At the same time, Aurora shot out like an arrow from a bowstring, charging towards the dragon.
"Coming again?" The dragon's body trembled.
Having lost the mobility that flight provided, the Eastern Witch no longer wanted to fight this girl.
Although the other party couldn't pose a substantial threat to her, she would continuously grow during the battle, completely treating her as a sparring partner.
The longer they fought, the more the opponent gained an advantage, and the more she suffered!
For the first time since her birth, the Eastern Witch felt an immense sense of frustration.
It wasn't because she was inferior in skill or couldn't defeat her opponent, but rather the frustration, pain, and discomfort of being played like a monkey from start to finish!
"I'm not fighting!"
With a thought, the Eastern Witch's body rapidly shrunk, returning to human form, and she clicked her heels together—though now, only one foot had a shoe.
Immediately after, she stepped forward with the foot that had the silver shoe.
Even with only one shoe left, the magic silver shoe could still be used! However, it would have severe side effects.
A gust of wind surged, and the Eastern Witch vanished.
Before disappearing, she shouted her final threat:
"You just wait for me, Mage Rhine, I will be back."
"I will kill you and take back the silver shoe you stole!"
...
On the sea near White Kingdom.
Splash.
The Eastern Witch fell into the seawater.
The ugly Witch was drenched, like a drowned dog, utterly disheveled.
"How unlucky, to fall into the sea!" The Eastern Witch cursed, choking on the water.
This was the side effect of having only one shoe left:
She couldn't control the teleportation destination at all, only randomly choosing a landing spot!
Splish-splash.
After tasting many mouthfuls of salty and bitter seawater, the Eastern Witch finally managed to pull her head out of the water.
She looked towards the land, seething with anger, and cursed loudly:
"Mage Rhine, and that powerful girl who appeared out of nowhere—oh, right, and you, the damned Queen.
"The three of you, clean your necks and wait for me!
"Before long, I will kill each and every one of you, imprison your souls, reclaim my precious shoes, and utterly destroy the entire White Kingdom!"
Just like that, the Eastern Witch finished delivering her threats to the air.
Whoosh.
A cold wind swept across the sea.
"First, I'll return to Oz and retrieve all my trump card items!"
As soon as the Eastern Witch had this thought, she suddenly realized a problem.
It seemed she couldn't return to Oz now!
...
Watching the Eastern Witch teleport away with only one shoe left, Rhine held the silver shoe he had snatched from the Eastern Witch in one hand, and took out a crystal clear crystal ball in the other, beginning his divination:
"What's the difference between using a single silver shoe and the complete version?"
A brilliant, deep blue light erupted from the crystal ball.
Rhine quickly told Aurora the answer he received:
"When only one is left, the Eastern Witch's silver shoe can still be used, but it has two limitations.
"First, the distance is severely limited, at most teleporting a few kilometers away. Unlike when both shoes were present, she cannot travel anywhere on the continent at will.
"Second, the teleportation destination is completely random and uncontrollable. Well, it seems the first limitation is actually a good thing."
Aurora smiled happily:
"That's great, Teacher.
"So, our basic goal has been perfectly achieved!
"With only one shoe left, that big bad guy, the Eastern Witch, can't run all over the world anymore. The Witch Society has lost this member with exaggerated mobility."
But then, she showed a bit of worry:
"Since she can't teleport too far after losing one shoe, the Eastern Witch should still be near White Kingdom.
"Uh, now she probably can't return to Oz either.
"For a period of time in the future, the Eastern Witch will definitely not give up and will certainly return to cause us trouble!"
Rhine nodded and said calmly:
"Yes, we must prepare for this.
"After your encounter with the Eastern Witch, you should have clearly realized her power, right?"
After absorbing the power of wishes from the entire Sea Kingdom and the Sia Kingdom, Rhine could feel that his magical power level had risen another notch compared to when he fought the Old Witch of En De.
However, facing the Eastern Witch just now, he still clearly felt it was tricky, and it was only by relying on various schemes and the two-on-one advantage of coordinated tactics that he managed to drive the enemy away.
Aurora stared at the sword in her hand, which had become much duller and had mottled breaks, recalling the battle process:
"My attack power was limited; I couldn't cause effective damage to her in her dragon form."
At this point, the blonde girl sighed somewhat dejectedly, "The future Black Witch Maleficent will definitely be even stronger! I'm still not strong enough."
She then raised her hand, feeling her slightly tired muscles and newly acquired strength:
"But fortunately, after this great battle, I have mastered the rhythm of fighting dragons, and I can even incorporate the dragon's offensive into my sword skills!"
Saying this, Aurora demonstrated what she had learned in battle.
The treasure sword in her hand swung left and right, with wide and sweeping motions, as if containing infinite power and a surging dragon-like offensive. Every swing of the sword would stir up a fierce gale.
Crack.
After just a few swings, the riddled longsword couldn't bear the strain and broke into two pieces.
"The quality of the weapon is still too poor. I wonder where I can find a good weapon."
Aurora looked at the broken sword in her hand, her eyes full of helplessness.
Rhine smiled and said, "What's so hard to find about that? We can go back and ask the magic mirror where to find a powerful weapon suitable for you."
"Oh, right." Aurora slapped her thigh, then immediately thought of a problem, "Wait, the perfume's effect has ended. If I ask the magic mirror again, I'll have to put on another drop of perfume to disguise myself as the Queen. Oh, and the real Queen has woken up, according to our plan…"
Rhine looked at the azure sky in the direction of the royal city, his gaze extending into the distance:
"That's right, we should go see the real Queen…"
...
In the royal city.
The Queen finally returned to the palace.
Upon seeing the Queen, all the princes, dukes, and ministers rejoiced.
"We can finally see you with our own eyes, Your Majesty, the great Queen!"
"Your Majesty, for the past two months, you have been busy in your room using the magic mirror to handle important national affairs, dedicating yourself wholeheartedly to the country. It must have been incredibly tiring. Have you finally been able to come out and breathe a little?"
"If it weren't for your and the magic mirror's discerning eye, I would never have been able to sit in this position today. There are too many words of gratitude and praise I want to say to you in person."
The ministers finally saw their respected Queen, and they all wept tears of joy.