Chapter 577 (1/2)
Chapter 577: The Silent Massacre
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“I remember a month ago I told you to close the way to Kingdom of Wolfheart as soon as possible. Why are there still so many refugees flocking in?” the black-veiled witch said wryly, “and your knights should have arrived at the border by now.”
“You know clearly that there are a large number of refugees!” Appen clenched his fists and said, “If they were prohibited from crossing the border, most of them would die from starvation. There are no cities nearby, and no places to provide food. It’ll take at least a week to go back to Wilderness Town if they retract their original steps, and they…”
“Does that have anything to do with you?” The black-veiled witch interrupted impatiently. “If they suffer from starvation or thirst, they have only themselves to blame, after all, they’ve abandoned their kingdom. And you’d better pay attention to your father. Or do you want to breach the deal?”
“They abandoned their Kingdom? Ridiculous!” Otto thought, with a burst of anger. “It’s the person like the black-veiled witch who has waged the war, displacing these people.”
When it came to a breach of the deal, Appen showed obvious hesitation. After a while he said, “The rest of the road will be closed in a week, I hope you’re satisfied with such a result. However, if they cross the border through the wildlands or the mountain ridges instead of walking through the official road, it’s none of my business.”
“Of course. I won’t ram an impossible mission down your throat.” The black-veiled girl took the porcelain bottle and sipped. She walked up to the bed and bent down to feed the elixir to the King of Dawn with her mouth. Otto and Oro, who were hiding in the path behind the fireplace, stared at her but saw nothing. After a while, she lifted her head and said, “The King of Dawn will recover as usual in an hour.”
“Does the elixir have to be fed from your mouth?”
“Yes, it’ll only work if fed by my mouth.” She shrugged and said, “As long as you comply with the agreement, you can feel relieved knowing that the King of Dawn will recover totally, even much healthier than before.”
“The next time we come back the border is to be completely closed.” The blonde-haired woman smiled. “Do not let His Holiness down, Your Highness.”
Just as they turned to leave, Appen suddenly asked, “You’re witches, aren’t you?”
“Ehn?” The two witches stopped abruptly.
“Is it because of the magic power of a witch that the elixir can only be fed by you?” he said slowly, “and no other reason could explain this. Although the existence of witches within the church is incredible, all you have done is nothing different from the demons.”
“Are you sure you want to say this?”
“Come out!” The prince shouted.
The prince’s words gave Otto and Oro a scare, but what they saw were several royal guards with light armor appearing from the closet and under the bed. The Pure Witches were hemmed in by a flock of guards.
“Oh,” the blonde witch gave a whistle and said, “what an admirably, reckless move.”
“And it makes no sense.” The Black-veiled witch shook her head. “It appears that the church doesn’t leave you with a great impression.”
“Do not bluff!” Appen roared. “Your God’s Punishment Warriors are indeed a miracle and are unimaginably strong. However, they’re not here! We have God’s Stone in the Palace, as many as we want. Do you think you’ll have any chance to flee away?”
“Wait.” The blonde witch smacked her lips and asked, “Are the witches we have encountered along the way your arrangement?”
“Those aren’t real witches, they’re tricks the Rats often used.” Appen suddenly snapped as if the long-repressed rage was finally coming unleashed. “A handful of Magic Fire Stones should give us a clear picture of your strength. Are there any differences between the witches and the common people without the protection of God’s Punishment Warriors? It’s not too late to beg for mercy if you hand over the elixir. Just do as I’ve said. Otherwise, we’ll break your arms and legs, and pull out your teeth. You’ll become humanoid pots to hold elixir.”