Miss Witch's Forbidden Book Secret

Tia opened her mouth to shout, but the two nuns used the same trick again. One nun changed the direction of her hammer and smashed the iron rod into Tia's lower abdomen, while the other nun rushed forward and covered Tia's mouth and nose.

Those who are struck hard are all transformed by the path of suffering.

Those who were poisoned were instantly cured by the light in their blood.

Tia was completely unharmed, and even more energetic. She bit one of the nuns' hands, and then used the golden fire to ignite the two nuns in front of her.

The monk clasped his hands slightly together, leaving a gap, and the air between his palms vibrated, extinguishing all the flames.

The nun was incredulous to see that Tia wasn't poisoned and exclaimed in surprise, "How come you're completely unharmed?"

Tia said, "I should be asking you that! Who are you?"

The monks frankly admitted, "We're here to kidnap you."

Okay, okay, we're not going to act anymore.

"Who ordered it?"

"There was no instruction. I advise Your Highness not to overthink it. Just cooperate and nothing will happen."

Tia sneered, "You think I don't know you? Do you think I'm blind and can't recognize the people the Anti-Corruption Bureau has been hunting for all these years? The three sisters who betrayed the church and abandoned it; Warsaw, a specially appointed professor at Ansu National University who committed the case of poisoning the mother in the womb; and you, Hamt, a martial monk who practices the Lion School, or should I call you the leader of the resistance in the Northwest Mountains?"

"Are you so bored that you dare to come to the Mercury family to snatch people? Aren't you afraid that your ship will be blown up when it goes out to sea?"

All three remained calm, except for the monk, who was immediately embarrassed.

There's nothing that can be done about being recognized. They've been on the wanted list for years, even decades. The Ansu supernatural circle is small, with only 20,000 to 30,000 people still active in the supernatural world, from the old fogies to the newly entered ones. It's hard not to recognize them.

The two nuns licked their lips and said, "What can you do even if you know, little princess?"

"Is he a prophet?"

"..."

The nuns fell silent.

Tia then said, "Name your price."

"What do you mean?"

"You kidnap me and I'm supposed to go with you? That's too humiliating. Give me a price that will tempt you to kidnap me."

The scholars and nuns found it absurd: "The initiative is no longer in your hands!"

Tia took out a pocket watch from her bosom, tapped the brass watch, and said, "But it's not entirely in your hands. While you were arguing with me here, twenty minutes have passed. The Mercury maids will be up in a dozen minutes, and you don't have much time left."

The scholar laughed in exasperation, "You!"

Tia crossed her arms and said, "What do you mean 'you'? If you want to cooperate, then you'd better have a better attitude!"

Finally, the monk Hamt sighed and said, "It was indeed an invitation from the prophet of the Palace of Wisdom. I can offer some money."

"How many?"

"Five, fifty gold pounds?"

Tia remained silent, and after a minute of haggling, she managed to get the poor monk to give her 100 gold pounds, the two nuns to each give her 300 gold pounds, and finally the scholar to pawn his golden staff and his entire outfit. In total, about 1000 gold pounds in banknotes and valuables were left in the bedroom.

Then the monks laid out the sacks, and the monks lay down in comfortable positions before the two nuns carried them away.

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It wasn't that Tia didn't want to fight, but although she was very powerful in the nightmare, she was still Sequence 6 in the material world. If she wanted to wipe out the enemy in one fell swoop, it would be better to play it safe.

After the four left the Mercury mansion, they called the remaining two Sequence 5s along, but left the remaining Sequence 6s and low-sequence superhumans unnotified, keeping them as targets to divert the attention of the Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Church.

As soon as Tia arrived on the street, she ordered the nuns to seize a luxurious carriage for her so she could ride there to find the prophet.

As soon as she got into the carriage, Tia closed her eyes and, oblivious to everyone else, started calling Eleanor on her cell phone.

Eleanor had just woken up and was still examining her body when her soul resonated with Tia's, and the shrine rose up.

The shrine's functionality wasn't affected much; the only real issue was that it was embedded in Eleanor's unfinished sanctuary. Eleanor can not only answer phones but also make them, so now you can call her anytime you want...

Tia said, "Moshi moshi."

Eleanor: "Oh."

"I've been kidnapped."

"That sounds exciting! I want to try it too!"

"Quickly inform Pope Peter. I'll kidnap you for fun next time."

I'm dizzy.

"what?"

"The Pope has fainted."

"How come your injuries are so severe? Go tell Bishop Marshall to tell Roman and Anne. Oh, and tell Roman I have a signal flare on me."

Chapter 325 Explosion Protection

Boom!

Lightning flashed and thunder roared outside the window, and heavy rain poured down.

The Greater Harbour Police Station was still brightly lit, but not very busy. Even Roman had a moment of leisure, thankful that the entire ceremony had gone without incident.

Vanessa held the phone between her arms and quickly closed the office window. "This is the Newport News Police Station. May I ask... Bishop Marshall? What's wrong?"

Roman, who was recovering his composure behind his desk, suddenly opened his eyes.

Vanessa exclaimed in surprise, "What? You mean Director Sulph... I'll have Sir Roman come over right away!"

Snapped!

Before Vanessa could turn around, Roman had already stood up, snatched the phone, and said sternly:

"Bishop, what happened?"

Marshall hurriedly said on the phone, "The prophet from the Palace of Wisdom has smuggled himself into Newport and, along with a group of outlaws, broke into the Mercury family mansion and kidnapped Sulph."

"I just received the news; FAMAS is currently at the Mercury residence making confirmations."

—Boom!

A thunderous roar suddenly filled Roman's ears. He took several deep breaths, feeling dizzy.

Sulf is in trouble—and at this critical moment! If it were any other time, such as when she first joined the company or when she first went to Iris, he could treat her kidnapping as a normal case and investigate it. Even if Sulf died, it wouldn't be a big deal.

But if he dies at this moment, then Sulph cannot die!

Because next month is the Queen's celebration where Tia will be awarded a medal, and she just completed the ceremony to completely eliminate the royal curse!

Are we going to award the medals next month, and then give them to the dead?

Roman's voice suddenly rose, "Bishop! Do you have Sulph's coordinates?"

"Not yet, but..."

"Understood—Vanessa, immediately mobilize the police forces of the Greater Bay Area and North Port Area to keep a close watch on all the ports. This is an order from the Anti-Smuggling Bureau! In the name of Moen!"

"No... Williams, don't panic, I mean..."

“I understand—Vanessa, notify Lord Mercury of the Admiralty to mobilize all ships at the Nuremberg naval base and blockade the port!”

"Oh... Roman, I meant the signal flare..."

"I—wait, a signal flare?"

“That’s right, Sulph is still conscious. Uh, I mean she probably still has some influence with the bandits... and the flare is on her. But the Avalon system hasn’t restarted yet.”

Marshall was exhausted, feeling that these young people were too eager for quick success and didn't listen to anyone finish speaking.

Roman took a deep breath upon hearing this, his spirits lifted, and he hung up the phone to look at Vanessa.

Vanessa, who was quickly writing down Roman's orders, asked, "Is there anything else to add?"

"Hiss, keep the second one... Vanessa, go out and inform the Navy later."

"what?"

"I'm going to prepare to restart Avalon."

Vanessa was shocked and exclaimed, "What the hell? Is your brain stuffed with boogers? I'm telling you, Roman, Sir, my former director, you've only been promoted to Sequence 5, right? What are you planning to use to restart Avalon?"

Roman lit his pipe, appearing calmer but increasingly invigorated. "We don't need to restart the entire Avalon; just restarting the node at Newport is enough. By the way, will Sulph perform an explosion protection ritual?"

Vanessa said, "I remember she would."

The ritual of explosion protection exists in both forging and alchemy, and also has variations in the Holy Grail, Oak, and Sheathless Blade. It is a common Sequence 8 ritual and is listed in the Iris Alchemy Encyclopedia. Canaan Ogre, whom Tia killed, was proficient in this art.

Roman said, "That's enough."

The lightning struck, illuminating Roman's sharply defined face. Vanessa sensed something was wrong, took the flask from her waist, and drank a few sips to calm herself. "What are you going to do?"

Roman flicked his pipe and took a deep breath. "Vanessa, you didn't get any credit for the Twin Serpents incident last time. Don't blame me for not warning you this time."

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Tia dived halfway there, pretending to be drugged.

She really wanted to eat hotpot and sing songs while boarding the pirate ship to wait for the church knights to board, but unfortunately, the monks and nuns reminded her that it would be best to faint for a while, so that the prophets of the Wisdom Palace would be less wary. It would be better not to pretend to be asleep or actually fall asleep, as that would make it easier to tell.

I suggested that she dive deep into the ocean and not move afterward to avoid spiritual fluctuations—that would make it easier for someone to notice something amiss.

Tia thought it made sense; indeed, everyone has their own expertise, and her words were truly wise and experienced.

After saying that, before it rained, she set up a raven seal, so that the ravens would follow along to prevent any unscrupulous people from taking the opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

She was fine when she was diving deep, but when she used the Crows Seal, the three nuns gave her strange looks.

After sinking into the upside-down temple, she sent Freya and Brenna back to the material world, only letting them follow the carriage to scout the location. Soon after, she was plagued by headaches again.

The silver door in the ditch is still chasing her.

Inside the temple, it was fine, but as soon as she stepped outside, despite being only 28000 meters, the Silver Door's gift to her overwhelmed the gravity field, causing a surge in water pressure. Tia experienced water pressure at 50,000 meters, even at the edge of 30,000 meters...

If you want to reduce water pressure, you can only accept some knowledge, or simply address the root cause, or knock Yin Fei down to his knees.

The latter is unlikely, unless Tia wants to go to 170,000 meters to eat in the arms of the ouroboros mother.

However, one must carefully consider when accepting knowledge.

Ahead, a silver door was slowly opening towards her, its opening slightly ajar.

The witch, hanging upside down on the altar, pointed her left finger to the sky and her right finger to the seabed. A secret book with a black cover, inscribed in both ancient and common languages ​​as the "Book of the Black Sea," appeared before her.

"Silver Door! Do not be alarmed, for I am the inverted god of rebellion, the slumbering witch. I will save you, I will rise you, I will trade with the hand of balance, I will know the secrets of alchemy."

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At this very moment, at the Huamu Street Apartment in Beigang District.

The nuns stuffed Tia into a sack and took her to the apartment. After hurriedly carrying her upstairs, they saw Cherubim ask, "Did the plan succeed?"

The nuns picked up the sack.

When Cherub opened the package, he wasn't sure if it was Princess Ansu, but she was indeed very delicate and lovely, and her clothes had a noble air. He then questioned several people separately about their actions at the Mercury mansion, comparing the details one by one.

He exclaimed with delight, "It really is Princess Eleanor, no doubt about it!"

He immediately led everyone onto the prepared carriage and, taking advantage of the heavy rain and the darkness outside, headed towards the dock in the North Port area.

A fast sailing ship equipped with a steam engine was already docked at the pier.

But as soon as they boarded the ship, there was a rustling sound from the sack.

Tia pulled the plug out of the signal flare in the sack, sniffed it, and stuck out her tongue – bitter.

Upon further examination, it was discovered that the liquid inside the signal flare seemed to carry the ritualistic aura of a forging hammer and a holy grail.

This technique is truly remarkable; setting up ritual objects within liquid is a skill that Tia has never encountered before.

Hmm... Tia was filled with questions.

Why does this look like an explosion protection ceremony? The level of protocol is so high; it must be at Sequence 4! What kind of explosion requires this level of protocol to prevent?