Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 1285 The Instigator

The moment Angel saw the taxi driver's appearance and his strange monocle, his heart tightened and he subconsciously wanted to stay away from him.

At the same time, she had an urge to beat the other person up.

What's going on... This should be the first time I met him, how could I have such an impolite thought? He kindly reminded me that this bottle of "Instigator" drink was accidentally dropped by Mr. Moriarty, and he is a kind person... Angel immediately suppressed the impulse in his heart, smiled and nodded, held the drink in his hand tightly, and prepared to get off the car and leave.

At this moment, the driver, who was wearing a monocle and looked quite good but had a weird smile, said:

"Did you buy this drink at the supermarket where I picked you up?"

No, it was actually given away in a lottery, and I clearly saw this bottle of "Instigator" still on the shelf, and Mr. Moriarty also reminded me not to redeem the prize again... Angel thought about it, hesitated for a moment, and nodded:
"Yes."

"That's a coincidence, I have one too."

The driver smiled and reached out his hand to a place where Angel couldn't see from the passenger seat. When he retracted his arm, he had a bottle of drink in his hand that was the same size as "Instigator", but there was a picture of a thin hand on the bottle.

Angel, whose dynamic vision had been enhanced by the "Assassin", immediately saw the label on it: "Thief".

What a strange name. Like assassin, it is some kind of... profession that is not recognized by ordinary people?
Her eyes moved back and forth between the drink and the driver's smiling face, and suddenly she understood what he meant:
"You drank this drink too?"

The moment the driver nodded, Angel suddenly felt relieved that he had found an organization and was no longer alone.

But she immediately had more questions: Why did the other party reveal his identity? Wasn't the blonde lady at the counter like a robot who didn't respond to other people at all? Where did this bottle of "Thief" come from? Besides that supermarket, were there other places to "draw"?
These questions made Angel cautious and not try to get close to the other party. Instead, he asked carefully:

"After drinking it, do you feel...different?"

"Is it safer to drive?" The driver patted the steering wheel and blinked his right eye behind his monocle. He continued, "I recently heard that there is a theory that 'the end of the world is coming' spreading in this city, and the only way to save the world is with this magic potion in your hand."

"Potion?"

Angel blurted out the question, but he felt like the mystery was solved.

No wonder you feel changes in your body after drinking the beverage, you can see farther, jump higher, and have greater strength. It turns out it is a medicine!
So, this bottle of "Instigator" in my hand can further enhance these abilities and even give me new powers? But what does "doomsday" mean? Will this city, this world, really be in a fatal crisis, and it will take someone who drinks the potion to save everything, just like those superheroes?
Unable to accept these facts for a moment, Angel felt a little dizzy. She looked at the driver holding the "Thief" potion and wanted to ask a few more questions, but finally murmured:

"How can I contact you if I still have questions?"

As if he had been waiting for this question, the driver with monocle took out a business card with a black crow on it and handed it to Angel, saying:
"If you want to rent another car, just call this number."

After taking a look at the strange-looking crow with a white circle around its right eye, Angel put away the business card and slowly got out of the taxi.

The passenger window near her rolled down, and the black-haired, black-eyed driver continued:
“Be careful of the people around you, their well-intentioned actions may not necessarily benefit you.

"Also, the next sequence after 'Instigator' is 'Witch'."

The person beside him? Was he referring to Mr. Moriarty? The name of the drug "witch" was more dangerous than "assassin"... Angel stared blankly at the black taxi going away, tightly holding the bottle of "Instigator" potion in his hand, with a myriad of thoughts in his mind.

After a long time, she turned around and walked into the gate of Tingen University. She walked around the bushes that blocked her view with ease and caught up with Sherlock Moriarty who was strolling before entering the teaching building.

"Mr. Moriarty, you just left this bottle of drink in the taxi!"

She called him over and handed him the "magic potion" in her hand, but he did not take it. Instead, he looked at her in confusion:

"You remembered it wrongly. I didn't buy this bottle of drink."

"Didn't you remind me of its dangers..." Angel asked in surprise, and then lowered his head in Moriarty's confused and distant eyes, "...Sorry, I remembered it wrong."

At this moment, her heart was cold.

It was not until Moriarty walked into the teaching building that Angel took a deep breath and took a step forward.

She had intended to go back to class, but for some reason an impulse came over her and she turned back into the maze of decorative bushes and stopped at a rest area with a bench.

After looking around, Angel picked up the bottle of "Instigator" potion with a strange picture of lips with purple-black liquid flowing out, unscrewed the cap, and poured it into his mouth.

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"Go to the Church of Poseidon in Bayam and look for the messenger Daniz Dubois. From today on, you are the Pope of the Church of Poseidon."

Klein saved the voice of The Fool and the image behind the gray fog and cast it into the crimson star representing The Hanged Man. He then leaned back in a high-back chair and fell into deep thought.

During the day he left the Dream City, he was not idle. Instead, he had to consider the future development issues for the increasing number of believers and those members of the Tarot Club who were gradually occupying important positions or had connections with other organizations, expand his own power, and stabilize the anchor of "The Fool".

The most urgent issue to be resolved is undoubtedly the identity of "The Hanged Man" Alger.

This Cardinal of the Church of the Storm of Bayam fought alone against three out-of-control Level 1 Sealed Artifacts to save the people of that city during the global seal failure disaster caused by the return of Mr. "Gate". If Klein had not provided some help after the battle against the "Original Witch", he might have died on the spot.

But this also brings up another problem: the Church of the Storm will undoubtedly investigate Alger's actions. If they are true, he will surely be rewarded for his bravery. If the Fool's beliefs are exposed...

Therefore, long before the last Tarot Meeting, Alger had proposed the idea of ​​leaving the Church of Storms. On the one hand, it was difficult for a Beyonder like him with elven blood to be reused in the church, as Saint was already the limit. On the other hand, he was indeed worried that his true beliefs would be exposed and he would be treated as a traitor.

And Klein's "Sea God" Church just happened to lack a true saint to take charge.

In handling this matter, Klein believed that he and the "Lord of Storms" had a certain understanding. When the end of the world was approaching, the other party was unlikely to have a direct conflict with him who was qualified to compete for the "Lord of Mysteries". The reasonable disappearance of a cardinal who had long believed in "The Fool" also left the last face for this god.

The only problem is that in the short term, Alger cannot reveal his existence and must appear in the form of a mask, or use some magical items to change his appearance to avoid being recognized.

This is not a big problem. Besides, since he is in charge of the Church of Poseidon, it is reasonable to hand over the "Poseidon Scepter" to him. As for the promotion to an angel, the Storm Path does not have the Sequence 2 characteristic for the time being. It depends on whether he has the ability to fight for the "Elder of Dirty Words". In the Tarot Club, the competition for the "Omniscience and Omnipotence" Five Paths is very fierce...

After happily arranging the path for the Hanged Man to become a true Hanged Man Angel, Klein remembered the tasks of several other members.

Audrey "Justice" has rejoined the Psychic Alchemist Society and became a member of the jury codenamed "Arrogant". She was asked to find a hidden Psychic Dragon in the Kingdom of Loen. Klein knew that this secret organization was actually under the control of Adam. In other words, it was now a subordinate organization of the "True Creator" Grisha Adam.

Given the delicate relationship between The Fool and this god, Klein believed that Miss Justice must have been under surveillance and there was no need to hide it. Therefore, he planned to have Audrey actively complete this task. On the one hand, she could better integrate into the Psychological Alchemy Society, and on the other hand, Grisha Adam would not block Audrey's promotion before the "duel" between Klein and Amon was over. This meant that the Tarot Club could get at least one Sequence 3 "Dream Weaver" trait for free. If they acted quickly enough, they might even make Justice a real angel.

As for the possibility of me losing... With Angel, the backup candidate for the "Disaster of Destruction", Grisha wouldn't dare to do anything to Tarot... Some negative thoughts inevitably appeared in Klein's mind.

In addition to the development of the two founding members of the Tarot Club, "The Hanged Man" and "Justice", the appearance of the "Hidden Sage" in the Dream City also reminded Klein of this evil god who had killed Old Neil.

The "Hermit" Cattleya has returned to the "Utopia", the headquarters of the "Moss Ascetic Order", and sent some useful information. As long as Angel is awakened from his dream, his next target will be this false god.

Furthermore, because the Hidden Sage is the product of the unique activation of the Hermit Path, if the God of Steam wants to be promoted to the Old One, he must deal with Him. Klein has no shortage of allies.

Finally, after thinking for a few days, Magician Fors finally decided to do his best to help the Abraham family complete the ceremony of resurrecting Mr. Door. In this matter, Abraham also devoutly requested the help of The Fool and was willing to pay the corresponding reward, or "sacrifice".

Abraham's family is quite wealthy, especially after Amon returned most of Bethel Abraham's relics to them for unknown reasons... I can also interfere in this matter and prepare for the next battle with Amon... Klein tapped the table with his knuckles and made up his mind.

Seeing that the time was almost up, he quickly returned to reality, controlled his clone to pick up the special "Dream Talisman" that had been deposited for a day and a night, and activated it with his spirituality.

This time, he fell into a deep sleep without hindrance, and returned to the dream city in a feeling of extreme gravity.

When he opened his eyes again, Klein was surprised to find himself in a huge lecture hall, with a warm electronic pen in his hand and large expanses of blackboard writing in front of him.

It’s over, I’m actually in class now… His mind went blank for a moment, and his eyes quickly scanned the various Chinese characters on the electronic board. For a moment, he couldn’t confirm what he was talking about.

Just then, a soothing ringtone sounded.

Klein quickly put on a smile and turned around to look at the students who were either listening attentively or absent-mindedly. He said the word he most wanted to hear when he was in school:

"get out of class is over."

At the same time, Klein's sight also found Angel and Chick. They were not sitting in the front row today, but in the corner at the back of the classroom. They had already stood up, packed up their books, and were ready to leave.

It was strange. Angel always sat in the front row during Chinese class, and Chick would always accompany her. What happened today... Klein watched the two young women quickly leave the classroom under the faint gaze of other students, and his heart was full of confusion.

Of course, he could guess that this change was probably because something happened during the day when he was "absent", and it was an important thing that affected Angel.

Because Klein already felt that he had recovered the power of Sequence 7 in the Dream City.

This meant that Angel had already drunk the Instigator potion and had a certain understanding of the next sequence... Klein was anxious. After returning to the office, he took out his phone and entered the group chat of the five dreamers.

It was then that he noticed that no one had sent a message in the chat group all day. The last message was from Angel Gray, who warned everyone that Angel and the "Prime Creator" might each have mastered part of the body's time.

It's impossible for them to have no communication for a whole day. They must have re-established the group chat because I was kicked out of the dream to avoid being noticed by Sherlock Moriarty... Klein quickly understood the current situation and kept clicking on the screen with both hands.

Lord Above the Gray Mist: The power of dreams has increased, what happened?

Soon, the dead silent group chat became active again.

Coke tastes really good: Are you awake? Angel is already an "instigator".

Reminder to the Doomsday Assistant: Shortly after you were kicked out of the dream, Angel drank a Sequence 8 potion. As a "Doomsday" witch who contained uniqueness, she did not need to act or perform a ritual to take the potion again in the dream. Therefore, the power of the entire dream world also increased by one sequence as she recognized her extraordinary abilities.

Please Close Your Eyes When It's Dark: And someone should have revealed the name of the Sequence 7 potion to her.

Seeing this, Klein inevitably felt frustrated.

At this time yesterday, he had just let Angel see the true face of "Vieve" and persuaded her not to collect the subsequent potions of the "Assassin" path. He was even alerted by the dream master and kicked out of the dream because of this.

Unexpectedly, just 24 hours later, when he came back online, he found that the whole thing had begun to develop in the direction he least wanted, and Angel had even become the "instigator".

Who gave her the "Instigator" potion? Who told her the information about the "witch"?

Klein took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. Several suspicious targets quickly flashed through his mind, such as the "Fallen Mother Goddess", "Hidden Sage", and "Eternal Blazing Sun" who were confirmed to be interfering with dreams.

Did Viev give the potion directly to Angel? Or did Old Neil continue to preach the doomsday prophecy and make Angel not keep his promise to me, but return to the supermarket?
Suddenly, Klein thought of a possibility:
"Error" Amon, he probably got the dream spell from his father, the "true creator" Grisha Adam, and secretly followed him into the dream.

As the true God of the "Thief", it was extremely easy for Him to steal the "Instigator" potion, unknowingly replace a certain identity and appear next to Angel, and give the potion to her.

There is no way Adam didn't know about this. How could He hide it from all of us?

Thinking of this, Klein quickly typed on the screen of his phone and @ed the name of "Everyone Who Speaks Must Be Known" and was about to question the other party in front of everyone.

But at the moment of pressing the send button, his finger stopped above the screen.

Grisha Adam had already learned about the development of the "future" from Angel Gray, and understood that suppressing the revival of the Prime Creator and awakening Angel was the most important thing at the moment. He was unlikely to allow his brother and son Amon to mess up in the dream. Even if it was to deal with Klein and fight for the "Source Castle", he should have awakened Angel...

So, were all of Amon's actions instructed by Grisha?
Angel drank the potion and was promoted quickly. Could it be that this was good for her awakening?

Then why didn't He say it?
Is it...

Thinking of this, Klein quickly deleted the content he was about to send and changed his tone and question:

Lord Above the Gray Mist: What should we do next? The magic potion redemption point in that supermarket should be under surveillance. Even if we try to steal the magic potion, we may be kicked out of the dream. The same goes for stopping Angel from drinking the magic potion.

Coke tastes really good: It’s simple, can’t I just buy that supermarket?
It’s dark, please close your eyes: (doubtful)
PS: Normal updates of two chapters a day should resume tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)