Witch Redemption

From a distance, Li Lan could see that his professional artifact, "Revelation," was still pressing on the guy's right arm, and the guy seemed to have given up on treatment, not wanting to move at all.

Because of this situation, he naturally didn't dare to recall his weapon rashly, so he simply let the hammer continue to press down there.

"Never mind, I'll see later. The buffs I applied to Lana and Lorina will wear off soon. Without that big hammer, I can't apply buffs to them either. Hopefully, they can withstand it when this guy uses 'Slaughter' again."

Little did they know, Archangel Angel wasn't unwilling to move; she was simply unable to move at all.

Li Lan's "Revelation" is no ordinary hammer; it contains a powerful life force that can counteract all corrosive, cursed, and immortal attributes. As a devout follower of the gods, this professional artifact is essentially a "gift from the gods," requiring divine blessing to wield such a weapon.

What Li Lan didn't know was that although he couldn't wield his professional holy weapon, it was more than enough to suppress "Archangel Angel" right now. The reason was that "Archangel Angel" was already at her last gasp and about to perish, otherwise Li Lan's hammer would have been overturned long ago.

Time passed peacefully, and in the blink of an eye, only ten seconds remained until the time indicated by the magic book. The three of them gradually became tense.

………………

The false, hazy sky shattered like glass, revealing an endless, writhing darkness; the world was about to face its end.

In this destroyed kingdom, the goddess, on the verge of falling, sits calmly on her throne in the temple. A bizarre, dark red greatsword, resembling a twisted mass of tentacles, is embedded in her chest. Golden blood, a symbol of life, is being absorbed by this mad and eerie sword.

On that beautiful face were a pair of empty golden eyes, the vertical pupils gradually dissipating as the life force faded away.

Even so, she stared steadfastly at the shattered sky, without despair.

"Lord..."

The angel girl, kneeling before the throne, lowered her head, suppressing her sorrowful emotions. She dared not look up and gaze directly at the gods, fearing she would break down.

She knew that even though the Kingdom of Dawn had been completely destroyed and corpses littered the fields, her lord had never given up hope.

The Lord is like the rising sun, always so warm, always able to dispel the unease of these believers, guiding them in the true direction and giving them hope, even in this final moment.

“Angel…”

The goddess uttered a weak and feeble voice, as if talking in a dream.

"exist!"

The girl responded hastily, her voice already trembling with tears.

"come over……"

With her last bit of strength, the goddess stroked the girl's head, and her memory seemed to return to the moment she first created this little one.

“We were meant to destroy this world, but we betrayed the will of the great being, saved it, and bore the brunt of countless deaths… Angel, only now can I feel that I once lived, that I was not a puppet of fate… Even if I cannot see the end, I believe they will succeed, that they will rebel against our creator, and bring hope back to this world…”

In her final moments before death, the goddess's cloudy eyes gradually brightened.

“Angel…continue your duty, bestow upon those with kindness and courage a sublime trial, and then grant them my power, so that one day…they may be able to stand alone…against those terrible things…”

Her gaze completely lost its way; the fallen goddess still stared at the sky about to be destroyed, her limp, delicate hand slowly sliding down.

"Lord..."

The girl, heartbroken, grasped the fallen hand of her goddess, unable to contain her emotions any longer, letting the silent sorrow stream down her face...

Memories buried deep within its soul surfaced in the mind of the pitch-black "humanoid monster," slightly rousing it from its daze and causing it to utter strange "cooing" sounds.

Even without facial features, it could sense the faint presence of those poor souls in the distance. It had encountered similar presences countless times before, and each time it detected their presence, it would proactively remove the barrier connecting the temple to the outside world.

"Coo-coo—", "Coo-coo—"

That mournful, eerie sound seemed to be telling a story, but unfortunately, no one can understand it anymore.

Humanity's betrayal at the last moment rendered the Trial of Hope left by the Goddess of Dawn useless, and the power that should have been given to humanity was forever imprisoned in this temple, ultimately turning into a mindless monster due to the backlash.

………………

The endless pure white void gradually turned into mist in the vision of Li Lan and the other two, then soared into the sky, stirring up a huge hurricane that almost swept them away completely.

It was precisely because the oncoming gale felt like a knife that they couldn't help but close their eyes.

But when he opened his eyes again, he was suddenly struck by the sight of a large number of towering yellow-white pillars, and under his feet were rough gray-black floor tiles eroded by time. In the distance, the gray rock altar he had seen the first time he arrived had disappeared without a trace, leaving behind an empty space.

There, the great hammer that should have been suppressing the right hand of the pitch-black monster was also recalled to Li Lan's magic book. The pitch-black humanoid standing in place had completely lost all hostility and remained silent, as if it were watching Li Lan and the others.

"This is……"

Li Lan was surprised to find that they had returned to the ruins of the Sunset Temple. If it weren't for the fact that the body of the witch codename 015 Britney and the Libra Cross Greatsword were lying quietly not far from the humanoid monster, they might have thought it was all just a dream.

"We're out?"

Lana was also surprised, feeling that this departure might be too easy.

What's the next step?

Lolina's face remained as cold as ever—no, it should be said that she had a blank expression. She still gripped "Soul Stealer" tightly in her hand, on guard.

Just as Li Lan was about to say something, she suddenly heard the distinctive "clack-clack" sound of high heels coming from her right. She turned her gaze sharply and saw a beautiful woman in a gray-blue classic long dress walking towards her. The very familiar image made Li Lan and the other two's minds go completely blank.

Lerakin, the fourteenth of the seventy-two gods of Solomon and one of the bosses in the side quest of "Goddess Legend," actually exists in this world! The werewolf monster Skul wasn't lying! Her appearance is over 80% similar to the one in the game! It really is her!

"Parker, we can take them down now."

Lerakin walked slowly toward the humanoid monster and gestured to the boy following behind him.

"Yes, my master."

The boy in military uniform suddenly drew a short dagger from his waist, and his immense magical power transformed into an unstoppable black blade of light, striking at the stunned Li Lan and the other two!

Chapter 66 The Fallen Descendant of the Gods

Faced with this sudden sneak attack, Li Lan and the other two's pupils contracted sharply due to the fear of death.

There's simply no time to react to this situation; it's too fast!

"Am I really going to die here?"

Their instinct to dodge was faster than their thoughts, but their physical abilities couldn't keep up at all. They watched helplessly as the deadly blade flashed towards them, as if they could already see their deaths coming...

Even as young Parker made his move, the black humanoid monster suddenly turned into black smoke and disappeared, appearing abruptly in front of Li Lan and the other two, directly taking the deadly blade strike head-on.

"Ah-"

The attack, which was irresistible to Li Lan and the other witches, struck the black humanoid monster squarely, but unfortunately, it couldn't even leave a tiny mark on it.

"Tsk—"

Young Parker never expected that this attack, which should have been an easy victory, would be blocked by this monster.

Not only was he surprised, but even the Pillar God Leragin's expression changed slightly. "Parker, step back!"

Even after being sealed away for so long, his strength weakened to less than one percent of its original power, this descendant of the gods was still incredibly terrifying. Leragin finally realized that he had to use a swift and decisive blow to completely subdue this guy; any further delay would definitely not be a good sign.

As young Parker retreated, the slender arms and crossbow formed from the dreamlike black hair behind Lerakin began to unleash an incomparably powerful magic, creating a terrifying pressure and storm.

The drawn bow and crossbow emitted a burst of silver light, and in the blink of an eye, the silver magic arrow pierced the air with an incomparably sharp whistle.

In the blink of an eye, the terrifying magic arrows had transformed into a raging storm!

"Coo-coo—", "Coo-coo—"

"Archangel Angel" let out a strange roar, and the countless tentacles behind her, emanating black energy, separated and spread out, intertwining to form an impenetrable "eerie wall," completely covering Li Lan and the other two under her protection.

Immediately, "Archangel Angel" turned into black smoke and dissipated, but then flashed back in front of Lerakin, raising her black right hand straight for the enemy's heart!

Unfortunately, at this moment, Leragin suddenly smiled strangely, and the nine pairs of black arms that had materialized behind him released their bows and arrows and grabbed at the body of "Archangel Angel".

"I regret to inform you that I will accept your magic core and divine essence!"

Eighteen slender, black-haired arms, four of which gripped the limbs of "Archangel Angel", eight of which pierced through the body of "Archangel Angel" and the other six gripped the sides of her body, stabilizing her completely.

No one expected that the originally imposing "Archangel Angel" would be defeated in less than a second!

Leragin's smile grew increasingly smug and sinister, distorting her once beautiful face and making her appear completely different from before, almost unbearable to look at.

She gently raised her slender, jade-like hand and placed it directly on the head of "Archangel Angel," causing it to explode instantly!

With a deafening boom, the exploding black matter surged and spread forward. Just as Lerakin firmly grasped a perfectly intact golden square object from the explosion, the body of "Archangel Angel" began to gradually dissipate. The "tentacle protection" that guarded Li Lan and the other two also instantly turned into dust and vanished without a trace, as if it had never existed at all.

Aside from the golden square object called the "Core of Wisdom," the next moment, two arms formed from Lerakin's black hair also drew two extraordinary things from the body of "Archangel Angel."

A silvery-white, prismatic crystal, about the size of a fist, shimmered with a dazzling light at a low frequency, like the beating of a heart.

This is the magic core that Leragin, the fourteenth pillar god in the sequence, has always dreamed of!

Once she possesses this magic core, she will definitely be able to regain all her original strength!

The second item was a small blob of thick blood that never congealed. But when this small blob of bright red blood was placed on Leragin's left hand, it immediately turned into a reflective shape, like a sun.

This strange "blood sun" exudes a maddening aura, its composition of some indescribable substance is unclear, and it is constantly trembling at an extremely high speed.

And just as this small clump of blood lingered in Leragin's palm for about a second, it suddenly spread out and completely seeped into Leragin's body, making her breasts become even more prominent and large in an instant, and her long black hair behind her also grew by nearly a meter!

"This is the half-divine essence left behind by the deceased Goddess of Dawn! I can feel it! This is the power of the Lord!"

No matter how excited she was, Lerakin desperately tried to control her emotions. She knew that after absorbing this divine spark, the next thing to do was to absorb the magic core of "Archangel Angel" again to restore her strength to its peak.

Before that, there was one more thing she needed to do immediately.

"Parker!"

Lerakin threw the golden square object in his hand directly at Puck in the distance. If he wanted his servant to obtain the prophetic power of "Archangel Angel", then he had to completely fuse with this core of wisdom.

...... ...... ......

The sudden attack caused "Archangel Angel," who should have been the enemy, to side with Li Lan and her group.

Stunned, utterly stunned.

Despite their surprise, the three knew perfectly well that they were no match for these two at this moment.

The moment these two appeared, Li Lan could feel the terrifying pressure emanating from them, which made it almost impossible for them to move.

Only when "Archangel Angel" bought them a little bit of time did Li Lan finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"Revelation!"

Regardless, the four status effects immediately buff the three allies.

But what no one expected was that just as Li Lan finished blessing the area, the "tentacles" that were supposed to be protecting her suddenly disintegrated and completely turned into black dust and disappeared.

Holy crap!

The "Archangel Angel," who took the life of the witch Britney and nearly drove Li Lan and her companions to their deaths, died within seconds of meeting her? What a joke!

Although we had been guessing that the boss in the "Legend of the Goddess" side quest would be very powerful, the one they encountered now seems far too abnormal.

Die, die, die!