Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 403 Psychic and Herding

Tick, tick.

The sound of dripping water could be heard next to his ears, and Angel's confused eyes refocused. Only then did he realize that the dark cave, the bloody altar, and the three serious-looking punishers who were in front of him a second ago had all disappeared.

She was now standing in a small stone chamber, surrounded by moss-covered brick and stone walls, with countless narrow holes left on them, most of which were empty, while a few were filled with long-dried human remains.

There was a low exit on the side that could only accommodate one person. It was also dark outside, as if there were countless evil spirits wandering inside, watching for Angel.

The ceiling above the head is also made of bricks. The adhesive between the bricks has been damaged by water seepage over the years, and the dripping water has formed small puddles on the ground.

Am I being pulled into a dream?

This was Angel's first reaction. She stretched out her hand to hold the Hidden Holy Emblem, and the latter felt a warm touch soaked by her own body temperature, not the coldness that kept her awake after entering a dream.

Is it reality... no, it may be a deeper dream that even the hidden holy symbol cannot resist, or maybe the light emitted by the symbols around the altar just now teleported me to a location connected to it?

Snapped.

She tried to move her feet, but kicked a soft object. When she looked down, she found that it was Bishop Miller of the Church of Storms who had died in her hands just now. The "Wind Blessed One", whose chest was pierced and infused with the power of purification, now stared at Angel with wide eyes.

Miller, who was also lying on the altar, also appeared here, indicating that the "living sacrifice ceremony" was more likely to go wrong... Could it be that this so-called "weather god" sacrificial ceremony was not able to meet the demand for living sacrifices? Miller's own blood activates, transporting us to some primitive ruin left hundreds of years ago?

Holding the revolver tightly, Angel first walked towards the only exit, cautiously poked his head out to look at the situation outside the door, and found that connecting the stone room was a dark corridor, also made of large yellow bricks. It seemed to lead to infinite distance, with narrow doorways on both sides that were the same as her location.

Instead of going out to explore rashly, she returned to the stone chamber and felt worried when she looked at the dead Bishop Miller at her feet.

Originally, she planned to reveal her identity, take Donna and Cecil away, and return to the White Agate. Cecil might need to return to a large port for further treatment, and Donna, who was traumatized, would have to return to her parents immediately. .

As for the bishop who betrayed the Church of Storms, let the punishers deal with it themselves. They must recover the extraordinary characteristics of Sequence 6, and even before that, they have to conduct a channeling to understand the reason for his betrayal.

but now……

Seeing the dark blue and green light gradually emitting from Bishop Miller's body through his spiritual vision, Angel knew that he would soon have no value as a psychic.

She sighed secretly, took out a small mirror, and prepared to perform magic mirror channeling.

In the battle just now, she lost a magic mirror as a substitute, but after being promoted to Sequence 5, the "Pain" Witch can have more than one magic mirror dedicated to herself, so Angel brought three of them.

After the short ceremony, Miller's somewhat pale face appeared in the mirror, and his light brown eyes looked coldly at Angel outside the mirror.

"Miller, what is the purpose of bloody human sacrifice? Are the thick fog and strong winds in Bansi Port related to it?"

Angel went straight to the point and began to ask about the real cause of the accident in Bansi Port.

"The ritual was not bloody. In fact, it protected Port Bansi, not the Storm Church and the church."

Miller's spirit in the mirror said somewhat confusedly.

"Dense fog and strong winds are not uncommon here, maybe once a week, but they appear at the same time in the evening, and only this ancient ritual can stop it."

"What will happen if we don't stop it?"

Angel asked, suddenly thinking of the expressionless local residents at the Green Lemon restaurant in Port Bansi, and the tradition of "staying behind closed doors".

Are those the ways to deal with "disasters"?

"The ancient tradition believes that this is the wrath of the 'weather god', which needs to be appeased with the flesh and blood of living people, otherwise there will not be a single living person left on the entire island, and the 'disaster' will even spread to other areas, I just did What I should do.”

Miller's eyes regained a trace of clarity, and even took on a fanatical mood, which made Angel feel a little incredible.

Could it be that the leader of the cult, the fallen bishop who sacrificed innocent people, was actually the dark hero guarding Bansi Port?

But what about those headless zombies and flying heads? He made all the cultists look like that in front of everyone...

"So the 'Weather God' really exists, and the Church of Storms has not solved the island's troubles?"

She saw that Miller's figure in the mirror began to dim, and knowing that she did not have much time to channel, she continued to ask faster.

"He may have existed before, but now he is missing," Miller shook his head and denied. "The danger in Banxi comes from Banxi itself, or in other words, from the original 'Binxi Town'."      Binxi Town!

Hearing this term, Angel immediately thought of the evil spirits trapped in the underground ruins of Backlund. He tried to trick Angel, Klein and Sharon into releasing him, and proposed to go to "Binxi Town" to find clues.

She wanted to ask further, but Miller's expression began to become indifferent and his figure gradually disappeared in the mirror. Angel had no choice but to ask the last question:

"Is this why you betrayed the Church of Storms and killed your colleagues and acquaintances of the residents?"

The former Bishop of the Church of Storms suddenly opened his closed eyes and said with his last strength:

"I didn't betray Storm!"

After leaving these words, his spirit disappeared from the magic mirror.

Putting away the magic mirror, Angel began to recall and analyze Miller's answers.

The brief channeling solved some of her doubts, but also brought up more questions.

The "hidden danger" in Klein's divination does exist, and it is "Bansi", no, it should be "Binxi Town" itself. According to Miller, if there is no living sacrifice to stop it, the entire Bansi Port, and even other Some islands will experience greater mutations, mutations that can kill everyone.

How did Miller know these things, hide them from the Church of Storms, and take action on his own? He acted like a poor man who was not trusted by his superiors and could only solve troubles privately. However, the punishers of Banxi Port were very active in taking out the sealed objects to deal with the monsters in the fog, rushing to the top of the mountain to deal with the cultists, and It doesn't seem like a laissez-faire attitude...

In addition, what he said at the end was that he did not betray the Church of Storms... Could it be that the church deliberately allowed Bansi's abnormality, and this "conscience" bishop had no recourse and could only use ancient living sacrifices to sacrifice a small number of people? , save most people?

No, these are all his one-sided words. Although channeling asks about people’s deepest memories and thoughts, this does not mean that it is correct. Many cultists feel that they are doing the right thing, but they are just not recognized by the world. …

Due to the lack of further evidence, Angel stopped trying to analyze Miller's words. She planned to convey the information to the punishers when she returned to the port, leaving the Storm Church to deal with the headache.

Next, is the disposal of the body...

Bits and pieces of spirituality have been separated from Miller's body, and it will probably take less than a few minutes to form complete extraordinary characteristics. By then, the only choice is to take the extraordinary characteristics and return them to the punisher.

And if you use the "Rose Necklace" to graze it, the extraordinary characteristics and soul will be retained in the necklace, especially the soul. Miller's memory is likely to be the key to solving Bansi's vision!

Angel would not have any psychological burden if he herded this murderous "Wind Blessed".

The main thing is that there is an "empty space" in her necklace.

Thinking of this, Angel no longer hesitated. She took off the ruby ​​necklace around her neck and pressed the dark red gem on Miller's forehead. After a little spiritual infusion, an invisible breeze floated around the body and they rotated. , rising, gradually turning into a visible vortex, in which Miller's soul with a painful expression appeared.

The extraordinary characteristics that were about to separate from the body were also attracted by the whirlwind, hovering above the corpse, and were eventually sealed into the "Rose Necklace" with the soul. A deep blue light shone in the middle of the gem.

Miller, the "wind-blessed one", became the shepherd's last lamb.

Three extraordinary abilities belonging to the sailor path also appeared in Angel's mind.

First of all, "Wind Control" allows Angel to summon thin and sharp wind blades from his hands like Miller, and can use the strong wind to support himself to fly off the ground for a short distance, and even create an "air cushion" to prevent falling damage.

Secondly, "Ocean Affinity" allows her to grow fish-like subcutaneous scales and gills, allowing her to move freely underwater and breathe freely, which lasts for more than half an hour.

Finally, "Weather Control" can also summon thick sea fog, which blocks the line of sight like the fog in Bansi Port tonight. The effect is better near the sea water. Unfortunately, controlling different weather seems to belong to different abilities, which is different from " The devilish language of "Apostle of Desire" is similar.

Although the three extraordinary abilities are not very powerful in combat - especially since Miller, who uses them to fight, is lying at Angel's feet - they are very good as supplements to mobility abilities, especially the ocean affinity. If the "Red Skull" pirate group is there at noon When trying to rob the White Onyx, Angel had this ability and could swim directly onto the opponent's ship and easily solve all problems.

Of course, the premise is that you can swim fast enough, which needs further verification... and in this way, I will become more like a "kraken"...

Angel put on the necklace again, looked at Miller on the ground, and then looked at the compartments around the stone room that were obviously used to collect corpses. He had no idea of ​​collecting the corpses.

"The next step is to leave this weird underground space..."

Angel tried magic mirror divination, trying to figure out whether he was near Bansi Port or whether he was sent to a farther place by the altar and sacrificial rituals. However, there was insufficient information and the divination did not give any results.

"Oh, a master of divination."

After laughing at herself, she gave up on this occult method and prepared to walk out of this area with both feet.

Before that, she recited the honorable name of Mr. Fool, hoping that this being could convey her current situation to his disciple Klein, so that the other party would not worry too much.

"Perhaps he can ask the punishers if there are any clues to the location of the altar... But this will expose the existence of Mr. Fool..."

Muttering to herself, she tightened her grip on the revolver, walked out of the stone room, and stepped onto the corridors that seemed to lead into endless darkness.

(End of this chapter)