Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 1152: The Path of the Outer Gods
Compared to the secret organization "Rose School" that had attacked Angel several times in secret and believed in the "Mother Tree of Desire", Angel not only had no impression of the several "new" organizations mentioned by Amon's clone, but even when he first heard about them, he could not imagine their religious purpose and the object of their faith.

Fortunately, Amon learned a lot of information from them during his research on Sealed Artifact 0-63 "Sword of Glory". He was able to initially identify their beliefs as the "Outer Gods" outside the barrier, the "Old Ones" who were constantly plotting to project their power into the earth.

This kind of thing did not surprise Angel. As early as when she learned that the "God of War" died in the war of gods, she was worried about the stability of the barrier left by the original creator. After all, it had been seven gods supporting the crumbling barrier in the astral realm, but now there are only six. Although the Goddess of Night among them has obtained some qualifications for promotion to the "Old Days", that distant vision cannot be converted into combat power at the moment, and the barrier will undoubtedly be weakened.

As for the "Original Witch", "True Creator" and the "Dreamer" Adam who had just become a god, they had been suppressed by the Orthodox Church throughout the Fifth Era. It was good enough that they did not cause more trouble at this time. No one expected them to fill the gap left by the "God of War".

The direct result of the weakening of the barrier was that from the late stage of the war when the gods were actively preparing for war and neglected to protect the barrier, the "Outer Gods" found an opportunity to infiltrate part of their power into the barrier.

Compared to the "Mother Tree of Desire", "Fallen Mother Goddess" and "Son of Chaos" who have "Source Essence" within the barrier, the influence of other Outer Gods on reality is extremely limited. They can often only influence ordinary people who accidentally learn of their existence through dreams, hallucinations or certain secret rituals, and then use these believers to secretly spread their faith, expand their numbers, and accept low-level gifts. Finally, they have the opportunity to invest more powerful power into the barrier through large-scale sacrificial ceremonies.

"So, which Outer God do they believe in?"

After listening to Amon's story, Angel asked the most crucial question.

The slightly fat Amon's clone, who looked a little funny in his black robe, waved his hand and led her to the depths of the memorial hall. Angel then noticed that there was a staircase leading to the depths of the underground. The light emitted by the regular octahedron of the "Hand of Order" illuminated the bottom of the stairs, where there was a large stone chamber.

"Compared to ordinary prisoners, these cultists are more dangerous. The danger does not come from themselves, but from the great existence they believe in. Therefore, I can only imprison them here and conduct some... experiments."

Could it be that the characteristics of the "Sword of Glory" were tested using these believers of Outer Gods? Angel seemed to have realized something, and went down the stairs to the underground. He found that this place was even brighter than the memorial hall. The light of order was everywhere, and dark golden ribbons representing "order" appeared from time to time. It was obvious that the atmosphere here was extremely wary of the cultists imprisoned here.

The large stone chamber was not as damp and eerie as Angel had imagined, nor were there any blood-stained torture instruments placed there. Instead, there were several small prison cells dug deep into the walls, separated from the outside world by heavy windowless iron doors, and low whispers could be heard from inside.

"This one is from the School of Delicious Food, the other two are from the Society of the Final Annihilation of All Things, and the one for the Sinner is here... I've dealt with the ones that were more contaminated, leaving only a few that can still communicate. Go ahead and ask whatever you want to ask."

Amon introduced them one by one, like a consultant selling products.

Angel hesitated like a buyer choosing goods, and finally walked towards the cell where the "criminal" was held. Instead of trying to open the door, he directly used the mirror world to create a lifelike mirror image opposite the door.

What the fake "Angel" saw was a room with a simple bed, a wooden barrel and candle lighting. It was only a few square meters in size, windowless, cramped, and the stench of excrement and sweat filled the air.

Lying on the floor was a shirtless middle-aged man with messy brown hair and a look similar to that of Feynaporte. He had a relaxed expression on his face, and did not seem to feel uncomfortable at all due to the harsh environment. He was resting with his eyes closed, his whole body relaxed, until Angel deliberately took a few steps closer, and the sound of footsteps woke him up.

"Who are you!"

The "sinner" suddenly jumped up from the single bed, and then he could see Angel's appearance clearly in the candlelight. His expression changed immediately, and his eyes flashed with a momentary struggle, and then became obsessed.

Even if a Sequence 2 witch does not actively "charm" others, her appearance and temperament alone are enough to make most people fall. Moreover, those who can believe in evil gods are often those with weak wills.

Rather, his momentary struggle showed his extraordinary willpower, and he adapted to the adverse environment very quickly. Was it because of his path? Angel pondered, and seeing that he had completely controlled the man's emotions, he manipulated his own mirror image and began to ask him directly how he joined the "Sinner" organization, and soon got the information he wanted.

He was originally a resident of a small town in the northern plateau of Feynaport. Because he lived in the upper reaches of the Serenzo River, which passed through Feynaport and Intis, he often communicated with residents of neighboring countries. Just a month ago, because of business failure and on the verge of bankruptcy, he was seduced by another Intis businessman and believed in the great existence that was said to be able to change his fate and regain success, and joined this "Sinner" organization. What surprised Angel was that although the other party was a Beyonder, he did not take potions to complete the promotion, but accepted the "Gift" to gain his current power.

The most important point is that the path that this believer of the Outer God is on is not one of the twenty-two paths that Angel is familiar with!

After receiving the gift for the first time, he became a "Dancer", and recently, just before coming to the Dream City, he received the gift for the second time and became a "Mendicant Monk" of Sequence 8.

This gave him an extraordinary endurance in harsh environments, and he also learned a lot of ritual magic. The most important of these, and the one he needed most, was a ritual to create an item related to his own bad luck, and give it to others, so he could transfer the bad luck and regain luck.

It’s an ability I’ve never heard of before. It’s somewhat similar to Sequence 7 “Lucky One” of the “Monster” pathway, but it’s just a similarity and cannot be explained by the different names of the potion... Could this be a pathway mastered by a certain Outer God?

Angel's doubts gradually emerged, and he subconsciously asked:
"Who is the 'great being' that you are guided to believe in?"

Her gentle words and perfect smile were irresistible, and the evil god believer in front of her quickly replied:

"His name is Wazan Sanson. He is a businessman like me. His company went bankrupt a few months ago due to poor management, but he quickly made a comeback... When I asked him how he did it, he taught me a ritual to change my luck, a ritual that can connect with 'fate' and receive its blessing."

The luck-changing ritual... Could it be the one that Klein used and then "traveled through"... Angel muttered to himself, and continued to ask about the details of the merchant named Vasant Sanson, and then asked the last question:
"What is this 'great being' that you believe in?"

This question made the man in front of him stunned for a moment, but Angel's kind smile still touched him.

"The great Lord has many different faces and identities. I only know one of them." He knelt down devoutly facing Angel, with his hands raised high, as if he was worshiping the "Lord". "He is the ruler of the old days, the origin above the sequence, the great 'Ring of Destiny'!"

The moment he called out the name of this "Old Day", Angel felt a gaze passing through the starry sky, penetrating the clouds and the ground into the deep basement, and falling on the man in front of her.

Although the dark golden ribbons nearby reacted immediately, and the "Hand of Order" obscured the area with the power of order at Sequence 1, blocking the sight of the "Outer Gods" whose ability to penetrate the barrier had been greatly weakened, the "mendicant monk" was still inevitably affected.

“Ah! It’s the Lord’s gaze! He is finally…looking at me!”

The man suddenly stood up from the ground, looked up at the sky, and looked at the great "Ring of Destiny".

Then, he exploded in the small cell, and his flesh and blood splattered all over the surrounding walls like paint. Tiny silver-black lights emerged from his remaining bones and suddenly disappeared.

I knew this would happen, so I asked the name of the Outer God at the end... Angel dispersed his reflection without surprise and looked back at Amon.

The latter smiled, his right hand pressing the monocle in his eye socket, his left hand clenched, with a silver-black dot flashing in the palm of his hand.

(End of this chapter)