Witch Redemption

Li Lan looked ashen-faced, exchanging bewildered glances with Lana and Luo Lina, unsure of what to say.

There's no way to escape, so what should we do next?

Lorina glanced at the road leading out of the temple and thought, "I can use the Lock of the Underworld one more time. I wonder how long it will imprison us. This might buy us a chance."

Thinking of this, Lolina quickly gave the two people beside her a wink.

"We can't escape. Let's fight it out and at least kill one of them."

Li Lan immediately responded in a low voice, her gaze also fixed on the boy in the distance. They remembered Lelakin, but what kind of scoundrel was this guy whom Lelakin called "Parker"?

I've never even heard of him. He can't be as ridiculously strong as Lelagin, right?

So, just as Lerakin threw the golden intelligence core in his hand at Parker, Li Lan and the other two, empowered by "courage," were completely fearless and launched their attack simultaneously.

"The Locks of the Underworld!"

The suddenly lengthening black chains broke through the limitations of space and time, and unexpectedly spread across the two of them...

Li Lan and Lana, who had suddenly launched an attack, charged at young Parker at the same time.

Of course, Lana ended up getting there first.

"Dragon Power!"

"Rampage!"

"The new moon sweeps across!"

The summoned spear and axe unleashed a terrifying speed and power with a series of combos, mercilessly aiming for young Parker's head, tracing an unstoppable path to death.

The gushing blood shot skyward.

Lana saw the fear in the boy's eyes—the fear of death.

In that instant, he was unable to dodge due to the restraint of the chains. How could a mere mortal withstand Lana's attack?

The head rolled across the ground, leaving a shocking crimson stain, and was dragged for ten meters!

In that instant, Lana had only one thought: "Damn it, even more fragile than those monsters!"

Lana withdrew her spear and axe from her left hand and swiftly grabbed the golden intelligence core that Lerakin had thrown at her with her right. But at that moment, a distortion occurred in the shadows not far away, as if a dark vortex had appeared out of nowhere. Two hands wearing white gloves emerged from the darkness, pressed against the edge of the vortex, and tried to emerge from it.

"..."

Oh my god! The Order Keepers mentioned in the Witch Code appear when a witch kills a dead human. We're doomed!

On one side was Lerakin, whose expression was contorted with rage, and on the other side were the guards who wanted to take his life. Lana's mood plummeted to its lowest point. He decisively tossed the golden intelligence core in his hand to Li Lan, who had caught up in time.

"Karen, you guys go first, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave."

"No, none of us can escape this, so let's face it together."

The closer it got to this critical moment, the calmer Li Lan became. He quickly tossed the golden wisdom core that Lana had thrown at him into the open grimoire, knowing that this time everyone was truly doomed.

From the information left behind by the predecessor number 47, he could confirm that these Guardian Death Squads were extremely powerful, and they were no match for this guy until they raised the level of their magic book to level 15.

But even so, Li Lan will not give up!

"No matter what our enemy is, I am mentally prepared to make them pay the price, even if it means death!"

This is a pathetic creature at the end of his rope, with only one thought in mind.

At the same moment, a fully manifested human figure appeared at the location of the black vortex, wearing a classic aristocratic tailcoat, a black top hat, and a white smiling mask, which were the characteristics vaguely mentioned in the Witch's Code.

The man's limbs twisted rapidly like a marionette, then he grabbed the hilt of the silver-white short sword behind his back. His target for execution was Lana!

Damn it!

Leragin never expected that something would go wrong at this crucial moment. The three witches she had underestimated were not scared out of their wits, but instead suddenly unleashed this terrifying trump card.

Even her demigod body, which had barely recovered some of its strength, was caught off guard by these strange, pitch-black chains, let alone the servant who was only at the level of a diamond adventurer among humans.

In just three seconds, Luo Lina's trump card could only imprison the demigod for three seconds, giving Li Lan and the other two no chance to escape.

Just as the pillar god, enraged by the disruption to his plans, was about to make his move, three men suddenly appeared on the path leading to the temple exit. Their terrifying aura made Lerakin feel as if he were facing an enemy.

"General Victor!"

Chapter 67 The Invisible Battle

As Eisen strolled over, his gaze quickly swept over the guards not far away and the headless corpse lying on the ground, and he made a rough guess in his mind.

It seems that it was these three witches who killed the human servant of this pillar god, thus triggering the first layer of witch restrictions.

If this is not dealt with promptly, the witch who committed the crime will likely die here soon.

After a moment's thought, Eisen raised his right hand and a pure white magical flame ignited within it. He clenched it tightly, and the "Codex of Causality" reappeared in his hand.

The moment this strange little black book appeared, the murderous Guardian of Orders sensed it almost immediately, turned to face Eisen and knelt down in respect.

"Get out!"

After those chilling words, as the "Codex of Cause and Effect" once again burned away in flames, the figure of the Guardian Death Soldier vanished into the darkness without a trace, as if it had never existed...

Leragin had already foreseen this; the reason she was able to enter the Temple of the Setting Sun was actually the result of the Empire's laissez-faire attitude. The Empire needed to use her to get rid of Archangel Angel, a descendant of the gods.

After all, only gods can kill gods; mortals cannot do it.

Therefore, Lerakin was using a scheme from the very beginning, originally intending to have his servant seize Archangel Angel's prophetic abilities and then leave quickly.

But she never expected that these three witches would be so ruthless.

Even in this desperate situation, she showed no fear whatsoever, remaining patient and patient. In the end, she even turned the tables, using swift and decisive methods to kill her human servants and even seizing the core of Archangel Angel's wisdom.

No matter how many followers die, there are always replacements; however, there is only one core of wisdom for Archangel Angel.

That's why, when Leragin saw the three Imperial soldiers appear, she didn't rush to flee. Instead, she laughed angrily, "Three mere ants, I'll make you pay for your stupidity!"

The divine might is not to be trifled with.

The arrogance of his former position as a pillar god fueled an uncontrollable rage in Leragin.

It's like accidentally getting bitten by a few mosquitoes; you can't get over it until you swat them all dead.

"My only real opponent is General Victor. Although I have absorbed half of the Goddess of Dawn's divine essence, it has also prevented me from using the magic core of the god's descendant to restore my power for a short period of time."

"This means I cannot afford any protracted war; I must immediately and completely eliminate these witches and reclaim the core of wisdom of the descendants of the gods!"

Both sides remained silent, each pursuing their own agendas.

Lerakin suddenly launched an attack, his magical power surging, and the dreamlike long hair of the demons behind him transformed into eighteen arms, quickly drawing back the black crossbow constructed of magical power.

The target: those three witches who are still standing there!

However, what Lelagin did not expect was...

Faced with this imposing pillar god, the two imperial major generals, Eisen and Abbot, and the imperial general, Victor, dared not be careless in the slightest, and had been preparing their trump cards from the very beginning.

Eisen was the first to act, quickly reaching for the book hanging at his waist.

The book looked like a large piece of dried tree bark, with numerous cracks on the cover, densely packed together, squeezing out seven haphazardly distributed black, ferocious mouths, with silvery-white fangs protruding from them.

This is the Book of All Things, a terrifying sealed artifact!

The moment the eerie book was opened, the seven strange mouths on the cover simultaneously let out a shriek, like the agonizing wail of a banshee, piercing and sharp, inspiring fear.

The next second, the scenery around Eisen began to distort wildly, gradually transforming into a vast, cold, and dark space.

The ground was an endless expanse of jagged rocks, with howling winds from all sides and a dark gray sky that seemed ready to collapse at any moment. Only four figures stood in this world.

Major Generals Eisen and Abbott, both wearing black trench coats; General Victor, in a black general's uniform; and the beautiful Pillar God, Lerakin.

"The rest is up to you."

Eisen felt as if his right hand, which was holding the Book of All Things, had been pierced by an unknown sharp spike. After entering his body, the spike rushed wildly along his blood vessels, bringing indescribable and maddening pain, and finally became completely integrated with him.

When he finally managed to rouse himself from this unbearable pain, his body had completely transformed into something resembling withered tree bark, and his entire consciousness had become part of this world, and he would be a witness to this world.

In the next hour, regardless of whether the fourteenth pillar god, Lerakin, perished here, or whether Major General Abbott and General Victor died tragically here, Eisen would no longer be able to make a move; he could only watch helplessly.

The result of this enormous cost will be that everyone present will be suppressed to his level of strength, without exception.

………………

When you think you've reached the end of the road, a new path opens up before you.

They originally thought the three of them were doomed, but unexpectedly, Major General Aibo and his two companions appeared just in time and saved Li Lan and the others' lives.

What terrified them even more was that one of them took out a strange book, and the next second a crazy resentment rushed towards them, almost causing Li Lan and the other two to have an emotional breakdown because of this resentment.

Fortunately, this resentment did not last long and soon dissipated with the disappearance of the three Imperial soldiers and the Pillar God Leragin.

It happened in an instant. Before Li Lan could even react, the two powerful figures who had met had completely vanished without a trace. No one knew where they had gone. At that moment, only three people staring at each other, the witch codenamed 013 Della lying unconscious on the ground, and two shocking corpses remained in the center of the Sunset Temple ruins.

"call--"

Lana breathed a sigh of relief. She had originally planned to face death and die a heroic death, but the imperial soldier appeared and drove away the guards. Then, he dragged the pillar god Leragin away and disappeared from the spot.

All of this happened in less than a few seconds.

"So what do we do next?"

Some of the bewildered Lolina asked, still clutching her professional artifact, "Soul Stealer," on guard.

Li Lan gave a wry smile upon hearing this, "Of course I took the opportunity to escape, but before that..."

He glanced at the headless corpse not far away, then looked back at the gruesome death of witch codename 015 Britney, and felt a sense of oppression in his heart. "Death really is a matter of a moment, whether it is the humans of this world or us witches."

Witnessing the witch die in front of them for the first time, not only Li Lan, but also Lana and Lorina, were filled with doubt about life itself.

If I die, I can return to my original world and end my time travel?

Regardless of whether it was true or not, seeing Britney's appalling condition, Li Lan really had no intention of trying it out.

The three of them exchanged a glance and quickly sprang into action. Lana, with perfect understanding, walked toward the headless corpse and searched it to see if she could find anything of value. Lorina went toward the corpse of Witch Code 015 Britney and picked her up, while Li Lan once again put her arm around the waist of the unconscious Witch Code 013 Della.

"go!"

In less than a minute, the group, having dealt with their own affairs, quickly headed towards the temple entrance, leaving this place of trouble behind.

In any case, the task given to them by the Witch Cult was to retrieve the identity documents of the witches from the Sunset Temple. They had already done most of it, and they couldn't be bothered with anything else.

I imagine this won't cause any controversy.

Passing by a large number of towering yellow and white stone pillars, Li Lan noticed that the area outside the temple entrance was completely white, making it impossible to see what was outside. He hesitated for a moment.

After opening the "Survey" function in the grimoire to confirm that there was no danger in the surroundings, he took the lead and stepped out.