After going into the sea, I met Miss Witch

The fragments of the collapsed space wall fell like raindrops, flying in the air. In the blink of an eye, Ryan had reappeared on the bloody stage.

The black knight in the lifeless seat was half kneeling on the ground. The blood was brighter than the stage, which was particularly dazzling.

The blood witch Serena appeared above the stage wearing a mask, making it impossible to see her expression, but she could hear obvious joy in her voice.

"Even the agent of the gods cannot stop the 'brave'."

"According to established history, the 'brave' rescued the 'first witch', leaving the last glimmer of hope for the world."

"Crash!"

As if fireworks were blooming, bloody flowers rose up around the stage. At the same time, a staircase appeared at Ryan's feet, and the end of the staircase led to the top of the blood crystal pillar of the torture rack where Freine was standing.

The salutes fired and the flowers bloomed, which represented that the "performance" had come to a "perfect finale".

The tavern owner Caius, who was sitting in the "special auditorium", raised the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose with his fingers and praised the performance without hesitation: "What a 'wonderful' performance."

"Although the rank of the 'actor' is not high, even I have never heard of a 'performance' in which the first level overcomes the second level limit."

"Although this is not the first time I have heard the story of the 'Hero' and the 'First Witch', it is also the first time I have seen it presented in this way."

On the bloody stage.

Ryan paused slightly, then stepped onto the stairs.

According to the "script" mentioned by the Blood Witch, after he defeated three waves of powerful enemies, he still needed to go to the burning rack and personally release the bound Freni to complete the "performance".

"Tap..."

The metal boots landed on the steps, making a crisp sound.

There are no guardrails on both sides of the stairs. The process of climbing up the stairs gives people the feeling of trampling the world under their feet.

As his vision broadened, Ryan also knew the location of the bloody stage—in the center of the Ringing Gold Forest, above the dormant extinct volcano.

Blood Witch Serena used some method that he didn't understand to create this magnificent stage.

Stepping on the blood crystal pillar tens of meters high with both feet, Ryan rushed to the torture rack. As he approached, the blood-colored chains binding Freni disappeared. The unconscious witch lady fell down and was held by Ryan as a princess. way to catch it.

After feeling Freni's steady breath, Ryan was relieved. He turned around, raised his head, and set his sights on the Blood Witch in the distance.

Although he was speechless, the meaning in his eyes was already very obvious - I have finished your "performance" in cooperation with you. Now, is it time for us to leave?

Even Caius, the owner of the tavern in the "special auditorium" stood up and prepared to leave.

Blood Witch Serena didn't pay attention to Ryan's gaze. She stared at the petite girl in Ryan's arms and said in a leisurely voice:

"The 'Brave' rescued the 'Primary Witch' and left a hope for the world."

"Everything is as it should be..."

"But, is this really what the 'First Witch' wants?"

"Her body has been riddled with holes in the endless pursuit. Her relatives and everything she cares about have been destroyed to ashes."

"Tell me, if you were the 'Primary Witch', would you still care about the survival of this world?"

"I'm afraid no one knows about this issue."

"It's just that the curse left by the 'First Witch' lasts for all witches in future generations, and no one is spared."

Blood Witch Serena slowly landed on the blood crystal pillar where the "Special Auditorium" was located. She looked at Caius and said softly: "Mr. Caius, no, I should call you by your code name in the circus. [Actor] Mr. Caius, are you satisfied with the 'performance' I presented?"

"...You, what are you talking about?" The smile on Caius's face remained unchanged: "The leader is far away from the Inland Sea area. Even if he wants to reply, he still needs to wait for me to go back and submit the 'performance video'. ”

Blood Witch Serena stared at Caius, but she was not looking at the person in front of her, but a more distant existence. She didn't pay attention to what Caius said, but kept talking to herself:

"According to rumors, the circus is keen on collecting various 'scripts', then transforming them and re-presenting them to the 'audience' in a 'novel' way."

"As for the [actor] role, he is responsible for performing in the circus and collecting scripts."

"This is the perception of the world."

"But what the world doesn't know is that in fact, every [actor] has a trace of the circus master's spirituality hidden in him."

“When [the actors] ‘see’ the wonderful script, the circus leader from afar already knows the whole ‘script’.”

"You think so, Mr. [Leader]."

"..." Caius was silent. After a second, he raised his head again. Although his appearance had not changed at all, his temperament and spirituality had undergone earth-shaking changes: "How do you know this? Blood Witch, Serena.”

"Even if you know this, what's the point?"

There was a little more depth in Caius' voice.

"You sent out an invitation to invite people from my circus to watch, just to expose this 'trivial' thing?"

"Of course not." The Blood Witch Serena laughed. Although she was wearing a mask, people could clearly feel her bright and beautiful eyebrows: "Since you are satisfied with this "performance", it is only natural to pay a little reward, right?"

"Although I didn't expect to achieve this "performance."

"But just as the legendary "brave man" appeared, who would have thought that he could save the "first witch" from the hands of the church and the angels?'"

"Maybe, this is fate..."

"Caius" frowned and looked at the blood-colored chains wrapped around his body. He did not try to resist. If his real body was here, he would certainly not be afraid of the Blood Witch. Instead, the other party should be afraid of him, but now he is just a wisp of spirituality...

"So, what are you going to take as a reward?" "Caius"'s tone was still calm:

"Fate... [Spiritual Path] The fifth-level legendary profession-[Fate Guide] is One of the job requirements is to personally lead a "performance" with "fate characteristics" and recognized by at least a fifth-level existence... Fate is unpredictable and difficult to control. Although your "performance" is wonderful, it is very risky. If someone else "performs" the hero, it will never be possible to complete the "performance"..."

"I act as your "audience" and recognize your "performance". Is this not enough as a reward?"

"You should know what consequences will be caused by killing people from the circus."

"Blood Witch Serena, in your current situation, do you still want to have another strong enemy?"

"As you said, the circus is very strong. Having an enemy like you will do more harm than good to me. "The smile in the voice of Blood Witch Serena remained: "It's just that I'm not normal, hehe."

As she spoke, a brass-colored metal box that looked very old appeared in the hands of the Blood Witch.

As the box opened, a yellow, wrinkled-looking cloth strip appeared in the eyes of "Caius".

Seeing this, Caius's eyes changed for the first time.

"Forbidden Item - Bloody Shroud?!"

"How dare you? Are you going to die?"

For the first time, Caius's calm voice fluctuated.

"Don't worry, I won't use it to curse your body. I just need to take out the legendary spirit you have deposited in this body."

"I never expected to complete this 'performance', so my target, from the beginning, is you..."

The moment the words fell, the withered yellow cloth in the box emitted a dark red halo, wrapping Caius inside.

When the "Forbidden Item - Bloody Shroud" reached his body, Caius calmed down instead.

He looked deeply at the blood witch in front of him: "You will pay the price for your choice."

"Of course, I look forward to it."

The blood witch Selina's tone was still smiling. Under the dark red stain, the body of "Caius" seemed to change from a three-dimensional solid to a two-dimensional plane. At the same time, a light golden spiritual light, under the pressure of dark red, peeled off Caius' body.

Blood witch Selina raised her hand and let this light golden spiritual light float above her palm.

The brass metal box closed, and a sharp metal thorn extended from its surface, piercing the blood witch's left hand.

Her body shook slightly, and her entire left hand became withered at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The blood witch didn't care about this.

She turned around, took a step forward, and appeared beside Ryan in an instant.

Looking at the young man who was ready for battle, the blood witch Selina smiled: "What a strange guy, but only people like you are qualified to be a witch's partner, right?"

"Mr. Knight, congratulations, you have completed the script test of "brave man" and "first witch" like a 'miracle' and 'fate'. Next, please follow me and receive your rewards."

The blood witch Selina lightly tapped in front of her with her pale left hand, and then blood ripples spread.

Ryan felt his body lighten, and was surprised to find that the blood crystal column carrying him and the blood witch was falling rapidly.

At the same time, the blood stage began to collapse, turning into streams of blood and falling into the mouth of the extinct volcano below.

The Mingjin Volcano, which had been silent for many years, began to shake under the watering of blood, and the frequency was getting faster and faster.

The volcano is about to revive.

The blood crystal column where Ryan was located was just above the crater that was about to erupt, and it was not at the entrance of the cave, but directly entered it, and was only less than a few meters away from the solidified volcanic magma.

The strong smell of sulfur rushed into his nose. At this distance, Ryan could clearly feel the rapid rise in the temperature of the surrounding environment. He looked at the blood witch in astonishment.

No, sister, if you want to die, don't drag us with you!

A strange sphere emitting a strong blood color appeared in the hands of the blood witch Selina, and she threw it into the solidified rock layer.

The magical thing is that the hard rock layer seemed to be non-existent in front of the sphere, and was easily penetrated by it.

Even the blood light on the surface of the sphere became brighter and brighter, making the rock layer transparent.

From Ryan's perspective, he could see that the sphere fell all the way and finally landed in front of a stone temple, in the slot of a protruding stone pillar.

Stone temple?

Ryan's pupils shrank slightly.

In the deepest part of the Mingjin extinct volcano, there is a stone palace!