Witch Redemption

"Yes, continue! I won't interfere with your sacred execution, but I'll let you know that we'll watch you kill these little brats, and then we'll slowly drag the Empire down with us! Isn't the warden of this witch's prison very powerful?"

Li Lan bent down slightly and patted the ugly cheek of the old woman who looked like a dead pig. "Let's start by killing her! You're welcome to give it a try!"

The meaning is quite clear: this is a tremendous threat, roughly meaning, "You can kill people as you please, and after you're done, you'll all be buried with them."

The witch Crossanne's face darkened, and she clicked her tongue inwardly, "Damn it, that's a terrorist-style statement!"

"Damn it!" General Lucas, who was beside him, was instantly enraged by the combination of factors, including the unknown fate of the warden Iris and the two witches' outrageous remarks.

"Wait!"

At the critical moment, the witch Crosanne captured General Lucas, who was about to go berserk.

The plan had changed; this was the first fact that the witch Crosanne realized.

According to the warden's original plan, all they needed to do today was set a trap here, then eliminate the monsters and humans associated with the witch Karen Elf. The two witches would then intervene in the execution. If they dared to interfere, one of them would die immediately, and the remaining witch would simply wait for a stronger entity behind the empire to deal with her.

The witch Krossanne never expected that her greatest rival in love would now defeat the warden and swagger onto the edge of the Imperial Inquisition. The two men wisely avoided entering the area affected by the sealed artifact, instead bringing with them an arrogant threat.

"This guy is different from what I expected!"

The witch Krossian had long been blinded by jealousy. After personally killing Rem, whom she loved, all she wanted now was for the traitorous witch Kallen Elf to die immediately. That's why she was filled with murderous intent and became even more composed upon seeing her.

“You…” General Lucas and the other heretics judges around him were almost blinded by rage.

"Don't rush, it's just a hostage exchange, right? Grant their request, get the warden back first, ensure the warden's safety, and we'll consider the rest later!"

The witch Crosanne said in a low voice, then shouted, "Comrades, since you've all been so frank, how about I replace the warden with these prisoners?"

Upon hearing this, Li Lan also focused her attention on this peculiar witch.

The gorgeous black Gothic dress, along with the round animal ears and spiral horn on her head, gave Li Lan a strange sense of familiarity.

Suddenly, he remembered a witch that the slime had once mentioned, Croshan.

Some time before they disappeared, the slimes mentioned that they were close to two witches, one named Trish and the other named Croshan.

Not long ago, this Crosanne watched helplessly as the heretic inquisitor executed his servant slime, and now she vaguely sensed that the guy harbored murderous intent towards her. Li Lan could guess the reason for this, and it seemed that he was a traitor who couldn't escape.

"Okay! Bring them over here!"

Li Lan hates traitors the most in his life, such as the despicable Ann Gnath. That guy has become one of the knots in his heart that he can't untie. Now that he sees this witch that the slime once believed in standing on the side of the Empire, he is also burning with rage and can't wait to get rid of her.

After saying that, Li Lan glanced at him slightly and said, "Luo Lina, it's time to lay your cards on the table."

With a single word of "showdown," Lolina unhesitatingly unleashed her natal magic book, revealing one of the necromancer's strongest trump cards.

"Soul Stealer!"

The moment the pitch-black chain appeared, it pierced the hard gray street, penetrating the rock and soil to an unknown depth. Then, centered on the chain, terrifying black mist broke through the limitations of time and space, surging in all directions.

"Domain Skill: River of Resurrection!"

In an instant, the eerie, pitch-black mist, spreading like a giant spider web across almost the entire capital, began to summon the souls of the underworld from ancient times to the present, asking them to assist Lolina, the "Lord of Death," in her final battle.

However, aside from a few sacred and important areas, in both the streets and some civilian residences, every two meters, the surging black mist would instantly transform into a tall, ghostly figure. In less than a minute, the entire gigantic imperial capital began to be filled with eerie winds, resembling a ghostly realm. These terrifying ghostly figures, exuding an aura of at least demigod level, did not immediately attack any living creatures in their field of vision, but instead stood still, like loyal guards on duty.

This was the enormous threat that Li Lan and Luo Lina had discussed. Because they knew that the Empire might have a deadly trap that could kill them at any moment, they could no longer hide it.

The cards that need to be played should be played immediately.

This move doesn't mean they intend to destroy the Empire, but rather they're flexing their muscles and telling those behind the Empire that while the Empire can choose to kill them, they can also take a bunch of Empire members with them in their demise.

Moreover, there is another reason why Li Lan dares to act so recklessly.

That is, he still has the strongest trump card to protect his teammates, and he has enough time to help Lolina fully exert the power of "Necromancer". If the Empire really wants to fight to the death today, then the Empire will definitely experience the "Northern Death Tide" again and see why Lolina was once the "Destroyer of the Nation".

Chapter 20 Assassin

An astonishing scene unfolded: within sight, apart from the execution ground covered by the "Holy Book of Decapitation," a murderous humanoid shadow appeared every two meters or so on countless surrounding blocks and buildings, creating an overwhelming sheer number of shadowy figures.

"Necromancer!"

Of the seven witches who defected ten years ago, two are particularly noteworthy. One is Lana Sivir, the Dragonborn Witch, who represents the pinnacle of power. The other is Lorina Yuffie, the Ravenwing Witch; anyone associated with a necromancer represents terrifying numerical superiority.

"How to do?"

The witch Crossanne was leading a team of heretics escorting six prisoners, slowly walking toward the edge of the execution ground.

Upon seeing these terrifyingly numerous ghostly figures, even though he had come alone with a strong desire to kill, he couldn't help but feel a little fearful and even regretted not bringing more teammates.

If it weren't for the special nature of his profession, he wouldn't be working alone like this now.

"No, judging from the location where these ghostly figures appeared, they cannot interfere with General Lucas's sealed artifact domain for the time being. Also, if these two guys refuse to step into this domain, I can simply invite them in directly!"

If either of these two rogue witches dares to step directly into the execution area of ​​the "Holy Book of Decapitations," and they have already met the conditions for interfering with the execution, then one of them will undoubtedly die.

Thinking of this, the witch Crossanne's expression turned serious, and she began to frantically suppress the murderous intent in her heart.

"I've brought the man! Hand over the warden first!"

Faced with the witch's words, Li Lan readily agreed and without hesitation picked up the human-shaped warden in her hand and threw it into the domain created by the sealed artifact like trash.

Where is the person I want?

In a normal hostage exchange, the events would definitely take place simultaneously, but Li Lan didn't care about that at the moment.

All he knew was that these six hostages connected to Ryan Reynard could die, and if they dared to die, the Empire would be in deep trouble today.

This is the source of Li Lan and Luo Lina's confidence. From the moment Luo Lina revealed this trump card, if they and the Empire do not have a satisfactory explanation, the consequences will most likely be a confrontation at the god level. There is no way they can back down, not even in this lifetime.

Although she felt somewhat sorry for the Dark Kingdom, Li Lan decided from the moment she saw these six hostages that she would no longer swallow her anger. At worst, they would all die together.

Seeing the numerous heretical inquisitors help the unconscious Undying Iris to her feet, quickly leading the old woman to General Lucas's area while providing her with basic medical treatment, the witch Crossanne hesitated for a few seconds. "Now that the Warden is in our hands, perhaps I can back out and deal with these guys..."

On one hand, the witch Krossanne knew that the rogue witches Kallen Elf and Lorina Euphemia had already arrived around the Inquisition, but they just watched Rem die without taking immediate action.

This incident caused the witch Krossanne unprecedented inner conflict. On one hand, she resented Kallen Elf for not appearing sooner to save Rem. On the other hand, she felt schadenfreude because Rem had long ago hinted that the person she loved was Kallen Elf, but the person Rem loved most didn't care about her at all and even watched her go to her death.

If this isn't Rem deserving of it, then what is?

On the other hand, the witch Krossanne instinctively sensed that these two women and four children were likely more important to them than Rem and the others. In that case, wouldn't killing these six in front of these two witches be a way to thoroughly humiliate them?

Just like those two guys refused to save Rem, the witch Krossanne wanted them to experience the feeling of watching someone they value die before their eyes.

Of course, it was just a thought. After hesitating for a while, the witch Krossanne did not put it into practice. "No, what I want most is the death of the witch Karen Elf!"

If you want this guy dead, the best way now is to find a way to lure him into the area created by the sealed artifact "Book of the Sacred Headless," and use the sealed artifact to kill him instantly.

"Even someone as powerful as the warden has met such an end, so I should be even more cautious! However, if it were my profession, killing the witch Kallen Elf shouldn't be difficult!"

Alone and cautious, she led the six timid prisoners out of the execution ground, her gaze sweeping over the open grimoire of her destiny beside her.

"Assassin" is the unique spellbook class of the witch Krossan. It is precisely because of this extremely weak class in the early stages, coupled with the incomplete race of "half-unicorn", that Krossan was once considered a "weak" witch, which led to her being bullied and ostracized in large numbers.

But things are different now. He has now reached level 50 or higher in the Magic Tome, possessing unparalleled assassination skills. If he wanted to, he could absolutely kill someone above his level, and forcing his biggest rival in love into the domain of the sealed artifact "Holy Book of Headless Horsemen" would be nothing special.

Six terrified prisoners, barely stepping off the edge of the execution ground, were taken over by the undead skeletons summoned by Lolina.

When they were only about ten meters apart, the witch Krossanne suddenly attacked.

"Moon Shadow!"

A crescent-shaped, dark gray dagger suddenly appeared in the witch Krossanne's hand. Immediately, her speed exceeded the limit, and her entire body disappeared from everyone's sight using the assassin's stealth skill, "Moonlight Shadow."

"The witch Kallen Elf's greatest trump card is her resurrection after death. After all, her profession is a priest, and it's normal for priests, a profession blessed by the gods, to have the ability to resurrect. But there is a way to break her resurrection, and that is this sealing artifact of General Lucas. Even a god can be killed before I see it!"

So, there's no need for any hesitation!

Once inside the concealment, the first thing to do is to cut off Karen Elf's head. The second thing is to drag her corpse into the domain of the sealed artifact "The Book of the Holy Headhunter" and desecrate it. The third thing is to get all the witches and heretics to fight against the countless eerie ghosts around them.

The remaining necromancer only needs to wait for the powerful figure behind the scenes, arranged by the warden, to make a move.

The only condition for those powerful figures behind the scenes to intervene is that they must successfully kill one of the witches before they will step forward to cover for them.

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

The witch who walked over slowly was quite bold, and she seemed to have ill intentions.

Li Lan's first impression of the unicorn witch who escorted the prisoners was like this. Recalling the slime's evaluation of this witch, it was indeed not good. At least in the slime's words, she was not as good as another witch named "Tracy".

However, based on some information obtained later, the witch "Tracy" is suspected to be dead.

"It seems that this witch betrayed the slime and the witch Trish?"

Since he's a traitor, he must die.

Little did they know, the man who approached was filled with murderous intent, as was Li Lan, who was there to meet him.

Just as the last child was successfully handed over to Luo Lina, Li Lan sensed the murderous intent and made her move almost simultaneously.

"Revelation!"

An unwieldable hammer of life appeared in his hand, and this move was Li Lan's strongest offensive trump card at the moment.

Neither Li Lan nor Lo Lina are witches skilled in melee attacks. However, Li Lan has one advantage over Lo Lina in that she is better suited to be in the front row: she is a tank. At this stage, she is the only one who can stand at the very front and do whatever she wants.

"Original Technique: Eternal Faith!"

The open natal magic book was flipping through its pages frantically, emitting a strong blue-white light, like a blazing flame.

This ball of flame began to ignite Li Lan's raised hammer of life, transforming it into a dazzling blazing sun.

Then, this sun exploded directly as the hammer handle was driven into the ground.

In an instant, sparks flew and a deep blue flame, so intense it burned even the soul, burst forth from Li Lan's hands. An invincible aura emanated from him, surging outwards in all directions.

"Oh my god! What is this?!"

The muscles are swelling! Power is surging!

At this moment, all of Li Lan's support skills received their strongest enhancements. Among them, the most important "Soul Soothing" and "Divine Descent Power" merged into one, directly transforming into this azure flame of soul destruction. No, this burning was not a flame; this flame had no temperature. It was actually an extension of Li Lan's soul.

Li Lan has become stronger. He feels like a god standing here now, and no one can shake him.

On the other side, the witch Krossanne, who had launched a surprise attack, had already circled behind Li Lan when he used his trump card, and the instant he activated his trump card, she had already sent the crescent dagger "Moon Shadow" to Li Lan's neck.

Blood gushed forth, spilling freely.

"Successful!"

Following the tangible sensation in her hand, the witch Krossanne skillfully used her strongest assassination technique, "Domain Technique: Heavenly Punishment," a skill that could ignore all of the opponent's defenses and deliver a fatal blow.

Once the kill is successful, the witch Krossan can use the passive effect of this skill to absorb a portion of the dead creature's blood energy, amplifying the power of "Domain Skill: Heavenly Punishment".

In other words, this spellbook skill is a trump card that gets stronger the more it's used. Once it's developed to a certain level, no one can withstand the witch Krossanne's attacks.

"The Locks of the Underworld!"