Chapter 362
Chapter 362 Mysterious Character
The inside of the Tower had turned into a killing ground.
Stone room after stone room, corridor after corridor, hall after hall. Cruel, bloody murders were committed everywhere people were present.
It was either two apprentice witches fighting to the death in an arcane hall, or a witch who was hunting down a group of apprentices, or a bunch of apprentices working together to defend against the guards of the tower.
Even amidst these terrifying battles, there was one young apprentice that walked between all the competitors, traps, and voodoo beasts. Her power was limited. In fact, one could even say she was the weakest of the candidates.
For some reason, it was this frail little girl that could die to any single competitor or trap that mysteriously passed by one battlefield after another. She had flawlessly avoided everything and everyone that could threaten her.
Sometimes, the end of the corridor she was walking down would be a high-security room full of guards. Just a few minutes before she arrived, a group of apprentices would accidentally stumble upon the place and draw away all the guards in the area.
Most of the time, the girl was only one door away from hunters who were wandering about the corridors and exploring the various rooms. Judging by the mental flux she radiated, she would have been utterly helpless if she ever met a witch or a tower guard. She would even die if she met an apprentice of the same level.
That was because this could be crucial to their survival!
A sinister smile appeared on Alice’s cute face, “Which means there was another favored one other than the three of us! Someone who has never shown her face!”
“Perhaps the three of us were only the supporting players after all, and she is the true champion selected by Fate!” Murderous intent appeared on Snowlotus’ face.
“How about it? Work together to kill her off, then have our showdown after?” Alice suggested.
“Very well. However, to ensure that we can cooperate properly, it’s best that we sign a simple magical contract!”
“As you say! You host the contact since it’s your suggestion, then!”
Snowlotus nodded silently. She started chanting a spell in a soft voice. Her words resonated in the air as magic imbued them. One after another, glowing runes slowly appeared. The runes flew in the air but never crashed into each other, as if there was an invisible hand guiding their movements.
For a moment, over a hundred of these runes danced around in the air. Their bright colors illuminated the dark corridor. It was a lovely sight.
The runes were finally guided to their position with the final word of Snowlotus’ spell. Just like that, a magical contract was formed!
“I have added clauses to cooperate and to forbid friendly fire. Take a look and place your soul mark on it if you find it acceptable. The contract will resolve at the time.” A trace of a smile appeared on Snowlotus’ face.
“Wow! Sis Snowlotus is so cool! That said, since it’s related to our souls, I must take a look at it!” An expression of envy appeared on Alice’s face as she skipped towards Snowlotus.
Sweet smiles appeared on both of their faces!
Ten steps.
Eight steps.
Five steps.
Alice’s and Snowlotus’ vision finally clashed when they were so close they could hear each other’s breath.
The trace of murderous intent in the depths of their gleaming eyes couldn’t be hidden, even behind those sweet smiles!
The two smiling witches acted at the same time without the need for a signal.
“Shandera’s Polymorph!”
“Deep Freeze!”
Alice, who had planned this all along, extended her small hand. Shandera’s Sheepstick appeared in her hand, and a gray light instantly shot into Snowlotus’ body.
At the same time, the unmoving Infernal Tyrant raised both of its arms as a ferocious pillar of scarlet flames started to form beneath Snowlotus.
Snowlotus wasn’t backing down either.
An expressionless woman’s face appeared from the contract floating in the air. It pressed its lips together, and a chilling breath of wind blew towards Alice.
Both of them had plotted this, and surprise caught both of them.
They had fallen into each other’s traps, even as they tried their best to sabotage and kill the other.
Polymorph was a form of malicious transfiguration. Only sheer mental will could resist a curse like this if the victim didn’t have magical tools to defend against it. However, the malicious transfiguration effect was absorbed by a strange doll on Snowlotus’ waist when the gray light glowed on her body.
Substitute Doll!
A voodoo doll that could help its owner take on lethal attacks, curses, and hexes.
A voodoo doll like this one was remarkably potent. It typically provided its owner with an extra life. That said, the resources needed to make it were precious. Moreover, it was a one-time-use consumable. There were very few people who had such a doll.
The cruel Flame Pillar engulfed Snowlotus, completely enveloping her perfect crystalline body in a fiery blaze.
Alice’s cute and petite body also froze within moments of being exposed to the chilling wind. She had turned into a pretty doll sealed in a block of ice.