Chapter 162

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Chapter 162: She Has Arrived

"What…?"

Tina, realizing that things were going wrong, felt her pupils shrink. She reached out her hand to touch it, but it was like hitting a huge sponge, and she was pushed back quickly.

Two types of magic twisted together inside, but both strongly repelled the magic within her, stopping her from moving forward.

Now, it felt as if an invisible wall was blocking her.

She turned her head to look at the magical creatures.

Although her footsteps slowed, they had already surrounded her.

These strange magical creatures may not have much sense, but they seemed to fear the terrible aura behind her and did not dare to come too close, merely surrounding her.

However, they did not give up their attack on Tina, the "intruder," and were slowly inching closer, tightening the circle around her.

Tina felt a wave of despair again.

"It’s hopeless now…"

But to her surprise, even though she felt hopeless, Tina didn’t feel very afraid or broken.

When she came to the Holy Alliance to train against the demon race, she was indeed very scared of death and pain.

She was afraid of being captured and tortured by the demon race, afraid of dying and never returning home.

When she first faced Lolth, who was an interrogator in the torture tower, Tina often worried about what kind of torture she would endure and whether she would die.

But now, she hadn’t felt fear or brokenness for a long time.

She just felt a bit regretful.

"I can’t continue working for Master Lolth anymore… I feel sorry for that knight."

In that moment, Tina felt somewhat relieved.

She even clearly realized the change in how she faced death.

Calm and peaceful, it was because she met her master, Lolth, after becoming her maid.

But it was not only that.

Another thing that changed her was the experience of being the acting lord in Hillenbrand Town.

Even though the area and population she governed were less than one-tenth of the Valley of the New Moon, taking matters into her own hands and relying on her own abilities, rather than lineage and appearances, made her a trusted and loved lord. This helped Tina grow a lot.

After Lolth’s image appeared in her mind, she remembered the surprised and joyful expressions of the residents of Hillenbrand Town as they looked at the bountiful crops and the newly built bridges. She thought of the dwarfs drinking beer with great joy, Wood Elf Mora who always liked to cheat at cards, and the human nobles who gradually realized the importance of hard work.

"Since I can no longer go out, I must reduce the number of these creatures. If the half-plane channel opens and they enter the main plane… I need to lessen their threat as much as possible."

She thought this, ignoring the blood that continued to flow from her mouth and nose as she channeled her magic, and forcefully used the spell.

"Eclipsed Falling Star."

As a royal priest of the Moon Elf clan, she had learned spells comparable to Forbidden Spell Level at Superlative Level.

With the purest Moon Elf bloodline, one can forcefully use it even without reaching the legend level.

Of course, such spells come with a certain cost.

Even under normal circumstances, they can greatly harm the caster.

Moreover, Tina’s condition is not good to begin with.

However, this is a secret technique passed down by the Moon Elf royal family; even though its power has been reduced in this realm, using it at the cost of Tina’s life force makes it extremely terrifying.

Behind Tina, a deep, dark night sky appeared.

A bright moon’s reflection is surrounded by a few shining stars.

But soon, that bright moon began to fade on one side, as if it were being eroded by some invisible force.

Each time a part of the moon dims, magical energy from the Spirit of Stars and Moon wraps around Tina.

After the moon in the magical night sky completely faded away, the twinkling stars also began to tremble and fall toward the bottom of the night sky.

And when the first star fell from the night sky…

"Boom!"

In front of Tina, a brilliant white light burst forth among the group of monsters.

The huge explosion engulfed at least ten Elite Level monsters, and the shockwave blew away seven or eight more.

After the light disappeared, the monsters seemed to be angered by Tina’s actions, temporarily overcoming their fear, or perhaps they were stimulated by her magic.

It is also possible that they sensed Tina was fighting for her life, realizing she could not enter the Magic Shield, so they no longer worried about startling her.

In any case, regardless of the monsters’ motives, they all let out ugly screams and roars as they charged toward Tina, only to be entangled by the magic swirling around her, losing part of their power.

At the same time, new explosions continued to erupt among the crowd of monsters—Eclipsed Falling Star, this priest spell, was clearly one of the most typical artillery-type spells for area and group attacks!

"What a pity, if I were outside, Eclipsed Falling Star could solve all of this…"

Tina murmured this as the magic faded after eight explosions.

Of course, Tina now had no time to think; if she were outside, she might not have to use such a trump card at all.

The protective magic wrapped around her also disappeared, but almost half of the magic beasts that had been temporarily scattered by the explosions regrouped.

But now, Tina could hardly even release Moon Arrow Scatter.

She leaned against the Magic Shield, as if resting against a soft and elastic wall.

"I’ve done everything I can…"

Tina slowly slid down the wall.

Her whole body ached painfully, and her soul and mental power were drained from the earlier spell, but her consciousness was still very clear.

"Now, it seems like I can only wait for death."

In this final moment, Tina remembered her parents, Sister Froer, her kin, and everything about Hillenbrand Town.

For the past two hundred long years, for some reason, the last few months seemed to feel more "valuable."

Even though both sides had good experiences.

And Tina couldn’t help but think again of Isabella’s words.

"Are Master Lolth and the Abyssal Demon truly evil…?"

"Is this what it means to fall?"

She pondered this question and raised her head to look into the distance.

The lead-gray sky, the decayed tall tower, and the fierce monsters rushing toward her.

Is this the last scene I will see?

"Whether I have fallen or not, we can talk about it later… I’m just saying – at a time of life and death, you are still thinking about these things; your mindset is actually quite impressive."

A familiar, helpless voice sounded beside me.

Wearing a black T-shirt and looking like a dead fish, the succubus appeared beside me with one hand in her pocket.

There were no colorful clouds, no grand entrance, and no shining golden armor.

But Tina still felt dizzy and lightheaded.

"Lolth… Master?"

She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, her voice trembling as if she was about to cry.

"If it’s not me, could it be Kululu?"

Lolth glanced at Tina, raised her right hand, which had no pockets, and gently pressed down.

"Hiss—"

The whole space of the half-plane seemed to crack and misalign, as a very thin rift appeared among the monsters, dividing them all in half.

Of course, "dividing" is not quite accurate.

Because those monsters were deformed and asymmetrical, the two halves of each monster often varied from each other.