Chapter 922: The Disqualified Elf Prince
The natural power that surged in had undergone a qualitative transformation under the enhancement of the Annotation Technique.
The order produced by the Originating Field tore apart the opponent’s head the moment it bloomed.
Accompanied by the opponent’s screams, it turned into torn flesh.
“No! This is impossible! It can’t be…”
But regardless of the approaching death from becoming extraordinary or the blood and flesh rebirth granted by demon power, the opponent managed to resurrect once again at this moment of impending doom.
Demons are like this; even their brains are no longer organs that affect their continued existence.
The reason for his scream was disbelief.
Just natural power, paired with an ordinary bow, had shot an arrow that ripped through his body!
Yet the understanding he grasped only allowed him to see this much.
What he couldn’t comprehend even more was that his clone had actually withstood this blow, letting the arrow easily breach his defenses!
“Have you noticed? Just like you hold onto your faith, the power of demons transforms into a curse. It indeed gives you strength, but that’s just the sweet part; it won’t help you to the fullest. At this moment, I am kindly explaining this to him.”
It’s not that he hadn’t thought of it; he had, but he was unwilling to admit it.
He still had the mentality of a child, wanting everything and more…
“When you embraced the demon, you ceased to be a child of the world’s will. Even if the world’s will had only you left as hope, it wouldn’t allow you to behave recklessly.”
“No… that’s impossible! It can only rely on me! You don’t understand anything… die for me!”
When he could no longer roar this sentence in a furious manner, it was also the moment he was most powerless.
Perhaps in that impulsive moment, he uttered a truth that even he couldn’t believe.
Anger and power can’t solve all problems. Just like now, the bowstring in my hand had already bent open his chest.
The blades on the bowstring, after being enhanced by order, were also the sharpest weapons.
The Energy Shield easily peeled away the blood from the reduced blast, and I grasped his heart in one go.
There was an aura there that constantly swayed, utterly different from that of his physical form.
That was the mark granted to him by the world.
It was also the source of his far superior spiritual power.
“No… no! This is the only thing! You can’t take it away! Get your hand off my heart!”
“Ha ha… It is your power, isn’t it? You use it so unrestrainedly?”
I callously crushed his heart, and then, wrapped in surges of demon power, wisps of light spread out, ultimately coalescing into an unremarkable glow in my hand.
This action reminded me of the moment when I took out Liliana’s spellbook in front of my assistants back then.
But this time, it was different.
Without the attentiveness of the world’s will, this fellow before me was simply a lucky one.
Just a bit of emotional guidance could make him ruin himself.
This was indeed… somewhat embarrassing of the “genius” name that Sheryl had spoken of.
At this moment, even after I had crushed his heart, this fallen elf still had not completely died.
His vitality surprised me and also evoked my pity.
Had I known, I wouldn’t have used the power of order on him.
After all, it was somewhat unfair to bully someone below extraordinary.
However, his actions disgusted me, which was why I wanted to quickly put an end to his behavior.
Earlier, I wanted to prove his foolishness, not to show that he had given up on being an elf and fallen into the embrace of a true demon, nor to prove that elves were stronger than demons.
It was a simple reasoning; the strength of the individual did not relate much to the race, as naturally stronger beings were stronger. What does race have to do with it?
The foolishness I spoke of referred to his one-sided willfulness and that decision to give up.
Perhaps he had truly gone through too much despair, but before he welcomed the real dawn, he had completely given up.
Efforts and burdens to move forward—these concepts are not quantifiable; others may succeed on their first try while you fail even after ten attempts. Isn’t that unfair?
This is what you think is unfair; your “thought” may earn you others’ sympathy, but it cannot bring you success.
What is foolishness?
Being overly cautious in trivial matters while hastily deciding on significant ones.
He could nitpick over my calling him a demon, but to defeat me, he completely plunged into the arms of a demon.
Such a person has no right to fight with me.
How was such a person considered a genius anyway?
Do they rely on nostalgic memories and dark transformations every battle?
When the opponent had no means to retaliate, the Annotation Technique’s sealing method came into play.
The opponent possessed nearly extraordinary immortality and the flesh regeneration of a demon. Coupled with having completely lost the concept of a lethal organ, it was still somewhat challenging for this clone of mine to take him down.
After all, the clone lacked the techniques granted by my wisdom, had no Spirit Vision, and lacked many direct methods or techniques targeting souls or soul materials. Achieving a complete kill was indeed quite challenging.
After all, the gap in strength lay there.
I could win, but more through trickery, plus the fact that the opponent had dealt himself a blow.
After being sealed, the fallen elf before me seemed to deflate instantly.
Without the world’s will’s care, he lost his foundation; without potential, even the blessings of demon power dissipated following it.
In this moment, he seemed to return to the moment of his world’s destruction, filled with sorrow.
I felt the “power” in my hands; strictly speaking, it couldn’t even be considered power, but rather a special concept whose existence I couldn’t easily define.
This concept reminded me of fortune. Although called “Qi Power,” it did not conform to any energy form.
But the derivation of the Earth Vein Identification Technique, the “Information Identification Technique,” seemed to be able to draw special insights from it.
These insights seemed to form a voiceless picture.
Watching the scenes presented by these pictures, the fallen elf’s excitement instantly revealed, but because he was sealed, he could barely speak, only able to hide his trembling form, which should be crying.
That was the scene that had disappeared from his mind the moment the world’s will was taken away from him.
The last sight of the world of Forest Elves before it was destroyed.
This power… it is a blessing, also a curse, and more importantly, a reason that continually urges him to grow stronger.
His memories had long since blurred, yet this time was different; it was a moment where he once again saw such a clear image.
Last year, he had personally experienced it.
He shouldn’t have forgotten it, nor could he…
…
When my battle ended, the happiest one was undoubtedly Dawn.
As the only member who had come into contact with the Catastrophe Witch, as long as the other party continued to collaborate with the association, his status would rise accordingly.
For those veterans of the association, they were actually reluctant to see this situation.
But who made them choose to observe in the face of qualifications, allowing him to seize the opportunity?
It didn’t even matter whether he was the temporary vice president anymore, as the real vice president was dead.
“Lady Catastrophe Witch, you didn’t get hurt in this battle, did you? Do you need me to…”
“No need.” I rejected this eager vice president who had come forward.
After all, so-called injuries meant nothing to me; ordinary medical methods couldn’t compare to my magical means.
“Alright, alright…” Dawn nodded eagerly, saying nothing more, only his gaze fixed on the spot where that figure had been pierced by arrows, where not a single trace of wound remained.
Aside from that, there seemed to be no other injuries.
“Then… please accept this; you can contact me directly anytime through this…” As Dawn spoke, he took out something similar to a phone.
Its function was indeed a phone, primarily for real-world contact.
However, this object was useless for most people, as they did not have friends in reality; as for in the game… direct friend communication was sufficient.
I took this communicator, slightly frowning. This thing… was too crude.
It wasn’t even as refined as the phones given at the entrance of the Witch Academy; perhaps this was the result of civilization determining technological development.
So I directly destroyed this communicator; unsurprisingly, this object was also made of pixel materials.
“Ah… this…” Dawn’s heart instantly sank at my actions! If stable communication channels couldn’t be established, he could be replaced at any moment!
And just as he was panicking, my voice came again.
“You’re quite ambitious; it reminds me of someone I know, who made a similar gamble just like you.” I naturally observed his reaction, knowing exactly what he wanted.
I took out a consciousness crystal from my equipment; upon lifting it, inside was a pre-prepared Great Knowledge Seed.
“In the future, contact me through this; only you can reach me.” I said plainly, as if it were a trivial matter, then I sent the Great Knowledge Seed into his Sea of Consciousness.
The current Great Knowledge Seed, including the mass-produced Knowledge Seeds, now had a mature guidance model; it was no longer like before where I had to teach step-by-step how to use it.
Even those without a Sea of Consciousness could naturally develop it; ordinary people, who hadn’t activated extraordinary energy, also had special techniques for the Great Knowledge Seed that completed the supplement.
Dawn lived in the Game World; if he couldn’t even figure out how to use the Great Knowledge Seed, he should miss out on the opportunity.
“Please communicate with the person in charge of the association; I need to ask some questions about this elf shortly. Since it’s a cooperation, there should be some sincerity, right?”
“Uh… mm, ah? Oh! Yes, yes!”
At this moment, Dawn, still immersed in the fact that the Great Knowledge Seed had opened up his Sea of Consciousness, hadn’t reacted yet, but he instinctively chose to agree.
As the view of the Great Knowledge Seed first unfolded and covered his original field of vision, he was so shocked that he couldn’t speak.
He instinctively rubbed his eyes, unable to believe that… in reality, he had seen a view resembling a game screen without relying on his game account!
“This is the Great Knowledge Seed, also the medium through which you can contact me. It has many other functions for you to explore. If your efficiency doesn’t satisfy me, I’ll replace you at any time.”
“Y-yes! I promise to complete the task!” After being shocked, Dawn was insane!
This represented his acknowledgment from the Catastrophe Witch, and as mentioned earlier, as long as he could contact her, it guaranteed that his status could not be shaken!
Moreover, this incredible extraordinary method made him suddenly realize that he… was not just anyone! Everyone had underestimated this Catastrophe Witch!
Her tremendous combat strength might just be one aspect of her; what was even more terrifying was this method they could not comprehend!
Dawn had no time to consider whether this thing could also take his life along with it.
In any case, it didn’t matter anymore; they were tied to the other side’s ship, and even if he couldn’t control his death, when the time came to a desperate situation, his death was no longer in his own hands.
After Dawn left, I quietly observed the situation.
Just now, I had roughly understood this fellow with the Earth Vein Identification Technique; he indeed possessed some capability.
After all, the threshold for being able to officially join the Real Protection Association was already quite high; their differences were just qualifications, ambition, and means.
Thus, I interrupted to give him an opportunity to see if he could become the second Millien.
If all else failed, it was no big deal to directly lead him to destruction.
Many things need not be thought too complexly, nor do all angles need to be considered; otherwise, it would seem that everyone around is useless, and one’s own life would be a complete mess.
Main World Witch Academy.
Inside the Primordial Dream Laboratory.
“… The pitiful elf prince hid aboard a void spaceship fleeing the world, weeping in silence, his eyes only able to see the shattered world gradually moving away from him…”
“Ah? The prince has no power to save his world? What happened next? How did it develop?” The foolish one spoke in disbelief.
The other foolish dreams also expressed deep regret regarding this.
“What happened next~ After receiving the last blessing from the world, the elf prince continuously wandered in the void, gradually growing stronger. He made many friends and formed many partnerships, and with their help, the elf prince saved his lost kin, and they revived the glory of the elves in a harmonious world with the Mother Tree’s seed!”
“Eh? Then… what about the demons that invaded them?” Yu Yun curiously asked.
“As for the demons~ they are an extremely vast super race that cannot be contested by just one race of elves, so the elven clan joined to resist the abyss demons alongside the vast forces of the void…”
Just as I was about to weave the next story for the foolish dream, I suddenly received a message from Principal Mei.
Then, I sensed activity outside the laboratory.
“Oh no~ Sister Xiao Han seems to be encountering some trouble. Let’s consider this an open-ended conclusion for now, and you can think of how the elf prince seeks revenge!”
After comforting the foolish dreams’ emotions, I hurriedly left here and went outside.
Soon, I saw the hurried Principal Mei appearing here.
She wasn’t even here in clone form.
“Little Li! You’re still here!” Upon seeing me, Principal Mei seemed to instinctively breathe a sigh of relief.
