Chapter 725: Double Surprise for the Ice Witch and Hyperion
The aura of the Ice Witch Artemis is still so cold, but Hyperion feels extremely warm. It was her teacher who took good care of her every day in the Northern Continent. The bond between them will never disappear.
"haven't seen you for a long time."
The Ice Witch originally wanted to push Hyperion away, but when she saw Hyperion like this, she couldn't bear it.
Without Talia to take care of Hyperion, she seemed to have become Hyperion's only guardian.
She gently placed her hand behind Hyperion's back.
Then the Ice Witch raised her eyes again and looked at the three employees in the restaurant behind Hyperion.
The words "Long time no see" were also said to them.
She didn't expect that the few great demons who survived the old times would meet again in such an ordinary-looking human restaurant.
Although the three employees in the restaurant were faces she had never seen before, the Ice Witch could recognize them at a glance from their familiar temperament and magical fluctuations.
The woman sitting at the bar looked at her calmly. She looked like a noble lady in a black dress. She was Shinora the Lawbreaker.
The casual and playful short-haired woman wearing a leather vest, tight leather pants and high boots is obviously the Guardian Antanas.
The man wearing a dark brown suit and vest, looking particularly reserved and deep behind the dimly lit bar, is Pranay of Truth.
"Artis, I haven't seen you for over a hundred years."
Antanas smiled with relief and said to her.
She has a good relationship with most demons, including the half-demon Ice Witch.
"Do you want to talk to us?"
It was Planai who spoke expressionlessly, his eyes fixed on Artmis.
Shinola was originally planning to greet the Ice Witch, but after seeing her brother's attitude, she immediately stopped talking and remained silent.
After thinking about it carefully, Shinora understood why her brother was so cold towards Artemis.
Artemis obviously came to them more than to Hyperion.
The Allied forces are now severely lacking in eighth-level heroic units, are losing ground on the battlefield, and are constantly shrinking their front lines. However, the three eighth-level demons hiding in Ikerit will be a force that cannot be ignored.
But their duty is to protect Hyperion and they cannot help the Ice Witch with any combat deployment.
"I want to ask you to help me."
The Ice Witch finally pressed Hyperion's shoulders lightly, moved her away, and looked at the three great demons.
She knew that the demon sage Pranai could see through her thoughts at a glance.
In that case, there is nothing to hide.
"No way. We will not leave Hyperion's side. Her safety has the highest priority."
Shinora answered firmly.
Even if it was not a mission assigned by Lanqi, she would protect Hyperion. Hyperion was her irreplaceable friend and she would not let Hyperion take any risk.
"Artis, it's not that we don't want to help you, but protecting the princess is our most important mission."
Antanas added.
At this moment, they are all in the camp of the Southern Continent Allies. If the Allies lose, they will also be displaced, but they still have their own jobs.
“…”
Pranay stared at the Ice Witch for a moment.
"The biggest source of trouble for the Krelian Empire right now is Duke Lachar, the third ancestor of the blood race. He possesses the power of Blood Control, which is at the pinnacle of mental magic and illusion magic. The more negative emotions the enemy has, the easier it is for Duke Lachar to find a flaw in his mind and complete mental control and forced brainwashing."
He still spoke and shared the intelligence and Lanqi's prophetic dream with the Ice Witch.
Although the blood clan of the Krelian Empire seems to have not yet stepped out from behind the scenes to the front, the war of the Krelian Empire is inseparable from the manipulation of the blood clan.
There was no need to publicize this information gap that only they knew. On the one hand, the Allied front battlefield could not threaten the vampires in the rear, and on the other hand, it would alert the vampires in the heart of the empire and cause them to be on guard.
Perhaps due to the interference of multiple factors, the world line that the goddess of fate let Lanqi see has shifted. For example, the war of the Kremlin Empire was advanced by several months, and the war was launched earlier, which shows that the blood clan was not as fully prepared as originally thought.
Even so, the vampires will still find every way to kill Hyperion.
The real significance of Princess Hyperion's death to the vampires is that it broke the mental defenses of Duke Migaia.
Only in this way can Migaiya become a slave of the vampires and hand over all his original magic.
Duke Migaia's dark magic is too important to the vampires. It can serve as their protective umbrella even during the day. Only by mastering the daytime can the vampires significantly speed up the progress of eroding the Kreming Empire.
If the ninth ancestor, Marquis Bernhard, can be found, he can absorb Mi Gaiya and maximize the benefits of Mi Gaiya.
Once something happens to Hyperion, it means that Duke Migaia will become a puppet controlled by the mind of Duke Lachar, the third ancestor of the vampire clan.
Even though Duke Migaiya's direct combat capability was probably only at the quasi-bishop level, his scientific research capabilities would have disastrous consequences if he joined the Empire.
"Blood race..."
The Ice Witch pondered for a moment. She knew that there had always been rumors about vampires in the territory of the Krelian Empire. There was a powerful eighth-level vampire who had fought with Loren in the territory of Hutton Nanwantina before.
The so-called third ancestor, who can be called the Duke of the Blood Clan, is undoubtedly a terrifying creature of the ninth level.
After all the ninth-level beings were forcibly recruited by the ninth-level shadow world that would only appear once or twice a century, whoever could break through to the ninth level the fastest would be invincible in the world.
However, if a ninth-level being is in an extremely strong sealed state and is rescued at this point in time, then the strength will be too advanced.
Coupled with this ability called [Blood Control of the Mind], it will undoubtedly become a real power to steal the country and reproduce the tragedy of the Horning Empire in ancient times.
The Ice Witch quickly understood the whole story and covered her forehead with her hands in pain.
She also didn't know how to deal with the ninth-level vampire hidden in the darkness of the empire's heartland, she just felt that there was no solution.
The only one who could possibly defeat the Third Ancestor might be Loren's student Lanqi, who has a flawless mind that cannot be affected by the Blood Control. He also possesses the power of the sun that can weaken the blood clan tenfold, as if he was born to be the natural enemy of the Third Ancestor.
But the problem is that Lanqi’s current rank is too low. Even if he can successfully find the third ancestor, he will not be able to defeat his enemy for the time being.
"Why 'seems'?"
The Ice Witch thought about Pranay's words and murmured gradually.
He said that the biggest source of trouble for the Krelian Empire right now seems to be the third ancestor of the blood clan, Duke Lachar.
It is obvious that the fundamental problem of the Kremer Empire is the manipulation of the vampires behind the scenes, so why did Pranay add the word "seems"?
"What did Pranay see?"
The Ice Witch asked him.
“…”
"I saw a very scary man, and when I saw him, he seemed to be able to see me."
Pranay hesitated and said in a deep voice.
From then on, he dared not look in the direction of the military staff and headquarters of the Empire of Blierda, the capital of Cremon.
"Who is it?"
The Ice Witch asked.
"The first military god, Hecintus, who was conferred the Diamond Throne."
Pranay answered.
"In your opinion, is he more dangerous than the third ancestor of the blood clan?"
The Ice Witch thought for a moment and asked again.
The ninth level is a realm comparable to that of gods. Once you reach it, it is equivalent to reaching the end of life. There will be no more room for attribute improvement. If you want to become stronger, you can only adjust your own state, improve your skills and techniques, and obtain more powerful epic items.
Some creatures have remained at the eighth level for a long time, and their attributes simply cannot reach the ninth level. No one knows whether they have reached perfection in other aspects.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Just as in the legend of the wars in the Age of Gods, ninth-order creatures can threaten gods and fight for the gods and camps they believe in. In the long years since the Age of Gods, there must have been unreasonably strong eighth-order creatures, and there is even the possibility of counterattacks against ninth-order creatures.
"No, that's hard to say..."
Pranay didn't know how to describe it.
In short, he vaguely felt that the empire's disaster was not that simple.
"I have a general understanding. Don't worry. I would rather take risks myself than put Hyperion in danger. She is more important to me than anyone else."
The Ice Witch made a promise to the three great demons.
"teacher……"
Hyperion looked at the Ice Witch with emotion.
But it seemed that the teacher did have his reasons for doing so. The Allied war situation was clearly precarious, even worse than what could be learned from the news.
"Can you still use the technology that you used to transform into eighth-level epic magic cards in the Protoss Empire?"
The Ice Witch sighed and changed her way of negotiating.
"Lanfu left behind the core principles of the Forbidden Curse and the Fusion Wolf that she improved. Theoretically, if Talia is here, she should be able to replicate it."
Upon hearing this, Pranay was silent for a moment, then looked at the Ice Witch and answered.
In fact, as long as it does not affect their main work, anything can be negotiated, and they will try their best to help the allied forces.
Among the few surviving demons, besides Talia, Artmis was the one who was best at magic engineering.
Previously in the Northern Continent, Artemis helped Hyperion make a card to ensure Hyperion's safety.
"The current battle situation is losing ground, the pressure on the Allied front battlefield is increasing, and the intelligence personnel have been repeatedly persecuted by the Empire's lackeys. I may need to find a way to infiltrate the Cremon Empire myself. Florence, the Holy Knight Commander of the Church of the Goddess of Destiny, is an important member of the Kingdom of Canberra in the western hub area. She can arrange an excellent infiltration identity. Now that she is staying in the Kingdom of Hutton, she can also take over Loren's work. If we, the eighth-level, want to infiltrate, the probability of our excessive magic power or aura being detected by the Imperial City Defense Barrier is huge. Hyperion's sixth-level is just right."
Artemis said, proposing her idea, "How about this, I will also protect Hyperion with you and let her sneak into the Cremona Empire."
The Ice Witch believed that the plan she proposed would allow the three great demons to continue to protect Hyperion while also providing her protection. Correspondingly, Hyperion would need to join her in becoming an allied intelligence agent to infiltrate the Kremer Empire.
She had helped Hyperion copy the [Transformation: Human] in the Northern Continent before, and can help Hyperion change into any appearance.
Hyperion's stealth talent is extremely unique. She is a spy trained by herself. She can even run away in front of an eighth-level demon. In the past, only the ninth-level great demon Kaliela could prevent Hyperion from escaping.
If Hyperion could turn the four great demons into magic cards and carry them with her, she could go wherever she wanted.
"Consider it as I owe you a favor. If you need help in the future, I will do my best to help you."
The Ice Witch bowed to them sincerely.
After she finished speaking, the entire first floor of Cat Boss Restaurant was quiet for a long time.
The three great demons exchanged glances.
As for the Ice and Snow Witch, she would not have come to the demons for help unless it was absolutely necessary.
It seemed that the Allied spies had obtained some extremely bad information, and she could no longer sit there and wait for death. She could only ask them to help her for the sake of their common race and old friendship.
"Brother, what do you think?"
Shinora looked towards Pranay.
"I'll listen to you."
Antanas never makes decisions. She doesn't have any operational support. She can only get high scores if she understands the art of mixed learning.
“…”
Pranay was lost in thought.
He would have been reluctant to consider such risky advice.
But if Hyperion disappeared from the map, it would also be an extremely safe option, perhaps safer than staying in Ikerit. After she went to the northern continent, the vampires in the southern continent could not find her.
The vampires have an astrologer, the seventh ancestor, Marquis Helitier, but he also has unstable clairvoyance, which can interfere with each other, create illusions, and prevent the other party from tracking down Hyperion.
More importantly, if Hyperion brings the four great demons into the Kremer Empire, the idle defensive force will be transformed into offensive force.
"Huprienne, you decide."
Pranay sighed.
There is no way to ask Lanqi how to judge now.
The appearance of the Ice Witch does provide a possibility. She can not only make cards, but also further supplement the power to protect Hyperion, making the original optimal strategy tilted.
"Well, thank you for your trust, Pranay."
Hyperion nodded seriously.
Hyperion, who had been listening to the four great demons talking for a long time on the first floor of the restaurant and had been unable to get a word in, seemed to have already had an idea in her mind.
"Teacher, this time we are united as master and disciple, let's work hard together."
Hyperion stepped forward and held the Ice Witch's hand tightly. "No matter how evil the imperial lackeys are, I will not be afraid."
She had long wanted to embark on a journey full of unknowns and responsibilities with the Ice and Snow Witch Teacher.
With four great demon spirits behind her, she has nothing to be afraid of. Now she is the real modern demon princess.
She will become a spy for the Kingdom United Parliament Allied Forces and fulfill her mission as a priest with honor!
(End of this chapter)