Becoming a god by raising witches

"Hannah doesn't need to be saved. She will become the savior of this world. She is the most successful experimental subject. She will grow up and save this world."

Savior? Hannah? What does that mean?

Locke couldn't tell whether Joan Mancini's ramblings were madness or factual information.

"Why? Why is Hannah the most successful? Why was she able to save the world?"

“I will tell you everything I know, but you must promise not to tell a third person, my child.”

Joan Mancini looked at Locke.

At this moment, Hannah and Locke in the photo became anxious and tried their best to stop Joan Mancini.

"Mom, don't believe this imposter, he's not Locke at all."

"That's what Locke said in the photo."

“Mom, don’t explain to him. He doesn’t believe in the intellectual sect at all. He’s a heretic, and I don’t need his salvation.”

"That's what Hannah said in the photo."

She seemed to discern Locke's faith from his words.

Joan Mancini smiled as she looked at Locke.

"Locke, even though that's what they say, I still want to tell you everything I know."

"I promise you, I won't tell anyone."

Well, except for Miss Witch; she doesn't belong to anyone else, she's one of us.

Locke added in his mind.

“Each of the nine test subjects has a designated administrator, and we, the Twenty-Four Knights, are the administrators. We report the status of the test subjects to the Headmaster regularly. Apart from Hannah, the status of the other test subjects is not ideal, especially yours. You have not shown any special qualities. Therefore, we unanimously believe that Hannah is the most successful test subject and she is the most likely to awaken.”

Joan Mancini spoke slowly.

"Mom, why should we tell him?"

The Locke in the photo says with dissatisfaction, "I am the real Locke, and he is just an imposter."

"Hannah was the most successful experimental subject. What were her specific characteristics?"

Locke asked.

"Her ability to absorb malice from her surroundings is the most obvious characteristic. The malice in her soul is also completely absorbed. Moreover, her body is very healthy, and her personality is flawless. She looks no different from an ordinary person. Even though the Cult of Life conducted two population censuses, they did not find any problems with her."

"Does that mean everything else—no, the experimental subjects—has gone wrong?"

Locke pressed on with the question.

"Problems have arisen to varying degrees, and three of them have completely spiraled out of control and have already been recalled."

Joan Mancini said.

Are they recycled? Are failed products recycled?

"Locke, don't worry. Although you have flaws, you are not a failure. We will not let you be recycled."

Joan Mancini offered words of comfort.

"How long do you think it will take for Hannah to awaken?"

"Maybe 20 years, maybe 30 years, or even longer, or maybe one or two years. As long as a large enough war breaks out, with enough malice, she will awaken."

Will her original personality be replaced?

"Yes, that's beyond doubt."

"Is there any way to stop her from awakening?"

"Other test subjects can devour her, and she will be unable to awaken."

"Devour? Experiment subjects can devour each other?"

"Yes, although I don't know why, the test subjects can devour each other."

Joan Mancini looked at Locke tenderly.

"Child, is there anything else you'd like to ask?"

"Hannah and I can also devour each other?"

"Yes, but you don't know the method. Do you need me to tell you?"

"Need not."

"Locke, you're still so kind."

Joan Mancini smiled. "I hope your sister won't devour you when she grows up."

How to devour it?

Locke frowned and asked. Although he did not intend to devour Hannah, he felt it was necessary to know the method in order to avoid encountering other test subjects.

"A devouring ritual is needed, and this ritual is quite complex..."

Locke frowned even more deeply after hearing the ceremony.

“The people in the church will protect you. If anything happens to me and Bud, go to the Kosork government hall and find Winfield Scott. He’s one of our men and will protect you and Hannah.”

Good grief, this also revealed an insider.

The public officials working in the government service hall must hold high-ranking positions.

"There are 24 knights in total, but only 9 are test subject administrators. What about the other knights? What is their mission?"

Locke asked curiously.

"They are in charge of managing the strange objects."

Joan Mancini said, "These strange objects all come from the Western Continent, and each one is enough to terrify the world."

"Can you tell me exactly what it is?"

"Sorry, I don't know much. The number is S012, the Goddess's Shield, which can absorb all damage and block a god's attack."

S015, Death's List. Anyone whose name is written on the list will die; even demigods cannot escape it.

S017, Kamen Rider. Wearing this mask will allow you to be possessed by the original Kamen Rider, granting you absolute power, but at the cost of losing your own identity.

S033, the Doomhammer, possesses the power to destroy a nation. If used repeatedly, it could even shatter the entire continent. The cost, however, is the death of the user…

Before Joan Mancini in the photo could finish speaking, the room door was suddenly opened.

Accompanied by the sound of high heels, Joan Mancini appeared in the bedroom.

She walked past Eileen without noticing her, went straight to Locke, and picked him up.

"Locke, why aren't you asleep? Who were you talking to just now?"

Joan Mancini spoke gently, without a hint of blame.

"Mom, I'm talking to the photo. When was this family photo taken?"

Locke picked up the photograph and asked, feigning innocence.

Joan Mancini shook her head. "Locke, don't lie. We don't have a family photo."

Locke was stunned. When he looked at the photo again, he found that the five people in the photo had disappeared, leaving only the circus in the background.

what on earth is it?

Locke looked at Eileen with a puzzled expression.

Eileen shrugged. "It's your dream, how would I know? Forget about the photos, let's find clues."

She continued searching the room.

Locke also broke free from Joan Mancini's embrace and crawled under the bed.

"Mom, let's play hide-and-seek."

Locke casually remarked as he found the entrance to the next floor under the bed.

At the same time, there was a knock on the outside door.

Joan Mancini opened the door and saw that everyone in the Old Tom's apartment building had arrived. They squeezed in one by one, peeking and craning their necks until they spotted Locke under the bed.

"found it."

They all revealed ferocious faces, their skin peeling away to reveal black mist.

They all transformed into dream monsters, reaching out and grabbing Locke's arm.

"This time, don't even think about escaping."

Chapter 157, Enemy of the Gods

The dream monster grabbed Locke's shoulder, as if branding him with a hot iron, causing Locke to break out in a cold sweat from the pain.

click-

Eileen snapped the neck of the dream monster and then used invisible threads to control several other monsters, causing them to kill each other.

The dream monsters, who were previously unable to see Eileen, now seemed to have noticed her presence, and a scarlet light shone in their eyes.