Hero? Are You Worthy?
Chapter 259 - 165: Earth Witch (Seeking Monthly Votes and Recommendations)

Chapter 259: Chapter 165: Earth Witch (Seeking Monthly Votes and Recommendations)

Could Norma be a Witch?

This is indeed extraordinary news.

Confusion was also apparent on Qin Chu’s face, "This, couldn’t be possible?"

"Violet, you once said that Witches were born a thousand years ago, and since then, the only Witch has been the Dark Witch Shaye. Norma is only in her twenties, how could she possibly be a Witch?"

Doubt was clearly visible on Violet’s face as well: "I also cannot be sure."

"Although I do feel a somewhat similar aura on Norma, it’s like a flickering candle in the wind, extremely faint, almost imperceptible unless one carefully senses for it."

"Could it be, like me, she has the soul of a Witch attached to her?" Shaye suddenly emerged and said.

This possibility does exist.

If that were the case, which Witch’s soul would be residing in Norma?

Speaking of which, the girl Norma herself is somewhat strange.

Nearly everyone, including a master like Wozworth, is influenced by Jie Luo, yet oddly enough, Norma isn’t.

She can even intermittently sense the danger lurking beneath Jie Luo’s gentle façade and instinctively wants to stay away.

Could it be because the soul of a Witch, possessing Divine Authority, is also residing in Norma, granting her the ability to sense the danger Jie Luo poses?

Karsas, such a fool, clearly has such an exceptional fiancée but fails to cherish her. Instead, he’s wholeheartedly focused on Jie Luo. Who else but him is courting death?

The more this is the case, the less Norma can be handed over to Karsas.

It seems I need to make contact with Norma again... Of course, this won’t take long, it should happen very soon.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Norma returned to the Sunset Mansion.

The environment was still dreadful, the air filled with foul smells; rats and cockroaches brazenly roamed the decaying and dirty corridor as if it was no concern to them.

As Norma passed through the narrow hallway, she could distinctly feel some men stealthily peering at her, filled with malice and desire.

That gaze made Norma shake with fear, her whole body trembling uncontrollably.

Norma was really timid.

She subconsciously clutched her Magic Wand, which was like a twig in her arms, bowed her head, and endured the voyeuristic stares coming from all around... despite the fact that with her strength, she could easily blast the entire Luori Mansion to bits.

Her pearly white teeth bit her lower lip forcefully until she reached her own room’s doorway, pushed the door open with force, and then slammed it shut, cutting off those voyeuristic gazes, and only then did her intense fear temporarily subside.

Her cheeks turned pale, and she leaned against the door, shivering.

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If she had followed the Hero to his palace, would she no longer have to endure such fear?

But no, it wouldn’t work; if she really did that, Karsas would surely be heartbroken if he found out.

After taking a few deep breaths, Norma was slightly more composed, immediately followed by a strong sense of hunger as her stomach growled... She didn’t even have money to buy a bun.

Her stomach was so hungry.

She missed the pastries made by Miss Angelica in the Hero’s palace. It had been a long time since she had tasted such delicacies.

Her somewhat thin hands slapped her cheeks... She shouldn’t always think about those things; compared to Karsas who was still in jail, her situation was much better, so it was fine.

She knew that the evidence of Karsas killing three thousand two hundred Holy Knights was irrefutable, and she didn’t intend to let Karsas go unpunished, which wouldn’t be fair to the deceased Holy Knights.

All she hoped was that the Judgers, considering the great contributions Karsas had made before, would give him another chance; even if it was just sending Karsas to charge at the front lines against Demons.

There was no water in the room and she couldn’t wash her face if she wanted to.

She didn’t have the courage to go to the communal bathroom; just walking through the corridor was enough to make her spine tingle.

Taking a deep breath, Norma opened the window; at least there was a bit of fresh air outside... Looking at the dirty blanket on the bed, emitting a nauseating weird smell, she still lay down, pulling the blanket to cover half of her body.

She was really very tired.

These days, she hardly ever stopped to rest.

Even while sleeping, Norma still clutched her magic wand.

Norma wanted to rest quietly, but it was destined to be impossible.

Just after midnight, a rustling sound suddenly came from outside Norma’s room; the rusty lock that had worked hard for many years began to turn automatically.

A few seconds later, there was a clear clicking sound.

The lock opened.

Norma on the bed suddenly opened her eyes, her complexion was pale to the extreme, her body instinctively curled up at the head of the bed.

She was actually a quite powerful Magician, but her extremely timid character prevented her from utilizing her true strength. Even her mentor, Anthony, had said that if one day Norma could overcome the barriers in her mind and break through the shadows, her achievements could surpass his.

But at this moment, her heart was filled with fear and a desperate hope that someone would appear to help her.

With a creak, the door was pushed open and several rough and burly men appeared at the doorway... No, not a few; there were more than ten, and even outside the door, several contorted figures could be seen.

In the Civilian District, it was rare to see such a beautiful girl... That delicate skin, the exquisite face, clearly once a noble... But they were not afraid.

Having once been a noble didn’t mean she was still a noble... If this girl had still held a noble’s status, she would never be living in a place like the Luori Mansion.

She seemed to be a Magician, but she couldn’t be very strong. A powerful Magician would be so proud as to have their nostrils up in the air, certainly not timid and fearful, scared of everything like this girl. And most importantly, that magic wand in her hand... Are they sure it isn’t just a twig broken off a tree?

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That was something even beginners would disdain to use.

So, to these commoners, Norma’s situation was very clear.

She was just a pitiable girl who used to be a noble but had become a commoner due to some reasons; she held a stick pretending to be a magician, hoping to protect herself from assault.

Even if she had some magic knowledge, it probably wasn’t too strong.

A low-level magician’s combat strength was weak; at most, they’d only need to withstand a Small Fireball—those big men could handle it, especially since some of them had even been mercenaries.

Dealing with such a girl was like taking candy from a baby.

There might be some risks, but they were entirely manageable... After all, opportunities to enjoy such a beautiful girl weren’t abundant, and once missed, they feared they’d never come across such a chance again in their lives.

A group of men with their filthy hands began to grope her, their faces twisted into weird smiles, as they stepped further into the room, slightly surprised to see Norma awake but not giving it much thought as they closed in on her.

Norma clutched her magic wand tightly, "You... don’t come any closer, don’t come any closer, this is my room..."

Karsas, where on earth are you;

Please, save me.

Norma called out in her heart; alas, Karsas couldn’t hear her voice. And even if he could, given Karsas’s current situation, he was likely powerless to help.

"Don’t be so afraid," a man old enough to be called uncle said shamelessly, his yellowed tongue sweeping over his lips, as he could barely contain himself, "It’s really too dangerous for a girl like you to live alone. Let your big brothers protect you... Of course, you’ll have to repay your brothers somewhat in return..."

They were commoners... but their behavior towards those weaker than themselves was not much better than that of the nobles. Bullying the weaker was what they did best.

Especially the thought that this commoner woman used to be a noble excited them even more.

The man at the front, obviously unable to control the impulse in his chest any longer, let out an excited howl and flung his dirty arms open like a baboon, pouncing towards Norma curled up in the corner.

That sight scared Norma so much that she let out a piercing scream.

Her magic wand swung reflexively in her hand.

The next moment...

Hiss hiss hiss...

Strange sounds spread throughout the room.

A series of sinister earth spikes spread out like ripples in front of Norma.

In an instant, the entire room was filled with earth spikes.

Poor guy at the front, his body was immediately pierced by six or seven earth spikes, through his head, neck, chest, abdomen, thighs... bright red blood dripping down his body.

His body hung in the air like dried meat, twitching.

His eyes were bloodshot, and with a violent jerk of his body, he was gone.

Not just the man in the front, but all seven men who entered the room ended up the same, with a layer of blood covering the floor of the room as the pungent smell of blood rapidly spread.

The people outside the room turned pale at the sight, their bodies shaking uncontrollably, faces filled with terror.

Who would have thought this girl possessed such powerful magical strength?

Especially since she hadn’t even chanted a spell?

When had those commoners ever seen such formidable strength? They were terrified on the spot, and the remaining three men outside the door screamed in fear and ran away simultaneously.

Norma was left alone in the room, shivering.

"Norma, you’re really too weak. You should be stronger."

Norma made a sound, then immediately hugged her knees tightly, sobbing softly.

She too wanted to be stronger, but... she really found it hard to achieve that.

Even as a very young child, even without professional magician guidance, Norma could communicate with magic power on her own...

She could manipulate earth to change into different shapes, control stones to stack together... When she proudly showed her mother, the magic power went out of control.

The rampaging magic turned the earth into a giant clay figure, which punched her mother and sent her flying.

Her mother didn’t die, and gradually recovered after lying in bed for three months.

But the painful and fearful expression on her mother’s face back then was forever branded in the heart of Norma, who was still very young, turning into a lingering shadow in her heart.

After consulting with her parents, Norma found a skilled magic teacher to help her gradually master the astonishing magic power within her.

Even so, the shadow in her heart always lingered, causing Norma to be extremely resistant to magic.

She was unwilling to use it unless absolutely necessary.

The magic just now was used by another Norma.

This other Norma was like another consciousness of Norma...

She called herself Gaia... the Earth Witch!

As Norma sat there hugging her knees and crying, a shadow approached silently.

His figure had almost completely merged with the darkness, only the dagger smeared with poison in his hand twinkled with a weird light in the moonlight.