"The form of these runes is too ancient. I can't understand its specific function. The only thing I can be sure of is that there is a lightning spell of level seven or above stored in it."

The girl, who was only about the size of a palm, flapped her dragonfly-like wings and hovered in the air, with shiny scales constantly falling from her body.

As she spoke, she held her face with one hand and moved the other hand along the overflowing thunder light on the demon-sealing rune.

"Aren't you an old witch who claims to have lived for more than two hundred years? Even you feel ancient?"

Cass asked doubtfully.

With a "swish" sound, the witch flew in front of Cass, angrily shouting with her hands on her hips.

"I have told you countless times that you are not allowed to call me old witch, and you are not allowed to bring up the topic of age. It is taboo to talk about age in front of girls, do you understand? It is taboo!"

Can you still call yourself a girl when you are over 200 years old? I really don’t understand these immortal species’ view of time.

Cass turned his head slightly.

"You were the first to tell me your age. I didn't even ask."

"It was an emergency at that time, okay! And you had the nerve to say that if I didn't tell you my identity clearly at that time, you might have killed me as a monster. I was saving you at the time."

She became even more angry when she said this, flew directly to Cass's head and pulled his hair hard.

"After I killed several spider monsters with human faces and ran out, a woman with dragonfly wings suddenly flew out and sang on my head. What do you think I would think? Besides, you witches all

Are you so weak that you will be almost killed by me, a mortal who doesn't even know magic?"

Cass said as he gently pushed her away from his head.

The witch charged at Cass's hair several times, but was blocked by the opponent's hands. In the end, she had no choice but to sit on Cass's shoulder and said in a very unconvinced voice.

"That's because you humans put all your energy in studying magic on how to kill more efficiently. Our race has never been good at dealing with combat, let alone using magic to fight."

"But if you are not good at fighting, you will have no choice but to be slaughtered by others. This is the iron law of this world."

Cass said seriously.

"Then you were saved by me anyway. Do you really think that just being able to fight is enough?"

The witch rolled her eyes.

The witch sitting on Cass's shoulder at the moment is named Liz, and she is the companion he met in the Liquid Silver Mine.

At that time, he had just fought his way out of the monsters in the Silverstream Mine. As the last survivor of the Black Thorn Mercenary Group, the seriously injured Cass climbed to the entrance of the cave completely relying on his own will to survive, but in the end he still

He bled excessively and passed out.

Before coma, Cass thought he was dead, but he heard a ethereal song in a trance, and then felt something warm fall on his face, making him feel warm.

When he opened his eyes, he saw a palm-sized girl flapping her dragonfly-like wings and hovering over his head. While she was singing, she sprinkled countless shining scale powder on his face.

Cass grabbed her without thinking, then used all his strength to pull out the dagger and prepared to pierce her.

"Wait a minute... wait a minute! Human being, let go and don't kill me. I'm only two hundred years old, so I'm still very young..."

What finally made him put down the dagger was not the other party's pleading, but his own lack of physical strength. After Liz stopped singing, the little strength he had recovered immediately disappeared, causing him to pass out again.

When he woke up again, he was already in a forest not far from Thorn City. The witch who had saved him before was hiding in a tall tree, looking at him with a wary face.

Cass had seen creatures like witches in comics in orphanages when he was a child. It was said that they were beautiful and cunning beings who would induce curious children to disappear into the depths of the forest mist.

However, after actual contact with them, Cass discovered that they are actually very contradictory creatures. They yearn for the rich life of humans, but are afraid of their capriciousness. They have always been in a state of wanting to contact humans but being afraid of them.

Of course, he didn't know if all witches were like this, after all, he had only met Liz, one witch.

"Speaking of which, are you sure that the mysterious mage disappeared just by turning around?"

Liz asked suddenly.

"Yeah, it only takes a second or two."

Liz swayed her calves and deliberately hit Cass's shoulders with her heels.

"That should be the use of teleportation magic. In that case, since the magic sealing rune is a lightning spell sealed in it, it is very likely that this magic is also related to teleportation."

"Why are thunder and lightning spells related to teleportation magic?"

Cass asked doubtfully.

"Don't you even know this entry-level magic knowledge? The essence of thunder and lightning is a rift in space, so whether you use summoning magic or teleportation magic to open the portal, there will be lightning flashes."

Cass nodded thoughtfully and then asked.

"Then what do you think that mage means? Why did you give me this demon-sealing rune?"

"I can't stand it anymore. It's like why should I stay with you?"

Liz said very angry.

"You can actually go back. Although I don't have witch eyes and can't see through the disguises of those monsters at a glance, I can still find some if I spend some time..."

Cass hesitated for a moment, then said.

"Then I just watch you die? Please, I saved you with all my efforts. Why can't you live in peace until the end of your life and let me recycle your scales?"

The witch's scale powder is equivalent to an extension of their own life force. They can connect this life force to other lives. But only when the life that accepted her scale powder dies, those scale powder can be completely recovered. If that life is because of

If someone dies accidentally, about half of the scale powder will be consumed in the struggle before death.

Usually they only sprinkle scale powder on flowers that have a short flowering period. Many people see bright flowers blooming out of season, mostly from the work of witches.

But no matter what, they rarely use their life force to save those humans who are in constant conflict.

"I'm very grateful that you can save me."

Cass said.

"I'm not grateful that you saved my life, but I'm grateful that you gave me a chance for revenge."

Liz looked at the man's expression and hesitated to speak.

"I know that the life I have now is not my own, but was lent to me by you. So I promise you that I will definitely try my best to keep this life."

Cass said, putting the demon-sealing rune into his pocket.

"But all my former comrades died in that mine, and their bodies were taken over by monsters who didn't know where they came from. It's impossible for me to remain indifferent and live peacefully like ordinary people knowing this.

Life. So I will not stop fighting until all the people behind the whole thing are solved."

He paused as he spoke, then looked at Liz and continued.

"But this is your thing after all. If you feel you don't want to take the risk, please take your scale powder away now. Although there will be some losses, it will be less than if I died on the way to revenge."

It’s a lot.”

Liz looked at Cass and couldn't speak for a long time. After a long time, she said viciously.

"I'm so annoyed. Once these things are over, you'll just have to be my slave in the garden for the rest of your life."
Chapter completed!