After leaving the villa, the High Elf Archer went straight to the riverside beside it and took her beloved sports car out from her storage system.
To reach the human city, she could travel eastward along the Forest of the Elf King, crossing mountain ranges until reaching the borders of human territory.
Of course, that method only worked for those traveling on foot—ordinary carriages couldn't possibly traverse both forests and mountains.
However, Eriri's gift—the sports car—could adapt to any terrain. It could even fly if she wished, easily crossing forests and mountains alike.
But the High Elf Archer wasn't planning to do that. Instead, she preferred another method of travel.
She decided to use the car as a boat, floating down the river beside the villa all the way to the human city. After all, the river here connected directly to the waterways of human settlements.
To fully enjoy the drifting experience and the fresh air of the river, she even opened the car's roof, cruising slowly for a relaxed and leisurely ride.
Thus, a uniquely designed green "boat," carrying a beautiful elf girl with long green hair, drifted gracefully across the broad river—a striking sight of beauty and serenity.
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After several hours of drifting, the High Elf Archer's car reached a river valley surrounded by mountains on both sides.
Throughout the journey, she wasn't just admiring the scenery alone—she had opened a live broadcast in the chat group, letting everyone enjoy the view together.
Just as she was chatting cheerfully with the group members, she suddenly sensed several whooshing sounds cutting through the air from both sides of the car.
She immediately stopped talking and turned toward the sound, but saw nothing unusual.
A moment later, more than a dozen similar sounds followed. This time, she finally saw the source.
From the cliffs and mountain slopes above, more than ten ugly goblins poked out their heads and launched a volley of wooden arrows and crude spears toward her car.
At first, the High Elf Archer panicked slightly—but only for a second. She quickly regained her calm, the nervousness on her face vanishing completely.
She had no intention of defending herself. Instead, she simply watched the arrows fly toward her, entirely confident that none of them would touch her.
Sure enough, before the arrows even came within a meter of the car, they were stopped by an invisible barrier.
The arrows and spears fell harmlessly into the river without so much as scratching the vehicle.
[Arelis (Level 1, Stage 3): Ugh, how annoying. Attacked by these disgusting goblins out of nowhere.]
[Kaguya Shinomiya (Level 7, Stage 2): Indeed. These filthy creatures shouldn't even exist in this world.]
[Ruri Gokou (Level 7, Stage 2): Just kill them already!]
[Frelia (Level 7, Stage 1): I didn't expect you'd run into goblins so soon, Arelis. Do you need me to come help you?]
[Ruri Gokou (Level 7, Stage 2): I can go too! I'll use a Cross-Realm Teleport talisman if needed!]
[Arelis (Level 1, Stage 3): No need to bother! They're just goblins. I can handle them myself—they can't even scratch my car.]
[Frelia (Level 7, Stage 1): Alright, as long as you can handle it.]
While Arelis was chatting with the group, the goblins' attacks grew even fiercer.
Endless arrows and spears rained down, along with falling logs, massive stones, and even fireballs conjured by goblin shamans.
But without exception, every single attack was blocked by the invisible barrier a meter away from the car.
Shifting her attention back from the chat group, the High Elf Archer decided she'd had enough. She brought the car to a stop, reached into her storage system, and retrieved her longbow and arrows.
Then, she nocked three arrows at once, drew back the bowstring, and aimed at the mountaintop.
As a High Elf Archer renowned for her mastery of archery, her accuracy had reached an astonishing level.
Even when shooting upward from below, her hit rate remained above eighty percent.
With every arrow she loosed, shrill screams echoed from the mountain slopes. One by one, goblins fell—each with arrows piercing their bodies—plunging from the cliffs into the river below.
Watching the live broadcast, the chat group members cheered wildly. The wealthier ones didn't hesitate to shower Arelis with generous point donations.
[Chika Fujiwara (Level 7, Stage 2): Nice work, Arelis! I've hated those things ever since I saw them in the memory playback!]
[Arche (Level 7, Stage 2): +1.]
[Eriri (Level 8, Stage 9): Your attack methods are still too limited. You really should focus on improving your strength soon—you'll have plenty of time to play around later.]
[Arifureta (Level 7, Stage 4) / (Group Leader): Eriri's right. You should focus on training and getting stronger, Arelis.]
The group chat continued to buzz with messages as members watched the stream, though Arelis herself didn't respond. She was fully focused on dealing with the goblins and couldn't afford to multitask.
Still, she could hear the sound of the system notifications as each reward came in, and the rhythmic ding noises made her grin. Clearly, everyone was pleased with her performance.
Motivated by their support, her attacks became even more intense. What had started as three arrows per shot became four—then five at once.
Each pull of her bowstring felled several goblins.
Unfortunately, she hadn't stocked up on many arrows before joining the chat group. After firing her remaining supply, her arrows were finally exhausted—leaving her without any ranged weapons.
The viewers, unaware of this, assumed she was simply taking a break after the prolonged battle. No one pressed her to continue.
And indeed, she was tired. Despite her skill, she was still only Level 1, Stage 3, with a fairly ordinary physique—sustaining long periods of rapid fire was exhausting.
While resting, she returned her focus to the chat group.
Seeing that her total rewards had climbed by several million points, she couldn't help but smile brightly.
[Arelis (Level 1, Stage 3): Thanks for all the rewards, everyone! And I got your advice—I'll definitely work hard to get stronger, hehe~]
[Frelia (Level 7, Stage 1): That's good. Once your strength increases, I won't complain no matter where you go to play.]
[Arelis (Level 1, Stage 3): Don't worry, sis~]
[Arelis (Level 1, Stage 3): Oh right, I don't plan to use my bow to deal with the remaining goblins.]
[Miko Yotsuya (Level 7, Stage 1): Huh? Why not?]
[Hana Yurikawa (Level 7, Stage 1): Yeah, bows look so cool!]
[Arelis (Level 1, Stage 3): Because I'm out of arrows. But don't worry, I've got another way to handle them.]
[Hana Yurikawa (Level 7, Stage 1): What kind of way? I'm curious.jpg]
[Arelis (Level 1, Stage 3): Hehe, you'll see soon~ I promise it'll be very entertaining!]
[Ruri Gokou (Level 7, Stage 2): Oh? Then I'll be watching closely.]
[Arche (Level 7, Stage 2): Good luck!]
Arelis didn't reply further. After glancing over the responses, she shifted her attention back to the real world.
Since her arrows were gone, she had already made a quick decision.
If ranged attacks were no longer an option, she could simply fight in close combat instead.
And conveniently, she now possessed the perfect melee weapon.
Without hesitation, she stored her longbow back into the storage system, placed her right hand on the steering wheel, and extended her left toward the dashboard.
Her fingers pressed the most important button on the control panel.
In the next instant, the green sports car switched to flight mode—lifting smoothly off the river's surface and soaring upward, rising to the same height as the mountain slopes.
The High Elf Archer slammed down on the accelerator and twisted the steering wheel sharply to the right. In an instant, the car shot toward the mountainside on the right.
The vehicle was only a few meters away from the mountain range, and at its blinding speed, it reached the target area in less than a second.
Upon arrival, Arelis didn't slow down at all. Instead, she turned the wheel straight toward the nearest goblins and rammed forward at full force.
With a deafening crash, the nearest goblin was launched through the air by the impact, its body shattered beyond recognition before slamming lifelessly into the rocks below.
After taking out the first goblin, the car didn't slow in the slightest—in fact, it moved even faster, plowing through the mountainside. Every goblin in its path was crushed into mangled pieces.
The violent collisions sent Arelis's adrenaline soaring, filling her with wild excitement. A faint, alluring blush spread across her fair, delicate cheeks as her heart pounded with exhilaration.
Watching the live broadcast, the chat group members finally understood what she had meant by her "other way" of dealing with goblins.
And truth be told, mowing down goblins with a sports car looked incredibly satisfying—so much so that several members felt a sudden urge to try it themselves.
After the first wave of crashes, Arelis quickly turned the steering wheel, locked onto another cluster of goblins, and charged again.
The carnage was so brutal that the remaining goblins, who had been frantically attacking earlier, completely lost their nerve. Terrified, they scattered in all directions, screaming as they tried to flee.
But how could their meager speed compare to that of a racing vehicle? Their only possible outcome was death.
Within thirty seconds, after several more crushing passes, the goblins on the right mountainside had been almost completely annihilated. Only a few, desperate to escape, threw themselves into the river below.
Arelis didn't intend to let them off, but she wasn't in a rush. Her plan was to eliminate all the goblins on both sides of the mountain first—then clean up the stragglers in the river afterward.
After all, more would probably jump into the water once she started clearing the rest.
The river sat several meters below the mountainside; any goblins that fell into it had virtually no way to climb back up. Their only hope was to find another bank downstream.
So, Arelis wasn't worried about them escaping while she handled the others.
Within a few minutes, under her relentless driving, every goblin on both sides of the mountains had been eradicated.
Whether small, ordinary goblins or large, muscular variants—all were reduced to pulp by the car's unstoppable force.
Even those that had dived into the river weren't spared. Arelis simply drove the car straight into the water and crushed them beneath the waves. The vehicle's protective barrier kept it completely dry, unaffected by the river at all.
Once the massacre was complete, she guided the car back onto the river's surface, cruising forward again at a calm, leisurely pace.
Her body, however, was still buzzing with adrenaline—she could even hear the rapid beating of her own heart.
After about thirty seconds, her excitement finally began to subside.
But before she could calm down completely, Arelis eagerly reconnected her consciousness to the chat group.
[Arelis (Level 1, Stage 3): Well? Didn't I say this method of killing goblins was super entertaining? proud.jpg]
[Ruri Gokou (Level 7, Stage 2): Hmm… not bad!]
[Hana Yurikawa (Level 7, Stage 1): A bit bloody and violent, but for goblins, I'd say—go harder!]
[Keika Kiyotaki (Level 3, Stage 9): That car is insane! After all those collisions, not a single scratch—or even a drop of blood! shocked.jpg]
Keika Kiyotaki had joined the chat group fairly recently, so she didn't know about Eriri's modifications to the car.
And since Arelis hadn't boasted about the vehicle when she first received it, Keika had no idea how powerful the car truly was.
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