Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 1058 Bernadette's Prayer

With the help of the flickering gas lamps on the wall, Elaine looked at the prisoners already in the cell.

They were also shackled and restricted in their movements. There were both men and women, of varying ages. Their eyes were either ferocious or listless, not much different from the pirates she had seen on the wanted posters at sea.

Scanning her eyes over the prisoners one by one, Elaine suddenly found that she knew one of them.

It would be better to say that the two had just separated half an hour ago.

"William, why are you locked up?"

Ignoring that the clergyman from the Church of Knowledge who had brought her in was still at the door of the cell, Elaine quickly moved forward and asked in a low voice.

Her boatswain William was wearing the scholar's garb that he had used to disguise himself after entering Lenburg. He was in better spirits than the other prisoners. He stood alone in a dark corner and lowered his voice when he heard this. He replied:

"After Tia and I escaped from the inn using invisibility, we originally planned to rescue you on the way and then escape from Azshara together. However, we were discovered by vigilant clergymen as soon as we returned to the vicinity of the inn. Tia asked me to lead the pursuers away while she prayed to Miss Angelica for help... Then I was captured and sent here."

"Did Tia succeed?"

Elaine asked, glancing at the cell door from the corner of her eye, and found that the clergyman in plain white robes was still at the door, with no intention of leaving.

"She wasn't caught, so it must have been successful..." William replied in an uncertain tone, "How about, Captain, try to pray?"

That would have to wait until late at night, not in front of those official Beyonders... Elaine muttered, shaking her head to indicate that it was not possible now.

Before she could continue to inquire about the condition of William's cell who was locked up earlier, the door behind her was opened again with the harsh friction sound of rusty door hinges, and a new batch of prisoners walked in in a line.

Including this group, the number of people in the cell has reached double digits, and it’s just one of a row of cells. The public security in Lenburg is really too bad... Or are the others also imprisoned on trumped-up charges like me?
As soon as a question popped up in Elaine's mind, she found another familiar figure among these prisoners.

Or rather, half an hour ago...

"Tia? How did you get caught in here too?"

William asked in surprise.

The "joyful" witch Tia, who was wearing the popular floral long skirt and low-cut shirt of Feynaporte, also discovered Elaine and William at the same time. The three of them just stared at each other in the cell, not knowing what to say for a while.

Those who surrendered, those who escaped by stealth, and those who volunteered to be bait all gathered in the same dungeon.

Bang—the metal door of the dungeon was tightly closed. The sound of bolts rubbing against each other could be heard from outside. At the same time, a solemn voice came from the barred window to everyone's ears:

"Wait for the trial result here obediently. Do not make noise or fight. Violators will skip the subsequent procedures and be sentenced to death directly."

Judgment, what judgment?
Elaine looked around curiously and found that except for William and Tia, the other prisoners, even those who were brought in with Tia, had indifferent expressions and had no reaction to the word "trial".

They should have all gone through the process of interrogation and conviction before being taken to the dungeon... So, the three of us have some kind of specialness that allowed us to skip this step?
She pondered secretly and exchanged glances with her men. The three of them went to an empty corner and sat down on the stone steps at the edge of the dungeon, half a meter off the ground and slightly protruding from the wall, forming an open small group.

This was the best way to protect themselves without knowing the other people's situation. Moreover, in the brief conversation just now, the three of them had already been classified into the same circle by others.

As she expected, the other prisoners quickly moved away from this corner. Even though several prisoners with ferocious expressions and obviously with lives on their hands hardly took their eyes off Elaine and Tia, the presence of the burly and unfriendly William beside them made them give up the idea of ​​coming up to chat with them.

"Tia, tell me about how you were captured. Have you contacted Miss Angelica?"

After looking around, Elaine asked in a very low voice.

At the same time, William moved his body to block the two of them, and the tips of his shoes kept scratching on the rough ground, making noise to cover up their conversation.

Very skilled, has he ever been to prison... Elaine glanced at her boatswain.

“Karl… After William held off the pursuers, I immediately prayed to Miss Angelica and told her about our situation. But before I could get a response, a team of Beyonders from the Renburg military found me… I guessed they would lock me up with you, so I didn’t resist.

"Afterwards, I was sent to this huge white tower and handed over to the clergy of the Church of Knowledge. They took me to the door of the dungeon and waited for the group of prisoners who had been tried to arrive. Then they took me to the cell together...

"I interviewed another female prisoner on the way. She was taken to the dungeon after she had been tried in a court-like manner and confessed under the influence of solid evidence and some kind of unbearable pressure."

It seems that the biggest difference between the three of us and other prisoners is that we have not experienced the "trial" stage... If I'm not mistaken, they are preparing to "exile" us directly, and the destination is likely to be the "City of Exile" that Miss Angelica is looking for... This dungeon does not have any preventive measures against Beyonders. Handcuffs, shackles, and steel doors can deal with ordinary people, but they are useless for mid-sequence Beyonders like me. However, if we fail to see through the intentions of the Church of Knowledge and try to escape, we will most likely be blocked by the saint. By then, we will be useless and will be too stupid to die...

Thoughts flashed through Elaine's mind, and she realized that the reason Miss Angelica did not respond to the prayer was probably because she had the same guess and wanted to see where the three of them would be exiled before implementing a rescue operation.

Thinking of this, she completely calmed down, and took two followers, a man and a woman, with her, and strode to the other side of the dungeon. She smiled in the half-surprised and half-doubted eyes of several prisoners who entered earlier.

"Come on, tell me, why were you arrested?"

She sat down on a stone chair fixed to the ground, crossed her legs, held her head high, and asked as if she was interrogating a prisoner.

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"...I have arrived at the port of Leuser in the province of Pers. This is the estuary where the Serenzo River enters the Misty Sea, one of the largest ports in Intis...According to the confessions of the previously arrested members of the 'School of Truth', the 'Elemental Dawn' has found the cult base in this port. They seem to be preparing a fleet to go deep into the Misty Sea to search for something...

"The Steam Church's 'Mechanical Heart' team in Leuser Port will launch an operation this afternoon to destroy that stronghold. I plan to monitor it secretly and take action when necessary... According to the data, the believers of the 'School of Truth' and the 'Great Mother' all have saints, but they have never appeared before. I have a hunch that this port will encounter them and will be in certain dangers...

"Queen of the Five Seas, the essence of the disaster in the mirror, I ask for your attention and blessing..."

After listening to Bernadette's prayer, Angel pondered for a moment, his spirituality spread to the other end of the prayer light spot, and he responded in a deep voice:
"be careful."

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Then, she cut off the prayer connection, entered the mirror world, and sank deep into the mirror image of the "City of Disaster" shrouded in blood-red and iron-black. She quickly passed through the fog that hindered spirituality and isolated prying eyes, and appeared in the center of the shattered and collapsed city.

After the battle with the "Weather Warlock", Angel had guessed the source of the fog that isolated everything, and suspected that it was the manifestation of the ability of "Fog of War" at the source level.

Of course, the main body of the "City of Disaster" is still sealed in the Western Continent, and what appears in the depths of the mirror world is only a projection in the mirror. Therefore, the power of this fog is not complete, but it is enough to block most of the malicious peeping. Even the "Old Ones" and "Outer Gods" blocked by the barrier outside the earth cannot cast their sights here.

This does not mean that their status and power are inferior to the projection of the source substance, but the barrier of the fallen original creator weakens their influence on the earth.

But as the end of the world approaches, this stalemate cannot last long. One day, the "great terror" that will destroy everything will fall from the sky.

“When this inevitable ending comes, with wars in Loen, Feysac, Intis and other countries, and Bernadette trying to destroy the cult, is it still meaningful for Klein and I to work hard to improve our sequence…”

She thought a little frustratedly and slowly landed in front of the person in her mirror.

The latter found a familiar-looking single sofa from somewhere and curled up on it, slowly flipping through a copy of Stormwind Heights in her hand. However, her eyes were somewhat unfocused, and it was obvious that she was not paying attention to the book written by the "magician" Miss Fors.

She is so leisurely, why not let her go outside to resist the invasion of Feysac and other countries, and I can rest here for a few days... Angel muttered, snorted softly, and attracted the attention of the person in the mirror.

"You told me to relax and rest..."

The person in the mirror, who was wearing a black dress with tassels and lace, which was different from Angel's attire at the moment, explained awkwardly, threw away the novel, and stood up from the sofa.

It was then that Angel realized that this sofa was exactly the same as the one she had placed in the study at the Iris Winery. She must have thought that the man in the mirror had used some means to "mirror" it from reality.

Retracting his envious gaze, Angel quickly told the other party his purpose, and then asked doubtfully:
"If Bernadette needs help, can I use the power of the 'City of Disaster' to 'grant' her the abilities of a hunter or a witch?"

After learning that the Source can "bestow" some power on believers or followers, Angel has never had the chance to try this method independent of the potion system. On the one hand, even with the help of the Source, the gifts of demigods and above would be a burden to her. On the other hand, she is worried that this power will affect the recipients, causing them to naturally approach the Source and be contaminated.

But if used in emergencies and to temporarily enhance the strength of others, "gift" is still an excellent means.

"First of all, this requires a complex ritual to connect the recipient to the City of Disaster and to us. It cannot be used temporarily in battle. Secondly, you and I can only bestow the power of a Sequence 3 War Bishop or Immortal Witch at most. It is of little use to a Beyonder like Bernadette who has already digested a Sequence 3 potion. Moreover, she is not in an adjacent path, and the power of the gift will conflict with the Beyonder characteristics in her body, causing her body to mutate..."

Listening to the explanation of the person in the mirror, Angel's mind suddenly emerged with the scene of Bernadette's neck flying up on its own, dragging her bloody spine floating around. He shook his head and said:

"Forget it then... I answered her prayer in the City of Disaster and sent down some of my power... But with her strength, she doesn't need our help to deal with the Saints, and the Outer Gods can't affect the angels inside the barrier. Why did she feel the danger in this operation and pray to me in advance?"

“Unless the barrier is further weakened, it is impossible for the Outer Gods to send angel-level power into the Earth… But even so, the believers of the Great Mother and the School of Truth have ways to harm a Sequence 3 Saint…”

The person in the mirror explained with a smile, his eyes lingering on Angel's face until the latter looked puzzled, then he continued:
"...That means directly reciting the names of the Outer Gods and exposing their existence. As long as Bernadette or the members of the Mechanical Heart form a complete concept of the Old Ones and the Outer Gods, they will establish a mystical connection with them outside the barrier and be contaminated."

(End of this chapter)