Witch Redemption

Della and Britney's vertical pupils contracted in fear, and their legs trembled uncontrollably. Their vision was now fixed on the terrifying monster that kept swinging its sword...

"Tsk—"

Li Lan quickly glanced at the two dazed witches in the distance and felt a headache coming on. Plans can never keep up with changes!

I was thinking of teaming up with these witches to cause trouble, but they started fighting amongst themselves, and five of them died. The remaining two are completely useless; what are they doing standing there doing nothing?

Feeling somewhat desperate, he quickly realized that he couldn't rely on the two of them right now, so he quickly reunited with Lolina.

"Lorina, do you have any other means to temporarily restrict its movements?"

Given the urgency of the situation, Li Lan got straight to the point.

"Yes, but the skill can only be used three times."

Lorina answered truthfully that she obtained this skill after her magic book was upgraded to level five, and it could be said to be her trump card.

"Okay, I'll leave the rest to you."

Li Lan and Lana exchanged a glance, immediately understanding each other's thoughts: they had to launch an effective attack before all the novice skeletons summoned by Lolina were dealt with.

“We can’t fight it with brute force alone. The best thing to do is to use a professional artifact. Karen, don’t push yourself. Let me distract it.”

Lana was naturally very grateful to Li Lan for saving her. In a critical moment, her teammate was the most reliable. However, he was not a procrastinator. He readily accepted Li Lan's help and always kept a clear head about his responsibilities.

He was the only dragon-born witch present who might have the power to confront this humanoid monster head-on, so he had to step forward and shoulder the greatest responsibility, all so that everyone could survive.

"I believe you."

With just a few words of "I believe in you," Li Lan strode forward and charged directly towards the humanoid monster.

In a short period of time, only about ten of the one hundred and twenty novice skeletons that Lolina summoned had been killed. If they didn't act soon, it would be too late.

"Thorns!" Lana abandoned her plan to continue using the Libra Cross Greatsword and directly summoned her class artifact.

With the blessing of "Dragon Power", the skill effect of "Berserk Assault" made his figure almost shrink to an inch, rushing towards "Archangel Angel" who was wielding a dark greatsword a step faster than Li Lan.

The next second, the dark red spear-axe he gripped tightly unleashed a terrifying power, creating a sharp, piercing sound as it cut through the air.

Lana's expression was solemn as she drew a deadly trajectory with the two-meter-long, brutal weapon in her hand, aiming straight for the man's chest.

"Ah-"

The sweeping dark greatsword cleaved the six remaining skeletons in two, the stark white bone fragments scattering in the whirlwind of the bursting magic, as if to shatter everything around it in the next second.

Faced with Lana's fierce attack, "Archangel Angel" showed no fear, and suddenly raised the dark greatsword in her hand, causing a large amount of mist to surge up, about to transform into terrifying black karmic fire once again.

Locks of the Underworld!

Lolina's profession is necromancer. This is a new skill she can use after upgrading her magic book to level 5. She can use the "Soul Stealer" professional artifact, which is shaped like a chain, to create a chain restraint that cannot be broken for a short period of time, and it can ignore the target.

But the moment "Archangel Angel" raised her sword, the black chains that Lolina had flung out stretched out wildly, making a crisp clanging sound, too fast to be caught.

As soon as the infinitely long black chains approached the maddening body of "Archangel Angel," they crackled and pierced through it like bullets fired from a gun, completely sealing off its body and limbs and immobilizing all its movements.

As the shooting black chains finally slammed heavily into the ground, the "Archangel Angel," who held aloft her dark greatsword, was bound by the chains countless times. The interlocking black chains looked like a spider web, and each chain tightened slowly like a python binding her, emitting an eerie thud.

"Now!"

Lana charged forward relentlessly, her dark red spear-axe thrusting into the gaps between the chains.

but!

"Ding--"

The sensation of piercing hard metal traveled through Lana's hand, and the unprecedented force of the impact made it almost impossible for her to breathe. Caught off guard, she was forced back more than ten steps due to the immense pressure, almost losing her balance.

"..."

We can't beat them! We simply can't beat them!

How are we supposed to fight this?

Seeing Lana's setback, Li Lan's ominous premonition grew stronger. On a whim, she approached "Archangel Angel" and was about to raise the Libra Cross Greatsword in her hand when she was about to do so. Unexpectedly, this guy was actually able to counterattack!

Suddenly, Archangel Angel's right hand, which was tightly bound by chains, broke free from its current restraints and managed to strike down, causing thunder to erupt again in Li Lan's ears!

A chilling darkness bloomed around Li Lan, the roar of thunder, the howl of burning flames, and the piercing roar of a greatsword intertwined to form a deafening prelude to destruction.

"My God, it really is Crescent Moon Sky Strike!"

Still in shock, Li Lan only had time to turn to the side before she saw the terrifying black crescent sword energy plow out like a cannonball!

"Oh no! Get out of the way!"

………………

Della and Britney were still in a daze, their fear making them instinctively want to retreat, and they couldn't take a step for a while.

“Della…Della, we…”

Britney finally mustered her courage and spoke in a tearful voice.

The betrayal of her former best friend, the collapse of her faith in Major General Abbott, and the pressure of survival in the face of this life-or-death crisis caused her to completely break down and become helpless.

Britney's voice slightly woke Della from her daze, making her expression calm down a little.

Yes, Della has been under tremendous pressure these days. She is the core of the team and bears the responsibility of leading the team forward. No matter what happens, she must be the first to remain calm.

Della has always thought so.

However, she never imagined that she would one day become an incompetent leader. This internal strife and the deaths of her teammates were entirely her responsibility, and she was helpless and powerless to do anything about it.

"Don't be afraid, we will definitely get out of here, as long as we cooperate with them..."

Concealing her near-collapse, Della forced a calm demeanor. Who would have thought that the witches who were once her enemies would one day become their saviors? Now, what secrets did this world hide from them? And why were the three witches who saved them labeled "traitors"? Was it really a good thing to continue believing in the Witch Cult?

Many questions lingered in my mind.

Seeing that the three witches had launched another attack on "Archangel Angel", Della barely managed to suppress the urge to run away. She placed her slender hand on the spellbook, intending to summon her professional artifact.

Inspired by Della's forced composure, Britney, who was also barely suppressing her fear, finally took out her professional artifact, "The Shield of Gaia."

However, at that very moment, the "Archangel Angel," who should have been imprisoned by the witch codename 099, suddenly swung her raised dark greatsword, and terrifying black flames surged forth from the sky!

"Oh no! Get out of the way!"

Before even hearing the voice, Britney instinctively raised her blue and white shield to the front, firmly protecting Della behind her.

"Waaah—"

An unimaginable, terrifying force seemed poised to completely overturn Britney in the next moment, but it was her conviction that kept her standing firm despite everything.

Knowing the power of this terrifying black flame, she could not retreat, for behind her stood her most respected captain, her best friend, and the only person in this world she could trust.

"Click—", "Click—"

The incessant sound of bones cracking echoed from her hands, feet, and ribs. The seemingly endless black flames were being held back by the "Shield of Gaia," burning fiercely and relentlessly. The terrifying pain nearly robbed Britney of her last remaining sanity.

“Britney…”

Della's face paled, and her voice, which had been trying to remain calm, finally broke into a sob.

"I...I'm fine..."

Britney was already somewhat delirious, and she instinctively comforted her, "Don't be afraid, I have a shield! I will always protect you! Even if everyone else betrays you, I will still support you!"

The Berserker class's skills, "Battle Continuation," "Killing Intuition," and "Berserk Mode," are fully activated.

Immediately afterwards, Britney, having forgotten her fear and death, instinctively used her last skill, Rage Impact.

The blue and white Gaia Shield radiated a brilliant blue light that doubled in size. Instead of retreating, the witch charged forward relentlessly, pushing through the terrifying black flames of slaughter and advancing a full three meters...

The terrifying black flame sword energy quietly dissipated.

As the sword energy dissipated, Gaia's Shield shattered, bursting into a sky full of blue fluorescence. The witch, her body riddled with fractures, fell backward, a terrifying bloodstain appearing from the center of her body, spewing out a terrifying rain of blood.

The witch codename 015, Britney Wol, is completely dead and cannot be resurrected!

Della, who witnessed Britney's tragic death, had her pupils contract violently. The shocking news brought her helplessness, self-blame, regret, loneliness... countless terrible negative emotions, causing her to collapse emotionally and kneel helplessly on the ground, wailing and crying.

Witch Code Name 013, Della Bertie, has lost her fighting ability and is unable to fight!

Chapter 64 If I can't beat them, I can at least run away!

"Oh shit!"

Plans can't keep up with changes, that's one thing. Li Lan originally planned to bring over two powerful fighters, but in the blink of an eye, one of them passed away, leaving him with a feeling of utter dismay.

That's incredibly powerful!

Driven by an intense sense of crisis, Li Lan and Lana went berserk. While "Archangel Angel" was still imprisoned, they struck again. The two had only one goal: to chop off its elbow!

No, it should be its palm!

Without a second thought, Li Lan raised the Libra Cross Greatsword in her hand and unleashed a force far exceeding her usual strength, slashing down fiercely.

"Ding--"

The sound of metal clashing rang out, sparks flew, and a powerful recoil force sent Li Lan staggering back countless steps, her hands going numb.

Lana, who followed closely behind, received the same result; she was completely helpless against this guy.

"No way! If we can't take away its weapon, this thing will have terrifying ranged attack capabilities, and things will only get more difficult for us!"

Many thoughts flashed through Li Lan's mind. At this moment, Lolina had already used "Locks of the Underworld" for the second time, once again imprisoning "Archangel Angel". They only had one more chance left.

"If we really have to explain it using a game analogy, it's because our level is too low, and we simply can't break through their defenses. This can't go on like this. What should I do?"

Li Lan and Lana exchanged a glance, looking at each other blankly.

Suddenly, Li Lan had a flash of inspiration. If neither he nor Lana had enough strength to pose a threat to this guy, then there was another way!

Honestly, Li Lan never thought that his big hammer would ever be of any use, because he had never been able to lift it successfully once—it was too heavy!

Having made up her mind, Li Lan quickly returned to the side of "Archangel Angel" without the slightest hesitation.

"Revelation!"

The moment he summoned his professional artifact, Li Lan felt his hands sink, the unbearable weight causing him to involuntarily release his grip, letting the hammer fall freely.

"Zheng—"

The hexagonal, gray hammer slammed into Archangel Angel, producing a dull thud mixed with the sound of bones cracking.

"Hey, it actually works!"

Perhaps due to pain or some other reason, the humanoid monster, which was firmly bound by chains, was suddenly slammed to the ground and began to struggle violently.