Chapter Light Paradise
The warm and ultra-bright golden light burned the curse energy throughout the forest, including what was hidden underground and springs.
Several slime monsters as giant as hills popped out from the ground as they were attracted by the golden light. Even though they knew they were going to perish, they still chased the golden light as if they had just found a path of return.
It was like moths being devoured by the flames. None of those slime monsters survived because Elysia and Elena burned them into nothingness so that those slimes couldn"t become gas monsters.
The ultra blinding golden light of purification lasted for less than three minutes. Millions of trees were freed from the curse, but none looked like they would live until tomorrow.
All the plants in the forest covering more than tens of thousands of hectares looked so dry with no leaves left. However, no black spots were contaminating them anymore, only plants waiting for liberation.
*Gasp*
Elysia gasped for air. She felt somewhat exhausted and out of breath just from having just used large-scale magic for a relatively long period of time. Every second of the previous purification holy light consumed hundreds of thousands of energy points. She felt that the total value she had just used was so great that she lost count.
"Ely, we need to recover our Energy Point immediately. Our life energy too. If we keep using magic like this without replenishing our pool, sooner or later, we"ll have nothing left to use." Elena immediately wrapped her arms around Elysia"s waist.
"En, we will do it soon." Elysia was still panting.
"You sustain the lives of three people, Ely. You, me, and Rhea... Let"s land down for a break. Let Oceanid, Nell, and the others handle the accursed creatures that survived our purification light just now." Elena gently wiped Elysia"s sweat. She then flew down and landed on the ground.
Lifa and Rhea immediately followed behind. They surveyed the surroundings and checked the condition of some dead trees. Those trees were no longer alive, but their souls were still trapped in their mortal vessels.
"Elysia, Elena, I know you"ve used up a lot of magical energy and haven"t had time to restore your strength to your prime point. You have also lost a lot of life energy since you helped Rhea and me until now. However, you haven"t replenished your life energy yet..." Lifa told the truth about Elysia and Elena"s condition.
"Hngh..." Elysia was still panting and only replied with a subtle nod. She held Elena"s arm for support as she felt she couldn"t stand independently.
"The trees and plants in this forest say something to you? They are still alive, but their condition is too severe. Do you want us to take the remnants of their nearly extinguished fire of life and free them from the shackles of suffering?" Elena tightly hugged Elysia"s waist as she knew Elysia would be slumped down from exhaustion.
"Yeah, the trees thanked you and hoped for a release. They also hope to give the rest of their power to help you exterminate the accursed. I"ll do something to help them." Lifa replied with a tender smile. She then ran her hand through Elysia"s hair and glanced at Rhea.
Rhea just nodded as she knew what her role was. She stood beside Elysia and Elena like a bodyguard on alert.
Lifa then flew into the air and spread her arms while gazing at the sea of dead forest. Her expression was sad, but she would send the trapped dead trees with a parting smile on her face.
She took a breath and opened her mouth to chant a melody of nature to free the millions of trees from the shackles of suffering.
"I was once second to nature
The place where we live
I"d like some changes
But you don"t have the time
Choices got to have voices
The time has come
Sacrificing the remnants of life
For the sake of vengeance
O, the rules of nature
By the time you hear my voices
Free all their mortal shackles
Let them go to the paradise"
A light breeze spread from Lifa to all sides of the forest like a gentle caress to the trapped souls. The dead trees emitted a faint glow, and countless tiny light particles shot out from them.
It was like a paradise of light of various colors. Those tiny light particles flew into the air and headed straight for Elena and Elysia.
At the same time, millions of little orbs flew into the sky because they had just been liberated. It was their time to go on another journey in the afterlife.
"They are liberated and gone to the afterlife. The trees and plants also have souls. This is their pa.s.sion and desire. They want us to destroy the accursed without residue." Elena muttered under her breath and opened her palm to the tiny light particles around her.
"That is what we will do, and we shall gladly grant them their wish. May the departed have a place of a perfect paradise." Elysia clasped her hands in prayer and closed her eyes.
She let the touch of the light of life dance around her before those lights slowly absorbed into her body voluntarily as positive energy.
Slowly but surely, Elysia"s life energy was recovered just because of the tiny light particles that hoped to become her power.
Millions of dead trees turned to dust and vanished from the ground, leaving brown soil devoid of life. A sea of light particles filled the evening sky as if they danced joyfully around Elysia and Elena.
"Wow, just like her divine t.i.tle... She is the G.o.ddess of Light. The previous one was the holy light of purification, and now it"s a light paradise! It"s so beautiful..." Sylvia took off her sungla.s.ses and looked down with sparkling eyes.
She wanted to go to that light paradise, but a barrier was still there to prevent her.
"Don"t try to step outside of my barrier before further instructions." Nell warned the willful devil girl with a sigh.
She knew this devil girl would not destroy her barrier just because this devil wanted to go there. Still, this barrier was only intended to protect everyone from the blinding light of purification earlier. It was pretty fragile against brute force.
"But, I want to go there... Ely and her master look having fun there." Sylvia pressed her cheek against the slightly blurry barrier with a pout.
"Stop whining, and get ready for a fight. Several monsters survive the purification light and look furious. Some of them are trying to escape, and some are hiding further away from us." Yuuki dragged Sylvia away from the barrier. She furrowed her brows as she gazed into the distance.
"Hmm... can you feel their fear and anxiety? Or can you actually see their movements, fox girl?" Oceanid folded his arms with a hum.
"I can feel the uneasiness of some of the ent.i.ties down there. However, I can"t pinpoint where it"s coming from." Yuuki shook his head.
"Hmm, I can sense it too. Possibly, there are more than ten monsters, but they have been greatly weakened because of the masters" divine light earlier." Vanessa nodded in agreement.
"In that case, you will descend to slay the survived monsters. They"re about to escape from this area. No one is allowed to escape. Some of you will join us in hunting down the surviving monsters." Oceanid pointed his finger at the surrounding elves with a firm instruction. He appointed Ashera and Uevareth with their elite troops for a critical mission.
"All right..." Ashera didn"t mind taking orders from a G.o.d.
Uevareth just nodded in agreement. The troublesome monsters had been exterminated, and it was time for the elves to shine. He took out a wooden plaque and wrote something on it to inform his troops on the border.
Meanwhile, the light paradise was gradually coming to an end. The ma.s.sive particles of light slowly began to dissipate, absorbed into Elysia as part of her power.
Elena accompanied Elysia until all the particles disappeared from the air, leaving various impressions and emotions.
"The poor trees are gone, but not all the accursed creatures have been exterminated. We need to re-scan this area to ensure nothing escapes from here." Elysia leaned against Elena"s heavenly cushion and looked up, gazing at the distant sky.
"That shall be done, but we are not the ones who will do it. We came with thousands of elves, and they could do the job very well with the help of Sea G.o.d and the others. We have done our part, and now is the time for us to rest. Everything is okay, my Ely." Elena whispered softly near Elysia"s ear.
"Uhm..." Elysia just meekly nodded. She was aware that she needed to sit down and take a breath.
"So, how much do we recover, hmm?" Elena rested her chin on Elysia"s head.
Elysia checked her current status screen, but she couldn"t see any changes. It was precisely the same as the last time she checked it.
"No visible changes? Hmm, was our energy consumption just now restored with the help of millions of trees? This rank number is a bit difficult to a.n.a.lyze." Elena checked Elysia"s status screen, but she just shrugged her shoulders and didn"t dwell on the matter for long.
Her little goal was to recover Elysia"s Energy Point to the original number as it was three months ago, and she must achieve that as soon as possible.
"Rhea, we return to Heavenly Valhalla." Elena told the girl beside her before carrying Elysia up to the giant floating altar.
Rhea nodded and followed closely behind. She also invited her mother to come back because their role there had already been completed.
After that, Nell and Oceanid, along with the elves, immediately set off to hunt down the surviving monsters. It didn"t matter if those monsters were hiding or trying to flee. None would escape the hunt.