Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 1132: Arrodes on the run

The person in the mirror tilted his head as Angel usually did, and asked in confusion:

“What’s the point of telling you in advance?

“As a favored one of Sefirah Castle, one of the means by which the Lord of Mysteries was resurrected, Klein Moretti will inevitably approach those people or things that can help him advance due to the law of Beyonder characteristics aggregation. Even without your help, he can be promoted step by step. This is also what other gods and angel kings want to see. Well, except for Amon, “He” is Klein’s direct competitor.

"Under the circumstances, knowing that Klein is The Fool will only bring him more trouble and expose his identity too early. And once the information you know about The Old Ones is known by Klein, who is not yet an angel, it will harm him."

"Then why did you remind him that he could tell me that he was the Fool after becoming an angel?" Angel asked.

"Because I'm worried that if he doesn't tell you the Fool's true identity after he's promoted to 'Miracle Master', you'll raise your butcher knife and point it at that 'Ancient God whose strength has not yet fully recovered'."

The person in the mirror replied in a teasing tone.

Angel felt his cheeks getting hot, and his eyes wandered away from the person in the mirror.

Because she really thought so.

After knowing that Klein could be promoted to Sequence 2 "Miracle Master" and that Mr. Fool did not seem to have recovered all three "Attendant of Mysteries" traits, Angel had imagined how Klein could be promoted to Sequence 1. In addition to looking for the traces of Zaratul and "Half Fool" Antigonus, Mr. Fool seemed to be an optional target.

Moreover, “He” was particularly concerned about Klein, as if he wanted to turn him into a secret puppet, a vessel for his resurrection...

"If he hadn't told me the truth in time, I might have really suggested that he take action against The Fool. On the one hand, it would have eliminated the trouble forever, and on the other hand, it would have opened the way to Sequence 1, or even Sequence 0..."

Angel graciously admitted his thoughts.

"I'm the one who knows your thoughts best." The man in the mirror showed the familiar smile of Angel again, "So I asked him to tell you the truth about The Fool now, so that there will be no more secrets between you...except for that matter, of course."

As she spoke, she pointed to the depths of the "City of Disaster". Angel's eyes turned and he knew that the place she was pointing to was the location of the body of "Angel Gray".

That was the secret that Angel hid the deepest and was the one she didn't want Klein to know, even after Klein said he didn't care about her past when her identity as "Cole Granger" was exposed.

Thinking of this, Angel retracted his gaze and changed the subject as if to avoid it:
"What do you think of the Night Goddess's actions?"

Although she, like Klein, could understand at a higher level the Goddess's attempt to promote the Old Ones before the end of the world, she still found it difficult to accept Her intentional weakness and the way She plunged Loen into war.

Sure enough, the person in the mirror also frowned and shook his head:

“Although if we don’t do this, the casualties will only be higher, the war between gods will be more difficult, and it may even lead to the fall of multiple gods at the same time, but I think the same as you, that He should not do this.

"Of course, in the end, the God of War has fallen, and the Goddess of Night has obtained the uniqueness of all adjacent pathways and a sequence 1 characteristic. Except for the essence, all the conditions of the 'Old Days' have been gathered.

"Next, in addition to gaining control over the two adjacent pathways, the most likely thing He will do is to ask you and Klein to find the tributary of the 'River of Eternal Darkness'."

"Tributary?" Angel asked back, and then thought of this source essence, like other source essences except the "Chaos Sea" and "Source Castle", which were all sealed in the Western Continent. At most, only a small part of the power penetrated to the outside as the barrier weakened, just like the mirror image of the "City of Disaster".

And if the goddess mastered this part of power, she would be able to enter the process of advancement to the "Old Days" in advance, and before the end of the world, when the barrier of the western continent opens, she would be able to quickly accommodate the "River of Eternal Darkness".

In this way, the Earth will be able to fight against the nine outer gods.

Seeing her tightly furrowed brows gradually relax, the person in the mirror continued:

"Graygari, the Phoenix Ancestor who first mastered the path of the God of Death, and Salinger, who caused the Pale Disaster, both tried to master the power of the tributary of the River of Eternal Darkness. Therefore, this power is likely hidden deep in the underworld, or in Calderon, the City of the Dead... Of course, even if you and Klein have the power of the Essence to protect you, it is too dangerous to approach this tributary. That is not the Chaos Sea aura left in the Giant King's Court, but the real Essence power. Unless you are promoted to Sequence 1, I don't recommend you take this risk."

Sequence 1...Angel was speechless for a moment.

Her path to advancement as a witch has been blocked by the "Original Witch". The "Red Priest" path does offer some opportunities, but she instinctively does not want to choose to jump to this path, as if something bad would happen if she did so.

"You mean the 'Red Priest'?"

After a moment, she finally asked.

As for Klein's Sequence 1 choice, after excluding The Fool, Zaratul naturally became the easiest target. This cowardly archangel might smell danger, retreat on his own initiative, and never show up again.

The person in the mirror shook his head slowly and said:
"'Conqueror' is not a good choice. Not only will it bring about physical changes, it may also trigger some horrific changes... Strange, I always feel like I've forgotten something important."

Forgetting... Could it be Adam who did it? I always find it strange. The conversation between Adam and the Goddess that I recalled when I was promoted mentioned that Sefirah Castle would ignore their modifications to my memory, but Adam's modification of my memory in Enmat Port was detected and cleared by Sefirah Castle. Does this mean that the Goddess used some power that was enough for Sefirah Castle to ignore to help Adam?
An idea flashed through Angel's mind.

The man in the mirror continued:

"In short, since the Goddess has 'invested' in you, she must have a corresponding solution. Adam may have taken advantage of this war of gods that conforms to the trend of the times to be promoted to a Sequence 0 'Dreamer'. She will take action later, but it may not necessarily be in our favor.

"For you, the most important thing is to digest the 'Disaster' potion. This is the foundation for you, whether you use the characteristics of '0-01' and the Conqueror to reach Sequence 1, or use some tricky method to advance to 'Doomsday'."

Angel nodded. Her "disaster" potion was almost completely digested. Perhaps a disaster with a wider impact would provide enough feedback for her to solve the problem.

In addition, the to-do items that she had accumulated before but had temporarily put aside because of the war and the trip to the "God-Forsaken Land" also came to her mind one by one.

It wasn't the funds that were repeatedly depleted and transferred from unknown accounts in the notebook in the hands of the butler, Li Buck, nor was it the high-class social life in Backlund that had recovered rapidly after the war. Of course, the wedding that had never been scheduled after her engagement with Klein also entered her mind for a moment, but she knew that this was not the right time.

Firstly, after the fall of the God of War, there were only six gods left who moved the Kingdom of God to the Astral Plane to seal the barrier of the original creator, and the Goddess of Night had just obtained her authority, so it was unlikely that she would immediately assume the responsibilities of two gods. This meant that the barrier would be significantly weakened, and the power of the Outer Gods to infiltrate the earth would be strengthened.

The hunt for Nast, a follower of the "Fallen Mother Goddess", and the extermination of the followers of the "Mother Tree of Desire" in the southern continent need to be put on the agenda. Although these can be helped by official extraordinary people, the key part may still require the efforts of her, the Source Follower.

Moreover, the attack on the "Rose School" was related to the promise she and Klein made to the headless messenger Renette, who had helped them a lot when they were weak, and now was the time to repay them.

Secondly, the war was over, and going to Intis did not risk offending the Church of the Eternal Sun. Angel was going to explore the special mirror world under Trier, which would not only solve the threat of the mirror man faced by the Tamara family, but might also find clues to the "School of Truth". Finally, the only "Conqueror" characteristic whose whereabouts were known was also sealed inside Trier in the Fourth Epoch. The ancestor evil spirit of the Sauron family had returned to Intis for some time, and perhaps there would be some new gains.

In addition, she had to wait for the goddess to formally ask her to find the tributary of the "Eternal Dark River" in exchange for the many helps she had given her before. Although this was dangerous, it would also help Angel to truly master the power of "0-01". After all, in addition to the pollution of the City of Disaster, the flag was also painted with the power of the "Eternal Dark River" by the god of death Salinger.

Looking at it this way, I'm quite busy... She smiled self-deprecatingly, continued to chat with the person in the mirror for a few words, and then followed the passage in the mirror to leave this huge but lifeless city.

……

Watching Angel's quickly receding back, the smile on the face of the person in the mirror, who looked and dressed exactly like her, disappeared, revealing a somewhat distressed expression.

She looked into the distance and saw a thin mist outside the city boundaries that had expanded after the City of Disaster incorporated the Limon Municipal Plaza, which briefly dissipated under the impact of the volcanic eruption.

There was an area with completely collapsed houses, dilapidated and deserted city streets. They stretched endlessly from the outskirts of the abandoned city to the volcanoes on the horizon and the broken ground cracks.

"Is this... the end of the world?"

she murmured.

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Backlund St. George District, the headquarters of the "Church of the God of Steam and Machinery" in Loen, underground of St. Hillran Cathedral.

Ikanser Bernard, with messy brown hair, led two members of the "Mechanical Heart" into the core area where dangerous objects were sealed.

The mechanical heart on duty immediately stood up, greeted Ikanser, and then asked cautiously:

"Deacon, are you still going to take that sealed object?"

Within Backlund's Steam Church, the name Ikanser has almost become associated with "that sealed object."

"Yes, I need to ask a few questions to prepare for the next action."

Ikanser answered with a focused expression, trying not to think about how he was perceived by the other members of the Mechanical Heart.

"action?"

The other party's attention was indeed attracted and he no longer cared about the rumors about Ikanser himself.

"A joint operation to eliminate the cultists, together with the Church of the Storm, the Church of the Goddess of Night, and... the Church of Mother Earth."

Ikanser stroked his stubbornly raised hair and replied, pausing when he pronounced the last church name.

He could never have imagined that the Church of Mother Earth, which had previously attacked the Kingdom of Loen, was now cooperating with Storm and Night?

This was incomprehensible to the followers of the Steam Church, who had remained neutral during the war and thus retained their right to preach in Loen.

Maybe I can ask Arrodes. Anyway, it can't hurt me anymore because my secrets have been exposed... He thought about it and watched his colleagues on duty open the seal and walked into the small room where "the sealed object" was stored separately.

After a moment, a cry of surprise came from the room:
"Oh no, Arrodes is missing!"

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On a steam train that had just departed from Backlund and was heading toward the city of Constanton in Jianhai County, Klein, dressed in a black robe and an ancient ceremonial hat, dressed like a wandering magician, sat in his seat and placed a small silver mirror covered with black cloth on the narrow table.

The young couple sitting opposite him cast their eyes over him, first taking in his clothes and then looking at the antique silver mirror with the curtain lifted, which had a black gem like an eyeball on each side.

Seeing their undisguised curiosity, Klein smiled slightly, turned the silver mirror towards them, and said:
"I'm a wandering magician, good at fulfilling other people's wishes and fortune-telling with magic mirrors. Do you want to give it a try?"

These words were obviously meant to sell something, and the young man frowned. However, his younger wife showed an interested look. Following Klein's instructions, she touched the surface of the silver mirror three times, causing the mirror to reflect the brilliance of rippling water.

Soon, a line of Rune text appeared on it:
"You have awakened the great Arrodes, so you must fulfill one of my wishes."

Klein's expression froze, and he reached out to hold the Mirror of Arrodes.

The text above flashed and changed slightly:
"Hello, do you have any questions that need to be answered?"

The young woman looked sideways at her husband, hesitated for a moment, and asked:
"I want to know if Mars has other women in his heart?"

The expression of the young man next to her changed immediately. There was no doubt that his name was Mars.

How come we have to face this kind of problem when we open today... Klein was a little worried about exposing the affair, but also a little curious about the answer, so he leaned over to look at the Mirror of Arrodes.

A line of silvery white text appeared on the mirror:
"Besides his mother, you are the only woman in his heart for now."

Mars immediately snorted and raised his head, while his wife hugged his arms apologetically with a satisfied smile on her face.

At this moment, the white words on the small silver mirror disappeared, and blood-red words appeared:
"Now, it's your turn to answer the question. Do you still think that you should marry your boss who is richer and more powerful, instead of..."

Before the words were fully displayed, Klein grabbed the mirror and stuffed it back into his wide sleeves.

When I get to Constance, I will give you to Angel and let you be her gossip and emotional mirror... He thought bitterly, and before the couple in front of him started arguing, he quickly snapped his fingers and said:
"There's a little problem with that mirror, so what wishes do you have that need to be fulfilled?
"I can give you no charge this time."

(End of this chapter)