Especially those elves who considered their bloodlines noble and never looked at people properly.
If they were made to suffer setbacks at Eriko's hands, Letitia believed that Eriko would soon be able to walk out of her psychological trauma.
Convenient, fast, although the means were a bit extreme, it didn't matter. Letitia felt that Eriko would definitely like this method.
...
"It seems that Eriko is not the Half-Elf you are looking for." Melanie, who was waiting not far from the room, saw Aerynni's unhappy expression and had already guessed the result of the matter.
"Mhm, it's not her," Aerynni replied. "Let's talk about how we should cooperate from here on out."
"Alright." Melanie nodded, pointed to an empty room to the side, and said, "Come over here..."
Before she finished speaking, a violent explosion came from outside the manor.
Afterward, Melanie's phone also rang.
"What happened?" Melanie calmly took out her phone and answered the call, as if the explosion just now didn't exist at all.
This composure of not changing color even when Mount Tai collapses before her made Aerynni sigh in her heart; this Malanie was indeed no ordinary person. You know, even she had panicked for a moment, thinking this explosion was a signal—a signal to keep them, these few elves, here.
But now it seemed that this matter was not arranged by Malanie.
Then, who could it be?
"Someone threw a magic bomb at the manor's main entrance. It should be of a similar type to the last attack," the person on the other end of the phone reported. "But this time it didn't cause any damage, however, we also had no way to catch that person."
"Don't you know what they look like?"
"We only know it was a small-statured person, very agile. They left after placing the bomb at the main entrance."
"Mhm, heighten your vigilance. Don't let even a fly in." Melanie hung up the phone and flashed an apologetic smile at Aerynni. "Sorry, it's been a bit lively here lately."
"It's alright. Just... Malanie, do you know why someone would come to attack this place?" Aerynni was a bit curious. You know, this place had been attacked just a few days ago. If it weren't for Luna having their contact information, the girl who was caught in the attack would probably be a corpse by now.
It's very strange. Is there anything here worth attacking for?
Melanie thought for a moment. "If I really had to say, the other party's goal might be the same as yours; they are also trying to find a Half-Elf, and the fact that I have a Half-Elf here is not a secret."
"Another force is also looking for a Half-Elf?" Aerynni's expression worsened by a fraction.
What kind of force? The mission she accepted was top secret; even she herself didn't know exactly who she was looking for.
The Elder Council's messenger had handed her a small knife and told her to go to the Human World to find a Half-Elf whose blood could make this knife change color, and then bring that Half-Elf back to the Elf Race.
The requirement was not to kill the Half-Elf, but breaking their limbs to eliminate their ability to resist was allowed.
The Elder Council's story was that the Half-Elf had snuck into the palace treasury one day and stolen a treasure that was extremely important to the Elf Race.
"And that force, I'm afraid, does not belong to the Elf Race." Letitia walked out from the side and added, "My people saw it a bit more clearly; the attacker was a human, not an elf."
"Your people?" Melanie was stunned for a moment.
Letitia rolled her eyes. "What's wrong? I'm afraid of death, is that not allowed?"
"It's nothing. You're saying the one who threw the bomb was a human?" Melanie didn't think too much about it. She really thought Letitia had arranged "a few people" nearby just to protect her own safety.
Miss Sword Saint completely didn't expect how many people Letitia had actually arranged when she said she had arranged "a few people."
Two of the Four Heavenly Kings, leading their own direct elites, were already hidden in the vicinity of this small manor. Now they were indeed protecting Letitia's safety, but what they would do later depended on Letitia's decision.
It was possible they would continue protecting Letitia, or it was possible that one day they would do something big.
"I think we should cooperate now. The matters between us can be resolved in a peaceful manner, but the other side—they have already used these methods. It seems there is no possibility of a peaceful resolution." Letitia revealed an innocent smile. "Everyone is here for that Half-Elf, why not first eliminate those guys who don't follow the rules? How about that?"
"Why are you interested in getting involved?" Melanie was a bit curious as to why Letitia would take the initiative to get involved. Shouldn't she be the one most afraid of trouble?
Letitia covered her mouth and giggled. "Because I just received some interesting news, and this news makes me feel that this matter is profitable."
"Oh?"
"As for what the news is, you'll have to figure that out yourselves. Oh, wait, Miss Aerynni should know what I'm talking about, right?"
Aerynni's expression couldn't hold up anymore. She felt like a fake elf. Why interesting news? Why didn't she know about it?
She was clearly the commissioner sent by the Elder Council, right? Why did it feel like this black-haired girl knew more than she did?
Letitia watched Aerynni's expression changing like a face-changing performance, and she pretty much guessed something. It seemed that this Miss Aerynni didn't actually know that much.
Perhaps she and those guys who launched the attacks were the ones who truly understood the truth of the matter.
"Ahem, in short, we are all currently on the same side." Letitia cleared her throat. "York, didn't you promise this Miss Aerynni that you would help them find that Half-Elf?"
"Mhm, but only to help them find her." Melanie nodded. She didn't feel it was necessary to get involved in this troublesome affair.
Searching, well, she could just get people she knew to help her look. She would turn Central City upside down. If she still couldn't find her, then Melanie would just have to apologize to Aerynni.
She had already tried her best, but the Half-Elf really wasn't here.
"Are you stupid? The other side isn't going to listen to your explanation. What if they think Eriko here is that Half-Elf? This time it was Mengyao, what about next time? Do you guess they will take action against Leticia?" Letitia crossed her arms and stated a reason that Melanie absolutely couldn't ignore. "There is only the principle of being a thief for a thousand days, never the principle of guarding against a thief for a thousand days. If you don't take the initiative to attack, it will be them taking the initiative to attack you."
"Of course, there is another solution. You hand Eriko over to me, and I guarantee I will help you draw the fire away."
Melanie, of course, would not accept this choice. Her intuition told her that the little calculations in Letitia's heart were clicking away loudly. If she agreed, Letitia would probably jump for joy.
So, she refused!