Deep in the dim forest, a strange black tree towered above the white bones. The morning breeze passed through the holes in the skull's facial features under the tree, whining and whining like a ghost.

In the glade, the petite black-clothed witch confronted the tall and eerie magic tree. The mourning that had lingered in the dense forest for many years disappeared along with the sound of the wind, and the unusual silence added to the tension.

Ajelina raised her staff and unhurriedly replenished herself with "Death Prevention Enchantment", "Protection against Evil", and "True Knowledge", while ordering "Nether Knight" Graham to prepare for battle with "Psychic Connection".

The Nether Knight raised his greatsword in both hands and chanted a prayer in a low voice, and his magic called for flames to cling to the blade like a flaming torch to dispel the darkness of the forest.

The "Ancient Owl" seems to be enraged by the firelight, and frantically shakes its branches in a threatening gesture. However, the Nether Knight was not intimidated by the dancing demon tree, and strode towards the "Ancient Owl Tree" with his flaming decapitating greatsword. Ajelina wisely chose to stay away from the mad magic tree, and stood in the distance and remotely infused the "ghost hand" infused with the "blighting technique" and floated towards the "ancient owl wood".

The "Ancient Owl" seemed to sense that an unprecedented crisis was approaching him, and shook the branches to cast a natural spell, and the magic turned into an ice-blue aura that enveloped Ajelina and the Nether Knight, and countless hideous shadows appeared, smiling and pounced on the prey.

The 9-ring illusion "Shadow Killer" is a rare "instant death spell" that does not belong to the "Necromancy", if the witness is not strong enough, the person who witnesses the shadow will be captured by the illusion and experience the pain of death, and when a person who has fallen into the illusion believes that he has been killed, the illusion will be transformed into a real deadly attack, so that the recipient will usher in the embrace of death in reality. To put it bluntly, this is a spell that "scares people to death" alive. Conversely, if the recipient's mind is not moved by illusions and does not lose courage in the face of all kinds of terrifying scenes, this 9-ring spell will not be able to cause the slightest damage to them.

Will Ajelina's willpower be able to stand up to the test of the "Shadow Slayer"? She didn't know the bottom of this question herself, so she adopted a more secure way to deal with it - blessed with the "True Knowledge" in advance, and directly saw through the illusion created by the "Ancient Owl Tree".

Fear is an instinctive response based on experience to seek advantage and avoid harm. Adults will never reach out and touch a fire when they see it, knowing that doing so will cause harm to themselves; Newborn babies are not afraid of flames, and only after being burned do they learn to revere flames.

The illusion of psychology created by magic is like a fire, and if the recipient is in the middle of the fire, if he sees that the fire is just a cold illusion created by light and shadow, and will not burn himself, of course, he will not feel fear, and the illusion will be self-defeating.

It is not easy to accurately discern highly realistic illusions, but "true knowledge" can make this matter very easy, which is why it is called the nemesis of the "school of illusion".

The Ancient Owl's strongest illusion has no effect on the Black Witch who has blessed the True Perception Technique, and it has no effect on Graham, who is also shrouded in the Shadow Slayer. It's no surprise that Graham is an ethereal undead and is naturally immune to all spells that affect the mind.

After the "Ancient Owl" was frustrated, he was still unwilling, and continued to use "Fear Magic" and "Soul Magic" to try to control Ajelina's mind. But it's all useless, just as the "True Knowledge" can crack illusions, and the "Protection against Evil" blessed by Ajelina is only a simple 1-ring spell, but it can block the invasion of most confusion control spells.

The confrontation between spellcasters is like a game of chess, with each move implying a strategy of restraint and counter-action, and the side with a richer spell list can often have the last laugh. The spells that "Ancient Owl" is good at are mainly illusion and confusion control, and most of them are overcome by Ajelina, and in this embarrassing situation, hand-to-hand combat with a stronger body is obviously a better choice than spell duels.

Recognizing reality, the "Ancient Owl" extracted its roots from the depths of the soil and transformed them into a pair of thick lower limbs that resembled legs, and slowly approached Ajelina with a single step. As the roots of the tree moved, the white bone hills piled up under the tree collapsed, and in the blink of an eye, they were crushed by the heavy lower limbs of the demon tree.

A sneer tugged at the corners of Ajelina's lips. The Ancient Owl has common weaknesses that are common to plant-based monsters: slowness, inability to fly, and fear of fire.

A simple 3-ring "Flying Technique" allowed Ajelina to easily shake off the branches struck by the "Ancient Owl", and a pair of atmospheric wings spread out behind her back and soared into the air. At the same time, the pale "ghost hand" also touched the "ancient owl wood" under her remote control, and the negative energy inspired by the "withering technique" was injected into the trunk of the tree through the ghost's fingertips, causing heavy damage to the body of the "ancient owl wood" - there was a rustling sound, and large traces of withering appeared where the "ghost hand" touched, and the nearby branches and leaves also withered one after another.

The Ancient Owl let out a terrified and angry roar from the depths of the trunk, wielding countless long black whip-like branches to frantically whip its "ghost hand" that caused it intense pain. However, this pale palm is too small compared to the towering giant tree, and it is difficult to be hit, and it also has the "virtual body" trait, even if it is hit, it has half the chance of being unharmed.

The same happened to Graham. Taking advantage of the attention of the Ancient Owl, the Ghost Knight suddenly charged, swinging his giant sword and slashing at the Ancient Owl, and the blade burst into a large cloud of magical flames, leaving a deep sword mark on the trunk and igniting the nearby branches.

Compared to the "ghost hand" that conducts the "blight", Graham's sword dealt a heavier blow to the "Ancient Owl", and the rapid spread of the fire forced the "Ancient Owl" to pause its attack and wave its branches in an attempt to extinguish the flames.

Hanging in the air to observe the battle, Ajelina first reloaded the "Ghost Hand" with a "Blighting Spell", and then focused on casting a 7-ring necromantic spell.

The girl's pink lips squirmed slightly, chanting an obscure incantation in a deep tone, her outstretched left hand seemed to be holding up an invisible weight, and the negative energy frantically gathered towards her hand, and as the concentration gradually increased, it became a pitch-black magic sword.

The long sword condensed by negative energy was like a black crystal with a pure texture, floating in front of the mistress and buzzing, as if it couldn't wait to hunt living creatures and drink blood.

"Go, my Dark Sword!"

With a wave of her hand, the "Dark Sword" flew towards the battlefield below, as if held by a pair of invisible hands, and with two swords, she cut off the branches swung by the "Ancient Owl Wood", followed by another sword that pierced deep into the trunk of the tree.