Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 1088 Arrival
The moment she saw the charred flag on the top of the Corpse Mountain, Elaine felt as if her body no longer belonged to her. It seemed as if something between her eyebrows was about to break out of her body, and there was a sharp pain in her neck, as if an invisible hand was pulling her head upwards.

Not only her, but also Lisa and Guxin, who fell back to the real world together and landed on the top of the mountain because the special mirror world was eroded and conquered by flames, encountered a similar situation.

Elaine noticed from the corner of her eye that Gu Xin had raised his hands to hold his head in order to suppress it from trying to leave his body. He didn't even bother to cover his neck which was gushing blood and whose muscles and skin were completely torn. Lisa's landing point was slightly farther away from the "Salinger Blood Flag" and she was less affected, but her neck and limbs became stiff, and she had lost all the momentum of giving orders and commanding the meteorites in the mirror world.

Compared to Gu Xin, Elaine, who was closest to the charred flag, was still able to maintain a certain degree of self-esteem, which made her wonder if she had received extra favor from the seal.

No, it should be because I read about it in advance and was already contaminated accordingly. Now the "newly added" contamination level is even lower. The other two also know some information about "0-01". Otherwise, I would have become its puppet as soon as I landed on the top of the mountain...

Thoughts raced through Elaine's mind as she struggled to move her loose neck with cracked skin. She turned her head away from the blood flag of Salinger and only then did she feel the force that was about to leave her head lessen.

What a good opportunity! The top of this mountain of corpses doesn't seem to be affected by the taboo of "blindfolded eyes and with light". I can solve two big troubles in one fell swoop before they break free from the control of this power... Elaine's eyes had just locked onto Lisa, who was staring blankly at the flag, and her hand had not yet condensed into a flaming spear, when she felt a deep and tranquil power coming from above her head.

It came from the ground above the ceiling, penetrating the thick soil and obstructing vision, like a swirling mist, and accurately fell on the charred surface of the "0-01" flag, condensing into impenetrable darkness.

At that moment, even the invisible flames around them dimmed, and the blood-stained marks on the charred flags seemed to merge into the deep darkness. The power controlling Elaine, Lisa, and Gu Xin immediately weakened, causing them to go from extreme tension and panic to drowsiness and wanting to fall into a beautiful and peaceful dream.

It’s… a “dark” path… Elaine seemed to understand something, and guessed that something might have changed in the church square above her head, affecting the “0-01” below that was trying to break free from the seal, suppressing its power.

The advantage of the change is that she will not face the threat of "being separated from her head and body" or becoming a puppet for the time being. The disadvantage is, of course, that the other two competitors have also broken free from the pollution and have regained their ability to move.

Gu Xin pressed the bloody neck tightly and turned his head, which belonged to him again. He glanced at Elaine and Lisa and immediately summoned the puppets that he had "connected" to before but were isolated from the special mirror world. He heard dull footsteps from the bottom of the corpse mountain, followed by the sound of climbing the mountain. In just a few seconds, five two-meter-tall steel puppets holding giant swords, hammers and spears climbed up the mountain and joined the battle.

I thought that after his prayer was not answered, he had been abandoned by the "great being", but I didn't expect that the power to control the puppets still remained in him... Elaine looked at him in surprise, and her eyes met Gu Xin's eyes full of hatred and unyielding, and she guessed what the other party was thinking at the moment:
He wants to obtain the power of the seal and prove to the "Great God of War" that it was a mistake for the other party to abandon him.

But before that...

The two nodded imperceptibly, and then looked at the witch Lisa who had recovered from her dazed state after being temporarily suppressed by "0-01".

There is no doubt that she, who was able to summon meteorites to attack them and is qualified as a "God's Container", is the biggest threat at the moment.

The two hunters formed a brief anti-witch alliance without saying a word.

bang bang bang --

Except for a soldier puppet holding a giant sword who was still protecting Gu Xin, the remaining four took a step forward and rushed towards Lisa, stepping on the charred bones and rotten corpses that had been piled here for who knows how many years. Gu Xin, who gave the order, also condensed countless fire crows formed by incandescent flames beside him and smashed them at the opponent like a cannonball.

Amidst the dazzling flames, Elaine suddenly noticed that the flag, which was covered by a deep black layer and had lost its original color, began to flutter again in the windless environment, revealing a charred corner and spots of blood.

Will the flame or the high temperature awaken "0-01" and allow it to try to break free from the seal? Elaine was not sure about this guess, but she was more certain when she thought that the first change in the situation after entering the hall was after she threw the flame.

But with a powerful enemy at hand, even if she didn't light the fire, Gu Xin and Lisa would not hold back. Therefore, Elaine did not try to remind Gu Xin, but condensed a deep black flame spear that combined white incandescent flames and cursed black flames, held it in her hand as a melee weapon, leaped forward, and arrived next to Lisa, who was the first to arrive.

The witch seemed to realize at this moment that she had become the target of the other two people. Her deep black eyes looked over with a half-smile on her face.

Then, under the continuous attacks of black flames and giant swords and spears, she turned into crystal mirror fragments on the ground, and her real body walked out slowly in another direction from the top of the mountain, with her left hand wearing a sapphire ring raised high, which made Elaine and Gu Xin tremble in their hearts.

Both of them were holding back their energy, just in case they encountered the unavoidable meteor shower again.

But when Lisa put her hand down again, all that appeared in the air were dark cursed flames, which flew towards Elaine and Gu Xin with extreme precision. Some were intercepted by fire crows in the air, and some were thrown away by the two people who turned into flaming spears, without any success.

But taking advantage of the opportunity when they were dodging, Lisa took out a small dressing mirror and aimed it at Gu Xin, who was distracted by directing the puppets to surround her, so he was a little slow in action. His hand stained with black flames wiped towards his figure fixed on the mirror.

puff--

Gu Xin, who was hiding behind the sword-wielding soldier puppet under spiritual alert, paused and spat out a mouthful of blood burning with black flames, but was not killed directly by the curse.

The five puppets he commanded suffered varying degrees of damage, with their thick armor plates falling off one after another and black flames raging in their hollow interiors.

It is the power of "connection"... Elaine, who had learned about the abilities of hunters and witch demigods from Miss Angelica in advance, looked at Lisa and announced in ancient Hermes:
"It is forbidden to curse others here!"

She did not try to deprive the other party of the ability to use black flames because as hunters, she and Gu Xin both needed the help of fire more, and curses were the witch's specialty.

As for equally dangerous diseases, their effectiveness was extremely limited on the top of a fire-covered mountain.

The ban took effect instantly, and Guxin and his puppets were immediately freed from the curse that was burning from the inside out.

This made Elaine feel a little confused: after leaving the special mirror world, the witch who could summon meteorites and regard them as ants just now seemed to have become much weaker. Not only did the ban no longer work on her, but the meteorites that had destroyed the world before never appeared again.

No, it should be said that she has returned to her normal level. She is the "painful" witch who has some demigod power after putting on the ring, but does not have the corresponding divinity and status... Only in that mirror world can she summon meteorites and resist the ban of the "Law Mage"?

After realizing this, Elaine no longer held back her strength. The black flames of destruction that combined the Hunter and Witch paths were generated from her hands and transformed into two spears. One was thrown out quickly, and the other was held in her palm, waiting for the opponent to change position through the mirror substitute and then make a second attack. Like her, Gu Xin also noticed the sudden decrease in the power of the "painful" witch, and sent out the last soldier puppet beside him. Five tall steel soldiers surrounded her and almost drowned the petite Lisa.

bang——

A violent explosion sounded, and black flames enveloped the soldier doll and Lisa. The sound of the mirror shattering reached Elaine's ears as expected. She quickly swept her eyes across the top of the entire mountain of corpses, carefully avoiding "0-01" and trying to find the witch's real body.

"She's moving closer to that flag!"

Gu Xin, who was also observing his surroundings, suddenly shouted, not caring about the contamination of the seal, and his eyes stayed below the flag with a deep black surface.

Next to the iron-black metal pole, the figure of Lisa with black hair and black skirt appeared. She stretched out her hand, which had been cut at some point and was bleeding dark red blood, and touched the flag that was moving without wind.

She repeatedly used the mirror as a substitute, pretending to be defeated by the two men, all in order to quietly approach the "Blood Flag of Salinger"!
Elaine's spirit inexplicably became alert, and she realized that she could not let the blood of this witch stain the surface of "0-01".

The rose necklace on her neck, which had not had its soul replaced in order to maintain the "deprivation", flashed a dark golden light, and dazzling lightning lit up in her pupils. The "mental piercing" was about to fall on Lisa, but Gu Xin, who reacted faster, had already turned into a flaming spear and flew towards the "Salinger Blood Flag".

No, did he also want to smear blood on the flag? Could that be the real way to control this seal? Elaine's mind raced, and "Spirit Piercing" immediately changed its target.

"what!"

Gu Xin, who had turned into flames, felt his head being pierced and twisted several times by a dagger. He involuntarily turned back into human form, staggered two steps before standing firm, and let out a scream that was both angry and confused.

Of course, Elaine did not forget to reach out to touch the flag. Lisa's movements became slower and slower but always firm. Invisible threads stretched out from all directions, tightly binding her arm, leaving countless bloody marks on her skin.

Combined with the hunter's "precise" thread, it is much more powerful than the power exerted by a simple witch!

But Lisa did not panic because her arms and even half of her body were bound and she was unable to break free. She summoned her own invisible silk threads. Lines that were imperceptible to the naked eye brushed across her bloody arms and formed a dark red spider web on her side.

Then, the blood-red spider web covered "0-01", and the witch's blood was imprinted on the charred flag wrapped in darkness.

No! Gu Xin, whose mind was still in a state of confusion after being "pierced by the spirit", roared silently.

Elaine also looked at the "Salinger Blood Flag" nervously, not knowing for a moment whether she was looking forward to or worried about how things would develop.

But the deep black that sank from the church square on the ground into the hall and covered the surface of the flag did not dissipate. Lisa's blood was like a stone sinking into the sea, without causing any changes.

Was the blood devoured by the power of the sealed flag? Was "0-01" back under control?
Just as Elaine was making some guesses, an invisible and colorless flame surged out from the inside of the flag, completely engulfing the deep black that enveloped it. The flag that had been burnt and had a large number of dark red blood spots and bloodstains on its surface reappeared before her eyes.

At the same time, an earthquake occurred again that shook the entire underground mausoleum and caused the Corpse Mountain to shake continuously. Even the iron-black flagpole inserted on the top of the mountain began to shake.

No, it was the shaking of the flagpole that caused the mountain and the entire mausoleum to vibrate.

In the battle between three witches and hunters, and stimulated by the burning of various flames, the "Blood Flag of Salinger" once again broke free from its seal!

The blood-stained flag fluttered upwards without wind, and the power that made people want to kneel down and surrender surged up again. The first to be affected was Lisa, who was standing under the flagpole and trying to get her hands on the sealed object.

Her ears buzzed and she lost control of her body. All she could see were the fluttering flags. She felt a sharp pain between her eyebrows, as if something was trying to drill out of her head.

"Why... staining the flag with blood... has no effect...

"I... am going to become its... puppet..."

Thoughts emerged one after another with difficulty in her mind, and finally stopped at the honorific name of "Original Witch".

"The witch who controls chaos..."

The next second, the sapphire ring on her finger emitted a dazzling light, and the entire ring melted and flowed into her body, bringing a huge force that far exceeded her body's endurance.

This power caused the blood mark that had appeared between her eyebrows to quickly fade away. Her hair floated up and became thicker and longer, with a mouth and eyes growing at the ends. Her pupils were completely black and lost focus.

A force that was a mixture of destruction and disaster, yet also made people feel charming and imaginative, suddenly swept across the entire Corpse Mountain with Lisa as the center. Even the fluttering blood flag of Salinger paused for a moment, as if attracted by the owner of the breath.

Elaine and Gu Xin stood there in a daze, their hearts filled with fear, their bodies petrified and unable to move.

Lisa, who was already filled with despair and was about to become a puppet of "0-01", suddenly moved. Her severed arm healed naturally, her skin became smoother and more tender, and her head with long and thick black hair dancing turned towards the two of them. Her pure black eyes revealed a tenderness that made people yearn for it.

The evil god believed in by the Witch Cult, the existence at the top of the Witch Path, the power of the "Original Witch" descended upon Lisa.

(End of this chapter)