Cornflower Witch

Chapter 200 The Eye Demon Monster from Another World
Traveling at the foot of towering and majestic mountains, the destination that seems within reach is actually an exceptionally long journey.

Hiltiya held the reins, her body moving in unison with her warhorse, rising and falling with its gait. This not only reduced the bumps and friction but also made the warhorse's ride easier.

For the first three days of their journey, they encountered no danger and simply continued on their way.

On the evening of the fourth day, several strange black vultures attacked them.

In the dim, heavy clouds, a few tiny black dots spotted the moving procession on the ground. They swooped down from the sky, their broad wings temporarily folded, and traversed the atmosphere as rapidly as meteorites.

Within the group, Hilti was the first to notice the attack coming from above.

"Stop, be on guard against the sky." She took the bow bag from the saddle, drew the ebony composite bow that she hadn't used in a long time, and aimed it at the sky.

A black arrow pierced the dim sky, striking one of the black eagles and sending up tiny drops of blood and feathers. Although wounded, the ferocious black eagle did not die.

Seeing this, the remaining black vultures adjusted their trajectory and swooped down at an even faster speed.

At this moment, the other trainees also noticed the enemy in the sky. Some raised their shields to guard against it, while others took out their bows and arrows to shoot. Unfortunately, most of the arrows missed and could not hit the fast-moving black eagles at all.

They were merely knights' squires, not professional rangers, and thus had limited ranged attack capabilities such as archery.

Seconds later, the black vultures swooped down, the strong winds whipping the thick cloth off the carriage. Their sharp talons tore open the package, spilling the grain inside onto the ground.

Seeing this, many trainees were extremely anxious and angry. This was food they had painstakingly saved up, and they couldn't bear to see it being wasted like this.

However, these black vultures were extremely fast, and their white-gray claws were sharp. Even when they clashed with the students' guns and swords, they only produced tiny sparks without causing any damage.

【Boneclaw Black Vulture】(Tier 2 - Death Ash): A black vulture with sharp claws and a beak. Even if damaged in battle, it can spontaneously recover. It can fly at altitudes of over 8000 meters and can traverse mountains. It has a fondness for the corpses of other creatures and will attack even weak opponents. It is a troublesome monster in the wild.

Faced with these fast and troublesome black vultures, the team was immediately plunged into a fierce battle, and this was only the outer edge of the Dark Mist Mountains.

"What a hassle..."

Hilti looked up and gazed into the distance. The black vultures would swoop down from time to time, attacking and then immediately rising again, leaving the students below helpless.

Stopping her warhorse, Hiltiya pondered for a moment, then seemed to remember something and took out a seed from the side pocket of her armor.

As a vibrant green fluorescence emerged, the seed grew rapidly, taking on a woody arrow shape, but this was not the end.

She nocked the special arrow onto the bowstring and aimed it at the sky.

Then, a light shone in Hilti's eyes, and special runes appeared on the arrow.

Layer upon layer, as the pale gold imprints and fine lines are drawn inside the arrow, its aura grows stronger and stronger.

With the addition of the branded patterns, the arrow gradually twisted, becoming like a spiraling, twisted spear with a strange shape.

"Spiral Spear!"

The girl silently recited the command, and a golden lightning bolt flashed across the arrow. Then the arrow shot out, turning into a pale golden stream of light and disappearing into the sky.

Almost instantly, a black eagle in the sky was pierced through the body, sparks flew, and it turned into fragments of blood that scattered everywhere.

Seeing their companion die tragically, the remaining black vultures became even more ferocious. However, after a series of shots from Hilti, three more black vultures were torn to pieces and killed. The remaining bone-clawed black vultures began to tremble with fear. They circled in the sky in terror and no longer swooped down.

They then flew deeper into the primordial layer, escaping the seemingly prey-like group.

After the attack, the team members collected the spilled food, repacked it, and set off again along the mountain path.

It will probably take them another three days to reach their forward base in the mountain valley.

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The surface world, in the forest at night.

Several carriages sped forward, the bronze lanterns hanging from the front of the carriages swaying incessantly, making a tinkling sound that was particularly clear in the darkness.

Accompanying the carriage were about ten cavalrymen and four knights in full armor.

The horses' hooves were rapid, and dark shadows swayed in the woods behind them. Strange footsteps could be heard from the bushes from time to time, making the people inside and outside the carriage anxious.

"Hurry, hurry!" the accompanying knight urged, as he rode forward, shouting incessantly.

Suddenly, a blurry black shadow burst forth from the woods beside the road, lunging at the shouting knight. A hidden blade flashed, piercing the knight's nape and drawing copious amounts of blood. With a thud, as if a heavy object had fallen, the knight tumbled from his horse onto the dark road beside him, sending a chill down the spines of his entourage. But at that moment, no one dared to stop.

"Hurry, the Dark Forest is just ahead. These Antiy pursuers dare not go in." Inside the carriage, a young man dressed in a silk robe leaned out and shouted urgently.

"Your Highness, be careful!" An old man in the carriage quickly pulled him back inside. Immediately afterward, several sharp crossbow bolts pierced through the carriage and struck the spot where the young man had just made his voice.

This was a group fleeing from White Cliff City. The carriage carried the bloodline of the Regas royal family, Prince Jabbers and Princess Musa. The pursuers behind them were the allied forces of Anti and Eagle Scorpion, who naturally did not want the two to live.

In the few seconds that the carriage was shouting and talking, several more accompanying cavalrymen were attacked by dark figures that suddenly appeared from the roadside, fell on the road, and disappeared without a trace. At this time, the guards outside the carriage became increasingly weak, revealing large gaps.

As if sensing the opportune moment, a sharp eagle cry swooped down from the sky, its wide wingspan smashing into the lead carriage and overturning it.

The carriage, moving at high speed, dragged on the ground, leaving bloody welts on the horses pulling it, before crashing directly into a tree trunk and shattering into pieces.

Seeing this, the two carriages behind also had to stop urgently, and the remaining people surrounded and protected the area to prevent the pursuers from attacking.

"Your Highness!" Two knights found the blood-covered youth from the ruins of the carriage and helped him up. A girl in a dark green dress stepped out of another carriage. She looked to be about 17 years old and was none other than Princess Musa, the second princess of the royal family.

"Brother~" The girl's voice was filled with anxiety, but no one had time to comfort her at this moment.

As soon as the group stopped, the pursuers quickly arrived. The first to arrive were a dozen or so slender hunting dogs. They had a cunning and sinister appearance. Instead of attacking immediately, they kept barking at the group, making the people inside the encirclement anxious and uneasy.

After that, crossbow bolts shot out from the darkness, and the accompanying guards fell one after another. Even those who raised their shields were shot at from unexpected angles and fell to the ground.

As the number of accompanying guards dwindled to just a few, Prince Jobs and Princess Musa in the center were filled with fear, but there was nothing they could do.

"Your Highness, stand behind me!" the last knight standing beside them shouted urgently, then raised his shield.

The silver-gray light barrier spread out, forming a surrounding halo that protected the two. The arrows that struck the light barrier broke off, unable to penetrate it.

Seeing this, several dark figures leaped out of the darkness. They moved silently, their sharp blades constantly reaping the remaining members. At this moment, the three remaining knights had to do their best to support the gray light barrier to protect the prince and princess, and then draw their swords to fight these shadowy assassins.

But everyone present knew that it was only a matter of time before these knights were defeated.

Just when everyone was in despair, several dark purple rays of light shot out from the deep forest, piercing through the attacking shadows and killing them instantly.

"Who is it?!" the pursuing shadowy figure cried out in alarm and anger.

With Anti and Eagle Scorpion about to conquer the Kingdom of Regas, what force would dare to get involved? Even the witches of the Dark Forest could only wait in the forest at this time and could not come out to rescue them directly.

Unfortunately, the other side did not respond. Instead, several dark purple beams shot out from the depths of the forest, piercing through the pursuing members.

Upon seeing this, a rapid whistle blew.

Soon the eagle's cry echoed in the sky again, and the giant eagle swooped down once more. The strong wind whipped up the branches and bushes of the forest, and at this moment, both sides finally saw the scene deep in the forest.

Three large, eyeball-like monsters were hovering and moving through the forest. They were like enlarged eyeballs, with light flashing in their pupils from time to time. Then, dark purple rays shot out from them, piercing through enemies in the distance.

Race: Beholder (Unknown creature)

Status: Healthy (Bloodlust)

talent:

Demon Eye Creatures [Superior Grade]: They are monsters within the pupils, enhancing any ocular ability used.

Fate Card: [Dizzying Evil Eye] (Tier 3, Alien)

'An unknown creature from another world, possessing strange eye abilities that can drive people mad.'
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Effect: [Magic Eye Lv.6] Your eyes possess a strange magic that can reverse the surrounding environment and transform it into your own source of power.
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Effect: [Darkness Suppression Lv.4], under your suppression, the vision of other creatures around you will be greatly weakened, as if they have fallen into a permanently dark area and can hardly see anything around them.

Core Card: [The Visitor from Another World] [Alien]
'You are not a creature of this world, and are rejected and loathed by it. However, some local intelligent beings worship you and, through sacrifices and contracts, allow you to remain in the world temporarily.'
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Impact: [Monster Contract] As long as the person who made the contract is still alive, they will be protected from the world's expulsion and rejection, and will be able to breathe and recover in this world like other life forms.

Ability Cards:
【Evil Eye Ray Lv.7】(Alien): Releases a ray with extremely strong penetrating power from the pupil, which is difficult for even knights of the same rank to withstand.

【Astral Skin Lv.6】(Alien): The thick and tough outer skin allows you to travel through strange spacetime rifts and descend into this world, and also provides strong defense.

【Crazy Gaze Lv.6】(Twisted): The creature that makes eye contact with you will involuntarily become mentally disordered and collapse.

(End of this chapter)