Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 1196: The Underworld Taoist

After the "Samaritan Woman's Fountain" in the cave was completely sucked into the dark hole, all that was left was wet mud all over the ground, a few puddles that were more substantial than the pale spring water, and the words that echoed in Angel's ears:
"The Blood Emperor disturbed the underworld, and the underworld people threw themselves into the river."

The emperor, codenamed "blood", disturbed hell and brought unrest, while the ascetic, codenamed "the underworld", sacrificed himself and entered the river?

Angel translated the meaning of the Chinese sentence according to his own understanding, and looked towards the dome of the cave. His sight penetrated the obstacles and seemed to see a gray mist.

She knew that Klein was also observing this place, at least his spirit worm was watching.

……

In the palace above the gray fog, Klein's consciousness returned here from the stone chamber in the mirror world.

In front of him was a rippling crimson light and a prayer light spot. Inside the light spot, Angel was looking in this direction.

"The Blood Son... There is no doubt that this refers to the 'Blood Emperor' Alistair Tudor. This also fits the identity of the phantom that just climbed out of the Samaritan Woman's Spring and was pushed back. The first paragraph means that "He" once tried to draw the power of the sealed 'River of Everlasting Darkness', but was eventually polluted and fell? That source essence just corresponds to the 'Underworld' and the 'Ghost'... The 'Blood Emperor' was also restless in the River of Everlasting Darkness and tried to revive, and even 'disturbed' the Underworld?"

Klein tapped the table with his fingers and tilted his head to think.

"Is the 'Underworld Taoist' the old man with a crown, jade face and white beard? Judging from the feathers and pus on his body, he is most likely a Beyonder from the Path of 'Death'. Throwing himself into the river means that he sacrificed himself to enter the 'River of Everlasting Darkness' to suppress and seal Tudor's residual soul... He is such a great man, but his dress is too much like a Taoist priest from the old days. Could he be another senior time traveler... Wait, he can take the initiative to enter the 'River of Everlasting Darkness', and this source essence is being sealed in the Western Continent..."

He muttered, suddenly straightening up, his eyes widening slightly.

This means that the "people from the underworld" are most likely from the Western Continent!

The source of the "River of Eternal Darkness" has tributaries in Calderon and underground Trier, which means that there is a certain connection between the inside and outside of the seal. The residual soul of "Son of Blood" Tudor can be integrated into it, and the "Man of the Underworld" can naturally also be integrated from the other side.

The only question now is whether this "Underworld Man", who is most likely a follower of the "River of Eternal Darkness" or an extraordinary person of the corresponding path, is a time traveler from our time... or is there a heritage in the Western Continent that has not been completely interrupted, and therefore ancient Chinese is still used?

Klein pondered and sent his conclusion into the prayer light representing the "Queen" Angel.

……

After the gray fog and the figure of Klein the Fool that appeared before his eyes disappeared, Angel fell into deep thought again.

Her conclusion was similar to Klein's. The old man was the "underworld man" who took the initiative to "enter the river" to suppress the Blood Emperor. His spirit of sacrifice was admirable, but it also brought more problems.

According to the existing information, although the Western Continent has sealed seven sources except for the "Source Castle" and the "Chaos Sea", it does not have the extraordinary characteristics and corresponding uniqueness of Sequence 1. At most, it has the angel characteristics of Sequence 2, and the number will not be large.

This means that the "Man of the Underworld" is at most an angel from the path of darkness, death, and dusk giants. Even if He sacrifices Himself and enters the River of Eternal Darkness, can He really suppress the "Son of Blood" who was a god before his fall?

Unless, He obtained the "gift" of the source substance and could be promoted to a higher sequence without extraordinary characteristics... Angel thought of the Outer God believers imprisoned in the underground memorial hall of Patis. They used the gift instead of magic potion to obtain the corresponding abilities and became extraordinary people.

This is doubtful, but at least it proves that the "Western Continent" also has normal humans and a normal power system, rather than being dead silent with only seven sealed source substances existing... Angel shook her head and stopped thinking about this problem for the time being. Instead, she looked at the "Secret Holy Emblem" that she had taken off before and put back on her wrist as she went deeper into the underground tomb.

This small holy emblem was given to her by Lady Arianna after her first "death" in Tingen, but Angel had always suspected that it was a gift from the goddess of night. At this time, the pattern of stars and red moon engraved on the holy emblem had disappeared, and pale and dark mists appeared repeatedly, wrapped in a dark red light.

Just like the phantom of Tudor struggling to escape from the Samaritan Woman's Fountain, this dark red mass was also constantly hitting the fog left and right, trying to escape the seal, but was firmly trapped by the paleness and darkness.

Angel tried to spread her spirit into the holy emblem, but was blocked the moment it came into contact with the mist. However, the seal from the "Underworld Man" seemed to recognize her and quickly made way for her spirit to come into contact with the aura of the "Blood Emperor" full of madness.

To her surprise, Tudor's breath did not convey the violent emotion to her, but instead showed a blurry picture.

It was an old sailing ship moving fast in the storm. With a swish, Angel's spirit was withdrawn into his body, and a surprised expression appeared on his face.

She knew the sailboat and had even been on it once.

That is the "Blue Avenger" belonging to the Tarot Club member "The Hanged Man" Alger Wilson!
I remember that it was a ghost ship from the Fourth Epoch. Could it be a relic of the Tudor Empire, built by the Blood Emperor? But why did Tudor's aura carry this information? Did He originally want to use His aura to influence me, so that I would take the initiative to find this ghost ship? Did the Underworld Man realize this and seal His aura before leaving?

Could it be that the "Blue Avenger" contains some secrets of this god, just like the relationship between the "Ghost Empire" and the "Night Emperor"... I have also threatened this ship, using the "Disaster" spell to scare it into begging for mercy and cooperating... No, could it be that it sensed the breath of the "City of Disaster" at that time and thought it saw the "Blood Emperor" and showed a certain degree of submission?

So if I go to the ghost ship again with Tudor's aura, can I uncover more secrets or even get the Blood Emperor's treasure?

Angel was overwhelmed with thoughts, and felt that this trip not only failed to solve any questions, but instead caused more and more questions.

Fortunately, these were not things that needed to be solved immediately. She temporarily put aside issues such as the "Underworld Man" and the "Blue Avenger" and turned to look at the dark hole that had sucked away all the spring water and residual souls.

The mud around the hole, which was originally soaked by the pale spring water, had become dry at this time, but the outermost part was still a little moist. Angel could even see a few mud puddles with some water droplets oozing out, and his heart moved.

From the noises just now, she confirmed that the pale water that swept away Tudor was the power of the "River of Everlasting Darkness". The surrounding silt and residual water were at most contaminated objects, but she also had the urge to collect them and take them away.

"Pick up some and show it to the goddess. It would be great if it can help Her..."

Angel muttered as he cautiously approached the puddle in the mud. He first tried to draw water with the metal bottle he carried with him, but found that even the mud and water droplets contaminated by the power of the "River of Everlasting Darkness" also possessed extremely strong powers of "decay" and "death", causing the metal bottle to rust and corrode instantly, making it unable to hold any liquid at all.

Ice cubes don't work either, so it seems that it can only be put into the mirror world, but other forces are also needed to suppress it... Angel can only take out the "Sword of Glory" again, use the tip of the bone sword to absorb a few drops of water from the "Samaritan Woman's Fountain", and put it together with some silt, along with this seal with the dual powers of "Twilight Giant" and "Death God", back into the mirror world.

After doing all this, she breathed a sigh of relief and felt a sense of pleasure that a long adventure had paid off.

She then glanced at the bottomless central hole again, but had no intention of approaching or even going in to explore. Instead, she quietly moved away until she walked out of the mud area and came to the edge of the underground cave filled with bones.

Angel's spirituality told her that the pale water would gush out of this spring again at any time. Once it touched her, she would probably be like Tudor's residual soul, wandering in it forever and unable to escape, even with the protection of the "City of Disaster".

"If these silt and water drops don't work, and I want to find a way to get some real water from the 'River of Eternal Darkness', I'll definitely need a careful plan and a suitable container, otherwise I'll just lose my life in vain..."

Although she has the means of resurrection of the "Man in the Mirror", she is still unwilling to die easily. After all, in addition to death, there are many forces that can threaten the witch's body, such as loss of control, pollution, and eternal sleep.

……

After collecting the holy emblem that sealed Tudor's aura, Angel followed the black line on the ceiling of the catacombs, passed through the four levels of tombs and the archway engraved with "Empire of Death", dispersed the false candles created by mirror magic, walked out of the underground passage, and returned to the sun-drenched Trier.

She hadn't decided yet whether to go to the gray fog to discuss the results of this exploration with Klein, or to find Elaine first to warn her not to easily become an "immortal" witch, when she noticed a familiar figure appearing at the entrance to the catacombs in Purgatory Square.

The man had long, fiery red hair that looked like it was dyed with the latest and most popular dye. His face was young and handsome, but there was a subtle wound on each cheek, which ruined his handsomeness and made him look a little hideous.

He was wearing a casual suit that was popular among college students in the Observatory and Memorial Hall areas. He was leaning against the wall, and the gas lamp above his head was dimming, making his expression sometimes gloomy and sometimes bright.

That was the "Red Angel" Medici, whom Angel had met several times and had fought with almost every time!

It seemed that he had been waiting for a long time. When he saw Angel appear, Medici leaned against the wall, adjusted his cap, and said in a sarcastic tone:
"You haven't come out for so long. I thought you were dragged into the spring by Tudor to keep him company."

(End of this chapter)