Proving the Dao of Hunyuan from the Age of Witches

Chapter 067 The Truth About the Artificial Witch

"Three witches is just a conservative estimate," Witch Zero glanced at everyone. "Theoretically, even the weakest novice witch, the kind that has just emerged from an anomaly, should possess at least one magical property."

"Based on this calculation, the magical properties left behind by the three novice witches after their deaths could, at most, give rise to one intermediate-level anomalous core, corresponding to one intermediate-level anomalous entity or anomalous phantom."

"Witches have a natural ability to suppress anomalies, which is reflected in the suppression of the anomaly core. At my level, dealing with three anomaly entities or anomaly phantoms composed of intermediate anomaly cores at the same time, even if they are combined, would at most be a little difficult."

"However, my complete mind control cannot open the passage from this world of consciousness to reality," the Zero Witch sneered. "Even if the characteristics conflict, it shouldn't be without any effect."

"Therefore, at least three intermediate properties have converged here, whether they come from the core of the anomalous event or from the magical properties left behind by the witch after her death."

"Let's take the novice witches as an example. Assuming that each novice witch has mastered three characteristics, at least three novice witches here have died."

"If each novice witch only mastered one trait, then more than nine witches would have died here."

"Besides, aren't you curious why Nuchuan City only has one witch, Yue Tong?" Witch Zero sneered. "Apart from Yue Tong, we are all witches from other cities."

Luo Xi and the others looked at Le Tong. Seeing everyone's reaction, Le Tong hurriedly explained, "All the witches that appeared in Nuchuan City were taken away by the Witch Council, and I have only been a witch for a little over a month."

"I'm also a witch from Nuchuan City," Wei Ying said at this moment, "but I've lived in another city since I was a child."

Luo Xi understood perfectly. The Witch Council had a history of being unfriendly to witches, and since this operation was initiated by the Witch Council, many crucial pieces of information were being withheld. The Witch Council's sinister intentions were self-evident.

Thinking this, Luo Xi spoke up, "The information I have here is that only those under the age of eighteen can become witches, but in reality, most witches are actually girls under the age of fifteen. They do not have a complete mind and are far from being truly mature. No matter how smart they are, they do not know the darkness of society and the wickedness of people's hearts."

"Imagine a ten-year-old girl who becomes a witch. Although she possesses powers far exceeding those of ordinary people, and no matter how intelligent she is, can she defend herself against a scheme devised with ulterior motives?"

Luo Xi thought about herself. Having lived two lives, she was on guard, still clinging to a sliver of hope for the goodness of humanity. Although her main purpose was to improve her cultivation, she still ended up in this unusual event. She still wanted to deal with it!

If it were her younger sister Luo Xin... she would probably have been tricked out of both toys.

If bribery fails, force can be used to coerce. A novice witch cannot fight against modern weapons or a modern military system.

"Only anomalies can fight anomalies, and anomalies attract and aggregate with each other."

"The Witch Council is far more aware of these two unusual characteristics than we are."

Luo Xi secretly agreed that an organized force would inevitably have a greater advantage in intelligence control.

"The Witch Council has acquired an anomalous artifact. I don't know what it is, but it can affect witches," Witch Zero continued to share information. "And my current state is also caused by this anomalous artifact."

As Luo Xi digested the information about the Zero Witch, her mind raced. She recalled the top-secret information Yang Jian had left her: the Witch Council would always have something she wanted. Was this the same thing as the anomalous creation the Zero Witch had mentioned?

"That doesn't make sense. If that anomalous artifact could affect witches, then they could just capture them and let them devour each other's magical properties..." Luo Xi said, but her expression suddenly changed as she realized a possibility, "They're already doing that? Is this a witch experimentation base?!"

"They want more than just a mid-level witch, don't they?" Luo Xi sneered. "A novice witch, if used well, can be considered a quasi-strategic weapon. A mid-level witch can directly rival the strategic weapons of this world, but isn't that enough? Their ambition is truly grand; they want a super strategic weapon that they can completely control?"

"Quick reaction," Witch Zero smiled. "That's pretty much the truth of the matter. As far as I know, there's another top-secret plan regarding the Witch Council headquarters—the Purification Plan."

"The first stage is to artificially create a controllable high-level witch, which includes the containment and control of the newly born witch, and to use the witch and anomalies to achieve the goal of this stage."

"The second phase has two objectives: first, to eliminate all anomalies, and second, to purify all witches."

"Then why conduct this kind of experiment in a place where there are ordinary people?" Luo Xi interrupted the Zero Witch, still puzzled.

"This program lasted at least five years. Five years of targeted training for a group of children—do you think it could produce children whose ideals and ideas met the requirements?"

"If a witch in captivity disobeys, kill her, and then use the abnormal events that occur after her death to create obedient witches."

"This place is where witches are created," Witch Zero said coldly.

"How can the Witch Council guarantee the creation of witches?" Luo Xi still refused to give up, even though she had already guessed the darkest answer.

"As long as the number of children undergoing targeted training is large enough, we can always produce witches who meet the requirements." Witch Zero still wore a cold smile, whether it was mockery or sadness was hard to tell.

Yes, if a hundred isn't enough, then a thousand; if a thousand isn't enough, then ten thousand.

"I understand." Luo Xi took a deep breath, her icy expression returning to calm. She looked at everyone, whose faces were not good, especially Wei Ying, whose face was deathly pale.

"The initial intentions of the Witch Council's General Assembly may have been good," Witch Zero continued with a sneer, "but..."

"So the Witch's Branch has mishandled it, hasn't it?" Luo Xi sneered from the side.

The Witch Council must have known something they didn't know to choose such a heinous approach.

Seeing that the witches around her all looked preoccupied, Luo Xi knew that the most important thing now was to stabilize morale.

"These are all your side of the story, without any evidence," Luo Xi paused before saying, "The primary goal now is to deal with the unusual incident."

"This is all the information I have, and there is indeed no evidence," Witch Zero glanced at the other witches, "Believe it or not."

"What suggestions do you have for handling this unusual incident?" Luo Xi asked calmly.