A new, enormous magical projection was cast above the cavern nest, its image moving along with the several Apostles sent out by the "Bishop."
The originally lazy and bored "Bishop" seemed to have taken a bit of interest as well.
She sat up straighter in her chair and leaned forward slightly. Even the bishop's robe couldn't conceal her two long, pale legs, which she had deliberately left exposed. At that moment, they were crossed over each other, swaying rhythmically.
She seemed to know how alluring this pose was—or perhaps she was doing it deliberately.
"Is it nice?" the Bishop asked the person in an iron cage suspended in midair near her chair, against the rocky wall of the nest's cavern.
"Pah! I'm warning you, let us out right now, or later we'll—" The leader in the cage hadn't finished speaking before his head vanished.
The woman withdrew the hand that had just blown someone's head apart with magic, as if it had been the most trivial thing in the world.
But that wasn't all.
Even more astonishingly, the headless corpse in the cage began to rapidly blur and fade, before vanishing into thin air. A few seconds later, the person who had clearly just died suddenly reappeared out of nowhere, full of life!
"You cheap slut! You're only bullying us because our levels are low right now! I've memorized what you look like! Once the open beta starts, I'll bring the entire guild and make you **** your **** hundreds of times over—****!"
A soundproofing spell enveloped the cage, and the furious cursing instantly disappeared. The cavern returned to silence.
"So these Outlanders really can revive infinitely," the woman in the Bishop's chair mused.
"Is it a blessing? Or magic? Or perhaps... a curse?"
After thinking about it for a moment, the woman immediately gave up.
"Forget it. Who cares? What does any of this have to do with me?"
"But tsk tsk, I never expected that the supposedly immortal Outlanders from the legends would actually appear. In that case, it seems that old man's prophecy really wasn't false after all."
The woman changed the position of her crossed legs. As they opened and closed, she clearly sensed several gazes from inside the cage gathering on her again.
But she didn't mind in the slightest. Instead, the corners of her lips lifted, and she made her movements even more provocative, as if silently mocking them.
"Look at you pathetic lot! Never seen a woman before?" the player leading the group in the cage, named "Chang Lu Man Man," cursed at the four or five subordinates imprisoned with him.
"B-but Boss, you were looking too—and you were looking the hardest," one clueless subordinate muttered. In an instant, he received a sharp rap on the head.
"I'm doing this to get our money's worth! We've been locked up by her for more than a day. The beta test time is precious, so what's wrong with looking at her a few times? What do you know?"
"Boss, that's just you making excuses. You want to keep her all to yourself, you—"
"Hey! You're really asking for it, aren't you? I can't deal with that female NPC outside, but I can't deal with a brat like you?"
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Don't hit my face, Boss! Ow!"
They were clearly imprisoned by her and in a situation where death was almost certain. If they were ordinary people, they would probably have wet themselves long ago, crying and begging for mercy.
Yet these Outlanders were still fooling around and joking with one another, as if they didn't take their current predicament seriously at all.
Interesting.
"Heh heh, that's more like it. A world ruled by those nine bastards is far too boring. Let it descend into chaos—it should have fallen into chaos long ago. The more chaotic, the better! Heh heh heh heh."
The woman, in a good mood, shifted her attention away from the cage and turned her gaze toward the magical screen from before.
The Apostles rushing through the forest had already caught sight of their target in the distance.
There were four people in the group.
No.
More accurately, there were three people and a wolf.
The woman in the Bishop's chair narrowed her eyes and stared at the young girl at the front of the group. The girl was holding a small Wolf Cub with pitch-black fur in her arms, and the black wolf had its eyes closed as if dozing.
Although the magical screen could only display the transmitted images, her instincts told her that this little black wolf was no ordinary beast, but a magical creature.
And one even she couldn't identify.
A Spellcaster traveling with a... magical creature?
Could this girl, who was clearly from the countryside, actually be a...
Summoner?
That was what the woman in the Bishop's chair had initially assumed. But what happened next left even her visibly flustered. She stood up directly from her chair and let out a startled cry.
"You..." Vivian was forced to stop. Her arms holding Little Wolf trembled slightly, and Liao Zixuan could sense the girl's nervousness.
"Who are you?"
The girl feigned calm as she questioned the group of Grey-robed Ones who had suddenly appeared soundlessly ahead of them, blocking their path.
But instead of responding, the other side dispersed, surrounding the three people and one wolf in a circle.
"W-we're only trying to gather some medicinal herbs deep in the forest. My younger brother is sick, and we urgently need them to save him." Vivian still tried to speak with them.
But after forming their encirclement, the Grey-robed Ones said nothing. They simply pulled spike-like weapons from behind their backs.
Clearly too lazy even to exchange words, they charged directly at Vivian and the others.
"Holy crap! What's going on?!" The two players flanking the girl were also startled.
They weren't surprised by the sudden appearance of these enemies. After all, just a few minutes earlier, Liao Zixuan had already hinted at them through the mission "Protect Vivian."
What truly shocked Big Watermelon and Melee God of Magic was the information they obtained after using "Detection" on these murderous Grey-robed Ones.
Fanatical Fire God Followers
Level: 10
Status: Poisoned (???), Mental Hypnosis
Main Class: Assassin Lv3
Subclasses: Fire God Follower Lv5, Missionary Lv3, Fire Controller Lv1
Threat Level: Medium
(Note: A group of fanatical Fire God Cult believers from "Huodian City" who have devoted their entire lives to the Fire God and worship Him.)
Huodian City!
Damn it, had the official forces of justice already come to hunt down the Witch?
Meanwhile, on the other side, the players of Chang Lu Man Man's group, imprisoned in an iron cage inside the Claw Nest, also saw the battle outside through the central magical projection.
Then—
They let out a collective "Holy crap!"
The natives of the world of "Fall of the Gods" couldn't see them, but as fellow players, they could immediately spot the conspicuous usernames above one another's heads.
"Boss, look! Aren't those Watermelon and God of Magic?"
"Watermelon and God of Magic?" Chang Lu Man Man didn't understand for a moment who the two were.
"The two cheaters who leveled up insanely fast and were all over the forums before!" The subordinate beside him hurriedly reminded him.
"Holy crap, it really is those two!?"
Chang Lu Man Man immediately realized it as well. Clearly, Big Watermelon and Melee God of Magic had already become famous among the beta testers.
But just as they emerged from the excitement of encountering fellow countrymen, Chang Lu Man Man's expression suddenly changed.
This is bad!
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