Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 796: Tips from the Secret Servant

Since this lady, who could be considered the second most important person in the Church of Evernight, had no intention of sitting down, Angel and Klein, who were former Night Watchmen and were likely currently favored by God, did not dare to sit back down at the coffee table. Instead, they stood quietly, waiting for Arianna to reveal her true purpose.

Angel naturally didn't believe in "listening to needs". How could she deserve an angel to come in person...

Wait, when the "Sword of the Goddess" Sesima handed over the "Immortal" witch trait, she mentioned that Ms. Arianna would come to Backlund in the near future... Could it be that she had already anticipated that Amon's clones would gather in this city?

She was about to express her doubts when Arianna spoke again:

"I think you have already known my identity from Miss Angel, so I won't introduce myself. You can call me the Servant of Secrets, or just call me by my name like she did."

"Yes, Arianna... Ma'am."

Klein drew the crimson moon on his chest again. He wanted to follow the church's internal practice and add "Your Highness" as a suffix to show respect, but when he thought of how Angel addressed her, he changed his mind.

The lady with black hair and black eyes, dressed like the ascetics in Winter County who walked barefoot on the snow and wrapped themselves in linen, nodded slightly and said in a calm tone:

"You met the clone of the 'blasphemer' Amon in Backlund?"

Sure enough, she actually knew about the difficulties we were facing. This also meant that Ms. Arianna must have received the oracle of the goddess before rushing to help. Well, she may have used the secret holy emblem to locate my position... Looking at the holy emblem on his right wrist engraved with a red moon surrounded by stars, Angel suddenly had a guess:
Maybe the other party had already secretly come to Backlund, so he could immediately respond to the oracle and come to the East District?

"Yes, twice in total, but I think they have more than two clones, but many..."

Klein knew that Angel had told the goddess about her battle with Amon's clone on the Tussock River through prayer, which was equivalent to telling the Secret Servant, so he only told her about his battle near the Elk Manor.

"Tracking the 'Thief' Demigod... Do you think his purpose is to seize the Beyonder characteristics of the same path?"

After listening to Klein's narration, Arianna asked back as if to confirm.

"Yes, this can be seen from the performance of the 'Time Worm' he left behind," Angel continued, "When I entered the Church of Saint Samuel, the Beyonder characteristics of the 'Time Worm' of the clone immediately separated and slipped away on its own. I think that every time he parasitizes, every time he separates his own 'Time Worm', he will take away a part of the Beyonder characteristics. If he wants to increase the number of clones, the Beyonder characteristics of the 'Thief' are indispensable, and even necessary for him to increase the power of his clones."

"This is consistent with the small amount of information collected from within the church... Although Amon's clone generally does not parasitize the Beyonders of the Orthodox Church, there are exceptions in rare cases: when he knows that a church has a 'Thief' Path Seal of Level 1 or higher, he will risk sneaking in and steal it by various means. I think his purpose is to obtain the Beyonder characteristics contained in the seal."

A "1" level seal means a Sequence 4 or higher. Amon is not interested in lower sequence seals, or are they unable to sense the characteristics of those below demigods?
After hearing Ms. Arianna's analysis, Angel immediately thought of the "Parasite" glove he had obtained from "Puppet" Zatwin. He was somewhat glad that he had obeyed Mr. Azik's instructions and sacrificed it to Mr. Fool for safekeeping.

Otherwise, those "Amons" who might be hiding in the dark today would have rushed over and stolen the gloves, no, snatched them away.

Angel shuddered at the thought of countless Amons wearing monocles in their right eyes floating up from the river, jumping out from behind the bushes, and falling from the trees.

"Now that we know that Amon's clone has come to Backlund, can we use the power of the three major churches to eliminate them?"

She asked expectantly.

"This is what the church has been working on, but it's not easy. Beyonders on this path are good at parasitizing other spiritual creatures. This is not limited to humans. Even birds, mice, and worms may be the incarnation of an Amon. Unless you are sure to gather all the Amons in Backlund together for targeted elimination, you will inevitably miss a large part."

So the church will not take action without absolute certainty, or it may only deal with those "brave" Amons who invaded the church and Chanis Gate... Angel thought thoughtfully.

This is not difficult to understand. Compared to the official Beyonders who started out as ordinary people and took potions, and were promoted after a long period of time without the guidance of "acting method", Amons only needed a little Beyonder characteristic and a "worm of time" to have an extra powerful partner. If the two sides fought an uncertain war of attrition, the church would inevitably suffer heavy losses, while Amon would only lose some cheap clones, and even the Beyonder characteristics could be recovered in some special way...

"If that's the case, why didn't He come directly to Backlund, but sent an avatar? If the Angel King is in charge, it would be more efficient to use the avatar, right?"

Klein kept thinking on the side, and suddenly asked.

"Before that, if the real body of 'blasphemer' Amon comes to Backlund, the goddess will personally take action and bring down divine punishment. I believe the same will be true for the other two gods."

Arianna's tone turned serious, and she chose each word carefully.

God descends... Is this the treatment of a "wild" Sequence 1?

Angel felt a little emotional. She had only witnessed two suspected goddess descents. One was when the smog was out of control and was about to spread to the entire city. The other was when Mr. Azik followed the call of his heart and came to the tomb of the god of death Salinger, and was about to let the crazy god use the "resurrection" method left behind to be reborn in his body. Moreover, those were all with the help of the body of the "Mother of Heaven" as the vessel for the descent of the gods. It was not the legendary gods walking on the ground and the real descent of power seen by the world.

Amon is worthy of the name "blasphemer" because he can let the goddess use the vessel to descend to deal with him...

Angel suddenly realized that Will Auceptin, who was hiding in Backlund, had been born successfully. Before that, Ouroboros, the "Angel of Destiny" who had been trying to find him, was also suspected to have come to the capital of Loen, but these did not cause any waves. Not to mention the descent of God, not even an angel appeared.

Does this mean that the Blasphemer has something special that other angels, not even the King of Angels, have?
And she caught a hint in Arianna's words:
"before this".

Meaning, the goddess won’t do this now?
Or, can't do this anymore?

Angel's mind flashed back to the "Mother of Heaven" she had seen in the Four Gods' Mausoleum in the depths of the Raging Sea, as well as the fact that Klein had prayed to the "God of Death" but received a response. She connected all the clues together and came to a conclusion that made her a little worried and a little unbelievable:

The goddess currently seems to be in a bad state, so that she cannot descend from the sky or bring down divine punishment to have a sufficient deterrent effect on the "blasphemer" and "angel of time" Amon?

It's like when everyone is preparing nuclear weapons and trying to deter each other, but the nuclear weapons on one side suddenly become ineffective, which will immediately break the strategic balance and even lead to a siege... Angel suddenly understood why Arianna came to Backlund in secret.

According to the theory that if there is a sequence 0, there is no sequence 1, she, the angel of the church, may already be the top combat force at present. Naturally, she has to stay in the largest city in Loen to guard against any possible accidents.

And this must not be known by the Storm and Steam Churches, let alone Amon's clone.

However, goddess, is there really something wrong with His condition? Just less than a month ago, He descended to Salinger's mausoleum and helped Mr. Azik escape his predetermined fate...

Angel subconsciously looked at Klein beside him and found that there was also undisguised shock in his pupils - it was normal for the two of them to share information and think the same way.

The only thing they were confused about was why Ms. Arianna told the two of them such important information in a nonchalant manner, just because they were all favored by God?
Or is she hinting that we should not provoke Amon in the near future, so as not to offend this "Angel King" when the church's strength is weak?
Just as Angel's mind was full of thoughts and he didn't know what to say, Arianna glanced at the two of them and continued:

"Your escape and reporting behavior should have affected the 'fate' of Amon's clones. This will allow them to glimpse the changes in fate, trace the source, and eventually find you."

As she spoke, her eyes rested on Klein.

"Therefore, we must quickly eliminate all of Backlund's Amon clones... I can provide covert power so that all battles will not be seen by the outside world and will not affect the outside world, but how to gather all the clones and make them all destroyed so that they cannot pass information to the original body will depend on you."

This... You, an angel, said you want to rely on the two of us, Sequence 4. Isn't that a bit...

Angel subconsciously wanted to mutter something.

"I see. Thank you, Ms. Arianna. I have a preliminary plan, but perhaps we need to discuss it. Can I contact you later?"

Taking a deep breath, Klein spoke in a firm tone.

Does he have a solution?
Angel turned his head to look at Klein beside him and tried to follow his thoughts. He quickly remembered the plan they discussed before Arianna arrived:

The "thief" angel in Leonard.

It seems that we have to find a solution in the end. Is this the inevitability of fate?
Angel was filled with emotion as he watched Arianna condense a crystal-clear coin-like object in her palm. The object also had the emblem of the Goddess of Night engraved on its surface. He handed it to Klein and said,
"You can contact me at any time through this Night Emblem, or let me pass on some of my power through it."

After she finished speaking, she looked at Angel again, and with a movement of her arm, she grasped the "Secret Holy Emblem" in her palm. After a breath of inner peace dissipated, this holy emblem, which seemed to be made of black iron, was as warm as a gem, making Angel, who caught it again, feel the tranquility from the bottom of his heart.

"Its 'secret' effect is now stronger than before, which will be beneficial to your future actions. In addition, with its help, you can also obtain a part of my power, which can be activated by chanting my name in the ancient Hermetic language."

Arianna explained, then slowly stepped back and her figure disappeared, as if erased by an eraser.

It’s the same ability as when the goddess descended to clear out “Lady Despair”… Is this the power of “Hidden”?
With some inner realization, Angel tied the regained "Holy Emblem of the Secret" on her left wrist, separating it from the Seal of Annie carved on the palm of her right hand, to avoid conflict between the powers of "Balance" and "Secret" during battle.

Then, she and Klein looked at each other, neither of them understanding how the "chance encounter" with Amon's clone had developed to the point where all of Backlund's Amons had to be eliminated.

(End of this chapter)