Mystery: Mr. Witch and Miss Hunter

Chapter 344 Vulnerability
It seems that the strange observer that may exist is this gem...

Adele stared at the black gemstone, her thoughts diverged.

Since she got the Hidden Blade, she has been carrying it close to her body, and it is impossible to be tampered with. From Wendy's reaction, it can be seen that this is not a part she added later.

Ms. Audrey put it in... Adele naturally had this thought in her mind.

Recalling that when Miss Audrey specially stopped her in Constantine and sent this Hidden Blade here before going to sea with the Witch Sect, the purpose of the other party did not seem difficult to guess, it was to spy on herself through the Hidden Sword, Monitor the actions of the Witch Sect.

At that time, Adele was negotiating with the senior management of the Witch Sect. Although it might make Adele feel uncomfortable to secretly install such a surveillance device after being discovered, it was also reasonable.

But, why didn't she tell herself when she was in the Tarot meeting?
The task assigned by the Witch Sect has also ended, so there is no reason to continue to monitor it.The principle of the Hidden Blade is not complicated in Adele's view after many disassembly and assembly, and it is almost impossible to keep concealing the existence of this gem.

According to Adele's understanding of "Justice" Audrey, even if she loses some of her humanity, she will never deliberately do such things to make others uncomfortable.Even if she really wants to do it, she will use enough reasons to make the other party unable to refuse, rather than through low-level methods such as concealing the truth.

Adele was a little puzzled, not knowing what kind of medicine was sold in Miss Audrey's gourd.

Could it be...she herself didn't know about it?

Carefully recalling Miss Audrey's performance when she met her, Adele was surprised to find that from words and deeds to dressing, Miss Audrey seemed to show two completely different styles.

Combined with the other party's speech at the Tarot meeting, Adele felt that she had discovered something extraordinary.

This is the separated clone that Miss Justice said?Adding this gem is the idea of ​​a clone?

Returning to her cabin with the gem, Adele untied the pendulum from her wrist, wrapped it around the mirror in the room, and prepared to perform a magic mirror divination with the ability to enhance the divination effect attached to the pendulum.

After skillfully arranging the divination ceremony, Adele stared expectantly at the magic mirror in front of her, until ripple-like lines appeared on the mirror and began to form patterns.

In the blurred water waves, Adele saw a female figure with her back turned to herself. She was kneeling on a deep black silk cushion, as if she was praying to someone.Sitting beside her was a cowering golden retriever dog. Infected by the owner's emotions, he stayed there obediently, not daring to move.

The other party's entire body was almost covered by black robes and shadows. Adele could only tell that it was Miss Audrey from her dazzling blond hair and those emerald green eyes that shone brightly even in the dark. It feels completely different from before.

If we say that Miss Audrey usually gives people a feeling of otherworldliness, but now she is daunting.

There was a boiling pot of liquid in front of her, and even though there was no heat source, the blood-red liquid was still boiling.

After praying, Audrey Hall plunged her right hand into the boiling liquid without hesitation, until her pure white hand was completely stained blood red.

Then, she raised her hand, stabbed into her eye socket, and forcibly dug out one of her green eyes.

The wound did not bleed, and it was not known whether it was the magic of the pot of liquid or the demigod's ability that was at work. Soon Miss Hall opened her eyes, and the green eyes were still intact, like beautiful gems.

Adele saw that the eye that was forcibly gouged out quickly turned black after leaving the body, and the material became hard, shrinking to the same size as the gemstone in Adele's hand, and then it was stuffed by Miss Audrey Into that hidden space.

Is it really Miss Audrey's backhand...or in other words, Miss Audrey's human side left behind?
Adele recalled Miss Audrey's appearance in the divination screen, and was a little worried.

Although "Justice" Audrey said in the Tarot meeting that what she separated was her own humanity, but the weird and terrifying ritual in the divination picture is hard to let people feel at ease.

This is not the ability of the "spectator" path...

During the period of joining the Tarot Club, Adele has learned a lot of knowledge from everyone, and Audrey will tell her some secrets every time she meets her, so Adele has a great understanding of the ability of the "audience" pathway. Also have a full understanding.

The ability that Ms. Hall is displaying now is not like an "spectator" that mainly uses psychic abilities. Instead, it is somewhat like the path corresponding to the real creator. The ability she uses is full of evil feelings.

Although I know that the five pathways of "spectator", "sailor", "singer", "secret prayer" and "reader" belong to adjacent pathways and can be interchanged in high sequence, but I don't know about the separated independent personality A similar transformation can also be done...

Adele recalled the knowledge she had learned before, including the description that most of the believers of the "True Creator" and people in this path were lunatics.Although she was very reluctant to believe that Miss Audrey was affected by the channel, she had to admit that the result of this divination did make her more wary of Miss Hall.

That is, I am now under her gaze?
Adele hesitated for a moment, and tentatively called Miss Audrey's name.

"Miss Justice?"

"Miss Audrey?"

"...Miss Hall?"

However, the black gemstone only flickered slightly, and it no longer showed any abnormalities.

That's right, the other party's actions have to be hidden from Hermes, and I can't call them out casually...

Adele smiled self-deprecatingly, but then she realized that she was facing a new problem.

Miss Audrey, or in other words, what is the triggering condition for the successor left behind by the current Miss Hall?In other words, what should I do to make this gem play its original role?
Up to now, Adele only knows that this gem is the eyes of "Miss Hall", watching her all the time, and its scope is not large enough to affect the whole ship. It may be the key to solving this crisis. I don't know.

This feeling is very annoying, as if I am trapped in a secret room, and the only door key that can leave is locked in a box, and it is almost impossible to get it anyway.

Realizing that she really couldn't do much right now, Adele sighed dejectedly, carefully carried the gem on her body, and went to repair the engine unit with Wendy.

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Conston City, Hall House.

The big golden retriever Susie wagged her tail and ran across the corridor to Audrey Hall's bedroom. The servants and maids along the way were already familiar with this and opened the door for her skillfully.

It walked unimpeded into the hostess' bedroom, and Miss Hall was sitting sideways on the sofa, which was her favorite sitting position when she did not need to maintain social etiquette, and she didn't need to think about whether she would mess up her petticoat. wrinkle.

However, when she was in Earl Hall's mansion before, even if Audrey was in the "most unseemly" state, her dress was not as casual as it is now.

Now Miss Hall only wears a tight-fitting beige linen cotton shirt with obvious padding on the chest and joints; her lower body is a pair of breeches of the same color, covered with buckles and drawstrings, and her long blond hair was once loose At this time, it has been tied into a more space-saving bun, which looks a little more capable.

There is no doubt that this kind of clothing that allows one's own curves to be seen at a glance is obviously not acceptable in social places of nobles, and can only be worn in private.

However, this is not the clothes worn on social occasions, but the inner shirt of the armor.

Before the high-pressure steam rifle completely eliminated the heavy cavalry, knights would wear such clothes inside the iron armor, and they would wear many layers, so each lining would be made very tight and close-fitting, Susie could smell it The fragrance emanating from Miss Hall's skin seemed to be the stress response of the skin being stimulated by the tight shirt.

However, this is obviously not Susie's goal.After lying down beside Miss Hall, Susie shook the air and said:

"Ms. Loretta is still trying to investigate Mr. Britton's whereabouts, but with my interference, she has had little success."

Since the last time Audrey and Ms. Loreta broke up because of the pension issue, Loretta has been trying to investigate Britton's affairs, and Susie has been secretly interfering with Loretta's investigation to prevent Lolotta, representing the church, turned her attention to the former "Empress Honeysuckle" and the current "Snow Wind".

"Her willpower is stronger than I thought."

Miss Hall casually raised her nails to observe, and used a small file to trim the part of the nail that had been painted with nail polish until it was round and smooth, making it easier to hold the weapon.

Dreamwalker's dream modification is not omnipotent. Essentially, through the modification of the dream, it will affect the target over time, causing him to change unconsciously and do things that he would not do otherwise.

The principle of this kind of "modification" is to use the dream as the entry point, use the astral body as the springboard, gradually infect the target's mental body, and then react to the mental body, rooted in the subconscious. Compared with direct "hypnosis", this kind of Manipulation originating from dreams is softer, more concealed, and less likely to be detected, and is suitable for targeting higher-level targets.

However, this kind of modification is no more than the nightmare of forcibly pulling people into a dream, and the actual modification needs to be matched with the ability of hypnosis; if the "arrangement" directly endangers the life of the hypnotized person and the things that are most important in his subconscious, the other party will show strong resistance , leading to the failure of hypnosis. In addition, if the target is strong in spirit and firm in mind, it can also resist hypnosis to a certain extent.

Lolotta's resistance to giving up the pursuit of the truth was so strong that Susie didn't even dare to perform similar hypnosis directly, and could only lead the other party's investigation to other directions, making her give up bit by bit.

"She will give up...but it will take time."

said Miss Hall conclusively, leading the conversation elsewhere.

"I can feel that the newly promoted Miss Witch discovered the gift I left her... It seems that it won't be long before the plan is completed."

"Yes, that's really a good thing."

A third voice sounded in the room, and Hermes' figure appeared in the room silently like drops of water oozing from the wall. He just sat leisurely opposite Miss Hall, and stroked Two handfuls of Susie's hair.

Susie didn't realize the other party's appearance, but felt something brushed against her back, and she whimpered twice.

"I have almost done what I should do, and the ontology has already negotiated with me."

Miss Hall glanced at Susie, who was in a state of panic, and patted her on the forehead to calm down the golden retriever, and then communicated with Hermes on her own.

"She doesn't want to destroy everything around me, because it's something she can't face herself, and even desperately wants to escape...it's so fragile."

"You can't say that. After all, human beings are very fragile creatures, and she is no exception. Although she thinks that she can rest easy by separating her weak side, it is not the case."

Hermes said with a smile, "Did you fully realize this during the two years in Backlund?"

"Fragile bodies, fragile hearts, fragile souls, fragile ideals...human beings are so fragile, I don't even dare to talk to them in their original form."

"Even if I created the ancient Hermes language and opened up a path of mysticism for them, they are still too fragile..."

Having said that, Hermes spread out his hands, and tapped the cane lightly on the ground twice:
"How can such a weak creature bear the kindness of a great existence?"

"So you are going to cooperate with those people from the Church of Knowledge to turn everyone in the world into that illusory thing?"

Miss Hall said in an inaudible tone, "Is this a bit of a fuss?"

"Speaking of emptiness, you may not be qualified to speak of others, Miss Hall."

There were not many wrinkles on Hermes' old face with white beard and hair, and a smile appeared on it.

"How to remove things that are not sure whether they exist? How to destroy things that are not sure whether they are intact? We can't do it, they can't do it, they are more terrifying than them, they can't do it either."

Although Audrey was the only audience at this time, the old man still expounded his ideas impassionedly.

"Making humans less vulnerable - that's my purpose."

"Maybe it's hard for you to understand, but it's okay, I don't need your understanding, just like I don't need the understanding of those humans who are so weak that they die before I realize my plan."

"...You mythical creatures are really paranoid."

Miss Hall sighed, "However, this has nothing to do with me. I only hope that she can really see the place you mentioned."

"Of course no problem. Then, happy cooperation..."

Hermes nodded, and his figure gradually disappeared, leaving no trace as it did when he appeared, leaving only Miss Hall sitting beside Susie with a gloomy expression, not knowing what she was thinking.

(End of this chapter)