Witch Redemption

Just as it was about to make another desperate attempt, a strange and deadly magical force suddenly erupted from below!

"The glory of the God of Light is with us!"

Virginia Palmer, a woman who had been hiding for a long time, uttered an elegant and calm eulogy. The moment she raised her hand, her divine weapon, "The Blade of Light," suddenly appeared.

Golden light shot into the sky, stirring up a rain of radiant light. At the same time that this pure white and magnificent single-edged rapier appeared, all the vengeful spirits within a radius of three thousand meters were completely purified by a divine power. The dazzling light, which could not be faced directly, caused everyone present to be blinded for a short period of time, leaving their vision blank.

"Owner......"

Knowing its fate was sealed, the enormous dire wolf raised its ferocious claw in one last desperate struggle...

In that instant, the silver magic arrow and the golden sword energy, which appeared in the blink of an eye, surged forward and broke through the snow magic shield of the Icefield Wolf Fenrir with overwhelming force, completely piercing its head!

The terrifying purplish-black blood shot straight into the sky, spreading into a rain of blood that filled the air, mixed with countless pieces of exploded flesh and bone fragments. The pungent, suffocating stench of blood permeated the entire space.

The enormous wolf's body collapsed, and the storm before the magic dissipated transformed into a terrifying shockwave that spread violently.

...... ...... ......

"Something flew over here?!"

Li Lan did not lose her sight for long under this overwhelming divine light; she quickly regained her vision.

All he saw was that at the moment the enormous wolf died, something was thrown over and landed heavily about twenty centimeters from the crack in the door.

He also noticed that the giant wolf, which was slowly falling, seemed to have identified his location. A huge beast eye, which had been thrown away by the explosion, inadvertently locked onto him. What was revealed in that beast eye was not fear of death, but rather a plea.

"This guy noticed me? How is that possible?"

If he notices me, then the others... In an instant, a chill ran down Li Lan's spine. He was just a mortal! And now so many terrifying guys were staring at him! Wasn't this going to kill him?

Shit!

Why am I so unlucky?

"Wait, if only I hadn't been so foolish as to spy on them..."

It was too late for regrets. Without hesitation, Li Lan took out the "Book of Judgment of Fate" from the open magic book. Indeed, his initial thought was to absolutely not get involved in this mess and to stay as far away as possible.

However, when he noticed what this small figure, which had fallen to the ground and left countless spiderweb-like cracks, actually was, he felt a strange pang of pity.

This person was about the same height as the little girl Yu Hui behind Li Lan. Her expressionless face showed only her blood-red eyes, which barely revealed any emotion. She felt no fear, only despair. She was like a walking corpse. Even though the numerous dark wounds on her upper body were gradually corroding into her bone marrow, she did not change her expression.

"Does this kid have painlessness?"

Intuition told Li Lan that she should absolutely ignore this guy, but her despair infected Li Lan. Just seeing her felt like she would be dragged into the abyss of despair in the next second.

Fortunately, at the crucial moment, he suddenly remembered everything he had experienced so far.

"Damn it! I've survived countless near-death experiences before. No matter how scared or desperate I am, I will never give in. How can I be affected by this brat?"

I can't understand it, I just can't understand this kid's expression at all.

For some inexplicable reason, Li Lan suddenly had the idea of ​​saving this guy, and it became an uncontrollable urge.

I'm playing with fire!

Just as I was thinking that, a blonde woman in a black and green military uniform suddenly burst into view from the end of my line of sight. This woman moved forward at a terrifying speed like a ghost, and the black military boots she raised left an extremely loud burst of sound on the rocky ground.

"Soldiers of the Empire?"

Enemies meeting are bound to be filled with hatred, and the sudden surge of killing intent was uncontrollable. In less than a second, Li Lan's mind raced. "Right now, many terrifying beings have already discovered the anomaly here and have certainly pinpointed my location. What I need to do is use the Book of Judgment to conceal myself. My understanding of the Book of Judgment is insufficient, and I cannot be certain whether it can truly handle the situation here. In other words, I may need to gamble!"

They succeeded, weathering the crisis without serious injury. If they had failed...

Faced with this difficult choice, Li Lan had never regretted peeking at him so much. It was that one glance that brought him this terrifying death crisis.

"There's no time!"

Unlike the last time he used the Book of Judgment, the moment he opened this gray-blue book, he had the illusion that the world had come to a standstill, and all the sounds in the world were fading away, until only the crisp "click" of gears turning remained.

An indescribable sense of loneliness welled up in his heart, as if something was missing. He suddenly woke up, and the emptiness behind him brought him back to his senses. The image of a witch named "Nos Enki" appeared in his memory once again.

She disappeared forever, but she also lives on forever in Li Lan's memory.

"Hey......"

He quickly began to write with the quill pen he had raised; this would be another life-altering decision that would affect his future!

"After 00:00 on June 16, 10003 of the New Calendar, an Imperial soldier attempted to kill a powerful figure but was killed in self-defense. The powerful figure then fled directly to the southern gate of Kobe City. As of this point, no one in Kobe City knew of the existence of Karen Elf and her subordinates."

In just a few seconds, with the help of the witch's unique strength and speed, Li Lanfei finished writing the approximate text.

But then, the black ink rapidly seeped into the "Book of Fate's Judgment." The next second, the gray-blue book began to tremble violently, instantly causing the entire world within sight to collapse, shattering like glass, with endless darkness crashing in like a raging sea...

"coming!"

The scene of collapse returned to normal once again. Just as he witnessed the world slowly distorting, Li Lan unhesitatingly opened half of the door. The Libra Cross Greatsword he raised burst out with a sharp sonic boom. At that moment, the beautiful blonde woman with blue eyes had already stepped on the chest of the seriously injured brat, and the silver sword in her hand was about to fall.

...... ...... ......

“The Abyss monster Fenrir is dead. All that’s left is this Sixth Apostle, Kalamiti, who has become useless. As long as I bring her body back to the Empire, my mission will be complete.”

Virginia possessed only the strength of a major general, barely enough to remain unaffected by the vengeful spirits within the dark realm of Shub Nicholas, the goddess of darkness. However, her perception of her surroundings was far inferior to that of the demigod-level monsters around her, and she was naturally unaware of the low-level assassin lurking there, ready to pounce.

"Successful!"

With a foot planted on the apostle's limp body, Virginia, with unbelievably decisive action, drew her silver-white sword from her waist, intending to behead the apostle immediately.

But just before she was about to make her move, she suddenly heard an unusual noise beside her.

Before she could even think about what was happening, she felt a sharp pain in her neck, and then her vision began to drop. Before she could even scream, the whole world began to blur and darken, and everything was rushing away.

"Why? Was I betrayed by those guys?"

Even when beating a dog, one must consider its owner. Everything that will happen tonight is under the control of this Imperial Major General. The main reason why he dared to join the killing of Fenrir the Icefield Wolf from the very beginning is that these demigod-level powerhouses will definitely let her take away the body of the Sixth Apostle, Karamit. All of this was arranged from the beginning.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have found such a good opportunity to make a move.

But what she didn't expect was that she would be ambushed at this crucial moment.

"Was it the Sixth Apostle, Caramette, who did this? Impossible! Fenrir is dead, and the Sixth Apostle's divinity was destroyed by the other five apostles, leaving him without all power. It absolutely couldn't be her!"

"Who? Who killed me?"

Having lost all sensation below the neck, the severed female head only caught a glimpse of the suddenly opened half-door beside her. A woman with distinctive elven features retrieved her greatsword and swiftly dragged away the body of the Sixth Apostle from the ground.

"Witch?!"

How can this be? !

The unexpected assassination caused Virginia to stare wide-eyed in terror. In her dying moments, what rushed into her mind was not the promise she had with Arnold that could never be fulfilled, but shock, intense shock.

However, this shock was only temporary. She felt the whole world distort slightly, and then the image of the witch in her memory was suddenly and completely erased.

...... ...... ......

"Ah-"

The sound of the greatsword slicing through a neck sent chills down one's spine. Along with the sword strike, Li Lan delivered a heavy kick.

The gushing blood turned into a rain of blood. Just as Li Lan dragged the little devil into the room, the woman's lifeless body and dazed head fell heavily to the ground, and the viscous blood slowly spread.

"Snapped--"

The door, now tightly shut again, severed the passage between life and death; the two worlds were once again disconnected...

Everything in the world was in a state of barely perceptible distortion and fluctuation. When this distortion returned to normal, the three powerful figures—Pillar God Leragin, Giant Leander, and the Archbishop of the Dark Order—had already quickly arrived beside Virginia's corpse.

"How is this possible? She's dead! What just happened?"

The soldiers dispatched by this empire had recently unleashed terrifying power, jointly slaying the Abyss Monster Fenrir. The very next second, this powerful figure belonging to the empire suddenly died in this death district. Who would believe that? This is simply an absurd and unacceptable thing!

At that moment, all three powerful figures wondered if they had forgotten something, but an invisible and powerful force was forcibly instilling in them the fact that "the Sixth Apostle just suddenly turned the tables and killed the empire's powerful figure, and then fled towards the southern city gate!"

Normally, the use of the "Book of Judgment of Fate" requires that the written information be reasonable. Li Lan has already exposed his actions in front of so many powerful people, so in theory, the effect of his "Book of Judgment of Fate" should be limited.

But here's the lucky part! It's the identity of the Sixth Apostle, Carametti!

Li Lan was unaware that this person was a god-level being. Even at her last gasp, countless demigods would have to pay a heavy price to kill her. It was precisely her uniqueness that gave the passage written in the Book of Fate's Judgment unquestionable legitimacy, making the death of Virginia, the weakest person present, inevitable and believed by all the powerful individuals present.

The deception of fate is thus established.

"What's next?"

The three powerful figures present exchanged bewildered glances. The Pillar God Leragin, who reacted quickly, immediately tried to break through the boundary between the world of life and death to confirm whether the previous anomaly was caused by someone from the world of the living.

However, her actions were intercepted by the archbishop of the Dark Order, whose numerous tentacles bursting forth from the shadows behind him timely neutralized the demigod's magical attack.

"What do you mean by this?" Lera asked in a fierce voice, though he was extremely displeased.

The reason is simple: the powerful figure sent by the empire died mysteriously in the realm of the Goddess of Darkness. If the mastermind behind this is not found in time and the empire retaliates, then everything will be over.

Intuition told the demon marquis that the death of this imperial soldier was definitely not simple. Why had they forgotten the escape route of the Sixth Apostle, Kalamiti? Based on this strange perception in their minds?

“My Lord has separated the boundary between life and death, transforming the world of the dead into a self-healing realm. If one does not step into this boundary beforehand, even a demigod attempting to forcibly enter will be detected by my Lord. Your actions are an insult to my Lord!”

As a devout believer, this woman, dressed in a pure white robe, was extremely stubborn in this regard.

"Are you kidding me? Even the realm of a true god has flaws, let alone..." Moreover, what has descended here is merely a small avatar of the Goddess of Darkness.

Before Leragin could finish his sentence, he suddenly realized that the surrounding darkness had changed again, and a tense and oppressive atmosphere had spread once more.

"Fine, whatever. We don't plan to continue pursuing this guy. Since she was able to kill a powerful figure in the Empire, she can certainly pose the same threat to me. We'll take Fenrir's corpse!"

At the critical moment, Lerakin backed down and quickly led the giant Leander, who had returned to his normal height, back to the area where the Abyss monster had fallen.

Still standing beside Virginia's body, the archbishop of the Dark Order stared intently at the building next to him, his raised hand hesitating for a long time before finally lowering it.

"My memory is a bit off. Why would I be so sure that guy still had the strength to fight back against the empire's powerful figures? Why would I believe that guy had already fled towards the south gate? I have no memory of witnessing it firsthand, but this trust is just like..."

It's like an instinct!

Within the territory of the Viana theocracy, after nine o'clock every night, the realm of the goddess of darkness divides the world into the world of the living and the world of the dead. Only humans who have reached a certain level of strength or possess a specific bloodline can freely enter and exit the world of the living and the dead after nine o'clock.

Furthermore, as the archbishop, she would be able to sense anyone who crossed the line between life and death.

It feels out of place! There's a strong sense of unease!

"Very well, according to the rules, I cannot risk interfering in the world of the living at this time, lest it cause problems in the realm of the gods."

Having made up her mind, the woman in the pure white robe leaped forward and continued her pursuit towards the south gate of Kobe City.

Chapter 21 Rescue

The moment the door was locked, everything around fell into silence.

Terrified by this unusual situation, Li Lan dared not even breathe. She cautiously dragged the girl, who looked like a salted fish, behind her, then stared intently at the door that separated the world of life and death, her heart pounding wildly.