Saint Lady

After the purple light cluster slowly descended, the sky returned to the embrace of the night, and apart from the battle that occurred in Noda Forest, the knight Kold was also experiencing a fight with witches.

Witches are different from ordinary superhumans; in addition to being able to use fixed magic formulas, they also have all kinds of bizarre abilities.

Just like what Kold saw before him, the entire thicket they were in suddenly came to life; vines, treetops, roots, and trees regarded them as enemies, constantly obstructing their offensive and providing the witches with various combat conveniences.

Fortunately, their squad was composed of elites selected by the Church, and no one was below the Sequence Two rank.

Their cooperation was skilled, and with the help of the Holy Stone, the witches’ surprise attacks were slowed down for a time, dragging the opponent into a prolonged battle.

For Kold, this was good news; as long as his side didn’t arrive at the rendezvous point by the scheduled time, the Holy Maiden, noticing the clues, would definitely lead the team to reinforce them.

At that time, they could wipe out the witches in one fell swoop.

As it stood, the attacks of the small number of witches were not fierce; facing the knights’ airtight defense, they were afraid of reducing their companions, and they were also concerned about the influence of the Holy Stone. Even if they initially took the initiative, the situation later fell into a stalemate.

It could only be said that Lord Uriel’s judgment was correct; everything they had encountered before was caused by this group of witches in front of them.

Kold couldn’t help but hope that Lord Uriel could quickly resolve the witches in Noda Forest and return to the main battlefield to capture all the witches.

However, Kold’s rationality told him that Lord Uriel was undergoing a difficult and bitter battle.

The purple light cluster that appeared in the sky was obviously in the direction of Lord Uriel’s location.

Facing this kind of enemy, only Lord Uriel, who directly faced the opponent, could personally experience its pressure.

However, the thing Kold was most unwilling to see still happened.

Before setting off, Uriel left a badge with his magic essence; now, Kold felt that the badge had cracked, and Uriel’s magic essence reaction had disappeared without a trace.

This made Kold lose his mind; Uriel, who had just advanced to Sequence Five, had actually returned to heaven!

The enemy in Noda Forest was stronger than they had imagined!

Now was not the time for Kold to feel sad for Uriel; he had to take over Uriel’s responsibilities and safely bring the things he was responsible for escorting back to the Church.

Just as Kold was lost in thought, his movements paused, causing a gap to appear in the originally smooth defensive formation.

Finding an opportunity, Philly controlled the trees around her, using the branches and leaves of the trees to block their vision and cut the knights’ formation, thereby opening a path deep into the enemy’s formation.

“Maimai, take this chance!”

Hearing Philly’s voice, an imperceptible stream of brown liquid passed through the gap between the knights, its target pointing directly at the carriage they were guarding in the center.

The carriage was the target of the witches’ attack; they wanted to seize the things the Church was escorting.

Maimai had been waiting by Philly’s side for an opportunity; she only took action after the knights’ defensive formation showed a flaw, using her ability.

Her ability was simple; it just increased her speed to the point where people couldn’t react.

“Let me see what the Church has put so much effort into transporting.”

Relying on her witch ability, Maimai had already arrived inside the carriage; she rubbed her hands, preparing to open the box placed inside.

But just then, a beam of holy light pierced through the carriage from left to right from afar.

If Maimai inside the car hadn’t realized something was wrong and released the box to leave, this holy light would have been enough to cut her in half.

“Captain Kold, I shouldn’t be late, right?”

A wide, gold-edged white robe appeared at the other end of the jungle; the first thing everyone saw was the woman’s smooth blonde hair, white silk covered her eyes, and all they saw was a friendly smile on her face, and further down was a wealthy bosom and bare feet.

Suddenly, the witches and knights stopped fighting in unison, and their eyes were fixed on the woman who suddenly appeared; the two sides had completely different attitudes towards her.

The knights’ morale was high, because they had the honor of seeing the Holy Maiden of the Church in person.

Kold, who was called by name, respectfully saluted the Holy Maiden in front of him, expressing his respect.

In contrast, Philly and her group felt a surge of pressure in the face of the Holy Maiden’s appearance.

At this moment, Maimai had returned to Philly from the carriage, shaking her head at her and saying, “No, the box has a Holy Stone to strengthen the seal; if I hadn’t run fast, I might have been left inside.”

It could only be said that Maimai was very cautious and didn’t touch the box right away; otherwise, the Holy Stone on the surface would have been enough to give her a hard time.

Staring at the Holy Maiden who appeared, Philly decisively said, “Take advantage of the fact that the other side’s main force hasn’t arrived yet, retreat quickly; I’ll cover your retreat!”

“But…”

Seeing this, Maimai wanted to say something, but was stopped by Philly.

“This is a thicket; without my cover, none of you will be able to leave!”

What Philly said was the truth; the thicket terrain was the most suitable place for her ability to be used. If it weren’t for her cover, the witches would indeed be easily at a disadvantage when facing the knights holding the Holy Stone.

“I will definitely bring someone to save you.”

Firmly imprinting Philly’s appearance in her eyes, Maimai gritted her teeth and used her ability to shuttle between her companions, informing everyone of Philly’s decision.

The notified witches slowly retreated, preparing to evacuate the battlefield; however, the Church did not intend to let them go so easily.

The blindfolded Holy Maiden raised her hand, and the holy light turned into several golden threads, traveling through the forest and aiming at the retreating witches.

As long as they got close to the threads, the witches could even smell the scent of the Holy Stone on them.

However, the threads divided by the Holy Maiden were shattered by the vines of the surrounding thicket at the same time; Philly was using her ability to cover her companions’ retreat.

“The surrounding vines are limited, but my magic essence must be more than the vines.”

The blindfolded Holy Maiden smiled slightly, raising her hand and dividing out more holy light threads, as if wanting to confirm whether the other party really had the ability to stop her.

Just as the Holy Maiden and Philly were in a stalemate, Kold was not idle; he organized the knights to pursue the retreating witches.

However, the witches were only retreating and not really without the power to fight back, and with Philly’s help, they safely got rid of the knights’ pursuit.

There were fewer and fewer plants that could be used in the thicket, and she watched her companions who had escaped the knights’ pursuit.

Philly showed a relieved smile, and she began to chant in a low voice.

Suddenly, a burst of magic essence burst out from Philly’s body; the plants in the thicket seemed to have been blessed and ushered in an explosive growth, as if they had been given a will, and they submerged all the knights in it.