Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 39 Hesitation
When walking out of Dunn Smith's office, Angel felt dizzy all over.

Although she was spiritually drained by staying up late the night before to finish "Gathering the Storm" in a hurry, she didn't think that was the main reason.

Captain Dunn's temptation made her feel a little doubtful.

If you think about it as a Nighthawk, it is simply a fantasy that a mysterious wild Extraordinary like myself can gain trust in less than two weeks.

Of course, the "Assassin" who obtained a potion from Mrs. Sharon of the "Witch Sect", but betrayed Madam Sharon, and reported to the official Extraordinary, can be said to have completely offended the "Witch Sect" and has nowhere to go. It is reasonable to join the Nighthawks for self-protection.

But on the other hand, maybe this is the trick of the "Witch Sect"?A plot to drive a wedge into the Church of the Evernight Goddess?

Having said that, sacrificing a Sequence 6 powerhouse is too much of a sacrifice...

But the focus is on the Nighthawks, how the Church of the Evernight Goddess views this matter.

With thoughts in his mind, Angel came to the reception room in a daze. Rosanne was on shift today, and Brett was on duty in the reception room instead of her. Unlike Miss Rosanne who liked to make a pot of coffee and read the newspaper, Brett was a person who couldn't take time off. He would diligently clean the reception room spotless during his shift, and he treated other nightwatchers with a more formal tone.

"Good morning, Miss Granger, the weather is fine today."

Seeing Angel walking out of the partition, he put down the broom in his hand and greeted with a smile.

"Today's newspaper is on the coffee table, and the coffee will wait for a while."

"Good morning, Mr. Bright."

Angel greeted the middle-aged man with a bushy beard, and glanced across the reception room, only to find that no one else was there.

"Mr. Klein Moretti is off today." Bright thought he had guessed who Angel was looking for, and said first.

"No, I am not……"

Angel shook his head, and then smiled self-deprecatingly. These days, his behavior has been relatively stable. He and Klein went to the shooting club to practice every morning. Did he misunderstand others?

"The captain is in the office. I think you already know that Mrs. Orianna went to the bank and won't be back until noon." Seeing Angel's denial, Brett reported the whereabouts of the others one by one. "Kornley and Frye went to patrol the West District. Ms. Luo Yao is on duty at the 'Chanis Gate' today, and Mr. Neil is still at the old place."

"thank you, I know now."

Angel didn't understand what she "knew". Now she was preoccupied, so she just answered subconsciously.

When she came back to her senses, she had already returned to the partition and walked along the corridor to the room at the end. There was only one staircase leading to the basement. The sun rose outside the window, and the sunlight came in, dyeing the room golden yellow.

Now that they have come, she simply walks down the stairs to the basement, ready to go to Old Neil to get the bullets for training, this has almost become a regular behavior every day.

The gas lamps in the underground passage burned day and night, spreading light around, and the flickering fire made the night goddess symbol on the wall shake as if it came alive.Angel walked forward slowly, only the sound of his own footsteps echoed in the quiet passage.

How many times has this been to the basement?
She recalled the first time she was brought to the basement by Rosanne. That time she also went to the armory to find Old Neil. In just one week, she was so familiar with the Blackthorn Security Company?

Dunn Smith's deep voice still echoed in his ears: "Would you like to officially join the Tingen Market Night Squad?"

Yes, do you want to?

She had thought about this question when Dunn invited her the night she killed Mrs. Sharon, but her experience as an unofficial member during this period gave her some new ideas.

Arriving at the intersection of the underground passage, Angel did not turn right and go directly to the arsenal, but stood still at the intersection.

Using the background of the dark corridor leading to Chanis Gate, she drew a simple table in her mind, the left side is the disadvantages of formally joining the Nighthawks, and the right side is the advantages, separated by a dotted line in the middle.This is the way she is used to thinking when she encounters a problem. It is better to write on paper, but now that there is no paper and pen at hand, Angel just proceeds directly in her mind.

The first is loss of liberty, she fills in the first word in the form on the left.

According to Dunn Smith, the full-fledged members of the Nighthawks are not allowed to leave Tingen City without their consent, that is, they can only operate within their own jurisdiction. It must be difficult to get approval, and they will only be able to spend most of their time in this fixed area.

Not only the freedom of space, but also the freedom of time and psychology.Unless you enter old age like Old Neil, lose most of your combat ability, and become a civilian member, the official Nighthawks can almost be said to be a lifetime member, which is different from a civilian member like Rosanne. Once you join, there is no turning back.

Otherwise it is "defection".

Then "regulation," she put in the second word.

Although she could feel Dunn Smith's wariness towards her now, it might be a habitual behavior, at least except for a few glances and tentative sentences, Dunn's performance was that of a captain looking forward to new members joining.

But after becoming an official member, he may face the scrutiny and supervision of the entire Evernight Goddess Church, including the mysterious "Holy Church". Can his crudely fabricated identity really stand up to the church's inquisitive investigation?

She doesn't think that the church's Extraordinary armed forces, the "Nighthawks" is an organization that restricts entry and exits. Whether it is to prevent Extraordinary from getting out of control or avoid members defecting, the internal review and supervision will only be stricter than when they joined.

Once an abnormality is discovered after becoming a full-fledged member, what awaits him is not as simple as dismissal.

Angel recalled the arrest warrant inside the church that he saw a few days ago. An archbishop who defected three years ago also took away an important sealed item of the church. It seems to be called Zanger?

But this is a high-ranking archbishop, and a small guy like himself is probably dealt with easily, and he is not eligible for a church arrest warrant.

Stopping his divergent thinking, Angel filled in the third word in the form outlined in his mind: danger.

This was also clearly mentioned by Dunn Smith. As a full-fledged member of the Nighthawks and an expert in melee combat like an "Assassin", he will definitely participate in the fight against Extraordinary criminals and various mystical incidents in the future, and he will probably be on the front line.

The risk is obvious. Ordinary criminal cases will be handled by the Tingen City police. Only vicious cases or those with extraordinary factors will be transferred to the Church armed forces such as the Nighthawks. In other words, the low-difficulty missions have been screened in advance, and all the missions that I will face are high-difficulty and high-risk missions.And as long as it involves Extraordinary cases, the lowest is Sequence 9, which is the level he is in.

Thinking of the assassin who was also a Sequence 9 in the "ordinary commission" received last week, if he officially joined the Nighthawks, he would likely encounter such opponents often, even a Sequence 6 powerhouse like Madam Sharon, and several Nighthawks would have to fight together to have a chance of winning.

Once he misses, he is no harder than ordinary people. A bullet or a dagger can end his life in an instant.

Although Dunn, Leonard and others commute to and from work like civil servants every day, Angel learned from Luoshan that the official Beyonders of the three major churches in Guangtingen City are sacrificed almost every year, or lose control. Luoshan's father, an official Nighthawk, was sacrificed on the job five years ago.

Considering that the Nighthawks only have 6 official members in Tingen City, and the Punishers and Mechanical Hearts are similarly staffed, this death rate is already very alarming.

Ah, yes, and out of control...

Angel made another addition to the table on the left.

This is not a risk unique to joining the Nighthawks. Any Extraordinary, whether it is when taking potions to advance, or during normal battles, or even inadvertently comes into contact with mysterious items or receives certain stimuli, may lose control at any time and become a monster with mental death and physical collapse.

According to Dunn Smith, of the Extraordinary events that Tingen City handles every year, a quarter of them are Extraordinary people out of control.

After thinking about it, Angel still crossed this item out. Even if she doesn't officially join the Nighthawks, the possibility of losing control will always accompany her as an Extraordinary. It's not fair to classify it as the risk of joining the Nighthawks.

Cole Granger, Angel's "predecessor", died out of control while taking the Sequence 7 "Witch" potion.Unlike the horrific out-of-control scenes recorded inside the Nighthawks, she only released some of her characteristics, returning to the "Assassin" of Sequence 9 instead of becoming a corpse, which is already considered a miracle.

Thinking of his own potion sequence, Angel filled in the last item in the form, "Limitation of increasing strength".

The Church of the Evernight Goddess has mastered a complete potion path from Sequence 9 to Sequence 1. The beginning is the "sleepless", which is the potion path of Dunn Smith, Leonard Mitchell and others. The reason why most nighthawks choose this sequence is also very simple: as long as they complete the tasks step by step and make contributions to the church, they don't need to worry about subsequent potions.

The church also has some incomplete sequences, such as Frye's "Corpse Collector" and Klein's "Seer", but it does not include the follow-up potion formula of the "Assassin" path.And already becoming a Extraordinary, taking potions of other sequences, no matter what the sequence is, will inevitably lead to loss of control, which can be said to be a dead end.

Of course, due to inheriting the memory of Cole Granger, she already knew the potion formulas of Sequence 8 "Instigator" and Sequence 7 "Witch". As long as the timing is right and she fully grasps and digests the power of the assassin potion, she can consider promotion.

But the premise of all this is how to explain where he obtained the follow-up potion formula.

If you are a wild Extraordinary and alone, you can patiently collect potion materials and choose to be promoted, but once you join the Nighthawks, it is impossible to hide the changes in your strength from your teammates who get along day and night. You must either stay in Sequence 9 all the time, or continue to promote at the risk of being exposed, which is not a small risk option.

Looking at the disadvantages of joining the Nighthawks in the row on the left side of the "table", Angel almost wanted to go back to Dunn Smith's office to reject him right now.

Let's continue to look at the "benefits"...

Angel resisted the impulse and turned his gaze to the right.

(End of this chapter)