"Chase, haha~"

The first battle was won, and now Ellie's morale is as high as the pillars of the world, and it seems that this excitement alone can wipe out the entire elven city-state.

"What nonsense are you talking about, little ghost?"

Ellie turned around and glared at me with regretful eyes.

"We're chasing sea monsters right now, is there anything more exciting in the world?"

Not really.

I looked back from Ellie, staring once again at the ever-approaching horizon ahead.

Flying through the air at high speed with the Fire Charm, Ellie and I are now biting at the shadow of the sea monster like two rockets that have accelerated to the limit.

"But then again, how can this thing swim so fast?"

Ellie is a little tired of this endless chase race, and the little guy can't wait to start the next round of the battle with the sea monster right away.

"That'...... It's not a ......."

Mowgli's voice came to my head.

Clearly, our current enemies have a lot to do with this mummy, shriveled guardian elf.

"Their magic comes from the Endless Sea, and they themselves are the embodiment of the Endless Sea"

Mowgli's gaze pierced through the pitch-black sea level, as if he had burrowed into a bottomless, icy sea cave.

This ancient guardian spirit once brushed shoulders with sea monsters in the ocean farther to the north.

It was that horrific experience of resurrection that gave Mowgree the opportunity to learn more about the magic of the sea monster.

After that, this powerful elf learns to use its magic to erode and assimilate the world around it.

Although it is unable to reproduce the sea monster's powerful energy, it has at least gained the ability to displace in defiance of the laws of physics.

And now, this wizened guardian elf, with the moxibustion magic in his veins that he has received from me, is ready to move.

I want my former teachers to see how their students are progressing.

"Their magic, immutable, is a symbol of their strength and a source of their magic, but it is also their weakness—"

Mowgli's magic began to boil, and I reached out to take Ellie's hand, ready to cast the spell with her.

"—they're easy to see, they're targeted"

Mowgli's gaze suddenly rose from the bottom of the sea, like a huge net spread out, and instantly grasped the position of the sea monster.

And at this moment, a pair of dark and deep eyes like a hole hundreds of meters deep also grabbed me.

This is the magic of the sea monster, and the moment it is captured by the perceptual magic, it follows the perceptual magic to catch my movements.

Hmph, if it's a puffy elf, there's really no way to launch a surprise attack in this situation.

But I'm Ellie's medium, Mowgli's master.

Now, his magic is with me!

"The Curse of Wandering"

The world around you instantly turns black and white, as if you have traveled back in time, and the surrounding area is filled with swirls of bright white and deep black, and the scenery goes back in crazy ways.

At the edge of our eyes, the sea monster that had been captured by the perceptual magic appeared in front of us in an instant.

Oh, sorry, if it could still be called "one".

As if teleporting over a long distance, we can feel the slight pressure of the thin air around us as we squeeze it away.

Right now, the half-dragging giant sea monster is right under our noses, struggling to keep escaping.

"The curse of the clouds around the fire!"

The little one's long red hair, flame-covered hair, grinning mouth, and burnt fangs could probably scare the sea monster half to death.

It was as if the gods had swept around us with a paintbrush, and the surrounding sea suddenly boiled under the surface of the sea, forming a dignified cloud band on the surface of the sea, and—

Baking ——!

The waves of fire surrounded us like marshmallows, cutting off not only the air around us, but even the sea for a few kilometers.

Now the sea monster is like a small fish encased in a red glass ball, and it can only spin around the small space, but it can't find a breakthrough.

Shield magic used for offense.

It is usually used only when a Dead Soldier who is good at melee combat seeks a one-on-one battle with a target.

But Ellie can't care so much, and now the little guy has only one position for himself - invincible!

Not to mention that this magic was activated by Ellie, even if it was a trap set by the sea monster, the little guy would definitely not have the slightest chance of losing.

Seeing that he couldn't escape, the sea monster turned around and threw out one of his tentacles in an instant.

It pierced the sea, stabbing at us like the horns of an old sailing ship.

"Flame Spell!"

Ellie and I reached out at the same time, my hand aimed at the Kraken's tentacles, Ellie's palm pressed against the back of my hand.

A magic that uses Ellie's magic as the cornerstone, my construction as a fuse, and the will of the two of us together.

A bright red light shot straight into the sea monster's tentacles, and a loud thunderclap sounded the moment the magic was activated.

Tong!

The red-hot light pierced the sea monster's tentacles and pierced into the seawater, causing a violent explosion.

The trembling tentacle seemed to have been struck by a hammer, and it paused for a dull moment, and then began to crush and peel off like weathered sandstone.

"This thing won't live long"

Mowgree declared victory to Elle and me.

The guardian elf's words seemed to have magical power, and at his voice, the sea monster's mutilated body shook and immediately shrunk into a ball.

The monster seemed to have a sudden weight, and began to sink slowly.

The rough, craggy body of a comet's surface spread out over the flame barrier, blazing in the sea, releasing a mixture of water vapor and gray smoke that covered the surface.

"Huh, hahahaha!"

Elle pointed her little fist into the air, celebrating her victory like a victorious warrior in the arena.

"I've killed the sea monster!"

I didn't dare to say anything else, but the little guy's excited face, as if the whole world had surrendered to her feet, must be one of the best.

"Ha~ I'm in a good mood, I don't have the same knowledge as the little ghost~"

"Oh, Ellie, you didn't even fight with me, you seem to be in a good mood!"

"Hmph~ Isn't there a soul link, aren't you also quite happy?"

That's right, because the soul link is almost transparent, and I can't tell if this agitation in my heart is from myself or from Ellie.

Or is there really no difference between the two?

"Don't be happy just yet"

In this situation, the only one who remains calm is my guardian elf, Mowgli.

"Look at that"

Well?

The mist around us began to dissipate, and so did the ball of flame that Elle and I had laid out, allowing us to see the scenery in the distance—

Whoosh –

Uh-huh?

Something swept over the horizon.

Whoosh –

Another one?

Whoosh –

It's like the blades of a fan, constantly spinning on the horizon, circling around us.

And...... More and more ......

Oh no, no, really bad, is this poking into the sea monster's lair?

Although it is not to the extent of counting, it ...... The clarity of the number makes people's backs chill.

A dozen.

It is circling around us in a regular manner, spying on us at all times, coordinating the distance between each other, waiting for the perfect moment to attack.

"It's nothing to be able to kill a sea monster"

Mowgli's voice sounded more sarcastic.

"The witches of Perry Hill are capable of fighting ten with one, and the giants of the Cliffs of Badger have slain thousands of them"

The guardian elf's gaze began to drift into the distance, and he could sense that countless pairs of eyes were staring in our direction in the depths of the ocean, which was as cold and empty as the universe.

"What's really scary about them is that they fill the ocean, and the frozen sea is their incarnation!"

Mowgli's probing magic became clear.

Dozens of kilometers away, in the water, there is a huge rock, probably the wreckage of a sea cliff or a small island.

It floats in the ocean, and the huge sea cave is full of sea monsters - it's a lair.

Or, it might be more appropriate to describe it as an outpost.

Ellie and I had to choose whether to continue the battle or use teleportation magic to escape back to the cliffs of Bethillus.

I stared at Ellie, and the little one stared at me.

In those red eyes, two small flames were steady, reflecting my appearance—

Her short hair was reflected as Ellie's fiery red, and her eyes shimmered with bright fire.

The corners of Ellie's mouth curled up, and I could see the same expression in her eyes.

"Come on, now we are glory and victory!"

Ellie and I were convinced that there was no possibility of defeat for the two of us now.