Chapter 2216: Crow Man

Emilia, with a face like dead ash, turned to look at it. Just one glance, and she gently covered her wrist. The place where the black crow tattoo had appeared felt a slight pain. She knew that the thing in front of her was the one who had truly cursed her.

The crow-headed man did not speak immediately, but probed to look at Xia De's corpse, which was being pillow-rested by the crying little unicorn on the ground. Only after confirming that it was really a corpse did he speak. His Casenrick language was exceptionally standard, more standard than the king's official spokesperson's accent:

"You can call me - Mr. Crow."

The demon said, the rain fell from the sky but happened to avoid it. Its body was facing Emilia, but the crow head was facing the elf sideways, so Emilia could only see one of its eyes.

That was a standard round eye, and the black pupil in the white sclera was like a fake glass bead:

"Generally speaking, I will not take the initiative to make a move, let alone show up."

It stood with its hands behind its back, speaking without any tone. Emilia's lips moved, wanting to say something, but found that she had long since lost the ability to act and speak.

"But the situation this time is a bit different. The human male who protected you carries the 'Demon Hunting Seal', and he asked for your hair, trying to help you share the curse. These are all performances of a demon hunter. I haven't seen a demon hunter for a long time. I want to ensure that he will not disturb my game. Now it seems that the demon hunter of the Sixth Era is also very capable."

The round eye's pupil stopped rolling and stared tightly at Emilia:

"And you are also very interesting, elf. Although your bloodline is noble, it has no influence on me. You were originally a lucky enough creature, which is why you could dodge so many misfortunes. Now, this is the fifth time you have escaped from my hands. Although this is also because you have a powerful protector, this is also one of your lucks."

Its right hand, which was behind its back, stretched forward. Its hand was also in the appearance of a human, and it was very dry in the rain:

"Emilia Sianode from the Northern Witch Academy, you have the ability and courage to defeat misfortune and control misfortune. Welcome to become my messenger, I am willing to bestow upon you the power to bring misfortune to all things and civilization."

Emilia, who was originally unable to move, suddenly felt that her right hand was completely out of control and raised. That hand trembled and stretched forward, wanting to touch the right hand stretched out by that "Mr. Crow".

She tried her best to control herself not to do this, to the point that her raised right hand seemed to be twitching in the air.

The crow man's black pupil rolled in its white eye socket, so Emilia regained the ability to speak.

"Elf, are you unwilling to accept my power? Since I was born, you are the fourth mortal to have this honor."

"Then where are the first three now?"

Emilia said through gritted teeth, hoping that the pain could allow her to regain some control over her body. She was certainly afraid, but sadness had already made these unimportant:

"If he was willing to protect me and... I am also willing to protect everyone, and now I stand here refusing you. You disgusting thing, I don't know what you are, perhaps you are an ancient evil spirit in the stories of the elf grandmothers in my childhood. But this is not important, none of it is important..."

She actually controlled her head to turn slightly backward, letting her peripheral vision see Xia De's corpse. Tears were about to well up in her eyes again, but the little elf girl made herself brave. The person who protected her was no longer there, and she could not let him down:

"He is no longer here, so I will protect this world. I am very weak, and I can't do anything, but at least I can refuse you. You will never get what you want."

The demon's black pupil rolled in the white sclera again, and Emilia, who was being stared at by it, felt that her courage even flowed away because of this.

"Pure and flawless soul, bloodline of the Tree Father priest, you are worthy of more of my investment."

The demon said again. It withdrew its hand and returned to the posture of having both hands behind its back just now. Inside the crisp black suit was a white shirt, and even if the leather shoes stepped into a puddle on the ground, they would not be stained with mud:

"You don't have to think that if you delay time, someone will come to save you.

The believers of the Orthodox Gods are now blocked by me at the bottom of the tower. Without my permission, none of them can come up. I am willing to offer you more chips, elf. The power of misfortune will become your foundation, and I will transform you into another life form. You will be with me, bringing more misfortune to this world, until all things move toward the end, and our mission will end."

The black pupil stared tightly at Emilia:

"You are worthy of these, so are you willing?"

Emilia shook her head slowly. Suddenly, the little beast lying on Xia De's corpse shook its head violently, knocking the longsword and staff that had fallen to the ground to Emilia's feet. The moment the two touched Emilia, she actually regained control of her body.

She immediately bent down, wanting to pick them up, but the crow had already stretched out its hand.

Knowing that she only had one chance, Emilia decisively gave up the longsword and wanted to grasp the black staff that gave her an incomparably familiar feeling... She didn't know that this relic could only be used by Xia De and Luvia.

But the crow man just flicked his fingers, and the Staff of Yggdrasil flew away with the little unicorn, hitting the wall heavily before stopping.

【Night Watcher】 emitted faint light to resist the demon's power, and Emilia could only pick it up and hold it in her hand.

Because the silver sword blade sensed the demon's power, it glowed. The golden-yellow light emitted by the ancient elf runes made Emilia incomparably clear at this moment.

Holding 【Night Watcher】 could gain a certain degree of sword skill experience, but unfortunately, Emilia's sword skill talent was far inferior to the Outsider and most of the previous owners of this sword. Her level was too low to exert the power of 【Night Watcher】 at all, but she still bravely raised it to aim at the crow in front of her:

"I will not agree to any of your conditions. This time, it is I... who will protect everyone."

The golden long hair had already been wet by the rain, and the water droplets flowing from her eye sockets didn't know if they were rain or tears:

"Don't even think about getting anything from me. Today, either you kill me, or in the future, I will definitely kill you."

She tried her best to hold back the urge to wipe away the tears. Her hand holding the sword was trembling because of fear, but she didn't consider escaping from here at all. Emilia Sianode stood in front of Xia De's corpse, crying and trying to resonate her own spirit with this sword that she was not familiar with but was infinitely powerful.

"If this is what you wish."

The crow man still said in a voice without much tone. A black crow feather appeared in the void, stabbing toward Emilia like the sneak attack on Xia De just now. Emilia immediately swung her sword to parry. The silver sword light of the longsword drew an arc in the air, but she didn't block the feather.

The feather pierced Emilia's left arm. She cried out in pain, but still held the sword with her right hand:

"I will protect everyone."

She swung her sword and rushed up in the rain. The demon was unwilling to come into direct contact with 【Night Watcher】, so it turned into a black smoke and avoided it. When Emilia stumbled and stopped, two more black crow feathers shot toward her from behind her.

【Night Watcher】 carried Emilia's right hand and turned for a spinning slash, destroying one feather and deflecting the direction of the other feather. The latter flew toward the rainy night sky, grazing Emilia's face and leaving a bloodstain on the elf girl's face.

At this time, the crow man wearing a black suit appeared in the high sky. It stood in the air, making it impossible for Emilia, who could not fly, to come into contact with it no matter what. The elf girl desperately hoped to slash down a lightning bolt to strike it to death, but no matter how she thought about it, this was impossible.

The demon stretched out its right hand and flicked it gently. With a loud "clang~" explosion, Emilia only felt that the longsword in her hand suddenly became hot. The collision of countless crow feathers with the brilliant sword light erupted from the longsword in her hand directly caused the longsword to fly out of her hand, stabbing into the viewing platform ground in front of her with the sword tip downward, and emitting a long-lasting "hum~" sound.

Emilia covered her wrist and looked up at the crow man standing in the air. The demon's round black pupil was still staring at her.

The sound of rain roared, Emilia could not hear what was happening under the tower, nor did she know what the situation of little Liana, who had been knocked away just now, was. But thinking of Xia De who died to protect her, thinking of the teachers and friends who had been protecting her until now, she pushed aside the hair blocking her vision. The temperature of her body was being taken away by the rain, but a kind of flame that could warm the soul seemed to be rising in her body.

The crow asked from above:

"Are you really unwilling to become my messenger?"

"No, you are the enemy of civilization, you are the enemy of all intelligent creatures."

She believed that if it were Xia De, he would definitely answer like this.

"Why refuse me? What can you get by refusing me?"

"I can't get anything, this is... justice."

The elf girl answered. She actually didn't believe in any justice at all; she only knew that the other party was her enemy. If she didn't die today, she would spend her life completing revenge; if she died today...

"Then, are you not afraid of me?"

The crow asked last. It stretched out its hand and prepared to make a move. Emilia was not worth it spending such a long time.

Strange fate power was exerting more malice toward Emilia, and the dense black crow feathers appearing in the rain would cause thousands of penetrating wounds on her body in the next moment.

Her face was pale because of the injury. Under the threat of death, Emilia felt incomparably calm. The little elf actually didn't have the ambition of the Outsider, nor the ambition of Iluna, let alone the secrets and responsibilities of Luvia. The girl who only wanted to run and play with unicorns had never thought that she had to bear any responsibility.

She was a free elf, but at this moment, she decided to let herself do some things that did not belong to her in the last moment of this short life, like the hero in the fairy tale, like the real hero behind her.

Facing the enemy of civilization, the elf girl of justice reached out to grasp the treasure sword that was still humming in front of her. Even though she knew that facing a strong enemy she would definitely die, she still summoned her courage, held the hilt with both hands, and in the feeling that the flame surging in her soul was about to erupt, pulled the sword out and pointed it at the sky.

Enemy of civilization, heart of justice, holding the holy sword, pulling the sword against the enemy, thus— ===== CHAPTER 2217 =====