The villain daughter did all kinds of things

[Final Strike] has an impressive track record, having killed many Fusion-stage Mages and Archmages, but only Fusion-stage Mages and Archmages. There has never been any news of [Final Strike] killing an Ancient Dragon-level monster... Why?

The reason is actually quite simple: apart from a very few exceptions, most human mages and elven magicians have much lower physical strength than monsters of the same level, and their survivability depends entirely on various protective spells and special skills.

They are only killed when they are caught off guard or lack sufficient magic power, their vital points are blown apart by the [Final Strike]... In fact, the principle of the [Final Strike] is not complicated. It is simply to launch a magic bullet with the power equivalent to a serious strike from a Fusion Stage expert at the cost of the self-destruction of the magic device.

Such a powerful attack would be difficult to kill in one hit against ancient dragon-level monsters with naturally strong physiques, even if the monster did not deliberately defend itself... For example, this shadow dragon, its scales can offset most of the damage from the [Fatal Strike], and even if you hit its head from the outside, you can only seriously injure it at most, but you can't kill it completely.

To instantly kill the Shadow Dragon with a single [Deadly Strike], you must bypass its physical defenses and strike its vital organs, such as its heart and brain.

Emerald's golden right eye's ability to fuse organs was perfectly suited to do just that, and that's how she killed the Shadow Dragon—when the Shadow Dragon opened its mouth wide after being hit in the abdomen by Yulia, Emerald locked her gaze on the Shadow Dragon's throat, making the muzzle of the [Final Strike] gun essentially pierce the Shadow Dragon's throat and shoot it inside, ultimately blasting the Shadow Dragon's heart apart with a single blow.

This was the method Emeryte came up with when she decided to kill Shadow Dragon quickly, but she found it difficult to implement.

Although the Shadow Dragon also loves to roar, it always raises its head when it roars, making it impossible for Emerald to see inside its mouth from her position and angle. Furthermore, whenever the Shadow Dragon opens its mouth downwards or forwards, it does so with a breath of cursed flames; the deep purple flames also obscure its mouth, preventing Emerald from activating her right eye's special ability.

Fortunately, Yulia's Mind Correction Fist was as reliable as ever. Even if it was an Ancient Dragon-level Shadow Dragon, as long as it was female, it would roll its eyes, open its mouth, and drool when hit, ultimately creating an opportunity for Emerald to kill the Shadow Dragon with one blow.

Ark and the other bystanders certainly wouldn't know so many details, but they all more or less guessed that Shadow Dragon's death was not only due to the power of the [Final Strike] attack, but also definitely related to the ability of Emeryte's shining golden right eye.

Emerald didn't care about the exposure of her golden right eye, because every fusion mage must have at least one fusion organ that is publicly visible... otherwise, why would others acknowledge that you are a fusion mage?

Preserving information about the invisible ribbon of her innate magic was far more important to Ameliete.

The battle was thrilling, but it ended quickly. From the moment the Shadow Dragon unleashed its first breath to its death at the hands of Emerald, it took less than 10 minutes.

The students who had been half asleep during the battle finally woke up, and they were all grimacing and crying out in pain.

There was no other way; the situation was urgent, and Yulia threw and kicked them out, tent and all, without any gentleness, resulting in some injuries.

However, the people at Lohid Magic Academy certainly wouldn't blame Julia for being rough; on the contrary, they were all grateful to her for saving their lives... They treated the external injuries as practice for healing magic.

The hunting party was also accompanied by several mages skilled in healing magic. Although their healing abilities were not as good as Marcy's, who was already proficient in using the Flame of Life, they were still capable of treating the superficial wounds caused by the fall.

Among those receiving treatment were not only students from the magic academy, but also Connor, Amelie's fiancé... Because of his status, the magic academy took him very seriously, with three of the seven healing mages surrounding him to provide emergency care.

"How is he? Is there any hope for him?"

With barely suppressed laughter in her eyes, Emerald tried her best to sound sorrowful as she asked the magician who was treating Connor.

"I'm sorry, Miss Melson."

One of the magicians ignored Amelie's strange expression and tone, and answered in a very serious tone:

"Your fiancé is not yet in a state that can be defined as dead, but he is definitely not going to survive... The dragon breath of that shadow dragon is very special, and it is burning your fiancé's soul in an almost incurable way, causing him great pain now, and he will definitely die in a few days."

"If you really want to do something for him... I suggest you just kill him and give him a quick death. I don't think there's any way in the world to cure him right now. Even the Life Flame of the Crimson Moon Clan of the Elven Kingdom can only repair his body; his soul will still suffer and die in agony from the continuous burning of the dragon's breath."

"Thank you for your professional advice..."

Emerald first thanked the healing-specialized mage, then, with a sorrowful expression, said in a mournful voice:

“Although I personally dislike Mr. Connor, he is, after all, my fiancé, and now that he is in trouble, I have an obligation to help him… I trust your professional judgment, but I still want to try one more time… I plan to arrange for him to be admitted to Langdon Hospital. Mr. Langdon is a medical genius, and perhaps he can save him.”

"That Mr. Langdon who invented the magical bionic organ..."

The healing-specialized mage pondered for a moment, then nodded:

"He is indeed a genius, and he might actually have a solution. You can give it a try."

After reaching a consensus, Amelie quickly took out a coffin she had prepared in advance and put Connor, whose soul was still being burned by dragon breath, inside. She then had the mages cast several sealing and life-sustaining spells to temporarily settle Connor in.

The reason Connor was treated this way, besides Amelie being really angry with him and wanting to vent her anger, was also very important because of Connor's inheritance.

If Connor had died in the Shadow Dragon's attack, it would have been difficult for Emerald to claim any inheritance, since she was only his fiancée and legally she couldn't compete with Connor's relatives... even killing all of them might not have worked.

But if Connor had occasionally had a moment of lucidity during his treatment in the days before his death and made some promises or made a written will, many things would have been much easier to handle.

Of course, Connor himself would never leave his inheritance to Emerald; he probably hates Emerald to death right now.

But it doesn't matter, there's still 03 at Langdon Hospital. As long as Connor's body makes the promise and writes the written will, it doesn't really matter who controls the body.

"Thank you very much, little sister Emerald. I owe you a big favor this time."

After dealing with Connor, Ark walked over to Emerald again and whispered something in her ear.

Ark was a smart man, and he could see that Amelie had ulterior motives this time, and most likely she was using the Shadow Dragon's attack to get rid of her annoying fiancé.

But so what? In the end, Emery undoubtedly saved everyone at the Lohid Magic Academy, especially Ark.

If Emerald hadn't previously asked Connor to take down the Red Dragon, there's a very high probability that Ark would have been the one to deliver the final blow, and the Shadow Dragon's first wave of dragon breath during its revenge would have targeted Ark as well.

Ark is very strong. He has already reached the threshold of becoming a Grand Mage and is confident that he can break through within 5 years. But he is not a Grand Mage yet... and he is no different from Connor in the face of Shadow Dragon's first hateful breath.

In other words, if it weren't for Emerald, the one who would be suffering the agony of having their soul burned and slowly waiting for death in despair would be Ark.

That's why Ark said he owed Amelie a huge favor.

Emerald didn't refuse; she simply glanced at Ark with a smile and then made her request directly:

"I want the complete information on the [Lohid Replication Technique], and I also want Anna to have unlimited access to your college library's collection while she is a foreign teacher at your college."

"……it is good."

Yak hesitated for a moment, then agreed.

Such a life-saving favor is the hardest to repay, and now that Emeryte has made a direct request, it's actually a good thing for Ark.

However, Yak added one condition:

“Miss Anna’s library access is fine, I can process it for her. But I hope that you, sister Amelie, will only use the [Lohid Copying Technique] for your own purposes and not spread it outside.”

"Of course, I'm not stupid... Why would I pass on such powerful magic?"

Amelie nodded with a smile, which meant she and Ark had reached an agreement.

Of course, this is only the payment that Ark is making to Amelie in his personal capacity; the payments from the Lohid Magic Academy and the Lohid family will be calculated separately.

In addition, the Shadow Dragon was almost killed by Emerald and Julia working together. Mr. Mirror's use of his domain to trap the Shadow Dragon for two minutes was a contribution, but it can be ignored. Therefore, the Shadow Dragon's corpse will also be Emerald's spoils of war.

About 20 minutes after the battle ended, the Lohid family's reinforcements finally arrived: four human archmages, including Ark's grandfather, who was also the head of the Lohid family.

Unfortunately, the Red Dragon's Nest is still some distance from the Federation. Whether it's supersonic flight or temporarily drawing a teleportation array, it all takes time, and this is already the fastest it can be.

After Emelite politely greeted the four magicians from the Lohid family, she no longer needed to worry about the matter; Ark would report everything clearly.

Upon learning that the Shadow Dragon was actually killed by Emerald and Julia, the four great mages of the Lohid family were all surprised. They were even more surprised when they saw Emerald's radiant golden right eye... Emerald's age of breaking through the fusion stage not only completely broke the Federation's previous record, but also far exceeded the experts' predictions.

The Lohid and Melson families have been on good terms for over a thousand years, and due to generations of intermarriage, they can practically be considered the same family with different surnames... These elders of Ark are also considered to be Amelie's elders in terms of blood relations.

Therefore, after understanding the cause and effect of the matter, the head of the Lohid family readily agreed that he would definitely repay Amelie generously.

As for the specifics of how to express gratitude, both sides decided to discuss it later. Amelie actually already had some ideas, but it wasn't appropriate to say them now, and there was no rush.

In short, with the arrival of the powerful members of the Lohid family, this hunt, which was extremely dangerous for most people, has come to a complete end.

The teachers and students of the magic academy, along with the invited guests, will be escorted by powerful figures back to the Federation overnight, and each frightened guest will receive some compensation.

Amelie didn't go with them.

She needed to coax Yulia back to Locke City first... because she was about to do something really bad, and she definitely couldn't bring Yulia with her.

"So Emery, you're really amazing... I had a feeling about this, but I didn't expect it to be true."

Yulia wasn't particularly surprised to suddenly learn Emery's true strength, but she was clearly disappointed, and even made a self-deprecating joke:

"It's ridiculous that I always thought I would protect you, Emery, but it turns out you don't need my protection at all... Were you secretly laughing at me when I said these things before?"

Of course not!

Emerald's voice suddenly became very gentle, and she took Julia's hand and pressed it against her heart:

"Actually, every time Yulia says you'll protect me, I'm really happy~~"

"……How can it be?"

Yulia, however, still pouted:

"You're so much stronger than me? A Fusion Stage Mage, wow, that's amazing~~"

"This actually has nothing to do with ability~~"

Emery's smile remained gentle, and she even tickled Julia's palm with her index finger:

"I am, after all, the eldest daughter of the Melson family. The line of people willing to swear to protect me could circle Locke City several times... But are they truly willing to protect me? No, they are just after my family's money or my body."

"Only you, Julia... I can feel that what you want to protect is me, Emery, as an individual, not for my beauty, not for my wealth, you genuinely want to do this... even if I'm penniless and become ugly, you'll still do it, won't you? That's why I love you, Julia~~"

"Woo~~"

Yulia's face flushed instantly, and her imposing manner weakened considerably.

"Because...because he's a hero, and Emerald, you're my friend! It's only natural for a hero to protect his friend, not for his friend's beauty or wealth..."

After muttering something under her breath, Yulia's discomfort subsided considerably, but she still felt a little disappointed:

"But Emery, you're so amazing, you don't need my protection at all... Waaah?"

"...No, you have already protected me well, Julia."

Emery suddenly ignored the fact that there were people watching, and directly hugged Julia. After a fierce verbal battle, she said softly:

"Without your help in restraining and creating opportunities, I could never have defeated that shadow dragon so easily. Yulia, you are already my greatest hero, okay?"

"But……"

Julia's face was already flushed red, and she didn't even dare to look at Emerald. Only a little bit of resentment remained in her heart:

"The power that allowed me to fight the Shadow Dragon also came from Emerald... Without Emerald, wouldn't I be unable to do anything?"

"Then you underestimate yourself, Yulia..."

Emery first glanced around, and seeing that neither Ark nor the other teachers at the magic academy were paying attention, she leaned close to Julia's ear and whispered:

"That's an Ancient Dragon-level Shadow Dragon. As a Fusion-stage mage, it's perfectly normal for me to have the power to confront and defeat it head-on."

“But what about you, Julia? You’re just a Master-level mage, yet you’re already able to fight the Shadow Dragon head-on, hold it back, and even beat it until its eyes rolled back and it drooled, creating opportunities for me… What were the others at your level doing back then? Most of them couldn’t even shake off the effects of the dragon’s might.”

"So you are the real hero... Julia."

"It's quite normal for a Fusion-stage mage to defeat an Ancient Dragon-level Shadow Dragon. And for a Control-stage mage to even briefly confront an Ancient Dragon-level Shadow Dragon head-on is enough to become a legend and a miracle."

"Besides... Yulia, how long has it been since you received Senior Uri's inheritance? Your strength is already comparable to that of a genius mage like Ark who has been diligently cultivating for over 20 years. The only reason I'm stronger than you now is because my family is wealthy and I've invested a lot of resources in my cultivation since I was young... If I had used all those resources and time on you, Yulia, you would probably be invincible by now."

"So anyone in this world can underestimate themselves, but you, Yulia, can't~~"

"You are truly the chosen one, the hero destined to defeat the Demon King in novels and picture books. You have absolutely no need to worry about your strength... I really need you to protect me in the future. What if you become discouraged and despondent like this, and I get bullied by even stronger villains in the future?"

"Of course, I'll be the one to smash those bad guys!"

After being bewitched by Emerald, Julia finally rekindled her passion. The hand that Emerald hadn't caught clenched into a fist, and flames seemed to truly ignite in her eyes.

"I will definitely become stronger as soon as possible! I want to become a qualified... no, I want to become the strongest and most outstanding hero, I want to protect everyone! Protect Emerald!"

"...Phew~~"

With her inner turmoil completely dispelled, Julia took a deep breath. Her face was no longer flushed with embarrassment; instead, she looked intently at Emerald.

"Next, Emerald has to deal with your fiancé's affairs, right?"

"Ah."

Emery nodded:

“Although I hate him, he is still my fiancé, and there are some legal and property matters that need to be taken care of... Julia, you go back to Locke City and wait for me. I will be back in a few days at most.”

“Okay, no problem… It just so happens that there have been some foreign gangs in Locke City lately, which has been making me quite worried.”

Yulia obediently agreed at first, then looked at Emery's now undisguised, radiant golden right eye with a look full of understanding:

"But I have a request... Emerald, um... I hope that when you come back, you can seriously train me and toughen me up. I want to become stronger as soon as possible."

"……it is good."

Emery's lips curled into a happy smile, and then she grabbed one of Julia's clenched fists and rubbed it against her lower abdomen.

"But my special training is very strict... When Sisi was being trained by me, I made her cry all night several times... Yulia, you should be prepared, okay?"

"Hmph, I'm not afraid at all~~"

Yulia proudly raised her face and waved her other little fist:

"Don't forget I'm a hero! Emerald, don't you dare cry after you lose!"

. . . . .

Warrendo, Landon Hospital, single-person intensive care unit.

"There is no hope, just wait to die."