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Chapter 6: The Witch of Inya Kone Village
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Chapter 6: The Witch of Inya Kone Village
Part 4
The battle above the forest became more intense.
Explosions of energy spread through the night sky.
Fire illuminated the darkness.
The wind tore through the trees.
The ground shook repeatedly.
But inside Inya Kone Village...
Everything remained silent.
The villagers stood in their houses with empty expressions.
They could not hear the battle.
They could not see the destruction.
The witch had already placed a mental influence over the entire village.
Their memories were blurred.
Their senses were controlled.
Even Adrian's family and aunt remained unaware of what was happening outside.
Adrian noticed this immediately.
He looked toward the village.
His expression became serious.
If the battle continued here...
The entire village would be destroyed.
The witch smiled.
"You noticed?"
"The people you want to protect..."
"They cannot even understand that they are in danger."
Adrian looked back at her.
"Release them."
The witch laughed.
"You still care about ordinary humans?"
"Interesting."
Adrian's eyes became colder.
The Eternal Void Sword appeared in his hand.
"I said..."
"Release them."
The pressure from his sword intent increased.
The witch felt it.
For the first time...
She felt a slight fear.
But instead of retreating...
She smiled.
"Then come."
"Follow me."
Her body transformed into a flame.
A black fire orb appeared beneath her.
The witch flew toward the outskirts of the village.
Adrian followed.
Using Silent Veil, their battle remained hidden from ordinary eyes.
But the destruction left behind could not be hidden forever.
...
The witch stopped.
Ahead of them...
Was an old cemetery.
A place filled with countless memories.
The witch landed.
She opened her arms.
"Do you know why I chose this place?"
"The dead are easier to control than the living."
The ground trembled.
The soil cracked.
Hands emerged from beneath the earth.
One by one.
Corpses began rising.
Their bodies were strengthened by curses.
Their bones were reinforced.
Their movements were no longer like ordinary undead.
They were created through advanced witchcraft.
Durable.
Powerful.
Difficult to destroy.
The witch waved her hand.
"Rise."
Hundreds of corpses awakened.
Behind them...
The earth moved.
Large figures slowly formed.
Golems.
Created from stone, earth, and cursed energy.
Their bodies were covered with magic formations.
They were not alive.
But they possessed terrifying strength.
Adrian looked at the army before him.
The witch smiled proudly.
"This is my creation."
"Years of research."
"Years of preparation."
"Even that guardian spirit could not escape my control."
The seal around the village guardian spirit appeared.
The trapped spirit was pulled toward the battlefield.
Dark energy wrapped around its body.
The witch controlled it like a puppet.
The guardian spirit struggled.
"I..."
"Cannot..."
"Control my body..."
Adrian's expression changed.
The witch had used everything.
Spirits.
Corpses.
Golems.
Nature forces.
Curses.
Even the guardian spirit.
She was truly an existence at the peak of witchcraft in this world.
The witch raised her hand.
The sky changed.
Countless magic circles appeared.
Fire.
Wind.
Earth.
Dark energy.
Everything gathered together.
"This is the end."
The undead army rushed forward.
The golems moved.
The controlled guardian spirit attacked.
The entire cemetery became a battlefield.
Adrian stood alone.
The Eternal Void Sword floated beside him.
His memories continued awakening.
His understanding continued expanding.
But this time...
He was not fighting for himself.
Behind him was a village.
A family.
People who had no idea what was happening.
Adrian slowly raised his sword.
"Then I will create something strong enough..."
"To break everything in my way."
The final battle of Inya Kone Village began.