Chapter 0995: The Miserable Witch
I have to say that after becoming a wizard, Grim's time dimension seems to be different from that of ordinary people.
The last time she encountered that Catherine, she was just an ordinary trainee knight, and it took all her strength to gain a foothold in front of Grim.
But now, the other party is already a black iron knight admired by celebrities!
In a trance, Grim realized that five years had passed in a flash.
For Grimm, five years was just a 'slightly' long battle between him and a few wizard hunters. But for the others, five years is enough time for them to cross an important stage in their lives.
However, no matter how exaggerated this Catherine's strength grew, it was impossible for her to detect the flame rune that Grim had punched into her body.
In the past five years, this flame rune has also transmitted countless broken and messy messages, but they have all been blocked by Grim himself. At that time, he was busy fighting several wizard hunters, and he had no time to browse through the growth of a little apprentice knight.
However, after solving his own enemy, Grim, who was freed up, picked up Catherine's line, and instantly grasped and understood the changes of the other party in the past few years through the past data accumulated in the chip database.
Montenegrin City?
The current Catherine is located in the city of Montenegro in the southern part of the Zambis Empire.
It appears that a lair of the remnants of the Witch of Deception has been spotted there, and the Paladins are trying to muster their men to hunt them down.
According to vague information sent back by Catherine, the Witch's Lair appears to be presided over by two Tier 3 Deception Witches, who have repelled multiple attacks by the Paladins. The two sides fought in the jungles, deserts, and swamps around the city of Montenegro, and the continuous war has been going on for a long time.
For some reason, the two fourth-order holy knights who had originally led the team there suddenly turned halfway, which caused the overwhelming paladins to face the sinister and cunning otherworldly witches, and they continued to encircle and suppress for more than two months without achieving a final victory.
As a rising star in the new generation of Black Iron Knights, Catherine has performed exceptionally well in the battle to encircle and suppress witches, and has personally 'purified' five witch believers, as well as an incalculable number of evil witch beasts.
And in the team of paladins who encircled and suppressed witches, there were seven third-order golden knights, and this was what attracted Grim the most.
He knew very well in his heart that the two holy knights, needless to say, must be around the Gangsas Volcano at this moment. If at this time, Remy's plague army marched towards the capital of the Zambis Empire, the two holy knights would definitely give priority to strangling this group of enemies who suddenly appeared.
At that time, near Black Mountain City in the south, there were no fourth-order holy knights sitting in the town.
And there, it will also become the best battlefield for Grim to loot the soul of the Holy Light.
As for whether this move will help the Witch of Fraud, this is obviously not what Grim really cares about!
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Deadwood Canyon.
In a hidden cavern, six deceitful witches in black robes sit around a campfire and whisper something.
"Time is running out for us...... a one-armed witch said in a deep voice, "Although the paladins who came to hunt us down have been led to Raven Ridge, they will eventually react. Once they turn around and intensify their search, it is impossible for the illusion witch array set up outside the Deadwood Canyon to stop them for too long!"
The one-armed witch was expressing her opinion, but her eyes were looking directly at the tall witch above. Not only her, but all the witches present had their eyes fixed on the witch, waiting for her to give her orders.
The tall witch couldn't help but cough as soon as she opened her mouth, and her hoarse and muffled voice like a dilapidated bellows sounded heartbreaking. The shriveled and emaciated chest rose and fell violently, and it took a long time to calm down the restless magical energy in his body.
"What's going on in the Mist Valley?" Finally, the tall witch spoke.
"Just breached by the paladins seven hours ago......" a white-haired witch whispered.
"What about the sisters there?"
"Two were killed in the battle, and the remaining one has moved to the west. Judging from the last message she sent back, the situation is not optimistic!"
"What about the Soul Swamp?"
"I haven't been in touch for three days. The white-haired witch's voice grew deeper and deeper: "I'm afraid ......"
The witches in the field couldn't help but look gloomy.
Once upon a time, they were also powerful wizards across all planes. Now he was accidentally attacked by the natives of this plane and broke through the witch tower, and he was reduced to a street rat that everyone shouted and beat and couldn't see the light. This kind of grievance and resentment can simply drive people crazy.
Ever since the Witches' Tower was toppled down, their team has been under rabid dog-like paladins.
In order to preserve their strength and strength, the remaining twenty or so deceitful witches had to be broken into pieces, evaded the pursuit of the paladins, and scattered and absconded to the vicinity of Blackwater City.
Here, they barely stood on their feet, created five hidden spots with the protection of the witch array in one go, and carefully rested here.
Unfortunately, it was only three or two months before the paladins were like sharks that smelled blood, and they tracked down again. From the top of the mountain to the abyssal rift, wherever the witches are hiding, the paladins will spare no effort to find them and 'purify' them one by one.
It stands to reason that none of the weak people can rush out of the encirclement of the paladins, and the proportion of the remaining deceptive witches in the second order is much higher than that of ordinary witches. It's a pity that once the most powerful witch loses her logistical support, the witchcraft materials on her body are exhausted, and the witchcraft equipment she wears is destroyed one after another, the combat power she can exert will be greatly reduced.
Therefore, in the case of lack of supplies, even the most powerful Rank 2 and 3 witches may be killed by the other party!
What's more, the paladins here are simply invincible, the number is amazing, and they are not afraid of life and death at all. What's even more terrifying is that the number of high-ranking paladins who follow them is no less than that of the deceitful witch.
So, from 23 witches three months ago to 12 now, the number of fraudulent witches has plummeted to a poignant point. And it was the hateful paladins who were chasing after all the mountains and fields outside.
Originally, there were two Rank 3 Witches stationed in the Envik plane, and one of them died at the hands of the Rank 4 Holy Knight when the Tower was breached. The third-order witch who was able to abscond with her injuries was the tall witch who had been coughing deeply, Tess Sinnaya.
As she fled, she was slashed by the 4th-order Holy Knight, and most of her chest was wiped out. If it weren't for the high-grade witch potion she carried with her, I'm afraid she wouldn't have been able to hold her life a long time ago.
However, in the past few years, he has been in exile and hiding in Tibet, and he has never had time to find a suitable potion to concoct his injuries, so although his life was saved, he fell into serious sequelae. Now she can exert her combat power only at the level of the 2nd Intermediate level.
Once the power of the explosion exceeds the limits of this broken body, the life system that can barely hold on to it may collapse at any time. With their current lack of medical care, it is a sign of death.
Therefore, when she suddenly heard a series of bad news, Tess Sinnaya's heart was full of sorrow and sadness.
After a long time, she barely managed to control her emotions and asked, "Where is Lord Itarella?"
She is no longer worthy of the name of this Rank 3, but Itariel, who has crossed over to reinforce them, is still an authentic Rank 3 witch. And the other party also joined the witches on their way to escape.
It's just that he hated the other party's poor rescue and lost the witch array materials, which was the main reason for the fall of the witch tower. As a result, the witches stationed in the area were dissatisfied with the Itarel witch and refused to obey her orders.
I heard Tess Witch ask, several witches present, you look at me, I look at you, they don't seem to know the whereabouts of this Itariel witch.
Only the white-haired witch hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Yesterday, it seems that Wizard Itarel received a message about witchcraft, and he left in a hurry after simply explaining that he was going to see a friend, without stating his specific whereabouts......"
The faces of all the witches immediately changed in unison.
"Illya, are you old and confused...... What friends is that Itarel going to have here!" said the one-armed witch angrily, looking worried.
The white-haired witch was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly said, "Are you worried that she will betray us......?
"Hmph, when has it been, you're still so naïve. If she really had the heart to come to our rescue, how could she put the most important thing on Rena's slut!"
The one-armed witch's speech immediately struck a chord with several witches, and they all cursed in hatred.
"Lord Tess, we can't hesitate, let's move now! or ......"
While they were discussing, the faces of several witches suddenly changed, and they all looked back at the entrance of the cave.
Just now, several defensive witch arrays they had placed on the periphery of the Deadwood Canyon were touched. Judging from the speed of the other party without pause, it can only be the Itarel witch who also holds the authority of the witch array.
If it was just Itariel, they might not have reacted so much, but the point is that according to the feedback from the Witch Circle, there was also a stranger who entered the Deadwood Canyon with Itariel.
Strangers?In this bullshit heteroplane where soldiers are chasing everywhere, the so-called stranger means the enemy, and the enemy means fighting and sacrifice. Over the years, have they had fewer witch sisters who have sacrificed on the Envik plane?
Therefore, when they sensed a strange breath of life through the guardian witch array and went straight to the cave, all the witches couldn't help but get nervous.
Who did Itarel bring, friend or foe?
All the witches drew their wands, raised their wands, and put on a look like they were facing a great enemy!