Witch Redemption

What's this supposed to mean? Like catching a kitten?

Leviathan's face was dark, but being a woman of few words, she was too cowardly to utter a single word. This made Yu Hui, the black-haired woman standing behind Li Lan, laugh rather tastelessly. She also cast a soundproofing spell, "Hahaha, Leviathan, you're even more interesting than I imagined! You coward!"

"Shut up!"

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Sealed by the dust of time for tens of thousands of years, this forgotten land has long lost its former glory, like dust in the wind.

Led by Celine Belluman, Li Lan and the others began to walk down this long and gloomy corridor.

Unlike what they had previously observed in the magic book, the moment they stepped out of the teleportation hall, the countless skeletons piled on the ground trembled and reassembled, reconnecting to form a humanoid skeleton.

These horrifying remains did not attack them; instead, they lined up neatly to both sides, kneeling as if welcoming some great being.

Celine Bellman's eyes widened; this was completely unexpected. "Why is this happening? When I came here with Elder Jack last time, these Undying Knights weren't like this!"

Elder Jack, a man rumored to be over ten thousand years old, is Celine Belluman's savior, both a teacher and a father figure. He raised her and taught her all the knowledge in the world, and is the person she admires and respects the most in her life.

"What's wrong?" Li Lan noticed a change in Celine Belluman's expression.

"It's nothing. These immortal knights not only showed no hostility, but they also treated us like true friends."

“I see.” Li Lan responded. He naturally didn’t believe such nonsense. They were newcomers; how could they possibly become one of these terrifying guys’ own people? However, Celine Belluman’s words still caught his attention. Indeed, the large number of neatly arranged skeletons was rather strange.

He could clearly sense that these immortal skeletons contained an unusual life force, a life force imbued with an extremely strong will.

"Forget it, it looks kind of scary. Since nothing's happened, we might as well hurry up and get out of this horrible place."

Feeling uncomfortable, Li Lan subconsciously quickened her pace.

Behind him, the black-haired Yu Hui felt a chill run down her spine, for no other reason than that all the skeletons were focused on her, as if they were all watching her.

As an ancient creator, he possesses his own unique realm of perception, which is why the black-haired Yu Hui can clearly perceive the source of these attentions.

"They don't seem to be looking at me, but rather..."

The Moonlight Greatsword is the one that the black-haired Yu Hui is holding in his arms.

Having previously smuggled this treasure from the sealed location of the Pillar God Vipa, the black-haired Yu Hui officially declared that he owned the weapon and held it like a precious gem, all to satisfy his treasure-hunting desires.

However, Li Lan didn't say anything. Anyway, this thing was incredibly heavy, and this sneaky little guy wanted it so much, so she let her hold it to her heart's content. Li Lan didn't care.

"I see. This weapon must be the artifact of the Moon God. The undead here are products of strong faith. After sensing the aura of this Moonlight Greatsword, they must have mistaken it for the arrival of the Moon God, which is why they acted this way."

"In that case, should I try to see if I can control them?"

Driven by her curiosity, Hei Fa Yu Hui decided to tempt fate again. Unfortunately, before she could even begin her experiment, everyone ahead of her quickened their pace, forcing her to give up.

"That's a little scary!"

The witch Violet, along with Anne and Sophia, huddled together, closely following behind Li Lan. They kept their eyes on their natal magic books while remaining vigilant for any humanoid skeletons that made unusual moves.

Right now, the entire space is practically devoid of light, with only the faint glow emanating from their natal magic books able to dispel the darkness within a certain range.

This place doesn't resemble an elaborately crafted palace, but rather a hastily constructed underground tomb. The walls on both sides are made of jagged, uneven rocks, giving it a somewhat grotesque appearance. At intervals, there are open doors leading to completely dark rooms, suggesting that these were once the dwellings of these skeletons.

"There are too many."

Sofia was also covered in cold sweat. She responded with a sound of surprise, her face pale.

This place is like a ghost town, with an endless expanse of land and an absurd number of skeletons. Of course, if they were just skeletons, it wouldn't be so bad, but the problem is that these skeletons are all moving, as if they have independent consciousness, which is particularly terrifying.

Yin Anni nodded as well, but unlike her two companions, she thought for a while and then whispered to the witch senior in front of her, "Senior Luo Men, do you have any lighting equipment?"

Walking in this almost dark place was incredibly stressful!

"Wait a moment, let me take a look."

Clearly, Li Lan, who was following behind Celine Belluman as his guide, was also quite horrified. Upon hearing this, he wanted to take out the magic crystal lamp from his storage space, but after pondering for a while, perhaps wanting to confirm his guess, he ultimately recklessly cast a priest's unique "holy light".

The soft light instantly dispelled the surrounding darkness and slightly eased the fear in everyone's hearts, making the surroundings as bright as day.

"really......"

Li Lan's holy light can be deadly to undead creatures, and even without "enchanting," it can still have some effect on them.

Now, these skeletons that have "come back to life" are all peacefully exposed in the "holy light." The countless withered bones with black mottles are bathed in pure white light. Although it should have a strong sense of incongruity, Li Lan has a strange illusion that these withered bones have successfully merged with this sacred light.

An incredible feeling.

"They are not simply undead, but rather beings of a higher order."

The conclusion was both shocking and terrifying. After learning that her holy light was unlikely to be able to harm them, Li Lan felt a headache coming on.

This means that there is no good way to deal with these things in the short term. "Just dodge if you can. This is too exaggerated. But just because I can't do anything doesn't mean that Shub can't. Maybe we can ask her and see if she has any good suggestions."

Lost in thought, everyone had already passed the first corner.

At that moment, no one expected that two tall figures were already waiting for them at the end of this long passageway.

Chapter 30 The Visitor is a Guest

After obtaining the approval of the divine messenger "Yonex", Jack officially entered the true entrance to the underground temple.

Before him lay an even more ancient spiral staircase, winding its way down into the depths of the earth.

Unlike the darkness and silence above, from here onwards, numerous pure white moonstones are embedded in the walls, eternally shining, illuminating the space as bright as day.

One step, two steps, three steps—this tall, muscular, mysterious man in black walked for an unknown amount of time, passing through entrance after entrance, until he finally arrived at the end of this staircase.

As the stone gate was pushed open, everything suddenly opened up before our eyes, revealing a vast, boundless, and lush green plain.

Unlike the lifeless atmosphere outside, this vibrant area was filled with a cacophony of sounds: the dialects of intelligent beings, the babbling of flowing water, and the joyful noises of intelligent beings working diligently. It was a thriving and prosperous land.

Compared to the miserable and backward Rune tribe above, this underground area is simply a secluded paradise.

Jack silently closed the stone door behind him, letting the only passage separating reality from the other dimension disappear without a trace.

"Ten years already?"

He had not returned to this land for ten years, and had been carrying out the mission of restoring the divine court around the Loen Desert, secretly transferring a large number of oppressed low-caste orcs to this land, making foolproof preparations for the day when he could resurrect the Moon God and launch a retaliatory war against the United Duchy of Rhys.

Looking around, the beastmen working in the fields were all low-level beastmen. They included not only Rune beastmen, but also canine beastmen, feline beastmen, rabbit beastmen, and so on, in large numbers.

Jack felt as if he had returned to ten thousand years ago, to the most prosperous era of the ancient kingdom of Lanno, where various races worked together, loyal to the supreme deity, the Ancient God of Moonlight, and diligently cultivated the land to realize their own value.

"pity."

With a sigh, the beautiful memories vanished, replaced by an overwhelming pain and resentment.

If it weren't for that rebellion, if it weren't for the original sins committed by these high-caste orcs, perhaps everything would be different now.

Walking through this vast expanse of land, feeling the earthy scent in the fresh air, Jack bypassed the territory inhabited by the beastmen and headed towards another desolate plain far from human settlements.

In this world, all intelligent beings are born, grow old, get sick and die. Life is only a hundred years long. With the accumulation of generations, how many tombs are there?

Indeed, the place Jack is heading to is the realm of the dead, a realm that connects to another gate in this temple space. That gate leads to the true kingdom of death, the ideal land for all believers of the ancient moon god in ancient times.

There are countless true immortals there, all waiting for the return of the Ancient God of Moonlight, waiting to offer everything they have after death to this great deity.

The tombstones stood tall, and all the noise gradually faded away. The lush forest also shrouded the surroundings in darkness. Jack walked for more than an hour again, and finally stopped at a cabin made of piled rocks in the woods. Inside the cabin was a skeleton dressed in tattered black clothes, wearing a top hat, and with five gray-white finger bones in its right hand tightly gripping a rusty greatsword.

"It's been a long time, Elder Jack."

The skeleton slightly raised its head, revealing red eye sockets filled with a fierce light.

“Yes, Lord Keeper of the Graveyard, but I am not here today to reminisce,” Jack simply stood outside the hut, placed his right hand on his forehead, and performed the religious gesture unique to the ancient kingdom of Lanno. “Please inform the divine messenger Bangusen that Jack Van Alin requests an audience.”

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God's grace is boundless. God created the world and all things, giving all things a spiritual and soulful refuge.

To repay this divine grace, they could only use their loyalty and will to swear their reverence for God, even after death they would use this will to protect this great god until everything in their lives decayed and burned out like embers.

This was their belief, their unwavering wish in this life, but they never believed that even gods could one day fall...

Not long ago, these two special skeletons guarding the entrance to "Utopia" had already noticed the commotion in the teleportation hall.

"Six people in total? And they brought two extraordinary things with them."

The male skeleton was quite tall, and the voice it emitted had the hoarseness typical of a middle-aged man.

"Bangussen, should we...?"

The other tall skeleton, emitting a melodious female voice, hadn't finished speaking when, as if unable to contain its murderous intent, the eyes of the skull hidden under the gray hood blazed with a blood-red light.

"Sandra, restrain yourself, and remember your vows and beliefs."

Upon seeing this, the man called "Bangusen" immediately let out a low moan, his hoarse voice seemingly possessing a special magic that soothed the woman who was about to lose her mind.

"Come with me, go there and wait for them; they are our guests."

The male skeleton stood up, the nearly decaying black cloth clinging to his body, looking inexplicably horrifying. "Oh, my moon goddess, this will frighten these ladies."

With elegant steps, the man rummaged through the corner for a long time before finally finding two decent black cloaks. He casually draped one over himself and tossed the other to the skeleton of his former wife, who was now gradually losing her memory with the fall of the Moon Goddess.

"Bangussen, they are dangerous." Although the female skeleton had calmed down, her tone was still unfriendly.

"I know."

If Bangusen's guess was correct, the four strange women floating next to a strange book were likely the products of the rumored witch's summoning. The other woman with a strange, mutated hand was someone he knew, with a tragic past, whom he unfortunately couldn't prevent at the time.

There was also a blonde girl who remained unconscious. This girl posed a strange threat to Bangusen. She exuded two strange and powerful auras that were beyond his comprehension. They resembled the extraterrestrial evil gods he had been fortunate enough to witness in ancient times, the legendary ancient creators.

However, none of that matters anymore, because Bangorsen has grasped the most important point.

That was the weapon this group brought that surprised him: the Moonlight Greatsword, the legendary sword of the ancient god of moonlight.

Ten thousand years ago, in order to save the ancient kingdom of Lanno and the Moon Sea, the Ancient God of Moonlight, together with many other gods, paid a terrible price to seal away an evil god. At that time, the Moonlight Greatsword pierced through that evil god and sealed him forever in the main temple of the Ancient God of Moonlight.

When this greatsword of moonlight reappears, it can only mean one thing: the evil pillar god Vipa is dead.

No matter how you look at it, this is very likely the work of these women. That's why Bangusen, who is loyal to the ancient god of moonlight, treats these uninvited guests with the utmost respect. They have fulfilled the lifelong wish that all the immortal knights here could not accomplish, and have completed the revenge that has lasted for ten thousand years for the undead here.

"Let's go, don't scare them. Our era is over, and perhaps we'll have to let them finish it off for us."

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Suddenly appearing out of sight were two tall figures, wearing black and old straw hats, exuding a terrifying oppressive aura.

The taller one was alright; you could sense his friendliness. But the slightly shorter one was different. He came with murderous intent and was very aggressive.

In an instant, Li Lan, on high alert, felt as if facing a formidable enemy, and couldn't help but grip the Libra Cross Greatsword tightly in her hand. "These two guys are very strong!"

Especially the tallest guy, even though the two were only about fifty meters apart, the pressure he exerted was almost tangible, making Li Lan feel suffocated.

"Servant! These two fellows are a real problem!"