Please, All of You, Go to Your Death

Deep green vines broke through the constraints of the earth, erupting from the soil.

Selina calmly gazed at the body she had split in two, while the vines she controlled wrapped around the corpse like ribbons, binding it.

Until the body was dragged underground by the green vines, fresh blood seeping into the earth and disappearing, only the thick smell of blood in the air remained, a testament to death.

The silver-haired girl shook the blood from the surface of her blade, then approached the cage. She raised her hand and severed the shackles binding the hands and feet of the elf sisters.

Aileen stared blankly at the broken chains on her hands.

Then, she slowly raised her head to look at the girl. The girl’s eyes were no longer crimson; that pure emerald color awakened a sense of familiarity and closeness in Aileen’s heart.

As the magic of the elves boiled in her blood, the Ancestral Blood was completely suppressed. Selina stood before Aileen, transforming back into her elf form.

She crouched down and took Aileen’s already cold hand. The warmth from her palm was transmitted to the other, and a faint glimmer of light broke through the despair in Aileen’s dim, deep green eyes, gradually igniting hope.

“I’m sorry to have kept you waiting.”

“You are?”

Aileen looked at the familiar appearance of the girl before her.

She could barely believe that in such a human-dominated black market auction, she could still encounter one of her own kind.

Everything happening before her eyes was like an illusion, but even if her eyes could deceive her, the aura she exuded would not.

That noble royal bloodline continuously called to her and Ifya, yet the girl’s aura did not carry that intense sense of oppression.

It was gentle as a spring breeze in March, only giving an infinite sense of closeness and tranquility.

“My name is Selina Jalandor, and I have come to save you.”

The moment the surname Jalandor echoed in Aileen’s ears, countless grievances and hardships, accompanied by tears, poured down.

The strong elf girl, no matter how many hardships she suffered, had never cried, but at this moment, before this silver-haired girl, tears silently fell.

“Did Ancestor God listen to my prayers and send Princess Selina to save us?”

“Yes, I am here to save you.”

Selina nodded, but her emerald eyes could not hide her self-reproach and guilt.

From the beginning of her life as an elf until now, she had enjoyed the privileges and protection within the elf race.

Yet, little did she know that this so-called peaceful life was bought with the misfortunes of countless compatriots.

Looking at the two utterly miserable sisters before her, Selina felt for the first time that she was unworthy of being a princess.

“Right, now is not the time for idle talk. Your sister looks very unwell. The top priority now is to get you both out of here quickly!”

Saying that, Selina reached out to support half of Aileen’s body with her shoulder, helping her to stand up.

But Aileen, now fully conscious, instinctively pushed Selina’s hand away.

Her eyes welled with hot tears, but she couldn’t help but shake her head.

At the same time, her frail hands pushed her younger sister, who had already fainted behind her, into Selina’s arms.

“No, the mercenaries here are heavily guarded. Princess Selina’s status is so noble, I cannot let her take such a risk because of me. If possible, please, Princess Selina, take my sister and flee first!”

“How can that be? As a princess, how can I abandon my own kind?”

Selina shook her head, disagreeing with this plan of sacrificing the older to save the younger.

“Your Highness, I know your determination to save us sisters, but alas, I cannot escape. A s*ave mark has been branded deep into my soul. From now on, no matter where I go, the mages of the auction house will be able to track me based on the elf mark!”

“Please, Princess Selina, take my sister and flee first! If my broken body can still buy Your Highness a little time, I will have no regrets!”

Elves were the most honest and deeply emotional race.

In the face of life-threatening danger, Aileen, a Wood Elf, unhesitatingly placed her sister’s life and the princess’s life before her own.

She deeply believed in the Elf Ancestor God and hoped that the Elf Royal Family could avenge her and her compatriots.

But before that, she had already placed herself on the side of sacrifice, without any second thoughts.

“Enough!”

Selina lowered her head, a sudden roar interrupting Aileen’s next words.

The dense, hurried footsteps in the secret passage grew closer.

Even though Hart’s body had been disposed of, the auction house had clearly detected an anomaly through some means and was rushing here.

“Your Highness…”

Aileen didn’t understand Selina’s sudden outburst of emotion, but the girl offered no explanation.

She simply turned her head to look at the sole entrance/exit of the secret room, and with an outstretched palm, a green light instantly bloomed.

Countless vines and thorns broke through the sand and soil, growing wildly and spreading at the doorway.

In just a few seconds, the only exit was completely blocked by countless tough plants.

With these plants blocking the way, the auction house personnel couldn’t get in for now.

Selina, under Aileen’s bewildered gaze, once again bent down towards her.

This time, in her hand, was a pure crystal with a distinct space rune faintly shimmering within its center.

Selina placed the crystal into Aileen’s palm. At the same time, she reached out and gently caressed the already unconscious elf cub.

“Your Highness, this is?”

“This already marked Space Crystal will take you and your sister back to Emerald City in the Elf Forest. Once you return to Emerald City, the Elf Royal Guards will immediately come to meet you. Tell them everything you’ve endured, and you won’t have to worry about the rest.”

Selina spoke calmly. At the same time, the space crystal, imbued with magic, gradually emitted a silver glow that enveloped the Aileen sisters.

Aileen, naturally intelligent, immediately understood Princess Selina’s intention.

A Space Crystal capable of instantly transporting them to Emerald City must be the life-saving item given to the princess by Her Majesty the Queen.

Yet, the princess unhesitatingly used this precious item on herself and her sister.

“No, Your Highness, this cannot be!”

Aileen struggled, still wanting to offer her place to Selina, but Selina seemed to have anticipated this.

With another flash of emerald green light in her eyes, a tender green vine tightly bound Aileen and her sister together.

“I apologize for making you suffer here for so long. I am not a qualified princess. If I cannot get you out, I would be failing the one who gave me new life and a new name.”

With that, the silver-haired girl looked up and smiled, her bright smile dazzling Aileen.

She seemed to see another sun in the girl’s smile, a radiance emanating from humanity, illuminating her heart, which was by then already desperate and numb.

“You needn’t worry about my safety. Since you recognize me as your Princess, you must also believe in my strength…”

At the door of the secret room, the entrance, blocked by green plants, was already emitting thick white smoke. Clearly, those who arrived and discovered the situation had started a fire attack.

“After you return to the Elf Forest, remember to tell my mother not to worry. If she asks what I’m going to do, just tell her that I am merely doing what a princess should do.”

As her words fell, the silver light emanating from the Space Crystal reached its maximum.

Immediately, the surrounding space twisted, and a powerful force enveloped the Aileen sisters, making them vanish from the spot without a trace.

Selina slowly rose from the empty cage. She gazed at the thick smoke continuously spreading inward through the gaps in the plants, the killing intent and coldness in her eyes growing even more intense.

The twin blades on her waist were instantly drawn. The silver-haired girl no longer suppressed the rage and anger in her heart.

From the moment those elf sisters were pushed onto the display stage, Selina had already been filled with murderous intent.

To ensure the safety of the Aileen sisters, she had suppressed the killing intent in her heart. But now, without any further qualms, the silver-haired girl looked at the plant-blocked door that was about to be breached. She slowly exhaled.

Selina crushed the other crystal hidden in her hand without hesitation.

Looking at the plant-blocked door burning and collapsing under the flames, she fearlessly gazed at the iron-armored mercenaries rushing out of the fire.

The mercenaries held various weapons, and the chill and strong, nauseating smell of blood emanating from them were overwhelming.

If this scene were to be faced alone by any first-year student, their heart would probably be filled with terror. But Selina stood there, feeling intensely familiar.

The peaceful life, though it had softened her character a bit, did not mean that the bloodlust carved into her bones in her previous two lives had been worn away. Her delicate body had shed the scars she once bore, but the memories etched deep in her soul would not fade with time…

‘Cowardly and incompetent elves? What a joke.’ Selina sneered. The mercenaries pushing their way in were just about to open their mouths to verbally threaten her, but in the next instant, the leading mercenary captain’s arm, accompanied by a splash of blood, fell to the ground.

The mercenary captain stared in disbelief at the wound on his left arm, collapsing onto the ground in horror and agony, letting out a pig-like howl.

The surrounding mercenaries seemed to be startled by this scene as well, their various eyes filled with dim uncertainty.

‘This elf girl before them was very wrong. In that instant, they hadn’t even clearly seen her strike, and the captain had already lost his arm. What exactly was going on? This elf girl’s age should still be underage. Didn’t they say underage elves were nothing to fear?’

Just as everyone was filled with doubt and uncertainty, Selina, who had been lowering her head, finally slowly raised it.

At this moment, there was no anger on her face, but that angelically pure and beautiful face bore a devilishly alluring evil smile.

The silver-haired girl tilted her head and sneered, blade in hand. Her exquisite face was stained with a few drops of splashing blood, that dazzling crimson as eerie as a spider lily, giving her the aura of a haunting, demonic girl, chilling and sinister.

“Everyone, are you ready to die?”

As the cold words fell, the heart of slaughter, which had long been bound within the girl, was finally completely unleashed.

Before they could respond, the girl spun her blade, already striking before their eyes!