The Villainous Me Turned the Losers into Blackened Bosses-Chapter 169 - The Witch’s Cottage

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Moonlit Ice Extreme.

60th Floor.

On a crescent moonlit night, the Empress of Moonlit Ice Extreme, Kolodai, sat on her high stool, facing a massive block of raw ice, holding her carving knife.

Above her, the aurora shimmered.

Beneath her feet, snow blanketed the ground.

Unlike the image of the “Ice Queen” that the outside world might imagine, she appeared as a fifteen-year-old girl.

Her icy blue hair cascaded down, longer than her own height.

Seated on her specialized carving stool, her hair barely brushed the ground.

Perhaps because she often turned her head to observe her ice sculptures from different angles, her hair had swept the snow on the ground into a semicircle.

She breathed calmly, sitting alone in what might seem like solitude, but she spoke no unnecessary words. Her silver-gray eyes were fixed solely on the statue before her.

Though she was an “Empress.”

At this moment, Kolodai seemed more like an ordinary girl passionate about ice sculpting.

The enormous boss chamber was her carving studio.

The center of the room, where the Empress rested, was her workbench.

And in her hands was not a sharp weapon but an ordinary carving knife.

It was a tranquil day, a peaceful night belonging to Kolodai.

Until—

A witch wearing a large hat, holding three bottles of crimson mint essential oil, stood at the entrance to the 60th floor, staring at her back.

This moment of stillness lasted about ten seconds.

“It seems we have a guest. Hmm… is it that witch sister from last time?”

Kolodai lightly pushed against the stool’s crossbar with her bare foot, spinning herself 180 degrees. Her long hair swept the snow into a perfect circle.

She turned to face the golden-haired witch wearing the oversized hat—Leah.

“It seems… you’re not her. But you carry… a very similar… aura to hers.”

“Oh? Is that so? I have no idea what you’re talking about, ‘Little Queen of Moonlit Ice Extreme.’”

Kolodai felt something deeply unsettling from the person before her.

She seemed strange.

There was no killing intent.

But…

There was an overwhelming “love” directed toward someone. The golden-haired witch stood on the icy, snow-covered ground of Moonlit Ice Extreme, like a vibrant flower blooming passionately in the frozen wasteland.

“I’ve come here to ask you, Queen, to do something for me.”

Though there was no “killing intent.”

Kolodai could sense a strong “battle intent” from her, as if she wasn’t here for a casual chat. This wasn’t someone who could be reasoned with over a few words.

So…

Was she really just a “challenger”?

Kolodai tilted her head, resting her chin on her hand as she pondered.

For a challenger to appear on the final floor, somehow obtaining a “key” to directly reach this place, was highly unusual.

In Kolodai’s memory, the Adventurer’s Guild would never allow its teams to do something like this.

But…

Kolodai hopped off her stool, though she didn’t “stand” on the ground. Her bare feet hovered slightly above the surface, her long icy blue hair floating around her.

She tossed her carving knife aside, and as it fell, it dissolved like a snowflake.

At this moment…

The night was no longer peaceful.

This was no longer just a “girl’s” carving studio.

This was the boss chamber of Kolodai, Empress of Moonlit Ice Extreme—

“I accept your challenge.”

Leah said nothing, merely tilting her large hat upward.

“Yes, that’s it, exactly. After all, you’re the ruler of this dungeon. If I don’t make you feel some real pain, you won’t listen to my demands, will you?”

She ran her fingernail along the necks of the three bottles of crimson mint essential oil, breaking their seals.

Then, tilting her head back, she downed all three bottles in one go.

The fiery heat of the crimson mint essential oil coursed down her throat.

As the wave of heat reached her stomach, she felt her magical circuits ignite, burning with an uncontrollable fervor—

She was just a challenger, yet Kolodai could see the blazing flames emanating from her.

A witch.

She was undoubtedly a witch…

But wasn’t she overusing that stuff?

Kolodai sniffed the air.

The witch’s scent on her was… overwhelmingly strong. Such a concentrated aura didn’t seem like a good sign for her…

Kolodai had a premonition—this might be a very troublesome opponent…

Kolodai hesitated for a moment…

But in that instant of hesitation, the opponent had already raised her staff—

And behind her, hundreds of burning fireballs were aimed directly at Kolodai!

“!?”

Then, meteors streaked across the aurora-filled sky, illuminating the eternally “nighttime” Moonlit Ice Extreme.

“He once told me… I could have the most powerful firepower.”

Through the smoke, Leah could see a trickle of melted snow from Kolodai’s surroundings flowing toward her feet.

Leah adjusted her hat and began walking toward Kolodai.

“So if I’m the only one facing the boss, then…”

Wherever her small leather boots stepped, the ground melted beneath them, leaving prints shaped like delicate paw marks, as if a graceful cat had walked through the snow.

But…

These paw prints radiated intense heat.

“I can unleash the greatest firepower to take the initiative!!!!”

“Heh, do you feel it? Empress of Moonlit Ice Extreme—”

With that, Leah discarded her staff—under the effects of three bottles of crimson mint essential oil, an ordinary staff couldn’t withstand the power of her magical circuits.

“Now you…”

Leah hadn’t yet reached Kolodai when, from the smoke she had created, a massive ice serpent emerged along the melted stream, its jaws wide open as it lunged at her.

However, Leah calmly extended a finger.

Pointing directly at the serpent’s mouth.

Boom—

A single explosive round pierced through the ice serpent.

“I admit, I was a bit careless earlier… But I’m not someone who gives up so easily.”

As the smoke cleared, Kolodai floated in place. The massive ice walls on either side of her and above her head had melted significantly under Leah’s attack.

At her feet lay scattered witch coins, each one having unleashed a devastating Extreme Flame Meteor.

“Hmm… is that so? Don’t worry, if I intended to defeat you with the first strike, I wouldn’t have brought so many supplies.”

Leah tilted her hat upward, lifting her gaze.

As she spread her arms, at least ten staffs floated behind her.

But…

That wasn’t all!

Giant scissors, countless explosive rounds, chains glowing red-hot…

It seemed like every tool she could use was being deployed here!

Kolodai silently extended her hand.

“Giant elephant.”

She found it strange.

She had encountered witches before and heard many rumors about them within the dungeons.

Witches were a “playful” species, as well as a “selfish” one. With their long lifespans and tendency to avoid confrontation, they could easily escape anything that happened to them.

Why, then, was this witch so determined to defeat her, willing to use everything at her disposal to achieve her goal?

Why was she here?

As a crystalline, translucent giant ice elephant descended from above, all of Leah’s explosives detonated simultaneously—

At this moment, Leah could only feel the exhilarating rush brought on by the three bottles of mint essential oil.

A fierce battle where everything was on the line.

Burn it all!

Explode it all!

Blast it all!

Because this was what it meant to be a witch—

This was what it meant to be a witch who was willing to give everything to reclaim her love—

“Leah, what you lack in battle isn’t energy or technique—mint essential oil can provide the former, and ancient witch magic and tools can fulfill the latter.”

Leah raised her hand. The aurora above and the thick snow beneath her feet no longer mattered.

With a downward swing of her arm…

Everything here would be consumed by her heat.

“What you lack is the heart to unleash all your power without hesitation!”

“With that, Leah, you’ll be the brightest flame in any dungeon.”

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Kolodai panted, clutching her arm. She stood barefoot on the ground, which, due to Leah’s intense heat, was no longer covered in snow—only the cold water left behind by the melting ice.

She was strong.

Kolodai had underestimated her.

From the S-rank adventurers Kolodai had faced before, this witch was undoubtedly beyond the level of an S-rank mage.

If the Ice Queen of Moonlit Ice Extreme specialized in “defense,” she might have lasted longer against Leah’s attacks.

But unfortunately…

As a mage leaning toward summoning, Kolodai was almost entirely outmatched.

“Who… who is she?”

Clearly a “witch,” yet with such combat awareness and experience.

Clearly a “witch,” yet willing to risk everything.

Who was she…

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“I… I’ve lost. If you wish to kill me—destroying this dungeon in the process—then… do as you please.”

Kolodai watched as Leah approached step by step.

In truth, their heights weren’t much different. Standing face to face, they looked like two children who had barely stepped into the world.

“It’s not that serious, Ice Queen of Moonlit Ice Extreme. No need to be so tense.”

“Have you heard the nursery rhyme about the witch’s cottage?”

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“The witch’s cottage, the witch’s cottage, how beautiful is it?”

“With a mushroom roof.”

“With vine-covered walls.”

“The witch’s cottage, the witch’s cottage, where is it?”

“Hidden in the deep forest.”

“Concealed in the night.”

“The witch’s cottage, the witch’s cottage, how can it be found?”

“In the cold northern woods?”

“In the dark western lands?”

“No, no.”

“The witch’s cottage—”

“Is beside you.”

“Is before your eyes.”

“Is at your doorstep.”

“It’s right there—”

“In the depths of the dungeon.”