Mystery: The Witch of Desire

The protruding "heads" on both of Megos's shoulders were also burned away, and her left arm turned into the white bone knife she held in her hand, which was both eerie and holy, with a hint of eerie terror.

Her body trembled slightly, bound by the spider silk, and suddenly, she let out an extremely shrill scream.

The howl sounded exactly like a mother beast protecting her cubs, mixed with a faint, indistinct baby's cry, and the blasphemous energy instantly fluctuated within the space. Klein and the others, whose ranks were lower, immediately coughed up blood.

Liviel gritted her teeth, desperately tightening the spider silk, and threw out the puppet doll with her other hand. The spiritual threads swept towards Megaius, but only for a few seconds before she hurriedly pulled them back. She had a premonition that if the spiritual threads touched Megaius, the result would not be Megaius being controlled, but rather she being corrupted by Megaius's evil god status.

Clang!

Megas stomped on the floor, cracking it open. Her charred skin bulged with massive muscles, which were covered in maggots and resembled rotting flesh, but contained terrifying brute force, snapping the tough spider silk in two!

As the floor shook, Megas ignored Livre, Dunn, Leonard, and the black wisps of Saint Selena's ashes that had rolled back in. She flashed in front of Klein, who had no time to react, and pointed her white bone knife at his neck, about to strike.

Suddenly, she heard a voice that carried a strong sense of blasphemy:

"yield!"

Leonard raised his left hand and locked his palm around Megaus. The seal "2-105" wrapped around his wrist changed from thick, pale, red-stained veins into dark red, swollen "intestines" that were about to burst.

He had just successfully stolen Megos's "blasphemous words" using the "Vein Thief," and now he was trying to control her with her abilities!

Only abilities of equal level can have an effect!

Leonard suffered a backlash after uttering just two bytes of 'blasphemous language,' spitting out a mouthful of blood and collapsing to the ground.

Fortunately, Megos was also affected by the "blasphemous words," causing her waist to bend slightly, her knees to tremble, and her movements to stop. The countless black silks around her, as if they had discovered delicious prey, rushed forward.

Klein seized the opportunity, rolled in another direction, leaving a trail of crimson blood.

He reached into his pocket, took out the last few "Sunfire Talismans," and aimed them at Megos's head.

Bang! In the burst of light, Megas's head revealed a twisted, pained expression.

But the next second, her head exploded on its own, charred skin and flesh flying everywhere.

But her headless body thus escaped the influence of "blasphemous words"!

Boom! Megas's charred body transformed into a cannonball, crashing into the dying Leonard at launch speed!

boom!

Leonard's body slammed against the wall, several bones broke, and he lost consciousness. He was then crushed into a pulp by Megas's swollen body.

The next second, the illusion shattered, along with a mirror in the bathroom.

The sound of breaking things jolted Emily, who was sitting blankly on the toilet, awakening her from her mental slumber.

what happened……

Emily heard the sounds of fierce fighting outside and felt the terrifying power emanating from it.

She stood up with a serious expression and slowly approached the door.

Inside the hall, Livre's face grew even paler. Her Mirror Illusion spell had only managed to save half of Leonard's life. Although he had escaped being crushed into a pulp, he was still knocked unconscious by Megas.

Taking advantage of the brief moment when Megas was caught in the illusion, Liviel conjured a frost spear that gleamed with a cold light in her hand.

She set her sights on Megos's bluish skin and protruding belly.

Whoosh!

The spear flew out and pierced Megao's abdomen, then exploded like a bomb. Hard ice shards, as hard as iron, raged inside Megao's abdominal cavity, and black flesh and blood splattered out like a smashed watermelon.

Megoss raised her head and let out a short, piercing wail before her voice abruptly stopped, and she stood there blankly.

At this moment, Dunn Smith was still tightly holding Saint Selena's urn, his face unusually pale. The cold black lines he had created were about to blacken the surrounding space, trying to tightly bind Megas and imprison her in place.

Liviel did not stop, and was planning to launch a fatal blow against Megalos.

But just then, a sudden sound rang out in the deep, dark, and quiet room:

"Wow!"

That was a baby crying.

"Wow!"

The baby inside Megos cried and writhed, trying to be born and help its mother out of her predicament.

Those thin, black, cold, and slippery lines seemed startled, or as if they were being pulled back by an invisible force, and they all retreated backward.

"Wow!"

Livre, Klein, and the others simultaneously experienced noticeable dizziness, their throats tightened on their own, their tracheas were constantly compressed, and their breathing became difficult instantly.

Crimson blood dripped from the tips of their noses, the corners of their eyes, and the sides of their ears, as if all the capillaries had burst open.

If it weren't for Livre's frequent dreams of the murmurs from the mirror, if it weren't for Klein's trials of murmurs and roars before entering the gray fog, and if it weren't for Dunn holding Saint Selena's ashes, they would have surely fainted, just like Leonard Mitchell.

Megoss's headless body turned around to face Klein, and the charred pieces of skin and flesh falling off, along with the holy yet eerie white bone knife, were clearly reflected in his eyes.

Klein, who had just escaped by relying on the illusion of the mirror, suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. He seemed to see the other party rushing towards him in a flash, not giving him a chance to chant the incantation and throw out the "Sunfire Talisman".

Just as he was about to roll away to dodge, Livre activated the mirror illusion again, misleading Megalos with the illusion that Klein had been killed.

This time, however, the mirror that Livre was anchoring to shattered directly. Having been deceived by illusion twice, Megas had developed a strong resistance and charged straight at Klein without any hesitation.

At that moment, darkness enveloped everything. Megas's body came to a stop, and Dunn Smith's black trench coat billowed behind him. The pale-faced, blood-covered Night Watch squad leader lowered his head, his body already at its limit, with thick veins bulging on his forehead and the back of his hands.

Dunn is using his "Nightmare" ability to forcibly interfere with Megos.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Megos struggled for only one moment, and the veins bulging on Dunn's body burst open at the same time!

Large amounts of bright red blood splattered out, raining down on every corner around them.

Despite his pale face, Dunn was not discouraged by the result, because the blood was absorbed by the fine black threads made from Saint Selena's ashes!

It's been absorbed! That piece of Saint Selena's ashes can actually become stronger by absorbing blood!

The countless cold, slippery, tentacle-like threads suddenly became violent, turning from retreat to advance, surging upwards and tightly binding Megoss, binding her high, protruding, and shattered abdomen.

Klein was both nervous and excited, and he uttered the ancient Hermetic word for "light".

*Snap!* A brilliant beam of light exploded towards Megoss, causing her body to tremble. Then, the eerie cries of a newborn baby rang out once more, even more continuous and urgent than before!

The countless, almost invisible black threads suddenly stopped, as if struck by lightning, trembling and retracting.

As Dunn watched this scene and saw that Megas was about to break free, his expression changed for a moment. Without the slightest hesitation, he withdrew his right hand, spread his five fingers, and plunged them into his own chest with a "plop" sound—his left chest!

He wanted to offer his own heart as a sacrifice to Saint Selena's ashes!

"Captain! No!"

Klein's vision blurred as he watched this scene. He instinctively reached out, trying to reach Dunn, who was several meters away, to stop him from sacrificing himself.

But just then, Klein saw a fair hand grasp Dunn's arm.

"Miss Lover..."

Klein murmured somewhat blankly as he watched his lover pull Dunn's hand out of his body, his heart still pounding in his chest.

Dunn looked up with some confusion and met Livre's beautiful, deep eyes.

At that moment, he suddenly became somewhat lost in thought.

He always felt that this mysterious witch was a companion he knew, someone with whom he had protected Tingen during the impending disaster.

"You don't need to sacrifice."

Livre's tone was complex. Without wasting any time, she flipped her right hand, conjuring a bright red glove.

"Spit it all out!"

With a stern expression, she commanded in ancient Hermes. The Bloodthirsty Gloves, which had recently feasted on Livia's spiritual blood, trembled slightly. Reluctantly, they obediently opened their palms and spat out a rich, alluring stream of spiritual blood.

The moment the blood came into contact with Saint Serena's ashes.

Woo! Woo! Woo!

Like the weeping of a nightmare in the dead of night, the countless black threads suddenly went into a frenzy, tightening again with an unusually cold and calm feeling, firmly and tightly imprisoning Megas!

Even as another baby's cry emanated from Megoos's belly, they did not budge, even locking the terrible sound within their own envelope!

Klein snapped out of his daze, tears mingling with blood streaming down his face, and uttered a low, guttural Hermes word:

"Light!"

Light that illuminates the darkness! Light that brings warmth!

His remaining spirituality was almost entirely poured into the last thin gold piece engraved with mysterious patterns, leaving his head feeling both empty and dizzy.

With his last ounce of strength, Klein threw out the "Sunfire Talisman" towards Megas, who was bound by countless black threads.

This time, the black lines did not retreat in advance, nor did they follow their instincts; it was as if they were being directed by some will.

Liviel swiftly raised the left hand that had been used to shepherd the 'Priestess of Light', using the power of purification to connect with the blazing sun in the sky.

Sunlight once again pierced through the large hole in the ceiling, penetrating the entire third floor and shining into the Blackthorn Security Company, almost solidifying into a tangible pillar.

Drawn by the "Sunfire Spell," it reflected back towards Megos.

The two merged above the headless monster, bursting forth like a sun!

Boom!

In the blazing white light, Megas lost her left arm, her head, and her charred body, devoid of much flesh and blood, instantly disintegrated. Inside, a terrifying thing, half-illusory and half-real, no longer had a basis in reality and could not complete the final step of transformation. Resentfully and angrily, it turned into black mist and dissolved into the light and flames.

Rumble!

The entire building was shaking violently, but this was only a small part of the aftershocks from the explosion.

Unlike normal bombs, this contains the power of purification, which is concentrated and gathered!

Klein managed to steady himself and opened his eyes a few seconds later, looking ahead.

He saw walls collapsing, and he saw a charred ring where Megas stood, and half of the floor was melted.

He saw a bloodstained, curled-up umbilical cord with burn marks lying there; he saw Dunn Smith, still standing in the same spot in his black trench coat; he saw his lover, pale-faced and breathing rapidly; and he saw Leonard Mitchell lying opposite him, his fate unknown.

At this moment, Dunn Smith turned his head, a gentle and relaxed smile on his pale face, his voice as mellow as ever:

"We saved Tingen."

“We have saved Tingen once again.”

Once again?

Klein was puzzled because he could clearly sense that when the captain said "again," his eyes were fixed on Miss Lover.

Then, like a tree that had finally completed its mission, Dunn leaned back and let go of his hands.

boom!

Saint Selena's urn fell heavily to the ground, just like Klein's heart.

"team leader!"

Klein's vision blurred again, and he cried out as he lunged to Dunn's side.

His heart pounded wildly as he reached his hand under Dunn's nose—

And breathe!

"He's still alive, he's just passed out."

With a melancholy expression, Liviel spoke softly, recalling the past when she and the Night Watchers thwarted the Rose School's conspiracy.

Years later, an even more severe crisis unfolded, but we survived again, and we successfully protected Tingen once more...

However, I still don't have the right to stand shoulder to shoulder with you...

Livre sighed softly and met Klein's gaze, who was covered in blood.

"love……"

Klein uttered a single byte before falling silent.

He knew that he, too, had no right to thank his lover as Mr. Fool.

He could only manage a bittersweet smile, and said in a trembling voice:

"Thank you, thank you..."

He saw his lover smile and nod, her lips slightly parted as if she wanted to say something.

But at that moment, her expression froze.

Immediately, the young lady conjured a chilling ice blade in her hand and pounced towards him.