Chapter Thirty-Six Is this the final chapter?

  The bridge, a hub connecting two places separated by a natural barrier; the crystallization of the wisdom and sweat of working people; a strategic location that military strategists must contend for; also an existence that makes countless ferrying boatmen gnash their teeth in hatred.

  Alright, one last thing you can ignore.

  In front of Eriol and the others was a stone bridge. However, its creator was not an intelligent being, but the ghostly craftsmanship of nature. This made it lose a bit of spirituality while adding a lot of rugged majesty. Well, at least that piece of rock that had fallen off due to years of weathering could prove this point.

  Although the sales are a bit different, they do not affect its original function - passing through. As long as you pass this stone bridge that will definitely crumble into dust after decades, there is only a flat road in front of these messengers.

  The premise is that they must be able to break through the obstruction of this demon general in front of them.

  The demon commander, who had already shown his figure, was not much different from ordinary demon warriors in terms of physique, but he wore black armor that emitted an ominous aura, and in his hand was a huge sword with dense serrations on its edge. It was these small things that tore apart Granana's leather armor and body, almost killing her instantly. The demon commander's wings were full of holes, and the single horn on his head was only half left, indicating that he was a seasoned veteran with rich experience in battle, making him a very formidable opponent.

  Granna, who was stabbed and still unconscious after a failed sneak attack from beside her, can attest to that.

  Alicia's precognitive danger sense was now screaming at her with the most intense warning it had ever given since she acquired this skill, a strong sense of crisis almost froze her marrow, making her want to turn around and run away. The demon in front of her was too dangerous, Lone Wolf leader Siegfried and he were simply harmless kittens compared to him, not even Morley's aura was as strong as his.

  If she were alone at this time, Eir would have turned around and run away without hesitation. Because her racial talent Real Eye clearly told herself that this demon leader was already a Saint-level warrior who had just entered the 6th level!

  But behind the little loli, there were still her friends. These people with a strength of no more than 3 levels did not faint under the strong aura that was intentionally released by their opponent at that moment, which was already an extremely tenacious performance. If the only one who could move freely and fight without being affected by the opponent's aura due to racial reasons were to escape, everyone else would die.

  There won't be anyone in this world who would choose to fight a battle that will surely end in death for the sake of someone else's life. When faced with death, people will only try to trample on others' lives to gain a chance at survival for themselves... This is normal, after all, one's own life is the most important thing, right? Especially those who possess powerful abilities, the thought that "as long as I don't die this time, I'll become even stronger" is always like the sweetest and most intoxicating temptation lingering in their minds. Therefore, it's often the strongest ones who are the most afraid of death.

  If there really are people who would sacrifice their own lives for others, then they can only be found in fairy tales or hot-blooded comics' undying heroes. Where can you find them in reality? If such people truly exist, it's actually a miracle.

  The demon opposite raised his serrated sword, ready to launch an attack. In his eyes, these small and fragile creatures were not worth a blow, if it weren't for blocking the news to prevent leaks, he wouldn't have bothered to come here specially to wait for them.

  Miracles and all that, are just people's beautiful fantasies.

  Elisha then turned around and fled quickly, so that when she passed by Li Hua Yin, Batoru, Iria, and Michelle who was holding Grana and carrying a mercury lamp in her luggage, they all had stunned expressions and were frozen in place.

  "Hahaha! Is this your companion?! The demon general burst out laughing, "Look at her fleeing in a sorry state, abandoning all honor, pride and friendship! You're lucky to live a little longer, because what we demons love most is to slaughter those cowardly fugitives!"

  With the sound of terrifying rocks being trampled, the demon swooped down on them like a typhoon and rushed towards Eliya in the distance. At the same time, he taunted her: "Run faster, or I'll catch you! Hahaha!" After finishing speaking, he stretched out his huge palm to grab the little loli running in front of him. However, he didn't succeed because the little loli turned around and hit him with a wooden knife. The wooden knife was indeed a special weapon for evil creatures, and the demon immediately retracted his hand in pain.

  "Haha, is the poor mouse going to bite the cat?" The demon general didn't think much of it and instead found it more amusing. He suddenly accelerated and circled around Eriol, blocking her path: "Let me take a good look at your desperate expression then? Ah!"

  The demon general was taken aback, for in the eyes of this little girl who stood only a third of his height, there wasn't even a hint of fear, but instead burned with an unyielding fighting spirit!

  "I knew it, I knew you'd come after me if I ran! Your people's cruel sense of humor is well-documented in the history books!" Eriol said loudly, swinging her wooden sword to create a whirlwind slash. "Bring on the horses now!"

  If there were no miracles in this world, then I'll create one myself!

  A loud crash, Eriol jumped into the air and slashed her sword fiercely onto the serrated sword raised by the demon general to block, shouting at the few people who were still stunned in the distance: "What are you still dazed about!? Hurry up and cross the bridge!!"

  If he still didn't understand that he had been deceived at this time, then Mo Jiang's IQ was definitely below average. He suddenly burst into a furious roar: "You treacherous little bug, I will crush you to death! Then I will grind your companions one by one and make them all die in agony!"

  "You'll have to kill me first!" Eliysha shot back, unfazed.

  Along with the demon general's roar of anger, a giant sword came crashing down towards Little Loli with the force of Mount Tai.

  The so-called Tai Chi emphasizes the concept of "four ounces moving a thousand pounds", which allows the weak to use a small amount of force to counter strong enemies, it is an unparalleled national treasure - you know I'm not referring to that game made up of many small squares - but everything has a premise, that is, it cannot be excessive.

  The gap between 6th and 3rd dan is no longer a matter of degree, it's like the difference in power between heaven and earth, even if Zhang Sanfeng came to play Tai Chi, he couldn't move it!

  If it weren't for her skills that allowed her to predict danger and slow down time, if the wooden sword in her hand didn't have an indestructible attribute, and if she wasn't using Tai Chi Swordsmanship, Little Loli would have been done for a long time ago. But even if she dodged or deflected the Demon General's direct attacks, the aura attached to them was still not something that her current 3rd-level Aura Armor could defend against, and even the countless small rocks that flew up when he smashed the ground couldn't be blocked.

  Then, after exchanging blows with the demon general for less than a few rounds, Eriol's exquisite and beautiful Gothic dress had become tattered and worn out, with numerous holes and tears. From those openings, her white skin was visible, covered in fresh blood, making it a shocking sight to behold. Fortunately, these injuries were limited to her limbs, while the crucial frontal chest area... A certain adorable camisole-style nightgown proudly declared its incredible defensive power, which had left countless high-quality whiteboards and iron armor in tears.

  Is this underwear with a built-in holy shield really a comedic prop used by some lolicon creator god to ruin the atmosphere?

  At this time, a line of people in the distance had just walked halfway across the bridge - not because they were slow, but because Michelle and Li Hua were unwilling to move forward. Ilya and the two dwarves had no choice but to drag them along. Michelle was easier to persuade, after all, Eriol had taken good care of her before; Li Hua, although also willing to go to great lengths for friends, had ulterior motives for wanting to stay behind that were open to question...

  Especially when she showed a face of "we will die together even if we have to".

  The demon general, who had calmed down a bit, soon noticed his mistake and shifted his target from the little loli in front of him to the messenger squad that had not yet left the battlefield - Baturu, who was in the lead, suddenly accelerated.

  There are too many tragedies where the main tank failed to hold the boss and led to a team wipe when the BOSS went crazy, Xiao Loli's skills need to be improved.

  Alright, at this moment when the passionate and bloody plot is unfolding, inserting a humorous content may not be quite appropriate. But if they can insert TV dramas into advertisements, then I guess it's not too excessive to throw in a joke here?

  Erichiya still refused to back down, jumping around in front of him and blocking his path. The demon general finally lost his patience. He raised his serrated sword over his head, and a violent purple aura burst out from his body like a hurricane, gathering on the sword in his hand. At this moment, Erichiya's precognitive danger sense made her feel as if she was facing a world-ending catastrophe of earthquakes, floods, and tsunamis.

  In many works, there is a group of characters: their own strength is not weak, and they are even stronger than the enemy in front of them. But for some reason, they seem to have gone stupid, dazed, spaced out, or had a brain spasm, and just stand there blankly, watching as the opponent charges up and unleashes a big move with openings all over their body, without reacting at all. In the end, they die in a most embarrassing way amidst flashy special effects, not even leaving behind a single line of dialogue, truly a spectacular sight to behold.

  Eriol wasn't that kind of person, but she didn't launch an attack either. Because even if the demon standing in front of her now was a stationary wooden stake, her nearly depleted 3rd level Dou Qi wouldn't be able to break through its turtle shell! Even if your opponent is a motionless log, you still need to break their defense to land an attack, right?

  In a deafening roar that was like an earthquake, no, it really was an earthquake, the demon general's full-force slash was slicing through the hard rocky ground like cutting tofu and hurtling towards Little Loli. Accompanied by the violent trembling of the ground and the appearance of more and more huge fissures, a small-scale local earthquake was perfectly enacted.

  The one who posed unscathed amidst the hail of gunfire from the satellite orbital cannon was Superman; the one who jumped off a building while hugging a countdown nuclear bomb and yawning in the mushroom cloud was an ordinary passerby. Elisha had no intention of wearing her little skirt on the outside, nor did she plan to find another loli to play yuri with, so she was blown away without any suspense. Fortunately, there was a little loli who took the hit head-on, otherwise the few people still standing on that fragile bridge would have been performing free-fall gymnastics.

  The fleeing squad, shocked by the shocking blow, stopped and looked back, of course, they couldn't see anything except for the thick smoke. This kind of nauseating scene effect is always the most disgusting existence, it directly led to countless people closing their eyes after seeing the gorgeous explosion on the screen, resting until the music appeared before opening their eyes again to continue watching; it also perfectly demonstrated the profound meaning of the idiom "gazing eagerly" among the crowd of onlookers.

  To avoid suspicion of padding the word count, let's just fast forward this part... (Eriol: You're still short on words for this chapter!?)

  Elisha's face was pale and she was panting, kneeling on the ground in a daze. The previous blow was really too stimulating, Elisha even saw the death god wearing a black broken cloak and carrying a sickle wandering around her in a trance. A 6th-level warrior's full-strength attack should have been impossible for this loli to block, but - note this great turning word - however, the little loli had an adorable nightgown that came with a built-in 6th-level Holy Shield technique, which although couldn't withstand the violent Dou Qi slash, at least consumed most of its power. Defense is always cheaper than offense after all. Moreover, the Holy Shield technique wasn't cast by the little loli herself, meaning this shameless loli could hold out another Wind Shield inside the Holy Shield...

  Although the last two shields were broken, the remaining impact that was already at the end of its strength was offset by the physical defense performance of the nightgown. In other words, apart from being pushed to this side of the stone bridge from 100 meters away and scraping off some oil skin, as well as being frightened by the terrifying scene of the fragmented ground, Eriol had nothing else happen to her.

  Little Lori became the first 3rd-level powerhouse who didn't even get injured under a full-force blow from a 6th-level Saint-level warrior.

  But now is not the time to be happy. Li Hua and others have not left the bridge deck, while Eri's ambush location has retreated a large distance, as long as one is careless, the demon will attack the fragile stone bridge, then... Little Lori can only go to the Quality Inspection Bureau to complain about this tofu dregs project.

  Eriol took up the wooden sword and drew out the Oath Victory Sword. She had no more fighting spirit, so the wooden sword was of little use; but this treasure could be activated with just magical power, and its power was great - although it required charging to use, which wasn't suitable for intense close combat, but now the distance between them was sufficient. Moreover, Eriol hadn't used any magic except for that wind shield until now, so her magical power was very abundant.

  As the wind element gathered, Eriol's tattered dress (I admit this word is intentional) and long ponytail began to flutter, and the long sword in her hand also changed from a very good shape to an invisible state. The gentle and warm breeze was like the gentle touch of the goddess's palm, sweeping over the gloomy underground cave, bringing infinite excitement and peace of mind.

  "I'm counting on you, I'll give you all the magic power inside me at once. So, don't let me down!"

  As the demon general rushed towards her at high speed, Eriol swung the holy sword with all her might and shouted loudly: "Just like your immortal name, bring victory and glory to me!"

  "Oath - The Sword of Victory!!"

  The most unexpected thing in this world is——okay, don't worry, I didn't say that shot went off target——when a weird uncle who can't even bear to use a lollipop directly uses brute force to carry home a wild lolita, only to be shocked to discover that the other party is actually a magical girl with androphobia who is extremely violent and has also signed a contract with QB, then……the following scene was cut off by the river crab.

  That demon general had such a feeling. He never thought that a human girl with only 3rd level strength could actually launch an attack of this magnitude, reaching the level of a saint. Caught off guard and unable to change direction in time, he could only muster his fighting spirit to resist, and then - accompanied by a massive roar and flash of light, the rolling smoke and dust reappeared...

  I am guilty, this sentence does not count towards the word count anyway.

  Li Hua and others took advantage of this time to reach the other side of the stone bridge, she waved at Eriya and said: "Little Eriya, you come over quickly too!"

  Alicia didn't move.

  "Little Aili?"

  "Run fast!!" Eri suddenly shouted. At the same time, a sturdy figure burst out of the smoke that had not yet dispersed, like a black lightning bolt, and appeared in front of her. A strong sense of crisis pierced every cell of Little Lori's body, forcing her to use her dwindling spiritual power to activate the Bullet Time skill.

  Then Alicia saw the serrated sword slowly but steadily approaching in front of her.

  Before her spiritual power was exhausted, Eriol desperately leaned to the side in an attempt to avoid that terrifying large weapon, but the opponent did not show any intention of mercy or sparing her life and instead pressed on relentlessly. No matter how hard she struggled, the weapon kept getting closer and closer to her body under Little Lori's desperate gaze, until...

  Of course, nothing evil happened. Eriol dodged at the last minute, and what was originally a direct slash that would have cut her in half from the middle to the bento box had turned into a full-body blow that sent her flying out, and she floated in mid-air, staring at her severed right arm with an unbearable pain and a wry smile.

  Eriol stood up unsteadily, coughing up blood in the middle of the stone bridge, while the magic general who had already gone berserk charged at her again.

  Li Hua yelled out Eli's name and tried to come over, but was held back by two dwarves.

  So I hate bridges. This kind of place is always the final stage for tragic heroes.

  Eriol, who had just bitten out a silver coin from the bracelet on her left hand with her teeth, suddenly remembered many famous people on the bridge. At this moment, the little loli thought of Gandoalf with eggshells on his head, Tyrande with meteor showers, and Zhang Sanbo practicing lung capacity...

  Dazzling lightning flashed across the dim underground world, bringing it the most brilliant light in this world.

  Eriol's imitation super electromagnetic cannon wasn't aimed at the demon general, just look at the purple aura still flickering on his body to know that it wouldn't cause much hindrance. So the little loli chose her target - the stone bridge under their feet.

  Can this ancient stone bridge, which can be destroyed with a pack of C4, withstand the electromagnetic gun's attack?

  Alicia and the Demon General fell down into the endless darkness of the underground depths, surrounded by countless falling rocks.

  "She's a real hero." Nester said with a heavy tone, standing at the broken bridge. Randall nodded in agreement beside him. Li Hua was hugging Mi Xue and crying loudly, while Ilya and Batel looked gloomy.

  A few people picked up their sorrowful mood and continued to move forward with spirit. They also had to take responsibility for reporting the intelligence of the demon transmission gate to the human empire, so that they could take countermeasures as soon as possible. This was obviously another epic war of resistance against invasion, and no matter what the final result was, the name of Eriol Higgins, a 12-year-old girl, would be forever recorded in history.

  This group of people believed so firmly, their footsteps became even more determined.

  This book is now fully completed, thank you for your support!

  ……

  If I really write like this, won't you guys beat me to death?