Miss Witch Doesn't Want to be a Diva

Just as it was bearing the two charred wounds on its body and preparing to return to its lair, a faint blue light glowed on two members, dispersing the petrified stiffness effect, and then the thigh wound of another member rapidly healed, stopping the bleeding.

The two who regained mobility flipped their bodies, pulled out backup knives, and thrust them directly into the giant lizard's upper jaw, which was particularly close to the brain.

This sharp and dangerous close contact forced the giant lizard to hurriedly spit the three out. It then opened its eyes angrily, intending to petrify them again.

But this time, as a soft whisper echoed in the ears of the three, a faint blue light covered their bodies, helping them resist the petrification curse.

Landing on the ground, the three no longer lingered in battle but ran around evasively, avoiding the giant lizard's attacks while delaying time.

About three minutes later, a five-member team arrived, drawing the light sabers in their hands, and launched a joint attack, shuttling back and forth in the woods.

Soon, the heavily injured giant lizard slowly collapsed, its huge body crushing several nearby trees.

This team's crisis was resolved, and Shui Yanqing then diverted her attention to another fighting team, which soon received similar divine protection, easily defeating their opponent.

Such scenes continued to occur until evening.

...

Elsewhere, atop the high White Cliffs Peak, a girl with a silver cloak and hood slowly climbed the stairs to the platform at the summit.

"This is the place, Master Ores." Beside her, a member dressed in a white cloak gown respectfully bent down, hand pressed on shoulder.

"Based on the puzzle fragments we've pieced together from multiple bases, mastering this peak will awaken the 'White Crystal Dragon' in the valley, making it obey us."

"I understand."

The girl removed her hood, her silver hair dancing in the cold wind, and kneeled on one knee, placing a hand on the brand magic circle on the ground, then recited the incantations pieced together from the puzzle.

'Master of Luminous Crystals, White Cliffs Territory.'

'Three of the Sacred Mountain, cold wind and harsh moon.'

The light from the array spread and quickly covered the entire peak. Along with a series of cracking sounds, a daunting silhouette emerged from the misty canyon below the mountain.

"Roar——"

The fierce cold wind suddenly blew, dispelling the mist. A towering white dragon over 60 meters high slowly rose, its body composed of white crystal stones, refracting rays of light under the sunshine. Then, its wings flapped, stirring the air, soaring straight into the sky.

White Crystal Dragon [Dragon Sequence 7 (Standard Rainbow Light Level)]: A fantasy species that advances through special means, its body composed of radiant white crystal, immune to most energy shooting attacks, disregards toxin erosion, attacks with cold breath and radiant crystal spells, of exceptionally long lifespan, more valuable as a collection than for combat.

Not long after, the dragon swooped down from the sky, skimmed over the mountain peak, carrying the silver-haired songstress into the sky, bringing along refreshing laughter.

...

As night fell over the mountain cove, there was a small base with a bonfire burning in the central clearing.

A beautiful girl with snow-white long hair sat by the fire, muttering complaints about today's encounters. She then took off her long socks, placing them aside to dry her slightly damp toes.

Beside her, several patrolling members watched her and wanted to laugh but held back.

"Master Audrey, do these socks need cleaning?" A young man who considered himself etiquette-worthy bent down, asking beside the girl.

"Oh, this... better not." Audrey grabbed the white stockings she had taken off, tossed them into the fire, letting them gradually ignite and burn into ashes.

Only then did she react.

"Don't do this every time, thinking I'm easygoing, and asking such perverted requests." Audrey lowered her toes onto the clean stone ground, intending to teach the member a lesson.

"Yes, Master Audrey." He first bowed his head to apologize, then looked up to defend his actions righteously.

"I believe this is a longing for beauty, devoid of any base elements. In our hearts, Lady Audrey embodies beauty; every inch of her is flawless and perfect."

"Enough, any more and I'll accuse you of harassment. You wouldn't want to be expelled from the Star Cluster, right?" Audrey pulled out her trump card.

"Yes, Lady Audrey, I admit my mistake." He surrendered decisively, then stepped back and returned to his post.

After drying the wet parts of her clothing, Audrey felt much better and began to inquire of the nearby members.

"Haven't they finished checking the riverbed yet? By rights, the giant water crocodile we just defeated must have been guarding something."

An hour ago, Audrey and her accompanying members had arduously defeated the large river crocodile. Based on the pattern of combat drills, there should be a stronghold or treasure guarded by the crocodile nearby.

"Please wait a bit longer, Lady Audrey. The river is quite wide, and the crocodile's range of activity is also large. The stronghold might be upstream or downstream, so it will take more time."

A girl with short black hair tied in a bun responded, her hand resting on her sword, wearing a white uniform with a cape. The cape had faint Phoenix Bird designs.

In terms of hierarchy, this short-haired girl ought to be Audrey's niece, but in truth, they were not far apart in age, and possibly this girl was even more mature.

"Alright, we will wait a bit longer, but I'm feeling a bit hungry, Xiaojio." She called the girl's nickname beside her.

The short-haired girl gave an amused smile, then began to prepare food for this ethereal young lady.

About half an hour later, two members flew in from outside the mountain hollow and landed in the clearing.

"We've found the stronghold, Lady Audrey." Their eyes were full of excitement; it seemed this stronghold had a lot of supplies and treasures.

"Let's set off then." Audrey hurriedly finished her grilled meat skewer, and followed the reporting members.

...

As other teams were making various strides and expanding rapidly, our Dark Moon Angel, Miss Tilan, was traversing the depths underground.

The faint sound of water flowing whispered beside her ear, and the underground river had quite a flow. The sound reminded Tilan of her life living in Payin City; during rainy seasons, she could hear the sound of water flowing through the residential district's pipes.

Gathering her thoughts, she turned her gaze forward once more, proceeding along the underground river.

Unlike other Songstresses, she was acting alone at this moment, with no other members beside her, accompanied only by a few animal companions.

Being alone made her movements much more agile. She could even pass through certain narrow cave tunnels; if facing danger, she could easily avoid it without many concerns.

Although she couldn't readily use her combat ability, it didn't mean she couldn't protect herself in danger. In terms of personal combat prowess, probably the entire team wouldn't match her fighting capability alone.

In fact, this was a strategy: when the enemy didn't know your whereabouts, they couldn't target and defeat you. After all, the rules stated that other Star Cluster members had to make close contact with the Songstresses to count as defeating. In this underground place, it was unlikely for anyone to find her. As for her own Star Cluster members, she could contact them through personal communication devices.

Think of it as an adventure: if she could discover new strongholds or treasures underground, it would be even better. But even if nothing was found, the secrecy of solo action would give her an intelligence advantage in future confrontations.

This method would be difficult for other Songstresses to mimic, as few had Tilan's substantial individual strength, unafraid of any unexpected dangerous situations. They relied more on the various supports from their Star Cluster.

As Tilan considered whether to rest here for tonight and find a place to sleep first, she sensed an elusive and unusual fluctuation emanating from the depths of the dark river.

"Well, it seems I'll be sleeping a bit later tonight." She thought, raising her palm, a faint blue Light Sand scattered into the water, spreading toward the distance.

Then a Cold-Scale Young Dragon with a full body glowing blue gradually appeared beside her, leaping into the water, swiftly swimming toward the point of anomaly discovered in the distance.

Just as Prin discovered methods not mentioned in the rules, Tilan also realized that if a Songstress commands these Extraordinary Animal companions, it doesn't count as intervening directly, enabling her to easily bypass the limitations of the rules.

Nurturing these companions is a reflection of the Songstress's ability.

Several minutes later, a series of gurgling bubbles surfaced from the depths of the dark river, followed by a muddy mass slowly rising, which had a pair of enormous pincers roughly ten meters wide. They crushed the cave's rock pillars with a swift motion.

As this creature fully stood up, it resembled a giant shadow slowly engulfing the diminutive figure below.