Witch Redemption

Everything that has happened in the past six months has actually overturned Lana and Lorina's worldview.

They all knew that the world in the fog was extremely vast, and that each region might be at a different point in time.

At first, they thought the world in the fog was like a dead place, but as they got closer to modern times, the liveliness began to skyrocket, and all sorts of magical creatures began to appear one after another.

Forget about Deep Ones, there were also so-called "Ghouls," "Great Race of Is," "Flying Hydras," "Mi-Go"... a huge number of bizarre and mentally corrupted creatures, so many that they were all devoid of any aggressiveness.

Without exception, these creatures are all severe internet addicts. They are keen to gather in areas of the modern timeline and then spend day and night in bars, becoming hardcore gamers, online 24/7.

"Damn it! Don't these people have jobs?"

Lana had never seen anything like this before. All she knew was that she and Lorina, as "magical girls," were often dragged along by this bastard aunt to do hard labor, specifically hunting down low-level invading monsters that wouldn't listen to reason or had no intelligence.

After a long day at work, they still had to accompany this aunt to the bar, but of course, they were only allowed to stand and watch her have fun.

"Hey!"

Lolina should be getting used to this kind of life by now.

The two waited for an hour in frustration, thinking it would go on forever. But as the aunt suffered her tenth consecutive loss, she, who was usually bad at games, unusually turned off the computer and said, "Boss, checkout, that's it!"

"Come on, we have a new mission. By the way, you guys aren't against killing, are you?"

The disheveled aunt looked as if her body had been hollowed out, her face showing dejection and disappointment. It seemed that she had just been sacked in the prime time slot, which had affected her mood.

"Auntie, isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

Lana's brow twitched slightly.

"what?"

"If you can't beat them, you can't beat them. Just have a real-life PvP match or something..."

"What are you thinking?" The aunt's face immediately darkened. "I do have those thoughts, but I'm not stupid enough to take them so seriously!"

You actually have that idea?

"Pah! This game is trash! It's all because my teammates are terrible!"

"Hmph, let's go, let's go kill this troublemaker. I remember what his name was again... Oh! Right, Xu Xinghe! This guy really wants to go back to his hometown, very well, we can grant his wish!"

Chapter 32: Suppress and Kill Directly

January 20, 2049 AD, just over ten days until the Spring Festival.

During the winter break, Xu Xinghe, the possessor, stayed in his dormitory, reviewing his upcoming courses and preparing for next year's college entrance examination.

Since selling information about the two witches to another body-snatcher, Duan Jiayu, a while ago, he has received a very generous sum of money, a full 500,000, which is a huge income for his poor family.

However, he didn't dare let his parents know yet, and simply kept the money a secret.

On the one hand, it serves as a contingency fund for the future, in case of any unforeseen circumstances. On the other hand, he intends to use this money as start-up capital for the future.

For an ambitious soul-stealer, coming from a poor background means that Xu Xinghe has to put in twice the effort of an ordinary person.

Furthermore, with initial funding, he is confident that he can snowball this success until he achieves great things.

"I wonder how those two witches are doing."

After flipping through textbooks all morning, feeling a bit tired, Xu Xinghe leaned back lazily in his chair, his mind once again drifting to the deal he had made with Duan Jiayu.

Xu Xinghe's original intention was always to find a way to open a passage between the two worlds and save his compatriots in the other world, but Duan Jiayu's idea went against his wishes.

Although both are possessors, the other has clearly developed the idea of ​​"betrayal" and wants to gather so many possessors, with the aim of causing trouble in this world.

Xu Xinghe was neither interested in nor concerned about "ruling the world." He only wanted to achieve "self-redemption," nothing more.

That's why he ultimately refused Duan Jiayu's cooperation; even if he sold the two witches, it was only because he was short of money.

"Forget it, whether those witches live or die is none of my business. We were meant to be enemies to the death anyway."

From the very beginning of his meeting with the two witches, Xu Xinghe had the idea of ​​dragging them down with him, so that they would die together.

At this moment, he would not try to justify his actions, believing that he was on the side of justice, nor would he feel any extra pity for the two witches.

"What I need to focus on is the next meeting after the New Year. Two compatriots from the same background have already contacted me. If all goes as expected, they've found a way to open a passage between the two worlds. If we can cooperate..."

In the original Elf Kingdom, Xu Xinghe was not a person of high status, so naturally he could not come into contact with those high and mighty gods of the present world.

For example, Gaia, the most famous living god in the Elf Kingdom, is said to be a terrifying ruler who knows about the Earth and has once extended her reach into the Earth.

The two compatriots who have now made contact with Xu Xinghe are clearly of higher status than him, and naturally know more about the inside story.

Xu Xinghe had been in contact with them recently and heard that they had received a divine message from the Star Goddess Gaia and were beginning to prepare for the related positioning ceremony, urgently needing more strong support from their compatriots.

Unfortunately, Xu Xinghe is still a student at this stage and naturally doesn't have the extra resources to help, which is why the meeting has been postponed until after the Lunar New Year to make a decision.

If it succeeds, then we should be able to open a passage between the two worlds, save our country, and save the world.

"Hey......"

Sighing for some unknown reason, Xu Xinghe rubbed his sleepy eyes. "Is it already noon? I wonder if Mom and Dad are back yet..."

Even though he is not related to his current parents by blood, he still respects them and treats them as his own children out of gratitude for their upbringing.

He got up, intending to go downstairs, but the surrounding situation left him momentarily stunned.

What unfolded before my eyes was an extremely bizarre scene.

"Fog?"

Everything outside the window had turned gray, like a chaotic vortex.

The scene inside the house was gradually shrouded in a thin mist, which gave him a slightly creepy feeling.

Furthermore, with the appearance of this layer of mist, everything he saw was rapidly aging, and in the blink of an eye, it was coated with the aura of time.

"What exactly is this?"

His pupils contracted slightly with fear, and Xu Xinghe quickly recalled the "urban rumors" that had been circulating for a long time.

Starting around February 14th of last year, roughly around the time the two witches appeared, strange changes began to occur one after another in the towns surrounding Xu Xinghe, with occasional vicious incidents of violence and injury, and the culprits have never been caught.

If Xu Xinghe hadn't been connected to his best friend Liu Qing, he wouldn't have known that the surrounding area was so unsafe.

Despite the fact that it was a vicious assault, Xu Xinghe had suspected more than once that the perpetrator was likely not human, but a strange being beyond humanity, like those two witches.

However, sometimes when I think about it, those two witches are actually quite law-abiding, so these undercurrents happening around us probably have nothing to do with them.

Furthermore, it is said that every vicious assault is preceded by this incredibly eerie fog.

"Could it be such a coincidence..."

In terms of mental age, Xu Xinghe is already at the level of an old man, having experienced countless ups and downs and life-or-death choices.

He was only slightly panicked for a moment before quickly calming down. He quietly approached his bedside and took out a controlled knife that he had hidden for many years.

As a visitor from another world, Xu Xinghe, the body-snatcher, has always had a strange sense of insecurity since he transmigrated to Earth. That's why he always keeps a handy weapon in his room, just in case.

Sure enough, the moment the long sword was in hand, his anxious mood miraculously calmed down.

Xu Xinghe breathed a sigh of relief. "Okay, let's see what happens next."

The thought had barely crossed his mind when he heard a sharp "crack" from downstairs. He had no idea what had broken into his home.

"Four? Are they people or ghosts?"

Puzzled, Xu Xinghe moved slightly to the left side of the stairwell, raised the murder weapon in his hand, and prepared to strike first.

The footsteps were getting closer and closer.

"coming!"

The first thing to appear in sight was the jet-black antlers, which gradually came into full view, followed by golden hair.

The intense killing intent triggered Xu Xinghe's instincts. Having barely seen the terrifying feature, he chose to strike first, and the result...

So fast!

And what incredible strength!

"Ugh—"

Xu Xinghe let out a pig-like scream. The long knife in his hand clattered to the ground, and his hand was twisted off by an unstoppable force, completely deformed.

He never expected that the person who suddenly appeared would be a witch, and that this witch would be so ruthless.

"Huh? It's so fragile! Auntie, what should we do next?"

Two witches came into view: a sallow-faced woman with heavy dark circles under her eyes, and a strange middle-aged man wearing a dirty black coat.

Indeed, the two standing at the very front, and the ones who attacked him immediately, were the witches.

One of them had long, wavy golden hair and azure beast eyes, with strange antlers on its head. Judging from its terrifying strength, this person was very likely a dragon-born witch.

The other one, with long, straight black hair, blood-red beast eyes, and extremely short black wings on her back, was clearly a Raven Feather Clan witch unique to the British Empire.

Even Xu Xinghe hadn't expected that after encountering two witches last year, he would encounter two more this year. What was wrong with this world?

Could it be that these witches have all found a way to return?

Moreover, the two witches in front of him seemed to be ten times more ferocious than the two he had encountered last year. How could they break his hand as soon as they met?

Although he struck first, it was a reasonable and legitimate act of self-defense. How could these two witches do such a thing?

"Stop the pain first, otherwise his screaming will be too loud and we won't be able to get anything out of him."

That damned, sallow-faced woman, with a blank expression, uttered strange words, "Investigator, please come."

"Yes, the same as always."

A tall, beggar-like man stepped forward, grabbed Xu Xinghe's twisted right hand, and then drew a rusty black dagger from his waist.

Knife up and down.

If the two witches were ruthless enough to only sever Xu Xinghe's right hand, then this uncle was far more than just ruthless; he wanted to kill him.

Without a second thought, the knife severed his entire arm. What terrified him even more was that the strange dagger seemed to have a numbing and hemostatic effect. With just one cut, the pain in Xu Xinghe's right hand vanished completely, leaving it numb.

"All right!"

The middle-aged man grabbed Xu Xinghe by the collar and slammed him onto the chair in front of the desk. "Behave yourself, you damn outsider!"

The man's tone was harsh, and he seemed quite annoyed.

Little did they know that anyone who became an investigator would gradually drift toward the mystical side, becoming a non-human being unable to return to the real world.

They are all "devout defenders" who are concerned about the safety of the Earth and would give up everything to protect the Earth from the very beginning.