Archbishop Anselin listened to the recent battle reports with satisfaction, while looking at Elinna, her beloved disciple. Regarding Elinna's recent efforts and growth, Archbishop Anselin not only appreciated but also had nothing but praise. Of course, with recent victories in battle, the Dark Elf tribe had essentially achieved its goal of warring against the Light Elf tribe. Therefore, Archbishop Anselin decided to fulfill her promise early, completely lifting the curse on all remaining members of the Agua family and promising that they would no longer be subject to the constraints of the Dark Elves.

Whether the Agua family wanted to stay in their current territory or move elsewhere; whether they wanted to live in areas controlled by the Dark Elves or return to the domain of the Light Elves, the Dark Elf tribe would give them a green light all the way, even guaranteeing their safety.

With the antidote provided by Archbishop Anselin in hand, Elinna was overjoyed. She set off overnight with the antidote to return to the family territory now occupied by the Dark Elves. Elinna first revoked the order for the imprisonment of the Agua family by Archbishop Anselin, informing the troops stationed here on the spot. Then, Elinna ignored the reassembling Dark Elf army preparing to withdraw from the family territory and began eagerly distributing the antidote to family members. Over the next few days, she helped her people recover one by one according to the method provided by Archbishop Anselin.

Finally, after nearly half a month of effort from Elinna, all members of the Agua family had recovered from the curse. Elinna finally put her mind at ease.

Elinna hugged her mother, who had gradually regained her composure, and cried tears of joy. Elinna cried loudly and sorrowfully, as if trying to vent all the pain and torment she had suffered during this time.

Mother Agnes Lor kissed Elinna's forehead lightly, stroking her long hair gently and tenderly, asking, "Daughter, stop crying. Mom knows you've suffered a lot during this time. You've worked hard, my dear!"

Just as the two were having a warm conversation, a cold voice, filled with suppressed anger, interrupted them in a highly discordant manner: "Suffering? Humph! What hardship does she have? She's probably eaten a lot of bones of the Light Elf tribe during this time, and she's bloated with them by now, right?!"

Hearing this familiar yet angry and murderous voice, both Elinna and Agnes Lor took a sharp breath. They could tell from the voice alone that the speaker was none other than Elinna's biological father—Palanode Agua.

Because the Agua family believed their territory had been defiled by the Dark Elves, they chose to abandon it after being released and returned to the domain controlled by the Light Elves. It was because of Elinna's betrayal that the Agua family was implicated and became targets in the eyes of many Light Elves. There were even many Light Elves who claimed that once they caught members of the Agua family, they would devour them alive as a sacrifice to the Light Elves killed by Elinna.

Even though the Light Elves had shifted their hatred for Elinna onto the Agua family, the family leader, Palanode, still insisted on returning to apologize to the White Magic Association. Because, in the eyes of the Agua family members, they would rather face punishment from the White Magic Association, or even face sanctions in front of the Light Elves, than not to distinguish themselves from Elinna and prove their loyalty to the Light Elf tribe.

"Ah? Allow me to interrupt." Hearing this, Hao Yun suddenly interjected with some confusion, "Since the Light Elves hate you so much, why would they willingly serve you after you return to the Elven Planet? Is it because you've been dead for too long, so they've forgotten what you look like? Or is it because in their eyes, you're too powerful now, so they have to submit to you under the pressure of your strength?"

Elinna gently touched her cheek with her fingers and said, "It's not as complicated as Mr. Hao thinks. I just used black magic to disguise my appearance, so these elves can only see my disguised face, and naturally, they won't recognize me. Moreover, 'Elinna' is a relatively common name among the Light Elves. So naturally, they won't associate me with that traitor Elinna anymore."

Hao Yun found Elinna's explanation reasonable and asked her to continue her story.

Therefore, when her father, who had declared the severance of all ties with her, appeared again before Elinna with anger and murder in his eyes, Elinna and her mother, Agnes Lor, immediately had a very bad feeling.

Since the Dark Elf army had already withdrawn from the Agua territory one after another and only left a small team waiting for Elinna outside the family territory,

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"But I did all this to save our people! Besides, do you know how those Light Elves outside view us? They want us dead!" Elinna continued to argue. Although she knew her sins were deep, she still firmly believed that her actions were justified. Thus, she felt extreme pain at her family's lack of understanding, especially from her father.

"Enough! Our Agua family, the honorable Agua family, has already chosen to guard the borders here, prepared to sacrifice everything for the Light Elf tribe! Even though there may be some ideological differences among our own people, at a time of life and death, we cannot disregard the common interests of the entire Light Elf tribe for trivial matters. Even if others can, our Agua family cannot!" Father spoke firmly.

Facing such stubbornness from her father, Elinna felt weary and didn't want to argue further. After all, she had successfully rescued her people. So, whatever they thought of her afterward was their business. Thus, Elinna said, "Since that's the case, then we have nothing more to say. From now on, let's each go our own way. I believe that under Father's leadership, the Agua family will surely regain its glory."

"Humph! Regain the family's glory? Our family's glory was lost by you! If we want to regain our family's glory, we must first get rid of you, the traitor!" Palanode said sternly.

"So, Father, do you want to kill me?" Elinna said sadly. At this moment, including several of Elinna's elder brothers, many relatives and friends had formed a circle around her, all aiming their swords at her.

"Yes! Only by killing you, this traitor, with my own hands, and taking your head back to apologize to the entire Light Elf tribe, do we have a chance to regain the honor of the Agua family. Come on! Draw your sword! Let me duel you to save the honor of the Agua family!" Palanode pointed his long sword at Elinna.

Although Elinna was enraged by her father's attitude, how could she, in a moment of impulse, truly draw her sword and fight her father to the death? Moreover, compared to her father's lack of understanding and murderous intent, Elinna was more disappointed and pained. She felt extremely disappointed that her father couldn't understand her willingness to bear the blame to save her people.

Therefore, the disheartened Elinna did not respond to her father's challenge but, after throwing down her belongings, closed her tear-filled eyes, ignoring her father's roar. After all, she had completed her mission to rescue her people. If her death could restore the honor of the Agua family, then let her make one last contribution to her family! That's what Elinna thought.

Seeing Elinna giving up the challenge and letting go of all defenses, assuming a posture of allowing herself to be slaughtered, Palanode remained unmoved. In his view, executing Elinna was a matter of course and the right choice to uphold the family's honor and reputation. Therefore, Palanode showed no pity for Elinna, his own flesh and blood who gave up resistance, but immediately raised his sword and stabbed fiercely at Elinna's chest.

"Splurt!"

As the sound of the sword piercing flesh rang out, there was a collective gasp from the crowd. Then, Palanode's panicked exclamation came from the center of the circle, "No! Agnes Lor! Why?! Why did you do this?!"

At the same time, Elinna, who was suddenly knocked away by a force, hurriedly opened her eyes and looked in the direction of her father's panicked shout. Then, Elinna saw a scene that instantly chilled her to the bone—a bloody sword had pierced her mother's body. It turned out that seeing Palanode's determination to kill her daughter, Agnes Lor erupted with her own power, forcibly breaking free from the people who had separated her from Elinna. Then, in her urgency, she rushed forward without thinking and pushed Elinna away before Palanode's sword could reach her.

Because Agnes Lor was originally an excellent White Mage, she could have perfectly neutralized Palanode's attack with the shield generated by White Magic. However, due to Agnes Lor's frail body, the damage she suffered from the curse of black magic was greater. Even though she had recovered now, her actual condition was still not enough to fully unleash the power of White Magic.

This meant that the protective shield created by Agnes Lor was not enough to withstand Palanode's angry blow. As a result, after Agnes Lor pushed Elinna away, not only did she unavoidably take Palanode's thrust head-on, but she was also pierced through the body by the fierce attack.

"Mother! Mother!" Seeing her mother being injured while trying to block her father's attack, Elinna immediately roared, quickly got up, and gathered energy in her hand, directly knocking Palanode, who was looking panicked while checking her mother's injuries, flying.

"Mother! Mother! Are you okay?! Why did you come over?! It's all my fault! It's all my fault! Sob, sob, sob." Elinna carefully held her mother, crying and quickly checking her mother's injuries. At this moment, the mother's abdomen had been pierced by the sword, and the unstoppable flow of blood dyed both of their clothes red.

"You! All of this is because of you! If it weren't for you, how could your mother be injured! It's all your fault! It's been your fault from the beginning!" After being thrown far away, the disheveled Palanode got up without regard for his appearance, pointing at Elinna hysterically.

"Quick! Everyone, let's attack together! Let's kill this demon! Kill her before she kills more of our people! For the Light Elf tribe, for the glory of the Agua family! Let's kill her quickly!" Perhaps because of accidentally injuring his own wife, Palanode's mind was now in a state of abnormality. So, not only did he draw another long sword, he cautiously approached Elinna while constantly inciting other family members to join in attacking her.

As for Agnes Lor's injuries, Palanode seemed to completely disregard them. Because at this moment, in his eyes, the culprit responsible for Agnes Lor's injuries was Elinna. And compared to immediately trying to treat Agnes Lor's injuries, he should seize the opportunity at hand to kill Elinna first. It was as if killing Elinna would miraculously heal his wife's severe wounds.