Clinging to the Witcher world to become a god of martial arts

The battle ended with Aislin's defeat and escape. The magnificent figure in front of him gradually disappeared, and the fallen lich in mid-air landed back beside the bronze pillar as the victor.

The ghostly blue soul flame in his pupils quietly extinguished, his flowing cloak fell down, and his head slumped limply, as if he had transformed into an ordinary white skeleton guarding the side.

Lorne lay quietly for a while, not wanting to move at all. The joy of surviving such a calamity completely overwhelmed him.

The danger of this recruitment far exceeded expectations. There was a giant of equal strength, Gunnar who was overwhelmingly superior, and Aislin who brought despair.

He narrowly escaped death almost every time.

It's simply unbelievable that an apprentice could survive against these three and even kill two of them.

The bronze pillar emitted a bright light, and three figures emerged, now spirits, hovering around Lorne like butterflies.

"Thank you." Lorne reached out his hand as if to embrace them, but his fingers passed through their translucent bodies.

The reason why he survived under the corrupted lich can be roughly inferred from some details.

By connecting the seemingly unrelated bronze pillars with the fallen lich, and combining this with Aislin's remarks, one can understand the situation quite well.

First is the Bronze Pillar of the Dead. Due to the sacrifice of the blond boy and the other two, the bronze pillar absorbed their souls and transformed into spirits, which most likely still retain consciousness.

Secondly, there was the Fallen Lich, Vermilan, who perished in the battle of Vol Manor with his undead source species.

Before his death, he probably attempted to fuse with the source species, but failed, resulting in the loss of his consciousness and his transformation into a fallen lich by the power of the undead.

Perhaps by accident, the bronze pillar and the consciousness-extinguished Vermilan happened to be in the same location, creating some connection between them.

This allows the three spirits of the Bronze Pillar to control the Fallen Lich to some extent through their consciousness.

As for why they saved him?

It's probably to repay a debt of gratitude... Lorne guessed.

Looking back, he realized that by killing Ralf and Rudolph, he had indirectly given the blond boy and girl a chance to escape and a sliver of hope... although the outcome was not satisfactory.

The faint indigo blue, like clear water dripping into thick ink, slowly spreads and diffuses in the abyss.

The negative energy accumulated in the abyss was almost completely exhausted in the battle with Aislin, and the gloom that permeated it was completely dispelled.

The vertical cliffs were fully exposed, and along with them came a small patch of sky framed by the shape of the abyss's edge, shimmering with dim light.

Dawn is breaking.

The next moment, a black edge appeared on the indigo canvas, and a chilling aura suddenly erupted in the sky.

A black sun suddenly rose, sweeping across the earth like a cloud hanging from the sky...

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......

Inside a room on one of the last few floors of the Black Sun Tower.

On a platform suspended in the center of the room, a woman with stunning beauty, clad in a white robe, lay on her side amidst slowly flowing magical mist.

The pleated fabric outlined stunning curves as the woman idly gazed at the vibrant star map on the room's dome.

"Lady Katarina!"

A shout broke the silence, and the room's giant archway opened in response.

A formally dressed wizard carefully crossed the corridor, glancing somewhat nervously at the simulated cosmic abyss below, before steadily walking onto the platform in the center of the room.

"What is it?" Katarina's voice was ethereal and otherworldly, as if it did not exist in this world.

The attendant wizard's gaze lingered briefly on that stunning face and breathtaking curves before he took out a device and began to project the image.

An elderly man with an extremely solemn expression appeared in the projection and said seriously:

"We have received notification from six departments, including the Combat Department, Reconnaissance Department, and War Preparation Department, that Vermilan, the 'Son of the Undead' who perished at Vol Manor, forcibly fused with an undead source species before his death, transforming into a fallen lich. He is suspected of having a close connection with a soul-draining artifact, and we urgently need countermeasures..."

"...The seventh seat of the Forest of Fireflies, Aislin, appeared at the Wall Manor in an attempt to forcibly seize the source seed. He expended a great deal of energy and ultimately failed."

"Upon learning the news, Passes immediately went to Wall Manor to intercept them, severely wounding Aislin at the cost of his own serious injuries..."

"Given your somewhat passive performance so far, which has led to the protracted war, I hereby dispatch this messenger to inform you not to be wary of or scheme against each other for your own benefit, lest you delay the opportunity to advance the battle!"

The image paused on the old man's face, a hint of anger on his features, before quietly ending.

The projection fades away.

The servant bowed respectfully and said, "I have come to deliver the relevant information on the orders of the Tower Master, even though you gentlemen already know the general situation at Wall Manor."

In fact, Black Sun Tower, in terms of historical background, strength, and other aspects, belongs to the first tier of wizarding forces in the Kingdom of Seville, while Firefly Forest can be considered second-rate overall.

However, since the outbreak of the war, Black Sun Tower has not held an absolute advantage; on the contrary, it has gradually fallen into a stalemate.

In the Forest of Fireflies, only the top three are at the level of Stigmata Wizards, while the Black Tower alone has as many as double digits of Stigmata Wizards. Not counting those who are in seclusion for many years or those who attempt to transcend, there are roughly five Stigmata Wizards who can be used at any time, not even counting the formal wizards.

The two powers had previously established an alliance and had a certain understanding of each other's plans and accumulated strength.

Firefly Forest's new policies are rather outdated, with almost no apprenticeship training and a relatively small number of formal wizards.

Despite having the upper hand in most aspects, Black Sun Tower failed to gain any advantage over its former ally.

The main reason is that the higher-ups of the Black Tower each have their own agendas. Because of their achievements, each of them is trying to gain the greatest benefit in this war with the least cost.

The internal power struggles intensified, causing the Black Tower to become somewhat sluggish in its military campaigns.

"I know." Katarina replied nonchalantly, not taking the previous projection to heart.

"There is one more thing." The attendant then activated the projection device, and the old man's face reappeared.

"Katarina, in this incident, an apprentice named 'Lorne' made an indelible contribution, and in principle, this matter should be submitted to the 'Scales of Justice' to calculate the corresponding merits."

"But the other party is ultimately just an apprentice. Although there are no rules that state that unofficial wizards cannot obtain merit, it still has a bad influence."

"As the enforcer, this matter is entirely your responsibility. Should you award the merits as usual, or find a reason to temporarily suppress it until the other party is promoted to a formal wizard...?"