Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 1122 Aftermath
This is how the war ended.

After the strange phenomenon in the sky suddenly appeared and disappeared, the coalition forces of Feysac, Intis and Feynaport were quickly defeated.

They had already suppressed the Beyonders of the Loen military and the church, and had the army composed of ordinary officers and soldiers advance the front line to the outskirts of the city. They could even see the neat buildings in the western district of Backlund and the towering Sodrak Palace.

But as the dusk that originally suppressed the deep night and emitted a tiring orange-red light suddenly disappeared, the night also strangely retreated, and after the normal sky appeared, the angels and saints of the coalition fled the battlefield one after another. Without their protection, the ordinary soldiers were simply unable to resist the various powers of the high-sequence Beyonders in the Loen army, and unsurprisingly collapsed and retreated.

This would have been a good time to press on and press on, but Rune's Extraordinary People and ordinary soldiers did not continue fighting because they were also confused and bewildered.

Only a few angels from the military and the church vaguely guessed something. On the one hand, it was because they already had a corresponding understanding of the authority of the gods and understood what the visions in the sky meant. On the other hand, they discovered that the angels and saints of the Church of the God of War were running the fastest and were almost on the verge of emotional collapse.

The meteorites that continue to fall from the sky provide solid evidence for these suspicions.

A ball of orange-red light flashed and fell from the sky, and happened to appear in the Feysac military camp in front of Audrey. The huge air wave and the knife-like touch made her, who had already reached the limit of maintaining the incomplete mythical creature form, couldn't help but take a few steps back.

However, the "Silver Knight" who was fighting with her did not take this opportunity to attack her with the silver rapier. Instead, he fled in a panic by "hiding in the light" as if he had suffered a serious psychological blow. Before leaving, he did not forget to take his arm that was cut off by the "Blade of Flesh and Spirit".

For a saint like him, a broken arm is not an irreparable injury. As long as the condition is stabilized and he finds an extraordinary person or corresponding items with the ability to repair the body, the arm can be easily reattached.

Watching the tall figure disappear quickly, Audrey cautiously did not pursue, but quietly retreated and restored her human form. She used "Calm" to clear the negative emotions accumulated in her consciousness after she turned into a dragon to avoid losing control, while carefully sorting out her clothes to prevent the "Silver Knight" from returning to the battlefield.

Of course, if she encounters this situation, the "disaster" spell she carries with her is enough to turn the tide of the battle.

However, I just relied on my own strength to gain the upper hand in the battle with a Sequence 3 Beyonder... Audrey clenched her fists excitedly, feeling a sense of pride in her heart.

This emotion was quickly "pacified", allowing her to regain her sanity.

But after waiting for a long time, the armless silver knight in the uniform of General Feysac did not appear again, and Audrey found that the "meteorite" that fell on the military camp and killed many soldiers was emitting a dangerous aura. It was obviously a "relic" of a saint or even an angel, but no Beyonder from Feysac tried to take it back. All the Beyonders and ordinary soldiers of the coalition were fleeing into the distance desperately, as if they were experiencing a great defeat.

Defeat... Thinking of the changes in the sky just now, Audrey seemed to have realized something. She no longer stayed on the battlefield, but used psychology to become invisible and retreated towards Backlund, passing through the last line of defense built by the Loen military and the church.

The faces of those soldiers and extraordinary people did not show the joy of forcing back the powerful enemy and saving their lives, but only confusion.

Among them, Audrey found Mr. "Star" from the Tarot Club. He had messy hair, a torn shirt, and a few tufts of short, thick black hair on his face that had not yet disappeared. It was obvious that his spirituality was on the verge of exhaustion and he had just recovered from a state of almost losing control.

After comforting the other party, Audrey looked at the "star" who was suddenly startled and looked over here, and then they looked away tacitly.

Walking through the messy streets and passing the citizens who came out of the basement of the shelter with dull and blank eyes, Audrey returned to her home and silently watched her parents, brother, housekeeper, and servants standing by the window, with expressions exactly the same as those of the citizens outside.

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Returning to St. Samuel's Church in the north district in the shadows, Leonard emerged from a corner of the church square, glanced at the bell tower whose surface was full of pits and seemed to have been attacked not long ago, and walked into the large prayer hall.

The place was full of people seeking refuge. Several priests and clergy were trying to calm them down. They didn't know that the war outside was over yet. Leonard didn't disturb them. Instead, he returned to his office in the basement, locked the door, and used meditation to calm his body. He restored the short hair on his face, his sharp teeth, and the strange bulge between his ribs and waist to normal. Then he asked softly:
"Old man, is the war of gods over?"

As a host of the "Thief" angel and a member of the Tarot Club, he knew much more information than ordinary saints and had some guesses about the war that had just ended suddenly.

"The winner should be decided now. From the fading of 'Dusk' and the meteorites flying everywhere, we can see that the winner is the goddess you believe in." The old but energetic voice of Pallez Zoroast rang in his mind. "Feysac's 'God of War' has fallen."

What, the "God of War", one of the seven righteous gods, has fallen?

Leonard's eyes, which had become even darker due to his promotion to Night Watchman, froze for a moment, and after a moment, he lowered his voice and asked:

"How is that possible? Even if the 'God of Steam and Machinery' remains neutral, Loen will still have to face the 'God of War', the 'Mother Earth', and the 'Eternal Blazing Sun'. The 'God of Knowledge and Wisdom' who is far away in Lunburg may find it difficult to provide effective support... This is what you said before."

Pales chuckled and replied:
“I have said so, and judging from the abnormal situation around Backlund, the God of War and the Mother Goddess of Earth may have attacked at the same time, and the Lord of Storms may have been blocked by other gods and unable to provide support.

"But why the ending is like this is not something a little angel like me can know."

I always feel that after Amon's attack, the old man seems to have let go of a lot of psychological burdens... Leonard suddenly had this thought in his mind, and asked:
"Then what should I do?"

“Heh,” Pales sneered and continued, “What can you do? Maybe your Mr. Fool can participate in this kind of thing, you should just take care of your own business… Amon’s brother may have taken this opportunity to become a god, but I don’t know if Amon has tried to replace him… In this case, it will be good for us if the Goddess of Night can win the war of gods. At least she can better protect you, a believer.”

The trend of the times that the Angel King was looking forward to was the death of a certain god in the war of gods? Regardless of whether the God of War or the Goddess of Night won in the end, it would satisfy His ritual... Leonard seemed to understand something, and relaxed his whole body, ignoring Pallez's ridicule.

There are indeed many things he should do, but now he just wants to go home and have a good rest.

It's a pity that Sherman has already left Backlund and headed for the city deep in the Raging Sea... Leonard muttered, opened the door, and walked out.

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A sermon has just ended in St. Angelica Church, Patis, the "City of Dreams".

Archbishop Triss carefully arranged for several believers who had recently experienced a storm at sea and were saved by praying to St. Angelica to tell their stories. She successfully mobilized the emotions of other believers, making this sermon quite successful.

Watching the believers reluctantly leave the church, Triss turned around with satisfaction and cast her eyes towards the "painful" witch from Backlund in the corner of the prayer hall. She curled her lips, but still walked forward and asked softly:

"Ms. Sherman, is there anything I can help you with?"

Say no quickly, otherwise I will definitely make things worse... She just added a sentence in her mind when she heard Sherman say:

"I wonder how the battle in Backlund is going... Is there any news from there recently?"

Ha, a witch in love... Triss sneered and was about to make a few sharp comments when hurried footsteps were heard at the door of the prayer hall. Elaine, with red hair that looked like it had burnt black ends, walked quickly towards them.

There is another witch here. She actually got promoted from the "Reaper" to the "Despair" witch. I didn't expect that the two potion pathways could jump to each other. If I had known this earlier... No, knowing is useless... Triss muttered, and walked forward to ask:

"What happened?"

She remembered that this Beyonder, who controlled an entire fleet under Angelica Thatch, had gone to Bayam not long ago and should not be here.

Elaine glanced at Sherman who was sitting in the corner and said:

"The war is over. Loen won a great victory. The navies of Feysac and Intis have all evacuated the Rorsted Islands. Loen and the Church of Storms have regained control of the islands... I received an order from Miss Angelica to immediately organize a fleet with enough food to head to the eastern part of the Sonia Sea. It is said that they are going to pick up a group of new residents."

Triss raised her eyebrows. This action made her exude the charm that belonged only to witches, but it did not have much effect on the witch in front of her who was also a demigod:

"Is the war over? Didn't the war reach the outskirts of Backlund? Didn't the city suffer too much damage?"

You don't look as indifferent to the situation as you do. Are you still thinking about King Edessacher II? Elaine mocked the archbishop in her heart, handed him a telegram, and then came to the statue of "Saint Angelica" and bowed her head to pray:

"...Ms. Angelica, I have prepared the boat and food as instructed, and we are ready to set off for the Sonia Sea at any time. I hope you can tell us the exact location so that we can get there as soon as possible."————

In his mind, Angel sent the path to the God War ruins east of the Sonia Sea and the method to safely pass through the ruins into Elaine's prayer light point. He opened his eyes and happened to see a bright flash of lightning across the dark sky.

Lightning illuminated the square below. The first group of people from Silver City heading to the outside world had already gathered here, a total of three hundred people.

They will be led by the alternate elder of the "Six-Man Council", "No Darkness" Derrick Berg, through Afternoon Town into the Giant King's Court, through the already opened door, and head to the corresponding location in the God War Ruins.

At that time, Elaine's fleet will pick them up and send these 300 "immigrants" to the island where the City of Dreams is located.

That will be the location of the new Silver City.

Seeing the residents of Silver City carrying large bags with excited expressions on their faces, Angel breathed a sigh of relief and left the room in the middle of the dome tower. He went down to the first floor and met Chief Colin, Elder Lovia, and Klein dressed as Gehrman in the hall.

In addition to them, there is a middle-aged man who is over two meters and five meters tall and has a dark blue symbol tattooed on the top of his bald head. His name is White Hillmon, also a member of the six-member council. He was recently promoted to "Silver Knight". If Colin Iliad died in the previous exploration, he will continue to shoulder the responsibility of guarding and guiding the Silver City.

Two Sequence 3s, five Sequence 4s, and more than a hundred mid-sequence Beyonders. Even in the outside world, this is a force that cannot be underestimated... Angel was evaluating this in his heart, and suddenly noticed that Lovia was quietly looking at him, with a much friendlier expression and eyes than before.

On the one hand, I helped them open the door to the Giant King's Court. On the other hand, the True Creator should have also issued some oracles, such as no longer trying to deal with the followers of The Fool. She seemed to understand something and responded with a kind smile.

Angel made this guess because after returning to the outside world through the underground altar of the abandoned giant village, she returned to the "Land Forsaken by the Gods" through the extremely dangerous waterway of the God War Ruins, where different divine powers were mixed.

This ruins, which is said to easily cause loss of control when entering by extraordinary people above the level of demigod, did not have any effect on Angel this time. The muttering of the "true creator" that filled the surroundings was almost inaudible.

This made her guess that after the evil god obtained the "blasphemous slate", his condition might have improved and he was no longer as crazy as rumored. This return to rationality also caused some changes in the way his followers acted.

Maybe Klein and I helped Him open the gate of the Giant King's Court, solve the problem of the "Dark Angel" evil spirit, and help Him take back the "blasphemous slate", and we gained some goodwill from this evil god... He won't claim that I am His believer, right? Then I will become a believer of three families... Angel muttered, looking away from Lovia, whose smile melted her heart and whose expression was a little dull, and looked at Klein and asked:
"How did the conversation go?"

"Silver City has agreed to accept the ancient survivors of Moon City. After leaving the God-Forsaken Land, they will build a new city as a whole. As for whether they will settle near the Dream City, it will depend on the feedback from the first batch of immigrants. In addition, they require that the two cities be at least 50 kilometers apart, which is almost the maximum size of an island."

Klein answered. Although his expression remained as serious as Hermann's, he could not hide the smile in his eyes.

The goal of Moon City and Silver City to escape from the God-forsaken Land is about to be achieved, and his "Miracle Master" ceremony is also coming to an end. This trip to the Giant King's Court can be said to be very rewarding.

In the past few days, he learned from the reports of Tarot Club members such as Justice and Star to the Fool that the war in the outside world was about to end, and it ended unexpectedly with the victory of the Kingdom of Loen and the Church of the Goddess of Night.

You know, just a week ago, Backlund was under the pressure of a large army and the situation was precarious. The nobles were secretly discussing surrender and conversion, and the civilians were trembling in the shelters. Even an optimistic person like Klein did not believe that the war could be won.

Unexpectedly, after their trip to the Giant King's Court, the direction of the war took a completely different turn.

As the two were discussing the affairs of Moon City, Colin, the "chief" of Silver City, came up to them, bowed to Angel and Klein respectively, and said:
"Thank you both for your help. As the first immigration team from Silver City is about to depart, I will fulfill my promise and tell you the secret that has been sealed for more than two thousand years."

The secret... is the part that was kept in the introduction of "Gift of the Earth" that Lovia mentioned when visiting the two level 0 sealed objects before... Angel nodded, looked at the expressions of the two elders, White Hillmon and Lovia, and found that the former looked normal, while the latter seemed to be thinking about something.

It seems that even Lovia doesn’t know this secret, and only Waite, who may inherit the qualification of “Chief”, knows it?

As Angel expected, Lovia asked:
"Do I need to avoid it?"

"No, this secret is no longer that important when we are about to leave the Forsaken Land of Gods. As a member of the council, you should also know it."

Colin said in a deep voice, glanced at another elder, Waite, and when he saw him nod, he continued:

"This secret is related to Silver City's divine seal, 'Gift of the Earth'... Its greatest function is to allow the growth of black-faced grass that is adapted to the dark environment, edible and pollution-free within a certain range. This is the reason why Silver City has been able to thrive for more than 2,500 years and not completely sink..."

Angel and Klein both nodded slightly to show that they understood.

Especially compared with the tragic experience of the residents of Moon City, who could not grow food and could only eat monsters in the dark, causing their bodies to become deformed and easily out of control, Silver City was even more fortunate to have the black-faced grass produced by the power of the "Mistress of Desolation".

"...But, precisely because of its existence, the residents of Silver City have been cursed. People within 50 kilometers of the 'Gift of the Earth' will become terrible evil spirits after death. Those who have eaten the black-faced grass will become evil spirits within 300 kilometers. Unless they are killed by their immediate family members, they can have eternal peace."

At this point, Colin paused, wondering if he was thinking of a direct relative he had killed with his own hands.

No, there must be. According to what "Sun" Derrick said, in order to allow everyone to have multiple direct relatives for "use" at any time, Silver City will appropriately interfere with marriage and childbirth. The "Chief" has lived for hundreds of years and must have personally experienced many separations and deaths... No wonder they want to build the new Silver City 50 kilometers away from the existing city... Angel thought, his eyes swept across the faces of the other two Silver City residents, and saw the same trance and nostalgia.

Suddenly, Lovia asked:
"So the last time the dead warrior who was far away from the Silver City didn't turn into an evil spirit, it was because the distance was too far? The curse is not on our bloodline, but on the Silver City itself?"

"Yes, you accidentally touched upon the truth, but I didn't tell you at the time because Silver City still had to rely on the Black-Faced Grass to survive, and the 'Gift of the Earth' covered a wide area, so most dying people couldn't use this feature at all."

Colin replied in an erratic voice.

Lovia was silent for a moment, and her light grey eyes moved around the Chief, Waite, Angel, and Klein. Finally, she sighed and said:

"At least they won't have to face this kind of thing in the future."

After leaving the God-Forsaken Land, you no longer need to rely on the "Gift of the Earth" and the black-faced grass it created.

That is both a gift and a curse.

The two "Silver Knights" nodded at the same time, with expressions of admiration on their faces.

After a while, Colin continued:

"That is the main secret of the Gift of the Earth. It is another thing that I only thought of after I learned a little about the outside world from Mr. Hermann."

Angel was a little surprised. She originally thought that the truth about the "Parricidal Curse" was the final secret of the City of Silver.

Klein, who was called by name, also listened attentively.

Colin lowered his voice and said in an almost inaudible tone:
“According to what you said, there are seven ‘true gods’ in the outside world, one of whom is Omibella, the Earth Mother Goddess, a member of the ‘Redemption Rose’.

"But the former 'Harvest Goddess' Omibella has long since died. Her corpse is in the City of Silver, transformed into the 'Gift of the Earth'."

what?
Angel's expression changed uncontrollably. Klein beside her remained serious, but his pupils suddenly dilated.

They both thought of one thing:

Omybella, the giant queen and mother of the "God of War" Badhair, died in the Silver City and became the gift of black-faced grass, a sealed object that inflicted the "parricide curse". So who is the current "Mother Goddess of the Earth"?

(End of this chapter)