novelraw Chapter 78
Chapter 78
78. I Must Take Her Away
If the role of Teacher was to guide lost people in the right direction, then Cleaner was created specifically to eliminate those who had gone down the wrong path.
Zi Yan didn't know what Bai Wei had thought during her time as Cleaner, but she could see Bai Wei's process of collapse, time and again.
A senior she once looked up to, her favorite student... Just because they had developed genuine feelings for witches, the Alliance wanted them killed without mercy.
Bai Wei possessed the firmest faith, the most sincere devotion. But watching people she cherished die by her own sword one after another, Zi Yan didn't need to imagine. Bai Wei must have been hovering on the edge of collapse.
"Why are you so foolish? Isn't becoming a witch fine? What's so good about the Alliance that you're so loyal to it?"
Zi Yan stroked Bai Wei's face, speaking with heartache.
"The Alliance is my faith... I cannot betray it..."
A phantom in Bai Wei's likeness appeared beside her. This was Zi Yan using the power of the Illusion God Domain to manifest Bai Wei's true heart. Everything the phantom said was Bai Wei's innermost thoughts.
"So you chose to seek death? Just to not betray that bullshit Alliance faith?"
Zi Yan's tone suddenly grew agitated. The Alliance was already trapped like turtles in a jar. Why would such a doomed ending become faith?
"Yes. I want to fight for one chance at life for my students. My heart has already died. There is nothing left in this world that I care about..."
"Then what about me!"
Zi Yan suddenly roared. Bai Wei's phantom froze for a moment, but continued, "I'm sorry..."
One sentence was enough. Zi Yan collapsed dejectedly onto the ground. In the memories just now, many people who were deeply important to Bai Wei had appeared. There was even a succubus from Nordlin. But there was no trace of Zi Yan.
"Then why did you call me here?"
Zi Yan was now like a gambler, hoping to hear a different answer.
Bai Wei's phantom was silent for a moment, then answered, "Because you are my Senior Sister. I know you like me. I once liked you too. Most importantly, you have the ability to kill me."
"You once liked me? Really?"
Zi Yan only remembered that one sentence, overjoyed. But quickly her face filled with confusion.
"Why 'once'? Did I do something excessive?"
Bai Wei's phantom didn't speak. Soon it dissipated in place, and the surrounding scene changed again.
This was Bai Wei's first memory as Cleaner, the time she dealt with the senior she revered most.
Bai Wei handled the senior's body, then returned to her dorm in a daze, lying on her bed and falling into deep sleep.
Just then, the dorm door suddenly opened, and Zi Yan's figure appeared in Bai Wei's dorm.
"This is?"
Zi Yan recalled this memory. It was the first day she obtained the Illusion God Domain. She was incredibly excited and wanted to find someone to test it on. She just happened to think of her Junior Sister who had just entered the Illusion Academy, so she couldn't hold back and sneaked into Bai Wei's dorm in the middle of the night.
The following plot Zi Yan also understood. Bai Wei had feelings for Eldest Senior Sister Zi Yan at first, but right after dealing with her senior, Zi Yan wanted to use QQ Space on her. Such a mood-killing behavior instantly reduced Bai Wei's affection for her to zero.
In the end, she had brought this all on herself.
Zi Yan figured out the cause and effect, revealing a smile uglier than crying.
She wanted to travel back to that night and slap herself hard.
Lust-driven thing, why did she have to be so lacking?
Zi Yan gave herself a slap. The palm print was clearly visible on her pale cheek. She lowered her head to look at the sleeping Bai Wei, a trace of determination flashing in her eyes.
"Junior Sister, believe me. Everything will be fine..."
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"Zi Yan? What's that one doing here?"
Anmir had finally arrived at the scene. Surprisingly, the brutal battle scene she had imagined didn't appear. The six Great Witches responsible for surrounding Bai Wei were sitting on Tong Yan's Qiong Qi's broad back playing Witch Cards. The scene was incredibly harmonious.
Anmir looked at the completely undamaged Sky-Reaching Tower. She had already prepared to apply for funds to repair it. She didn't expect it to be perfectly fine.
She had been planning to skim off some funds too.
But the main prize was still that Great Witch undercover agent. The six Great Witches playing cards saw Anmir arrive and invited her to sit down, explaining everything that had just happened.
"Don't know. Zi Yan and Bai Wei entered the Illusion God Domain together. We can't get in, so we can only wait outside."
Tong Yan shrugged, just as she played a plane card.
"Haha, plane! I win!"
"Illusion God Domain?"
Anmir's ice-colored pupils flashed with worry. She was afraid this duck in her mouth might actually fly away.
After all, she had already contacted a witch family. They were willing to pay a large sum to buy Bai Wei as a wife for their youngest foolish daughter.
Of course, Anmir had cautiously not negotiated the price, only saying they would discuss details after capturing her, to avoid any unexpected incidents.
But for some reason, the unease in Anmir's heart was rapidly growing. She felt like she might actually fail at the last moment.
"Heh, everyone's here? The dean too? Perfect. I'll take this undercover agent back with me. Don't worry, I'll definitely interrogate her severely. She won't have an easy time."
Just then, Zi Yan's figure finally emerged. She was carrying Bai Wei in a princess carry, Bai Wei's arms draped around Zi Yan's neck. The position looked quite intimate.
Zi Yan saw the seven people outside and spoke with a smile, clearly wanting to slip away with Bai Wei.
"Teacher Zi Yan, that doesn't follow protocol."
Suddenly, a seven-hundred-meter ice wall appeared before Zi Yan. The cold air instantly dropped the temperature of the entire area by several degrees. Tong Yan couldn't help but shiver, then burrowed into the Qiong Qi's thick fur, only revealing her small head.
[Ice. Third Stage] Nine Heavens Black Ice
Anmir looked at Bai Wei with a fake smile. This duck in her mouth wasn't going to fly away.
"Dean, what do you mean? Don't you trust me?"
Zi Yan's expression also turned cold. She looked at Anmir, dangerous light flashing in her eyes.
Calling her dean was giving her face. Don't refuse what's offered.
"Protocol is protocol. Undercover agents must be handed over to the academy for processing. After all, you're just a teacher in the academy. You have no authority to handle her."
Anmir and the seven others pressed toward Zi Yan. Just then, a sound of something cutting through the air came to Zi Yan's ear. Purple light surged in her eyes. Her slender hand grabbed a corner of the void, then threw it fiercely toward Anmir.
"Don't think I can't see you just because you don't have a body. In that case, I'll give you one."
Anmir hurriedly caught the gradually materializing figure of a young woman. The woman was completely naked, her beauty on full display. Seeing this, Anmir quickly took out clothes and wrapped her up.
[Illusion. Third Stage] Illusion Heart Body
"I actually have a body?"
Phantom looked at her own hands, her tone full of surprise. But quickly she understood what was happening.
"So it's a body created by illusion... Sigh, it's still fake in the end."
"Don't thank me. Otherwise, after I beat all of you up later, I might accidentally expose you."
Zi Yan stored Bai Wei into the Illusion God Domain, looking at the eight Great Witches confronting her, completely fearless.
"I admit you're powerful. But there are eight of us Great Witches. You have no chance of winning. Hand her over to me. It's better for both of us."
Anmir shook her head. Eight against one, the advantage was hers.
"Is that so? Then if I say I'm taking her today, let me see who dares stop me?"