It felt so good to be close to the witch!

The opponent not only moved very fast, but also was in the underground rock layer. In just a few seconds, it burrowed underground to an unknown depth, making it impossible to find again.

“Toni…” Ais gritted her teeth.

Just moments ago, as the battle between Shanica and the two bald mechanical men above reached its climax, an indistinct mechanical construct suddenly broke through the wooden cage and, before the women could react, snatched Tonnie away and disappeared underground.

"Damn it!"

Thirty seconds later, a streak of crimson-gold light pierced the sky and descended upon Bijian.

As the light faded, Roy stepped out and looked at the ruins of the lord's mansion and the lifeless mechanical humanoid figure. His expression was extremely grave.

With one step, he arrived at Vivian's side. Looking at the unconscious Shanika, he carefully sensed her and, after confirming that Shanika was only unconscious and not seriously injured, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking around, Roy's expression changed: "Where's Toni?"

Ais pursed her lips: "I was captured by an unknown mechanical creation and taken deep underground. Now, now, my whereabouts are unknown..."

Roy narrowed his eyes, and his mental power expanded without reservation.

Deep underground, he sensed a peculiar fluctuation that was dissipating.

But that's all.

This unusual fluctuation traveled hundreds of years underground, descending further and further, making it impossible to trace.

"Mechanical creations..."

Roy abruptly turned his head, looking south, his eyes filled with a chilling intent:

"The Kolei Empire, you are courting death!"

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Chapter 217 The Awakening of the Moonlight Witch Cecilia (Seeking Monthly Tickets!)

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Dark and deep.

In the boundless darkness, two faint stars seemed to twinkle.

Shanika stared blankly at everything before her.

She tried to speak, but found that her body was out of control and she could not move at all.

Tiny specks of light appeared, gradually dispelling the darkness.

The light particles converged, forming a blurry female body.

Even though she couldn't see the other person's face clearly, Shanika recognized her the moment her reflection appeared in her eyes. She was none other than the incarnation of the World Life Mother Tree, whom she had met once before in the Talent Evolution Space.

The body in the light opened its arms like a mother, embracing Shanika with unprecedented warmth that dispelled the chill in her soul.

"Time... is running out..."

"My successor...go quickly...go quickly..."

“Gather...the remaining... fragments…”

"quick……"

A faint, gentle voice echoed in her heart. Shanika felt her eyelids growing heavier and heavier until she completely lost consciousness.

……

Blackstone Territory, the lord's mansion now in ruins.

Thanks to Ais's talent, a small ice crystal house rose from the ground.

The unconscious Shanika lay on the ice bed in the room, her breathing even and gentle.

Roy stood quietly by the bed, his eyes eerily calm.

Beside him was the great witch of nature, Finage.

After such a major incident, Roy immediately invited Finage over. Among the people he knew, besides Shanika herself, only Finage possessed some healing abilities.

"Don't worry, Shanika's condition is stable. She fell into a coma due to excessive soul depletion. She will be fine after resting for a while."

Hearing Finage say that, Roy was finally relieved.

"call……"

He took a deep breath and looked solemnly at Finage: "Senior Finage, please take care of Shanika and Blackstone Territory for me."

"I have something very important that I need to deal with right now."

"You're planning to just rush into the territory of the Kolei Empire to rescue people?" Finage asked calmly.

As Ais recounted the entire incident, Roy and Finage now fully understood it.

Two Punishers from the Kolei Empire's Punishment Bureau attacked Blackrock Territory. To stop them, Shanica entered a special state. However, no one expected that the Kolei Empire had a hidden hand. Taking advantage of the critical moment when the two Punishers were fighting Shanica, they launched a sneak attack and kidnapped Tonine.

Although both Punishers died at the hands of Shanica, who was in a special state, the fact remains that Tonine was kidnapped.

The whole story is crystal clear.

Without a doubt, those who kidnapped Tonnie were from the Corle Empire, and they had an inextricable connection with the Armory.

“I don’t know what their purpose was in kidnapping Tonine…” Roy said calmly, “I only know that Tonine and I made a promise that she would work for me and I would protect her.”

"But right now, Tonnie has been kidnapped by the people of the Corle Empire."

"Please don't stop me, Finage-senpai."

“I’m not trying to stop you.” Finage shook her head. “It’s just that the territory of the Cole Empire is extremely dangerous. I heard from Breton that they have invented a super weapon called ‘Starfall.’ If you are hit by the epicenter of its explosion, even a demigod will be seriously injured.”

"Let Xiaoyi go with you."

"With her around, we can quickly teleport away if any danger arises."

“…Okay.” Roy nodded, not refusing.

The power of the Corle Empire was recently explained to him by the border duke. Although he was no longer afraid of demigods when he unleashed his full power, his purpose for this trip was not to fight the three demigods of the Corle Empire, but to rescue Toni.

"Please wait a moment, Xiao Yi will be here shortly."

Roy walked to the door alone, waiting and pondering.

How did the Kolei Empire locate Toninet? How could they find the Blackrock Lord's mansion so precisely?

After much deliberation, Roy shook his head.

He was still too careless.

Although he removed the control device from Tonnie's body using [Infinite Desire], given the Kolei Empire's expertise in magical mechanics, he wouldn't be able to discover any hidden doors they might have left behind.

This is a knowledge gap that is difficult to bridge.

Perhaps the Kolei Empire used this "secret door" to determine its location?

But then another question popped into his mind: Why was the Colley Empire making such a big fuss just to kidnap Tonnie?

Using "Starfall" to destroy a section of the solid stone wall, and then sending two high-ranking legends to infiltrate and capture them... the manpower and resources consumed in these operations were simply astronomical.

If Toni was truly that important to them, the Corle Empire should have taken action long ago when he broke the control device and left Toni behind, instead of waiting until now.

Unless, something changed that prompted them to make this decision.

Was it due to external pressures? Or was it due to Tonière's own actions?

External factors will not be discussed for the time being.

As for Toni, the only major change between her current self and her past self is probably her strength.

In the past, Tonine only possessed the strength of a witch, but now she has reached the Grand rank and is very close to becoming a Great Witch.

Is it because of this?

Roy didn't know.

But no matter what, Tonigne, he must save her.

Because this was a promise he had made.

Roy didn't have to wait long, only a dozen seconds or so. With the appearance of spatial ripples, Latiyi, dressed in a cloud-patterned palace-style cheongsam, walked out of the spatial portal.

"Let's go, Roy. The teacher has already told me what happened using a special method." Latie's expression was cold, but there was anger in her eyes.

Although she didn't stay at the Blackrock Lord's mansion for long, she felt extremely comfortable during that time. But now, everything has turned into ruins, how could she not be angry?

Moreover, the attackers also caused Shanica to fall into a coma and Tonigne to be kidnapped.

Latie didn't have much of an impression of Tonine, only that she was a taciturn witch who always worked hard and diligently.

But this did not prevent Latie from having feelings for him.

“Shall we go directly to the Kolei Empire?” Lati asked in a low voice. “But I’ve never been there before and haven’t left a ‘spatial anchor’ there. We can only teleport to the Solid Wall first and then head south.”

“Let’s go to the Wall of Solid Stone first.” Roy nodded. “The Cole Empire is vast, and searching blindly is like looking for a needle in a haystack. We will need Princess Fuma’s help in this matter.”

"Walk."

Soon, a dazzling silver magical light flashed, and Roy and Latie's figures disappeared inside the igloo.

……

A wall of solid stone.

As soon as Roy and Latie stepped out of the portal, they saw the Border Duke and Fuma not far away.

This is the inner council hall of the Duke's residence.

Clearly, during this time, the Border Duke had learned of what was happening in Blackrock Territory through his own channels.

Time was of the essence, so Roy disregarded etiquette. After nodding slightly to the border duke, he approached Fuma and said earnestly, "Your Highness Fuma, Tonine has been abducted by the people of the Kolei Empire and her whereabouts are currently unknown. We need your help to perform a divination to determine her approximate location."

Prophecies involving the world are something that Fuma cannot actively pursue now; she can only passively acquire them. However, if the scope is narrowed down to a specific individual, then performing simple directional divination is not difficult for Fuma now.

Fuma nodded seriously: "Please wait a moment, I will begin the astrological divination immediately."

She raised her slender, white fingers, her star-like fingertips lightly touching the air in front of her.

"Om..."