It felt so good to be close to the witch!

But would the Moonlight Witch Cecilia, with her insane personality, foolishly stand still and give him three hours to absorb the energy?

The answer is obvious: impossible.

Despite his frustration, Roy did not stop absorbing the [Infinite Desire].

The presence or absence of pollution has little effect on whether the Moon Witch Cecilia, residing in the doll, loses her normal personality, but it will ultimately have some positive effect.

Even if it only slightly prolongs the time when the Moonlight Witch's normal personality exists, it would be worthwhile.

10 seconds, 100 seconds...

Midway through, Roy channeled the pale white and milky white energy within his body into the deep purple energy crystal beside him, making room for the silver-white energy.

A full 600 seconds passed, and only when Roy could no longer absorb any more pollution did he stop using the talent [Infinite Desire].

10 dishes!

Feeling the silver energy filling his body, Roy smiled.

He was eager to see how this silver energy would help nourish his body and improve his breathing techniques.

Opening his eyes, Roy looked up at the dark blue doll girl in front of him, his mouth open as if about to say something, but the scene that came into view stunned him, and he even forgot to close his open mouth.

Dark blue beams of light pierced through the gaps in the branches and leaves of the dark purple crystal tree, landing on the girl sitting quietly beneath it. Countless firefly-like specks of light danced around her, creating a dreamlike scene.

But what stunned Roy was not the external scenery, but the girl at the center of this fantastical scene.

A blush spread across her flawless, almost perfect, fair skin, like the most beautiful flowers in the world. The girl bit her lip tightly, her full lips sinking deep under the pressure of her teeth, and fine beads of sweat dripped from her body as she breathed rapidly and shallowly.

The profuse sweat even soaked the white dress beneath the girl's deep purple cloak and shawl, revealing a mysterious and astonishing curve beneath the semi-transparent front fabric.

I never would have guessed she had such a large scale.

The thought involuntarily popped into Roy's mind, but he shook his head vigorously to suppress it and asked with concern, "Ceshill?"

"Hu Chi... Hu Chi..."

Her rapid breathing gradually calmed down, and the stimulation subsided, allowing the Moon Witch Cecilia to slowly recover.

Noticing her lapse in composure, even with the composure of the Moon Witch Cecilia, she couldn't help but feel ashamed.

"call……"

After taking a few deep breaths and regaining her composure, the Moonlight Witch Cecilia used her remaining energy to sense the difference in her current state.

Pure, clear...

This is the strongest feeling her soul has given her at this moment.

From the time she awakened as a witch until now, more than a hundred years have passed. She has been constantly eroded by pollution on her body and mind, to the point that she has gradually become accustomed to the pain.

The complete disappearance of the pollution at this moment gave her a dreamlike, unreal feeling.

This pure, clear feeling, where every pore of her body seemed to breathe freely, captivated her, making it impossible for her to tear herself away.

Moreover, the complete elimination of the pollution made the Moon Witch Cecilia feel even more deeply the original sin characteristic engraved deep in her soul.

In the past, she was only one step away from the orthodox Great Witch realm. Later, she cleverly broke through to the third level of the Blood Refinement Method and became a variant of the Great Witch realm - the Mad Witch realm. Although the two are equal in terms of power level, they are completely different in essence.

The realm of the Great Witch is the realm where one can perfectly control one's own power, while the realm of the Mad Witch, although she gains power, is constantly subject to the erosion and influence of a "mad personality".

Her scattered gaze gradually focused, finally settling on Roy, who was standing nearby. The Moon Witch Cecilia was deeply shocked.

She initially thought that Roy's idea of ​​reducing pollution was simply a method different from what she understood, reducing the proportion of pollution to some extent. But no matter how much the proportion of pollution is reduced, it can never completely disappear. It's like having a grain of sand in a basin of water. Even if you change the volume of water from a basin to a bucket, you can only reduce the proportion from 0.1% to 0.01%. The sand is still there and will never disappear.

But Roy's method for her was to directly remove the grain of sand, eliminating the contamination at its root.

"...Is this also one of your innate abilities?"

Even the Moon Witch Cecilia herself didn't realize that there was a barely perceptible tremor in her voice when she asked the question.

The deeper a witch's training goes, the more she understands the importance of this ability to remove pollution at its root.

For witches, this is something they must protect at all costs; the existence of this power will overturn the entire world's格局 (geju, a concept encompassing both structure and overall structure).

“Yes.” Roy nodded honestly. If he wanted to hide it, he wouldn’t have used his talent on the Moon Witch Cecilia.

"Promise me that from now on, you will never use this ability in front of others. If the temple or the empire finds out, they will stop at nothing to kill you."

The Moon Witch Cecilia spoke in an extremely solemn tone.

"...Is it that serious?" Roy clicked his tongue slightly.

"It's only more serious than you imagine. You lack a true understanding of your own talent and ability," said the Moon Witch Cecilia earnestly.

“Okay, I understand.” Roy nodded, then asked with some anticipation, “We can talk about this later. Cecil, how are you feeling right now? Has the sense of loss faded at all?”

"..." The Moonlight Witch Cecilia paused for a moment: "Yes, but not many."

Seeing Roy's visibly dejected expression, she smiled and said, "It's not all bad news. After the pollution was removed, my power has become stronger, and I'm more confident in sealing the Lost Ice Coffin later."

The smile on the girl's face was like a delicate orchid blooming under the moonlight, ethereal and exquisitely beautiful.

Upon hearing this, Roy perked up and quickly asked, "Ceshill, answer my question first. If I absorb the pollution from the mad personality within you, will it affect its power and help you gain control of your body?"

“If it were you…” The Moon Witch Cecilia pondered for a moment, then nodded gently: “It is indeed possible.”

"The desire for pollution and killing forms a bizarre balance that constitutes the mad personality. If this balance is disrupted, it will have a great impact on the power of the mad personality, and the more severe the imbalance, the greater the impact."

"That's good, that's good. In this way, the 'Original Body Retrieval Plan' has a chance of success." Roy looked excited, but then smiled awkwardly: "Now there's a problem. I've found that removing the Great Witch-level corruption is very slow. I need to find a way to calm down the crazy personality. At least Cecil, do you have a way?"

How much time do you need?

"If I can continue to live, the Moon Witch Cecilia, whose normal personality naturally doesn't want to disappear," she asked earnestly.

"Hmm... do you know how much pollution is in the corrupted personality?" Roy asked a question.

“99 times,” the Moonlight Witch Cecilia said confidently. “Of all the pollution, I take one share, and the mad personality takes ninety-nine.”

"So that's 990...that's a huge number!" Roy exclaimed.

"The Dao?" A hint of doubt flashed in the eyes of the Moon Witch Cecilia. "What is this?"

"It's just a unit of measurement for magic or battle aura that I defined myself," Roy explained.

Upon hearing this, the Moon Witch Cecilia nodded and asked no further questions.

"If it's 990 Dao, it will take me 11 hours to absorb and convert them all..." By the end of the calculation, Roy's voice had become softer.

Eleven hours is far too long.

Even without conversion, absorption would take at least 5.5 hours, and would require a magic crystal large enough to hold that much energy.

Roy wasn't worried about the magic crystals. This place had nothing but plenty of magic crystals. That dark purple crystal tree, or rather, the tree-shaped high-quality magic crystals, would definitely meet his needs.

“There’s no need to remove them all,” the Moonlight Witch Cecilia interjected. “Once the Lost Ice Coffin is opened, I can immediately enter my main body and fight with the mad personality for control of the body. During this process, my main body will be in a state of immobility.”

"You can take this opportunity to absorb the pollution. The more you absorb, the more you can influence the state of the insane personality. As long as you can influence the power of the insane personality to the same level as me before I can't hold on, you can achieve the final victory."

"How long can you hold out?" Roy asked nervously.

"It's hard to say." The Moon Witch Cecilia shook her head: "But now, I can definitely last longer than I did before the pollution was removed."

"Roy, can you answer one question to me seriously?"

"You said."

"Will using your talent in this way have a negative impact on you?" The Moonlight Witch Cecilia's gaze was deep, her dark blue eyes meeting Roy's firmly. "Your strength is still too weak. Your battle aura level is only at the Bronze II level. Absorbing pollution across so many levels..."

"The strength of a talent increases as the master's strength improves."

“If you were at least at the level of a Gold Knight, I wouldn’t be so worried, but you’re only a Bronze Two-Star…”

"Don't worry." Roy waved his hand with a smile: "I've already tried it. Absorbing pollution at the level of a Great Witch doesn't have any side effects on me. You just need to focus on maintaining control of your body for as long as possible. Leave the rest to me."

"Get ready. Let me know when you're in a good state, and then we can officially begin the 'Original Body Retrieval Plan'!"

"By the way, Cecil, could you please release the control over Lilia? She's acting really uncomfortable..."

After waking up from the fragments of memory, Roy quickly discovered that the Shadow Witch Lilia had not woken up like him, but was still in a coma, and was shrouded in an unusually conspicuous dark blue moonbeam.

It's obvious that she's still under the control of the Moon Witch Cecilia.

Faced with Roy's request, the Moon Witch Cecilia did not hesitate. Her eyes flashed, and the dark blue moonbeams that had been enveloping the Shadow Witch Lilia disappeared. She nodded slightly to Roy, closed her eyes, and began to adjust her state.

Not long after the dark blue moonbeam disappeared, the unconscious Shadow Witch Lilia groaned and staggered. Before she could even open her eyes, the moment her consciousness returned, she cried out, "Lord Roy, you..."

“I’m right here beside you, I’m fine, Lilia,” Roy said gently as he helped the Shadow Witch Lilia, who was about to fall.

The familiar voice and scent instantly put the Shadow Witch Lilia at ease. She opened her eyes, turned her head, and saw Roy's handsome face reflected in her pupils: "Are you... alright?"

"I'm fine." Roy smiled. "I've already reached an agreement with the Moon Witch Cecilia."

"It's settled..." The Shadow Witch Lilia didn't care what Lord Roy and that terrible witch had agreed on; she only cared about Lord Roy's safety. Seeing that Roy was alright, she was finally relieved.

Her gaze shifted to the dark blue doll witch with her eyes closed under the dark purple crystal tree not far away. Deep in her eyes, a hint of resentment and a profound sense of unwillingness to accept her own weakness flashed.

...I'm too weak. I'm supposed to be a guard, but I can't protect Lord Roy at all, whether it's those Golden Knights before or the Moon Witch Cecilia now.

If the Moonlight Witch harbored ill intentions towards Lord Roy, he would have been killed while she was unconscious.

Roy, who was keeping a close eye on the Shadow Witch Lilia, naturally sensed the sudden drop in her mood.

After thinking for a moment, Roy went to the large, dark purple crystal tree behind the Moonlight Witch Cecilia, climbed up, and plucked down more than a dozen leaves. He then returned to the Shadow Witch Lilia, handed her the leaves, and said with a smile, "Lilia, these are all good things. Don't underestimate these leaves; they can actually be seen as high-purity magic crystals shaped like leaves, containing abundant natural magic power. You can absorb them to increase your magic power limit."

"A high-purity magic crystal shaped like a leaf..." The Shadow Witch Lilia was startled. Because the energy was too restrained, and with the intimidation of the Moonlight Witch Cecilia, her attention had not been focused on this crystal tree. Now, after Roy's reminder, she carefully sensed it and felt the vast and terrifying natural magic power contained within the dark purple crystal tree.

The Shadow Witch Lilia reached out and took the crystal blades without refusing.

Right now, she desperately wants to increase her strength.

Knowing that the Moon Witch Cecilia would no longer harm Roy, the Shadow Witch Lilia simply sat down cross-legged on the spot, preparing to absorb the natural magic power within the leaves.

With her current strength, if the Moon Witch Cecilia really wanted to harm Roy, even if she risked her life, it would be to no avail.

I must become stronger, stronger, stronger! Only then can I possess the strength to protect Lord Roy!

With unwavering conviction, the Shadow Witch Lilia began absorbing the natural magic within the leaves.

Roy glanced at the Shadow Witch Lilia, who was sitting cross-legged with her eyes closed, and then at the Moon Witch Cecilia, who was adjusting her state under a tree not far away. After thinking for a moment, he also sat down cross-legged, preparing to take advantage of this time to try out the effects of the silver energy and see what kind of blessing it would bring to his breathing technique and physical nourishment.

……

Above Star Lake, the crimson moon still hangs high, unchanged through the ages.

But the battle under the moonlight came to an end without anyone noticing.

"Boom!"