Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 1020 Leonard's Anger

The moment Angel saw the "Black Knight" wearing black full body armor and holding a straight sword, he recognized the other party's identity.

He was the "Dark Saint" of the Aurora Society who had obstructed Angel's previous hunt for "Mr. X" Louis Wayne and finally escaped before the official extraordinary people arrived.

It seems that Leonard's actions of leading the team to close down other Aurora Society bases during the "Hermit" and "Justice" operations have instead led to retaliation from another Aurora Society saint in Backlund... According to their previous conservative style, they should have abandoned the discovered bases and narrowed the scope of operations to prevent the official Beyonders from following the clues and finding other clues. Why did they brazenly attack the "Red Gloves" team this time?
Could it be that Aurora was planning to give up Backlund temporarily and prepare to "do something big" before leaving?
Looking at the "Red Gloves" lying on the side of the street in the picture sent by the prayer light, still breathing but with varying degrees of injuries, Angel frowned, and along the channel in the mirror opened by Sherman's request for help, she transmitted a ray of power into it, aiming directly at the magic mirror that was closely connected to her.

……

boom--

The suddenly compressed and released gale erupted in the night street. Leonard, who was holding a dark black cane inlaid with silver-white metal, was blown away by the force, his hair stood on end, his windbreaker was torn, and his body flew backwards. He narrowly avoided the oblique slash of the "Dark Saint" Xesma.

The latter was wearing heavy armor and was not affected by the strong wind at all. He took a step forward and raised the straight sword in his hand again. The dark shadow crawled over the sword edge, stretching it to more than three meters long, and chopped it down again at Leonard, whose body was tilted and had not yet stood still.

Besides the two of them, Sherman was the only one who remained awake on the windswept street. She barely stood in the strong wind released by "Word of the Sea". Seeing that Leonard was about to die under the giant sword of "Black Knight", her expression almost froze. The "Flame Blade" dagger in her hand emitted high temperature, and the dagger body also ignited with flames. She was about to throw it at the enemy to attract his attention and interrupt his fatal blow.

At this moment, she suddenly sensed something, and with her other hand she pulled out a small dressing mirror from under her cloak. She threw the mirror, whose surface had turned pitch black and seemed to lead to an unknown world, forward, and activated the "Lightness" skill. She was blown away for a distance like a fallen leaf in the strong wind that had not yet dissipated.

The mirror fell accurately at the feet of "Dark Saint" Xesma. An invisible force surged out from the inside of the mirror, immediately covering the ground near it with a layer of grayish and dull color, and then spread to the surroundings, making the street in the night look like a white flower.

Before the sword in Xesma's hand, who was in the center of the flower, fell, he felt the spirit issuing a crazy warning. He no longer cared about chasing the "Red Gloves" captain who was fleeing in a panic. He kicked his legs in metal boots and jumped into the air, avoiding the inconspicuous dressing mirror.

But the power of "petrification" still caught up with him from bottom to top, starting from the tips of his shoes, quickly climbing up Xesma's legs, then his torso, his hands, and finally his helmet that emitted two points of deep red light.

The entire black armor turned into stone in an instant, and its surface was gray and mottled, as if it had experienced a hundred years of wind and frost.

bang——

He jumped up in panic while holding the straight sword, and fell heavily on the ground which had also turned into gray-white stone. His head and feet were shattered into several pieces of different sizes, and there was no sign of life left.

Is this...solved?

Leonard then landed on his feet and stood firmly. He held the "Word of the Sea" in one hand and a high-level talisman in the other. He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked warily at the remains of the "Gray Knight" that looked like a shattered statue. He couldn't believe that a saint died under the dressing mirror thrown by Sherman.

Of course, judging from the scene, this "petrifying" power undoubtedly came from Sherman's real boss, the "Queen" of the Tarot Club. The power transmitted remotely by an angel might really be able to kill the Sequence 4 "Dark Saint" instantly?
But before he could think carefully and identify it carefully, the voice of Pales in his mind sounded hurriedly:

"He's not dead."

This warning came even before Leonard's spiritual warning, causing him to take a few steps back and leave the shadow that was still there before the shadow under his feet changed.

The shadow crawled up from the ground and quickly formed a man with a similar height and build to Leonard. He was wearing a linen shirt and looked to be only in his twenties. His face was well-defined and his features were outstanding, like an ordinary person who had accidentally entered the battlefield.

But those eyes, glowing with a deep red light, revealed his identity.

The "Dark Saint" Kosma actually abandoned his black full-body armor at the moment of being "petrified", turned himself into a shadow and escaped from the attack range of the dressing mirror, and then directly sneaked into the shadow under Leonard's feet. If it weren't for Pales' timely reminder, Leonard, who relaxed his vigilance, would have died in an instant under his attack.

Xesma's cold gaze, who had left the shadows, chased Leonard as he retreated. Before he could make any further moves, problems arose with the souls grazing in his body, especially the "Witch King" who had reached the demigod level.

They struggled restlessly, as if trying to break free from Xesma's "herding" and become truly free spirits!
This is the influence of the dressing mirror. It not only releases the power of "petrification", but also triggers a kind of "degeneration"... no, should it be said that it is "betrayal"?
Kosma's expression changed slightly, and he looked at the mirror on the ground with some surprise. The mirror had completely lost its luster and no longer reflected anything. Then, a twisted and swaying shadow slowly rose from his own shadow beside him. Its outline was blurred, and its eyes emitted a bright red light, like the red moon above his head.

This is the strongest soul herded by Xesma, a vampire count from the God-forsaken Land, the "Witch King" of Sequence 4 of the "Moon" Path. Because his spirit possesses divinity, it is very strong and can be released to form a new individual independent of the herder. This is equivalent to a demigod who can freely use his own abilities, but is limited to the abilities he gained while being herded.

This instantly escalated the battle between the Red Gloves and the Aurora Saints into a battle against two saints. Moreover, the Red Gloves only had Leonard, who was at Sequence 5, and Sherman, who was at Sequence 6 and could hardly provide any help.

But at the moment when the body of the "Witch King" was taking shape, Xesma's head suddenly tightened, and there was a blank in his mind, as if his thoughts had been taken away.

The next second, he discovered that his ability to "switch grazing souls" had been stolen.

Fortunately, his core ability "herding" was not stolen, otherwise all the herded souls in his body would instantly conflict with his own spiritual body, causing him to immediately lose most of his combat effectiveness, or even directly lead to loss of control and death.

However, the inability to switch the soul to be grazed also means that the "Witch King" released by Xesma and other souls he possesses cannot be used by him for the time being.

The newly formed external soul beside him immediately evaporated and disappeared like a water stain in the sun, leaving only Xesma, who had also lost his armor and looked somewhat lonely, standing there, a little confused for a moment.

It’s not like he had never experienced being unable to use his “herding” soul before, but facing a tiny Sequence 5 and being threatened with “petrification” and having his important abilities stolen was beyond his imagination before the war.

Leonard, who had a completely different mentality from him, was cheered up. He could feel that he had the ability to "switch and graze souls" in his brain. Although this had no effect on him, it meant that Pales had secretly made a move and crippled the "Black Knight" in front of him, and his combat effectiveness dropped a level.

Maybe there really was a chance, just like the day he faced Ince Zangwill... He suddenly raised the hand holding "Word of the Sea", and another thick lightning shot out from the tip of the staff, striking straight at Xesma who had lost the protection of his armor. The spirits sealed on his teeth emerged one after another, some blocking the opponent's vision, and some rushed forward to launch suicidal attacks, creating opportunities for Leonard's next move.

That's right, including the lightning, all the exaggerated attacks were illusions, his real purpose was to cover up the high-level talisman on his other hand that was being infused with spirituality and was about to be activated.

That was the "Disaster" spell he got from Angel in exchange for a "Time Worm". It could easily kill a saint and even have a chance of injuring an angel!
Just delay for two more seconds... As soon as this thought came to his mind, he found that the "Dark Saint" in his sight turned into a wriggling shadow again.

The shadow did not burrow into the ground, but crossed the distance between the two of them in a movement that Leonard could hardly see clearly, and instantly appeared in front of him. The distance was so close that Leonard could almost smell the faint smell of blood in the shadow.

That was the smell of Xesma's long sword made of flesh and blood. The sword stretched out from the shadows and almost touched Leonard's chest.

"Ugh……"

Leonard heard Pallez's regretful sigh in his mind. He did not care about hiding his own existence and was about to show the true power of the "Thief" angel.

At this moment, out of the corner of Leonard's eye, a slender figure rushed over at a speed no less than that of the "Dark Saint". The "Flame Blade" in her hand emitted a brilliant flame, and she stood between the two with the determination of "charging power for a strike".

Wait……

Leonard's mind was blank. He watched as Xesma's straight sword was deflected by the "Flame Blade" and then stabbed Sherman with his backhand. He watched as Sherman's body turned into mirror fragments stained with dark mist and scattered on the ground. He watched as the witch, who had re-outlined her figure not far away, had a huge wound on her chest that revealed her internal organs. He watched as the handsome but ferocious Xesma raised his sword again and pointed it at him.

"Disaster!"

The spell to activate the talisman gushed out from Leonard's mouth, and with endless anger, he pressed it on Xesma's face along with the purple crystal-like talisman.

The all-destructive force enveloped the entire street in an instant.

(End of this chapter)