The New Use of Isa’s Ability

The morning air in the forest was still moist.

The sun gradually rose, illuminating the earth, and sunlight shone through the shade of the trees onto Isa’s exquisite face.

Perhaps because she was deep in the Noda Forest, the surroundings were deserted, leaving only the rustling of leaves.

“Alright, this should be enough for soup.”

She pushed aside her chestnut-colored long hair, which was wet with sweat, and looked at the half-full basket of mushrooms in her hand. A sense of satisfaction arose in her heart. This was the result of her morning’s work.

It had been a while since she had left the small house in the morning. Isa’s luck was very good. She had picked up a large half-basket of delicious mushrooms that were usually hard to find.

The surrounding magical beasts, due to the previous change in magic essence concentration, had all fled from the area where Isa was in order to survive.

As a result, she hadn’t even encountered a magical beast attack so far.

Isa’s clothes were neat and new, not stained with any dirt. She carried the basket with a satisfied and expectant look on her face.

Her current leisurely stroll made it more convincing that she was on an outing in a randomly chosen park rather than in the dangerous Noda Forest that people talked about.

These few days of peace had brought Isa back to the state of life she had once had in the village.

At that time, she was just like now, going to the nearby mountains every day to pick some wild vegetables and occasionally treating injured villagers.

The warm daily routine came to an abrupt end on the day the Church came to her door.

Suddenly, Isa pulled herself out of her memories, stopped her steps, and alertly cast her gaze not far away.

As Isa stopped her steps and movements, the Noda Forest returned to its original silence.

Various sounds in the forest gathered in Isa’s ears, and the information hidden in the various subtle sounds was gradually analyzed by Isa.

Excluding the information that was consistent with her cognitive reality, Isa heard a discordant noise from it.

The undisguised footsteps and the sound of weapons being swung. Basically, those who could walk in the Noda Forest were superhumans who had stepped into the sequence.

Their current position was not far from where Isa was. To be on the safe side, Isa decided to confirm the identity of this group of people first.

As a result, before Isa had even moved closer, she heard them talking, and she could vaguely see their figures.

“Now everyone, disperse and search. If you find any trace of the witch, call for help immediately!”

This time, Isa saved herself the trouble of even getting close and directly confirmed the identity of the other party.

This group of people were knights from the Church!

After confirming that the other party were knights from the Church, Isa became inexplicably nervous. The authority accumulated by the Church over the years made her subconsciously hesitate to oppose the Church.

Soon, Isa threw this hesitation to the back of her mind.

The death of the hounds meant that she had already escaped. Isa had long expected that the Church would send people here to check.

For both sides, this was a life-or-death struggle for survival, and there was no reason to be soft-hearted.

Finding a place to hide the basket of mushrooms, Isa silently thought, ‘I hope this battle won’t delay the Witch’s mealtime.’

Before leaving, Isa suddenly turned back and picked out a few mushrooms from it and put them in her bosom.

After making full preparations, Isa felt the magic essence flowing in her body and set off in one direction.

According to her understanding, the Church in the city were all Sequence One apprentice knights. As long as the knights didn’t gather together, Isa was confident enough to defeat them one by one.

The apprentice knight Fodi rudely swung his sword to cut down the thorns blocking his way.

According to his usual schedule, he should be sleeping naked in a small room on the second floor of a tavern now, instead of traveling day and night to the Noda Forest to find some witch’s tracks.

Under the glory of the Church, no matter what kind of witch, they should all flee with their heads in their hands, everyone for themselves.

As for the quasi-knight Balun from the Holy City, Fodi felt angry when he thought of his arrogant attitude.

The main force from the Holy City was packing up and preparing to leave, but he was the only one who stayed behind, and he even had to ride on his head.

But who could blame the other party for being from the Holy City.

Thinking of the other party’s origin, Fodi’s anger only lasted for a short while before it dissipated.

However, along with his mood, his body also dissipated.

The things in his eyes became blurry and showed double images. Fodi lost control of his body for a moment and collapsed to the ground like a limp dough.

Before losing consciousness, Fodi’s brain tried desperately to control his throat to make a sound, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t make a single sound.

The last image in his mind was a pair of high heels getting closer and closer.

Looking at the unconscious apprentice knight, Isa nodded with satisfaction at the effect of the paralysis potion.

After entering Sequence One, her witch abilities had also been strengthened to a certain extent, and the magic potions she made were no longer limited to restoration potions.

With just a thought, she could identify the components of various drugs and use her abilities to combine various magic potions.

For Isa, the only thing that limited her from making magic potions was the amount of magic essence in her body.

Even if Isa knew the formula for some magic potions, the magic essence required to synthesize the magic potions alone was enough to suck her dry.

The paralysis potion that Isa was using now was one she had chosen, a potion that could be made with mushrooms on the spot.

Colorless and odorless, as long as it was scattered in the air, anyone whose superhuman sequence did not exceed Sequence One would not be able to effectively prevent it from spreading throughout their body after the paralysis potion took effect.

Isa squatted down and untied the apprentice knight’s sword. She held the sword with both hands and aimed the sharp tip of the sword at the neck that the armor couldn’t protect.

At first, she might not have been able to make up her mind, but after recognizing the reality, she had no intention of being merciful.

Being merciful to the enemy is being cruel to oneself. She had already sent several apprentice knights on their way with the same method.

In Isa’s few experiences of entering the city, these apprentice knights had all kicked and beaten the people around them, and they deserved to die.

“This is the eighth one!”

After dealing with the knight in front of her, Isa suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

Being able to solve these apprentice knights without a frontal battle was good news for her.

At the moment when Isa was most relaxed, her numb scalp made Isa make the most correct choice. The sword in her hand, which she hadn’t had time to throw away, was blessed with magic essence by Isa and blocked behind her.

With a clang, Isa, who had blocked the sneak attack from behind with her sword, felt her hands go numb.

So, she rolled to the side to pull away from the sneak attacker.

A trace of surprise flashed in Balun’s eyes. You must know that as a Sequence Two, under a sneak attack, very few people could react.

He didn’t expect that this witch in front of him could actually block his attack.

“Witch who drives magical beasts to launch beast tides, you actually harmed so many knights? Today, I, quasi-knight Balun, will send you to hell. You can repent for your sins in hell!”

Although he didn’t like these apprentice knights, they were still a part of the Church. At this moment, looking at the beheaded apprentice knights, Balun’s anger burned.

The ambush suppressed with anger was not successful. The longsword in his hand pointed at Isa, driving the magic essence in his body, intending to kill the witch openly to comfort the deceased knights.

As the magic essence flowed, a layer of magic essence faintly appeared on the surface of Balun’s body, gradually covering his entire body.

Watching the magic essence gradually build a flawless protection and cover Balun’s body surface, Isa’s heart suddenly sank.

The other party was not lying. The protective layer built by using the magic essence controlled in the body was a sign of stepping into the superhuman Sequence Two.

With magic essence protection, the paralysis potion had no way to penetrate into the other party’s body.

This also explained why the other party was not affected by the paralysis potion.