Witch Redemption

"Good! Very good!" The old woman's face showed some kindness because of her joy. It was not that there was no way to deal with these runaway witches. The empire had long prepared various ways to deal with them, including dealing with the same witches.

After Crosanne took her leave, the Undying Ellis removed the soundproof barrier. "General Lucas, you heard something?"

"Yes!" the imposing middle-aged soldier answered truthfully. "The Dark Kingdom has welcomed back Karen Elf, Lana Sivir, and a group of witches from the United Kingdom of Kazan. Their strength is very likely to be top-tier."

This means that these witches might also be at max level.

"What do you think the Empire should do next?"

The Immortal Iris indicated to the soldier that he had nothing to fear and could simply tell the truth.

"We should try to avoid a war at the divine level, so when they fled the center of the four continents, our country's high gods chose not to intervene but let them go. Of course, if these two envoys are indeed the two former rogue witches, then we can..."

Both are god-level beings, which is even better. Since they dare to make a move in the empire, they must be eliminated no matter what for the sake of the empire's safety. It is only right and proper.

And unlike the last Ann Grenas, who had no means to provoke him, this time Karen Elf does. The Empire now has leverage over this witch.

“You’re right,” Immortal Iris nodded. “To ensure the success of this plan, there are still a few spots available that require your assistance in Mori City on the border. You need to kill a few spies. That traitorous witch probably won’t be interested, but if you kill these few, I’m sure…”

Those two humans who once stood on the witch's side, the descendants of Ryan Litt and Rainer Litt, are very useful!

If this traitor is not a cold-blooded and ruthless person, then using such a method will definitely provoke their anger and make them take action in a fit of rage!

Chapter 8: New Servants and New Trump Cards

Autumn has arrived in the blink of an eye. In this slightly cool weather, Li Lan and Luo Lina once again embarked on their journey to the British Empire.

Carrying documents prepared in advance by the three ancient creators, they set off discreetly from the border of the Dark Kingdom, traveling as slowly as if on a sightseeing tour, and were scheduled to arrive at the super-kingdom that had once summoned them in early October.

Perhaps one thing is regrettable: ten years ago, they fled the empire due to persecution, forging a permanent enmity. And today, ten years later, as they swagger back to their homeland, they are forced by various circumstances to exercise restraint and cannot directly retaliate against the empire for the time being.

Fortunately, Li Lan is an optimistic person, as are Luo Lina and the others, which is why their journey is so peaceful now.

"September 16th, is it scheduled to arrive at the Imperial border before the end of the month?"

Although, with their current capabilities, they could reach their destination in less than half a month at full speed, and even in a single day, it's unnecessary.

Right now, Li Lan and Luo Lina are in a dilapidated temple ruin. In every small area around them, adventurers can be seen gathered together, campfires are burning brightly, and the atmosphere is particularly peaceful.

After all, these weak adventurers weren't fools; they could sense that the two witches lurking in the corner were not to be trifled with.

"That's really strange. Ten years ago, we weren't like this tonight."

Lolina felt a pang of sadness, and her memories drifted back to a long, long time ago.

Back when they had just escaped the British Empire, they were like rats in the street, weak and unable to defeat anyone.

Little did they know that ten years later, they would be able to disregard any adventurer, and even high-level monsters would stand before them like chicks waiting to be slaughtered.

They became stronger, and their mindset underwent many subtle changes as well.

“However, even if they are weak, we cannot let our guard down. We still need these followers to guard the area tonight,” Li Lan said in a low voice. She did not underestimate the adventurers around her just because they were weak. Instead, she was always on guard to avoid being caught off guard and suffering a setback.

Li Lan opened his natal magic book, summoning ten spirited humanoid followers who sat around him to keep watch. Then, he once again perused the natal magic book in his hand.

Upon closer examination, the reason they chose to set off today was to avoid the raging torrents of the crimson night on the fifteenth of each month, so as to avoid adding unnecessary complications.

"Hopefully, every night from now on will be as peaceful as tonight." Li Lan sighed and turned her natal magic book to the interface of the Creator of Life.

However, in the Servant interface of the natal magic book, four new names appeared. Three of them belonged to the Despair God race. They were new Servants created using the cores and corpses of the Pillar Gods, namely the Pillar God Belial, the Pillar God Orias, and the Pillar God Valif.

Although Hei-haired Yu-hui gave Li Lan seven portions of Pillar God materials, considering that the witch Yin-an-ni and the witch Miranda also had corresponding Life Creators, Li Lan transferred four portions to them to enhance their strength.

"Servant: Uri Elf"

Real name: Belial

Race: Despair Gods

Level: LV1

Talents: Faith; Superhuman Strength; Absolute Mastery of Fire Element; Advanced Immortality.

This Servant is depicted as a cute black-haired girl who is about 1.5 meters tall. She has a pair of wings on her back that can burst into red flames at any time when she activates her magic, and a huge unicorn horn that curves downwards on the right side of her head, which looks somewhat incongruous.

This guy was full of energy from the very first day we met, sticking to Li Lan's side the whole time.

Servant: Ora Elf

Real name: Orias

Race: Despair Gods

Level: LV1

Talents: Faith; Superhuman Strength; Mirror Image Splitting; Advanced Immortality.

This Servant is rather somber, a blonde girl who looks almost human, the only peculiarity being the numerous grid-like patterns on her hands. Furthermore, she is the only creation Li Lan possesses capable of "splitting," and with each split, aside from the original body, the other split versions exhibit half the individual strength of their predecessors.

Furthermore, theoretically speaking, there is no limit to the number of times she can split into multiple clones; however, the more times she splits, the weaker the clones become.

Although the talent is called "Mirror Split," what is actually split out is not a mirror image, but a real entity with a certain degree of lethality.

It's worth mentioning that although this little guy is gloomy, he's just as clingy as Uli.

Servant: Muda Elf

Real name: Walter

Race: Despair Gods

Level: LV1

Talents: Faith; Superhuman Strength; Absolute Stealth; Advanced Immortality.

It was another blonde girl, less than 1.5 meters tall, with ears resembling those of a canine creature. She had an extremely low profile and was incredibly shy. This Servant was rather unique; due to her ridiculously low profile and poor communication skills, it was virtually impossible for anyone other than Li Lan and his creations to spot her.

In short, the Servants created from the three Pillar God materials were even more powerful than Li Lan had imagined. They were basically all incredibly strong and immortal, with explosive power.

In contrast, the other Servant created using the descendants of the Feathered God was much worse than expected.

Servant: Jeanne d'Arc Elf

Real name: Greta Toltec

Race: Origin Gods

Level: LV1

Talents: Faith; Omens; Petrifying Eyes; Ancient God's Curse.

With a similar initial talent combination to Yu Hui, Li Lan discovered that all descendants of gods related to the ancient gods might possess a natural skill that weakens their strength: the Ancient God Curse, which seems somewhat unsolvable.

This Servant, similar to Yu Hui, is much like the Feather God that Li Lan had seen before. Its lower body has a long, white snake-like tail, as elegant as white jade, while its back has incredibly wide, pure white wings that are enough to cover its entire body.

In short, compared to other Servants, Jeanne is extremely peculiar. She resembles a Naga, but lacks the strong muscles characteristic of the Naga; instead, she appears slender and moves rather slowly. More importantly, although her wings are large, she cannot fly, making them somewhat like ornaments.

Wings are for looking at, not for flying; that is Jeong-hime's regret.

Li Lan was reviewing the status of these four Servants. He had been busy helping the witch Rosa and the witch Miranda to curb their "divine" state, and was entangled in various matters. It was only yesterday that he officially created these four Servants.

After spending a day together, Li Lan hurriedly handed them over to the foul-mouthed King Kozmo, letting this unpopular "legion commander" take them to the monster area for training.

There was no other way; Li Lan's journey to the Empire would be extremely dangerous, and he couldn't send these four weaklings to their deaths for the time being.

Therefore, he could only ask his other creations to help him improve their levels while Li Lan was away from the Dark Kingdom.

The Servant aspect has been settled, and Li Lan's own natal magic book level has reached the maximum level thanks to the special "Dark Blood Orb" left to him by the black-haired Yuuki.

How to put it? This strange sphere, about the size of a thumb, felt like hitting a bomb when it went down my throat. It caused a strong shock that made me question my existence. Both physically and mentally, I felt a kind of ancient and indestructible power.

This strange power immediately caused his body to completely lose control. If Li Lan's body had not been prevented from going berserk due to the existence of "soul soothing", his fate would have been the same as that of the witch Rosa and Miranda, directly transforming into a huge non-human monster.

In short, the process of taking the medication was extremely terrifying. Li Lan was alright, but the witch Rosa and Miranda were in a difficult situation. They were in a semi-out-of-control state for more than a month. During this time, Li Lan stayed by their side almost the entire time to take care of them. If anything went wrong, they would be doomed.

Because of this, if any witch later decides to "force growth," it must be dealt with with caution.

If one doesn't have enough trust in Li Lan and enough confidence in oneself, the process of jumping directly from level 50 to the maximum level 60 of one's natal magic book won't be easy, and one will most likely still die.

This is the conclusion Li Lan reached.

Fortunately, Rosa and Miranda both pulled through and have now returned to their original witch forms, though they are still somewhat weak. Presumably, after another two or three months of rest, they will be able to regain their peak condition and become rare god-like beings in the Dark Kingdom.

With his magic book at level 60, the pinnacle of power a witch could achieve, Li Lan felt as if his body was filled with boundless power, giving him an illusion of invincibility. He was confident he could smash anything with just a few casual punches.

Moreover, all witches, once they reach level 60 in the spellbook, become true god-level beings.

In a sense, this kind of witch is close to being "immortal," and her regenerative abilities are also a level above average. It is very difficult to kill this kind of witch using ordinary physical methods.

More importantly, Li Lan only discovered later that all witches with maxed-out spellbook levels could completely ignore the writhing darkness of this world and easily find themselves in the writhing darkness of the monster area.

Although it feels like drowning, with a suffocating sensation, you won't be gnawed into a pile of bones by the wriggling darkness.

This can be considered good news.

After reaching level 60 in the Magic Book, Li Lan also obtained a new trump card, "Original Technique: Eternal Faith".

Just as Li Lan had predicted, his lousy profession was utterly unworthy of offensive skills. Even this final trump card he unlocked was merely a support skill. Moreover, it was an unremarkable support skill with no limit on the number of uses.

Currently, Li Lan possesses the following spellbook skills: Faith, Blessing, Prayer, Courage, Protection, Blessing Domain, Holy Light, Holy Light Domain, Potential Activation, Divine Speed, Divine Revelation, Purification, Soul Soothing, Life Link, Divine Power, Domain Skill: Twilight, and Domain Skill: Life Hymn.

Almost all of the skills are supportive in nature, and they are supportive skills that can have a remarkable effect on the creatures they create.

"Servant, do you know why your skills have such a terrifying effect on your creations? The reason is simple: you are their creator, their god. They all believe in you, which is why your skills can have such a great effect on them. The so-called faith-based priest is not just about your faith, but also about the faith of your creations. I think this may be your true future direction."

This was the suggestion that Kuro-hai Yuuki had made earlier. It sounds absurd, but it seems to be true.

Li Lan's support skills can indeed have a real effect on his creations, and the "Original Skill: Eternal Faith" that appeared later made most of the support skills' enhancements reach an absurd level.

Origin Skill: Eternal Faith. The passive effect of this skill is to enhance "Faith" and "Potential Activation", allowing Li Lan's own Faith value and the Faith value of all creations to reach an infinite maximum value that will not be consumed; the body healing effect brought by "Potential Activation" is doubled, and with the maxed-out body, even fatal physical injuries can be healed in the first instance.

The active effects double the effects of Blessing, Prayer, Protection, Courage, Holy Light, Divine Speed, and Purification. The range of the Blessing Domain and Holy Light Domain is linked to Li Lan's own perception range. The skills "Soul Soothing" and "Divine Descent Power" can merge into one for a certain period of time, transforming into azure flames of soul destruction that can be applied to Li Lan's fists or weapons, providing a special attack against the Frenzy attribute. "Life Link" breaks the original limit of 30 uses per day and adds the miraculous effect of halving the damage after injury transfer.

In other words, this skill will enhance all skills except for the sun skill "Divine Revelation" and the two domain skills. The biggest enhancement may be the combination of "Soul Soothing" and "Divine Descent Power". Does this mean that Li Lan can now unleash a powerful attack?

He didn't know; all he knew was that it was very pastoral.

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

In the capital city of Kate, the British Empire, the witch Krossanne, dressed in a magnificent gothic black outfit, was walking slowly down a long street.

This witch carries a Libra Cross greatsword on her back and a huge black grimoire at her waist. Her non-human features include round animal ears and a spiral horn on her forehead.

Aside from these characteristics that signify a witch's identity, what makes Crosanne so frightening at this moment is her expression. Her teeth are clenched, and her crimson beast eyes are filled with uncontrollable rage, as if she is also in immense pain.

For Crosanne, how agonizing was one-sided love?

"I don't understand. I've already given so much, why are you still rejecting me?"