Vivi felt as if she was having a long, long nightmare.

In her dream, she seemed to be plunged into the dark abyss and mud, falling down little by little, no matter how hard she struggled, it was to no avail.

From the initial thirst for hope, to the despair, so that in the end, only emptiness and numbness remained.

She could feel that the pollution was seeping into her body and even her soul little by little, and the moment she was soaked in both was completely out of control.

From the moment she knew she was a witch, Vivien knew there would be such a day.

It's just that she didn't expect that this day would come so quickly and urgently.

She still has a lot of things she wants to do: go to the tombstone of her parents to offer a bouquet of flowers, go to the legendary Flower Sea Waterfall with her sister, sail to find the treasure of the pirate king recorded in the book, go to the beautiful hot springs, find a boy she likes and likes to experience the feeling of love......

The last one, as a witch, may be too extravagant for her, after all, what boy dares to approach a witch who may lose control and become a monster at any time?

There are so many things I want to do, it's just that there is no chance anymore.

It's already my greatest luck to be able to reunite with my sister before I get out of control......

Vivi said to herself in a reassuring voice.

Strength, consciousness...... Everything is fading away.

But at this moment, Vivien suddenly felt a warm hand gently covering her chest.

The next moment, the darkness around her quickly faded, and she was about to fall to the bottom of the abyss by a strong hand to drag her up, and the warm feeling she had never experienced before filled her body.

She desperately "opened her eyes", but only saw a back that was fading away.

……

The back of the memory began to overlap with the real person in front of her, and Vivien only felt her heart pounding violently, and the gentle voice like a spring breeze came into her ears, but she didn't even have the courage to look directly at him.

Roy Tulumbel...... Roy...... Is that his name......

After a while, Vivien, who had calmed down and was throbbing, mustered up the courage to look up and saw the young man in front of her talking to her sister.

The dim kerosene light shone obliquely on the side of his face, as if outlining a golden outline, and Vivien was stunned, and when she came back to her senses, she found that the young man had turned his head and looked at her again.

This time, Vivien's silver teeth clenched, and she worked very hard to avoid her gaze.

"Miss Vivien, what happened recently, I wonder if your sister, Miss Lilia, has already told you?" Roy smiled, speaking as softly as possible.

Vivien nodded, like a cute little hamster.

"You know that's going to be easy." Roy continued: "The pollution on your body has not been cleaned, there are still about sixty percent, it is estimated that it will take a while to completely remove it, during this time, I hope you will stay in the Black Stone Collar for the time being." ”

"I have an agreement with your sister that she will work for me for three years, and I will remove the pollution from her body and you, and your stay is not within the scope of the agreement, so after the pollution is removed, it is up to you whether to leave or stay."

"By the way, about the witch controller around your neck...... I'll try it later and see if I can unlock it, but in this case, I personally don't recommend trying to unlock the Witch Controller. ”

"There is a high probability that the temple side will have corresponding monitoring, and once the witch controller is lifted, the temple side will know it as soon as possible, so it will also be a trouble."

Vivien reached out and touched the black collar around her neck, and shook her head slightly: "...... If you don't untie it, it's fine. ”

“…… Hope you understand. Roy sighed lightly: "The temple is powerful, and now I, whether it is strength or power, is far inferior." ”

"Of course, if one day I have the strength to surpass the Golden Knight, or become a great nobleman, even if I shelter a witch, I guess the temple won't dare to say anything, right?"

Roy smiled self-deprecatingly.

“…… You don't have to mind, Lord Roy. Lilia, the Shadow Witch, whispered, "Now that I'm satisfied. ”

Vivien nodded quickly in agreement.

Roy shook his head: "Forget it, let's not talk about this unhappy thing, it's already late, since it has been determined that Miss Vivien's condition is stable, then I will leave first." ”

"Rest early, tomorrow morning we will return to the Blackstone Territory."

"If you have anything, you can come to the study to find me."

After a few words, Roy left.

In the bedroom, Lilia, the Witch of Shadows, sat down on the edge of the bed and reached out to hold her sister's hand.

She clenched it tightly, for fear that if she relaxed a little, everything in front of her would disappear like a dream.

"Sister-sama......"

Vivien looked down and watched as her sister took her hand.

Pale and sickly.

It was the permanent, irreversible damage that the power of shadow had done to her body after awakening her shadow talent.

Vivian's eyes showed distress, she hugged Lilia hard, and her voice was slightly choked: "Sister, in the future, it will definitely get better and better......"

"I believe in Lord Roy."

Vivien didn't say the last sentence, but just silently said it in her heart.

……

The night passed in a hurry.

Roy opened his eyes and felt that his body had become much stronger, reaching 2.28 Dao Douqi, and his body had also become stronger, and the corners of his mouth showed a satisfied arc.

With a sufficient supply of energy, his fighting spirit grew far faster than others imagined.

Give him another 8 days, and he will be able to raise his fighting spirit to the limit of the Bronze Horseman, the level of 9.9 Dao.

At that point, you will be able to start trying to break through the silver tier.

Bronze and silver are two completely different fields, and their status is very different.

Bronze, but the first to get involved in the extraordinary, silver, really has extraordinary power.

Getting up and tidying up, Roy began to eat breakfast.

Half an hour later.

In front of the Iron Mountain Fort.

Roy rode his warhorse and took five official knights with him, ready to return to the Blackstone Realm.

Red stood at the gate of the fortress, his eyes full of reluctance, if he really couldn't leave, Iron Mountain needed someone to take charge of it, and he couldn't say anything to let Roy return alone.

Even though he knew that Roy had now reached the Bronze Rank, and that with the Shadow Witch by his side, it was almost impossible to encounter danger within his territory, he still couldn't put his mind at ease.

"Uncle Red, I'm leaving, see you later."

With a wave of his hand, Roy rode away with five official knights.

As for Lilia, the Shadow Witch, she is now taking Vivien, the Witch of Light, hidden in his shadow and following him along the way.

According to Roy's original intention, he didn't want to bring any official knights, but he couldn't stand Red's stubbornness, so he could only take him with him in the end.

The return journey was smooth, about an hour or so, and the Black Stone Collar was already in sight.

Suddenly, Roy's eyes moved, and his gaze looked north.

There, a group of knights was hurrying forward.

They ran fast, and in a few moments, they were at the front of Roy's team.

Sweeping his gaze over the exquisite armor of these knights, the faint arrogance between their eyebrows, and the men in the luxurious robes at the front, Roy's heart moved, and he guessed the identities of these people.

- The envoy from the Imperial Capital, who had been slow to show up after hearing that he had been captured by the Temple.