msmithbooks Chapter 102 I'm really going to give you a good talking to tonight.
Chapter 102 I'm really going to give you a good talking to tonight.
Chapter 103 I'm really going to give you a good talking-to tonight (4,000 words, meow)
The moment Cecilia made her final move, all the witches knew they had to act.
Because the moment the demonic echoes merged was the moment they would make their move; this was a plan Cecilia had outlined beforehand.
Whether it was Ivina who swallowed the Demon God's Echo, or Ivina herself, it was all the same.
Therefore, the witches, all prepared, acted instantly, pressing their knives firmly against the necks of the nobles, and directly—
direct----?
error.
Why can't I move?
In that instant, all the witches' faces froze.
They hadn't acted because they hadn't heard the order, but when they were ready to act, they found that their bodies were no longer able to move!
At that very moment, a mocking laugh echoed through the crowd—
"Foolish." Merrick raised his hands high, his pupils contracted, and he no longer resembled an "elf."
At this moment, she was someone who had witnessed the most interesting drama, and also the most insane existence.
Yeah, isn't it interesting?
The trap Cecilia had set up specifically to torture Rhodes now seemed utterly ridiculous.
She was delighted because the meaning of her life was to kill injustice, to keep power in her own hands forever, and to crush those ants.
When her student perfectly demonstrated his strength, she felt extremely excited. Yes, that's it! That's my student!
"Killing, slaughtering, I haven't seen such foolish witches in so long."
Her pupils gleamed crimson, and her fingers reached out and frantically scratched her neck, drawing blood only to have it heal quickly.
In that instant, mountains and seas of corpses surged forth, and terrifying blood flowed across the ground, obliterating all paths.
[Resentment], [Hatred], [Anger]—all the negative forces of slaughter arose. A mocking smile appeared on Merrick's face, his pupils shrinking like a hawk's: "Put down your weapons, all of you."
Snapped.
The weapons in the hands of all the witches fell to the ground.
"The blackmail is gone."
She was extremely happy.
Merrick suppressed all the witches on the spot, and—in fact—she didn't even use the power of the Seventh Ascension [Eternal Sage].
The situation was instantly crushed at that moment.
Because of the only two fourth-level powerhouses who are still active under Merrick's command, one of them is currently fighting the Duke, while the other has been intercepted and is fighting Rhodes.
In other words, right now, even if Merrick doesn't intervene, the witch is already in a hopeless situation.
But Cecilia, who was watching this scene, only slightly darkened her eyes, without giving it much thought.
Because she understood that someone would naturally take care of Merrick.
Click—
Just as she expected, at that moment, a crack suddenly tore open at the top of the [domain] that Lilith had released.
And what appeared in the crack was an arm.
"What?" Lilith's eyes narrowed slightly, she really didn't expect Cecilia to have also brought in help.
The arm kept twisting and tearing, and finally, the figure fell into the space along with the shattered domain.
undoubtedly.
The person who arrived was Isadora.
A witch who has ascended to power six times, she is undoubtedly a top-tier existence.
Her body was hanging upside down, and her hair was as red as flames.
In just two seconds, she landed smoothly on the ground, her slender body arching her back, her hands supporting her behind her back as she looked at Merrick with a mocking smile: "Merrick, [Calamity Elf], I never thought I would have the chance to kill someone I wasn't even qualified to be an enemy of in the past."
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"Wow, that's amazing—I never expected that just coming to see a show would turn out to be so full of surprises!"
"Have you ever considered that this battle was unfair from the very beginning?"
Isadora stood in front of Merrick, feeling that everything was so ridiculous.
She also witnessed Cecilia's failed performance and naturally understood that without her, the battle would indeed have been lost.
All I can say is—thankfully she came.
She stretched out her finger and snapped it lightly.
In that instant, all the witches regained their movements, and Merrick's expression turned cold as he lost control of the pressure.
"Young man, you've ruined my good mood."
"Oh, really? And then?"
"Unpleasant." Merrick's voice was icy cold.
With a mere pinch of her fingers, the entire space instantly began to distort—a [spell] was flashing wildly, and the hidden power of the [Eternal Sage] within her body was continuously emanating out.
At that moment, her body changed.
Her body burned in hellish flames, her golden hair instantly turned dark red, and her body grew to 1.9 meters tall.
At the same time, her body underwent obvious changes. Her once mediocre and withered body became full and elegantly curved, and her jet-black nails made her look like a monster.
"Pleasure!" A roar of maniacal laughter erupted from the flames. Merrick twisted his neck, his lips curving into a terrifying, maniacal laugh. "Pleasure! Truly pleasure!"
She approached Isadora step by step, her eyes fixed intently on Isadora.
"Huh? Transformation? How old are you?!" Isadora sensed something was wrong and took a half step back.
As a witch, it's impossible that she hasn't heard of the power of the "Witch Slayer".
Rumor has it that when Merrick reaches the ultimate state of pleasure [Slaughter], her body will undergo abnormal changes, and her power will reach the pinnacle of [Eternal Sage]. But this is impossible—
Everyone knows that Merrick inexplicably suffered a backlash and then went into seclusion. After all, how could a war maniac like her quietly stay on the sidelines and teach and educate people?
Isadora forced herself to calm down, but she didn't realize that her witch subordinates had once again lost their ability to act and were still under Merrick's control.
Moreover, the guards of the Duke's mansion were not fools. Those who could resist Merrick's oppressive aura acted quickly and began to fight back against the witches behind them.
Puff-!
Blood began to splatter wildly, instantly turning the entire space into a mass grave, the stench of blood and the atmosphere of war surging forth.
"Utterly boring." Merrick uttered these cold words before her massive body vanished into thin air like a cannonball.
Merrick is always like that.
Once in the heat of battle, they stop caring what they're saying and start babbling nonsense.
The initial pleasure and the subsequent boredom created a stark contrast, but that didn't matter at all.
Because when she activates this state, it means she will definitely slaughter all the enemies in front of her.
"What—" Isadora's pupils were still fixed on Merrick's vanished figure. Before she could react, she felt a terrifying force strike her abdomen!
The terrifying force instantly shattered all the bones in her chest, and her lungs ruptured, causing her to spit out a mouthful of blood.
At the same time, her entire body flew out of the Duke's mansion like a meteor. At that moment, twelve strange scarlet tentacles coiled in the sky above the entire Duke's mansion, covering the sky, and a beam of light with a radius of 100 meters exploded along with Isadora's figure.
Bang Bang Bang!
A massive cloud of dust flew wildly, tearing apart the clouds in the sky to reveal the bright moonlight.
But soon, the moonlight was blocked by those eerie tentacles, turning the space into a hellish space. All that remained were people who were stunned by the terrifying attack.
Yes, in just a moment, Merrick and Isadora vanished from the Duke's mansion, and the entire second floor was pierced through and reduced to ashes.
Most importantly, those massive tentacles, hundreds of meters thick, in the sky terrified everyone.
They quickly lowered their heads and regained their composure to continue their battle. That level of power was simply beyond their reach.
Among these people was, of course, Rod.
Rod calmly glanced at Isadora and Merrick, who had flown away, and already knew that the outcome was decided.
Although Merrick's skills are more villainous than those of a villain, as long as he's doing something worthwhile, that's fine.
However, he truly hadn't expected Isadora to be here as well.
In other words, today's witch hunt will result in killing one witch who has been promoted to level six, capturing one witch who has been promoted to level five, and two witches who have been promoted to level four.
In this situation, the witch had suffered an irreparable blow.
It seems that Phillips' problem will be resolved soon.
Rhodes calmly regained his senses and looked at the enemy he was supposed to be fighting.
Sheila Marshall
Of the only two witches present who had ascended to the fourth level, her sister was entrusted to the Duke to be killed, so she had to be dealt with by Rhodes.
However, at this moment he was still holding Ivina.
"Feed her." Rhodes looked down at Ivina. "Idiot, wake up."
"Rhodes?" Ivina's empty eyes snapped back to reality at that moment.
Rhodes—didn't kill her, but instead saved her?
Why—why?!
The moment she came to her senses, she burst into tears, grabbing Rod's collar and curling up in his arms like a cat.
Water droplets clung to the girl's face, seeping wildly into Rhodes' clothes with each sob of her breath.
"Rhodes, Rhodes—I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have—"
Ivina is suffering because of what Cecilia did, and at the same time feels that Rhode didn't deserve to save her under these circumstances.
The key question is, why did Rod choose to believe in himself?
Because of the soul, because Cecilia said the wrong thing?
Even in this situation, with everyone pressuring him and making his suffering even more intense, he still chose to calmly analyze the situation.
It really is————
Her fingers clenched tighter and tighter, her heart pounded faster and faster, and as she savored the young man's scent, she became exhausted yet overjoyed and wept.
How can there be such a good person?
"Shouldn't what? Are you going to blame yourself for your own existence again?" Rhodes said calmly.
"You shouldn't have saved me, I'm a big bad guy—you shouldn't have believed me—"
"Well, there's nothing I can do about it. I don't like my efforts being wasted, so I have to trust you no matter what." Rhodes stared at the enemy, but didn't rush to make a move.
Because Hillary was raising her hands to indicate that they should both finish speaking.
She was so touched that she didn't want to ruin such a perfect story right now.
———? If she doesn't make a move, she might get killed later? She doesn't think it matters much, right? After all, the opponent is Merrick, a monster who has been upgraded seven times at his peak. What's the point of fighting him?!
She secretly thought to herself that it would have been better to give Rhodes a good impression and let him spare her life.
"So, were you unable to explain because Cecilia was controlling you, or did you genuinely give up and not want to explain anymore?"
"—All, all of them—"
Rod took a deep breath, his feelings indescribable.
Ivina's fragile little heart was thus ravaged by Cecilia.
"Looks like I'll have to teach you a lesson tonight. Who gave you permission to give up on me?"
"I almost thought you were just a puppet, so I was going to kill you," Rhodes said in a low voice. "But thankfully, the difference between your soul and hers is so great that it's clearly visible within my [domain]."
Ivina didn't respond, she just continued to cry and buried her face in Rhodes's chest;
"So, you really are her original form?"
"I, I—I am the one who created her, but I have nothing to do with her anymore—"
"I see, I understand." Rod sighed in relief.
Cecilia is truly a bastard—she can even exploit her own body like this. In her previous life, Ivina was even turned into an ugly vessel for the [Demon God's Echo], ultimately dying without a complete corpse.
Once Rhodes understood this, his desire to punish Cecilia grew even stronger.
"Alright, whether you explain or not, it doesn't matter what your relationship with Cecilia really is."
"As long as you're alright, that's good. That damn Cecilia made you so upset, didn't you want to kill her?"
"Well then, once this battle is over, I'll take you to teach her a lesson."
"And then—cough, after the battle, I have a gift for you."
Rod rubbed the ring in his pocket, calming himself down.
"Huh?" Ivina raised her eyes, feeling uneasy.
"I'm going to let go." Rhodes put Ivina down and gently released his hand.
Are you scared?
"It's...it's alright—"
"That's fine then." Rhodes nodded, shielding Ivina behind him.
So, it's time to deal with this witch in front of me—
"【Creation Clock】, Stone Giant, go hunt down other witches."
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