Millennium Witch.

Chapter 86 - 86 - Testing
With the Mountain Whale Lord's relatively soft belly as a cushion, the fish man was dizzy and disoriented from the impact, and his bones were clearly broken, but fortunately he did not suffer any fatal injuries.

He fell down, landing on the back of another ordinary mountain whale, feeling both pain and weakness, as well as a sense of bewilderment.

At this moment, he still didn't understand what had sent him flying. He even suspected that he had been ambushed by some hidden, powerful being, otherwise he wouldn't have been so caught off guard and powerless to fight back.

This is a village of the Machine Race. Could it be that powerful magical mechs are lurking here?
He struggled to sit up, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth. He glanced down to make sure the silver-haired girl was still standing there, motionless. Then he raised his head and, in the boundless silence, looked up at the head of the Mountain Whale Lord.

Unexpectedly, Commander Zi did not immediately launch an attack; in fact, his expression was somewhat serious.

……

Because the Fishman Lord was almost instantly defeated, the Aberrant Legion's fierce momentum seemed to be suppressed in an instant, and they fell silent, leaving only the gentle spring rain echoing under the vast sky outside the valley, rustling softly, reminiscent of the tender buds about to sprout from the grass and trees.

However, the valley was filled with tension. After all, the kingdom's puppets couldn't tell who was stronger or weaker; they only knew that a great battle was about to break out, and the kingdom was at a critical juncture of life and death.

"Is everyone ready?" Copper Skin, holding a steel fork, hid in the corner, peeking out at the whales outside the valley while turning to look at the crowd behind him.

"Ready!" the puppets said in unison, each holding a makeshift weapon such as a shovel, saw, or stick, their tone serious.

They didn't know why Cook's army of mutants had suddenly come knocking on their door, nor did they know if it was related to Miss Yvette. But one thing was certain: after nine years of living together, they had come to regard Yvette, Ice Rain, and Dugrabi as members of their family. And when family members were in danger, of course they had to help, otherwise they would be going against the principles of their human cultivation.

Even the children's expedition team was among them. Little Jasmine was holding a metal mop that was broken in half, Roller was holding a homemade slingshot, and Soap simply used her tweezer-like hands to pick up stones as her ranged weapons.

However, it was clear that many of the puppets were trembling slightly, looking very nervous, due to their fear of the mountain whales.

……

Standing atop the Mountain Whale Lord's head, stroking the tentacles on her chin, the Purple Commander was now basically certain. To be able to send the fish-man flying so quickly, this silver-haired girl must also be a Commander-level being. And this was a completely different situation from what had been expected.

In a battle of equal strength, he would not be able to easily subdue or kill his opponent. If the opponent escaped, his actions as a subordinate of the King of the Sea, who had crossed the border to steal nutrients from the Black Tide Continent, would be exposed.

The King of the Seas would certainly not do anything about this, so in the end, it would definitely be his subordinates who would suffer.

but……

Since we're already here, we can't just leave like this; that's not how a divine heir behaves.

Thinking of this, Commander Zi ordered the whales to disperse to avoid accidental injury. Immediately, countless rune rings around him lit up, and each blue ring released a large number of water element spells, like pale blue crescent moons, covering the sky and engulfing the valley.

Yvette originally intended to retaliate with magical techniques, but in just a breath, she realized that the intensity of the technique used by the opponent far exceeded that of ordinary military-grade techniques, so she immediately switched to tentacle-like hair strands.

The next second, the two attacks collided in mid-air, instantly unleashing a dazzling array of particles, like a sky full of blue fireworks, almost covering half the sky. Every second, a blue crescent moon rushed towards the valley entrance, but at the same time, a slender silver-white hair, like an interceptor missile, shattered it in mid-air. Then, to conserve her distortion magic, Yvette, whose eyes had somehow turned completely black, summoned a ring of four-colored runes representing water, fire, wind, and thunder around her.

She only intended to use the tentacle attacks as a means of interception; for offensive purposes, she would still mainly rely on spells, otherwise the energy consumption would be too great.

Undoubtedly, her actions propelled the aerial magical clash to another climax. Various kinds of lightning, fire, wind blades, and frost projectiles erupted in the sky, like paint spilled in water, spreading and weaving a dazzling array of colors. If it weren't for the elemental fields transforming into a chaotic storm and constantly spreading destructive ripples, from a distance it might have even resembled a battle of colorful paint buckets.

But this did not stop the high-ranking aberrations under the command of the Purple Commander, as well as the Ice Rain and other magical puppets, from watching in astonishment.

What level of confrontation is this?!

Is this still a human? No, is this still a puppet and a mutant?
Both of these are outrageous!

……

After an unknown amount of time, the violent elemental torrent dissipated, the water blades vanished without a trace, and several strands of silver hair were torn into pieces, drifting leisurely down from the sky.

Yvette frowned slightly. Her hardened tentacles were certainly not invincible; the spider witch's black magic could corrode many of them, but it would take time.

But this purple commander's spell attacks were even more astonishing; his water blades actually had the ability to cut through hardened tentacles.

Does this mean that the Stage 6 aberration has already acquired the ability to pose a threat to her?

Noticing this, Yvette's desire to hunt the Purple Commander immediately diminished considerably.

No matter what, she has plenty of time and many possibilities, and she has no enemies chasing her. There's definitely no need for her to risk her life against a sixth-stage mutant when she's not confident of victory. She can easily outlast him, or wait until she's accumulated more strength, which will definitely increase her chances of success—there's no need to rush.

In this way, the test just now was very meaningful. Although it consumed a lot of aberrant magic, it also gave her enough basis for judgment, so that she would not commit the sin of carelessness and immaturity like when she was tricked into the Corrupted Forest by the Twin-Edged Demon, which would have put her in an unnecessary dangerous situation and even almost dragged down her students.

……

Unlike Yvette's current cautious and serious demeanor, the Purple Commander's mood after the test was over was completely filled with shock.

As a commander skilled in water elemental spells for ranged attacks, this was the first time he had encountered a commander-level powerhouse whose firepower was on par with his own!
Yes, although it looked like a friendly spar, and that was the initial thought, as the fight progressed, Commander Zi subconsciously began to go all out, trying to break through the silver-haired girl's tentacle interception system, even if it was just to get her clothes slightly dirty.

but……

The more he tried, the less he could achieve his goal. Those silvery-white hairs were simply too outrageous. Every time he launched a water blade attack, it was precisely intercepted. To cut those silvery-white hairs, he had to launch at least two water blade attacks! In the past, others had always used two attacks to intercept his water blade techniques. This was simply going against the natural order!
Who is she?

Was she, like me, seemingly at ease during the recent firefight, but actually giving it her all?
(End of this chapter)