Their romance storyline only begins on the second playthrough

Moreover, the guards of the Duke's mansion were not fools. Those who could resist Merrick's oppressive aura acted quickly and began to fight back against the witches behind them.

Puff-!

Blood began to splatter wildly, instantly turning the entire space into a mass grave, with the stench of blood and the atmosphere of war surging wildly.

“Utterly boring.” Merrick uttered these cold words, and her massive body vanished into thin air like a cannonball.

Merrick is always like that.

Once in the heat of battle, they stop caring what they're saying and start babbling nonsense.

The initial pleasure and the subsequent boredom created a stark contrast, but that didn't matter at all.

Because when she activates this state, it means she will definitely slaughter all the enemies in front of her.

"What..." Isadora's pupils were still fixed on Merrick's vanished figure. Before she could react, she felt a terrifying force strike her abdomen!

The terrifying force instantly shattered all the bones in her chest, and her lungs ruptured, causing her to spit out a mouthful of blood.

At the same time, his entire body flew out of the Duke's mansion like a shooting star.

At that moment, twelve eerie scarlet tentacles coiled in the sky above the Duke's mansion, obscuring the sky, and a beam of light, a hundred meters in diameter, exploded out along with Isadora's figure.

Bang Bang Bang!

A massive cloud of dust flew wildly, tearing apart the clouds in the sky to reveal the bright moonlight.

But soon, the moonlight was blocked by those eerie tentacles, transforming the space into a hellish realm—

In an instant, all that remained were people who were stunned by the terrifying attack.

Yes, in just a moment, Merrick and Isadora disappeared from the Duke's mansion, and the entire second floor of the mansion was pierced through and turned into ashes and ruins...

Most importantly, those massive tentacles, hundreds of meters thick, in the sky terrified everyone.

They quickly lowered their heads and regained their composure to continue their fight.

That level of existence is simply beyond their reach...

Among these people was, of course, Rod.

Rod calmly glanced at Isadora and Merrick, who had flown away, and already knew that the outcome was decided.

Although Merrick's skills are more villainous than those of a villain, as long as he's doing something worthwhile, that's fine.

However, he truly hadn't expected Isadora to be here...

So, does this mean today's witch hunt will result in killing one witch who has been promoted to level six, capturing one who has been promoted to level five, and two who have been promoted to level four...?

In this situation, the witch had suffered an irreparable blow.

It seems that Phillips' problem will be resolved soon.

Rhodes calmly regained his senses and looked at the enemy he was supposed to be fighting.

Sheila Marshall

Of the only two witches present who had ascended to the fourth level, her sister was entrusted to the Duke to be killed, so she had to be dealt with by Rhodes.

However, at this moment he was still holding Ivina.

"Hey." Rhodes looked down at Ivina. "Idiot, wake up."

"Rhodes?" Ivina's empty eyes finally snapped back to reality at this moment.

Rhodes... didn't kill her, but saved her?

Why...why...

The moment she came to her senses, she burst into tears, grabbing Rod's collar and curling up in his arms like a cat.

Water droplets clung to the girl's face, seeping wildly into Rhodes' clothes with each sob of her breath.

"Rhodes, Rhodes... I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have..."

Ivina is suffering because of what Cecilia did, and at the same time feels that Rhode didn't deserve to save her under these circumstances.

The key question is, why did Rod choose to believe in himself?

Because of the soul, because Cecilia said the wrong thing?

Even in this situation, with everyone pressuring him and making him suffer more, he still chose to calmly analyze the situation...

Really are……

Her fingers clenched tighter and tighter, her heart pounded faster and faster, and as she savored the young man's scent, she became exhausted yet overjoyed and wept.

How can there be such a good person?

"Shouldn't what? Are you going to blame yourself for your own existence again?" Rhodes said calmly.

"You shouldn't have saved me, I'm a terrible person...you shouldn't have believed me..."

"Well, there's nothing I can do about it. I don't like my efforts being wasted, so I have to trust you no matter what." Rhodes stared at the enemy, but didn't rush to make a move.

Because Hillary was raising her hands to indicate that they should both finish speaking.

She was so touched that she didn't want to ruin such a perfect story right now.

Huh...? If she doesn't make a move, she might get killed later? She doesn't think it matters much, right? After all, the opponent is Merrick, a monster who has been upgraded seven times at his peak. What's the point of fighting him?

She secretly thought to herself that it would have been better to give Rhodes a good impression and let him spare her life.

"So, were you unable to explain because Cecilia was controlling you, or did you really give up and not want to explain anymore?"

"...all, all of them..."

Rod took a deep breath, his feelings indescribable.

Ivina's fragile little heart was thus ravaged by Cecilia...

"Looks like I'll have to teach you a lesson tonight. Who gave you permission to give up on me?"

“I almost thought you were just a puppet, so I was going to kill you,” Rhodes said in a low voice. “But thankfully, the difference between your soul and hers is so great that it’s clearly visible in my [domain].

Ivina didn't respond, she just continued to cry and buried her face in Rhodes's chest;

"So, you really are her original form?"

"I...I...I'm the one who created her, but I have nothing to do with her anymore..."

"I see, I understand." Rhodes sighed in relief.

Cecilia is truly a bastard... She can even use her own body like this.

In her previous life, Ivina was even transformed into an ugly vessel for the [Demon God's Echo], ultimately dying without a complete corpse.

Once Rhodes understood this, his desire to punish Cecilia grew even stronger.

"Alright, whether you explain or not, it doesn't matter what your relationship with Cecilia really is."

"As long as you're alright, that's good. That damn Cecilia made you so upset, didn't you want to kill her?"

"Um……"

"Then, once this battle is over, I'll take you to teach her a lesson."

"And then... cough, after the battle, I have a gift for you."

Rod stroked the ring in his pocket, calming himself down.

"Huh?" Ivina raised her eyes, feeling uneasy.

"I'm letting go." Rhodes put Ivina down and gently released his hand.

Are you scared?

"It's...it's alright..."

“That’s fine then.” Rhodes nodded, shielding Ivina behind him.

So, it's time to deal with this witch in front of me...

"【Creation Clock】, Stone Giant, go hunt down other witches."

Chapter 104 [Reborn, Sisters] (4.6 thousand words)

Boom!

A deafening roar erupted, and countless boulders rapidly piled up, eventually forming two enormous stone giants.

This stone giant was clearly a bit larger than the last one, not only by about thirty centimeters in height, but also by the dazzling red light emanating from its head.

This is the enhancement effect brought about by Rhodes' power reaching the middle level of the third ascension.

But with a mere wave of his arm, he summoned the two stone giants to hunt other witches.

It's a very simple principle. First, no matter how weak Hilla is, she's still a fourth-level being, meaning she's an enemy he can't defeat in a short time.

Therefore, rather than letting the stone giants die here, it would be better to let them hunt down the other witches and absorb the energy of those witches who have been promoted three times into him.

"You summoned them, but you don't intend to use these stones to hinder my actions, Lord Rhodes?" Sheila wondered, touching her lips with her finger.

"There's no point in saying all this; let's get this over with quickly."

Rhodes checked his stats and found that, with all his skills activated, his stats were close to being upgraded four times.

In an instant, the [Elf Dragon Sword] in his hand condensed once more, radiating a bright green light.

Feeling the coldness of the longsword at his fingertips, Rhode instantly entered battle mode—

His eyes became as sharp as an eagle's, and the energy flowing through his body made him feel hot all over, causing his muscles to swell with blood.

"Oh." Sheila nodded, instantly removing the chains binding her thighs, and with a gentle swing, the chains instantly transformed into a long spear.

Purple demonic power began to flow through her weapon, and countless strange crystals grew wildly at the tip of the spear.

【poison】

All the skills she uses are related to poison.

With just a slight thrust of the spear, almost any expert of the same level would lose 10% of their mobility.

Well, of course, that's assuming we can break through the opponent's defenses first.

"Actually, I've always felt that my skills and my looks don't quite match, Lord Rhodes. Think about it, what kind of pink-haired girl uses purplish-black power? It's a bit too evil."