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Chapter 805: Chapter 809: The Third Test 42
She was an old crone, well past her fifties.
Sitting atop a sand platform made of piled sand, the top was crawling with Insect Snakes and Centipedes.
The crone hunched her spine, her body wrapped in a piece of ragged Beast Skin, with skin exposed outside as rough as the bark of a thousand-year-old tree.
Her eyes radiated a dull, whitish hue, looking utterly lifeless.
What was most eerie was her head, from which at least six bizarre black Snakes extended, three on either side.
Those black Snakes were like her hair, growing from her scalp, alive and constantly writhing.
Su Tang didn’t dare to move an inch.
The eyes of those six black Snakes all fixed on her in unison, which made her feel a chill down her spine.
The expression on the face of the Black Hill Witch had clearly become impatient.
Her lifeless eyes gazed at Su Tang, her voice carrying a hint of coldness, "Even if you come over, what good will it do? The rule to pass this trial is to last until the end; the countdown isn’t over, and you will always be at my mercy."
Su Tang looked back at her, her smile not quite reaching her eyes, "Is that so?"
Hearing this, the Black Hill Witch’s heart also began to pound, unable to grasp what Su Tang really meant.
The rhythm of counting this time was particularly fast, and coupled with the plentiful supply of Holy Water in their hands, there had been no casualties so far.
The first hourglass countdown was over and had already disappeared.
Only two more hourglasses were left, which was half an hour’s time.
Su Tang watched the Black Hill Witch with a smile, "Since there is still so much time, go ahead and play with me, I don’t have a problem anymore."
The Black Hill Witch clenched her teeth in the dark.
If it weren’t for her mates having just fed and needing to digest a bit, she would have definitely controlled them to eat this female up!
Heh.
Laugh, go ahead and laugh.
Just wait a little longer, and her mates would be ready to feed.
By then, let’s see if the female can still laugh. She would surely have her mates "take good care" of this female.
Already imagining the screams that would soon follow, the Black Hill Witch evilly curled the corners of her mouth at Su Tang.
"Are you ready? I’m going to start counting now～"
With that, the Black Hill Witch closed her eyes.
But only three of the six Snakes atop her head closed their eyes.
Su Tang stopped moving, pulling Gaiyin over so he leaned down, and whispered something rapidly into his ear.
At first, Gaiyin looked disapproving, but then Su Tang pointed to the artificial flower on her head with a resolute look in her eyes.
That was her protective shield.
It was just a pity the protective area was too small; otherwise, she could cover all of them and just wait for the countdown to end.
Perhaps that would have helped her eliminate the other contenders.
Alas.
One can’t have both the fish and the bear’s paw.
Gaiyin hesitated for a moment but eventually agreed. 𝓃ℴ𝓋𝓹𝓊𝓫.𝒸𝓸𝓂
He cautioned over and over again, "Open the protective shield now and don’t come out until it’s done."
Su Tang nodded.
But before that, she filled both Gaiyin’s and her water bottles with Holy Water and handed them to Gaiyin.
All her myriad words finally condensed into one phrase, "Be careful!"
"Don’t worry," he replied.
Afterward, Su Tang sat down on the spot and activated her protective shield.
Gaiyin, taking advantage of the fact that the counting hadn’t ended, flashed away from there in a blink.
Since he didn’t need to synchronize with Su Tang’s movements, and because he was very anxious and didn’t feel at ease about Su Tang being there alone, Gaiyin moved especially fast.
When the Black Hill Witch finished counting and reopened her eyes, she saw only Su Tang, looking somewhat surprised.
