There's no need to be soft-hearted with a scumbag like the Elf King; just keep his dog-like life, and the rest doesn't matter.
And Ellie had long wanted to find an opportunity to test if the Ruling Spell could make people self-harm, but she never had the chance. This was a good opportunity.
After Ellie gave the order, she moved her foot away. The Elf King, without any hesitation, truly carried out Ellie's command and blinded himself with his own hands.
Hmm! The experiment is complete. Self-harm commands are also possible, which means this skill can be used in even more places in the future. The Elf King, who had blinded himself, naturally let out a pig-like scream that was truly grating to the ears.
So Ellie gave another order for him to shut up. There was no need to pity such a scumbag. Although he was blind, that ability probably couldn't be activated, but if she just packaged him up and took him back like this, the Ruling Spell's duration might not last that long. After all, she had already given him so many commands just now. So, next, she would do it herself.
"Ice Barrier! Freeze!" Ellie casually made up another name for her Ice Aura, then activated the level two Ice Aura, concentrating on freezing the Elf King's wrists and ankles and everything above them.
So, next, it was time to save Tilly. Looking at Tilly, who was already frozen into a lump, ugh... she still had to cast Holy Healing to unfreeze her. What a hassle!
"Watch closely. Although I can bring death, I can also save lives. Death, to me, does not represent the end." Ellie first used Holy Healing on the large block of ice to unfreeze it.
Ti Du rushed forward to support Tilly's body, which was about to collapse. The vines that had been wrapped around Tilly were also eliminated as soon as the freeze was lifted.
"High-tier Resurrection Magic! Activate!!" So Ellie activated the resurrection short staff, which she had secretly taken out of her bag, on Tilly. It had a one-week cooldown, so she would have to be careful with her actions for the next week.
Because Ellie's short staff was hidden inside her sleeve, Ellie merely touched Tilly's body to activate the resurrection. After the magic was cast, Tilly immediately opened her eyes. She woke up so quickly?
Last time, Bell took almost ten minutes to wake up. Tilly's vitality is quite tenacious.
"Ugh... so cold... What happened just now? Ugh... Ti Du, why are you holding me? Why are you crying?" Tilly, in Ti Du's arms, asked in a very weak manner.
Ugh... Tilly's post-resurrection side effects weren't that severe. She could speak clearly as soon as she woke up, although she still looked quite weak. It seems the side effects of resurrection vary among different races. She made a note of this.
"It's... it's great... Tilly, just now you... just now you..." Ti Du, seeing that Tilly had truly been resurrected, was overcome with joy and tears, unable to speak clearly.
"You were caught in the Elf King's magic and died. I resurrected you! Hmph! Aren't you going to thank me!" Ellie stood to the side, hands on her hips, looking very proud.
"Huh? Is that so? I... I remember... I think I was wrapped in vines... then... ugh..." Tilly said, looking confused.
"Ti Du, tell her! It was the magic cast by the Elf King just now that killed Tilly, right!" Ellie quickly threw the topic to Ti Du. However, Ti Du wasn't even present during that scene, so how could she know? It was fortunate she wasn't there, or it would have been a double kill.
"Eh? Mm! Yes! Tilly, you died after being caught in the Elf King's magic, and Lady Clementine resurrected you!" Ti Du also understood the winks Ellie kept giving her and quickly nodded, confirming Ellie's statement.
"Is... is that how it is? Ugh... Let's just say it is! Then where is the Elf King?!" Tilly, remembering the Elf King, asked very nervously.
Ellie didn't say anything more, just glanced at the miserable Elf King lying at her feet. Tilly's gaze also fell on the Elf King.
"Is he dead?!" Tilly, seeing the Elf King in such a state, wasn't happy... instead, she showed an angry expression.
"Not yet, but I won't let him die here either. I'm taking this guy back with me." Ellie had her own reasons for wanting to package up the Elf King and send him back.
"But!" Tilly still wanted to say something, but Ti Du pressed her finger to her mouth. Ti Du should know how much Tilly hated the Elf King.
After all, her grandfather should have instilled a lot of anti-Elf King information in her beforehand. Wasn't the purpose to make Tilly and the Elf King turn against each other? Wasn't it to make Tilly kill the Elf King!
Even if it failed, it didn't matter. Tilly was originally the Elf King's daughter, which could also disgust the Elf King. However, the Elf King, that pervert, wouldn't care about any twisted father-daughter drama. Ti Du's grandfather's revenge plan was almost completely useless.
"Enough, Tilly... The Elf King is dead, kidnapped and killed by assassins sent by the Slane Theocracy." Ti Du said.
"Assassins?" Tilly was utterly confused, then looked at Ellie with great bewilderment.
"Well! I'll play the role of the Slane Theocracy, after all, I did kidnap the Elf King, that's right. So, I'll leave the rest to you. My mission is complete." Ellie stretched with a big yawn. She didn't expect this trip to the Elf Kingdom to be so easy, getting the Elf King sorted in just one day.
Although from the Slane Theocracy's perspective, nothing was resolved, from the Ainz Ooal Gown Magic Kingdom's perspective, she had done a pretty good thing!
As said before, a favor debt is very expensive. While it's not guaranteed that Tilly can become the new Elf King, at least based on her public identity as the successor cultivated by the former minister of the Elf Kingdom, she can at least secure a place in the Elf Kingdom.
However, she owed her a considerable favor debt. In the future, when she communicates with the Elf Kingdom as the Princess of the Ainz Ooal Gown Magic Kingdom, wouldn't it be easier to talk?
And Tilly and Ti Du should have fully understood how powerful she, the Princess, is, right? They should also understand what the consequences of being an enemy of the Magic Kingdom would be. So! Taking over the Elf Kingdom is just a matter of time.
"..." Tilly looked at the Elf King with extreme displeasure. The resentment in her eyes was almost too much for Ellie to bear. After all, he was still her father, even if he was a scumbag, a pervert, and a piece of trash.
"Don't worry, I guarantee on my name, Elizabeth Ooal Gown, that this scumbag will not die well. Uh... before that..." Ellie immediately thought of a fun idea.
"Before that, I have something to tell you, Tilly." Ti Du unexpectedly took over Ellie's words. She looked at Ellie with great guilt, then spoke to Tilly with deep sorrow.
Hmm? Did Ti Du misunderstand her meaning? Was she going to reveal that this scumbag was Tilly's biological father?
"What you wanted to say, Ti Du, was that you were hiding outside the whole time, right? Leaving Tilly and me alone to face that pervert, the Elf King. Luckily, I'm not an ordinary person, otherwise Tilly would have been in trouble! I didn't expect you, Ti Du, to drop the ball at such a crucial moment!" Ellie stopped Ti Du. Some things are better left unsaid. It's better for everyone this way. This matter should be treated as if it never happened.
"Eh? I... I'm just..." Ti Du was momentarily flustered, a little panicked.
"Ti Du didn't drop the ball! Ti Du was just... just waiting for the right moment outside!" Tilly even spoke up for Ti Du.
"Waiting for what moment? The result was that you couldn't help at all! Actually, Tilly, you couldn't help at all either." Ellie spread her hands, scoffing at Tilly.
"Ugh..." Tilly was choked by Ellie's words, unable to retort. Indeed, that was the truth. She couldn't help at all, and she was even killed by the Elf King?
"Ti Du, this matter is settled~ There's no need to dwell on it anymore. I understand how you feel~" Ellie said to Ti Du with a smile, and winked at her, indicating that she should stop talking about it.
"But seeing how much Tilly resents this scumbag, look, I just froze his hands and feet, you know. What would happen if you went up and stomped on him in this state? Tilly, Ti Du? Don't you want to try?" Ellie showed a very evil smile.
Soon, Ellie called for Sticky Rice Cake and had Sticky Rice Cake grab the Elf King, who had lost his hands, feet, and eyes.
And she swaggered away in front of the Elf King's personal guard, leaving the rest to Tilly and Ti Du. Her mission this time was already considered a complete success.
When Ellie returned to the Slane Theocracy's front-line base near New Moon Lake, she already saw many troops preparing in the camp.
Hadn't the main force of the Fire Extinguishing Scripture not arrived yet? And yesterday, she had even used Despair Aura in the camp, so the current state of the troops didn't look very good.
It seems Uncle Schoonheim is quite anxious, huh? First, he's having the troops stationed here prepare, and then they'll attack as soon as the Fire Extinguishing Scripture reinforcements arrive? What a pity~ The Fire Extinguishing Scripture's troops will have to turn back midway.
"Yo! Uncle Schoonheim." Ellie had Sticky Rice Cake land in the center of the camp, then greeted Schoonheim heartily.
"Lady Clementine, where did you go so early this morning?" Schoonheim asked, looking very troubled, probably because Ellie had warned him yesterday not to meddle in her affairs.
"Didn't I say? I will end this war in my own way. And now! The war can end." Ellie said with great confidence.
"Ended? I don't quite understand what you mean? Could it be that you just went to...?" Schoonheim looked at Sticky Rice Cake behind Ellie with a surprised expression.
Hmm? Did this uncle misunderstand that she had caused a ruckus with Sticky Rice Cake, directly turning the Elf Kingdom's Capital upside down? She wouldn't do such a thing.
"Sticky Rice Cake, spit it out!" Ellie snapped a finger that never made a sound, then ordered Sticky Rice Cake behind her.
Then she saw Sticky Rice Cake lower its head and spit out a person from its mouth with a 'pew!' Schoonheim looked curiously at the naked Elf, who was covered in Sticky Rice Cake's saliva.
"This is?" Schoonheim looked at the strange Elf with great confusion, and also noticed that the Elf seemed to have no hands or feet.
"The Elf King! I directly captured the culprit of this war. Everyone can pack up and go home." Ellie announced loudly.
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