Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 1033: Life and Death Battle in the Mirror (Two in One)

After watching Angel walk into the basement, the spiritual line suddenly disappeared. Klein sighed deeply and fished out a new lantern before the lantern in his hand reached the time limit of the historical image. Surrounded by the dim light, he strode out of the giant village, randomly chose a direction, and stepped into the deep darkness.

In this abandoned world, except for some flat land near the village, there are no real "roads". There is only endless wilderness, occasional gullies or hills, and scattered strange plants. Even with his erudition as an "ancient scholar", he cannot tell what species these plants are.

"These gullies should have been rivers, but as the vegetation disappeared and the weather became dry and rainy, the rivers gradually dried up and became cracks that cut through the earth..."

He observed for a while beside a dry riverbed, and after coming to a conclusion, he carefully tried to use "fire jumping" to reach the other side. As a flash of extremely dazzling flames in the dark night passed by, Klein successfully reached his destination. He was not hidden by the power of the night, nor was he attacked by the monsters in the dark.

But in the vision of his spiritual body, he could see illusory, fine lines wriggling in the dark where the light could not reach. These represented monsters hidden in the darkness, hovering and lurking beside him, waiting for the moment when the flames went out and the prey revealed a flaw.

"As soon as Angel left, they surrounded us. It seems that even the monsters in the God-Forsaken Land know who to mess with and who not to mess with...but today they made a mistake."

Klein smiled self-deprecatingly and stopped looking into the dark area. Instead, he continued to carry the lantern, using the occasional lightning to illuminate the way ahead as he walked in the chosen direction.

Behind him, deformed and crazy monsters trembled and turned into secret puppets, following closely.

Some of these secret dolls gradually transformed into creatures wearing black windbreakers and carrying dim lanterns, approaching Klein. Others remained in their original form, crawling quickly with their strangely shaped limbs, exploring further afield.

The monster, which luckily had its spiritual thread not pulled away, immediately realized that this human holding the lantern was not someone to be trifled with, so it quietly left and no longer tried to follow him.

Surrounded by the secret dolls, Klein finally felt a little safe.

“It seems that most of the monsters in the wild of the ‘Forsaken Land of the Gods’ are not that powerful. At best, they are at a level that can be dealt with by Mid-Sequence Beyonders. Otherwise, the City of Silver would not have been able to persist in the darkness for thousands of years… The biggest threat to me is still the ‘secret’ and ‘corruption’ forces in the darkness, especially the former. Even though I am a follower of the night, I cannot resist the out-of-control divine power here, just like the power of ‘Earth’ and ‘Scorched Sun’ in the God War Ruins…”

He walked briskly, muttering to himself, experiencing the long-lost feeling of freedom and strolling in the sunshine, without having to worry about a few slippery tentacles extending from the mist of history, or the people around him suddenly wearing monocles... Although there was no sunshine here, Klein was in a sunny mood at the moment.

But he still maintained the most basic vigilance, using the secret doll to explore the way and check for dangers around him, while constantly switching his position between different secret dolls, and summarizing his plan to come to the God-forsaken Land in his mind.

The first thing Klein did after breaking through the blockade and arriving here was naturally to contact the Silver City where Derrick, the "Sun" of the Tarot Club, was located. It was probably the only city-state in the God-Forsaken Land that still had normal order. Not only did it preserve a large amount of secret history of the Second and Third Ages, which would help him digest the last "Ancient Scholar" potion, it was also his greatest hope for completing the promotion ceremony.

As for how to restore the lost two to three thousand years of history in the City of Silver to the present era, and how to lead these poor people out of the God-Forsaken Land, Klein had a preliminary direction in his mind, but he needed to further understand the history of the God-Forsaken Land before he could perfect it.

“At least we can’t let Angel turn them into corpses and take them out one by one… They can’t use their ‘resurrection’ abilities in advance, and living creatures that pass through the blockade of the ‘City of Disaster’ will most likely be contaminated by the source, and be torn apart like the corpses in the giant village, or become monsters…”

Klein's heart shuddered as he thought of the large number of corpses he had just seen in the cemetery.

But he immediately thought that the "Source Castle" he owned did not show such direct destructive power. The gray fog that looked like the fog of history almost never really showed its power except for resisting certain powerful enemies on its own. The members of the Tarot Club held dozens of meetings on it, and there was no sign of contamination.

Unless... the mysterious gray fog is not the real "Source Castle", but just the manifestation of this source power, just like the relationship between the "Mirror World" and the "City of Disaster"?

The real "Source Castle" is actually the light gate that suspends countless light cocoons and sends him, Roselle and another Beyonder into the real world?
Klein realized something and looked up at the sky, as if he wanted to see through the illusory fog covering his head. He looked at the light gate that he had only had the opportunity to glimpse after becoming a demigod, imagining that it was just the door of a huge "castle".

But before his eyes was only the deep darkness of the God-forsaken Land, and even the frequency of lightning had dropped to the lowest.

Looking away, the second thing he had to do emerged in his mind: hunting the "Dark Wolf" Kotar.

Kotal, known as the "God of Wishes," possesses the extraordinary characteristic of a "Miracle Master." If Klein wants to be promoted to Sequence 2, he must face Him and kill Him, unless he goes to find Zaratul, who also possesses this characteristic, or Antigonus, the "Half-Fool."

From the information sent into his brain by the Goddess of Night, Klein learned about several locations where the Dark Wolf had stayed for a long time, as well as some of its living habits. However, this was probably information obtained before the Goddess left this continent. Now that thousands of years have passed, Klein is not sure whether this "miracle worker" has changed in character and habits.

Therefore, before starting the hunt, he planned to visit these places, confirm the accuracy of the intelligence, and then make a plan to kill the "wolf" and seize the treasure.

This is the underlying color of this world... People eat people, characteristics merge with characteristics, and the higher the sequence, the more inevitable the zero-sum game will be... Klein sighed while being surrounded by the secret dolls.

Finally, in addition to digesting the potion and hunting the magic wolves, he also planned to visit the easternmost part of the God-forsaken Land.

After knowing that the earth was beneath his feet and that he had only traveled through time instead of space, Klein had always had a question:
According to the map of this era and the memory in his mind, the North Continent, the South Continent and the Violent Sea in the middle are the American continent of the old era. The "God-Forsaken Land" across the Sonia Sea from them was undoubtedly a combination of Europe and Africa before it was destroyed.

So, in the "Eastern Continent", at the easternmost part of the "God-Forsaken Land", is it directly connected to the "Western Continent" on the other side of the Misty Sea?
That is his real hometown.

Thinking of this, Klein's steps became lighter.

After walking a few more distances and establishing a deeper connection with this area, he would be able to return to the gray fog and use the position of "Source Castle" to divine the exact location of "Silver City" and first get in touch with the survivors of the catastrophe.

But Klein still hasn't forgotten that in the "God-Forsaken Land" there is not only his hope of promotion, but also his greatest enemy: Amon.

It was unknown whether the real body of this Blasphemer was still in this blocked area, but He would at least leave behind a group of clones, hiding in the City of Silver, and other possible city-states and strongholds, waiting for Klein to come to them.

Fortunately, his parasitism can be discovered through the high-level vision above the gray fog, and Klein has Derrick as an "insider". He can use his prayers to attract the attention of the "Fool", discover Amon's clone in advance, and respond.

Of course, in addition to Amon's original body and clone, there is another existence in the God-Forsaken Land that Klein has to pay attention to. That is the Lord worshipped by the "Aurora Society" that he has repeatedly opposed, and the "True Creator" that Tingen and Backlund have attempted to bring down from the sky.

If this deity knew that I had come to the God-Forsaken Land, would he come directly to me and grant me true death... No, it is said that He has gone completely crazy, which is why He allows the "listeners" on the same path to hear His crazy mutterings from time to time, causing the "Aurora Society" to act in an extreme and reckless manner. In this state, He will most likely let His angels hunt me down, which is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack... Klein muttered as he made a preliminary plan for his journey to the God-Forsaken Land.

He immediately looked back, and in the flash of lightning that only appeared once in a long time, he saw an abandoned village with only a string of small dots left on the horizon.

What is Angel doing now after returning to Sona Island... he thought with some curiosity.

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At the moment when the darkness as deep as the torrent of death rushed towards him, Angel tried to leave the "mirror world" and return to reality.

But she immediately discovered that her connection with the various mirror channels and all nearby mirrors became very weak, as if there was an impenetrable barrier between the two.

After Backlund fought with "Ms. Despair", her passage in and out of the mirror world was once again blocked by others!

This means that the other party is either higher than oneself in sequence or has a deeper grasp of the mirror world.

As a Sequence 2 "Disaster" witch, Angel knew that the first condition was impossible to achieve, because the "Original Witch" possessed all three Beyonder characteristics of Sequence 1. In the Witch Path, the pinnacle of any Beyonder was Sequence 2.

And who can have a deeper understanding of the "mirror world" than Angel, who possesses partial authority over the "City of Disaster"?
As the dark "doomsday" covered the mirror world where Angel was, a slender and frail figure emerged from the void and immediately attracted her attention.

She was wearing a thin black dress, with a high nose bridge and a face as three-dimensional and deep as a sculpture. Her long black hair fluttered in the wind, entangled with each other, forming thick and long venomous snakes. Her eyes were as blue as the ocean, making people unable to look away. Her body gradually stiffened and petrified. Obviously, this was a high-ranking witch who had directly revealed the complete form of a mythical creature.

The moment she saw Him, Angel's body also underwent similar changes. The ends of her long light golden hair turned black, and she also grew a bloody mouth and a single eye with a vertical pupil. Her skin became crystal clear, but inside it was lined with translucent scales covered with divine patterns. Her eyes also changed from dark purple to blue-purple, and her face underwent subtle changes, becoming more three-dimensional and like a sculpture.

Oppressed by a witch in the form of a gorgon, she can only respond by taking on the form of her own mythical creature.

But compared to the witch who suddenly appeared in front of him, Angel's mythical creature form is subtly different.

His body is not covered with scales. Is this because the species of the Gorgon is different, or... I have the power of the War Bishop in my body, so the mythical creature form is slightly closer to the fire giant of the Hunter? No, it should be said that it is a steel giant... She looked at the witch who brought about the end of the "mirror world" with enlightenment, and suddenly found that she was wearing a ring on her finger that made her feel familiar.

This is the sapphire ring that Triss once owned, which can be used to pray for the power of the "Original Witch"!
The other party is not a "disaster" witch like her, but a vessel that has been descended from God and possesses some of the power of the true God!
No wonder He was able to suppress my control over the "Mirror World". After requesting the gods to descend, He, who was originally a "Disaster" witch, at least possessed the power of a Sequence 1 "Doomsday" witch, and also the status of a true god. Although I have the favor and gift of the "City of Disaster", the body of this source essence is sealed in the Western Continent. Only a part of the power leaked in the depths of the mirror world. It is difficult to compete with the Sequence 0 true god who controls "uniqueness" and has the corresponding authority...

Angel understood instantly and no longer tried to compete with the other party for the control of the "mirror world". Instead, when the deep darkness covered him, he covered his entire body with black flames to resist this doomsday force, allowing them to pass through him and rush behind him, completely destroying all nearby mirror passages and turning the mirror world into a dark place where no light could be seen.

This did not cause the world in the mirror to collapse immediately, but instead formed a void sandwiched between the spiritual world and reality, with no objects existing. It was like a world eroded by doomsday, with nothing else except the two witches floating in the air.

The witch with flying black hair and cold blue eyes didn't seem surprised that Angel managed to dodge the first wave of attacks. Cursed black flames also ignited on her body. She soared into the sky like a giant bird with its wings spread, dragging a black flame that re-illuminated the entire area. Meteorites formed out of thin air and smashed towards Angel below.

Fortunately, this is a perfect battlefield...

Under the cold gaze of this "God's Vessel" and the pressure of the meteorites thrown by Him, Angel's mouth curled up slightly.

She learned from Triss that the divine descent through the sapphire ring would not last long. A saint could last half a minute, and the angel could only last two minutes at most.

She'll try hard, and in two minutes...

...completely defeat the false gods before you.

Angel dodged the falling meteorites while her body was surrounded by black flames. A string of iron dolls fell out from under her skirt. As soon as they were separated from the string, they expanded rapidly and turned into ten steel soldiers in armor. Each of them had a Sequence 3 status and could fight with the ability of a "reaper".

In addition, they are all part of the "team" of the holder. Under the power of "gathering the crowd" of the hunter demigod, they can share the damage and strength with each other, forming a closely connected and well-coordinated team, making each "reaper" an extension of the captain's power that he can control at will.

The most important thing is that after Angel obtains the gift of "War Bishop", he can share his abilities, rather than simply power, with his "team members" within a certain range. This means that every iron soldier has the ability of a "War Bishop" rather than just a "reaper".

The biggest difference between the two is whether one possesses divinity or not.

Under Angel's will, the iron soldiers with heavy bodies falling straight into the depths of the mirror world turned into flaming spears burning with purple flames. They passed through the meteorites with exquisite movements, accelerated to a level that was almost invisible to the naked eye accompanied by sonic booms, and flew towards the black-haired witch in the distance.

It's not that Angel was unwilling to transform all ten soldiers into supersonic flame spears at once, but the Sequence 3 ability she "shared" was limited in quantity. Although her own use was not restricted, each "team member" could only borrow it separately and could not use it repeatedly.

Even so, the scene of the long spears shooting towards the black-haired witch like flying meteors was still extremely gorgeous, and even temporarily overwhelmed the momentum of the meteorites falling and the black flames covering the sky.

Boom, boom——

Long spears exploded in the lightless mirror world, and purple flames flowed downwards. Before Angel could observe the results of the battle, they turned gray and solidified into stone chips, falling like rain.

With just a glance, the black-haired witch in the state of divine descent turned all the flaming spears shot at her, along with the high-temperature flames, completely into stone, losing their power.

But Angel was not discouraged. Her "Harvester Legion" was only a feint to attract the enemy's attention. Angel's figure was hidden in the flames of the spears that streaked across the sky, and she rushed straight towards the black-haired witch at a speed no less than the reapers' suicidal attacks.

Beside her, meteorites shattered and exploded under the struggle between the two witches. The orange-yellow flames became the background color of the world in the mirror. The black figure of Angel holding a straight sword and unleashing the power of "harvest" was the sharp blade that cut through the curtain.

Angel's face was a little gray, and the ends of her light golden snake hair drooped heavily, as if she was petrified. However, in the process of canceling each other's abilities, the figures of the two witches had overlapped. "Angelica's Blade" burned with flames and pierced straight towards the witch in the state of divine descent, igniting a raging black flame with the sound of the mirror shattering.

At the same time, the sound of mirrors breaking was heard from the other three locations in the mirror world. Pieces of fragments reflecting the light of fire fell from the void. Those were the "mirror substitutes" of the black-haired witch hidden in the dark.

Angel combined the hunter's "harvest" with the witch's destructive power to deliver a fatal blow, successfully eliminating most of the opponent's stands, and even affected His original body that activated the stand at the last moment.

Just half a month ago, she used the same method to kill all of Zaratul's secret puppets with one blow. The combination of hunter and witch abilities is the nemesis of this kind of extraordinary person who has the ability of clones, substitutes and incarnations!

In the battle between witches who know each other well, the abilities of disaster, petrification and disease offset each other, and Angel's gift of "War Bishop" became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Amidst the black flames and mirror fragments, the figure of the black-haired witch slowly emerged from another place. There were still wisps of black flames on her body that did not belong to her, which were quickly expelled by the cursed flames she had caused herself. But after she used her stand to escape the attack in a panic, her sculpture-like three-dimensional face finally changed a little, and her blue eyes revealed surprise.

After receiving the order from his grandmother, the "Gray Witch", and borrowing the sapphire ring to request God's descent, He originally thought that this would be an easy task. After all, the witch's body was difficult to kill, and they would often not fight desperately if they had a way out. It should not be difficult to overwhelm a new "disaster" witch with a power close to Sequence 1.

But at this moment, He was actually at a disadvantage?
Holding tightly the hand with the sapphire ring, feeling the power bestowed upon her by "Origin", the "Blue Witch" stabilized her spirit and summoned again a much larger meteor shower than before, which fell at an angle that she could hardly predict, in order to delay time. Then, she drew an arc with her hands in front of her chest, grasped a simple silver mirror that suddenly appeared, and changed the angle to let the mirror reflect the figure of the "Golden Queen" who was dodging the meteorites and rushing towards her again.

Before she could do anything further, the Blue Witch's body was once again pierced by the flaming straight sword, and was turned into blazing fragments along with the other three mirror doubles.

But her real body appeared in another location, still holding the dressing mirror tightly in her hand. At this time, the relative angle between the two had changed, but Angel's figure was still clearly reflected on the surface of the silver mirror.

With a sneer, the "Blue Witch" stretched out her hand stained with black flames and pressed it towards the person in the mirror.

At the same time, the introduction of this seal quickly emerged in his mind:

“‘Killer in the Mirror’.

"This silver mirror originated from an 'immortal' witch in the Fourth Epoch. It was a sealed artifact created when she and the person in her mirror were attacked and killed at the same time. The Beyonder characteristics combined with the fragments in the mirror. Although it is only equivalent to a '1' level sealed artifact, as long as it is used properly, it can be the nemesis of any witch.

"As long as the mirror is activated and aimed at the target, the target's image will be imprinted in the mirror. Damage to the image in the mirror will be reflected on all the target's doubles, clones, and people in the mirror at the same time. As long as the original body is killed in a single attack, all the hidden "people in the mirror" will be destroyed at the same time. No matter where they are or what kind of protection they are under, they will inevitably die."

When the slender fingers of the "Blue Witch" stained with black flames were about to press Angel's figure on the "Killer in the Mirror", the latter instinctively felt the crazy warning from his spirituality, and subconsciously let the last two surviving iron soldiers come closer to him, using the power of "gathering people" to share the damage to each other.

It's useless. "Killer in the Mirror" restrains all similar abilities... "Blue Witch" pressed her finger suddenly.

At this moment, the black flames on his fingertips disappeared, the meteorites that fell beside him disappeared, and the disease and petrification power that he was silently fighting against the "Golden Queen" all disappeared.

The connection between him and the "Original Witch" through the sapphire ring was interrupted ahead of time!

PS: No more tonight_(:з」∠)_
(End of this chapter)