Chapter 712: The Dilemma of the Extraordinary Ones
“Do you really think our Witch Academy has no temper? Pulling tricks right under our noses.”
The extraordinary witch who wanted to stop the competition was taken aback when she was restrained; she never expected anyone would dare to obstruct her actions!
Just a moment ago, she aimed to thwart the Dream Demon’s actions, only to be met with another force stopping her.
“The candidates are behaving according to the rules. Do you extraordinary witches want to personally negate the power of the witch contract?”
Neither side was willing to back down, and within just a few sentences, the argument elevated to a matter of racial principle.
The power of the witch contract, which represented the “reputation” of the witch race in the Void, could not be destroyed in their hands.
“Who do you think you are to use our witch contract against us?” The witch didn’t give her opponent a chance to explain, “If Xiao Han runs into any trouble during this joint exam, our Witch Academy will hold you fully accountable! We won’t spare anyone involved.”
At this moment, another witch came forward and forcefully pinned the Dream Demon to the ground.
The extraordinary beings from other academies watched the witches move with such speed and sighed.
They wondered if the Dream Demon had truly killed its opponent during such a critical moment.
“You!”
The extraordinary dragon person from the Dragon bl**d Academy looked at this witch in shock, “You’re willing to ignore the principle of non-interference among extraordinary beings just for a student? This is just a minor squabble among students!”
“Minor squabble? Then can you explain why this thing is appearing on him?” At that moment, Teacher Lina stepped forward, reached out, and lifted the subdued Dream Demon with a gesture.
She was using the Dream Demon Spell, perfectly suited to deal with Dream Demons that could traverse between dream and reality.
If she didn’t use this spell, she would have had to resort to other means, which would be more troublesome, as not all witches have studied dreams.
“A Dream Demon? What does an abyss demon have to do with us?”
“This thing being on your student doesn’t just involve him…” Lina reached out again, pulling several figures into view. Accompanied by a few sounds, shadows of Dream Demons floated around these individuals!
“And these people?”
“That only proves that the abyss demon had malicious intentions, pretending to invade the Expanding Realm, essentially aiming to use the Dream Demon to disrupt our joint examination.” At that moment, the extraordinary wizard from the Wizard Academy shamelessly stepped in to explain.
After he finished speaking, many people internally lamented about the shamelessness of the wizards.
“With a single sentence, you’ve absolved your own student completely,” Lina almost laughed in anger at the wizards’ words.
“Doesn’t your Witch Academy have similar candidates? Or is this a play you set up yourselves to find trouble?” The wizards pointed at the individuals Lina had just lifted, indicating some of them were indeed students from the Witch Academy.
“If so, then your Witch Academy’s appearance in this matter is quite unseemly!”
With this shift in rhetoric, others from the extraordinary academies began to accuse the Witch Academy, and the scene turned chaotic.
It was evident that each extraordinary academy was very restrained. Despite the tense atmosphere where a fight could break out at any moment, not a single person made a move.
Although theoretically, this matter was unjust for the other extraordinary academies, they did operate fully within the rules!
Not to mention the witch contract in this joint exam wasn’t a violation; allowing the abyss demon into the Expanding Realm had also been agreed upon by the witches.
Although… the abyss demon had paid a price for this that even they found painful.
However, compared to that price, killing a potential truth witch, who could very likely emerge in the future… was worth it.
They couldn’t just watch as another truth witch emerged from the witch race.
They preferred to see ordinary witches, even if their power was immense, wandering the Void or causing trouble; they were merely overgrown infants inheriting the witch race’s foundation and posed no threat.
But they would not allow another truth witch to emerge from the witch race!
Talent could be seen from the very beginning; mediocre individuals remained mediocre even when they ascended to extraordinary, while geniuses, even if not extraordinary, still shone brightly.
The appearance of every truth witch represented a leap for the witch race.
They were envious and simply could not tolerate it.
“That’s enough! This joint examination is still ongoing, and you witches dare to resort to such heavy-handed tactics over a single student…”
“Shut up, Birdman! Who gave you the right to speak here?” The witch faction interrupted the Holy Angels without any regard.
“Arguing is meaningless. We’re here to solve problems, but it feels like you witches are threatening us instead!”
“If you think this way, we extraordinary witches wouldn’t mind trying that as well. Want to give it a shot?” Along with Lina’s domineering reply, her aggressive gaze actually frightened that Holy Angel into silence.
Only when another person stepped forward to mediate could the topic continue.
“Alright, let me say something. This is just a students’ dispute; why escalate it to such heights that the students from various academies see it and think the witch academy instructors lack dignity.”
“This whole situation originated from the Dream Demon. Once the joint exam is over, we can directly question the abyss demon together. Why argue here and let those abyss demons laugh at us?”
“At worst, we can revive the deceased, temporarily conclude this matter, and discuss the remaining issues later, how about it?”
“Sure.”
At this moment, a voice agreed to this suggestion, and even the extraordinary who spoke it was taken aback.
After all, they had merely said it casually; they didn’t expect the witches to actually hand over the corpse for them to revive.
The witches were too aware of what they were up to; otherwise, they wouldn’t have collectively shown up to confront the issue so swiftly.
So many extraordinary witches gathering also demonstrated how much they valued this seemingly unascended candidate.
The more the other party valued her, the more it validated that they were right.
If the extraordinary did not intervene, merely a minor argument among students, those academies and teaching assistants would indeed need to rely on the Dream Demon’s power to completely erase the soul material.
However, the extraordinary intervening meant they wouldn’t have to go through such trouble.
With a wave, the extraordinary could wipe out a soul material life effortlessly, needing nothing as cumbersome as the Dream Demon.
This was the dimensionality reduction blow the extraordinary inflicted upon the non-extraordinary!
But when they saw the figure that spoke, many people shivered.
Because the witch who said, “Sure,” was the headmaster of the Witch Academy—Mei Linde!
For such an extraordinary witch, many extraordinary beings instinctively trembled, as though the figure who had once suppressed them in the Main World with a Great Weakening spell reappeared in their minds.
Even though that person had caused the Great Spellbook to break, in the core realm of the Main World, the Great Weakening spell had still kept them down until now.
No one dared to underestimate such a witch; even if she had lost the Great Spellbook, or rather, precisely because she lost the Great Spellbook, she had been suppressing the restlessness in her heart over the years in the Main World.
Many believed she was more terrifying now than she was then!
“You… you… Mei Linde? How could you be here!”
“Why can’t I be here?” Mei Linde’s figure appeared casually.
Accompanying her were several other witches who seemed to be there just to watch, but among this group of witches, there was also one holding a long sword, looking serious, unlike someone simply enjoying a spectacle.
“Mei Linde, as the headmaster of the Witch Academy, do you intend to intervene forcefully in this matter?”
“Of course. This matter involves a little witch acknowledged by our witches. As the headmaster, I must see why this is happening.”
“Little witch?!”
Hearing this term, many extraordinary beings present frowned.
However, there wasn’t much shock from the Witch Academy’s side; after all, everyone was aware that the honorary little witch was certified by the contract. Even if some weren’t aware, when they met Xiao Han, the acknowledgment from the contract was enough to let the witches feel a connection with a “kindred.”
But the extraordinary beings from other academies felt something was amiss. The little witch… if they remembered correctly, was the form of extraordinary witches that had fallen from their extraordinary status, right?
If that was the case, then it would be troublesome.
Witches were notoriously protective; even if one lost the status as an extraordinary witch to become a little witch, they would still be recognized as kindred by the witches.
They might even voluntarily sign a little witch contract, transforming racial acknowledgment into contract acknowledgment, and they would be even less likely to betray than extraordinary witches.
“Yes, the assistant Yang Yuelan from the Witch Academy has signed the little witch contract under the witness of many extraordinary witches and the Primordial Witch. She has become an honorary little witch. If you didn’t hear well, I can explain it again,” Mei Linde stated.
This was the first time Headmaster Mei had announced this identity in public. Previously, this news had only circulated among extraordinary witches.
At this moment, those students who were pressed down by the extraordinary aura couldn’t get up… although they didn’t understand exactly what was happening, they could roughly guess that the assistant named Yang Yuelan had a significant status…
After all, someone who could have so many extraordinary mentors stand up for her could not be simple!
Meanwhile, other extraordinary beings, who understood, were feeling a headache.
They never imagined the implications of this situation would be so huge, with Headmaster Mei Linde even dragging out the “Primordial Witch”!
But indeed, Mei Linde wasn’t wrong; that contract she got from the Primordial Witch did have her signature certification, which was indisputable.
“So what do you want to do?” At this point, the extraordinary wizard from the Wizard Academy stepped up under pressure, dark-faced and asked.
“What do we want to do?” Mei Linde spoke clearly, locking her gaze on the extraordinary wizard, “Of course, just as you suggested, revive Xiao Han. Let’s set this matter aside for now, and we’ll settle the accounts later. If you can’t, be prepared to endure the wrath of our extraordinary witches!”
“Why should we bear the responsibility? The abyss demons did this!”
“Who did it and who participated, we and you all know well.”
“Where’s the evidence? What gives you the right without evidence…”
“Do witches need evidence to act? Do you want evidence of us killing you and then searching your soul? Rest assured, we’ll bring you back to life afterward, but if the evidence shows a genuine connection to you… heh.”
“You! You witches…”
It was evident that this wizard had become so infuriated by Mei Linde’s shameless actions that he couldn’t even speak coherently.
Although these things were well understood, the witches didn’t follow the usual playbook; they didn’t act according to the default rules… it truly left them in a difficult position.
They were just such a group of unreasonable beings! They might argue, but only when it came to the witch contract!
“Cut the nonsense, the opportunity has been given to you. Just now, weren’t you clamoring to quickly end this tedious dispute?” Mei Linde waved her hand, and the “corpse” lying on the ground slowly floated in front of them.
At this moment, a dilemma appeared before them.
They weren’t entirely sure whether the Dream Demon had truly killed this… little witch’s soul material.
But none of that was important; what mattered was whether they could actually revive her.
If they couldn’t, they would likely face the full fury of the extraordinary witches today, and there would be no way to cover this matter!
If they could revive her… then their complicated plans and layouts would be a complete joke.
Yet, even with that, they still had two choices.
The initiative for revival was in their hands; they could easily k*ll her completely during the revival, and the witches wouldn’t have time to stop them.
But doing so would have consequences far more severe than the inability to revive her!
However, let them revive this “little witch” and let the matter be brushed aside?
Impossible!
Absolutely not!
They only had one choice from beginning to end…
To prevent the witch race from rising again; for that, they could give their lives. They were merely extraordinary beings settled in the Main World, and they believed that their sacrifice would be remembered by the great world of their race; they would be well taken care of by their kin.
“… Let the Holy Angel Academy handle the revival. As a race of extraordinary beings who believe in the holy light, they are more adept at life and revival techniques.”
Under such tremendous pressure, this extraordinary wizard finally couldn’t stand it anymore and passed the buck to the Holy Angels!
After all, the wizards and the Holy Angels were not on good terms.
“You!” At this point, the Holy Angels, who initially intended to remain neutral and observe casually, were inexplicably named, causing them to become anxious immediately.
In an instant, they understood that the Wizard Academy was trying to shift the trouble onto them!
If this little witch could truly be revived, then the role of entirely killing this little witch—the “bad guy”—would fall on the Holy Angels!
How did they become the scapegoats? This wasn’t what was discussed when they were planning…
d*mn it!
However… they had no reason to refuse, as the Holy Angels indeed had a top-notch understanding of revival.
After all, cultivating followers, healing, limb regeneration, and even resurrection were basic operations for them, so reviving a non-extraordinary would certainly be something they excelled at.
At this moment, Mei Linde also silently stepped back two paces, coming beside Bai Yu. She gently placed her hand on Bai Yu’s shoulder, as if signaling her not to act impulsively.
Bai Yu turned her head to look at her, and though she appeared very angry, her pupils revealed a calm and composed heart.
Just as she had said to Sheril earlier, she believed in Xiao Han!
Yes, she believed in Xiao Han, but Xiao Han’s “d*ath” was a fact. Even if this matter were brushed aside, she would not let those responsible go… everyone.
Bai Yu understood best whether Xiao Han was truly dead or not, and next to her, Mei Linde did as well.
Was Xiao Han really dead?
How was that possible?
The Wanlian Main Network Tree operating in the Expanding Realm was still functioning, and the power network maintaining the joint exam had not collapsed either.
The technologies and skills structured upon Xiao Han’s field order were sufficient to prove that Xiao Han was living in another form, and quite well at that.
But since they were already acting, and since Xiao Han was cooperating so much, how could they let this additional kindness go to waste?
Moreover, more importantly, both witches knew another concept.
That was the “Soul Residence” dream space manifested from the soul dream authority within Xiao Han’s soul great topic.
So even extraordinary beings wanting to completely k*ll Xiao Han right under their noses was absolutely impossible!
