Fairy Tale: Little Red Riding Hood's Wolf Mentor

Chapter 208 The Witch of the West
In the darkness, a large pack of wolves emerged. The bodies of those wolves were between solid and illusory mist, like a roaring black fog.

When everyone noticed, these strange wolves roared and pounced forward.

Before I could even think, I was already in close combat.

"Enemy attack——"

Although most people in the camp were not wearing armor, within a few seconds, everyone had their weapons in hand and were fighting with those strange wolves.

Lake swung the Star Killing Sword. Although she did not activate the starlight, the mirror-like sword light still easily cut the two black wolves in front of her into two halves.

After the two strange black wolves were cut open, not a trace of blood spilled out.

Their remains began to break apart in the air, turning into a black cloud that dissipated into the air.

On the other side, Poro did not use any magic, and there was a hint of red light in his eyes.

The power of [Circular Return: Red Shoes·Dance of Liberation] allowed him to easily tear a black wolf apart.

In fact, if Lake and Poro used all their strength, they could slaughter all twenty or so magical black wolves in a short period of time.

"Puro, you mean to say that these wolves are just magic, and the caster is hiding far away?"

Lake asked Poro in her heart.

"Yes, and I think these wolves are just a test. The person who casts the spell may know our strength through these wolves."

As the Poro spoke, he turned his head to avoid the attack of a black wolf, raised his claws, and smashed the wolf's head.

"Polo, can you find the person who cast the spell?"

"I can't find it. Perhaps the caster is too far away. These wolves don't seem to be intelligent, but their attacks are still agile. This means that the caster may have seen the situation here through the wolves."

Poro made a judgment.

"So, these wolves might have perception, or the opposing spellcaster might have other means of scouting the battlefield!"

Lake and Poro analyzed the situation quickly. At this time, the team was already very close to Xingluo City and Sri Kingdom.

Everyone was prepared to face off against Sri Lanka's troops.

But this first battle still exceeded most people's expectations.

A surprise attack that neither Lake nor Poro could detect with their perception—from an unknown spellcaster!
"Someone who can use this kind of magic..."

Poro had a lot of vague guesses, but he couldn't be sure.

Although this area was sparsely populated, within the zoomed-in area, there were still quite a few refugees. His group, while not small, consisted of only a few dozen people, so behind the disguises, they weren't particularly noticeable...

This time the attack was more like a locked attack.

And these twenty or so magical black wolves may just be the beginning!
"why?"

Poro looked at his own team. After experiencing the battle against the invasion of the Sri Kingdom, the other people in the team could be considered comrades-in-arms with him and Lake.

The only relatively unfamiliar and mysterious ones are the several messengers from the Land of Oz.

Those messengers were also very skilled. They held swords and shields, formed battle formations and cooperated with each other to block the attacks of one wolf after another.

But this made everyone except Poro feel a little doubtful——

After all, these messengers from the Land of Oz did not possess any extraordinary powers.

Poro's gaze finally stopped at the one in the center among the several Oz messengers.

"What's wrong, Poro, what did you find?" Lake noticed Poro's expression.

"Nothing, just..."

Poro hesitated for a moment, then said, "I have a feeling this attack has something to do with the Land of Oz."

Poro was keenly aware that the expressions of the rest of the people in Oz were exactly the same. However, the leader, the green-clad man who had once entered the Carefree Palace alone, had a strange look on his face.

It was as if... he already knew the identity of this sudden and unknown attacker.

The next moment, the Messenger of Oz suddenly spoke and said loudly:

"These wolves are a kind of magic. Pouring water on the sword can weaken the strength of this magic!"

After hearing the words of the Messenger of Oz, everyone took cover and took out water bags from their waists and carriages, sprinkled the water on their swords, and attacked the magic black wolf again.

Lake was stunned for a moment, then kicked up an ordinary long sword from the ground and held it in his hand.

Sprinkle some water on it and chop at the magic black wolf -

Sure enough, the black wolf began to melt as quickly as water wherever it came into contact with water.

"Is this the weakness of this magic?"

Poro was also stunned for a moment, he thought of the latest ring return -

In The Wizard of Oz, the Wicked Witch of the West has two weaknesses, one of which is water!

With the help of water, the situation on the field is no longer as precarious as before.

Other ordinary people also have the possibility to resist this magic.

As time went on, the number of the twenty or so magical black wolves became fewer and fewer under the siege.

Some people were unfortunately knocked down by wolves and were scratched with blood, but fortunately, no one died.

Finally, the body of the last magic black wolf fell to the ground and turned into a black mist.

"call……"

Just when everyone relaxed a little, a black crow that could see into the darkness suddenly fell from the black night sky and stepped on the place where the last wolf disappeared.

There was a strange demonic light flashing in its pupils.

Looking at him, everyone felt an inexplicable chill.

"Tonight, I'm just saying hello to everyone."

The crow's mouth suddenly opened and spoke human language.

Then, he looked around again and stopped his gaze on the leading Messenger of Oz:
"Whoever you are, where did you invite these people from? You don't think you can hide it from me like this? Stop here and turn around and leave. Otherwise, die here wailing in pain."

The crow's voice was an unpleasant, shrill sound.

Poro looked at the messenger from Oz that the crow was facing. The messenger had a gloomy expression on his face, as if he was trying hard to restrain himself.

"The night has protected you. Oz is a coward—I have never seen him strike. You are but pawns. You should fear me.

Tomorrow, a man comes here and returns what belongs to me, or a girl will die."

After the crow finished speaking, it exploded into a cloud of black smoke, just like the dead wolves.

Watching the crow disappear, except for Poro who had some guesses, most people looked at the Messenger of Oz with confusion on their faces.

After all, judging from the crow just now—

It's more like a feud with the Kingdom of Oz.

"Sir, what did that crow just now mean? What is its relationship with your Kingdom of Oz?"

one of the Goetheans finally asked.

"That's a witch who's currently working for the Sri Kingdom. I thought I could hide it from her, but... she still found out."

The leading Messenger of Oz had a gloomy expression on his face and spoke with gritted teeth.

"What does she mean by that girl, and who is that?"

Another person asked.

"He is a friend of our king, who was kidnapped by her."

After hearing the words of the Messenger of Oz, everyone frowned. Obviously, they all caught some key information from the Messenger's words, which made them feel uneasy.

"Why didn't you tell me in advance? We signed an alliance, but your current behavior, could it be that from the very beginning..."

One person couldn't help but ask, "So, if we're being watched, should we move forward tomorrow?"

Everyone looked at each other, feeling a bit caught in a dilemma.

If the unknown spellcaster really has something to do with the Sri Kingdom, then if he takes a few more steps forward, he will be surrounded by the Sri Kingdom army and drowned like a bug.

"I'm sorry, I thought we'd start making contact once we got to Starfall City, but we didn't expect to be discovered."

The Messenger of Oz looked apologetic and bowed to everyone. Then, he looked at Princess Marlene and the two Shadi soldiers in the crowd with a sincere expression:
"Your Highness, can you do us a favor? If we use the magic of your Shadi Kingdom, we can hide it from the witch."

"How did you know?"

Neither Princess Marlin nor the two soldiers from the Shadi Kingdom had used shadow magic just now - in most cases, it was more of an auxiliary means, and it might not be easier to fight against magical summons than arrows and swords.

"The Great Oz knows everything."

The Messenger of Oz said this without hesitation.

"Then why doesn't your Oz go and deal with the witch himself?"

Princess Marlene frowned and continued, "As the most powerful magician in the world—this shouldn't be difficult, right? Besides, you all look like ordinary people."

After hearing this, the Messenger of Oz showed some hesitation on his face.

Seeing this, Poro and Lake communicated in their hearts, and Lake suddenly asked:
"This witch who attacked us might have come from your Kingdom of Oz. I guess she's the Witch of the West."

"you know?"

Upon hearing this, both the envoy from Oz and the others were surprised.

After all, in this world, most people know about the Witch of Oz, but they know nothing about the more detailed information about the Kingdom of Oz.

"Yes, she is the Witch of the West. Although there are four witches in our Kingdom of Oz, these witches are not subordinates of the Great Warlock Oz."

The Messenger of Oz exhaled and finally explained, "The Witch of the West is an evil creature to begin with, and now she is colluding with the Kingdom of Sri..."

"So, if we want to reach Falling Star City safely, we have to kill her first, right?"

"Yes."

The Messenger of Oz sighed.

"Then why don't you have magic? Doesn't Oz have stronger subordinates?"

Princess Marlene asked in confusion, "But you want to ask us for help?
You know, most of us are ordinary people. My shadow magic is not good at fighting. How can we defeat a witch with only our Shadi to help you? "

"Because we've already defeated her once before. She knows what Oz and the rest of our kingdom look like. If they're too strong, she won't show up."

After hearing the frank words of the Messenger of Oz, Princess Marlene fell into deep thought.

Facing a witch he'd never seen before, one of the witches of Oz—it was undoubtedly dangerous.

But after deciding to confront the Sri Kingdom, everyone was prepared for this.

"Well, you will tell us all you have to say about that witch."

After thinking for a moment, Princess Marlene made a soothing gesture to her two soldiers and continued.

"Thank you."

The Messenger of Oz said seriously.

Due to the request made by the Witch of the West, everyone else needs to stay where they are tomorrow, and the Messenger of Oz will go to the location of the Witch of the West alone.

Princess Marlene, along with two Shadi soldiers, hid in the shadow of the Messenger of Oz.

Poro looked at the Messenger of Oz and took out the [Circular Return: The Wizard of Oz: Face Your Fear] he had just obtained. The Circular Return Unsealing Ceremony was to kill the Witch of the West.

Seeing this, he and Lake looked at each other.

"Wait a minute, I'll go with you too."

The next moment, Lake stepped forward and said.

"But if you follow, you'll be discovered..."

The Messenger of Oz was stunned for a moment.

"I can also enter the shadow world."

In the surprised look of the Oz Messenger, Lake pointed at Princess Marlene and said, "Her Highness Marlene also knows this."

"Thank you, Miss. Whether this succeeds or not, the Land of Oz will be grateful for your help."

"But I still have a question."

Lake thought for a moment and then asked, "What's the name of the girl you want to save?"

After hearing this question, the Messenger of Oz looked at Lake deeply and answered:
"Her name is Dorothy."

……

The next day, the sky was clear and the golden sunlight shone on the dilapidated ruins.

The roofs of many houses have been damaged, and even the interiors are covered by light, leaving little shade or hiding place.

A small town that could be destroyed by war.

The green-clad messenger from Oz walked into the town's gate, holding a locked box in his hand.

Behind him, a long shadow was dragged in the sunlight.

Reik, Poro, and Princess Marlene, hiding alone in the shadows.

The map of the town was outlined in detail by shadows, but because it was noon, the level of detail on the map seemed a bit rough.

"The Witch of the West, she can see far away, but her weaknesses are water and darkness..."

Poro slowly recalled the description of the Witch of the West in the fairy tale - in the fairy tale, this Witch of the West died from the water spilled by the protagonist.

And what the Messenger of Oz said also confirmed his point of view.

Darkness and water are indeed the witch's weaknesses.

"This Witch of the West seems very cautious."

Lake raised her hand and pointed to the terrain of the town on the shadow-mapped map. There should have been a ditch in the town, but for some reason, the ditch was now dry, without a splash of water, exposing the cracked riverbed.

Add to that the fact that it was noon, and it was obvious that this was a location deliberately chosen by the Witch of the West.

The Messenger of Oz stopped and looked around, but no one appeared.

In the shadow world, it was extremely difficult for Lake and Poro to find a small, hiding figure through the fragmented black and white shadows.

"Huh, it seems you're still trustworthy."

A crow flapped its wings and flew out quickly from behind the dilapidated building, landing steadily in front of the Messenger of Oz.

Its black eyes were fixed on the suitcase in the hands of the Messenger of Oz, and it screamed again:
"Open the box and take out what I want."

The Messenger of Oz stared at the crow and slowly opened the suitcase. A dazzling golden light emanated from the suitcase, revealing a magnificent golden crown.
"The crown you want is here, where are the people?"

The crow did not answer immediately, but tilted its head and looked at the crown carefully from top to bottom, not missing any details.

After a long moment, it slowly raised its head, a glimmer of unconcealable joy suddenly flashing across its eyes, followed by a sharp, piercing laugh.

"Humans? Haha—the Grand Sorcerer Oz? You are so stupid!"

"What makes you think I'll keep my promise?"

As soon as the words fell, the crow flapped its wings violently and flew backwards, landing steadily on top of a broken stone pillar.

It looked down at the Messenger of Oz with a cold and fierce gaze, as if it were looking at a dead man:
"You will definitely die, and that hateful girl will not be able to escape sooner or later. And the crown is mine!"

Around the ruins of the once silent town, countless black shadows emerged rapidly from every dark corner like a tide. They were still black wolves condensed by magic.

But this time, there were hundreds of wolves!

(End of this chapter)