Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 879: The Conspirator and the Witch of Pain

Late at night, at Berens Harbor in West Balam.

A three-masted sailing ship with a bright red hull was quietly parked near the shoal outside the city. A small boat was lowered from the side and paddled ashore on the beach. Two figures got off the boat in the cover of night and came to the junction of the beach and the woods.

After searching separately, the two returned to the place where they had reunited. One of them, who was wearing a hooded cloak and was taller, muttered in a low voice:

"Strange, there's no one around, are they late?"

The pale moonlight shone through the clouds onto her face and the tufts of red hair that stuck out from under her hood.

She is none other than Elaine, the captain of the "Redheads".

Another petite attendant who was also wearing a hood was also looking around. After a moment, he frowned and said:
“Maybe we’ve found the wrong place?”

"Perhaps, the rebels requested that the goods be delivered on the beach outside the city. There may be some errors in the location description, but when they see the ship here, they should take the initiative to approach. We should wait..."

As Elaine spoke, she turned around to look at her "red-haired girl", but was surprised to find that in the night, a three-masted sailing ship with a completely black body and white bones painted on the sails was passing through the sea at an extremely fast speed and speeding towards the "red-haired girl".

That's the "Black Death"!
Elaine's expression immediately turned serious. The thing she was most worried about had happened. In the southern continent, far away from Backlund and Bayam, where there was almost no one to turn to for help, "Lieutenant General of Disease" Tracy came to her!
"Return immediately."

She gave orders to her followers, and then ran towards the stranded boat. Even though she was a Sequence 6 "Conspirator" who could transform into a flaming spear and fly hundreds of meters, she couldn't get back to the "Red-haired Girl" in one breath, and could only use the boat to get closer.

But at this moment, she suddenly heard a chuckle from behind her. The voice was extremely familiar and had appeared in her dreams during countless sleepless nights.

"Tracy..."

Elaine murmured and turned her head back.

A black-haired woman wearing a white women's shirt, gray leggings, and a half-length windbreaker appeared from the woods next to the beach. She was wearing nothing else.

Her long hair fluttered in the sea breeze, her blue eyes stared at Elaine, and she uttered a few words through gritted teeth:
"Long time no see, Elaine."

……

In the woods on the western outskirts of Backlund, Georgina Augustus leaned against a tree, not caring at all about the rough bark and moss that stained her clothes. She looked at the full-length mirror placed at an angle not far away and said in a loud voice:
"The reason for meeting you is simple. In the deep sea far away from the Loen Colony, our warships cannot sail freely like they can on the already opened routes. In the most remote place, there is a secret treasure that has not been discovered by others. We want to cooperate with you and share it with you."

The Loen royal family and the military took the initiative to contact a "pirate king" and said they wanted to share the profits from the secret treasures at sea. This sounded too strange... Angel muttered, chuckled, and asked back:

"Where are your ironclad ships and the demigod 'Arbiter'? The 'King of the Five Seas' was defeated by you not long ago. If you want to go looking for treasure, why would you cooperate with pirates?"

"If Nast Solomon had not taken the initiative to harass Loen's merchant ships, we would not have dealt with him. Moreover, the navies of other countries have also been making frequent moves recently. The Loen navy needs to be more vigilant against them and protect trade with the colonies... This is also a rare opportunity for you. If you get that batch of treasures, you can surpass Nast and become the true 'King of the Five Seas'."

"Oh? How come I didn't know there was such a precious treasure?" Hearing Georgina's answer, Angel smiled even more, "The key of death, Solomon's legacy, or the lost Newins? You don't really believe in such things..."

She shook her head regretfully, and mist rose up around her, almost completely covering her body. It was obvious that she was no longer interested in this conversation and was ready to leave.

Compared to the frustration of having to pretend to be a "joyful" witch during the dance and negotiations, Angel now had an urge to overwhelm everything, and naturally there was a lot of sarcasm in his words.

Seeing this, Georgina added calmly:

"It's 'Ghost Empire'."

It's the "Ghost Empire" again. Recently, I seem to have heard the name of this "Six Sea Legends" from several different channels. However, compared to those illusory legends, the ghost ship of Trunsoest has at least been confirmed by Nast, so it may really exist in the world...

Thinking of this, Angel asked curiously:
"What does that ghost ship have to do with me becoming the 'King of the Five Seas'?"

Seemingly satisfied with Angel's reaction, Georgina left the tree trunk she was leaning against, stood up, walked closer and said:
"First, I want to confirm, are you now an 'ageless' witch?"

What does this have to do with it... Angel exhaled lightly and nodded.

"Then, your ship is the 'Queen Anne's Revenge' owned by the late Russell Gustav? It is also called in the Fourth Epoch..." "Imperial Glory, Black Death, yes, that's it, but does it have anything to do with the issue we are discussing?"

Angel interrupted rudely, slightly taking the initiative.

"Of course it is related. Because only with these conditions can we explore the 'Ghost Empire'... and the reason why it is closely related to your surpassing the 'King of the Five Seas' Nast is because of the extraordinary characteristics of the 'Disaster' witch preserved inside."

Duchess Georgina said with a smile, not paying attention to Angel's rudeness.

Sequence 2's "disaster"... Aren't there only two Beyonder characteristics in the Ghost Empire, the "Judge" and the "Black Emperor"? And the "Judge" is obviously the main one, so what does it have to do with witches... Could it be that before the "Four Emperors War" in the Fourth Epoch led to the destruction of the Trunsost Empire, the Witch Cult and the "Night Emperor" also had some connection?
The obscure history of the Fourth Epoch slowly emerged from Angel's mind. She subconsciously glanced at Christine Theresa who was standing beside the mirror. Just as she was about to ask for details, she heard Georgina continue to speak:

"Since the topic ahead is quite important, I wonder if the 'Golden Queen' should leave the mirror and continue communicating with me face to face?"

The royal "arbitrator" demigod spoke in a serious tone, with a faint golden light flashing in her eyes. In her eyes, the "position" of the "joyful" witch Christine next to the full-length mirror was somewhat different from her own. She was indeed a mid-sequence Beyonder. However, the "Golden Queen" Angelica Sage in the mirror, who looked the same as in the rumors and wanted posters, was hidden in a cloud of gray fog, and her specific position could not be seen clearly.

This is the real reason why she needs the other party to "show up": to find out whether this Angelica is a real demigod or a fake in disguise?
"Okay," To her surprise, the queen in the mirror easily agreed to her request, "But you have to make the man hiding behind the mirror a hundred meters away from here, at least a thousand meters away."

She discovered... That's right. Although there is no glass or mirrors in the wild, any puddle, or even the eyes of animals, can become the magic mirror of the "immortal" witch. If Celt is one kilometer away, even if he can get there immediately, he can't stop him from leaving, even if he uses "teleportation"...

After thinking for a moment, Georgina looked at the black-haired, golden-eyed man wearing a golden mask, whose figure was hidden behind a full-length mirror next to a small mound, and nodded.

The latter immediately turned around, ran away without looking back, and quickly disappeared into the dense forest.

"Is this okay?"

After the figure of the military demigod who was also a "Law Mage" disappeared, Georgina smiled again and looked at the "Golden Queen" in the full-length mirror.

The latter chuckled as mist rose around him, his figure became hazy, and then the entire mirror surface began to ripple like water, and quickly returned to its normal surface, reflecting the surrounding woods and the crimson moon above.

Christine Theresa standing next to it had long light blonde hair, her eyes were a deeper purple, and her facial features had changed slightly, becoming more mature and confident.

Even though she had restrained her "charm", the face that appeared before her eyes from the mirror world made Georgina's heart beat faster. She quickly suppressed her emotions, let out a long breath, stared at the other person, and re-judged the change in "position".

As expected, the person in front of her had already become a demigod, and his status was even higher than hers. He was either at Sequence 3, or possessed some powerful magical item, or had special characteristics that surpassed this sequence.

No matter what, this must be the real "Golden Queen".

……

"I waited for several months until the Golden Queen could no longer leave, until you left the Raging Sea and reached a place where no one could support you... Elaine, come back with me, so that no one will get hurt, including... the crew on that ship and your little follower."

Tracy was no longer as rebellious and strong as Elaine was when she escaped from the "Black Death" last time. Although her tone was suppressing anger, it sounded a bit pleading to others.

But her threat was real. Not far from the three people on the beach, the new "Black Death" had caught up with the "Redhead" which had just weighed anchor and set sail but had not yet increased its speed. The two ships were sailing almost side by side. The crews of both sides did not launch their cannons or load ammunition. Instead, they were looking at each other nervously on the deck, as if waiting for something.

"Lucky William" has climbed up to the observation deck with his rifle, his eyes constantly moving between several extraordinary people on the "Black Death" and the captain on the beach; the figure of "Witch" Tia has disappeared on the deck, and it is unknown where she is hiding or what she is preparing to do; "Lazy Fish" Ariel took off her dress and jumped into the sea from the other side of the ship, ready to use the Siren's ability to interfere with the crew on the "Black Death" at any time.

The battlefields at sea and on land are tense and ready to break out at any moment.

Elaine took her eyes off the "red-haired girl" and looked at Tracy again. The corners of her mouth twitched, as if she wanted to smile, but was unable to do so.

"Tracy, I, I've..."

Before she finished her words, the "follower" beside her suddenly lifted his hood, revealing long brown hair and thin eyebrows, and his blue eyes were fixed on the "pain" witch not far away.

She is the "joyful" witch Sherman who should be in Backlund planning how to escape from Viscount Stratford!
boom--

Elaine ignited a bright yellow flame beside Tracy. The next second, Sherman's cloaked figure disappeared in the same flames, and reappeared closer to the enemy as flames gushed out. She stretched out her right hand from under her cloak, and the dagger in her hand drew a blade of light in the flames, stabbing forward at a speed that was difficult to see clearly.

"Flame jump", "Charge a strike"!
(End of this chapter)