I Bound Myself to a Destructive Witch

Seeing it was Freya, Xia Feng didn't hesitate and leaped directly into the red house.

The interior had a simple wooden décor, adorned with natural motifs like flower stems, buds, and grapevines on the walls, while a painting easel stood next to the coffee table facing the balcony.

Colored pencils were scattered on the ink palette, indicating someone had just been painting.

However, the scene depicted on the paper—a lifelike severed head of a man with a bloody neck and eye sockets stark white without pupils—clashed with the slightly fresh décor of the house.

After casually glancing, Xia Feng controlled the "Holy Knight Space" to pass through several walls and entered a sealed bedroom, where the existence of the space reached its limit.

Buzz—

He and Mu Qingtong were silently ejected from the Different Space while deploying the "Bronze Hidden," completely concealing their presence against the wall.

The building materials of this house seemed to be specially made; the soundproofing was remarkably good. Once inside, they could no longer hear any sounds from the outside world, and even when using the "Bronze Destructive Eye," there was a strong interference preventing it from penetrating the walls.

Nevertheless, relying on her strong spiritual power, Mu Qingtong managed to see through to the outside.

The outdoor living area was already shrouded by countless red light rays scanning back and forth, with three officers in dark black military coats suspended in the air, looking down indifferently.

Above, there were more than a dozen specially crafted drones hovering, casting down a blood-red spiritual light stream scanning each white house.

At the farthest end, the majestic high wall reaching into the Sky Dome had countless "Spiritual Energy" cannons protruding, waiting for the right moment.

"Mr. Xia, you'd better have a backup plan," Mu Qingtong said expressionlessly, glancing at Xia Feng.

Xia Feng gave an awkward smile and waved his hand, "Chill, chill, worst comes to worst, we'll just enter the 'Divine Space.'"

Mu Qingtong pursed her lips; honestly, she didn't want to enter the so-called "Divine Space" and be under the protection of the Evil God.

Tap—tap—

Hearing footsteps, both of them tensed and stopped communicating telepathically.

The bedroom door was gently pushed open. A tall woman wearing a home floral long dress, with wine-red hair tied into a side ponytail hanging from her left shoulder, cascading majestically like a plum blossom in the snow, exuding an unexpectedly gentle housewife charm.

Freya casually glanced around the bedroom and then walked straight to the bedside table, from where she unexpectedly pulled out a sleek Miao Blade from underneath the pillow. Her red pupils turned cold as she looked at Xia Feng and the other one!

Her red pupils narrowed into vertical slits like a snake's, a sudden murderous intent flared.

Holy crap, Xia Feng was startled and quickly materialized, "Ms. Fu, it's me."

Freya raised her thin eyebrows, nodded expressionlessly, and her pupils returned to normal before she walked to the door.

"Your Highness, are you planning to retire early again?" the maid walking towards them with a tray asked in confusion when she saw Freya about to close the door.

"Mm, I won't have dinner," Freha replied calmly, "Don't disturb me before six in the morning."

"Yes," the maid curtsied, turned, and walked away slowly.

After closing the bedroom door, Freya turned towards Xia Feng and his companion, smiled wryly, and shook her head. "It really is you two; I knew that fool Yeli Helian must be up to something crazy again."

"Teacher, you knew we were coming?" Xia Feng was surprised again.

Freya nodded and walked to the window, pulling the special curtains closed.

After listening to Freya's recount, Xia Feng finally understood why he had fallen into an ambush.

It was because of the Apocalypse Knight, Yin Shi, who had been relentlessly pursuing them.

His plan to massacre White Emperor City and conceal the truth had failed, allowing the mysterious 'K-faced person' and 'Q-faced person' to escape safely. Yin Shi guessed that these two masked individuals might think of seeking revenge for the White Emperor City rebels and come towards East Victory Fortress.

And indeed, the two masked individuals vanished again in Zone 41, with their likely final destination being East Victory Fortress. Yin Shi simply passed this information on to Yeli Helian.

Of course, according to Freya's speculation, Yeli Helian might not only be targeting Xia Feng and her, but all enemies who tried to stop him from completing the 'Life Points Plan.'

Hearing this, Xia Feng roughly understood that Yeli Helian was carrying out a plan. To ensure no disruptions to this plan, he had fully armed East Victory Fortress, allowing no one in or out and preventing potential enemies from intruding.

And this plan was related to the Life Roulette.

According to the game rules, there were a total of nine Life Roulettes, each undergoing seven rounds of hunting. After seven rounds, the player with the highest Life Points could enter the "Divine Fall Realm - Sumeru Mountain" and qualify to compete for the Sumeru Throne.

This meant there were nine spots available, and now, the sacrificial game of Life Roulette had entered its sixth round, which was quite late in its course.

According to Freya, Yeli Helian had already reached a peaceful agreement with several players from different Life Roulettes. In the seventh round, which was to start in ten days, he would have them transfer all their Life Points to a designated player number, helping that player to claim victory.

And that player was actually Yeli Helian's father—Lord Yeli Dong.

It was evident that whether it was the White Emperor City injustice or the Garden tragedy, both were orchestrated by Lord Yeli Dong to acquire Life Points for the game.

As Xia Feng digested this, he also learned another explosive piece of information.

"You're saying, Yeli Helian is your son?" Xia Feng staggered back in shock, gazing at Ms. Fu while stroking his chin muttering, "That's not quite right, he should be considered a stepson. But isn't this stepson a bit too old..."

He had searched for information about this City Lord of Helian City online.

289 years old! Looking middle-aged, he could easily pass as Freya's father by appearance and age!

Freya, expressionless, responded, "It's quite normal. Lord Yeli Dong is 350 years old this year. I was married off by my father to him ten years ago. Although I never entered the wedding hall, I still became his wife in name. As for Yeli Helian, he was born when he was younger, and now he calls me stepmother..."

Xia Feng immediately grasped the chaotic family dynamics of the long-lived. Curiously, he asked, "So Ms. Fu, how old are you?"

Freya glanced at him, patted his shoulder, and smiled, "Your teacher will always be 18~"

"32 years old," the Q-faced person stated indifferently nearby.

Freya: "!"

Xia Feng staggered back again. A 32-year-old stepmother? A 289-year-old stepson? A 350-year-old husband?

One could only say, it's no wonder that Spirit Masters could live so long!

"Alright, kid, stop gossiping about your teacher's business for now. Think about how you're going to escape this place."

"Or do you really plan to storm into East Victory Fortress and kill Yeli Helian?"

Freya sat down cross-legged on the bed, arms crossed, doubtful, "But you've seen the security condition outside. Such a fortress, once it enters a state of war, trying to force your way in is merely a fool's dream."

Xia Feng nodded silently, agreeing that with the current situation, sneaking in further was impossible. To enter the fortress's military and core zones, the only option left was to force their way through.

But forcing their way through... not to mention that it was nearly a dead end, there was still a slim chance of survival unless they used Crow Feathers.

"However, if you really need to get into the military zone, your teacher can help you," Freya smiled, her red eyes gleaming.