Release that Witch - Chapter 916

Chapter 916
Chapter 916: A Second Trip to the Ruin





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" . . . I used to be like you . " Pasha suddenly broke the silence . "Every time my friends went to war, I would wait at the city gate . The Union even built a high tower there for people to rest . They would know immediately if someone came back . "

"Are you talking about Taquila?" Tilly asked .

"Yes, but after a few years, nobody but the garrison visited there . Do you know why?"

" . . . " Tilly did not reply but she already knew the possible answer .

"Because all we got was disappointment and grieve in the end . " Pasha put her tentacle on Tilly's shoulder . "Witches are connected through magic power . Our bond is much stronger than blood . Once we get to know each other, everyone would become our sister, no matter if she was an ordinary combat witch or a member of the Blessed Army . However, the intimate relationship also generated negative emotions on the tower . It was frustrating to see bodies be sent back from the front on the day of return . When our outer defensive line gradually shrank and nobody needed to depart for war, the Union ordered the high tower to be torn down . "

"Are you trying to say that it's unnecessary to wait for them?"

"Quite the opposite . I want to say that the fact that you're still longing for their return means that you haven't truly lost something," Pasha said in a slow and gentle tone . "I hope you'll never turn into someone like me, who views sacrifice as the new norm . "

"I have lost a lot of things . I made many decisions when I left the palace for Sleeping Island . A lot of them were decisions of loss and gain, and I had to abandon some of my closest friends . . . As long as I choose the right path, I won't hesitate . But there's someone who is different . There's always one or two people that hold a special place in my heart, who always make me restless . " Tilly held the stone ring of Lightning in her hand tighter . It was no problem for her to control the two Magic Stones alternatively, but Ashes could not even fly a straight line with the two Stones . Therefore, she had to keep the ring to herself .





Nevertheless, Tilly did not reveal her thoughts but simply nodded slightly . "Thank you . "

"You're welcome . I'll go check how the digging of defensive line at the border is going . There's a room with a bed near the entrance to the hall . You can sleep there if you want . "

"Got it . "

After Pasha headed back the way she had come, Tilly suddenly had a cold feeling around her palm .

She spread out her hand and found one corner of the magic stone fixed by the ring had come off . The fragment sank into her flesh and left a tiny bead of blood on her hand .

. . .

"It's been five days . Why haven't we seen the ruins yet?" Lotus grumbled . "It's so boring hiding underground all day . "

"How do I know? In any case, I'll go wherever your tunnel is heading . " A girl with braided hair shrugged . She threw a piece of dried meat into the air and then opened her mouth . With a flash of blue light, the dried meat disappeared and her cheeks puffed up . "Yum . . . So it isn't a lie . Life in Neverwinter is indeed luxurious . Even their rations are so delicious . "





"T-tunnel? Do you think I'm a mole?"

"Pretty much . "

"Um . . . you'd better go easy on the food . " Iffy sighed . "I don't want to return with an empty stomach . "

"I don't want to be lectured by a witch from the Bloodfang Association . " The girl jerked her head away from Iffy . "I've heard that you once conspired against Princess Tilly . If I were her, I wouldn't even share wheat cakes with you, let alone dried meat . "

Iffy rolled her eyes .

"Enough . " Ashes cut in with a resigned look . "It wasn't their fault in joining the Bloodfang Association . If Tilly heard you say this, she would definitely give you a good lesson . "

"Oh . . . well . " Hearing Princess Tilly's name, the witch finally became quiet .

"This is another witch who is too hyper for her own good . " Ashes thought to herself while breathing out a sigh . This witch, who took particular attention to her appearance, was called Orbit . Despite her flamboyant style, she played an indispensable role in this operation .

Orbit's ability was incredible . Before she had become of age, she could create an invisible passage connecting two locations . The passage could not be detected by the naked eye and it covered no distance . In other words, she could transfer herself from one place to another within a blink of an eye . If there was something like a wall or a door in-between the two places, Orbit would act as if it didn't exist . As long as she continuously applied her ability, the passage would remain open .





Nonetheless, her magic power could only affect an area within a radius of 15 meters . If she was the entrance of the passage, this number would drop to around 7 .

After she had entered her adulthood, Orbit had obtained a derivative skill called "Magic Mark" that largely increased the practicality and the coverage of the passage . The passage would be visible to a person marked by Orbit, whereas one without a mark could not stop Orbit from moving around even if he knew where the passage was .

There were also certain dangers with this ability . For example, Orbit could withdraw her ability when a marked enemy was just halfway through the passage . The enemy's body would then be snapped in half and appear in two separate locations when the passageway was sealed .

Tilly thus proposed that Lotus and Orbit should work together to open a secret tunnel with an invisible exit so that the enemies could not locate the witches even if they found the hole . By the time the demons realized there were many similar tunnels, the witches would already be several miles away . Hence, the operation plan was, technically, absolutely safe .

Using the stone tower where Agatha had initially been found as their starting point, they left Misty Forest and headed to the northeast . As the forest close to Neverwinter was completely under Leaf's control, they did not need to worry about any threats from hybrid demonic beasts .

However, Ashes soon found a practical problem they had not anticipated during their maneuver and that was navigation . During the trip, they had only needed to cover a distance of a few kilometers . Yet when this number increased by dozens of times, it became very hard to determine which direction they were exactly heading to . Although they would use stars for orientation, nobody knew whether they were on the right track .

"How about checking the map Lorgar brought back?" Lotus turned to Ashes for advice . "Perhaps we can find a couple of landmarks that would help us navigate . Then we would know how far we were from the ruin . "

Ashes nodded, although her hopes were not high .

On the map were some bird nests, beehives and bears' caves, which offered them few clues as to where they were . Perhaps only Lightning and Maggie could read the map and find the right direction .

"Shhh!" Iffy suddenly gestured at them to keep quiet .

The three of them instantly fell silent .

Soon, they heard patterings of heavy footsteps overhead . The shuffling sound indicated there were at least four or five people . Since hybrid demonic beasts rarely acted in groups, they were most likely the patrol team of demons .

The footsteps soon faded away . It was obvious that the enemies did not notice someone was hiding beneath the earth .

This was the second time today .

The attack of the wolf girl apparently had alarmed the demons a great deal .

After all the demons scurried off, Iffy let out a sigh of relief . "Well, at least that tells us that we're in the right direction . "

"But the problem is that we can't see the ruin of the city and thus can't place the light curtain at the right spot . " Lotus shook her head . "In order to use the phantom instrument as an alarming device, we have to put the light curtain five or six miles to the southwest of the ruin . This way, the Taquila witches would see Devilbeasts when they fly toward the Western Region . "

After pondering for a while, Ashes made the final decision . "We'll march for another night . I'll go up and check where the Taquila ruins lay at dusk tomorrow . "

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