Their romance storyline only begins on the second playthrough

"Like I said, educating you alone, or educating you and Ivina together, is just a side job."

At this moment, Rhodes' aura had reached its peak. The overwhelming rage in his eyes brought his fighting spirit to its zenith, and the aura behind him grew increasingly scorching.

Cecilia understood.

Failed.

Her approach failed.

Rhodes saw through the truth, and now he found himself in danger.

She first lowered her voice, then smiled with relief—

Ivina, why are you so lucky...?

How lucky, how wonderful.

but--

"My dear, what makes you think that the vessel for the Demon God's Echo can only be Ivina alone?"

Rhodes' eyes narrowed.

"Do you really think that Lilith can easily kill me just because she has broken through and advanced five times?"

"How ridiculous... How could I, who once inherited the position of the Demon God, not be able to suppress a mere echo?"

In that instant, Cecilia swallowed the [Demon God's Echo] in her hand.

boom.

Hey, hey, hey.

Like the heartbeat of an ancient god in the abyss, it suddenly awakened and began to beat wildly and terrifyingly.

Hundreds of unique, jet-black lines burst forth from Cecilia's body, covering it completely.

And in that very instant, her aura reached its peak!

As a terrifying [demonic phantom] appeared behind her, her entire body erupted with frightening energy.

The crimson and brilliant gold in his eyes became even more dazzling, and at the same time, he released all his power!

"Upgraded five times, the echo of the demon god remains."

"Come on, Lilith... let me kill you!"

Cecilia chuckled and reached out to beckon Lilith, who was standing in front of her.

Lilith simply watched this scene calmly and said indifferently:

"Is the echo of a demon god we killed enough to give you the confidence to challenge me?"

“Cecilia, you can be considered…” Lilith paused for a moment, her eyes cold and arrogant, “to the extreme of stupidity.”

Chapter 103 I'm really going to give you a good talking-to tonight (4,000 words, meow)

The moment Cecilia made her final move, all the witches knew they had to act.

Because the moment the demonic echoes merged was the moment they would make their move; this was a plan Cecilia had outlined beforehand.

Whether it was Ivina who swallowed the Demon God's Echo, or Ivina herself, it was all the same.

Therefore, the witches, now fully prepared, instantly struck, pressing their knives firmly against the necks of the nobles, and directly…

direct……?

Hmm.

Why can't I move?

In that instant, all the witches' faces froze.

They hadn't acted because they hadn't heard the order, but when they were about to act, they found that their bodies were no longer able to move!

At that very moment, a mocking laugh echoed through the crowd—

“Foolish.” Merrick raised his hands high, his pupils contracted, and he no longer resembled an elf.

At this moment, she was someone who had witnessed the most interesting drama, and also the most insane existence.

Yeah, isn't it interesting?

The trap Cecilia had set up specifically to torture Rhodes now seemed utterly ridiculous.

She was delighted because the meaning of her life was to kill injustice, to keep power in her own hands forever, and to crush those ants.

She felt an extreme sense of excitement when her disciple perfectly demonstrated his formidable strength.

Yes, that's it! That's my student!

“Slaughter, massacre, I haven’t seen such foolish witches in so long.”

Her pupils gleamed crimson, and her fingers reached out and frantically scratched her neck, drawing blood only to have it heal quickly.

In that instant, mountains and seas of corpses surged forth, and terrifying blood flowed across the ground, obliterating all paths.

[Resentment], [Hatred], [Anger]—all negative forces breed forth in carnage.

Merrick's mocking smile surfaced, his pupils shrinking like a hawk's:

"Put down your weapons."

Snapped.

The weapons in the hands of all the witches fell to the ground.

"The threat is gone."

She was extremely happy.

Merrick suppressed all the witches on the spot, and... she didn't even use the power of the [Eternal Sage] who had ascended seven times.

The situation was instantly crushed at that moment.

Because of the only two fourth-level powerhouses who are still active under Merrick's command, one of them is currently fighting the Duke, while the other has been intercepted and is fighting Rhodes.

In other words... right now, even if Merrick doesn't intervene, the witch is already in a hopeless situation.

But... Cecilia, who was watching this scene, only slightly darkened her eyes, without giving it much thought.

Because she understood that someone would naturally take care of Merrick.

click-

Just as she expected, at that moment, a crack suddenly tore open at the top of the [domain] that Lilith had released.

And what appeared in the crack was an arm.

"What?" Lilith's eyes narrowed slightly, she really hadn't expected Cecilia to bring in help as well.

The arm kept twisting and tearing, until finally—

A figure fell directly into the space along with the shattered domain.

undoubtedly.

The person who arrived was Isadora.

A witch who has ascended to power six times, she is undoubtedly a top-tier existence.

Her body was hanging upside down, and her hair was as red as flames.

In just two seconds, she landed smoothly on the ground, her slender body arching her back, her hands supporting her weight behind her.

Her eyes fell on Merrick, and a mocking smile appeared on her face:

“Merrick, [Calamity Elf], I never thought I would have the chance to kill someone I wasn’t even qualified to be an enemy of in the past.”

"Wow, that's amazing... I never imagined that just coming to see a show would lead to so many unexpected twists and turns!"

"Have you ever considered that this battle was unfair from the very beginning?"

Isadora stood in front of Merrick, feeling that everything was so ridiculous.

She also witnessed Cecilia's failed performance and naturally understood that without her, the battle would indeed have been lost...

All I can say is... thankfully she came.

She stretched out her finger and snapped it lightly.

In that instant, all the witches regained their mobility and lost the pressure of control.

Merrick's expression turned cold.

"Young man, you have ruined my pleasant mood."

"Oh, really? And then?"

“Unpleasant.” Merrick’s voice was icy cold.

With a mere pinch of her fingers, the entire space instantly began to distort—

The spell was flashing wildly, and the hidden power of the Eternal Sage within the body was continuously emanating from it.

At that moment, her body changed.

Her body burned in hellish flames, her golden hair instantly turned dark red, and her body grew to 1.9 meters tall.

At the same time, her body underwent obvious changes. Her once mediocre and withered body became full and elegantly curved, and her jet-black nails made her look like a monster.

"Pleasure." A roar of maniacal laughter erupted from the flames, Merrick twisting his neck, his lips curving into a terrifying, maniacal laugh. "Pleasure! Truly pleasure!"

She approached Isadora step by step, her eyes fixed intently on Isadora.

"Huh? Transformation? What age are you..." Isadora sensed something was wrong and took a half step back.

As a witch, it's impossible that she hasn't heard of the power of the "Witch Slayer".

Legend has it that when Merrick reaches the ultimate state of pleasure—the state of "killing"—her body will undergo abnormal changes, and her power will reach the pinnacle of the "Eternal Sage" realm.

But that's impossible...

Everyone knows that Merrick inexplicably suffered a backlash and then retired. After all, how could a war maniac like her quietly stay on the sidelines and teach and educate people?

Isadora forced herself to calm down, but she didn't realize that her witch subordinates had once again lost their ability to act and were still under Merrick's control.