Witcher: I Can Extract Everything

Chapter 96: Gone

The flames soon passed…

At this moment, Shadow Land had completely changed its appearance.

On the devastated land, balls of flames were burning everywhere. The houses outside Shadow Tower had all been burned. Everywhere one saw was scorched earth.

The tower, which was the symbol of the Shadow Tower, had collapsed with a loud bang. Only a small part of it remained standing. All kinds of broken bricks and tiles were scattered on the ground.

Cries and screams could be heard constantly. The dusty Apprentices ran back and forth on the scorched earth, either crying loudly or running in a panic. Charred bodies were scattered all over the place, and there were countless Apprentices who were burned in large areas.

The Shadow Land no longer had the imposing manner of the past, as if it was hell.

Shadow Tower, library.

At this moment, only a small part of the original library was left with broken walls. The broken bricks and tiles piled up to the height of a small hill.

Crash!

At this moment, the broken stones scattered to the side, revealing the scene below.

Below was a layer of mercury-like material, blocking the broken stones.

Below the mercury, there were more than ten Shadow Tower Apprentices, both male and female. Everyone squeezed together, and their faces were still in shock.

“This… This is Shadow Tower?”

“Oh my god… What… what happened?”

“Are… are we still alive?”

Everyone was obviously shocked by the hellish scene before them. They could not believe that this was where they usually lived.

Heath, who was sandwiched in the middle of the crowd, was also shocked at this moment.

“Such destructive power… I’m afraid it has the power of a small nuclear weapon…”

The tragic scene reminded him of the Lebanese explosion he had seen on television on Blue Star. The damage caused by the spell just now was no less than that.

“Look, it’s Witch Cassandra!”

“The Witch has made her move!”

At this moment, Cassandra, who was in the ruins, suddenly stood up. She raised the magic wand in her hand and pointed it at the sky.

A beam of light shot into the sky from the bottom up and then scattered in all directions in the shape of an umbrella.

A large hexagram magic array suddenly appeared in the Shadow Land. A layer of transparent film, which looked like an eggshell, formed on the outside and wrapped the tower.

Dong! Dong! Dong!

Heavy footsteps sounded.

The earth shook.

The stone statues around the Shadow Land all came to life at this moment. Like soldiers rushing to the front line, they walked out one by one.

The Shadow Tower had dominated the Shadow Land for so many years. Of course, it had more than one Demonized Dark Cloud and a few Wizards.

Although they were caught off guard by the third circle spell and suffered heavy losses, many defensive facilities were still preserved. At this moment, they were activated one after another.

After activating all the defensive measures that could be activated, Witch Cassandra shot a large water ball into the sky.

The water ball rose into the air and exploded. Immediately after, rain began to fall from the inside of the membrane.

Splash!

The rain obviously had healing effects. When it fell on the bodies of the Apprentices, it quickly extinguished the flames on their bodies, and the burns began to gradually heal.

But after doing all this, Witch Cassandra seemed to have used all her strength, and her body swayed as she fell to the side.

A female Apprentice quickly helped her to the side to rest.

Then, Wizard Edith’s voice sounded.

“All Apprentices, gather at the square immediately. All Apprentices, gather at the square immediately.”

…

At the same time, outside the Shadow Tower.

In a forest outside the Shadow Land, more than a dozen Wizards and hundreds of Apprentices had gathered here.

In front of them was a transparent membrane that was gradually closing.

Seeing the Shadow Tower’s defensive spells closing bit by bit, the Wizards did not launch an attack. Instead, they were arguing non-stop.

The Wizard Master of Ivory Tower, Aurore, said unhappily, “Why are we still here? Isn’t this the best time to launch an attack?”

“The Demonized Dark Cloud of Shadow Tower has been killed, and Slater has been beaten up by that madman, Carlos. Now is the time when Shadow Tower is at its weakest. Shouldn’t we attack?”

Wizard Swalin of Sage Cottage said, “So much to say, but you, Aurore, are going to take the lead and attack?”

Aurore said angrily, “I specialize in large-scale spells. I’m not good at charging into enemy lines. Do you want me to go in and die?”

The Master of Labyrinth Academy, Patrick, said, “You’re afraid of death. Should we be sacrificed just because of you? Who here has the confidence to block Crazy Cassandra’s Great Dissociation spell?”

“Alright!”

The Master of Star Mark Tower, Eric, stopped everyone from arguing.

He said, “The Chief Evil, Slater, has been eliminated. The remaining few are not a big problem. As long as Shadow Tower is willing to surrender the Ruler’s Scepter, there’s no need for us to fight them to the death.”

“Without the scepter and resources, the Shadow Tower is just a third-rate Wizard organization.”

Wizard Eric’s words were echoed by everyone:

“I agree with Eric’s opinion.”

“No matter what, it’s still a wizard organization in the Underdark. There’s no need to force them into a dead end.”

“I don’t want to be the one who retaliates when that crazy woman is on the verge of death.”

In the midst of everyone’s discussion, the defensive spell was completely closed. It was no longer that easy to break in.

Aurore let out a long sigh and said indignantly, “A bunch of idiots! Even mortals are more intelligent than you!”

…

Shadow Tower, Square.

In the messy square, nearly a thousand Apprentices had gathered.

Although the third-circle spells were powerful, the main attack points were concentrated on the main tower. The area outside the main tower was not too strong. In addition, the Apprentices who had been forbidden to stay in their rooms had avoided the attack.

The number of Apprentices who had died was about a hundred or so. All of them had weak structures and did not have any defensive spells.

Although most of the Apprentices had survived, everyone was obviously frightened. Their faces were pale, and they looked terrified. They stood on the spot, not knowing what to do.

Soon, Wizard Edith arrived at the square.

The crowd started whispering.

“Where are the other Wizards? Why don’t we see the other Wizards?”

“Magus Slater seemed to have…”

“Wizard Blair and Witch Cassandra were injured…”

“There’s only one Wizard…”

Wizard Edith frowned. “All of you shut up!”

The Apprentices quickly quieted down.

Since it was an urgent matter, Wizard Edith did not waste any time. His gaze swept across the Apprentices in the square and went straight to the point. I won’t say any more nonsense. Everyone has already seen that our Shadow Tower is currently facing the most serious crisis since the establishment of the Tower!”

“This is a moment of life and death. We will do our best to fight against the enemies outside, but we also need your help. Only by working together can we tide over this crisis!”

The Apprentices, who were already terrified, became even more uneasy after hearing Wizard Edith’s words.

Had the situation become so serious?

Even they, the Apprentices, had become people to rely on…

Seeing that everyone was not in a good mood, Wizard Edith continued, “How about this, I, Wizard Edith, guarantee that we will expand the quota of 30 official Apprentices. As long as you fight bravely, you will have the chance to become an official Apprentice!”

“We won’t ask about identity, won’t ask about bloodline!”

Under the heavy rewards, there would definitely be brave men. After hearing what Wizard Edith said, the morale of the Apprentices finally rose a little.

Many Apprentices even had excited lights in their eyes.

Edith shouted, “For the Shadow Tower, fight to the end!”

“For the Shadow Tower, fight to the end!”

“For the Shadow Tower, fight to the end!”

Under the lead of some Apprentices, the Apprentices in the square also started shouting slogans.

At the same time, Heath, who was in the crowd, frowned in his heart. He was not interested in Wizard Edith’s words at all.

In addition to the fact that he was not an official Apprentice of Shadow Tower, even if he was now an official Apprentice, he would not risk his life to fight for Shadow Tower.

In his eyes, there was only one ideology in the world that was worth fighting for. Everything else was nonsense.

‘I should take advantage of the chaos to fight my way out…’

He silently decided in his heart.

However, at this moment.

“It’s over!” An old female voice rang out. It was Witch Cassandra.

On one side of the square, Witch Cassandra was slowly walking over with the support of a female Apprentice.

She looked very weak. Her face was pale and she was trembling, which made people suspect that she might collapse at any moment.

She came to the front of the square and glanced at the Apprentices.

Then, she retracted her gaze and shook her head. Suddenly, she said shockingly, “Surrender.”

The Apprentices were shocked.

Wizard Edith was also shocked.

He frowned. “Cassandra, what are you talking about? Are you crazy?!”

“We are the Shadow Tower, the ruler of the Underdark Treesea, the king of this land. You want us to surrender to the motley crew outside?”

Cassandra sneered. “King? Ruler?”

She said, “Yes, it’s king, ruler. It has been for the past six hundred years, but not now.”

“The Wizard Master is dead, Slater is defeated, and Blair is only left with his last breath. The only ones who can fight now are you and me.”

She laughed bitterly. “Do you really expect to rely on these Apprentices to win?”

Edith remained silent.

The Wizard World was a world where great power belonged to oneself. Numbers did not play much of a role on the battlefield. Perhaps after a few spells, there would not be many Apprentices left.

Cassandra shook her head and said, “Surrender. We have lost. A loss is a loss.”

She raised her head and saw the clear sky.

She sighed and said, “From now on, this land, the Shadow Land…”

“The shadows are gone.”