[Attention, please keep your eyes on the screen, countdown ten…]

Hearing the familiar prompt, Su Ran, whose gaze had been wandering, quickly focused his attention back on the screen to continue watching the short drama “The Witch Fell in Love with Me.”

To be fair, the production of this short drama was quite good.

Both the props and makeup were very well done.

Under normal circumstances, it would have definitely caught Su Ran’s attention and made him click on it.

The entire short drama was an hour long, which meant that after paying eighteen yuan for the membership fee, Su Ran essentially got the high-level magic essence concentration enhancement effect for free by watching the drama.

For Su Ran, this was the best consolation.

The eighteen-yuan membership fee was well worth it.

If the original magic essence concentration in the Noda Forest was considered starlight scattered across the night sky, occasionally twinkling, then after obtaining the high-level magic essence concentration enhancement effect, one would find that the magic essence was no longer starlight, but a large patch of light formed by many magic essence particles gathered together.

Su Ran could see Isa’s status on the screen.

It was obviously much easier for her to capture magic essence during meditation than before.

Even without using her spirit to guide it, the magic essence would line up and wait for Isa to capture it.

At the same time as Isa was meditating, the magical beasts living in the Noda Forest were stimulated by the sudden high concentration of magic essence.

They all showed varying degrees of restlessness, and finally, collectively appeared as if drunk on oxygen, with weak limbs and a dizzy feeling.

The increase in magic essence concentration gave the magical beasts of the Noda Forest better conditions.

In the long run, it was only beneficial for them, with no drawbacks.

However, unlike the docile nature of the high-concentration magic essence around Isa, it was extremely difficult for the magical beasts to absorb the magic essence from the outside world.

The magic essence that appeared in an instant was chaotic and disorderly.

To absorb it, one could only use a large amount of spiritual power to guide it, and it just so happened that spiritual power was what magical beasts lacked the most.

The magical beasts that followed their instincts to forcibly absorb the magic essence were instantly filled with chaotic magic essence.

Before long, their bodies were cracked open by the high concentration of magic essence.

The injured magical beasts roared restlessly, their voices echoing over the Noda Forest.

The mercenaries passing near the forest felt a jolt in their hearts upon hearing the beasts’ roars, and they tightened their grips on their weapons, entering a state of alert.

A team of mercenaries on an escort mission looked cautiously towards the Noda Forest.

“The magical beasts are roaring in unison. This is a precursor to a beast tide. We must hurry to the city and report it, so the city lord can prepare.”

After speaking, the mercenary immediately quickened his pace towards the city, wishing he had more legs.

If they encountered a beast tide in the wild, they could only pray to be left with an intact corpse.

At this moment, in Laita City, the city the mercenaries were talking about, a silver-white knight stood beneath a church statue.

The armor on his chest was engraved with a white horse pattern, attracting the fervent gazes of the surrounding knights.

Holding a longsword, he looked up with a blank expression in the direction of the magical beasts’ roars, “The hounds we sent out haven’t responded for over a day. The last known location of their magic essence signal was what people call the Noda Forest. Looking at the forest now, it seems there will be a beast tide in a few days.”

“Lord Judgment Knight, shall we go to the Noda Forest to investigate?”

At this time, a young knight stepped forward to ask the Judgment Knight for his next instructions.

“There’s no need. The mission we received is to escort the goods back to the Holy City intact. We can’t leave the entire team here. Balun, you take a few apprentice knights from the city and kill the witch. The rest of you will return with me.”

The Judgment Knight waved his hand, not caring in the slightest about the loss of the hounds.

To him, the Church’s hounds were just consumables.

If they were all dead, he could just get more.

It would take a considerable amount of time to eliminate a witch who had entered the superhuman sequence.

The mission couldn’t be delayed now.

With Balun, a Sequence Two quasi-knight, leading the team, capturing a Sequence One witch would be a piece of cake.

“My lord, what about the beast tide the city is about to face?”

The young knight named Balun was obviously hesitant about his superior’s order.

To take away the city’s knights at a time when they were about to face a beast tide was something he, who had grown up in the Holy City, found difficult to understand.

“The beast tide can be held back by mercenaries, but if we let the witch escape, how many cities will suffer?”

The Judgment Knight spoke coldly, his words carrying an unquestionable severity.

“Besides, this beast tide might be the witch’s doing, a revenge for our attempt to capture her. As long as we eliminate her, the crisis facing the city will naturally be resolved.”

Hearing his superior’s words, Balun’s eyes became firm. He placed his right hand on his chest and bowed, “I will definitely slay the witch and resolve the crisis in Laita City!”

The surrounding knights, hearing his words, secretly nodded in approval of Balun’s determination.

At the same time, they also turned back to their dormitories to pack their luggage, preparing to leave Laita City as per their superior’s request.

The Judgment Knight nodded slightly, clearly very satisfied with Balun’s determination.

To be on the safe side, he still gave an instruction, “Very good, take the Holy Stone with you.”

[Thank you for watching “The Witch Fell in Love with Me.” The purchase channel for subsequent high-level magic essence concentration enhancement is now open, 128 yuan/hour]

Su Ran rubbed his dry eyes.

He had finally finished watching the entire hour-long short drama.

The good news for him was that the next time he purchased the magic essence concentration enhancement service, he wouldn’t need to watch the short drama again; he just needed to pay.

His mindset had been imperceptibly changed by the Witch Game.

He now felt that compared to having to watch a short drama while paying, paying directly was much more straightforward.

Su Ran first brought up the status bar to check on Isa’s current state.

This one hour of high-level magic essence concentration enhancement service was a very significant improvement for Isa.

Thanks to the high-concentration magic essence environment, Isa had officially stepped into Supernatural Sequence One.

This also meant that Su Ran had completed the mission.

Isa felt the improvement in her constitution after advancing to Sequence One.

If she were to face the hounds again now, she wouldn’t be in such a sorry state.

The hounds were, after all, only Sequence One magical beasts.

It was only because they moved in groups and possessed a certain degree of intelligence that killing them was difficult.

Her body, strengthened by magic essence, was enough for Isa to leave the hounds behind in the complex environment of the Noda Forest.

By using magic essence, she could even defeat them one by one.

Her witch abilities had also changed as she officially entered Sequence One.

Isa felt that her ability to make restoration potions had gained a new effect.

Now, Isa could move freely within the Noda Forest and have a certain ability to protect herself.

A gurgling sound came out. Isa touched her stomach.

The black bread she had eaten was only a small half, and after a morning of digestion, there wasn’t much left in her stomach.

Taking advantage of her entry into Sequence One, Isa prepared to find some food in the Noda Forest.

The house bestowed by the Witch was fully equipped with kitchen utensils.

For Isa, who had long been self-reliant, cooking was simply a piece of cake.

With that, Isa left the protection of the house and walked towards the surrounding forest.

Before leaving, she didn’t forget to leave marks on the trees along the way to prevent herself from getting lost.

Along the way, Isa’s jaw dropped at the state of the magical beasts in the forest.

She saw fish floating belly up on the river, and various magical beasts in the forest had fainted on the ground regardless of their location, some even bleeding from their mouths and noses, their life or death unknown.

There was even a magical beast whose upper body had been blown to pieces, leaving only half a corpse.

This was clearly a Sequence Two magical beast that had condensed a magic crystal.

‘Could it be that during my meditation, the sudden change in magic essence concentration made the magical beasts unable to adapt to the surrounding environment for a while?’

During Isa’s meditation, she suddenly felt magic essence continuously gathering around her, beginning to emit a dazzling light.

Isa clearly felt a gentle pulling force helping her control the magic essence, thus gradually absorbing the nearly solidified magic essence from the outside world, until her meditation ended and the high-concentration magic essence gradually dispersed.

She didn’t even have to think to know that both the increased magic essence concentration and this force that helped her control the magic essence were all the work of the Witch.

A magic array that gathered high-concentration magic essence.

Isa thought she would never have the qualification to use it in her lifetime, but she didn’t expect the Witch to give her this opportunity.

She had only ever heard that becoming a candidate for the Church’s Holy Maiden would give one a chance to enjoy this kind of magic array.

But why would the Witch show her such favoritism?

She didn’t seem to be qualified enough to be the Witch’s Holy Maiden?

Remembering the promise she made when she was on the verge of death, Isa’s cheeks flushed slightly.

Since she had dedicated both her body and soul to the Witch, it meant that she had become the Witch’s person, and had an inseparable connection with her.

It became reasonable for the Witch to share a little of her care with her. Thinking of this, a slight desire grew in the depths of Isa’s heart.

She hoped that one day she would have the opportunity to see the true form of the Witch with her own eyes.