As Cheche’s voice fell, Kiara had just finished reciting the spell.
She didn’t expect that her inability to be distracted while reciting the spell would give this damn little girl an opportunity.
The glass vessel in the little girl’s arms was about half a meter tall, a bit difficult for her to carry given her height.
Plus, with the sedatives and smoke, Cheche was already exhausted.
Her slender arms were shaking, and the things in her hands could fall at any moment.
Kiara and the village chief, along with others, watched nervously.
The mysterious man raised his hand to signal the bodyguards to stop and wait to see what would happen.
Kiara didn’t dare to act rashly either.
“Alright, we won’t move. You must hold on tightly…”
At this moment, the vessel was glowing, and everyone saw with their own eyes as the last gecko was bitten by the toad, breaking its neck.
Then the color of the green toad changed from green to deep purple, then faded completely into white.
It continuously emitted a golden light, dazzling the entire temple.
The people on the sacrificial platform were forced to squint their eyes because of the strong light, and Cheche felt the glass vessel in her palm starting to heat up.
It was like holding a hot stove, she could barely hold onto it.
The village chief’s expression became obsessed as he stared intently at what Cheche held in her hand, his voice filled with excitement.
“Golden… Golden Silkworm Magic has appeared!”
Kiara was equally delighted. This meant a glorious achievement for her as a witch.
Golden Silkworm Magic had been refined, and her desired Love Magic was promising.
And all of this was premised on snatching the Golden Silkworm from the little girl’s hands!
Thinking of this, she gave her father a signal. As soon as she gave the order, they would start the snatch.
Before Kiara and her father could act, the mysterious man suddenly appeared behind Cheche, reaching out to snatch the insect.
By now, the temperature in Cheche’s palm had risen to the point where she couldn’t bear it.
“Uncle Foley, I’m sorry…”
She was too useless to save him.
As her words fell, there was a crisp sound of glass breaking, and the golden light inside the vessel faded away completely.
On the ground, there was a golden silkworm about the length of a thumb, its entire body golden with golden wings on its back.
It looked strangely cute, Cheche thought.
“So this is the Golden Silkworm Magic. Kiara, hurry, snatch it!”
“Yes.”
As the village chief’s voice fell, Kelvin, the mysterious man, the village chief and his daughter, the thugs, and the assassins all rushed towards the little worm.
But the Golden Silkworm, threatened by the outside world, flapped its wings and flew up from the ground.
It kept flying around in the crowd, causing chaos.
Now, everyone was focused on the rare treasure that was hard to come by –
Golden Silkworm Magic.
Kelvin was also forced to snatch the insect in the crowd because Cheche had said it must not be allowed to emerge.
Who knew the golden silkworm would actually fly towards the direction where he was? Before he could dodge, the insect swiftly flew into his mouth.
“Ugh!”
He didn’t know how precious this Golden Silkworm Magic was. He only knew he had eaten a bug.
And it was a bug that had transformed from a toad, which was extremely disgusting to Kelvin, who had a cleanliness obsession.
He immediately retched twice, trying to spit out the thing.
Unfortunately, the Golden Silkworm Magic had already slid down his throat, and Kelvin felt his stomach heating up continuously.
Tiny beads of sweat dripped down his flawless face, like rain, quickly wetting his hair.
“What is this thing? It’s so disgusting, ugh…”
The footsteps of the crowd halted, everyone froze in place.
The village chief and his daughter looked at Kelvin with deep hatred, their eyes filled with venom, as if they wished he would be chopped into ten pieces on the spot.
“You, you actually ate my Golden Silkworm Magic and said it’s disgusting!”
Kiara’s once delicate features twisted in anger.
“Bring him here, kill him, and cut open his belly to extract the Magic,” the mysterious man ordered ruthlessly.
His subordinates were about to launch a third wave of attack when suddenly, sirens blared outside the door.
“Young Master, things are bad, we need to escape,” a voice urged urgently.
“Yes, we have no choice,” Kiara responded.
The mysterious man cast one last resentful glance at Kelvin before hastily retreating with his men.
“Retreat!”
The burnt gate, already on the brink of collapse, was forcefully kicked open by Uriel.
Clang-
The gate collapsed with a loud crash, and amidst the flying dust, a commanding voice rang out.
“Nobody move!”
Soon, dozens of uniformed policemen armed with weapons rushed in from outside, surrounding the entire Magic Temple.
The timid villagers were terrified, begging for mercy as they cowered on the ground.
The cunning village chief attempted to flee with his daughter, but was swiftly detected by Cheche.
Her fingers flicked, and three silver needles flew out, gleaming with silver light.
The village chief fell to the ground immediately.
“Dad!”
“Kiara, hurry… hurry and go! Find the Whitehead family.”
“Dad, how can I leave you alone? We should leave together…”
The village chief had lived to this age; if he died, so be it. But his daughter was only in her early twenties, he couldn’t let his only bloodline end here.
“Hurry!”
Exhausting his last ounce of strength, the village chief pushed Kiara away, urging her and the bodyguard to leave.
“Dad… sniff…”
Kiara had never imagined she would end up in such a situation. She was once the respected witch of the village.
But now, she was nothing but a miserable stray dog.
All of this was thanks to this man!
She hated herself for not guarding against him earlier!
“Dad, don’t worry, I will avenge you.”
“Hurry! Otherwise, I won’t hesitate to leave you behind, after all, the deal has already failed.”
Hearing this, Kiara could only suppress her anger and follow the heartless man’s departure.
Finally, they held on until the rescue team arrived.
Kelvin, who had been stabbed five times and shot once, collapsed due to excessive blood loss.
“Uncle Foley!”
“… Cheyenne.”
Before passing out, he saw a pair of concerned almond eyes, identical to Cheyenne’s.
The next day, the national news reported a sensational event.
“In recent days, there has been a major breakthrough in the nationwide human trafficking case. At 10:09 p. m. on December 7th, the police raided the criminals’ hideout…”
The reason this case shook the nation was that the criminals were not individuals or small groups, but an entire village!
The villagers were all accomplices, and the mastermind, the village chief, was sentenced to death, while another main suspect, Kiara, was still at large.
The police issued a nationwide wanted order, offering a reward of 100, 000 for anyone providing information leading to the arrest of the criminals.
“In addition, a total of 103 women and 61 children were abducted in this case…”
Less than half of the survivors remained, and the sight of piled up corpses angered the nation.
There was an outpouring of condemnation online, sparking a petition for severe punishment!