Millennium Witch.

Chapter 80 - Spider Witch

After obtaining the "Flame Magic Grimoire" and tricking Bingyu into making a copy for him, Dugrabi's combat training quickly passed by, and the weather changed from late autumn to the spring of the following year.

At this point, it had been nine years since they first arrived in Cux. During this time, Dugrabi had mastered the simplified "Crimson Armor," "Muscle Unlimited," and two fire spells from the "Flame Magic Grimoire," greatly increasing his combat power.

—In addition, the first two were given simpler names, "Barrier Magic" and "Enhancement Magic," to distinguish them from the original spells. The latter two are called "Flame Wave" and "Ring of Flames," both of which are ranged attack spells.

The power boost brought by these techniques made it complacent, believing that it was now the number one expert among the younger generation of dragons. Even if it encountered the mountain whale again, it could easily kill it without having to flee in a sorry state as before.

Gradually, it began to get itchy and had the idea of ​​going on an adventure to the forbidden territory of the kingdom, "Kux," or rather, courting death.

But these thoughts must not be known to the elders, especially the old folks of the Puppet Kingdom like Copper Skin, who would definitely object strongly and report them to the teacher.

So it planned to go alone. Even if danger arose, with its strength to fight a mountain whale head-on, escaping would be a piece of cake.

……

In the following days, Dugrabi began to sneak off to Cooks every few days.

The feedback has been quite positive. Although it only operates on the periphery, it frequently hunts down elite-level mutants, which has improved its combat proficiency and given it more confidence.

But, in those days, half a month passed. One cold morning, as it arrived at Kux for the next round of the Unholy Demon hunt, an unexpected voice suddenly rang out from above its head: "What is your relationship with that silver-haired guy?"

anyone? !
Dugrabi was startled and subconsciously looked up, seeing a woman with long black hair and scarlet eyes standing in a five-story reinforced concrete building next to him. She had a beautiful face and wore a backless dress that accentuated her figure and gave her a cold look. She did not have any characteristics of a demon; no matter how you looked at her, she was a human beauty.

"Who are you?" After understanding the other party's Black Tide language, Dugrabi was somewhat puzzled. Weren't all human civilizations in this Land of the End extinct? How come another human has appeared?
Is he, like the teacher, a nobody, a third-rate wild god living in the Land of the End?

"Me? I am the lord here. You can call me 'Lady Spider Demon' or 'Lady Abella'," the red-eyed woman said with a half-smile, her rosy lips curving upwards into a captivating arc.

Lord? According to the teacher, this seems to be the ranking system for undead... This woman is actually an undead?
Furthermore, she actually dared to try to get the noble dragons to address her as "Your Excellency"—what audacity!

Dugrabi clicked its tongue in surprise, but once it knew the other party wasn't a god, it wasn't afraid anymore. It asked disdainfully, "Do you need something from my teacher?"

In this region, besides its teacher, there is probably no other person with silver hair.

"A teacher? So there's some connection after all." Abella sneered. "If you don't want to die, take me to her."

"You think I can just bring it whenever you want? Wouldn't that make me lose face?" Dugrabi said dismissively.

"Looks like you're looking for a taste of hardship." Abella narrowed her eyes, and the next second, a dozen slender, black limbs emerged from her snow-white back, like a combination of spider legs and metal spears, exuding a chilling aura.

"Who's afraid of who?" Dugrabi was completely unfazed. It had defeated too many evil demons these past few days, which filled it with confidence. It immediately flapped its wings and pounced, actually wanting to take the initiative.

On the snow-covered ruined streets, the black dragon and the spider woman immediately engaged in battle. Within two or three minutes, Abella quickly gained the upper hand, slamming a palm strike covered in black magic into the ground, creating cracks in the frozen earth and sending up snow-like ice shards.

The defeat was so swift that Dugrabi found it hard to believe. How could this be?
Abella became increasingly certain that this black monster-like progenitor must be the silver-haired girl's apprentice, because in their recent exchange, the moves the opponent used were exactly the same as the fire magic that the silver-haired girl had been using for the past two years—she was all too familiar with them!
Moreover, she had been harassed by this procedure for two years!
Compared to the silver-haired girl, this dragon beast's skills were extremely clumsy. Whether it was fire bullets or fire rings, the hit rate was very worrying, and it didn't know any other variations. It only used these two moves, or it would pounce on her and fight her to the death, only to be easily repelled by her spider leg spears... It was so weak that it was unbearable to watch.

It's only because they're enemies now that she's doing this; otherwise, she would have already planned to act as a teacher and give the black dragon some pointers, teaching it how to cast spells like its teacher.

"Don't be so defiant. Even your teacher isn't my match, so what are you?" Looking at the dejected black dragon, Abella chuckled smugly. "Bullshit!" Dugrabi naturally wouldn't believe such nonsense. In its eyes, its teacher's strength was probably almost on par with its father, the Flame Dragon King—a top-tier fighter below the true gods of the human realm. How could this filthy demon, who only bullied young dragons, possibly compare?
It immediately took flight again, rushing towards Abella, attempting hand-to-hand combat while fiery red rune rings lit up around it.

A ring of flames shot out, its trajectory slightly slowed, and Abella easily dodged it.

However, this time, after the Flame Ring missed, Dugrabi suddenly fired a Flame Wave Bullet at the Flame Ring that was boomerang-like as it circled back.

The next second, as it passed through the ring of flames, the Flame Wave Bullet seemed to be enhanced, suddenly expanding, accelerating, and heating up, finally striking Abella's face like a rocket! Brilliant fireworks burst forth, instantly engulfing the Spider Woman!
This is the combined effect of "Flame Wave" and "Ring of Flames"! The moment the two spells are linked, although it will drain a lot of the caster's extra mana, it will also give Flame Wave an even more abnormal damage boost, making it a killer move that Dugrabi dares not use easily!
A dozen seconds later, as the smoke cleared, Abella's condition after the attack was finally revealed. Her face bore obvious burn marks, which were rapidly healing, but her disheveled appearance and tattered clothes still left her looking wretched and furious.

"Looks like you want to die before your teacher," Abella glared menacingly at Dugrabi.

After completing her promotion and becoming a true lord, she felt she was fully capable of killing the silver-haired girl, so she volunteered to start an investigation, which led her to focus on the black dragon wandering around the outskirts of Cooks.

But what she didn't expect was that what should have been a game of cat and mouse turned into a sudden and brutal attack, leaving her feeling like she had been caught off guard and her life had been in jeopardy.

More importantly, when she fought the silver-haired girl before, she was often unable to dodge the attack because the trajectory was too fast and too sudden. Now that the silver-haired girl's apprentice is using this move, it can actually hit her and cause effective damage. What a disgrace!
However, there is one thing to be thankful for: the magical pressure of this dragon beast is clearly not as strong as that of the silver-haired girl. If the same spell were used on the silver-haired girl, her fate would have been far more tragic.

On the other side, Dugrabi hesitated. Although the combo attack was very useful, if it could be sustained, its magic power would definitely run out first. The best option was to escape as soon as possible.

But this spider witch is incredibly powerful. If they rashly flee back to the valley, they will only attract more trouble. Even if the teacher can handle it, what if innocent people in the Puppet Kingdom are injured or killed?
Although Dugrabi is a racist who prioritizes dragon supremacy, he values ​​doing what pleases him and will not do anything immoral that would make people feel guilty.

Thinking about all this, it was a little too late to run away, and Abella seized the opportunity, slapping it into the building next to it, smashing through several frozen concrete walls.

When it finally came to its senses, the spider woman grabbed its tail and slammed it into the ground, sending up clouds of dust and ice.

Therefore, it would be necessary to use Dugrabi to obtain information about the silver-haired girl; otherwise, killing this young dragon prince would indeed be no difficult task for Abella.

"Alright, if you don't talk now, you'll die and never have another chance. Where is your teacher?" Abella threatened viciously, looking at the black dragon, which was covered in wounds and on the verge of death.

"Hmph, you wish... dream on..." After being brutally beaten, Dugrabi's consciousness was already somewhat scattered, but he still managed to groan with difficulty.

Abella's face turned cold. She kicked the dragon's head, her high heel, imbued with black magic, embedding itself like a hammer into the dragon's scales. It was only because she didn't know this dragon wasn't a divine offspring that she had the opportunity to inject some mutation factors and infect it.

"Aren't you going to tell me?" Abella stopped and asked again.

Dugrabi didn't answer, seemingly exhausted, and made a soft groan. But just as Abella frowned and bent down, intending to listen to what the black dragon was saying, Dugrabi took the opportunity to spit in her face and then let out a sly, triumphant laugh.

Her beautiful face and clothes were covered in sticky dragon saliva. Abella's eyes widened for a moment, unable to react until she heard laughter. Only then did she belatedly realize that she, as a powerful person, had actually been insulted!
"You bitch!!" She kicked the dragon's head a dozen times in a row, then angrily extended the spider-leg spears on its back, deciding to abandon the torture and kill it directly. She thought that this dragon beast truly deserved to be that silver-haired guy's apprentice; one had been harassing her for a long time, and the other was still disgusting her even on the verge of death. Their level of loathing was truly equal.

But just seconds before the spider-leg spear was about to pierce down, a tentacle appeared out of nowhere and slowly approached the spider witch.

While Abella was in a frenzy, it curled up slightly, then suddenly stretched forward.

Then, with a snap, Abella was sent flying.

(End of this chapter)