Rise of the Dark Witch

After breaking up with Sejie.

Roja transformed into the Divine Deer of Morning Light and left Carter City, running towards a place in the distance that he had been to before, a place that was both familiar and unfamiliar to him.

The Morning Light Divine Deer runs very fast, three times the speed of sound.

The movement speed was so fast, but it didn't make any sound.

In order to prevent others from seeing him and knowing that his guardian beast was the Deer of Morning Light, Roja used the Witness of Two Souls and the Demon Eye of True Knowledge to observe his surroundings while running.

After crossing a distance of thousands of kilometers, Roja finally arrived at his destination.

He stood in front of a dark forest.

The trees in the forest swayed, exuding an ominous atmosphere.

It was obviously noon when the sun was shining brightly, but under the sunshine, Roja could only feel the gloomy wind.

"There is more resentment than the last time I came here."

The forest in front of Luo Ya is called the Forest of Knight Steles, also known as the Manhua Forest.

It is the territory of the Mandolin Wizard, one of the three official wizards of the Shenglan Kingdom.

When he was still a second-class apprentice, he spent a year or two in the Manhua Forest.

Although during that period of time, his knightly cultivation improved greatly, which laid a solid foundation for him to cultivate "Nine Trees Sacred Garden" to the highest level.

But the days in Manhualin are definitely not a good memory!

When he left Manhualin, he originally thought he would never come back to this ghost place again.

"I didn't expect that I would come anyway, and I came on my own initiative."

After taking a deep breath, Luo Ya stepped into the Manhua Forest.

"Swish, swish, swish——"

The branches and leaves swayed and made a crisp sound to welcome the guest Roja.

The sun shone on Roja through the gaps in the leaves, and it was so cold that goosebumps appeared all over Roja's body.

The feet stepped on the thick rotten dead leaves, and the dead leaves made a cracking sound, as if countless innocent souls were wailing.

Every step he took, every step deeper into Manhua Forest, Luo Ya would feel frightened.

Because he saw many things that he couldn't see when he first came here!

If the Mandolin Wizard wants to kill him, he will die!

It's not because the Mandolin Wizard is more powerful than other wizards, but because this is Manhualin, the territory that the Mandolin Wizard has been operating for hundreds of years.

Luo Ya walked towards the depths of Manhua Forest with a sullen face.

He walked slowly and steadily.

He continued walking at a normal walking speed for nearly five hours before finally reaching the center of Manhualin, where the Mandolin Wizard was.

Under the rays of the evening sun, the entire forest was dyed red.

Under a towering swaying tree in the center of the flower forest, two similar-looking women were waiting for him.

One person, named Wes Craigie.

The granddaughter of Governor Craigie who recommended Roya to enter the Cave of Ten Thousand Demons for the wizard trial.

After twenty years of not seeing each other, Wei Si has become even more beautiful.

She has a slender figure, a graceful figure, white and tender skin that can squeeze out water, and her bright blond hair glows with a beautiful golden and reddish light under the afterglow of the setting sun.

When Roya looked at Weiss, Weiss was also looking at Roya.

Twenty years have passed in a blink of an eye, and Roja, who was already in an unattainable position for her, is still unattainable for her.

A few months ago, Roja had a battle with two official wizards, Prima Wizard and Ermi Wizard. She saw clearly with the help of Mandolin Wizard.

What kind of power is that?

She is also a third-class apprentice, and Luo Ya can stab her to death with one finger.

Thinking back to the last time he and Roja met, she still felt that Roja, as a mixed-race wizard with no background, had a poor future and would definitely be surpassed by her successors in the future.

Unexpectedly, she kept chasing desperately, and the distance between her and Roja not only did not shrink, but actually grew wider.

Weiss gritted her teeth slightly, trying her best to suppress the complex emotions in her heart and prevent them from being revealed.

But how could it not be revealed?

Roja and Weiss, who had not seen each other for many years, looked at each other quietly. Only they knew what they were thinking in their hearts.

However, it can be seen from the twinkling eyes of the two of them that their inner thoughts are very complicated, and they are all tangled, changing, and fluctuating violently.

Just when Weiss thought the two of them were about to stare at each other forever, she noticed that Roya had moved.

She saw Roya reaching out his hand tremblingly and touching her face gently.

Looking at Roja's movements, Weiss' thoughts seemed to go back to thirty years ago.

Back when Roya hadn't even participated in the Wizard Trial yet, he was just a great knight.

At that time, due to his strong strength and erudite knowledge, she had a considerable yearning for Roya in her heart. During that time, she had been hanging around Roya.

At that time, in the eyes of others, she was obsessed with Roja, right?

Actually it's not true, she has no love between man and woman for Roja.

I just simply think that Luo Ya is strong and knowledgeable, which is similar to worshiping an idol.

But when Roja came back from the wizard trial, she...

It can only be said that she was too young at that time and did not understand the cruelty of the wizarding world.

After decades, she has forgiven Roya and herself.

Seeing Roja gently reaching out his hand towards her face, Weiss closed her eyes.

Let Roja gently caress her head as he did when he was a little girl who was still ignorant of the world.

Hey!

A harsh sound broke through the air suddenly!

Weiss, who instinctively sensed danger deep in her consciousness, suddenly opened her eyes.

Unfortunately it's too late!

The gentle, slightly trembling hand that Roya had touched her a moment ago turned into a ruthless iron claw and slapped her head heavily.

Buzz!

Weiss felt her head shake.

A force so huge that she couldn't resist it surged out from Roja's claws and injected into her body.

This power was rushing around and exploding throughout her body.

The Life Pattern Tree that she had spent decades cultivating, which had blossomed and brought her to the pinnacle of a third-class Paladin, collapsed!

Roya's attack on her was not only her body but also her spirit!

Her mental space cracked open under Roja's tyrannical mental power, as if she had suffered a mental injury that could not be healed for hundreds of years.

"Ahhhh——"

Weiss screamed and backed away, falling to the ground.

"I, I, I..."

Weiss looked down at her weak hands, her eyes filled with disbelief.

What about her third-class paladin’s hundreds of thousands of kilograms of strength?

Where is the 45,000 units of pure vitality in her body?

What about the top-quality Holy Foundation she cast from the core of the five-hundred-year-old Tree of Life?

Everything is ruined!

Her current physique and vitality are only comparable to those of a junior paladin!

Her Holy Foundation has been destroyed, and it is impossible for her to re-condensate the Life Pattern Tree. Even if her injuries recover, she will not be able to transform back into a third-class paladin.

If there was a way to make up for the physical problems, then the mental injuries had already sentenced her to death!

Her mental space is full of cracks.

It would be okay if she didn't use her mental power. Once she used her mental power, her brain would suffer severe pain and her consciousness would become blurred.

You must know that a wizard can have no bloodline or be physically weak, but his mental power must be strong!

Her mental space was severely damaged, and she was destined to miss the path of being a wizard!

"Why?" Weiss stared at Roja with a twisted expression, "Why do you do this? Why do you dare to do this? Why -"

Wei Si looked twisted and crazy, looking like a crazy woman.

There's no way she's crazy.

The realm of cultivation achieved after twenty years of hard work was actually destroyed by Luo Ya?

How dare Roja?

Roja hated her, she could understand.

Even if Roja tried to kill her, she wouldn't be surprised.

But where is this place?

This is Manhualin!

Next to her is her grandmother and teacher, the Mandolin Wizard!

Could it be that Roya, who had just escaped from two official wizards, was so arrogant that he thought he could fight the Mandolin Wizard in Manhualin?

"grandmother--"

Weiss looked at the mandolin wizard.

However, what shocked her even more was that the mandolin wizard just stood with his hands behind his back.

She was not angry because Roja took action to destroy her.

The scene she imagined in which the mandolin wizard killed Roja in anger did not appear.

"Grandma, you have to avenge me!"

"Help me kill Roja!"

"kill him!"

Weiss glared at Roja and shouted in hatred.

Only Weisi's shout echoed in the silent Manhua Forest.

After shouting crazily for a long time, Weiss finally realized something was wrong.

Roya and Mandolin Wizard actually looked at each other calmly, with no intention of starting a war.

As for her?

This useless person who was crippled by Roja? No one cares at all.

"How could it be?" Weiss grabbed the ground with both hands, her fingernails filled with dirt. "What on earth are you doing? What happened? Why? I don't understand, I don't understand..."

Wei Si cried with tears, but still no one cared about her.

After Roya and the Mandolin Wizard looked at each other for a long time, the Mandolin Wizard spoke.

"I didn't expect that the little wizard apprentice who ran away from me back then has become so powerful. If I didn't use the witch formation in the Manhua Forest, I might not be able to defeat you." The Mandolin Wizard said with emotion.

"This is all thanks to you, Wizard Mandolin. Without your help back then, how could I have achieved what I have achieved today?" Roja's tone was sincere, as if he was truly grateful to Wizard Mandolin for his cultivation.

"Since you know how good I am to you, why did you hurt my descendants and destroy my students?" Mandolin Wizard narrowed his eyes and asked.

The dangerous aura overflowed from the slits of the Mandolin Wizard's eyes, adding a scalp-numbing chill to the already silent and heavy atmosphere.

Listening to the Mandolin Wizard's words, Weiss, who was already in despair, suddenly raised her head and looked at the Mandolin Wizard with hope, waiting for the Mandolin Wizard to avenge her.

Her idea just now was still too decisive.

The reason why the Mandolin Wizard didn't look so angry was that the joy and anger unique to every scheming person were not visible.

She believed that the Mandolin Wizard must have been filled with rage and wished he could crush Roja into a pulp with one move.

The calm look now is just the calm before the storm!

Weiss was already looking forward to the tragic scene before Roya's death!

Seeing that Roja was about to speak, Weisi's face was extremely ferocious, "It's useless no matter how you defend yourself! You should have been trapped in the Manhua Forest forever! Grandma shouldn't have been merciful to you back then!"

Weiss's roar of hatred had no effect on Roja's mood.

After Roya glanced at Weiss, who had turned into a crazy woman, he said to the Mandolin Wizard: "Now that I'm here, you don't need this waste anymore."

"Oh?" The mandolin wizard's expression remained unchanged.

Roya continued:

"You accepted Weiss as your student, not only because she is your descendant, but more importantly because of her talent, right?"

"I hope she will become an official wizard in the future and help you obtain the Elf Tears so that you can get rid of the influence of the Shaman Soul Tree, right?"

"With the Elf Tears, Mandolin Wizard, you can not only eliminate the influence of the Shaman Soul Tree, but you may also become a second-level wizard."

"The Elf Tears are so important to you."

"Weiss, the student you supported and supported with high hopes, you value so much."

"but……"

Roja patted himself, "So how does her talent compare to mine?"

"It's not that I'm arrogant. I'm one of the strongest people in the realm of apprentices in our six kingdoms... no, I should be in the entire Shenwa Witch Territory."

"Let's not talk about the distant second, third, and fourth levels. I think that after I step into the first level, Jedi will be the strongest in the first level!"

"What about your good student Weiss?"

"Although first-level wizards don't pay much attention to talent, as long as they have enough resources, even a wizard apprentice can step into the first-level realm."

"But Mandolin Wizard, you don't have enough resources to 100% force Weiss to the first level, right?"

"With your full support, what are the chances that Weiss will become a first-level wizard?"

"I'm afraid it's less than thirty percent?"

"Even if she is lucky enough to become a first-level wizard, how strong will she be?"

"What's the probability of helping you get the Tears of the Elf?"

Roja clenched his fists, "You can completely give up that trash Weiss and cooperate with me! I am stronger, more talented and more powerful than her, and the probability of helping you get the Tears of the Elf is even higher!"

"No, I will definitely help you get the Tears of the Elf..."

"hundred percent!"

Faced with Roya's confident words, Weiss shook her head crazily on the sidelines, signaling the Mandolin Wizard not to believe Roya's lies.

But the Mandolin Wizard was destined to disappoint Weiss.

After the Mandolin Wizard pondered for a while, he asked: "Why should I believe you?"

Roya waved his hand, and a contract flew into the hands of the Mandolin Wizard, "We can sign a spiritual contract. If I can't help you get the Tears of the Elf within two hundred years, my spiritual space will be shattered!"

This spiritual contract is much more exciting than any oath.

The Mandolin Wizard carefully checked the spiritual contract, and after seeing that there were no problems, the aura of awe that came from her body dissipated like the wind.

Except for her snow-white hair, she looked almost exactly like Wei Si. She walked forward in a few steps, holding Roja's hands tightly, smiling with a bright smile on her face.

"Royal, I have been waiting for a man like you who can make me rely on." The mandolin wizard smiled like a flower, "Let us work together, I will give you all the support I can, and you can help me find the Elf." Tears, after that..."

"The people who wanted to kill you the day before yesterday, the people who stood by and ignored your desperate situation, let us kill them one by one!"

"Let us join hands to rule the six kingdoms from now on!"

The Mandolin Wizard's smile was so beautiful and her words were so soft, but every word she spoke was filled with bloody murderous intent.

After reaching cooperation with Roya.

The Mandolin wizard looked at Weiss and said regretfully: "Weiss, I have long felt that you are not suitable for the wizarding world. No matter how talented you are, how many resources you have, how powerful you are, with your character, you are not suitable for the wizarding world." It can’t go far.”

"I originally thought that I could slowly cultivate your character, but because I was too afraid of failure, I didn't dare to let you go to those dangerous places to hone your skills."

"So much so that you missed the best opportunity for you to grow."

The Mandolin Wizard sighed and waved to Weiss: "From now on, you are free. Live freely according to the lifestyle you want."

"If you encounter trouble in the future, you can come here to see me, and I will do my best to help you solve it."

Roya was surprised by the Mandolin Wizard's attitude toward Weiss.

How could an evil and cruel wizard like the Mandolin Wizard be so kind to Weiss?

However, in this world, there are so many people who are cruel to others and kind to themselves, so it is not surprising.

After the mandolin wizard issued an eviction order.

Weiss, who was seriously injured by Roya's attack and collapsed on the ground, trembled, then wiped away her tears and stood up unsteadily.

"Grandma Mandolin, thank you for taking care of me all these years." After kowtowing to the Mandolin wizard a few times, Weiss' eyes fell on Roja.

It was the man who had ruined her journey as a wizard and taken away the Mandolin Wizard's favor from her when they met again after twenty years.

hatred?

anger?

envy?

Various emotions flashed through Wei Si's heart, and in the end, all she felt was deep powerlessness.

Roya is indeed stronger than her.

Do you expect the Mandolin Wizard to abandon the stronger Roja and choose her because of family ties?

She has always heard a lot about what is the wizarding world, what is equivalent exchange, and what is profit first, but she has always had only a half-understanding.

She said she understood, and she understood it completely in her mind, but her character, values, and behavior did not change. She did not deeply imprint the wizard's principles into her daily behavior.

It wasn't until this moment that she understood what the wizarding world was.

But it's too late.

And even if she does understand, can she do it?

Even if she recovers from her injuries and can continue to be a wizard, she can't become someone like Roya and the Mandolin Wizard, right?

It might be a good thing for her to be separated from the wizarding world.

"Goodbye, I hope we will never see each other again." After Weis said goodbye to Roja in an inaudible voice, she turned and walked towards the outside of the Manhua Forest.

Her back was so tired and her steps were so staggering, but it made people feel relieved to let go of the heavy pressure.