I don't want to conquer witches anymore.

For a moment, Duke even forgot about his second son and Millie who had escaped into this world. He watched the Tyrannosaurus Rex interact with the ants with shining eyes. Unfortunately, apart from the Tyrannosaurus Rex Baby and the ant doctor Dr. Smith (Duke guessed that this name referred to the ant colony), Duke did not see the Tyrannosaurus Rex interact with the ants much more.

Despite living in the same city, they still have an inescapable sense of separation from each other.

Does the Tyrannosaurus Rex, which dominates its territory, still remember to bend down and seek out friendly ants?

When a tiny ant looks up at a giant dragon, does it feel as if it is worshipping a god?

Duke didn't know the answer to this question, but he vaguely sensed that if he wanted to crack this Dark Witch game, this question might be the key.

However, at that very moment, Duke's Voice of Everything suddenly captured a large amount of crucial information.

"Humans?"

"Is it human?!"

Is the world about to end?!

"It's a human! A Tyrannosaurus Rex! Humans have appeared!"

The ants, who always hold their heads high and try to coexist with Tyrannosaurus Rex, can naturally spot humans who are "big but not big enough." Duke and Cecil are equally conspicuous foreign objects in their eyes.

Moreover, their tone reveals that the ants are terrified of humans, even believing that humans are the culprits behind the apocalypse.

Was it a misunderstanding that Talia and the others created for the ants?

In any case, the ants had already sounded the alarm and began a rapid evacuation.

The Tyrannosaurus Rex, who had not noticed the two "short" figures until now, looked down at Duke and Cecil after being reminded by the ant.

For a moment, the pressure from the size difference made Duke frown.

He said to Cecil beside him, "Prepare for battle."

"Huh?" Guangbao blinked, looking bewildered, and asked, "Who are you going to hit?"

She was still playing with the Mirror of Radiance, seemingly quite fond of the "toy" Duke had given her, and didn't even notice the Tyrannosaurus Rex's change in attitude.

Of course, without the Voice of All Things, she couldn't understand the language of the Tyrannosaurus Rex and the ants, and was completely unaware of this change—she didn't even know they possessed intelligence.

Cecil solemnly put on the Mirror of Radiance, then squinted at the Tyrannosaurus Rex, gently lowered and opened the coffin on his back, and casually asked:

"Dragon hunting?"

"More or less, but there's also the possibility of being hunted by dragons."

When Duke saw the Tyrannosaurus Rex policeman appear before him carrying a giant pistol that looked like a cannon, he dropped his initial nonchalance. But when the Tyrannosaurus Rex soldier appeared carrying a "light machine gun" larger than a turret, his expression turned serious, and he solemnly said:

"It's up to you, Cecil."

"what?"

Duke hadn't been so serious in asking Lightbringer for help when facing Norton. His actions completely baffled Cecil—in her view, these dragon-like creatures without any magical fluctuations posed no threat whatsoever.

Even when the Tyrannosaurus Rex soldiers opened fire with their light machine guns, Cecil, who treated it like a dragon spell, remained calm... But when they were saturated by bombers the size of ten-thousand-ton ships, even the well-informed Witch of Light could not withstand it.

"Damn, a saturation bombardment of forbidden spells? You can't handle this, can you? Those earth dragons are a bunch of lunatics, aren't they? How can you just throw forbidden spells around like they're free?"

"You just wait, I will definitely come back..."

It is said that Cecil said this when he fled with Duke.

……

"Duke and Cecil couldn't possibly be dead. Even if they were subjected to a saturation bombardment by the Tyrannosaurus Rex bombers, that monster, the Radiant Witch, could survive. The Tyrannosaurus Rex's conventional firepower is strong, but it can't leave behind a legend... even a near-legendary is no exception."

The second son sighed, but quickly comforted Millie, who was standing beside him filled with anger and hatred:

"But it's okay, there are weapons in this world that can threaten Cecil... Millie, don't worry, I will definitely avenge Big Sister!"

Chapter 199 Above and Under the Sky

"Isn't this world just too outrageous?"

Cecil was panting heavily, her clothes torn and riddled with holes from the intense bombardment, black smoke billowing from them. Although few injuries were visible, she was certainly in a sorry state. In contrast, Duke, protected behind Guangbao, appeared much more composed.

Clearly, she valued him more than herself—partly because of her concern for Duke, fearing something might go wrong with the artificial body he had finally obtained, and partly because Guangbao was strong enough to withstand such intense bombardment with his body.

Therefore, Duke looked at Cecil with a strange expression and said in surprise:

"Isn't it you who's being outrageous?"

Compared to a bomber ten times the size, which is somewhat conceivable, the idea of ​​a superhuman being able to withstand missile bombing is clearly more outrageous.

"Stop talking like that, hurry up and think of something, Duke." Cecil's lips twitched slightly, taking Duke's words as a joke. At the same time, his expression changed slightly as he reached for the equally dilapidated coffin again, trying to pull out a weapon. "Don't let your guard down, they're still using some kind of method to lock onto us!"

Upon hearing this, Duke immediately lowered his head with practiced ease, the grown man shrinking into Cecil's shadow. He then watched as Guangbao, wielding the aggressive staff "Wrathful Silver Dragon," chanted his self-created incantation and amassed a holy light shield with all his might, all the while frowning in thought.

Just then, Duke noticed Cecil's slightly ajar coffin lid and glanced inside. Cecil made no attempt to hide her equipment; Duke knew perfectly well how much "arms" she had in her coffin, and this glance was merely a convenient one.

But it was this fleeting glimpse that gave him a chance to break the deadlock while he was in her coffin.

"Angels with broken wings fall to earth, the corrupted heaven opens the gates to hell, priests who do not believe in the light deceive believers, and the voice of the holy light is no longer heard."

"Backlighting—"

The brilliant holy light condensing on the dragon crystal of the staff gradually dimmed. This backlighting was Cecil's unique ability, and even within the church, no one would (or rather, dare to) use this heretical variant of holy light. Compared to the brilliant and intense ordinary holy light, this backlighting was more stable and solid.

Ordinary Holy Light can be used for healing and attacking because its state tends to change, making it easy to use. However, this Reverse Holy Light, due to its stable and solid nature, cannot be used for healing or firing Holy Light cannons. In fact, even ordinary Holy Light users cannot freely control the Reverse Holy Light.

However, Cecil was a genius in the use of Holy Light. The Witch of Light not only created this reverse Holy Light, which is completely opposite to the nature of ordinary Holy Light, but also developed its uses—to build cages or protective shields of Holy Light.

It is more than ten times more durable than ordinary holy light!

Soon, a semi-circular shield of holy light appeared above Cecil and Duke's heads as she continued casting her spell.

"Avalon".

Duke named it. Although he angrily called the Lightbringer's move "turtle shell" when he was sparring with the Radiant Witch, he still honestly gave it a good name when Cecil asked him to name the move.

A legendary utopia far removed from the mortal world, a place that mortals can never reach.

Although Guangbao didn't understand why Duke strongly suggested that she change the shape of Holy Light Defense to a sword sheath or a dining table, she was still very satisfied after hearing the story behind the name—it was practically the highest praise for a defensive spell.

The Tyrannosaurus Rex's attack failed to penetrate Cecil's defenses, but the high-energy rays shot from distant space still caused Duke to exclaim in amazement: "Space-based weapon, those Tyrannosaurus Rex are truly outrageous!"

"What am I going to do, Duke? I can't keep wearing this turtle shell 24 hours a day, can I?"

"...So you secretly call this thing a turtle shell, right?"

Duke's lips twitched slightly, a bit like a tortoise moving its shell—he couldn't hold it in any longer. After composing himself a little, he continued:

"First, we need to determine how they determine our location."

"I don't know! How could they find our location? I clearly took you far away from the city!" Cecil complained loudly. "I didn't sense any magical aura either. I'm sure no one has used magic to lock our location!"

“Because those Tyrannosaurus Rex didn’t use magic, they used technology.” Duke revealed a somewhat pleased expression. As someone from a technological world, he was somewhat pleased to see Cecil’s bewildered look. “Since they possess mature space-based weapons, it means that the Sky Eye system is not a difficult thing for this Tyrannosaurus Rex civilization.”

"Huh? What what?"

Cecil looked at Duke, completely bewildered, unable to understand the highly technical terms he was using.

For Duke, who comes from a technological world, the magic of another world is a mysterious and strange thing. But conversely, if someone who grew up in a world of swords and magic were to travel to a technological world, she would also regard the great achievements made by technology as miracles or divine intervention.

This is all due to a lack of understanding.

"It's okay, it doesn't matter if you don't understand. Don't pay attention to these details."

However, explaining it to Guangbao from scratch would be too troublesome, so Duke simply left it at that.

"In short, Cecil, the 'gaze' you feel comes from the sky."

He raised his hand and pointed to the cloudless sky. Cecil squinted and looked in the direction he pointed, but her eyes were sore from looking and she still couldn't see anything. She turned to Duke with some suspicion: "Where is it?"

“Higher up, beyond visual range,” Duke said softly. “Cecil, have you ever flown high into the sky? Higher than where the floating city is now?”

“Fly over,” Cecil said matter-of-factly. “The air starts to thin at higher altitudes, and the temperature drops rapidly—even dragons can’t survive there for long; it’s practically a no-man’s land.”

“Yes, that’s right.” Duke nodded. “Then the gaze comes from even higher. In the complete vacuum of space, exposed to the direct sunlight of the extreme cold, a satellite system capable of emitting ray attacks is locking onto the two of us.”

"what?"

"So, the solution is quite simple."

Duke paused here, then stomped his foot on the ground.

"Let's go underground."

Chapter 200 Cecil Abandons Thinking

"Going underground might not be a good idea."

Cecil used Holy Light to dig into the earth, taking Duke a long distance underground, before he suddenly heard Duke say this.

"What? What did you say?" Guangbao, who was still digging and burrowing with holy light, suddenly turned around, his eyes wide, staring at Duke Duke, and complained resentfully, "Are you kidding me?"

"No, I'm just telling you the facts. Get ready for battle." Duke looked around. The dim ground was illuminated by a brilliant holy light, making it brighter than the ground during the day. He stared at the soil around the burrow, as if waiting for something to appear. "I just remembered that ants seem to build their nests underground."

“Isn’t that obvious? Ant nests are underground, of course.” Cecil said, bewildered. “But what does that have to do with the battle? Those Tyrannosaurus Rex can’t possibly burrow underground like ants, can they?”

"Of course not."

Duke shook his head.

Guangbao seemed unaware that there were a large number of ant residents in the Tyrannosaurus Rex City. Her attention had been completely drawn to the Tyrannosaurus Rex, which were over ten meters long, and she was then caught up in a barrage of attacks. Naturally, she had no chance to notice the ants' unusual behavior.

Thinking of this, Duke frowned and muttered to himself:

"Seriously, what exactly did Talia and the others do in this world? How did they make humanity so universally hated? We just showed our faces, did nothing, and the Tyrannosaurus Rex government is even willing to use this indiscriminate, large-scale firepower against us..."

He suspected that Talia had stolen a nuclear bomb from this world and then returned to her old ways (terrorism), so that now humanity, in this civilization made up of Tyrannosaurus Rex and ants, had become the most vicious and wanted criminals in history.

"Duke, what do you think is the core of this Dark Witch game?" Cecil ignored what Duke was muttering. She leaned closer and asked excitedly in his ear, "Is it the 'vision' that was locking onto us before? Or is it some Tyrannosaurus Rex leader? Does he need me to carry out a decapitation operation?"

“It’s hard to say right now.” Duke shook his head, not denying Cecil’s two guesses—but based on Duke’s understanding of Cecil, he could basically rule out those two options. “But I think the core of this witch game can’t escape the civilization structure of Tyrannosaurus Rex and ants.”

Guangbao tilted his head, clearly not keeping up with the somewhat enigmatic Duke.

Fortunately, Duke didn't expect her to keep up with his train of thought or help him with the decryption.

“We don’t have enough information right now. We need to find a way to understand this world’s past.” Duke snapped his fingers, then looked at the coffin that Cecil was carrying on his back, and knocked on the coffin door. “Zun, are you awake?”

"Mr. Duke, what's wrong?"

The mechanical dragon's voice was calm and unchanging, with little intonation.