Let them live with that regret for the rest of their lives!

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In this remote mountain village, all is quiet after nightfall, except for the guards patrolling near the village entrance.

Goblins are cunning; if no one patrols, they might launch a large-scale attack under the cover of night.

Elise leaned against the window and looked at the night sky, then turned to the two of them and said, "There are no activities tonight, so get some rest."

Group flirting with Wu Ni Ba; ⊙Qi Liu 1

Sulfur-scarred zero% temple noon dream

Elena and Misha exchanged a glance. Although their relationship wasn't great, they still had a lot of tacit understanding at this moment.

焐》一柒2疤岜⊙霓?鹨尹5灵梦

Even in what seemed like a safe hotel, the time allotted for night watch was still set.

Elise didn't need to get involved in these things; she simply went to bed and slept.

Keeping watch was a boring task, so Elena simply put on night vision goggles and started reading.

The Complete Guide to Classic Magic for Beginners

This was given to her by Iris, who said to look through it when she had nothing to do, because magical artifacts aren't omnipotent and sometimes you still have to rely on yourself.

Elena thought what she said made a lot of sense, so she has been reading the book whenever she has time these past few days.

She initially thought it would be difficult, but after reviewing it, she found that casting these spells was surprisingly simple.

The flow of magic, the pauses and inflections in the spells—everything flowed so naturally, as if I had already learned it long ago.

It seems you have quite a talent for spellcasting.

The first half of the night passed quickly, and if she hadn't heard Misha get up, she might have continued to immerse herself in the book.

Michael slowly walked to Elena's side, glanced at her silently, and without saying a word, clearly expressed his intention to change shifts.

Elena shrugged, then closed the book and went to lie down on the empty bed.

After falling asleep, she appeared once again in the burning church.

Volume 1: Chapter 24 Battle in a Dream

"Ok?"

Elena discovered that the twisted monster was not in the burning church this time, nor were she or the woman whose face she couldn't see.

It was empty, and there was a distinct burnt smell in the air.

It felt like being there in person.

She also discovered that she was able to move around freely, unlike last time when she could only watch from the sidelines.

Just then, a slight noise came from ahead, and she looked ahead warily.

Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of her, the one Elena had seen in her dream.

The shattered magical armor was unrecognizable, and the wounds covering her body had scabbed over. She held a broken sword in her right hand and a deformed head in her other hand.

It's the head of that weird monster.

Was the battle in that dream won? And what about the other person?

As if sensing Elena's gaze, the other Elena slowly raised her head...

Yi Er)/Ling San? Er Ling Qi s】Chun n

Those were almost lifeless eyes. Seeing them, Elena seemed to already know the fate of another person.

"There's nothing I can do." A hoarse voice echoed in the burning church.

"I promised her that even if an evil god appeared in front of her, I would kill him to protect her, but in the end, I was the one who was protected."

Elena didn't quite understand what the other person meant, but she felt a sense of desolation, a feeling of powerlessness that she couldn't do anything about.

She had questions about whether there were any neighbors, and wanted to ask them, but another thought remained: "It's better to just let it all flow to yourself." As if knowing what she was thinking, blood tears welled in her lifeless, empty eyes: "If you want to know, then kill me. Then you will know everything you want to know, and the power to protect her."

A chilling killing intent erupted.

……

At dawn, Elena suddenly opened her eyes. The first thing she did upon waking was to touch her neck. She clearly remembered that just before she woke up, her head had been cut off by another version of herself.

With her head severed, she even saw her headless body splattering blood like red rain.

"Having a nightmare again?"

Elise's gentle voice brought Elena back to reality. She then realized that she was holding the other person's hand tightly. She subconsciously let go, but found that there was a red mark left on Elise's fair wrist from her grip.

"I'm sorry." Elena rubbed her slightly dizzy head. Last night, she dreamed that she had been killed dozens of times by another version of herself.

She could clearly sense that her other self was about the same strength as her, both at the third tier, but she had no ability to fight back at all.

However, after being killed so many times, she is now able to contend with her attackers to a certain extent.

But they still couldn't find an opportunity to retaliate and could only passively endure the attacks.

"You don't seem to be feeling well. Why don't you rest today? There's no rush."

"No need, it's just a side effect of having nightmares. I'll be fine after a rest."

"Are you really alright? Although goblins aren't much of a threat, I'd be heartbroken if you got hurt."

"If you feel sorry for me, how about giving me a vacation after this work is over?"

Elise blinked, then waved the hand that Elena had just grabbed in front of her: "It hurt so much when you grabbed me."

"Never mind, pretend I didn't say anything."

Ignoring the maid's murderous glare, Elena walked into the washroom and washed her face with cold water, which made her feel much more awake.

She wanted to know the secrets of her own existence, and what her other self was all about. The only way to find out was to kill the other person.

It may not be possible now, but it will happen sooner or later...

……

The mine is near the village; you can find it quickly by following the dilapidated railway tracks.

Goblins were on guard near the mine, but the little maid slit their throats one by one.

Back by her mistress's side, the little maid flicked the blood off her dagger with a hint of disgust. She had no intention of putting the dagger away before leaving the mine.

"Although goblins are weak, be careful. Many adventurers have failed because of them. If you accidentally make a mistake, you'll unlock a defeat cutscene."

"?" The little maid tilted her head, not quite understanding what her mistress meant.

You'd better be careful yourself.

"I feel safe with you protecting me."

Elena did not respond to Elise's words, but silently drew her dagger, put on her somewhat heavy night vision goggles, and walked into the mine.

Goblins are cunning and like to ambush from various blind spots. They even set up simple traps. If it were an inexperienced novice team, they might fall into their trap without even realizing it.

But Elena is different; as an experienced adventurer, she knows all the habits of goblins.

The goblin hiding in the blind spot didn't even have time to react before Elena slit its throat.

She moved quickly, and by the time Elise reached her side, the goblin corpses were already lying all around her.

Whether it was her imagination or not, seeing Elena at this moment, Elise seemed to see the Elena from before her rebirth, the Elena who would stand by her side no matter what happened.

"There shouldn't be any fish that slipped through the net, right?"

“Not at the moment.” Elise said as she activated the Mark of the Gluttonous King, and the corpses on the ground were devoured in the blink of an eye, leaving only traces of blood.

Her current evil god priesthood is only at the second tier, and the first-tier goblins can still provide her with some attributes and experience.

As they ventured deeper into the mine, the number of goblins increased, and even second-tier goblin professionals appeared, but they were still no match for Elena.

After last night's grueling training, she is now in better control of herself.

贰】湫￥′晽s}≯潵≌=瞴肿转: Not even a single goblin missed reaching Elise's side, making her a very competent bodyguard.

Arriving at a fork in the mine, Elena glanced at Elise, who understood her and pointed to the right: "This is a dead end, but there are goblins here. Let's go this way first, kill them, and then take the other path."

"Ah."

Elena is like a heartless goblin slayer; wherever she goes, goblins die.

Perhaps because no one had come to clean it for a long time, there were more goblins in the mine than expected, and even Elena felt a little tired.

"Let's take a short rest. The end is just ahead, and there are several Tier 3 goblins there."

Volume 1: Chapter 25 Berserker Iris

Before reaching the deepest part of the goblin's lair, Elena watched as Elise put on rings one by one on her fingers. After all ten fingers were covered, she put on a magical artifact that resembled a bracer.

"What are you doing?"

"Preparations before battle, huh? You don't really think I'm just a pretty face, do you?"

Currently, Elise is not afraid of most protagonists as long as they are of the same rank. Even if she can't beat them, she can't win either. But if there is one more, she will only be killed.

"They're just a few third-tier goblins. It shouldn't be your turn to take action, right?"

Elena glanced at the little maid. Although the maid always stayed by Elise's side, the little maid's strength was undeniable. Elena had felt a deadly threat from her several times.

[箘琉八〕吾巴笼”事林午]

She didn't know why the little maid had such murderous intent towards her, but it didn't matter. With Elise around, even if she wanted to kill her, she wouldn't do it.

With just her and Misha, they could easily clear out the goblins inside.

But does Elise's caution mean that there is something else inside besides goblins?

"Wait a minute, besides goblins, there might be fourth or even fifth-tier beings. Be careful. Don't worry about my safety, I'll be fine."

"Wait, fourth- or even fifth-tier beings? Are you sure this is a place we can come to?"

"Although the rank seems intimidating, it's definitely something we can handle right now. You'll see when the time comes. And if all else fails, you still have that ring, don't you?"

The spatial teleportation ring on Elena's hand was a little-known secret, one that only she knew. She never expected that Elise would also know about it.

But she wasn't too surprised, probably because Elise knew too much, so even if the other party knew her trump card, it didn't seem strange.

The goblins deep inside the lair already knew roughly what was happening outside, but Elise and her companions blocked the only exit. The timid goblins, fearing an ambush, did not choose to come out.

Elise whispered a few words in the maid's ear, then said, "We've rested enough, let's go."

Elena took the lead, while the little maid brought up the rear. Although Elise had said there would be no danger, the two of them were very cautious.

If we can prevent Elise from taking action, then it's best to avoid letting her do so.

After passing through a long mine tunnel, a huge fireball appeared before the three of them.

The goblin mage launched an attack the moment they appeared, but the fireball vanished as it approached the three of them, as if swallowed by an invisible giant mouth, leaving only scorching air behind.

Elena instantly went into battle mode and met the charging goblin warrior.

The little maid hesitated for a moment, then rushed toward the goblin mage with an eerie, rapid pace.

Elise, gun in hand, kept pulling the trigger, killing the goblins that approached them one by one.

The goblins also realized the threat posed by Elise; an unprotected ranged mage was a good target.

In the blind spot behind Elise, the goblin assassin had somehow moved there, but just as it was about to launch an attack, it found itself entangled by tentacles formed from shadows.

The tentacles, which had no physical form, kept emerging from the shadows and coiling around the goblin assassin, dragging him into the swamp-like shadows in the blink of an eye.

In this dimly lit cave, the power granted by the Shadow Scepter is extremely strong.

Even if a very small number of goblins manage to get close to Elise, they will be blasted away by the massive magical impact in the next second.

The battle lasted only a few minutes before it came to an end. The goblins gathered there had been almost completely slaughtered. Elise took out a bottle of magic potion and drank it down, then took out a magic crystal and put it into the magazine of her magic gun.

After beheading the last goblin in front of her, Elena cautiously returned to Elise's side.

Although the battle was over, she felt increasingly threatened.

It seems like something terrifying is approaching.

Her intuition is always very accurate.

Elena had just drunk a bottle of magic potion when she felt a huge roar. The stone wall at the end of the mine shattered, and a huge stone knight slowly emerged.

This stone knight statue should have been pure white, but perhaps due to the passage of countless years, the stone is covered with cracks and dust, but even so, it still exudes a powerful aura.

It's definitely at level five.