Strength 99999 but the Holy Sister

194. The Destruction of the Witch Society

Some marks cannot be removed because they appear in a specific part of the heart.

Many witches died after the "removal" operation because the loss of the mark led to the loss of magic power, making the witch's body extremely weak. If they could not find a priest willing to treat the witch or very expensive high-level life potion, the result would be obvious.

Of course, things are different now, because there is a church to help witches resist the influence of the abyss - for example, Vivian, her mark is in her eyes like Sophia, but she does not have to go through the pain of "removing" the mark. Instead, she accepts the seal of holy light magic. Although this has caused her vision damage and she has to wear glasses, it is much better than blindness, and Vivian does not have to live in fear. She only needs to check the situation in the church every few months to confirm the status of the seal.

However, in the era of Sophia and Grace, more than 20 years ago, all of this was a perfectly normal fate for witches.

At that time, the church had not yet created the sealing magic to suppress the breath of the abyss. The only means to fight against the abyss was the abyss seal created by the sage, but that magic could not be used directly against witches.

No country is willing to accept dangerous witches, and they exclude and attack them. The witches can only huddle together for warmth and set up an organization willing to accept witches, the "Witch Society", and figured out the extreme and dangerous method of "mark removal".

After the "mark removal", the witches can keep their sanity. They become the managers of the witch association and voluntarily accept this harsh challenge. Sophia and Grace are among them. At that time, they kept trying various ways to make the witches return to their families and return to normal human life one day.

But at that time, they didn't know that the more concentrated the Abyss Marks were, the more likely they would be invaded by the Abyss's aura. The more they explored and studied the knowledge of the Abyss, the more they would be swallowed by the Abyss. However, the Witch Society at that time met all of these conditions.

By the time you realize it, it's already too late.

So, in Sophia's view, everything the church was doing, even if a little inhumane, was already good—and the church was actively helping new witches integrate into normal life. What more could she ask for? As for herself, a witch living in the past no longer had the energy or the chance to return to normalcy.

Because the surviving witches had been "contaminated" on the day the Witch Society collapsed, the church kept a very strict watch over them.

But it doesn't matter. Sophia doesn't care. She just hopes Vivian can be happy.

So Sophia would never allow Grace to repeat the same mistake. This was no longer just a matter between the two of them.

"Of course I haven't forgotten everyone in the Witch Society, but Sophia, don't you wish we could get rid of discrimination and live normal lives? The Witch Society incident was just an accident, Sophia. This time, we just need to eliminate those witches who can't accept being 'removed.'"

Grace showed a hint of displeasure, but she still explained patiently.

"With the experience from the last time, this tragedy will not happen again."

"No, we have already failed, Grace. This is not a solution at all. I cannot accept it."

"I don't need you to accept it, as long as the witches are willing to accept it. Do you know why I traveled the continent? I've seen too many witches, Sophia. Their lives are far more painful than you can imagine. Because they are witches, they were abandoned by their parents. Because they are witches, they are hostile to their friends. Because they are witches, they have no friendship, love, or family affection! "

Grace's tone became more serious, and Sophia's face showed sadness.

She and Grace were close friends. After the Witch Society's demise, they traveled to many lands, trying time and again to break the witch's spell, but no matter how many times, they failed. The shadows of their fallen companions were like shackles that bound their steps, and the heavy wishes turned into heavy rocks, pressing them down into the cold depths of the sea.

Then he was crushed to pieces.

It was Vivian's birth that first made Sophia want to "stop", but obviously, this idea was not conveyed to Grace.

"Our time has passed. Whether it's pain or sadness, it's all over. You should stop now, Grace... What we didn't do, the church has done now. Why don't you believe them?"

"What did the church do? They locked you up in a place like this, like a canary, left to die alone? Don't be ridiculous. Go out and see. There are more humans who want us dead than the beasts in the mountains! Believe me, there will be witches willing to join the second witch's association."

"Grace, don't do this... You'll ruin our ten years of perseverance... Witches and the church need to trust each other. Don't you know why I'm willing to stay here? I need to stay here. The church needs to see my sincerity, our sincerity, not another 'Witch Association'."

"No, you don't understand, Sophia. This is for the freedom of us witches that will come one day."

As she spoke, Grace also stood up, her tone adding a hint of annoyance.

"I've seen too many witches, Sophia, far more than the humans and these ugly flowers and plants you've seen in this little place! - I think it was a mistake for me to let you stay and try to integrate with humans. I should have taken you away back then."

Sophia said nothing.

Because Sophia felt that Grace had changed.

She became stubborn and suspicious. Everything that happened in the past locked her up like a cage. The repeated failures in the past made her paranoid.

"Go ahead, Grace... before the church people get here."

"The Church?" Grace frowned. "You betrayed me to the Church?"

"No, I didn't say anything, but your arrival will make them aware - isn't that what you said? I'm like a canary, and now a falcon has broken into the canary's cage."

"Tsk."

Grace was shocked, but the church's intervention would make things more complicated. She also didn't expect Sophia to reject her so firmly.

It looks like there will be no results today.

But she won't give up.

"Sophia, I hope you can consider my advice carefully. Honestly, I'm thinking about you and Vivian."

After saying that, she put on her hood and prepared to leave.

Sophia looked at the back of her former best friend with a sad expression - she couldn't see it, but she could feel it.

"Grace," she began, "Actually, the Queen sent you here, didn't she?"

Grace glanced at Sophia and didn't answer.

"Why... does she know about Vivian and me?"

"It's not important, is it?"

Grace turned around and pushed the door open and left.

Sophia kept looking in the direction Grace left for a long time before she finally squatted down and picked up the broken teacup.

But Grace did not go far. She rode on the gray deer and silently looked at the flame in the palm of her hand. The flame flickered, but eventually went out.

She sighed deeply, her eyes filled with pain and confusion.

"This place is so difficult. I didn't expect Sofia to have changed... So, do you want to go to the fortress?"

Since Sophia values ​​Vivian so much, then why not just deal with Vivian? She's just a child, so it should be easy to deal with - besides, she is Vivian's "father".

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195. Unknown

Elsa briefly looked through the books about witches - there were many books on the bookshelf in the guest room, and there were also quite a few in the space ring given to her by the priest. However, Elsa roughly looked through them but did not gain anything special. The records of witches in those books were limited to some events related to witches from the appearance of witches forty years ago to the present, but did not elaborate on the more specific causes and consequences of the events.

Perhaps this was the intentional result of the church, making the witch unknown.

I wonder if there are more detailed records within the church.

Close the book and open the panel.

【Elsa Faris】

【HP: 99999】

[Magic Points: 55]

【Strength: 99999】

【Spirit: 2】

[Unallocated points: 16]

[Idea (Vivian Trauns): 96]

[Idea (Patriculosia en Serilhilda): 98]

[Idea (Filia Livret): 84]

[Ideas (Charlie Bran): 127]

【Favorability (): 100】

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"—no name?"

Elsa's eyes were fixed on the end of the panel. A blank item had appeared in the favorability column without her knowing.

She hadn't bothered to open the control panel for a while, but she was certain that this item hadn't appeared when she was on Sky Island a few days ago. A blank item, did it mean it had no name, or was it just that she didn't know the name?

To be honest, Elsa thinks it's worth pondering whether this criterion is based on Elsa's cognition or objective facts.

But, it doesn’t really matter.

She had 16 free points, all accumulated from the black monsters and filth creatures over the past few days. Elsa invested all of her unallocated points into [Magic Points], bringing her magic point to 71. She briefly tested her magic and, with the increase in magic points, she could now cast intermediate spells that had previously been difficult to perform even with multiple stacks.

Elsa did some rough testing and found that the dividing line between elementary and intermediate magic was around 120 magic points, and the dividing line between intermediate and advanced magic was around 900 magic points. If one mastered advanced magic, they could be called a great magician, and would probably have a high reputation throughout Dammas. Ryan's magician group had several great magicians.

As for what's above that, that's the realm of extraordinary mages. Ryan is one, and so is Tricia. Obviously, there are big differences between extraordinary mages.

Elsa has now graduated from magic beginners. She tried intermediate magic, but honestly speaking, the efficiency is not very high. If it is only used in combat, it is still far less powerful than a casual punch, and it cannot even replace the hundreds or even two hundred primary magic bursts per second.

However, intermediate magic includes some holy light magic, such as "favor" which is more effective than "healing", or "poison dispel" whose principle is unknown. This kind of magic is still somewhat useful. Apart from that, the various attack magic and defense magic in holy light magic, as well as various enhancement and auxiliary magic such as "enlightenment" and "truth" that can amplify the magic or power of others are of little use to Elsa.

The same goes for elemental magic, summoning magic, etc., at least they are dispensable to Elsa.

As for space magic and sealing magic in various magic systems, they have to be elevated to the category of higher magic.

Elsa thought for a moment and took out the pure white crosier that Bishop Pittman had given her when they were in the underground palace. This pure white crosier consisted of a smoothly polished wooden shaft and an emerald green gem inlaid on the top, which was held together by branches. Traces of runes engraved in the emerald green gem could be vaguely seen. Those runes were integrated into the structure of the crosier shaft, which was very beautiful.

When it was in the underground palace, it was just an expensive wooden stick in Elsa's hand, but now, Elsa can finally use it.

Similar to a magic wand, a shepherd's staff can amplify and regulate holy light magic to assist in the release of magic. Because the activation of magic generally requires several necessary steps, the magic lost during this period, the magic spent on incorrect mobilization, and stabilization adjustment will be wasted, which will undoubtedly reduce the efficiency of magic utilization. The shepherd's staff can solve or alleviate this problem.

Some shepherd's staffs, in addition to the magic adjustment function, are also engraved with one or two inherent magics to deal with some special situations. Most of them are auxiliary magic or defensive magic, and a few use offensive magic.

For example, the one in Elsa's hand, the gem on the top is the carrier of the magic circle of inherent magic - if I remember correctly, Mary has revealed that this magic stone should be engraved with a powerful healing magic.

No matter what, the staff is the most important equipment for a priest. A high-quality staff can greatly enhance the priest's ability.

However, when Elsa tried to use the staff to activate the Holy Light Magic, the magic's activation speed and the amount of magic power input did not increase.

"——Huh? No, why is it descending?"

Elsa clearly felt that the magic she released through the staff was wasted, it was worse than going empty-handed.

However, the advantages of the shepherd's staff are not completely unappreciated. At least the magic has become very stable, and the shepherd's staff regulates the flow of magic power just right like a throttle valve.

Elsa tried again to inject magic into the gem on the top of the staff.

71 points of magic value were injected once, but there was no reaction. After injecting it ten times, there was still no reaction. After injecting it twenty times, there was still no movement, except for a faint glow. Obviously, this shepherd's staff was not a high-end product for beginners. More than a thousand magic points were enough to release a higher-level magic.

Elsa continued to inject magic power. Four seconds later, Elsa injected more than 160 times, totaling nearly 12,000 points of magic power. At this time, the emerald gem finally changed. The light of the gem quickly fluctuated, then suddenly went out, and finally lit up completely as if it exploded.

A blinding white light surged with Elsa as the center, spreading rapidly in an arc shape. The furnishings in the room creaked, and the pages of the book on the table were flipped rapidly. From the soft form of energy, Elsa could roughly distinguish that this was a holy light magic similar to "healing", so Elsa did not extinguish it directly, allowing it to spread completely. It seemed that it would not be blocked and passed through the walls of the room and disappeared from Elsa's sight.

Although the form of energy is similar to healing magic, the difference is that its energy intensity far exceeds any holy light magic Elsa has ever seen.

When Elsa opened the window, she even saw the arc of magical light spreading towards the entire fortress with the monastery as the center. In a blink of an eye, it enveloped most of the fortress and formed a transparent circular holy light shield. It was still spreading, even beyond the scope of the city, and coating everything within the range with a touch of golden light.

The width of this radiation is comparable to the forbidden spell "Authority·Holy Punishment Thunder" that Tricia once launched in the central lake, and even slightly exceeds it.

Elsa looked up at the huge dome of holy light, a little dazed.

She hadn't expected the magic to have such a wide range. At this moment, the holy light energy in the air was almost equal to the intermediate holy light magic "Grace", but the magic power required was only more than forty times that of Grace.

The input and output are totally disproportionate...

Elsa reached out her hand, feeling the divine light and magic that permeated the air.

She didn't feel it strongly, as she wasn't injured or sick, so this kind of healing holy light magic had no effect on her. But the monks in the courtyard were hurrying by one moment and then stopped dead in their tracks, staring up at the sky in disbelief.

"Oh my god...what is this..."

someone shouted.

The monastery was in an uproar.

Elsa looked at the reflection of the sky and began to think.

Although Elsa still has many magics that she can't use, maybe she can find a way out - for example, buy a good staff? Like this shepherd's staff?

The staff's role as an auxiliary magic release is not very useful to Elsa, and she only needs the Philosopher's Stone on it. I don't know if there is a separate sale of the Philosopher's Stone. Whether the staff and the Philosopher's Stone can be separated is still a question.

But in short, it is enough to use inherent magic that can be activated and cast at any time by simply charging magic power.

Thinking of this, Elsa began to have an idea.

Maybe I could go to the guild while Vivian and Filia are still here. I should be able to buy decent quality staffs and magic stones there.

By the way, let’s see how the previously published commissions are doing.

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