Miss Witch’s Devotion Has Gone… Twisted-Chapter 59: Ambush

The benefits Loren had already received, and he had also offered some very useful suggestions.
Of course, these suggestions were for them to deal with the Lost Believers, not to deal with the witches.
Since the plan was already finalized, everyone quickly began to act. Loren didn't have much combat power, so the subsequent actions had little to do with him.
On the way home, Loren felt somewhat relieved that Pastus hadn't come, though according to his character, he wouldn't have come anyway.
Previously, Loren had told him that Luna was a Lost Believer and was still acting chivalrously within the Gedlan Kingdom. In Pastus's eyes, she wasn't a witch anyway, so Pastus had no reason to take action against Luna.
At the same time, Loren was also controlling Gwen to hurry back. Earlier, when Loren was distributing food, he had also begun spreading the name of Ligoss. Now, Gwen had guided things almost to completion; the towns around the Royal Capital had all become powder kegs, just waiting for a single spark to ignite them.
The King's people spent a day spreading the news. A minor noble who was usually unknown became a great villain that everyone wanted to punish overnight.
Although people hadn't heard his name before, once it was mentioned today, they would surely grit their teeth in hatred. The evil deeds he had committed came to their lips as soon as they opened their mouths.
So Luna naturally learned about these matters. She would definitely take action tonight.
The King and the others' plan was simple, but very effective.
Loren didn't go to warn Luna either. After all, he was confident that Luna wouldn't face any real danger. This was the final lesson Loren gave Luna before leaving.
On the other hand, it could also divert the attention of the King and the others. When the Blackened outside the Royal Capital attacked later, they could be caught off guard.
...
Night fell. "Loren" was with the King, waiting for everyone to bring back good news.
Gwen had returned long ago. Loren controlled Gwen to disguise herself as him, deceiving everyone, while the real him lay in ambush near the operation site.
"She's here."
Luna didn't hide her form much, but she moved extremely fast. Ordinary people couldn't react at all, only seeing a flash of silver light streak across the sky.
Now, Luna's methods were becoming more and more violent. She had already understood that there was no need to be gentle with some people. She kicked through the roof of that noble's house, and the next second, that noble crashed through the window and flew out.
"..."
The current Luna was more like a great hero from a martial arts novel, ruthless and decisive in her actions, without any of that hesitant, indecisive vibe of American superheroes.
Luna then jumped out of the window as well, the sword in her hand gleaming with a cold light. Now he was truly panicking.
Because of those newspaper s, Luna was filled with rage today. She felt that all her previous efforts had been in vain.
Compared to acting chivalrously, her goal today was more like venting anger. She didn't hesitate at all in her attacks.
"Save me!"
As soon as the words fell, the Scarecrows lying in ambush all around simultaneously sprang out. Even Eldrin appeared at a high point.
"Witch, you won't escape today!"
The leading Scarecrow spoke first, and the others also began chanting magic incantations.
"Ridiculous. Usually, you all just hold your positions without fulfilling your duties, even needing me to protect the city.
"Today, because I speak up for the people, infringing on your interests, you attack me. You're truly a bunch of parasites.
"If you want to fight, then fight. Why bother finding such high-sounding excuses."
Even Luna's speech carried a touch of chivalrous spirit. The events of this period had greatly affected Luna's state of mind.
Loren could hear the anger in her tone. Luna was truly furious. She had worked so hard and done so much for the people, yet their attitude could reverse because of a single newspaper.
Most crucially, she truly understood people's attitude towards witches.
"Thorn Prison!"
Several Scarecrows raised their hands simultaneously. Luna was instantly trapped in a prison made of thorns. These weren't ordinary thorns; they were more resilient and carried potent poison. It was a third-tier magic.
"Giant Vine Strangulation."
Another group of Scarecrows joined forces. Thick vines suddenly grew from the ground, entangling the prison and gradually tightening.
But it didn't last long. A flash of silver light was seen as Luna swung the silver sword in her hand. The prison, along with the vines, was instantly severed.
Not only that, silvery moonlight gathered on Luna's sword. Then she slashed out a sword energy, bisecting that fleeing minor noble.
The Luna who had previously tried her best not to kill people now killed without batting an eye. Loren saw astonishment in Eldrin's eyes. He had misjudged Luna.
"Damn, is Luna this fierce?"
'Corruption strengthens threefold, redemption weakens seven parts' really holds true. The version T0, Murderous Intent Luna, is indeed fierce.
It was the same in the game. Corrupted witches were indeed much stronger than non-corrupted ones. Regarding this, Loren could only marvel at the Creator's divine craftsmanship. Witches as creatures were extremely simple. Being able to force a witch to become corrupted meant this world truly shouldn't exist.
Just as Loren was pondering whether he still needed to intervene, Luna and the Scarecrows clashed in battle.
The God of Bountiful Harvest's sequence didn't have many direct attack magics, so the Scarecrows didn't have very effective countermeasures when facing the highly mobile Luna.
The defensive magics they used were utterly fragile before Luna's silver sword. Loren also discovered that Luna's sword had an ability similar to magic-breaking enchantment, which worked very well against magic.
The professional competence of the Scarecrows in the Gedlan Kingdom was worrying. Luna's fight against them was almost a one-sided slaughter. Luna also released all her anger, attacking with extreme ruthlessness, almost cutting them down with a single slash before the Scarecrows could even release their magic.
A beginner village is a beginner village. The Church's strength was also weak. When Luna had killed five Scarecrows, the mentality of the remaining Scarecrows finally broke. They began to abandon Luna and flee in all directions.
Since even the Scarecrows couldn't deal with Luna, the other members of the Guard Force had even less hope. They had already run before the Scarecrows fled.
"Rabble."
Luna cursed, and the silver sword in her hand began to gather power once again. Just as she was about to slash out sword energy, Eldrin also made his move.
He had been waiting for an opportunity all along, even if many Scarecrows died because of it, it didn't matter.
A dense shower of leaves fell from the sky, even obscuring the blood-red moonlight. The sound of the leaves rubbing against each other was like the shriek of some indescribable monster.
"What is this..."
By the time Luna reacted, it was already too late to dodge. She could only raise her sword to block. However, there were too many leaves; she simply couldn't block them all. Every time a leaf touched her skin, it instantly left a wound.
What Loren didn't expect was that Eldrin would start with a sixth-tier magic, [Dance of the Green Sea], right off the bat. Even for him, this was the highest-level magic. No wonder Eldrin took so long to act; he was preparing this.
"Wind-Cleaving Blade!"
The martial skill that had been prepared long ago was instantly released by Loren. Wrapped in a gale, he instantly lunged to Luna's side, blowing away the leaves around her as well.
Loren knew this move's weakness was its fear of wind. While its killing power was high, its weakness was also obvious, though not many people knew about this weakness.
"Master Mentor?"
The moment Loren appeared, Luna recognized him. Even though Loren didn't show his face, Luna could sense his aura.
Once again, because of her, Loren had stepped into danger.