"You really like running away..."
Malekith led a fresh squad of Dark Elf soldiers to surround Ye Li.
He no longer held the same contempt for this Midgardian as when they first met.
Those fierce troops, and his suspected teleportation ability, were proving to be very troublesome...
Therefore—
The Dark Elf leader wanted to use words to provoke Ye Li into staying put instead of escaping immediately, giving his subordinates a chance to launch a sneak attack...
But—
What he didn't expect—
Just as he started speaking, Ye Li, who was sitting comfortably, interrupted him.
"It seems you misunderstood something. I'm just afraid that if I use too much force, I'll end up killing all of you..."
"After all... I still want to repurpose your sorry lot as live targets to test my troops..."
"You..."
Hearing Ye Li call them trash, Malekith was furious!
However—
He forcibly suppressed his anger and pretended to chat with Ye Li:
"You are indeed powerful, especially your escape skills..."
As he spoke—
His hand, hidden behind his back,
Quietly sent a signal...
Several hidden Dark Elf soldiers in different locations aimed their energy guns at Ye Li and immediately fired!
Biu! Biu! Biu!
Pop~! Pop~! Pop~!
A rain of red energy beams from all directions was completely blocked by a golden hexagonal shield.
This was a skill Ye Li created by combining biological fields, golden light incantations, and object-controlling abilities, forming something similar to an AT Field.
And it worked quite well.
"How is this possible!!"
Malekith couldn't accept this result!
If even this couldn't harm Ye Li, then how could they ever hope to reclaim the Aether?
"Wormhole Bomb... Right... There's still the Wormhole Bomb...!"
Seeing that Ye Li was still not running away, Malekith immediately ordered his soldiers:
"Wormhole Bomb! Hurry! Use the Wormhole Bomb on him!!"
Click... Click...
The soldiers quickly unhooked grenades from their belts and hurled them at the target—
Whoosh—
Ye Li casually flicked his hand as if dusting off dirt—
Whoosh—
Voom! Voom! Voom!!
The grenades reversed their trajectory and exploded in front of the Dark Elves, sucking them into the wormholes.
Crack...!!
"No! AHH—!!"
Malekith hurriedly dodged in fear, but one of his arms was still caught.
If he hadn't decisively chopped off his arm with a blade, his entire body might have been lost.
Pop~
To make things worse for the Dark Elves—
A figure in a pink hood suddenly leaped from behind them.
Four mechanical spider legs spread out, and pink energy blades pierced the chests of four Dark Elves!
"Huh?"
Gwen was slightly surprised.
The energy blades that could easily cut through alloys seemed to meet some resistance when piercing these aliens...
But still, they managed to stab through their hearts.
"You changed clothes pretty fast."
Seeing that only some remnants of the Dark Elf forces were left, Ye Li didn't bother taking further action.
He raised his cup and smiled at Gwen.
"Finish them off. I'll leave the cleanup work to you, Gwen."
"No problem~"
The mischievous Gwen gave him an OK gesture and cheerfully took the job.
"I'm the best at cleaning up for you~"
As they were chatting—
Biu!
A Dark Elf fired a shot at Gwen.
Pop~
Ghost-Spider's body dipped and swiftly sank into her own shadow, dodging the energy beam.
From the ceiling of the ship, which had been blasted open—
A slender foot in indigo sneakers descended, followed by her curvaceous figure.
As she reappeared, she tossed a web bomb at the Dark Elf soldier who had fired, binding him tightly.
Gwen then continued to shift through different shadows, taking down the Dark Elves one by one…
Meanwhile, Ye Li just sat there, sipping wine and eating food while watching the show.
"Cough... What is this... Elderflower Cordial?"
He glanced at the drink he had just poured,
Finding the taste unappealing, he set it aside
He turned his attention back to the dishes—
Hmm... not particularly delicious... but still edible...
At least it wasn't one of those bizarre British "Stargazy Pie"-type monstrosities...
At this point, Malekith had given up trying to retrieve the Aether—
All he wanted now was to escape and plan for the future.
Because—
Just as he finished bandaging his severed arm, he realized that the Dark Elf soldiers in the dining area had almost all been taken care of by Gwen…
'Idiots!'
Malekith cursed in his heart,
He cursed silently and quickly ordered his men, "It's the shadows! She's moving through shadows! Flood the area with light—if we eliminate the shadows, she'll have nowhere to go!"
The soldiers, suddenly enlightened, flooded the room with red light sources, illuminating every corner, leaving only the narrowest slivers of darkness in the cracks...
Now, Ghost-Spider had nowhere to hide.
Red energy beams came sweeping toward her again.
Realizing their intention, Gwen carefully manipulated a writhing shadow,
Not letting it disappear before leaping into it—
Pa! Pa! Pa!
The lights blasted the vanishing shadow, pulverizing the wall—
But clearly they missed again.
For the mighty Dark Elves to use light to defeat an opponent,
It was both humiliating and ironic…
But Malekith's strategy to drive the enemy away had worked.
He glanced at Ye Li, who was still leisurely enjoying his meal—
Ye Li didn't even bother to look in their direction.
Although Malekith was puzzled, he decided to focus on escaping and signaled his remaining soldiers—now only a dozen—
However.
Just as they tried to flee—
Four golden space-time portals opened from four directions, trapping them in the center!
…..
Even though Gwen couldn't use shadow teleportation anymore,
Her suit, woven with Ye Li's Fate Threads, allowed her to teleport through the Web of Fate.
—And this time, she had brought backup.
"Fire!"
Malekith reacted quickly, immediately ordering his soldiers to fire at the portals!
This was the drawback of portals compared to instant teleportation—
It gave the enemy more time to react.
However—
A Roman Artillery: Pumpkin extended from one of the portals and fired first—
And fired first—
BOOM!
Blasting the dozen Dark Elves and sending them tumbling in all directions!
Next, thick white silk threads spread across the battlefield,
Binding each of them in place.
The ones who attacked were none other than—
[Lady Knight] Jessica and [Silk] Cindy Moon.
"Damn it..."
Realizing the situation was hopeless, Malekith dragged his tattered black cloak behind him and attempted to flee—
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
But from three directions, Gwen, Felicia, and Gatomon formed a triangular blockade!
Seeing no way out, Malekith targeted the smallest one— Gatomon—
And charged at her!
Which, of course, ended in—
BOOM!!
…Him getting kicked right back.
In the end—
Malekith could only look up at the ceiling and roar in despair———
"The heavens want me dead!!"
Ding!!
A Mind Scepter pierced through the Dark Elf leader's chest,
Nailing his corpse to the ground…
[Side Mission Completed]
[Random Reward Processing]
[Reward Distributed]
[Acquired: Vibranium Cosmic Battleship]
"...Damn."