I don't want to conquer witches anymore.

"Don't...don't underestimate me!"

The one who answered Duke was Starflower, but Star Sound was even faster. The Queen was already furious when she saw the predator kill a resident of the Clothing Kingdom. As soon as Duke gave the order, she charged at it like a cannonball.

Duke withdrew his gaze from the two women, then looked at Talia, who was stuck in place due to the misaligned coordinates. He raised the neon sign, pressed a button on his pocket watch, and said softly:

"The World".

And so, time stopped flowing.

Chapter 115 I Want to Be Mr. Duke's Dog

Duke, who had entered a time-stopped state through the World Watch, raised the neon light in his hand, but did not aim it at Talia.

Neon has four bullets left in its magazine, in the following order: Evolution, Healing, Soul, and Instant Death. Only the "Soul" bullet poses a threat to Talia. Duke doesn't dare to fire the uncontrollable "Evolution" at Talia, and the most powerful of the four bullets is the "Instant Death" bullet...

The damage that Death Finger can inflict on the soul is far less than the damage it can inflict on a living being.

The weakened "instant kill" bullets were no match for Talia, and Duke even doubted whether "instant kill" could even break through Talia's defenses against the legendary soul.

The "healing" bullet goes without saying, but only the "soul" bullet can pull Talia's soul out of her clothes and attack her before she possesses anything.

To put it bluntly, after dragging Talia into the cycle of reincarnation, Duke still has too few means to directly harm her.

There are too many uncontrollable factors in the neon. The existence of the misaligned coordinates has been exposed, and Talia must have taken precautions against it. Deus Ex is a trump card that needs to be used at the last moment, and it is impossible to use it at the beginning. As for Soul Requiem, its meaning is really unclear, and Duke does not know how to use it either.

"But it doesn't matter, we can always come up with more and more methods as we fight."

Duke lowered the muzzle of his neon gun, then aimed at the predator in the midst of battle and pulled the trigger.

Then, time began to flow.

"boom--"

The "evolution" bullet struck the predator's body, and it, which was originally in a humanoid state, began to change at a visible speed. The clothing that originally made up its body began to grow wildly, and it no longer maintained its human form. Under the effect of the "evolution" bullet, it mutated into a large tree made of clothing, taking root in the spot.

Tentacles made of a large amount of clothing grew from the predator's body, engulfing the surrounding humans in one fell swoop. The greedy creature, having gained new power, prepared to feast, but at that moment, its core was shattered by a beam of light. It howled in pain and headed towards the end of its life.

The one who did it was Talia.

She was trapped in place by the saint using misaligned coordinates. No matter how she moved, she would return to the same spot as soon as she took a step outward.

This bizarre "ghost wall" made Talia a little anxious.

She was unaware that Duke had no means to kill her. Talia's understanding of Duke was very limited; she only knew that he could always produce mysterious yet powerful magical items. After the death cycle was established, she dared not gamble that Duke did not have a means to kill her!

So she took the initiative to destroy the core of this witch's game, attempting to complete the game and get everyone out of there.

But after the predators were instantly killed by Talia's pre-arranged plan, they did not return to the floating city. Instead, the scene in front of them subtly reset to factory settings—the predators returned to their original appearance, and Starflower, Star Sound, Little Black and the others returned to their previous positions.

Clearly, Talia's escape route had failed.

"Don't forget, I said this cycle will continue until you die. Until then, even if you complete the Witch Game, you won't be able to leave."

Duke smiled and glanced down at the neon in his hand. The "Evolution" bullets hadn't reset in the loop, and there were still three bullets left in the magazine. So, this time, instead of activating time stop and directly raising the neon to pull the trigger on the predator, he first shouted to the others who were still a bit confused, "Don't just stand there!"

Duke was still in charge of this cycle. He deliberately preserved everyone's memories, and everyone remembered what happened in the previous cycle... In fact, they probably didn't realize that a reset cycle had occurred.

“Megan, Talia will most likely get angry and change her tactics, attacking me instead,” Duke said calmly. “It all depends on you. Once we’re safely back in the floating city, I’ll go find Annie to help you build your body.”

"Don't try to make empty promises to me, I will fight hard."

Megan shook her head. She was extremely vulnerable now, only able to appear in spirit form, and couldn't use most spells. She could only fight by manipulating misaligned coordinates. But among everyone present, she was the only one qualified to fight Talia. What should she do?

She pondered for a moment, then turned and pounced on the unsuspecting little black cat, burrowing into its body.

"Meow?"

Little Black let out a surprised cry, and was then enveloped by a large mass of dark shadow. About a breath later, the large mass of shadow exploded like ink, and the black catgirl that Duke had seen before emerged from the shadow.

She had a pair of fluffy cat ears on her head, large patches of brown skin exposed to the air, and a long tail that swayed constantly in front of her round and pert buttocks. But she wasn't completely naked. Before Xiao Hei transformed into a catgirl, she wore a half-apron given to her by another dimension, but now the catgirl was naked, wearing only this half-apron.

"Tsk, a naked apron?" "Little Black" looked down at his own attire and clicked his tongue in surprise. He turned and glared at Duke, who was staring intently, and said in a crisp, unfamiliar voice, "Have you seen enough?"

"It's too hot, I haven't seen enough." Duke said this, but still politely looked away. "Megan?"

"it's me."

Megan, who was possessing Xiao Hei's body, snapped her fingers, and a large shadow condensed at her feet, forming a Grim Reaper wielding a scythe, protecting her. Her control over shadows was even stronger than that of Xiao Hei herself, who was born an elemental creature.

In the Candy Castle game, the Saint once possessed Grete's body. Although Duke later transferred her possession spell to the Lucky Dagger with a lucky strike, it now seems that her possession spell is somewhat similar to the possession spell used by Talia. Both have extremely high concealment and can switch personalities with the original owner of the body at any time.

“I know what you’re thinking. This move was originally one of the spells I created, but Talia learned it later.” The saint shrugged. “So, I don’t know why you dare to challenge me, Talia. By seniority, shouldn’t I be your half-master?”

The Shadow Reaper swung his scythe, forcing Talia back from her sudden attack.

“Stop being sarcastic, Megan,” Talia replied casually after her failed ambush, then said gravely, “I don’t understand why you’re helping this guy. Wouldn’t it be better to work with me to take him down, and then we can go back to the Mute Ones together?”

"I'm sorry, my time with people who have lost their speech has come to an end."

Saint Xiao Hei spread his hands and said with a light laugh:

"Right now, all I want to do is be Mr. Duke's dog."

Talia turned to Duke in shock: "Are you guys going this far?!"

Duke: "?"

Can you be serious when you're fighting?

written request for leave

I took my mom to the hospital today, and after a busy day, I'm too tired to write anymore. I'll take a day off and rest. Besides, I've been so busy lately that I haven't been getting enough sleep, and I've been having writer's block, so my condition is really not good. I'm taking a break to recharge.

I'll update as usual tomorrow. I'll try my best to finish this witch game's storyline quickly and fast forward to the carnage.

Wow, a leave request form is so polite.

Chapter 116 The most skilled hunters often appear as prey.

"When I get back, I'll train hard and level up as soon as possible." Watching Megan and Talia's epic battle unfold, Duke, who couldn't get a word in edgewise, remained silent for a long time before suddenly making a firm decision: "If I were a legend, would I have to put up with this kind of humiliation?"

"Come on, with your inconsistent work ethic, you can only reach legendary status in your dreams."

Despite being engaged in a fierce battle with Talia, Megan still managed to take a moment to grumble at Duke after hearing his complaints:

"Who was that good-for-nothing who shouted 'Legendary professionals are all cheaters after the last witch game ended? Why is Ge Yue, who's only a near-legendary, so shameless? No way, I want to become a legend too!' but then gave up halfway through practicing magic after only a few days?"

"First, we can rule out Mr. Duke, who is diligently studying magic."

Duke, without batting an eye, spouted nonsense.

Hunting Talia is destined to be a long battle.

In this battle, the Star Sisters, the single blade of scissors, and even the "Predator" on the side were no longer the key figures. The core of the battlefield was clearly the two former legendary souls who were fighting each other.

Hunting a legend is already an incredibly difficult task, but if you don't have another legend among your companions, it becomes an impossible mission. Even if Talia isn't a true legend, and even if he has the saint Megan, who can rival Talia, as his companion, it still won't be an easy task.

One of the defining characteristics of a legend is strength, and the second is unparalleled rarity. Every legend is incredibly difficult to kill; they are even immune to the rules of endless alternate dimensions to some extent. Even if you painstakingly defeat a legend, they can always return in some unbelievable way, as if by lightning speed.

Don't you see those two immortals fighting? Aren't they two legends who rose from the dead?

But Duke wanted to bury Talia completely in this witch's game.

This idea started when Megan explained the essence of the rules of this alternate dimension to him. Wasn't attacking the soul the best prerequisite for taking down Talia? With the addition of the two puzzle pieces, "Deus Ex" and "Soul Requiem: Cinderella," he made up his mind completely.

"Meow."

Megan, who has taken over Xiao Hei's body, would occasionally let out incredibly charming meows due to her physical instincts, but every time she made this sound, it meant that Miss Saint was preparing something "big".

The shadow coalesced into a gigantic arm, a hundred meters long and several tens of meters in area, which descended from the sky and slapped Talia. The latter remained expressionless, and her two sleeves disintegrated into seven or eight fibers at a speed invisible to the naked eye. She then wrapped them in "hand seals" in front of and beside her, releasing a powerful spell as well.

A beam of light pierced through the shadowy arm from bottom to top, shattering the shadow and shooting into the sky.

But then, a shadowy blade pierced towards Talia's front, forcing her to use a teleportation spell to pull the predator, who was being ganged up on by the Star Sisters, in front of her as a shield.

The battle between these two spellcasters is completely unrestricted by the known 9th-circle spell system. Every move they make is a self-created spell. This battle is almost equivalent to a battle between a dozen witches—because every move they make can turn a spellcaster into a witch.

Megan was clearly in a slight position at this point. Talia, trapped inside the clothes, was in a very awkward situation, forcing her to flee in panic. However, Megan obviously couldn't take her down before the little black girl's body couldn't withstand the strain.

"It's my turn to step in."

Duke pinched his chin, then suddenly raised his arm, held up the neon sign, and fired at Talia.

"boom--"

As everyone knows, a gun is fast from seven paces away, and accurate and fast within seven paces.

The bullet struck Talia precisely, but she disregarded the predator's safety and used it as a shield. However, Duke's bullet instantly healed the predator's previous injuries, leaving him with a look of astonishment. Talia also raised an eyebrow.

How lucky!

Talia, who had gone through the Cinderella witch game with Duke, naturally knew about Duke's bullet that could randomly change the object it hit. That bullet had previously caused the predator to evolve into a large tree, and now it was randomly repairing the predator's injuries.

In her view, the neon bullets in Duke's hand would also regenerate with the cycle of death, so the two bullets he fired before and after the cycle were naturally "evolutions".

This was the illusion Duke wanted to create for her... In fact, the second bullet was "treatment".

The death loop does not affect the status of items in the system inventory. In the previous loop, Duke put it back in the inventory after shooting, so it was not affected by the loop.

In other words, the next bullet in the chamber is the pre-determined "soul".

"Meow."

The meow came from Duke.

For some reason, he and Xiao Hei had a strange telepathic connection, and when Megan possessed Xiao Hei's body, she inherited this connection as well, meaning she fully understood what he was trying to convey.

"Kill the predator."

Without hesitation, she raised her hand, and the Grim Reaper of Shadows appeared beside the predator, its scythe falling.

In an instant, everyone entered the next cycle of reincarnation.

After the cycle was reset, Talia returned to where she had been standing, completely bewildered. She didn't understand why Talia wanted to end this cycle, but before she could think, the next attack came crashing down.

Megan's sudden outburst of shadow, accompanied by a bullet, blocked all her escape routes.

With the help of the World Watch, the bullet seemed to teleport, plugging the only gap that Megan's shadow had deliberately left.

This is also a calculated move: either die living in Megan's shadow, or risk your life by taking Duke's "evolution" bullet.

These two options were so obvious to Talia that she didn't need to think at all. She chose to take the "evolution" bullet without hesitation. It was a completely subconscious reaction in an instant. She went along with the illusion that Duke had created earlier, the luck she had gained from the previous two Predator attacks, and perhaps a bit of greedy desire for Soul Requiem.