flstandardbreds Chapter 160 The Witcher Eve, Part 3
Chapter 160 The Witcher Eve, Part 3
Druid... Even Qin would be momentarily stunned upon hearing this familiar name.
Does this demon know druids?
“Cain…” Jean confirmed the name of the demon before her. A demon capable of destroying a nation was no ordinary being; it was likely at least on par with a druid.
"It's only been a few thousand years, and you've become so weak, bound in the body of a mere human." Cain seemed to acknowledge its identity, and the vines wrapped around "Eve" ignited with pale flames, freeing it in just a few seconds.
The only saving grace was that Eve's weapons had already been captured by Jean long before she was no longer able to fight.
That demon sword does indeed possess demon-hunting properties, but considering Eve's story, it's clear that a demon tampered with it. However, it's also Jean's only weapon at present.
Facing a demon capable of slaughtering an entire city, fighting it bare-handed is like playing house.
“You’re quite brave to use my toy,” Cain said. “But I don’t think I have to attack you. We don’t necessarily have to be enemies.”
Jean ignored Cain's words—the more you communicate with a demon, the easier it is to fall into its trap. One thing is clear: this guy is full of malice towards people.
Cain did not flinch, and the demonic blade could not leave a single mark on its body.
Cain's mocking expression seemed to say that everything was under its control. Or rather, its game had only just begun.
He deliberately allowed Eve to attack him, and deliberately let Eve tell the whole truth, just like a cat catching a mouse. He could have ended the mouse's life in one go, but he let the mouse run for a while before catching it.
This is what the devil finds amusing.
They feed on people's negative emotions—they need more of these toys.
If they were given a sudden release, they would feel dissatisfied and hungry. But seeing that the harp showed no particular emotion, even Cain couldn't quite figure it out.
A druid resides within him, and that's no ordinary docile house cat. If Cain represents deception and hypocrisy, then the druid represents greed and tyranny—a demon that can represent one or more negative traits is no simple character, at least not a thousand years ago.
But now, the druid resides "docilely" within him, or rather, is sealed away.
How did they do that...?
It was precisely because he was unsure that Cain did not act immediately.
It initially thought they were just a few fat fish, but after confirming the druid's presence, it became increasingly aware that there might be sharks behind those fat fish.
Cain wanted to use his expertise to extract some information, but he never expected that Jean, this "reckless man," would take action immediately.
This guy knows a lot about demons; he's nothing like that fool Eve.
If Eve truly understood demons, she would have chosen to commit suicide in the Dark Forest—she wasn't Cain's first host; before her, there were several other qualified hosts, but they all chose suicide.
"How can my toy harm me?" Cain also launched an attack.
Unaware of the danger nearby, but determined to act swiftly.
How could a knight without weapons, a witch with half her magic depleted, and an ordinary person wielding a weapon they forged themselves possibly be its match?
Just think how many people have been manipulated by the Twilight Mokaridge.
But the more Cain fought, the more alarmed he became.
How could that be? That knife clearly exerts negative emotions on its user—just wearing it is enough to make a person arrogant, irritable, and unable to distinguish themselves.
But after using it for so long, the piano showed no signs of anything like that.
Moreover, despite being an ordinary person, he was actually able to fight me to a standstill, and many of my spells were ineffective against him—what's worse, there was that damned witch around constantly interfering.
Oh, right, that witch.
Hehe... I've got an idea.
This guy immediately told his two female companions to step back, so he must value them a lot. Okay, let's change targets.
In an instant, Eve's form disintegrated, leaving not even a corpse behind.
Cain simply disappeared.
Qin realized something and turned around: "Watch out—"
But before she could finish speaking, a dark shadow's claws reached for Elena's head.
This surprise attack came without any warning; once it was launched, it was with an air of absolute certainty of victory.
The witch, when brought into close combat, was even less effective than most knights. While using such tricks to win the game wasn't entirely satisfying, it was better than losing.
Cain was unaware of what might happen if things dragged on for too long.
But its intuition told it that it had to act quickly; this was the demon's premonition of crisis—the druid's unexpected situation amplified its crisis prediction by countless orders of magnitude.
Capture the witch, then coerce the harpist, and finally ambush the knight.
perfect.
Elena was just coordinating her attacks on Eve.
But the next moment, Eve self-destructed, and then a black shadow flew in front of them.
She instinctively wanted to wave her wand to ward off the demon, but found that her thoughts froze in an instant, making it difficult to even generate a spark of thought, as if her brain had rusted.
Just like Eve back then...
Is this a demon's special magic?
I want to die...
This was the only thought that flashed through Elena's mind when time seemed to stand still around her.
Just as Cain was about to catch Elena, he suddenly saw a beam of light, or more precisely, a glowing card.
The card was blurry, but you could still vaguely make out that it depicted a naked person dancing.
The word "World" is written below the card.
Cain's pupils suddenly dilated—he thought of someone.
"How could that be? She's long dead." These were Cain's last words, and as the light faded, so did its black shadow.
It was as if nothing had happened.
Cain, who was about to succeed in his attack, simply vanished without a trace.
"Huff huff..." What just happened? Elena, whose brain was back to functioning, felt no joy at surviving a disaster; her mind was filled with only confusion.
My heart was pounding, reminding me that what I had just seen was not a hallucination.
"Irena, are you alright?" Cain had already disappeared by the time Jean arrived.
First, let's rule out possession. Demon possession requires many restrictions and is not that easy, at least not in the short term.
"I think I just saw a light?" Elena said instinctively.
Light?
“I don’t know either. I thought I was going to die. After that flash of light, Cain disappeared,” Elena said. “Could someone be nearby helping us?”
Qin neither affirmed nor denied.
Even Beatrice's Snow Guard couldn't possibly cast a spell from such a great distance to destroy a demon—he detected no magical fluctuations anywhere except beside Elena within his perception range.
Unless that person cleverly uses magic to conceal themselves, but once magic is used, it will inevitably be exposed. No one can release high-energy magic while hiding their tracks, not to mention that Jean's perception is quite exaggerated.
There were no signs of exposure nearby just now.
Who is this spellcaster?
……
Not far from Elena and her group, Angela's doll watched calmly.
In the instant that white light disappeared.
She placed her hand on her heart and then bowed slightly.
The bowing lasted for nearly ten seconds. After straightening up, she slowly left, muttering words that only she could understand.
"destiny……"