dark witches rise

Chapter 1 Mere Knights
so tired.

Too dark.

so deep.

"Is this what death feels like?"

Roja felt that his consciousness was like a block of salt thrown into the sea, sinking and dissipating in the darkness.

Jingle Bell--

Jingle Bell--

When Roja had given up struggling.

The sudden and rapid sound of the bell pierced the darkness and echoed in his consciousness.

Accompanied by the ringing of the bell, there was a cry of sorrow and anxiety.

"Son, don't die..."

"Please, survive, survive..."

"Woo, woo, son, my son..."

Hearing the cries of his loved ones, Roja struggled to break through the shackles of darkness.

But soon, his strength was exhausted.

The bell gradually faded away, and the shout never appeared again.

"My life... is over..."

Roja gave up everything and closed his eyes, his consciousness fell towards the deepest part of the darkness.

suddenly!

A dazzling light surged from the darkness, engulfing Roja's consciousness.

……

In a sealed room filled with a strong smell of medicine.

A slightly fat middle-aged man in a black luxurious robe knelt beside the hospital bed, looking at his emaciated son who had lost his voice with tears in his eyes.

He turned his head away.

Looking at the old man who was holding a bouquet of dozens of herbs in his left hand and an ancient bronze bell in his right hand, with strange patterns painted on his face with chicken blood, sheep blood, and cow blood, he looked extremely tired.

"Witch doctor Barney, please save my son, please..." The middle-aged man begged with a choked voice.

"The venom of the Manhua snake has eroded the internal organs...Derry, I'm sorry." The witch doctor Barney shook his head, his face full of regret.

"how come?"

The middle-aged man Deli lay on Roja's chest and wept in a low voice, tears blurred his face.

dong... dong... dong...

what!
Hearing the faint heartbeat coming from the depths of Roja's chest, Derry was startled.

ho ho... ho ho...

Not only the heartbeat, Roja's mouth was slightly opened in a coma, his throat wriggled, and he made a "ho ho" sound.

"My son Roja is still alive!"

Derry shouted to Barney witch doctor in surprise.

Wizard Barney narrowed his eyes, and rushed to the sick bed with a stride.

Wizard Barney helped Roja up, let Roja face down, opened Roja's mouth with his left hand, and patted Roja's back lightly with his right hand according to a certain pattern.

Derry stood aside nervously, his body trembling.

ho ho... ho ho... ho ho...

The sound from Roja's mouth became louder and louder.

at last……

"vomit--"

A foul-smelling pus and blood vomited from Roja's mouth.

After vomiting the pus and blood, Roja's pale face turned rosy, and his chest heaved with his breath.

Roja weakly opened his eyes.

In the dim room, with the flickering candles, two familiar faces loomed.

"Father...Master Barney..." Roja felt as if his throat was blocked, and it was extremely difficult to utter a word.

"Don't talk, have a good rest."

After Barney poured a bowl of turbid and viscous medicinal liquid into Roja's mouth, he asked Roja to lie down and rest.

As soon as Roja, who felt extremely exhausted physically and mentally, closed his eyes, sleepiness hit him immediately.

With sleepy eyes, he vaguely heard the conversation between his father Derry and the witch doctor Barney.

"How is my son Roja?" Derry asked nervously.

"Now that I have passed the most difficult life-and-death test, my life is no longer in danger, and I only need to rest for two or three months before I can get out of bed, but..." Barney witch doctor said, stroking his sparse beard.

"Just what?" Derry asked immediately.

"Ugh--"

The witch doctor Barney sighed softly, "Although the venom of the Manhua snake has been removed, the damage to Roja's muscles and internal organs can no longer be recovered, and his physique will become very weak in the future. He will definitely not be able to become a knight."

Derry fell silent for a moment.

Roja has liked swordsmanship since he was a child, and he has a good talent for swordsmanship.

Talented, hard-working, and supported by his father, Derry, who is a great medicine merchant, he was already a quasi-knight at a young age, and he was the strongest among the young generation in Silla Town.

Now he works under Captain Lei Lun, the deputy captain of the Silla Town Defense Team, and is highly valued.

"I didn't support him joining the defense team, but he almost died of serious injuries within half a year after joining." Derry stroked Roja's face pitifully, "That's fine, learn business with me in the future. "

……

The morning light shines.

The birds stood on the branches and sang.

The refreshing cool wind with the smell of green grass gently stroked the curtains and blew on Roja.

Roja, who was dizzy and dizzy due to the illness, was suddenly sobered by the morning wind.

in the room.

Roja, who was wearing white loose pajamas, was sitting on the bed.

Beside the bed, there are two people.

Barney witch doctor with wrinkled face and sparse teeth frowned and inspected Roja's body, his face full of disbelief.

Derry on the side clenched his fists nervously and asked anxiously, "What's wrong? Is there any problem?"

Barney witch doctor shook his head lightly.

His expression ranged from shock, to doubt, to thoughtfulness.

In the end, the Barney witch doctor seemed to understand something, and took a deep look at Roja.

"Master Roja's body is healing very smoothly. It is estimated that he will be able to get out of bed and walk in three to five days, and he will be fully healed in half a month." Barney witch doctor said hoarsely.

"what?"

Derry cried out in surprise.

He thought that for the rest of his life, Roja would be a sick man who would be panting after walking two steps.

Now it can be cured within half a month?
Although Derry was a little puzzled and puzzled, he was more delighted.

"Thank you, Master Barney, thank you for saving my son, thank you..." Derry hurriedly thanked Barney by the hand.

Looking at Derry who kept thanking him, the witch doctor Barney opened his mouth, but finally did not explain.

Doctor Barney took a yellowed piece of paper and a white swan quill from the medicine chest.

shhhhhh...

After writing a list of medicinal materials on the paper, hand it to Derry, "Ten bowls of water will make one bowl."

Derry took the prescription, and after a few words of concern for Roja, he walked towards the door.

Roja saw a tall and beautiful woman in a lavender dress standing at the door. The beautiful woman looked at him with a hint of concern in her eyes under her indifferent expression.

The door slammed shut.

Roja looked away from the door and landed on Barney witch doctor.

"Mr. Barney, can I continue to practice and continue to be a knight?" Roja asked the question he was most concerned about.

"...Don't talk about mere knights." Barney the witch doctor paused, then said in a deep voice.

"Huh?" Roja asked suspiciously.

Barney the witch doctor didn't explain either.

"Then you just need to rest in peace and take the medicine on time."

After the witch doctor Barney gave Roja a few precautions, he carried the medicine box and walked towards the door.

After leaving the room, Wizard Barney put his hand on the doorknob and gently closed the door.

When there was only one crack left, Roja's eyes had moved away from the door.

"If you want to know the reason for your physical changes, you can come to Minke Street to find me."

Roja turned his head abruptly.

But the door was closed, as if the sound just now was just his hallucination.

Roja stared at the door tightly, and looked for a long time before retracting his gaze.

He looked down at his hands.

Those hands, which were covered with thick calluses from years of hard sword practice, did not know when they became extremely smooth.

Feeling the warm breath gushing from the depths of the body, the pain and numbness in every part of the body slowly disappeared under the wrapping of this warm breath.

"A change in my body?"

Roja's eyes were extremely deep.

"Mr. Barney, do you really know what has changed in my body?"

(End of this chapter)