VIP Chapter 169: Witch’s Hut
Moonlit Ice Extreme.
Sixty-second floor.
The Empress of Moonlit Ice Extreme, Clodell, on such a new moon night, sat in her chair, picked up her carving pen, and faced a massive raw ice block before her.
An aurora spanned above her head.
And snow was covering the ground beneath her feet.
Unlike the general imagination of what the “Queen of Ice” should be like, she appeared to be a fifteen-year-old young girl.
Her ice-blue, long hair even surpassed her own height.
Sitting on a high-legged chair specifically for carving, her long hair just brushed the ground.
Perhaps because she frequently turned her head to observe her ice sculpture from different angles, her long ice-blue hair swept out a semi-arc in the snow-covered ground.
She breathed calmly. Sitting here alone might seem a bit solitary, but she didn’t say unnecessary words. Her silver-gray eyes were solely focused on the statue before her.
Even though she was the “Empress.”
At this very moment, Clodell was more like an ordinary young girl who loved ice carving.
The enormous BOSS room was her carving studio.
The place where the Empress rested was her carving workbench.
And in her hands, she held not a sharp weapon, but a simple small carving knife.
This was a peaceful day, a quiet night belonging to Clodell.
Until—
The witch, wearing a large hat and holding three bottles of Blood Mint Essential Oil, stood at the entrance of the sixty-second floor, looking at her back.
This scene held for about ten seconds.
“It seems we have a guest? Hmm… it’s the witch sister from last time…”
Clodell’s bare feet pushed off the crossbar of the high chair, and she spun 180 degrees in her seat, her long hair sweeping the snow on the ground into a more complete circle.
She turned around, facing Liya, the blonde with the big hat.
“It doesn’t seem like… her. But you have… a very similar… aura to her.”
“Oh? Is that so? I don’t know what you’re talking about… Little Queen of ‘Moonlit Ice Extreme’.”
Clodell felt a very unusual aura from this person.
She looked strange.
There seemed to be no killing intent.
But…
There was a strong “love” towards someone. The blonde witch stood on the ice-cold ground of Moonlit Ice Extreme, covered in snowflakes, like a flower blooming passionately in the icy snow.
“I came here because I want the Queen to do something for me.”
Although she didn’t sense “killing intent.”
Clodell, however, felt a strong “fighting spirit” from her, seeming not very calm, and not something that could be settled by a few casual words.
So…
Was she truly just a “challenger”?
Clodell looked at Liya, tilted her head, and rested her chin on her hand, deep in thought for a while.
In the final layer, a challenger had arrived. It was very strange that she somehow obtained a “key” that led directly here.
In Clodell’s memory, the Adventurer’s Guild would never allow their Adventuring Teams to do such a thing.
However…
Clodell jumped down from the chair, but she didn’t “stand” on the ground. Her bare feet floated in mid-air, her long ice-blue hair hanging down, scattering in the air.
She tossed the carving knife in her hand aside. Following its falling trajectory, it dissipated like a gently falling snowflake.
At this moment…
The night was no longer peaceful.
This was no longer just a “young girl’s” carving studio.
This was the BOSS room of Clodell, the Empress of Moonlit Ice Extreme—
“I accept your challenge.”
Liya didn’t speak, merely lifting her large hat slightly.
“Mhm, exactly, that’s right… After all, you are the Emperor of this Dungeon. If I don’t let you feel some pain, you probably won’t obey my orders, right?”
She used her fingernail to slit open the necks of the three bottles of Blood Mint Essential Oil.
Then, tilting her head back, she gulped down all three bottles of Blood Mint Essential Oil with a gurgling sound.
The intense Blood Mint Essential Oil traveled down her throat.
As the wave of heat reached her stomach, she felt a frenzy, as if her entire Magic circuit was burning—
While she was just a challenger, Clodell seemed to see blazing flames emanating from her.
Witch.
She was indeed a witch…
But was she using that stuff too much?
Clodell twitched her nose and sniffed.
Her witch’s aura… was overwhelmingly potent. Such a strong witch’s scent, it felt like it wasn’t a good thing for her…
Clodell had a premonition that she might be a very troublesome opponent…
Clodell’s hands paused for a moment…
But in that instant of hesitation, Liya had already raised her staff from somewhere behind her—
And behind her, hundreds of burning fireballs were aimed at her!
“!? ”
Then, a sky full of meteors streaked across the aurora overhead, illuminating Moonlit Ice Extreme, which was perpetually cloaked in “night.”
“He once told me… I could possess the most powerful firepower.”
Through the smoke, Liya could see a trickle of water, formed from the melted snow around Clodell, slowly flowing towards her feet.
Liya adjusted her hat and walked step by step towards Clodell.
“So, if it’s only me who encounters the BOSS, then…”
The ground where her small leather boots stepped melted in the shape of her soles, like an elegant cat treading on snow, leaving a trail of plum blossom imprints.
Only…
These plum blossom imprints carried a scorching heat.
“I can absolutely use maximum firepower first, and take the initiative!!!!”
“Heh heh, do you feel it? Empress of Moonlit Ice Extreme—”
Saying this, Liya threw away her staff—under the enhancement of three bottles of Blood Mint Essential Oil, an ordinary staff couldn’t withstand the attack unleashed by her Magic circuit.
“Now you…”
Before Liya could reach Clodell, from the smoke she had created, following the recently melted trickle, a giant ice snake opened its mouth and lunged at Liya.
However, Liya calmly extended her finger.
Aiming at the ice snake’s mouth.
“Bang—”
A bomb shot through the ice snake.
“Indeed, I was a bit careless just now… But I’m not someone who gives up easily.”
The smoke dissipated, and Clodell stood in place in a “floating” posture. The giant ice walls on her sides and above her head had melted considerably after withstanding Liya’s attack.
At her feet lay scattered Witch Coins, each carrying the power of countless Extreme Flame Meteors.
“Hmm… is that so? But don’t worry, if I intended to defeat you with the first strike, I wouldn’t have brought so many things.”
Liya lifted her hat and her head.
As she opened her hands, at least ten staffs floated behind her.
But…
These weren’t enough!
Giant scissors, bombs all over the ground, red-hot chains…
It seemed like every usable Item had been brought here!
Clodell also silently extended her hand.
“Giant Elephant.”
She was somewhat puzzled.
Because she had seen a witch, and heard many rumors about witches circulating within the Dungeon.
Witches were “playful” beings, and also “selfish” races, possessing long lifespans and a tendency to evade. After all, if they wished, they could escape everything that had happened to them.
Why would there be a witch like this, who seemed determined to win and make her do something, even going so far as to use all her Items here?
What was her purpose for being here?
Along with a large, crystal-clear giant ice elephant descending from the sky, all of Liya’s bombs simultaneously exploded—
Liya at this moment could only feel the exhilaration brought by the three bottles of Mint Essential Oil.
A fierce battle where everything was gambled.
Burn with all your might!
Explode with all your might!
Strike with all your might!
Because this is a witch—
This is a witch who can give everything to “reclaim her love”—
—”Teacher Liya, what you lack in combat right now isn’t energy or skill—the former is provided by the Mint Essential Oil, and the latter can be satisfied by the witch’s Ancient Magic and Items.”
Liya raised her hand. The aurora overhead and the thick snow underfoot were no longer significant.
She waved her hand.
Everything here would be swallowed by her heat.
—”It’s the heart that dares to unleash all of its power!!!”
—”With this, Teacher Liya will surely be the most brilliant flame in the Dungeon.”
…
Clodell panted, supporting her arm. She stood barefoot on the ground, but the ground, due to Liya’s high temperature, had little snow left. All that remained was the cold water from the melted snow.
She was indeed strong.
She had underestimated her.
Judging from the S Rank Adventurers she had encountered, the witch before her was undoubtedly a being who surpassed S Rank Mages.
If the Ice Queen of Moonlit Ice Extreme was an Ice Attribute BOSS specializing in “Defense,” she might have been able to withstand her attacks for a longer time.
But unfortunately…
Clodell, also a Mage but leaning more towards summoning, was almost completely defeated in front of her.
“Who is she…”
She was a “witch,” yet possessed strong combat awareness and experience.
She was a “witch,” yet could risk almost everything she had.
Who was she…
“I… I lost. If you want to kill me—destroying this Dungeon—do as you please…”
Clodell watched her walk towards her step by step.
In fact, her height was not much different from her own. Standing face to face, they looked like two naive children.
“It’s not a difficult matter, Ice Queen of Moonlit Ice Extreme, there’s no need to be so nervous.”
“Have you heard the nursery rhyme about the Witch’s Hut?”
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“Witch’s Hut, Witch’s Hut, how beautiful it is?”
“A mushroom-shaped roof.”
“Vine-covered walls.”
“Witch’s Hut, Witch’s Hut, where is it?”
“It hides in the deep forest.”
“It is concealed in the dark night.”
“Witch’s Hut, Witch’s Hut, how can one find it?”
“In the frigid forest of the North?”
“In the dark domain of the West?”
“Neither, neither.”
“Witch’s Hut—”
“Beside you.”
“In front of your eyes.”
“At your doorstep.”
“It is right there—”
“In the depths of the Dungeon.”
