Chapter 50: Waste Utilization?
Shaye's narration was somewhat chaotic, but Su Xiao understood what was going on. Among these two immortal sisters, Moy Nora had strong combat power, but she wasn't the main body of immortality; the truly immortal one was Eyun.
As long as Eyun was in a living state, Moy Nora wouldn't die. Once Eyun's body was destroyed and entered a dormant period, Moy Nora would lose her immortality.
Connecting this point, Su Xiao basically understood the situation. Immortality should be Eyun's ability; she had merely applied this ability to her sister, Moy Nora.
If he guessed correctly, Eyun's incarnation attribute was immortality. For a curse-type witch, this wasn't impossible.
The abilities of these two sisters weren't inherited from the Moy family. From this, Su Xiao could confirm that only Eyun's ability was immortality; she simply used her own power to make her sister immortal.
Su Xiao had encountered similar abilities before. The homunculi from the Steel Alchemy world possessed immortality, though not as unresolvable as Eyun's—she could revive half an hour after death.
Su Xiao didn't believe in infinite resurrection. The inability to kill Eyun was merely due to not finding the correct method. Even if she was a witch, she had to follow rules; nothing was absolutely immortal.
"Immortality, revives in about half an hour, during which is the chance to kill Moy Nora."
Su Xiao muttered to himself, and Shaye's expression gradually turned serious.
"Hey, you're not actually planning to hunt down Moy Nora, are you?"
Su Xiao looked puzzled. He had been talking for so long, and this girl thought he was joking.
"Of course. There are some things I must obtain from Moy Nora."
"So that's your goal?"
"You could say that."
"Then good luck. If it were a few years ago, I would definitely go south with you. Unfortunately…"
Shaye smiled, without her usual erratic and crazy personality.
"Anyway, I wish you success. I've told you all the information I know. But… there's one thing I'm curious about."
Shaye stared intently at Su Xiao.
"What is it?"
"Just… how strong are you?"
Shaye's lips curled up, and a purple gleam flickered in her eyes.
Blood energy spread outward from Su Xiao as the center point. With a crack, fine cracks appeared on the surrounding walls and bookshelves.
"About… this level."
"…"
Shaye's mouth twitched a couple of times. She had originally thought Su Xiao was at most stronger than the Red Hunter but weaker than the Holy Councilors. Now it seemed that was completely wrong.
Dust fell from the ceiling. Shaye stood up, and black patterns extended from her sleeve, wrapping around her right hand.
"Here I come. If you can withstand this punch, I'll help you gather people to kill Eyun."
As soon as Shaye finished speaking, she punched toward Su Xiao.
Bang! The sound of an air blast spread. Su Xiao dodged the punch by tilting his head while drawing his blade.
"You two! Are you trying to tear down the headquarters?!"
A roar came from the doorway. It was an slightly out-of-breath Old Man Carmen. The old man's lips trembled with anger. At this moment, the blade of Dragon-Slaying Flash was only five centimeters from Shaye's neck.
"That's not how it's supposed to go. Shouldn't you have taken my punch head-on?"
Shaye looked at Su Xiao with a smile. Su Xiao ignored her; he certainly wouldn't do something that stupid.
Crack~
The library wall split open. Old Man Carmen's cheek twitched violently. From the aura erupted when Su Xiao and Shaye clashed, the old man judged that Su Xiao was definitely among the strongest combat force of the Holy Healing Church. After all, when Shaye was at the headquarters, her strength was significantly enhanced.
"I keep my word. When are you going to assassinate those two sisters?"
"One day later."
"Alright then, old man. How about you go south to hunt Eyun? You have plenty of experience, and that old geezer Josiah too."
"Do you want this old man to die?"
"You won't live much longer anyway. It wouldn't be bad to shine one last time before death."
"Easy for you to say."
Although Old Man Carmen didn't know the details yet, when he heard the name Eyun, he already guessed what was going on.
Shaye's words weren't pleasant, but Old Man Carmen didn't mind. If anyone else said that, it would be disrespectful, but not this girl. She had given too much to the Holy Healing Church. Without her, those three witches from the south would have led their forces into the Central Plains years ago.
"I can't have any accidents yet. At least not until a successor appears. Sigh, I really want to find someone to replace me."
Shaye lay back down on the small wooden bed. Hearing her words, Carmen also sighed.
"Hang in there a little longer. Give them some time."
"You're the boss. As for whether to go south, think it over yourself."
"Do I even need to think about it? White Night, follow me."
Carmen walked out of the library. Su Xiao glanced at Shaye, who smiled slyly. Her actions seemed rash, but they weren't.
First, Shaye probed Su Xiao's goal, then tested his strength. After sensing his astonishing combat power, she immediately became interested—not in a romantic way, but in what Su Xiao had said about assassinating Moy Nora.
For the Holy Healing Church, Moy Nora was a major threat, the most troublesome witch in centuries. The south was currently developing freely, which was definitely not good for the Holy Healing Church.
Because of this, Shaye decided to support Su Xiao's plan to assassinate Moy Nora. As for the reinforcements from the Holy Healing Church, they were all old men who didn't have many years left.
Although these old men were not weak in strength, they had little time left and had already trained suitable successors to inherit their positions as Holy Councilors and guard the Holy Healing Church headquarters.
This way, even if Su Xiao's plan failed, the Holy Healing Church wouldn't suffer much loss. Success would be a blessing from heaven. As long as Moy Nora died, the Holy Healing Church could suppress the development of the southern witches.
Su Xiao naturally saw through Shaye's intentions, but he only needed a few reliable people to assassinate Eyun. The old men of the Holy Healing Church were very reliable—strong, experienced, unafraid of death, and since the enemy was witches, there was no risk of internal conflict.
Two hours later, in the third-floor meeting room, after a detailed discussion, Su Xiao had basically finalized the plan with Carmen.
Carmen didn't find this sudden plan abrupt. Witch hunting was like this; it wasn't a large-scale war requiring precise deployment. A meeting of a few people could become a legendary witch-hunting event recorded in history.
Moreover, with Su Xiao's status as the Red Hunter, he was already a high-ranking member of the Holy Healing Church. This was a right to speak earned through strength and action, and the fragments of witch incarnations were the best proof.
At a meeting table with several worm-eaten holes, Su Xiao picked up a leather belt by his feet. With a clatter, he poured a pile of gold coins onto the table.
"This is…"
Carmen looked at Su Xiao in confusion.
"Severance pay for you old folks."
"Hahaha."
Carmen was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.
"None of us old folks have children or grandchildren. But… I'll take these gold coins. Many people need them."
Carmen wasn't greedy for money. Not just him, but most high-ranking members of the Holy Healing Church lived modestly.