Witch Redemption

Lana unleashed all her buffs, then raised her Libra Cross Greatsword and forcefully broke through the barrier.

"Lana, this thing must be a treasure chest, right? It's hard to open. Does anyone here know how to pick locks?"

"Open the egg, smash it!"

Lana activated all her buffs, then raised her Libra Cross Greatsword and smashed everything in the box, regardless of what treasures were inside.

This is Lana, the epitome of violence; she'll never waste words if she can take action.

Thus, in this rare tranquil environment, Li Lan and her companions stayed for a full three months.

Three months later, at the end of November 10011 in the new calendar, all sorts of strange things suddenly began to happen in this dragon holy land. First, the countless skeletons living there stopped moving. Then, the veil of disguise was completely torn off, and no illusions were produced without Li Lan using holy light.

Finally, the most troublesome thing happened: Li Lan and the others discovered that everything in the entire Dragon Clan Holy Land was gradually turning into black mist, shrouding the entire sky.

At the same time, two extremely powerful auras began to gather in the sky, and it was unknown when they would fully materialize...

On November 28, 10011 (Gregorian calendar), at the intersection of the four continents, in the capital of the Kingdom of Pilar, atop the tallest building, the "Sky Tower".

Three men and one woman, four living gods belonging to the British Empire, stood solemnly at the very top of the sky.

Among them, a female mortal god named "Twilight" had strange blue eyes that rippled outwards, reflecting everything that was happening in the abyss.

At the center of the abyss chasm is a cocoon of countless pitch-black creatures. Beyond this dark surface, leading to the core of writhing flesh, one can see the corpses of numerous witches taking shape within. In addition to several witches from the British Empire, there are eleven witches of unknown origin.

"Strange, where did these witches come from?"

There was even a Naga witch among them, which is really absurd.

"What's wrong?" the three male gods asked in confusion.

The female mortal being named "Twilight" quickly shared the information she had seen with her three accomplices.

“This is…Connie Joe! One of the witches kidnapped by the Kingdom of Ross from the United Duchy of Rhys in the year 10005 of the New Calendar. Didn’t I hear that he has become the Archbishop of the Chaos Order, in charge of leading witch missions? How could he possibly be here?”

One of the male gods exclaimed in surprise.

His words made the atmosphere around him particularly heavy, and all the gods of the present world remained silent for a long time.

"The Ross royal family cannot be trusted!"

The female deity "Twilight" finally managed to utter this sentence. After all, the British Empire had a long-standing feud with the Ross royal family since ancient times, so she had no doubt that the British Empire was very likely being plotted against by the Chaos Creator behind the Ross royal family this time.

“Three months ago, a small team from the Ross royal family secretly arrived at the southern border of the Kingdom of Pilar. It was likely the archbishop of the Chaos Order. Although it is unclear why he entered the Abyss Rift, I can assure you of one thing: the two strongest ancient gods from the ancient times are about to be resurrected.”

Dragon God Reggios and Dragon God Kassania, rulers of the sky!

"That......"

"There's no point in them staying here. We must evacuate all Imperial members to cut our losses!"

Since the resurrection of the two dragon gods is related to the Ross royal family, there is a high probability that the two dragon gods will immediately become detrimental to the major powers here. Their only correct choice is to shrink their power in time and return to the British Empire to report first.

"I understand!"

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One of the male gods immediately realized what was happening. Without much hesitation, he turned and left, presumably to arrange the evacuation.

"The resurrection of the ancient gods is not a good omen."

Those once high and mighty beings would not allow so many ancient ants to sit on equal footing with them. They are also human beings, no, they should be the greatest enemies of the entire world!

Chapter 48: They're all cowards.

On December 12, 10011 (Gregorian calendar), another astonishing change occurred at the center of the Abyss Rift.

At the center of that giant cocoon shrouded in darkness, the many formed witch corpses began to merge, eventually transforming into two ugly embryos resembling fish.

These two ugly embryos, like two twisted lumps of flesh, continuously absorbed the surrounding writhing darkness, growing stronger and stronger until they finally transformed into two sleeping prehistoric dragons.

The dragon is thousands of meters long, with countless neatly arranged scales that demonstrate its formidable defensive capabilities. Unlike other dragons, its wings are not fleshy but rather resemble the feathers of birds cast in metal, long, elegant, and exuding a violent aesthetic.

Their giant wings also appear to be embracing each other, their armored tails covered with barbs are intertwined, and even their ferocious heads with long, curved black horns show a posture of being inseparable, as if they were eternal lovers who have been together for thousands of years.

These two colossal dragons, radiating terrifying pressure, have been gathering strength for a year amidst this horrific transformation. During this year, almost the entire world knows that in the Abyss Rift, the former "Site of the Fallen Sky," two extremely powerful dragon gods are being resurrected and will awaken soon.

During this period, the behind-the-scenes gods of many superpowers held a month-long meeting to discuss how to deal with the two ancient and most powerful deities who were about to be resurrected.

Unfortunately, the result was unfortunate.

On one hand, the central region of the Abyss Rift is in a state of severe spacetime turbulence, and with the current capabilities of all the existing gods, there is no good way to directly intervene. On the other hand, the Chaos Creator intervened swiftly, sending the messenger Ann Gnath to notify many great powers, promising numerous conditions, establishing agreements, and protecting the Dragon God Reggios and the Dragon God Cassanea.

It is precisely because of these many limitations that the world has begun to turn a blind eye to the Abyss Rift region.

Before they knew it, it was already the end of the year 10012 in the new calendar. Many small countries around the Abyss Rift chose to flee because of the terrifying changes in the Abyss Rift. A large number of people fled to the western or eastern continents. Only some of the old, weak, sick, disabled, or those with enough guts remained in their original territories.

The border city of Rebeya in the Kingdom of Pilar is hundreds of times quieter than it was many years ago. At present, there are only a few pedestrians on the streets, and even the huge Adventurers' Guild is rarely visited.

Compared to many years ago, the old man who made a living selling information looked much older.

When he had nothing to do, he liked to stand at the entrance of the Adventurers' Guild, gazing at the dark mists of the southern region, and then sigh with worry.

"Since last year, there have been rumors that the Dragon God Reggios and the Dragon God Kassania are about to be resurrected, and their resurrection will bring great calamity to this world. Since then, not only have all the witches and armies sent by many major countries been recalled, but even the people of the countries surrounding the Abyss Rift have chosen to migrate."

Over time, this area has become what it is today, lifeless and desolate.

If he were a few decades younger, the old man might have joined the migrating group, but unfortunately, he was too old and only wanted a final resting place at the end of his life.

It is precisely because he is old that he often thinks about his past glory, such as how he swindled those adventurers who wanted to find the "Dragon Treasure" and ripped them off.

In addition, he would think of a certain impatient woman, Lily Williams.

The old man was deeply grateful to the woman's father for saving his life, and he had repeatedly tried to dissuade him from entering the Abyss Rift before the father insisted on doing so. Unfortunately, the father ultimately abandoned his daughter and disappeared into the deadly abyss. If it weren't for repaying this debt of gratitude, the old man wouldn't have shown Lily Williams any special care.

Looking back now, Lily Williams, this woman, followed in her father's footsteps.

"I've forgotten how long ago it was, Lily, she probably died in the Abyss Rift too."

It is said that when the Abyss Rift transformed into a giant dark cocoon, some demigods escaped from it and revealed the truth about the Abyss Rift to everyone.

The gist is that there is nothing in the Abyss Rift but only despair and death. Over the past tens of thousands of years, all adventurers who attempted to enter it in search of treasure have died. Only a few demigods have survived there, or even become dark creatures.

These pieces of information are all true, and it is precisely because they are true that the old man felt a little sentimental.

In his youth, like Lily Williams' father, he longed for the dragon kingdom and the immortality possessed by demigods.

Fortunately, people always have moments of clarity, and after being battered by reality, they gradually accept the fact that they are just ordinary people.

"It feels unusually quiet today."

Shaking his head, the old man thought of his sons and grandsons, who had all moved to the eastern continent with the royal family of the Kingdom of Pilar, and felt inexplicably melancholy.

Just as he was about to return inside, the old man suddenly noticed that the dark mist to the south had exploded with two long and clear dragon roars, and a gust of wind carrying a foul stench was rushing towards him.

It was a terrifying aura that transcended all things, causing the old man's legs to buckle and he almost collapsed to the ground.

"How...how could this be..."

How could this happen? What on earth happened?

For ordinary people, all they feel at this moment is fear, an overwhelming fear.

Little did they know that the dark cocoon in the center of the abyss rift had completely shattered with those two earth-shattering dragon roars. The two ancient dragon gods who once dominated the world were also successfully resurrected at that moment. They both soared into the sky and stretched their bodies freely in the high sky.

Of course, this leisurely pace did not last long. The two soaring dragons circled in the sky for less than a few seconds before suddenly rushing towards the Kingdom of Ross in the eastern continent. Without even turning their heads back, they disappeared into the horizon in the blink of an eye.

Soon after, the entire Abyss Rift and the surrounding area shook violently. Large amounts of black rocks and soil began to rise from the Abyss Rift, reforming into the shape of a floating continent high in the sky, almost obscuring the sun.

After this giant floating continent was assembled, it fled non-stop towards the Kingdom of Ross in the eastern continent, leaving all the intelligent beings who witnessed it dumbfounded.

Although it's unclear what happened, judging from the situation, the two newly resurrected dragons seem to be terrified.

It makes you feel like you're living in a dream.

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Li Lan and Lana never imagined that they would be trapped in this dragon holy land in the abyss rift for more than a year, and during that time the environment of this godforsaken place would become more and more deteriorate, eventually forcing them to live on the back of a pure white holy dragon around the clock.

Fortunately, this painful wait finally took a turn for the better on December 15, 10012.

On this day, the sky, which had been shrouded in chaotic mist, suddenly cleared up, and two colossal dragons appeared high in the sky.

"That is, Dragon God Reggios and Dragon God Cassanea!"

Looking at those two enormous, ridiculously large dragons, not to mention the many witches, even Li Lan, who was always blessed with "courage," was almost scared to death.

"Hey! This is way too big!"

Lana, who calls herself a "Dragon Slayer," was dumbfounded when she saw such a giant monster.

Every witch was ridiculously small in front of these two behemoths; they were simply not in the same league.

"Karen, how do we fight this?"

Lana opened her natal magic book, eager to try it out. This was a huge challenge, even more exciting than a game.

"I think the most important thing, rather than fighting, is figuring out how to escape. That's a huge deal!"

Li Lan had no confidence at all and only wanted to play it safe. After all, judging from the current situation, it seemed that the timeline here was synchronized with the outside world. Looking around, not only were there two giant dragons exposed under the sky, but the cliffs and precipices around the abyss rift valley were also fully revealed.

"Yes, this is ridiculously big!" Lana was only pretending to be brave. In reality, after seeing the enormous dragons, she was not confident at all. She felt that her "Thorn" dragon spear was not even a toothpick in front of these two dragons. Could it really break through their defenses?

"Alright, everyone hold on tight! This is our escape route!"

The witches who were prostrate on the three pure white holy dragons all chose to run away.

For a moment, for reasons unknown, both the two super dragons in the sky and the pure white holy dragon below, which was many times smaller, chose different directions and fled, creating a bizarre scene.

No one expected that both sides would become cowards at this moment, especially the two super dragons, which ran away faster than anyone else.

"Ah, Karen... how did those two guys escape too?" Lana was bewildered.

Li Lan was also bewildered, "I don't know either."

Everyone was completely dumbfounded.

"It would be best if we didn't fight. We need to leave here quickly and head to the eastern continent to regroup."

Li Lan did the math carefully. She had been trapped here for more than four years. She didn't know if Lolina and Della had returned to Kobe City, or how long she would have to wait.

Moreover, he thought about it and realized that they were now being watched by the Chaos Creator, so they would probably have to keep a low profile the whole way. Riding on Lana's holy dragons would draw too much attention and could easily expose their location.

With this in mind, Li Lan and Lana commanded numerous sacred dragons to cross the Kingdom of Piera, finally choosing to land on the outskirts of Rebeya City on the border of the Kingdom of Piera, discreetly entering the kingdom from the monster area.

After all, this is Lily Williams' hometown, and after many years, this woman who successfully awakened her true self also has her own attachments.

"Strange, why isn't there a single guard here?"