Bell

Although witchcraft and magic are fundamentally related.

But their essence is completely different.

Moreover, one needs specialized training and talent in this area to be able to perform witchcraft through a "vessel".

Witchcraft Apprentice living in swamps cannot practice witchcraft from the start; they often need a long period of basic training, during which they are always at risk of being harmed by witchcraft.

However, Demps, an outer court student, was able to cast the sorcery "Black Mud Shield" at will.

Even though Mia Even Though a calm expression, she was inwardly utterly shocked.

If others saw this, they might consider that Demps was minoring in a second profession.

However... Han Dong could roughly guess the mystery behind it.

It's most likely related to Demps's "Sixth Finger".

Hearing that the witch was not here today, Han Dong called Demps for an 'unconventional' sparring match, which is why.

To some extent.

Han Dong, Mia, and Demps... belong to the same type of people.

How should we practice?

Demps's question seemed to indicate a certain eagerness.

In the months since returning from training camp, Demps has made considerable progress and plans to take advantage of the current unoccupied environment to practice in real combat.

Moreover, when facing Han Dong, whom she knew very well, Demps was able to use some techniques that she wouldn't normally see.

"I'll have a close-quarters spar with Mia first, and then I'll have a ranged spar with you."

"Oh... okay."

Demps set up an earthen chair on the sidelines and watched the first match intently.

Mia also seemed a little impatient.

Han Dong had said beforehand that he would stay overnight if things went well for him.

Mia didn't bother with any fancy tricks; she unleashed her true power right from the start... wanting to end the sparring quickly and give the two of them more time together.

Whoosh!

With a purplish-black curse wrapped around its entire body, four long spider legs suddenly grew out from its back.

Demps, who was watching from the sidelines, had seen Mia in her spider form before and was not surprised.

After careful observation, Demps quietly extended his Sixth Finger, rolled back a thread of curse, and placed it on his tongue to savor it.

"Insect Possessed?"

Mia's transformation wasn't over yet.

"Nicholas ... do you know? Last time we got the 'bell' from the Curse Farm, and through my interpretation of the internal curse, I discovered a secret."

The bell itself appears to have originated from a ' High-ranking Abyssal Demon ' who was also skilled in curses!

The main purpose of placing the bell in the Underground Area of the farm was probably to secretly cultivate cursed individuals and gradually invade the Stuart Grand Manor to seize ownership.

Unfortunately, the Knight Order beat them to it.

"Oh!?"

Han Dong couldn't help but recall what happened that day.

As Han Dong left the farm's basement, he unexpectedly glanced back and caught a glimpse of a Mysterious Being, but it vanished immediately... It must be the [High-ranking Abyssal Demon] that Mia had mentioned.

"The quality of the bell itself is even better than I expected... In the past few months, in addition to learning the basics, I have been trying to understand and master this bell."

"Nicholas, do you need me to use the bell's power?"

"Why not? I've already said, I'll only consider the 'overnight' issue if the sparring is satisfactory."

"Then you'd better be careful..."

Mia took the bell from her waist and untied the layers of Spider Silk that were wrapped around her.

Instead of summoning the four members of the "House of Curses" to assist her by ringing a bell... she uses the bell as an 'earring' and hangs it on Mia's earlobe.

In a short time.

A wisp of curse aura, completely different from the Spider Curse, emanated from between the bells.

It covered Mia's body, and then 18 iron nails condensed and pierced into Mia's flesh.

"This is!? The Iron Nail Curse that was once used on the farmer."

Mia gritted her teeth and endured the pain, nodding slightly. "That's right... The bell contains a variety of unique ' Possession Curse,' among which the Iron Nail Curse is the best."

It can maximize the body's potential, provide defense, and...

Before he could finish speaking...

Mia's mouth showed slight signs of movement.

Puff!

A cursed iron nail was flicked from the tip of his tongue, pointing directly at Han Dong.

This is also one of the abilities granted by the bell.

Driven by the Curse Power, the nails flew at incredible speeds... Once they pierced their target, the curse would corrode the target's entire body.

Whoosh!

The nail grazed my cheek.

Han Dong merely tilted his head slightly, showing no panic at all due to the 'sneak attack'.

Han Dong saw every single detail clearly.

Mia covered her face with her mask, looking helpless. "Oh dear... I forgot all about your annoying eye ability! All these little tricks are useless... Let's just face it head-on."

These past few days of sparring with the blacksmith girl have really honed my combat skills quite a bit.

"Spider Domain"

A dark purple spiderweb-like light radiated out from under Mia's feet, with a radius of about three meters.

Little Spider will continuously spawn within the area, capable of biting outsiders who step into the area, or binding targets by rapidly spinning silk.

Just as Mia was about to charge forward, she suddenly asked, "By the way... I have a question for you! Is the sparring limited to just the two of us? Your 'partner' won't suddenly appear, will he?"

Mia was still wary of Miss Chen Li and Togu.

"No, it's just me."

"Well... here I am! Please give me a hug!"

Mia moved swiftly on her four spider legs, her speed even greater than during the training camp due to the enhancement from the Iron Nail Curse.

Charge forward and jump.

The spider's four long legs, with venom constantly oozing from their tips, were fully extended, ready to give Han Dong a loving hug.

Insectoid Perception

"Compound Eye Observation"

"Domain Restriction"

When Mia locked onto Han Dong, she took all circumstances into account, determined not to give Han Dong any chance to escape.

Even Though the plague breaks out, the "insect shell" on Mia's body can reach her for a period of time, enough to suppress Han Dong.

"Nicholas... they're going to take you today. Without the help of summoned creatures, your individual strength is only equivalent to a slightly above-average level among those of the same rank."

They haven't had a moment's rest these past few months.

Staring at the motionless Han Dong, Mia was confident of victory.

But just as the two got close and his long legs were about to hug Han Dong.

Han Dong's "Lesser Demon Eye" on his forehead suddenly opened.

Mia had naturally considered this; upon noticing the twitching on Han Dong's forehead, she immediately shut down her visual nervous system, but...

Buzz!

When the vision system is turned off.

Mia could still see an eye in the darkness.

An eye with strange patterns printed on it...

Boom!

A loud Loud Noise was heard.

Mia's head was grabbed by a right arm that was twisted, deformed, and had a huge eye, and she was pressed hard against the ground.

Any struggle would cause the sharp claws to pierce Mia's body, injecting a deadly plague.

The Little Spider in the surrounding area seemed to be very afraid of Han Dong, and dared not climb onto his body, so they all hid.

"Alright... Demps! It's your turn."