Chapter 112: Lady Witch
The flame in her hand, which represented the witch’s power, slowly began to burn. At the same time, her blessing magic was already fully formed.
So, after transforming into a witch, she could also cast blessings on herself?
That meant she had both strong attack and defense, with no obvious weakness.
The only problem was that she didn’t have a good weapon. She casually broke off a tree branch and used holy light blessing on it. The holy light responded obediently, changing shape along with the branch.
This scene really surprised Peiya. She had never expected that one day a witch could control holy light.
As she organized her thoughts, the red tiger kept getting closer. Its claws cut through the air. But to Peiya, everything looked like a slow-motion movie.
She slightly turned her body and easily avoided the tiger. She could even see an image of herself being hit if she had stayed in place.
There were also several afterimages, some dodging the attack, some jumping into the air.
These images moved around her, and the information they gave quickly entered her mind.
Is this ability “prediction”?
It felt like her usual thinking had turned into different versions of herself across different timelines, letting her directly see possible futures.
It was like a daydream, but the scenes flowed into her eyes like a gentle stream.
When her fingertips touched the surroundings, she could also sense faint traces of time, like the feeling of moments passing, of life blooming and fading very quickly.
It was like the ultimate form of calculation.
But her witch power could only last five minutes. She didn’t know yet if this prediction ability was passive or active.
Peiya moved her body and began to analyze the red tiger. Magic power surged inside her.
It felt like she could destroy the tiger with just a raise of her hand. But it was too early to kill it.
She would find the answer first.
A slight smile appeared on Peiya’s lips. The holy light in her hand turned into threads. Then the witch’s magic power began to corrode the holy light, as if a kind of chemical reaction was happening between them.
With a loud boom, it exploded around the red tiger. The holy light, mixed with magic power, spread evenly over the tiger in a strange way.
The violent look in the tiger’s eyes slowly faded. The healing effect of the holy light quickly restored its condition.
“So it really was being controlled… return.”
Peiya sent the purified harmful energy back into the tiger. The tiger, which had just regained its clarity, suddenly acted like it had been hit in the stomach and started trembling again.
“Roar—!”
The sudden roar startled Peiya. She brushed her flying hair aside and muttered,
“You useless tiger, why are you suddenly acting like this?”
As if it heard her words, the red tiger struggled to stand up.
“Lady Witch, save me.”
“Oh, so you can talk. Sorry, I refuse your request. You were trying to attack me just now.”
“Lady Witch, I didn’t mean to.”
“Then if I want to kill you, I don’t mean it either.” Peiya raised her hand, and threads gathered in her palm. “It’s time to say goodbye.”
“Wait! I know clues about the dead monsters. Spare my life! Attacking you was my mistake. Please forgive me!”
“Hold.” Peiya trapped the tiger with threads. “Speak. If your information is useful, I’ll spare you.”
“Lady Witch, you should know my identity, right?”
“Hmm… are you from a beast-taming group?”
“Yes. I was enslaved by humans. But by chance, I found a way to escape their control. When they took me out for training, I ran away. But I didn’t expect that after only a short distance, I was controlled again by a strange power. It was like a flame that burned my body directly. My consciousness quickly faded into nothingness. After that… I woke up because of your attack.”
Peiya played with her fingers. “That’s all? How do you prove you’re not lying? I don’t have much patience, so explain quickly.”
“My lady, I swear to the heavens that everything I said is true. And at that time, I also saw many other monsters being controlled by a strong magic. I followed the smell and went there… and I saw the bodies of those monsters on the riverbed.”
“Has it been there for a long time?”
Peiya suddenly remembered that she had washed her hands by the river before. Her stomach churned, and she felt a wave of nausea.
But this scared the red tiger badly. It thought it had made the Lady Witch angry. It immediately lowered itself and kept bowing again and again.
“Yes, everything I said is true! Back then, I only wanted to return to the forest. Lying to you would bring me no benefit!”
“Alright, I understand. You’re free now. Go.”
“You really want me to leave?” The red tiger looked very sincere.
“Yes, go. But let me remind you, if you get controlled again next time, don’t come looking for me.”
Peiya waved her hand casually.
“Uh…”
The red tiger understood. This was basically a warning.
“My lady… do you need a cat by your side? A… slightly bigger one.”
Slightly bigger?
Peiya looked at the red tiger, and her eyelid twitched.
You call this “slightly bigger”?
“It’s true I need your help. As long as you tell me honestly about the beast-taming group, I can ensure your future freedom. But that will be after I completely solve the source of the madness in the Calamity Forest.”
Hearing that it had a chance to live, the red tiger lowered itself to the ground, full of respect.
“Thank you, Lady Witch, for your mercy. When I was young, I often heard other monsters praise your deeds. As expected, you are as powerful as the legends say. It’s just that the hateful Church keeps taking over your territory.”
“The Church?”
Peiya frowned slightly. She canceled her witch form and asked curiously.
“What did the Church do to you?”
“I heard that the Church is capturing monsters. I heard this while I was in the beast-taming group. Some people were planning to catch monsters alive. That’s why I obeyed them at the time. I was afraid they would send me to the Church.”
“How do you know so much?”
Peiya felt confused. How did a monster know more than she, a human?
“The Ice Bear King told me. He used to be the lord of this area. All of us monsters listened to him.”
“Oh, him. That makes sense.”
Peiya remembered the Ice Bear King talking about fighting the Church before. He probably knew something about their plans.
From what little information she had, it was most likely some kind of monster experiment.
“My lady, you’ve already met the Ice Bear King? He has been waiting for your return.”
“Yes, I’ve met him. He is indeed my loyal follower. Let’s go, we’ll head back.”
Peiya brought the red tiger back to the group. This scene shocked Victoria.
Her eyes widened as she pointed at the red tiger behind Peiya.
“Peiya, what is that? Why did you bring a monster back?”
“Well… this is… my newly adopted pet cat. What do you think? Cute, right?”
A cat???
Victoria felt like her brain couldn’t keep up. What kind of cat looks like a tiger?
Just as Victoria was about to say something, the red tiger actually bent down, supported itself on the ground, and let out a soft “meow” in a very polite manner.
“Meow!” (Super powerful version!)
Because of its large body, the sound felt a bit strange.
Victoria held her head.
Just imagine a tiger suddenly meowing at you.
Anyway, Victoria felt like she was about to lose her mind. Someone please give her a pair of eyes and ears that have never seen or heard a tiger meow!