In Zongman, he transformed into Fu Hua at the beginning

The thing everyone was most worried about happened. DEM's support soon appeared in the detection. Although the lack of Ailen's magical reaction was good news, the unusual magical reactions showed that these people were definitely not the previous Japanese permanent troops of DEM.

They were probably the elite troops from headquarters. Their equipment and skills were terrifyingly strong. If they arrived, Tohka might not be able to hold out for long...

"Where's the Undying Blade?"

Kotori looked at Usamichiko, who was in charge of radar detection.

“There is a reaction, but… we’ve just started.”

Meiwako's face looked a little solemn. Their notice had just been passed to Tianming, and less than five minutes had passed. It wasn't slow to adjust the equipment and complete the departure from an unprepared state in five minutes.

But... Dem will arrive first.

"Can we just pray that Tohka can hold on..."

Qin Li's eyebrows were furrowed tightly. In fact, she had thought about going out to help, but it was not something she could do just by wanting to.

It was said that the sealed spiritual power could be reversed with just a huge emotional fluctuation, but the current situation really couldn't allow Qin Li's emotions to fluctuate to that extent. After all, she had been trained, and her abilities and mentality were truly enough to sit in the position of commander.

It is very difficult to make her have big mood swings.

Tohka had no idea that the situation would soon reach rock bottom, and at this moment she was venting her anger without restraint.

The golden sword in his hand, which was as long as twenty or thirty meters, kept creating wind pressure, and the raging spiritual power was enough to easily shatter a building into pieces.

"How dare you! How dare you!! How dare you!!!"

Having endured the full force attack of the enraged elf for about five minutes, Mana felt that her arms were about to lose sensation, and her head was buzzing. The equipment that maintained the computing power of the random field kept sounding the alarm of overtemperature.

This is not to say that Mana's strength is limited to this. In fact, although Tohka gave her a great sense of oppression and crisis, there was a huge amount of water in it.

Not only was the manifestation device she was wearing a portable standard equipment (a suitcase) and not her exclusive use, but more importantly, she had absolutely no will to fight at this moment.

The attack that was intended to kill the elf was taken by her own sister, and it left such a large penetrating wound on her sister's body that Mana's brain almost immediately went into a state of shutdown.

The brain, which should have been cooperating with the display device to perform calculations, was unable to exert any effort, causing the display device to operate at the risk of being scrapped.

Mana knew that she should wake up immediately, otherwise she might die here, but her emotions were not so easy to control.

"Damn elves!"

In the end, Mana could only blame it all on the elf. If her sister had not pushed her away to protect the elf, then her sister would have been fine.

Regardless of whether this idea of ​​venting anger was right or wrong, the girl regained her sanity at this time with her obsession with killing the elves. Then she felt an unprecedented murderous intent. A huge amount of computing power poured into the manifestation device, finally freeing it from the overloaded state. At the same time, Mana no longer made reckless head-on collisions, but instead lowered her own height and used the random field to camouflage the surroundings, relying on the complexity of the forest to maneuver.

If her equipment was her original one, then Mana wouldn't have needed to use this tactic. While delaying the Pokémon for five minutes might seem impressive, Tohka's current combat power was nothing in Mana's eyes. Delay for five minutes? Kill the Pokémon within five minutes.

(The fluctuations in the magician's combat power are quite confusing. In the setting, Artemisia is about the same level as Mana, maybe a little stronger than Mana, but the manifestation device enhanced by her computing power can even let ordinary magicians and elves fight each other, and she is the only one who provides five devices.)

(Ellen is slightly stronger than Artemisia, but the gap between these three is not that big)

(Manna has a record of killing the entire Fraxinus without any damage alone, and the battle with Ailian is evenly matched. It was because of an accident that Ailian caught her flaw and almost killed her in seconds. It can be said that except for the time when she was careless and was tricked by Kurumi's angel, her gold content is still very high)

There was no way. If she had fought seriously from the first moment, she would have been sure to win even if her equipment had limitations, but with her current equipment, there was really no hope.

"Hiding here and there!"

Her change in fighting style was undoubtedly very effective. In this situation where it was difficult to see the target clearly, Tohka was forced to waste a lot of spiritual energy, but the only result she gained was trimming flowers and plants.

Just as Tohka was thinking about chopping down all the enemies nearby at once, she suddenly felt the danger coming from above and moved to the side faster than she realized.

A cool breeze blew past Tohka's ears, followed by a sound of breaking through the air, slightly slower than the attack.

There are still enemies!?

Tohka looked off into the distance with an unpleasant expression.

The squadron of twenty-four men came into view.

"Confirmed target, identified codename Princess."

The leader is a girl with long golden hair. Her manifestation device is very unique compared to others. She has cat ears on her head, a skirt at her waist, and a device on her back that looks like wings or spider legs.

Mana breathed a sigh of relief after seeing her.

"Alti."

"You're not feeling well, Mana. What happened?"

Artemisia's sneak attack in desperation was naturally because she noticed Mana's poor magical reaction at the moment.

"...Yeah, but we'll talk about these things later."

Mana pursed her lips and flew out of the forest into the air.

Mana's expression was clearly grim. Alti considerately didn't ask any further questions, and obediently brought the topic back to the battle: "Okay, I brought your CR-UNIT for you. Let's go together after a short rest. However, you may not be able to catch up."

As she spoke, the team member behind her handed a black box nearly two meters long to Mana.

"Thank you."

The transfer between the two people was naturally carried out by modifying the mass through the manifestation device. The box was suspended behind her. Without any further ado, Mana flew directly to the ground with it to switch equipment.

"It's no use having too many people."

Tohka raised the final sword towards Alti, who was obviously the leader.

Although she said this, she was serious at the moment.

The battle just now refreshed her impression of humans. She thought that the previous cases of Yulandel and Ailian were already extremely special cases, but she didn't expect to encounter a human being today who she couldn't easily deal with.

A few days ago, humans gave her the impression that they could be shot down with a little effort.

She had just used her spiritual power so recklessly that her condition was not very good, but it was impossible for her to escape like this.

She could not let go of Shizhi's revenge no matter what.

Alti looked at Tohka, who was full of hatred towards her, and showed a serious expression: "I'm sorry, but I have to get rid of you."

The DEM team spread out quickly, trying to form an encirclement around Tohka.

In Tohka's usual view, being surrounded by humans had no meaning at all to her, but at this moment, cold sweat broke out on her forehead. While swinging the sword in her hand, her body quickly retreated.

"I won't let you escape!"

Alti's movements were even faster. The spider-web-like device used magic as energy to burst out with a huge thrust. Under Tohka's incredulous gaze, Alti not only cut the purple sword into two pieces with one sword, but even arrived in front of her in the blink of an eye.

"I won't lose in a speed contest."

The giant white blade with blue edges came down close to Tohka's face. Tohka subconsciously wanted to use Aosha-gong to block it, but she found that the Aosha-gong in her hand had turned into the Last Sword because of the fusion of the throne.

Generally speaking, a larger sword blade combined with greater lethality has many advantages, but in this close combat it becomes a burden.

No matter how lacking common sense she was, Tohka knew that it was not a question of whether she had enough time to retract the final sword at this time, but that she could not retract it at all. The overly large sword body made it impossible to exert force at such a close distance.

"hateful……!"

There was no other way, Tohka could only cover her left hand with spiritual power, trying to forcibly hold Alti's sword.

The collision of spiritual power and sword blade flashed between the two people. The defense of Tohka's spiritual suit was not as fragile as it looked. Although it looked like a dress, it was AAA grade and much harder than any energy shield. In addition, it was covered with a shield at this time, and Alti's sword blade could not go any further. Under the fierce collision, the two figures were forced to separate.

However, unlike Tohka, Alti has fought against equally matched opponents more than once and is extremely skilled in teamwork.

With her deliberate effort, although the distance between the two of them widened, Tohka flew towards the ground. The time of Tohka's fall naturally gave the other members the opportunity to form an encirclement.

As magicians from the DEM headquarters, each of them had strength above that of a squad leader. They aimed their most advanced energy weapons at Tohka on the ground. With twenty-three threatening cannon muzzles, Tohka chose to move quickly without hesitation and try to break through before the shots were fired. However, no matter how she moved, the entire team moved in parallel in tacit coordination.

Danger!

If Tohka can realize it, then Kotori can too.

Her hands, which were gripping the seat, were already oozing with cold sweat. Tohka was the first Pokémon they had come into contact with, and she got along very happily with Shiori. If Tohka died, not to mention that they might never meet such an easy-to-capture Pokémon again, Shiori's mood would also be greatly affected.

The white light seemed to light up the dusk sky. Realizing that there was no hope of breaking out, Tohka could only grit her teeth and form a barrier with her spiritual power, trying to withstand this combined attack. However, her spiritual power, which was already lacking in stamina, reminded her that she might not be able to withstand this attack intact.

"Fire."

The target had been completely locked, so Alti gave the order to prevent any accidents.

More and more dazzling light gushed out from the twenty-three cannon muzzles. Tohka clenched her teeth. With no way to escape, she didn't even have time to think about what to do after this. She tried her best to squeeze the spiritual power in front of her.

A huge explosion sounded on the ground. This was an attack far more terrifying than an A-level space shock. Alti believed that no one could survive such an attack, not even herself or even Ellen.

However, when the white light faded, what appeared before everyone's eyes was an incomprehensible scene.

Solid trees rose from the ground, forming a two-meter-high barrier. The faintly visible scorch marks on it were recovering rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

What's going on? Why did a tree suddenly appear here?

No, why could a tree block their volley?

Under DEM's incomprehensible gaze, the trees seemed to have completed their mission and slowly opened up from the middle to the surroundings, revealing Tohka, who was sitting on the ground with a dazed look on her face, and a petite figure with blonde hair holding a white lance.

"I'm not late, am I?"

Chapter 34 DEM: The advantage is mine.

"Youlan... Dale..."

Looking at the figure in front of her, who was short but, on the contrary, gave off a huge sense of security like a mountain, her overly tense emotions finally broke. When facing a situation where the whole world was her enemy, support appeared on her side. Tohka felt an incomprehensible itch spreading in her chest.

Then, she thought of Shiori's death, and anger rose in an instant, filling her entire heart, but was suddenly extinguished, and was replaced by another mood.

"Shiori... was killed by these people..."

She felt guilty and ashamed.

Although they had only met once, Yulandel did not leave a bad impression on her. She even had a good impression that was hard to explain. It might be because she was willing to stand on her side, or it might be because she got her name from her.

No matter what, Tohka regards Yulandel as her only two friends.

If Shiori is a cute human who needs her protection, then Yulandel is a reliable human who broadens her horizons. Tohka knows that their friendliness towards her is rare and precious to their race, and their behavior must be incomprehensible to humans.

Therefore, Tohka had already secretly vowed in her heart that if one day they had to face the pressure of their own race because of her, she would protect them at all costs.

Yulandel protected the weaker Tohka from the strongest magician, so it is only natural for her to protect the weakest Shiori, her only two friends, and herself. This relationship of three people protecting each other and facing the world together makes Tohka fascinated and cautious.

But... Shiori died in front of her eyes, and even died at the hands of a human of her species while trying to protect herself.

"Shiori is not dead."

Amber knew without even looking that Tohka was feeling guilty and in pain, so she spoke directly without beating around the bush.

"Eh...? But her body..."

The gap pierced by the energy weapon almost broke Shiori into two pieces.

"Shiori's physique is quite special and has a certain recovery ability. Coupled with Ratatoskr's treatment, she is now out of danger."

Amber turned around and looked at Tohka behind him, giving a reassuring smile: "So don't worry, Shiori is fine."

"Is...is that so..."

It was as if a huge rock that could drag her into the abyss fell heavily as the blonde girl explained. After hearing this news, Tohka realized it belatedly and felt a little weak. Her body, which was almost sitting on the ground, became heavy, and the arms that were holding the ground trembled slightly.

"Very good……"

She shed tears without even noticing.

Seeing Tohka finally waking up from her crazy state, Amber finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It's too dangerous. Although I knew I couldn't rely entirely on the plot, if I had been a little later, the situation might have developed in the worst direction.

"...Yulandel?"

Alti's expression grew solemn as Amber appeared. She glanced at the dozen or so figures approaching from a distance that she could already see with her naked eyes. She didn't immediately engage in battle, but instead asked her doubts: "Yulandel, as a Valkyrie of destiny, why do you protect the elves?"

"This involves confidential matters."

Amber had no intention of explaining, mainly because Westcott must be watching here. If he discovered Shiori's peculiarity, the subsequent strategy would become extremely difficult. With Westcott's personality, he would definitely come over to obstruct her in every possible way, and even find ways to kill Shiori and other elves.

Don’t think that DEM only caught one second-class player after so long. In fact, it is because catching one second-class player is enough.

If Westcott wanted, the number of elves would be even smaller at this time.

"..."

Alti frowned and looked at the calm blonde girl below, unable to read anything from her expression.

Westcott told her that Skyward Sword might have plans against humanity, and Mebius must be plotting something. The reason why the top leaders of Skyward Sword had never been instigated or found was because Mebius had secretly controlled their minds and turned them into puppets.

Now, Destiny intends to seize the power of the elves for himself to complete Mebius's unknown plan.

From a personal point of view, Alti doesn't quite believe this. If Skyward Sword is really that kind of organization, how could it possibly allow so many justice-minded Valkyries to risk their lives for it?

But she also knew that this was just her wishful thinking. Looking at Yulandel standing with the elves at this time, Alti had to consider the possibility that Westcott said.