Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 1106 Must
erosion?

Angel immediately thought of the family killed by the "Rose Bishop" using flesh bombs in Tingen City, the mutant animals in the sewers of the Backlund Bridge District, and the monsters wandering in the darkness in the God-Forsaken Land that seemed to be affected by the power of the "True Creator".

But she thought again, Klein was able to remain calm and come here through Mr. Fool's gray fog "disinfection", which means that this "erosion" is not serious, so she deliberately asked in a calm tone:

"What erosion?"

Seeing that Angel didn't seem to care but had straightened his back, Klein chuckled and switched back to a normal tone to explain everything that had happened before.

After Angel used "luck" to fight "bad luck" and borrowed the secret power of Mother of Heaven to hunt down Kotal, Klein was planning to take away the velvet curtain while it was in a weakened state after being destroyed by the power left by the Lord of Storms in the God-forsaken Land, and to seal it preliminarily to avoid more accidents. At this time, an evil, dark, and corrupt aura suddenly descended on the ruins of the castle.

This real evil god most likely paid attention to him because Klein chanted his name and prayed to him when he attracted Kotal's attention, and he let his power come to him at the right time.

It drilled under the "curtain" and used it as a cloak to form a dark vortex. It seemed that with the support of this extraordinary characteristic, it took on a specific image with only part of the divine power and aura, and started a brief conversation with Klein.

"He asked me to go to the Giant King's Court and meet the 'Dark Angel' Sasriel who is sleeping inside... This is the same as Amon's request, but they are clearly in a hostile state. Several Amon clones I met when I was heading east called the real Creator the 'Hanged Man' and thought that He was the fallen body that seized some of the authority after the death of their father, the Ancient Sun God. Adam is looking for an opportunity to resurrect the real Sun God... There should be no common interests between them."

Klein frowned and said, confused by this "contradiction".

"If they all ask you to go to the Giant King's Court, then don't go. We can find another way to solve your promotion ceremony problem," Angel also intuitively felt that there was some problem in the Giant King's Court that neither the gods nor the Angel King wanted to face, so he persuaded, "For example, we can promote the 'Dream City' as the legacy of the Trunsost Empire in the Fourth Epoch, so that this secret history can return to reality?"

"I had the same thought at first, but the return of Patis in the Dreaming City is mainly due to you and Annie. Even the Amon clone did more than me... If He had not already infiltrated the Ghost Empire, I would even suspect that Amon's purpose was to prevent me from using this secret history..."

With a sigh, Klein returned to the previous topic.

“…Moreover, after making the request, the ‘True Creator’, based on these words, planted a ‘seed’ of some kind of power and aura in my body, allowing it to erode my spirit and body.

"This erosion will not mutate my body, will not affect my spirit, and will not let the 'True Creator' know my location and status. Its only purpose is to continue to provide me with mystical guidance, so that I can go to the 'Giant King's Court' and meet Sasriel.

"Because of this, it can protect its own existence very well, making it impossible for Mr. Fool's gray fog to remove the seed unless it destroys my spirit body.

"And from this weak connection, I learned that when dealing with the Dark Wolf Kotar, He sent out the Angel of Fate Ouroboros to make some impact on the edge of the battlefield, making us luckier, while Kotar was the opposite... This was the 'reward' He paid in advance."

The "Mercury Snake" that was in the same sequence as "Fate Snake" Will, but had an extra sequence 1 characteristic, also came to the battlefield? No wonder Kotar acted exactly as the script said, it turned out that his future fate had been fixed by an Angel King; no wonder Amon knew that we were dealing with Kotar, but still didn't arrive... Angel then realized that the unfortunate demon wolf had been "entertained" by many true gods and Angel Kings, and it could be said that his death was not unjust.

Of course, the reason why Ouroboros did not show up and only exerted his influence on fate from afar was because once He appeared on the battlefield, both Cottar and Angel would immediately stop fighting and flee as far as possible, and Klein's plan would be a complete failure.

"So, we must go to the Giant King's Court..."

Thinking that Klein had accepted the "gift" and was still corroded by the power of corruption, Angel sighed and said with some concern.

She was originally considering using the power of the "City of Disaster" to remove the erosion on Klein's body, but this would mean letting Klein die and wasting his last chance of resurrection. It would be better to take the risk and go to the "Giant King's Court". The worst result would be death, and there would be a chance to lead the Silver City away from the God-forsaken Land and complete the "Miracle Master" ritual.

Klein, who had the same idea, nodded and said:
"This is what we have been planning for a long time. Now it's nothing more than the attention of the True Creator... Anyway, this matter is not only promoted by Amon and Adam, but the gods of the northern continent also seem to be happy to see it. Maybe the Lord of Storms refused to provide help and lent me 0-32 just to make me come to the God-forsaken Land."

So it was because you stuffed the money from the historical pores into the donation box... Angel muttered and continued to discuss the follow-up plans with Klein, especially how to explore the Giant King's Court and help the City of Silver leave.

After confirming that they had to go, they both thought that this should be done as soon as possible, because the war between Loen and other countries had entered a white-hot stage, and a trend sweeping the world had already formed. Adam could take the potion at any time to be promoted to a Sequence 0 "Dreamer". After that, He would not be afraid of other true gods and could intervene in Klein's promotion at any time.

Amon also possesses all the characteristics and uniqueness of Sequence 1. He learns from Pales that the ritual of becoming a "mistake" is to replace the other party in another apotheosis ritual. The only one who has the possibility of becoming apotheosis recently is his brother Adam. If Amon wants to be promoted to Sequence 0 as soon as possible, he is likely to focus on Adam and have no time to care about the "Forsaken Land of the Gods".

This means that Amon will only have a small number of low-sequence clones left in the God-Forsaken Land, and other beings are happy to see Klein enter the "Giant King's Court". This is the golden time for him to go with the flow and be promoted to a "Miracle Master".

Of course, Klein had doubts that Amon's "replacement ritual" did not include beings from non-adjacent paths. This was consistent with his efforts to promote his own advancement to Sequence 2. He hoped to cultivate a "secret servant" who had the opportunity to become a god, and then wait for an opportunity to replace the other party and become a dual-path god of thieves and fortune-tellers. But even with such concerns, Klein would not choose to back down. After all, becoming a Sequence 2 was the qualification to become a "chess piece" on the chessboard of the world.

After sending Angel away, the silhouette of "The World" dissipated in the gray fog, and "The Fool" Klein returned to his high-backed chair. He waved his hand to summon the "Miracle Worker" attribute hidden behind the back of the chair and the "Mysterious Attendant" attribute that looked like a translucent velvet curtain. He let these two attributes, which were obedient in the gray fog and without any abnormalities, fall on the table and stare at them closely.

Before the True Creator left, in addition to the instruction to "go to the Giant King's Court" and the seed that corroded him, he also left a message that only he could hear:
"Don't use that unowned trait to advance."

Watching the wall of gray fog spit out, which seemed to be a "curtain" that had been prepared for him long ago and combined the characteristics of Sequence 2 and Sequence 1, Klein fell into deep thought.

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Backlund, the basement of a dilapidated apartment building secretly belonging to MI9.

Hugh Dilcher, who quickly became a mid-level cadre in MI9 by knowing the "acting method" and having the resources of the Tarot Club, walked slowly into the interrogation room set up in the basement wearing leather boots with raised insoles and a windbreaker.

Her two subordinates had been waiting there for a long time. In the bucket in the middle of the interrogation room was tied a middle-aged man in work clothes. He had a full beard and his hands were tied behind his back. His whole body was soaked in ice water. He had already suffered from hypothermia, his skin was pale, and he was trembling slightly.

The order from above was not to actually kill these captured "parade organizers" in order to avoid consequences that the royal family and the nobility did not want to see, but MI9 had a lot of ways to make people talk easily without leaving them with permanent disabilities.

Seeing the leader arrive, the two interrogators added a few more ice cubes into the water and then stood aside.

Xio put his hands behind his back to make himself look more intimidating, stood in front of the man, and asked in a deep voice:
"You still don't want to confess? Your companions have already betrayed the mastermind in exchange for their freedom."

As she spoke, she used a hint of the sharp aura of "Punishment Knight", mixed with the reduced power of "Spirit Piercing", which made the bearded man's face full of pain and he struggled in the ice bucket.

Finally, in the temperature that almost froze his blood and the needle-like pain in his brain, he yelled:
"There is no master! Each of us acts according to our own will!

"Do those nobles think that throwing out a few merchants will satisfy everyone? What they are doing will only let everyone know that the merchants who hoard food are discarded pawns that can be sacrificed at any time, and the nobles are the masterminds behind this!

"If you want to execute me secretly, then do it. The next me, thousands and thousands of me, will appear sooner or later. As long as people in the East District are still starving to death, the workers' wives have to exchange their bodies for food, and the children are still crying out of hunger, the powder keg of Backlund will explode at any time!"

His enthusiasm made Xio frown. He instinctively suspected that the other party was affected by some extraordinary power. Just as he was about to continue asking something, he suddenly heard a low rumbling sound coming from somewhere. The basement also trembled slightly, and a lot of dust fell from the ceiling.

After carefully identifying the direction, Xio's expression became somewhat solemn.

The vibration and sound came from the west, from Backlund's last line of defense against the armies of Intis and Feynet.

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The place abandoned by God, Silver City.

Lightning in the sky became frequent again, which meant the arrival of a new day.

Although the sun has left this continent for thousands of years, the people living here still use the method before the Dark Ages to record the passage of time. When lightning is frequent, it is daytime, and when the lightning subsides, it is night. One cycle is a day.

The residents of Silver City who were guarding the city gate suddenly discovered that in the flashing light of lightning, two figures were slowly walking towards here.

They were holding lanterns, bathed in the dim but safe light of the fire. They were obviously human beings, not monsters in the darkness!

(End of this chapter)