Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 578 Return to the Northern Continent

"You want to leave the sea and go to the southern continent?"

Next to the "redhead" who was busy making repairs, Elaine, dressed in casual clothes, asked in surprise.

Wearing a hood to cover his more eye-catching appearance after promotion, Angel nodded slightly and replied:

"We have to avoid the limelight, and the Church of Storms is not very powerful in the Southern Continent. Although the 'Rose School' has its base camp there, their search focus will definitely be on the Rhoside Islands or even the Northern Continent. They will not expect us to head south. go."

In fact, this was a complete lie. Although Angel and Klein used false names to purchase ferry tickets to West Bayram Behrens Port via Zhongjian Island, it was just a cover to attract the attention of the trackers.

Of course, the purpose of deceiving Elaine was to mislead subsequent tracking and provide cover for herself and Klein.

"After the ship is repaired, you will continue to carry out the smuggling trade as planned. For the purposes of surveillance and fishing, the military and the church will not impose too many restrictions on you, and may even provide some cooperation. You can appropriately Tell us about our itinerary, and then take advantage of their deliberate indulgence to make more money and pay off my debt."

Angel slowly told Elaine her plan. She believed that her whereabouts would soon be leaked under the questioning of the church and the military, so it was better to use this to free Elaine from the impact of this incident.

Hearing this, Elaine smiled bitterly. Her round, disguised face was tilted toward the "red-haired girl." She looked at the ship, which was being dismantled of the main mast and planned to be completely renovated. She silently calculated in her heart how long it would take to pay for the repairs. Earn it back.

Hum, the result of selling the formula to me without lowering the price is to lose two opportunities to trade... Angel thought bitterly and said:
"I have a copy of the compound eye for hunting black spiders. Of course, this is not free. You can first look for the human lion, and then buy another part from me with gold pounds...or complete the commission in exchange for it."

For example, Tracy... Angel smiled secretly and gave the other party a reason.

"novel?"

After explaining the contact code and other matters, Angel took out a piece of paper and handed it to Elaine. The latter took it and opened it, and was surprised to find that it read Hunter Path Sequence 6, the magic potion formula of "Conspirator".

He can indeed notice, or luckily avoid, the anomalies in Klein. I heard Klein say that there is a natural "monster" in Tingen City who becomes almost crazy when he looks directly at him... But let us Go look at the notice board. Is it about a reward?

At Angel's suggestion, she continued to wear the Ring of Madness rather than reveal her true appearance.

Angel replied with a chuckle, successfully seeing a mixture of pain, nostalgia, and hesitation on Elaine's face.

"Miss Angelica, before you leave, you'd better go to the notice board at the pier and take a look. There is a lot of information about you and Mr. Sparrow."

At this moment, Elaine's bosun, a burly, young but somewhat weathered-looking "Lucky William" came to the pier from the gangway and approached them, carefully avoiding Klein who was waiting aside, and said to Angel said:

On the contrary, she can sell this formula again, and the target customer is "Flame" Daniz, who is seeking promotion to keep up with his captain. The latter seems to have also purchased the formula from "The Strongest Hunter" Anderson. But Anderson disappeared after he separated from Klein. It was said that he was going to complete a task assigned by a certain demigod. Therefore, Danitz was still at Sequence 7 and was almost surpassed by the young Elaine.

William also relaxed lightly beside her, which attracted Elaine's gaze.

"I just think that Gehrman Sparrow has finally left." William explained in a hoarse voice, "Otherwise, he might come to trouble me after my novel is published."

Although she was persuaded by Angel's various reasons, the most important point was that she was still worried that she would be used as bait to attract targets who did not want to be arrested by the church or the military.

After obtaining the "Red Priest" card, Angel finally got the formula. He no longer needed to spend a lot of money to buy it from Anderson Hood, and the other party also lost an opportunity to make a lot of money.

Angel nodded clearly, said goodbye to the two of them, and left quickly with Klein.

They haven't changed their appearance yet. If they are really marked by a high reward, they may leave faster.

"Commission?"

"The main materials of 'Conspirator': the compound eyes of a hunting black spider, the brain of a lion; auxiliary materials: a venom gland of a hunting black spider, 80 ml of lion's blood, 10 grams of amber powder, and two white oak fruits."

Elaine asked curiously, taking a stack of manuscript paper that her boatswain took out from his pocket, and opened it with interest, her eyes lingering on the handwritten title:

"Monitor the movements of 'Lieutenant General Disease' Tracy, as well as the whereabouts of the 'Witch Cult' behind her."

Looking at the backs of the two of them, Elaine sighed melancholy. She knew that she would probably have to rely on herself for a long time to come.

"The Great Adventurer Hermann Series: Lieutenant General Iceberg".

Until he left the dock, Klein felt two eyes lingering on his back from time to time.

"Strange, I still feel that the bosun hired by your Elaine is inexplicably hostile to me."

Klein said softly, lowering the top hat on his head to avoid being recognized by others.

"Maybe he is an admirer of you. The name of 'The Strongest Adventurer' has spread to many places... Come, let's see how much bounty they have set for you."

As Angel spoke, he approached the notice board on the dock and quickly found the one that was still wet among the old and new wanted posters.

"It seems that Byam sent the report in a hurry and asked them to print and post it overnight... 45000 pounds, almost twice as much as me!"

Angel exclaimed in low voice when he saw the freshly painted portrait, which was only 30% or 40% similar to Klein but at least ten years older, and the bounty amount marked in red ink below.

This price is between "Admiral of Hell" Ludwell and "Admiral of Blood" Senior. It is obvious that the military and the church have regarded Gehrman Sparrow as an extraordinary person at the level of a pirate general. And it's the most dangerous kind.

"No, you are twice as good as me."

Klein didn't care that he suddenly became a wanted criminal with a high bounty. His eyes stayed on the upper part of the notice board, where the "Pirate King" belonged exclusively. Everyone talked about it, but he didn't earn any reward at all. A few targets of Jin Thought. Among the pirate kings and their deputies whose papers had not been changed for a long time and whose paper had turned yellow, a brand new wanted poster was fluttering slightly in the sea breeze.

"Angelica Sage, reward of 10 pounds."

"what?"

Angel uttered a single tone in confusion, and gradually looked upwards, seeing that he was surrounded by other pirate kings, and his image had initially approached his own. He even luxuriously used colors to outline the wanted poster's portrait with long pale blond hair and purple eyes.

Whoa, invisible threads wrapped around the wanted notice like lightning, crumpled it into a ball, and threw it into the sea behind.

----

Bansi Port.

The once busy port is now deserted. It was originally a transit port for major shipping routes and has been marked as "unable to dock" on the nautical charts. Except for a few bold pirates and idle sailors who will come to take a look when they pass by, search Are there any valuable items left in the ruins that no one would normally approach?

All the buildings here collapsed, and thick black marks passed through the ruins, even going deep into the surrounding dense forests and nearby mountains, destroying everything along the way, causing trees to fall and landslides to occur.

Deep in the ruins, a figure appeared furtively. He was wearing a double-breasted black robe of a high priest. His dark golden hair was combed back. One pupil was dark blue and almost black, while the other was dull. His facial features were as follows: Sculpturally three-dimensional.

Crows or other birds were chirping all around, but they strangely did not come close to this place. Even though they were walking through the ruins, searching for valuables, and dreaming of getting rich overnight, they consciously avoided this place, as if they had not seen this place. A man dressed strangely.

Behind him, on the only intact wall among the collapsed ruins, a monster with an octopus head, armor, waves on his feet, and lightning was drawn with crude brush strokes. The halberd is held high, and behind it is a cloak of bird feathers.

Judging from the direction in which the man in black robe left, this painting was obviously his handiwork, but his hands were empty, and the corner of the small metal box exposed in his pocket did not look like a container containing a paintbrush.

Looking at the Bansi Port that was completely destroyed by the Church of Storms, his dim eyes were suddenly filled with dense small blood vessels, moving left and right on their own, as if out of control.

"Oh, Lord of Storms."

His lips didn't open, but a frantic whisper came out.

Suddenly, the man in black robe looked northwest, in the direction of Damir Island.

"Strange, somewhat familiar, but... impossible."

His right hand reached into his robe stiffly and hesitantly, and took out a strange-looking playing card.

After a moment, the man frowned and put the cards back into place, staggered out of the ruins and disappeared.

----

Red Sycamore Street in Conant City, Dixi County, Loen Kingdom.

Angel hid in the alley at the corner of the street, looking at House No. 67 opposite from under his hood.

She did not hide herself through invisibility, but stood in a position where it was not easy to be seen, but where passers-by could occasionally look at her.

The line of sight of passers-by allows her to perceive her own existence more clearly, rather than being invisible and seemingly disconnected from the entire world.

This realization became more and more obvious during the three-day voyage from Port Damier to Conant, which led Angel to make some guesses about the role and code of conduct of the "demigod".

"After being promoted, the appropriate way to play becomes more important. Is it inevitable after becoming a demigod, or is it my own particularity?"

She muttered, and finally waited until Klein's figure appeared from the door of the house opposite.

The moment the door closed, a suppressed cry came from the room.

Klein, holding his top hat, entered the alley. His face disguised as a "faceless man" returned to its original state, with a somewhat gloomy expression.

He had just told his family about the death of the devoured, herded "nightmare" from "The Creeping Hunger."

That was a "Nighthawk" who died during the execution of his mission, a father and a guardian.

This reminded the two of another "Nightmare".

After a moment, Klein spoke:

“Let’s go, let’s return his extraordinary characteristics to the church.

"Then, return to Backlund."

Angel nodded silently.

They had already started planning this trip before setting off from Damir Port, and this was the key part:

False identity.

(End of this chapter)