Release that Witch - Chapter 763

Chapter 763

As Guelz Burnflame approached the training hall, he could hear a thumping noise from its interior . There seemed to be a rather intense activity going on, as if a heavy and blunt instrument was repeatedly hitting against a sandbag .

"Chief!"

The guard at the door lowered his head and bowed .

"Is that Lorgar practicing inside?" Guelz pointed towards the ajar gate .

"Yes, she came here early in the morning, and said not to disturb her . "

"I'll have a look . "

"But Chief . . . "

"What?" He cast a glance at the guard .

"Nothing, you may enter . " The guard shuddered slightly .

"Seems like my daughter is becoming more and more dignified . " Guelz did not feel the least bit disgruntled by the guard's obstruction and instead raised his eyebrows with interest . The way things were going, the Raging Flare clan would have a new successor when he could no longer climb on to the Burning Stage .

He opened the door to a training hall which was assembled from thousands of leather pieces, hemp ropes and wooden poles . In Iron Sand City, only the Chief himself, who owned the largest Stone Castle around, could build an indoor training ground like this .

The hall was not paved with dirt or stone, but fine yellow sand instead . Thus, it felt like one was walking in the desert . The sand was fine and small but not soft, and many sharp objects were concealed in it . These were often broken teeth or weapon fragments left behind by the trainers . There was also a considerable amount of blood that seeped through, which therefore caused a portion of the sand to turn dark red .

Guelz' grandfather once said that if all of the yellow sand was dyed red, Wildflame would forever occupy the position of the strongest clan and remain peerless in the Southernmost Region . This was because he had considered that if the clan was ever defeated, they would have to vacate this Stone Castle, and as a result, the overhead leather tentage, as well as all of the yellow sand, would have to be brought away . Even if they could not rebuild a training hall like this, at least they would not need to dye the sand again when they retook the first position .

A row of metal bars was erected on one end of the training hall . His daughter was here barefooted, with her pants and sleeves rolled up . She repeatedly threw heavy punches at the hanging sandbags . Guelz had no doubt that if these punches were thrown on a person's body, the viscera would be split into pieces .

"Hmm, excited after seeing the Osha clan's performance?" He smiled at her .

Lorgar turned her body and performed an aerial kick at a rebounded sandbag . Her slender legs moved as quick as lightning and sent the sandbag, which was as tall as a person, flying .  The hemp rope holding the sandbag was finally overwhelmed, and snapped halfway through the violent swaying . The sandbag spun through the air and fell heavily on the floor, causing the interior sand to spill out .

"Hoo . . . " She exhaled loudly, causing her bestialized hands to return to normal . "You don't have to tell everyone, Papa . You already know what I'm thinking . "

"You admire that Divine Lady called Ashes, right?" Guelz laughed heartily . "After all, in one-to-one combat, it's hard to find you a suitable opponent from this city . "

Lorgar puckered her mouth . "Unfortunately, they've just won the right to enter Iron Sand City, and there's unlikely to be another contest for some time . Even if we issue them a challenge invitation, they'll probably decline . "

"Of course . As the newly-promoted clan, they'll have many trifles to sort out in order to gain a foothold in this city . Perhaps there'll be a new challenger during the next spring . Nobody would want to waste their energy at this time . "

"And that's why I can only hang out with these sandbags for now . " Lorgar sighed . "Did you come to see me just to say this?"

"You would rather hang out with these sandbags than talk to Papa?"

"Err . . . that's not the case . " She shook her ears and lowered them as if to admit her mistake .

"Ahem, watch your expression . " Guelz controlled the urge to stroke his daughter's soft and fluffy ears, and instead issued her a solemn reminder . No matter how cute she looked, it was not befitting of a future clan leader to reveal such an expression . She should remain serious at all times, because this was the only way that her subordinates would revere and obey her .

"Oh . " Lorgar immediately straightened her ears and replied seriously .

Guelz gave a nod of satisfaction . Ever since his daughter had awakened as a Divine Lady, she increasingly enjoyed fighting, while her strength and ability consistently improved . From the Mojins' perspective, there was nothing wrong with these . However, as she grew older, the abilities gifted to her by the Three Gods were beginning to show signs of sequela . At first, Lorgar looked just like a regular person, except that she would transform into a large desert wolf when she used her abilities . After many fights, she mastered the technique of transforming a single limb, and thus had an assured means of controlling the God's Stone of Retaliation . As the effective range of the God's Stone was only two to three steps, she was able to bestialize her arm by keeping a distance away from the stone . The force which her arm could then exert was too great for any normal person to resist .

She thereby became unbeatable in a duel . The clan's warrior contingent, which had suffered a severe loss of personnel through the process of defending the first position and was showing signs of instability, became rejuvenated and stronger than ever before when she joined . Nobody had dared to challenge Wildflame's position for five years now . But, after many years of practices and battles, a section of Lorgar's body had permanently become wolf-like, such as her pointy ears and a half-visible tail . These did not revert to normal even when she withdrew her abilities .

Therefore, at present, Lorgar was a half-human, half-wolf monster .

As could be imagined, she would never be able to live the life of a proper Divine Lady . No charming warrior would ever be attracted by her body and looks, while Lorgar herself was not fond of those who were too unqualified .

Perhaps only her dear father did not mind whether she was a human or a beast .

Thus, she set her heart upon becoming the chief of Wildflame . Only by standing in the position which everyone had to look up to could she silence the questions about her .

"What do you think about the holy duel?"

"It looked exhilarating, but in truth, it was just a trick by Osha's chief, Drow Silvermoon . Aside from Ashes, there was nothing impressive . " Lorgar wagged her tail .

"I must say, this tactic was brilliant indeed . She used her ability to bring the audience into the duel while steering clear of the restrictions, and completely controlled the direction of the duel . " Guelz remarked, stroking his beard . "Not one person died to determine the outcome of the duel . I'd never seen something like this for many years . I believe that when the Cut Bone clan looks back on what happened, they won't hate Osha for it . "

"This type of trick can only be used once," Lorgar retorted disapprovingly .  "I'm willing to bet that in upcoming duels, the audience will start to adorn God's Stone of Retaliation as well . Although Osha's methods may have won their opponent's respect, it may backfire one day . You can't fill your stomach with respect . Who knows, maybe their first challenger will be a resurgent Cut Bone clan after a short period of recovery . "

Guelz patted his daughter's shoulders relievedly . That she was able to notice these things, and place the clan's interest at the top of her considerations, were signs that she had the makings of a chief . Although she was keen on a well-matched and entertaining contest, she would not deliberately look for such opportunities and thereby ignore threats to the clan .

Just then, the guard who was keeping watch outside the training hall walked hurriedly up to the duo . After saluting, he reported, "Chief, I've just heard the news that the Osha clan has issued another request for a holy duel!"

"What?" Guelz was taken back and his face changed color . It had, after all, only been a day since they gained entrance into Iron Sand City . "To who?"

"The fourth-placed Sandstorm clan . "

"Aren't they moving into Iron Sand City from the small oasis?"

"No . I've even heard that they rejected Cut Bone clan's arrangements to move out . "

Crazy, what are these people thinking? Was it not their intention to move into Iron Sand City?

"Looks like we were wrong . " Lorgar had remained silent for some time before she laughed softly . "Perhaps, a duel with Ashes isn't as unlikely as I'd imagined . What do you think, Papa?"

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