I don't want to conquer witches anymore.

Who are you people?!

The man, so handsome he could make one want to sanction him, reacted very quickly. The moment Zi Yuan roared, he grabbed the hand of his female companion and whispered something. Then, the spatial fluctuations that Zi Yuan had sensed earlier reappeared.

Oh no, it's a spatial jump!

Zi Yuan frowned, quickly sketching out a model of a dragon spell in her mind, and locked onto the man and woman.

Just then, the man turned his head and glanced at her. In that instant, Zi Yuan, who was staring intently at the man, met his gaze.

Strangely, Zi Yuan saw surprise, astonishment, panic... and a hint of nostalgia in his eyes.

why?

Zi Yuan was quite certain that she had never seen this man and woman before—after all, such distinctive people would be unforgettable if she had ever seen them, especially that terrifying man who could cause negative effects just by looking at him!

So why did he look at him with a hint of nostalgia?

then.

At the moment Zi Yuan began to have doubts.

Before the fleeting glimpse ended abruptly due to the spatial leap of the man and woman.

The man read her name aloud:

"Purple Iris".

……

Duke and Amber left the same place they had visited the day before.

The woman who pounced on them at the last moment put immense pressure on them. Both of them, who were already very experienced, realized that the woman's strength and level were beyond their ability to contend with—they saw in her the shadow of Cecil and Eve, who were quasi-legends who could fight against true legends.

However, if pushed too far, they might actually have the ability to contend with top-tier near-legendary figures. Duke could use deus ex machina or cheat codes to close the distance, while Amber could bring her past self from the other side of time to the present, leaving the current problem to her future self to solve.

However, these are all options with stringent conditions or high costs; they certainly won't fight to the death right away.

Amber took a couple of breaths, turned to Duke, and asked with a somewhat strange expression, "Is that Ziyuan?"

It was clear that she had heard Duke's words before the teleportation.

It was obvious that she had looked into Duke's glorious past of juggling five relationships.

It is obvious that this woman named "Purple Iris" is the parallel world isomorph of the witch who has not yet appeared among the five ships that Duke is on.

“Yes, that Zi Yuan looks almost exactly like the Zi Yuan I know.” Duke didn’t intend to hide anything. After all, the blame for flirting with five people at the same time should be borne by the Witch Conquest System, not by himself. “And judging from that brief contact just now, the personality of her in this parallel world seems to be no different from the Zi Yuan I know.”

"You've figured out her personality in such a short time?!" Amber's eyes widened as she exclaimed in admiration, uttering Duke's classic posthumous nickname: "As expected of you, the witch assassin who can make anyone pregnant with just a glare!"

Duke: "..."

Duke was caught "playing the field" and flirting with five women at the same time. After this scumbag behavior was exposed and Duke died, the actions and attitudes of these five women were quite different. Although what happened in the public eye was different from what actually happened, their actions revealed some of their personalities.

Cecil was the one who "called on her friends to hunt down" Duke. Anne was the one who "violently attacked the other victims, denouncing them as immoral third parties (fourth, fifth, and sixth), and declared herself the only real Duke girlfriend present." Natasha was the one who "came out." And the one who "immediately went into seclusion" was the pseudonym Carol was using at the time.

It's worth mentioning that the city lord no longer needs to use that pseudonym to slack off.

As for the last one who "acted like nothing had happened," it was Zi Yuan.

Chapter 350 Stop Persecuting Guangbao!

Zi Yuan, residing in the floating city, wasn't particularly bothered by Duke's supposed "five-timing" behavior. She was a rather carefree girl, and because she found Duke intelligent and comfortable to be around, she became his friend. At the time, Zi Yuan's affection for him remained at a "friendly" level, similar to that of Guang Bao.

However, with the same "friendly" favorability rating, the adorable (stubborn) Cecil will call on his friends and search the whole city for Duke, just to stubbornly demand an explanation from him; Natasha takes the opportunity to carry out her previous plan, occasionally meeting with Duke to help him, but most of the time she is busy with her "coming out" plan and is overwhelmed with dealing with her racial talent.

Compared to the two women, whose favorability rating was also "friendly," Zi Yuan seemed slightly different; she genuinely didn't care.

Having a male friend like Duke by her side is nice, and if their relationship continues to develop, it would be good to naturally become lovers. If Duke is no longer a constant presence in her life, it doesn't matter; she can live well on her own, and when they meet again, they can still be friends.

Amber listened silently to Duke's story, her brows furrowing slightly, but she wasn't jealous. Duke had already briefly recounted his time juggling five relationships with someone else, but this time he was specifically focusing on Zi Yuan's part.

Of those five so-called ex-girlfriends, only Annie's feelings for Duke were probably excessive. The others were mostly in the friendship stage or "more than friends, less than lovers." After all, Duke was juggling five relationships at the time and didn't have enough time or opportunity to make so many women fall in love.

Um...maybe.

In short, according to Duke, after the incident, Ziyuan didn't lose contact with Duke like Cecil did, nor was she overwhelmed with other matters like Natasha. However, Amber's contact with Duke only occurred shortly after the incident, and she hasn't noticed any contact between Duke and Ziyuan since. Given Duke's personality, this is very unusual.

"Then why have I never seen Zi Yuan?"

“Oh, she left the floating city and went back to her hometown a couple of days after I died.” Duke waved his hand. “She even came to say goodbye to me before she left… Hmm, so she’ll be back soon, judging by the time I count them.”

amber:"……"

What's going on? I'm sitting in a parallel world, and my rival suddenly appears from the sky? How come we were chatting, and suddenly I heard some terrible news?

Amber immediately became alert, but quickly realized with despair that what increased her rivals was not only the witch Ziyuan who was about to return to the floating city, but also the double happiness in this parallel world!

Since this parallel world has Cecil and Ziyuan, it should also have Annie, Natasha, Carol... and even myself! *Elf profanity*, does that mean I have to guard against me stealing my own man?

I can't live like this anymore!

Amber grabbed Duke's shoulder, forcing her boyfriend to look her in the eye, and then solemnly said:

"Duke, promise me one thing."

"What is it?"

"If you're going to choose to play a threesome with two girls, please make sure you choose me and Cecil. If that's not possible, I can reluctantly accept it, Annie. Absolutely do not choose me and myself. I don't want to see myself looking like a fool in bed from a third-person perspective, thank you."

"???"

Amber's dirty joke immediately veered the conversation off-topic. Duke not only snapped out of his reverie about reuniting with Ziyuan (strictly speaking, he didn't, but seeing Ziyuan's allotropic form gave him that illusion), but also started discussing with his beloved girlfriend which was more attractive, Guangbao or Annie—heaven knows how the conversation veered off-topic like that.

"Kuangbao is definitely more attractive!"

"But Annie has big breasts."

"The contrast between her usual adorable dazedness and her heroic demeanor in battle is something Annie can't match at all."

"But Annie has big breasts."

"Guangbao's naivety and awkwardness in relationships between men and women give people the feeling of 'I personally molded this child into my own shape.' The most wonderful thing is the subtle nuance in this. You understand it yet you don't!"

"But Annie has big breasts."

"Besides having big breasts, what else can you say?" Duke was barely holding back his laughter (referring to the hearty laugh he let out because of teasing Guangbao), and he said with a slightly distorted expression, "Stop teasing Guangbao! Doesn't Annie have any other advantages besides having big breasts?"

The lewd elf thought for a moment, then gave a thumbs up and said with great certainty, "A perky butt."

Thankfully Cecil wasn't here, otherwise she probably would have burst into tears.

It wasn't Cecil's fault that she was completely outshone by Annie's figure. Although the "Steel Plate Witch" had a very strong reputation, aside from her less-than-perfect feminine features, Cecil's figure was still incredibly beautiful and attractive... It's just that Guangbao wasn't trying hard enough, but the enemy was simply too outrageous. Annie's figure was so good that it was hard for anyone not to be overshadowed by her.

Cecil originally had the legendary "I Want" ability to cheat, which allowed him to successfully turn the tables on Annie. However, the ruthless Annie has now obtained "Bone Transformation" and has learned how to modify her body at will. She has already used herself as an experimental subject to play with all sorts of things. Even though the "I Want" gun is a legendary ability, it cannot help Cecil surpass the professionals in the field of "cosmetic medicine," which is not her area of ​​expertise.

Duke and Amber walked the streets of Night City during the day, chatting happily after escaping danger. This city was indeed very different from their floating city. Whether in the sleepless night or on the streets during the day, the differences were obvious—the surface streets of Night City, in terms of both order and the characteristics of the people, were somewhat similar to the underground world of the floating city.

However, they weren't here to find differences between the floating city and the night city, but to find the "Little Prince." So Duke planned to find the information brokers in the city today and try to get some information about the Witch Game—they had been in the night city for a whole day and hadn't heard anything about the Witch Game or the alternate dimension.

Does this mean there's no other dimension connected to Night City?!

And at that very moment.

Just as Duke and Amber had almost completely lowered their guard, a dragon's roar echoed from not far away. As the roar reverberated through the sky, the thugs, adventurers, and gangsters on the street all paled and quickly fled the vicinity. Duke and Amber, seeing this, also intended to leave, but the dragon's roar seemed to be chasing them, drawing ever closer.

Then, they saw Zi Yuan unfold her dragon wings and tail, and a pair of dragon horns appeared on her head!

The Zi Yuan in this world even has similar abilities to the Zi Yuan that Duke knew. In the floating city, she is known as the "Dragon Dance Witch". Although her current strength is not enough, when it comes to the "witch with great potential", no one can ignore her existence.

And in this world.

Sheriff Zi Yuan is the current head of the entire law enforcement system, a true near-legendary figure, a dragon vein sorcerer known as the "Dragon Fury Dancer," and one of the top combat forces in the floating city.

This top-tier fighter's target this time is clearly Duke and Amber, who once escaped her pursuit!

Labor Day, I missed it.

Working people are the most glorious. Taking a break for myself is a way of paying tribute to myself.

By the way, I need to explain something. Although I've been consistently taking three days off and only sending one leave slip for the past few months, I actually make up for the missing chapters on the last two days at the end of the month. The only loss is my own points, so I don't send leave slips.

Happy Labor Day

Chapter 351 "Friendship"

The Dragon Dancer stomped down in front of Duke, the terrifying force shattering the bricks on the ground. Her once fair neck was now covered with crystal-like scales, and her crimson vertical pupils held a hint of intense emotion, like a boiling speech. Her spread dragon wings cast shadows over Duke and Amber, and her aura as a near-legendary figure pressed down on them.

Zi Yuan raised an eyebrow, a slight smile playing on her lips, and reached out to grab Duke in front of her:

"We've found you."

However, before Purple Iris could catch Duke, Amber, who was closer to Duke, caught him first.

In their hasty escape, Amber didn't have time to teleport Duke far enough with him. She only managed to teleport him to the back of a building in their previous field of vision. The two leaned against the shadows behind the building, trying to slow their breathing and conceal their presence in an attempt to evade Ziyuan's further pursuit.

But in the next instant, a dragon's shadow enveloped Duke and Amber. They instinctively looked up and saw the Dragon Fury Dancer chasing after them. The low roar of the dragon filled Duke's ears, and the scorching aura made the air scalding hot.

"not good!"

Duke immediately realized what was going on.

Zi Yuan found their location almost without hesitation. Combined with the fact that she caught up with them shortly after teleporting over a long distance, it was easy to draw a conclusion—she had used some means to lock onto their location!

No matter where Amber and Duke escape to, Purple Iris will know.

If that's the case, then running away is pointless. Even a long-distance spatial jump would only give them a brief respite. As long as they don't leave Night City, they can't escape Zi Yuan's pursuit, and even leaving Night City might not be effective. Besides, they currently have no idea about the structure or depth of Night City. Amber's spatial magic allows her to move freely, but the two of them might not be able to escape freely. If they're unlucky, they could accidentally stumble into some terrible forbidden area.

Zi Yuan couldn't stop Amber's spatial magic, but what if it were someone else?

For example, if Amber teleported Duke to Carol's side with him, they would have no way to escape!

These thoughts flashed through Duke's mind, but even as his thoughts raced, Duke didn't stop moving. He suddenly bent over, slammed his hands heavily on the ground, and then unleashed the Trickster's Heroic Skill, Omnipotent Trick.

"Boom—"

A deafening roar exploded, and blinding lightning and terrifying thunder crashed down on Zi Yuan in the sky. This lightning strike, similar to that of the Thunder Witch (quasi-legendary), was undoubtedly an attack that could harm her in Zi Yuan's eyes, and she subconsciously raised her arms to protect her chest.

But when the blinding lightning struck her, she was shocked to find... nothing had happened.

That lightning bolt was fake.

"what?!"