From Blood Mage to Styx Ancestor

Chapter 243: Why are there so many strange mechanisms?

Chapter 243: Why are there so many strange mechanisms?

The two chatted and laughed, seemingly not taking their target seriously at all.

Their teammate, Sharia, grew impatient and said irritably, "Hey, we're still working right now. Why don't you finish what you're doing before we talk?"

Even so, she could actually sense her companions' resistance to the job, so she had to use these words to remind them.

They are, after all, company employees, and should prioritize the company's mission.

A pang of pity flashed through her heart, and Sharia turned her head to face the eight mass-produced witches in front of her through the rain.

During this time, thanks to the spread of certain people, all the witches knew what the Ring Committee had done.

Colluding with Styx, violating ethical codes, mass-producing witches, locking them up, and imprisoning them in various parts of the Ring for unknown experiments.

Upon learning of these events, one witch nearly stormed into Styx's headquarters to confront the company's CEO.

If it weren't for Stix's security department being so effective, they almost would have succeeded.

Some people planned to find the witch Lanlanlu in the Ring Realm to get some answers, but for some reason, they couldn't find her and didn't know where Lanlanlu had gone.

In short, most witches felt sympathy for these mass-produced witches and were not very willing to hunt them down.

But no matter how much I didn't want to, I couldn't disobey the company's orders.

Don't blame us, we can't leave the company, and our families are also in the company's hands.

Saria sighed inwardly, but put on a serious expression and said, "You have two choices: either be eliminated by us and then reset by the company, or come with us and go back to prison."

Her tone was resolute, revealing absolutely no trace of pity.

But Ashe knew that none of the three pursuers were willing to harm them.

After all, they are the same; they are both witches.

From this witch dressed as a delinquent girl, she also obtained some information she hadn't heard of before, such as the fact that behind them stood a force called "The Company".

"What is a company?" Vera asked, puzzled.

"Fine, let you leave knowing why. Anyway, you'll be reset when you get back to prison." Xia An was happy to stall for time and answered their questions seriously.

"The company is your creator and also our boss."

"The Creator?" Ash frowned.

“That’s right.” She nodded. “You, and the witches imprisoned in jail, are all creations of a company called Styx.”

"Stix?" Ashe felt a sense of familiarity upon hearing this name.

However, other people's focus was not on the company name, but on the "creation" aspect.

Violet looked dazed, unable to accept the fact for a moment, and asked, "Then, what was the purpose of our creation?"

"You..." Xia An hesitated for a moment, then finally shook his head. "I'm sorry, I don't know, and I've already been warned by my superiors."

She had barely finished speaking when she parted her cherry lips again and uttered a single word: "restraint."

An invisible force acted on Aisha and the others, rendering them unable to move, with only their mouths still able to move.

But Ashe remained calm and unhurried.

Among the bound witches, one of them possesses the ability to resolve the current situation.

The witch, whose ability is "restoration," used her power on them.

Their bindings were removed, and they returned to their state a few seconds earlier, at the cost of the witch who used her power becoming exhausted.

Xia An's expression changed slightly; this was the first time she had ever seen such an ability.

This mechanism is so strange that it is extremely rare even within the entire witch community.

"Thankfully, it's not like Lanlanlu, which has both mechanics and is strong enough to fight."

With a slightly cold look in her eyes, Xia An and her two companions were about to make their move when they heard Vera say, "Everyone, please listen to me."

They didn't want to obey, but their bodies stopped involuntarily, and they had the idea of ​​"listening" to what was being said.

The "Charm" ability has taken effect.

Vera quietly breathed a sigh of relief, then continued, "I heard that the company behind you is watching this place, right?"

Saria said, "That's right, our every move is under the company's surveillance."

As soon as she finished speaking, she realized what was happening, frowned, and understood that the other party's ability had taken effect.

"Did you use your powers on us?"

She became increasingly wary, and the surrounding air distorted due to the high temperature, making it increasingly difficult to see her face.

"Please stop, I mean you no harm," Vera spoke again, and her words once more had an effect.

The high temperature disappeared, she put down her paintbrush, her lips tightly closed, and with a single sentence, she averted an impending battle.

An eerie silence fell over the scene, and Xia An and the other two wore helpless expressions.

"Why are all the monsters I'm running into so many mechanics?" Cheng Nuo complained.

The witches on the other side are all about mechanics, not numerical values, but that's what makes them so troublesome.

They didn't know what Violet's abilities were, but that didn't stop them from pretending to be very troubled by them, thus slacking off.

After all, they were unable to act according to orders because of the enemy's abilities, and they had given explanations even when the company urged them to.

"I'm sorry, but I had to do this to calm you all down," Vera said, maintaining her smile.

"Alright, so what do you want to discuss with us using your abilities?"

Xia An's tone was subtle, but Aisha and Violet both understood her plan.

From now on, every answer they give will be a disclaimer, made out of necessity due to the enemy's capabilities.

Even if the company doesn't absolve them of all responsibility, it certainly won't pursue the matter to the end.

Ash and Violet exchanged a glance and began questioning.

Through a question-and-answer session, Ash and her friends quickly understood their situation.

"The Ring? In other words, we are in a huge virtual world, while our physical bodies are still inside the infiltration pod in reality."

"Our infiltration pod was stolen, which is why you had to come after us."

Ashe's expression was unpredictable, as were the others.

What truly worried her was whether their physical bodies in reality had been used for anything by the Night of Valpurgis.

"Walpughis Night, a purely extremist organization. If you encounter them, it's best to stay away..."

"Oh, it's time."

Saria said regretfully, her words leaving Ash and the others puzzled.

"The company has already analyzed your capabilities; we cannot discuss this further."

As soon as she finished speaking, her face turned cold, and she felt no more pity. This also meant that Violet's abilities were no longer effective against her.

Cheng Nuo and Xia An were in the same boat. Work was work, and friendship was friendship. Since there was no longer an excuse to slack off, they could only follow orders.

The high temperature evaporates the rainwater, and the tiny droplets form a white mist in the air, within which a terrifying heat surges.

Paintbrushes dot the rain curtain, the paint, wrapped around raindrops, transforms into sharp blades, cleaving the earth in two.

The cold voice echoed in the rain, the power of words hanging over Aisha and the others like the scythe of death.

The power displayed by the three witches exceeded the combined power of the eight of them; any one of them could take their lives.

But numbers are ultimately no match for mechanics; in the face of the ability to "restore," everything returns to its original state.

"Another restoration? But she can only use it this once, right?" Saria sneered.

As she expected, the witch with the ability to regenerate fainted after activating her power once.

"Run." Ashe said this, but then did the opposite and went to meet the three of them.

Her heart pounded like an engine, and her blood flowed like a raging torrent. This was not an illusion; she truly felt that some kind of inhuman transformation was taking place within her.

Blood seeped out, congealing into a blood-red blade. Relying on this unknown power, she might be able to defeat the enemy before her.

Even if she couldn't, she could buy more time for her companions. In any case, she had already gathered enough information this time, and she could do even better when the death rewinds.

However, before she could put her idea into practice, the ground suddenly shook violently, attracting everyone's attention.

A giant, hairy hand descended from the sky and pressed down on the ground.

Ashe's pupils contracted sharply, and her leg muscles unleashed a powerful burst of strength, allowing her to escape the reach of the giant hand.

The giant hand pressed down, raising a cloud of dust and causing the entire beach to tremble.

After escaping death, Ashe looked around to make sure her companions were all safe and sound, and breathed a sigh of relief.

A dark crack suddenly appeared, and Cheng Nuo and the other two emerged from it, her paintbrush still stained with black paint.

If it weren't for this hastily drawn spatial rift, the three of them would probably have turned to dust. Even so, they still suffered considerable injuries while crossing the spatial rift.

"How could there be a Titan on this island?"

The three of them looked up along the hairy arm and saw a hideous face staring straight at them.

"A...gorilla?"

The giant gorilla pounded its chest in anger, roared to the sky, and raised its fist to smash down heavily on them.

boom!

A loud noise came from behind her. Aisha couldn't help but turn around and see three witches fighting against the giant beast. Without hesitation, she continued running forward.

This behemoth arrived just in time; otherwise, she probably wouldn't have been able to escape.

Having been saved by a giant beast at two critical junctures in a row, she felt grateful for her luck but also thought the coincidences were a bit too much.

It was as if some unseen force was secretly protecting her.

As Ash ran into the depths of the dense forest with her companions, before she could even catch her breath, she suddenly bumped into Violet, who had stopped in front of her.

"Why did it suddenly stop?"

She rubbed her nose, looked up, and saw a group of wild beasts surrounding them. Judging from their appearance, they seemed similar to the extinct velociraptors she had read about in books.

"How come there are dinosaurs here?"

Ashe shielded her companions behind her, her blood-red blade extending to nearly a person's height and half a person's width.

Instinctively, she held the greatsword horizontally in front of her. Although she was puzzled by her familiarity with the weapon, she suppressed her urge to strike.

The velociraptors were eyeing them menacingly, and just as they were about to pounce, a figure suddenly appeared in front of them, and then they lost consciousness.

"Thank goodness, we found it." Anna looked at the wary Ashe in front of her and a smile appeared on her lips.