Witch Monastery

Even the pair of dark red wings that looked extremely lethal were rapidly shrinking and retracting into her back. In the blink of an eye, they disappeared without a trace.

The back of this "Dark Angel" is now pink and smooth, without even a single red blemish, let alone the shadow of the wings.

Is this... magic?

Seeing that she would not hurt herself, Malena felt relieved. Then she looked at Sulfaro in confusion, and saw her ancestor smiled encouragingly: "You are the original mother who created her. She is showing her loyalty to you, Malena."

Me? The primordial matrix?

Malena understood the meaning of the word with difficulty, and reluctantly felt relieved. Then she reached out and stroked the woman's wet hair.

The latter didn't resist at all and let her caress him. She was even more obedient than Lisa.

But Marlena's expression was still complicated. She turned her head and looked at the ancestor: "So, is she a person or not?"

"She should be considered a new species." Sulfaro managed to calm down and smiled, "Because she doesn't need men. She can replicate herself and give birth to offspring that are exactly the same as herself!"

She said this, and then pointed to other experimental chambers: "See those amber eggs? They can lay these things without men."

As she spoke, she reached out and poked the dark angel's belly, roughly where the uterus was. "Right here. I should say, she's pregnant right now."

Marlena looked down with a complicated expression, looking at the woman's abdomen. Perhaps because the catalytic force was too strong, the hair there was quite lush and needed to be trimmed urgently.

She imagined the other party's current state, and couldn't help but wonder: If this is true, are these "dark angels" who look like human beings really still human?

"Then, we just need to seal it in an experimental chamber like this, and wait for the right time for them to grow up and become powerful and beautiful warriors like her." Regardless of Malena's feelings, Sulfaro continued to explain, "It won't be long before we build an invincible army and sweep across the multiverse and do whatever we want!"

Malena felt her heart trembling and couldn't imagine the outcome.

But then, she glanced at Sulfaro's face and thought of the diamonds that had just been consumed, and another idea suddenly emerged in her mind.

She pretended to be concerned and asked Sulfaro, "But, Ancestor, I see that the process of raising her up just now must have consumed a lot of energy, right?"

"Let alone anything else, those diamonds alone should be worth a lot of money. Moreover, it will make you so weak, I always feel that the gain is not worth the loss..."

She asked worriedly, as if she was genuinely concerned about her ancestors. Sulfaro was obviously still excited and answered all her questions: "Don't worry, we can borrow other powers."

Other powers?

Marlena blinked her eyes and put on an ignorant expression, asking for advice humbly. But Sulfaro patiently explained, "You should know that every six months to one and a half years, the material world will have a night when two moons hang in the sky?"

Malena's pupils contracted slightly. Of course she knew about the night of the double moon, and on such nights, many terrible disasters would occur all over the world.

For example, half a year ago in Nangang District, a terrifying beheading monster appeared. It is said that it caused nearly a thousand casualties, and the chopped heads could be piled up into a small mountain!

In the end, it was Father Hawthorne, who joined forces with the Black Rod Tower and the Amazon women to completely destroy it - to be honest, this was the only time in Malena's more than 20 years of life that she was so close to the legendary disaster, but it was enough to become a psychological shadow for her.

"You don't understand magic, so you don't know that the essence of the Double Moon Night is that excessive magic power infiltrates into the material world and gets out of control, which then leads to a series of consequences." Sulfaro explained, "And we just need to wait. When the Double Moon Night arrives, we will have enough magic power to use."

“By then, even if there are hundreds, even tens of thousands of dark angels, we can make them grow rapidly and become our sharp blades!”

Chapter 559: Departure! Towards the Underdark

As Sulfaro said this, Malena didn't quite understand what he was saying, but she realized that if this was true, the material world would probably be in for a huge storm in the future.

Considering that before this, the fallen angel had praised little Lisa's great talent, and then thinking about the child in her belly, suddenly, a strong worry enveloped her heart.

Will my children and I have to face such a fate in the future?

Become the so-called "original matrix" and then obtain a large number of clones like this that are exactly the same as yourself?

No, no, you have to

Think of some way to change it!

But I don’t have the ability…

No, we have to think of some ways to gain the ability to change.

Maybe you can try it yourself...

Marlena's mind was full of thoughts. Then, she suppressed her worry and shock, forced a smile, and said, "Ah, so that's how it is. I was too ignorant."

"I really know nothing about magic, but if the ancestors can give these people power, then can I also..."

She asked tentatively, and then hurriedly explained: "I also want to learn something related to magic. Anyway, I'm idle here anyway, so this is a good way to kill time!"

Sulfaro turned his head and stared at her. After a moment's silence, he nodded gently, "Well, as the original mother of the Dark Angels, if you don't have any ability to cast spells, you won't be able to suppress them in the future."

"I will give you some basic information, and you can study it first. Once you have mastered some basic knowledge, I will grant you real power."

Malena said sweetly, "Thank you, ancestors," then let out a long breath and her heart fell back into her stomach.

She was really afraid that her ancestor would reject her just now, but now it seems that she means more in her heart.

That's good. Then I will have less worries in the future.

only……

Looking at the dark angel who looked almost exactly like her but was naked and bowed his head in front of her, Malena couldn't help feeling worried.

If in the future there were not only tens of thousands of dark angels exactly like me, but also tens of thousands of dark angels like Lisa and the child in my belly, wearing armor to fight and kill people...

Oh my God, I can’t even imagine that future!

We must stop this from happening!

This thought came to her mind, but at this moment, she did not have the ability to change it all...

……

Anshan Town.

After days of preparation, the town's affairs had been dealt with. After bidding farewell to Nidalee, who was reluctant to leave, Hawthorne led his impromptu team and set off towards their destination in the Underdark.

But now, Willow was leading the team. She held the underground map that Jarlaxle had given to Hawthorne, and asked Adele to hold the simple map they had drawn next to her. She compared them carefully, and occasionally drew on it to make new annotations.

The mother and daughter walked in front, while Hawthorne walked in the middle with Heidi and Celine. Heidi held his right arm, while Celine stood on his left, like his guard.

Behind him, Kasa was eating a kind of toasted sesame pancake specially made for the halflings, which she bought from Anshan Town, in small bites with great relish. Naturally, she was left behind at the back.

During these few days, she walked around Anshan Town and tasted all the delicious snacks there.

This sweet toasted sesame pancake is her favorite. Before leaving, she bought a big bag of it so that she could enjoy it on the way.

After quickly swallowing the biscuit in his hand, the moon elf opened his dimensional bag and took a reluctant look at the remaining biscuits inside.

Thinking that it would take a long time to go down to the Underdark and that these pancakes would be gone once they were eaten, she gritted her teeth and suppressed her greed and did not continue to feast.

Resisting the urge to continue eating, the somewhat bored moon elf girl began to look around, searching for something that might be interesting.

Then, she noticed something and was startled. She then leaned close to Hawthorne's ear and whispered, "Hey, why does Miss Adele always have a stern face? She looks so scary..."

She was not very familiar with Adele, and when she saw the latter with a stern face, she naturally thought that she must be angry about something, and she was immediately frightened and silent.

Hearing this, Hawthorne spread his hands slightly: "Maybe, who knows."

He really didn't understand, he felt a little confused.

Obviously, this girl had been quite friendly to him before. Although she might be a little jealous because of what happened between him and Willow, she was still willing to pretend to be well-behaved and sensible in front of him and Willow.

What's going on now? Why don't you even pretend?

He was not sure, but he seemed to hear the sound of their conversation. In front of him, Adele glanced back out of the corner of her eye. There was anger and grievance in her eyes, which made Hawthorne feel a little guilty for a moment.

No, I shouldn’t feel guilty. What did I do wrong?

It is clearly her who should reflect on herself. Why does she look at me like that?

With such a righteous mood, she then let go of Heidi and Celine's arms, took a step forward, walked in front of Adele, and asked openly: "Adele, what's wrong with you?"

"I see that your expression is not right. Are you troubled by something? If there is any problem that you can't solve, you can tell me and I can help you. To be honest, I still like you more when you smile."

He said this, and Adele was immediately filled with anger.

You, you have taken over my mother, who should have been mine. You tortured her every night in different ways and positions, and now you come here and want me to be nice to you.

Angry, have a good face?

Isn't this a bit too much?!

She was very angry and gritted her teeth secretly. However, at this moment, Willow beside her turned her head and said to her, "Indeed, Adele, I also noticed that your expression has been a little strange these past two days."

"Have you encountered any problems? Why not speak out your mind? Everyone will help you."

Adele lowered her head. Considering that it might be difficult for Willow to do anything if this matter was made public - mainly because she might lose face - she could only resist the urge to have a big fight with Hawthorne and forced a smile instead: "Nothing, I just feel a little unwell. Maybe I caught a cold during the practice. I'll just take a rest."

Chapter 560 Orc Slave Catchers

Hawthorne didn't understand the specific details of the druids' training process, but he was sure that Adele's aggrieved and resentful look just now could not be due to such a simple reason.

But after hearing her say that, he could only pretend to be concerned and asked, "Is it serious? Or you should go back and rest? In fact, the few of us are enough to deal with the affairs of the Underdark."

"This matter has nothing to do with you. There is no need to delay your practice because of it."

Adele gritted her teeth secretly.

Humph, why are you pretending to care about me? When did you care about me so much?

You obviously want to send me away and keep my mother all to yourself, right?

I won't let you get what you want!

"It's okay, it's just a small matter. I can adjust it myself at night." As she said this, an idea suddenly occurred to her, and she continued, "It would be even better if my mother could be with me at night to help me adjust it!"

Willow looked a little confused. She didn't understand why her daughter, whose spellcasting ability was much higher than hers, now needed her assistance.

But she didn't doubt anything. She looked at Hawthorne reluctantly and then said, "Okay, let's talk about it tonight."

Adele naturally saw all of Willow's looks just now. She felt her heart throb, then she gritted her teeth secretly and strengthened her determination.

Wait, Hawthorne!

Mother was just lonely for too long and was temporarily deceived by you. Just wait, I will definitely take her back from your clutches!

Adele swore in her heart, but for the time being, she had no other options. This incident was just a small incident on their journey, and the group continued to move forward at a normal pace.

Led by Willow, the group came to the entrance of a cave. The inside of the cave was round, and it was obviously drilled out by the burrowing insects.

This is one of the entrances to the Underdark marked on the map. Today, the Haunted Gold Mine is no longer the only passage to the Underdark from the Ridge Plateau. After going down from here, through a long tunnel, they can reach that dark world.

Without much delay, they entered immediately and adjusted their formation slightly: Willow led the way in front, with Hawthorne and Heidi accompanying her on both sides to deal with any enemies that might suddenly appear at any time.

Kai'Sa and Adele walked in the center, ready to provide support at any time. The strongest Celine walked at the end of the team, using her magic to illuminate the area around the team to ensure that no one could sneak attack them.

Maintaining this formation, they then went all the way down. However, even with a strong enough light source, the difficulties they faced when going deep underground were still numerous and frustrating.

After all, there is no sunlight here, and there are rock walls all around. The path that the burrowing demon worms drilled out is winding and up and down. So if they walk here for a long time, they will inevitably lose their sense of direction and can't tell the east, west, south, and north. They can only barely sense up and down through gravity.

Every time at this time, they would wonder if they had gone in the wrong direction. They had to let Willow's mind connect with nature, and Adele would ask some of the small animals around them to confirm whether they had gone in the wrong direction, and then correct the next route.

This made their journey even longer, but fortunately, the journey to the Underdark was not short, so everyone was mentally prepared for this long journey.

After walking for a whole day, Willow sensed the time and found a stable place nearby to rest. Hawthorne and others took out their tents from the dimensional bag and began to set up camp, but before they finished, a heavy and noisy footsteps came from afar, as if a large army was advancing.

The sound echoed in the narrow passage, getting closer and closer. Hawthorne frowned and turned to look at Celine, who understood and silently chanted a spell, her eyes lit up with a magical glow.

But then, she frowned, and then shook her head slightly: "No, Father, the light is too dim, I can't see!"

The dark area actually has luminous fungi to provide lighting, but now they have not really entered that underground world. There is no light source everywhere to provide them with, so Shilin's power is somewhat limited.

Hawthorne felt a little regretful, then shook his head: "It doesn't matter, let's go over and take a look!"

He said, waving his hand, and the group re-arranged their formation and took the initiative to walk towards the source of the sound. Celine shone a strong light above her head, and suddenly the sound source in the distance appeared in front of them.

That was a group of orcs.

Not like Stonefist,

The Owlbeast Tribe is a group of half-orcs that are a mixture of humans and orcs and have formed a stable tribe. They are the most primitive orcs with lime-colored skin and huge fangs like wild boars, with rougher, more exaggerated, and uglier looks, and more ferocious and cruel personalities!

They were wearing crude animal skin armor, carrying sharp axes on their backs, and were all stout, with waists as big as barrels, and fierce-looking. One could tell at a glance that they were not to be trifled with.

There were about 40 to 50 of them, which was already a fairly large group. The leading officer was also easy to identify because he was the only one wearing metal armor and he was obviously taller.

Moreover, they were the only ones standing in the middle of the team, hugging a human female with her upper body naked, and playing with her breasts without any hesitation.

Behind him, there were some women dressed similarly, except that their hands and feet were tied with ropes or shackles, ensuring that they could only move forward in small steps, making it impossible for them to escape from the clutches of the orcs.

Their faces were filled with fear, and it was obvious that they were all slaves captured by these orcs and their spoils of war.

With the strong light emitted by Celine, Hawthorne recognized the situation at a glance. It was obvious that this was a group of typical orc bandits, a group of human traffickers who made a living by plundering. Relying on their powerful dark vision, this underground place without sunlight was their best hiding place!

Now, after the passage between the surface world and the Underdark was opened, they could run back and forth, capture slaves from the surface world and bring them to the Underdark to sell, capture slaves in the Underdark and bring them back to the surface to sell, making money from both ends without delaying anyone.

Now, they probably just attacked a village in the surface world, captured so many slaves, and were preparing to go to the Underdark to sell them for a good price.

"Ready to fight!"