Laying with the condition of a charred body in front of me is a beautiful woman.
Could it be that this woman is the Leader of the Demon King's army that the village head said?
It took me by surprise as soon as I saw the woman who was behind us. Just the thought of her attacking us without us noticing gave me chills.
If Alicia's magic had been even a little late, we might have been finished first.
I really underestimated it.
"Uuh... Ughh, I can't believe it would have this much impact. Wh-Who are you? People who can use holy magic this strong, are you an Archbishop?" the woman said as she slowly started to get up.
Elvy and I immediately retreated behind Alicia, it seems this will not end so easily. I can't believe she's still holding up after being hit by Alicia's holy magic.
Could it be that she has an item that can increase hers resistance to holy magic?
While I was thinking about that, the Demon Lord Leader slowly started to stand up.
"Khuku, this is surprising. But it's really too bad, I have an item that allows me to defend against holy arts attacks, so even if you—"
"[Sacred Turn Undead]!"
"Kyaaaaahhhh—!!!"
"Even though you're just a lowly undead, what's with your arrogance?" said Alicia who attacked the Vampire again with anti-undead magic without letting her finish.
The Vampire Woman fell again, and her body was emitting charred smoke while twitching like someone had been electrocuted. But, as I expected, she still hasn't disappeared. It seems she has an item that can make her immune to holy attacks.
What a hassle.
Not even an attack from the goddess could deal her a fatal wound. It might be a bit dangerous to fight against her.
What should we do?
While I was thinking of a plan to defeat her, Alicia suddenly let out a long sigh and said in an irritated voice.
"What are you doing here? Hurry up and go."
"Eh?" My eyebrows rose.
It makes me wonder what the heck is this girl saying, is she stupid?
"How long are you going to stay there, idiot? Don't you have a more important mission? Quickly go to everyone's place and quickly defeat that dragon. As for a lowly undead like this you can leave it to me. I want to solve this problem quickly and go to sleep," continued Alicia with a lazy expression, pointing a scorched woman behind her with her thumb.
Hearing that, I let out a sigh.
"Although this pisses me off, I share the same opinion as you," I countered.
After that, I smiled broadly and said in an excited voice.
"I'll leave this part to you, buddy! Let's settle this thing and slack off to our heart's content!" I clenched my fists and high-fived Alicia.
She received a high five from me, and then she turned back to the Vampire. "Oh, leave it to me! You too, don't lose! Or I'll beat you up!"
"Who do you think I am?! Better worry about yourself, you idiot!"
After saying that, I immediately grabbed Elvy's hand and left that place.
From behind, I could hear the voices of the two of them who had started fighting.
"Let's go, Elvy-chan!"
"Bu-But, Alicia-san…"
When I pulled Elvy's hand forcefully and started running, she looked very uneasy thinking about Alicia who we left alone.
But—
"You don't need to worry, she should be fine!"
Well, the goddess must be fine.
Even if she has lost her powers, she is still a goddess. I'm sure she still has the strength to take on the Demon Lord Leader easily.
After all the opponent was undead, there was nothing to complain about.
So I'm sure she's fine.
"Even though it's like that, she's very reliable at times like this. Well, as long as she has enough stamina, I'm sure she'll be fine," I said confidently.
But, at that moment, the atmosphere immediately turned silent.
"Somehow that worries me, Riku-san."
"Well, you're right."
I completely forgot that the goddess only has so little stamina. She was a person who just walked for a few minutes had already become like a dying person.
I will she be fine left alone?
The more I think about it, it only makes me more worried.
Damn, I guess I should get this over with quickly and catch up with her first.
In the end, she was only making things more troublesome.
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I ran and kept running.
Along the way we were constantly ambushed by the monsters that roamed the place, but the Elf warriors on guard quickly drew their arrows and killed the monsters.
So we were able to leave without a hitch.
"Riku-san, over there!" shouted Elvy while pointing towards the Sacred Tree.
Amidst this horde of monsters, we kept running and running as fast as we could to get to the Sacred Tree.
"Good, we are close!" I shouted when I saw the big hole of the Sacred Tree, which is the place where the Elf take shelter from the monsters.
However, as soon as we were almost there, I was surprised by a monster that looked like a dragonfly that suddenly appeared from behind the collapsed house and intended to attack me.
"Krraakk—!!"
Seeing the monster hissing noisily, I furrowed my brows.
However, if it was this close, it would not be time to wait for the Elf warriors to release their arrows.
Shit, I guess I can just give up.
Thinking that I wouldn't be able to survive without being seriously injured, I quickly prepared with my [Heal Potion], so I could quickly treat my wounds and get back to running.
But—
"Riku-san, get down!" shouted Elvy.
That took me by surprise, and my body reflexively jumped to the side. At the same time, Elvy stretched out her hand towards the monster and shouted.
"[Wind Blade]!"
The strong wind roared like a sharp blade, and instantly chopped the insect into pieces.
Seeing that, my eyes widened in shock.
"Are you okay Riku-san?!"
"Y-Yeah… Th-Thanks, Elvy-chan. I just found out you can use magic too," I said in amazement, it really took me by surprise until I thought I would pee my pants.
"Fufun, actually I'm doing secret training!" replied Elvy while puffing out hers chest proudly and smiling broadly.
"Ahahaha, you really are so great!" I sincerely praised her and stroked her head gently. She looks really happy when I do it.
After that, we again ran towards the Sacred Tree.
When we got there, we were still confronted by monsters. They really are endless. But, luckily the Elf warriors quickly killed the monsters.
Seeing that, Elvy and I both nodded, and then we quickly approached the opening of the Sacred Tree, which was currently covered by a magic barrier.
"Hey, open it! We've come to save you!!" I shouted with all my might while pounding the magic barrier.
"...."
However, there was absolutely no response from within.
Since it wasn't a transparent magic barrier, they couldn't see us outside.
"Mila-san! Can you hear me?! It's me Elvy, please open this barrier!"
"…."
Elvy tried to call too, but unfortunately just like me, there was absolutely no response from within.
Damn, is this barrier also soundproof?!
Even though we don't have any more time, what should I do?!
"Riku-san, please back off for a bit."
"Elvy-chan?"
"I will open it by force."
"Eh?"
Hearing that, I exclaimed like a fool. However, before I could ask what she wanted to do, Elvy took a deep breath and immediately cast her magic.
"Dance in the palm of my hand, and give me the wind that destroys everything, [Wind Blast]!" shouted Elvy, who then emerged from the palm of hers hand a green ball the size of a large ball.
The ball quickly flew out of Elvy's hands and crashed into the magic barrier.
'Boom!'
At that moment a powerful explosion tore apart the barrier.
Well, it might just be a crack, but it was enough for our voices to penetrate the barrier.
"Riku-san!" shouted Elvy.
"Well, I understand!"
Hearing that, I immediately shouted loudly before the barrier recovered.
"Mila-san, we have come to save you, please open this barrier!! Please, we need your help! Please open this barrier!!" I screamed desperately, hoping my voice could reach there.
However, even after the barrier was restored, there was absolutely no response from within. That makes us even more desperate.
Elvy had run out of energy, so she couldn't use her magic anymore. Whereas I simply don't have enough power to destroy that magic barrier.
Damn, it's times like these that I really wish the goddess was here.
If only she was here, we could break this magic barrier easily with hers [Break Spell] magic.
"Tch, is there no way anymore?!"
Isn't there something that can break this barrier?
As I desperately thought of the various ways we could go while looking down gloomily, my eyebrows shot up at the sight of something beneath my feet.
"Land?"
My eyes looked towards the bottom of the magic barrier, and noticed that there was a small gap at the bottom of the barrier.
That's right, if you look closely, the barrier doesn't penetrate into the ground at all. How could I miss something as simple as this?
If you think about it, how can that woman named Mila not give us any way to get us to contact her.
In case she thought that she would be rescued, she would definitely create an opening for us— The rescue team could contact her.
Realizing that, I immediately threw a power-boosting [Buff Potion] at Elvy. She looked surprised when she received the bottle, but I shrugged it off.
"Elvy-chan, can you use that magic again?" I asked.
"Er, you mean [Wind Blast]? I could use it, but Riku-san, it won't have enough power to break that barrier again," she replied, with a somber face.
Hearing that, I smiled broadly. "No, that's enough, please use the magic again to dig a hole under the barrier."
"Eh, what the— Ah!" It seemed that Elvy also realized what I wanted to do, her eyebrows raised, and she slowly regained the light on her face. "I understand, Riku-san! I will do it!"
"Well, give it your best, Elvy-chan!"
I gave the girl my thumbs up, and she immediately drank the energy-boosting potion I gave her quickly, then started to cast her magic again.
"[Wind Blast]!"
'Boom!'
At the same time, a green ball that was even smaller than before shot right below the barrier, leaving a small gap just enough to hook us into the barrier.
Seeing that, we both nodded and shouted loudly at the same time.
"Open the barrier!"
A moment later...
The barrier disappeared from the bottom up, and standing right in front of the opening barrier was a beautiful Elf woman with a seductive body.
The woman had long wavy light green hair, and wore a white priestess outfit that revealed her figure tightly.
"Alright, who here needs Onee-chan help?" she said with a sweet smile.