Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 531 Defeat Yourself
The moment his fingertips touched this fragment, Angel felt a ripple in his heart.

It seemed that all the troubles and pains, including doubts about his identity, guilt about hiding from Klein, and anxiety about the future, were released when the "disaster" spell took effect and killed the other "self" .

The hateful expression on the "person in the mirror" and the declaration that "everything about you will belong to me" echoed in her mind for a long time.

Could it be that that was the evil side of my heart, and the battle just now was equivalent to me killing my own evil, the pain and troubles in my heart?
The moment this thought appeared in her mind, she felt that the last bit of "pain" potion in her body was completely digested in the tranquility after the battle.

It can't be something like "inner demons", defeat yourself, and then transcend... Angel chuckled secretly, and immediately straightened his face to prevent his overly excited mood from affecting him, and to relax his vigilance against weird dreams.

Carefully avoiding sharp edges, she grabbed the black fragment and stood up, studying it carefully.

The fragment is about the size of a palm, with one end sharp and the other at a right angle. It looks like a fragment that appeared after a full-length mirror was broken. However, the surface is dark, as if it is covered with opaque paint. If not for the material, it is the same as the two broken full-length mirrors around it. , it can’t be seen as a “mirror fragment” at all.

Killing his own "mirror image" and leaving behind a fragment of mirror. What kind of weird dream is this?

And that "person in the mirror" fully understands my fighting style, and also possesses my extraordinary abilities and magical items. It is too difficult to deal with... No, she does not know the "disaster" spell, otherwise when I use the spell, Can't be that surprised...

Angel picked up the dark red talisman that had been used on the wet ground. The mysterious symbols engraved on it had completely disappeared and turned into an ordinary piece of iron without any spirituality.

Without hesitation, she moved upwards.

The only difference between it and other items on my body is that I don't understand the source of its power... Is this why my "Man in the Mirror" can't copy it?
After thinking for a moment, Angel temporarily gave up these speculations. There were too few clues, and there would be no additional gains if he continued to think about it.

Above, there are also iron doors, one step at a time, but with a faint light.

After passing through the iron gates, Angel had no intention of opening them to see what was going on. She didn’t want to encounter a “mirror image” or other weirder objects again. With her current spiritual emptiness, blurred vision and headache, she might not even be able to get a Sequence 6. Can't deal with it.

At the end of the spiral staircase, there is darkness below and light above.

She mumbled and checked the entire basement again. After finding no other useful objects, she pushed open an iron door in the corner and walked out of the dark room.

She briefly treated the wounds on her body and found that in the dream, the injuries she received were much lighter than in reality. Even if the Sword of Dawn penetrated her body for several centimeters, not a few drops of blood came out, and the pain was very slight.

She found that behind the door was a stone staircase that spiraled up and down. Every other short section there was an iron door similar to the room she was in. The further distance was shrouded in airtight mist, making even dark vision impossible. See through.

"Beautiful, isn't it?"

It turns out that this is not a "basement", just a small room without windows.

It was still dark and quiet outside the door, but fortunately Angel's dark vision was still effective in the dream.

She no longer wore that strange skirt paired with beige trousers, but instead put on a white shirt with a lace collar similar to Angel's, paired with a blue jacket of the same color as her eyes, and her lower body was still slim trousers with black leather boots.

Has she been standing here since she fell asleep? You are obviously an old acquaintance with the "Star Admiral" but you don't want to meet. You know the dream here so well but you don't want to explore it. You just look into the distance?

The "Queen of Mysteries" Bernadette Gustave, whom she saw and talked to in her last dream, was standing by the window, staring out blankly.

This high-sequence extraordinary person had his back to Angel, and the outline of his body shone in the dim light of the setting sun, but it made Angel feel a sense of loneliness.

Bernadette, who had chestnut hair and blue eyes, suddenly spoke.

Fortunately, every iron door was closed tightly, and there was no sound coming from inside. Angel quickly reached the end of the spiral staircase and found that the top was a square hall that was not very wide. There were some tools and rusted weapons scattered on the ground. There are old wooden framed glass windows on all four walls, and it is from one side that light enters the hall and then enters the spiral staircase.

Opposite the window, there are still cliffs and mountain peaks that have not changed at all, as well as city walls and palaces built on the mountains. Above them, the light of dusk envelopes everything.

Approaching Bernadette softly, Angel glanced out and discovered that this hall was actually part of the huge black building in the last dream. To be precise, it was the observation deck at the top of one of its towers.

"Indeed, but these are just dreams."

After all, it's just a dream... I hope I don't wake up and find that the potion has not been digested. That would be a real "painful" experience...

Angel squinted his eyes under the setting sun, feeling the soft sunlight that was different from the aggressive light of the God War ruins, and replied.

After hearing her somewhat "negative" words, Bernadette no longer looked at the temple opposite, but turned her head with a stern gaze.

"This dream is not vast, it only has the black monastery at our feet and the projection of the Giant King's Court on the other side of the cliff.

"Of course, these two names are all my guesses. I didn't find the corresponding monastery in the real world. I just named it based on its color, but the Giant King's Court is very similar to Feysac's Twilight Palace."

The seat of the Church of the God of War, the Twilight Palace?

Angel found it extremely difficult to talk to this "Queen of Mysteries". She had to try her best to search for the occult knowledge in her mind in order to keep up with the other person's thoughts.

But every word she said seemed to have a profound meaning, so her spirituality was not sufficient. Angel, who had a splitting headache, still gritted his teeth and persisted, writing down every word, even if he couldn't understand it temporarily!
"The God of War is said to be a giant who survived before the Cataclysm, and this ruins of the War of Gods originated from the Cataclysm." Bernadette continued speaking to herself, not caring whether Angel could understand.

She didn't tell me, but to Mr. Fool behind me. She wanted to exchange this knowledge for a certain promise, such as interpreting Emperor Russell's diary?

But Mr. Fool can even find Mr. "Sun" from the land abandoned by God, from the "Silver City" that existed before the cataclysm, and ask him to participate in the Tarot Club from a whole world away. Does he really care about your knowledge... ...Angel thought in his mind somewhat rudely.

She suddenly remembered where she had heard of "The Court of Giants".

"The real giant king's court is in the place abandoned by the gods."

Seeing that Bernadette seemed to have a tendency to continue filling her with knowledge she didn't understand, Angel spoke up.

The "Queen of Mystery" looked at Angel with her blue eyes for a few seconds, then nodded slightly and said without surprise:

"It is said that the entrance to the 'Land Abandoned by the Gods' is in the projection of the 'Giant King's Court' opposite.

“In the black monastery here, each room represents a different location in this sea area, and behind each door may be the dream of a different creature.

"He has been searching for the 'Forsaken Place', saying that the ultimate answer to all things is hidden there."

What she means is that the entire dream corresponds to the specific location of the ruins of the God War, and the same goes for the Giant King's Court opposite. As long as we can get there, there is hope of finding "him", who is what Emperor Russell has been looking for. A place abandoned by God?

With difficulty, Angel kept up with the other person's train of thought, and just like that, she felt as if her head had been pierced by countless sharp knives after she had exhausted her spiritual power, even in a dream where the pain was not obvious.

Fortunately, it seemed that Bernadette was inspired by the scenery. Instead of continuing the topic, she changed the topic and said:

"I said that the dreamland here is very dangerous, but you seem to be overconfident in your own strength."

Her eyes rested on Angel's blood-stained shirt and the scars all over his body, and the meaning was self-evident.

"When I woke up this time, I didn't appear in that library, but woke up in a dark room, and met...myself who appeared in the mirror."

Angel explained, took out the dark mirror fragment from his pocket and handed it to Bernadette. The latter took it, glanced at it and returned it, saying:
"The library is not the place you should go. As I said, every location in this dream corresponds to the corresponding location in the sea. You should appear near the crew of the 'Future'. Spending time with them does not count. Dangerous dream time, not in this tower of countless dangerous dreams.

"I brought you to the library to observe your reaction to the diary, but this time, I did not exert any influence... Maybe it is some kind of power in you that attracts the power of other people. This is in the dream. It's not common, but it happens from time to time.

"Next time, I will try to send you back to Cattleya."

After saying that, she seemed to feel something and looked out the window at the sunset again.

The sunlight instantly became intense, illuminating the entire hall golden.

Angel narrowed his eyes subconsciously and opened them again, only to find that he was back in the cabin of the "Future". The portholes were bright and the sky was once again ruled by the scorching sun.

Ignoring the surprise, she immediately got up from the bed and touched her chest. She found that the damage she suffered in the dream was not reflected in reality, but the consumed spirituality did not return to her body, and her head was still twitching. Although his vision was not blurred due to pain, he couldn't help but close his eyes.

By the way, my ammunition and charms!
After opening the revolver's magazine and checking the charm in her pocket, she breathed a sigh of relief.

The "Storm", "Sleep" and other charms all stayed in place, and the bullets were not fired. Apart from half of the spiritual loss, there seemed to be nothing abnormal...

wrong!

Angel looked at the talismans in his palm and found that the runes engraved on the surface of the dark red "Disaster" talisman, which was placed alone, had faded and did not have the spiritual response that a normal talisman should have.

It has become an ordinary piece of iron.

In my dream, I consumed the "disaster" spell in reality?
Considering that the "man in the mirror" did not copy her spell, Angel seemed to understand the difference between "disaster" and other items.

It can pass through the shackles of reality and "dream" and directly attack the target inside!
If that's the case, my magic potion... She put down the pistol and the charm, closed her eyes, and entered meditation, feeling the "pain" potion in her body, and soon she was pleasantly surprised to discover the "tranquility" she experienced in her dream. The feeling of digestion with the magic potion is real.

She has completed sequence 5 of "Pain" playing with digestion.

It turns out that the end of "pain" is "defeating one's own heart" in a mystical sense. But in the dream, this is realized through the "man in the mirror"?
After making the final summary, Angel breathed a long sigh of relief and opened his eyes, feeling that his headache and fatigue were less obvious under this surprise.

At this moment, her drooping arm touched the pocket of her coat. She was stunned for a moment, then reached out and took out the object in the bag and raised it in front of her.

It was a piece of pitch-black mirror with sharp edges, one sharp and the other blunt.

(End of this chapter)