The Cornflower Witch Chapter 276

Traversing the second isolation barrier within the magic circle, Sylphidya arrived at the very center of the ritual array.

The space here was still vast and empty. The Pontiff, whose face was obscured, stood with his back to her, in the middle of the eye pattern. Beside him were seven Tier 3 Demon Contractors.

These believers, who were guiding the ritual, were astonished when they saw the young girl step into the center of the magic circle.

“How did you get in?” they asked involuntarily.

“How did I get in? Didn’t I just walk in?” The girl blinked, slightly puzzled. She looked at her hands and body, as if nothing had changed.

Seeing that the girl didn’t answer, the others didn’t press further. Instead, they directly summoned the contracted eyeball monsters.

Giant eyeballs appeared in the air, their tentacles reaching into the void, as if drawing power from it.

Within this magic circle, the strength of these eyeball demons was greatly enhanced. They could even move lightly and swiftly, like fish. In this state, they could probably defeat three knights of the same tier.

“They’re truly in their element,” Sylphidya thought to herself, observing the state of the eyeball demons.

However, the same applied to her.

Under the renewed astonished gazes of the Demon Contractors, the attribute power aura emanating from the girl also transformed into “Alien World.”

Starlight flickered in her eyes, and then she leaped lightly, evading the crisscrossing rays of light. Her body, in this environment, seemed to walk on air, flexibly darting and turning. At this moment, the white floral armor covering her receded, revealing a black yet intricately patterned dress.

The heavy armor was unsuitable for her current state. After shedding it, her speed became even swifter. With several turns in her steps, she reached the vicinity of the floating eyeball demons in the air.

A golden blade appeared in her hand, and Sylphidya easily cut through an eyeball demon, as if slicing soft butter. The “Astral Tough Hide” ability inherent in the eyeball demon seemed to fail in her hands.

At this point, the remaining eyeball demons exhibited fear for the first time. They no longer dared to attack the girl, but instead floated and fled, trying to get away from her.

“Running won’t work either,” Sylphidya’s eyes flashed, and her figure instantly traversed a hundred meters, appearing above an eyeball demon in a flash, piercing it with her blade.

Then, she kicked off, her figure transforming into a streaking light, moving in front of another eyeball demon, and with another sword strike, easily cleaved it open.

After finishing this one, she even put away her blade and connected her index fingers and thumbs, as if taking a picture with a camera, aiming at an eyeball demon not far away.

A slight blink of her light blue eyes, and the eyeball demon disappeared into thin air, turning into a small card in her hand.

[Summon Card: Eyes of Blindness and Evil] (Tier 3 – Alien World)

A strange creature from the Astral Realm, like an enlarged eyeball, capable of firing rays to attack and suppress the vision of enemies, driving lower-tier creatures who see it to madness. (When using, you need to display the Alien World attribute and use yourself as an anchor to stabilize the summoned creature, preventing it from being rejected and expelled by the world.)

‘He is the eye, the eye that sees all truth, the eye that traverses the stars, the eye that exists through all ages, and though it is weak, it is one of His eyes.’

At the center of this magic circle, the power of the Alien World was ubiquitous. Here, Sylphidya could freely summon and control various abilities with almost no consumption, making it exceptionally easy to use.

Powerful Tier 3 creatures that would normally be impossible to seal were now captured and sealed in her hands like chickens.

Soon, five sealed eyeball demon cards landed in Sylphidya’s hand, while the Demon Contractors on the ground, having lost their contracted eyeball demons, became incredibly weak, as if something had been hollowed out from their chests.

“How was this done?” They were completely unable to comprehend the silver-haired girl in the black dress, and even the courage to question her had vanished.

At this moment, the leader of the Hundred-Eyed Cult, who had been presiding over the ritual and communicating with the Astral Realm, finally turned around.

He opened the terrifying four pairs of eyes on his face, and an invisible mental impact spread, causing Sylphidya to pause, her movements stopping. Just as the few believers below showed signs of joy, the girl moved again, traversing a hundred meters and striking with her blade at the Pontiff’s back.

However, the blade was blocked by an invisible and incredibly sturdy barrier just a few centimeters from the Pontiff, only causing tiny sparks of annihilation.

“Hmph, do you think this is an ordinary fight?” he said contemptuously, looking at the girl attempting a sneak attack.

“Now the power of the entire ritual is focused on me, supported by countless pillars. You cannot shake it.” He shook his head and then raised his hand. A dazzling ray of light shot out from his palm, piercing the spot where Sylphidya had just been.

“She actually dodged?” His voice held a hint of surprise.

He knew that once he locked on and fired, it was almost an instantaneous hit. How could anyone dodge after being locked on?

However, these were minor matters. This girl was just a slightly larger fish and could not shake his foundation.

After this, Sylphidya tried various other attack methods, such as a vertical greatsword cleave, a giant axe swing, a charging thrust amplified by the Sword of Aimos, and a thrown Spiral Spear.

These attacks, just as the other party had stated, could not shake the separating barrier. No wonder the other party never revealed himself, probably not even caring about the Hellhound outside.

Perhaps annoyed by Sylphidya’s attacks, the Pontiff no longer held back. He raised his right hand, and then eyes, like living creatures, opened one by one in the sky.

These eyes swiveled around, locking onto Sylphidya’s position, and countless beams of light ignited simultaneously.

[Hundred Eyes Descend] (Alien World); Temporarily summons the probing gazes of the Astral Realm to attack a locked-on enemy.

Eyes of varying sizes filled the night sky. They all opened in unison, then shot out dazzling beams that overwhelmed the field of vision.

A few seconds later, Sylphidya reappeared in the night sky, completely unharmed, shaking her head.

“I’ve noticed that your attack methods are very singular. Don’t you have any other abilities?” She had originally wanted to learn and emulate “Alien World” techniques, but it seemed to be the same routine over and over.

Hearing her words, the Pontiff scoffed in anger.

“Such arrogance. I don’t know where you learned the advancement method of the ‘Alien World’ path, but you haven’t shown much remarkable ability, still relying on constantly dodging through space.”

After saying that, he seemed to recall something. Strange, complex runic patterns appeared in his many eyes, and an invisible aura spread with them. Layers of light, thin as gauze, slowly diffused, filling the interior of the ritual magic circle.

[Stasis Space] (Alien World); A spatial force field that restricts movement.

At this moment, Sylphidya found her movements becoming sluggish and difficult, and her ability to traverse space was also ineffective.

“Things aren’t looking good,” the girl thought, a glint flashing in her eyes. Then, apricot-yellow autumn leaves began to fall around her, followed by the appearance of numerous trees and flowers around her, transforming the surrounding hundreds of meters into a scene of deep autumn.

Facing the girl who once again displayed unknown abilities, the Pontiff no longer hesitated. His pairs of eyes locked onto the immovable figure, and dazzling rays ignited.

At the same time, in this Autumn Courtyard, delicate light blue flowers bloomed. Many Cornflower blossomed, their petals filling the courtyard and coloring Sylphidya’s eyes with the same hue.

Standing amidst the sea of flowers, Sylphidya observed the rays reaching her. An invisible courtyard force field spread, gradually weakening and neutralizing the incoming light, until finally, the deep purple rays dissipated a few centimeters in front of her, scorching a few petals.

After blocking the attack, Sylphidya waved her fingers, and countless tiny specks of light fell from the air, then grew wildly. Emerald green vines covered the space, extending upwards, downwards, and in every direction they could reach, squeezing all available space.

Rays annihilated and pierced through the vines, but they quickly filled again. After about several minutes, the space inside the magic circle was completely filled with emerald vines, obscuring all visible sight, making it impossible for the Hundred-Eyed Pontiff within to attack blindly and accurately hit the hidden Sylphidya.

However, he soon found a way to break through. A magnificent ring descended from the apex of the firmament, following the beacon, shattering all the vines and plants in the center of the magic circle, restoring it to a clear and empty state.

But by this time, Sylphidya was no longer there. The Hundred-Eyed Pontiff looked around and then, realizing something, gazed up at the firmament, at the layers of the magnificent magic circle unfolding.

A tiny morning star was slowly rising within it, incredibly close to the place where the otherworldly aura was leaking. That was the true core of the magic circle, and it was brewing an unimaginable terrifying aura.

At the very center of the star sand vortex’s eye, a tiny rift to an Alien World was slowly being torn open and enlarged by the ritual.