Witch Redemption

"We cannot predict exactly how many summons the witch Kallen Elf can summon, but with our strength, limiting her summons should not be a problem."

Soldiers against soldiers, generals against generals!

This is the objective of this operation!

"Evelina, notify all witches involved in summoning to act immediately. Don't hold back any trump cards. We are not facing a witch, but an army!"

After giving the order once again, the witch Hope pulled out the "dying" giant scythe that was nailed to the ground.

At level 41 of the Magic Book, the witch Hope possesses far more than just basic Necromancer Summoning, Soul Domination, and Soul Awareness; her other fourteen skills are ridiculously powerful.

"Lich Summoning!"

Isn't it just a matter of the quantity and quality of summoned creatures? These witches of the Empire can do that too!

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"Although it's unclear how many witches the Empire has lurked in this area, one thing is certain: I am their primary target."

As Li Lan sped through the primeval jungle, she pondered the next steps based on the available intelligence. "So many undead creatures, seemingly wandering aimlessly, are actually monitoring the surroundings. Perhaps our current movements have already been completely tracked."

Whether in various films and television shows from my past life or in this world I've traveled to, when it comes to "necromancers," they are all ridiculously powerful and abnormal.

Li Lan had always felt that Luo Lina was completely unsolvable, and now that another similar person had appeared, he was starting to feel overwhelmed.

"While I'm capable of dealing with necromancers, the problem is, how do I handle the other witches?"

There are probably more than one summoning witch lurking here.

Just to be on the safe side, Li Lan stopped 30,000 meters away from the Traso Corridor. He first summoned a large number of followers, then blessed them with "holy light" and ordered them to eliminate all spies in the vicinity.

"what happened?"

Lily Williams, this human adventurer, initially only wanted to latch onto Li Lan and see if she could take her to the Abyss Rift.

In just two days, the events that unfolded were utterly unbelievable. First, they were attacked by the Imperial Army and witches. Then, an Imperial witch joined their side, and subsequently, they recruited as many as eight witches from the United Kingdom of Kazan.

Lily was completely bewildered. With the meager information she had and her simple way of thinking, she had no idea what was going on. She could only follow along in a daze, at most sensing that the journey seemed a bit too dangerous.

Li Lan immediately said in a deep voice, "It's nothing, but our location might be discovered, and things might not end well. We need to prepare countermeasures in advance."

"Our location has been discovered? By whom?" Lily, the human adventurer, was completely bewildered.

On the other side, Rosa, the demon witch who had completely become a traitor, didn't care about anything else and went straight to the point, "More than five hundred witches will gather in this area. Are you confident?"

It turns out that whatever the demon witch Rosa knew, she revealed it all two hours ago without holding anything back.

According to him, among these five hundred witches, there should be as many as one hundred of the most powerful ones. Most of them are witches from the year 10004 of the new calendar. Among them, two "abnormal" witches are the most famous: Wild Hunt and Eris.

Rosa only knew that one of them was a water elemental mage and the other was a greatswordsman.

Apart from the witches from the 10004 New Calendar batch, the rest are mostly witches from the 10005 New Calendar batch, with only a small number being witches like Rosa from the 10006 New Calendar batch. The overall average level of their spellbooks is definitely over thirty-five.

Furthermore, there is a group of witches in the 10005th year of the new calendar who require special attention: Hope, the "necromancer" of the Raven Feather Clan.

Witch Hope is the most famous genius of the Imperial Witch Order. Not only is her strength abnormally powerful, but her methods are also ridiculously shrewd. She is a "social butterfly" in the Order, and she can get along with anyone. She even dares to approach the infamous "dog couple" Wild Hunt and Eris.

Based on this, the commander-in-chief of this large-scale gathering of witches must be the necromancer Hope, without a doubt.

Furthermore, the witch Rosa dared to assert that this witch was a natural leader, with a knack for planning and coordination. It would be no problem for her to command a large group of arrogant witches, and the threat she posed would probably be no less than that of any other witch.

Li Lan had never really grasped the concept of a so-called "leadership witch," but he was already incredibly troubled when he learned that the other side had a "necromancer."

"I'm not sure how to fight back head-on, but I think breaking through the encirclement is no problem."

They cannot stick together; they are currently at a significant disadvantage in terms of personnel, and forming a group would likely lead to trouble.

Li Lan decided to part ways here temporarily. In any case, he himself was the best target to attract attention, so he had to make the most of his abilities.

"Miranda, are you mentally prepared? It's not too late to turn back now, but if you don't turn back now, you'll have no choice."

During this brief pause, Li Lan glanced at the deer-like orc witch Miranda beside her and asked her a question.

After all, of the eight witches in the United Kingdom of Kazan, only this witch is close to him for the time being; the other witches don't look too happy, making it difficult to have in-depth conversations.

Especially this dwarf witch Hera. At first, he thought that Li Lan had just offended the Empire or something, which led to them being attacked as a result. But what happened?

Karen Elf is the traitorous witch of the British Empire, whose defection dates back to the year 10003 of the New Calendar—a true pioneer among pioneers. And that's not all; this woman is also the infamous "Roman Hydra," who has offended not only the British Empire, but also the Elven Kingdom and the desolate ancient kingdoms of the North.

This guy is a public enemy of the world!

What's the difference between walking with a witch like that and committing suicide?

Just two or three hours ago, they had finally decided to leave together, but this Karen Elf quickly revealed her true identity, leaving the dwarf witch Hera with an indescribable expression. No wonder yesterday, the imperial officials, upon determining that they might be connected to the rogue witch, immediately began killing people without any investigation.

If Hera, the witch, were in the shoes of yesterday's empire, she would probably make a similar choice: better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free.

This is a public enemy, a vicious and wanted criminal, the culprit behind the massive explosions in the West and North. With such a notorious reputation, shouldn't any witch suspected of being connected to him be killed immediately?

Indeed, the dwarf witch Hera and her many teammates initially thought that this Karen Elf was just bragging, saying that going with her was a hundred times more dangerous than their direct escape.

It turns out they weren't just bragging, they were genuinely amazing in every sense of the word.

So what should we do now?

Without a doubt, if Karen Elf is indeed the infamous Roman Hydra, then following her would be tantamount to suicide. Their future enemies would undoubtedly be the many great powers of the world. Not only would these powers not let them off the hook, but even the Kazan United Kingdom behind them might consider them traitors.

To be honest, Hera the Witch was on the verge of a breakdown. As a captain, she had to consider the consequences of every decision she made. Although their team was quite laid-back, only wanting to embark on ordinary adventures and avoid getting involved in any conflicts, the current situation seemed to have left them with no choice.

If they leave Karen Elf, they will surely die if they encounter the Imperial army or witches again. If they don't leave, there is no way out; not only will they likely die, but even if they survive, they will become enemies of the world.

Isn't this forcing them to take sides?

Unlike the captain, the witch Miranda simply believed that "a drop of kindness should be repaid with a spring of gratitude." After being rescued by Li Lan, her goodwill towards Li Lan was almost completely maxed out, so she naturally made her judgment without hesitation.

"I'm all set, Senior Karen is amazing, I'm definitely on the right track following you!" As soon as she realized that Li Lan's "seniority" was higher than anyone else's, this talkative witch started calling her "senior" and trying to establish a connection with her, making no attempt to hide her admiration, which gave Li Lan a bit of a headache.

As she said these words, Miranda turned around and asked with a bright smile, "Captain, you guys are like this too, right?"

"Um... wait a minute..." Hera the witch whispered to her teammates, "Mary, Fran, Ori... how about we do something exciting? You know, the consequences of following in our footsteps might become..."

The witch Hera gave a wink; after all, everyone was an adult and could make their own judgments.

"Captain, it seems we have no way out." The elven witch Mary looked worried. There was nothing she could do. They had already been killed once yesterday; they couldn't go back and be killed a second time, could they?

They shouldn't have gotten on that train!

“Yeah, let’s follow him. He’s really powerful, and he’s a priest too.” The giant witch Ori chimed in, and seemed to believe to some extent the “truth about the world” that the witch Karen Elf had mentioned last night.

Besides, this guy in front of them is a powerful figure who can even bring them back from the brink of death. Think about it realistically. Even though he tricked them to their deaths, he's now a reliable ally. Just stick close to him, why think so much?

"Okay, don't regret it!"

Since her teammates were all so laid-back and easygoing, Hera reluctantly accepted it, even though she couldn't believe in the so-called "truth of the world" in the short term. She hadn't been cheated on yet, absolutely not!

"What should we do? Join forces with you to fight against the witches who are besieging you?" the dwarf witch Hera asked quickly.

"There are too many of them; we can't fight them off."

Moreover, how can you bunch of wretches possibly fight back? It's not that Li Lan looks down on these witches, but the average level of the eight witches of the Kazan United Kingdom is only thirty, and they are all melee-type witches. If they really face off head-on, they will probably die very quickly.

Li Lan also tried to cast "Matilda's Gift" on these witches, but only Miranda succeeded.

It seems that this blessing is not something that just anyone can bestow. At the very least, there is a prerequisite: the witch who receives the blessing must be a true comrade of Li Lan, not a stranger or a potential enemy.

“We will split into two groups. I will go alone to act as bait and attract their attention. All of you must follow my instructions and be secretly escorted by my entourage.”

Li Lan could foresee that he would become the focus of all the hostile witches' attention. If he chose to act alone, all the pressure would fall on him, while his accomplices could take advantage of the chaos from the flanks and sneak into the Traso Corridor while all the hostile witches were preoccupied with their own problems.

He didn't have much of a clue as to how to deal with it, but he had a gut feeling that the Empire's targeting would likely go all out.

"Okay, we'll try our best not to hold you back. You decide what to do."

Since they were all in the same boat anyway, these witches from the Kazan United Kingdom had resigned themselves to their fate.

"Well, then..."

"Revelation!"

Having summoned his own unique Life Hammer, Li Lan held nothing back from that moment on, unleashing his entire force of 30,000 followers.

Forget everything else! Let's go all out and get to it!

The golden sun reappeared, and at Li Lan's command, ten speed-type followers picked up the witch Rosa, the human adventurer Lily Williams, and eight witches from the United Kingdom of Kazan, and then sprinted around to the side.

With the Domain Skill "Twilight Reappears," and all buffs fully applied, Li Lan in her complete form is about to break through.

Chapter 17 Targeted Command

"coming!"

The golden light that shot into the sky was quickly extinguished in the black mist of despair. Then, in just a dozen seconds, a massive number of rampaging humanoid monsters began to rush through the vast dense forest, their killing intent overwhelming.

Something's not right!

In the witch Hope's "Soul Common Knowledge", the massive number of undead creatures she summoned were torn to pieces and completely turned into dust as soon as they clashed with these rampaging humanoid monsters.

It was obvious that this was because all the undead creatures he summoned were countered; otherwise, he could not have been defeated so quickly, slaughtered like grass.

"It seems that for now, we can only use a large number of low-level skeletons to slow down the advance of this monster army. The only ones who can truly decide the outcome are the stronger lich or the Undead Lord. But why do all the monsters summoned by this rogue witch have light-attribute counters? This permanent counter is my nemesis. Now most of my summons can't pose a fatal threat to her. What should I do?"

The traitorous witch Karen Elf is far more powerful than the Imperial informant reported last night!

According to the intelligence received last night, the army summoned by the witch Kallen Elf is a group of monsters with terrifyingly high execution capabilities, excellent teamwork in all aspects, extraordinary rationality, and expertise in various assassination methods. However, it now appears that the intelligence description of this monster army is seriously inconsistent with what we have seen and heard so far.

Every humanoid monster in sight seemed to have completely lost its mind, each exuding an inexplicable aura of despair, like a berserker who only wanted to kill all the enemies around them.

Moreover, judging from the power and speed of these humanoid monsters after they go berserk, they are a level stronger than the intelligence reports suggest.

"The plan has changed! Not only do we need to use stronger summons to counter it, but we also need to deploy other witches to target it!"

Otherwise, if such a monster army were allowed to charge directly into the Traso Corridor, the existing three hundred witches would absolutely not be able to stop it.

As the eyes and strategist of the entire witch team, Witch Hope almost completely controlled the battlefield, making decisive decisions and giving orders to the numerous witches.

"Aijiali, notify the summoning witch to carry out the sacrifice as planned. This traitorous witch has most likely used a sacrifice-like method to make all her summoned creatures unleash power close to that of a demigod. They must retaliate, or they will likely be defeated for nothing."

Thanks to the Empire's special communication methods, the witch Hope didn't need to speak; her thoughts were instantly transmitted to her teammates behind her, who then relayed and distributed them extremely quickly.

Summoning witches primarily use their skills to summon various monsters, though the number they summon isn't as exaggerated as that of necromancers. However, the monsters summoned by summoning witches are generally small numbers of elite monsters, encompassing various elemental, special attack, or unique types.

The rogue witch Karen Elf has a way to make her summoned creatures unleash powerful energy, and the summoning witches on the Empire's side also possess similar methods, which are extremely radical.

That is "Life Sacrifice," where a summoning witch can make a high-level summon devour a low-level summon, thereby causing the high-level summon to mutate or evolve, greatly enhancing its strength.

"There are sixteen Summoner Witches present, and they can summon up to 16,000 monsters. But judging from the monsters that keep breaking into the Soul Realm, their numbers are still increasing rapidly, already exceeding 10,000. How did this guy manage to do that? It's just too abnormal!"

"There's no way around it, neither of us can hold back our trump cards, and I..."