Witch Redemption

As soon as Monica finished speaking, Della, codenamed 013, immediately reacted. She frowned slightly and asked, "Is the chairperson referring to the other two witches who are already living here?"

Codenamed 013, Della Bertie, is a member of the Feathered Race and a professional archer. She has red, beast-like eyes and beautiful golden curly hair, with a pair of small, snow-white wings extending from her back. Of course, her most eye-catching feature is the faint silver-white halo above her head, giving her an aura of holiness, which makes her seem more like the "messenger of the gods" in people's eyes.

"Yes, codenames 001 and 002. I think Major General Abbot has already introduced these two to you. Their summoning was interfered with by the six apostles, and their minds were in serious trouble. It was because they were tempted by the apostles that they killed the last four witches of the previous batch. If it weren't for the divine grace that made an exception and decided to let these two traitors atone for their sins, they wouldn't still be allowed to live."

Monica's words caused the witches around her to change color slightly. Indeed, they had heard Major General Abbot mention this matter many times before, and they had been able to find out a lot of information about it back in the capital city of Kate.

Given how people in the capital city trembled at the mere mention of their names as witches, they subconsciously attributed this situation to the two witches present. If it weren't for these two, they wouldn't have been subjected to such prejudiced views.

In this regard, the Imperial Witch Order provided detailed evidence to warn them, and even held a grand funeral for the four deceased witch predecessors, allowing them to bid them farewell.

"What does the chairman need us to do?"

"Della asked."

She and the seven witches around her were actually from the same world. They originally lived not on Earth, but in another highly civilized modern society. The main reason why the eight of them traveled to another world together was that after reading a novel called "Legend of the Goddess", they recklessly performed the summoning ritual described in the novel, which resulted in disaster.

Fortunately, after they transmigrated, they were greeted by a sunny and warm handsome man who taught them how to survive in this world and bluntly explained the horrors of "monsters," "apostles," and the "Crimson Night Flood."

Della couldn't resist the man she fell in love with at first sight, let alone her other accomplices.

In that situation, they were at a loss and received such courtesy. It would be absolutely impossible for them not to feel the slightest bit moved or have any thought of repaying the kindness.

"They are still under observation, which means they will be allowed to act alone for a long time while being secretly monitored to see if they are still colluding with any intelligent monsters or apostles. So the higher-ups hope that you will not easily contact them, lest you be deceived by them, if you don't want to die as miserably as those four predecessors."

When Monica said these words, the directors of the other buildings also informed their witches about similar facts.

"But, Chairman, since these two are so despicable, why not get rid of them?"

The one asking the questions was a slender witch, codenamed 015, of the half-werewolf race, a berserker named Britney Waugh. Long before she transmigrated, she was a young girl bursting with a sense of justice. After all, most of her family members worked in the criminal investigation field, and she had been influenced by what she saw and heard to hate so-called criminals.

“That would cut off all leads, because we haven’t found the informants behind them,” Monica said with a seemingly sincere smile. “Anyway, I’m leaving the rest to you. Don’t approach them without permission. If you notice anything amiss with them, please report it to us immediately. Your safety is our top priority.”

………………

When they stepped into the room, they were met with a situation that surprised Li Lan and Lana greatly.

The eight witches, who were clearly no ordinary people, all cast hostile glances at them. No, it was more than just hostility; it seemed to carry a hint of hatred.

Why are these people behaving this way when it's only the first time we've met?

Li Lan was extremely puzzled, and he soon discovered that these people were completely different from them.

These eight witches openly revealed their true colors, and their attire was completely different from Li Lan and Lana's. If Li Lan and Lana were cow dung, then these eight were clearly flowers.

Li Lan's gaze swept over their obviously high-end black gothic dresses, then lingered briefly on their stunning figures.

My doubts deepened.

“They are different from us; they are the real deal.”

Lana suddenly moved closer to Li Lan and whispered something in her ear.

Li Lan immediately understood what he meant. Unlike these two rough men, these people were real girls who had transmigrated from the past.

Unlike Li Lan, who was a complete shut-in, Lana was an elite in her past life and had a great way of dealing with people. She immediately noticed that this group of people, despite wearing such gorgeous clothes, showed no shyness and behaved normally, which was enough to show that they were all young ladies who loved beauty.

“Maybe he’s a cross-dresser…” Li Lan replied in a low voice.

Wearing women's clothing is fun for a while, and it's fun to wear women's clothing all the time; it becomes a habit.

"Don't overthink it. There aren't as many cross-dressing men as you're thinking. Eight of them appearing all at once? What a coincidence!"

Just as the two stood frozen at the doorway, an old woman's voice suddenly came from beside them, "Are you two codenames 001 and 002?"

"you are?"

Coming to their senses, Li Lan and Lana turned their heads slightly and saw the old woman standing in front of the room. The old woman's clothes looked familiar to them; they were probably similar to the warden they had seen in the witch prison.

“I am one of the liaisons of the Witch Cult, Monica. You can just call me Chairperson. If the Witch Cult has any direct missions or commissioned missions in the future, I will issue them here. You can consider whether to accept the commissioned missions, as there will be additional rewards.”

Monica pointed to the wall next to her, where a dusty blackboard could be seen. She explained that in addition to the tasks directly assigned by the Order that were given verbally, there would be additional tasks commissioned by others that would be posted on this board, allowing the witches to choose whether or not to accept them.

Li Lan nodded, indicating that she understood what the old woman was saying, and outwardly showed respect.

In fact, after seeing that the old woman seemed to be living in the room near the door, he suddenly guessed that this guy had chosen such a location to make it easier to monitor them, the witches.

After offering a brief explanation, Monica sat down again at a desk by the door, seemingly engrossed in reading something, and ignored Li Lan and Lana.

The atmosphere became somewhat awkward for a moment, because the eight hostile accomplices not far away did not want to talk to them. It was awkward for them to greet them, but it was also awkward not to greet them.

"Let's go up first."

Li Lan said in a low voice, then turned and stepped onto the stairs leading upstairs.

However, when the two arrived at rooms 302 and 303, they discovered something unexpected: their clothes for changing were piled up in a corner of the corridor, and their original room was completely locked.

"what happened?"

Li Lan and Lana looked at each other in bewilderment.

Neither of them expected that what should have been a joyful first day of welcoming their new teammates would turn into such an unpleasant experience. It was one thing for those guys to treat them coldly, but now it seemed like they were deliberately messing with them.

Lana's expression was not good. She turned the doorknob of room 303 and, in a fit of anger, immediately used her professional skills.

"Dragon Power!"

Lana's blue beast eyes suddenly widened, and the muscles on her right hand bulged slightly. With a click, she twisted the lock open.

But when he opened the door, he was completely dumbfounded.

This was no longer his original, simple room. The old wooden bed was now covered with pink sheets and a soft mattress, and even the blankets looked brand new. In addition, the wardrobe that used to store several sets of witch costumes had been changed and replaced with uniform black gothic dresses. Next to the wardrobe were three pairs of expensive, exquisite leather boots.

"..."

Lana had a bad feeling, and Li Lan's face darkened when she saw Lana's room in this state.

Before he could even offer a few words of comfort, he heard hurried footsteps coming from downstairs. It seemed that Lana had broken the door lock in her haste, causing quite a commotion that alerted the witch below.

"This is a bit troublesome."

A bad feeling suddenly arose in Li Lan's heart, but before he could figure out what was going on, the new owner of room 303 appeared from the corner of the stairs.

The girl with wolf ears glared angrily at the two of them.

"Damn criminals!"

Suddenly, the furious girl grabbed the Libra Cross Greatsword in her hand!

Chapter 32 After the Conflict

Hmmmm?

Li Lan and Lana were both dumbfounded. Were all these newcomers this irritable?

"..."

Li Lan was located relatively close to the werewolf girl, making her the first to be affected in this rather narrow corridor.

Faced with this guy who suddenly wanted to attack, Li Lan only had time to raise the Libra Cross Greatsword in front of her and hurriedly parry.

"Zheng—"

The crisp sound of greatswords clashing spread out, and Li Lan felt an almost irresistible force transmitted through his hands. As he was forced back several steps, the werewolf girl's menacing Libra Cross greatsword swung upwards, aiming for his neck.

"Does this guy really want to kill me?"

There was no time to defend!

This is incomprehensible, utterly incomprehensible!

Only at the moment of their exchange did Li Lan realize just how vast the difference was between them. He couldn't withstand the guy's attacks and was about to die by his sword in the blink of an eye.

"Dragon Power!"

In the nick of time, Lana's deep blue beast eyes suddenly widened, and she pulled Li Lan aside with her left hand while her right hand muscles bulged as she gripped the Libra Cross Greatsword and slashed it with lightning speed.

Bright red blood gushed out, pouring down like rain onto the rough floor of the corridor. The severed right arm, along with a greatsword with a wolf's head engraving, was thrown out by inertia, making a dull thud and a crisp metallic sound.

"what……"

The unprecedented pain caused the werewolf girl to scream in agony.

Not one to back down, Lana raised her foot and kicked out without hesitation, sending the guy flying several meters away.

After that, the werewolf girl just kept curling up on the ground, clutching her severed right arm tightly with her left hand and howling in agony, which was incredibly pitiful no matter how you looked at it.

"Hey, Lana..."

Still somewhat shaken, Li Lan wondered if this was going too far.

Unexpectedly, Lana merely whistled casually, staring contemptuously at the pitiful fellow on the ground, "Ah, my, the power of the king!"

Li Lan was momentarily stunned. Wasn't this an old joke? Why would Lana suddenly bring this up?

Soon, noticing the unusual commotion upstairs, the witch and the chairman below hurriedly rushed up.

In less than a few seconds, the eight people had completely blocked the corner of the stairs. At the same moment, the seven witches who had arrived later all turned pale, gripping their Libra Cross greatswords tightly, and even grabbing the grimoires at their waists...

"Wait, don't do it!"

At the critical moment, Monica stopped the group of restless and murderous witches behind her with a smile. She walked casually to Li Lan and Lana's side, picked up the slender, bloodstained severed arm and the Libra Cross Greatsword from the ground, and then turned around and handed them to Della, codenamed 013.

"Connect her first."

Della nodded, and together with the six witches around her, they calmly helped the werewolf girl codenamed 015 Britney deal with the situation.

During their special training some time ago, these witches learned how to deal with most monsters, and they even put all their knowledge of rescue into practice, so they were naturally adept at handling the situation now.

After Britney behind her calmed down, Monica faced Li Lan and Lana again.

"I need an explanation."

………………

Even Li Lan didn't expect Lana to be so ruthless all of a sudden, showing absolutely no mercy in her attack.

Once he calmed down a bit, he recalled the events that had happened in the blink of an eye not long ago, and suddenly a clue came to his mind: "These new witches are definitely not level 1 newbies. They are very likely to be stronger than me, a level 2, and may even be at Lana's level."

What exactly happened? What has happened to this new batch of witches?

Moreover, judging from the way the witches applied medicine to the werewolf girl, they were clearly quite skilled and had definitely undergone relevant training.

Combined with the obvious hostility these eight people showed them upon their first meeting, Li Lan could make a preliminary judgment that these people must have been tampered with by the Witch Cult.

Lana felt the same way. From the moment she returned, she felt that she and Li Lan were being deliberately targeted. However, she didn't have Li Lan's good temper. Once her anger surged up, she couldn't control it at all and directly taught this ungrateful guy a lesson. Now her tone was even more annoyed.

"Chairman, the Witch Code stipulates that witches are not allowed to attack any of the empire's natives, right? But witches don't count against each other, which means that even if I just killed her, it wouldn't be a big deal and wouldn't violate the empire's criminal law."