Miss Witch’s Devotion Has Gone… Twisted

Chapter 305: Abyssal Creatures

Loren looked at the bloodshot eyes of the rabbit and felt this little thing was a bit creepy.

"Where did you buy this thing?"

This rabbit was indeed somewhat dangerous. If it were anyone else, they might genuinely get solo-killed by this rabbit.

"At a roadside stall. There were many colors of this rabbit, and I picked the cutest pink one."

As she spoke, Anna casually shook her pink twin-tails, incidentally complimenting her own cuteness.

"Multi-colored... I think I know what this thing is..."

Just as Loren and Anna were talking, Mirrorheart also came out, glanced at the rabbit in Loren's hand, and said:

"You can't eat this thing. It's poisonous."

"You recognize what this is too?"

Mirrorheart nodded but didn't offer an explanation, leaving that task to Loren.It had been like this for a long time. Mirrorheart's knowledge likely surpassed Loren's, but she never showed it, just silently acted as Loren's little maid, never stealing his spotlight.

However, she was also quite satisfied with the current situation. Mirrorheart didn't care about fame or fortune. Compared to becoming a renowned Master Mentor, Mirrorheart preferred being Loren's hardworking slave.

"This is an abyssal creature called a Prismatic Void-Gnawing Beast..."

The Eternal Dark Abyss is a unique type of terrain in this world, just like the deep sea.

Creatures in the deep sea have bizarre appearances, and it's the same in the Eternal Dark Abyss. The creatures there have no logic whatsoever, and their names are also more grandiose than those of magical beasts from other places, or perhaps more obscure.

"Some Prismatic Void-Gnawing Beasts have colors like a rainbow. They have extremely strong reproductive capabilities and are even parthenogenetic.

"Their metabolism is very low, and the vast majority of their energy is used for reproduction. They basically don't consume energy normally, but they are equally ferocious when hunting.

"Moreover, they have 'bully the weak, fear the strong' engraved in their genes. They are also exceptionally sensitive to killing intent. They appear very docile in front of powerful creatures and will quickly flee upon sensing killing intent."

Loren stuffed Starnight into his pants pocket, and the rabbit suddenly became quiet, returning to its original cute appearance.

To demonstrate for Anna, Loren placed the Prismatic Void-Gnawing Beast on the ground. It remained docilely in place. But when Loren released killing intent, it immediately transformed into a streak of pink light and hid in a corner. Within seconds, it had dug a small hole in the wall.

When Loren withdrew his killing intent, it immediately stopped moving and sat there blankly.

"But when it encounters weak creatures, it will frantically pounce and tear them apart."

When Loren pulled the utterly confused Starnight out of his pocket, the Prismatic Void-Gnawing Beast resumed its frenzied appearance. In the blink of an eye, it arrived in front of Loren, only to be grabbed by the neck.

Black energy surged on Loren's hand, and the Prismatic Void-Gnawing Beast immediately lost its vitality.

Sixth-tier magic, Death's Grasp. Loren had so much mana he could be extravagant, using a sixth-tier spell to kill a rabbit.

"This way the bones are more intact. The bones can be kept as a souvenir... Forget it, I'll burn it later. This thing is poisonous and might poison wild animals that accidentally eat it..."

Not getting to eat this thing was a pity for Anna, but since she now knew it was poisonous, she simply dismissed the thought and walked into the kitchen to start rummaging for food.

"When the others return, tell each other about this. I'll go warn the Church. Let's just dump this whole mess on the Church. I can't be bothered dealing with this kind of trouble."

Prismatic Void-Gnawing Beasts could cause devastating damage to the ecosystem. It was fine in the Eternal Dark Abyss; there were plenty of things there that could eat them. But here was different; the Prismatic Void-Gnawing Beasts had no natural predators.

Small animals would be slaughtered by it, and large carnivores would be poisoned after eating it.

Furthermore, if it realized humans were also edible, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Having so many special abilities came at a cost. The Prismatic Void-Gnawing Beast had no intelligence whatsoever and was completely impossible to domesticate.

But dealing with them was still relatively easy. As long as too many didn't get into the wild, just kill them on sight.

Currently, Prismatic Void-Gnawing Beasts were only being sold as pets, and the price probably wasn't cheap either, so it was unlikely anyone would release them into the wild.

Loren guessed the person selling these things simply thought they were some kind of cute rabbit and wanted to make some money selling them as pets.

If someone truly wanted to target the Gedlan Kingdom, they could have just dumped them directly into the wild.

Loren didn't want to waste too much time on this kind of trouble. If the sky fell, there were angels to hold it up anyway. He quickly walked to the Church, casually told the Bishop about this matter when he came out to greet him, and then returned home after finishing.

On the way, Loren indeed saw quite a few people carrying Prismatic Void-Gnawing Beasts. This thing was more widespread than he had imagined.

...

When Loren returned home, everyone had arrived. Everyone had prepared gifts for Luna and had started decorating the living room, turning it into the party venue.

The villa the King had prepared for Loren was very large, already surpassing the homes of many nobles. Loren estimated it could probably accommodate him even after he fully absorbed the Witches' Church in the future.

Most of the people present had never celebrated a birthday before, but they put in exceptional effort decorating for Luna's birthday party, as if they were hosting a feast for their former selves.

Starnight was also helping as much as possible, carrying streamers in her beak to hang them on the wall.

Looking at Starnight, Loren thought of something strange. After obtaining the talent "Everything Has a Spirit," he could communicate with animals. Usually, it just allowed animals to understand his commands, but if the target's intuition was high enough, they could hold a conversation with Loren.

Starnight could understand Loren's speech from the beginning and even learn magic. Logically, her intuition should have long surpassed that of a dragon, yet Loren still couldn't converse with her.

With so many people working, Loren's help wasn't needed. So, Loren just sat quietly in a chair, stroking the raven in his arms.

Movila nestled on Loren's lap like an old hen, allowing him to pet her.

Since he was idle anyway, Loren continued researching Night Magic. He had already found some inspiration.

Within Night Magic, there were some spells that used the night to block perception. Loren planned to modify these spells as a foundation, just like how he developed ultraviolet magic based on the Flash spell back then.

At this moment, Lilith was still hiding in her room, unable to participate in such a lively scene.

That's why Loren chose to hold the party in the evening, so Lilith could also participate.

The living room was different from the bedroom; it was hard to block out all the light.

"Master Mentor, Flossie asked me to deliver a note to you."

Movila suddenly spoke. Loren was somewhat puzzled. Flossie did know Loren's crow could deliver messages; Loren had told them that. He just couldn't figure out what urgent matter Flossie could have for him.

"What does the note say?"

"Beware of 'Dream'."