Rise of the Dark Witch

Looking at the crowd united around her, Claire no longer hesitated.

She started directing people to take action.

Choose your soldiers and prepare to defend yourself against the Moon Beast attack tonight.

Send out personnel to collect as much food and medicine as possible.

Check around and take in people who have fled from other places.

As Claire ordered one by one, people started to act in an orderly manner.

Everyone on Hu Shu Street is united like never before.

People are like a small country, operating in an orderly manner under the command of the king.

In the face of a sudden natural disaster, there are very few people who can immediately unite and take action like Hu Shujie did on the first day.

Many civilians were immersed in sorrow, with dull expressions and no idea what to do. They were just waiting for rescue.

There are also many people who are flocking to churches and various state departments to seek refuge.

The entire city of Lowe was in chaos.

There weren't even many people who took advantage of the situation, because even those scoundrels hadn't realized what was going on.

Among the many distraught citizens, the Hushu Street residents who gathered in groups to purposefully ransack all the shops, supermarkets, and granaries seemed so out of the ordinary.

If this were an ordinary disaster.

When the upper-level reinforcements arrive to quell the disaster, the residents of Hushu Street will definitely be treated as a major evil force, right?

The leader, especially Claire, will definitely be sentenced to death, right?

Standing on the top of the building watching the people acting under her command.

Look at the people transporting cart after cart of supplies back.

Look at the people who got a lot of guns and ammunition from nowhere.

Where did these things come from?

It must not have been bought with money, right?

Only then did Claire realize what she had done.

If in a few days, the disaster disappears and the world returns to peace, what does her behavior mean?

How will she argue in court?

"This...this is not my fault alone..."

"They listened to me, a sixteen-year-old girl, for no reason. Don't they have any responsibility?"

"I just want to help everyone."

"I am not wrong!"

"It's the world that's wrong!"

She held her little body with both hands, and her body was trembling, not knowing whether it was because of excitement or fear.

Listening to the footsteps approaching from behind, she gritted her teeth and pretended to calm down.

She is now the commander-in-chief of Hushu Street and is everyone's recognized savior.

Don't let anyone see her weak look.

"Ahem!" Claire held onto the railing with both hands, looking down at the people moving below, and asked, "Xiao Xiu, what's the matter?"

"It's almost nighttime and we need to get ready for battle."

"Is the day going to pass so soon?" Claire sighed softly, "Xiao Xiu, do you think those moon beasts will still appear tonight?"

"Moon beasts are transformed from moon meteorites after absorbing moon energy. There are still so many moon meteorites that have not turned into moon beasts. At least until all moon meteorites disappear, I think moon beasts will definitely appear again. .”

"That's right."

"Take this."

Claire took the small bag doubtfully.

Under Roja's expectant gaze, she opened the bag and found that there were gems the size of fingernails that were condensed like the essence of moonlight.

"Are these...the things dropped by the moon beast after it died? I didn't expect you, Xiao Xiu, to collect them all?"

Everyone was too panicked last night. All they were thinking about was how to survive, and they didn't even have the time to think about many things.

For example, the moonlight essence dropped by the moon beast, many people don't know that the moon beast can drop this thing, let alone pick it up.

Xiao Xiu actually picked them up?

Claire turned her head and stared at the boy who was one year younger than her.

Under the illumination of the setting sun, the young man's figure is so illusory that it seems to blend into the light. It is so dreamy and so far away.

How afraid she was that the boy would disappear in front of her eyes in the next moment.

"Don't disappear..."

She subconsciously stretched out her hand, trying to catch the illusory figure.

"These moonlight essences contain extremely refined and huge lunar energy. Although I don't know what their use is yet, I think they will definitely be of great use in the future."

"……Yes."

Claire silently retracted her outstretched hand.

"We have people take defensive measures. With Captain Hansen and the others here, the people on Hushu Street will not be in danger for the time being. We can take the opportunity to hunt moon beasts in large numbers and collect moonlight essence."

"Abandoning everyone to collect moonlight essence? Is this necessary?"

"Of course! We fall behind step by step. If we want to rule this world and become the king of this world, we must not sit still and wait for death!"

"I'm actually not too interested in ruling the world..."

"The collection of moonlight essence must not be neglected!"

Looking at Xiao Xiu talking to himself, Claire sighed.

"Just do as you say." Claire rubbed the hair on her forehead with her fingers.

She sighed softly in her heart. Is it so tiring to be a messenger of justice?

…

Time flies when you have something to do.

The busy people in Hushu Street looked at the sky that had darkened unknowingly, and immediately told people to hide.

"Will those terrifying moon beasts appear today too?"

"The moon shattered last night around two or three o'clock in the night, right? We should have to wait until that time?"

"Don't show up! Don't show up!"

People raised their heads and stared at the moon in the sky.

Watching the moon gradually turn red, and listening to the roar of beasts that seemed to come from another world, almost everyone in the world turned pale.

"Woo, it's coming again!"

"I don't want to die, I still want to live -"

"Help me! Someone help me!"

The sky above the entire city of Lowi was filled with people's screams of terror.

However, although the people on Hushu Street were also scared, they suddenly plucked up their courage when they thought of Claire's presence and the many preparations they had made during the day.

As the night falls completely, the terrifying and desperate Red Moon World appears again.

Ouch——

One after another, terrifying ferocious wolves seemed to come out of the fog, appearing in front of people, roaring and rushing towards them.

Screams, roars, gunshots...

Countless sounds mixed together.

Claire looked at the soldiers led by Captain Hansen who were resisting the moon beast, and nodded slightly.

After a few words of encouragement to those present, she left the temporary shelter and walked into the depths of Lowi City.

As Claire walked, she looked at such a familiar yet unfamiliar city.

Everywhere in the city, pieces of moon meteorites stand. The moon meteorites absorb moon energy and may transform into ferocious moon beasts at any time.

The roads that used to be smooth and spacious were full of cracks. Broken cars were parked in disorder on the road, and many of the cars were still emitting black smoke.

Most of the glass in the high-rise buildings beside the road was broken. The buildings that used to light up like fluorescent sticks at night are now pitch black.

Before Claire could express too many thoughts, a moon beast howled and rushed towards her.

"ha--"

"snort--"

Claire waved the sharp sword in her hand to kill a moon beast.

Beside her, a thin-looking young man shot out strands of spider silk from his fingers, assisting Claire in her battle.

In this dangerous world full of moon beasts, they actually didn't find a place to hide, but took the initiative to hunt the moon beasts. I'm afraid there are only two people among the civilians, Claire and Roya, right?

but--

Several people wearing bloody monastic uniforms surrounded the two of them.

"Blood Moon Cult?" Claire immediately protected Roja behind her and looked at the dangerous elements surrounding them with vigilance.

Facing the powerful Claire, the people of the Blood Moon Sect did not want to conflict with her.

"We don't want to be your enemy."

"Hand over all the moonlight essence, and we will let you go."

"Be obedient and don't lose your life in vain."

Being shrouded in the murderous intent emanating from the Blood Moon Sect members, Claire's little face turned pale with fear.

Looking at the blood stains on the other party's body and recalling the rumors about the Blood Moon Cult in her mind, Claire became even more frightened.

She protected Roja tightly behind her, and while being wary of enemies, she frequently asked Roja for his opinion with her eyes.

Claire and Roja looked at each other expressively.

She quickly noticed what Roja wanted to express in his eyes - "Sister Claire, please cooperate with me later."

She nodded slightly to show that she understood.

"No, don't kill us—"

A childish and frightened voice sounded.

Roja's small body trembled with fear.

"We don't want any of the things, and we'll give them all to you..."

Roja handed over the bag containing moonlight essence in his hand.

Seeing that the people from the Blood Moon Sect wanted to come over to get the bag, Roja was stunned for a moment, then screamed in fear:

"do not come!"

"You, you guys stand still and don't move..."

"I-I'll throw the bag over there!"

Because they were wary of the strength of Claire and Roja, the people of the Blood Moon Sect did not want to cause trouble.

So they stopped and waited for Roja to throw the bag over.

"then!"

Roya waved his hand.

However, what flew out of his hand was not the bag containing moonlight essence.

Instead, they were black things similar to pine cones.

Grenade!

More than a dozen grenades were thrown towards the Blood Moon Cult people.

Boom! Boom! Boom! ——

Amidst the explosions of grenades.

Roja stretched out his fingers, and translucent threads shot out from his hands towards the enemies around him.

In just a moment, everyone in the Blood Moon Sect was controlled by Roja's threads.

Standing next to Roja, a flash of silver flashed in the depths of Claire's eyes.

After using the power of the silver snake, time suddenly slowed down in Claire's perception.

The movement of everything has become so slow, and the enemy's actions are full of flaws.

Qiang——

The sword is unsheathed.

Claire's figure flew out like a rapidly shooting arrow.

"ah!"

"No!"

"Um!"

Although some members of the Blood Moon Sect are weaker than Claire.

But if there was a head-on fight, due to the large number of people and Claire's lack of combat experience, the chances of winning were quite high.

But due to the influence of the grenade and the control of the spider silk, they were instantly killed by Claire before they could react.

The human body is so fragile.

Even if you are a boxing champion, if you are accidentally stabbed in the vital part by a child, you may die instantly.

Although they were only controlled by Roya's spider silk for less than a second, it was enough for Claire's sword to slice through their necks.

Puff puff--

Blood poured from his neck like a fountain.

Those whose necks were slashed did not die immediately, but just collapsed on the ground and stared at Claire with hateful eyes.

Boom——

When Claire came back to her senses, she couldn't hold the sword tightly and fell to the ground.

"Did I kill someone?"

Just now, she and Roja worked perfectly together.

One uses grenades and spider silk to control the enemy, and the other takes the opportunity to kill the enemy.

It looked as if the two of them had collaborated hundreds of thousands of times.

It seemed like they had killed countless enemies with this move.

But this is the first time they cooperate to kill!

This is Claire's first time killing someone!

There was no feeling when she started, but when the sword successfully cut through the other person's throat and watched the other person struggling on the ground with his throat covered, Claire finally realized what she had done.

She actually killed someone!

"I, I, I..."

Claire's lips trembled.

She turned back subconsciously, wanting to seek comfort from Roja.

Unknowingly, she has regarded Luo Ya as her support.

"Xiao Xiu, what should we do? We kill people..."

However, she found that her Xiaoxiu was more scared than she was!

I saw that thin body slumped to the ground, holding the body with both hands and a pale face, muttering "I killed someone", "I killed someone", "I killed someone", and his eyes were distracted.

"Xiao Xiu?"

Seeing Roja's scared look, Claire wanted to slap herself hard.

She almost forgot.

Although Xiao Xiu is very smart and can see many things that she cannot.

But Xiao Xiu is just a fifteen-year-old kid after all.

Just a lonely, timid orphan who longs for love.

No matter how strong and smart you are, you are still just a child.

She actually relied on such a child to protect her and move forward?

Why is this happening?

Didn't she swear to always protect Xiao Xiu?

Didn’t you agree to be everyone’s messenger of justice?

It's actually the other way around?

"I actually kept putting the heavy pressure on Xiao Xiu's shoulders and accepted Xiao Xiu's protection. I..."

"I am not a qualified sister at all!"

Claire has already regarded Xiao Xiu as her most important brother.

A brother who is just like her mother, Aunt Remi, and whom she will protect even if she sacrifices her life!

She took a deep breath and picked up the fallen sword.

She came to the trembling Xiao Xiu and gently hugged Xiao Xiu's trembling body like a puppy frightened by thunder.

"Don't be afraid, sister is here."

"But we...we killed people..."

"They wanted to attack us, and we had no choice but to fight back."

"But……"

"They are bad people and they deserve what they get!"

The Blood Moon Sect believes in the moon god Shami.

However, they also believe in the moon god Shami. The Moon God Cult is the most widespread belief in the world, but the Blood Moon Cult is a cult.

Because the Blood Moon Sect believes that people in this world are the descendants of those who betrayed the moon god Shami in the mythical era, and they are all burdened with original sin.

The collapse of the moon and the arrival of the moon beast are the means by which the moon god Shami decides to destroy the sinful old world and reshape the new world.

People who are guilty of original sin will fall into hell forever if they die under divine punishment.

They want to save humanity.

They wanted to cleanse people from their sins.

They want people's pure souls to return to the embrace of the moon god Shami and be born again in the new world.

So the people of the Blood Moon Sect decided——

Kill everyone in this world with your own hands before they die from divine punishment!

So the Blood Moon Sect is a cult!

For the followers of the Blood Moon Sect, it is absolutely not wrong to kill them all without leaving any one behind!

Claire hugged Xiao Xiu's body tightly and softly comforted the shivering Xiao Xiu.

When Xiao Xiu's body stopped shaking, Claire relaxed.

She lowered her head and glanced at the watch on her wrist. "It's almost dawn. This is the end of hunting moon beasts tonight. Let's go back."

She found that Xiao Xiu's body was weak and she couldn't stand at all.

"I'll carry you."

She picked up Xiao Xiu and was about to leave.

"Wait..." A weak voice came from behind her, "The moonlight essence in them..."

Listening to this voice, Claire was stunned.

"I'm so scared that I'm still aware of this. Xiao Xiu, you really...really deserve to be my brother..."

Claire turned around and looked at the Blood Moon Cult members who were staring blankly.

Facing the people she killed with her own hands, she was still so scared just now.

The sight of those people staring at her with hatred before they died was so terrifying that her spirit almost collapsed.

But now, only a few minutes have passed.

Claire found that she was no longer afraid!

He actually doesn’t feel much about his murder!

Instead, her inner thoughts were - "It's all you scum that scared Xiao Xiu into this! If it leaves a psychological shadow on Xiao Xiu, I will destroy your entire Blood Moon Sect!"

After Claire glared at those people a few times, she found several bags containing moonlight essence from their bodies.

Open the bag and take a look.

The moonlight essences the size of fingernails inside shone seductively under the moonlight.

"There's a lot, almost twice what we collected!"

Claire happily accepted the moonlight essence.

Although it is not yet known what the use of moonlight essence is, since it was dropped by the moon beast, and people from the Blood Moon Sect are also collecting it, it must be of great use.

You can’t go wrong collecting them!

When Claire carried Xiao Xiu back to the shelter, the people in the shelter immediately cheered loudly as if they were welcoming a victorious king.

Amid people's cheers, Claire's waist gradually straightened.

Until this moment, Claire finally lost her virginity and took the first step towards becoming a true savior.

…

When Claire returned to the room carrying Shuichi on her back.

Aunt Remi immediately rushed up at a trot and looked nervously at the boy with his eyes closed behind Claire.

"What's wrong with Xiao Xiu? Could it be..." Aunt Remi covered her mouth, tears welling up in her eyes.

"He's fine. He's just a little tired after fighting with me all night." Claire said, "He hasn't slept for two whole days since the night the moon broke. Let him have a good sleep."

"It's okay."

Aunt Remi held her breasts that were rising and falling violently with her hands and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Xiao Xiu is covered in sweat. What should he do if he catches a cold while sleeping? I'll take him to take a bath."

"Excuse me, Mom."

Aunt Remi took Xiao Xiu off Claire's back and walked towards the bathroom.

Claire watched her mother hug Xiao Xiu and leave, yawned and prepared to take a rest.

She hasn't rested for a long time.

She was also very tired.

"etc!"

She recalled in her mind her mother's panting and excited face when she hugged Xiao Xiu and left.

"No matter how much Mom likes Xiao Xiu, she can't face Xiao Xiu who is unconscious... I have to believe Mom..." Claire quickly ran towards the bathroom with her slender legs, "I want to wash together too!" ( End of this chapter)