The war in the Ice and Snow Kingdom will not stop.

And Doro has also discovered a problem.

Among the personnel Adriana sent to support the Elf, there is a girl who uses undead magic. This girl always stands by the Elf's side… On the first day, the undead legion under the Elf should have already been dealt with by the Thunder Emperor.

Yet, this girl still stands by the Elf's side.

Doro has had some contact with this girl, but she seems very shy, often unable to say a word for a long time, making it so that after several days, Doro still couldn't learn the girl's name.

In theory, the war shouldn't have fallen into a stalemate, but it did. The reason? It seems the Thunder Emperor is willing to give Doro, the Hero, and Mohe, the Demon King, some respect, and in the days that followed, his attacks weren't particularly fierce.

But neither Doro nor Mohe took action.

However, Doro felt something was amiss.

He always felt that Mohe was watching him.

Of course—Mohe watching him was nothing new. It was quite normal for her to watch him. Being observed by Mohe was something he had grown accustomed to over time, but this time something was different.

Mohe watched him with a meaningful gaze, as if waiting for him to realize something.

This matter is related to the Elf.

Doro's intuition kept telling him this result. He was certain his current feelings were related to the Elf, and Mohe was expecting him to discover the Elf's issue—her intentions, her anomalies…

What would she do if he discovered it?

Or perhaps, would the mere fact that he discovered the Elf's issue be enough to excite her?

Mohe's gaze made his scalp tingle.

He wanted Mohe to give him an explanation, but he also knew very well that Mohe could not give him an explanation—after all, it was Mohe. If she wanted to speak, she would have already done so, and the fact that she hadn't spoken yet proved the expectations she held.

Even though the Thunder Emperor appeared to give face to the Hero and Demon King, reducing the intensity of the war, this didn't mean that the Elf didn't need to defend or engage in battle with the Human Central Empire.

Once war begins, it won't stop.

Moreover, gradually, around the battlefield, scouts or spies from other races have begun to reveal themselves. The war happening in the Ice and Snow Kingdom will return in various forms to major forces, subsequently stirring up huge political waves based on the results.

According to the Elf, the girl who uses undead magic is named "Muse." She was sent by Adriana and serves as a channel of communication with Adriana.

After the Elf returns, Muse will gather with the Elf, seemingly to exchange information, bypassing Doro in this communication.

Perhaps, I should eavesdrop on their conversation?

No… that would be meaningless.

That would underestimate the Elf too much. My skills are not advanced enough to deceive a master like the Elf, so doing so would be a foolish thing. Thus, he finally sought out Mohe again.

"I heard that at first you were angry because of the Thunder Emperor, but you still didn't take action?"

"Angry?"

Mohe smiled and said, "Perhaps I would be a bit angry. After all, that person claims to symbolize punishment—but now, thinking back, it just seems funny, much like when you hear ignorant children saying 'I will definitely become a hero someday.' Doro, you might even want to bless him."

"So, you're not planning to take action?"

"It's not yet to the point where I must take action, is it? If you want me to take action, it's entirely possible to do so~ depending on what price you're willing to pay, Doro. However, given our relationship, if you're willing to kneel and beg, I think I'd be willing to lend a hand. It would make me feel quite pleased."

She was clearly joking—or perhaps not.

Who can tell?

Doro was silent for a moment, his expression becoming determined: "No, there is indeed one thing I would like to ask of you."

"Oh? Sounds like something else… like what?"

"Would you be able to kill Muse?"

Kill…

Mohe looked at Doro sideways: "What do you mean by kill?"

"A fake death, to isolate her from the Elf."

"Oh~ you seem to have made some new discoveries… Since you've asked to this extent, you should have some answers in your heart, right?"

Doro shook his head.

Mohe smiled and said, "I can't agree to that request~ Killing Miss Muse would be too cruel!"

The cruelty she referred to, was it for Muse himself, or for Elves? Or perhaps... for herself?

Mohe's eyes were clearly speaking.

With just that one answer, Doro was already given the solution. He finally understood what was happening at the moment, he finally knew something. He finally understood the truth of the "regret" Mohe had mentioned earlier.

He disappeared from Mohe's sight.

Mohe shook her head, brewed herself some tea, then sat by the table and patiently sipped it: "Sigh! Now it's about to get intense. Adriana should be making her move, too. Thunder Emperor... the cost of provoking me, I'm afraid you can't quite bear it~"

...

Elf's skin was no different from Lisidorwei's... Ah, so that's it!

The necromancer always stayed nearby, and the Thunder Emperor, who had battled with Elf, suddenly reduced the intensity of the war—he was indeed giving face to the Hero, because he was sure he could kill Elf, but was unwilling to face the enraged Hero after killing Elf, so he reduced the intensity of the war. Maintaining the continuation of the war.

The undead...

Doro suddenly pushed open Elf's room. At this moment, the necromancer Muse was using magic, one dark magic array after another surrounded Elf.

And at this moment, Elf's body was semi-transparent, under the effect of the magic array, Elf's body became solid, became like a living life, became like...

A person with warmth.

Doro's intrusion didn't seem to be something unexpected, perhaps Elf was already prepared for this day. She just came to Doro: "Looks like you already know about me, Doro. Sorry, I didn't mean to hide it from you."

Muse sneakily left, she was a bit afraid of the Hero getting angry over this, so it was more appropriate to leave first. Luckily, at this moment, Doro's attention wasn't on Muse, he just stared at Elf.

"So you've been dead for a long time?"

"Dead…? I'm still here in front of you, aren't I, Mr. Doro? Even though the form of existence seems a bit pathetic, being undead is actually quite good sometimes. I don't feel like I'm dead."

How could this be?

Doro couldn't accept this fact: "Who was it?"

Elf seemed to have anticipated this moment for a long time, she just stood beside Doro and held his hand.

Her hand was warm.

The hand of an undead should be cold, but Elf's hand was different.

This made Doro feel Elf's vibrant warmth, his gaze refocused on Elf.

"I will tell you everything, you don't have to rush."

Her words calmed Doro down.

Hence, Doro finally knew the "truth".

During the days Elf supposedly escaped back to the Northern Land with the Snow Elves overnight—it was far from peaceful as imagined. The culprit behind Elf's death was the Forest Elf Queen.

Also known as the Elf Queen to all.

For small races like the Snow Elves, their disappearance wouldn't concern anyone. The only ones who would care were the Forest Elves. The Elf Queen's intentions were clear.

She intercepted the Snow Elves back then and said to Elf: "I won't allow you to return to the Northern Lands again."

This Elf Queen made no attempt to hide her intentions, she openly stated that she would use the "sinful blood" of the Snow Elves to continually nourish the Elf Mother Tree, leveraging the Mother Tree's power to analyze the Demon King's liver, thereby comprehending all of the Demon King's magic, to stand at the pinnacle of world magic, and significantly enhance the power of the elves race to become a superpower capable of rivaling humans.

She was a very farsighted person. She had foreseen the strength of humans in the future, that is, now, and had begun preparing in advance.

In other words, she wanted to turn the Snow Elves into blood packs to continuously draw blood from them to facilitate the exchange.

Elf was not a match for the Elf Queen—no, no elf in this world could be her match, even those who have long been away from the Mother Tree and have thrived in the Northern Lands for many years, the Snow Elves are still part of the elves, still the children of the Mother Tree... and the Elf Queen is recognized by the Mother Tree, she possesses the substantial capacity to dominate the elves.

But Elf still fought.

At that time, she had already died in front of the Elf Queen.

When the Elf Queen intended to take the remaining Snow Elves and Elf's corpse, Adriana showed up, she used undead magic to gather Elf's soul, then forced the Elf Queen to retreat.

The Elf Queen likely thought Adriana also wanted the Demon King's magical legacy—anyway, after such an incident occurred, in this Ice and Snow Kingdom, many of the Snow Elves were actually… undead.

After all, confronting the Elf Queen, it's impossible without betting one's life.

"I owe Adriana a debt of gratitude, Doro." Elf didn't sound like an undead at all, "So, as someone who has died, to repay her kindness according to her wishes, attacking the Ice and Snow Kingdom—it's also a repayment for her kindness... My sisters that I sent to Mohe… they are still alive. Most of the Snow Elves remaining here are…

undead."

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