Chapter 384: Volume 1 Chapter 384 Evil Dragon x Slave x Witch (4)

Witches are the most mysterious kind among all messenger professions, and they also require great talent.

They wear full-length robes with hoods, and also put on black masks covering half their faces; up close, you can't even tell male from female.

Besides the witch who suddenly appeared, there is also a youth in a white butler uniform, his dark black hair loosely tied at the back, likewise wearing a thick hood, his posture straight like a pine tree, standing behind the witch.

The nobleman sheltered inside the protective barrier is a fat-headed, big-eared old man, a hereditary baron, his eyes full of fury; he orders the slaves carrying the sedan to move forward, then points at the witch and curses:

"They are my slaves! You actually saved them! You two, as well as yourselves, all deserve to die!!"

Jiang Zhi had lived in Zhucheng for a period of time; although she spent most of her time in the library of the Witch Association, she still had some understanding of the nobles in the city.

They possess the purest and most noble aristocratic bloodline, residing in the prosperous Wangong at the center of Zhucheng, backed by the Ten Elders; no one in Zhucheng dares to provoke them, their status second only to the king.

As messengers protecting the citizens of Zhucheng, the Witch Association that Jiang Zhi belongs to is also controlled by the nobles.

The original host's parents both died during a mission.

Jiang Zhi naturally succeeded the original host's parents' position, and she absolutely cannot openly clash with the nobles.

But now it doesn't matter; her first main quest is destined to exterminate the nobles, these maggots.

As long as the nobles survive one day, the slaves trapped in Pinminku cannot gain liberation for a day.

One of the messengers protecting the baron beside the sedan, a puppet master, gave a sinister grin and said: "Baron, let my subordinate kill her."

The baron sat up, waved his hand, and said: "Go ahead—best to cut off her head."

The puppet master manipulated the puppet; the silver threads connecting his fingertips flashed in the air.

Jiang Zhi sensed the killing intent behind her, quickly turned the three slaves in front of her into ink paintings and placed them into her Magic Bag, then sidestepped to dodge the puppet's attack.

The puppet is a creature forged from a demon beast, its surface covered with a layer of human skin, it twists and turns while speaking.

"I'm tired of this human skin; I'll just peel yours off and use it."

Upon hearing that, Jiang Zhi made an uncomfortable "eh" sound, dodging while joking with Xiaohei beside her.

"That puppet is so ugly~ Go destroy it."

The Half-beast remained silent, as if he hadn't heard her speak.

The puppet master controlling the puppet, seeing her leisurely chatting with others, flew into a rage; receiving the baron's doubtful gaze, he gritted his teeth and activated a spell on the silver threads.

A mass of black mist enveloped the puppet, and soon all its attributes were enhanced.

Jiang Zhi drew a talisman, tossed it into midair, and chanted the incantation.

The talisman stuck to the puppet's forehead; in an instant, the black mist dissipated, and the puppet collapsed to the ground, turning into a pool of blood.

The puppet master's eyes widened, his face turned deathly pale, his voice trembled to the point of incoherence:

"You... you, a witch, how can you use talismans??"

Jiang Zhi not only knows how to use talismans, she dabbles in all messenger professions, including puppet control.

Having been here for nearly half a year, she has painstakingly increased her strength, just so she can have the ability to resist when facing the villainous Evil Dragon.

"A puppet master without his puppet is essentially a cripple." She said calmly.

Therefore, to a puppet master, his puppet is as vital as his lifeline.

Another messenger profession is that of a mage; he couldn't gauge Jiang Zhi's strength at all, feeling a strong sense of crisis, he turned and whispered: "Baron, she's very strong; let's retreat to gather our forces first..."

Before he could finish speaking, the baron inside the sedan, his face contorted with rage, smashed the cup before him onto the mage's forehead.

"Go kill her!! If she doesn't die, you go die!!"

The mage covered his forehead, where a line of blood flowed, his lowered face gloomy and fearful.

He dares not offend the nobles, yet he cannot deal with that witch.

But if he flees, Zhucheng will issue countless wanted notices against him; by then he will also be branded with a slave mark and thrown into Pinminku.

No! Absolutely not!

Thinking this, the mage raised his staff, intending to sneak-attack her.

A fireball gathered in the air and fell; the witch standing in place seemed utterly unaware, and as the fireball drew ever closer to her, the mage's lips curled upward.

"Boom——!"

Dust rose from the ground, forming a thick haze.

Just as the mage thought he had dealt with her, the haze cleared; the black robe swayed in the wind. He felt all strength leave his body, the oppressive presence of a strong one filling him with despair.

"Now it's my turn." Jiang Zhi raised her hand and fanned, blowing away the dust and ash before her eyes; she lifted her fingertips, the puppet threads connecting to the puppet master on the ground and the mage who had lost his will to fight.

The noble baron saw that the two messengers protecting him could not defeat that witch, and in panic he shouted at the slaves carrying the sedan: "Run! You lowly slaves! Move quickly for me! Head to Zhucheng!"

He recalled the protective barrier covering the sedan, feeling smug.

This is a barrier set down by the Second Elder, capable of resisting a fifth-level demon beast; he didn't believe it, thinking this witch could break the barrier.

The next moment, the puppet master under control picked up a dry twig from the ground, then raised his hand aiming at the sedan's position; a continuous flow of power transmitted along the puppet's silver lines into his palm, the twig transformed into a staff, summoning a bolt of extremely powerful violet lightning.

A rumbling sound rang out.

The barrier encasing the sedan shattered with a "pop."

The puppet master was so frightened he nearly fainted; this wasn't his power, he fundamentally couldn't wield a mage's abilities.

It was the witch controlling him, that witch who knows talisman arts!

She is absolutely not a normal person!

The mage staggered forward to the sedan, lifting his heavy staff and smashing it at the baron again and again; the staff, made of metal, struck with great force.

Soon after, the baron was beaten until his nose and face were swollen, his head split and bleeding.

He wept bitterly, lost all his former dignity, knelt inside the sedan, and kept begging for mercy.

Jiang Zhi walked unhurriedly to the sedan, ignoring his pleas for mercy, and instead asked the slaves carrying it:

"Do you want to become normal people and live a normal life?"

The slaves who had been trembling with fear, upon hearing this, couldn't believe it; they scrambled up from the ground, then immediately knelt before her, kowtowing and pleading.

Want! We want!!

Jiang Zhi didn't wait for them to kowtow, she raised her hand and sucked them all into the Talisman, thinking she would release them again after returning to the previously enclosed area.

Her gaze fell on the Baron inside the sedan, who had been beaten almost to the point of fainting; she raised her hand and waved the puppet silver threads.

The controlled mage stopped moving, his face filled with terror, he closed his eyes and fainted.

The Baron's whole face swelled into a pig's head, his speech slurred, "Don't…don't…hit anymore…"