Chapter 1002: Witch Hunt: Six Holy Stakes


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    Edeya, Zhang Ren, and the others observed the two people who had just arrived.


    It was a young man with a little girl hanging on his back. The energy he emitted wasn''t weaker than theirs.


    ''A monster and a human...? I don''t know who they are, but if they''re going to help us defeat this elder, then it''s good,'' Edeya thought inwardly.


    If the newly arrived pair would really help them, then their chances of winning would grow higher.


    The little girl loosened her hands around the young man and floated beside him.


    "Be careful... Brother Bryan," the little girl said in a monsternguage.


    "Don''t worry," the young man smiled.


    Boom!!


    Suddenly, the ground shook heavily, and shadows danced around. A strange energy permeated the surrounding area.


    Elder Uiny narrowed her eyes as the ground trembled beneath her. She sensed something coursing through the entire ce.


    "What''s happening?" she muttered.


    "Brother Bryan, something is wrong within thend," the little girl said while looking at the ground.


    Bryan nodded at her words. He could feel it, and the same could be said for Edeya, Zhang Ren, and the others.


    The wholend was changing, and it wasn''t within Elder Uiny''s expectations.


    "Well, it seems that it''s not going ording to your n," Poisonous Vine said with a smile.


    Elder Uiny looked at the people around her. She had to finish this as soon as possible to find out what was happening.


    "I don''t know what''s happening, but I''ll defeat this woman first! She said that she''ll kill everyone, so we have to stop her!" Bryan smiled as he released a powerful surge of elemental power.


    The four elements uncontrobly shook the area, covering arge piece ofnd.


    ...


    Red Mist, who was fighting the two elders and a group of elite witches, suddenly stopped.


    The shadows in the area began to move as if something was controlling them.


    "What''s happening?" Red Mist muttered.


    Elder Grecia smiled and said, "It seems that you don''t have any idea about it. The Witch Hunt Game will end soon."


    "What?!" Red Mist narrowed her eyes.


    Elder Grecia added, "Do you really think that we don''t have a n? We will not sit back and do nothing."


    "Then, I''ll simply have to handle this with my own hands," Red Mist said coldly.


    "Try it! This Witch Hunt game will end, and you will die here!" Elder Grecia said.


    Elder Amulgu, watching from the side, thought about the people who proposed this n to them-the n to end this killing game.


    She observed Red Mist''s state. With their current formation, their chances of winning against her were high. The group of elite witches and two elders would be enough to fight Red Mist.


    "If this is happening, then the other witches must''ve found the holy stakes," she said inwardly.


    The n would start even without them, as long as the holy stakes were found. That guy would use the power of the holy stakes and the Walpurgis Night to end this game.


    ...


    Bang!


    Souta distanced himself from the Dark Gold Corps,nding atop a nearby building. He observed them while pressing his hand against his chest.


    Lorna and the rest of the Dark Gold Corps wore grim expressions. No matter what they did, they couldn''t hold this monster down. He always managed to evade them, and Souta''s regeneration posed a significant problem for them.


    Souta exhaled, a smile appearing on his face. "[Dream Power II]. You couldn''t use it for a long time... I wonder how long you can keep up with me," he said.


    Then, he removed his palm from his chest and added, "Ah, it''s getting closer. I will be able to use my full strength in just a few moments."


    Suddenly, the ground shook heavily, and the shadows across thend trembled.


    Souta looked around, narrowing his eyes.


    What''s happening?


    The entire dreamscape was shaking, not just this ce, as if something ominous was urring.


    "Someone outside of this dreamscape is even affecting the shadows here!"


    This indicated that a certain being outside possessed higher dark element power, even better than Souta himself. He didn''t know what was happening outside, but it piqued his interest.


    However, if he wanted to find out, he would need to get past the Dark Gold Corps first. This group of elite witches was no joke. Souta knew that using his physical abilities to defeat a group of Six Shackles experts was close to impossible.


    The witches were strong, which was why they dominated a huge piece ofnd in the Dream Realm. Even Vanko couldn''tpare to thisnd. The only noteworthy beings in Vanko were the fifth stage monsters who stood among the Top 10 Sovereigns. The rest of the fourth stage were nothing. The Dark Gold Corps would probably sweep all the fourth stages in Vanko.


    "It doesn''t matter. It''s close anyway. I will be able to use my energy," Souta said inwardly. Lorna and the other members of the Dark Gold Corps wore dark expressions, not knowing what was happening outside the dreamscape.


    ...


    Somewhere within the Dream Pce...


    Eilish''s group arrived in a strange ce. The ground resembled transparent ss, and


    everything around them was filled with stars.


    Above them, three figures could be seen. Two men and one woman. The man in the center was covered in bandages, while the second one resembled Eilish.


    "En!" Eilish shouted, seeing her brother.


    "That''s your brother..." Ka muttered as she observed the three people.


    The man covered in bandages nced at the group. He then said, "I''ll find the rat that''s been sneaking around, so take care of this ce. The experimental subjects will advance here soon."


    With that, he flew into the air and disappeared.


    The only people left were Eilish''s brother, En, and the woman with a pair of cat ears and a


    tail.


    The woman nced at En before observing Eilish and Ka''s group. She asked, "Do you know them?"


    En looked at Eilish for a moment before shaking his head. "I don''t know them."


    He turned around and raised both of his hands. A sphere of energy appeared before him, growingrger, then shrinking, then expanding once more. The energy swirled, gathering more energy from the atmosphere.


    "You don''t know them, but that woman looks simr to you. Are you sure you don''t know her?" The woman paused before slowly adding, "Perhaps it''s rted to your body." When En remained silent, the woman shook her head and nced at Eilish''s group. "Anyways, you should get out of this ce. A lot of strong experts areing here since they''ve sensed our location. This ce will be a battlefield, and with your current strength, you''ll only die if you stay."


    Ignoring the woman''s advice, Eilish focused on her brother. "En! Don''t you remember me?


    It''s me, your sister, Eilish!"


    Boom!!


    The entire area shook violently as arge amount of energy burst out of En''s body,


    darkness seeping from his pores.


    The woman with cat ears turned her head and said, "You should hurry up and go. It''s starting. This ce will be a battlefield. If you die, then no matter what you want to do, it will be


    gone."


    Eilish gritted her teeth as she was pushed back by the powerful wave of energy that En was releasing. She then saw six brilliant lights shooting into the sky.


    Ka''s eyes widened. "I-I think that''s the holy stakes... so they''ve already found them..."


    The six holy stakes had appeared, emitting a bright light.


    At the same time, several powerful energy fluctuations burst out.


    Ohm!


    The woman with cat ears nced at Eilish''s group before shaking her head. "If you have a


    death wish, then I won''t stop you."


    She flew above and released her own energy, forcing a smile. "It''s my job to stop those guys."


    The appearance of the holy stakes immediately attracted the attention of powerful experts, who rushed in the direction they could feel it.


    It was a n set up from the beginning of the Witch Hunt. They proposed it to a few elders of the Walpurgis Night, who agreed to it. They would end the game without gathering one hundred points.


    Using the Spatial Gem, they broke throughyers of space in the Dream Pce, providing a path for other experts to their location. They set it up this way because they were confident


    they could defeat those experts.


    Boom!!


    The energy fluctuations grew stronger as several loud sounds echoed with the arrival of the


    experts, who stood in the air, far away, looking at the two.


    "La, it''s your turn," En said.


    "I know," nodded the woman with cat ears named La.


    Her expression was serious; she understood that it wouldn''t be an easy fight. Their aura was


    overwhelming, causing the whole area to shake uncontrobly. If all of them fought, this space would copse due to their strength.


    A man with short ck hair and eyes stepped forward. He looked down at La and En,


    saying, "So it''s here... You have no choice but to fight us and kill us."


    His goal was simple: death.