Philly was not clear who the person who surpassed Sequence Five that the Holy Maiden spoke of was.
The reason they had appeared this time to seize the Church’s escorted item was mainly because they had received news that the Church was transporting something.
Acting on the principle that hindering the Church was helping themselves, the Witch’s Society had appeared here.
As the person in charge of the operation, Philly was very clear that among their group, there was no one who could wrestle with a Sequence Five.
If someone with the strength the Holy Maiden spoke of truly existed, she would not have had to voluntarily stay behind to cover the retreat, and thus fall to the point of becoming a prisoner.
Philly couldn’t help but look up curiously, wondering if the person with strength surpassing Sequence Five was a witch or not.
Seeing the witch’s head shoot up, a few guesses instantly formed in Yuffie’s mind.
When she learned from Kold that Uriel had been killed while trying to capture the witch, she had become wary of the enemy’s strength.
Not only did she imprison the captured witch in the deepest part of the dungeon, but she even activated the Church’s warning formation, worried that the other party would break in.
The one who killed Uriel should be the purple light that appeared that night.
Regarding this point, neither Kold nor she had much doubt.
The commotion after the purple light appeared was simply too great; no one would fail to connect Uriel’s death with it.
Faced with a powerful enemy, Yuffie had to be cautious.
Seeing the attitude the witch now displayed after hearing her say this, Yuffie let out a genuine sigh of relief.
‘Only towards a stranger would one show a curious expression.’
The witch had not yet realized that her expression had already betrayed the information she knew.
The purple light that appeared in the forest was unrelated to the witch currently detained by the Church.
After learning this, Yuffie temporarily did not need to worry about a situation where someone would forcibly break into the Church to snatch someone away.
Inside the Church, she, at Sequence Five, could fight against a Sequence Six witch with the help of the formation inlaid with Holy Stones around her, but it was merely a fight.
To say she felt no pressure when facing an enemy who could kill Uriel so cleanly and efficiently would be a lie.
The only thing to worry about now was whether the other party would appear at the scene of the public trial.
Yuffie could only place her hope in the giant magic formation arranged in the city to be effective.
If so, no matter how many witches came, they could be caught in one fell swoop.
Due to the loss of the soul vessel, the Church could only change its original plan and transport all captured witches to the Holy City.
So this public trial held in Laita City was, relatively speaking, more of a performance.
“Witch, if you are willing to cooperate and honestly disclose the hiding place of the Witch’s Society, it is not impossible to spare your life after the trial.”
The Church had ordered that all witches escorted to the Holy City needed to be alive.
Yuffie saying this could be considered a small trick.
As for what would happen after she was sent to the Holy City, Yuffie could not necessarily guarantee anything.
However, even when Yuffie used the hope of survival as a temptation, the witch before her seemed unmoved.
“The Witch’s Society…”
Just as Yuffie thought she was about to return disappointed, she heard the witch speak.
Although the witch’s voice was very faint, Yuffie still listened attentively to every word she said.
“The Witch’s Society exists only for the mutual support of witches. Don’t even think about making me betray it!”
Faced with the witch’s words, Yuffie completely lost her patience.
Her gaze towards Philly was like looking at a dead person.
“Then you can continue to hold onto your faith in the Source of Witches and prepare to face your sentence. You had better hope your accomplices from the Witch’s Society can rescue you.”
Since the witch was unwilling to speak to her, and Yuffie had already gotten the answer she wanted regarding the enemy, she did not continue to linger in the dungeon.
For the trial in a few days, she still had many things she needed to supervise personally.
The cell door closed again, and the surroundings once again became quiet.
Philly’s head drooped, letting her neck relax a little.
She murmured in a low voice, “The Source of Witches never appeared when witches were suffering. How could the Witch’s Society, formed on the principle of mutual help between witches, possibly have her as its faith? Also, Maimai, don’t come. This is a trap!”
Her voice grew smaller and smaller.
The Holy Maiden’s appearance had not brought Philly a meal.
Her remaining stamina was not enough to support her staying awake any longer.
The only thing Philly could do now was to pray that her companions from the Witch’s Society would not turn back to rescue her.
After closing the Witch Game, Su Ran specifically checked his bank account.
After subtracting necessary living expenses, he didn’t have much money left.
To maintain the strength of a Sequence Six during the rescue mission, this time it would no longer be free.
“How much does it cost to maintain Sequence Six?”
[Sequence Six requires control of 4,000 points of magic essence: Two million. Subsequently, every additional 600 points of magic essence will cost an extra 200,000, up to a cap of 10,000 points of magic essence.]
That is to say, Sequence Six would cost anywhere from two million to four million.
The system even gave Su Ran choices based on different strengths.
How thoughtful!
However, in reality, he simply couldn’t afford two million.
If it were two hundred yuan, that would be no pressure for the current Su Ran.
[Dear~ We have detected that you are having financial troubles. Since you previously subscribed to our short drama membership, there is now a limited-time special offer. The Sequence Experience Card, originally priced at 100,000 yuan, now only costs 10,000 yuan, allowing you to immediately unlock the value of a two-million-yuan Sequence Six!]
The sudden pop-up from the system instantly provided a solution to Su Ran’s pressing problem.
Thus, he immediately checked the details of the limited-time special offer.
The service content of this limited-time offer was very simple.
Su Ran only needed to spend 10,000 yuan, and the strength of a Sequence Six would be unlocked for him for a limited time.
But the unlocked strength only included the standard class pressure and other common abilities of the Sequence.
In other words, 10,000 yuan bought him a temporary, empty shell.
If he wanted to shoot magic essence bullets with a gun like before, or use magic…
Then sorry, that would cost extra.
Su Ran’s mouth couldn’t help but twitch as he looked at this limited-time special offer.
‘This is too much of a rip-off!’
However, Su Ran had no choice.
If he didn’t use it, Isa alone would not be able to complete the mission for the fourth potion.
If he lost the hope of standing up again and re-entering a Sequence, then no matter how much money he had, it would be useless.
Thus, Su Ran gritted his teeth and chose this limited-time special offer.
The problem he now faced was no longer needing two million, but where to find 10,000 yuan.
Although the problem was much smaller than the original version, 10,000 yuan was still an astronomical figure for Su Ran.
Even with play-along sessions, Sister Qiuqiu wouldn’t necessarily give him 10,000 yuan.
The play-along fee after being restored to the original price was one thousand per session.
Su Ran’s face turned pale as he counted on his fingers.
‘Ten thousand yuan… that’s enough for me to accompany her ten times!’
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