After work, start to speedrun the other world-Chapter 283 - 101: Revealing the Summoning of the Witch of Death_2
Afterward, she let go of Ahtal.
"Then, I’ll see you next time," she said, and hurriedly ran out of the room without a moment’s delay.
Otherwise, she worried that she might be chopped by Mist.
Really... quite understandable.
Xi Mu smiled and then turned his gaze to Mist, asking, "What are your plans now?"
"None," Mist answered directly, as she had nothing she must do besides training her own strength.
To this, Xi Mu replied with a troubled expression, "Next, I personally need to go to the Church of Death, and it’s not convenient to take outsiders with me."
"Understood, I will go back to the Magic Kingdom and wait for you," said Mist as she stood up and walked towards the exit. However, just as she was about to pass by Ahtal,
she suddenly stopped, and in the midst of Ahtal’s questioning gaze, she hugged Ahtal, pulling him tightly into her arms.
Since the backup Saintess of Destiny could hug Ahtal, then it was only... natural for her, who was even closer to Ahtal, to do so as well.
"If you need anything, remember to notify me," she said, and then released Ahtal, turning sharply to disappear from the room.
Xi Mu opened his mouth, then chuckled helplessly. He turned his attention to Eden, who was seated quietly on the edge of the bed, her legs enclosed in black silk stockings pressed together, outlining the elegant curves of her legs.
Her emerald green eyes met his, calm and gentle.
"Eden, do you want a hug too?" Xi Mu suddenly asked, only to see Eden turn her head away disdainfully, refusing to meet his gaze.
He did not mind, and sat down beside her, then flopped onto the bed, his body sinking into the soft mattress.
The current Eden would not show her feelings too overtly, but he could detect Eden’s concern and care for the player through the details.
However, once he burned down the Tree of Omniscience and Eden was on the verge of death, he could then see Eden fully express her own emotions.
...
...
Night fell.
The moon shone brightly among sparse stars.
Xi Mu walked alone through the narrow alleys, his figure absorbed by the darkness, with only the echo of his footsteps proving that he had not been consumed by the dark.
Soon after, he emerged from the alley, clutching the neck of a struggling female dwarf, and came to the courtyard of an abandoned manor.
Within the overgrown courtyard,
"Ahtal, how did you detect our tracking!" the struggling female dwarf tried to pry the hand from her neck, but was met with more force, causing her eyes to roll back, her tongue to loll out, her body to convulse violently, and warm urine to leak out.
"I just couldn’t be bothered to deal with you before," Xi Mu said, tossing the female dwarf aside and then snapped his fingers, igniting sparks that floated on the wind, burning away the weeds on the ground, revealing a clear patch of earth.
After all that, he looked around warily, only to see a white-haired loli peeking out from around a corner, who suddenly pulled back.
"Since there are no outsiders, let’s begin the ritual," he said, and without hesitation, he killed the female dwarf and used her fresh blood to draw a magic circle.
In truth, he didn’t care if anyone was watching. This sacrifice was related to the Goddess of Lies and the Witch of Death. Even if he didn’t take care of the onlookers himself, the Goddess of Lies would do something about them later, which might mean erasing them from the physical realm or wiping their unnecessary memories.
All of it depended on the whim of the Goddess of Lies.
And he had intentionally lured the white-haired loli to follow him, so she would find out that he was summoning the Witch of Death.
Meanwhile, elsewhere,
The white-haired loli, draped in a silvery-gray cloak, leaned against a wall, regulating her breath. She should have been detected by Ahtal.
Given that man’s abilities, he would probably appear before her soon, dragging her out. Now, she needed to think about how to negotiate with Ahtal.
But contrary to her expectations, she waited for several minutes and was not apprehended by Ahtal; on the contrary, she felt an intense aura of death.
That man had summoned the Witch of Death with just one dwarf, without sacrificing an entire nation.
And this indirectly showed that the Witch of Death placed great importance on Ahtal.
"Hey, we meet again?"
The pleasant female voice came through, lively and sly, just by hearing the voice one could tell that it must belong to a bright and charming young girl.
However, the white-haired loli soon wanted to pierce her own ears.
"Witch of Death, this time I did not mean to summon you," Ahtal’s voice followed, "It’s the Goddess of Lies who wants to collaborate with you to seize world domination."
Death is near.
The white-haired loli bit her lower lip, her heart feeling tightly gripped, as if she had heard an extremely fatal secret.
Such secrets concerning goddesses and witches... are lethal to mortals; merely hearing them is a death sentence.
Was it too late for her to escape now?
"All I want is to save the world," the Goddess of Lies chuckled delightfully, but to the white-haired loli it sounded like a knell.
She was not usually worried about her own safety. Even if she and Ahtal were discovered, she could always summon the Red Dragon King to help.
But now, she dared not call the Red Dragon King, for if she did, he too would face certain death. All she could do was pray that the Witch of Death and the Goddess of Lies did not discover her.
However, that was impossible.
"Witch of Death, come and help me kill the God of Omniscience," the Goddess of Lies revealed her goal.
"Don’t just blurt it out like that," Ahtal’s voice came through again, "What if walls have ears?"
"..." The white-haired loli, cloaked in a silver-grey cape, suddenly felt that she might have lost the chance to even go to Hell. Hearing such sensitive information, it was only normal for her to be obliterated from the soul level.
After thinking it over,
The white-haired loli, with her delicate and expressionless face, emerged from around the corner and walked towards the courtyard, rather than waiting to be discovered by the Goddess of Lies and the Witch of Death.
It was better for her to walk out on her own.
"Who would have thought there really are eavesdroppers!" Xi Mu showed a look of surprise, spotting the white-haired loli approaching, and said:
"It seems I have no choice but to silence you."
He sighed.
"I can only offer your soul as a sacrifice to the Witch of Death, trap it in an eternally burning wick, to ensure you can never reveal the secret."
"..." The white-haired loli bit her lip, desperately thinking of how to survive. She turned her gaze towards the Witch of Death, who sat suspended in mid-air, fingers interlocked over her chest, her cold sapphire eyes devoid of sentiment.
On the other hand, the Goddess of Lies, who stood beside her smiling genially, was undoubtedly daring enough to plot the assassination of the God of Omniscience with the Witch of Death.
Neither were entities that could be influenced by rhetoric.
"Killing me would lead to unnecessary investigation," she articulated the pros and cons as calmly as she could, "erasing my memory would be more appropriate."
"Ahtal, what do you think?" The Goddess of Lies tapped her red lips with a slender finger, turning to inquire of Ahtal.
Ahtal’s skills should have allowed him to notice that he was being followed, no... it might have been intentional, luring that little dragoness to stalk him.
And then, just so, let this little female dragon discover him summoning the Witch of Death.
"..." Xi Mu showed a troubled expression, then drew the Great Sword of Death, his gaze turning icy.
The white-haired loli, realizing what her end would be, closed her eyes, lifted her fair chin, her inviting cherry lips tightly pursed.
Resistance was futile, it would only bring more pain.
"Snap!" The edge of the sword fell, lightly touching the white-haired loli’s shoulder, but it did not behead her.
Then she heard Ahtal’s helpless sigh.
"To prevent the matter from being exposed, it looks like you’ll have to join us," the sword on her shoulder was withdrawn.
The white-haired loli slowly opened her eyes, her ruby like eyes reflecting Ahtal’s silhouette, seeing him with the Great Sword of Death slung over one shoulder, revealing a carefree yet helpless smile.
"Little princess, you better not betray us."
