Chapter 746 - 280: The Truth of War (Part 3)

Cornflower used the thread to immobilize the weapon that had pierced into her magic body, then stood up silently.

Not only against the attack aimed at her, but even the magical girl who should have been killed not far away, threads appeared to weave a shield, blocking the fairy who wanted to make a move.

On the battlefield within Cornflower's line of sight, every wounded magical girl on the verge of death was protected by threads.

"... My comrades are those who fight with me on the front lines. Magical girls, fairies, ordinary people, no matter their identity, if they are on the front lines resisting the enemy, they are my comrades in arms."

She wrapped the threads with blazing white magic power and then placed the threads onto the fairy girl's throat:

"Those who hide in the rear and never make an effort, and now come out to harm the meritorious, are likewise my enemies."

The sudden change on the battlefield caught the attention of all who were still alive.

Not only the fairy girl directly opposing Cornflower but also the other fairies, even some wounded soldiers who still had consciousness, realized — someone was resisting.

Just when the atmosphere on site started to become tense, and many fairies began moving toward Cornflower's direction,

"—What's going on? Why has this been dragging on for so long over here?"

A somewhat cold voice echoed from the sky.

Along with the falling words, a young male with transparent wings on his back, pointed long ears, and long golden hair, with a calm expression, descended from above the battlefield.

Judging by his appearance and magical power fluctuations, he was probably also a fairy.

In almost two steps, he moved to the scene confronting Cornflower and the fairy girl, asking coldly:

"Does it really take that long to deal with the wounded? Where has all the practical training gone to?"

"I'm sorry, Elf Chief... but this magical girl, she..." The fairy girl being questioned tried to explain with a frown, but was quickly interrupted.

"Step back, I'll handle this."

The male called Elf Chief said so.

The fairy girl reluctantly took a step back.

As a result, the confrontation with Cornflower turned into one between her and the young man.

Perhaps it's impossible to judge his youth, for being called "Elf Chief" had already proven his appearance couldn't measure his age—he was a fairy.

No matter in the Magic Kingdom or the interworld, fairies are synonymous with longevity. Even magical girls, unless they reach the Flower Card stage and are granted true immortality, their lifespan is far shorter than that of fairies.

And until now, Cornflower had never seen so many humanoid fairies.

In the past, the fairies she had seen, whether from the Kingdom or the interworld, bore small animal-like features or looked like fluffy balls, appearing cute and harmless but also giving a "somewhat weak" impression.

This impression was shattered once during battles with the Interworld Army when those suspected to be transformed from fairies to Remnant Beasts appeared.

And now, this impression was broken a second time.

The two girls she saw earlier, other fairies around the battlefield, even the man facing her now, all bore human-like features. Visually distinguishing them from humans was only about the transparent wings on their backs and their differing ears.

Most humanoid fairies bore beast-like ears atop their heads like those two girls. Only a select few, like the man before her, had ears similar to humans but with narrow contours and long tips.

This might relate to the title "Elf Chief."

The larger difference lay in magic power.

The male called Elf Chief emitted a magical power far superior to other humanoid fairies, even more potent than many Card Magical Girls in Cornflower's memory.

Even in her uninjured prime, without resorting to extreme measures like Xiao Tan, Cornflower might not defeat an opponent possessing such magical power fluctuations.

And now, the opponent was confronting her.

A pair of icy blue, indifferent eyes met Cornflower's fiery ones.

The man didn't attack immediately, and Cornflower also guarded against any possible moves, and after a stand-off lasting several seconds, the man suddenly spoke again.

—"Penny."

He wasn't speaking to Cornflower but calling the fairy girl who wanted to kill Cornflower earlier.

"I'm here, Elf Chief." The fairy girl responded.

"Have you ever met Her Majesty before?" The man suddenly asked a seemingly unrelated question to the current scene.

"Her Majesty? Uh... sorry."

The fairy girl hesitated: "I was fortunate to meet her in my childhood, but I was too young to understand, and my memory is a bit vague."

"I see."

The man nodded: "Then I'll pardon you once, and you're excused from punishment this time."

As he said this, he suddenly dispersed the magical power fluctuations around him.

The fairy girl was momentarily stunned.

Cornflower also felt a bit puzzled.

She had readied herself for a life-and-death battle with the opponent. Why did he suddenly stop at this moment? Was this some kind of trick?

Even with her doubts, she didn't relax her guard even slightly, knowing she was the last line of defense for the lives of all the wounded on the battlefield. If she was defeated by letting her guard down, everyone would perish next.

She couldn't place so many lives at the mercy of an enemy's compassion. So she continued to vigilantly observe the man before her.