Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 544 Temporary departure
"I didn't expect that just an extraordinary creature that provided Sequence 4 potion materials would almost die with me..."

Angel murmured with some fear. She slowly approached the dead black-striped shadow giant scorpion with heavy steps, and carefully touched its stiff body. After confirming that the other party was completely dead, she breathed a sigh of relief. .

Even after death, the giant scorpion with a length of more than two meters still has a strong intimidating power with its huge, dark body. Angel avoided the giant pincers that were still open, pointed towards the sky, and walked around behind the giant scorpion. Turning on his spiritual vision, he saw a group of dark green light gradually condensing at its tail.

That is the poison sac inside the body of the giant scorpion.

"The potion materials Catalina mentioned were originally obtained in this way... But how could she know that there was a sacrificial ritual leading to the 'Land Abandoned by the Gods' on Sona Island, and how could she know that there was a 'Black Pattern' on the other side? Is the Shadow Scorpion active?"

Although "Master of Prophecy" and "Queen of Mysteries" Bernadette confirmed it, Angel has never guessed the true purpose of this "ageless" witch. She may not have meant to deceive him, but maybe what she knew was not the same. What's the real situation?

Shaking his head to get rid of the doubts in his mind, Angel summoned the Sword of Dawn again, turned it into a handy knife, and cut open the giant scorpion's soft belly facing the sky, resisting the temptation to look at the delicious-looking tender belly. The appetite for meat took out the poison sac that had condensed all the extraordinary characteristics of this extraordinary creature.

This poisonous sac, which was black with a hint of green in it, was larger than a fist. The inside looked a little shriveled due to the large amount of toxins discharged during the battle, but under the spiritual vision, it radiated brilliantly.

Finally, the two main ingredients for the "Despair" potion formula have been gathered... Angel sighed with emotion, took off the coat that was torn apart during the battle, wrapped the complete poison sac, and tied it to his body.

Such a simple treatment cannot last too long. The extraordinary materials rich in spirituality will merge with the clothes in contact and produce some strange changes. Therefore, Angel must leave the "God's Abandoned Land" as soon as possible to further seal and preserve it. deal with.

There is no food in the conventional sense in the "Land Abandoned by Gods". The people of Silver City depend on obtaining "black-faced grass" from a certain sealed artifact, otherwise they have to hunt extraordinary creatures rich in pollution for meat to satisfy their hunger;
Never see the sun, in the eternal night that lasts for thousands of years, and there are countless monsters hidden in the darkness. Once they leave the light, they will disappear in a few seconds without knowing their whereabouts;

The first thing she thought of was to use Mr. Fool to contact her other "self" on Sona Island in the Raging Sea, and ask her how she escaped from the "Land Abandoned by Gods". The second thing she thought of was to use her feet to measure the nearby areas. Wilderness, search for the missing village.

If the Hidden Holy Emblem completely fails, will I disappear without a trace in the lightless darkness like Mr. "Sun" said... Angel stood up from the black-lined shadow giant scorpion and wrapped the poison tightly Bag of clothes, looked around, and immediately frowned.

Muttering, Angel looked up and looked around, and was surprised to find that he had been taken to an unknown place by the "sneaking into the shadow" of the black-striped shadow giant scorpion. Everywhere he could see was a barren wilderness, with occasional lightning flashes in the distance. , the rolling ridges are the only view.

But both plans have a premise, that is, "sneaking into the shadows" does not take her too far.

"Let's wait until Mr. Sun uses his merits to exchange for the poisonous stinger in Silver City, and then I spend money to buy it... Ha, I didn't expect that the 'world' that guaranteed my deal with him was actually Klein. No wonder he always Take the initiative to help..."

Rumbling--

The stinger shot by the giant black-striped shadow scorpion during the battle had flown to nowhere. In the pitch-black environment, Angel had no intention of retrieving it.

Could it be that I have once been to the "Land Abandoned by God", or have I seen some prophetic picture of the future?

She squinted her eyes, using dark vision and the light of lightning to carefully observe her surroundings, and quickly remembered when she had seen this scene before.

When she was promoted to "Instigator" and "Witch", she saw many scenes that she had no impression of at all, some of which have been confirmed to be "real", such as when she was lying in the basement, "Adam" and a certain woman The image of him standing next to him was like being in the deserted wilderness of the "Land Abandoned by God".

After joking to himself, Angel began to think about how to solve the current problem.

Angel, who had made up her mind, took out the Holy Night Powder from her pocket, prepared to build a spiritual wall, and pray to Mr. Fool, but her hand brought out a small bunch of silk threads, and these pale golden "threads" fell to the ground quickly. Attracted Angel's attention.

So, are those scenes that have not yet "happened" also real?

"That is to say, if I can't find that abandoned village, I will soon die of hunger and thirst here... and before that, perhaps the 'Secret Holy Symbol' will become ineffective, so I don't have to worry about the subsequent problems."

"I seem to have seen this scene somewhere..."

For thousands of years, the "Silver City" has been exploring the way to leave, but has never gained anything.

That was the hallucination she had when she was on the verge of losing control when she made use of the extraordinary characteristics of the "Instigator" to prepare the magic potion in Port Enmat.

She was busy observing the wilderness and the mountains in the distance just now, and she didn't realize that the village she arrived at after the sacrificial ceremony from Isla Sorna... was missing?

Another flash of lightning lit up above his head, followed by low, continuous thunder, which awakened Angel from his memories. The brief light illuminated the surrounding environment, and the ever-weakening cold touch of the "Secret Holy Emblem" on his wrist was a reminder. Angel, now is not the time to think.

This caused Angel, who had just recovered from the joy of obtaining the potion ingredients, to break out in a cold sweat. Her mind immediately recalled the knowledge that "The Sun" had shared with the Tarot Club, as well as her current predicament:

This is a bunch of hair given to Bernadette, the "Queen of Mysteries" when she fell over Isla Sorna.

At this time, in Angel's dark vision, one end of the blond hair broke free on its own and pointed in a certain direction.

"Put this away, maybe it will be useful later..."

Bernadette's calm instructions echoed in Angel's ears.

She realized something and reached out to pick up and untie her hair. She watched the blond hair spread out quickly, and the end that stretched out seemed to be pulled by something and flew outward. "Is it guiding the way?"

Angel took a deep breath and saw that almost all the hair had been pulled out and immediately ran forward with them. She had just used the "Knight Bracelet" and was still in a weakened state, and the "Rose Necklace" The side effects made her have an abnormal desire for food, especially meat, but these were nothing compared to the expectation of leaving the "Land Abandoned by God".

Soon, under the guidance of the blond hair who seemed to be a signpost, Angel bypassed a small hill and finally saw the village composed of many stone houses.

Fortunately, it's not too far, at least my hair is still enough... Seeing the end of the blond hair guiding the road weakly twisting on the ground a few times, and then disappearing into the darkness, Angel sighed happily and continued to Walk to the village.

What she was thinking about was why Bernadette prepared this bundle of hair in advance and gave it to her when she arrived at Isla Sorna.

"A correct prophecy, or an insurance policy made unintentionally? I thought about the origin of the hair. Maybe it was in the ruins of the God War, when fighting the skeleton giant imbued with the out-of-control power of the 'Earth Mother Goddess'. The extra hair... But it's a bit like a fairy tale I heard in my previous life, following the hair to find the right path...

"As the daughter of the time traveler Russell, she may have heard the fairy tales that were recreated for her, and based on them, she gained some unique extraordinary abilities... This is what happened during the high sequence of 'Peeper'" The specialness of possession?”

After entering the village, Angel quickly returned to the street where he fought the black-striped shadow giant scorpion after the "light enhancement" with his memory, and retrieved the "good luck" revolver he had left behind. It was a bit dim to re-seal the good aura, but in "Anne's Blood", who was slowly recovering, took one last look at the streets where the doors and windows had been weathered, leaving only rough stone walls.

"I still have a chance to go to Trier, but here, I'm afraid I won't have a chance to come back..."

She said something silently in her heart, then turned around and returned to the house with a basement covered in black blood stains. She walked through the stone stairs and entered the secret room where the stone table altar was placed.

The ground was the same as when she first arrived, with complex symbols and patterns looming among the black bloodstains.

As long as you put some blood on it, you should be able to return to Isla Sorna.

Unlike the last time they went to the Trier Catacombs, Mr. Fool and the "other me" did not prompt how long they need to wait before returning, indicating that this time there is not a long interval... Angel thought while using his nails He opened his fingertips and watched as drops of bright red blood seeped out from the wound and dripped slowly.

At this moment, above the stone altar with a weathered surface and two melted candles at the end of her sight, there were a few lines of text that caught her attention.

She couldn't decipher most of the words. On the one hand, due to the long time, the surface of the altar was weathered, causing the engraved words to be almost flush with the substrate. On the other hand, the fonts that she could barely make out clearly did not belong to any of the words that Angel knew. one.

But the last line of ancient Hermetic is still barely legible.

"Red Angel" Medici...

One of the names and titles made Angel's eyes freeze, and the appearance of the evil spirit of Backlund, who had blood-red hair and deep scars carved on his face, immediately appeared in his mind.

Although she had never met the "Red Angel" directly, Klein had faced his appearance in nightmares and used it as an appearance to scare Rafter Pound.

Why was the name of Medici, who died at the hands of "Blood Emperor" Alistair Tudor in the Fourth Age, engraved on the altar of the abandoned village in the "Land Abandoned by the Gods"?
As if sensing Angel's gaze, the name next to "Medici" that had been almost completely weathered and had no visible traces suddenly became brighter, as if an invisible hand had carved and deepened it along the lines again.

And inside it, a silver-white, mercury-like liquid filled the inside of the re-engraved name.

"The Angel of Destiny", Ourolius.

The moment he saw this name, Angel felt like his head exploded.

It wasn't that she was out of control or contaminated, but that she remembered what happened to "The Strongest Hunter" Anderson Hood, the unlucky guy who could choke himself to death even if he drank water, and his recliner would collapse if he took a nap.

I won’t also... become unlucky, right?
The moment she was dazed, the symbols and patterns under her feet had been re-stained with blood. A dark red light flashed through. In the basement that had not been damaged after thousands of years, only the rotten air, the weathered altar, and the darkened sky above were left. Word.

At the bottom of those lines of text, a name repeated in different languages ​​protruded from the surface of the stone platform:

"Redemption Rose".

……

Outside the abandoned village, separated by a small hill in the wilderness, a strange shadow clung to the ground and approached quickly. The lightning that flashed overhead from time to time had no effect on it.

The shadow came to the giant shadow scorpion with black stripes that had been cut open in the abdomen for a long time. It stirred and swelled, and a man wearing a cloak and a stooped back emerged from it. He walked past and had drained the venom. It was called the place abandoned by the gods. The delicious giant scorpion corpse was not even glanced at, and his eyes were fixed on a dark red mark on the ground.

It was a land soaked in blood.

Standing next to the traces, the man knelt on his knees, stretched out his hands, dug up the soil with his dry hands, sniffed lightly, and nodded as if to confirm.

Then, he opened his mouth and swallowed the whole handful of dirt into his belly. He swallowed it whole, stood up with satisfaction, looked around, bent down again like a thief, and blended his body into the shadow of the ground.

(End of this chapter)