Chapter 355
Chapter 355 Nightmare Garden
Greem and Alice reached the witch’s cottage two days later.
It was an arcane cottage hidden within the Nightmare Garden. The one in charge of guarding it was First Grade Death Witch Sharon.
The two of them eventually found the entrance into the Nightmare Garden in an unpopulated area after Alice used her cuteness to pry the information out of some nearby villagers.
According to Alice, this place was one of the ‘wild’ mission sites specially set up by the Witch Council. An official witch was garrisoned there to be responsible for the assessment and assignment of the missions undertaken by apprentice witches.
As this place was not open to curious outsiders, the witch stationed in this place had intentionally created an atmosphere of mystery and terror surrounding the cottage. It effectively scared away any nosy villagers who were curious about the affairs of the witches. That said, there were indeed quite a lot of rare magical plants in the Nightmare Garden. Disregarding an ordinary peasant, even some of the weaker apprentices would have trouble walking through this place.
The first thing Greem and Alice saw at the entrance was a grim and sinister garden enclosed by a slanted and ancient metal fence. They could vaguely see the tall trees and strange plants through the half-opened gates. A thin layer of mist obscured everything else in the distance.
A line of bloody words had been written on a worn-down sign by the side of the gates of the garden.
Of course, a place like this had to be managed by someone!
A strange morning glory rapidly increased in size just as Alice and Greem were wandering around the Nightmare Garden. The hoarse and sinister voice of an old lady came from inside it.
“The Nightmare Garden is not open to the public today! It doesn’t matter where you came from. How dare you trespass into my territory! Me, Witch Sharon! This is a massive offense! You have three minutes to get out of there, otherwise…”
“Granny Sharon, your cute little Alice is here to visit you! Could you have forgotten me?” Alice didn’t seem scared at all. Quite the contrary, she started to shout excitedly.
Did she know the witch here?
Greem immediately understood the situation. No wonder she picked this place, among so many others, as the first place to visit!
“Alice. Which Alice…”
The witch started to mumble to herself. Meanwhile, a naked, palm-sized flower fairy that looked like a miniature teenage girl climbed out of the morning glory. She had a pair of thin, transparent wings on her back.
Honestly, the flower fairy looked remarkably similar to the green fairies Greem had previously seen. However, they belonged to a different category of forest spirit.
One was good at plant-attribute support spells, had a gentle nature, and was often caught by adepts to serve as aides in their labs and homes. The other was skilled at the plant-attribute poison spells, was wicked and ferocious, could dash about at high speeds, and was often kept as a combat pet.
The flower fairy took out a magic wand once it flew out from the flower. She flapped her transparent wings and circled Alice. Faint green spots of light drifted in the air.
“Alice! It’s you indeed, Alice. Alice of the Moya Clan. Your name has been talked about amongst the witches recently. I thought it was another fellow with the same name as you. Who knew? It was you! Well, now that you have arrived, come in. But it’s best to leave that guy who came with you outside. He’s really big trouble right now!” The old witch also saw Alice through the eyes of the flower fairy. Her voice continued to come out of the flower.
“Granny Sharon, Greem is Alice’s companion. Do you really have it in you to leave Alice’s companion out here alone with these nasty plants?” For some reason, Alice had gotten better and better at exploiting her identity as a ‘little girl.’
Sighing came from within the morning glory.
“You are already a twenty-five-year-old grown adult, and you still do this to me. Very well, very well. Have that male adept come in with you!”
The flower fairy smiled at them when she heard the witch’s orders. She then turned and led them towards the cottage.
With the flower fairy as their guide, they quickly approached the wooden cottage that they hadn’t able to reach earlier. It only took Greem and Alice two or three minutes to reach the entrance of the house.