novelraw Chapter 59
Chapter 59
59. The Alliance Is Not Home
"Reporting in!"
It was already after school hours, and only a few people remained in the office.
"Come in."
Bai Wei expertly switched back to her screen and looked at Meng Lian with a slight nod.
"I heard from Teacher Oula that you seem to have the Charming Heart Constitution? Mm, it just so happens I have a cultivation technique from a succubus here. Take it back and read it. It might help you."
Unexpectedly, Bai Wei actually pulled out a pink book.
Meng Lian accepted it and looked at the pink cover, feeling somewhat strange.
Wasn't this a bit improper?
"Don't reject your talent. Talent is the best gift heaven has given us. Whether a talent is good or bad depends on how each person uses it. If I'm not mistaken, wasn't Jiang Jiang's recovery thanks to you?"
Hearing this, Meng Lian awkwardly scratched her head.
Bai Wei seemed to have been present at the time and knew everything.
"Actually, it's quite interesting. This technique was given to me by a succubus friend of mine in Nordlin. Thinking back now, it really was fate."
Bai Wei seemed to recall some past events, and a nostalgic expression appeared on her face.
"Nordlin? Teacher, you..."
Hearing this, Meng Lian was shocked. The other party actually knew about Nordlin.
Logically speaking, only people within their Illusion circle should know about Nordlin's existence. But not only did Bai Wei know about it, she had even entered it.
"Don't be surprised. When I first chose my major, it was also Illusion. Unfortunately, some things happened later and I transferred. But I still enter Nordlin from time to time."
Bai Wei shook her head. In the end, her transfer was related to Zi Yan.
But all that was in the past now.
In Nordlin, Bai Wei had also met many people and experienced many things. For example, the owner of this succubus technique, a lovestruck succubus who still held a significant place in Bai Wei's heart.
Bai Wei looked at Meng Lian, a trace of complexity in her eyes.
She didn't know if what she was doing was right, but she also knew her time was running out.
"This technique can help you balance the different magic power from various witches within your body. Read it more when you go back. It will benefit you."
"Thank you, Teacher."
Meng Lian expressed her sincere gratitude.
"Oh, by the way, Meng Lian, are you interested in star navigation?"
Suddenly, Bai Wei asked an unexpected question. Meng Lian blinked in confusion.
"This..."
"It's fine, I was just asking."
After all, with so many interstellar routes and star systems in star navigation maps, who could remember them all?
Bai Wei didn't say anything more. Seeing this, Meng Lian also said goodbye and exited the office.
Star navigation?
There wasn't even a star navigation course in their curriculum.
So what did Bai Wei mean by suddenly asking about this?
Meng Lian couldn't figure it out. She held the succubus technique that Bai Wei had given her and walked toward the dormitory.
Sigh, if she couldn't figure it out, then don't think about it.
Maybe Bai Wei had recently gotten into star navigation maps and wanted to recommend them to Meng Lian?
In the office, after Meng Lian left, a few other teachers also left one by one.
"Teacher Bai, aren't you leaving yet?"
"I still have some lesson plans to write. You go ahead."
"Mm, bye."
"Bye."
After dealing with her colleagues, Bai Wei sat at her desk, her small hand propping up her cheek as she looked at the computer screen. Her slender fingers tapped against the table in a thoughtful pose.
But on the computer screen was a mosaic-covered manga. The scene showed the female protagonist releasing water magic.
"Sigh, time is running out."
Just then, Bai Wei suddenly sighed. She gripped the mouse, and a trace of white light flashed through her eyes. A strand of spiritual power flowed through the mouse into the computer, then through the witches' quantum network into the manga on the screen.
[Illusion. Third Stage] Infinite Illusion Realm
Constructing a miniature illusion within cyberspace. This level of technique could only be accomplished by a Great Witch of the Illusion Path.
The Infinite Illusion Realm was hidden within this manga. The scene happened to be the female protagonist's outdoor encounter. In the dense forest with towering trees, a white dove flew to a branch, looking down at the female protagonist in intense battle below, its gaze deep and profound.
"[Teacher], we've arrived."
Just then, six more birds flew onto the branch behind the white dove.
Sparrow, Black Swallow, Hummingbird, Magpie, Partridge, Crow.
"[Teacher], do we really have to evacuate? What about you?"
Partridge looked at the white dove with worry. The white dove had its back to them and didn't speak.
"White Hawk has already set her sights on us. We've been exposed. We must evacuate."
"Don't worry about me. I'll be fine."
The white dove shook its head, but everyone knew this was just the white dove comforting them.
"What about Robin? Are we just going to abandon her?"
Sparrow spoke up. Robin was Chen Li, and she had a good relationship with her.
"Robin is a decoy. You are all decoys too. White Hawk wants to use this to draw me out."
The white dove turned around and looked at everyone, its gaze sorrowful.
"Before White Hawk completely tears off her mask, you must evacuate. White Hawk's target is me. She won't do anything to me."
"As for Robin... the Nest will remember her."
Hearing this, Sparrow's expression grew despondent.
But she also knew that Chen Li couldn't be saved. The moment Chen Li was captured, she had already been sacrificed.
"Then where can we go? Back to the Nest?"
The crow asked naively.
For a moment, everyone fell into silence.
"The Nest is no longer our home. We can't go back."
The white dove took a deep breath and looked at the crow, cruelly speaking the truth they had all known for a long time.
"Why?"
The crow's eyes were full of disbelief. She had come to White Hawk's nest alone for the Nest. Why was the Nest no longer home?
"Because we are now White Hawk too."
The white dove looked at the crow. Seeing the crow's bewildered state, she recalled her own experience when she first arrived here.
The Alliance's undercover agents were organized in batches. She was from the 126th batch. These six people were all the leaders of each batch. When she arrived here, she made contact with the 123rd batch predecessors. She had once been as naive as the crow, asking her predecessor why the Alliance was no longer their home.
She would never forget her predecessor's sorrowful smile.
"The Alliance's cultivators can never treat witches as their own family. The Alliance and the witches have long been locked in a fight to the death."
Later, her predecessor was discovered, and the entire 123rd batch was sacrificed. Only she remained from the 126th batch.
The crow was from the 263rd batch, the youngest batch here, and also new students who had just started school.
The others were all the crow's seniors. They had long understood this cruel truth.
"The forest is vast. Although it's all White Hawk's territory, there will always be places for us to hide."
"Run, run. After you escape, forget about White Hawk, forget about the Nest. You are all sparks. One day, you will become a prairie fire."
The white dove spoke, but suddenly the hummingbird began to cry.
"How can we escape? White Hawk has already set up an inescapable trap. We can't escape anymore."
"Hummingbird!"
Sparrow shouted sternly, but was stopped by the white dove.
"I know. That's why I'll create an opportunity for you."
"[Teacher], you don't mean... No! You're far more important than us. We can be sacrificed, but you can't be. The Nest wouldn't want you to sacrifice yourself either!"
Black Swallow immediately understood the white dove's meaning and hurriedly tried to stop her, but saw the white dove shake its head.
"I'm old. It's time for me to fulfill my final mission. But you're wrong about one thing. I'm not more important than you. You are far more important than me."
The white dove looked at everyone, taking in all their expressions.
"I see hope in you. I have no hope left. Only you can fight for a chance of survival for the Nest."
The white dove smiled self-deprecatingly. "Do you know what I often think about here under White Hawk? That the Nest is bound to fail."
Hearing this, everyone fell silent.
They had been undercover among the witches for so long and long understood the terror of the witches. For the Alliance to win this war was pure fantasy.
They had persisted until now, aside from the faith in their hearts, only because [Teacher] had been silently guiding them from ahead.
But the crow was very emotional. She was the youngest, yet the most passionate.
"No, [Teacher], I believe the Nest will surely win!"
The white dove looked at the crow with a smile in its eyes.
This was hope. Only hope could save the Nest.
"Mm, I believe the Nest will win too."
"Alright, everyone, get ready. I'll create an opportunity. When the time comes, you must use all your strength to escape."
The white dove spread its wings and flew away from the branch.
"Silly children, run. Run as far as you can."
"Remember, the Nest is not home!"
The Alliance is not home!