Samsara Paradise: Dream Weaver of Connections.

After Lin Yi dug out the parasite egg from the old lord's chest, the old lord's breathing became noticeably calmer than before.

Lin Yi held the parasite's eggs in front of him and observed them. When he placed the eggs near the candlelight, the parasite's eggs began to become active, and the membrane that wrapped the parasite also changed due to the abnormal movement of the parasite inside.

"There are obvious signs of modification. It is most likely the product of witchcraft."

Lin Yi squeezed the black egg hard with his fingers, crushing it into pieces. A sweet smell spread out. This thing contained a lot of vitality, so the smell it emitted was naturally not unpleasant.

This parasite obviously cannot be produced in nature. The reason is very simple. This parasite will absorb the host's vitality without restraint and is extremely contagious.

If it had occurred naturally, at least one area would have been turned into a dead zone.

Moreover, Lin Yi felt weak elemental fluctuations in these parasites. It was obvious that the source of these parasites should be a witch.

Based on the old lord's narration, the two of them had a general understanding of the situation in this city.

Several elemental witches were collecting vitality. The black beetle was called "black fish worm", an aquatic insect that parasitized under the belly of fish in the river. After being transformed by the witches, it was transformed into a "collector".

The modified black fish worm will die immediately after laying eggs. The young eggs it lays will not hatch like normal insect eggs, but will continue to absorb the vitality of the host.

This type of ovum is in the form of energy and is extremely special, so ordinary doctors have no way of successfully removing it from a normal person's body when faced with this situation.

Only Lin Yi or Su Xiao can successfully remove this parasite from the body of an ordinary person with their own abilities.

“How many rivers are there in the city?”

"There is only one. People in the city get their water there."

After hearing the guard's answer, Lin Yi and Su Xiao both realized that this river was probably the source of the infection.

The witches released the modified insects into the water source, and then took advantage of the process of people taking water and using it to successfully infect the entire city's population, thereby providing themselves with a continuous supply of the vitality they needed.

However, as for the vitality of a city, it seems that one of the witches has reached the critical point of breakthrough, and it is most likely the critical point of three to four, rather than the critical point of four to five.

If a fourth-stage sorcery witch took action, then the people in this city would not be able to hold on until Lin Yi and Su Xiao arrived.

With the methods of a fourth-stage sorcery witch, the entire city will be turned into a ruin within a day.

"Sir, please come this way." The trusted attendant led the way, and Lin Yi and Su Xiao followed behind.

As soon as I walked out of the castle, a strong burnt smell suddenly hit me in the face.

Half of the city had been burned to charcoal. In this situation, it is not difficult to imagine what kind of pungent and unpleasant smell was permeating the city at this moment.

Half of the civilians were displaced, and the streets were filled with wailing. The civilians tortured by the parasitic eggs wailed loudly, but not everyone had the same endurance as the old lord.

As soon as he arrived at the street, Lin Yi saw several shriveled corpses. According to his perception, the parasitic eggs were still inside the corpses. If the witch wanted to get this thing, it would not be a simple process.

“What happens to these bodies?”

"Uniform burning."

“Who is responsible?”

"Lord Avakin is in charge."

The trusted attendant lowered his head while speaking, his eyes somewhat evasive.

"Bring him to me."

"This..." The trusted attendant was embarrassed and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Sir, it is like this. There are too many corpses in the city now. It has been a long time since I have seen Lord Avakin."

"Oh, really? Well, just take me directly to the water source." After hearing this, Lin Yi thought for a moment and changed his request.

"As ordered."

The trusted attendant quickened his pace. His name was Kan. In this world, single-word names were both given names and surnames.

Kan is relatively thin and looks frail, but as the old king's confidant, his fighting ability should not be too weak.

While Kan was leading the way, Lin Yi and Su Xiao were talking to each other in the temporary team channel behind him.

Doctor: “How do you say that?”

Bai Ye: "It's a big problem. There are problems with this servant and the official who handled the corpses. Otherwise, the witches would not be able to gain vitality from the corpses in time."

Doctor: "With internal and external troubles, it's no wonder the city fell so quickly."

Lin Yi and Su Xiao both noticed the look in Kan's eyes. As fourth-level contractors, they would naturally not fail to notice such a small matter.

In order not to alert the enemy, Lin Yi deliberately found an excuse to change the subject, so as not to scare Kan away. He could then use him to lure out the guys hiding behind the scenes.

Half an hour later, the two successfully arrived at the water source on the east side of the city.

It was an artificial river about five meters wide and more than ten meters deep.

On both sides of the river, there are stairs built with rocks to make it easier for civilians to collect water.

Judging from the depth, this was originally a natural river, and it was later artificially constructed to make it look so neat.

Several fishing boats are floating in the river. This river is not only used for daily water, but also for civilians to fish.

In addition, this river is connected to a large river outside the city, so it has many functions such as water transportation of goods.

It is precisely because of the existence of this river that the city of Nicododo has been able to maintain the prosperity it once had.

Coming to the river, Lin Yi threw down an instrument to detect water quality.

After the instrument sank to the bottom, Lin Yi took out a handheld computer, turned it on, and numerous red dots appeared densely on the screen.

These red dots represent the content of parasites in the river water. Judging from the alarming numbers currently shown, as long as the residents nearby take water for drinking, they will most likely be infected by these parasites.

"Go back and rest."

Kan led the way in front, and the group turned back towards the castle. Not long after they started walking, two women in black robes walked out of an abandoned house.

"The witch hunters are here." One of the women spoke first, with a hint of solemnity in her voice.

"He's just a white-level witch hunter. This is actually a good thing. We should find a way to get rid of him secretly to avoid attracting the attention of other witch hunters. If a witch hunter comes here and dies here, it can at least buy us ten days, which is enough."

After a few minutes or so, a figure arrived at the riverside stealthily, and he seemed a little nervous.

"Put the thing down and it disappears before my eyes."

"Yes Yes."

The person who came was a man. He gently put down the cloth bag in his hand, and then left the place in a hurry as if he had been pardoned, and disappeared in a moment.

……

In the old lord's castle, in the bedroom on the third floor.

Boom, boom, boom...

There was a knock on the wooden door. Su Xiao, who was drawing a sketch, looked up at the door. Lin Yi stood up and opened the door.

"My Lords, lunch is here."

A maid pushed a dining cart into the room and stopped in front of Su Xiao.

"Understood, let's go out."

As Lin Yi said this, he picked up the wine jug on the table and started pouring wine into the glass.

Seeing this, the maid bowed respectfully and left the room, and the room returned to its previous silence.
"Is there something wrong with that maid just now?" Melody looked at Lin Yi and Su Xiao. Although she knew that the people in this city had a lot of problems, she didn't expect it to be so big. It was like playing Werewolf.

"No, she is most likely just a pawn being used."

Lin Yi took a look at the red wine in the glass, then covered the wine with the power of the abyss.

Almost instantly, the originally calm wine seemed to come to life and began to surge, as if the cup of water was boiled on the fire.

Dense black parasites emerged from the wine, and the scene was really terrifying.

It was obvious that the witch had tampered with both of their meals.

Less than an hour had passed since the two of them arrived in the city when the witch had already received news about them.

This alone is enough to show to what extent the people in this city have been corrupted.

"It looks like it should be a small group, otherwise they wouldn't be so presumptuous."

Lin Yi came to the window and looked outside at the half-burned city.

He could sense that there was a pair of eyes staring at him from the dark, but there were too many refugees wandering around outside. In the vast crowd, Lin Yi couldn't lock onto the source of the secretly peeping gaze from among those refugees for a moment.

"Most likely."

While the two were discussing, the door was pushed open and the old lord's trusted servant Kan walked into the room.

"Sir, we have found Avakin, but..." Kan paused slightly, a look of difficulty appearing on his face.

"Is he dead?" Lin Yi frowned and asked first.

"Yes, when Lord Avakin was found, he had been dead for more than three days." Kan sighed softly.

"Oh." Upon hearing this, Su Xiao threw down the feather pen he was using expressionlessly and turned his head to look at Kan.

"That is to say, those witches have found more suitable candidates and no longer need Avakin, the corpse collector?"

"Huh~"

Kan looked at Lidya Su doubtfully, as if he didn’t understand what Lidya Su was saying.

"If I were those witches and had destroyed 'Nicododo City' to this extent, I would have to bribe or find evidence against all the people around the local lord. Compared to those leaky houses filled with a burning smell, the old lord's castle is obviously more suitable for living."

As he spoke, Su Xiao was observing the changes in Kan's expression. The more Kan listened, the more confused he became. Judging from his expression, there seemed to be no problem.

Is this really the case? Only when one has done something wrong will one deliberately pretend to be so calm.

If Kan was on the old lord's side, his expression would not be shocked, but he would begin to be suspicious and worry about the old lord's safety.

"You're useless."

After saying this, Su Xiao drew out his dagger and nailed Kan to the wooden door. Melody had never expected that Su Xiao would suddenly turn hostile and attack her, only Lin Yi seemed to have guessed what Su Xiao was going to do.

"Sure enough, has this loser revealed any flaws?"

After Su Xiao took action, the sound of high heels was heard from behind the door, and then a witch holding a long stick appeared in the darkness.

The witch's outfit was quite special. She was not wearing the common robe, but a black leather jacket tightly wrapped around her body, outlining her slim figure to the fullest.

At the two ends of the long stick, Lin Yi even saw two soul crystals.

After Su Xiao discovered this, the Dragon Slash in his hand emitted a hint of terrifying cold light. It was obvious that Su Xiao had taken a fancy to the soul crystal on the witch's weapon.

Ding~
The woman in black pressed the metal stick against the ground, causing stone chips to fly. Although she was slender, it was clear from her action that she was definitely a powerful opponent.

"That's really calm, which is commendable."

Another female voice was heard, also coming from the darkness outside the door.

Not long after, a woman dressed as a noble lady slowly walked out.

She was wearing a black veil on her head, and the thin veil just covered the upper half of her face, leaving only her unusually charming red lips exposed. In this slightly dim environment, she exuded a unique charm.

"Are you really calm? Perhaps you are too frightened to speak. You two have seen witch hunters kneeling and begging for mercy."

There was another unfamiliar female voice, this time coming from the window.

She was also a witch, sitting leisurely on the windowsill, wearing a loose brown outfit and had neat short golden hair. There were at least a dozen pockets scattered on her clothes, and no one knew what strange things were filled in them.

Three witches appeared at the same time and surrounded the three people in the room.

These three witches were all third-stage black witches. In their eyes, Melody in the room was not taken seriously at all.

She's just a white witch, her fighting power is almost negligible.

Lin Yi and Su Xiao are just white hunters. In their eyes, white hunters are just hungry children.

The three witches showed up on their own initiative because they were frightened by the team's previous actions. As soon as they entered the city, they went straight to the water source. This was the beginning of their plan.

"Humph, if you were a little dumber, maybe you could live a few more days. What a pity, you are so smart, but you insist on going to places you shouldn't go." The witch who looked like a noble lady slightly raised her bright red lips, staring at Lin Yi with a smile, her words full of sarcasm.

"Don't waste time talking to him here. The safest way is to just kill him." The witch holding the metal stick spoke in a cold tone. She had the demeanor unique to a killer and acted decisively.

"Why rush? They can't escape."

The witch with short blond hair smiled. She seemed to care nothing about anything, which showed her arrogant character.

These three witches have different personalities and characteristics.

The lady likes to tease others to gain a sense of superiority; the woman in black leather is cold and ruthless, only thinking about solving problems quickly; the girl with short golden hair is extremely arrogant and seems to care nothing about anything around her.

"You three are the only witches in the city?"

Su Xiao finally spoke. The current opportunity could easily extract information. When victory was certain, the more arrogant a person was, the easier it would be for him to let down his guard.

"Why, White Level..."

"Shut up."

Just as the blonde witch was about to speak, the woman in leather jacket shouted.

It can be seen that among these three witches, the woman in leather clothes is the real leader who plays a leading role.

"Do it."

The leather-clad woman flipped the short stick in her hand, and the incarnation behind her materialized. He looked like a short elf with pointed ears and slightly dark skin.

This incarnation holds two daggers, has slightly dark skin, and dark elements diffuse around it.

Lin Yi glanced at the three witches, and then began to apply various buffs to Su Xiao.

Feeling the power surging in his body, Su Xiao let out a long breath, and the Dragon Slash in his hand began to unsheathe, with the hilt held in Su Xiao's hand.

Su Xiao disappeared out of thin air, and when he reappeared, he was already in front of the blonde witch.

Seeing this, the blonde witch sitting on the windowsill quickly put her hands together. In an instant, a dazzling white light spread out in all directions with her as the center.

Accompanied by a loud roar, the surrounding buildings began to break and collapse, and in the light, an extremely huge incarnation emerged.

Zheng!
A light blue slash passed by, first piercing through the chest of the blonde witch, and then slashing the neck of the incarnation behind her.

Gravel flew everywhere, and the blonde witch had already jumped up, but when the knife flashed, she lost consciousness below the chest.

"Oh?"

The blonde witch in mid-air was a little surprised.

With a puff, a thin line of blood suddenly appeared in the center of the blonde witch's head, and her pupils quickly lost their luster.

Take the third-stage witches for example. Although they have strong melee combat capabilities, if Su Xiao gets close to them, they are basically sentenced to death.

On the other side, Lin Yi had already appeared next to the noble witch.

The noble lady's incarnation was not in human form, but a huge, bright red python. Just by looking at its appearance, one could tell that this thing was definitely highly poisonous.

After the python appeared, it immediately spat out venom at Lin Yi, hoping to force Lin Yi back.

But Lin Yi opened two layers of Hercules shield in front of him, and after the dark purple venom was sprayed on the Hercules shield, it immediately made a sharp crackling sound.

Zheng.

A black sword light flashed, and the blade directly pierced the noblewoman's heart. Lin Yi shook his wrist lightly, and the blade went up and directly split the noblewoman's head in half from bottom to top.

With her head cut in half, it was obvious that the witch was dead.

Within five seconds, two members of the witch team that had surrounded Lin Yi and Su Xiao had died. Now, only the witch in leather clothes was still alive.

"How is that possible? Are you White Hunters?"

The leather witch hurriedly held the long stick in her hand across her chest to prevent herself from being beheaded by Lin Yi and Su Xiao.

But unfortunately, just when the woman in leather jacket was looking for an opportunity to escape, Lin Yi opened his palm towards her, and five dark soul threads appeared on Lin Yi's fingers.

The moment the dark soul thread appeared, clear marks left by the dark soul thread appeared on the neck and joints of the leather witch's limbs.

Lin Yi contracted his palm, and the dark soul thread shrank rapidly. The leather witch was like a piece of pork hanging in the air, and her body swayed slightly as the dark soul thread pulled her.

The leather witch tried to struggle, but the dark soul thread was like a rope made of steel, it didn't move at all and instead tightened around her.

As for the incarnation of the dark element, Su Xiao tore it into pieces in just a few moves.

Melody stood aside with her mouth almost shut.

Melody was not present when Keith was hunted last time, so she did not see the fight between Lin Yi and Su Xiao, and had no intuitive understanding of the two people's fighting ability.

Now Melody finally knew what kind of witch hunting team she was following. These were three third-stage black witches!
As a result, they were wiped out in the hands of Lin Yi and Su Xiao in less than ten seconds. Even the combat effectiveness of those Red Hunters was not so outrageous.

"Cough cough cough..."

As the dark soul thread was getting tighter and tighter, the leather witch felt it was becoming increasingly difficult to breathe.

Every time the leather witch tried to breathe, she could only let out a series of painful coughs.

Lin Yi has no habit of being gentle with women. The reason why he spared her life is because he thought he could get some useful information from her.

"I ask, you answer."

Su Xiao walked to the side of the leather witch holding the Dragon Slash. The blood of the blonde witch was still dripping from the blade of the Dragon Slash.

At this moment, Su Xiao did not conceal his breath. The strong smell of blood continued to flow out of Su Xiao's body, washing away the leather witch's cognition.

The leather witch dared to guarantee that the most terrifying witch she had ever seen might not have killed even one-tenth as many people as Su Xiao. With such a strong blood aura, how many people had this monster killed?

"You said."

The leather witch lowered her head. She was not the kind of person who was not afraid of death.

"There are other witches in the city." Su Xiao began to ask.

“No…no.” The leather witch uttered these two words with difficulty. Lin Yi’s dark soul thread was too tight around her. Her face had begun to turn purple and she might die at any time.

Seeing this, Lin Yi loosened the Dark Soul Silk that was around her neck a little.

Having a chance to catch her breath, the leather witch seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw and began to breathe heavily.

"Just you three?"

"Yes." The leather witch did not dare to hesitate at all and responded quickly. At this moment, she just wanted to answer the question as quickly as possible to save her life.

"Who ordered you?"

"Yes... Lady Mira."

"Mira?"

Su Xiao took out the bounty order he carried with him, and soon he found a bounty order with a reward of 580 gold coins.

Mira, a fourth-stage elemental witch, the Blood Witch, has a bounty of 580 gold coins and has destroyed four human cities.

A fourth-stage elemental witch could destroy a city, and a fifth-stage elemental witch could cause a natural disaster.

"Where is she?"

"Outside the city...farm." The leather witch hurriedly told Mira's location.

"Good, you're useless."

After the other party finished saying this, Lin Yi moved his index finger and the dark soul thread began to tighten.

With a slight sound, the head of the leather witch was cut off cleanly by the dark soul thread. (End of this chapter)