OBS Chapter 3920 The Frail Witch
Chapter 3920 The Frail Witch
Chapter 3920 The Frail Witch
The footsteps were very clear in the quiet library. The woman who had been coughing quietly had obviously realized that Shad was approaching, and Shad could also hear her footsteps—she was moving away.
"She wasn't wearing high heels; it sounded like she was wearing low-heeled women's leather shoes."
As he thought to himself, Xia pretended not to hear the other person's footsteps and continued searching for "Summer Nights". However, when he arrived at the place where the book should be, following the alphabetical order, he was surprised to find that the spot was empty.
Although "Summer Nights Collection" is not a particularly rare book, the one in this library is clearly a single, rare edition, and therefore only one copy exists. The fact that the space is now empty means that the book has been temporarily taken by someone else.
Considering that the woman who was still nearby had lingered here, it wasn't hard for Shad to guess what had happened:
"She took it? Does that mean I'm destined never to see the contents of that book?"
Xia De fell into thought, wondering if this was also some kind of "inevitable" fate. He could now go find that lady and shamelessly take the book from her; or he could stop caring about the book and turn away from the library to sample the cuisine of a foreign city.
Shad chose the latter approach.
But as he prepared to leave the area, he realized that no matter which of the two options he chose, he was actually heading in the same direction between the bookshelves.
Shad was worried the woman might misunderstand him, but he wasn't about to go out of his way for that. Fortunately, the woman stopped coughing and didn't react to Shad's approaching footsteps.
"If Luvia and Galina knew that I was actually worrying about this, they would definitely laugh at me."
Xia De, who was preparing to sample local delicacies, continued towards the exit of the library, wondering which restaurant the driver had recommended earlier.
But as he turned the corner past the bookshelf he was currently on and was about to walk to the right, a clear and cold voice came from the side:
Why are you so relentlessly pressuring me?
A chaotic light shone from the right, and a slender left hand adorned with a gold bracelet reached towards Shad's neck.
Although the attack came suddenly, Shad reacted in time and grabbed the hand with the blue veins clearly visible on the back of the hand.
Only now did the alchemical item, which had been suppressed by the library's anti-detection ritual, finally show its effect. Shad, feeling the badge heat up, stared in disbelief at the owner of that hand.
She was unusually thin, wearing a dove-gray long dress with a lace neckline that accentuated her ivory neck, reminiscent of a trembling rose branch in winter.
She wore a pair of exquisite glasses, behind which golden eyes held anger and astonishment. Her face was pale and sickly, a mixture of anger and tears. Her skin was so white it looked as if it could be broken with a touch, but this did not detract from her stunning beauty. The outsider had seen many beautiful women in this world, but this one still left him somewhat dazed. Even he, with his "extraordinary charm," was momentarily captivated by someone else's allure.
Even the most clueless person could tell that this woman's health was quite worrying. Shad even felt that she was like a wisp of smoke rising from a chimney on a winter morning, ready to vanish at the slightest breeze.
Because Shad grabbed her hand, "she" told Shad what he had discovered:
[The other person's physical condition is extremely poor, with a severe imbalance of the four elements within her body. Although it has been balanced by the power of chaos, some ancient force continues to erode her body and soul.]
She wears restraints on her limbs and neck to limit the elements and spirit within her. Her spellcasting abilities are restricted and affected by her illness, resulting in a significant discrepancy between her actual level and her actual abilities; each spell cast reduces her lifespan; her lifespan is significantly lower than the average lifespan of a transcendent being of this level.
As Shad looked at the black choker around the witch's neck, "she" finally said:
The anti-detection ritual in the library, along with the limiter she wears, affects your witch detection badge. She is a witch.
"I held her hand, of course I know she's a witch. Could she be the ailing Chaos Witch?!"
However, compared to Shad, the unfamiliar and vulnerable woman was clearly more shocked.
The chaotic power in her hand actually stabilized under Shad's touch, even though she was wearing the limiter that Adele Isabella and Audrey Edwards had made a few days earlier—this was still incredible. But even more incredible was that this man, whose level was unknown but who was clearly very powerful, did not trigger the witch's curse.
"Could my illness really have become that serious?"
She thought with terror, but at this moment, getting rid of this humanoid creature was clearly more important. Even if it wasn't one of the people chasing her, its deliberate approach to her in the library was definitely not normal.
"Could this be a human-shaped relic? But I don't sense any whispering elements."
As a result, the golden bracelets on the witch's arms and wrists, and the gold choker hidden beneath her neckband, all began to shimmer. The limiter's effect was temporarily broken, and Shad, holding her hand, could certainly sense her unusual behavior:
"Wait, don't do it yet, I..."
Shad tried to explain, but the other party suddenly coughed violently again. Shad immediately released the other party's right hand to show that he meant no harm, while the strange witch, still coughing, turned into a chaotic light and shadow and disappeared from the spot without looking back.
She had no intention of fighting this thing, which she didn't know what it was but looked really cool, while she was in a weakened state.
The witch didn't use spatial teleportation; she disrupted the normal spatial order, causing her spatial location to shift. However, thanks to his [Enhanced Spatial Perception], Shad was able to barely sense where she had gone.
"Seriously, do I really look like a bad guy?"
Having encountered so many witches, this was the first time Shad had been mistaken for a villain. As he prepared to give chase to prevent her from dying from over-casting magic, "she" smiled gently, but didn't forget to remind him:
[The Stranger, the Unknown Witch, possesses a special constitution: Chaotic Spread. Her constitution causes any object that comes into direct contact with her to experience an imbalance of the four elements.]
"That powerful? But I didn't feel it just now."
[The opponent's unique constitution cannot affect a soul possessing divine radiance.]
The witch seemed genuinely afraid of him. Even though Shad chased her all the way through the library, he couldn't catch up completely. In fact, his pursuit only forced her to use even more of her power.
Shad certainly didn't want to harm this unfamiliar witch, but he was also worried that something else might happen if he didn't follow her.
Fortunately, the brief chase ended at the second-floor window, located on the side of the library. After all, the library wasn't entirely inside the cliff face; it also had protruding sections. Through the window, one could see the scenery of Arcadia's upper city and a small part of its lower city, as well as the misty outer city shrouded in the distance, and the winding mountain road.
The witch, now leaning against the window, looked as if she could collapse at any moment. As Shad caught up, she once again used the power of chaos to distort space, and Shad clearly sensed that she had used "random teleportation." Judging from her appearance, she was not only weak, but also on the verge of losing control due to overuse of power after breaking her limiter.
"What exactly is going on here? In the beginning, I just wanted to see what 'Summer Nights' was all about."
He was even a little angry, but still fired the "Chains of Sin" before the witch disappeared. The chains successfully wrapped around the witch's slender waist, but the teleportation spell that had already been activated could not be stopped immediately.
In a chaotic flurry of light and shadow, the witch, along with Shad, vanished instantly from the library window. Only a few wisps of wind remained, revealing what had transpired.
The random teleportation spell left Shad dizzy, but fortunately, his spatial resistance was high enough. Sylvia never used such a luck-based magic spell as "random teleportation," but clearly, the witch could choose the best outcome from the chaotic possibilities, so the landing point after the teleportation was safe.
"I'm not a bad person, ma'am, can you listen to me?"
To prevent her from escaping again, Shad spoke these words immediately, but this time he was not attacked, and the witch did not escape either. Because her waist was bound by chains, she had fallen into a semi-conscious state and was about to fall to the ground. Shad quickly helped her up and then found that she was incredibly light.
"My figure is definitely not as good as the other witches'. Oh, what am I thinking? What's going on here?"
Xia De's good mood was completely ruined. He didn't understand why he had suddenly encountered a witch, and he dared not think about how he would explain to the other witches if something really happened to her.
Do I really look that much like a bad guy?
He asked himself the same question again, and this time he got an answer.
It doesn't look like it.
"That's good."
Looking around now, it was clear that this was no longer inside the library. The heavy smog made everything look gray and hazy. This was a small hill, and below the hill, one could see messy houses and some makeshift camps. In the distance, one could also see the mountain wall where the lower and upper districts of Arcadia City were located.
"Is this some hilly area outside the city of Arcadia?"
As Shad pondered this, he looked with difficulty at the frail witch he was supporting. With her eyes closed, she looked even more stunning than before. However, her condition was also worse than before. Shad was now completely certain that she was the Chaos Great Witch who had used his "Star Dewdrop" to save her several times.