The Little Witch’s Daily Struggle – Chapter 1760

Chapter 1760 – On the Brink of Death

“Parul!!!” I heard Older Brother Jayad’s roar and the screams of the girls around me, but it all happened too suddenly. They didn’t have time to save me.

I looked down at my chest. The magic sword had pierced my heart. It happened so quickly that I couldn’t feel any pain, but that evil magic power was continuously eroding my body. A large number of germs within me were killed by this magic.

I was careless. I never expected that a Lich could still be alive even with its phylactery destroyed. And as soon as it revived, it thrust its magic sword at me, even trying to trade injuries. The problem is, it doesn’t fear death, but I do.

Moreover, ever since I obtained the Shield of the Twin Eagles from the Princess, I had become too reliant on this defensive magic apparatus. It’s truly useful; it’s completely immune to physical attacks and has excellent magic defense. That’s why I use it so often.

Just now, the Shield of the Twin Eagles also blocked the chains that came out of the magic sword, which led me to mistakenly believe it could block the magic sword itself. I didn’t expect the magic sword to pierce through the Shield of the Twin Eagles as easily as it would stab tofu, without any resistance.

“Cough, cough!” I spat out a mouthful of fresh blood. My consciousness quickly faded, and I felt my body growing cold. My soul also seemed to be pulled by something, wanting to leave my body.

Judging by the expression of the mummy in front of me, it was probably laughing and saying something harsh. However, I couldn’t hear anything; my consciousness was already blurred.

Just then, a warm light descended from beside me. Older Brother Jayad crashed into it, completely losing any semblance of technique. He simply slammed the mummy away with brute force.

Due to contact with power of the same origin, the demon-exorcising bullets made from Older Brother Jayad’s blood were activated. The five or six demon-exorcising bullets that had just been shot into the mummy’s body all exploded with brilliant holy light, instantly reducing the mummy to ashes.

But its current body wasn’t meant to be preserved anyway; it was just a consumable. It intended to die with me during the assassination attempt. I saw the mummy turn into ashes with a laugh amidst the light.

“Parul!!!” Older Brother Jayad hugged me in panic. It was the first time I had seen such a panicked expression on his face, and him crying.

Holy light transferred from his body, and instantly my body stopped hurting. The wound on my chest, which had been bleeding profusely after the magic sword was pulled out, also stopped bleeding.

However, the injuries couldn’t heal. The magic power of the magic sword remained in my body. Older Brother Jayad dared not forcibly increase the input of holy light, fearing that excessive amounts would harm my already severely injured body.

“Brother, be careful, the Lich isn’t dead, the mummy…” I opened my mouth with difficulty, trying to remind Older Brother Jayad that the Lich could still control a third mummy to attack us. But as I spoke, I coughed up fresh blood.

It was too late. Before I could even finish my sentence, I saw the third mummy lunging forward, holding the magic sword that had just been pulled out of my body. It jumped into the air, intending to attack Older Brother Jayad.

“Big Brother, be careful!” Via threw a blood spear from behind, but this time the Lich ignored the attack, wanting only to trade injuries and kill Older Brother Jayad if possible.

At that moment, the clothes on Older Brother Jayad’s back bulged and tore, and more than a dozen tentacles simultaneously lunged towards the mummy in mid-air with lightning speed, attacking from different directions.

The Lich also swung its magic sword simultaneously, unleashing a dark red crescent-shaped sword energy. Eight chains also emerged from the magic sword, each targeting the tentacles on the left and right sides.

“Swish!” When the tentacles came into contact with the sword energy, they were instantly sliced into pieces, and the numerous eyeballs on them burst from the chaotic energy.

The tentacles that tried to flank also failed. The eight chains easily pierced through Older Brother Jayad’s flanking tentacles, and the corrosive magic power caused these tentacles to explode effortlessly.

Why do I feel like the Lich’s strength, or rather, the magic sword’s power, is even stronger than before? When it fought Giselle earlier, this magic sword shouldn’t have been this powerful.

Facing the surging sword energy, Older Brother Jayad could only avoid its sharp edge. He hugged me and dodged to the side, narrowly avoiding the sword energy. It left a deep sword mark on the spot where we had just been standing.

Via’s attack, however, was successful. The blood spear successfully struck the mummy’s back, and quickly injected Via’s blood and magic power into the mummy.

As a vampire, Via’s blood had a suppressive and controlling effect on most undead. Normally, when Via’s blood was injected into the mummy, it should have been directly controlled.

However, the Lich was controlling the mummy, and even Via’s injected blood and magic power were suppressed by the magic power of the magic sword.

The mummy turned and slashed at the blood spear with its sword, then swung its sword at Via. Via could only immediately transform into blood mist and disperse, dodging its edge. Even so, a large swarm of flies within the blood mist was annihilated by the sword energy.

He turned around to continue pursuing Older Brother Jayad, but was met with a vast expanse of bright holy fire. The artificial sun that Older Brother Jayad had unleashed earlier had transformed into an incredibly scorching fireball, as if a true sun had descended upon this underground cemetery.

The mummy calmly swung its magic sword again. The artificial sun was directly cut in half, and then a massive explosion occurred. Endless holy fire erupted from the sun.

Older Brother Jayad was truly enraged. He continuously unleashed his divine power, and the holy fire quickly transformed into a sea of fire. The aftermath of the explosion destroyed much of the temple’s structure and pillars.

Facing such a vast sea of fire, the Lich could only cast a spell, summoning a powerful blizzard to try and suppress the holy fire. However, the effect seemed poor, and it remained surrounded by the sea of fire.

For some reason, I feel like the Lich’s magic level has dropped significantly. When we first encountered the Lich’s attack on the street, its ice storm was enough to freeze the entire neighborhood.

Now, although it’s still fierce, it can’t suppress Older Brother Jayad’s holy fire at all. It’s even weaker than the blizzard it unleashed before. Is it out of magic power, or is it because the mummy is just a temporary body and doesn’t have much magic power left?

At this time, Older Brother Jayad’s divine power was still being unleashed. He had transformed into Angel Form again, and the entire temple was bathed in his holy light, giving it a truly sacred and solemn feeling.

In this environment, any undead remaining within the range of the holy light would continuously take immense damage. The dark water that simulated the River Styx had turned white and gold, and the numerous Specters swimming in it were like being thrown into boiling oil, screaming as they dissolved.

To be honest, I feel that this unrestrained use of divine power is a huge waste. But perhaps this can help find the phylactery. Besides, I am seriously injured, so I can’t voice any objections even if I wanted to.

At this moment, the Lich could no longer bear its body being continuously eroded by the holy light and holy fire. It swung its magic sword, forcefully cutting through the holy fire and charging out.

I can’t help but want to complain. Are you a Lich or a Sword Saint?