After going into the sea, I met the witch lady

Chapter 146 The Sea of ​​Ashes and the First High-level Rare Object! (Please subscribe)

After her eyes fell on the flaming earrings for a long time, the water drop princess Ariel came back to her senses.

She was about to say something, but she felt that her eyelids were getting heavier and the world in front of her began to gradually become darker.

"This……"

Looking at the Water Drop Princess who fell into the ice coffin and fell into a deep sleep, Ryan was stunned for a moment, then quickly stepped forward and reached out to explore her nose.

"He's breathing...it looks like he just fainted."

Ryan sighed, but it was not incomprehensible - Princess Waterdrop had just woken up from an unknown long sleep, and she was experiencing great joy and great sadness. Her emotions were so intense that she might faint.

But in this case, how should I adjust my reward?

Shaking his head, he sat down cross-legged next to the ice coffin, planning to stay here until Princess Waterdrop regained consciousness - if someone else was injured or even killed during her coma, wouldn't his reward be gone?

"Tap..."

When slight footsteps came to his side, Ryan turned his head and looked at Huang Bing, who was sitting next to him:

"Milanla, is she your sister?"

"Yes." The girl nodded, her voice low: "Now that things have happened, you know a lot of things, so I won't hide them from you."

"I am the Ice Witch, Shelia."

"My sister and I are both from the Witches' Club, but my sister is the former head of the Outlying Islands Witches Branch. I came here from Fanxing Island after something happened here."

Ryan's eyes moved slightly. The Fire Witch Miranla was the former head of the Outlying Island Witch branch, which was beyond his expectation.

In an instant, Ryan recalled what the Phantom Beast Demon Meloye once said - "It's been less than two months since I took over the 'branch point' here, and the previous person in charge disappeared for no reason..."

In other words, is the class that the Phantom Beast Witch Meloye took over actually the class of the Fire Witch Miranla?

and……

"Star Island, where is that?" Ryan asked curiously.

"Fanxing Island is the headquarters of the Witches Association." Huang Bing, no, it should be said to be the Ice Witch Shelia said softly. Her eyes were a little far away, as if she was immersed in her own memories: "My sister and I were together a long time ago. When I was young, I was lucky enough to be taken to Starry Island, where we spent a happy time."

"There is no pursuit, no persecution..."

"Later, my sister completed her studies and was sent out to perform tasks, while I stayed on Star Island to continue my studies."

"Three years have gone by in a flash. In order to keep up with my sister's footsteps, I studied hard and compressed the studies that originally took six years to complete into three years."

"It's just that before I finished my studies, I received the news that my sister was missing..."

"After I came to the outlying island, I met my sister, but the sister at that time had changed into a different look."

"Later, I gradually understood everything."

"By chance, my sister, who had just arrived on an outlying island, met Ariel, the water drop princess who had just awakened her magic power."

"After getting along for a long time, the relationship between the two gradually deepened, and because of Princess Water Drop, the Witch Branch's intelligence agency on the outlying island was also very smoothly established."

"I have known each other for more than two years, and my sister and Princess Water Drop made an appointment to go overseas."

"According to a treasure map passed down by the Santos royal family, in the depths called the Sea of ​​Ashes, there is a temple left over from the age of gods, and in this temple, buried is information about the 'Long Stairs to the Gods' secret."

"At that time, my sister and Princess Shui Drop were already fourth-level extraordinary professionals. What was in front of them was the journey to the legend."

"Legend... That is the lifelong dream of countless professionals, but among ten thousand professionals, there may not be anyone who can cross the threshold of legend."

"Especially for a witch, legend is an unattainable dream."

"The pollution entangled in the body and mind blocks the slim possibility of becoming a legend."

"Wait!" Upon hearing this, Ryan frowned and couldn't help but interrupt: "Witch, pollution, what does this mean?"

The word "pollution" reminded Ryan of the scene in the past when Freine exploded with all her strength, the blue lines on her body that could not fade away, and unspeakable emotions emerged in her heart.

"Don't you know?" Ryan was confused. The Ice Witch Shelia was even more confused than him: "Zifeng, you not only have the breath of the Blood Witch, but also Meloye and another person you have never seen before. The witch's aura, and having such a strong magical aura means that you have been in contact with the witch for a long time. Under such circumstances, you don't know about the 'contamination'?"

Shelia's "questioning" made Ryan feel a little embarrassed, but also a little remorseful and guilty. Since time travel, he is tired of dealing with the pursuit of the Kingdom of Augustus during the day, and traveling to places at night. In many things, it is true that Ignored: "Sorry."

After apologizing, and not knowing for whom, Ryan lowered his eyes slightly, not daring to look directly into Shelia's eyes: "Please tell me, what exactly is 'pollution'?"

Seeing this, the girl sighed and began to explain: "You must have seen magic, right?"

Ryan nodded slightly. He had seen magic in Freni, Blood Witch Serena and Shelia, and had experienced it up close. It was a kind of power that was more powerful and powerful than [spirituality]. Almighty energy.

Spirituality is bound by the "Tao Profession" and requires professional skills and various secret techniques to exert powerful power. However, magic power is different. As long as the magic power is strong enough, it can be displayed as the user wishes. All kinds of incredible effects.

"Since you have seen it, you must have felt the difference between magic and spirituality." Shelia continued: "Magic is the power that can reach the 'root'."

"'Source', you can understand it as something that even gods desire."

"And how can it be possible that one doesn't have to pay a price for possessing such a huge potential power?"

"Although it is possible for magic power to reach the 'source', the body of a witch is a mortal body. Every time magic power is used, 'pollution' will be deposited in the body. Even if she has resisted not using magic power after awakening, the magic power itself will The existence will also infiltrate the body and soul of the witch bit by bit, it is unavoidable and unstoppable."

"The powerful magic power gives the witch a strength that is far superior to that of professionals of the same level, but this advantage comes to an end at the fourth level limit."

Shelia looked downcast: "In the records of the Witches' Association, from the Golden Era to the present, no witch has truly broken through to the legendary level."

"If the legendary witch existed, how could the countries on the mainland dare to pursue the witch?"

Ryan pursed his lips: "No, the legendary witch..."

Shelia's words solved the doubts that Ryan had always had in mind.

With the witch's near-invincible strength at the same level, why would she run away and hide like a bereaved dog, not daring to walk openly under the sun?

It turns out that it was all due to the lack of top combat power...

"But why do the countries on the mainland hunt down witches? It is true that professionals at the same level are not as powerful as witches, but there is no need to kill them all because of this, right?" Ryan said hesitantly.

Although according to his character, he would definitely not allow his head to be pressed down like this by some kind of being, but... from the perspective of the country, the witch should be able to become a role similar to an ally, instead of being like the current one, which costs a lot of money. manpower and material resources to pursue and kill.

It is an act that injures the enemy by one thousand and damages oneself by eight hundred.

"Of course there is a reason." Shelia lowered her eyelids: "Since the Golden Era, there has been no legendary witch born, but it does not mean that there were no legendary witches in the era of gods before the Golden Era."

"Even in that era when gods existed, the existence of the legendary witch was a shining star that cannot be ignored."

"At the end of the Era of Gods, when the gods disappeared, the legendary witches were the most powerful existences in the world."

"It is said that at the beginning of the Golden Era, these legendary witches gathered together and did an earth-shattering thing. No one knows exactly what they did. It is as if all records about that thing were erased from the world, and since then From then on, all the countries in the mainland launched a relentless pursuit of the witch group."

Shelia's voice was very soft. She used to feel unwilling and angry about this - why were they still responsible for the sins of the previous generations, but as time went by, she was now only calm.

"I see..." Ryan sighed. He didn't know what outrageous things the legendary witches had done in the past to cause such disasters for future generations. However, what was thinking most in Ryan's mind at the moment was Fu. Renee’s “contamination” problem.

After a few seconds of silence, Shelia continued: "Where did you just say that? By the way... my sister and Princess Water Drop went to the Sea of ​​Ashes together. After some twists and turns, they finally found the treasure map recorded on the treasure map. Temple.”

"I don't know what happened in the middle, but my sister and Princess Waterdrop who returned from the temple both suffered a terrible curse."

"Their vitality is dwindling day by day. Even if they use treasures to replenish their vitality, it will not help."

"And my sister, who was already suffering from 'pollution', was unable to hold on under the double torture, and her life was about to end."

"Originally, this is how it should be."

"However, Princess Water Drop used some special secret method to transfer the 'curse' in her sister's body to herself."

"Double 'curses' hit the body, and Princess Water Drop died."

"And my sister, who came back from the brink of death, started a series of plans in order to save Princess Water Drop."

"From the Temple of Ashes, my sister obtained a ritual secret called 'Reverse Life', but this ritual secret requires enough blood, spirituality and faith to be opened, so there was a follow-up 'Saint' "Theft of things' - using the blood and spirituality of foreign pirates and adventurers as well as the monsters in the labyrinth as nourishment, and the power of faith is accomplished by stealing the power of faith stored in the 'artifact - the sacred scale'."

"It's just that no one expected that the Ancient God would silently bewitch Pope Libra. Well... the word bewitch may not be accurate. The power of faith is getting thinner and thinner, which is irreparable. The fact is that Pope Libra, who is at the end of his rope, has no other way."

"According to my sister's original plan, the remains of Lishen sealed in the deepest part of the underground labyrinth would not be broken out. However, because of the betrayal of Pope Libra, the seal on the ninth floor of the underground labyrinth was destroyed."

"The appearance of Lishen's wreckage actually doesn't have much bearing on my sister personally. If she wants to leave, Pope Libra won't stop her. The fourth-level witch will fight to the death, even if she gets control of Lishen's wreckage. Pope Libra is not willing to bear it either.”

"But... this is an outlying island, the city of Santos, and the hometown of the Water Drop Princess Ariel."

"If the wreckage of Lishen is allowed to rage and a new country of faith is established, too many people will die for it."

"My sister didn't want Princess Shui Drop to feel too guilty because of her resurrection, so she paid a huge price to activate the 'artifact-sacred scale'." "To complete the 'rebirth' ritual, you need to pay the price with your own life. But even so, if the artifact is not activated, my sister can at least survive for a few more days."

"Sister, she is really a very, very gentle person. It's just that she is too cruel..."

"You have experienced what happened next, so I don't need to say more."

Shelia's voice stopped, and Ryan, who was listening to the whole process, had an unspeakable sigh in his eyes.

It can be said that everything is because of that trip to the "Sea of ​​Ashes".

It's not quite right to say that. If the sacred object is not stolen and the "artifact-sacred scale" cannot be controlled to suppress the Lishen wreckage to the upper limit, even the fire witch Miranla and the water drop princess Ariel are both fourth-level extraordinary. Professional, but facing the Libra Pope who has mastered the remains of Li Shen, he will not be his opponent after all.

A strange combination of circumstances led to the best ending for the city of Santos...

But, after all, someone has to make sacrifices for this.

Sitting cross-legged on the ground, Ryan was silent for a long time, and then he said, "What about you?"

"Me?" Shelia came back to her senses, lowered her head and whispered softly: "I will stay on the outlying island for a while. I want to experience for myself the life my sister once had. After that, I should return to Fanxing Island."

"The strength of the third level is still too weak. If I reach the fourth level, maybe..."

"Forget it, don't talk about me anymore, Zifeng, what about you? What are your plans?"

"Me?" Ryan was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Shelia to be interested in his itinerary. He hesitated for a moment and then said, "I should go deeper into the sea, right?"

"Deeper in the sea... do you want to see the golden tree?" Shelia was a little surprised.

"Probably." Ryan said uncertainly.

To be precise, it's not that he wants to go, but that the captain of his family wants to go. As a crew member, there is nothing wrong with following the past when there is no clear goal.

"It's very dangerous." Shelia spoke a little faster, with a hint of anxiety that she didn't know why. "The outlying island is located in the front and middle part of the inland sea area. If you want to reach the golden tree, you must not only cross the inland sea area, but also cross the inland sea area." , and we have to go deep into the 'New Sea Area' where natural disasters and sea monsters frequently appear. Even legendary professionals dare not say that they can survive in the 'New Sea Area' unharmed."

"..." Ryan paused. He really didn't expect that it would be so dangerous to reach the Golden Tree. After a few seconds, he smiled brightly: "Why worry so much now? Just take one step at a time, even if you can't reach it in the end, this The scenery and experiences along the way are also treasures that I cherish extremely.”

"Landscape...treasure..." Shelia's eyes were dazed after hearing these two words.

In this way, everything that happened on the outlying island was just the scenery along the way to Zifeng. And as his partner who had fought side by side, was he also the...treasure in his heart?

Shaking her head, Shelia came back to her senses and stood up: "I'll leave this to you, I still have some things that need to be dealt with."

After saying that, she didn't care whether Ryan replied or not, turned around and walked towards the high platform, her body gradually turned into fine ice mist and disappeared without a trace.

Ryan withdrew his gaze and quietly guarded beside the ice coffin.

As time passed, footsteps sounded again. Ryan raised his head and looked at the two familiar figures, with a heartfelt smile on his face.

Even though they were wearing large hooded robes that hid their faces and figures, Ryan was already extremely familiar with their aura after spending time together.

Freni quickly rushed to Ryan's side and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the safe young man.

Cecilia, who was one step behind Miss Witch, did not speak, but her expression was obviously relaxed.

"Everything here is complicated. I will explain it to you one by one later."

Ryan said softly, but he didn't say much because he noticed the professionals gradually approaching the high platform.

These people include former knights of the Libra Cult and knights of the Santos royal family. On the contrary, there are very few adventurers and pirates.

The vast majority of adventurers and pirates were buried in the underground labyrinth.

They paid a huge price for their greed.

Freni and Cecilia naturally noticed the professionals who were gradually approaching, but the two women did not do anything too much. They just looked at Ryan and asked him what he meant with their eyes.

Ryan stood up slowly, inserted the big sword into the ground, put his hands on the hilt of the sword, and said in an indifferent voice:

"No one is allowed to approach the high platform. Anyone who violates this rule will be killed!"

The last word "kill" spread far and wide under the influence of spirituality.

After being promoted to the second level, Ryan's [Spirituality] reached a terrifying 24 points.

Normally, the upper limit of the spirituality of a first-level professional is 3, the second-level is 10, and the third-level is 30. Although Ryan has just been promoted to the second level, thanks to the terrifying and profound accumulation, as soon as he advanced, his [Spirituality] 】It has reached a level that is not considered weak among third-level hero professionals.

Of course, if there were only three levels of spirituality, it would not be able to scare these knights of the royal family and the church. The key is that the huge light screen suspended in mid-air played the whole story of his battle with Pope Libra and the wreckage of Li Shen. process.

The incomparable fighting power made these knights feel sincere fear. Therefore, even though Ryan's spiritual strength was only in the third-level category, in their eyes, this sword knight with a purple mask was as different from a fourth-level extraordinary professional. There is no difference at all.

As time passed by, an unspeakable silence fell around the high platform.

The royal knights wanted to step forward to check on their princess, but they were intimidated by Ryan's presence and did not dare to take a step closer to the high platform.

The knights of the Libra Holy Cult lowered their heads and remained silent. They could clearly see the words and deeds of the Libra Pope through the light screen. Although they had joined the Libra Holy Cult, in fact, many of the Libra knights were natives of outlying islands. , their relatives and friends are also from the island. They have complicated thoughts about Pope Libra's behavior, and in the end, they can only choose to remain silent. The reason why they gathered here was because they had nowhere to go and instinctively approached.

The silence around the high platform was finally broken by a silver stream of light coming from afar.

It appears at the forefront of the Libra Knights.

When the light dissipated, a young knight with three "weights" marks on the chest of his armor emerged.

The Holy Cult of Libra, the Judgment House, the third adjudicator - Seamus Davenport.

Everyone on the island knows that there are three adjudicators in the Libra Holy Cult's adjudication office, but what outsiders don't know is that the third adjudicator who was promoted last is actually the strongest among the three adjudicators. One, not only reached the third level limit, but starting from the first level, each level was promoted with 100% professional compatibility.

The arrival of the third adjudicator immediately gave the Libra Knights a backbone, and they all turned their attention to this Lord.

The Third Judgment made Ximo look at the figure standing on the high platform with a sword. He immediately recognized that this person was the mysterious man who escaped from his pursuit twice in the past.

In just a few days, the opponent's strength has reached a level beyond his reach.

Facing the indifferent eyes under the purple mask, the third judgment made Ximo realize that he had even lost the courage to draw the sword.

Under Ryan's gaze, he finally let go of the right hand holding the sword at his waist, lowered his head slightly, and expressed his attitude through actions.

Shimo's actions also caused the atmosphere around the high platform to fall into silence again.

And this atmosphere did not end until the sun was about to set and the water drop princess in the ice coffin woke up.

……

Santos Palace, deep in the center.

Under the leadership of Princess Water Drop, Ryan penetrated the dark and narrow underground passage, and finally stopped in front of a metal gate imprinted with a large number of complex mysterious patterns.

"Mr. Zifeng, this is the royal treasure house. According to Miranla's agreement with you, you can take whatever you want from the treasure house, with no limit on quantity."

The droplet princess Ariel, who had just woken up, was still looking slightly pale, but she still insisted on taking Ryan to the palace treasure house in person.

Not only because of the promise of his best friend, but also because the Purple Wind Knight in front of him is the hero who saved the entire Kingdom of Santos!

Without him, no one could defeat Pope Libra, whose spirituality was only at the third level limit, on the holy duel field, even under the suppression of the "artifact-Sacred Scale".

After a series of complex verification procedures, the heavy metal door in front of you slowly opened.

Ryan handed the flame earrings given by the Fire Witch Miranella to the Water Drop Princess. The latter took them silently and looked at the best friend in her palm, her eyes gradually diverging.

Ryan raised his feet and walked into the royal treasury.

The spiritual lamp in the corner lit up, and what appeared in front of Ryan's eyes were large shelves filled with things.

A large number of prompts popped up in front of Ryan's eyes, making him dizzy. One of them, a particularly bright light, attracted his attention immediately.

Ryan strolled forward. Unlike other things, this treasure was placed on a separate column in the deepest part of the treasure house.

Such special treatment, coupled with the prompts on the panel, let Ryan know that the thing in front of him was exactly what the Fire Witch Miranella had mentioned to him, the national treasure of the Santos royal family and the only high-level miracle. Things!

With strong curiosity, Ryan looked at the introduction on the panel in front of him.

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[Goddess of Victory (Damaged)]: A high-level strange object, a strange object ship built to imitate an artifact. It can be enlarged or reduced, but when performing this operation, you need to ensure that there are no living creatures on the ship, otherwise it will not be possible.

Due to the damage it suffered, this high-level strange object ship has been damaged, and its attributes have dropped significantly.

The specific attributes are as follows:…

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(End of this chapter)