Witch Redemption

Faced with the sudden attack of number 94, Li Lan felt a strong sense of crisis. She instinctively swung the Libra Cross Greatsword she was gripping tightly, creating a violent trajectory.

"..."

Without a sound, number 94's body was silently severed in two by this unexpected attack, and there was no blood splatter as Li Lan had imagined; it was as if he had struck some inanimate object.

"Just as I thought..." Li Lan had become wary as soon as he noticed that Senior "Number 94" had become even more talkative than usual. He didn't expect that this thing really came with malice, trying to trick him into stepping out of this protective barrier area.

"Why...why..."

I don't understand, I don't understand at all. This witch clearly trusted it so much, so why did she treat it this way in the end?

Watching the body, severed in two, slowly dissipate into smoke, for a fleeting moment, Li Lan longed to see that "Number 94" before her was a living person, but the outcome was still so cruel.

"I'm sorry, it's because you talk too much."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Lan suddenly felt his vision blur again. After a moment of confusion, he came back to his senses and realized that he was still sitting in the same spot. The boundary marked by the ashes was less than a meter away from him.

Without a doubt, if you had believed that guy and left with him...

Li Lan felt a chill run down his spine. He quickly glanced at the exploration page on the magic book, only to discover to his horror that everything outside the protective barrier had turned blood red, except for the area within the barrier itself.

That wasn't just one or two red dots representing monsters, but an overwhelming expanse of blood red!

"My God! This...this is terrifying!"

Beyond the faint glow formed by the protective barrier, Li Lan was horrified to see that in the endless darkness outside, there seemed to be a large number of dark figures moving slowly, densely packed together.

"What the hell? A ghost?"

Li Lan turned her head in horror, wanting to see what was going on with the others, only to see a witch with features resembling dragonfly wings walking blankly to the edge of the protective barrier, about to step out.

"Small……"

Li Lan had little contact with these people and had no idea what the guy's code name or real name was. Before he could even say "be careful," the guy had already stepped out, and there was no time to stop him.

In an instant, the deep darkness erupted into a frenzied agitation, and countless shadowy figures, like a surging tide, rushed toward the single target.

In less than a second, the living witch's flesh and blood were instantly annihilated outside the barrier, leaving only her gorgeous black gothic dress clinging to her skeleton.

shocking!

Chapter 48 The Second Great Conflict Between Witches

"Click—", "Click—"

Watching helplessly as the limp skeleton, along with its intact clothes, fell onto the decaying leaves, Li Lan was filled with terror.

No wonder Senior Number 47 had repeatedly told them that they must return to Mori City before nightfall, and if all else failed, they must find the nearest temple to spend the night. They never expected that the monster area at night would be so terrifying!

Putting aside the bewitching illusion that Li Lan had fallen into earlier, the witch who taught Li Lan with her life was even more shocking.

He saw it clearly: the witch's flesh and blood vanished in an instant, as if she had been completely devoured by some invisible monster. He had no doubt that if anyone accidentally came into contact with this "wriggling darkness," even a hundred witches wouldn't be enough to kill them.

It was around nine o'clock at night. Shortly after the witch with dragonfly wings died, the other witches around her gradually came back to their senses.

It seems that, like Li Lan, all the witches present were trapped in an illusion at the same time. When they suddenly came to their senses, many of them had fear on their faces, as if they had gone through a considerable psychological struggle.

Della, codenamed 013, was terrified; she had just witnessed a horrific betrayal.

Because she was appointed as the captain of this eight-person squad, she usually got along well with Major General Aibo. Unexpectedly, this aroused the jealousy of her teammates. Just now, six of them actually wanted to kill her and tried to kill her at all costs.

At that moment, Britney, codenamed 015, happened to stand by her side and desperately tried to stop these people so that Della could escape this infighting among witches, which almost made Della believe it was real.

Fortunately, she wasn't stupid and quickly realized that Major General Abbott was there to keep things under control, so there was no reason not to come out and stop him.

In a fit of anger, she took action and killed all the "witches" who tried to approach her, only then waking up from the illusion.

Coincidentally, Della's teammates also encountered similar hallucinations at this time. Apart from that unlucky guy, the others were all people with strong wills and managed to withstand the test of the hallucinations.

For a moment, Della and the witches gathered around the campfire stared at each other, their eyes revealing a deep fear.

Britney, codenamed 015, looked shaken. "What just happened was..."

“It’s an illusion. From now on, we must not believe anything we see,” Della replied firmly.

Even though he had such a big conflict with the witches around him, when he came to his senses he was still sitting in the same spot. What else could this be but an illusion?

Della quickly remembered what Major General Abbot had said earlier: under no circumstances should she leave the area of ​​this protective barrier. What would happen if she were really bewitched by the illusion?

Looking on with lingering fear, she quickly turned her head and glanced at the handsome man sitting in front of the tent.

But Aibo remained with his eyes closed, seemingly oblivious to what was happening around him.

“By the way,” Britney suddenly asked, sounding a little alarmed, “where did Grace go?”

The witch codenamed Grace Fuller was a fairy. In their impression, she was a very timid girl who cried terribly on the first day they were transported here. Therefore, this witch received special care from her teammates.

"Oh right, where is she?"

Julie Haggai, codenamed Witch 014, is a half-werewolf girl with a somber expression. She is the vice-captain of the team, second only to Della, and has considerable influence.

The seven witches present exchanged bewildered glances once more, then quickly looked around.

Finally, their gazes settled on the familiar clothes not far from Li Lan.

"She's there!"

"No! That's outside the protective barrier!"

"what happened?"

The seven women stood up in fear as they finally noticed that the witch lying on the ground had been reduced to a stark white skeleton, while the Libra Cross Greatsword that the witch possessed was still resting beside the campfire.

Something's wrong! Something's wrong!

An indescribable fear began to rise in their hearts. They remembered Major General Abbott's instructions again, and combined with Grace's usual timid behavior, they couldn't help but gasp.

If they are bewitched by the illusion and easily step out of the protective barrier, their fate will surely be the same as that of the dead witch, instantly devoured by an unknown entity.

"Why...why is this happening..."

Desperately suppressing her inner fear, Britney let out a voice filled with regret and anger.

She quickly fixed her fierce gaze on Li Lan, who was not far away.

At this moment, half of Li Lan's face was hidden under his hood. Due to fear and a variety of complex emotions, he looked more gloomy than ever before.

"You bastard! We agreed you'd keep watch, why didn't you stop her?"

Britney questioned through gritted teeth, her red, beastly eyes already bloodshot with rage.

Since these three gloomy witches were assigned to keep watch tonight, she had reason to believe that it was these three cold-blooded traitors who watched Grace be seduced by illusions and allowed her to walk out of the protective barrier alone, only to perish in the darkness outside.

Furthermore, Li Lan's position on night watch was only about three meters away from the dead Grace, which further deepened Britney's prejudice against these people, and the flames of anger instantly burned away her remaining rationality.

Why aren't you answering?!

"I……"

Li Lan felt a little wronged, but faced with the werewolf girl's anger, he didn't know how to comfort or explain.

Because he didn't have time to stop it at that moment. If he had woken up a few seconds earlier, he might have had a chance.

"Damn it! Why?"

Li Lan's stammering undoubtedly deepened the werewolf girl's misunderstanding, finally causing Britney to utter a furious curse. Unable to contain her anger any longer, she suddenly grabbed the Libra Cross Greatsword beside her!

………………

"Zheng—"

The moment the Libra Cross Greatswords clashed, dazzling sparks flew. The terrifying force, unleashed by the bulging muscles on Lana's right arm, sent Britney staggering back five or six steps.

It turns out that Lana had also just fallen into a terrifying hallucination. She suddenly saw the deceased number 93 return and explain to her the truth that witches will only face death in the future, inviting her to go to another place for refuge.

Fortunately, Lana is someone who can easily see reality. At that moment, she believed almost no one except Li Lan, which made it easy for her to escape the illusion.

When Lana regained her senses, she witnessed the unfortunate witch's miserable state. Considering the strong hostility these people had harbored towards them, she instinctively became wary, leading to the scene that followed...

In any case, the three Night Watchmen are now very close to the protective barrier. If a conflict were to break out and they were accidentally blasted out of the barrier, their only fate would be death.

Knowing this, Lana became even more cautious. In any case, she wanted to eliminate any sign of conflict immediately!

"It's you again! It's you again!"

Once again stopped by Lana, Britney quickly recalled the grudge of losing her arm, and her anger became even more difficult to suppress.

Seeing Britney suffer a setback, the other six witches around her quickly grabbed their Libra Cross greatswords, creating a tense and terrifying atmosphere.

On the other side, Lolina, who seemed completely unaffected by the hallucinations, immediately grabbed her Libra Cross Greatsword and quickly joined up with Li Lan and the other person when she saw that something was wrong.

"Wait!"

At this moment, Li Lan, who had finally calmed down from her astonishment, spoke up. The surroundings were fraught with danger. If people stepped out of this protective barrier, they would die without even knowing how. If they continued to fight amongst themselves, no one knew what their fate would be.

On the other side, Della, codenamed 013, as the team leader, was not as straightforward as Britney. She quickly stepped forward and told her comrades to calm down.

Of course, she was also extremely protective of her own, and her first words were a question.

"How do you intend to explain this?! The fact that you killed Grace is already established, how else can you explain it?"

"Heh," Li Lan's mood gradually became irritable, and her tone was not good either, "You don't think that only you are in a hallucination, do you? We are the same, we are too busy taking care of ourselves to care about your life or death?"

"Hmph! The reason I put you on night watch was precisely to prevent this kind of situation. You've already neglected your duties, don't think you can get away with it."

Hearing Li Lan's somewhat inhuman words, Della almost lost her temper.

"I have no idea what dereliction of duty means. All I know is that we almost stepped out of this protective barrier as well, and we were in more danger than you! And who do you think you are?"

"you……"

"Our responsibility is only to ensure the safety of a few employers, not your lives. Do you really think we're that close? You're just another witch, yet you act like some kind of young lady?"

Li Lan simply felt that these people were too unreasonable, so her tone became slightly harsher, and she retorted without any politeness.

"You three traitors..."

"Yes, you've all always thought we were traitors, so what else is there to say? You're actually stupid enough to believe that a traitor would care about your safety? That's the biggest joke I've ever heard!"

Intending to mediate rationally, Li Lan unexpectedly acted rashly, quickly escalating the tense atmosphere to its peak. By the time they realized what was happening, both sides were on the verge of a fight.

"quiet!"

At this critical moment, it was Aibo's cold, murderous words that brought everyone present to a sudden calm, as if they had been doused with cold water.

"I've said it before, even I would have a hard time saving someone who has been bewitched by a demon, let alone you useless witches who are not good enough. Instead of arguing here, you should calm down. If you wake up these employers, all of you get out of the protective barrier."

There was no hint of joking in Abbott's words. Della and the others, who were terrified by their boss's fierce expression for the first time, quickly fell silent and returned to their seats.