Everyone is a hero, but I am a second-year player.

"Ok?"

Iref looked at the front of the letter, then at the back, then filled the letter paper with magic power, pinched a small flame to shine under the paper, and finally tried to wet the paper with water. She tried various methods but could not find the twelfth word without the punctuation mark.

"Ok?"

Is that all?

As soon as the thought came to his mind, the water on the paper disappeared instantly, returning to its original state.

Ireif sat in her seat, looking at the letter in her hand in silence for a long time.

...That's right!

An Yi is a man of few words!

Given his personality, if he is very busy, isn't it normal for him not to receive a letter for half a year?

He sent me a letter despite his busy schedule, which shows that...

"He has me in his heart!"

He is not the kind of person who would express his emotions directly, but he wrote to me before the war... In other words.

He is nervous too, right?

You feel insecure when your master is not around, right?!

Well, after all, it is a war against a small demon country, how can we not be nervous?

This time is different from the last time we fought against the "Sword Demon". This time we don't have the master to support us!

"etc……!"

It must have been a while since the letter was sent. Has the Goblin Empire been conquered?

If it has been taken down, is An Yi rushing here now?

He will definitely come in person to announce the good news!

Yes, right? Yes, right?!

The more Elef thought about it, the happier she became, and she chuckled to herself.

Then the thought changed again.

No! Before An Yi came, the good news of the Saint Lady Team's success should have come sooner, right?

It should have been a while now, and there is still no movement. Does that mean they haven't taken it down yet?

Or is it that the attack has been completed but the news has not yet been passed on? Or is it that the attack is currently underway but has not yet been completed?

I care so much about the results!

She didn't know why, but even though she was only attacking a group of demons that she could crush with just one finger, she was more nervous than facing the Demon King's seventy-two servants directly.

Perhaps to her, An Yi's safety is more important than her own life?

“Huha…!”

When Iref realized this possibility, her face turned red. If this were a comic, she would definitely be sweating profusely.

"Squeak—"

The gate of the training ground was opened from the outside.

Ireif quickly stuffed the letter into her arms, adjusted her sitting posture, and returned to her usual dignified appearance.

Outside the door, Filia walked in. Her clothes looked a little dirty, as if she had just finished a battle.

"Master, I'm back." It took Filia two seconds to walk from the entrance of the training ground to the deepest part, and she stood in front of Ireif and bowed slightly.

"What's wrong, Filia? You look so miserable, which is not like you." Ireif asked with a chuckle.

"Master's face is also very red. Maybe he ran away secretly somewhere again?" Filia sighed softly.

In her opinion, Ilef must have run outside just now, and then knew through some magic that Filia was coming, and then hurried back, so her face was so red.

"Ahem." Ireif put her hands on her burning cheeks. "Is there something important that requires such haste?"

"We have encountered new enemies." Filia's expression became more serious. "They are a kind of demons made of stone. Although they are not fast, they are very strong and resilient. We can't do anything to them."

Ileif pursed her lips and thought for a moment: "Where did the wild demons come from? Are they some kind of elemental creatures?"

"Yes." Filia nodded.

"Didn't that silly girl Shiloh go with you? There's nothing she can do about it," Ireif asked doubtfully.

"Well, although the opponent's resilience is not higher than her strength, her attacks cannot destroy the opponent's body, and the opponent doesn't seem to feel pain." Filia said.

"What about the casualties?" Ireif asked again.

"Five people were sacrificed, four were seriously injured, and nine were slightly injured. Due to insufficient intelligence, they were all killed or injured by the opponent's unknown magic." Filia reported truthfully.

Ireif nodded thoughtfully.

In fact, the casualties had nothing to do with her. After all, she could only stay here and couldn't do much to help.

Even though she secretly took out a Goblin King, it doesn't mean she would attack him directly in front of the hero.

However, she had promised to help the heroes, so she had to give some useful suggestions.

such as……

“Run away quickly before all the people die. If they are earth elemental creatures, then their energy source is the earth.

As long as they are above ground, they will continue to fight, and the earth magic they use will be very difficult for you to deal with.

...No, aren't you going to the forest? Where did this thing come from?" Irefu frowned slightly.

Only then did she realize that something seemed to be wrong?

It is possible for various wild demons to appear in the forest landscape, and it is also possible for some wood elemental creatures such as tree elves and flower fairies to appear.

However, earth elemental creatures will definitely appear in places where the earth element is more concentrated, such as deserts or volcanoes, or stone mountains and mines.

Why is it in the forest?

"Those monsters... appeared suddenly." Filia said in a deep voice.

"Suddenly appeared? Appeared out of thin air?" Ireif sat up slightly and asked Filia.

"Appearing out of nowhere... well, that's a good way to put it, they just appeared out of nowhere.

When we were clearing out a group of giant spider demons, a large number of level seven demons made of stones suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Now... I am the only one who escaped.

Moreover, some dust would float from their bodies, and breathing it in would cause severe pain in the lungs. Only I escaped, while the others were still there. "When Filia said this, her face became even gloomier.

She was the only one who escaped, which didn't quite fit the statement.

It should be said that she was the only one who could escape.

No one else can escape.

That's why she ran back to ask Ireif for help.

"Marle's wind should be able to dispel the dust, right?" Ireif asked again.

"They must have realized this and concentrated their attack on Maree. At first, we didn't know that their attack would come from the ground, so... Maree was seriously injured."

Having said that, Filia clenched her fists.

This is what inevitably happens when encountering an unknown demon.

Suffering unexpected harm.

Because I don't know the opponent's magic and attack methods.

"Elemental creatures have a strong sense of magic power. Perhaps they think those among you with high magic power are the greatest threat, so they will attack you first."

Ileph said thoughtfully, then asked;

"So what are you going to do now?"

"...bring some food over, then let Maree recover and disperse the dust, and then let the highly agile hero lead everyone to escape." Filia said in a deep voice.

"Well, let's do it." Ireif nodded.

When Filia came to consult Ilef, she actually wanted to ask, "Escape? Or fight?"

Ireif gave them a clear answer to let them escape, so there was no need to continue fighting.

Because Ilef's judgment was that they could not win.

Moreover, judging from the number of these level seven demons, they are obviously not monsters like lords. It is not worth wasting special abilities on them.

Escape first, and come back to discuss it later.

Filia bowed to Ileph and thanked her, then left quickly.

On the way, she was always hesitating about one thing.

Should I use [Godspeed] or not?

Whether it is to hurry on the road or to bring others from other places, [Shenxing] is very useful.

But is it simply used to speed up the journey, or to bring people to rescue?

Or maybe, just don't use it at all?

It would be a waste if I don’t bring anyone with me. If I do bring someone, who should I bring?

Senior brother?

If I rashly bring him here, won't it interfere with his attack on the Goblin Empire?

Filia wasn't decisive enough.

In the training ground, Ireif took out the warm letter from her arms, held it in her hand and read it quietly for a while, falling into deep thought.

Appear out of thin air?

Why do elemental creatures appear out of nowhere?

Could it be that... there are some high-level demons among the demons who are using space magic to deploy these low-level demons to the human border?

Use this to encroach on human territory?

No, that's not right.

Low-level demons of the size of goblins alone are enough to cause a devastating blow to humans, so why should we deploy other demons?

Is it to deal with the hero?

Not right either.

Since the opponent is a high-level demon who can control space magic, the hero is nothing in their eyes.

Dedicatedly deploying low-level demons to deal with the heroes is actually an inefficient thing to do.

Moreover... no matter whether the demon coming over is a low-level demon or any other kind of demon, once the other party uses space magic because of the brave, it would be considered as lowering one's status.

After all, who would spend a lot of money to hire a mercenary group and use the most exquisite carriages to go to the border area to crush a few ants?

But the other way around.

It is also possible that he went to the border area specifically to do something else and stepped on a few ants as a byproduct.

So, what exactly are these earth elemental creatures here for...?

Ireif soon had the answer in her mind.

Perhaps, it is used to attack human territory.

Human territory is invaded by demons at regular intervals, and it is expected that all of it will be taken over by the demons in nine and a half years.

It's been half a year now, so it's understandable that the other party has started to take action.

But...why is it an earth elemental creature?

That kind of demons don't live in areas with a strong earth element...

and many more.

Ileph rummaged through the cabinet beside the table and soon found the map that Shiloh had given her.

She spread the map out on the ground and scanned the area.