806 Kidnapped Again?
“Yay! We managed to beat them.”
“More importantly, they’re already battered after the damage they’ve inflicted on the world.”
“Hey, I can see the ritual altar under the ground over there. According to the snow spirit around here, this village used to be inhabited by hunters and a few domesticated wolves. However, they disappeared somewhere, and the demons roamed around.”
“It was definitely the work of these four evil deities. Taste my fiery whip!”
The nature spirits flew around the four deities who had been tied up like caterpillars and started bullying the sinners with great enthusiasm.
“Aaah, that’s enough! We’ve given up, haven’t we? You’ve also taken our king pieces. Stop all this and just put us in jail!” One of the poor deities spoke in a rather strange voice because his face had many bruises.
To be in such a disadvantageous situation was excruciating. Not to mention, they could not use their power because of this traitorous formation.
“We shouldn’t spend too long here.” Lifa gave a signal to Nell. She then flew away to destroy the formation.
“Okay.” Nell nodded in understanding and summoned a gold sealing cage. She then imprisoned the four battered evil deities in her Firmament Realm. “With this, we’ve caught thirty-five in total.”
“Twenty-eight more, huh… I feel the trap in South America is far more dangerous than here. That Demon God or something might have also interfered in this place’s trap.” Xero pondered for a moment regarding Rhea’s encounter yesterday.
That Demon God managed to avoid Rhea’s deadly strike, and she let that deity go for some reason. So, the indication was clear… The superior ones awaited them on the western continent.
“That’s obvious. Two of the four here are high-class deities, the twin Gods. However, they don’t actually have a demon-like divine law or the like like you. They receive help from a third party.” Nell spread her arms and shrugged her shoulders.
“So, are we going to hunt in the western continent right away?” Ai gave her pet a head pat. Her pet got a lot of recovery boost since preying on the demons. Maybe, Cherub would fully recover after devouring the monsters in the next harvest ground.
“We will hunt throughout our journey to the western continent while gathering information. The nature spirits are beneficial for that task.” After saying that, Nell gathered and played with the nature spirits.
“I feel sorry for those demons.” Lynn smiled in amusement. Ai’s pet could be considered the eternal enemy of the demons and devils.
“What’s the harm? They can be useful for my pet’s recovery. If he is fully recovered, he can shake the world easily. Aah~ That reminds me of how many celestial bodies we have destroyed before. Back then, Ely could even obliterate a massive star with a single move.” Ai hugged herself with a slight blush on her face. The three years she spent with Elysia in the Boundless Realm was the most beautiful memories.
*Gulp*
Yuuki and Lynn gulped their saliva. It was as if they could imagine how terrifying Elysia could become. Apparently, the trial at that time was Elysia’s Goddess path trial.
Elysia could extract her alter ego even though Ai was just an illusion. Elysia was able to turn the imaginary thing into reality. It was an incredibly terrifying ability.
However, that was only on trial, and Elysia would reach that peak sometime in the future.
That was what Yuuki and Lynn could think of. They looked at each other with similar thoughts and understanding but different details. Regardless, they now found it no wonder the Goddess of Light was so protective of Elysia.
The surrounding aura then returned to its original state, and the formation gradually disappeared. Lifa returned and landed among everyone. “I’ve cleaned this place up. We can go now.”
“Good.” Xero checked his surroundings once more and sighed. This hunt was indeed like the strong bullying the weak as he predicted.
After that, Lifa’s group left Northern Europe for the western continent. They continued their hunt all the way, but that didn’t delay their journey for long as they hoped to solve the deity alliance that awaited them in South America.
Meanwhile, Elysia’s group had just arrived at a desert expanse with several pyramids in the middle east. They were exploring a place based on the clues that nature spirits gave.
“I’m sure there is a deity hiding around here. She hid with her complete team for fear that we might find their hiding place?” Sora muttered in confusion. She seemed to sense the presence of the participants nearby, but the exact location was extremely blurry.
“They used disguises to trick us. This is bad. We’ve circled this desert three times now.” Stormy was feeling a little annoyed.
“Let’s ask the desert spirits around here. They might be able to help us.” Rhea suggested an idea.
“That can’t be done. This place is a spirit-free neutral zone. The closest one is the one we met forty kilometers to the east earlier.” Sora looked to the right and left.
“Hm, is it possible that they were planning to win the God Game competition by hiding until they were the only ones left? That’s why the deity in question hid her entire group in a secret hideout that even nature spirits couldn’t easily trace. That’s not a bad plan.” Elysia glanced at Evelyn and Vanessa as she mumbled.
“Hmm?” Rhea, Elena, and the nature spirits stopped in mid-air. They turned around to look at Elysia because that was possible.
“I see, that’s not bad. However, will they be able to escape our continued surveillance?” Elena folded her arms as she gazed at the vast desert below.
‘Ely-‘ Elena was just about to invite Elysia to inspect the surrounding area with a sacred vision, but something unexpected happened.
“!?” Elysia widened her eyes and put her hand on her upper chest. She could feel Erina was frightened and in great distress due to her marker.
“Erina is currently in danger.” Elysia muttered, but she couldn’t hide her panic. She immediately focused on tracking Erina’s location because she would teleport there directly.
“We will come with you. It may not be as simple as it seems.” Elena proposes, and everyone agrees with it.
Elysia just nodded in reply and brought everyone back to Tokyo with instant teleportation.
The view of the bright expanse of the desert instantly turned into a dark and stuffy room.
“Ellie, please help me. Ellie, please help me…” Erina muttered the same thing over and over. She crouched in fear in the corner of the room under the protection of her artifact.
“Hey, it’s not like our deal. Why is it just a girl who appears when I ask for wealth, power, and women as my wishes, o djinn?” A middle-aged man frowned while smoking a cigarette.
“Hmm, it’s just right to fulfill your three wishes, sir. She is a famous beauty with extraordinary wealth and also from a prominent family. You have gained beauty, wealth, and power by having this girl as your wife. I just need to make her fall in love with you, and everything is done. But-” The djinn stroked his fat belly and frowned.
“But what? Seriously, who did you bring here? I didn’t get to see her face before she cowered there. Hey, girl. I haven’t even done anything, and who is Ellie?” The middle-aged man slammed his hand on the table.
“She is Minamoto Erina. You are an esper and no stranger to her unique abilities, right?” The djinn responded so lightly.
“Minamoto Erina, huh… Who is she? Really, what can she do besides being beautiful and famous? Wait, who did you bring here, dumbass!?” The middle-aged man immediately stood up and grabbed the djinn’s neck with a vengeance.
“Hmm, you don’t need to be so emotional, sir. She is capable of turning any object into precious metal. Look, that carpet has turned gold because of her ability.” The djinn pointed at the carpet that Erina was sitting on.
“I’m going to die…” The middle-aged man slumped to the floor with a look of despair.
The threat of the Minamoto Clan itself had made him mentally frightened just to imagine what would await him for kidnapping this precious princess. However, if he played the card right, he might gain the utmost benefit from the long-term plan.
“You’re still going to die someday, sir. But what the hell? Hey, girl. Please let this old daddy finish his deal before I can go to freedom. What kind of barrier is this? I can’t touch you and-” The djinn knocked on the golden barrier. However, a great force suddenly fell on his head.
*Bam!*
Elysia emerged one meter above Erina and slammed the weird fat blue djinn’s head to the floor.
“A sudden attack from an unexpected entity? How did you suddenly appear out of thin air, black assassin? Oh, are you a djinn like me?” The djinn’s head disappeared from his body and popped from the floor. His body stood back up and put his head back where it belonged.
“Please come with us to the interrogation room.” Rhea strangled the fat blue djinn and dragged him into the next room.
“Ghak! Hey, why can’t I escape from your clutches? I’m an innocent ghost!” The djinn tried to run away, but he somehow became weak and couldn’t put up any resistance.
“Hmm, hng!” The middle-aged man had already been silenced and wrapped in a sack. Vanessa and Evelyn also took the person to the next room for interrogation.
“…” Elena and Elysia checked their surroundings with advanced perception, but nothing was fishy. That man and blue djinn were also not participants.
‘Was Erina purely kidnapped again? But, why did it happen when she was in her mansion?’ Elysia asked in wonder.
‘Ely, I will join Rhea to interrogate those two perpetrators. You’d better calm Erina down first. For the time being, we will postpone our hunt.’ Elena patted Elysia’s shoulder and went to the next room.