Witch Redemption

The seal currently set up by this temple is aimed at the gods, so it will naturally have some impact on Della.

Of course, there is another important reason, which is that Della's magic book is only level 5 at this time, and her strength is low enough that the seal here will not be further changed.

Just as Della was about to lead the witches on their journey home, Julie suddenly spoke up.

“Wait, Della, perhaps we need to get a closer look.”

"But……"

Della wanted to say that it was extremely dangerous here and that everyone should prioritize their own safety, but Julie quickly interrupted her.

"Della, is Major General Abbott a trustworthy person?"

"Yes."

Della answered affirmatively that for a long time after she traveled here, she and her companions had received a lot of help from this handsome young man.

Unbeknownst to them, Major General Aibo's gentleness and kindness had already left an indelible mark on their hearts, even inspiring feelings of love.

Della had always known that she wasn't the only one who had feelings for Major General Abbott; Julie, Britney, and all the other friends around them felt the same way.

However, despite the goodwill, at this moment, the sense of responsibility as the team leader outweighed personal feelings.

As the initiator of the initial summoning experiment, Della always felt that she had to bear all the responsibility, which is why she became the team leader without hesitation. If she had to weigh Major General Aibo's aspirations against the feelings of her comrades, she would choose the latter without hesitation.

Unfortunately, how could Della's companions, whose eyes were blinded by girlish feelings, understand her feelings?

Julie, feigning composure, approached Della. "In that case, let me explain the mission that Major General Abbott assigned to me here, which also fulfills Britney's earlier request."

As soon as Julie said this, the other witches who knew the truth all changed their expressions, thinking that Julie wanted to betray Major General Abbott.

"Our mission is the same: to confirm the sealing status of Archangel Angel, but the details are different. Major General Abbott has already told us how to activate the sealing restrictions here. The reason he didn't let us explain to each other before was because he was afraid that our conversation would leak out and be overheard by those three traitors. But now we shouldn't need to worry about that."

After Julie finished speaking, she gestured for Della to walk towards the black coffin. "Let's go together, I'll demonstrate."

Della believed her and turned around to carefully take a step, reminding her, "It's okay to take a few more steps, but you have to watch your step and try not to step on these golden patterns."

An instinctive fear made Della feel a chill run down her spine, and her movements became somewhat clumsy.

Julie nodded, took down the Libra Cross Greatsword and pretended to be on guard. Unlike Della's restraint, Julie stepped on the golden patterns on the ground without any concern and did not feel anything unusual.

Meanwhile, Britney noticed that her four other accomplices had silently approached her from behind, and she suddenly felt very uneasy.

She walked slowly toward the dark coffin, a wild instinct telling her that her accomplices would do her a disservice next.

"Strange, why would I have such a thought?"

No matter how you look at it, the two sides only had a quarrel, and it didn't amount to the hatred of killing one's father or stealing one's husband. It shouldn't be so resentful that they would never be at peace.

That's what Britney thought, but what happened next was like a terrifying nightmare!

………………

The raised Libra Cross Greatsword flashed like lightning, aiming straight for Della's back!

No matter when or where, Della always trusted these former friends and current comrades-in-arms, which is why she so unguardedly exposed her back to them.

But she never expected that today, these friends would turn on her and kill her!

Crimson blood, tinged with golden fluorescence, raced through the air like a flood, splattering Julie's hands with it. She simply watched blankly as her former friend collapsed lifelessly into a pool of blood.

The Libra Cross Greatsword, raised once more, was gripped in reverse and pierced Della's heart with a sudden, powerful strike.

In an instant, a large amount of blood merged with the golden patterns all over the ground, bursting out with an even more dazzling golden radiance, which surged into the black coffin in the center. It was as if an invisible force once again suppressed the sealed object in the coffin.

"As expected! Major General Abbott was right. Only Della's life can save Dawn City and save this world!"

Not only Julie showed such an excited expression, but the other witches also had the same look on their faces.

"Julie, you bastard..."

From the moment Della was killed to the moment she collapsed and convulsed, only a second had passed. Britney, finally recovering from her shock, gritted her teeth and raised her Libra Cross Greatsword, intending to charge at Julie.

As a result, the murderous intent emanating from behind her pierced her heart.

However, it wasn't just Britney who miscalculated; the witches who assisted her also miscalculated.

Britney's profession is a berserker. For a berserker with a level 5 magic book, "Battle Continuation" is an essential skill. Excessive blood loss can also cause a berserker to lose their mind. The best way to kill such a tough girl is not to pierce her heart, but to cut off her head.

Della's death and the betrayal of her accomplices enraged Britney, who had always championed justice. At this moment, her counterattack would show no mercy.

The raised Libra Cross Greatsword unleashed even greater power in a backhand swing, killing the witch instantly. Her head flew into the air with her eyes wide open in death, and the blood that shot into the sky turned into a rain of blood.

What a terrifying situation this is!

Surprisingly, this made the witches, who were obedient girls in their previous lives, feel a deep-seated tremor, and for a moment they forgot to give chase.

"Julie! Why!"

Ignoring the Libra Cross sword stuck in her back and the unbearable pain, Britney charged madly at Julie, and her first move was a deadly strike.

"Zheng—"

The ruthless Julie was clearly more determined than the other witches and was the first to react. After blocking Britney's attack with one hand, she quickly opened the spellbook with the other, intending to use her professional artifact to kill Britney directly.

Although Britney had lost her mind slightly, she had experienced many dangers since coming to this world, and had learned a lesson from having her hand cut off by Li Lan and Lana. Only now was she able to regain some composure.

"Berserkers don't actually get stronger the more blood they lose. Once they reach a certain threshold, they'll go into shock on the spot. There are still three damned traitors alive behind me. I can't hold on much longer. I have to get Della..."

Having made up her mind, Britney opened her personal magic book with her other hand.

"Gaia's Shield!"

Chapter 56 Perhaps it's a case of enemies meeting on a narrow road?

As a berserker who gets stronger with each battle, Britney has always been conflicted, because her professional weapon is not a big axe, a mace, or a decapitation sword, but a blue and white gemstone shield that is one meter long and half a meter wide.

But then Britney's Libra Cross Greatsword in her right hand deflected the force of the greatsword in Julie's hand, and the Gaia Shield in her left hand spread out a blue radiance that doubled in size, protecting her body and heading straight for Julie.

Rage Impact LV1.

Faced with this merciless attack, Julie reacted a step too slow and was sent flying before she could even take out her professional artifact. Her left hand was immediately shattered, causing her to let out a scream.

Britney ignored Julie's condition, immediately released the huge shield in her hand, bent down and picked up Della's "corpse", and rushed directly towards a dark corridor not far away.

"What are you all standing there for? Stop her!"

Julie, enduring the pain, roared at the three witches who were still standing there in a daze, her face contorted with rage.

However, in the very next moment...

Ten minutes ago, in the dimly lit corridor leading to the central main hall.

The boy, dressed in an imperial soldier's uniform, suddenly stopped. On his handsome face, his right golden eye revealed the image of seven witches walking slowly forward.

"Master, the witches are just ahead, we should..."

"No rush, I'll show you a good show later."

A beautiful woman, with a somewhat languid air, walked slowly, leaving behind the crisp, rhythmic sound of her high heels in the dimly lit corridor.

"What does the master mean?"

The boy was puzzled. In his impression of his master, he had always been decisive and efficient, so why had he changed his tune today?

"Parker, do you know why the Empire sends witches into this temple every year? And what is the Empire's purpose?"

Leragin recalled that distant past, and his peculiar blood-red eyes became somewhat hazy.

The boy shook his head.

"In ancient times, if those six traitors hadn't colluded with these false gods, our lord wouldn't have been able to so easily annihilate the many goddesses of this world. The alliance of traitors is indeed terrifying, but our omnipotent lord and these fallen goddesses are not to be trifled with."

Looking at Leragin's adoring expression, the boy felt a little lost and added in his heart, "If our lord were truly omnipotent, he wouldn't still be unable to break through the seal of this world."

"Our Lord used the goddess's immortal body to create seventy-two pillars of gods, to fight against the goddess and to guard against these traitors. On the goddess's side, there are also backup plans, the most famous of which is the Trial of Hope of the Goddess of Dawn."

"She created an immortal apostle of God, Archangel Angel, and then sent all devout believers into the Temple of Dawn to challenge her. All believers who passed the challenge would receive the blessing of the Goddess of Dawn, while all believers who died in the trial would become the life source of Archangel Angel."

"What is this concept?"

"This means that for every believer who dies, there is a number of times one would need to kill Archangel Angel. Furthermore, if one is killed more than three times in a row by the same opponent within a certain period of time, a terrible situation will be triggered. That is, one's magic power will increase exponentially, and if the increase exceeds ten times, even the Lord himself would probably be no match for him."

Leragin's words made the boy gasp. He had witnessed Leragin's strength many times, as he was a weakened demigod. He could hardly imagine those beings stronger than his master, let alone such a cheating apostle of the god of death.

"Isn't such an existence unsolvable?" the boy asked curiously.

"No, although Archangel Angel is very powerful, she is not without weaknesses. One is that she cannot leave this temple and can only be awakened by those who participate in the trial. The second is that if you can't kill her, sealing her away is no different from killing her."

"So, the Empire's approach is..."

"Yes, the false god worshipped by the Empire directly sealed away the Archangel Angel, but this left a drawback. That is, the Archangel Angel would awaken once a year at a fixed time, damaging the seal. Therefore, in order to strengthen the seal, the Empire had no choice but to send those witches in as sacrifices!"

Leragin made a startling remark, and a playful smile appeared on her beautiful face.

"So, those witches were sent here to participate in a trial..."

"That's right, that's where the cunning of those false gods lies! Witches are not devout followers of the Goddess of Dawn. Their only fate when they participate in the trials is death. Moreover, witches are extremely special beings. Their deaths will only corrupt Archangel Angel. This is an irreversible negative effect that will gradually weaken Archangel Angel's resurrection ability until it becomes completely ineffective."

This is the perfect opportunity to kill Archangel Angel!

Leragin had been lurking in Dawn City for over a century, all for this day.

It was precisely because the unusual occurrences at the Sunset Temple usually happened in June, but this year they happened earlier, that she noticed this unusual situation.

So she came, and her goal was to kill Archangel Angel and seize the magical core of this apostle of God!

"Master, how could the deaths of those witches break the goddess's ritual? Could they have some special identity?"

The boy became even more curious about these witches.

“They are…” Leragin suddenly remembered a terrifying being, and the smile on her face disappeared. She paused for a moment and answered seriously, “This is not something you can know right now. No one who knows their true identities will easily reveal them.”

This involves a terrifying fact from ancient times, concerning the origin of the gods in this world.

"Oh……"

The boy was somewhat disappointed, but at this moment, the situation in his right golden eye changed once again.

Those witches are actually fighting amongst themselves!

"Let's go, it's time to make our move! Let's try to kill them and see if we can awaken Archangel Angel!"

………………

The mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole is behind.

Just as Julie Haggai was about to call the other witches to catch up with Britney, who was fleeing with Della, a silver glimmer appeared in the deep darkness behind them, at the exit of the corridor they had come from.