Quit the team, then picked up a beautiful girl with problems

"Ah, you were planning this all along? You anticipated this scenario?"

"Well, after hearing that Hetia has merged with this island, I've been considering the feasibility. Fortunately, Anna has become stronger recently, which gives me a wider window of opportunity."

While fighting with Honarius, Leon sent a message to Anna who was waiting on the surface. She revealed her true form and began to cause vibrations on Lupus Island.

"The timing is perfect. Now there's enough time to stop her, or to continue. It won't be long before the force of the earthquake becomes unstoppable."

"This is really..."

Meimei's lips moved but she didn't say anything further. However, Li Ang's back was always reflected in her eyes, and she couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

At this time, a roar was heard from the rock wall. The sound was deep and wide, layered on top of each other, and so large in scale that it seemed to spread to the entire island.

"Is this also a sign of a star soul earthquake?" asked Farina.

"This is not it. It seems that the devil's methods are beginning to manifest."

Leon had already activated the spirits of all the monsters at the beginning. Upon hearing this news, they stopped saving their energy and started running at full speed.

The rock formations above began to break and fall. When the crowd and the monsters were overwhelmed, Leon recovered a lot of the energy he had lost due to the broken arm. He raised his staff and relied on the grace of the earth grafted from Anna to control the earth element, gathering the falling rocks to form a protective umbrella to block the falling debris.

In his current state, relying on grace to control the earth element is actually his strongest means.

Unexpectedly, the last time rocks fell from the sky, it was Anna who was the instigator, and now she is using her strength to resist this situation.

Finally, after a not-so-long but felt-like-a-long underground journey, they saw the exit ahead, revealing the orange-red glow of the crater. Everyone rushed out of the underground, and the Eternal Summer was already waiting ahead.

Andasu activated the water-attribute protection of the entire ship and descended to a low enough altitude to wait for everyone to return.

She, Dorothy, and Livy were all looking out over the side of the boat. They breathed a sigh of relief when they saw everyone coming out, and the White Wolf immediately returned to the helm.

As the Eversummer flew away from the boiling crater, Dorothy immediately stepped forward and said quickly, "I was so worried! The volcanoes were all moving at once. I thought something was wrong. And then, my shoulder hurts so much—"

She rubbed her shoulders, the Guardian Chain ring on her ring finger shining brightly in the firelight. Seeing Leon's empty sleeves, she opened her mouth, her expression seemed to have expected it, but soon worry took over.

"I'll explain later. Hang on tight, get airborne!"

The fire element around became more and more dense, and the demon began to trigger the final process of destroying the island.

If you want to destroy it, I will do it before you.

In the mental link, Leon ordered Anna to attack with all her strength.

As the Eternal Summer climbed higher, everyone saw a giant golden snake gathering strength on a charred ground. Its body was nearly twice as large as before, with a total length estimated to be over 40 meters, and it had become a giant beast as big as a hill.

She slammed her crown-shaped horns into the ground, creating shock waves strong enough to plow the surface. Before, she had only followed Leon's request and maintained a certain speed of bombardment, but now she used all her strength, and after a few collisions, the ground of Lupus Island was shaking visibly.

The earthquake began.

Although Lupus Island will eventually be destroyed according to the will of the Demon Transformer, it is completely different if it is initiated by him and by Anna. In the latter case, the Star Flower Brigade takes the initiative.

He will definitely launch a final counterattack.

The many volcanoes on the Island of Purgatory began to erupt violently, with columns of magma reaching the sky and raining down fire and meteors. The true doomsday scene arrived here.

Above ground, the earthquake destroyed the remaining houses. As the city disappeared in smoke and dust, the rock layers in various parts of the island began to collapse. Even the solid volcanic body, wrapped in lava, slid into the island's inland sea with an all-encompassing momentum, but it did not stir up many huge waves because the water in it had already seeped into the entire island that was beginning to crack.

The ultimate destruction of fire and earth appears simultaneously at this moment.

In the clouds, a charming beauty in a brown and luxurious dress is quietly watching this secret.

The lava of the entire Lupus seemed to come alive. The violent force of the island raised lava columns hundreds of meters high, like a waterfall flowing in the opposite direction, stretching across the front of the Everlasting Summer.

Andasu gripped the rudder tightly. Every time the airship seemed to be about to hit the lava column, it would pass by gracefully at the last moment.

In her hands, the Eternal Summer did not look like a large airship, but rather like an elegant big fish that could change direction at any time.

"Can't we just drive at top speed and rush out? Didn't we even crash through the shell of a super monster before?"

Dorothy watched with trepidation as the magma rose high into the sky. It solidified slightly in the wind and turned into a molten rain of molten rock in a semi-melted state. Levi and Meimei were working together to maintain the water shield outside the Everlasting Summer, but they were unable to block it completely, causing some of the molten rock to hit the armor and deck of the Everlasting Summer, causing it to crackle.

It was just a dense rain of stones now, but it was foreseeable that larger lumps would hit the airship later.

"Magma is not water. If we hit the lava column, the hull will be greatly impacted and the speed will be greatly slowed down. At that time, we will not be able to rush out. Moreover, we are not in a situation where we need to leave the island immediately. We still have to pick up Anna." Li Ang said.

"Hu." The Ancient Abyss Crocodile Dragon took a step forward and supported its front body with its strong arms. Even amid the sound of the earth-shattering collapse of heaven and earth, others could hear the beating of its strong heart.

As the heart pressurized, it squeezed out the water element combined with the power of the dragon from its heart, and it turned into a cold current and spurted out from its crocodile-like mouth, immediately forming a layer of ice protection around the Everlasting Summer, instantly blocking a large amount of molten rock from falling.

When it arrived on the Ever Summer, it immediately noticed Livy's presence, but the Dragon Girl didn't want to pay attention to it, so it didn't dare to speak, and followed her not far behind, immediately contributing to any action.

The Eternal Summer flew through the sky as red as hell and approached the location of the Earth Serpent.

Anastasia was surrounded by the surging magma. She controlled the earth element to form a lotus-like platform to transmit vibrations.

However, the structure of Lupus Island was becoming increasingly separated, and complete destruction was imminent, so she was no longer needed to continue.

"Anna!"

Zoe stood at the side of the ship, waving and calling out. In fact, she could also call out to the Earth Serpent through the mental connection, but her straightforwardness made her act before thinking.

The Earth Serpent raised its head to confirm the direction of the Everlasting Summer, then turned into a ray of starlight and flew towards Zoe.

Behind her, the lotus pedestal shattered, and the sky island, barely connected by the lava river, finally broke into multiple blocks, falling to the bloody earth in clouds filled with flames. The hot dust they blew up was enough to be carried to other islands by the wind, causing a sudden climate change.

Deep in the burning clouds, flames flickered and a giant magma hand stretched out.

A heterogeneous spirituality surged within it, binding the ultimate fire element together. The earth element within it screamed and wailed as it fled outward, turning into protruding earth and stone spikes on the lava arms, unable to break free, like growing devil's thorns.

"That is--"

The Star Flower Troupe members looked at the destroyed island from the side of the ship. In the waterfall of dust and molten rock, a twisted combination of fire elements appeared. It had the head of a bull and the body of a man, and its body was covered with twisted and strange spikes made of elements. Other parts of its body were slowly flowing. It was more like the blood of all the creatures in Lupus and the star soul that protected it rather than lava and flames.

Zoe's expression gradually became sad, and she could no longer feel Hetia's presence.

The Demon Transformer completely used secret methods to entangle himself, the Molten Star Soul and the fire elements of Lupus Island, becoming the final monster that killed the Star Flower Brigade.

It spread its twisted arms and slowly pounced towards the Everlasting Summer.

Though slow compared to the giant, it was instantly in front of the airship. The Eternal Summer, over eighty meters long, looked like a child's toy boat before it, and it was about to crush it.

The Everlasting Summer had already accelerated as it approached, but columns of magma rose up in front of it.

"We can't speed up now. We must fly out of its encirclement first!" Li Ang informed the whole group.

The Eternal Summer maneuvered to avoid the huge magma spectacle, but the spirit-like Otella slowly floated up, as if losing synchronization with the Eternal Summer, and began to drift towards the monster behind.

This not only surprised the people of the Star Flower Troupe, but also the spirits of Purgatory, who hurriedly waved their hands and flew towards her.

The girl raised the cinnamon branch used for offering sacrifices to the gods and transformed it into a flaming bow. She drew a star in her hand and ignited it into an arrow. She put the bowstring on it and aimed it at the huge monster.

Under the blazing red sky, the girl's short blue hair fluttered as she shot out arrows that became more powerful and sharper, but they were useless against the huge twisted monster, as if it would be swallowed up by the doom of Lupus in the next moment.

"careful!"

Zoe used the airflow of her celestial form to jump high and grab the beast-eared girl, while Alulu, who jumped up with brute force, grabbed Otella's other arm and pulled her back to the deck, firmly fixing her like a pile driver.

"Eh?"

The girl, with a dead expression on her face, asked in surprise, "Why are you holding me back..."

"Why?" Alulu said, "Of course I have to save you!"

The Everlasting Summer performed a maneuver and passed through the giant's swinging hand from below.

"I... leave me alone and run away."

Zoe ran up to her angrily and shouted, "Hetia gave you power, not to let you die like this!"

"But I was already dead."

Zoe choked. Dorothy blinked. "You're not going to say you have nowhere to stay and you don't know where to go, so you might as well just disappear with Lupus."

"I have no place to stay... Eh? How did you know..."

"Oh, don't do this kind of self-destruction, which is even expected." The half-elf sighed.

"I'm sorry... I'm so useless..."

"Don't say that anymore. That's not how Hetia sees you," Zoe said with certainty.

"Mrs. Hetia has always been very gentle."

Ottila crossed her arms. "That's why I wanted to stop her in the end. Well, she's gone now. Even though I can't do anything, I still want to..."

"That's what Mesa and the others said! They don't want you to die either!" Zoe angrily grabbed Otila's hand. The girl was startled and shrank back, but was pushed back by the spirits of purgatory that appeared behind her.

"Just listen carefully to what they say!"

The fire spirit girls surrounded Otela, talking to each other, making gestures, but one hand was always gently placed on the girl's shoulder.

Andasu was concentrating on driving the Eternal Summer to escape the rain of fire caused by the monster. Otela lowered her head, and the roar outside the ship and Zoe's shouting seemed to be isolated from her.

"I've only known them for two days, and I already know what they're thinking. They've long since lost their obsession, you know?!"

"They've relied on your company, your listening, and your understanding. They've long since lost their attachment to the world, but they still miss you. They worry about you and hope you keep moving forward. Do you know that?!"

Otella lowered her head and stammered a few times, but was unable to form coherent words.

The twisted bull-headed monster opened its arms, and its spiked arms extended outward with flames burning, forming a combined attack, trying to flatten the Eternal Summer.

The heart of the armored demigod roared in its engine furnace, and the beautiful ship suddenly accelerated and rushed out of its grasp. The slap of the magma palms was left behind the ship, and even the splashing flames and earth and stone attacks could not catch up, but the roar of the slap resounded through the sky, waking up the dazed Utila.

The girl's shoulders trembled slightly: "But, moving forward? Where can I go? I don't know anything..."

"I told you that you are not—Ouch!" Zoe was furious, and even the three Mesa's next to her frowned and waved their fists.

"Where are your family?" Li Ang came over and suddenly interrupted the topic.

"My family... they... should all be dead. After all, as you said, so many years have passed."

"That's not necessarily the case."

Li Ang said to her seriously, "The way forward is actually very clear. Your death and the end of your life will come from the disaster caused by the conspiracy of evil people from the outside world, but this world still leaves you a small window.

"Your bond with Hetia, and the companionship of Mesa and the others, respectively, gave you the opportunity to remain in this world and to have support. When the other infernal spirits hesitated, you chose to use your power to stop Hetia. It was because of this righteous act that her power was not exploited by the demonic transformers."

Li Ang pointed at the girl's chest and said, "You possess a bravery and kindness that you are not even aware of. In many cases, the latter is a greater form of bravery."

Otella opened her mouth, but something seemed to be stuck in her throat. Her whole body was shaking, and she couldn't make a sound even though she tried her best.

"Because you are such a person, both Hetia and the spirits of Purgatory have done their best to create a path for you, a path that will allow you to return to the life you deserve."

"You mean a new life? When I was alive, no one liked me."

"How can you be so sure? If you were so bad, why would Hetia give you the cinnamon branches for the sacrifice?"

"I heard my parents whispering to each other, they are worried about me too, I am causing trouble for everyone."

What's going to happen to Otella? Is she just going to be able to do simple tasks around the house?

Sister, you really act like a younger sister, causing us to worry about you.

I'm really sorry, I'm a coward and I always mess up everything I do...

"Before we came, you should have seen a young man from the Beast-Eared Tribe." Li Ang said.

Ottila's eyebrows twitched. Obviously she knew it, but maybe the result of that contact was not very good.

"I can already tell how awkward that guy is when communicating with others. He must have scared you, right? But what I want to say is that his coming here is not a coincidence."

Li Ang's one-armed stance was inconvenient, so he had to rely on Alulu beside him to steady himself before he could take out the photo of Mott Jiaozi with one hand and hand it to Otila.

what is this?

Taking the piece of paper-like thing, Otela saw the beast-eared family gathered together on it.

"Look at the woman in the front."

The girl's gaze dropped down, finally landing on the old woman sitting at the front.

She...she? She!

She is--

The girl's body suddenly froze, and instead, tears flowed like a waterfall, large drops of tears shattering on the surface of the photo.

"What is this?" Zoe and the others didn't expect Leon to suddenly take out a photo they had never seen before. They all gathered together to discuss who the person in the photo was.

"Anara, it's you, it's you, you're still here... Ugh!"

Ottila slowly slid down to her knees and said, "I'm sorry, I forgot. I forgot what you said to me..."

"Sister, in a couple of days, my parents are going to take Mutt and me to the Craft City."

"You guys go ahead. I won't go. I-I have a ceremony to preside over. Also, if I go, everyone will be unhappy, right? Hehe, just have fun."

"Oh." Sister Ana La sighed and turned away.