However, the crisis Anna faced was not limited to this. Suddenly, chaotic noises erupted from the back of the dragon's lair, faintly accompanied by the clash of weapons and the roars of monsters.
The bird demon leader understood the continental language, and with her keen hearing, she immediately knew what was happening.
The human soldiers in the experimental fields had mutinied.
They were rebelling against the increasingly weakened dragon's lair.
At this moment, the dragon's lair was besieged from all sides.
"Little sister, you're so cute. Do you really think you can fight me with just these Waterball and Illumination spells?"
Mei Magogoko elegantly gripped her staff, looking down at the girl with contempt, a disdainful smile curling at her lips while her eyes concealed a hint of jealousy.
How could this little girl be so exquisite!?
Her moist, fair skin hardly seemed real.
She used an appraisal spell to check Anna's level and found she was merely a small magic apprentice, though she couldn't understand how a magic apprentice could control so many spells simultaneously.
Perhaps the natives of this otherworld had special physical qualities?
This wasn't entirely unacceptable.
Mei Magogoko speculated in her heart.
After all, players leveled up so quickly.
If the otherworld natives had no advantages at all, what would be the point of playing?
The threat was right before her eyes, and the enemy was extremely arrogant.
Anna bit her silver teeth without speaking. She knew she was weak, but weakness wasn't a reason for her to turn and flee. Despite being so frail, she still had the determination to protect those dear to her.
The waterballs and light orbs behind her rotated around her body at her will, then shot precisely toward the human army at the entrance of the dragon's lair.
"Yoshi, that little girl is attacking us~"
"Ohhh, so scary~"
The Sakura Island players all laughed.
The Waterball spell was quite large and looked intimidating, but no matter what, it was just water.
Could water really kill someone?
As for the light bullets the size of an infant's fist, they were completely ignored.
They sneered at the incoming magic, and their gazes toward Anna gradually transformed from contempt to greed and lust.
They hadn't noticed at first.
But now, looking carefully, they realized.
This elf girl was delicately beautiful, clutching her staff timidly as she stood there, like a porcelain doll, as if she had walked out of a painting.
If she were in the modern world.
She would easily surpass those so-called "once-in-a-billion-years beauties" from their Sakura country by hundreds of miles.
Skin like jade, eyes like a painting, snow-white hair like a waterfall, and with beast ears and a fox tail on her head and behind.
All these factors combined shifted the Sakura players' focus from dragon slaying to capturing the elf girl.
Capture her, imprison her, and play with her at will.
This was another world.
And it was a "game" too.
There were no legal constraints.
Might made right.
As long as they were strong enough, they could unleash their bestial nature at will.
Just like Mei Magogoko, who could use any means necessary for her goals without anyone to punish her.
And with Magogoko's help,
These Sakura players had awakened their most primitive destructive desires even earlier.
They were gradually becoming qualified invaders.
"Splash, splash, splash—"
The Waterball spells exploded upon contact.
As the players had expected, these intimidating-looking water balls did nothing except wet their clothes.
But the small light bullets were different.
With a series of "ping ping" muffled sounds, the players' vision suddenly turned white. They were blinded by the intense white light, with only Mei Magogoko, who had been hiding in her shield, faring slightly better and still able to vaguely see the situation in the dragon's lair.
Urgent footsteps sounded from all around. Following the sound, Magogoko saw the Cockatrice leader and the bird demon leader rapidly approaching. These laughable monsters were attempting a sneak attack.
But this was merely a desperate struggle.
She, Mei Magogoko, was now a great mage!
Although the elf girl's magic strength was somewhat strange, there were ways to counter it.
"Everyone turn around and get down, quickly!" Magogoko came up with a plan and immediately gave the order.
Hearing Magogoko's shout, the players instinctively followed her instructions. Though their vision was still a white blur, a reddish tint was beginning to appear in the center of their field of view, a sign that their sight was gradually recovering.
"A la hora oscura..."
A series of notes were pronounced one by one by Mei Magogoko.
This was a mage-level field magic.
Called Darkest Hour.
Contrary to Illumination, it created a dark environment by absorbing light elements.
This magic affected both friend and foe, but since light was everywhere, it couldn't create absolute darkness unless in a completely dark room...
This magic was almost like taking off underwear to fart—pointless.
But at this moment, it had a remarkable effect.
Magogoko couldn't help but marvel at Great Mage Mesent's vast knowledge—few advanced spells, but a bunch of seemingly useless ones.
The shadows swallowed the Illumination, the two canceling each other out.
The light in the entire dragon's lair returned to normal, though slightly dimmer.
The players' vision gradually recovered, and being so embarrassed by a small Illumination spell thoroughly angered them. They felt they had been made fools of.
"Baka! Don't waste any more time, let's slay the dragon first! Watch out for that Illumination spell!"
"Today we'll take you back, lock you in a dark room, and make you watch our goldfish do its work!"
"Kill-gigi! Join me in clearing the surrounding monsters!"
"Everyone focus on the dragon first. This elf cub won't escape. Later, we can play with her however we want."
The last Sakura player's words gained everyone's approval. They all drew their weapons and approached the dragon and the elf girl step by step with ferocious smiles.
Facing the fierce and malicious Sakura players,
The terror in Anna's heart reached its peak.
But she had no other options.
She had thought about commanding the monsters to carry Su Nian away and escape from the dragon's lair, but the black dragon's body was too heavy to lift.
[Brother... I'm sorry, Anna couldn't protect you well, but Anna will definitely stay by your side, no matter life or death...]
Anna bit her lip and turned around. Her soft little hands clenched tightly, her petite body trembling, and her usually bright and smiling peach blossom eyes were now filled with crystalline tears.
She felt she was useless.
Incapable of doing anything.
Whether in the Elven Forest or in the dragon's lair,
She could only watch her loved ones die tragically.
Father, mother, sister, and now her brother too...
She gently closed her eyes and hugged the black dragon's large head tightly, her heart tormented by grief and pain.
Crystal tears slid down her cheeks, falling "plop, plop" onto the black dragon's nose and face.
She turned her thin back toward the enemy.
Her chest pressed against the sharp dragon horn.
If those humans tried to snatch her away, she would immediately let the sharp dragon horn pierce her chest.
[If death is inevitable, then I want to die with my brother]
The Sakura players grew increasingly arrogant.
Ji Taimei and Ji-ge desperately tried to return to help, but they were surrounded by players. Knives, spears, clubs, and low-level magic spells rained down on them relentlessly. Soon they were covered in wounds, barely clinging to life.
The wild laughter of the Sakura players, the wailing of monsters outside the dragon's lair, all mixed together into a symphony of despair. But for the players, it was a triumphant fanfare.
Despair was growing, the air becoming heavy.
But at a certain moment, these chaotic notes were paused.
A deep dragon's roar shook their souls, drowning out all other sounds like a thunderclap.
"ROAR—"
The world fell silent.
"Vile worms, you dare invade my territory!"
The deep voice was like a volcano about to erupt.
Anger rolled like magma, savage killing intent was suppressed, brewing, about to transform into flames that would destroy everything.
In the dim dragon's lair,
A pair of pale golden dragon eyes opened. """
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