Chapter 85: The Witch Contract Fight...The Fight Started?
The unique smell of underground soil penetrated into the nostrils, and besides that, a faint herbal fragrance filled the air.
The speed at which the black stars filled up was so fast that one second she saw mushrooms and forests, and the next second she was here.
Chen Shuang looked around and found no other living creatures except the witch in front of her and the group of strange reptiles.
God did not catch up.
It seems that the effect of the bad luck is limited to her.
The witch in front of him was wearing a wide hood. With a wave of her hand, the docile black cat jumped lightly onto her shoulder. Its intelligent blue eyes looked at Chen Shuang, as if it was measuring whether there was any threat. After a while, its eyes relaxed and it rubbed against its owner's neck.
Then I got the instruction, “Ouch, it’s too heavy, get off quickly.”
Black Cat: “…”
Shen Shuang: It looks like it’s about to break.
The cat left the witch's shoulder with a sigh, jumped onto the table, said "ha" gloomily to a colorful lizard, and then curled up on the table.
This place was not what Chen Shuang had imagined, with no huge and strange creatures lurking and hunting.
But the fact that there is a witch watching the peaceful years in a space who knows how many kilometers underground is itself strange.
The witch in front of him suddenly raised her hand and covered her eyes: "It's so dazzling."
Chen Shuang looked at the flickering candlelight around her.
There is no light underground. The light here is made up of candles and luminous stones. Although it is not dark, it is definitely not dazzling.
The witch's fingers slit a little: "The light on you is too dazzling."
Chen Shuang: “…Uh.”
Should I say thank you?
What a strange person.
Chen Shuang observed the surroundings calmly.
Everything is so peaceful here.
She slowed her voice and asked, "Excuse me, has anyone else been here before me?"
The witch lowered her hand covering her eyes, tapped her forehead, and thought for a moment: "There is a spirit that talks a lot."
It's Ash.
Chen Shuang asked, "What about the others?"
The witch said frankly, "It was eaten."
Chen Shuang narrowed her eyes: "Are you sure you are not joking?"
The witch cried out "Aiya" several times, ran over and grabbed Chen Shuang's wrist: "Don't worry about him, let's take care of our business first!"
Shen Shuang glanced down at the witch's hand.
The movement was so quick that I couldn't even see how the other person got over there, but she didn't hold on hard enough and was able to break free with just a slight movement.
Various offensive items in the backpack have been neatly arranged, and the legendary magic spells are also well known by heart. Chen Shuang lowered her eyes and followed the witch's strength to move forward with her.
After leaving the room where many reptiles were placed and walking up the passage, they soon stopped in front of a stone door.
The witch pushed open the heavy door, and the accumulated dust immediately spread out.
She covered her mouth and nose and coughed a few times: "I haven't been here for a long time, there is so much dust."
The witch chanted a few spells in a low voice, and as the magic was cast, the room was shrouded in wind and water vapor, and instantly became clean and new.
She excitedly pulled Chen Shuang in, pressed her down on the soft sofa, and brought out a few plates of fruits and vegetables from somewhere, saying, "Please sit down and eat as you like. Wait a moment, I'll find something."
The witch called out, "Xiao Hei, take good care of the guests!"
The black cat followed slowly and meowed in response.
"wait……"
Before Chen Shuang could finish her words, the impetuous witch rushed into the adjacent room, and the sound of rummaging through drawers and cabinets was immediately heard from next door.
Chen Shuang held the plate of sliced melons and looked at the black cat licking its fur at the door. She felt a strange sense of familiarity.
It turns out that cats from other worlds can't escape the name Xiao Hei.
Just as I was thinking about it, cheers came from the next room: "Found it!"
The witch came out holding a few parchment scrolls and spread them out on the table in front of Chen Shuang. She sat on the table and leaned forward, appearing particularly close.
She said, "Miss, do you want to sign a fair and honest agreement to sell yourself?"
"I'm here to look for someone," Chen Shuang raised her eyes and said, "Miss Witch, I have no reason to trust a stranger."
The invisible transparent bow and arrow was quietly suspended above the space, and the red and green seeds were entangled and stopped on the side, ready to be embedded in the bow and arrow at any time.
"You want to..."
Chen Shuang stood up, her eyes burning: "Whose body are you selling?"
The witch had a faint smile on her lips as she looked up at the human priest who had stood up. Her gaze did not evade, but instead directly collided with the threat hidden under the mask of calmness.
"Really..." The witch narrowed her eyes, "It's so dazzling."
The elemental bow on top has been quietly drawn, and the arrow made of pure elements is aimed at the witch, waiting for the master's order.
The witch sat cross-legged on the table, propping up her face: "Your bow and arrow are a bit noisy."
Chen Shuang's eyes moved slightly.
She could hear the trash talk between the elemental seeds.
Chen Shuang said: "As long as you can shoot accurately."
"So, where is the spirit body just now?"
"I told you it was eaten," the witch said, "Why don't you believe it?"
She raised her chin and said, "Hei, Xiao Hei just finished eating. Why don't you ask him for the details?"
The arrow hung high in the air and fell down instantly. The stream of fire brushed past the witch's face and burned a corner of her black robe.
"Ouch," the witch quickly slapped away the flames, puzzled, "Why did you suddenly attack me? I was telling you the truth."
The elemental flame was weakened by her slaps and was completely extinguished in a few seconds.
"You have such a bad temper," the witch said as she rolled up the contract calmly, a look of satisfaction flashing in her eyes. "I really want to establish a contract with you."
The witch didn't care about what just happened. Instead, she pressed Chen Shuang's wrist and said, "No fighting today...hiss!"
Before he could finish his words, he was frozen by the icy divine power that escaped and retracted his hand.
Chen Shuang tilted her head: "Magic doesn't work on you, try divine power?"
“Swish——”
The invisible bow and arrow shrank in size, fell from a great height, and landed precisely in the hands of the human priest.
The ends of her hair, which had been hanging down peacefully, were slightly shaken by the surging divine power, but the arm holding the bow did not waver at all. In an instant, she pulled the bowstring, aimed at the witch's head, and let go.
The arrow, wrapped in wind and fire, was mixed with strands of black and rushed towards the witch's head with astonishing force.
Right between the eyebrows.
The witch let out a short cry of pain, then her body lost strength, her pupils lost their luster, and she slowly fell to the ground.
Chen Shuang didn't pay any attention to the figure on the ground. Without any pause, she turned around and shot an arrow behind her.
“Ouch!”
The witch, who was turning to flee, pulled out the arrow from her shoulder and muttered, "Tsk, your reaction is too quick."
Fearing another arrow in the heart after running with her back turned, she immediately turned around and said, "No more fighting, no more fighting. I have something to say!"
“Whoosh—”
Another arrow hit him right between the eyebrows.
The witch fell limply, lifeless.
Chen Shuang turned the bow and arrow towards the witch who appeared for the third time. She lowered her eyes slightly and said, "Go ahead."
The witch tidied her appearance and coughed, "You are my destined one."
Chen Shuang: “…”
She didn't say anything. The black color gathered on the arrow seemed to be even darker, and the wind it created caused the table to shake.
"Three, two..."
The witch immediately said, "I'm not lying!"
“Your stars, no, your sea of stars is incredibly bright,” she blinked, “but only in the future.”
Without waiting for the next arrow, the witch regained her initial sense of relaxation and shrugged. "This is a sign from the stars. I will arrive in the world of darkness with hope and fulfill a wish for the Uncrowned King."
Chen Shuang: "Precognitive?"
The witch shook her head. "It's an astrologer."
"Those favored by the stars will glimpse a glimpse of the future from the star tracks. This is how we can touch our destiny," the witch blinked, "but not the stars under this sky."
The contract scroll in the witch's hand suddenly floated up and unfolded, and obscure handwriting appeared on it. Although it was an unknown text, Chen Shuang instantly understood the content of the contract.
The black-robed witch bowed slightly. "Through contract magic, when I need you, you will cross the rift between the worlds and see the real me. And at some point in the future, I will open the door to the place you wish to go to."
The details of the contract played out in his mind.
It wasn't the indenture contract the witch had just jokingly called it.
In summary, the witch saw her future and decided to invest in potential stocks.
The deal is very fair.
Before a certain day in the future, she will receive the witch's full support, and after that day, when the witch needs help, she will cross the barriers of the world and provide the witch with help.
This witch is indeed not from this world.
The witch pushed the floating scroll towards Chen Shuang, promoting herself: "I am very good at foresight and space barrier magic, and I will definitely give you great value for money."
Space barrier magic...
Thinking of the "world crack" the witch had just mentioned, Shen Shuang slowly loosened the bowstring. After a moment, she said, "It's a great temptation. I can sign an agreement, but before that, please tell me where the spirit body is."
The witch scratched her head and said, "He's dead."
She sighed, walked over and put her arm around Chen Shuang's shoulder, very familiar: "You didn't see, that guy is so arrogant."
The witch chattered on and on: "Such a large spirit broke into my house, made a nest here, and barked. Not only that, it even stole Xiao Hei's cat food."
"It's so abominable that they even took the cat's food," she said indignantly, "so I fed it to Xiao Hei as cat food."
Chen Shuang: Wait, something is wrong.
Are they talking about the same thing?
"Master Priest!"
A familiar voice came from the door, and Shen Shuang turned around instantly.
A strange tall boy with a baby face walked in and said happily, "Why are you here?"
It was Ash's voice.
Shen Shuang widened her eyes slightly: "Ash?"
“It’s me, it’s me, it’s me!”
He said happily: "I was right, as expected, even if I'm unlucky, I can see my mother. I have a new body!"
"Mother," Ash said, his steps quickening as he approached the witch and said, "This is the priest I was talking about. They sent me back."
"What a good boy," the witch said happily, "Thank you Ash for helping your mother bring back... no, invite back such an outstanding priestess."
Chen Shuang put away the bow and arrow and rubbed his eyebrows.
But judging from their appearance, it would be a bit of an exaggeration to say that these two are mother and son. They are more like brother and sister. Their personalities are similar, and no one would believe that they are not related.
"Sorry," she said, "There was a misunderstanding just now. I was impulsive."
What else is there to not understand after meeting Ash.
There was indeed something lurking underground, seemingly some kind of giant spiritual creature, but it had been dealt with by the witch, and Ash, who had been swallowed first, had also been restored by the witch using an unknown method.
"What misunderstanding?"
Ash glanced at the bodies lying on the ground, their eyes wide open, and immediately looked at the witch in surprise: "Mother, you are becoming more and more skilled at dying. You have made great progress."
The witch said modestly, "Not at all."
Chen Shuang: “…” What a weird conversation.
Even a necromancer who can control death wouldn't play like this.
Trying her best to ignore the out-of-line witch and her foolish son, Chen Shuang, having resolved the crisis, finally found time to contact the lost gods.
As soon as I opened the mental link, I found that the light around me suddenly dimmed.
She turned her gaze towards the witch.
The witch immediately waved her hands: "It's not me!"
Thick darkness seeped out from the cracks everywhere, and a familiar low voice came into my mind.
The voice said, "Found it."
The darkness that emerged from the shadows gradually took shape in front of everyone's eyes. A tall figure stopped behind the human priest, leaned over slightly, and hugged her tightly in his arms.
The slightly curly hair stuck to the side of his face, bringing with it a lingering chill. He tightened his arms, his voice trembling slightly as he said, "Finally, I found it."
Before Chen Shuang could respond, she heard a noise coming from the front.
The witch shouted, "Let my people go!"
"Your people?"
The god muttered softly, and his pair of dark eyes instantly raised up, full of anger. The witch was not to be outdone, and she retorted without avoiding his gaze.
Chen Shuang: I don’t know why, but suddenly there seemed to be a burst of crackling lightning and sparks in front of my eyes.
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