Oops, I became the witch's substitute

The team of more than a hundred people ran quickly, the weight of the armor shook the earth, and the team was like a steel torrent.

The town was indeed attacked. Filin saw the flying beast of the abyss in the sky from afar and felt the breath of darkness from the monster. He was sure that it was summoned without a doubt.

Felyn drew his gun, picked up his bow, and jumped off his horse. "Selena, I'll leave the team to you. I found something unusual and I need to investigate."

Serena rarely got angry: "Hey! How could you leave without permission!"

Feilin said: "The reason is very clear. See you later."

Abyssal flying beasts are very strong for ordinary people. Adults are about nine meters long. With their wings spread, they are very scary. They are similar to flying dragons, with long necks and snake-like heads. They can easily bite horses and knights and throw them into the air. This is a kind of monster that likes the dark atmosphere and has an instinctive repulsion to the elements of nature. The reason why the word "abyss" is in its name is because it lives in places like the lower layer of the Great Rift Valley all year round. The only possibility for it to appear here is that there is a summoner nearby.

In addition to seeing the Abyss Beast, Philin also discovered something more dangerous. He sensed the breath of the Phantom Mother Beast, a soft-bodied monster that accompanies the Abyss Beast. Most of the time, it parasitizes on the Abyss Beast to clean its body. When the Abyss Beast dies, it will reproduce and grow on a large scale, eat the corpse, and then continue to spread the parasite.

Because they live in places with a strong dark atmosphere, they are rarely encountered by the outside world. But once the mother beast of the dark light appears, the range of creatures that it will parasitize will not only be the flying beasts of the abyss.

If a living person is parasitized, he will develop all kinds of strange diseases, grow foreign bodies, have a big belly and deformities, etc. Since humans and ordinary animals do not have the strong flesh of the abyss flying beasts, the parasitic parts will also grow terrible tumors, making them extremely dangerous.

Filin's figure only appeared in people's sight a few times before it completely disappeared. The abyss beast flying in the sky was making its next dive, preparing to continue attacking the town, but was suddenly shot in the head by an arrow. The magic arrow pierced its head and then wrapped its body in flames.

Fire is the best means to kill insects and destroy carbon-based organisms. Under the power of fire, all parasites will be destroyed.

Flying beasts fell from the sky, and monsters on the ground attacked the town. The wooden wall outside the town had collapsed on a large scale. When Selena's team arrived, they fought with many large monsters, and the battle was extremely fierce.

At the beginning, the team launched a group charge against the monsters outside the town. The soldiers won a crushing victory and then entered the town to look for survivors. A tough battle began and people began to get injured. The existence of dragon beasts was a threat to ordinary soldiers. Fortunately, Miriam's armor had excellent defense. Even if someone was knocked dozens of meters away and crashed into the ruins, they could still hold on until they could drink a sip of healing potion.

Old things and a few Lingjiulong stables

The spears pierced the monster until they broke, and the soldiers drew their daggers to fight. They found the self-defense corps and militia who were still resisting in the town, and also found a barn where the survivors were gathered. Serena used this as a base to establish a defense line and gathered many survivors along the way.

"Fortunately, the situation here was quickly suppressed. What about Filin? Why hasn't it been resolved yet?" Selena frowned deeply under her helmet. From entering the town to exterminating the monsters, the battle lasted from dusk to late at night. Until now, there was still no sign of Filin, and she felt worried.

Going back a little in time, Filin naturally had his goals.

After reading the monster encyclopedia and understanding the ecology of dark creatures, Philin found a mother-beast of Phantom Light that was deliberately raised by someone. It was placed upstream of the town's water source. However, since it was discovered by Philin, the mother-beast of Phantom Light quickly turned into a burning fireball.

"Human magician?" Two figures slowly walked out of the forest, blocking Filin from the front and the back. The person in front spoke coldly.

Both of them had devil horn structures on their heads. The one who was speaking was wearing a wizard's robe and refined magical equipment. The demon behind him was wearing black armor with a scale-like shape and barbs, looking like a ferocious beast. The rare flat places were carved with gray patterns and textures.

Feilin was not in a hurry. His magic power seemed to be low and steady because Feili had drained too much of it. "Do demons like to judge by appearance?"

The demon wizard raised his magic staff, and a dark magic spear gathered around him, shooting at Filin: "No matter who you are, you must die here."

Just as he finished speaking, two arrows hit the magic barrier of the demon wizard first. One arrow caused a shock, and the two arrows shattered it directly. The wizard was shocked, and the magic he was guiding suddenly disappeared.

Then Filin lowered his head to avoid the heavy sword attack from behind, turned around to avoid the opponent's upward attack, and then stood on the sword edge of the demon warrior, jumped back lightly, and shot three arrows in the air, hitting the gap in the demon's helmet, the gap in the shoulder armor, and the knees in succession. The arrows were of the attributes of fire, ice, and thunder, causing the demon warrior's movements to come to a huge stagnation.

As soon as Filin landed on the ground, a black waterfall fell from his head. The demon wizard had a ferocious expression on his face, and his magic power burst out completely. The magic wand was fully activated, and the surging magic power caused the grass and trees within ten meters around him to wither.

The magic barrier glowed on Filin's body, blocking the impact. He drew out the spear with his backhand, turned it around on the back of his hand, grasped the end, and picked up the demon warrior who had just attacked.

The warrior had just raised the sword and was about to bring it down, but he couldn't help but open his eyes wide, his giant arm could no longer move. He looked down and found that he was stabbed in the armpit by the bright silver spear. Although it did not break the armor, his attack was resolved. When he was about to use brute force, the demon wizard chanted a spell in a low voice, and a magic circle spread out from under Filin's feet, covering him. Black hands kept grabbing upwards, trying to drag Filin into the abyss.

"Remember this name at the last moment of your life. The one who killed you is the demon Bloom."

The magic took shape and Film disappeared into the magic circle.

But when the magic light faded, Blom showed a hint of doubt in his eyes, and then the doubt turned into fear, because his companion maintained the last action, kneeling quietly on the ground, and the bright silver spear pierced through the armor, broke open the chest, and nailed him in place from behind.

Just as the demon Bloom was about to cast a transfer spell, he was strangled by the neck from behind. He was horrified and quickly activated his talent: "Sleep!"

Nothing happened. Filin cut off his head with a bowstring and threw it aside.

"Kill if you kill."

Before the outcome is decided, are words of loyalty so important?

The threat of polluting the town should be resolved now.

Chapter 123: There are no eggs left behind when the nest is overturned

Serena was a little angry, irritated that her adjutant left her alone.

"What a troublesome adjutant." Serena put aside her worries, but still frowned after listening to Filin's report, "Then the people in the town may be infected."

"And it's on a large scale." Filin's face was serious, "It's really for the purpose of killing everyone."

Serena held her forehead and said, "It's really crazy. The situation in the town is not optimistic. There are only 300 people left, more than half of them are injured, and the food is also contaminated. We have to share some of it with them, otherwise they won't even have the possibility of escaping. No, in this case, where can they escape to in such an environment? They can only stay here and wait for help, but..."

Feilin reminded him, "You are not a local lord. We are a supporting armed group with the goal of defeating demons. We cannot be a nanny here. But since demons have been found here, the situation in Kalan is indeed not optimistic. My suggestion is to take them to a big city for refuge. According to the news I have heard so far, the lords defending the city are still resisting, and there are also resistance forces in the center of Kalan."

Serena weighed the pros and cons: "When will we act?"

"Immediately." Feilin said calmly, "It doesn't matter if the injured can be dragged, supported, or crawled. We will do our best to take care of and protect them on the way. Those who can't walk can stay. It's safe to stay in the town for now. We will report the situation to the lord later and entrust adventurers to escort them to the city."

Serena nodded: "I will go and inform everyone to be ready."

There was no time for the townspeople to grieve. After Selena announced her decision, the residents began to plead with the Knight, hoping that he would give them enough time or stay to protect them. Selena refused without hesitation and gave people a final time limit. The team would set off at dawn.

The residents have mixed feelings; most are grateful, but there are also some who are dissatisfied.

More injured people were put on trailers, and those who were still able to move carried as many injured as possible. Children were protected more concentratedly, and many parents chose to send their children away and stay to take care of their own parents.

In the face of disaster, life changes in all aspects.

Serena took advantage of this time to check on her team. Dozens of people were slightly injured and seven were seriously injured. Fortunately, they survived. It will take a few days for them to recover their combat effectiveness with medication.

The Riel mercenaries showed excellent qualities in the battle, and no one, whether men or horses, was injured.

Yue Lan also collected weapons scattered around the town, leaving behind some that were still usable. Unless there was a major war, these could be used as consumables. Only then did Selena realize that she could do this.

The heavily-armored soldiers gave the residents a sense of security. After dawn, the team set out on the journey to the city. This road was much easier to travel than the previous journey into Kalan. Before, they had to march quickly and walk in a straight line, but now there was a safe trade route to the city.

But luck is not all on the human side.

At noon, the survivors who remained in the town were massacred. A large number of dark shadows shuttled through the ruins, sometimes gathering and sometimes separating. Finally, a few demons talked to each other.

"Bloom, Saxton is dead."

"There are traces of movement in the northwest direction. The person who killed them should be in that group. Judging from the time, they left not long ago. It's still not too late to chase them now."

"Go! But be careful, the opponent is not weak."

As the demons spoke, the dark shadows around them quickly dispersed and disappeared from sight at an extremely fast speed. The fluctuations of magic power slowly subsided, and several demons turned into dark shadows and disappeared into the ruins.

Fili was focusing his attention on Fili. Fili was having a hard time tracking Scathach and had already come to the vicinity of the royal city of Kalan. It was like hell here. In the villages and towns, one could see large piles of human corpses. Many strange humanoid creatures were carrying these corpses and dragging them into the altar to transform them into abnormal monsters.

There are always dragon beasts flying in the sky over these places, and Scathach is mixed in among them, and has become an inconspicuous creature. I wonder what the demon who is looking for Scathach would think when he knows this.

Since Scathach is still unable to regain her human form and sanity, Fili has no good way to take her away even if she finds her.

"Hiss, nice smell."

Because Fili often activated the power of Morgana's pendant, her magic power would be leaked even with the cover of the false ability. Sure enough, a strange creature caught up with her, but the other party only felt something and did not notice Fili's existence when passing by her.

A human-like snake body, a demon, or maybe a monster girl.

The demon sniffed the air and said, "You are nearby. Nice to meet you. I am Lamia. Then, I will eat you. You taste sweet and delicious like a child."

After saying that, the snake woman actually took off her eyes, which flew in the air. Then, a strange divination technique spread around Lamia. Fili frowned slightly, realized something, took a half step back, and then the arm of a swaddled baby floated out from under her feet.

The soul of the mutilated swaddled child emerged from the ground, followed by the souls of more children. The youngest was a newborn baby and the oldest was no more than eight or nine years old. Each child was swallowed alive and died, dissolving and suffering in the stomach, with no way of being freed.

Fili showed a cold look, the dagger slipped from her sleeve, cut her finger, and a drop of blood dripped on the ground.

Lamia's eyes suddenly became sharp, and she rushed towards Fili's position frantically. Her hunger for blood made her crawl in front of the drop of blood.

"Yes, that's the taste, a delicious soul."

Thinking of this, Lamia immediately rolled over, as if avoiding something.

"You are nearby, but I can't see you. But don't try to escape, hehe."

"..."

If nothing unexpected had happened, Lamia would have been stabbed in the back of the head when she was observing the blood just now, but she sensed the danger.

Rather than seeing through the false disguise, Fili thought that she had activated some kind of talent.

At that moment, a phantom appeared behind Lamia and pretended to stab her, but Lamia didn't even look at it and let the phantom pass through her body.

Then Fili created another false clone, this time trying to stab Lamia's throat, but the snake girl showed amazing cunning, the empty eyeballs after removing the eyeballs seemed to see through the reality, avoiding the attack of the false clone.

"She doesn't distinguish between reality and illusion, but the result." Fili observed from the side, "It's a natural divination skill."

In this case, the winner is decided.

Lamia suddenly stood there in a daze, and the souls of the children around her began to gather towards her. The souls of the children closest to her began to eat Lamia's body.

And in Lamia's vision, she caught the fresh thing she had dreamed of and was enjoying a delicious meal.

Just when her tail and arms were half eaten, Lamia's spirit suddenly struggled. The illusion she created was resisted. She covered her head in pain. The souls of the children around her disappeared in an instant. A wailing sound quickly spread. When Fili heard this sound, great sadness and pain surged in her heart. Then Lamia shed her snake skin and all her injuries were healed.

Even so, Lamia was frightened and fled at an alarming speed. Although she was greedy and foolish, she did not want to die.

Fili immediately chased after him, but just as she got close, she suddenly felt a huge sticky force under her feet, and her shoes were completely stuck to some secretion on the ground. If she hadn't controlled the force properly, she might have fallen down and fallen into this unknown mucus.

"Sure enough." Lamia came back. She divined that the invisible person had fallen into her trap, and now she had to find the answer.

However, as soon as she got closer, she found that she was also stuck in the mucus, and her whole body fell to the ground. No matter how she struggled, she could not get rid of the mucus. This funny scene was like a spider entangled in its own web.

"Impossible..." Lamia realized that this was an illusion, because mucus was another talent of hers. The mucus she secreted was not only sticky, but even faster than usual, often catching others off guard. But now the divination about the future suddenly came to an abrupt end.

Not only that, Lamia also found that her body was sinking into the ground, merging with the earth, and she gradually felt suffocated. A transcendent being was slowly dying in a long period of suffocation.

To outsiders, Lamia seemed to be trapped in the magic of quicksand. She showed no signs of struggle and disappeared as if she had committed suicide.

2018-03-27

As Lamia died, the slime gradually dissolved, and Fili walked to the place where Lamia was buried and prayed to the name of the Blue Moon Goddess.

"May your power guide those homeless children." After saying that, Fili slowly looked up at the sky. The country is in a really bad state right now.

Karan's current situation is completely different from that of Arius and Miriam. The order here has fallen into a dark vortex, and the invasion of the demons has dragged the country into disaster. Fili feels that things here may not be as simple as they seem.

When she first came here, her original purpose was to find Scathach and rescue her, but she just saw the souls of those young children who were tied up after death and used as tools for committing crimes. Even now, she didn't know whether they could be guided and rest in peace. This scene seemed to convey a certain mission to her.

Even though she had not yet gained true freedom, she could do something now, which made her feel a little excited and she planned to do something in Kalan.

There are footsteps approaching! Fili had just finished praying when she sensed the magical reaction of a hero in the distance. He was also good at hiding and soon arrived at the scene of Lamia's death.

It's human.

Fili soon saw the blonde woman, holding a bow and arrow, with sharp eyes, cautiously coming to Lamia's burial place, drawing her dagger and stabbing into the ground, digging out Lamia's body.

"My sense was correct. Lamia was indeed killed. I was still thinking about how to lure her out. Now I can breathe a sigh of relief." The woman half-knelt on the ground and wiped away her tears. "I finally avenged the children. Thank you, unknown warrior."

Fili took the initiative to show up: "Don't be so moved yet, who are you?"

The woman was surprised by Fili's appearance. She was alert at first and held the dagger, but then relaxed. "My name is Kuina, and I am the temporary leader of the Kalan resistance. Judging from the reaction of the magic just now, is it Lamia that you killed?"

Fili nodded, but then became a little confused: "With your strength, it shouldn't be difficult to kill her, right?"

Kuina shook her head slightly: "Lamia is one of the generals of the demon army and rarely goes out alone..."

As soon as they said this, the two of them felt many auras approaching.

"This is not the place to talk. Let's go to a safe place first." Kuina pointed to the south and immediately set off. "Let's go to a temporary base first. It's just you and me."

Fili quickly followed up: "I know that this Lamia is a rare dual-talented person. The divination talent is trickier than expected. Even if she is trapped in an illusion, she can sense her own danger."

Kuina was slightly surprised. "Indeed, she is very cunning and one of the generals who made the biological weapons of the demons. She is usually protected in the center and only moves around in places she thinks are safe. Because of divination, we have never been able to catch her trace. On the contrary, she has been surrounded and plotted against several times."

Fili looked at her and said, "You stayed behind Kalan to disrupt the situation here and buy time for the outside world? Sooner or later, you will run out of ammunition and food, and the demons will come up with more vicious ways to target you. If you are caught, you will be doomed."

"We can't let the Kalan people lose hope completely, can we? The enemy has built many nests and laboratories in the rear. If we leave them alone, countless monsters will be produced continuously from the Kali Center in the future. By then, not only Kalan, but also the surrounding countries will fall into disaster." Guinai smiled bitterly for a moment, and hope appeared in his eyes again. "My friend Louis is looking for the blood of the Kalan royal family. When the time comes, he will raise the flag again and take back his former home one day."

The two passed through the encirclement of the demon army and successfully came to a safe temporary base, hiding in an underground bunker. Guina took out a map and introduced Fili to Kalan's current situation, explaining the several major lords who were still fighting against the demons. Finally, he realized that Fili was alone.

"And you? Why do you come here alone?"

"I'm looking for a lost child. Her name is Scathach. She has temporarily lost her mind and turned into a dragon beast. I can probably find her location, but I can't think of a way to wake her up for now. If there is really no better way, knocking her out and hiding her is also a good option."

Fili explained her origins and said to Kuina: "Having said that, when I came to Kalan and saw the difficulties here, the wronged souls surrounding Lamia were really heartbreaking. As you can see, I am a witch, and we can help each other."

Kuina's eyes lit up: "Really? Are you willing to help us?"

Fili said seriously and responsibly: "To the extent of my ability, I will assist you in fighting the demons. It will be very easy for me to kill any demons I see while I am searching for that lost idiot. By the way, I have another good news for you. Now more and more countries are aware of Kalan's situation. Reinforcements from the outside world are arriving, and the end of the demons will soon come."

With this in mind, Fili was relatively optimistic. The Kalan people were still resisting, and the army of justice from outside would soon arrive. A counterattack was only a matter of time. However, the darkness before dawn was still severe, especially for Guinai. A strong person like her who acted alone would sooner or later reach the end of the road, and the enemy would definitely retaliate against her in the final crazy stage.

Fili shared this idea with Kuina, and Kuina said that he was also prepared. Just when the two wanted to talk further, Fili was attacked by the demon and had no rest for a moment.