking twice, she immediately kicked the ground and leaped into the air. Unexpectedly, the ground where she had just stood suddenly rose up and transformed into a pair of giant earthen hands, grabbing her. In that instant, numerous earthen spikes sprouted from the palms of the earthen hands that had grabbed Xiao, attempting to pierce and kill Xiao, who was trapped in their grasp.

Within this confined space, Xiao was unable to wield her sword to cut through the earthen hands binding her and escape. Wense promptly connected with Xiao, unleashing the spiritual power within her body. Transforming into a spirit fox, she shattered the earthen hands binding her in one breath. Once she had some room to move, Xiao did not hesitate to wield her sword to cut through the earthen hands binding her and then quickly broke free.

After successfully escaping, what awaited Xiao outside the Earth Hand was a large number of ice blades arranged like a net. These ice blades were so tiny that they could not be seen with the naked eye, but Wense's spiritual perception could not possibly fail to detect their existence.

Xiao! There's something there! Kill it!

"Drink——!"

Xiao shouted and swung a fierce slash, the whirlwind-like strike cleaving through the numerous ice blades surrounding her. These ice blades, once severed, dissolved into droplets and reformed into a blue female figure. Xiao accelerated a second time in mid-air, rushing towards the woman in one breath. Just as she was about to swing her sword, a strange force held it back, preventing her from doing so.

The woman took the opportunity to step back, and in her place rushed forward a blue-haired man whose body was crackling with lightning. A strong current burst from his hand, and then Ning's knife was suddenly pulled towards his hand, aiming straight for his palm. There was no way to dodge the attack. Xiao knew very well that he was going to grab the blade and inject the deadly current directly into her body, so she simply let go.

Seizing this opening, the pale-faced man immediately charged forward with a dagger in hand, but he miscalculated one thing... Xiao was not without a weapon.

A long, dark shadow suddenly landed in Xiao's hand. Holding the slender shadow, Xiao spun it halfway through the air before delivering a powerful blow to the pale-faced man's head. Unfortunately, this seemingly sure-fire strike was neutralized by the man transforming into a wisp of wind. Just as Xiao was about to continue his pursuit, Ning and Li's support magic struck from the other side, forcing the three of them to dodge.

Xiao also took the opportunity to return to Li and Ning's side, then set up the stick and remained vigilant. Only then did he discover a golden-haired girl who had already been captured by Li and Ning.

"Huh..." Xiao looked at the golden-haired girl whose head was being bitten by Treasure Chest Rin in confusion, "Sis... who is this?"

"I guess they're in cahoots with them," Ning said, pointing to the three people on the other side.

"It took us a lot of effort to catch her..." Li said with a wry smile, tapping the treasure chest.

While Xiao was holding off the three uninvited guests, Li and Ning had already begun plotting against the lone golden-haired girl. In a brief exchange of glances, they grasped each other's thoughts and acted towards the same goal. During their previous encounter, Li and Ning had roughly assessed the girl's abilities and quickly devised a counter-strategy.

As for why it was completed so quickly...

"You are all elves, right?"

"—"

The other party remained silent, but a clear wavering could be sensed; Ning had been right.

The ability to disintegrate and reassemble one's body is something no ordinary person can do. Let alone an ordinary person, even the Demon King certainly couldn't do it. Although they appear human, it's certain they are not human at all. Combined with their distinctive behaviors, it's easy to deduce what they truly are.

They are probably the leaders of these elves, high-ranking elves who have an appearance and intelligence almost identical to humans.

Persistence pays off, and they finally found a leader for this group.

“By the way,” Li threatened, “the entire forest is now under my control. Although I don’t know how you guys are immune to my powers, I suggest that the guy hiding in the ground shouldn’t do anything reckless. You might never see this lady again.”

Li tapped the treasure chest on the golden girl's head again, and the treasure chest Li symbolically increased the pressure and showed her teeth. After a short while, the ground beneath their feet clearly calmed down, and a huge clod of earth rose up next to the three elves. When the clod crumbled, it revealed a strong, earth-colored man.

"Ah! It's you who tried to arrest me!" Xiao pointed angrily at the burly man with the stick.

None of the four elves spoke, and the golden girl didn't dare do anything else either, because her head had been bitten by the treasure chest, so she couldn't see what was happening outside.

"Yan, what are you doing?" the blue-clad woman demanded. "Why don't you disperse your body?"

"Huh? I want to too! But! I don't know why I can't disperse it!"

"I am Yan," the golden-haired girl said dejectedly.

“I see,” Ning nodded as if she understood something. “You five are all the purest high-level elemental spirits, right? The five representative spirits of basic magical elements are all here.”

"Hmph... So there are still people who know we exist." The pale-skinned man sneered.

"Ah, so you're the elves who got beaten up by the first hero." Li suddenly said something incredible.

"Huh?! The First Hero?!" The pale-skinned man suddenly became furious. "Who does that kid think he is?! If he dares to show his face in front of me again, I'll fucking beat him to a pulp! I'll electrocute him until he can't take care of himself! Even if the goddess came, it wouldn't help—!"

The man continued talking while brandishing the twin swords he'd snatched from Xiao, his body crackling with electricity. His three companions silently moved away, pretending not to know him… Yan, whose briefcase and treasure chest were being held captive, also silently turned his head away. *Please, can't you see me?*

Li actually deduced it, because when they were on Earth, Xin Ge had told her a lot of things, but not directly, but indirectly. Most of this knowledge could be used in this world. Li had also heard similar things from him, so she felt that these five people were somewhat familiar, and thus blurted it out.

It looks like we've stepped on a landmine...

At that time, the goddess was actually following Xin Ge around... but it seems that what Xin Ge heard was that the elves didn't know the goddess was right next to the first hero... so the tough talk he made here was just showing off? Or was it just bluffing?

To be honest, this is probably a tragic fate. Although I don't know why they reappeared, I suspect they already fought them when Xin Ge was the hero traveling around with the goddess. Of course, Xin Ge beat them up. It's said that magic only became popular around that time, apparently because the first hero obtained the origin of magic from these elves.

Today, the first hero isn't here, nor is the current hero, and the goddess is certainly not here either. However, a girl intricately connected to them is here—that girl is Ri. Ri, who inherited the knowledge and experience of the first hero and became the goddess's proxy after saving the world, is right before them at this very moment.

How did you find out about this?

"Huh? Uh... Back on Earth, my brother told me a similar story, so I was thinking, maybe it could be one of these five people..."

"...Hey..."

"What's wrong? Why do you suddenly look so pale...?"

Ning was slightly surprised that Li knew something she didn't know, but she didn't expect that Li would bring up that person again and call him "brother" affectionately, as if the other person held a higher position in Li's heart than she did, so she was a little unhappy.

"Hey! Little girl!" The pale-skinned man pointed his knife at Li, "How did you find out about this!"

"Hmm... Someone mentioned this to me. What's wrong?" Mr. Li answered honestly.

"Is that so? Is that so? Hehehehehe..." The pale-skinned man suddenly sneered, his laughter truly terrifying. "Then we can't let you go even more—! Hey! Sister Miao! What are you doing!?"

“Bing, don’t embarrass us elves, stay put.”

"Oh……"

After being reprimanded by the blue-clad woman, Miao, Bing obediently retreated to the back. It seemed she was the central figure among the five elves. Miao and the other two stood together, looking towards Li and the others.

"Okay, let's get straight to the point." Ning didn't wait for them to speak and forcefully moved on to the topic. "Although I don't know what you want to do, your existence has greatly threatened our safety, so right now I just want to get rid of you as soon as possible and then take care of other things. But I guess it won't be that simple... because no matter what, I can't kill you."

"We elves are immortal beings, life forms that existed since the birth of the earth," Miao said calmly. "How could you, a mere slime, possibly destroy us?"

"Well, so I don't plan to do that now." Ning, who was being mocked, was not unhappy at all. Instead, she smiled brightly. "I can't kill you, but it won't be a problem to give you a big problem."

Rumble rumble rumble rumble...

After Ning casually snapped his fingers, a complex magical circle appeared in the sky. This time, it wasn't a spell created instantly with a chant like before, but a large-scale spell that Ning had quietly constructed bit by bit, culminating in a snap of his fingers as the final signal. The magical circle was silently rotating, emitting a rumbling sound, and the sheer pressure emanating from that sound made Li feel a chill run down his spine.

However, the other party also laughed.

Om-!

A seven-colored light enveloped Ning's magic circle, wresting control of it from her and instantly altering its structure. Then, a torrent of seven-colored magic descended from the sky—all within three seconds. None of the three sisters had time to react before the seven-colored torrent roared towards them.

The four elves also sprang into action, charging towards the three sisters. In the ensuing chaos, the burly, earth-colored man punched the golden-haired girl, shattering her body into sparks. The other three each restrained the three sisters, and together they used various methods to trap them in place, eventually retreating to safety. As the seven-colored torrent was about to strike, the three sisters made no reaction…

A young man and a small dog rushed out from behind the elves. He snatched the two electric swords from Bing's hands, then shouted and charged toward the three sisters, ignoring the electric current that was constantly destroying his body, and cut through the barrier that was binding the three sisters.

"Big brother!?"

Xiao was startled when she saw the young man wielding two swords charging towards her recklessly, and then she realized who he was.

"Tsk!? Reason!!"

"knew--!"

Then, all four of them disappeared into the colorful torrent.