The Warden of the Witches Chapter 200

 Chapter 200 The Authority of Chaos

    Lamía swung her long tail, sending two oncoming nuns flying. They couldn't even scream, only the sound of bones breaking could be heard.


    Suddenly, an explosion sounded. One of the nuns' bodies suddenly burst apart—she had strapped a tube of dynamite to herself, and instantly blowing herself to pieces.


    A blood mist bloomed. Although Lamía tried hard to dodge, some blood still splattered onto her.


    "Damn it!" she cursed, immediately wanting to gouge out the skin that had been contaminated by the blood.


    But it was too late. The nun opposite her began to chant a divine incantation, and the blood clinging to Lamía's body wriggled into her skin like maggots on a corpse.


    A swelling sensation surged through Lamía's entire body. She realized that the blood she had just come into contact with had made her "pregnant."


    Lamía immediately activated her flesh modification ability, causing all her muscles and organs to harden rapidly, elevating her self-healing capability to the maximum. She couldn't prevent the birth of the offspring, but she could prevent it from causing fatal injuries when it broke out from her body.


    The muscles on her back began to squirm, eventually bulging into a lump that quickly transformed into the shape of a woman. The figure then split from Lamía's back, standing back-to-back with her. This figure had a similar half-human, half-snake form to Lamía but had the same face and hair color as the nun.


    This was the offspring forcibly birthed by Lamía through the nun's split-body blood.


    The offspring, as soon as it was born, immediately turned and lunged at Lamía, compelled by the bloodline of the "reproduction" authority to obey the nun.


    Lamía and her offspring entwined, grappling with each other, their hands locked in a struggle for dominance.


    "Tsk, i really gave birth to a disobedient daughter," Lamía muttered.


    Lamía found it difficult to break free. Although her strength surpassed that of the offspring split from her own body, the difference wasn't overwhelming. This split entity evidently "inherited" part of her abilities.


    More nuns rushed in, trying to kill Lamía while she was entangled with her offspring.


    At this moment, Qimora had dealt with the nuns attacking her and cast another smoke spell.


    The mist quickly spread, enveloping everyone nearby, causing the nuns to lose their sense of direction in the fog.


    Seizing the opportunity, Lamía bit through the offspring's throat, then grabbed the body and hurled it at the approaching nuns.


    Hasbinis was circling in the air on her broomstick but couldn't find an opportunity to swoop down and ambush the nun—those daughters split from the nun surrounded her tightly, acting as layers of meat shields.


    Moreover, she was also afraid that if she recklessly approached the nun, she might "fall into the trap" like Lamía. Unlike Lamía with her resilient body, she would be doomed if the offspring burst out from her just like Lamia before.


    The nun's reproduction continued, with nuns around her continuously splitting into new entities, like a barracks perpetually producing soldiers.


    Although the weapons had long been exhausted, there was no end to the soldiers.


    At this moment, the grand witches present all recognized a harsh reality: the nun before them was a saint who was close to the authority of "procreation." They had unexpectedly hit a tough opponent.


    The thick fog obstructed the nuns' advance, and at this time, the nun suddenly began chanting a necromancy spell: “[May you continue to walk in this world, as you did in life.]”


    The necromancy spell to manipulate corpses took effect immediately. The battle nuns who had just been killed by the grand witches, and even the chimera killed earlier, began to stagger up from the ground.


    Qimora watched as hordes of corpses were reanimated in the fog and knew things were taking a turn for the worse.


    These bodies, revived by necromancy, had no sight or hearing but could sense the life energy of living beings. As long as the spellcaster ordered, they could automatically track and attack nearby living creatures, making the fog ineffective against them.


    The nun not only wielded the power of "procreation" but also had extensive combat experience.


    After a moment's hesitation, Qimora decided to dispel the fog herself. The fog hindered their own vision while being ineffective against the reanimated corpses.


    “You are also witches from the Witches' Gathering, aren't you?” The nun, now surrounded by corpses, addressed Qimora and Lamía. “Do you know where Abigail's dwelling is? If I capture you, I believe you’ll be willing to lead me there, right?”


    Facing three grand witches, she still stood upright, without moving an inch.


    Qimora and Lamía exchanged a glance.


    The nun was the true saint of the "procreation" authority, and they had no idea where the nun’s heir was. Their plan was entirely disrupted, and killing the nun seemed out of reach.


    With Qimora power, they could retreat from the scene now, but before that, they might as well test the nun’s strength, at least forcing her to use the inherited power once.


    The Bountifull Mother cult would not stop their assault on the Sabbath Forest, and the conflict between them and the cult was irreconcilable.


    To deal with the nun, they had to use their own "authorities."


    “Hasbinis, these trash corpses are all yours!” Lamía shouted.


    Hasbinis understood, descending and begin sweeping away the corpses attacking her companions. In a battlefield where divine word were being used, she could only do what was within her power.


    Lamía opened her mouth and began chanting a divine incantation.


    The nun recognized that her opponent was using a divine incantation and immediately commanded her offspring to gather, forming circle after circle of meat shields.


    But in the next moment, she found her offspring was out of control.


    The split nuns' eyes suddenly became abnormally vacant, and their behavior become erratic. Some stood motionless, some walked in different directions. Some cried, some laughed, pushing and shoving each other or causing a commotion, babbling nonsense.


    This wasn't just simple mental pollution; Lamía's authority over "chaos" could disrupt many things, including people's thoughts and consciousness.


    In an instant, those affected by the "chaos" divine incantation lost their ability to think normally, turning them into a group of senseless madmen.


    Even the nun was affected, her eyes vacant as she stood motionless.


    Given her status, Lamía's incantation could only affect her for a few seconds, but those few seconds were enough for Lamía to act.


    Lamía darted forward like a speeding train, using her immense brute force to knock aside the frenzied nuns blocking her path.


    The nun suddenly regained her senses, but it was too late. Lamía was already upon her, extending her claws and swiftly plunging them into the nun's vital points.