Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 1111 Approaching
After telling the Goddess of Night through prayer about the call for Omybella from the remaining breath of the "Fallen Mother Goddess", Angel closed his eyes and waited for a moment, but did not receive a direct response from the Goddess, and no bishop came to the prayer hall to convey the oracle.

It was strange. The Goddess provided assistance in hunting the Dark Wolf, which meant that She was not completely unable to respond to prayers because of accommodating the uniqueness of the God of Death. But why was there no response to such an important matter?

Angel pondered, chanted the honorific name again, and offered the same prayer again, but still received no response.

This means two possibilities. Either the goddess already knows about this and thinks that Angel's status and strength are not enough to intervene, just like when she was promoted to Sequence 8 and drew Adam's appearance as a sacrifice to the goddess to seek answers; or the goddess's condition suddenly worsened and she can no longer respond to the prayers of her followers normally.

Judging from the prayer halls and church squares filled with anxious believers, and from the fact that the faith of the Dark Night in Backlund and even in Loen was wavering, Angel was inclined to the latter.

It was difficult for her to help with this kind of thing. Even if she emptied the food in the "City of Dreams" and snatched the "Gift of the Earth" to stay in Backlund, it would be difficult to solve the problem of food shortages shaking the people's hearts. This was no longer just a matter of merchants hoarding resources. The armies of Intis and Feysac first occupied the production areas and cut off the sea transportation lines. The impact was gradually showing. The decline of Loen was not something that she, an angel, could reverse.

Furthermore, now that the battle line surrounding the Backlund region has been formed, even if Angel wants to go to the battlefield and use the witch's large-scale killing ability to delay the enemy's attack, he will face the siege of a large number of angels from three countries and three major churches. Whether he can escape depends on luck.

When the coalition forces have the advantage in numbers and strength, they only need to adopt the "exchange" method, using angels to fight angels, saints to intercept saints, and make the demigods of the Loen royal family and the military, and the angels of darkness and storm unable to play a role on the battlefield. In this way, the army can continue to advance towards Backlund and squeeze Loen's defense line.

"At this critical moment, the City of Silver is about to begin its exploration of the Giant King's Court. We must take advantage of the fact that the True Creator has the same goal and Adam is about to become a god to allow Klein to advance to Sequence 2. Otherwise, there may not be a better opportunity in the future..."

This thought flashed through Angel's mind, and he once again chanted the goddess's name and said softly:

"Klein Moretti and I are about to go to the Giant King's Court. We may not be able to stay in Backlund during this period. I hope you can understand that I cannot participate in the battle to defend this city for the time being."

After waiting for a while, just when Angel thought he would not get a response, some more information suddenly appeared in his mind, as if it had always been there, but had been hidden before:
"Go."

The goddess responded! Her condition is not as bad as I thought?
Angel's head suddenly lifted up and he looked at the holy emblem hanging above the altar in the prayer hall, thoughts racing through his mind.

Could it be that the goddess already knew about the problem with Earth Mother Omybella? What about other gods, such as the friendly Lord of Storms and the God of Wisdom, and the enemy's Eternal Sun and God of War? If the goddess is in good condition, then the saints and angels of the Church of Evernight are gradually retreating to the temple in Winter County, pretending to give up Backlund. Could it be...

She shuddered, not daring to think any further, and drew a crimson moon on her chest. Her figure suddenly disappeared, and she quickly left the prayer hall and returned to the square where believers gathered and praised the goddess with waves of voices.

She was about to enter the mirror world and leave Backlund, but she met an unexpected person at the edge of the square.

"Leonard, didn't you go to Wintershire?"

Seeing that this old acquaintance was looking at the towering spire of St. Samuel's Church and was reluctant to go in, Angel appeared beside him and asked in a low voice.

The night watchman, who was still wearing a windbreaker and red gloves in the summer, was startled by the sudden sound. The light around him became dim and uncertain, and he was relieved until he found out it was Angel.

It seems that he has been promoted to Sequence 4 "Night Watcher"... Feeling the darkness containing the power of sleep slowly disappearing beside the other party, Angel made some guesses.

"I just came back from the temple. They asked me to stay in Backlund to replenish the limited combat power and guard against possible attacks on the followers of the Night."

Leonard, whose green eyes looked even deeper, glanced at Angel and replied.

Is this a preparation to save the believers after the defeat? But most ordinary people will only change their beliefs to survive, right? Angel doubted his previous guess again, but just nodded and said:
"I will be leaving Backlund soon. You must be careful and don't be stingy with the talismans I gave you. You can ask me for help when the time comes."

Leonard was stunned for a moment and asked, "Is it because of Klein's incident?"

Without waiting for Angel to answer, he continued:

"Can you take Sherman away? Let her go to Bayam, or to your city, and don't come back for the time being."

How come it's like you're asking me to take care of Sherman... Angel's mouth twitched, and he glanced at the believers who were praying to the goddess with their own thoughts and the chaotic streets around them, and said:

"With her ability, it wouldn't be difficult for her to escape even if Backlund fell. Besides, the sea is no safer than land right now."

With Leonard's help, Sherman had completely digested the "joy" potion not long ago and was promoted to a "pain" witch. As long as she didn't get involved in the battle between demigods, she would have no problem protecting herself.

But at sea... Angel's thoughts drifted away in an instant.

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Rhoside Islands, "City of Generosity" Bayam.

The dark clouds in the sky had just dispersed. After a storm that came and went suddenly, the once blue sea had become turbid. Countless shipwrecks were floating near the port. Most of them were warships of Feysac, but many also belonged to the Loen Navy and the Church of Storms.

Sea King Yann Kottman withdrew his gaze from the sea and looked at the red-haired woman beside him who was a little smaller than him, and whispered:
"Even if it's Feysac's 'War Bishop', he can only bow his head and admit defeat in my territorial waters."

His deep blue eyes lingered on the other person's face that could make even a storm fall for it for a moment, then he looked away uncomfortably and continued:

“I’m just a little curious, why would you help us deal with Feysac’s fleet instead of joining the Intis Navy to cut off the route between Bayam and the Kingdom of Loen?
"Ms. Elaine Solon."

"I belong to the 'Witch Church' first, and then the Soran family."

The ends of her red hair had turned black as if burned. Elaine, who had a feminine beauty mixed with some androgynous charm, lowered her eyes and answered devoutly.

"Hmph, the Witch Church..."

Yann Kottman snorted, remembering that the "Golden Queen" on the wanted order he had signed himself had now become a true angel, protecting a city and frequently appearing on the battlefields of the northern continent, fighting for Loen and becoming an ally of the Church of the Storm.

The Sea King instinctively repelled this angel whose mastery of "natural disasters" was even stronger than his own, but this thought did not cause him to speak ill of Elaine, who had supported Bayam and repelled the Feysac Navy.

Thinking of this, his hard-lined face softened a little. Just as he was about to say something, a bishop wearing a robe embroidered with lightning patterns came quickly behind him and reported to him:

“Sir, the representatives of the resistance have arrived at Bayam.”

"Heh, they come to negotiate terms now, because they think we are busy dealing with the navy of Feysac and Intis and can't do anything to them?"

The Sea King sneered as loud as a bell, glanced at Elaine beside him, and ordered:
"Bring him to see me, right here, and let him see with his own eyes the fate of the Feysac Navy, so that he won't have any strange fantasies."

Elaine looked at his exaggerated performance coldly without saying anything. If Miss Angelica hadn't asked her to express goodwill to Bayam's Storm Church and the colonial army at this critical moment to gain more benefits for the "Dream City" Patis, she would rather take the fleet to the southern continent. After the war, no matter who the new owner of the Rorsted Islands is, they will need Patis as a transit station to the southern continent, and they can remain neutral.

Elaine was thinking deeply as she watched the representative of the Rorsted Islands resistance army slowly approaching.

Although he was wearing a cloak that covered most of his face, the exposed tufts of short golden hair and the pair of deep blue eyes still allowed Elaine to easily recognize him.

It was the "Flame" Daniz Dubois who had sold her the Shadow Cloak, the boatswain who had first worked as Miss Angelica's servant for a while and was then sent by the "Golden Dream" to contact the rebels. How did he become a representative of the rebels?

Feeling Elaine's puzzled gaze, Danitz raised his head slightly and suddenly found that he also knew the red-haired girl next to the "Sea King".

The gazes exchanged between the two made the "Sea King" on the side frown. Invisible lightning seemed to appear on the dock, making everyone except Elaine feel their skin tingling and their hair standing on end.

Danitz then remembered the purpose of his risky visit to the Archbishop of the Church of Storms, and said carefully:

"I bring the goodwill of the resistance, and the...request of my lord."

"'Sea God' Kalvetuwa has fallen. Whoever you believe in is capable of defending Bayam and guaranteeing the interests of the Loen immigrants after we withdraw? With a fleet of this size, you can't resist it for half an hour even if you gather all your strength!"

Yann Kautman asked with a sneer, pointing to the wreckage of ships behind him that had not yet sunk.

"What scale?"

Danitz asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"That's all..."

The Sea King in front of him seemed to be irritated and repeated. He looked back and realized that Danitz was not provoking him.

The sea outside the port was shrouded in thick fog, which seemed a little unreal, and the wreckage of the ships that were originally floating on the sea had disappeared.

----

Above the gray fog, Klein threw the velvet curtain containing the characteristics of the "Secret Servant" back into the pile of debris behind him and used the power of "Source Castle" to suppress it again.

Just now, he used this extraordinary characteristic and demonstrated a nearly miraculous effect with the help of Sefirah Castle, shocking the Sequence 3 "Sea King".

"In this case, Arne Kautman should consider the rebels' proposal carefully... This is also for their own good. Freeing up manpower from the Rorsted Islands will allow the Storm Church and the Loen Navy to regain the upper hand in the battle for sea control. The Rorsted Islands can also be handed over to the locals for self-governance, while retaining most of Loen's current interests..."

He muttered to himself that he was quite satisfied with his attempt to switch from "keyboard politics" to "actual combat".

"Now that I have done what I can do, I cannot interfere with the situation outside... I hope that Loen's two lines of defense can hold out a little longer until the goddess' condition improves, and we can gain an advantage in the war between gods, or at least maintain a balance and force the other side to the negotiation table.

"I hope Melissa and Benson are okay. With my pension and Miss Justice's care, they won't starve. But if Backlund falls, it's hard to say...

"Huh, I can't think about these things anymore. I need to maintain the best condition to enter the 'Giant King's Court'..."

Layers of sounds echoed in the empty palace, and Klein's spirit returned to the real world.

He was not in the City of Silver at this moment, but in the seemingly frozen dusk light of the Giant King's Court.

At this time, the exploration team of Silver City should be about to set off, and Angel is also rushing to the depths of the Violent Sea, ready to cross through the altar connecting the inside and outside of the God-Forsaken Land.

Before that, Klein planned to use historical pore images to explore the area, just to get a feel for the situation.

This way, if an accident occurs, the Silver City team will have a plan to deal with it without having to pay the price with their own lives.

Carefully pulling out his own projection from half an hour ago, Klein entered the old city before the First Epoch in the mist of history, allowing the fake Klein to step into the orange-red dusk light.

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Silver City, in the square in front of the Twin Towers.

"Chief" Colin Iliad, whose hair has turned gray and whose face is covered with spells and scars, carries two straight swords on his back; Lovia Tiffany, who has changed from a black robe with purple patterns to a dark armor, hides her smooth silver-gray curls under her visor; Derrick Berg, whose eyes have lost their gleam, holds a giant hammer with a handle like a leg bone and a surface covered with electric light.

In addition to these three saints, the City of Silver will also send a whole escort team. They will not enter the "Giant King's Court", but all battles before that will be resolved by them, leaving the best condition for Colin, Lovia and Derrick.

After everyone confirmed that they were ready, they held up lanterns covered with animal skins and walked along the city's central street to the city gate amid the expectant and admiring eyes of the residents of Silver City.

Another elder of the "Six-Man Council", White Hillmon, who had recently been promoted to "Silver Knight", stood at the door and pushed open the heavy door for them with his own hands.

The group of people said nothing as they quietly left the light of the fire at the city gate and walked a distance in the dim light of lanterns. They stopped at the same time and looked back at the Silver City behind them.

Almost all the residents gathered at the door and did not disperse, looking at the expedition team. They all did the same thing: they stood up straight and raised their right fists to their foreheads.

This is Silver City's respect for heroes and blessing for travelers.

Derrick felt a burning sensation in his heart, wishing he could run to the Giant King's Court right now, push open the door to the outside world, and lead all the tribesmen to the light. Even the usually calm and composed "Chief" Colin narrowed his eyes and stood for a long time under the gaze of everyone.

Finally, he turned around, raised his right arm, and pointed in the direction of the "Giant King's Court."

"set off!"

PS: Today may be...

PS: Today may be...

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