Chapter 434: Inquiry

Chapter 434: Inquiry

Zheng Yichen became famous on that very night. It wasn’t because he gave himself a shiny golden scale color at the time, nor was it because of his later death-defying actions. It was that awe-inspiring moment of projecting images… Its reach was so vast that even now, the event was still circulated among humans as a special story.

Some Bards even turned it into a series of short tales…

None of that mattered. If it weren’t for the unfinished business at the Border Great Wall, Zheng Yichen’s residence in Kaja would probably have been overrun by visitors!

“Either way, it was already good enough that we managed to resolve the Undying Witch problem this time.” Achille listened to Saintess Deya’s words and thought for a moment before speaking. In the end, they hadn’t managed to detain Dan Marina. Whether it was that black-haired girl who could stand up to the Undying Witch, or Dan Marina pulling out the ultimate weapon, Fate-Killer, which threatened everyone—none of it was easy to handle.

It could only be said she had planned everything in advance. With ample preparation, she caught them off guard. They either had to pay a huge price to try and detain Dan Marina and that unknown black-haired girl, or let them leave, as long as Dan Marina could guarantee the Undying Witch wouldn’t cause trouble again… In any case, one thing was certain this time: unless it was all an act, the grudge between Dan Marina and the Undying Witch was truly deep!

As long as she didn’t want to be targeted relentlessly by the Undying Witch, she definitely wouldn’t allow the Witch any chance of a comeback.

Even though the Undying Witch matter was resolved, the mess left behind still needed dealing with. For example, those Abyssal Creatures. According to some information Dan Marina provided, the Abyssal Creatures obtained a Human True Spirit from the Undying Witch. A True Spirit valued by the Undying Witch surely had something special about it, so this matter couldn’t be ignored. For some time afterward, the Containment Barrier would remain on high alert.

Who knew what the Abyssal Creatures would stir up after obtaining that True Spirit the Undying Witch cherished.

So vigilance was necessary. Aside from that, there was Oss and his group. Surprisingly, they survived inside the Mist containment, though each was in rough shape. But being alive was better than dead. The Sanctuary Church wasn’t too surprised they survived, since the Mist containment had already failed earlier. Any traps inside were meaningless; even if some were triggered earlier, as long as they weren’t instantly fatal, holding on and surviving wasn’t strange.

Of course, follow-up inquiries still happened. Under the specialized interrogators handling the matter, Gale and the others had no chance to lie, nor did they intend to. The matter involved too much; lying would only bring trouble upon themselves.

“Why is it still you?” Oss, lying on a temporary sickbed, watched Achille enter and felt a headache coming on. He knew his conditions were relatively good, at least having a temporary tent and bed. Other wounded were lucky to have a simple bedding at this point. As for the lightly injured? If their limbs were intact, well, on the way back they could take some severely wounded along. The conditions at the Border Great Wall were better; taking a few would grant them better medical care. Magic wasn’t all-powerful. Healing Magic could heal injuries but not completely eradicate them, unless it was higher-level Magic.

So they had to tough it out. Anyway, the Corrupted Creatures inside the Containment Barrier were now gathered in one place, fighting fiercely. Leaving wouldn’t cause trouble. What? They were comrades? Even better. Come on, take a few more along.

Oss currently felt dizzy and sluggish. This wasn’t just from overusing his eyes; there was also the weakness from depleting large amounts of Bloodline Power without replenishment. That strike against the Undying Witch was a thrown Blood Qi Blade—he didn’t absorb any of the Witch’s Blood Essence, let alone recover.

“Blood-replenishing potion.” Achille placed a red Magic Potion beside Oss, pulled over a simple stool, and sat down. “What I’m about to ask is important. Think carefully before answering.”

“Tsk… You’re really… Fine.” Oss let out an annoyed click of his tongue but didn’t hesitate. He directly drank the red Magic Potion placed beside him. There was no scene of dizzying collapse and later awakening… The potion worked well. The blood he lacked was quickly replenished by the potion’s effects. Although the quality wasn’t as strong as naturally restored blood, resting for a couple of days would bring it back to its original standard. As the weakness from blood loss faded considerably, he felt much more alert. “You want to ask about what happened after we entered the Mist, right?”

“Yes, and about that Dragon… No, what happened with that Magic Pharmacist afterward.” Achille nodded.

“Well, there’s a lot to say about that.” Oss thought for a moment. Recalling what happened after entering the Mist felt a bit like… reading those novels on the Magic Weapon Forum or something Bards wrote. Seeking victory in peril, and he even achieved a new breakthrough, no longer relying solely on Bloodline Power to hone his skills as before.

This battle fully utilized the second type of power… which probably came from the Sanctuary Church. Even if he couldn’t create that giant hammer, the unique light-electric power and the trait of extra-focused power could now be used compatibly with Bloodline Power. The consumption could also be controlled to an acceptable level, unlike the rough usage before.

There was also the development of his eye abilities. All of this was achieved under desperate, no-retreat situations and pressure!

“Wait, you don’t know how you entered the Mist containment?”

“Right.” After thinking seriously for a moment, Oss said very certainly. Entering the Mist containment was also a blurry experience. “Only after entering did we encounter those Abyssal Creatures. They were different from the one I first faced; they seemed more advanced. Those Abyssal Creatures originally wanted to destroy the mana-restoring Magic Potion in the Magic Pharmacist’s hands… Though they succeeded, he seized the chance to counterattack and finished them off directly, using the ice-fire combination attack of the Magic Arms Frostmourne and Flame Judgment.”

Achille nodded, signaling Oss to continue. Ice Element and fire powers, ever since the appearance of those special Magic Arms Xihe Sword and Wangshu Sword, had tricked many Spellcasters into attempting to fuse ice and fire… However, the result was basically BOOM! Completely unlike those two special Magic Arms, which clearly had conflicting powers but could complement each other, unleashing even greater power!

Although no one had succeeded yet, with a successful example already existing—and that a Dragon succeeded—Achille didn’t find it too strange. After all, that was a Dragon; even the weakest Talent among them surpassed humans with excellent Talent.

“After that, our progress went quite smoothly until we accidentally triggered a trap inside the Mist and got completely separated. I encountered some undead…”

Oss described his battle process in fair detail. Anyway, the uniqueness of his eyes wasn’t a secret anymore; those who knew wouldn’t blabber nonsense. So Achille wasn’t surprised Oss could counterattack in a desperate situation. Although Oss was once an ordinary person, after gaining power, his combat aptitude showed itself to be quite good. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have ended up lying here after going through many battles.

Only when Oss mentioned finally striking the Undying Witch with that sword did Achille express surprise. “The Undying Witch…”

What had she been doing at that time to be caught off guard and successfully ambushed by someone like Oss, who was above weak but not yet a full goose? Dan Marina revealed much information, but some things weren’t explained in excessive detail. In the end, her departure wasn’t normal either; doing so would mean looking down on everyone, and Dan Marina certainly wouldn’t get so carried away. As for her Avatar? Even under Deya’s watch, it left using special means.

But that Avatar honestly didn’t need to do that. It could simply shift from the gender-swapped appearance based on Zheng Yichen back to the original ‘Lena’ appearance. Being questioned? No problem. At most, give him another older sister, helping draw some attention—no loss.

“What happened after that?”

“After that, she withstood the Blood Qi Blade’s explosion and continued maintaining a small figure… Hmm, she seemed to be conducting some resurrection ritual. Then I passed out.” Oss thought back and said somewhat uncertainly. Achille asked a few other questions but didn’t press further. Oss, born a commoner, wouldn’t know much special knowledge. Recognizing it as a ritual was already good enough. But resurrection?

That bit of True Spirit Dan Marina mentioned was highly valued by the Undying Witch, so… a loved one? A loved one who died who-knows-when. Tsk, so well hidden. Though it was unknown how long that True Spirit had been preserved, if this secret had been known earlier, the Undying Witch might have been dealt with long ago. Just no one knew how that loved one died.

With no leaks of information, probably another Witch killed them?

Regardless, it was somewhat late to talk about this now. The True Spirit fell into the Abyss. Who knew what those Abyssal Creatures would turn this True Spirit into? But as long as the True Spirit’s nature remained unchanged, it meant the Abyssal Creatures held a vital weakness of the Undying Witch. The trouble was, the Undying Witch was the hardest to kill. The Abyssal Creatures wouldn’t act like the Sanctuary Church; given enough opportunity, they’d definitely eliminate any Witch they could.