My dear witch, please turn evil according to the script!

Chapter 403 I'm here to help you!

The tranquil waters of the River Styx flowed slowly and gently.

A small boat, not very big, made of bones, was quietly moored on the bank of the river.

Above, the white-haired, purple-eyed ferryman looked at the bone dragon that briefly passed through the underworld and revealed a faint smile.

Although it involved multitasking, it wasn't a particularly difficult task for Elena.

Every day, she controls at least tens of thousands of her clones to ferry the dead across countless tributaries of the River Styx.

According to estimates, at another thirty seconds of flight speed, they could reach the Styx tributary near the territory of Vesslo.

Just then, a faint floral fragrance, accompanied by a gentle breeze, reached behind Elena.

Elena instinctively wanted to kneel down in respect, but was lifted up by an undetectable force.

"No need for formalities, I've just come to see the legendary savior."

"I never expected... that our first meeting would be like this."

The deceased mistress stood silently behind Elena.

Dressed in a black gauze dress, she cast her equally beautiful purple gaze at the bone dragon that briefly swept across the underworld.

Blessed by the God of Death, all beings atop that skeletal dragon are protected from the aura of the underworld and from being attacked by its rules.

Although she is not the true master of this land of the dead, as its current sole administrator, she can still offer these small acts of assistance.

She raised her hand, and a purple butterfly materialized on her slender, pale fingers.

【Go. 】

The dying woman softly chanted, gently releasing the butterfly from her fingertips.

The butterfly fluttered its wings slowly, appearing not to be flying very fast.

But with a single flap of its wings, it caught up directly with the bone dragon that was about to leave the underworld.

Then, the butterfly left the underworld along with the bone dragon.

"I hope our next meeting can be more formal."

The deceased woman smiled and murmured, then looked at Elena: "After you're done, take a rest for a while."

"The speed and power of the extraterrestrial enemy, as well as the fragility of its boundaries, have exceeded my expectations."

"The underworld will be temporarily closed for a period of time, refusing entry to all newly born souls."

"Remember to tell the Savior about this. The world of the living may be in chaos from now on."

"May the gods in heaven still remember their duties, and not..."

Death fell silent and did not speak further.

He simply used his authority and power to completely seal off the entrance to the underworld.

With the closure of the gates to the underworld, strange changes began to occur in the world of the living.

……

Roland found the brief experience of passing through the underworld quite novel.

After all, not everyone gets to see the scenery of the underworld with their own eyes.

The Demon King had seen her, but she was special enough in herself.

What surprised him even more was that the underworld was exactly the same as the Demon King had mentioned.

It wasn't the desolate and terrifying place he had imagined, filled with corpses and the dead.

Instead, it was a tranquil and peaceful sea of ​​white flowers.

There was nothing to be seen except for flowers and the River Styx.

It didn't feel lifeless at all; on the contrary, it seemed quite vibrant.

However, this vitality is not intense or active; it is as if it is dormant within.

Just as this is not the place where the dead live, but merely a transit point for the soul on its way to the afterlife.

However, the brief journey to the underworld soon came to an end.

After Elena controlled the dragon claw to open the gate to the world of the living once again, the group returned to the land of Wislov.

Having just emerged from the underworld, the entire dragon was thrown off balance by the raging storm raging outside.

Elena had no choice but to urgently increase her power to create a magical barrier to withstand the raging storm outside.

"Lord Roland, it seems that the storm dragon is fighting desperately and has begun burning its dragon soul to stop the current situation. We must hurry."

"And... we must be very careful."

"A demigod dragon in its dragon soul burning state can unleash power no less than that of a god."

"But even so, he could only buy time. The situation is much more serious than I had imagined."

"but……"

Irena paused, naturally aware of Death's actions, and then quickly noticed the purple butterfly perched on Roland's shoulder.

"Lord Roland, look at your shoulders."

"That is a blessing bestowed upon you by Lord Death."

Upon hearing this, Roland looked down and discovered that there was indeed a purple butterfly perched on his right shoulder. The butterfly was resting quietly on his shoulder, so quiet that he couldn't even feel its presence.

If it weren't for Elena's reminder, he might have taken much longer to discover its existence. The instant Roland placed his finger on the butterfly, it instantly disintegrated into a ball of magical power imbued with divine strength, flowing into Roland's body.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have received—the Blessing of the Underworld (Restricted)]

[The Blessing of the Underworld: The blessing bestowed by the deceased mistress contains elements of the rules of the underworld.]

[Effect: The host will briefly possess the authority to grant 'death' to all things, but due to the limitations imposed by the one who bestowed the blessing, it seems to only work on specific targets.]

"This is truly...unexpected help...it seems the situation is indeed more serious than I thought."

"Irena, fly over there with us."

“Yes.” Elena responded silently, then reminded her, “Ms. Cellina, this operation is extremely dangerous. To be on the safe side, please do not leave the dragon’s back and activate the power of the Primal Runestone to protect yourself at any time.”

"The influence of extraterrestrial enemies is all-pervasive and often appears in forms that are incomprehensible to mortals. What you think is nothing happening may not necessarily mean you are safe and sound."

Cellina nodded: "I understand."

Upon hearing Celinina's response, Elena also flapped her wings and flew towards Xinos, which was not far away.

……

The moment the gates to the underworld opened, Sinos sensed Roland's magical aura.

Although he was very curious as to why the gates of the underworld had opened and why Roland had emerged from them, it was undoubtedly good news for him.

Although he can hold on for quite some time, everyone hopes the trouble will end soon.

These shadows cannot be blocked off and everything will be fine; even if they are completely destroyed or removed, their full impact cannot be eliminated.

The ocean has become what it is today through this continuous erosion day after day.

Time is the one thing those evil gods have in abundance.

As long as one can spread their power, everything else can be left to time, unless a being truly appears that can eliminate the influence of their power.

Such a person has never appeared before.

But now there is.

That was Roland.

He had heard Nash mention Roland's use of the World Tree's power to remove the evil god's corruption, a fact that had also been confirmed by the great sage.

But as a demigod dragon who had lived for tens of thousands of years, and since Dragon Island and Avalon were both located on the same sea surface, he was certain of one thing.

The World Tree's power is utterly useless.

If it were truly effective, the World Tree consciousness wouldn't stand idly by as pollution increasingly encroaches upon Avalon.

Indeed, the World Tree's power is effective in resisting the corruption of evil gods; it can prevent the corruption from spreading further.

But that's all.

It can only provide protection, and it cannot even provide 100% protection.

When the power of an evil god is too concentrated, the power of the World Tree may not be fully effective.

This also convinced Sinos that the truly special being was Roland, not the power of the World Tree.

The reason why the power of the World Tree was used to manifest it may simply be because Roland himself did not realize his own specialness.

He subconsciously mistook the power of the World Tree for the power that could dispel the corruption of the evil god.

Therefore, its power manifested itself as the power of the World Tree.

Nash's claim that the elves absorbed the branches with the World Tree's aura that Roland conjured and were so overjoyed that they rolled their eyes is utter nonsense.

How could the World Tree have such potent medicinal properties?
If Roland truly only controlled a portion of the World Tree's power, then the branches that sprouted from it would have this effect.

Wouldn't all the elves in Avalon be so happy they couldn't even move every day?
This is simply not realistic.

As for why the elf didn't expose this...

It must be because it's still young. How much could a thousand-year-old elf know?

Moreover... since King Thranan invited Roland to meet him specifically, it means that Avalon is also well aware of Roland's special status.

If the power of the World Tree is truly effective, why have the elves, who maintained frequent contact with humans until three hundred years ago, gradually reduced their interactions over time?
Isn't it because the air routes are becoming increasingly dangerous?

If the power of the World Tree were truly effective, things wouldn't have turned out this way.

Thinking this, Sinos increased the speed at which the lightning struck.

A single bolt of lightning, enough to kill an eighth-ring level being, was now smashing down on the ground as if it were free, burning away the newly piled-up shadowy mud.

The next moment, a magical energy reaction, flashing with an aura that was infinitely close to the realm of a true god, began to rapidly approach him.

Sinos looked in the direction he sensed and soon spotted a bone dragon.

Although it was several times smaller than him, its strength was undoubtedly equal to his at this moment when the dragon soul was burning.

"Mr. Sinos, I'm here. How is the situation?"

Roland's voice came from the back of the bone dragon, and Sinos sighed and said, "The situation is just as you see it."

“I can’t completely stop the situation, or rather, once I try to stop it, these things will spread rapidly and the scope of influence will expand… You’ve been to the sea before, so you know what happens when this kind of thing expands its influence.”

“When creation begins to emerge from these shadows, then humanity will have to treat this place as an eternal battlefield.”

"And I'm not entirely confident... about destroying the ritual site."

Sinos's enormous dragon eyes narrowed slightly: "That place has already been linked to the will of the extraterrestrial evil god. Simply using force to destroy it may not be completely effective."

(End of this chapter)