Chapter 684
This single blow had severely wounded Mary.
If it weren’t for the blood crystals she had consumed earlier rapidly turning into blood energy to sustain her body, she would have died at the very moment she was struck!
The vengeful strike of a Third Grade druid elder was not something that a Second Grade vampire adept like herself could easily endure.
Natasha and the other druids took advantage of Mary’s momentary pause and stall in strength to swarm forward. They used their daggers, paws, and claws to inflict a horrifying amount of damage to Mary’s body.
Mary let out a painful cry. The blood mist retracted, and her tattered and broken body quickly flickered through the flashing blades and escaped the enemy’s reach. However, Mary didn’t dare to attempt to flee while that furious Third Grade druid elder was still standing at the perimeter.
That old fellow would certainly deal yet another cruel blow to her if she were to leave the battlefield at this moment.
There was no way she could endure another attack with her current Physique and Spirit, even with the sustenance of the blood crystals!
“Quick; do it and pull me away.” Mary focused on avoiding the attacks from multiple enemies while wildly roaring within her mind.
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Greem only received news about Billis and Mary much later in the evening.
Bug Adept Billis had been forced to scurry about the surroundings of Greenwater City by Spear of Vengeance Eijae. He was not in any immediate danger, but who knew what accidents might arise if things were to drag out.
On the other hand, Mary was madly fleeing toward the north of Fantasy Forest with what remained of her bloodkin elites.
Behind them, the fearsome Third Grade druid elder was keeping a tight chase. There were several times where he had almost discovered Mary’s tracks. If it weren’t for crucial decisions from Mary to send out various baits, the druid elder would have intercepted their entire party.
As the clan leader of the Crimson Clan, Greem had no choice but to consider a rescue operation when two of his most important subordinates had fallen into such a predicament.
When Greem brought these two pieces of news to Alice, who had always told him to proceed with caution, she actually nodded and agreed wholeheartedly.
Greem stared at the eager Alice with a weird look on his face. He couldn’t help but ask out of curiosity, “Weren’t you always saying that the two elven goddesses had their eyes on us? Why aren’t you stopping me this time?”
Alice replied unamusedly, “Could I stop you even if I tried?”
Greem hesitated for a moment and shook his head: “It’s different from usual this time! Mary seems to have poked the nest of some nasty hornets this time. If I don’t go to her aid, her small crew of vampires will probably not be able to escape the pursuit of a Third Grade druid elder. That is why I have to go!”
“Since this rescue operation has to be carried out, why should I waste the effort to try and stop you. This time, we are moving out with all our forces and might. At any rate, this should be much safer than having you sneak into Garan alone.” Alice explained with a smile on her face.
Even though Alice was making perfect sense, Greem couldn’t help but feel like she wasn’t speaking the complete truth when he looked at the smiling face she displayed now.
Still, having been together with her for such a long time, Greem had an excellent understanding of Alice.
If she chose not to tell him the truth, then there had to be sufficient reason for why she didn’t just lay it out for him. Perhaps the timing was not ripe, or maybe the powers of fate were at work. Regardless, all Greem needed to know was that Alice would never harm him.
Greem decided not to pursue the question with this understanding in mind. He exchanged a couple more ideas with Alice and hurriedly went to arrange for the departure of the flying ship.
Alice could finally let out a breath of relief after Greem had left.
“Do you really not intend to tell him that the dragons have also intervened in this war. If you follow him into Garan, your chance of dying will be as high as eighty percent!”
A cold and crisp voice rang out resentfully from the darkness but was quickly drowned out by a wild and deep voice.
“What’s there to be afraid of? We just need to send the enemy packing back to where they came from. Are we supposed to wait until we have absolute certainty before we commit to an action, just because we have become Fate Witches?”
As the voices rang out, their owners appeared– Alice’s only two deputies, Berserk Witch Sofia and Icelady Snowlotus. The only other remaining Fate Witch had only just advanced seven years ago. She was as yet unqualified to participate in these secret discussions.
“Hmph! Fight, fight, fight; all you know is to fight! Do you know what we will run into during our trip into Garan this time?”
“Isn’t it just a group of bloody lizards that can fly and a group of annoying children of nature?”
Icelady Snowlotus couldn’t help but sigh again when she saw the coarse and seemingly indifferent face of Berserk Witch Sofia.
“That is a flight of terrifying dragons that reach up to Second and Third Grade. Even the weakest green dragon among them could easily eat you alive. Moreover, the most powerful Third Grade emerald dragon in the flight would be enough to exterminate our entire group.”
“And what about it? Are we to give up because the enemy is strong? Don’t forget, our only mission here is to help Alice obtain the Staff of Divination and advance to Second Grade. As long as we can complete this task, we can sacrifice all irrelevant individuals and matters. We can cast that all aside.” Sofia called out loudly without a care for the circumstances.
She put it very crudely, but her words rang true.
With no rebuttal available to her, even the brilliant Snowlotus had no choice but to shut her mouth!