The Cornflower Witch Chapter 200

Traversing at the foot of tall and magnificent mountains, the seemingly within reach destination turned out to be an extra-long journey.

Hylial held the reins, her body and the warhorse moving in unison, rising and falling with the horse’s strides. This not only reduced bumps and friction but also made it easier for the warhorse.

For the first three days, they encountered no dangers, just continuous travel.

On the fourth evening, several strange black vultures attacked them.

In the gloomy, heavy clouds, a few tiny black dots spotted the moving convoy below. They dived from high altitude, their large wings temporarily folded, piercing through the atmosphere like meteors.

In the team, Hylial was the first to sense the attack from the sky.

“Stop, brace for the sky.” She unhooked the quiver from her saddle, drew her long-unused ebony compound bow, and aimed at the firmament.

A black arrow pierced the dim sky, striking one of the black vultures, bringing forth scattered blood and feathers. Although wounded, the ferocious black vulture did not die.

Seeing this, the remaining black vultures adjusted their trajectory and dived down at an even faster speed.

At this moment, the other students also noticed the enemies in the sky. Some raised their shields in defense, while others drew bows and arrows to shoot. Unfortunately, most arrows missed, unable to hit the high-speed black vultures.

They were only Knight Attendants, not professional Rangers, and their long-range attack capabilities, like bows and arrows, were limited.

A few seconds later, these black vultures swooped down. The strong wind lifted the thick cloth over the carriages, and their sharp talons tore open the packages, spilling grain all over the ground.

Seeing this, many students became anxious, their anger rising. This was the grain they had painstakingly saved, and such a waste was unbearable.

But these black vultures were extremely fast and had sharp, grayish-white talons. Even when their talons clashed with the spears and swords of the students, there were only tiny sparks, no damage.

【Bone-Clawed Black Vulture】(Second-Order Blood Discipline): A black vulture with sharp talons and beaks. Even if damaged in battle, it can spontaneously recover. It can fly over 8000 meters, cross mountains, and likes the corpses of other creatures. It will also attack weaker opponents and is a difficult monster to deal with in the wild.

Facing these fast and troublesome black vultures, the team was immediately embroiled in a fierce battle, and this was only the outer perimeter of the Dark Mist Mountains.

“What a nuisance…”

Hylial looked up. The black vultures would occasionally swoop down, attack, and then immediately gain altitude, leaving the students below helpless.

Stopping her warhorse, Hylial continuously pondered. Then, as if an idea struck her, she pulled out a seed from a small pocket on the side of her armor’s skirt.

As a verdant glow emerged, the seed rapidly grew, forming a wooden arrow shape, but this was not the end.

She nocked this special arrow onto her bowstring and aimed at the sky.

Then, a radiant light flowed in Hylial’s eyes, and special runic imprints appeared on the arrow.

Layer upon layer, as pale golden imprints outlined fine threads within the arrow, its aura grew stronger and stronger.

With the enhancement of the imprints, the arrow gradually twisted, the entire shaft becoming like a spirally twisted long spear, strange in shape.

“Spiral Spear!”

The Maiden silently chanted, and a golden lightning bolt flashed across the arrow. Then, the arrow shot out, turning into a pale golden stream of light that disappeared into the firmament.

Almost instantly, one of the black vultures in the sky was pierced through its body. Electrical light exploded, and it fell to the ground as shattered pieces of blood.

Seeing their companion die so tragically, the remaining black vultures became even more ferocious. But after Hylial’s successive shots, three more black vultures were shattered and killed. The remaining bone-clawed black vultures began to panic, circling in terror in the sky, no longer diving down.

Then, they flew deeper into the deeper layers, avoiding the seemingly prey-like team.

After this attack, the team members gathered the spilled grain, repacked it, and set off again along the mountain road.

It would still take them about three days to reach the front-line outpost in the mountain valley.

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Surface World, in the woods at night.

Several carriages advanced rapidly. The bronze lanterns hanging at the front of the carriages swung constantly, emitting a clear clanking sound that was particularly distinct in the darkness.

Accompanying the carriages were about ten cavalrymen and four knights in full armor.

The horses’ hooves pounded urgently, and shadows stirred in the woods behind. Strange footfalls occasionally came from the bushes, making the hearts of those inside and outside the carriages pound with anxiety.

“Faster, faster!” The accompanying knight urged, riding forward and shouting continuously.

Suddenly, a blurry black shadow burst from the woods beside the road, pouncing on the shouting knight. A subtle, sharp blade flashed, piercing the knight’s nape and bringing forth a large gush of blood. With a ‘thud,’ like a heavy object falling, the knight tumbled from his horse and rolled onto the dark road, chilling the hearts of his companions. But at this moment, no one dared to stop.

“Quick, the Dark Forest is just ahead, these Anti pursuers won’t dare enter there.” Inside the carriage, a young man in a silk frock coat peered out and shouted urgently.

“Your Highness, be careful.” An old man inside the carriage quickly pulled him back in. Immediately, several sharp crossbow bolts pierced the carriage, striking where the young man had just spoken.

This was a group fleeing from Whitecliff City, carrying the Regas royal bloodline, Prince Jabos and Princess Mousse. Their pursuers were the combined forces of Anti and the Eagle Scorpion, who naturally did not want the two to live.

In the few seconds of shouting and talking in the carriage, several more accompanying cavalrymen were attacked by black shadows emerging from the roadside, falling onto the road and disappearing without a trace. At this point, the protective force outside the carriages grew thinner, leaving large gaps.

As if sensing the opportune moment, a sharp eagle’s cry echoed from the sky. The mighty eagle swooped down, its broad wings directly smashing the lead carriage, overturning it instantly.

The high-speed carriage dragged along the ground, leaving bloody marks on the horses pulling it, before crashing into a tree trunk and shattering with a roar.

Seeing this, the two carriages behind had to make an emergency stop. The remaining personnel surrounded and protected the area to prevent further attacks from the pursuers.

“Your Highness!” Two knights pulled the bloodied young man from the carriage wreckage, helping him to his feet. From the other carriage emerged a girl in a dark green dress, appearing about 17 years old—Princess Mousse, the second princess of the royal family.

“Brother~” The girl’s voice was tinged with anxiety, but at that moment, no one had time to comfort her.

As soon as the group stopped, the pursuers quickly arrived. First, about a dozen slender hunting dogs, looking cunning and sinister, appeared. They did not attack directly but kept barking around the group, their cries exacerbating the anxiety of those encircled.

Following this, crossbow bolts rained down from the darkness, and accompanying guards continuously fell. Even with raised shields, they were shot from unexpected angles, falling to the ground with arrows. As the number of accompanying guards dwindled to only a few scattered individuals, Prince Jabos and Princess Musa in the center were seized with fear, yet helpless.

“Your Highness, stand behind me!” The last knight remaining by their side roared, raising his shield.

A curtain of silver-gray light expanded, forming a protective aura around them. Arrows fired at this light shattered, unable to penetrate.

Seeing this, several dark shadows leaped out from the gloom. They moved silently, their sharp blades continuously cutting down the remaining members. At this point, the only three surviving knights had to exert all their strength to maintain the grayish-white light shield, protecting the prince and princess, and then drawing their swords to fight these shadowy assassins.

However, everyone present knew that it was only a matter of time before these knights were defeated.

Just as everyone was filled with despair, several dark purple rays of light shot out from the deep forest, piercing through the attacking shadows, leaving them dead with their bodies riddled.

“Who is it?!” The pursuing shadows cried out in shock and anger.

With Anti and the Eagle Scorpion nearly conquering the Regas Duchy, what other force dared to get involved? Even the witches of the Dark Forest could only wait within the forest at this time, not directly come out to rescue.

Unfortunately, the other party did not reply. Instead, several more dark purple rays of light shot out from the depths of the forest, piercing through the attacking members.

Seeing this, an urgent whistle blew.

Soon, an eagle’s cry echoed again from the sky. The giant eagle swooped down once more, its fierce wind tearing open the branches and bushes of the forest. At this moment, both sides finally saw the scene deep within the forest.

Three large eyeball monsters were floating through the forest. They resembled magnified eyeballs, with shifting light in their pupils, from which dark purple rays shot out, piercing distant enemies.

Species: Eye Demon (Unknown Creature)

Status: Healthy (Bloodthirsty)

Talents:

Magic Eye Creature [Excellent Grade]: They are monsters in the form of eyeballs. Any use of pupil-based abilities is greatly enhanced.

Fate Card: [Dim Evil Eye] (Tier 3 – Alien Star)

‘An unknown creature from another world, possessing strange ocular abilities that can drive people mad.’

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Effect: [Magic Eye Lv.6]: Your pupils possess a strange magical power, capable of twisting the surrounding aspects and transforming them into a source of your own power.

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Effect: [Dim Suppression Lv.4]: Under your suppression, the visual senses of other creatures’ eyes are greatly weakened, as if they are plunged into an eternally dim region, making it difficult to see anything.

Core Card: [Descending Alien Visitor] [Alien Star] ‘You are not a creature of this world, shunned and detested by it. However, a portion of the local intelligent beings greatly revere you, and thus, through sacrifice and covenant, allow you to temporarily remain in this world.’

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Effect: [Demonic Pact]: As long as the one who formed the demonic pact is alive, you are exempt from being expelled and shunned by the world, and can breathe and recover in this world like any other life form.

Ability Cards:

[Evil Eye Ray Lv.7] (Alien Star): Releases a ray with extremely strong penetrating power from the eyes. Even knights of the same rank would find it hard to resist.

[Astral Tough Hide Lv.6] (Alien Star): A thick, tough outer skin allows you to travel through strange spacetime fissures and descend into this world, also providing strong defensive capabilities.

[Mad Gaze Lv.6] (Twisted): Creatures that meet your gaze will involuntarily experience mental confusion and breakdown.

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