At this moment, Ellie's skirt was suddenly tugged by someone. Ellie, who was already in a bad mood, turned around and glared, but just as she was about to lash out, she saw that it was the nameless Little Girl, the last one rescued, who had tugged her skirt.
Her fearless mother also happened to be standing beside her, and after realizing her daughter's seemingly suicidal behavior, she immediately hugged her, as if afraid that the Great Demon in front of them would do something to her daughter again.
"Alah Alaf-sama..." The Little Girl called out to Ellie.
"Oh! Nameless Little Girl, is there something you need me for?" As soon as Ellie saw it was the child, her expression immediately changed, revealing a hint of a smile.
No matter how bad her mood, there was no need to show it to a child, right? And at a time like this, she was still tugging at her, so it seemed there must be something important, right?
"Alah Alaf-sama... My dad... didn't come back." The Little Girl was held tightly in her mother's arms, then she squeezed out this sentence in a very soft voice.
"Her father?" Hearing this, Ellie naturally turned her gaze to the mother, and at the same time remembered the conversation between the mother and daughter when she first invaded the Ranch. Could it be that what she heard back then was precisely this mother and daughter?
After all, at that time, she was just happy and didn't pay attention to the appearance of the people talking in the cage, but their voices were indeed very similar.
"Re... Reporting to Alah Alaf-sama, this child's father, he... he..." The mother started to sob a little when she mentioned the father, and Ellie instantly understood what was happening.
"Alright, I understand..." Ellie directly spoke up to stop the mother from continuing.
Basically, according to this storyline, the Little Girl's father should have been eaten by the Dragon Race as food. So, how should she answer this Little Girl? With so many eyes on her now, this was indeed an opportunity to slightly clear her name.
"Your father is already dead... He will never come back." Ellie stated the fact directly, completely without considering the child's feelings. Others also didn't expect the Great Demon in front of them to be so cold-blooded, to state the truth so bluntly.
Are you a devil? This was everyone's impression of Ellie.
"Dad... You... You're lying, Mom said Dad just went out..." As expected, as soon as the Little Girl heard Ellie's words, she even dropped the honorifics and spoke with a crying voice.
"Whether I'm lying or not, why don't you ask your mother yourself... Hmph..." Ellie put on a very displeased expression and glared at the Little Girl's mother.
The Little Girl also looked at her mother with immense anticipation, probably wanting her mother to tell her that Alah Alaf-sama in front of them was lying to her.
However, the mother just held her child with a sad expression, without saying a word.
"Speak up? Tell your daughter whether I'm lying to her or not." Ellie stared at the mother very sternly, clearly wanting to force her to say the truth herself.
"Chi... Child, your father, he... he really did die. Alah Alaf-sama didn't lie to you." Finally, the mother still spoke the truth.
Sure enough... The Little Girl burst into tears with a wail. In others' eyes, Ellie's behavior indeed seemed heartless, as if she was taking out her anger on someone, but it wasn't... "Who told you not to meet me sooner... For me, death is just another form of beginning." At this moment, Ellie put on an expression of pity for the Little Girl, reached out, and stroked the Little Girl's cheek... and also wiped away her tears.
"I can guarantee to everyone who remains here that under my protection, I will absolutely not let you die." Ellie said confidently, but anyone can say it with their mouth, so Ellie decided to do something insane in front of these people. So... "It might be a bit uncomfortable later, but I'll give you snacks as compensation." Ellie whispered to the Little Girl, while her mother, holding her, looked at Ellie in front of her with a bewildered expression, completely not understanding what the Great Demon meant by these words. However, the Little Girl also didn't understand, she just kept crying.
At this moment, Ellie suddenly forcefully snatched the Little Girl from the mother's hands. This action completely caught the mother off guard; she barely reacted at all.
Even if she had reacted, with Ellie's strength, trying to stop her would have been almost impossible. Moreover, Ellie didn't just simply pull the Little Girl over; she directly grabbed the Little Girl by the neck and pulled her over, even lifting the Little Girl up.
Furthermore, the people nearby also heard a very ominous sound, similar to bones shattering... However, the Little Girl didn't even struggle. She was held by the neck by Ellie, lifted like an exhibit, and then Ellie directly tossed the already lifeless Little Girl onto the ground.
The mother watched all this sudden happening, probably her brain refused to accept reality, she just stared blankly at her daughter, whose neck was broken by Ellie, lying motionless on the ground.
Everyone watched in shock as Ellie coldly and ruthlessly killed the Little Girl, her body still warm but lifeless.
Even having witnessed the slaughter of the Dragon Race, it was still somewhat difficult to accept.
Is this Alah Alaf-sama truly a devil?
"Watch me closely! Resurrection Magic! Activate!" Ellie directly used a ninth-tier advanced Resurrection Magic on the Little Girl's corpse.
Although a fifth-tier Resurrection Magic could also revive her, Ellie considered that natives and players are not the same; they consume life force to revive, not experience points like players. Therefore, to ensure the Little Girl's safety, she directly used the highest-level Resurrection Magic she knew.
This advanced Resurrection Magic would not consume any experience points, meaning it would not consume any life force, but it had a usage restriction: it would clear all of the user's MP and have a one-week cooldown.
MP consumption was of no concern to Ellie, but the cooldown was a bit of a problem. If any of her companions had an accident within this week, she would only be able to use the resurrection short staff or ordinary resurrection, which would reduce their experience points.
Just as Ellie cast the Resurrection Magic, a golden light fell upon the Little Girl's corpse. Without surprise... the Little Girl opened her eyes again, then sat up, as if the scene of her neck being crushed by the Great Demon had never happened.
"See! Under my protection, death is not to be feared! As long as I am here... I guarantee you will be safe!" Ellie said with full authority.
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