"Haha, it's better to just hit me directly instead of attacking like this. It's just a waste of energy." The arm monster sneered.
"Really?" Esna laughed.
Just as he finished speaking, a loud rumbling sound was heard throughout the cave, and half of the dome slowly collapsed.
It turned out that Esina was not attacking randomly, but used mind magic to destroy the supporting structure of the cave, causing the entire cave to collapse!
"This is absolutely crazy! You can't get away like this!" The monster hurriedly mobilized all his arms to prop up the falling dome, thus avoiding being crushed to death.
"Not necessarily. Even if the sky falls, there will always be someone taller to hold it up." Aisina said with a smile.
Chapter 11: Pure Noelle (Part 1)
While the arm monster was holding up the dome, Isidor and Esna ran out.
The monster stretched out several arms and tried to intercept Isidor, but because there were too few of them, they were easily twisted away by Isidor.
Isidor dodged the attacks of the arms all the way to the cave entrance. When he looked back, he found that Esna had been caught by an arm.
"Esina, what are you doing? Use your mind magic to break them!" Isidor reminded.
"No, using Silver Eyes twice in a row has exhausted my strength. Go away! I will find a way to get out." said Esna.
"No one of you can escape! Become my flesh and blood!" the arm monster screamed and pointed one of its arms at Isidor.
Isidor was prepared. He rolled over to avoid the fingers and took the opportunity to run towards Esna.
"Stupid thing, you actually came to my door." The arm monster put down the exhausted Esna, stretched out all the remaining arms that could move towards Isidor, and wrapped him up.
"Your hands are very powerful." Isidor said calmly.
"Haha, that's natural. If I were still in my prime, I could crush you to death with just one finger. It's a pity that you won't see that day." The arm monster said proudly.
"Since you are so powerful, can you beat yourself?" Isidor took advantage of the conversation to stare at the eye in the middle of his palm and used all three hypnosis techniques in one breath.
Since the arm is an independent individual, it does not have a strong sense of self, which means it is not very resistant to hypnosis.
"What nonsense are you talking about? How can my own arm possibly deal with myself?" the arm monster wondered.
"That's not necessarily true - come on!" Isidor shouted, and the arms that were bound around his body immediately loosened, and instead tried to hinder the other arms that were approaching.
Isidor took the opportunity to pick up Esna and ran out of the cave. He turned around and ordered the three arms under his control to wrap around the other arms and pull them hard.
The remaining arm finally couldn't support the weight of the dome and was crushed under the rock.
"I finally saved my life." Isidor threw the elf in his arms to the side and lay down on his back.
Even with the magical skill of endurance, his endurance value is almost reaching the bottom, and his other values are also at a very low level. If he doesn't take a rest, he will be exhausted to death.
"Your performance is beyond my expectations. To be honest, I don't think you look like a goblin at all." Esna laughed.
"How is it different?" Isidor asked casually.
"Goblins are very timid. They will attack the weak in groups, but they will often surrender to strong enemies. But you are different. Even if the enemies are stronger than you, you still have the courage to face them. This is a spirit that goblins do not possess." said Esna.
"Haha, you are worthy of being a goblin expert. You guessed it right. I am not a goblin." Isidor said.
"Oh? Then what race are you?" Esina asked curiously.
"I am the ultimate evil king who specializes in killing elves!" Isidor suddenly rushed to the elf, opened a pair of magic claws and aimed at the elf's chest as if to grab it.
"Hahaha, you're so funny." Esna didn't dodge at all, but lay there and laughed heartily.
"Hey, I have something to ask you." Seeing that she didn't dodge or evade, Isidor didn't feel comfortable to really grab her.
"explain."
"My strength value has increased a lot without me noticing. Is this your fault?" Isidor asked.
"That's right. Do you remember the poisonous fruit you accidentally ate on the day we met?" Esina asked back.
"Remember, that thing almost cost me my life." Isidor said with lingering fear.
"Although the fruit is poisonous, it has the effect of enhancing strength. During the three months that you were learning to be a goblin, I dried the fruit, mixed it with other medicines to remove the toxicity, and mixed it with your daily food. Then I let you do heavy work to increase your appetite. In this way, your strength will be greatly improved." Esna explained.
"Oh? Is this of any benefit to you? When I first came, you didn't trust me at all, right?" Isidor asked curiously.
"Of course you can't trust them right from the start. You grew up in the human world and don't know how terrifying wild goblins are. They would hide on the roads that caravans must take and steal livestock that stray from the group. They would attack injured adventurers and take away their equipment. They would even sneak into remote towns and villages in the middle of the night and kidnap beautiful girls to be their reproductive tools." Esna sighed and continued:
"But they are also pitiful. They are very weak and are forced to become cunning in order to survive. Their own children will decline from generation to generation, so they can only abduct women of other races from the outside world. The more you understand goblins, the more pathetic you feel about them. Therefore, I hope to at least give you the ability to protect yourself so that you will not be hunted by monsters and can live a well-fed and warm life without abducting others."
Isidor fell silent. Although they had been together day and night for three months, it was only now that he felt for the first time that he understood Esna.
The afternoon sun was not too glaring, and the two of them lay at the entrance of the cave to rest for a long time, not until they had recovered some strength before standing up again.
"Although I escaped, the props I want are still buried inside. How can I get them back?" Esina said, looking at the deep cave entrance.
"Let me make it clear first, I won't go in again. Who knows if the monster is still alive?" said Isidor.
Before he finished his words, dozens of pale arms suddenly stretched out from the cave and quickly grabbed Esna and Isidor.
The two were about to dodge when they suddenly heard a clanging sound of metal. A long sword flew from the sky and cut off dozens of arms at once.
Isidor looked in the direction of the sword in astonishment, and saw a tall elf with skin as white as snow standing there.
Saying that her skin is as white as snow is not just an adjective; her skin is truly as white as ice and snow, so white that it seems unnatural.
And it's not just her skin color, her hair and pupils are also a striking silver-white, and her whole body is as exquisite as a carefully carved jade piece.
"Wait, this hair color... is it the person who stole the potion?" Isidor said in surprise.
"Esina, you have fallen to the point of associating with goblins." The white elf ignored Isidor and looked at Esina.
"Noelle, long time no see, you are still so arrogant." Esna replied with a smile.
"Noelle? She is Noelle? In that case, then the Noelle juice is..." Isidor asked curiously in a low voice.
"Keep your voice down! Don't you want to get angry? This girl is very dangerous. Even I have a hard time dealing with her." Esna made a gesture to keep quiet, then quickly walked to Noel.
"Noel, why are you coming to see me instead of training with the Knights?" asked Esina.
"A defector can be killed by anyone in the Knights Templar. What's there to ask?" Noel pulled out the sword from the ground and pointed it coldly at Esna.
"Let's not talk about this for now. Did you touch my backpack?" Esina asked as she pushed away Noel's sword.
"So what?"
"You must have taken the Noel juice as well, right? Give it to me quickly. The toxins in my body haven't been completely cleared yet." Esina stretched out her hand.
"I threw away that prohibited item a long time ago. You used my blood to make a purifier without permission, which violated the rules of the Knights. I turned a blind eye to it because you are a senior, but now that you are a traitor, how can I allow such a thing to exist?" Noel said.
"If you lose it, you will have to collect fresh ones on the spot to compensate me." said Aisina.
"What a hassle." Noel frowned, but did not refuse. He turned the sword over and gently cut a hole in his arm.
Translucent white blood slowly flowed out of the wound—it was the Noel juice that Isidor was familiar with.
Aisina hurriedly took out a bottle from her chest, caught the blood, drank half of it, and sealed the rest.
"Esina, what kind of monster have you offended this time?" Noel asked.
"There are thousands of arms like the one you just cut off in this cave, and they have the ability to launch mental attacks. They are very difficult enemies." After sucking Noel's blood, Esina looked much better. It seems that her blood is indeed extraordinary.
"Can't even you deal with it?" Noelle asked in surprise.
"That's not the case. As you can see, I didn't bring a sword with me. Plus, something unexpected happened and the perfect virgin was broken by evil magic, so I ended up in such a mess. But then again, even in its complete state, it can still be considered a powerful enemy." Esna shook her head.
“Is this the guy you call a strong enemy? I’m very interested.” Noelle licked his lips, with excitement in his eyes.
"Go, there is a golden cup there, you must bring it back for me." Esna instructed.
Noelle nodded and walked into the cave with the sword in hand.
Chapter 12: Pure Noelle (Part 2)
After Noelle left, Isidor couldn't help but ask, "What is your relationship? I thought she was here to cause trouble for you, but now she's helping you instead?"
"Noelle is my junior in the Knights Templar, and I taught her swordsmanship personally. In principle, she is my enemy, but our personal friendship makes her unable to bear to really attack her. For now, we can be considered both enemies and friends." Eisna explained.
"Then she is a really good person, actually going to help you in a hostile situation," Isidor said.
"Not entirely. That girl is a battle fanatic, especially fond of fighting monsters. The stronger the enemy, the more excited she is. She would even charge into the monster's base alone for the sake of excitement and face thousands of monsters alone."
"Ah? Then she won't get into trouble? It's a monster, she will die if she is not careful, right?" Isidor's jaw almost dropped in surprise.
"It's not that easy to die. In fact, it's not easy to find a monster stronger than Noelle. Her body is very special. Have you noticed her eyes?" asked Esna.
"Isn't it white?"
"That's right, Noelle was born with silver eyes. Unlike me who have acquired them through cultivation, her silver eyes are truly the power of God. There is no need for preparation or price to pay, and she can use them forever." said Esna.
"Ah? Isn't this too perverted?"
"Not only that, her body fluids also have the ability to purify some filth and toxins. She is immune to any negative effects such as curses, weakening, charm, and hypnosis. Therefore, she is called 'Pure Noelle' in the Knights' Order." Esna continued.
"Even so, it's still pretty dangerous, right?" Isidor said worriedly.
"So what if it's dangerous? What she's looking for is that irresistible feeling of tension. Besides, if she fails, that would be a scenario that you goblins would love to see," said Esna.
"Wait, explain yourself clearly, what do you mean by the part that we goblins love to watch?" Isidor asked while holding his breath.
"Huh? Did I wrong you? Aren't goblins just animals with heads full of dirty stuff?" Esina said disdainfully.
"All male animals are like this, right? Besides, you, an elf, are even more H! You tell dirty jokes every day!" Isidor retorted.
"I am an outlier among the elves. Alas! I wish the male elves were as energetic as you." Esina sighed.
"Let's not talk about this for now, let's go get something to eat! As the saying goes, when you're full and warm, you'll yearn for that kind of thing. I don't have the energy to tell dirty jokes if I haven't even eaten," Isidor suggested.
"That's true." Esina nodded and looked around with her hands on the awning.
Even without the silver eyes, the eyesight of elves is far superior to that of humans. Esina soon discovered a wild boar scratching itself under a tree.
"Go pick it up!" said Esina, picking up a stone and shooting it out with telekinesis, accurately hitting the wild boar's head.
"You're a very accurate shooter!" Isidor exclaimed.
"Shooting is the racial talent of the elves. Actually, it is also the talent of the goblins, but the shooting targets are different." Esina smiled mischievously.
"How dare you call me a slut?" Isidor rolled his eyes at Esina and carried the wild boar back.
Aisina immediately used magic to light a fire and start skinning, and in just a few minutes she had made a delicious roasted whole pig.
"Magic is so convenient!" Isidor looked at the greasy pork and couldn't help but feel hungry. He was about to tear a pig leg to eat, but was stopped by Esina.
"Don't be impatient. It's rare for little Noelle to come over, so let's wait for her to come out and eat together." said Esna.
"Wait for her? That monster has thousands of hands. Even if we leave it there for her to chop, it will take a while, right?" Isidor said.
However, just as he finished speaking, a heavy gasp was heard from the cave, and Noel walked out covered in blood, holding a sword.
"What do I say? The meat is still warm!" said Esina, pointing at the freshly roasted wild boar.
This is for you." Noel said, handing the golden wine glass to Esna.
"Wow! You really got it! I love you so much. If you propose to me now, I might agree!" Esna said excitedly while holding Noel's hand.
"Forget it, I'm not interested in women." Noel said coldly, slapping her hand away.
"It's just a way of expression." Aisina said dissatisfiedly.
"Stop it, I have something I need to tell you." Noel said solemnly.
"what's up?"
“The monster who calls himself the Demon Lord is not actually dead. Although I cut off all his arms and purified it into a pool of pus and blood, I can feel that it is not its true body, but only a part of it at best. In other words, as long as you continue to keep this cup, it may attack you again.” Noel said.
"I understand. I'll pay more attention to it." Esna frowned, but soon relaxed.
"Also, what's going on with this goblin? A new experimental subject?" Noel asked, pointing at Isidor.
"He's a temporary companion. His name is Isidor. He stood up to protect me when we were in the cave." Esna replied.
"Have you chosen a name yet? It seems like you're really hopeless." Noel was stunned for a moment, then said.
"My original name is Isidor, it's not a given name." Isidor couldn't help but say.
"Oh? This surprises me. You and Esna actually get along on an equal footing?" Noelle asked.
"Not really. I have to work for her every day, although she also provides me with food," Isidor replied.
Noelle nodded thoughtfully and sheathed the sword in his hand.
"Anyway, I'm glad little Noel is okay! We haven't seen each other for a long time. Come stay and play with me for a few days! Bring the little goblin along." said Esina.
