These people were witches, Tasa was not lying, Ash could feel the magic in their bodies, and could roughly distinguish between strength and weakness - especially the leader in front of him, her magic was like a sharp knife, and the slightest focus on feeling it would make you feel a faint tingle.

"My name is Ash, and it's a pleasure to meet you, Mutual Aid sisters. She put her greatsword aside and stepped forward to hug the four witches one by one...... No, she thought, it should be five. Ash raised his head and stared at the black dots hovering in the sky, "Won't she come down?"

"She shows us the way," the leader laughed, "I am the Nightingale," and she pointed to the other three witches, "the scroll, the leaf, and the echo." Finally, Nunu said to the sky, "That little girl is lightning." ”

Ash was stunned when she looked at the scroll, and the magic in the other party's body was very weak, like a cloud all over her body, this feeling surprised her greatly, "Transcendental?"

Nightingale's expression also looked a little surprised, "Can you see the magic?"

"It's not to see, it's to feel," Ash explained, "and the transcendent can perceive the form and flow of magic because all parts of the body have been transformed by it, and I think this sister must feel the same way I do." ”

Shujuan smiled and nodded, "Indeed, it has allowed me to find many companions in the vast sea of people. ”

"Are transcendents rare?" asked the nightingale.

The other party's first concern is quantity, not "what is the transcendent...... Ash thought to himself, could it be that the Mutual Aid had heard of the existence of the Transcendent Witch? This is a secret strictly forbidden by the Church, because the ability of the Transcendent Witch acts directly on itself, and is not subject to the Divine Punishment Stone, and any exposed transcendent person is the first enemy of the Church.

"There is probably one transcendent among thousands of witches," she thought to herself, the look on her face remained the same, "so far, there are only three of my compatriots, including the scrolls. Ash paused, "By the way, I remember that the leader of the Mutual Aid seems to be named Hakala, is she okay?"

"She's dead," Nightingale shook her head, "dead on the way to find the Holy Mountain." ”

“...... It's sad news," Ash said in a low voice, but what made her a little concerned was that the other party didn't show much sadness when talking about it, "And who is your new leader now?"

"Let's go back to the border town and talk slowly," she smiled, "and you'll see him soon." ”

......

As the group enters the town, Ash notices that something is wrong. These Mutual Aid witches walked the streets with torches in their hands. And even after dark, the town is not dead silent, many of the residents' paper windows reveal a faint fire, listen carefully, and the sound of children reading aloud.

Candles are not expensive, but civilians have limited savings and will never use them lightly unless necessary. It is an incredible sight that so many residents in the town will light candles at night, and with the sound of reading word by word, are they teaching children to learn to read?

But the other party didn't mention it, and she didn't bother to ask. Anyway, this is not a place to live for a long time, all she has to do is to take everyone away as soon as possible.

Passing through the criss-crossed streets, the group got closer and closer to the castle area, and the ashes could already see the dark walls and guards standing guard in the night. "Where are we going?" she couldn't help but say.

"The castle of the border town is almost there. It was the nightingale who answered her.

"Wait," she slowed down, "that's where the lord lives." ”

"Well, it's also the home of witches. ”

"Did you make a deal with the lord?" said Ash, frowning. No matter how powerful the Mutual Aid Society is in the local area, it is difficult to compete head-on with the lords and churches who possess the Punishment Stone, so the only possible way is to cooperate - this is one of the ways for some witches to survive. It's a pity that in the face of the vulnerable witch group, most of the lords are unwilling to sit down fairly and negotiate terms, but endlessly squeeze and demand, so the road is quickly blocked.

"Sort of," Nightingale's tone didn't show much reluctance to be oppressed, but rather seemed to be enjoying it, "at least we've all signed a contract with Your Highness." ”

The ashes could not be happy for them, the contract was not binding on anything written with pen and paper, and when the lord was tired of giving or wanted to terminate the equal relationship, he simply crumpled it up and threw it into the fireplace. No one is upset about witches, and their position is like a lonely boat in the sea, in danger of capsizing at any moment.

Fortunately, she came, she thought, and took them out of here and to the other side of the sea. There are homes built by the witches themselves, away from the threats of the church and the world.

Passing through the castle gate, sure enough, the guards were accustomed to the presence of witches, and they greeted each other.

Compared to the palaces of the royal capital, the castles of the lords here are undoubtedly much smaller and darker. There were only a few lone torches hanging on the walls of the aisle, and the flickering light could not cover the entire stone floor, making it a bit depressing to walk in. It wasn't until they entered the parlor that the fire suddenly brightened.

In the hall, Ash saw more witches, who seemed to have been waiting for a long time, and applauded in welcome when they saw him appear. Nightingale took two steps forward, and was about to give a brief introduction when a witch suddenly rushed over.

"Wendy!" someone shouted.

Ash noticed the other man's actions, but did nothing to counter them - she could feel the surprise and joy of the other party, but there was no hostility. Soon, a warm body embraced her.

"You survived," the other man's voice was full of emotion, "thank you for saving me at that time." ”

Ash was stunned, "You are ......"

"My name is Wendy," she said, letting go of her hands and looking into the ashes, "the little choir girl." Do you remember me?"

......

In the bedroom on the second floor, only Ash and Wendy are left.

She didn't expect to meet her fellow convent here.

It was a bit reluctant to say that she was a partner, if it weren't for that night, she wouldn't have crossed paths with Wendy at all, in fact, she didn't notice that there was an unfortunate person who was forcibly brought in in the room buried in the ground. I wouldn't have thought that the other party would eventually become a witch.

"After escaping from the monastery, I settled in Seabreeze County. Wendy was silent for a long time before she spoke, "Later, I heard that there seemed to be a fire in the convent that day, and the whereabouts of the children inside are unknown. ”

"Fire?" Ash shook his head, "the church did it themselves, to cover up the scandal." I killed some of the Administrators and tried to stop my Inquisitors until ...... The Divine Punishment Army of the Church arrived. The scars on my eyes were left by them, and if I hadn't chosen to flee immediately, and when the follow-up Divine Punishment Army arrived, I was afraid that I would have died there. ”

"Divine Punishment ......," Wendy repeated with wide eyes, "What's that?" (To be continued.) )