The ice arrows came one by one. Azel managed to destroy it continuously with his sword. Only, the temperature in the surroundings rapidly dropped. He watched the Dark Elf keep trying to blow his head off.
"Can't we talk calmly? I just want to know why you are hiding in my territory. Nothing less, nothing more."
"...."
Instead of words, arrows once again came in response. This made Azel frown. Taking a deep breath, his expression gradually became serious.
"It seems you are the type of woman who must be 'subdued' before being spoken to."
After saying that, the sword in Azel's right hand was suddenly enveloped in black flames. He then immediately dashed towards the Dark Elf woman. Several arrows shot straight at him, but the young man easily parried them. After he managed to get close to her, Azel immediately swung his sword.
"With this, it's do-"
Before he could finish his sentence, Azel jumped back. Where he was before, the Dark Elf woman had slashed out with a dagger. If the young man had been careless, there might have been a hole in his neck already.
"What a flexible body," Azel said as he thrust the sword right into the Dark Elf's neck. Since the enemy did not hesitate to aim for the fatal spot, he also did not hesitate to do the opposite.
Klang!
The Dark Elf woman parried Azel sword with a dagger enveloped in a cold aura. Her figure then jumped backwards. The woman then observed Azel carefully.
"I heard that Prince Azazel is a good-for-nothing man, but that was wrong. As I thought...all nobles are liars."
A beautiful but cold voice sounded in the ear. Azel stared at the female Dark Elf in amazement. The face is beautiful, the body is beautiful and flexible, and the voice is also melodious. The young man clicked his tongue. If only that woman was not too cruel, surely she would be the woman many men dream of.
Azel looked at the Dark Elf woman who was observing him with a cold expression. Rather than a cold expression, one could say that her expression was filled with hatred. This made the young man wonder in his heart.
'I do not know you. If we ever meet, I won't forget that 'flashy' face. So why are you looking at me as if I'm the most disgusting trash in the world? Isn't that too much?'
"I'm not a liar, ok? I'm just lazy. They think I'm useless, but I never said I was." Azel shook his head with a disapproving expression.
"Keep pretending..."
The Dark Elf woman suddenly disappeared from her spot. When she appeared, she was already in front of the young man while lowering her head slightly. The woman then stabbed the dagger right in Azel's neck.
Klang!
'Shit! Absolutely no-nonsense!'
Azel shouted in his heart. Seeing slash after slash continuously targeting the eyes, neck, heart, and various vital organs made the young man confused about what to say. It seemed that the woman in front of him really intended to kill him.
Klang! Klang! Klang!
"Give up, you can't beat me." Azel who parried every single dagger strike with his sword said with a sincere expression.
"Arrogant nobleman!" The female Dark Elf snorted coldly.
Despite trying her best, the woman failed to land an attack on Azel. When she slashed, her opponent would parry. When she kicks the bottom, her opponent will jump lightly to avoid it. In a nutshell, you could say that all of her attacks were as predicted.
"I told you that-"
Klang!
Azel parried the Dark Elf's attack with a surprised expression. The reason he was surprised was, even though the attack was stopped, the ice magic still hit his shoulder. Glancing at the left shoulder where there was a scratch and a cold feeling there, Azel was surprised.
The Dark Elf in front of him was a level 3 demon like Old Man Kun. It's nearly impossible to injure him. Azel then looked at the woman. she lowered her body and did not look at him, but the magic energy from her surged rapidly.
'Forcibly breaking through? Level 4? No! This is not a breakthrough.'
Azel stared at the female Dark Elf with an amazed expression. The hair that was originally black became half white, some parts of the body such as the hand holding the dagger were also tinged with a hint of white, as if they were covered in snow or frozen.
Seeing that strange phenomenon, Azel couldn't help but be surprised. He muttered, "Is this the effect of Frost Heart?"
As Azel had mentioned, Frost Heart was an innate talent that a female Dark Elf had. The reason he knew that half-Trolls were fake was because Trolls couldn't possibly have that kind of talent. Just that, the young man didn't know which race's innate talent and was surprised that it was a Dark Elf.
'Strong control of ice magic? Using magic to forcibly raise one level?'
'Truly an extraordinary innate talent.'
Azel thought as he stared at the Dark Elf's figure in amazement.
***
"Elena!"
"Big sis Elena!"
Closing her eyes, the voices of her mother and younger sister resounded in her mind. The Dark Elf woman named Elena suddenly recalled her past.
Since childhood, she lived in the domain of a Count in the West Duchy (Western Duchy). At the age of 10, her talent emerged and caught the attention of the Count. Elena was recruited to become a magician, more precisely an archer capable of using magic.
Her father died when she was 7 years old. At home, there were only her mother and younger sister. They were both very proud of her for being able to become a magician in the Count's legion.
Time is ticking. Elena, who is 15 years old, has been appointed as the captain of the archers. In addition to archery, she and her comrades began to be taught methods of killing. After continuously training and carrying out missions for two years, Elena achieved an extraordinary achievement.
Elena, a beautiful, strong, and kind Dark Elf girl was truly admired by many people. Later, the Count's son who recognized her beauty and talent was attracted to Elena. However, Elena didn't like the arrogant man who came and suddenly ordered her to be his concubine.
The Count's son that she rejected finally left in a rage, but Elena didn't think much of it. After a month had passed, the woman was suddenly assigned to lead a troop of archers to help the troops that were at war. But something strange happened, as if their route was known, the opposing troops surrounded them with several times the number. In the end, a massacre takes place.
Whether it was by luck or fate, Elena managed to survive because she fell into a fast-flowing river. The woman returned home even though her body was covered in wounds. Having been on the battlefield for so long, she knew that her mother and younger sister would be worried.
Arriving home after a long journey, Elena was surprised to find her mother and younger sister not home. She was about to find out something, but she accidentally heard a rumor that she and her troops were sent to the battlefield to lure the enemy so that the main force could escape. In other words, it's a suicide mission.
Not only that, after searching, Elena received information that the families of the knights sent had been 'taken care of' by the Count. Even though it was said that it was 'treated'... more like they were enslaved. Men were used as mine slaves, women who were less attractive were made into 'servants' of the knight's bodyguards. Whereas beautiful women, of course… became the toys of the nobility.
Elena suddenly recalled the Count's son leaving angrily, her heart turning cold. She began to find out the whereabouts of her mother and younger sister. In the end, she found news about them. Only, that's not good news.
A beautiful Dark Elf mother and daughter committed suicide when they are about to be made noble slaves.
Hearing that story, Elena immediately looked for the graves of her mother and younger sister. On a night where heavy rain drenched the demon continent, the beautiful Dark Elf's figure dug into the grave ground with her two hands. Seeing the two half-decayed figures lying underground, he could only roar with hatred.
After the rain stopped and the tomb was closed by her again, all the crying, screaming, and sobbing had disappeared. Only one thing remained...
The hatred for the nobles in her heart!
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