Miss Witch doesn't want to be a diva!.

Chapter 622 The Old World Under the Gray Clouds

Everything before my eyes began to twist, the burning light and flames flooded everything in sight, the torn space and time and the devouring heat flow intertwined, and everything began to fade away...

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"Cough cough..." The itchiness and pain in her throat made the girl cough uncontrollably, and every time her body shook, it brought severe pain.

Finally, the pain in her throat eased a little. The girl propped up her arms and looked up. The sun in the sky shone through the gray dark clouds. The ground was barren, with no trees and only a few withered and gray weeds growing.

"Where is this..." Tilan slowly sat up with her extremely fragile body and looked around.

The ground was an endless expanse of gravel, with many huge meteorite craters and discarded metal fragments remaining all around. The place where she was staying was the center of a large pit with a diameter of about 50 meters.

Suddenly thinking of something, the girl lowered her head and looked around. She saw the silver-haired elf still sleeping peacefully beside her, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

Orles was still alive, and she stroked the elf girl's forehead with her fingers, examining her body.

There are many hidden injuries in the body, probably caused by excessive use of magic power, but fortunately, these injuries are not fatal, they will only make him weak for a period of time.

As for herself, she tried to stand up, but it was still a little difficult.

With her strength of Sequence 6 and her innate abilities, she should not be so fragile. However, when she fully mobilized the power of time and space and carried another person across the galaxy, even she almost had an accident and got lost in the turbulence of space.

At the last moment, she followed the vague feeling and rushed out of the Sea of ​​Aegeka with Ores, and landed on this planet with life. In order to protect Ores, her body was almost torn into pieces by the tiny and extremely dangerous gaps in the turbulence of time and space.

Fortunately, she already possessed certain powers over time and space, so she was able to barely maintain her body shape. However, with such an injury, she would probably not be able to use the powers of time and space for a long time. Even the normal use of magic power had to be done with extreme caution to avoid causing various hidden injuries in the body.

Kneeling on the ground, Tilan thought for a while. The one that she was most proficient in and most suitable for her current situation should be the "Spring Hymn" she learned in the cult. This is a secret book of the Water Temple. With the blessing of angels, it uses gentle rhythm to reconcile hidden injuries and severe damage to the soul.

Closing her eyes, she began to hum this unfamiliar hymn, and as the song grew louder, a faint halo of water vapor emerged on her body and slowly penetrated into her body.

Very good, at this rate, it would take about two weeks to heal the more serious hidden injuries and recover a lot of strength, and it would take two months to be completely healed.

Three hours later, Tilan slowly opened her eyes. She was already a little tired, and today's healing effect was slowly reaching its limit. She could only wait until tomorrow to continue.

Trying to sit up, she stretched her hands and feet, then came to Orlais and helped her up carefully.

The sleeping Orlais leaned on Tilan, her slightly warm and plump body pressed against her shoulder, and a faint floral scent wafted from it, which should be the perfume Orlais used every day.

Compared to Tilan, Ores was slightly taller and was still sleeping with steady breathing.

Tilan gently stroked the back of Orles' head with her fingers, feeling the delicate silver hair, and compared her weight with Orles'.

This guy is a lot heavier than before, the girl complained in her heart, then she became worried about Orlais's condition, wondering if she could wake up.

Although there were no serious physical injuries, the mental scars suffered by Orlais were probably unimaginable. Even Tilan could not be sure of her current condition and could only hope that she would wake up soon.

However, the current task is to find a place where people live first, so that we can contact federal officials and better heal our wounds.

I just hope that this is not the star field in the central star zone, otherwise it will be troublesome. It would be great if it is in the southern and eastern star fields, so that I can get help conveniently and easily.

Holding Ores, Tilan tried to pick her up, but she felt a sharp pain in her arms, telling her not to try such a dangerous thing.

Uh, it looks like I can’t leave today.

Thinking of this, Tilan put Ores down, found a relatively clean place on the ground, let her lie down slowly again, and then found a relatively flat stone slab and sat on it.

The sky gradually darkened and night fell slowly.

Tilan sat in this starry wilderness, gazing at the galaxy and counting the constellations in the sky.

"Is that the Ursa Major? It doesn't look like it..." The girl looked at the starry sky and felt a little uneasy and worried, because this place did not match any starry sky she knew.

With waves of worry, Tilan finally fell asleep slowly in the middle of the night...

In the early morning, the girl was awakened by a slight tug. She opened her eyes and found that Orlais was lying beside her, pulling her sleeve unconsciously with her fingers. The silver-haired ice elf lady looked innocent and hesitant at the moment, just like a simple child.

"Orles, are you okay now?" Tilan held her hand and extended her perception again to check her condition.

"I, you, drink..." Ores spoke unclearly at this moment, as if she wanted to express something, but unfortunately she couldn't make it clear.

"Do you want to drink water?" Tilan thought for a moment, cupped her hands together, and then whispered something. The water molecules in the air slowly gathered under the pull of magic power, slowly moistening her palms, and after a few minutes, some water droplets formed.

Seeing the dew on the girl's palm, the ice elf girl was full of curiosity and anticipation, but she was a little afraid and just watched with her eyes wide open.

After a while, the water droplets in Tilan's hand gradually gathered into a small bowl of liquid, and then she stretched it out to Orlais, "Drink it, but slowly."

Although her articulation was not clear, the ice elf girl should have understood it. She naturally gathered the hair beside her ears carefully and licked the water in Tilan's hand.

After a while, after finishing the water, she raised her head again, with some happiness in her eyes, but she was still saying unclear words, probably because she hadn't drunk enough.

"There's no water for now." Tilan wanted to take her out of the desert first and then continue looking for water to drink.

Hearing this, the ice elf girl was a little puzzled, as if she didn't understand why she wasn't given water. She continued to babble, but Tilan just shook her head and gently held her in her arms. At this time, the ice elf girl also calmed down. As Tilan stroked her long silver hair again, the ice elf girl in his arms gradually calmed down her breathing and no longer tried to struggle.

After comforting her for a while, Tilan helped her stand up, pulled her forward step by step, and then slowly asked her various questions, trying to awaken her original memory and personality.

Unfortunately, this kind of conversation did not have much effect. In the end, I just managed to make the other person learn to call my name and speak more clearly.

"Tilan, I'm hungry." The ice elf girl said what she was thinking.

"Let's walk a little further. I see some green ahead. It should be a place with vegetation where we can find food." Although she didn't know if Orlais could understand, the girl still explained patiently.

After hearing this, Ores stopped talking about it and continued to walk forward with Tilan.

Two hours later, the two were getting closer and closer to the deep green jungle. The ground was no longer all gravel, but gradually there was soil and moss, and some dry bushes began to appear.

Pushing aside the bushes and branches that blocked the way, Tilan took Ores by the hand and asked her to follow behind her, and then continued to move forward. As the two continued to walk deeper into the jungle, the ground became more and more moist and soft, and some small insects could be seen in the cracks between the soil and the bark.

Although she didn't know which planet it was specifically, there seemed to be signs of life here, so Tilan's original worries were relieved a little.

"Go this way, be careful on the ground." Tilan asked Ores to pull up her skirt and tighten it to avoid being scratched by the rough bark and branches along the way, and also told her not to step near certain insects.

The ice elf girl didn't care about the scratches on her skirt, but she would observe and avoid the small insects carefully every time Tilan reminded her.

It seems that she is really afraid of insects and doesn't care about the loss of her clothes at all, Tilan thought when she saw this scene.

This was exactly the same as Orlesi in the past. Although she had lost a lot of memories, she had inherited all of her previous habits and small movements. For example, when drinking water, Orlesi had developed etiquette habits since she was a child. When drinking and eating, she would intentionally cover her hair. As for clothes, she had so many clothes that she could not wear them all. During college, she changed into new clothes almost every day, and they were never the same.

The two walked hand in hand in the jungle. Tilan looked up from time to time, looking for edible fruits, but there was nothing to be found. It was probably because the season was not right. In this way, the two walked in the jungle for about three hours. At this time, Orlesi was a little tired. Although she didn't say it, her movements began to dawdle and she always wanted to stop for a while.

"Then let's take a rest." Tilan took her to a big tree. The roots of the tree were exposed above the ground, somewhat like a natural chair where they could sit for a while.

While the two were waiting to rest, Tilan collected some more dew. The water vapor here was much richer, so it was easier to gather. Ores drank enough and didn't want any more.

She used the remaining water to wipe Orlais' face. Tilan also replenished her own water and simply washed her face and arms.

Just as Tilan was about to call Ores to set off again, her sensitive hearing detected a burst of noise in the distance, followed by a gunshot, the sound was slightly piercing, it seemed that the sealing of the gun barrel was not very good, and the power of the bullet could not be fully exerted.

Then there was the sound of chaotic running and faint roars of animals, which were getting closer and closer.

Is it coming? Tilan thought, looked around, picked up a sturdier branch, broke off the extra branches, and held it in his hand.

By the time she finished doing all this, the sound of pursuit was only a hundred meters away from here. Even Ores heard something was wrong and looked at Tilan with fear and curiosity.

"Hide here and don't move." Tilan ordered. She was not in her prime now and might not be able to protect Orlais well.

Orles nodded, then shrank her body and hid in the shadow of the tree roots.

Seeing that she understood what she meant, Tilan felt relieved. She then moved her feet slightly and blended into the jungle in a light and quiet manner.

Soon, she spotted figures chasing each other in the jungle. One of them was smaller in stature, wearing a leather flight cap, a simple coat and a bulletproof vest, and holding a simple khaki rifle. After running over a small rocky slope, she quickly took out the bullet from her waist, loaded it into the chamber, and then fired at the special "beast" chasing her from behind.

The copper bullet flew out in a spiral after passing through the rifling, hitting the black "beast" on the shoulder, bringing up some blood, but not causing a fatal injury. Instead, it further aroused the beast's ferocity.

At this time, Tilan could also clearly observe the situation of the beast. Its size was similar to that of a common lion or tiger, weighing about 400 pounds. Its body was covered with gray-blue fur, which was light on the bottom and dark on the top, with black spots on the fur. Although its limbs and claws were as strong and powerful as those of lions and tigers, its head was particularly like a wolf, and it had a white scarf-like fur pattern similar to that of a bear. Its ferocious long mouth was open, revealing its dark gray teeth like rocks.

"Ya Cao! I will fight you to the death." As he said that, the little man who was being chased threw down his rifle that didn't have time to fire the second shot, drew out the pistol from his waist, and stabbed at the black-toothed beast that was pouncing on him.

This is... Tilan looked at the ordinary pistol in the distance that suddenly became sharp, as sharp as gray iron. The tip of the gun pierced along the open teeth of the tooth beast and hit its throat. The tooth beast's limestone-like teeth also bit the arm of the little man. After breaking a few teeth, the remaining part was firmly embedded, and it kept shaking its head and tearing.

The man and the beast were in a stalemate for a few seconds, and then the little man risked his injury to grab the pistol in his hand again, piercing the back of the beast's head deeply, and finally killing it.

"Hmph." The little man grunted in pain and slowly pulled his arm out of the 'beast's' mouth. He then took out the medicinal powder he carried with him and simply poured it into the wound to stop the bleeding. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

But the good times did not last long. A series of rustling sounds were heard in the woods, followed by long howls, which sounded similar to that of a wolf. There were also responses from the distance.

It seems that the 'beasts' chasing him are far more than these, and these 'beasts' also have intelligence far superior to that of ordinary animals and are not products of nature.

"Ya Cao!" She uttered an unknown cry again, then picked up the rifle beside her and prepared to run away, and the direction she was heading happened to coincide with Tilan's.

If he didn't come out at this time, the other party might lead the black beast to Ores, so Tilan decided to come out to stop them.

She took the initiative to walk out and prepared to talk to the other person, but she didn't expect that this way of showing up would scare the little guy so much that she ran away almost screaming, and was ready to fight back with a gun.

"I have no ill intentions, I just want to ask about the bottom lane." After hearing this, the other party was stunned and relaxed a little, but still retreated vigilantly. However, there was not much time to think and talk at this time, because the chasing black 'beast' had already discovered her.

Three similar black "beasts" ran out of the forest. They began to speed up and ran towards the little man. During this time, one of them also discovered Tilan, but surprisingly did not pay attention to her, but chased the little man with all its strength.

"You bunch of wild dogs want to kill me too. We, the Iron-core people, are not to be trifled with." She roared to encourage herself, then took out the package from behind, and a flare flew up shakily.

Then there were several gunshots, continuously firing at the chasing beasts. She then skillfully picked up the butt of the gun and threw it out, deliberately letting a running beast bite it to block its mouth. Then she picked up the pistol at hand and aimed at the attacking beast again, stabbing it into the throat with incredible precision. Her technique and experience were great, but even so, the last black-fanged beast that was too late to stop her still bit her trouser leg and knocked her body over. Then three more beasts came up together, ready to tear her apart.

At this time, Tilan finally took action. She tried to move as slowly as possible to avoid internal injuries. Then the branch pierced the throats of the three beasts with the same precision, causing them to suffer great pain. Dark blood flowed between their teeth. These beasts looked at Tilan, then turned around and fled. They left here without any thought of fighting.

"Huff, huff..." Only then did the little guy stand up.

"Who are you?" She slowly put away her weapon, letting down her guard a little.

"I... fell here accidentally. I wonder which star field this is?"

"Starfield? What kind of weird naming method is this? This is the jungle southwest of the Gray Tomb Wilderness. You didn't come from the Gray Tomb Wilderness, did you?"

"Uh, it seems so. Is there any difference there?"

"The geomagnetic field there is special, and many falling meteorites will hit there. The ground is also full of rocks, making it impossible to live there. Although there is no pollution, there is no food and water, so no one wants to stay there."

"The clothes you are wearing are so nice, you must be the daughter of some powerful force who is out for fun." She looked at Tilan's black dress with white edges and asked with speculation.

After thinking for a while, Tilan replied, "The vehicle my friend and I were riding in crashed. I really want to find a densely populated area. Can you take me there?"

"That's difficult, because this place is very barren and there are very few settlements. The nearest stronghold should be the 'Stone Forest Fortress' of the Gray Feather Clan 300 miles away. They are fair and united, and have gathered many small factions around them to form a loose alliance."

"Wait a minute, the Gray Feather Race, are they like insects when they are young, undergo a complete transformation when they grow up, and are good at hiding their breath and body shape?" Tilan recalled the history she saw in the library.

"Oh, it seems that you are quite knowledgeable. That's true. Have you seen them before? I heard that the Gray Feather species is rare in other places."

After listening, Tilan shook her head and said, "I only learned about it in books."

However, according to the Federation records, after the Dark Sun Roald was defeated, the 'Gray Feathers' were slaughtered by the 'Illusion Eyes' led by the Dark Sun Tilushili. As the Dark Sun Tilushili had not been activated in the early years, she and the 'Illusion Eyes' under her command had been firmly guarding the fire of the old humans. In front of the Illusion Eyes who possessed seven basic color visions, the concealment ability of the 'Gray Feathers' was nowhere to hide, and they were almost natural enemies.

After that, the two talked for a long time. Considering that Ores would get worried and scared if the time dragged on, Tilan asked her to wait there for a while. Then she found Ores who had been under the tree and brought her over.

After seeing Orlais, the little guy was surprised.

"She's so beautiful, even prettier than the 'Charm Species' on the market. No wonder you've been worried about her." Compared to the more common races, Orlais's long silver hair is particularly eye-catching.

"Look at her pointed ears and silver hair. She looks a bit like the 'Silver Winged Race', but unfortunately she doesn't have wings. It is said that the 'Silver Winged Race' has silver hair and silver eyes and wings on their backs. They are an extremely rare and powerful race." The short man expressed his opinion.

"It seems that these things you mentioned are all new races. Aren't there any traditional humans here?" Tilan asked carefully.

"Oh, you mean those old humans? They do have them, but not in large numbers. And now... it's hard to define whether they can still be called native humans." There was a hint of sarcasm in the other party's words.

"Since you saved me, I agree to help you and show you the way to Stone Forest Castle. However, it is quite far away, so you may need to stay in our settlement for the next two days."

"Settlement?"

"Yes, you are really a young lady who doesn't want to leave home. Don't you know anything about the outside world? In order to avoid the harvesters of the Mechanical Council, we, the various races living on the earth, have to migrate frequently and often form small settlements. The most common settlements are often formed by the same race, but there are also many small settlements formed by other races for survival."

"When you are out and about, if you see those war machines advancing like nomads, remember to stay away from them. For thousands of years, these minions of the Mechanical Council have been constantly splitting and replicating according to their set logical personalities, searching every corner of the world just to kill us."

"They are all very bad beings. Many of my family members died under their scythes and guns. These war machines will devour our flesh and blood and burn it as fuel, leaving no trace."

"Ever since the Holy Sun Hephaestus died, our ancestors have fallen to this planet and have been living a hard life. However, we Iron-core races are extremely talented, and almost every stronghold welcomes us, hehe." As she spoke, she patted the splint on her chest.

"Everyone needs hot steel, and our talent is to refine the best and strongest metal and forge a great path."

"May Hephaestus shine upon you, and make you as strong and hard as I am."

(End of this chapter)