Millennium Witch.

Chapter 130-129- One Glance

The cold wind whipped up dust, which slapped against Liana's pale face, but she was completely unaware.

As she watched the massive bone dragon, as huge as a warship, tear through the night sky and descend, her mind went completely blank. She could only sit there dumbfounded until she was swallowed up by that enormous shadow.

She had heard Firefly describe the Bone Dragon and knew that it was one of the core secrets of the Holy Spirit Cult. It was not a necromancer like a skeleton, but a genuine magical creature with its own will and wisdom.

Legend has it that this is the world's second most powerful weapon of war after the space carrier. The entire Holy Spirit Cult possesses no more than four of them, and each one must be crafted from genuine ancient dragon fossils. Their bones are so strong that they can withstand super missiles without being damaged, and they can even use some innate magic that humans cannot understand.

How could such a monster appear here?

A moment later, flapping its wings, the bone dragon landed. With exquisite control, it silently stopped in the center of the open space, looking as light as a feather.

It was only then that Liana noticed that two middle-aged men dressed in priestly robes were standing on the skull of the bone dragon.

But this is a bone dragon from the Holy Spirit Cult, one of the technological symbols of necromancy!

Who is qualified to stand on the head of such a monster?

“I am Will Leopold, the ghoul priest of the Holy Spirit Cult,” said one of the two men. He had a square face and a cold expression, giving off an aura that kept people at a distance.

After saying that, he didn't give Liana and Firefly a chance to speak. He immediately looked at the weakened High Priest of Reincarnation, Ducha, and said coldly, "How did you get into this state?"

"Lord Saint, I... I was careless... I'm so sorry..." Ducha said anxiously.

The Corpse Demon Seiji glanced at him indifferently, then his gaze returned to the two little girls in front of him. But when it swept over the fireflies, he exclaimed in surprise, "A mechanical puppet with a spirit? Could it be an awakened AI?"

"...Unexpectedly, such a coincidence. Lucky you." Soulfire Saint also looked over.

Awakened AIs imbued with spirits by the Fire Stealer program are extremely rare because they are very good at hiding themselves and are difficult to detect. However, these awakened AIs are very important in the study of necromancy. By studying how they can support spirits on insulating materials, the Holy Spirit Cult may find new technological directions for the future of necromancy.

With that in mind, both priests smiled, which looked somewhat eerie in the dim moonlight. They made no attempt to hide their conversation, because with the two priests present and a bone dragon present, it was hard to imagine that such a mission could possibly fail.

But then, a clear and firm voice rang out, attracting everyone's attention.

“I can go with you, but you must release Yvette and Firefly.”

Shiki Seiji looked down and saw the blonde girl codenamed "Number One" holding a runic gun, which she must have taken from the puppet next to her.

However, she didn't point the gun at the two priests on the bone dragon, but at her own temple. Her small face was tense, her expression resolute, looking both frightened and strong.

The Corpse Demon Seiji narrowed his eyes, staring at Liana without saying a word, while Hotaru beside him was already shocked: "Liana, what are you saying? Have you gone mad?"

Liana didn't answer Firefly's question, but glared at the Corpse Demon Seiji and repeated, "Let them go! Or I'll shoot!"

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became quiet, with only the cold wind still sweeping around.

“Number One, you should know very well that death is meaningless in the face of a necromancer. You will be resurrected as a zombie, taking all your secrets with you.” The Corpse Demon Seiji revealed a mocking smile and said calmly. “But there is definitely a difference between the living me and the zombie me,” Liana said without backing down.

“But even if you die, Zero will still be alive, and the result will be the same. We will still get what we want.” The Corpse Demon Saint smiled. “Besides, being alive is always better than being dead. While you are alive, you have value, and the Holy Church will naturally protect you with the highest standards. Apart from having less freedom, you will be very comfortable. What’s so hard to accept about that?”

Then he changed the subject, his expression becoming cruel and sinister: "But if you commit suicide, Zero and that puppet will still fall into our hands. But because of your actions, we are very angry. Guess what? Will we vent these emotions on your friends?"

"After you die, your friends will live in torture every day, being tormented again and again. That broken, rotten soul will be extracted and scorched by soul flames all day long. As for Number Zero, we will keep pulling out her fingernails, then repairing her, enjoying her screams... And the reason they have to endure all this is because of you, it's all your fault. They will hate you, hate that you only cared about your own pleasure, but ruined them..." The Corpse Demon Seiji asked with a smile, "Now, do you still want to commit suicide?"

"How could you do this..." Liana's voice trembled with anger. She never imagined that a priest, respected, praised, and worshipped by countless believers, could be so wicked, so despicable, so utterly shameless—it was far beyond her comprehension.

"Little friend, is this your first time seeing this world?" Seiji the Corpse Demon asked teasingly.

Liana fell silent. Since leaving the Abyss Base, all the darkness and malice had been kept out by Zero. Like an ordinary little girl, she had beautiful fantasies about the world. She even thought that Zero's sleepiness was a good thing, as it finally gave her the opportunity to show her skills and experience the world. But she never expected that her first mission would be such a blow.

Under the moonlight, the abandoned blast furnace of the steel plant cast a pitch-black shadow. Standing there, she felt as if everything around her had disappeared. She could not see any light, and she was isolated and helpless. All that came from all directions was boundless cold and suffocation.

Until someone suddenly hugged her, bringing a warm current of comfort.

Liana turned her head and saw Zero's beautiful face. She smiled and said, "Idiot, once you die, you lose everything. How could you make such a stupid decision?"

Liana didn't know why she could still laugh at this moment, and said aggrievedly, "What can I do?"

"Of course, survival comes first, and we can talk about the rest later," Zero said with a smile. "I've said it many times: living is the most important thing. Once you're dead, you lose everything. There's no one in this world worth risking your life to protect, including me."

“At a time like this, you’re still saying things like that…” Liana’s eyes were red, and she looked like she was about to cry.

"Don't rush, let's talk slowly." The Corpse Demon Saint stood on the head of the bone dragon and said cheerfully. As long as he could persuade Number One to give up his will to live and drop the gun, he was not willing to waste any more time.

But what Shiki Seiji didn't expect was that his interruption would attract Zero's attention.

She turned her head, and the charming smile on her face vanished, replaced by eyes colder than the snowy winter.

The next second, Shiki Seiji felt his thoughts explode!

The world before him suddenly transformed into a kaleidoscope, spinning, tearing, and collapsing wildly. At the same time, he felt as if millions of ants had suddenly invaded his body, frantically attacking and devouring everything within his iron-hard corpse demon body!
"Aaaaaahhhhhh—" he screamed as he fell from the top of the bone dragon's head, rolling and convulsing wildly, attracting everyone's attention.

Soulfire Saint quickly snapped his consciousness back, preparing to ask a question, but found that the Corpse Saint's appearance had become extremely bizarre. Countless purplish-red flesh and blood rolled and writhed on the surface of his body, making his body, which had been a pale corpse demon, look even more like a deformed monster. His eyeballs moved strangely, sometimes in pain and fear, sometimes blank and wooden, as if he were fighting with another personality for control of his body.

How could this be?
Soulfire Saint was stunned, and then he saw the Corpse Demon Saint suddenly stop moving and turn his head 180 degrees like a real zombie, aiming at him with lifeless, dull eyes.

In an instant, Soulfire Saint's pupils contracted sharply, an unprecedented and immense terror gripping him, prompting him to immediately convey his thoughts to the bone dragon, urging it to take off quickly.

At the same time, the Corpse Demon Saint, who had completely transformed into a mutated creature, also moved. He lay on the ground like a hunting dog, then used his limbs to leap up, and at the same time his head split open from the middle, transforming into a giant abyssal maw covered with spiral serrations, which he lunged at Soulfire Saint.

(End of this chapter)