Chapter 415 Double Kill - Socially Anxious Witch in the Apocalypse

"Sister Su Miao, what happened?" Lin Jiu Jiu, noticing the commotion outside, hurriedly ran out to check the situation. Upon arriving in the courtyard, she saw Zhang Qian enveloped in a cocoon of light, and a look of shock crossed her face. "The Heart of Light." Su Miao said, "I need to take Zhang Qian to Magic Town; you stay here and take care of Xiao An." Lin Jiu Jiu nodded. "Alright." Su Miao glanced outside, "Also, this camp has already been discovered, so be careful. If you encounter anyone with ill intentions, don't hesitate to kill them." Lin Jiu Jiu responded, "Don't worry, Sister Su Miao." Su Miao didn't say anything more. With elegant movements, she extended her hand and lifted up the cocooned form of Zhang Qian, flying with her a few steps before arriving at Magic Town. "This should be the place." Su Miao set Zhang Qian down. This area had been specially reserved by Su Miao for arranging the summoning magic circle. Because this time Zhang Qian was to be used as bait for the summoning, Su Miao had to prepare extensively. The "Book of the Abyss" contained twenty-one cases of related summoning magic circles. The witch who wrote this magical book was indeed a professional. Now, Su Miao needed to choose the most suitable magic circle. After consideration, Su Miao settled on a relatively obscure summoning magic circle. Since it was the Abyss Priest who originally proposed to sacrifice Zhang Qian, using a summoning circle with a hint of the abyss organization's style seemed fitting. Su Miao rummaged through her magical space, swiftly gathering the necessary materials to set up the summoning magic circle. Fifteen minutes later, the circle was complete. Everything seemed in place. The materials used to set up the circle this time were, for the most part, sourced from the Great Demon King Keleite. Su Miao inspected the vast evil god summoning circle, confirming everything was in order. She checked the surrounding environment, ensuring there were no issues. Considering that the evil god might detect the Heart of Light in Zhang Qian, something she couldn't perceive, she deliberately adjusted the laws in the environment—adding some, removing others—to keep the Magic Town domain on the brink of explosion. This was a safety measure, should she be unable to defeat the evil god, by detonating the Magic Town domain, she could deal a heavy blow to the evil god. Of course, in the event of an explosion, Su Miao would escape the area immediately. Moreover, after multiple upgrades, even if the Magic Town domain were to explode or self-destruct, it would not impact the real world on Earth, otherwise, Su Miao wouldn't dare use such a dangerous tactic. Everything was ready. To prevent further delay, Su Miao placed Zhang Qian at the center of the magic circle. Only one last step remained in her domain; acquiring an evil god's godhead for research should help complete it. With a protective domain, she could venture into the otherworld without hesitation. Su Miao produced an alloy staff. A flicker of light, and the alloy staff transformed into a rustic ashen-wood staff, seemingly unremarkable. Next, her magical robe… Let's not change that. Remembering the appearance of the Abyss Priest, Su Miao had no desire to adopt such a ghastly image. Altering the staff's appearance would suffice. After all, these evil gods regarded those who sacrificed to them as ants. How an ant looked, the evil gods wouldn't care. "O supreme being from a foreign realm, I follow the ancient covenant to offer you a pure Heart of Light…" As the incantation was spoken, the magic circle blazed to life, dazzling and spiraling upward into the sky. The surge of energy caused a tremor in the void laws. The summoning was answered, and the channel was established. A massive shadow of the evil god emerged from the passage, towering above Su Miao and the sacrificial center of the circle, Zhang Qian. [Such a powerful evil god, and only a shadow responds to a summoning?] [A bit troublesome.] Su Miao looked at the evil god's shadow, a little concerned. According to "The Book of the Abyss," the projection of the evil god responding to a summoning must be sufficiently strong. If too weak, pulling them through the magic circle would be difficult. It's like fishing. With only a small projection, a slight pull can snap the line, rendering the effort futile. What should I do? As she pondered, the evil god's shadow spoke, appearing very agitated: "Heart of Light, it's truly the Heart of Light, my believer, you have done well…" Before the evil god could finish, the massive shadow showed signs of disintegration. "Yin Yu, even during combat, you dare get distracted by a sacrificial summoning from a distant believer? You're quite dedicated, or is this sacrifice exceedingly significant?" A voice from another evil god came through the summoning channel; it seemed to be an enemy of this evil god. Yin Yu, could that be the title of the evil god targeting Zhang Qian? No matter. Let's seize the current opportunity. This evil god, Yin Yu, was already entangled in battle with another evil god, thus unable to focus. In such circumstances, the likelihood of summoning Yin Yu's true form was much higher, and missing this chance could mean a long wait. "Yin Yu, allow me to see what your believer is sacrificing for you?" Suddenly, the opposing evil god exerted force. Before Su Miao could act, a terrifying pull came from the summoning channel. Su Miao's expression shifted as she promptly relocated Zhang Qian, the bait. Then, she was pulled over. Attempting to fish for an evil god, she hadn't caught the evil god; instead, she got reeled in. This was something Su Miao had not anticipated, leaving her no time to set an anchor. All she could do was shroud herself in a black cloak. Boom, boom, boom! A series of explosions erupted in the void. Cloaked in black, Su Miao, gripping her alloy staff, appeared in the void, her gaze icy as she surveyed the battlefield. "Let me see what exactly this offering is." A giant hand descended from the heavens toward Su Miao. Her eyes cold, a flash from her alloy staff made her evade the grasp. "Ant, how are you here? Where is my offering?" Attempting to salvage the situation, the evil god Yin Yu realized it was not Zhang Qian but Su Miao that had been transported, and his fury was palpable. Su Miao took another step, once more evading the giant hand from the sky. "So, you are the evil god Yin Yu seeking the Heart of Light?" "…" Yin Yu was momentarily stunned. A mere believer, summoned to this abyssal god-demon battlefield, was defying the natural order, questioning him. Normally, a believer seeing him and this battlefield would kneel for aid, yet she not only dodged Jie Mo Evil God's attacks but also remained unflustered, exuding an air of calm elegance. Something was amiss. "You're not my believer?!" "…" "Hahaha, Yin Yu, this is too amusing. You can't tell even if it's your believer?" While attacking, Jie Mo Evil God mocked, "Did you really lose the offering you wanted? And friend, I thought you were the offering Yin Yu sought, so I intervened. It's all a misunderstanding. Yin Yu and I are enemies. How about we team up to kill him and then split the artifacts here?" Yin Yu, blocking an attack from Jie Mo, grew colder in demeanor. The Heart of Light was crucial to his advancement, having scoured countless other worlds to find. He couldn't allow any mishaps. Anyone hindering his progress would be relentlessly pursued to the universe's end. "Did you take my offering? No, you were offering me a sacrifice, and you…" "Naturally, I intend to kill you." Su Miao swung the alloy staff, collapsing the void! Preventing further conversation from Yin Yu was imperative, as she might need to summon evil gods or demon kings again. Though she didn't understand the nature of this abyss battlefield brimming with evil gods and demon kings, should her fishing for these beings become known, not only could it spark wrath, but future summoning of evil gods and demon kings would become exceedingly difficult. At least not until her experiments were complete and exposure was necessary. As the author of the "Book of the Abyss" remarked: [Unless you're spanning countless planes using a summoning magic circle, it's oftentimes better to directly capture nearby evil gods and demon kings…] Hence, at this stage, Su Miao needed to ensure Yin Yu's demise. A massive explosion, void collapse. Caught off guard, the attacking Yin Yu was blasted away. This wasn't a mere void collapse; it was an explosion infused with chaotic space laws, greatly increasing its power. "Ant, you dare harm me?!" Yin Yu felt something wet on his face, touching it to find his hand smeared with blood. His anger soared. Just as he was about to launch an attack, Jie Mo Evil God struck from behind, interrupting Yin Yu's casting. Su Miao observed Yin Yu's reaction, coldly smiling inwardly. She had thought this Yin Yu Evil God would be formidable, but it turned out he was not even on par with the Great Demon King Keleite. "Bind." With a flick of her alloy staff, Yin Yu Evil God was suspended mid-air. In the next moment, before Yin Yu or Jie Mo Evil God could react further, the alloy staff in Su Miao's hand transformed into a reforged silver sword. In the blink of an eye, Su Miao pierced through Yin Yu Evil God with a single stroke, extracting his godhead with ease. Jie Mo Evil God, just preparing a sneak attack, was left stupefied by the scene. What on earth had just happened? Su Miao paid no heed to Jie Mo's gaze. Using threads of law, she severed the connection between the godhead and Yin Yu, storing it in her magical space. "Ah!" Yin Yu's cry was a scream of agony. Her gaze sharp, Su Miao lifted her left hand, releasing a palm infused with void-collapse magic. Deprived of his godhead and skewered on the silver sword, Yin Yu Evil God was obliterated on the spot by Su Miao's strike. Not leaving it at that, Su Miao hurled a 30-meter-wide purple fireball into the collapsing area, embedding a starlight bloom within it. "Ahhhh..." With the explosion of the purple fireball and the starlight bloom spreading, all remnants of Yin Yu's shattered soul and resentment were purged. Jie Mo Evil God, looking at Su Miao as if she were some indescribable horror, felt his mind buzzing. His war against Yin Yu had spanned over a thousand years, with varying victories and losses. Throughout the entire otherworld, Yin Yu Evil God's might was renowned. Yet who would have thought a sudden intruder would so decisively and efficiently slay Yin Yu. Recalling his earlier assaults on Su Miao upon her arrival, Jie Mo felt a jolt of intuition compelling him to flee. Just then, Su Miao's gaze locked onto him. "Sir, I—" Jie Mo's spirits trembled. The figure looking at him from Su Miao wasn't her true self but a mere afterimage. He glimpsed the pink hair beneath the black cloak and the elegant witch's robe. "You, you, you're the witch…" Jie Mo's mind flashed with memories of something truly terrifying, leaving him tongue-tied. "Bind!" Su Miao acted decisively, binding Jie Mo in place. A fierce will to survive surged through Jie Mo, prompting frantic struggle, but only now did he understand why Yin Yu had been so easily slain. He was not only restrained by spatial laws but also by laws of destruction, chaos, darkness, light, and dozens of others. What manner of witch was she? "No, please..." Jie Mo tried to plead. But Su Miao's reforged silver sword silenced him, thrust through his mouth and head, quashing both his intentions to speak and any chance of spreading word of what had transpired. His godhead, lodged within his skull, was similarly extracted by Su Miao. Sealing the godhead, she tucked it into her magical space, casually delivering another palm strike to Jie Mo. From beneath Su Miao's palm, Jie Mo saw the hidden magic of destruction. A tear slipped from Jie Mo's eye, regret overwhelming him, though it was tragically too late. Boom! Jie Mo exploded into nothingness. Then, Su Miao employed the same technique to erase all traces of Jie Mo's fractured soul and resentment, as if his existence had never graced this world. With two evil gods vanquished, Su Miao stepped into the void and vanished. From her arrival to the demise of the two evil gods, less than ninety seconds had elapsed; hopefully, no one would notice, right? As the two evil gods fell in quick succession, a torrential blood rain descended upon the skyscape of the abyss. Seeing this, the evil gods and demon lords embroiled in struggles around the abyss paused, puzzledly glancing toward the distance, eager to discern who had fallen. Though the abyss hosted countless evil gods and demon lords, deaths were few. Even the demise of one or two was rare, usually weak ones. The massive scale of this blood rain, however, was unprecedented. "Who died?" "It's Yin Yu and Jie Mo; both evil gods have perished." "What? I just saw them locked in combat. It shouldn’t be." "Their battle seems to have attracted some special presence, and it's this new presence that obliterated them." "Could it be something from within the abyss?" "No, not from within the abyss. It appeared out of nowhere." "…" The evil gods and demon lords exchanged glances, each leaving a warning before deciding on a temporary ceasefire. With powerful evil gods like Yin Yu and Jie Mo falling, who could ensure the mysterious presence wouldn’t seize their skirmish to attack next? ... "This purple fireball... why does it look like Su Miao's signature?" Si Shu munched on sunflower seeds, bewildered. Could it be? Su Miao wasn't supposed to be here this soon. And considering the scale of this blood rain, the evil god who perished was far from simple. [Impossible, absolutely impossible.] The more Si Shu resisted believing, the more her intuition insisted it was Su Miao's doing. (End of chapter)