It felt so good to be close to the witch!

"Is the mark of a person's, or rather a living being's, physical body, or the memories they left in the minds of others?"

"This question has troubled me for a long time, but in the end, I still lean towards the latter."

“Look, I’ve been here for so many years. Although people outside can no longer see me, the memories I left in the minds of my family, friends, and even enemies still exist and have never faded away.”

"With these memories, who can say that I never existed in this world?"

"An empty shell without memory is like grass, trees, and rocks in the world. Although they exist for a long time, how many people can remember them? What difference is there between living in this way and not existing at all?"

"Roy, you know what? I'm so happy today."

"To meet you before I vanish."

“From the moment we met, you had memories of me in your mind, and these memories made my existence more significant.”

"Death is not the end; as long as the memories remain, I will live on."

"Of course, if possible, I would like to ask you to do something for me."

"Even now, the only person I can't let go of is Sister Yuna."

"Before entering the Magic Pulse Space, I planted a mark on her. Through this mark, I know that she is still alive in the world."

"If possible, please go see her for me and tell her that I..."

“No.” Roy shook his head firmly: “I will not grant your request.”

"This kind of thing should be done by you, as a family member, to make it meaningful. What kind of behavior is it to have a stranger do it for you?"

"Sehir, I have a way to save you."

Having experienced the various fragments of his memories, Roy had a very deep and familiar understanding of the Moon Witch Cecilia, and therefore no longer felt constrained in addressing her.

"Save me?" The Moon Witch Cecilia smiled faintly: "Though a leaf detached from a tree may survive for a short time, it will eventually wither."

"Your talent can indeed provide me with suitable magic, but what I lack right now is not magic."

"So what are you missing?" Roy asked seriously.

“…Sigh, it’s the original body.” The Moonlight Witch Cecilia shook her head helplessly because of Roy’s stubbornness: “Just as I just said, a leaf without roots or a duckweed without water will eventually disappear no matter how hard you try to save it. If I want to survive, I must return to the original body and be nourished by it.”

"But that's not realistic..."

"The mad, bloodthirsty, and manic side within me stems from the countless killings I committed after awakening as a witch, as well as the deep corruption that eroded me. The two are intertwined, especially the latter. In order to break through to the realm of the Great Witch, I tried the third level of the Blood Refinement Method, which no one had ever reached before. Although I successfully broke through, it had great side effects."

"The Blood Refinement Method did help me break through to the Great Witch Realm, but not by reducing the degree of contamination. Instead, it pushed my degree of contamination to 100% but not completely out of control, creating a strange state that gave birth to a mad personality."

"Although she possesses the power of a great witch, the realm she broke through through this method should more accurately be called 'mad witch'."

"The power of the mad personality is immense. After 150 years of accumulation, how could I, now weakened to the point of near dissipation, possibly compete with it for dominance over the original body?"

"Instead of wasting our energy on something useless, we should do something meaningful."

The voice of the Moon Witch Cecilia echoed around her. Although she was talking about her own affairs, her tone was completely calm, as if she were talking about something unimportant.

"Was your disappearance related to the level of pollution in your body?" Roy asked.

“There is some connection, but it’s not the main reason,” the Moon Witch Cecilia said softly. “Most of the corruption is in the mad personality, but the witch’s corruption has already penetrated deep into the soul. Even the part that has been separated like mine is still affected by the corruption.”

"Pollution is the fate of witches, something no witch can avoid. My demise was more due to a lack of nourishment from my true self."

"..." Roy paused for a moment.

He had originally thought that removing the contamination from the part of Moon Witch Cecilia's consciousness that was stored in the doll would save her, but now it seemed that while removing the contamination was effective, the effect was probably not significant.

"In that case, we have no choice but to deal with the mad personality inside the lost ice coffin."

Roy said seriously, "Ceshill, you just said that the power of your mad personality comes from your countless killings and the deep corruption that has eroded it. The two are intertwined. If I can reduce the corruption of the mad personality, can I reduce its power? Will that help you regain control of your body?"

“Reduce pollution?” Moonlight Great Witch Cecilia blinked and chuckled, “Roy, do you know what you’re saying? There are indeed ways to neutralize the pollution in ordinary witches, but my true form’s insane personality is the pollution of the ‘Great Witch’ rank.”

"Don't even mention high-purity magic crystals, even top-grade magic crystals won't have any dilution effect after absorption."

Roy didn't speak, but took a few steps forward and came to the Moon Witch Cecilia again. He reached out and held her small hand, whose skin was so delicate that it was almost perfect.

The Moonlight Witch smiled, neither stopping nor dodging, but letting Roy hold her hand.

She also wanted to see what gave Roy the confidence to say he could help a "big witch" reduce pollution.

Roy took a deep breath.

To be honest, he was a little nervous too.

The amount of corruption a witch possesses is determined by two factors: the degree of corruption she has committed and the witch's magical power.

Magic can be further divided into total magic power and magic power quality.

The former, along with the degree of pollution, determines the amount of pollution, while the latter determines the "purity" of the pollution.

Therefore, the stronger a witch is, the more pollution she has, and the higher the "purity" of the pollution. As for a "great witch" like Cecilia, it goes without saying that the amount and purity of the pollution must be an extremely terrifying value.

This is completely different from the corruption that Roy absorbed from the Shadow Witch Lilia, the Ice Witch Ais, and others in the past.

This is Roy's first attempt to absorb pollution at the level of a great witch. Whether he can absorb it or not depends on the power of his talent [Infinite Desire] from the [Original Sin Cube].

He still has some confidence in this regard.

Talent [Infinite Desire], activated!

A familiar feeling came from where their hands touched; the Moon Witch Cecilia had felt this not long ago when Roy was transferring energy to her.

Are you planning to dilute the pollution by transmitting energy?

The Moon Witch Cecilia smiled inwardly.

This is not mockery, but rather a reflection.

In her mind, Roy was a very special person.

She felt a very special feeling from Roy. What word could she use to describe it? Hmm... probably comfortable.

A person's eyes, facial micro-expressions, temperament, appearance, and other factors constitute the first impression they give.

Some people give the first impression of being cruel and vicious, while others make people feel like they are bathed in a spring breeze.

Clearly, Roy is the latter.

This is also why the Moon Witch Cecilia did not choose to attack when they first met.

The golden-armored knight who entered before Roy, wielding a forbidden object and filled with murderous intent, had his corpse melted into nothingness by the lava.

Ultimately, what made the Moon Witch Cecilia decide to share her memory fragments was Roy's attitude towards the witch.

Roy was the first man the Moon Witch Cecilia had ever met who cared so much about a witch.

As a great witch, although it is only a part of her consciousness and not her complete form, it is not difficult for her to distinguish whether a person's attitude is genuine or feigned.

Her gaze drifted to the black-clad, black-haired witch named Lilia, who stood not far away with her eyes closed.

The Moon Witch Cecilia did not show Roy the fragments of memory he had experienced to the black-haired, black-clad witch named Lilia, not for any other reason than her subconscious reluctance.

Lilia is currently in a deep sleep due to the influence of her power.

The Moon Witch Cecilia had seen in Lilia's eyes the concern she felt for Roy.

This concern could not be forced by a witch controller; it came from the heart. Moreover, Lilia didn't have a witch controller around her neck; she was a wandering witch.

The fact that a wandering witch would take such a huge risk to follow Roy into the magic pulse space already says a lot.

Cecilia, the Moon Witch who was once a wandering witch, was well aware of this.

If it were her, she would never do this unless she trusted someone completely.

I'm sorry... I will give you some compensation when you leave.

The Moon Witch Cecilia silently apologized to Lilia in her heart.

Suddenly, the strange sensation in her hand forcibly pulled the Moon Witch Cecilia back to reality.

This is? !

The Moon Witch Cecilia's dark blue eyes flickered violently. She felt that the pollution that had been tightly bound to her and could not be shaken in any way was being separated from her by a power that she could not describe or understand, a power that was weak yet terrifyingly high in status. She was then drawn away from her soul by this power.

Centuries of entanglement had long since intertwined the pollution with the soul of the Moon Witch Cecilia, making them inseparable. Now, even a slight separation brought her an unparalleled and intense stimulation.

"Humph……"

A barely perceptible hum escaped from the Moon Witch Cecilia's lips. She pressed her lips tightly together, unwilling to make any more noise, but a faint blush uncontrollably crept onto her fair neck beside her deep purple-black cloak.

At this moment, Roy was immersed in the powerful corrupting energy he had absorbed from the Moon Witch Cecilia and did not notice her unusual behavior.

Through his internal vision of the "inner space," Roy saw a wisp of "silver energy" that was completely different from other energies and was transformed from the pollution within the body of the Moon Witch Cecilia.

Compared to normal pale white or milky white energy, this wisp of "silver energy" is like a king inspecting his territory. Wherever it passes, other pale white or milky white energies will retreat, "fearing" that it will hinder its progress.

Roy could sense that, for the same size, the power contained in that wisp of silvery-white energy far exceeded that of ordinary energy.

Dozens of times? Or even hundreds of times?

Roy's "inner space" energy originates from the absorption and transformation of witch pollution. The pale white energy comes from the pollution transformed from the Light Witch Vivian and the Shadow Witch Lilia, while the milky white energy comes from the pollution transformed from the Ice Witch Ais.

There are slight differences in quality between the two, but overall, the difference is not significant.

But silver-white energy is different. Its level far exceeds that of white energy, which belongs to pale white and milky white. Even before he had used silver-white energy to temper his body and practice breathing techniques, Roy could guess that its effects would far exceed those of white energy!

As for why this was the case, Roy thought about it for a moment and understood.

Silver energy corresponds to the level of a Great Witch, while white energy is only at the level of a Witch. There is a difference of two major levels between the two, and there is a whole major stage of Grand Witch in between!

With two major phases separated by this, it's no wonder the resulting energy difference is so vast.

Roy's talent, "Infinite Desire," derived from the "Original Sin Cube," did not disappoint him. Even though his strength was far inferior to that of the Moon Witch Cecilia, he was still able to use his talent to absorb her corruption. However, it was not without its flaws.

Compared to absorbing witch-level pollution, absorbing grand witch-level pollution is much, much slower.

In terms of data comparison, when absorbing witch-level pollution, the maximum power can reach 10 cycles per second without conversion, but it will be much slower with conversion, only 2.5 cycles per second.

However, for a great witch like Cecilia, the absorption rate of pollution is only 0.1 per second, and the conversion rate is even slower, only 0.025 per second.

It's a hundred times worse!

The difference between a Great Witch and a Witch lies not only in the purity of their contamination, but also in the quantity of it.

0.025% pollution, which is probably less than one ten-thousandth of the pollution on the Great Witch!

This discovery plunged Roy into an indescribable sense of frustration.

This means that it would take him at least tens of thousands of seconds, or at least three hours, to drain the pollution from the Moon Witch Cecilia's insane personality!