The Return of the Mad Witch
The Mist of the Deathly Forest

Valencia certainly feels familiar with potions, he used to often use potions whenever there was a fight. Potions are liquids formulated using high quality ingredients. Usually concocting potions is part of the work of a healer, they make potions that are useful as magic enhancers as well as to heal external wounds due to opponent attacks.

Valencia thought for a moment, making potions on the Solvey continent was a new step to advance the ability of the knights while minimizing the casualties due to the emergence of portals. During this time they worked manually so often the knights lacked members of the portal conquest because some of their colleagues were seriously injured. Recovery of wounds without potions is slow, plus the power of doctors is also limited.

“What's your purpose for making potions?” valencian asked, curious about Sammy's destination.

“I want to help the knights and the people of Alegra overcome the monsters that are inside the portal. Sometimes I feel completely useless as a doctor in treating wounded knights. Not a few knights died in the conquest of the portal due to the wounds they received. However, if there is a potion then they can handle each wound without having to wait for the doctor to intervene,” explained Sammy.

“I understand. All this time you've been trying to make potions using what ingredients? Do you have a potion creation manual?”

Sammy shakes. “Must be that in the Solvey continent there is a potion making guidebook, I taught myself and tried to create potions using makeshift materials only. However, none of them succeeded.”

“Yes, it is impossible for there to be a potion making guidebook here, but making potions is very complicated. The materials used were not arbitrary materials, although it did not rule out the possibility to create a potion on this continent,” Valencia said while eating his food.

“Potion, huh? The knights desperately needed potions. In a continent that does not rely on magic is quite difficult in the conquest of the portal,” interrupted Reibert.

Valencia nodded, thinking he could take advantage of this moment to reduce his sin during becoming a witch first.

“Then, I'll help you make potions but give me time to look for the ingredients.”

The three of them simultaneously stared at the confused Valencia, they were not sure if Valencia could help in making this potion.

“Really? You won't make poison to kill people, ‘kan?”

In fact, they were prejudiced against Valencia because they did not believe Valencia would not hurt anyone else after witnessing the way Valencia tortured spies before. Valencia's forehead shriveled, it seemed that the views of the three people had changed towards him.

“Hey, I sincerely want to help, I never have any intention to poison innocent people. Or are you the one who wants me poisoned?” Valencia put his fork and knife on the table.

The three of them suddenly showed shocked expressions mixed with fear, they considered that Valencia was the only woman most frightening in the Alegra Empire.

“No, that's not what it means. Please don't poison us,” said Leano.

Valencia breathed a rough breath while improving his sitting position to be more firm.

“Temple, I seriously want to help in making potions, it is not as easy as said but the making of potions there is a technique in itself. The ingredients used are also different from ordinary drug or pill making ingredients,” said Valencia.

They were astonished, Valencia was acting like someone who understood very well about potion making. Valencia gave a brief explanation about potions because he had previously learned how to make correct potions. The girl had abundant talent, besides being a magician, she had studied to be a doctor, musician, scholar, and good at arts.

“How can you look so familiar with potions?” Sammy asked a question with a firm and curious facial expression.

“How do I answer it? I—”

“What's up?” ask Reibert.

The knight set the rhythm of his breathing before answering. “Commander, you have to go outside now. In the center of the capital appeared a black fog and from above the sky was a flash of light like lightning. The sky of the capital city turned dark, on the other side the sky also looked like a hole like a very deep whirlpool. We don't know what it is, but many knights and residents are suddenly lost in the fog.”

How dumbstruck they momentarily got a precarious report from the knight. The four of them immediately rushed outside the mansion to ascertain the current situation in the capital. And true, according to his report there was indeed a black fog that enveloped the capital. Not only people disappeared, even the houses and buildings in the capital also disappeared into the fog.

“What is this situation? Why is everything suddenly lost in the fog?”

The four of them did not think about what they were witnessing, Valencia also stared long enough to think about the fog.

‘Fog from the forest of death! Not to be mistaken, this is indeed the mist of the forest of death in the world of magical creatures.’ Valencia looked up at the sky, he saw a hole that looked like a whirlpool. ‘That's him! The exit is in that hole. But, who exactly unsealed the forest of death? I give you the most powerful seal, but still easy to penetrate.’

Valencia hurriedly drew closer to the fog, he wanted to check the fog directly.

“Valencia, don't go there! Dangerous!” shout Reibert.

“You just wait there and don't follow me! There's something I have to make sure of,” Valencia said.

Valencia standing in the middle of the road that was almost swept away by the fog, he pointed his sword forward and touched the fog. His sword was suddenly pulled into the mist, thunderous thunder rumbles in the sky snatching right in front of his body.

“AWAY FROM THERE, VALENCIA!” the three men who were worried about him shouted, they were standing on the other side of a place that had yet to reach the fog.

“WHOEVER IT IS BETWEEN THE THREE OF YOU! QUICKLY GO TO THE PALACE AND SECURE THE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS! THIS MIST WILL NOT BE DEALT WITH BY ORDINARY HUMANS!” exclaim Valencia seriously.

“Then what about you?”

“FAST! JUST DO IT ACCORDING TO MY ORDERS!”

Among the three of them, Leano chose to go to the palace to secure Abraham and Linita. From the other direction, the fog came through the entire imperial content, here Valencia seemed confused how to overcome this situation without having to use magic.

‘I have to find a way to eliminate this fog. The fog from the forest of death absorbed everything that passed through it. I have to be quick before it's too late,’ Inner Valencia.

“KYAAAAA! PLEASE!”

Valencia heard one after another screams for help from people trying to escape the fog.

“Reibert, Sammy! Help you evacuate all those around you. I'll stay here withstanding the fog.”