The eighth day of the Windy Month, Saturday, 2 a.m.
The gray snowflakes that lasted all day had completely dyed the woods outside the city of Randall Valley gray. In this still-continuous snowfall, the dark night was not a peaceful night. The burning flames, rising smoke columns, and various explosions made the night seem extremely long.
When Miss Sylvia brought Luvia and Sirius to the woods covered with gravel and black mud, and saw the bright bonfire and the other three great witches beside the bonfire, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Miss Carina lifted the restrictions outside the temporary camp, and an eighth-ring lady led the three people into the area covered by the bonfire light. Miss Sylvia counted and found that although the girl lying on the simple stretcher was being treated by two high-ring female sorcerers, the number of people in the camp at this time was the same as when they set out, so she was slightly relieved.
However, she then saw Miss Aurora's right arm bandaged and hung up by the bonfire, so she asked worriedly:
"What's going on?"
Miss Benaness, who was treating her, replied:
"During the battle, my right arm was accidentally stained with black mud. It was fine before the earthquake, but after the earthquake, the revived fossil monsters became significantly stronger. In addition, I didn't get a good rest the whole night... Xiwei is fine, but Nina's legs are petrified, which is a more serious situation."
She did not continue, because Sirius had already taken out the clay chalice from the side pocket of the horse they were riding:
"Shad asked me to bring them. There happened to be two of them."
The Holy Grail of Healing and the Holy Grail of Memory were given to Miss Benannis to prepare the elixir, and the girls in the temporary camp, which had originally had a somewhat tense atmosphere, felt a little more relaxed.
The three ladies who had hurried over also sat down by the campfire and listened to the witches' introduction of the current situation:
"Compared to the Pantanal Swamp, the enemy's strength this time is not that high."
Miss Carina asked Luvia to sit next to her:
"The trouble this time is the black mud. If you get it on you, you basically have to leave the battle. Xiwei is at level 12, and she can only barely suppress the petrified area on her body so that it won't spread too quickly. Nina Tiris is a follower of Benannis, and she is at level 9. She suppressed it for two hours by herself before she needed help from others. If it was an ordinary ring sorcerer, below a high level, she probably wouldn't be able to hold on for an hour."
"Fortunately, the church did a good job this time. Although the areas of Crazy Land have appeared sporadically, they have not expanded to the point of being connected into one piece."
Miss Aurora also said that although she was injured, she was in good spirits:
"However, this situation has occurred on our side, and the casualties of the church team will not be very optimistic. Although I sometimes think that the Orthodox Church is too involved, sometimes they are indeed worthy of respect."
"Once the land is purified, we should be able to find an antidote for the damage caused by the black mud, including the victims of the petrified plague in the city."
Hillis tried to be optimistic, but in fact no one knew whether an antidote could be found.
"Where's Shad?"
Miss Carina suddenly asked.
"He's fine. The demon has been dealt with. He has now gone directly from the Forgotten Church to the Temple of Night."
Miss Sylvia replied:
"Although he is not dealing with a constant stream of enemies outside the city like you guys, he is busier than anyone else tonight."
This great witch of space is the one who knows Xia De's itinerary best, but she did not elaborate on what Xia De did.
Miss Sylvia continued to exchange the current situation with Miss Carina, while Luvia lowered her head to look at her fortune telling cards. This short break did not last long, and the ground began to shake again.
There had been countless earthquakes in the Randall Valley tonight, but this one was very different. The sensitive ring sorcerers all looked up in the same direction, and the witches could clearly feel that at the moment of the earthquake, the nature of the land beneath their feet had once again been distorted even more severely:
"Blessing of Holy Light!"
"Blessing of the fragrant earth!"
"Law: Purification!"
"Sky Slash!"
The four witches worked together to cast spells to maintain the condition of the ground in the camp area.
"The crazy guardian has finally reappeared!"
So Miss Carina, Miss Benanis, Miss Aurora, and Miss Sylvia stood up together in the snowstorm. The four witches looked toward the north of their current location. The Witch of the Earth made a judgment:
"It's not far from us, no more than a mile."
"Do we need to wait for Shade?"
Sirius asked, and Miss Carina shook her head:
"We don't know what Xia De wants to do. But since he hasn't come yet, let's give it a try to see how powerful the chosen one is. We can't put all the pressure on Xia De."
She glanced around:
"The four of us can go ahead. The others should not follow us. Without the support of the council, the road ahead will be very dangerous for all of you."
On the back of the hands of the four great witches, the holy emblem of the ancient god Chaos Witch was painted with the blood of pure virgins, so as to borrow the power of the Witch Council and prevent themselves from being disturbed by the earth during the battle.
"Sirius and I will follow. If a ceremony is required, at least we can play a role. My power of the earth, the field of abundance, can protect both of us."
Luvia said, and Miss Aurora, the leader of the witches in this operation, hesitated for a moment before nodding:
"Okay, but don't follow us too closely. Keep some distance. We will try our best to help you eliminate the enemies in front."
"Luvia, keep an eye on Sirius."
Miss Benannis warned the young blonde in front of her. The purple-eyed girl nodded. Hillis wanted to explain that he would never have such an idea again, but he didn't say anything in the end.
Everything went on in an orderly manner. This temporary camp was reinforced as the rear of the upcoming war, ready to welcome the injured witches at any time. Where the guardian appeared, the earth seemed to have a serious situation. Luvia's "Power of the Earth·Fertility Field" could only protect a limited number of objects, so in the end, she did not let the high-ring witch followers go with the two.
This time, in cooperation with the church, the great witches did not need to hide their tracks, and after getting ready to set off, the four great witches flew directly into the snowy night sky.
The Guardian was indeed very close to where they were, and that crazy Earth Agent had no intention of hiding himself.
In the air, they noticed the abnormal fluctuations of the spirit from a distance, and when the four witches lowered their altitude, they saw an astonishing scene.
The guardian formed by hundreds of souls now appeared in a completely solid form. He did not fly, but wore a brown robe, walked barefoot, closed his eyes, and walked on the snow in the forest like a pilgrim.
The darkness could not hide his figure, because every time his feet touched the snow and the ground, dark mud would flow out from under his feet.
This created a situation where it seemed as if the black land continued to spread outward behind the guardian, and this "devout pilgrim" was therefore more like a messenger of all disasters.
The originally soft soil under the snow hardened into black stone and overflowed with even more filthy substances, so much so that the witches were even unwilling to land on the ground at this moment.
"The destination is..."
The guardian's path was straight. Miss Sylvia looked up into the distance:
"By the River Elrond, it seems to be that nameless riverside vacant lot."
In fact, among the four witches, the witch of space is in the best condition. Although she followed Shade to Ossenfurt Manor and resisted the monsters that tried to invade the manor when Shade was briefly "unconscious", it was already in the first half of the night. In the second half of the night, she took Shade into the valley, and took Siris and Luvia into the valley, and did not experience too much fighting.
"Want to give it a try?"
So Miss Sylvia asked Miss Aurora, and the Great Witch of Light shook her head:
"Wait a minute, we're not the only ones here."
The four witches continued to lower their altitude and stopped in front of the walking guardian. At the same time, several points of light appeared in the western night sky, followed by the "Dream Witch" Maria of the Church of Nature, the "Freedom Singer" Triss Michel of the Church of Peace, and the "Blind Secret Keeper" Christian Klein of the Church of Dawn.
This is not the end yet. From the jungle below, a middle-aged man wearing glasses and at least two meters tall, holding a notebook in his hand, also walked out.
"The Dean of the Thirteenth Ring of the Sukses Advanced Medical School, Professor Miller Stewart, the 'Iron Punisher'."
Miss Aurora informed the other witches of the stranger's identity.
In order to deal with the incident in Randall Valley, the Five Gods Church mobilized six thirteenth ring warlocks to Randall Valley, and three from the three major colleges. So far, four have appeared here. Because other places still need these thirteenth ring warlocks, such as the city needs Mr. Granger, the "Earth Shaker", so it is impossible for all nine thirteenth rings to come here.
Therefore, except for Miss Danister, the "Red Moon Witch", the librarian of St. Byrons Comprehensive College who had not yet arrived, the thirteen rings summoned by the church had basically all arrived.
"This time they are really fast."
The red-haired Duchess, who had gone through most of the things in 1853 because of Shade, murmured softly and fell to the ground with the other witches.
Miss Aurora prepared to join the thirteen-ring sorcerer of the church with a cold face. She did not open her mouth, but her voice automatically reached the ears of the other ladies:
"The Blood Weavers of the Blood Spirit School have not appeared yet, and we don't know what the cultists are doing. In addition, the local Thirteen Rings may not be limited to these. Although the church claims to have only summoned these people, it may not really be the only ones. You should be careful and don't reveal your true identity."