Basically, it was all due to underestimating the enemy. Now what should I do?
I messed up in the one place I absolutely couldn't! As expected, my biggest weakness is still my resistance to abnormal statuses!
Damn Level One! Oh! It should be Level Two now, but does that make any difference?!
Ellie was a little impressed by her own nerves; at a time like this, she could still mock herself, without any hint of tension. Was she lonely because she had been invincible for too long?
Uh… or was it that, instinctively, she didn't even consider this a crisis?
Since that's the case, let's properly analyze the current situation. First, the move I was hit with is similar to the Ruling Spell I use. The Elf King, that pervert, tried to command me several times without effect, but his last command,'stop,' worked. Could it be that he gave two commands in that last sentence, counting as two attempts?
So after my resistance attempts were consumed, I obeyed the last command and stopped?
Stop… that command was to stop, meaning to stop attacking him. So, inferring from that, if I don't make any move to attack him… sure enough!
Ellie could move again. After dismissing the thought of attacking the Elf King, her body immediately returned to her control.
"Hmm! As expected of her bloodline! Truly intelligent! But it's too late… Clementine! Look at me! Be a good girl and obey." The Elf King, well aware of his abilities, immediately gave Ellie another command.
"Yes!" Ellie answered involuntarily.
Uh… isn't this the worst possible situation? Facing a pervert like the Elf King, a scoundrel who wholeheartedly desires my body, and now the control of my body isn't even in my hands. In such a terrible situation, my heart is still calm, completely unmoved, and I even want to…
Uh, I really can't laugh now.
"Very good! Very good! Clementine! Look at me closely, come to my side." The Elf King continued to give Ellie commands, his expression lewd.
"Yes!" Ellie responded obediently, then dutifully walked towards the Elf King.
"Hey! Snap out of it!!" Tilly grabbed Ellie, trying to prevent her from going to the Elf King's side.
However, the fact proved that even when Ellie's body was controlled, her original strength remained undiminished. Ellie flung Tilly away with a wave of her hand, and it was an exaggerated kind of fling. It seemed that when her body was uncontrollably flung just now, it was almost at full power; otherwise, Tilly wouldn't have been thrown so far, directly slamming into the wall and spitting blood.
Uh… should I heal her after dealing with the Elf King?
Hmm? Wait a minute? Ellie seemed to notice a problem. Tilly was hit by the Elf King's move earlier, wasn't she, when she pounced and held me down?
And that also seemed to be easily broken free from by me. According to the previous experiment, his command to hold me down should have been considered incomplete.
Logically, she should have pounced again, but Tilly's state just now seemed to indicate that she was no longer controlled. Does that mean… this Elf King's ability to control people only works on one person at a time?
Also, Ti Du has been hiding outside the Elf King's chambers from the beginning, not even daring to show her face. And it was Ti Du who warned me about the Elf King's abilities earlier. This suggests that Ti Du is clearly very familiar with the Elf King's abilities.
In this situation, how could she be at ease letting Tilly follow me into the Elf King's chambers? And wasn't the timing of Ti Du's warning about the Elf King's abilities a bit too late?
I always feel like she did it on purpose.
"You… you scoundrel! Your… target isn't me?!" Tilly said to the Elf King, clutching her chest with great difficulty. It seemed the fall just now had injured her quite badly.
"You? Heh heh! Compared to her bloodline, you are no different from roadside trash." The Elf King didn't even glance at Tilly; his gaze remained fixed on Ellie, even though Ellie had already obediently walked to his side.
This is even stranger. Normally, according to common conversational habits, shouldn't one's gaze be on the person they're talking to?
Even if this scoundrel Elf King is arrogant and self-important, Tilly harbors ill will towards him. Although injured, she could attack him at any moment. For the Elf King to ignore Tilly in such a situation, should I say he's too careless?
Or is there some other reason?
"Scoundrel! Magic Arrow!" Tilly indeed directly launched a magic attack at the Elf King. I knew it! Even though she was injured, not even looking her in the eye, isn't that just telling someone to hurry up and sneak attack?
However, the Elf King isn't just a pervert; with a simple wave of his hand, the wooden floor directly extended a wall woven from vine-like tentacles, blocking Tilly's magic attack.
"You are truly annoying! If you want my child so badly! It will be your turn later!" The Elf King said with slight impatience. Yet, even like this, his gaze still hadn't left Ellie.
"You perverted old man! Die!" Naturally, Tilly's face flushed with anger, and she launched several more very low-level attack spells, all of which were blocked by the vines without exception. The Elf King became a bit displeased and directly controlled the vines to give Tilly a bondage play… Throughout, the Elf King's gaze still hadn't left Ellie… This was extremely odd. Although the strength gap was indeed large, there was no need to not even look at Tilly from start to finish, was there? Even I, who am invincible, when facing an opponent attacking me, would never not look them in the eye. There must be some reason… "Scoundrel! Let me go! Do the Thirteen Heroes only resort to such low-down tricks?! If you have the guts, let me go! Let's fight one-on-one!" Tilly, bound there, raged impotently.
Hmm? But Tilly's words gave Ellie a very unexpected piece of information: this pervert was actually one of the heroes of the Demon God Turmoil back then?
Uh… this pervert?
Thinking about it… the Demon God Turmoil was two hundred years ago. Considering an elf's lifespan, it's certainly possible. So… could it be that this guy also got involved with Zesshi Zetsumei's mother back then?
And after the Demon God Turmoil ended, he tricked her under the guise of being a friend?
Uh… very possible, oh! Hey! What time is it?! You still have the mind to care about how her mother was abducted! Worry about yourself first! If you keep being so carefree! You'll really be in a crisis of chastity! Ellie, unable to move due to loss of control, could only let her mind wander.
"Heh heh! It will be your turn later. First… first, the main course, heh heh… I finally got it… Although it has deteriorated a little, if combined with my excellent bloodline, it will definitely produce even more powerful children." The Elf King looked at Ellie, revealing a very sinister smile.
So disgusting!
Ellie looked at the Elf King's sickening smile and instantly got goosebumps. However, the control of her body wasn't in her hands, so she couldn't make any reaction.
Although she was very curious about what this guy kept saying about 'her bloodline, her bloodline,' how to resolve the immediate crisis of chastity was the top priority, wasn't it?! Be more nervous, Elizabeth!
Hmm?
Wait a minute!
Ellie thought of a possibility for the question that had been puzzling her: could it be that the Elf King's skill, similar to the Ruling Spell, required the target to always be within his line of sight?
Or rather, it only works if he makes eye contact with the target?
Because Ellie had heard the Elf King's commands to her more than once, and they all included the phrase, "Look at me." And she was already by his side, yet his gaze was still fixed on her eyes. This could explain why his gaze remained on her when Tilly attacked him.
But a new problem arose. However, that new problem, concerning Ti Du, could be put aside for now. Since she knew the flaw in this scoundrel Elf King's ability, it was time to counterattack.
"…" Watching the Elf King's dirty hands rest on her shoulders, just as he was about to take off her cloak, Ellie silently activated her Ice Aura in her mind.
Although she couldn't attack the Elf King due to his commands, Ellie's target for freezing with Ice Aura wasn't the Elf King; it was everything around him.
This was why Ellie remained calm even when facing a crisis of chastity. Although the initiative of her body wasn't in her hands, it was only limited to her body.
She could still directly cast spells. From the moment she was controlled, Ellie tried to cast spells by silently chanting to see if it would work, and of course, it did!
So! Ellie could break free from the controlled state at any time. It's just… before she figured out the true nature of the Elf King's control skill, even if she broke free, she might very likely be controlled again and have her means sealed.
For example, if she used Holy Healing, which removes all abnormal statuses, in front of the Elf King.
The next time she was controlled, he would definitely impose a command on her not to use Holy Healing. So, Ellie hadn't taken any action to resist; her goal was to analyze and find the flaw in the Elf King's move within a certain amount of time.
And so… just as the Elf King's dirty hands touched Ellie's shoulders, before he could remove Ellie's cloak.
A burst of cold air erupted from Ellie's body. As expected of one of the Thirteen Heroes back then, the Elf King immediately distanced himself from Ellie and cast some resistance magic on himself. Everything around, including Tilly, who was bound by the vines, was frozen into ice blocks, but the Elf King remained unaffected.
Of course, Ellie naturally couldn't give the Elf King a chance to command her again!
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