[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-armed-witch":3,"chapter-armed-witch-armed-witch-chapter-20":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Armed Witch",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2353560,4604,"Chapter 20: Sisterly Affection","armed-witch-chapter-20",20,"\u003Cp>Alice got carried away again—she’s done for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the audience, Dorothy watched the battle and couldn’t help covering her face, utterly speechless at her younger sister’s explosive temper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The combat arena is designed with specific environments because the surroundings significantly influence witches’ battles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, a witch skilled in water magic gains a huge advantage near lakes or oceans, but suffers severely in volcanic or desert areas, struggling even to cast spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, for peak-level witches, such environmental effects are negligible—after all, to those giants, moving mountains, reversing seas, or even destroying worlds are trivial; they don’t adapt to the environment—the environment adapts to them, and their very presence may permanently alter their surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But clearly, Alice and Isabella, two witch students who haven’t even finished compulsory education, are still far from that level, and their battle is heavily influenced by the environment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like the nickname Alice gave Isabella—“Fat Salted Fish”—nicknames are never wrong; they often reflect a person’s essential traits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fat” refers to Isabella’s perfectly curvaceous figure, developed fully despite being the same age as Alice; “Salted Fish” refers to her evolutionary template.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isabella’s mother, the Sea Moon Witch, excels in sea battles and water magic, and to enhance these abilities, she chose a marine apex predator as her evolutionary template—ultimately selecting the merfolk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renyu ， Youchengmeirenyu 、 Jiaoren 、 Haizhinver ， Shiyizhongshangbanshenweimeilinvxing 、 Xiabanshenweiyuweidechaofanzhongzu ， Nengcaozonghaichao 、 Zhaohuanfengbao 、 Qushihaishou ， Gengyouzuizhumingde 「 Renyuzhige 」—— Haishangtingjianrenyugeshengdeshuishouhuibeimeihuo ， Tuoruhaizhongfanyanhoubianbeidangzuoyangfenchidiao 。\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, they are an extremely powerful race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the years, witches have ranked the strength of encountered non-human races into four tiers: Iron, Bronze, Silver, and Gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The merfolk are classified as a Silver race, ranking just below the three Golden-tier calamity races—angels, demons, and dragons—and are a formidable non-human species.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the daughter of the Sea Moon Witch, Isabella inherited part of her mother’s mermaid abilities at birth, naturally possessing exceptional talent in water-based conjuration magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blue-haired miss had already used a wide-area reconnaissance spell to survey the arena—the forest map arena typically includes lakes, which are her ideal battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Isabella was incredibly unlucky this time, because the lake spawned on Alice’s side, which is why she didn’t immediately retreat to use her signature long-range bombardment; instead, she flew straight to the center of the arena to engage Alice—she wanted to get as close to the lake as possible to gain terrain advantages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, her plan has undoubtedly succeeded—the law of victory has already been established.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at her own idiot sister, consumed by rage, she’s clearly lost her head, fixated only on beating her opponent, failing to notice her longtime rival’s scheme—a mistake that would never happen under normal, rational circumstances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this doesn't mean Alice is definitely defeated; although she has fallen into the trap, the distance between the two has indeed been narrowed significantly, and if Alice can still seize an opportunity to launch a surprise close-range attack, she still has some chance of victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The calm lake surface surged into massive waves under Isabella’s magic; Alice, unable to stop in time, crashed headfirst into the wave. When the surge subsided, a water tornado transformed directly into a water prison, trapping Alice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Water is formless; the trapped little witch flailed wildly, but even with her innate strength, she had no leverage against flowing water and couldn’t escape in the short term.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Isabella, seizing the opportunity, wasted no time—she raised her hand and rapidly chanted a complex incantation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blue-haired miss clearly activated high-end casting techniques like rapid divine incantation and layered chanting; her mermaid-like voice layered together became shrill and piercing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A spell that normally required at least three minutes to chant was compressed into just six seconds through these techniques, then unleashed with immense magical power, stirring the lake below once more—a massive vortex appeared on the now-calm surface, as if something dangerous stirred within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a deep, majestic dragon roar, a long, serpentine figure surged from the vortex—its body entirely composed of water, scales clearly defined, short, muscular limbs ending in gleaming claws, its fearsome dragon head glaring with wide eyes at the target trapped in the water prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sixth-tier water conjuration spell: Sea Dragon Cannon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the witch world, magic is divided into thirteen tiers by difficulty and power: Tier 0 is for apprentice tricks; the following twelve tiers are grouped into four levels—Tiers 1–3 are Low, 4–6 are Mid, 7–9 are High, and 10–12 are called Forbidden Spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Generally, High-tier spells can destroy entire cities, and Forbidden Spells are said to possess world-ending power; even in a society where most witches are High-tier casters, those who master spells above High tier are typically seasoned elites with centuries of experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Isabella, a thirteen-year-old underage witch, has effortlessly cast a sixth-tier spell—the strongest Mid-tier magic—earning her rightful title as a genius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’re really sisters—going all out like this? She’s trying to one-shot her!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the audience, Dorothy stared at the colossal sea dragon—hundreds of meters long, formed by draining nearly the entire lake—and winced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cannon-witches always do this: they love to go all-out from the start, often using artillery to swat flies—there’s only Alice as a target, so a single-target high-damage spell would suffice, but as a proper cannon witch, Isabella still chose to unleash a map-wide bombardment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go end this battle—crush everything, Sea Dragon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confident of victory, the blue-haired miss flicked her long braid, pointed her trident wand at Alice still struggling in the water prison, and smiled with the triumph of a winner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following her will, the colossal sea dragon began to soar, its massive body charging straight into the water prison with overwhelming force, then continued onward into the forest behind, mercilessly obliterating everything in its path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh ho ho ho… Alice, how’s my cannon? Feel good?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exhausted from massive magical expenditure, Isabella panted lightly, her face weary but radiant with joy; she covered her lips with one hand, laughing loudly and arrogantly—ostentatiously elegant, yet utterly brazen—at her longtime rival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm, yeah, big and powerful all right—how about you try my bullets?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the blue-haired miss was basking in triumph, her expression froze—a small, hard object pressed against her back, and a malicious voice whispered in her ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang. Bang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two sharp gunshots rang out; Isabella stared in shock at her exploded chest—the very part she’d once been most proud of, now reduced to two gaping holes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, crimson blood gushed like a fountain; the girl’s consciousness dimmed, and in her final moment, as she fell, the last thing she saw was a blood-red moon hanging in the sky—unnoticed until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Duel over: Alice 999 HP vs Isabella 0 HP—Alice wins.\u003C\u002Fp>",1114,"2026-06-21T03:49:44.850Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","314bc91a7a9dde508a11b60036ebe698a7eacec53258ea9a5a9194d5cc064987","armed-witch-chapter-21","armed-witch-chapter-19",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Farmed-witch-cover.jpg"]