You think you're worthy of saving the world?

"Hey! You brat! Don't run! If you run again, I'll kill you!"

The girl was unable to think.

Her mind was filled with only the instinctive thought of "escape," and she had no energy left to think about what kind of treatment she would receive if she were caught.

Run, run, run, run with all your might.

You can see it now, at the end of the alley.

Just a little further ahead, there's a crowded street; that's where salvation lies—

A loud bang, like the air being torn apart, reached my ears.

The next instant, the girl lost her balance and fell heavily to the ground.

"You're wasting my spiritual power. I told you not to run away."

The man strode up to the girl and kicked her hard in the stomach as she lay motionless on the ground.

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!"

The girl let out a painful wail.

A group of men surrounded her, whispering amongst themselves.

"Is this the brat?"

"I don't know, I'll just grab anyone to get by, she'll do."

"Don't pity her! I heard she often steals things on the street!"

The man observed the girl rolling on the ground clutching her stomach and laughed, "So energetic, even if you said she was a witch, the bishop would probably believe it, haha!"

Then, he used the toe of his leather shoe to kick the girl's forehead like a soccer ball: "I'll teach you to run!"

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"

The girl's pitiful cries echoed through the alley.

One of the men squatted down, grabbed the girl's blood-smeared hair, and pulled her up from the ground.

"Blame your mother, who ran off with some random guy, for giving you such a pretty face, little girl."

He raised his hand and slapped the unconscious girl awake.

"I've heard that all those witch bitches are beauties."

Another slap.

"So in order to meet the church's quotas, we have to search everywhere for pretty young girls!"

Another slap.

"Honestly, this is such a hassle! Why not just find some orphans, treat them like witches, and hand them over to the authorities?"

"Hey, stop talking! If those priests hear us, we're doomed! The church has money, catching witches for them is their most profitable business! And stop fighting, what if you hurt their faces!"

The girl was too weak to scream. She opened her eyes, but could no longer see anything on her right side.

Nevertheless—

I don't want to give up either.

I don't want to die, I don't want to be caught, I don't want to be beaten, I don't want to suffer...!

The girl slowly raised her hand toward the men.

She did it as if it were an instinct etched into her blood.

Then, flickering black flames appeared on the girl's five fingers—

"Hey! What's this?!"

The men were all shocked.

"This...this little girl is really a witch...!"

The man carrying the girl was so frightened that he quickly let go of her, and the small body fell to the ground, causing the black flames he had shot out to miss their mark.

The men exchanged a wary glance, then smiled knowingly.

This brat isn't some fake! She's a real witch!

"We've struck it rich! Hahahaha!"

The men all wore expressions of delight.

How much money could a girl who can use magic at seven or eight years old get if offered to the church? She could live on the red-light district for the rest of her life!

Just then, a gust of wind blew through the dark alley.

"what……?"

The woman who appeared quietly before the man dancing wildly with ecstasy was a stunning woman in a long crimson dress.

Her long, lustrous golden hair was pulled back, and her azure eyes were clear and deep.

The moment the men took in those superhumanly beautiful features, their thoughts ceased.

This moment felt like eternity.

Literally, breathtakingly beautiful.

Men's brains are burned out due to an excessive intake of information in an instant, permanently losing some of their functions.

"..."

The woman in red walked past the men with blank expressions and came to the side of the ragged girl.

"Got you."

Her tone was cold and stern, exuding an unquestionable queenly air: "From now on, you will live with me."

"..."

The girl's throat was blocked with blood, making it difficult for her to make a sound.

Then, the beautiful woman in red picked up the girl's small, battered body.

The next instant, all the injuries covering the young girl's body disappeared as if by magic.

“From today onwards, I will be responsible for your upbringing and education.”

The woman in red showed no intention of asking the young girl's opinion.

Strangely, despite the terrifyingly cold aura emanating from her, the girl felt inexplicably at ease.

Because she emanated a feeling that the girl missed very much.

This feeling didn't originate from the beautiful woman before him, but from something much older... a feeling akin to that of a boy.

The girl nodded, then managed to utter a sound.

"Mother……?"

“Very good, that’s right... I am your mother.”

The woman in red held the girl in her arms and nodded in satisfaction.

"This era is 300 years away from the birth of our great king."

"Three hundred years from now, I will build a kingdom on earth that belongs only to witches, a paradise under the sun."

“When that time comes, my daughter and I will serve our master together again... just like before.”

The "Crimson King" spoke coldly, uttering words that the young girl could not comprehend.

"But before that, I will train you to be the most willful, the most unruly, the most ferocious... the most vicious witch in the world."

087 Rewards settled, a great harvest! (1/3)

[Singularity: The Night of the Witch's Descent - Valpurgis is complete, generating results...]

In the hazy chaos, Yuri regained some consciousness.

He had just regained some rationality and realized that he was still lying in bed with his eyes closed, just as the dungeon settlement phase was beginning.

Yuri's eyelids twitched; he was bursting with excitement.

Before entering the singularity, Yuri had inquired with Rosalia about the situation, and learned that the Advancement Trial could provide the main challenger with 100% character experience.

Rank experience points are calculated as a percentage, meaning that Rosalia will definitely be able to increase her rank if she clears the game.

It's unclear how much experience participants who aren't the main challengers will gain.

Normally it should be 25-50%, but considering that Yuri is challenging the Nine Star Singularity as a first-tier character...

Giving me 100% experience points so I can go straight from Tier 1 to Tier 2 isn't too much to ask, right?

In Goddess of the End, "personal rank" and "job level" are two different concepts.

In addition to providing some basic bonuses, "Personal Rank" also acts as a level cap lock for "Job Level".

The maximum rank for the first tier is level 19. To reach levels 20-29, you need to upgrade your personal rank to the second tier.

Yuri is currently stuck at level 19 in both "Knight" and "Witch Master" classes, and urgently needs to break through the class level cap—his class experience points are overflowing!

[Singularity assessment has been generated.]

[Time Score: A+]

[Achievement Score: SS]

[World Exploration: S]

[World Strategy: SS]

Overall Rating: SS

[Achieve the following achievements:]

[The Descendants' unique flexible moral compass: Join the Witch's faction.]

[The taste of a witch is quite wonderful: engaging in intimate relations with a witch.]

[The Dark Lord: To become the leader of the witches.]

[What champion are you? : I defeated all my opponents in the dueling tournament.]