Chapter 6: Slave City
[Tip: You have killed Joan Isaiah.]
[Joan Isaiah was a Life Witch. You have obtained 0.3% Pioneer Source. Total Pioneer Source obtained: 0.3%.]
[Your talent 'Soul Devourer' has activated. Permanently increases Mana Points by 20. Current maximum Mana Points: 6489.]
[You have obtained a Treasure Chest (Gold).]
[Tip: This treasure chest has received additional enhancement. Chest reward increased by 50%.]
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Isaiah's combat power was very weak, or rather, she wasn't a combatant at all. What she excelled at was lies and sowing discord.
[Tip: The Hunter has successfully killed a Witch. You have activated a special reputation mission.]
[Special Reputation Mission: Witch Hunter. Upon completing this mission, the Hunter will obtain the special title 'Witch Hunter'.]
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Seeing this prompt, Su Xiao was quite surprised. He knew that opportunities to obtain titles were scarce. From the First Rank to the Fourth Rank, he had only obtained the arena-exclusive title 'Skilled Warrior' once in the arena.
Judging from the current situation, due to the particularity of the Dark Crow World, titles could also be obtained here.
There were no guards or protectors inside the castle, only the young swordsman, a lackey chosen by Isaiah from among the slaves. This youth was originally a slave himself, who had gained Isaiah's trust by killing his own close relatives. Unfortunately, Isaiah didn't trust him at all. Someone who would kill even their own family wasn't worthy of trust. How could Isaiah, such a clever witch, not understand this?
Su Xiao didn't deny that he had been deceived by Isaiah for a period of time initially. This made him realize that even without combat power, witches were very difficult to deal with, because they were essentially a group of neurotics. Even if they had recovered after awakening as witches, they were still not normal people.
Gesturing for Amu to pick up Isaiah's corpse, Su Xiao leaped down from the window, with Bubu and Amu following closely behind.
Su Xiao randomly knocked on the door of a civilian house near the castle. As soon as he knocked, the sound of tables and chairs colliding came from inside the room.
After a moment, the door was pushed open, and a middle-aged man with a scruffy beard walked out of the room. He took one last look through the crack in the door at his tearful wife and sleeping son.
"30 Lu of grain."
The middle-aged man's expression was very calm. He knew the fate that awaited him. After being sold, he could leave 30 Lu of grain for his wife and son.
With a thud, a pale corpse was thrown in front of the middle-aged man. Seeing the face of the corpse, the middle-aged man was stunned for a long time.
"The master... is dead..."
The middle-aged man's face turned ashen at first, but after a moment, he suddenly thought of something, and a glimmer of light gradually returned to his eyes.
"Where is Isa's residence?"
Now Su Xiao could confirm that the 'Madegao Human Settlement' was a human slave trading market.
"No, I can't betray them."
The middle-aged man took two steps back. This was an instinctive reaction from being ruled for a long time.
Jingle...
A few gold coins fell to the ground. Su Xiao had found these in Isaiah's residence, totaling 1750 gold coins.
"Take me there."
"..."
The middle-aged man was silent for a moment, but eventually picked up the gold coins beside the corpse and slipped them through the crack in the door into the civilian house behind him.
The middle-aged man in linen clothes walked quickly in the drizzle. His body was very frail, and he had to stop and rest every few steps. In this era, a middle-aged man was already considered long-lived. As for elderly people among the commoners, they were very rare.
Su Xiao wasn't in a hurry. The witch named Isa had long since fled. Being chosen by Isaiah as a collaborator, Isa would never be as simple-minded as Isaiah had described. As for coming back to save Isaiah, that was completely impossible. Isa's current thought was to avenge Isaiah, because she could be sure that after sending the secret report, there was no possibility of Isaiah surviving.
After walking and stopping for half an hour, Su Xiao arrived at the edge of the city wall, in front of a small wooden hut built against the wall. There were no other civilian houses within a few hundred meters of this hut.
Su Xiao placed his hand on Amu's back. A layer of light blue crystal layer climbed onto Amu's surface. Su Xiao and Bubu Wang slowly stepped back.
One person, one dog, and one cow each had different roles. Bubu Wang often entered dangerous places first. Su Xiao was responsible for direct combat with the enemy. Amu was for defense or testing mechanisms that couldn't be cracked.
Amu gently pushed open the wooden door.
Bang!
A wave of air spread. A flaming arrow burst through the door and shot straight into Amu's chest.
Su Xiao pulled the Realm Severing Thread, and Amu retreated rapidly. When it was in mid-air, Bubu Wang gave it a heal.
Boom!
The flame exploded, and violent fire elements spread outward. When the smoke cleared, the crystal layer clinging to Amu's surface was full of cracks. It was covered in soot, and the ribs on its chest were clearly visible.
Amu shook the dust off its head, completely unconcerned about the wound on its chest. Amu didn't care, but the middle-aged man was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground, a yellow liquid spreading beneath him.
Su Xiao stepped towards the witch's hut. Bubu Wang leaped onto the roof, and Amu blocked the door.
As soon as he entered the small wooden hut, Su Xiao smelled a familiar fragrance. It was that strong aphrodisiac scent. It seemed that not only Isaiah liked this stuff, but other witches also loved it. This might be some kind of method for them to become stronger.
The hut was about ten square meters, somewhat dim. At the innermost part was a simple wooden bed. On the walls at the front and back were more than ten layers of wooden shelves, filled with bottles and jars. Some glass bottles even contained human eyeballs.
The hut was very cramped. From the broken bottles and jars on the floor, it could be seen that this witch had left in a hurry, only taking the necessary items. After setting up a trigger-type elemental mechanism at the door, she had hurriedly left.
"Gua~"
Hearing this peculiar sound, Su Xiao turned his head to look. It was a blood-red frog, trapped inside a glass bottle.
"Bubu."
As soon as Su Xiao called out, Bubu Wang quickly ran into the room.
"Can you identify the scent?"
"Woof."
Bubu Wang took a deep breath with its nose.
"Cough, cough, cough..."
After a series of dry coughs, Bubu Wang rolled its eyes. The smell was just too damn intense.
"Well?"
"Woof~"
"I didn't ask how intense it was. Can you identify the witch's scent?"
"Whine~"
"Track it as quickly as possible. The rain has just stopped. This is an opportunity."
Su Xiao stomped his foot on the ground. With a crack, the wooden hut was shattered by the impact of the airwave.
Boom, boom, boom...
Amu rushed past Su Xiao and slammed headfirst into the city wall.
Dong!
A loud noise spread. A large dent appeared in the city wall. Su Xiao took a few steps forward and kicked the dented area.
With a rumble, broken stones flew everywhere. The city wall, which was a full five meters thick, was kicked open into a large hole. One person, one dog, and one cow quickly disappeared into the night.
The middle-aged man, who had collapsed on the ground, opened his mouth wide. He had never imagined that humans could be so powerful.
Twenty kilometers outside the city, a synthetic beast with a single horn on its head ran quickly, splashing mud and water everywhere as it passed. Sitting on the back of the synthetic beast was a woman wearing a witch's hat and a black robe.