I don't want to conquer witches anymore.

Seven hours before the countdown ended, the dinosaur fighter jet shattered the floating city's magical shield.

Five hours before the countdown ended, the dinosaur landing force, braving the magical barrage, parachuted into the floating city and engaged in fierce combat with the magical mechanical creatures controlled by Zun.

In the last hour before the countdown ended, the makeshift floating city that Zun had painstakingly created crashed. The research institute and part of the land beneath it returned to the ground using escape devices. The dinosaur army began fighting against the death line, trying to break into the research institute before the countdown ended.

One minute before the countdown ended, the first dinosaur to storm into the research institute didn't see Duke or Baby Dragon Zun. Instead, it saw the destroyed control panel and watched helplessly as the countdown ended and the asteroid in space was liberated.

At the very last moment of the countdown, the dinosaur world's final attempt to save itself failed.

All the dinosaurs watched helplessly as the asteroid entered the planet's atmosphere, watched it come into view, and then closed their eyes to await the moment of death... until the last minute of the countdown.

The asteroid paused again in the sky above one side of the planet.

Among all the observation devices in the dinosaur world.

It fell into a deep sleep.

Immediately afterwards, an asteroid on the other side of the planet also fell from space.

Chapter 221 I Think

Cecil looked up at the sky, where asteroids were falling from space toward the planet.

The situation at Guangbao was much smoother. The Norton androids, who came to occupy the research institute on Alexander's orders, were extremely powerful. They not only destroyed the control console, but also withstood the dinosaur offensive for nineteen hours, a duration that was not much shorter than that of the Zunlong and the floating city combined.

Talia and the Tarpai Aphas had a formidable force in this world. These cutting-edge biotechnologies possessed a certain Nortonian essence. The humanoid monster's defense and regenerative abilities were sufficient to ignore attacks to a certain extent, and Nortonian androids also inherited this trait.

They were very weak in Cecil's presence, but they immediately stood up against the dinosaurs' bullets. Only high-powered shells and missiles could inflict sufficient damage on them. This trait made the dinosaur army fight very frustratingly, and it took them at least four hours to finally defeat Norton's army.

Cecil, however, had been conserving his strength until the androids were wiped out before stepping forward to take over the battle.

The Radiant Witch unleashed her talents on the battlefield, retaliating against the dinosaurs who loved firepower with a barrage of attacks. In a short time, the war became her complete personal performance, showcasing the level that a near-legendary figure should be able to demonstrate on a mortal battlefield.

In fact, as long as the dinosaurs had no concerns and dared not bombard the research institute with missiles and nuclear bombs, the institute guarded by her would never fall.

So Cecil waited until the countdown ended, and then watched the asteroid fall.

The dinosaur army was thrown into panic by the appearance of the asteroid. No dragon was interested in fighting Cecil anymore, and even the area around the research institute returned to calm, with only the Radiant Witch remaining there.

She stood at the highest point of the research institute, looking up at the sky, holding the insect arrow that Duke had given her in her hand.

He explained all the risks of the arrow to Cecil, and from his tone, Cecil could clearly sense that he did not want to use the arrow himself—because it could potentially damage his soul.

Cecil was glad that Duke was worried about her, but it was her choice. She wanted to use the Insect Arrow; she wanted to save the world and usher in a new era.

...regardless of whether the dinosaurs and ants wanted it or not.

Cecil knew he was naive, idealistic, innocent, wishful thinking, and thoughtless.

Yes, she knew everything.

The reason she does anything is because she wants to do it. Cecil has no lofty ideals, nor does she hesitate or look back; all her actions are driven by her own desires. This is true when she leaves the Knights Templar, when she becomes a "partner of justice" in the floating city, and when she "hunts down" Duke throughout the city to demand justice.

She doesn't really consider the consequences, nor does she really understand what consequences are; she just does what she wants.

Cecil raised the insect arrow and plunged its tip into the area below her collarbone. Blood spurted out as the arrow pierced her skin, then congealed into beads on her wound—from her left collarbone to her left neck—gradually forming a three-line aria.

Soon, a dazzling holy light bloomed on the musical score formed by these blood beads, burning and evaporating the blood until it dried and congealed.

Then, the sheet music fell off Cecil's skin. Neither blood nor holy light left any mark on her fair skin. Instead, three lines of holy light formed musical notes that began to swirl around her, followed by six lines, nine lines, twelve lines... At first, the added notes were simply copied and pasted, but soon, the new notes began to innovate, forming a new chapter in this aria.

The scores for the Holy Light are being written more and more.

The song of the soul began to play.

A large amount of data appeared on Cecil's monocle, but this rational data also changed as the soulful aria progressed, gradually transforming into a large number of emotional words—Cecil's inner voice, the things Cecil wanted to do:

I want to shoot down the stars.

I want to save the world.

I want to go back and see Duke as soon as possible.

I want to build a closer relationship with Duke.

Cecil had too many things she wanted to do, and if they piled up, they would only accumulate. Being a one-dimensional person, she couldn't handle so many things intertwined, so she decided to accomplish them one by one.

"First, shoot down the stars."

She reached out and pulled the angel of judgment from the spot before her, then picked up the raging silver dragon hanging at her waist, placing the two main weapons together. Ariad notes surrounded them, and brilliant holy light enveloped them until they melted and reformed.

A brand new weapon appeared in Cecil's hands; it was a spear.

It inherited the advantages of both the Angel of Judgment and the raging silver dragon, combining elegance and practicality in appearance. As Cecil held it, he felt the soaring and passionate aria in his ears become even clearer.

She gripped the spear, gazed at the falling stars in the sky, pondered for a moment, and then softly asked:

What do you want to do?

Its answer appeared on Cecil's monocle:

"I want to shoot down the stars."

She understood that the spear was formed from her own inner voice.

The Radiant Witch laughed, twisting her wrist and the spear in her hand, preparing to throw it, pointing the spear tip at the falling star in the sky.

"Then I'll call you 'I want to'."

After giving the spear a somewhat ridiculous name, the Radiant Witch hurled it into the sky.

Then, the spear, imbued with holy light, tore through the air, shattered the sound barrier, and sliced ​​through space, striking a star in the sky as if by teleportation, and igniting it entirely with holy light.

Brilliant fireworks appeared in the sky, but soon, under the watchful eyes of all living beings in the world, the asteroid was burned to ashes by the intense holy light, and a large amount of ash remained outside the atmosphere.

The entire process, from intense burning to complete combustion, takes only one minute.

Cecil gazed at the dazzling, beautiful starlight fireworks in the sky, stretched out his hand towards the heavens, and softly said:

“I want to come back.”

The spear, which should have disappeared into the far reaches of the universe, suddenly returned to Cecil's hand with these casual words. She grasped the spear and said again, "'I'd like to' see Duke."

Then, she appeared on the other side of the planet and returned to Duke.

The moment Cecil saw Duke, he flashed a smile brighter than any burnt-out asteroid in the sky and said:

"I'm back, Duke."

Chapter 222 Self-Strategy, is that it?

Duke looked up at the asteroid lingering in the sky, his soul resounding across half the planet, just as Cecil's holy aria echoed on the other side of the planet. His soul was radiating power beyond what his level should be able to exert.

The inhabitants of the Dragon Ant World must be feeling really numb today. They might be numb from the doomsday prophecy, or they might be numb from listening to the same song that keeps looping endlessly.

Let alone dinosaurs and ants, even Duke himself is tired of hearing about it.

His Soul Requiem only has three lines, so naturally it's always the same melody. Every time you start the Soul Requiem, it starts an endless loop and endlessly grotesque. No matter how good those three lines of music are, they will eventually get boring.

"Would it have a better effect if I added a few more lines to my Soul Requiem?" Duke suddenly thought of this, and with his adventurous spirit, he immediately began to calculate. "So, how can I add a few more lines to the Soul Requiem? For example, if I prick myself with the insect arrow again, can I add three more lines?"

Just as he was lost in thought and somewhat distracted, the sound of the Soul Requiem echoing throughout the world suddenly changed, as if it had been interfered with by something, emitting a violent cacophony. Duke, who was already accustomed to the melody of the Soul Requiem, was very sensitive to its change and immediately noticed that something was wrong.

As the Soul Requiem was disrupted, the essence of the Sleeping Beauty world released by Duke was also greatly weakened, and even gradually became completely ineffective. In Duke's vision, the asteroid that was originally stationary in the sky began to fall once again.

Duke panicked, but before he could take any action, the system notification sounded in his ear.

Cecil's favorability rating: Intimate.

[Reaching a high level of affinity with the witch Cecil will grant you a reward.]

[Item: I think it has already been generated.]

[A 10-pull coupon has been generated.]

Duke: "???"

What's going on?

Immediately afterward, Cecil's voice rang out abruptly in front of Duke, and she herself appeared before him as if by teleportation. She smiled and waved to Duke, who was still confused, saying with a grin:

"I'm back, Duke."

Duke was stunned. He looked at Cecil in front of him with a blank expression, then at the prompts on the favorability system interface. He gently pressed his forehead with his hand, his expression becoming somewhat doubtful of life.

What happened? Did I skip several chapters?

How come you witches are all so good at conquering yourselves?

Amber was the same way back then. Duke didn't think he'd done anything particularly special, but once the game ended and everything was over, her affection level rose to intimate, and she rushed over to kiss him. The situation was a little different then; at least Duke had stayed with Amber the whole time and even saved her once… This time, he and Cecil were practically on opposite sides of the planet! What was this silly kid thinking, managing to win herself over?!

And how did she teleport to my side? Cecil doesn't know any spatial magic, does she? How did she travel such a vast distance from the other side of the planet to get here?

But none of these are the most critical issues right now—you see, the asteroid in the sky is already accelerating its descent!

Duke rubbed his temples, looked at Cecil, and asked uncertainly, "Did you take care of that asteroid?"

"Ah."

Cecil nodded. She looked very relaxed, still wearing her pure white dress and not even wearing the armor of holy light. She didn't look like she had just come from the battlefield with dinosaurs, nor did she look like a hero who had just shot down a star. Instead, she looked like an elegant princess mingling in a high-society ball.

Not long ago, she had to exert all her strength and fall to the ground in a sorry state to successfully destroy an asteroid hundreds of times smaller.

“You…” Duke’s gaze quickly fell on the spear in Cecil’s hand. It was a beautiful yet practical spear, held by Guangbao like an elegant scepter. “Where did that spear come from?”

"It's called 'I want'."

Cecil heard Duke's question and immediately held up the spear in his hand to show it to him. Duke curiously approached the spear. The name of the spear immediately reminded him of the favorability reward he had just received, and he casually opened the system interface and looked at the item bar.

[Item Name: I Want.]

[Item Description: This spear is the embodiment of the user's innermost thoughts, a true symbol of embarking on the path to legend. Its creator believed that a sufficiently pure desire could conjure pure power. However, since this spear is a replica, its effects are not as reliable as the original... at least it cannot consecutively grant different desires.]

[Item Effect: Realizes the user's wishes. (Cooldown: 24 hours)]

What does that mean? What does it mean to realize the user's voice?

Duke was a little stunned, but Cecil, who was in front of him, obviously misunderstood the reason for Duke's stunned state and shouted: "Watch carefully."

Then he swung his spear, pointed the tip at the asteroid in the sky, and said in a resounding voice:

"I want to shoot down a star."

Consistent in thought and action, she threw her spear.