Chapter 3875

The sound of footsteps in the quiet library was very clear. The lady who was coughing softly clearly also realized that Xia De was approaching, so Xia De also heard the other party's footsteps—the other party was moving away.

"Not wearing high heels, it sounds like a lady's small leather shoes with low heels."

Xia De thought in his heart, pretending not to hear the other party's footsteps, and continued to search for "Summer Night Collection." It was just that when he arrived at the place where the book should be according to the alphabetical order, he unexpectedly found that the position was empty.

Although "Summer Night Collection" was not a particularly precious book, what was included in this library was clearly a single rare copy, so there was only one volume. Now that the position was empty, it meant that this book had been taken away by someone else temporarily.

Considering that the lady who was still nearby had stayed here, it was not difficult for Xia De to guess what had happened:

"Taken away by her? Could it be that I am destined not to see the content of that book?"

Xia De fell into thought, pondering whether this was also some kind of "inevitable" fate. He could now go find that lady and shamelessly take the book from her hands; or stop caring about this book, turn around, and leave the library to taste the food of the foreign city.

Xia De chose the latter approach.

But when he was about to leave this area, he realized that no matter which of the two options he chose, he was actually walking in the same direction between the bookshelves.

Xia De was afraid that the other party would misunderstand him, but he wouldn't take a detour because of this. Fortunately, the lady stopped coughing, and for the re-approach of Xia De's footsteps, she didn't show any indication:

"If Luvia and Galina and them knew that I would actually struggle with this, they would definitely laugh at me."

Xia De, preparing to taste the local food, continued to walk towards the exit of this book collection room, thinking in his heart which restaurant recommended by the carriage driver just now he should go to.

It was just that when he turned the bookshelf he was currently at, intending to walk to the right, a clear and cold voice came from the side:

"Why must you press me so hard?"

A chaotic-colored light lit up from the right, and a slender left hand wearing a gold bracelet reached towards Xia De's neck.

Although this attack came suddenly, Xia De still reacted in time. He grabbed the hand on whose back the blue veins were clearly visible.

Until this moment, a certain alchemical item suppressed by the library's anti-probing ritual finally showed its effect. Feeling the badge heating up, Xia De stared dumbfounded at the owner of that hand.

She was exceptionally thin, wrapped in a dove-gray long dress, the lace neckline setting off an ivory-like neck, reminding one of trembling rose branches in winter.

Wearing a pair of exquisite glasses on her face, the golden eyes behind the glasses carried anger and astonishment, her complexion sorrowful and sickly, as if angry and as if weeping, the skin on her face white as if it would break at a touch, but this did not affect her beautiful face. The outlander had seen many beautiful girls in this world, but the one before him still made him feel a bit dazed. Possessing "supernatural charisma," he would actually be stunned because of someone else's charm.

Even someone with no common sense could see that this lady's physical condition was quite worrying. Xia De even felt that the other party was like a wisp of smoke rising from a chimney on a winter morning; as long as a gust of wind came, she would immediately dissipate.

Because Xia De had caught her hand, "she" informed Xia De of the situation probed:

【The other party's physical condition is very bad, and the four elements in her body are extremely unbalanced. Although reconciled by the power of chaos, some kind of ancient power is still eroding her flesh and soul.】

【She wears limiters on her limbs and neck to limit the elements and spirits in her body. Her spellcasting ability is affected by restrictions and illness, which is seriously inconsistent with her actual level; every time she casts a spell, it will reduce her lifespan; her lifespan is significantly lower than the average lifespan of supernaturals of that level.】

While Xia De looked at the black neckband worn on the witch's neck, "she" finally said:

【The anti-probing ritual in the library and the limiter she wears jointly affect your witch-probing badge. This is a witch.】

"I've already held her hand, of course I know she's a witch... Could she be that seriously ill Great Witch of Chaos?!"

However, compared to Xia De, that strange and fragile lady was clearly more shocked.

The chaotic power in her hand actually stabilized under Xia De's touch, even though she was wearing the limiters made by Adele Isabella and Audrey Edwards a few days ago, this was still incredible. But what was even more incredible was that this male, whose level was unknown but clearly very powerful, did not trigger the witch's curse.

"Could it be that my illness has really become this serious?"

She thought in horror, but at this time, it was clearly more important to get rid of this humanoid creature that didn't know what it was. Even if he wasn't one of the people who came to chase her, his deliberate approach to her in the library was absolutely abnormal:

"Could this be a humanoid relic? But I didn't feel the whisper element."

Thus, the golden bracelets on the arms and legs of this witch, whose complexion was becoming paler, and the gold-threaded collar hidden under the neckband, all shimmered. The effect of the limiter was temporarily broken. Grabbing her hand, Xia De certainly felt the other party's abnormal movements:

"Wait a minute, don't do anything yet, I..."

Xia De wanted to explain, but didn't expect the other party to cough violently again. Xia De immediately let go of the other party's right hand to show that he had no malice, and the strange witch turned into a chaotic-colored light and shadow while coughing, disappearing from the original place without looking back.

She didn't want to fight this thing that didn't know what it was but looked very handsome in her weak state at all.

The witch didn't use spatial movement; she confused the normal spatial order, causing her spatial position to change. But relying on 【Enhanced Spatial Perception】, Xia De could barely sense where the other party went.

"Really, do I look that much like a bad guy?"

Having met so many witches, this was the first time Xia De was considered a bad guy. While he prepared to chase after her to prevent the other party from really dying suddenly due to excessive spellcasting, "she" laughed gently, but didn't forget to remind him:

【Outlander, the strange witch possesses a special constitution: Chaotic Spread. Her constitution will cause any object that directly touches her to have a four-element imbalance phenomenon.】

"So powerful? But I didn't feel it just now."

【The other party's special constitution cannot affect souls possessing divine radiance.】

That witch seemed to be really a bit afraid of him. Even though Xia De chased all the way in the library, he couldn't catch up with the other party completely, and his chasing instead made the other party force herself to use more power.

Xia De certainly didn't want to harm this strange witch, but he was really worried that if he didn't follow, other things would happen.

Fortunately, this short chase ended at the window on the second floor. This window was located on the side of the library. After all, the library was not completely inside the cliff, and there were protruding parts. Through the window, one could see the scenery of the Upper City and a small part of the Lower City of Arcadia City, could see the Outer City shrouded in smoke at the foot of the mountain in the distance, and could also see the winding mountain road.

The witch who arrived here leaned against the window, her weak appearance looking like she could fall at any time. While Xia De was chasing up, she had already used the power of chaos to distort space again, and Xia De clearly felt that the other party used "Random Teleportation." Looking at her appearance, at this time, it was not just weakness; breaking the limiter and overusing power also brought her to the edge of being out of control.

"What on earth is going on? At first, I just wanted to see what 'Summer Night Collection' wrote."

He was even a little angry, but still shot out the "Chain of Sin" before the witch disappeared. The chain successfully wrapped around the witch's slender waist, but the teleportation spell that had already been activated couldn't stop immediately.

Thus, in a burst of chaotic light and shadow, the witch, along with Xia De, instantly disappeared in front of the library window. Only the remaining wisps of wind could explain what had happened here.

Random Teleportation made Xia De dizzy too, but fortunately, his spatial resistance was high enough. Sylvia never used "Random Teleportation," which relied entirely on luck, but clearly, this witch could choose the best result from the chaotic possibilities, so the landing point of the teleportation was very safe.

"I'm not a bad guy, lady, can you listen to me?"

To prevent the other party from escaping again, Xia De said this sentence for the first time, but this time he didn't meet with an attack, and the witch didn't escape, because she, whose waist was bound by the chain, had already fallen into a semi-comatose state and was about to fall to the ground. Xia De hurriedly supported her, and then found that the other party's weight was really light.

"The figure is really not as good as other witches... Oh, what am I thinking? What is all this~"

Xia De's original good mood was completely disrupted. He didn't understand why he suddenly met a witch, and he didn't dare to think about how he would explain to other witches if something really happened to the other party.

"Do I really look that much like a bad guy?"

He asked this question in his heart again, and this time he got an answer.

【No.】

"That's good."

Looking around again, this was clearly no longer inside the library. The severe smog made the surroundings look gray. This was a small hill located at a high place, and below the hill, one could see messy houses and some simple camps. From afar, one could also see the mountain wall where the Lower City and Upper City of Arcadia City were located.

"Is this a hill in the suburbs of the Outer City of Arcadia City?"

Xia De thought in his heart, looking with difficulty at the sickly witch he was supporting. With her eyes closed, she looked even more stunning than just now. However, her situation was also worse than just now. Xia De was now completely certain that the other party was the Great Witch of Chaos who had used his "Star Dew" to save herself several times.