A Scene Comes to the Door

Realizing the gravity of the consequences, Lecy didn’t dare to delay.

From the book in her hand, she summoned a common dire wolf, which bit through the necks of the men.

Hot blood spurted out, threatening to splash everywhere.

However, it was met with Su Ran.

The splattering blood was frozen into ice shards by Su Ran’s ability before it could travel far, halting in mid-air before falling to the ground.

“The blood around here is also a problem.”

Even though it was frozen into ice shards, the ground was still littered with them.

Su Ran controlled the blood shards, gathering them in one place to be dealt with later.

“Tilly! Tina!”

After confirming that the men’s body temperatures had turned from warm to cold, Lecy once again called over the twin girls from before.

The two figures appeared as if they had been waiting in place all along.

“Take them all out of the city and find a few passing mercenaries to be witnesses.”

The two girls nodded, dragged the five bodies from the garden floor, and even took the blood ice shards with them before leaving.

After all this was done, Lecy let out a long sigh of relief.

“Of the sisters Tilly and Tina, the elder, Tilly, can create illusions, while the younger, Tina, can enhance or diminish a person’s senses. If used together, they can influence others’ perception to a certain extent.”

After Lecy spoke, Su Ran understood why the sisters had seemed to appear out of nowhere in her consciousness.

‘The elder sister must have set up an illusion to disguise the two of them, and Tina then lowered their presence. As long as they don’t take the initiative to appear, they would be as inconspicuous as a stone on the roadside.’

With the sisters Tilly and Tina taking the bodies out, and with Lecy’s arrangements, the passing mercenaries would undoubtedly be the best evidence to clear the Witch’s Society of suspicion.

The best witnesses.

Within the Witch’s Society, one could see all sorts of witches.

What she had seen so far was merely the tip of the iceberg.

After all, Su Ran already knew from Lecy that the so-called mining of magic essence crystals was done by a witch, and this mysterious witch had yet to show herself.

After Su Ran had cleared the remaining traces from the garden, Philly came running over in a hurry.

Seeing Philly’s arrival, Su Ran was instead completely at ease.

She had already seen from the map that the main entrance of the Witch’s Society was surrounded by a large group of red dots.

Ken, the Sequence Six, had not appeared, but the leaders of the other mercenary groups had all arrived.

This kind of obvious frame-up was a small trick that the Roland Chamber of Commerce would certainly not stoop to if they still wanted to establish a foothold here, as it would easily damage their reputation.

But these mercenary groups, tempted by the crystal mine, couldn’t be bothered with such things.

‘They are surely being used by the Roland Chamber of Commerce as tools to test me.’

‘As long as I don’t make a move, the people from the Roland Chamber of Commerce will surely be wary of acting rashly.’

Su Ran had made up her mind this time to, as much as possible, just be present and not act, to absolutely not give the other party any opportunity.

“Philly, what happened?”

Seeing Philly’s hurried appearance, Lecy was already halfway to believing Su Ran’s hypothesis.

“Lady Su Ran, you’re really here with Lecy!”

Philly had originally heard that Lady Su Ran was with Isa, but when she rushed over, Isa said she had gone to find Lecy.

Philly was worried that she had left after finding Lecy.

Seeing Su Ran present, a look of joy appeared on Philly’s face, and she immediately explained.

“The entrance of the Society was suddenly surrounded by the mercenary groups. They said that several of their brothers had gone missing near the Society and suspect that it’s our revenge.”

Hearing Philly’s words, Lecy realized that Lady Su Ran was right.

Things were just as she had predicted.

The mercenary groups had indeed come looking for their people.

Those mercenary groups were not reasonable people.

The main reason they hadn’t swarmed in yet was because Su Ran, a Sequence Six, was present, and also because she herself was holding the magic essence crystal mine as a threat, forcing them to make concessions.

“Philly, you go stop them from coming in first. I’ll be there right away.”

Since Lady Su Ran had already guessed the other party’s move and made preparations in advance, Lecy, with a plan in her heart, gradually calmed down as the situation unfolded.

Hearing Lecy’s words, Philly looked at Su Ran, hesitating to speak.

“I’ll go with you.”

Only after Su Ran gave her a reassuring look did Philly set off for the entrance.

“Lady Su Ran really gives people a sense of reliability.”

Watching Philly’s departing back, Lecy sighed with emotion.

“Are you worried that my arrival will affect your position in the Witch’s Society?”

Hearing Lecy’s words, Su Ran suddenly asked in return.

Just now, after hearing Lecy’s words, Philly’s subconscious little movements and her glance towards her clearly indicated that she was waiting for her reply.

This clearly showed that in her heart, she trusted her more than Lecy.

‘There are some things that are better to be cleared up now, to prevent the relationship between the two from drifting further apart over time.’

“That’s not it, Lady Su Ran.”

But Lecy’s answer was somewhat unexpected.

She shook her head, denying Su Ran’s thoughts.

“The reason I established the Witch’s Society with everyone was to give everyone a place to live, even if it’s just a small piece of land.”

“If there comes a day when someone who can do better than me and give our companions a better future appears, I will not hesitate to give up my position.”

Speaking of this, Lecy turned to look at Su Ran, her eyes filled with anticipation.

“Lady Su Ran, I wonder if you are the person I’ve been waiting for?”

The meaning Lecy wanted to express was already very clear.

Now, as long as Su Ran nodded, she would not hesitate to give up her position to her.

“I’m sorry, I am not the person you are hoping for.”

Su Ran shook her head, rejecting her.

Lecy’s eyes dimmed in an instant.

“If the Witch’s Society needs help, I am very willing to contribute my strength. But your position can only be filled by you. The Witch’s Society is what it is today because of your efforts, so there is no need to belittle yourself.”

Su Ran had no great interest in leading the Witch’s Society.

She didn’t think she was someone who could be attentive to every detail, so some things still needed to be handled by a professional like Lecy.

As for herself, Su Ran felt that she was more suited to be an idle person.

“Is the position in the Witch’s Society so beneath Lady Su Ran’s notice?”

Hearing Su Ran’s subconscious refusal, Lecy’s small mouth pouted slightly.

“Is it that easy for you to sit in this position every day?”

Su Ran asked in return.

“Oh my, my! We’d better hurry to the entrance and see what’s going on. It would be terrible if Philly can’t hold on!”

Hearing Su Ran’s counter-question, Lecy changed the subject, quickly running towards the entrance.

Today was another busy day for Lecy, the head of the Society.