The Fifth Battle: The Crimson Pupil
The so-called dueling in the witch's way means picking out the antidote from the five potions on the table, while the rest is a blockage of water that will have a negative effect on your body. In other words, if one of them chooses the wrong one, they will become a lamb to the slaughter and lose their combat effectiveness.
"Hey, I mean, that's unfair, isn't it? You guys shut yourself up in your room all day long to study all these things, you should be able to tell at a glance which bottle is the antidote, right? It's not fair to us at all!"
"Yo, the guy who was already wondering if his teammate was a witch is now starting to worry about her. The witch snorted coldly, her tone still very flat. And the blue eyes that were hidden under the hood seemed to be able to see through everything.
"But don't worry, witches are always equal. You're right, I'm really studying this in the witch's retreat, so I definitely have more experience than you. I agree that you will win me in a three-on-one way. But as far as I know, that friend of yours also knows a little bit about our witch's medicine. β
"What you said about three dozen and one ......" Bell thought for a moment, and then as if he knew something, he turned his head to look at Bai Lingche.
"Kailot, did the people in your dorm follow us all the way?"
"Impossible, I've just confirmed it-" Bai Lingche was stunned for a moment, muttering to the tunnel they came in before, "Ah, I remembered, so that everything can be explained." No wonder I always felt that something was wrong. It's you, don't hide, get out of here!"
The wall suddenly bulged out of a lump, and immediately after, a humanoid object fell off the wall. Heather wiped the liquid from her face, revealing her original appearance. Because he lowered his head, Bai Lingche couldn't see the expression on his face clearly.
"Hey, Heather, what the hell are you trying to do? Why did you come along? If it weren't for your poor acting skills and forgetting that you never snore, I would have almost been fooled by you!"
"Do you need to ask? Who told you to run out in the middle of the night? What if you get hurt?"
"I don't need your help! Besides, you should think about yourself before you think about others!" Bai Lingche took a deep breath and tried to communicate with Heather in a calm tone.
"Anyway, you go back first, and we'll go back after we get rid of this witch. By then, the screen that hung over the town should also be gone. β
"No, it can't be. I am your big brother, and I must be by your side to protect you when necessary!"
The witch on the side was obviously impatient and cast a spell to knock Heather unconscious, while Bessie protested loudly.
"Don't worry, I'm just dizzying this big guy who grinds and chirps, and he'll wake up in fifteen minutes. With a quick gesture of her wand, an old wooden table appeared in front of them, on which six glass bottles of different sizes and shapes were placed. They are all the same color, but only one thing can save their lives.
"The allotted time is five minutes, during which time you can be rescued by any means. If you win, I'll lift the screen above the sky and let you go, and I'll free your comrades and make them normal. β
"Are you the one who did all this?"
The witch shook her head and sat down on one of the chairs she had conjured, "This time we came to Telenia, we just came to confirm something. The purpose is not to hurt you - believe it or not, and don't look at me like that. The timer has already begun. β
Bell circled around the table, then held up a cork. Just as she was about to reach under her nose, the witch spoke, "If you don't want to suffocate yourself by inhaling poisonous gas, I suggest you don't do that." β
Betsy narrowed her eyes and smiled, "Oh? I don't believe you witches are such warm-hearted people. When the enemy is about to be killed by a trap, he will be kind enough to help. β
"Hehe, you're just a toy in my hand, and I just want to play with you for a little longer, nothing else. β
Bell took the opportunity to bite Bai Lingche's ear: "These potions are very special, even witches will be easily confused, this witch seems to deliberately don't want us to get the antidote." β
Bai Lingche glanced at the witch uneasily, she was too bored, so she sat on the chair and took a nap. "It's not that that's the trickiest thing right now - Heather is still in a coma, what do you think I'm going to do next? Who knows if this witch will keep her promise?"
Bell waved his hand: "That Heather didn't really faint, you can see if you look closely that he bit his tongue." Whether you believe me or not, I still have to tell you that this Heather is not simple, and you need to be properly guarded. β
In the end, Bell couldn't make up his mind and had to lose. Bai Lingche looked at the five bottles nervously, and there was only one thought in his mind - if they chose the wrong one, they would die. The witches would drag them both to her leader's front and tear them apart......
Why not take a closer look with your own eyes?
A female voice said in Bai Lingche's mind, Bai Lingche rubbed his eyes and found that the potion that was originally as clear as water had changed color. Only the smallest bottle remained unchanged. Bell didn't seem to notice this change, and looked at Bai Lingche who stopped moving in confusion: "What's wrong?"
"Ah, no. Bai Lingche quickly stepped forward and took the smallest bottle. Through the reflection on the glass of the bottle, he vaguely noticed that his left eye had turned red.
"Now, Bell. Did you notice the changes in those potions?"
"Huh, what changes?" said Bell, curiously leaning down to observe, but finding nothing.
Bai Lingche just wanted to speak, but his left eye began to hurt. The pain is not long. But when he opened his eyes again, the color of the bottle had changed back, and his eye was fine except for a little hotβit was still that pure blue-green.
Bell straightened up in disappointment: "Hey, there's no color!"
Bai Lingche rubbed his eyes to cover up what happened before: "Ah, it's probably because I'm too sleepy, haha, my eyes just took a moment." β
"Is that so? Regardless of which one you want to go, let's try this bottle to see if it's poisonous. Bell uncorked and brought the vial to his nose, as if he had never heard the witch's warning.
After a while, the corners of her mouth turned up, and she closed the lid of the bottle and shouted to the witch, "Hey, we found the antidote." You should keep your promises, right?"
The witch stretched and sat up from her chair. Heather's eyelashes moved a few times, and she seemed to be about to wake up. She scratched her head and nonchalantly answered Bell's question as if it didn't matter if she won or lost.
"Hey, what kind of attitude do you have, we won you!" Bai Lingche was a little annoyed, and his tone was slightly dissatisfied.
"It's not interesting. The witch shrugged, "Besides, my mission this time is not to kill you, if that were the case, I would have done it a long time ago, and I wouldn't have delayed it until now." β
"And why are you?" Bell asked.
"I'm only here to investigate something, and now that it's done, of course I should go back. The witch snapped her fingers, the table vanished, the chair disappeared, and Heather awoke. There was a gust of wind blowing around Bai Lingche from nowhere, from weak to strong, Bai Lingche felt that his feet had left the ground. The witch took out a small bottle of potion from her pocket and threw it to him, and Bai Lingche almost fell to the ground without catching it.
"This is the antidote potion mentioned earlier, one drop per person is enough. β
"That's it?" Bai Lingche questioned, he doubted that even if it was a drop per person, he could rescue the entire town.
"Hey, did I say I'd give you all the antidotes? I think that's all I said I was going to save your companions, right?" the witch yawned.
"Don't worry, I will do what I promised you. Witches are all trustworthy people. She finally said.
After another strong gust of wind, Bai Lingche's feet fell to the ground again, and the surrounding scene also became a lawn outside the church.