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"It's you, Holy Infant George!"
Seeing George standing in front of the carriage, the Despair Witch's expression immediately turned solemn.
Holy Infant George, a powerful figure from an unknown Sequence who suddenly appeared.
A wild Beyonder who did not belong to the Church of the Evernight Goddess or the Church of the Lord of Storms, yet was uncommonly favored by both Churches.
Even the Archbishops of the two Churches held a very friendly attitude towards him.
Recently helped the Churches kill and capture Pirate General Zilingus and Mr. A of the Aurora Order, his strength is suspected to be Sequence 4 Demigod.
This information was provided by the Mystical Saint Butis, recently dispatched by the Royal Family and the Aurora Order.
They refer to this powerful infant as "Holy Infant George."
"I didn't expect I already had a nickname."
Hearing the Witch, who radiated endless charm from every angle, George raised his small hand and rubbed his chin.
"No wonder Roselle knew the situation with the Witch Sequence yet still couldn't resist entering the cave three times."
"I think there's no need for us to fight. Look, there were no casualties, and many people have recovered their health. How about you just let me leave?"
The Witch, dressed in a plain white robe that made her appear somewhat sacred, deliberately leaned forward, revealing a patch of snow-white skin beneath, like solidified cream.
Forget that the opponent's body is that of an infant but his soul might be a parasite; even if he were truly an infant, he would be seduced by the Witch's temptations.
However, she didn't genuinely believe that mere seduction could make a probable Demigod-level powerhouse let her go.
Thus, as George subconsciously reached towards her chest, she launched her attack.
"Got you!"
Countless invisible threads shot out from her body, attempting to wrap George into a cocoon, like a spider hunting its prey.
"Sickness!"
Simultaneously, she fully unleashed her Sickness ability.
Except now, it was no longer spreading throughout the entire East District, but was focused entirely on George alone.
A maximally widespread sickness could only kill ordinary people, but if concentrated on just one target, even a Demigod would be severely affected.
But that wasn't all. She raised her hands, and dense black flames and countless ice crystal spears materialized, all bombarding George.
She had to resolve George as quickly as possible so she could swiftly escape Backlund.
Otherwise, if George managed to stall her, and the Church members arrived, she would be finished.
"Paltry tricks."
Facing the full-force attack unleashed by the Sequence 4 Despair Witch, George snorted coldly, and his body gave a shake.
The countless invisible fine threads capable of slicing steel into fragments were all shattered and dissipated into the air.
Then, with a breath in, the black flames were completely sucked into his mouth.
With a breath out, the black flames transformed into a gigantic blue fire dragon that flew out, shattering the ice crystals and lunging to bite the Despair Witch.
"Snap!"
After the Despair Witch's body was bitten by the blue fire dragon, it dissipated into fragments like a shattered mirror.
Almost simultaneously, the Despair Witch reappeared not far away.
But she didn't attempt another attack; instead, she fled rapidly towards the distance.
After just one round of engagement, she understood that she was absolutely no match for George.
Her full-power attack had no effect on George, while his casual counterattack made her feel a threat to her life.
"Can you escape?"
George's figure instantly turned into a streak of fire, appearing directly in front of the Despair Witch, blocking her path again.
Seeing this, the Despair Witch quickly pulled out a mirror and plunged straight into it.
The Witch Pathway specializes in manipulating mirrors; they can use mirrors as substitutes or dive into the mirror world to avoid danger.
"Too bad, I have quite a bit of research on mirrors myself!"
George curved his lips into a smile, plunged into the mirror as well, quickly located the Despair Witch, and blocked her path again.
"I'll fight you to the death!"
Seeing that she couldn't escape George's pursuit even by entering the mirror world, the Despair Witch felt a sense of despair.
With a sharp scream, all her black hair burst open, transforming into spitting snakeheads, and her body swelled up to five or six meters high, lunging toward George.
"This is... the Demigod Mythical Form."
George tilted his head, having already reached a conclusion.
Beyonders are called Demigods upon reaching Sequence 4 precisely because they can exhibit their Mythical Form.
A Sequence 4 in Mythical Form receives a massive boost in strength, and their appearance is no longer that of a normal human.
Low-Sequence Beyonders might lose control due to corruption just by looking at a Sequence 4's Mythical Form.
However, apart from a few exceptional Sequences, normal Demigods do not exhibit the Mythical Form at the Sequence 4 stage.
Because they cannot fully control this form, they risk losing control and completely transforming into a monster.
The Despair Witch displayed an incomplete Mythical Form in order to defeat the terrifying George.
This both significantly increased her strength and allowed her to barely maintain her sanity.
As long as the duration wasn't too long, she could recover.
"It ends now!"
Raising his right hand, George faced the charging Despair Witch and brought it down in a single downward motion.
A powerful air pressure immediately burst forth, directly shattering the mirror world and returning both of them to the normal world.
Simultaneously, that strike landed squarely on the Despair Witch's head.
Because the speed was too fast, the Despair Witch didn't even have time to react, let alone use a mirror substitute to evade.
"H-how... how could this be..."
The Despair Witch, in her semi-Mythical state, had unfocused eyes, feeling countless cracks instantly appearing across her powerful body, threatening to collapse at any moment.
Her eyes rolled back, and she collapsed onto the ground.
"Let's see what kind of conspiracy you have!"
George waved his hand, extracting and collecting the Beyonder Characteristic within the Despair Witch's body, then began searching her soul.
Moments later, the Despair Witch's hundred years of memories were fully digested by him.
The Despair Witch's name was Panadia. Like other Witches, she was originally male, but became female due to the Witch Pathway.
She then spent a hundred years finally advancing to Sequence 4.
Her mission to Backlund this time was twofold: firstly, to represent the Witch Sect and cooperate with the Royal Family to obtain the Beyonder Characteristic of the Red Priest Sequence 1, Conqueror.
Secondly, it was to secretly cultivate a vessel for the descent of the Primordial Witch, allowing her to descend smoothly.
The Red Priest Pathway and the Witch Pathway are adjacent Pathways and can be mutually converted.
The Witch Pathway symbolizes the ultimate Yin of the Original Creator; one turns from male to female at Sequence 7.
The Red Priest Pathway symbolizes the ultimate Yang of the Original Creator; one turns from female to male at Sequence 4.
The Primordial Witch is the True God of the Witch Pathway and can grow stronger by absorbing the Uniqueness and Beyonder Characteristics of the Red Priest.
Those Witches who wish to return to being male can also convert themselves using the Red Priest Beyonder Characteristic.
Therefore, the Witch Sect places extraordinary importance on the Beyonder Characteristics of the Red Priest Pathway.
(End of Chapter)