Witch Redemption

The second method is to seek the help of the supreme father god of this world. Only this strongest god can forcibly open the space-time channel between the two worlds, allowing these witches to return directly in a short period of time.

“The Supreme Father has been monitoring us for a long time, and even made personal contact with this servant... Leviathan and I have always been worried that if we go too far, we will be banished by the Supreme Father, so we have basically turned a blind eye... It seems that they have chosen to confront us.”

With just one glance, this avatar of the ancient creator had already begun to understand the ins and outs of everything.

That's why she's constantly struggling with what choice to make.

Deeply worried and hesitant for a while, her intense unease finally made her get up and walk a little towards the balcony not far away.

"Shabu?"

"I'm here. Come on over, there are some things we might need to talk about."

"..."

In May, at the beginning of summer, the early morning breeze still carried a chill.

In this utterly silent balcony area, Yu Hui's hoarse, boiling-water-like voice seemed to possess a magical power, striking directly into the depths of Li Lan's heart.

The emotion contained in that voice was not anger, but a kind of sorrowful cry, which made Li Lan feel reluctant to leave.

"Hey......"

Perhaps at this moment, Li Lan already understood that some things were destined to be impossible to hide.

"You—no, to be precise—are you hiding something from me?"

On the surface, it may be anger, but what is hidden in that voice is actually fear, like being afraid of losing something, yet not daring to say it out loud.

"Yes."

Li Lan didn't look into Hei Fa Yu Hui's eyes. Instead, he leaned against the balcony railing, gazing up at the distant, brilliant starry sky, trying to imprint all the beauty of this world into his soul.

Never forget it.

Thinking about it carefully, if I could return to that desperate other world, I probably would never see the beautiful scenery of my hometown again.

The nights in that other world were truly long and endless, forever shrouded in chaotic darkness, filled only with despair and death.

"We've found a way back, and if nothing unexpected happens, we should be leaving this world soon."

Li Lan's voice was calm. Perhaps he already knew from the very first day he returned to Earth that he would one day make such a decision and say such words.

Even though he was reluctant to part with it, he had no choice but to make this decision.

He was no longer the Li Lan he once was, nor did he belong to the Earth world anymore. He was just an avenger burdened with countless past events, unable to escape the pain of the past no matter how hard he tried.

"why?"

The voice of the black-haired Yu Hui was no longer discernible as either anger or sorrow. She felt a blankness in her mind, as if she couldn't accept such a statement for a moment. "Returning here was your ideal before, but now you want to abandon your ideal? Then what exactly did Leviathan and I do for you?"

Li Lan fell silent.

Indeed, returning to Earth was once Li Lan's long-cherished dream.

When he first fell into despair, he recalled the beauty of his hometown more than once. It was the longing to return to his hometown that gave him the courage to face everything and live at all costs.

Unfortunately, people always change, and for Li Lan, there are many things more terrifying than death.

For example, the fire of hatred in his heart burned him constantly, giving him an obsession he could never let go of.

Li Lan will never feel at peace in this life if he cannot kill all his past enemies and burn his soul to ashes in that damned world.

After returning to Earth, he tried more than once to forget the past, but he couldn't.

As time goes by, past memories only become more and more unforgettable, as if everything happened yesterday, bringing him day after day of mental torment.

Li Lan is like this, Della is like this, and so are Lana and Lorina.

"I'm sorry, Shub, I can no longer stay with you."

After remaining silent for an unknown period of time, Li Lan ultimately did not respond to Hei Fa Yu Hui's question. The countless words in her heart eventually turned into an apology.

"Stay! Don't go!"

The countless emotions suppressed in his heart finally turned into an almost pleading pleas for him to stay. Black-haired Yu Hui gritted his teeth and said, almost collapsing, "You've already left there, you don't have to experience death anymore, you can choose a new life, why do you want to go and die again?"

In their first encounter, the aloof ancient god's avatar treated the witch as an amusing toy, while the witch saw the ancient god's avatar as a source of information that she could use; both sides got what they wanted.

But why did things turn out this way?

Once, this witch's wish was to return to her homeland. She and Leviathan always remembered this and made it their goal. They painstakingly planned everything after leaving the Viana theocracy, even resorting to deception, in order to escape the chessboard that was destined to lead to destruction.

They succeeded, but why are these witches ungrateful?

Is that world really that important to these witches?

“I’m sorry, Shub,” Li Lan apologized again, then remained silent for a long while, her expression becoming resolute. “For the past ten years or so, I have been living in the past. That world left me with too many regrets, so many that I cannot let go of them. For me, whether I can successfully take revenge has become more important than survival.”

Human emotions are truly incredible. Whether it's sadness, depression, anger, resentment, or any other kind of emotion, they can all prompt a human to act against their biological instincts.

For example, bringing about one's own destruction.

Li Lan had wondered how she could quell the hatred in his heart and stop him from suffering.

Unfortunately, since returning to Earth, he has been searching for the answer for over a decade, only to arrive at an extremely frustrating conclusion.

That is, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, blood for blood!

All the humans, elves, and witches of their kind who once drove these witches to their doom... must die!

Even if that world is about to fall into despair, it doesn't matter. Li Lan has never cared. All he wants is for those people to die, to die before his eyes.

Imperial forces, the Undying Iris, the Kingdom of Ross, Ann Gnath, the Elf Kingdom... No matter which force it is, Li Lan will retaliate with the most ferocious force, bringing them the most intense despair before the end of the world, and dragging them down with him.

This is no longer a question of whether it's worth it or not, but a question of belief and will.

Unable to sever ties with the past, and unable to abandon the large number of comrades left behind in the other world, Li Lan and her companions had only one choice left.

Go back to that damned world!

What game of gods? What world destruction?

Who cares about all that?

What Li Lan and the others wanted was always very simple: to have fun!

Unable to comprehend, utterly unable to comprehend, the black-haired Yu Hui's sorrow gradually turned into anger. "Why can't you stay? If you want to stay in this world, Leviathan and I have a thousand ways to make it impossible for any being to stop you, even if it means going against the Supreme Father God!"

Indeed, with their return, Black-haired Yu Hui and Leviathan have planned everything. They can break the seal on the four witches at any time. They can even threaten to destroy the Earth to force the guardians here to submit. If all else fails, they can even summon their true forms and return this place to its original chaos.

For the avatars of the ancient creator, even facing the strongest god since time immemorial, as long as they are willing to break off all pretense of civility, they can absolutely create an unsolvable threat.

Li Lan didn't believe that Hei Fa Yu Hui was joking. He shook his head with a wry smile, "Shabu, you stay. I know you like it here. Don't worry, we'll leave you enough wealth. As long as there aren't any major social changes in the future, you'll definitely be able to..."

Black-haired Yu Hui opened his mouth, but ultimately couldn't utter the words that were stuck in his heart.

"But what meaning does a world have without you?"

This was perhaps the first time Li Lan had felt Hei Fa Yu Hui's anger since she met her, an anger that was hard to suppress.

With her black hair clenched, Yu Hui remained silent for a short while before turning back to her bedroom without looking back.

"Whatever you want!"

Faced with the once again quiet living room, Li Lan could only sigh helplessly.

In such a situation, neither side can convince the other.

Li Lan was once afraid of death and went through countless hardships to escape from the empire. But now, he has gained a long lifespan and the power to change everything, and life and death have become indifferent in the face of countless past events.

There was another point that Li Lan couldn't bring himself to mention, and that was his past promise.

He inherited the will of those witch predecessors, so today he absolutely cannot live a life of ignominy alone, abandoning all his former comrades in that other world.

If it's impossible to bring all those comrades back, then Li Lan would rather face it together, even if it means witnessing the destruction of the other world together and dying together in that destruction.

Not only his comrades, but also Li Lan has a biggest regret in his heart: he has never had the chance to resurrect the Sixth Apostle, Karamit, and he does not want this temporary regret to become a permanent one.

“Shub, Leviathan, we are just mortals, while you are high and mighty gods. Perhaps we will never be able to understand each other, and mortals cannot accompany gods for a lifetime.”

"But I believe you will get used to it, get used to life without us."

Even if it was just wishful thinking, Li Lan wanted to arrange everything as well as possible, at the very least, so that Hei Fa Yu Hui and Leviathan could live happily ever after.

Chapter 46 The Determination of Everyone

Awakening with a rare sense of unease, Leviathan found the black-haired Yu Hui sitting by the bed, seemingly lost in her own world.

"Shub? What's wrong?"

Leviathan asked, somewhat confused, "At this time of day, these two ancient creator avatars would usually be running around, playing and eating as they pleased. Why are they both staying in the room now? It's really unusual."

After a long silence, Yu Hui with black hair finally managed to squeeze out a sound from deep in his throat; the sound was very calm.

"The servants have decided to go back."

"How could this happen? Should I go and try to persuade them again?"

Upon hearing this, Leviathan immediately became anxious. As an ultimate coward, she understood the principle of fearing death, so why didn't these witches understand it?

Last night, we finally managed to gather all four of us, and today you're already deciding to kick us all out? Didn't you even consult with your two owners?

"No need. We both know the reason."

After the initial rage, all that remains is calm.

As a ruler with eternal life, one is absolutely first-rate and professional in controlling emotions, unless one truly cannot help it.

Black-haired Yu Hui leaned down, raised his hands, rested them on his knees, and supported his chin with his wrists. "Let's analyze the reasons."

"Firstly, the servant made it clear last night that he is still living with the hatred of the past. What do you think of this?"

This was Hei-haired Yu-hui's first question, and it was also the root of these witches' determination to return to that other world.

"Well, isn't this a simple matter? What would you do if some guy killed this servant?" Leviathan was usually timid and hesitant, but on certain issues, she had her own insights.

If Karen Elf's servant was indeed killed by someone, it would be tantamount to touching her sore spot. No matter the cost, she would want to kill the culprit who murdered her servant.

"I see."

Putting herself in their shoes, Hei-fa Yu-hui finally understood why these witches were so fixated on the past. After all, these two avatars of the ancient creators only had feelings for this one and only servant. As for anyone else, no matter how many died, they wouldn't have much of an emotional reaction, so their temporary lack of understanding was normal.

But for his servant Karen Elf, it was different. He had too many concerns, whether it was the many witches who had died in the past or his companions who were still living in another world, they all constantly tugged at his heartstrings.

“There is a solution,” Yu Hui, the black-haired woman, revealed her true nature at that moment, a sinister smile curving her lips. “Since they have been living such a painful life, perhaps we can help them by erasing their memories and letting them start a new life.”

"Is this really a good thing? They will forget us, and the new them may not be able to treat us as well."