Chapter 725 – #155_Party(6)
#725
One.
-Shoot it!!!
Lydia wiped her cheek in the cold rain that cooled the heat of the battle.
The barrier on the other side that was torn to pieces at the last moment.
As a result, all the windows were broken and the hallway was half destroyed.
Lydia grumbled dissatisfiedly as she saw the long sword marks etched on the tens of meters of the wall.
It is because part of the workshop was destroyed in the aftermath of the long stretch, and because Rinne ran away with Shin Si-woo.
In her last moment, Rinne turned her sword and deflected her scythe, then slashed her back and shattered the protective field Lydia had placed on Shiu, tearing the barrier behind her and running away.
“I’m really pissed off.”
Rinne, who was covered with worthless poisonous moths, attacked using an unknown technique.
The chilling spirit in her mouth caused Lydia to overreact.
She made her wield the Shinigami’s scythe a little earlier, and that wasn’t enough, redirecting some of her magic invested in her attacks into defense.
Lydia, knowing that something big was coming, was holding back her body, but her real opponent, Linne, ran away.
“My judgment is wrong.”
Lydia humbly admitted her own mistake.
She didn’t know about the other parts, but she had subconsciously determined that if she was Rinne in a struggle, she would never back down.
No way did she imagine that at that point she would choose to run and rescue, so she was slow to follow up.
Even she overlooked it when she saw Linne calling Shin Siu ‘nanggun’ and shaking her bowl, so it was a mistake she had no excuse for.
Even if they were to pursue it directly now, the possibility that the pursuit would be successful right away was infinitely low.
Rinne is a witch who specializes in solo actions and stealth maneuvers.
Being able to erase the colors of other people’s magic means that she can also make her own magic colorless and odorless.
There is a reason why she is evaluated that if she did not insist on her confrontation and made her assassination her specialty, she would have become a witch twice as scary as she is now.
And if she spreads rumors about Rinne who broke her precepts and escaped, can she do anything but give hardliners a good chance?
The moment Rinne is captured, it is very likely that Shin Si-woo’s new recruit will also fall into the hands of hardliners.
Therefore, Lydia chose to spread her search net by telling the truth to only a few of her closest associates and return to the meeting.
She is suspicious, and if Rinne is restricted from leaving the country on the pretext that she caught the situation, it will be impossible for her to escape out of the city.
It’s literally a rat in a poison.
“Furthermore….”
Lydia didn’t let Rinne go away.
The wedge is obviously stuck.
Lydia quickly gave instructions and headed to the conference room.
2.
It was obvious that the leash-shaped artifact that Shiu was wearing and that Alice was wearing was not an ordinary item.
When Lydia headed to her conference room, Siu, who was left alone, looked in the mirror and tried several times to find a way to turn it off, but there was no sharp way.
Of course, this leash was developed by Lydia herself to trade with her after incapacitating her archwitch.
Her witch slavery business has been going on for quite a long time, and considering that there are no slaves who escaped on their own, it can be said that it is close to impossible for Siu to break the leash alone.
It can only be unlocked with a one-to-one unlock code for every leash, which Lydia gave directly to her buyer.
Of course, the Mystic Eye can interpret the structure of all magic formulas, so if there is enough time, it will be possible to release it in such a way that Siu informs the way and Rinne helps.
The problem is that I don’t have enough time.
The two of them are now running away from Almak Town.
“Are you okay?”
Siu, who was sitting on Rinne’s back, asked.
At the moment of the final clash, she saw Rinne’s scythe driven into her waist.
Was it an illusion?
Even if the magic eye is in normal operation, it was difficult for him to admit all the high-speed battles as he couldn’t strengthen his eyesight with magic power.
“No problem.”
Rinne, who was silently stealthily surrounding her black magic and lowering her presence, nodded her head.
I guess so.
Linnaeus doesn’t see her blood flowing, her clothes aren’t torn, and she seems to be able to move her body.
However, whether or not Rinne was injured, Siwoo felt something strange about her.
And she honestly put it in her mouth.
“Thank you. I didn’t know you would do this to save me.”
The unconventional move of turning Hexsenacht into an enemy for Siwoo’s sake is also surprising.
However, it was quite possible under the judgment of Siwoo, who had watched Rinne up until now.
When she gets what she wants, she rushes through without looking back.
However, Rinne’s final blow betrayed Siwoo’s judgment.
Siu, who carefully watched the magic battle between the two, saw Sura’s path.
Every time she climbed the long stairway that stretched in front of her, she realized that her abilities increased by leaps and bounds.
And she saw clearly that Linnaeus hesitated before her final step, which was not far from her end.
There is no way to know the details of what role the stairs play or what meaning they have.
However, I instinctively understand that Rinne, who would do anything for her strength, gave up the challenge for Siu.
She felt that even if she couldn’t understand why Rinne went so far to save Siu, she should express her gratitude for that part.
“It was something I had to do.”
Rinne shook her head as if it was nothing, but….
She was actually feeling a compulsion that took her breath away.
The path of Sura, which is implemented in the black and white world, plays a role in forcibly drawing out the potential that ordinary users cannot bring out.
The reason Linne broke through Lydia’s poisonous moth with her body was because she was sure that she would regain her lost power the moment she passed through her stairs.
The path of Sura is magic that forcibly draws out all potential.
However, the stairs, which become more dangerous as you go up, are not a convenient buff technique.
First of all, it cannot be used at any time.
When you encounter an enemy that is impossible to deal with.
It is an ordeal to oneself that can be faced only when one’s life is at stake.
Also, using it does not necessarily guarantee a return.
To draw out potential by force means to include the possibility of self-destruction.
Talent and potential induced to such an extreme can destroy my body.
Even so, Rinne gladly welcomed the presence of her stairs.
It was a way for her to surpass her own limits and gain a higher level of strength.
And Linnaeus ran to the stairs she had never reached before.
One last step.
If he had taken just one more step, he might have been waiting for a new level of ascension and awakening.
But Linnaeus stopped her.
For the first time since she became a witch, she gave up her ego for the sake of others.
Whatever the reason, the obsession given by repeated life is not easily removed.
To compare Rinne’s feelings now, she would be like an adventurer who had to turn around without checking the treasure chest she had been looking for her whole life.
The white light that beckoned Rinne up the stairs still shimmered in her eyes, but she leaned back with her throbbing eyelids closed for a moment.
The place where the two temporarily took shelter was the roof of a building in Arcana Town.
It was an abandoned building scheduled for demolition in accordance with the rapidly changing city center development plan of Hexsenacht.
It is dark under the bondi lamp.
Linnaeus would rather run away and step on her tail than step on her tail, preferring to hide safely in her lair over a day or two via various points he had noticed in advance.
He is also loosening the leash of Shin Si-woo, who is taking a short break.
-Daughter
“It is done now.”
“Thank you.”
With the cooperation of Siwoo, who can directly see the circuit of the leash with his own eyes, and Rinne, who can take away the color of magic, Siwoo safely removes the leash in just 30 minutes.
Looking at the scenery of Arcana Town through the half-broken railing, Rinne and Siu were convinced at the same time.
“It’s quieter than I thought.”
“It seems that at least you decided not to openly look for it.”
It was quite a commotion.
If Lydia had made up her mind, she would have disturbed Arcana Town like a beehive.
However, the witches in the city were living a normal life, and witches still visit the Almak Club, which became a battlefield just an hour ago.
This meant that Lydia was concerned about her political repercussions, and that she covered up her truth to allow herself the opportunity to gain her own advantage.
“I won’t be able to go back to Hyangwolru…. What should I do?”
“I have found a hiding place in advance. The two witches and the red spear were also stolen. I will move on after watching the trend a little longer.”
As soon as Rinne finished speaking, Siu spoke.
“Can’t we go to the Silent Witch’s mansion for now?”
“…….”
“There are people who are held captive in the studio.”
I mean, it was easy to come up with, but it’s not an opinion that I came up with easily.
Mama and Mana Malisha are trapped in Rosie’s mansion.
It was a car that bothered me that these three people were still locked up.
“I also stopped by Rosie’s workshop. I couldn’t find anyone.”
“I know the hidden location. As soon as I knocked out Rosie, I saw it covered up.”
“It is dangerous to move near Hyangwolru right now.”
“I know.”
In fact, half of it was far too close.
However, even Linnaeus turned away from Hexsenacht.
For that reason, it is unknown whether the joining with Dorothy, who holds the magic formula of the door, will be done properly.
There is only now a chance to bring back Marja and Malisha, and the hapless witch who lost her apprentice in a tragedy.
It’s only during this time that Lydia is contemplating her next move.
While the leash was untied, Siwoo came up with various excuses to persuade Rinne.
By rescuing Mana and Malisha, she can receive Alice’s sincere cooperation.
In this situation, heading towards Hyangwolru is rather an irregular movement.
If neither of these things work, he is going to promise to tell you the truth about magic power amplification.
“I know this is an unreasonable request. But please listen to me first.”
“I will go.”
“… Yes?”
“I will go to Rosie’s mansion as you wish.”
However, all the persuasion I prepared so hard for was useless.
Rinne stared into Siwoo’s eyes and nodded her head with her straight gaze, without a single lie or ulterior motive.
What the hell happened?
Siu, who had no way of knowing the circumstances before and after, was just embarrassed.
