Chapter 231 The witch's leader, the devouring witch!
A faint red glow appeared on the wall in front of him, which was covered with various intricate patterns.

In front of Deya and Lamia, an illusory door slowly emerged.

Lamia didn't hesitate at all, she took the lead and stepped in.

Deya, who was thinking about the danger, shook his head and followed her in.

The space in front of him fluctuated, but for Deya, who had now reached the eighth ring, such inverted fluctuations did not cause him to have any sense of spatial confusion.

When he appeared again, he and Lamia appeared in a deep corridor.

The walls of the corridor are also woven with mysterious patterns, which looks quite evil.

While Deya was examining and pondering the meaning and power of these patterns, Lamia had already walked forward and explained to him:
“These runes can limit the power of witches. They were originally developed by many witches. The witches set these runes here to prevent internal strife among the witches.

This way, when many witches hold a meeting here to discuss, they will not fight over a little disagreement.

The method of using these runes is jointly owned by several powerful witches, and a single witch cannot use its power.

However, the witch who founded the Witch Cult used deception, sneak attacks and other means to steal the methods of using these runes from other witches.

She used the power of these runes to capture all the witches at a gathering, thus almost destroying most of the witches. She also created the current witch cult based on this.

That was probably more than 1000 years ago, and the Time Witch was also one of the victims. I learned this through her memories.

After that, the leader of the Witch Cult has been capturing the Time Witch every time she is born.

In addition to wanting to use the flesh and blood power of the Time Witch to enhance her own strength, she also knew the Time Witch's ability very well and was afraid that another Time Witch would know the secrets of the Witch Cult by retracing her memories. "

Deya followed Lamia and they walked down the corridor together.

Hearing this, he said, “So after confirming that you are the Time Witch, the Witch Cult captured you.

Your fate should have been the same as the other time witches, but you escaped unexpectedly."

Lamia said in a cold voice: "The leader may not know that the Time Witch has a deeper secret, which is related to the original Great Witch.

Only the Witch of Time can use the power of time to connect with the Great Witch of the past. This is an ability that no other witch has.

And I also got what I wanted from the Great Witch—powerful strength!"

As they were talking, the two of them had already walked out of the corridor.

What appeared in front of Deya was an extremely huge place that looked like a cave.

In this spacious cave that is hundreds of meters high, there is a magnificent building that looks like a pyramid.

This pyramid is made entirely of solid rock, like a sacred palace.

Outside the pyramid, countless torches were burning, making the place as bright as day.

Even though they were some distance apart, Deya could sense the powerful witch power within this pyramid.

This is the headquarters of the Witch Cult. It is not located in any other plane, but is built deep underground.

No one would have thought that the teleportation array leading here would be in the underground public transportation of the Duke of Capet's palace.

No wonder no one has ever discovered where the Witch Cult's headquarters is over the years.

"This is hidden really deep. Even for a powerful wizard, it would be very difficult to build such an underground space."

Deya looked at this underground cave that had thousands of years of history and looked like an ancient monument, and he sighed heartfeltly.

It is probably easier for a powerful wizard to create a demiplane than to build a large hole underground.

If you really want to create such a huge hole and keep it from collapsing, in addition to accurately calculating various detailed data, you also need the long-term support of magic.

But this will lead to a huge problem, that is, the support of the spell will naturally lead to the leakage of magic power, which may be discovered by others.

However, this underground palace did not have such troubles. Only when it was so close did Deya feel the slight fluctuation of the spell.

The power used to build this place is not the same thing as pure magic.

"This is the witch's special power."

Lamia said softly: "...The great witch who was born from the corpse of the original wizard did not inherit the wisdom and knowledge of the original wizard.

What she inherited was only the ability born from the fusion of the original mage's body and the laws of this world. This is the power of a witch. Although it is not as strong as that of a god, it is only a difference in quantity, but in essence it is the same."

Lamia looked at the magnificent building in front of her that was hundreds of meters high, and she said, "Let's go, Deya, our destination is here.

There is no need to care about those witches. The extraordinary profession of witch was formed under the influence of the power of witches. It is incomplete in itself and cannot produce true eight rings and nine rings.

If the former great witch was the source of this extraordinary profession, then perhaps it could be done, but the witch who betrayed the witch did not have such ability, and she did not dare to let her subordinates really have eight rings.

The Witch Cult is not as powerful as imagined. Its overall strength is no match for any other church. The Cult can only survive in this world by relying on secrecy and the mysterious power of witches. "

After a pause, she whispered to Deya, "I will kill everyone here, whether they are witches or sorcerers, there is no need for them to exist."

Deya smiled and said, "It seems that there is no need for you to let me follow you."

To be honest, Deya couldn’t figure out Lamia’s current strength.

If you say she is powerful, she seems to have mastered some mysterious witch power about the Great Witch, but if you say she is weak, that's fine too, because Lamia is just a seventh-ring warlock after all.

"My current power is only effective against witches. If that witch still possesses non-witch powers, then I can only rely on you, Deya, to help me.

Moreover, even without these, I hope that you can witness me avenge my parents and destroy the entire witch cult. It must be under your witness."

Lamia said this, her dark eyes with a gentle look fixed on Deya.

The two of them walked into this magnificent hall.

There are countless torches and braziers placed inside the entire building. In the flickering light, many mysterious murals and patterns are faintly visible on the walls on both sides.

After walking a few more steps, they came to an empty hall.

There were many witches kneeling on the ground in the hall, praying devoutly to a brazier. These witches were all dressed strangely, with colorful paint on their faces, and they all looked crazy and evil.

They didn't care about the arrival of Deya and Lamia, as if they just regarded them as witches returning after completing their mission.

But soon, these witches who were kneeling on the ground and praying devoutly realized that something was wrong.

Because they found that after Deya and Lamia arrived at the witch's hall, they did not kneel on the ground, but stood out among a group of witches. This scene immediately caused a commotion among the witches.

The leading witch raised her head and angrily rebuked the two, "Why don't you kneel down before the sacred flame of the leader? Do you want to taste the punishment?"

But the next moment, the witch's expression became astonished. She found that the people who came were not witches who had returned from a mission, but two strangers she had never seen before.

No, that wasn't a stranger, she knew Lamia!
"Witch Lamia? You came back by yourself!"

The witch was overjoyed.

Ever since the witch riot that caused some witches to flee, she has been blamed and punished by the leader.

For this purpose, the entire witch cult was mobilized to capture all the witches.

Some of them succeeded and captured the witches or killed them on the spot.

But some failed, like Lamia, which was their failed mission.

But she didn't expect that the witch dared to come back here alone, which made the witch even think that her lucky day had come.

The words of the leading witch immediately caused a commotion among all the kneeling witches in the hall.

The witches who were kneeling devoutly in front of the brazier all raised their heads and looked at Deya and Lamia in surprise.

"LaMia, since you have taken the initiative to come back here, don't even think about leaving. I will present you to the Lord, and the Lord will definitely reward me!"

As soon as she finished speaking, a powerful mythical force burst out from the leading witch. Her voice gradually became hoarse and dry, and her whole body began to grow larger, turning into a demon with flames flowing all over her body!
This is a witch of seven rings.

The rest of the witches also stood up, each with a fanatical look on their faces. They surrounded Deya and Lamia, muttering to themselves and reciting the witch's curse.

Seeing this, Lamia said coldly: "What a bunch of idiots, since I dare to come back here, I must have something to rely on.

For the sake of the witches you persecuted, I will kill you all with my own hands, and from now on, the Witch Cult will no longer exist!"

The witches simply ignored Lamia's words. All they thought about was catching Lamia and getting rewards from the leader.

Witches, some of whom were of high or low rings, raised their hands and emitted colorful rays of light.

Each ray of light is a curse from the witch, comparable to the spell of a wizard.

Although these witches do not rely on learned spells, they are spellcasters after all and possess great power among professionals of the same level.

It's just that the situation has changed. Whether it's Deya, who has reached the eighth ring, or Lamia, who possesses some of the power of the great witch, they are indifferent to the witch's curse.

The powerful spell that struck Deya and Lamia only caused ripples in the air.

This level of spell can no longer have any effect on Deya and Lamia.

"You really don't need me to do anything?"

Deya felt itchy for a moment, so he raised his right hand and rubbed it gently.

As long as he wanted, he could use a spell to kill all the witches here, or summon undead creatures to chop them into meat paste.

Lamia shook her head slightly: "I will kill them with my own hands. All witches deserve to die!"

That was what Lamia said to Deya shortly after they met.

Lamia also chanted the witch's spell. As her strange and mysterious language echoed in the empty hall, all the witches' faces began to become ferocious.

They howled in pain, grabbed their faces and knelt on the ground. The colorful oil paint on their faces was scratched vigorously by their sharp nails, their skin was torn and their flesh was crushed.

Then, under Deya's gaze, the strange oil paint on the witches' faces began to fade slowly, their skin became dry, and their appearance became old.

In just a blink of an eye, all the witches seemed to have gone through hundreds of years, and as time passed, they turned into dry bones in the tomb.

However, even so, these witches, who had almost lost their flesh and blood and were as thin and ugly as skeletons, were not completely dead. They screamed with their last bit of strength.

"My power... my power..."

"Ahhh, don't take my power away!"

"..."

The powers of these witches were forcibly taken away by Lamia.

Deya said thoughtfully: "Interesting, the makeup on the witches' faces is the source of their power."

Witches and witches have always been mysterious, and Deya has not conducted detailed research on them.

Now he has discovered new knowledge, which makes him very happy.

This knowledge can be fully utilized by me, a mage.

Perhaps he could also use the relationship between witches and sorcerers to research a spell similar to 'tattoo', thereby creating some mage servants who could not progress and could only rely on bestowing power.

“This is the witch system that the witch developed through the rituals of the orc shamans combined with the method bestowed by the gods on the priests.

She is indeed very smart, and has created a set of powers that are unique to witches, but it is a pity that she uses this power to hunt her own people."

Lamia raised her head. She ignored the wailing witches who were deprived of their power and looked towards the burning brazier. She said in a cold voice:
"Why don't you come out, 'Devouring Witch'? If you don't come out, then I will have to go find you myself."

As soon as Lamia finished speaking, all the flames in the hall began to burn violently.

The flames instantly shot up dozens of meters high, and countless flames gathered together to form a fire storm floating in the air.

In the storm, a figure was slowly emerging.

That was none other than the leader of the Witch Cult, the 'devouring witch' who hunted down witches and stole the power of her own kind!
(End of this chapter)