Miss Witch is broke again.

Su Li and Undine walked down the long corridor and returned to the tightly closed door. The door still exuded an ominous aura, but what terrified Undine was the witch standing there.

In contrast, the ominous gate seemed utterly unremarkable.

Further ahead, there stands the towering Tree of Life.

Su Li recognized the witch. She was beautiful but had eight long, grotesque spider legs on her back. It was she who had captured Su Li and brought her to the Tree Domain.

"Oh, Miss Witch is awake. If the Regins sisters knew you'd woken up, they probably wouldn't cause any trouble."

The alluring spider witch stepped forward, scrutinizing Su Li with great interest, completely ignoring Undine beside her.

The Spider Demon King, who instilled fear in Undine, was surprisingly gentle with Su Li, which made Su Li extremely wary.

The relationship between witches and sorceresses is not equal. In ancient Europe, witches were simply tools of sorceresses, categorized as experimental subjects, sacrifices, toys, and pets, and were only slightly higher in status than humans.

Even in modern times, it is common for witches to be exploited by sorceresses. In fact, decades ago, witches in Europe were tragically enslaved by sorceresses.

The situation of the Seraphim witches was much better than that of the Europa witches. Although they were vassals, the Seraphim witches did not have a high and mighty status and had to take into account the existence of witch laws and witch social morality.

When Su Li heard the Spider Demoness mention Ruijin Silk, she pursed her lips and stepped forward to ask:

"Where is Ruijinsi? I won't allow you to hurt her!"

A strange smile appeared on the Spider Witch's beautiful face, seemingly gloating, as she said:

"Oh dear, quite the opposite, it's the Ruijinsi sisters tormenting us. Oh, no, it's that idiot Song Jia who's messing with us. What an interesting little witch! What happened before was absolutely spectacular!"

Su Li could tell from the Spider Demoness's tone that she and Song Jia did not have a good relationship, and it seemed that Su Li did not need to worry about Ruijinsi's condition.

"Miss Su Li, right? Don't worry, I won't hurt you. Also, my name is Vega Rose, and my race is Dark Spirit Witch."

Wei Jia didn't seem to have any ill intentions towards Su Li; it was just that her subconscious appreciation of beauty made her remember Su Li so vividly.

"Come with me, Miss Su Li. Our boss of Wan Chen Mountain is quite interested in you, but I can't say what will happen once we go in. After all, she's the boss, and I can't fathom her thoughts."

Vega opened the door, used his two spider legs to support his body, and floated in mid-air. He then gestured for Su Li to go in first.

A wide staircase leads to the top, where the lush green canopy of trees obscures the sky, leaving only shadows.

Su Li swallowed hard. Did they really want her to go in?

Undine gripped Su Li's hand tightly, but she found herself lacking even the courage to speak.

That's the Spider Demon King!

To the elves of the Tree Realm, the Spider Demon King was the embodiment of natural disaster. Moreover, she could tell that Su Li's relationship with the Demon Kings was not good; they were adversaries.

All the elven girl could do was hold Su Li's hand tightly, even if she had to leave her the next second.

Wei Jia didn't urge her, but waited for Su Li to make her choice.

Su Li glanced at Undine, her eyes filled with determination, her tone reassuring:

"Don't worry, I'll be fine!"

Undine was pale as she let Su Li pull away from her hand and then walked up the steps.

She felt like she couldn't do anything!

Even after Su Li's figure disappeared from sight as she walked up the steps, Vega still didn't move. He simply swung his spider legs and came to the side of the distraught Undine.

The spider witch leaned down and whispered in the elven girl's ear:

"Your name is Undine, right? The only surviving member of the Arlai royal family?"

Undine was startled by Vega's sudden behavior, and her expression became increasingly terrified.

"Yes, Lord Spider Demon King."

Vega's attitude was almost ambiguous, as if he were watching a play, as he said to Undine:

"It seems you really like Miss Su Li, don't you? Well, anyone would like someone as beautiful as her."

Undine blushed instinctively and quickly explained:

"Lord Spider Demon King, you're overthinking it. Su Li and I are just friends; there's absolutely no relationship between us."

Vega clicked his tongue a few times, stroking her fair face with his spider legs as if playing with an interesting toy, and said:

"You even brought up Su Li, yet you say you have no romantic feelings for her. But even if you don't admit it, it doesn't matter. After all, Miss Su Li probably won't be able to come back from seeing the boss this time. What a pity, what a pity..."

Undine, who had been too frightened to move by the grotesque spider legs, temporarily forgot her fear upon hearing Vega's meaningful words and anxiously asked her:

"Lord Spider Demon King, what did you just say? Why can't Su Li come back?"

Vega then walked up the steps, moving swiftly with her two long, spider-like legs. She left behind words that seemed to be teasing Undine's emotions.

"Tsk tsk, my boss needs a sacrifice to complete the ritual. What could be better than a witch with exceptional talent? Miss Su Li is that sacrifice."

The Spider Witch was incredibly fast, instantly catching up with Su Li and disappearing from sight on the steps. The ominous door slammed shut again.

Upon hearing Vega's words, Undine collapsed to the ground, her face deathly pale.

Why did she watch her loved ones go to their deaths, and why could she do nothing about it?

……

Su Li walked on the endless steps, which at first had an elfin beauty, but halfway up they turned into a dark fantasy style, as if she had stepped into a completely different realm.

Dead branches formed steps, and crows fluttered along the way, their eyes bloodshot. Some landed on the steps and silently watched Su Li, as if human eyes were staring intently at her.

What kind of place is this?

Su Li was a little scared. She found that the Tree of Life in the distance seemed to be just a background image, and she hadn't been able to get closer to it even after walking for a long time.

Moreover, she could see that the roots of the Tree of Life in the distance were growing strangely and continuously, as if it were regenerating. However, the tree trunk that was gradually turning ashen seemed to indicate something.

It is dying!

Moreover, a subtle and desperate consciousness surrounded her, desperately calling for help. Su Li thought she was overreacting, but it was not an illusion.

Because a voice, like the wind, told her:

"You are the guardian of the World Tree, please come and save us!"

The sound was very chaotic and kept changing.

"She also carries the aura of the demon realm. Kill her! Kill her!"

"Yes, yes, she's going to die too. She'll be buried with us!"

"Don't listen to them, they've gone mad!"

Su Li was so annoyed by the chaotic noise that her head was about to explode, but the appearance of Wei Jia saved her. It seemed that the owner of those noises was very afraid of the Spider Witch.

"Oh dear, Miss Su Li, how did you get so far? I almost couldn't find you. I almost forgot, the boss set up a maze spell. This long, silent staircase is for dealing with any potential enemies. If we can't break through it, we'll just be wandering around inside until we die."

Vija waved his spider legs and quickly caught up with Su Li.

The beautiful witch floated in mid-air, and two spider legs on her back lifted Su Li up. The vicious and sharp spider legs did not hurt Su Li, but just held her in the air, almost touching Vega's mature female body.

It's clear that this spider witch likes Su Li a lot. But it's not romantic love; it's more of an infatuation with the exquisite doll.

If it weren't for the boss's orders, Wei Jia really wanted to turn Su Li into his own doll and keep her in his collection cabinet forever.