"Is it okay?" Sir Xia Na, who had proposed it, was a little surprised and asked Ellie if it was alright.
"Didn't you propose it? There's no one else suitable here besides me, right?" Ellie asked her back with a strange expression.
"Originally, I just wanted to tell you I had such magic, and then I planned to leave for a bit to find some Magical Beasts outside to absorb MP," Sir Xia Na said with a slightly helpless tone. It seemed she hadn't thought of the method of absorbing from her own people.
"No need for such trouble. Your Life Force Absorption won't kill me, will it? Besides, you know my situation, right? I can also cast healing magic on myself. Come on! Just fill up your MP!" Ellie said very straightforwardly.
"You won't die, it'll just be a little uncomfortable. Then, here I come…" Sir Xia Na finished speaking and extended her hand to Ellie, and then a red light enveloped Ellie's body.
"Ugh…" Ellie's expression was subtle. It wasn't exactly uncomfortable, just a bit uneasy, a feeling of immense vexation and irritation. Overall, there was no major problem. It seemed she wouldn't even need to use healing magic, right?
Then it lasted for about two minutes, and Ellie quickly cast healing magic on herself, and it was a rapid succession. As the absorption time grew longer, Ellie felt increasingly weak, like the groggy feeling of having been given a sleeping pill.
It seemed her HP was about to be absorbed into the danger zone, so she quickly cast healing magic on herself. Doesn't Sir Xia Na know how to be gentle?
After another two minutes, Sir Xia Na finally stopped the magic. Ellie's face was ashen. This fellow… if she hadn't used healing magic on herself, she would definitely have been drained dry!
"Alright, it's full. Then I'll open the Teleportation Gate again," Sir Xia Na said quite calmly.
"Hey, hey! You're not just going to leave it at that, are you! You were trying to drain me to death just now!" Ellie asked, quite displeased.
"Didn't you yourself say to fill up my MP? Besides, don't you know healing magic?" Sir Xia Na replied.
"Tsk… Forget it, you continue!" Ellie once again realized the importance of information. If she had known beforehand that Sir Xia Na's Life Force Absorption had such a low MP conversion rate, she would have just used the method of having Livia-san teleport her back, and she wouldn't have had to suffer like this.
"Then… Teleportation Gate, open." Sir Xia Na silently opened the Teleportation Gate again in front of everyone. Those who hadn't been teleported earlier saw the Teleportation Gate reappear, most with expressions of pleasant surprise. Only a few… looked at the Little Girl and her mother still standing there with regretful expressions.
Seeing the Teleportation Gate appear, the mother immediately wailed and once again rushed over to hug Ellie's leg. It seemed she had misunderstood that this Teleportation Gate was exchanged for the sacrifice of her daughter!
"Alright, alright! Let go first. I was just joking earlier. I didn't intend to take anyone's life!" Ellie said, quite helpless.
Then she tried to help up this great mother, but the mother held on tightly. If she didn't use some force, it would be difficult to pry her off. Ellie also didn't want to hurt her, so she could only say to her helplessly.
"I told you I was just teasing you! Neither you nor your daughter will die. Hurry up and let go and pass through! And what are you all still standing around for! Hurry up and go!" Ellie said, very displeased, to those still frozen in front of the Teleportation Gate.
And so, the remaining people, just like before, lined up and quickly passed through the Teleportation Gate… In the end, almost everyone passed through.
It was "almost" because the mother was still clinging tightly to Ellie, and the Little Girl was still looking at her mother and Ellie, at a loss.
"I said you can stop now, didn't I tell you I wouldn't take anyone's life? You should let go now, hey, hey! You, come here! Quickly make your mom let go!" Ellie was indeed getting a bit angry.
Finally, the bewildered mother, after being persuaded by her daughter and Ellie, finally let go. During the process, Livia-san kept holding her stomach and laughing at Ellie.
"Then we're last. Quickly call Lan back, and let's teleport back together. Seriously… I already said I wouldn't hurt them." Ellie glared unhappily at the mother who was tightly hugging her daughter.
"Whose fault is it that you came in playing the villain? You could have talked nicely and communicated well!" Livia-san retorted.
"If talking nicely worked, I wouldn't have to play the bad guy, would I? You have to understand that these people have been enslaved by dragons for a long time, and perhaps the status of humans in this world is just like this. At this time, a few humans like them jump out, controlling a terrifying Hydra and a large number of Undead. Everyone would be afraid, right? Besides, what time do we have to communicate nicely with them? Look at where this is. It's not too late to communicate slowly after everyone has been relocated." Ellie said, a little displeased.
"Even so, you didn't have to act like some Great Demon Lord or something. It doesn't suit you at all. That role should be played by Sir Xia Na… Puhahahaha." Livia-san probably remembered Ellie stomping on the Hydra's head, spouting nonsense, and laughed again.
"No… Bai Xia is more like a Demon Lord than I am," Sir Xia Na said quietly. Well! In a way, the role of a Great Demon Lord really does suit me, Ellie thought to herself.
The mother and daughter looked bewildered at the three remaining, inexplicable individuals who were joking and chatting with each other.
And the woman who had just been like a Great Demon Lord no longer had that villainous appearance at all. She was simply talking to her companions with a pure, displeased expression, without the imposing aura she had when giving orders to others earlier.
"You guys are really fast. So many people have been relocated? I was prepared for a long battle." Lan was very surprised when she returned to find the entire area empty.
"This is all Bai Xia's doing. She quickly herded all those people into the Teleportation Gate. Only we are left, so let's go too!" Livia-san called Lan to come quickly.
Lan glanced at the mother and daughter nearby, then walked over, completely confused.
"What's going on?" Lan asked.
"I'll tell you when we get back, it was super fun," Livia-san replied with a grin.
"Oh…" Lan's expression was subtle. Looking at the displeased Ellie, and the mother and daughter following behind Ellie, she had no idea what had just happened.
However, seeing the Little Girl among the mother and daughter standing behind Ellie, silently tugging at Bai Xia's clothes, it seemed that what had just happened shouldn't have been a bad thing!
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