Chapter 179 - 78. Rescue Operation
In the midst of pitch darkness, a group of people unconsciously huddled together. Fisher’s expression was grave as he looked at the corridors shrouded in a chilly breeze. With a wave of his hand, the tip of his hand cane lit up with an illumination magic, and many waiters panicked as they glanced to the side. At the moment Fisher’s magic flared, he suddenly saw a twisted shadow climbing rapidly over the heads of his party.
That shadow moved swiftly along the walls like a spider, about to attack the distant waiters. Prince Luosang had also noticed this situation. The ring on his finger began to glow with a red light, but just before he could act, a nimble figure wielding knives slashed towards the ceiling.
It was Carlo, with brown hair and dressed as a waiter, her face slightly cold. She raised two short daggers and slashed down the shadow that was attacking the waiter beside her.
As the blades cut into the shadow on the ceiling, a stench like that of a corpse instantly filled their nostrils, making everyone cover their noses in discomfort. The next second, a struggling monster fell down.
On closer inspection, the creature seemed composed of human bodies, and in the middle of that spider-like form, a long-haired head lifted, roaring at the people standing in the corridor. However, due to the deep cuts from Carlo’s daggers, the monster struggled a few times before collapsing motionless on the floor.
Everyone was startled by the horrifying appearance of the monster. Only Fisher felt that this thing looked very familiar... just like the "Human Worms" that had previously come to probe Elliog, except now the attacking creature had a layer of magic circuits shining with composite light around it, clearly the look of an Artificial Witch from the Witch Research Association.
Father Deke stood dumbfounded behind them, looking at the monster in the middle of the corridor. He raised his hand and shouted at the people,
"It’s... it’s an Artificial Witch created by the Witch Research Association. I heard they were making such things back in Kado, fantasizing about turning humans into witches. Who knew that today, it would actually appear! They want to snatch Casheo’s Silver Mirror. We should go back and protect that mirror!"