Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 1019: Battle on Both Sides

This voice came from Mr. Fool, which meant that this god would be watching over everyone's actions tonight and providing the necessary protection.

After all, the enemies that the hunting team has to face also believe in the "True Creator". Although He is evil and crazy, He is indeed a true God.

According to the plan, the "Hermit" lady who had arrived in Backlund and was staying in the Hillston District would use the "Eye of Secrets" on the "Magician" Fors, who was used as bait, to monitor any movement around her. Once she showed any abnormality, it meant that the "Secret Saint" Butis was attacking her.

As one of the main forces in this hunting operation, Audrey will immediately receive the signal and rush to the attack site.

Sure enough, as The Fool finished his words, a blurry image that could identify the location of the Backlund Bridge immediately appeared in Audrey's mind, allowing her to confirm that Fors's current location was the underground party she planned to go to tonight.

"Praise Mr. Fool..."

Audrey sighed silently in her heart, and stood up from the sofa by the window where she could see the beautiful fireworks outside the palace, and said to Susie at her feet:
"Pretend to be me, rest in this room, and decline any invitation to dance."

Susie, who had experienced "becoming Audrey" many times before, nodded heavily, and climbed onto the sofa where Audrey had just sat, put her front legs together, and assumed a comfortable position, looking towards the door of the lounge.

It has recently been promoted to a "hypnotist" and can hypnotize everyone who enters the room, making them think that the person sitting on the sofa is not a big golden retriever, but blonde Audrey.

At least there will be no problem dealing with the guests at the ball for a short period of time.

Patting Susie's dog head, Audrey did not delay any further, but immediately activated her "dream shuttle" ability, jumping into the nearest dream, using it as a springboard to quickly move towards the Backlund Bridge.

It was already night, and it was not difficult to find enough dreams for her in the city. The only problem was that Sodrak Palace was located at the westernmost part of the West District, almost in the suburbs, and there were no residential houses around. It was possible that because no one was asleep, Audrey would not be able to use the power to "jump" this distance.

Fortunately, she was well prepared and hypnotized a carriage driver to let him take a nap after finishing his work. At this time, Audrey quickly found the dream in which he was dancing with her hand in the imaginary palace ballroom. Using this as a springboard, she successfully entered the city.

Hurry up, otherwise Fors might be in danger... She passed through one beautiful dream after another, and in the blink of an eye she arrived at the edge of the East District.

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In the basement of a building at the junction of the North District and the East District, Sherman, who was not wearing the "Ring of Madness" due to recent health reasons, but wearing a mask and a hood, looked absent-mindedly at the transaction information on the blackboard in the center of the room, and occasionally looked away, secretly observing other members attending the party.

Suddenly, she noticed that several party participants in the corner slowly closed their eyes under their hoods, and their bodies entered a state of relaxation. Some of them leaned on their chairs, or lowered their heads and fell into a sudden sleep.

They took action... Sherman knew what was going on and nodded continuously like a pigeon pecking at rice, but soon he was truly affected by this force and closed his eyes.

When more than three-quarters of the party members in the basement showed similar situations, the party organizer, a "Rose Bishop" of the Aurora Society, who was wearing a hooded robe in the middle of the room and waiting for others to initiate a transaction, realized that something was wrong. He suddenly jumped up from the sofa, and his body turned into a dark shadow, floating towards the ceiling as if it had no weight.

But before he could touch the ceiling and merge into the shadows to leave, his body regained its human form and fell heavily to the ground, his eyes closed, and he fell into a high-quality sleep along with the remaining quarter of the party members.

The next second, the door leading to the upper part of the basement was kicked open from the outside, and several figures wearing black windbreakers and bright red gloves filed in one after another, and pounced on the hooded man who had transformed from a black shadow into a human form with a clear goal. They added two "sleeping" talismans that filled the basement with drowsy power, and then skillfully searched the talismans and magical items on his body and carried him out of the basement.

Originally, dealing with the wild Beyonders in Backlund was not the mission of the "Red Gloves" of the Church of Evernight. However, as the war progressed, most of the Beyonders in Backlund Parish were transferred back to the Tranquility Church far away in Winter County to resist the Beyonders of the Church of the God of War who were cooperating with Feysac to attack Loen. Only two "Red Gloves" teams were left in the city of five million people, so this matter naturally fell on them.

The captain of this team, Leonard, who was also wearing a windbreaker, revealing his shirt and vest underneath, was the last to walk into the basement. He rubbed his temples and frowned slightly. It took him a lot of effort to force the vigilant "Rose Bishop" into the dream at the last moment.

Seeing him come in, the "requiem master" in the team, Cindy with long wine-red hair, came up and asked in a low voice:
"Captain, what do we do with the spiritual materials that the others traded with them?"

Leonard's eyes swept over the party members who were staggering into a deep dream and unaware of their surroundings. He paused for a moment on a certain woman who was wearing a hood and an iron mask on her face, but whose figure under the cloak looked very familiar to him, and replied:
"Check to see if any of them are on the wanted list. If not, just ignore them."

Cindy nodded, and led the other two team members to look through the sleeping party members, taking off their masks and pulling open their hoods, comparing them with the portraits of the wanted Extraordinary People in their memories, and heard voices of "This is not it" and "This is not it either".

Sure enough, such a low-level gathering is unlikely to have wanted criminals, unlike the Tarot Club, where nearly half of the people have been there before or are still on the wanted list... Leonard couldn't help but compare the scale and level of the two gatherings in his mind, and was pleased to find that even the gathering of the "Fate Hermit Club" he had just attended was not as high-level as the Tarot Club.

At this moment, he heard another member of the team, Sequence 7 "Nightmare" Bob, exclaimed: "There is a wanted person here... It's the witch who committed serial murders in the East District!"

In an instant, the eyes of all the "Red Gloves" in the basement turned to him, and then moved to the round-chinned and incredibly charming face next to him.

"Hasn't the wanted warrant for her been cancelled? It is said that the real murderer has been caught and she is not a suspect."

Cindy, who obviously had a better memory than Bob, explained quickly.

But having a good memory is not a good thing. I wanted to take this opportunity to capture Sherman and get rid of the suspicion of being an "inside man"... Leonard frowned slightly and waved his hand.
"Take it away first, and then we'll examine it carefully when we get back."

……

Only when they boarded the carriage with the police logo did Leonard manipulate the power of dreams to make Sherman wake up.

The latter immediately jumped up from his seat, causing chaos among the "red gloves" in the carriage.

"Be quiet, don't get excited." Leonard pretended to be calm and pressed his hands down, saying calmly, "This is Miss Sherman, my informant, and the biggest contributor to our smooth operation during this period."

At this time, Sherman also understood the current situation under Leonard's explanation and the gaze of other "Red Gloves". He sat back in his chair, lowered his head, and looked very shy.

This non-threatening look, combined with her aura that made people want to protect her, quickly eliminated the hostility of the other members of the team. The red-haired Cindy even winked at her captain and teased:
"No wonder the captain has been leaving get off work on time recently and rarely works overtime. It turns out that he has...an informant outside."

"No matter what, he is much better than Captain Soest. Almost everyone knows that he is pursuing Ms. Daly. He has been trying for more than half a year, but was plucked away by that senior deacon who showed up halfway..." Bob also joined in the teasing of Leonard. They were all members of the Soest team before, and they were transferred here after Leonard was promoted to Sequence 5 and led the team independently. Naturally, they all knew that the "spiritual witch" had a good impression of Daly Simone. Unfortunately, in the end, she got engaged to a senior deacon from the Holy Temple who came to Backlund at the speed of light, which made everyone stunned.

What do you mean by "coming out halfway"? The captain was the first to arrive... Leonard curled his lips and was about to defend the pure relationship between himself and Sherman. Suddenly, the spirit in his body frantically warned of danger, and the anxious voice of Pales came into his mind:

"careful!"

Without hesitation, Leonard knocked his upper and lower teeth together, and a spirit suddenly disappeared from the white enamel surface. When it reappeared, it had formed a translucent light that enveloped everyone in the car, allowing them to "fall" out of the moving car without any hindrance and fall to the ground.

boom--

Behind them, the entire black carriage and the horse pulling it were torn apart by the impact of a deep black shadow, making a violent explosion.

At the explosion point, the black figure stood up twisted and shaky. It was wearing black full body armor, more than two meters tall, holding a huge straight sword, and there was a deep red light flashing in the eye sockets of its helmet.

The moment he saw the armor, Leonard, who had done some research on the members of the Aurora Society, had an idea of ​​their identity:
"Dark Saint" Xesma, Sequence 4 "Black Knight" of the Secret Prayer Path!
Leonard was originally prepared for the possibility that the members of the Aurora Society would come to stop their actions, or even directly attack the team, so he mobilized the entire Red Gloves team. With the help of the seal, even if those Sequence 5 "Shepherd" gods appeared, they could be easily dealt with.

But the one who came was actually a saint... Leonard's mind quickly flashed through the pitifully little information about this sequence, most of which came from "Queen" Angel, who had fought a "Black Knight" head-on.

There are no demigods among us, and there is a huge difference between Sequence 5 and Sequence 4... He didn't care about the possibility of exposing his own secrets, and called out in a suppressed voice:
"Old man, think of a solution."

While he was manipulating the spirits that wrapped around the other team members and Sherman, trying to send them further away, he took out the "Word of the Sea" scepter from under his windbreaker and swung his hand so that a bolt of lightning would hit the "Dark Saint".

But the white and powerful lightning fell on Xesma's armor made of flesh and blood, and disappeared with a snap, leaving only a shallow mark on the surface of the armor.

The saint of the Aurora Society sneered from inside his armor. The dull laughter came from under his fully covered visor, and it was accompanied by changes in the shadows of all the Red Gloves members present and Sherman.

They came to life one after another, grabbing their masters who were floating along with the translucent spirits, and rising like a stream of black, filthy water, trying to entangle them.

This is the Black Knight's "Dominating Shadow"!
Shadow's betrayal caused everyone to be separated from the spirit released by Leonard and fall on the cold street, entangled by black shadows and unable to move for a while.

The "Black Knight" Xesma took a step forward, causing his heavy armor boots to collide heavily with the ground, causing Leonard, Sherman and the others to tremble in their hearts, feeling their spirituality surging and dizzy.

Then, the man in black full body armor raised the straight sword in his hand and slashed at Leonard who was closest to him.

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Inside the mirror world, Angel was observing the outside world through the "mirror" formed by puddles on the ground.

This was a forest on the southeast outskirts of Backlund. It wasn't too far from St. George, but it was sparsely populated, making it a perfect place for a battle.

In her sight, the battle between "Secret Saint" Butis, "Hermit" Cattleya and "Justice" Audrey is nearing its end. The former has suffered a mental breakdown and spiritual loss from the continuous "mind deprivation" and "mental plague". He has to resist all kinds of fairy tale magic that he has never heard of. His body is shining with brilliant light, and there seems to be many insects wriggling inside. There is no reason in his eyes.

In fact, this deserted forest was not the first battlefield.

After the "Secret Saint" Butis ambushed and sealed the "Magician" at a party held in the city of Backlund, he was attacked by the "Hermit" and "Justice" for the first time. During this period, Audrey secretly planted a psychological hint for him to "escape here", and then pretended not to cause too much trouble and retreated.

After that, Butis, who had relaxed his vigilance, wanted to use "teleportation" to leave Backlund and slowly interrogate Fors, who was related to the Abraham family. However, he landed here because of a hint and fell into the trap that was truly prepared for him.

The outcome of two saints who were well prepared fighting against an unprepared one was almost certain. In addition, Angel also exerted a certain influence on the surrounding spiritual world in the mirror world. This effect came from the principle that the "mirror world" was essentially a part of the spiritual world and could influence each other. Although it was impossible to completely ban abilities such as "teleportation" and "spiritual world shuttle", it was enough to greatly increase the difficulty for a Sequence 4 "mystic" to leave.

Unless he is a Sequence 3 Wanderer, no one can stop him from leaving... Angel took a last look at the battlefield and found that the "Secret Saint" had been pierced through the body by a blood-stained spear, and his head was slapped away by the claws of a gray-white dragon whose head still retained a human form, turning into a dazzling "Star Bug".

The "Box of the Old Days" whose third layer was almost opened fell to the ground and rolled a few times. The lid opened automatically, and the figure of the toy-like "Magician" Fors could be vaguely seen inside.

It's over... Angel nodded with satisfaction and removed the blockade of the spirit world, making it easier for the Tarot Club members to quickly leave the battlefield.

Next, they would sacrifice the spoils to Mr. Fool, avoid subsequent divination and tracking, and then distribute them. They would also have to find an opportunity to release Fors from the "Box of the Old Days"... Hmm, Zaratul didn't seem to care about this battle at all. Did he predict that Klein would not appear, so he didn't take any corresponding actions? The expected angels from the Aurora Society didn't show up either. It was as if Butis had been abandoned by them...

Angel was floating in the mirror world, thinking, and his doubts grew more and more.

At this moment, she heard an urgent prayer in her ears and an illusory light appeared in front of her eyes.

This was not a prayer formed by chanting her honorific name, but a "cry for help" quickly triggered by the magic mirror she made and distributed to her subordinates with the Minor Arcana cards.

Based on the distance, Angel immediately determined that the cry for help came from "Queen of Pentacles" Sherman.

Shouldn't she be with Leonard, shutting down another underground party that might be connected to the Aurora Society?

Angel's spirituality enveloped the prayer light, and the image transmitted by the magic mirror immediately appeared in her eyes.

It was a messy street with wind blades and lightning flying everywhere, the "Red Gloves" staggering, and the "Black Knight" holding a straight sword high...

...and Leonard and Sherman under his sword!
PS: I won’t be able to watch it tonight. I’ve been very busy with work recently. I’m afraid I won’t be able to relax until next week…

(End of this chapter)