It felt so good to be close to the witch!

Although he had expected that the Moonlight Witch Cecilia would be strong in her childhood, he never imagined that she would be this powerful.

Keep in mind that Moon Witch Cecilia has only been awakened for a year and has not yet broken through to the Grand rank, yet she can now crush the Gold One-Star Divine Punishment Knight with an absolute advantage in just one minute!

The breathing technique practiced by the Divine Punishment Knight is a special-grade breathing technique specifically designed for fighting witches—the Divine Punishment Breathing Technique. This breathing technique not only grants the practitioner stronger resistance to abnormal statuses but also provides a huge damage bonus against witches possessing magical power. In other words, a Divine Punishment Knight who has mastered this breathing technique has a significant advantage over ordinary knights when fighting witches, almost equivalent to gaining an extra star of strength.

After a simple comparison of the battle records of Moon Witch Cecilia and Ice Witch Ais, Roy concluded that in the witch stage, Ice Witch Ais was far from being a match for Moon Witch Cecilia.

The Moon Witch Cecilia is a super genius witch whose magic power reaches the limit of 100 upon awakening.

Of course, if the Ice Witch Ais had completed her talent evolution during her witch stage, the outcome would have been very different. Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs" in life, and it's an undeniable fact that the Ice Witch Ais was weaker during her witch stage.

As Roy pondered these thoughts, his gaze followed the Moon Witch Cecilia.

In the silent night, the girl, having put her gray hood back on, walked alone into the distance, one by one, walking and walking...

As an observer, Roy could sense the profound loneliness emanating from the girl's back.

Before they knew it, dawn was breaking, and the Moon Witch Cecilia arrived at the edge of a small village.

As autumn approaches and the busy farming season begins, most farmers get up early before dawn, hoping to finish harvesting their grains before the weather gets too hot.

Therefore, this small village with a total population of no more than fifty people is already very lively.

Not only adults, but also children were in twos and threes in the fields, either helping out or playing.

"Sister, sister, could you help me comb my hair? Everyone says you have the prettiest braids!"

Suddenly, a childish voice caught the attention of the Moon Witch Cecilia, especially the words "sister" and "comb hair" in the voice, which made her empty eyes ripple.

She turned her head and saw a little sprout, about two or three years old and less than a meter tall, pulling on her older sister's waistband, acting cute and charming.

"Okay, okay, little Anna, be good, I'll comb your hair for you now." The speaker was a girl who was about twelve or thirteen years old. She wasn't pretty, but she had a very sweet smile. She picked up the little girl, sat down by the edge of the field, took out a wooden comb from her bosom, and patiently and carefully combed her sister's hair, braiding two very pretty little braids.

This scene deepened the ripples in the eyes of the Moon Witch Cecilia. She hugged the doll tightly in her arms, and a barely audible murmur escaped her lips: "Sister Yuna, Mother, Father, are you all alright..."

"Sesil misses you all..."

His voice was low and trembling.

Roy watched this scene in silence.

At this moment, the Moon Witch Cecilia was completely different from the ferocious demon witch who had killed the Divine Punishment Knight not long ago. She was, in fact, just a pitiful little girl who was not even ten years old...

Only after the two sisters, who were combing their hair, left hand in hand did the Moon Witch Cecilia compose herself and continue on her journey into the distance.

After a year of wandering, she was stronger than anyone could have imagined.

Roy's gaze followed the Moon Witch Cecilia as she traveled through desolate mountains, wild villages, towns, and dense forests, finally stopping at a bustling port city.

It was a night with a bright moon and few stars.

Moon Witch Cecilia sat on the edge of a cliff on a high mountain outside the port city, her arms wrapped around her knees, with a doll carefully placed in front of her calves. The two of them, one person and one doll, quietly looked down at the port city, which was still brightly lit in the dark night.

The human world remains prosperous, but it no longer belongs to her, who is [non-human].

“Huahua…Huahua…”

The sound of waves crashing against the cliffs echoed through the air.

"Tap..."

Light footsteps came from behind her, but Moon Witch Cecilia did not turn around. She continued to stare blankly at the distant harbor city. The damp, salty sea breeze felt very familiar to her, as if she had returned to the time when she was a child and played with her sister in the dock area.

"Moonlight Witch Cecilia, awakened more than a year ago. Twenty Divine Punishment Knights died at your hands, including a Gold-rank Divine Punishment Knight captain."

The voice carried by the wind had a special magnetism. A tall and alluring woman sat down ten meters away from the Moon Witch Cecilia. She was wearing a dark, tight-fitting leather outfit, and a ruby ​​dagger was strapped to the end of her long, fair legs.

"So, what are you trying to say?" the Moon Witch Cecilia said coldly.

“What I want to say is… good riddance!” The alluring woman laughed, like a rose with thorns, beautiful yet deadly: “Over the years, how many of our compatriots have perished at the hands of these disgusting hyenas?”

"You killed them, especially the gold-ranked hyenas, indirectly saving countless of your fellow countrymen."

"I thank you on their behalf."

"Are you done talking? If you're done, then let's go." Even now, the Moon Witch Cecilia hadn't glanced at the woman beside her once, still gazing into the distance.

"How cold..." The alluring woman clicked her tongue. "Although we are all rather eccentric, it is quite rare to see someone as extreme as you."

Sensing the magic emanating from the Moon Witch Cecilia, the alluring woman quickly said, "Don't be so irritable. I came here not only to see you, but more importantly, to invite you to join our organization."

"Not interested in."

The Moon Witch Cecil's voice remained indifferent, even tinged with impatience.

"Don't be so quick to refuse." The alluring woman's magnetic voice continued, "Our organization is not some nameless little organization that three or five weak witches dare to call themselves."

"The Witches' Guild, have you heard of it?"

"..."

The silence made the alluring woman a little embarrassed. She scratched her head and said with a troubled expression, "Okay, okay, let's not talk about such pointless things."

Let me tell you something more practical.

"Grand rank, you must have heard of that, right?"

Upon hearing the word "Grand Rank," Moon Witch Cecilia tilted her head slightly, turning her gaze to the alluring woman for the first time.

She had heard of the term "crown position" many times before.

This is precisely the level she constantly strives for.

Seeing that Moon Witch Cecilia finally turned her head, the alluring woman nodded in satisfaction: "In our Witch Guild, there are at least five Grand Witches, and the Guild Master's strength is far beyond that of a Grand Witch. If you join us, you will be able to obtain a way to break through to the Grand rank, or even beyond!"

"Your current strength is not weak, but it is still too weak to face the behemoth that is the temple. However, if you can break through to the Grand rank, or even above the Grand rank, the situation will be completely different!"

"With great power, you can even bring your parents and sisters to live with you, and you will no longer have to worry about being hunted down by the temple."

"So, how about joining us?"

"You know, the requirements for joining the Witch's Guild are very high. We don't even want ordinary witches to join."

"To be honest, I have high hopes for you."

"Having awakened just over a year ago, and being able to defeat a Gold-rank Divine Punishment Knight before even breaking through to the 'Grand Rank'—such talent makes it not impossible for him to reach a rank above Grand Rank."

"I guess you could say this is an investment I made in advance."

A gentle sea breeze blew, and after a long silence, the girl holding the doll finally spoke: "...I need to witness with my own eyes whether everything you say is true before I will decide whether to join."

"Of course, you can come with me to take a look first." The alluring woman smiled happily, whistled, and soon, a giant eagle flew down from the sky.

"My talent is to help animals grow and evolve. This is my partner, Arno. Let's go, it will take us to the headquarters of the Overseas Witches' Guild."

The alluring woman leaped atop the giant eagle's back and waved to the Moon Witch Cecil.

After hesitating for a moment, sensing the not-so-strong magical fluctuations emanating from the giant eagle and the alluring woman, the Moon Witch Cecil, confident that she could kill them in an instant, took a step, and with a flash of dark blue light, appeared directly on the back of the giant eagle.

"Elementalization, wow, impressive." The alluring woman exclaimed, then gently patted the giant eagle beneath her: "Arno, thank you for your trouble."

"Wow—!"

With a cry, the giant eagle flapped its exaggerated wings, which had a wingspan of nearly five meters, and with a powerful flap, it propelled the two witches straight into the sky, heading into the distance.

Roy remained standing on the edge of the cliff.

"The Witches' Guild... a method to break through to the Grand rank..."

He muttered these two sentences to himself, a bright light flashing in his eyes.

Leaving aside the witches' society, Roy is quite curious about the methods the witches use to break through to the Grand rank.

After the Ice Witch Ais broke through to the "Grand Rank", there was no way forward for her.

If one could glean even a fragment of information, or even the complete method, for breaking through to the Grand rank from the memories of the Moon Witch Sesil, it would be of great benefit.

As the giant eagle gradually shrank into the night until it finally disappeared completely, the world before Roy's eyes distorted and blurred once again.

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Chapter 93 Like a Spark Before Dawn (Part Two) (7,000-word chapter)

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When everything returned to normal, he had entered a completely new environment.

A crimson moon hung high in the sky, its soft light spilling over a remote island overseas.

This is a uniquely shaped isolated island, surrounded by steep rock walls at ninety degrees or even more than ninety degrees on all sides. Further in, there is a relatively flat basin, and in the center, there is a prominent peak.

Let alone normal people, even for knights, getting onto this isolated island is not an easy task.

At this moment, atop the highest peak in the center of the isolated island, on a platform of moderate size, the Moon Witch Cecilia stood quietly, bathed in the crimson moonlight.

Roy stared intently, and compared to the Moon Witch Cecilia in the previous memory fragment, her appearance had changed drastically.

On both sides of her cheeks, fluorescent dark blue patterns appeared, reminiscent of the Moonlight Witch Cecilia's doll form from Roy's memory. Not only her face, but even her attire was extremely similar.

A fluffy, wide-brimmed pointed witch's hat, a close-fitting white robe, and a deep purple-black cloak and shawl.

The only difference between her and the Moon Witch Cecilia's doll form is the color of her pupils.

Her pupils were not dark blue, but a terrifying crimson. Upon closer inspection, one could even see a wisp of blood-red light emerging from the center of the crimson.

The intense, almost tangible, bloody aura made Roy's breathing quicken, even from a distance.

This is stained with the blood of so many people...

“Sesil…”

An aged female voice rang out, and a woman wearing a bone mask slowly walked out of the hut, leaning on something that could be called a cane or a staff.

"You've been a member of the Witch's Guild for almost twenty years now..."

"19 years, 275 days, and 18 hours".

A detached and cold voice came from the Moon Witch Cecilia. She turned around and bowed slightly to the old witch who came out of the hut: "Guild Master, what brings you out today?"

"If I don't come out soon, you're going to turn the world upside down." The old witch sighed, "Cesil, you're too impatient."