Chapter 408: The Final Road

Chapter 408: The Final Road

The effect of the Body Strengthening Potion seemed rather unremarkable compared to the previous Magic Potions. Although it was still special, when placed next to the Body Purification Potion or the Fixation Potion, its effect felt somewhat disappointing. The use of this thing also had quite a bit of material manifestation, but these were all due to holding overly high expectations. The people of the Sanctuary Church were not the type to do anything extreme just because their expectations were not met.

After all, a person’s condition could fluctuate. No one could guarantee that Magic Potions would just keep getting better and better. It had to be said, this attitude of the Sanctuary Church was quite comfortable. The matter of the Body Strengthening Potion was handled by his sister. What remained was mainly the battle of wits and courage with the Undying Witch. His side of things was pretty much resolved. Over at Dan Marina’s side, things were also coming to an end. The traces of the Undying Witch were becoming clearer and clearer, almost pushed by The Church into having little room left to retreat.

Among this, Oss, whom Achille valued, played a significant role. Especially his eyes. At some critical moments, they actually displayed an immense effect. You had to know, those situations were ones where even they all combined were somewhat helpless. Directly observing the flow of Elemental Power, and in a state of direct vision, meant he could perform extremely precise manipulations on it. This kind of manipulation was not something achievable just by perception.

These eyes made the Spellcasters in the team very envious. It was a pity this thing was related to a Witch, and specifically related to Dan Marina. So no matter how envious they were, they could only watch. As for stealing it? They would never do such a thing.

“Witch’s things used against a Witch… Hmph.” A man with a cold, sharp demeanor like a blade glanced at Oss. Although he didn’t have excessive prejudice, it also didn’t mean he would have any extra goodwill towards Oss because of his actions. At most, it went from negative back to normal.

“Uh…” Oss rubbed the tip of his nose and couldn’t help but glance at the man called Dekoff. These past days, he had pretty much learned the identities of everyone in the team. Especially that cold, blade-like man. His name was Dekoff, the deputy head of the Sanctuary Church’s Knight Order. When the head of the order hardly ever showed his face, he could almost be considered the overall head.

This identity could be said to be ridiculously awesome!

This could also explain why he felt utterly indifferent towards anyone related to a Witch. At least with others, Oss could still exchange a few words now. With him? Forget it. Go up and ask ‘how are you’… the other guy just ‘Hmph’!

Go up and say hello, another ‘Hmph’. So just don’t think about having any conversation.

“Less nonsense. The final confrontation is about to begin.” Dekoff said. Oss felt a bit tangled in his heart. Damn! Him just saying ‘uh’ counted as nonsense? So unreasonable!

With the assistance of many The Empires, plus the power of the Sanctuary Church, and the covert guidance of a certain Witch, the Undying Witch’s current situation could be said to be extremely dire. She had a goal she absolutely had to achieve, therefore she could not rely on her own power to act recklessly as she had in the past. If she died even once, then all her efforts would truly be wasted. Could she accept that?

If it were other matters, she really could accept it. But this time was a different story. This matter was far too important to her!

“Hmm… A live broadcast!” Zheng Yichen hugged the Magic Weapon Summoning Book and watched the situation inside. The affair with the Undying Witch had been causing trouble for a long time, and now it was time for a resolution. With Dan Marina’s Avatar present, Zheng Yichen could easily observe the situation there live through the Magic Weapon Summoning Book. The place where the Undying Witch was finally cornered was a Canyon. The number of people gathered here wasn’t large… only over two hundred. But without exception, these were all high-level combatants!

Powerful individuals provided by the various empires, the main force of the Sanctuary Church, and strong individuals from other factions. As for the Dark Church… because of the conflict they had earlier with the Sanctuary Church, they suffered significant losses. These losses directly exceeded certain expectations of the Dark Church’s higher-ups, forcing them to give up on continuing to obstruct the Sanctuary Church’s people.

After all, the time they had fought for was almost enough. The shady deals were basically done. What the Undying Witch wanted to do next was her own business. The Dark Church would not fight until their brains were splattered out just for an extremely special item.

What were the Undying Witch’s assets?

Let’s put it this way: if the target of the Witch Hunt back then wasn’t Loris, but the Undying Witch or the Witch of Life, then the number of participants would definitely have doubled… not in terms of total people, but in terms of the number of powerful individuals. The number of those powerful beings would have been much greater, even including some long-hidden, reclusive old monsters. According to some rumors, both the Undying Witch and the Witch of Life possessed the secret of immortality!

How great was the temptation of immortality? Very great!

Even the Dragon Clan, born at the top of the food chain, would die when their lifespan ended, let alone other creatures. So if there was a chance for immortality, who wouldn’t want to strive for it? That stuff about seeing through life and death, being very calm about dying… how many such people could there be?

Therefore, among the powerful beings who came this time, apart from them, there were also some hidden powerhouses secretly observing the situation here. They just couldn’t appear openly for now due to the Sanctuary Church’s influence. As for the powerful ones who were here, they had already engaged in various overt and covert shady deals before this. All that remained was to deal with the Undying Witch.

As for whether this could succeed… even if the chance was low, they had to discuss and agree first, right? What if they succeeded?

Within an area shrouded in Black Mist, the Undying Witch looked gloomily at the powerful beings gathering from outside, completely sealing off this place. Her mood was extremely gloomy. She had clearly made sufficient preparations, yet the time she had fought for still did not meet her expectations. Where did the plan go wrong?

At Windwhisper Valley… So who exactly was targeting her?

The Sanctuary Church had the capability. Their way of doing things somewhat restricted their actions. Although they also had sufficient resolve, before figuring out some of her goals, the events at Windwhisper Valley were enough to occupy most of their energy. However, the Windwhisper Valley matter was resolved swiftly. After that, the entire plan fell apart, forcing even the backup plan, the Dark Church, to act early.

“Dan Marina…” the Undying Witch murmured softly. Apart from her, she really couldn’t think of who else would dare to target her like this… because the Sanctuary Church’s advance had been so… smooth. So smooth that she couldn’t help but think of that woman! But how dare she do this?

She clearly cared quite a bit about That Dragon, even willing to actively assist him. This made the Undying Witch directly wonder if she had taken a fancy to that dragon. Although the situation of a Witch taking a fancy to some Outsider had never happened before, was she the first example? But if that was the case, how dare she do such a thing under this premise? Instead of thinking more for him?

Or perhaps she was wrong?

The Undying Witch pondered. She glanced again at the people gathered outside. Right now, this place was protected by the Barrier she had set up. They couldn’t break through it in a short time. However, once that Saintess took action, it might not be so certain. The amount of White Moonlight the Sanctuary Church had stored now was simply explosive. Relying on this thing which had an extremely strong restraining effect on Witches, as long as the consumption of White Moonlight remained above a certain level, the Sanctuary Church could practically do as they pleased.

The reason they weren’t attacking immediately now was purely because they were making additional preparations to prevent her from escaping!

Taking a look at the Secret Method patterns and Magic Rune Arrays she had arranged around, the Undying Witch decisively withdrew the main parts. Although this would interrupt her previous preparations, she understood very well that continuing to delay would be meaningless. Even if it could push the progress forward a bit, it still couldn’t succeed. Rather than this, it was better to make a decision early and simply leave this place!

The Magic Barrier isolating this environment suddenly erupted. The darkness it produced enveloped those caught-off-guard powerful beings. Countless black hands tore at them within the darkness. By the time the darkness faded, the Undying Witch had already disappeared. The number of over two hundred people was directly reduced to just barely breaking two hundred.

In just that moment, nearly thirty powerful beings had perished here! Those people died without a trace of their bodies or bones left.

“Heh~” The Undying Witch stared coldly at the small ‘figures’ imprisoned in her hand. These small figures were lifelike, their bodies bound by strands of black threads, firmly restraining them while also inflicting intense pain upon them. These people were all the powerful beings who were just killed by the darkness. They died without a trace of their bodies or bones, but their Souls fell into the Undying Witch’s hand!

Now that she clearly recognized the situation, she knew very well that if it really was Dan Marina meddling from within, then her plan could not proceed smoothly. However, she still hadn’t determined for sure if it was Dan Marina’s doing. If it was, she might as well directly reveal Zheng Yichen’s identity information. If it wasn’t, adding that woman to the mix would truly be a huge trouble… In the past, she definitely would not have had any reservations. But this time, what she had to do was far too important to her!

The plan could not proceed smoothly, but when she embarked on this endeavor, she had long been fully prepared. For example, what to do if the worst truly happened… Although she really didn’t want to do this, but when there was no other way left, why not do it? People were always forced into things anyway!

The ones who would regret it were those who constantly targeted her. A hint of madness flashed in the Undying Witch’s eyes, paid for by even more agonizing silent wails from those imprisoned Souls. No matter how powerful they were in life, after death they were still playthings in her hands. Even the most formidable existence, once reduced to a Soul, would forever be completely suppressed by her!