The Hero Who Became a Monster Girl Will Never Fall to Evil

“Oi! Oi!”

The moment she stepped into the fairies’ homeland, Vieya couldn’t help letting out a cry of surprise, curiosity filling those emerald-like eyes.

The purple fog ahead was # Nоvеlight # hazy and unclear, but as they went deeper, her field of view gradually sharpened.

She lifted her head to look at the sky. Just moments ago, when she was still in the Elven Royal Court, it had been a moonless, starless night. Yet now, what entered her eyes was a breathtaking spectacle—countless stars hanging high above, with the sun and moon sharing the same sky.

“Kind of interesting.”

Vieya hadn’t even had time to spread out her perception when she suddenly saw one: a rotund fairy with a body two meters wide and a height of five meters, walking toward them under the escort of a swarm of small fairies.

At a glance, they looked like a bunch of plush toys. But if you observed carefully, it wasn’t hard to notice the magic on them—sharp and keen like countless needles.

This kind of hedgehog-like magic, brimming with a powerful repulsive force, was rare. It was as eerie as the legendary [Sea Fire] from ancient tales. If it were an ordinary person, they’d probably suffer stabbing pain in their eyes the instant they saw this group of fairies, tears of blood streaming down their face.

“Xuxu, little fairy from the ‘Moon Patrol’ clan—what business brings you here?”

The gigantic fairy surrounded by the others only glanced at Vieya before shifting its gaze to Aislin, its voice turning subtle.

“But this little friend you brought isn’t simple. As an outsider, she can directly see us—no blessing, and her body shows no discomfort at all. Impressive!”

“Ahem. Elder Yeyuan. She’s my friend, Vieya. This time she came with me to complete that task you left in the Elven Royal City.” Aislin explained.

Yeyuan’s sesame-seed eyes narrowed at once, the brown long fur nearly covering them completely.

“That matter, huh... We hung that commission for two or three days and not a single elf came to help. Didn’t expect that in the end it would be the princess herself who came.”

“But speaking of it, we’ve been quite irritated lately. These past few days, that patch of Dragonbud Grass in the blessed land started acting up for no reason... It had been stagnant for decades since the day it stopped growing, yet not long ago it started growing again. So we wanted to invite a forest elf skilled in cultivation to take a look... If the princess can come in person, then naturally that’s the best.”

“Dragonbud Grass?”

Aislin suddenly frowned. She looked at the gigantic fairy in front of them, then bent down and spoke near Vieya’s side.

“Dragonbud Grass is a rare plant that grows near the World Tree’s root system. Legend says that, a very, very long time ago, a group of dragons lived on this land within the Elven Forest. They nested beneath the World Tree and fed on Dragonbud Grass...”

“Eh... really?”

Vieya lifted her head, her gaze a little strange. Flaviel clearly had an odd connection to the Elven Forest, but in her impressions, that golden giant dragon was unquestionably a carnivore.

Eating grass? Even making her eat a bite of fish-mint was like trying to take her life... Then again, as a fully grown dragon stretching a thousand meters, it was pretty funny that Flaviel liked all sorts of little sweets. A kilo of donuts was enough to buy her happiness for an entire day.

But then again—

Taking this chance to get up close to the World Tree wouldn’t be bad either. Consider it scouting in advance... It had been three days since coming to the Elven Forest, and the resurrection plan had finally gained a bit of direction.

Elf princess, you picked a good quest!

Vieya’s expression turned serious as she nodded, a trace of yearning for dragons appearing in her eyes. She immediately asked sweetly,

“Aislin-jie, have you ever seen a dragon? A real dragon, that kind.”

“......”

Aislin was silent for a moment, then nodded.

At the same time, Yeyuan bared its huge sharp teeth at the side and chuckled as it explained,

“Many, many years ago, this world suffered a terrifying upheaval. A banished ancient celestial god opened the gate to Demon King power. After that, evil forces corroded the earth, and countless races were cursed by that power, falling into it.”

“The dragon race—one of the seven strongest races on this land—also withdrew from the stage of history after that upheaval. After that, over countless ages, the human race conquered the wilderness, took over this land, received the blessing of the Heavenly Dao, and became the only race capable of facing the Demon Kings head-on.” 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

“You can’t?” Vieya raised an eyebrow. Were those demon races really that strong?

“Aiya, even if you stack the entire elf race together, being able to handle two Demon Kings at once would require the Moon Goddess to manifest!”

As it spoke, Yeyuan stared wide-eyed at Vieya.

“You little thing are holding the Holy Sword, so of course you can’t feel it. You have to understand—when the Holy Sword hits a demon, every strike carries true damage equal to a percentage of their maximum health!”

“And without the Holy Sword, the Heroes who can only rely on their natal weapons, and the forces of the human church, can only depend on the light-and-dark countering attributes to deal true damage. But their true damage doesn’t have a percentage, and it doesn’t have 100% healing suppression either!”

Yeyuan grew more and more agitated—its fluffy body even swelling up. The enormous shadow swallowed the slime girl.

It lowered its voice.

“No matter how strong a demon is, it can’t withstand ten full hits from the Holy Sword. The Demon Kings restrain the world, and the Holy Sword’s master restrains the Demon Kings. It’s a cycle!”

“Elder Yeyuan, you’re frightening my friend!”

Aislin stepped forward, blocking between them and staying on guard. “Anyway, take me to see how the Dragonbud Grass is growing first. If it’s beyond expectations, I’ll notify Her Majesty the Queen.”

“Alright then...”

Dragonbud Grass only grew when a pure-blood true dragon appeared near the World Root System. It was both fodder and omen.

The relationship between the elves and the dragons wasn’t good—even it was hostile. This was reflected long ago in that Light-Reversal Stone bracelet Aislin had given Vieya.

—Younglings return to the herd; evil dragons retreat.

Legend said that every elf was a fruit that fell from the World Tree. To the World Tree, elves were Its most beloved children.

No matter how fragile the World Tree’s core might be, as long as elven blood gathered at Its roots, the “thorns of rejection” on the trunk would unravel, sheltering within It those elves who prayed for protection and the healing of life.

This was only a legend, yet the reality wasn’t far from it.

Before long, the chubby, round Yeyuan dismissed the small fairies that had been following. It led Vieya and Aislin toward the place where Dragonbud Grass had taken root and sprouted.

The deeper they went, the denser the purple fog became.

Vieya tried using Appraisal on the chubby fairy in front of her, and on the purple fog visible everywhere. But the results she got were all:

[Ordinary air, oxygen content 28%, breathable.]

Fine, you can say the purple fog is air, whatever—but how the hell does even a fairy that fat get displayed as air?

Uh... could it be that her Appraisal had malfunctioned? That shouldn’t be possible. Among all Heroes, hers was the only Appraisal at max rank.

Thinking that, Vieya tossed an Appraisal at Aislin beside her. The result displayed normally.

In just a few days, Aislin had leveled up again—from Level 896 to Level 897.

Gifted beyond measure. Terrifying, indeed!

“Pity. Compared to how I was back then, you’re still a bit lacking.”

Vieya’s brows slowly knit as she pondered what she could do next to obtain the information she wanted. Yet right at that moment, she suddenly felt a trace of qi stir within her body. Immediately after, the purple fog around them—where visibility had been under a meter—vanished, and the entire world cleared in an instant.

“The purple fog is gone?”

Vieya’s heart stirred. She sensed that the source of this change came from her own body. After a brief thought, an eerie look spread across her face.

Could it be...

That this world and my body have some unknown connection?