Honestly, when the Queen approached her, the Eastern Witch was completely bewildered.
At the time, the Eastern Witch was discussing with her loyal servant how to destroy the White Kingdom.
This short servant was a half-blood of the Oz Munchkins and a foreigner, and had served the Eastern Witch as a house servant for many years, aiding her in her evil deeds.
"That Queen, she's actually this arrogant!"
The Eastern Witch got angry just thinking about the Soldier's message from earlier.
"She dared to say that our Witch Society had taken too many advantages of her before, and even said that she was magnanimous and would let bygones be bygones, but that we shouldn't contact her again! She even told me to get lost, the further the better!"
"How dare she!"
"Even the Emperor of a powerful empire like Ender would be polite and treat me as an honored guest after knowing my abilities!"
The more the Eastern Witch spoke, the angrier she became, her hair stood on end, and her eyes bulged out.
"That Queen is too arrogant, daring to speak to Master like that!" The short servant echoed from the side, "Master absolutely cannot let her off easily."
"My loyal servant, tell me, how should I destroy the White Kingdom to cause the Queen the most heartache?" the Eastern Witch asked.
"Why not turn everyone in the kingdom into fish? Let them all suffocate to death!" the servant suggested.
The Eastern Witch shook her head:
"My malicious transformation magic was learned from that Middle Eastern Witch. She can make magic instantly cover an entire kingdom, but I can't do that yet."
"Then use weather-controlling magic rituals to summon a hurricane and let it destroy their royal city!" the servant suggested again.
"That's a good idea, but it seems a bit ordinary," the Eastern Witch shook her head again.
"It's too much trouble. Why don't I just go directly to the White Kingdom's palace, capture the Queen, torture her severely, and then kill her? How to destroy the White Kingdom can be considered later."
Just then, on the surface of the magic mirror on the wall, ripples like water waves spread out in circles, and a picture seemed to emerge from the gloom.
This meant a member of the Witch Society wanted to contact her!
"Who is it?"
The Eastern Witch clapped her hands and connected the magic communication.
The Queen's face appeared on the magic mirror's surface.
"Slave Master, quickly use your magical shoes to teleport to me and take me back to another place."
"Anyway, for you, it's just a few steps, right? Hurry!"
Because she was used to being flattered by the magic mirror and the King on a daily basis, even now, the Queen spoke in an arrogant, commanding tone.
The Eastern Witch was stunned.
I'm thinking about how to kill you, and you dare to contact me voluntarily!
And you're even using me as a means of transportation!
Seeing the Eastern Witch's stunned expression and no reply, the Queen thought she hadn't offered compensation, and added:
"After the matter is over, I will allow you to ask the magic mirror one question as compensation. How about that, satisfied now?"
Satisfied your ghost!
The Eastern Witch was so angry her head was about to smoke.
She said sarcastically:
"Queen, I just walked a few steps and got a precious opportunity to ask the magic mirror a question from you. Am I taking advantage of you?
"After all, normally, I and the other members of the Witch Society have taken too many advantages of you, haven't we?"
The Queen, seeing the Eastern Witch's good attitude, naturally accepted her good intentions:
"You're right. Since you want to send me on my way for free, that's even better. Hurry up, I'm in a hurry!"
After speaking, the Queen ended the communication, and her beautiful but harsh face disappeared from the mirror's surface.
The Queen was used to flattery on a daily basis and rarely participated in the Witch Society's daily exchanges, assuming that everyone else was polite to her. How could she tell that the other party was being sarcastic!
The Eastern Witch was furious, jumping up from her chair.
"Alright, I'll send you on your way for free right now!"
...
In the forest of the White Kingdom.
A gust of wind suddenly swept across the clearing, blowing up fallen leaves and green grass, which spun in the air.
When the strong wind disappeared, the Eastern Witch's figure appeared before the Queen.
"Hahaha, you really came."
The Queen walked forward with a smile.
"Hurry, I need to go to the royal city now. Flying by myself is too slow, please give me a ride."
The Eastern Witch sneered, saying sarcastically:
"My dear Queen, you must think that our Witch Society has exploited you for too long, right?
"We only used a few bottles of cheap, beauty-enhancing potions that many ordinary witches can concoct, to exchange for priceless opportunities to ask questions from you and the magic mirror."
The Queen felt that the Eastern Witch made a lot of sense and agreed:
"Yes, that's exactly it."
She had always felt that several members of the Witch Society had taken great advantage of her!
The Queen was very puzzled in her heart:
"Why is Slave Master's attitude so good today? Not only does she want to send me on my way for free, but she also specifically apologizes for it."
Thinking of this, the Queen couldn't help but feel a bit moved.
She herself hadn't accused the other party of taking advantage of her, yet the other party's attitude was so sincere, and she apologized voluntarily!
"So, from now on, we won't exploit you anymore," the Eastern Witch's voice grew colder, "We won't need you to ask the magic mirror questions anymore."
"That's wonderful!" the Queen said happily, beaming.
"Because I will kill you today!" The Eastern Witch's expression suddenly changed.
She raised her magic wand, and purplish-black magic power gathered on it.
"I won't let you die too easily. I will extract your soul and imprison you forever!"
The Queen turned pale with fright.
With a thud, she fell to the ground, terrified.
What's wrong with this Witch?
How could she change her face so quickly, without any warning!
"Wait, stop!"
The Queen was extremely scared, scooting backward on the grass.
She knew very well that the four core members of the Witch Society had magic power far superior to her own countless times over!
"If I die, then in the future, you and the other Witches of the Witch Society, if you have questions you want answered, you won't be able to ask the magic mirror through me…" the Queen said tremblingly.
"Hmph! Once I kill you, I will find a way to make the magic mirror obey me!"
The Eastern Witch completely ignored the Queen's pleas, pointing her magic wand at the Queen. Terrifying magic power was about to burst forth, extracting the Queen's soul.
"No, no!"
The Queen closed her eyes, as if seeing the inevitable arrival of death.
"Slave Master, I really misjudged you, and I misjudged your Witch Society!"
"Why did I ever accept the Witch Society's invitation and join such a mysterious dark organization?"
"With my abilities, if it weren't for a magic mirror, I wouldn't even be qualified to join them."
"I should have just been an honest, ordinary Queen back then, and not gotten involved with this group of powerful and eccentric people. Then today's outcome would surely be different…"
Countless thoughts rushed in, and endless regret flooded the Queen's heart.
Just at this critical moment.
An eagle swooped down from the sky, directly at the Eastern Witch's magic wand.
The Eastern Witch frowned, dispelled the magic pointing at the Queen, and with a slight flick of the hand holding the magic wand, the eagle was instantly ignited, turning into ashes in an instant.
"Who is it?"
The Eastern Witch looked up.
The sky darkened.
No, the sky didn't darken.
It was countless birds covering the sky, blocking out the sunlight, casting thousands of shadows, making this forest clearing seem to enter night prematurely.
The deafening sound of thousands of birds flapping their wings was like a storm formed by birds.
"Magic that controls a large number of birds? And a very high-level one."
"Is there a good magician hiding nearby?"
The Eastern Witch's eyes became a bit more serious.
This magic reminded her of another evil Witch in Oz, the Western Witch, who also had magic to control crows. However, now, on the path of magic, the Eastern Witch had long left this colleague far behind her.
Thousands of birds circled the forest, ready to shoot out like arrows and dive at the Eastern Witch at any moment!
—This was an enhanced version of the summoning magic Rhine learned from the "Book of Transformation and Summoning." After helping Cinderella gain "the magical power to control birds," the power of this magic was instantly enhanced dozens of times, and it also allowed Rhine to "give birds the ability to speak."
"Indeed, she has some skill."
The Eastern Witch revealed a hideous and ugly smile, then coldly snorted:
"But compared to the core members of the Witch Society, it's still far, far too little!"
The Witch's eyes narrowed, and her empty left hand and the right hand holding the magic wand waved together.
Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang.
As black mists burst open in clusters, birds in the air were transformed into non-flying animals such as frogs, toads, rabbits, fish, and sheep, falling from the sky one after another.
—"Mass Transformation Curse"!
This was a magic the Eastern Witch learned from the Middle Eastern Witch of the Witch Society.
Unlike the transformation spell Rhine learned from the "Book of Transformation and Summoning," which was only used to transform herself and allies and could not be used on enemies, this vicious magic used by the Eastern Witch was essentially a curse, used to transform others into weak creatures.
Splat, splat, splat, splat, splat, splat.
Animals fell to the ground, splattering into a bloody mess.
It was a rain of flesh and blood, an extremely gory scene!
The Queen watched in horror, dodging left and right to avoid being hit by the animals falling from the sky.
However, after this wave of birds was cleared, the sky had just cleared up, when new birds continuously flew in from the distant sky, one after another.
"Do you think an endless tide of birds will be useful?"
The Eastern Witch sneered, looking in the direction from which the birds came, and then uttered another syllable.
The direction from which the birds came was a large lake.
Under the effect of the Eastern Witch's spell, the surface of the lake suddenly became deep and dark, as if it could suck in one's soul.
Along with the change in the lake, the birds above the lake, flapping their wings and flying towards the Eastern Witch and the Queen, suddenly felt their bodies sink, losing the ability to fly, and fell from the sky, plunging into the lake with splashing sounds.
"Water of Inevitable Sinking."
This was a dark magic that altered a body of water.
Above this dark water, anything would lose its ability to fly and thus fall into the water.
And people who could swim and boats, on this dark and eerie water, would also be unable to float on the surface, only continuously sinking, eventually drowning.
This magic was learned by the Eastern Witch from the Sea Hag of the Sea Kingdom during a magic exchange within the Witch Society!
It was said that in some parts of the continent, there existed natural "Waters of Inevitable Sinking," forming legends of uncrossable rivers and seas of death.
The Eastern Witch still remembered that when the Sea Hag demonstrated this magic and transmitted the corresponding scene for every Witch Society member to view, something shocking happened—
The founder of the Witch Society, the mysterious Miss President, actually spoke for the first time, personally commenting on this magic.
At that time, the Eastern Witch still couldn't fully understand the Miss President's evaluation of the dark and deep water surface:
"Three thousand weak waters are deep. A goose feather cannot float, and reed catkins will sink to the bottom!"