"Little girl, you'll regret this," the Eastern Witch said with a smile, her face distorted and crazed, not at all like someone on the verge of death.
"I won't regret it. Capturing you is one of the best things I've ever done," Aurora said.
"No, I'm not talking about that…",
The Eastern Witch struggled to turn over and sat on the deck, laughing uproariously at the azure sky.
"Hahahaha, hahahaha."
She just kept laughing, hysterically, like a madwoman.
The surrounding Sailors were all extremely surprised:
"What's that Witch laughing about?"
"Has she gone insane after being provoked?"
"She was probably a madwoman to begin with, otherwise how could she lay such a venomous hand on innocent civilians!"
"Indeed, some Witches who study magic alone and live in seclusion for too long become mentally unstable."
However, listening to the Eastern Witch's laughter, Aurora felt a slight prickling on her scalp and a chill down her spine.
"What exactly are you laughing at!"
Aurora stepped forward, roughly grabbed the Eastern Witch by her collar, and fiercely questioned her.
"Little girl," the Eastern Witch glanced at Aurora with a smile, "you should have killed me in the sea, not brought me up to the surface. That was your only chance to kill me…"
She started laughing again halfway through her sentence.
"I can kill you right now! If it weren't for my teacher needing to question you, I'd stab you to death with my sword right now."
Aurora said sternly, but from the Witch's laughter, she felt an unsettling unease deep within her.
A Warrior's intuition told her that something was coming.
Something very terrifying.
"Little girl, who exactly are you? You call the magician Rhine your teacher, yet you yourself are a Super Warrior. Why would a small kingdom like Rose Kingdom produce a Warrior like you? Where do your monstrous strength and superb martial arts come from?"
The Eastern Witch asked, not at all looking like someone about to die.
"That's none of your business," Aurora said solemnly.
"I'm not really interested in those questions either," the Eastern Witch looked up at the sky and laughed again:
"But, she is very interested."
"She?" Aurora's heart tensed, and she quickly looked up at the sky.
There was nothing in the sky, only snowy white clouds drifting past with the wind.
"She's very interested in you and your teacher—two powerful individuals from Rose Kingdom. If it weren't for your existence, I wouldn't have been able to convince her to come today."
The Eastern Witch collapsed onto the deck, laughing as she looked at the azure sky.
At this moment, whether it was Aurora, the surrounding Sailors and Soldiers, or the Queen and the Sea Hag floating on the sea, they all felt that something was wrong.
They collectively looked up at the sky.
"Hahahahaha."
A chilling laugh echoed throughout the entire world, making everyone who heard it feel a coldness from the depths of their bones.
On the sea, a violent gale suddenly picked up.
Splash.
The waves surged suddenly, crashing forcefully against the ship, turning into white foam, causing the ship to pitch and sway.
"Slave Master, you truly are in a sorry state. To be wounded like this by a little girl."
A voice, half-elegant and half-mad, seemed to come from an infinite distance, echoing between the sea and the sky, the echoes layering and lingering.
"Who's there!"
Aurora drew her sword and pointed it at the sky.
Hearing the chilling voice echoing between heaven and earth, the Eastern Witch's lips curved into a relieved smile.
She spoke to the sky, her tone urgent and sincere:
"See, I told you, the Queen betrayed the Witch Society.
"Besides that, there's also a traitor here—that Sea Witch!
"Troublesome, just get rid of them!"
The next moment, one massive thorny vine after another, thick enough for a carriage to drive on, pierced through the seawater and shot out from the sea.
Tens of thousands of such thick thorny vines grew from all directions of the sea, forming a dense "forest" on the surface, blocking every direction and leaving the beautiful flower boat carrying the Queen with nowhere to escape.
The area of the sea enclosed by this thorny wall was as large as a city!
"Such powerful magic!" Aurora couldn't help but be shocked.
This was the first time she had seen a single spell instantly cover such a vast area.
The next second, Aurora's eyes widened.
She recognized these emerald thorns!
—From the future her teacher had once shown her in the mirror!
In that unchosen future, after the curse was triggered, the entire kingdom fell into slumber. And every inch of Rose Kingdom was covered with thorns and thistles. Those demonic, hand-like thorns would capture any Warrior who dared to step into this cursed land, keeping them there forever.
Aurora clenched her fists.
She felt no fear, because what was coming was the enemy she was destined to face.
The chilling laughter grew clearer.
The gale swept through, dispersing the clouds on the horizon, revealing the black-purple figure—
Her black-purple robes flapped in the strong wind, and behind her dark beauty and chilling elegance, there seemed to be an unparalleled madness.
Black Witch Maleficent.
"Maleficent, it's her!" The Queen was startled, almost falling to the ground.
And the Sea Hag's expression was equally solemn.
As members of the Witch Society, they knew better than anyone how terrifying the other party was.
In the Witch Society, apart from the seldom-seen leader, only she and that Middle Eastern Witch possessed the most powerful magic; a single spell was enough to destroy a flourishing kingdom!
Aurora also maintained maximum vigilance, numerous thoughts flashing through her mind:
"Ten years ago, on the night of my baptism ceremony, when Maleficent truly made her move, everyone realized that this Black Witch was far more powerful than they had imagined."
"At that time, my teacher Rhine, along with Granny Rosa, the Violet Fairy, and 12 Witches, plus the elite Rose Kingdom Royal Guard, all fought with all their might, utterly exhausted, yet couldn't force out any of Maleficent's trump cards."
"And at that time, what my teacher and the others faced was just Black Witch Maleficent who had just finished casting the kingdom-destroying curse and was greatly depleted!"
"How powerful would Black Witch Maleficent be in her complete state, full of fighting spirit?"
Facing the unknown enemy, the Soldiers on the ship also drew their weapons, preparing defensively with vigilance.
But their hands were trembling. The scene just now, like a natural disaster, seemed to tell them that the woman before them was not an enemy they could face.
Black Witch Maleficent leisurely stretched, slowly descended from the air, and landed on the deck, completely ignoring the glinting blades and swords pointed at her.
"Queen, Sea Witch, it seems both of you have betrayed the Witch Society."
The Queen bit her lip, remaining silent, but the sweat on her forehead betrayed her panic.
The Sea Hag, however, remained expressionless:
"Excluding the leader who rarely appears, there are only 6 Witches in the Witch Society in total. The Queen and I make up one-third of the Witch Society. How can we speak of betrayal?"
"Interesting point of view," Maleficent shrugged and smiled.
"You're right. It's quite exaggerated for a small group of only six or seven people to have two fringe members."
The next moment, the Black Witch's eyes suddenly turned cold:
"Unfortunately, after today, the Witch Society will lose two more members."
Just then, Black Witch Maleficent felt the cold edge of a sword pressed against her back.
Aurora held her sword, pressing it against Maleficent's back:
"Stop boasting. Do you really think you can kill all of us?"
Maleficent turned her head, looking at Aurora, her smile sweet yet morbid:
"Oh, oh, look, what a beautiful, graceful, lovely, and charming little girl!
"Don't be so fierce, little girl. Among everyone here, the person I'm most interested in is you!"
Aurora remained silent.
"Tell me, little girl from Rose Kingdom, you look so young, why do you possess such superb martial arts?"
Maleficent asked with a smile.
"It's strange, little girl, I don't know you, yet I feel a strange sense of familiarity from you."
Sure enough, Maleficent still doesn't know that I am the child she cursed, the princess blessed with all the blessings… Aurora's thoughts stirred.
Let's talk about future plans.