Can’t Lure the Wolf Without Sacrificing the Cub
"What is that?" a player shouted in surprise.
"Damn, that’s the Witch, prepare for battle." The NPC warriors’ faces changed drastically, and they shouted too.
Small Knife quickly saw it clearly; it was a giant serpent, exactly like the Deadly Rock Snake he had slain, but several times larger. Judging by its momentum, it was probably at least a Level 80 Fierce Beast.
And on the serpent’s head was a figure, a position only a Witch would have the authority to command such a giant serpent.
Small Knife’s heart sank; he confirmed that this was likely the pursuer from the Rock Python Tribe.
There were actually two of them?
"This is big trouble!" He glanced at the war-weary warriors, realizing they were unreliable.
Then he glanced at the gloating Witch, Snake Spirit, which was even more useless.
He seemed to even hope for it.
The last trump card was the Little Cultivator, but that would severely damage the hope of recovering the Little Cultivator’s Lifebound Treasure.
His Lifebound Treasure was already destroyed, with only a trace of Xinjin Sword Qi remaining as a lead, hoping to refine the Lifebound Treasure in the future.
Each use diminishes it, and the lesser it gets, the smaller the hope for future refinement.
No choice but to proceed .
No, no, if desperate, why not target the Witch, Snake Spirit? They are the real enemies?
As his mind raced, Small Knife had a flash of insight and immediately devised a plan, issuing the task without hesitation.
Task: Protect Wolf Fang Pass, kill the invading Witch, Reward: Totem Pole permissions 10%. Acceptance Requirement: Witch.
Note: Reward will be disbursed within 100 hours after task completion.
"I wonder if you’re tempted?" Small Knife looked at the Witch, Snake Spirit. He initially intended to offer 1% Totem Pole permissions as bait, but the task automatically evaluates, and 10% is the minimum.
The Witch, Snake Spirit was stunned, looked deeply at Small Knife, then smirked coldly and boldly stepped forward.
Ping: Witch, Snake Spirit accepted your task.
This made Small Knife happy; it worked as expected, he couldn’t resist the temptation.
Witch, Snake Spirit boldly stepped forward to meet the approaching giant serpent in the distance.
With each step, his figure grew taller.
By the time he stood in front of Wolf Fang Pass blocking the serpent’s path, his form had transformed into a muscular man over three meters tall.
He also wielded a long knife, with a thick blade more than two meters long, astonishingly with a metal blade covered in patterns.
"Pauper!" Small Knife muttered, speaking the truth, since he didn’t even have an entirely metal weapon, quite stingy.
The giant serpent halted, and the Witch on the serpent’s head coldly watched Witch, Snake Spirit.
"War Witch? With me and my Fierce Beast, you’re doomed," said the Witch on the serpent’s head coldly.
"Look who it is, turns out it’s a brat from the Rock Python Tribe."
"You might have been right, but unfortunately for you, it was me you encountered, bad luck for you." Witch, Snake Spirit let out a strange laugh.
He dared to take on the task because he was confident.
His shadow twisted behind him, transforming into a serpentine shape.
This serpentine shadow was identical to the giant serpent.
The shadow in the form of a giant serpent moved.
"Not good!" The Witch on the giant serpent sensed the serpent’s trembling body, his expression changed, and he leapt up, narrowly avoiding a bite from the giant serpent.
However, without pausing and with a change of face issued a strange cry: "Damn, a Snake Witch?"
He then turned and fled, abandoning even his giant serpent.
At this time, Small Knife also saw the attributes of the giant serpent.
Fierce Poison Rock Python: Level 80, Fierce Beast, ???
Snake-Exorcising Rock Witch: Level 80 ???
The Snake-Exorcising Rock Witch from the Rock Python Tribe fled extremely quickly, with the giant python in pursuit.
Betrayal seemed too easy?
Meanwhile, Witch, Snake Spirit didn’t linger and chased after them.
The players, who thought they were about to witness a grand battle, were dumbfounded. Some wanted to give chase but were stopped by the npc warriors; they didn’t even have the qualification to leave Wolf Fang Pass.
Small Knife ignored it, swiftly getting busy.
Task report, unable to hand over to the warriors here, they lacked the qualification.
And Witch, Snake Spirit paid no heed, apparently needing to find another Witch, but for now, couldn’t leave.
Quickly, Small Knife arranged everything, compensating for the warriors’ losses, issuing tasks, recruiting more warriors to replenish the manpower here.
After arrangements, he traded some items and sent off the other players.
Small Knife began to study the Five Elements Spirit Formulas in the courtyard.
It naturally came from the Little Cultivator.
Five Elements Spirit Formulas: (Qi Cultivation Stage) Basic Heart Method for Extraordinary Cultivators, cultivable by all five elements of Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth Spirit Roots. (Level 100)
Tip 1: As it is merely a simple handwritten copy with no Spiritual Charm, the entry-level difficulty is increased tenfold.
Tip 2: Only cultivable by Five Elements Spirit Roots and can only cultivate to Qi Cultivation Great Perfection.
Tip 3: Cultivation Technique is Extraordinary Level, cultivation difficulty below Level 100 is enhanced tenfold.
Tip 4: Extraordinary Cultivator’s Cultivation Technique, normally initiated directly by a powerful cultivator, can lead to direct entry into the cultivation method.
Small Knife naturally learned from Little Cultivator, who was initiated by his master for entry.
Regarding methods like Spirit Awakening, it requires at least a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator, let alone that Little Cultivator is merely a trace of residual spirit; even in full recovery, he couldn’t achieve it.
Thus, he doesn’t have the qualification to take on disciples.
But now with free time, the long-itching Small Knife casually glanced over, hoping to gain some insights and possibly practice in reality.
Reality proved that Small Knife overthought it.
The border of the Totem Pole Realm had been approached by a strong figure; Small Knife received a reminder and hurriedly put away the secret manual.
Upon checking, he unhesitatingly scattered the prepared Bone Powder, Iron Nails, highest-quality Fierce Beast Crystals, Wind Crystal, and Golden Crystal.
Witch Bone Resurrection Skill.
The one returning was Witch, Snake Spirit.
Since he dared to accept the task, he indeed achieved victory.
He was bloodstained, his health bar only about halfway; his status didn’t look good.
By now, even the players were shouting.
They noticed Witch, Snake Spirit’s incomplete status indicative of being an eighteen-level entity.
Yet Witch, Snake Spirit maintained his form over three meters tall, approaching with a large sword in hand.
His bone sword still had a few cracks but couldn’t hide the confidence on his face.
Having entered the realm, he stared directly at the Witch Residence, as if seeing the Totem Pole standing in the courtyard.
No, not clairvoyance, but sensing; he had somehow connected with the Totem Pole.
"The Totem Pole undoubtedly belongs to our Snake Spirit lineage."
"The moment you released a bit of control, you already lost, leaving no chance for the other witches of Snake Spirit."
"After all, you are not a Witch, you don’t understand the power of the Witch, and besides, this Totem Pole was originally ours."
Witch, Snake Spirit sneered hideously, marching forward.
Simultaneously, the patterns appeared on the Totem Pole with Witch Language.