The witch thought I am a Demon God
Chapter 975 - 500: The Flaw in Faith_2

Chapter 975: Chapter 500: The Flaw in Faith_2

"For us, if we live under the Universal Law: the Divine for too long, we will die."

Ivita nodded. "No wonder there are hardly any witches and wizards in Emperor Aoyue III’s army, I previously thought he simply preferred using knights, but now it seems it’s because the Universal Law: the Divine naturally repels magic."

Nobody knows where the essence of the Universal Law: the Divine is located.

Ivita pondered for a moment.

The Hearthstone Witch said to Ivita, "Your Majesty, the plague seeds that you had me secretly deliver into their army’s grain storehouses didn’t work. When their Law was at its weakest, my magic plant seeds were suppressed to the point they couldn’t even sprout, and now it’s even less likely."

Ivita waved her hand dismissively. "I know. I asked you to do that just to give it a try."

"If it’s not viable, then it’s not a problem."

The Hearthstone Witch said nervously, "Your Majesty, Emperor Aoyue III’s army is so spirited, if they invade your country, wouldn’t that be wonderful?"

"Is there no way to avoid a direct confrontation with them now?"

"I now have a strategy that could allow us to take down this army without shedding a drop of blood."

Although Ivita doubted it, out of respect for the Hearthstone Witch, she said, "Then tell me your plan. As long as it’s not a plan to run away, I will consider it."

The Hearthstone Witch laughed heartily and unabashedly said, "Of course I’m not foolish enough to flee at my own doorstep. I mean, let me transform into a messenger, or control someone’s body to enter Emperor Aoyue III’s camp, and we pretend to surrender to Aoyue III, deceiving him into postponing the invasion of our country. Once the King of the Ancient Tomb leads his forces to defeat the Frankish people in the east, won’t we then be free to deal with Emperor Aoyue III?"

"In my opinion, a momentary victory or defeat isn’t important, and such things as face can be sold as long they fetch a price. It’s worthless anyway."

"Your Majesty, what do you think?"

Ivita’s expression turned strange. The Hearthstone Witch did have a point, but it was too naive.

Sometimes, admitting defeat verbally can shake one’s own army’s morale.

Besides, Emperor Aoyue III is not a fool.

Isn’t this treating him like a fool to deceive him?

With a peculiar look, Ivita said to the Hearthstone Witch, "Be that as it may, try according to what you said. Hearthstone Witch, I await your good news. If you can deal with this matter so simply, you would truly be doing your duty as my steadfast subject."

The Hearthstone Witch laughed boisterously, full of ambition, no longer the small village witch that once swindled villagers. Now, she was about to deceive kings and emperors.

"Your Majesty, wait for me here, and I promise that upon my return, you will be jumping for joy."

The Hearthstone Witch transformed into a vulture and left.

...

An hour later, the Hearthstone Witch came back, her nose swollen, her face bruised, and she bore a terrifying slash filled with Evil Qi, which had merged with the Law. The Universal Law: the Divine, through this Evil Qi, had deeply wounded the Hearthstone Witch.

The Hearthstone Witch came back to Ivita, her face bruised and swollen. "Your Majesty, I failed. It’s infuriating, I had just manipulated a puppet to sneak into their camp when they took control of it. They even said it was me who messed with their camp these past few days."

"That’s not the worst of it. I told them Alsace sought reconciliation with the Emperor, and Aoyue III actually scoffed and asked if two evil dragons can coexist? It’s either you die or I live. Then, they used a special secret method to locate me; Aoyue III wanted to slay me right there. Thankfully, I didn’t confront him at all, and I focused only on fleeing, managing to escape."

Ivita wasn’t surprised at all; she had not harbored much hope, as Aoyue III had said, this world does not need two emperors.

Facing herself, who already desired the throne, Aoyue III would certainly not accept any of her conciliatory moves.

Ivita said, "If I hadn’t altered their memories with the Dark Soul, do you think you could have escaped on your own? You would have died under Aoyue III’s sword long ago."

"But that Universal Law is too powerful. I only altered their memories for a moment, and the Universal Law immediately invalidated all the alterations I made to their memories, even nullifying any influence and interference."

The Hearthstone Witch was shocked to realize she had almost died. "Then Your Majesty, why did you let me go before? If you knew the gap between me and Aoyue III, why didn’t you stop me?"

Ivita raised an eyebrow. "You were full of confidence; without letting you try, I couldn’t be certain of the outcome. What if it had succeeded?"

"We need to accomplish things at the smallest cost."

"Although the Alsace Kingdom is large, our enemies possess more and stronger resources than we do. Moreover, before you left, they had already sensed my presence, so you were not alarming them unnecessarily."

The Hearthstone Witch asked, "So, what do we do now? Are we just going to let them assemble here completely?"

Ivita shook her head and smiled. "Emperor Aoyue III temporarily maintained the unity of his army through faith. He thinks this method is clever, but he forgets one thing, faith is extremely easy to split."

"As for the Universal Laws: the Divine and the Universal Laws: The Church, they have repeatedly proven this process."