The Cornflower Witch

Book 2: Chapter 186: The Witch School: The Gaze of the Sunflower

Vol 2 Chapter 186 The Witch School: The Gaze of the Sunflower

Under the dim sky, Sylutia maneuvered through the air, continuously swinging her broadsword to shatter the incoming giant black mosquitoes. Although these mosquitoes were only at the 'First Tier', their sheer overwhelming numbers made them endlessly annoying.

This can't go on, Sylutia thought as she weaved through the air. Unfortunately, she hadn't mastered any secret arts or abilities for large-scale attacks.

Generally, one wouldn't encounter such wide-area secret arts until the Fourth Tier. Only her 'Castle' Aspect had reached the Fourth Tier. While the 'Amos's Sword' she possessed could attack a large area, it was a killing move specifically designed for 'Twilight Beasts', not a skill for exterminating insects.

Using it would be like using a cannon to swat a mosquito... no, this *was* using a cannon to swat a mosquito.

Sylutia spiraled through several loops in the air, ascended further, then turned once more. Gripping her sword hilt, she drew back slightly, aimed at the massive, fleshy lizard carcass below, and a brilliant sword radiance shot down.

A torrent of snow-white light blades pierced through the black cloud of mosquitoes, penetrated the monster's back, and blasted out a bloody crater roughly twenty meters wide before the light dissipated.

Such a wound would be enough to kill many Fourth Tier monsters, but for a creature stretching nearly a kilometer in length, it was undoubtedly insignificant.

Feeling somewhat drained, Sylutia watched the slowly healing wound below and shook her head slightly.

No, Sylutia, brute force like this won't work, she analyzed internally.In terms of sheer power comparison, she was at an absolute disadvantage, completely unable to match her opponent. Even using her strongest skill was merely scratching an itch—this was no way to defeat an enemy.

Maybe I should just flee, go to 'Flint Fortress' to get reinforcements, Sylutia considered. But as she tried to fly away from the area, a strange dragging force made her speed slower and slower, even giving her the sensation of invisible threads binding her.

What is this? An obstruction from the ritual.

Sylutia halted her flight and looked back at the pursuing fleshy lizard, shaking her head helplessly.

It seems I can't leave without dealing with it.

Aiming at Sylutia in the air, the fleshy lizard below raised its head again, letting out a series of roars from its mouth, from which more black mosquitoes flew out.

This time, however, Sylutia understood a fraction of the meaning conveyed by those strange roars.

Devour... seize the body... pure body... survive...

Does it covet my body? Sylutia roughly grasped the reason. She observed the monster below again and slowly noticed the problem.

This fleshy monster, while its Aspect was close to the 'Sixth Tier', was like a pile of building blocks about to collapse, everything precarious. The 'Bloodline·Insect Moth' power contained within it was gradually losing cohesion, beginning to conflict, even decay and separate from itself. If it encountered the vulture-lion Sylutia had seen before, it would likely be killed in a single confrontation.

Probably, 'Pallen Markov' had once possessed this monster's body to evade pursuit by a great enemy. But this vessel had no potential for advancement and couldn't allow the once-powerful 'Named One' to resurrect. Moreover, it was now in danger of disintegration, hence the desperate search for a new vessel.

In comparison, Sylutia's body was undoubtedly the best choice—pure aura, uncontaminated by any pollution, with immense potential for advancement. No wonder it was chasing her relentlessly.

Unable to escape and unable to kill it, faced with such a stalemate, Sylutia felt a wave of trouble and vexation.

Was there any way to defeat the enemy?

She pondered, switched her Aspect again to 'Verdant Nectar', and scattered numerous seeds that fell upon the fleshy lizard. These seeds sprouted, began absorbing the blood from the lizard's body, and continuously spread.

Just as a sliver of hope rose within Sylutia, the ensuing scene nearly made the young girl vomit.

Countless maggots churned and swarmed out from the flesh, devouring the growing vines and weeds, rapidly consuming the spreading plants until nothing remained.

Compared to the actual damage, the psychological impact of such a sight turned Sylutia's face ashen, and she couldn't feel better.

She originally thought she didn't have any particular fears, but now her mind had added an item to a list, and a fierce desire for victory surged within her, wishing only to quickly defeat and annihilate the monster before her.

This desire to win surpassed the anxiety of her previous life's college entrance exams, the anticipation of job interviews, and the longing before a holiday.

Since things have come to this, let its life end quickly and turn to dust. Such a gruesome scene was truly difficult for Sylutia to endure.

This time, she could only pray for external aid.

The young girl clasped her hands together, her silver-white long hair and dress fluttering in the air. A pale, halo-like 'Veil' unfolded, forming a spherical barrier that protected her and isolated her from the mosquito onslaught outside.

Within, a seven-colored picture book gradually materialized, floating before Sylutia.

Its pages flipped continuously, and then wisps of miraculous 'colors' flew out, spinning in the air.

'Dewy Verdant'

'Noble Sacred White'

'Pure Silver Sheen'

'Blood Crimson'

'Alien Star Hue'

'Cornflower Blue'

These transcendent, beautiful colors swirled, then converged into a vortex slowly forming at the center.

Sylutia began to activate the gift left to her by that 'Otherworldly Apostle', Luna, using these accumulated colors to exchange for something that could resolve the deadlock.

"Seven-colored Picture Book, activate."

"Welcome~ Third Sovereign who has strayed into the outer world, Morning Star of the Dawn."

"Your prayer has been conveyed. The stars shall guide your path..."

Countless streams of radiant information flashed and raced through Sylutia's eyes, sifting and searching within that vast ocean of data.

Over ten seconds later, much of the information dimmed. Three special pieces of information, emitting a faint golden light, gradually manifested and separated, falling before Sylutia.

[Sorceress School·Flame Sorceress's Smile]

[Sorceress School·Black Crow's Feast]

[Sorceress School·Blazing Sun Flower's Gaze]

These three cards could all solve the current dilemma, but the colors required to exchange for each differed. [Sorceress School·Flame Sorceress's Smile] needed a large quantity of colors with attributes like 'flames', 'vivid red', and 'brilliance'. [Sorceress School·Black Crow's Feast] required colors with attributes like 'gloom', 'death', and 'coldness'.

Among the colors she currently possessed, only 'Blood Crimson' contained the 'vivid red' attribute, meeting the requirement, but the quantity was insufficient, making exchange impossible.

Therefore, only the third option remained.

[Sorceress School·Blazing Sun Flower's Gaze] required a large quantity of colors with attributes like 'flowers', 'flames', and 'sun'.

Among them, 'Dewy Verdant' and 'Cornflower Blue' could be considered to contain the 'flowers' attribute, meeting the requirement. 'Alien Star Hue', as a universal color, could also be exchanged to make up part of the deficit.

When she first obtained the picture book, she had accumulated 37 portions of 'Dewy Verdant'. Later, after cultivating the Rare-quality cornflower, she gained quite a few portions of 'Cornflower Blue'. Using all these colors and investing 'Alien Star Hue' to make up the shortfall, Sylutia finally gathered 100 portions of color and exchanged for that card.

[Sorceress School·Blazing Sun Flower's Gaze] (Scorching Sun·Verdant Nectar·Vaulted Sky): A magnificent power from another world, representing the authority of 'Sorceress of the Blazing Sun Flower', Sifus. (Usable count 1/1)

Within the card, golden-red flames swept across the sky, transforming into thousands of flower stamens blooming. Amidst that sea of countless flame flowers, a pair of beautiful eyes slowly opened.

Slowly merging this card into her chest, strands of that strange power from another world spread, temporarily transforming her body. Sylutia felt her rank skyrocket abruptly. This brilliant transmutation of power allowed her to perceive countless corners and secrets she had never noticed before, as if the invisible framework of the world was revealed before her, and she could actually easily twist the world's laws and framework.

This unfamiliar sense of control was astonishing.

The burning card within her consciousness's 'Fate Plate' gradually fused with Sylutia's destiny. Within it, the girl's form also transformed. In the card's image, she wore an immaculately white ancient Greek-style gown, standing under a clear sky. Then, those eyes that had always been closed trembled for the first time, slowly opening within the burning card.

A pair of incredibly gorgeous eyes, like layered gems of myriad colors, slowly manifested.

In reality, Sylutia's eyes also slowly reopened. Now, her eyes were no longer the past cornflower blue, but a brilliant gold and layered fiery red. Wherever those eyes gazed, millions of flames gently sprouted and bloomed like flowers, and scorching life force manifested in this world.

Under Sylutia's gaze, the fleshy lizard below was submerged by the sweeping flames and flowers. Moreover, these flame flowers continuously expanded toward the distant depths of the abyss, devouring this black, barren land and incinerating any distorted things they saw.

The desolate wilderness, the undulating black jagged mountain ranges, the dark and lightless chasms—all were covered by these blooming sun flowers. Countless flowers composed of flames bloomed fervently, that vibrant life force filling this desolate land, beginning to permanently alter the rules and environment of this region.

So this is the power of a Sorceress from a higher-dimensional world, from another world...