togophonebook Chapter 246 Witch Assassin
Chapter 246 Witch Assassin
Chapter 246 Witch Assassin
This was the first time Weyland, and most of the commissioners, had infiltrated the Ring.
Having always valued their lives, they had never attempted infiltration before, let alone deeper diving.
Deep diving, as the name suggests, involves uploading one's consciousness to a deeper level. Although this is more dangerous, it can help them complete the final path to godhood.
"So this is the Ring? It truly lives up to its reputation as the pinnacle of technology from the old era. Even the Committee couldn't completely crack it," Weyland remarked.
He was once a top-notch researcher, yet even he was still amazed by the miraculous creation that was the Ring Realm.
Hongyu nodded, feeling the gentle breeze on his cheek, and echoed, "The realism... is already almost indistinguishable from reality. According to our calculations, in about three hours, the ring will evolve into a real world."
"Let's check the permissions first... Thankfully, the permissions are still there, so rebuilding our company won't take too long."
The committee members tested their permissions with great interest, demonstrating that they could perform various miracles using only their own will, without relying on prosthetic bodies or externally implanted witch factors.
Although they don't look like gods, they look more like a group of mischievous children who have just received new toys.
Mordy could almost imagine the consequences for the Ring once they had completely transformed.
Given their ambitions, they are unlikely to abide by the agreement and coexist peacefully, but will instead wage a divine war for power and faith.
"Wait, guys, look up at the sky."
Finally, one of the committee members snapped out of his excitement and realized that something was wrong with where he was.
All around was a desolate wasteland with sparse weeds, and above was a vast expanse of craggy rocks.
Not far away, a mountain resembling a temple stands tall. At its summit, a storm cloud radiating golden light slowly rotates, serving as the light source and illuminating the world.
The other committee members gradually came to their senses and began to look around at the scenery.
"If I remember correctly," El frowned, "this should be the underground cavity of the Ring, in other words, we are below the surface."
"Underground? How did we end up here?" Lazarus's committee member asked, puzzled.
"I don't know, but it shouldn't matter, since the landing location is random, and besides..."
El smiled and casually transformed the soil and rocks beneath his feet into a swarm of drones, confidently stating, "With our authority, we can easily handle even a giant beast landing on its face, let alone a mere underground cavern."
As they were talking, an unusual energy fluctuation emanated from the mountain temple not far away, immediately attracting the attention of the committee members.
Wieland gazed into the distance, his pupils reflecting the towering mountain, and hesitated, "Is that a mountain, or a temple?"
"Perhaps it's both. Shall we go take a look?" Modi suggested, looking somewhat eager.
Without a doubt, his proposal was rejected by Wieland.
"We have less than three hours left before we truly ascend to godhood. During this time, it's best not to cause any unforeseen complications. Let's find a place to stay for these three hours, and after we achieve godhood, it won't be too late to explore."
Most of the other committee members also agreed with his statement, indicating that stability was the priority.
After they finished expressing their opinion, they were looking for a better place when they suddenly heard a dull sound.
A tremor came from deep underground, a faint smell of ozone filled the nostrils, and a certain buzzing sound resonated in the soul. All these strange phenomena foreshadowed something extraordinary that was about to happen.
"What are all these noises?" A sense of irritation welled up in El's heart, making her very uncomfortable, and she was eager to find out what was causing it.
The committee member in charge of information and media changed his expression and warned, "Be careful, there are giant beasts coming this way, there are... eight of them, and they are all Alpha-class."
On the distant horizon, a dark shadow gradually rose, growing larger and larger.
The sharp-eyed committee members had already noticed that the dark shadow was actually a giant serpentine beast, slithering forward and crawling towards them.
"An Alpha-class behemoth, Jormungandr, what is it doing here?" Weyland frowned, wrinkles forming on his forehead.
"Not just Jormungandr, but also..."
...above."
It was unclear which committee member shouted something, but everyone looked up and saw a blue-white beam of light pierce through the ground above them, falling from the sky and landing on the wasteland not far away.
The shockwave followed one after another. Amidst the rising dust, the pillar of light dissipated, and then a dark shadow emerged from the breach, leaped high, and crashed into the underground cavity through the gravitational anomaly area.
More dust rose into the air, but the group was no ordinary people; they immediately locked onto the target's true form.
"An Alpha-class behemoth, Godzilla?" Weyland rarely showed a headache.
They had heard of the power of the behemoth before them, and this was only one of the eight behemoths that had come.
"Watch out, a few more are coming down from the tunnel overhead," Hongyu warned.
As soon as he finished speaking, three more rays appeared, widening the tunnel overhead considerably.
Several figures descended from the sky, surrounding the committee members.
Ghidorah, the Death Horde... the legendary Alpha-class behemoths gathered together, bringing them immense pressure.
"Do you think we thirteen people can handle them?" Aichas nudged Modi and asked quietly.
Modi took a serious look at the giant beasts on the field and assessed the situation carefully: "There are only eight of them, while we have thirteen. This battle is thirteen against eight, so the advantage is on our side."
"I don't think so..." Aichas's lips twitched, then he suddenly realized something was wrong. "Wait, those giant beasts don't seem to be coming for us."
After his reminder, the other committee members also noticed something amiss.
The giant beasts merely glanced at them before ignoring them and turning their attention to what lay behind them.
To be precise, it was looking at the temple behind them.
Without exchanging any words or sending any signals, they walked straight toward the temple.
"It seems that the temple was their target. What exactly happened inside?"
Wieland was puzzled, but he had no interest in investigating the matter. Instead, he decided to wait until he achieved godhood before finding out the truth.
"Everyone, what should we do...?"
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Before he could utter the word "leave," his words came to an abrupt halt, a look of surprise and doubt freezing on his face.
"No, my permissions are being lost!"
After he finished speaking, the committee members turned pale, because they also sensed something was amiss.
Their permissions, which should have been written into the underlying settings of the ring, are now being reduced and lost little by little without any reason.
In other words, their power is also waning.
"I understand." Lazarus's commissioner suddenly had a flash of inspiration. "It's that temple. My authority tells me that it's that temple that caused the problem."
"A temple?" The committee members' faces darkened. They had never expected to have to go to a temple.
Wieland fell silent, his mind racing with calculations.
At the rate at which his privileges are being lost, he will be demoted from a privileged user to a mere ordinary person in less than two hours, which is something he absolutely cannot accept.
If he were to truly miss the chance to become a god, he would rather immediately notify the real world via an encrypted channel and order his subordinates to destroy all the facilities operating in the ring.
Even if doing so would drag the newly born Ring into an abyss of destruction.
He, Hongyu, and El exchanged glances, nodded, and announced, "In that case, we must go to the temple and deal with the culprit before we completely lose our authority."
No one objected; everyone knew this was extremely important.
If they fail, they would rather order their men to destroy the ring's operational facilities than let the mastermind succeed.
A lose-lose situation is always better than a win-lose situation; they were surprisingly in agreement on the idea of both sides suffering losses.
Modi hid among the committee members, trying to minimize his presence as much as possible, like a spectator watching this farce.
Of all the committee members present, he was the only one who could truly remain calm.
The temple, the destination of the behemoths and the committee members, is currently witnessing a sacrificial ceremony.
In the vast and open space, a huge stone throne stands in the background.
In front of the throne was a massive skull, shaped like a lizard, with its lower jaw embedded in the ground, leaving only the upper part exposed.
The inside of the skull is where the ceremony was held.
A circular magic circle unfolded inside the skull, with eight witches each occupying a point, bound to the talisman and unable to move.
In the center of the magic circle, Ashe's face was contorted with rage, as if she was resisting something with her will. Beside her stood the great witch Anna, who had a silly grin on her face.
While it was described as a hysterical laugh, Anna's expression was more akin to the fanatical look of someone whose faith had been satisfied. No one knew what she was seeing or hearing at that moment.
All Aisha knew was that if the ritual continued, not only would her life be in danger, but her body would also become a vessel for that nonsensical, bullshit Primal Witch.
This was unacceptable to her. She was the only one who ever did this, and now someone was doing it to her. It was outrageous.
"Wait, when did I ever do something like that? Why would I have such a thought?"
The thought had barely crossed her mind before she dismissed it.
She was squeezing out what little reason she had left, desperately fighting against another will emerging within her.
Currently, this self-proclaimed will of the Primordial Witch has not yet recovered to its full strength, but it is still an existence that Ashe cannot easily contend with.
"Why resist? Let me be resurrected from your body, and I will avenge you against humanity. Isn't that a worthwhile deal?" the voice tempted.
"Revenge against humanity? What grudge do you have against humanity that warrants this?"
Aisha sneered and retorted sarcastically, "Besides, do you even have the ability? Those companies outside aren't just any Tom, Dick, or Harry. If you actually went out there, I think you'd be turned into pieces."
The voice ignored her taunts and continued, "I was defeated in the battle against the angels summoned by the Church, resulting in heavy casualties among my followers. They are still exploited by humans. Shouldn't I seek revenge?"
"As for the company you mentioned... it's not worth worrying about. After all, they'll soon be leaderless. If you have to blame someone, blame them for being too greedy. They clearly intend to delve deep into the Ring Realm, but they're unwilling to relinquish power and still cling to the idea of ruling both realms."
At this point, her tone was equally subtle, carrying a hint of sarcasm.
"To be honest, if it weren't for their vigorous promotion of the Ring Project, I might not have been able to recover so quickly."
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She still remembers being unconscious for a long time after being beaten up by the angels summoned by those old bastards from the Vatican.
Because of the subsequent witch trial, she didn't recover for quite a long time. It wasn't until the witch trial ended and the witch regained some of her strength that she gradually regained consciousness from the witch factor.
From that moment on, in order to seek revenge, she made a decision that went against her ancestors... well, not exactly against her ancestors, since she was the ancestor of witches.
In short, she traveled the world, guiding the witch factor and spreading it into human bodies.
As humanity reproduces generation after generation, the witch factor will gradually spread, and eventually this substance will exist in everyone's body.
This was also the method she used to exterminate humanity.
Afterwards, she found her treasured World Seed in a hidden place, and after merging with it, she persuaded governments of various countries to agree to the Ring Project.
At this point, her resurrection plan was fully formed. Once completed, she would not only be able to resurrect herself, but also change her origins and become the world's will.
But her revenge plan is not so easy to complete. To start the plan, she is missing a key, and that key should be with Ashe.
"Aishie, you've never used your abilities before. Do you even know what your powers as a witch are?"
Upon hearing this, Aisha frowned slightly, not answering immediately, but instead intending to hear her insightful opinion.
The voice continued, "Do you know? Your ability, Witch Slayer, is the key to our revenge."
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A witch assassin? What is that? Shouldn't her ability be death reversal?
Aisha paused, then followed the voice and asked, "What's the use of my ability? Why did I choose this name?"
The Primordial Witch chuckled softly and said gently, "The Witch Slayer ability has only one use: to kill creatures that contain witch factors within them, and all humans in the other world have witch factors within them."
"Oh, right, once the Witch Slayer is activated, it will never be turned off, and it will keep expanding until you are the only one left in the world, and finally kill you."
"Are you crazy?!"
Upon learning this answer, Ash felt a chill run down her spine.
According to her, the ability of the Witch Slayer might not only work on humans with witch genes, but also on witches.
This so-called primordial witch is definitely not a kind person.
Another strange thing is that she said my ability is a witch slayer. Why would she say that? Isn't my ability death reversal? Could it be...?
Ashe vaguely sensed a blind spot and couldn't help but doubt whether the death rewind feature was truly her own ability.
She didn't know much about this ability, only that it would provide information in the form of a dream each time it was triggered.
But what if she didn't actually die, nor did she rewind time, and this information actually came from elsewhere?
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