Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 909: Evil Spirit Blocks the Road
When the first bomb exploded, Audrey was also in the North End, doing her daily work in the Bursary Fund Office not far from St. Samuel's Church.

The dull sound and impact caused the glass of the entire building to shake, making a frightening clicking sound. Audrey immediately formed dense golden scales under her skin, and then she carefully came to the window and looked into the distance - she was still not used to her skin being as hard as leather, which even a sharp blade could not easily penetrate.

In her sight, huge airships were passing through the northern area in dense formations, dropping bombs downwards from time to time, or aiming at some important-looking buildings and launching artillery fire.

But most of the bombs were deflected by invisible forces, colliding with each other and exploding in the air, or smashing into empty gardens and ponds, and some even disappeared as if wiped out during the fall; blue-black wind blades flew from the south, wrestling with some force protecting the airship, and the drowsy bells of St. Samuel's Church not far away greatly slowed down the movement of the airship.

Higher up in the sky, two flames with long tails, like reverse-flying meteors, flew into the clouds that were somehow very close to the ground and disappeared.

At this moment, Audrey recalled the discussion about the shadow of war that she had had with Miss Queen and Mr. World in this office two days ago, and the information that she had overheard in the past few months under the arrangement of Hvin Rambis.

The war broke out, but not in the form the kingdom's nobles hoped for. It was not initiated proactively through step-by-step pressure and local provocations, but was directly stabbed into the heart of the kingdom like a sharp blade!
boom--

Another bomb exploded in the air, this time much closer to Audrey.

Without time to think about it, she immediately ordered her personal maids to notify all staff to take shelter in the nearest church.

As a "wild" extraordinary person, she knew that the education she received since childhood was correct and that the church was always the safest place.

Of course, if she was alone, Audrey would definitely not hide in the church like this. Instead, she would return to Queens through her dreams as quickly as possible to protect her family. However, compared to her parents who were protected by Extraordinary bodyguards and hiding in a sturdy basement, the staff around her who were just ordinary people needed more care, so she could only accompany them to hide in the church first.

To this end, she puts on all the magical items she carries with her but wouldn't normally wear, including "Lies", which can manipulate fire, and the "Star Ring" pendant, which can imprison bombs and even airships, as well as a hairpin that brings good luck.

The group quickly left the more conspicuous office building and headed towards St. Samuel's Church along the chaotic street. Audrey noticed that the group of airships that were originally hovering on the edge of the North District had split into two columns, bypassing the church they were going to. One team quickly moved southwest, and the other team headed straight for the East District.

This made her feel relieved for a while, but then she felt ashamed of her own meanness:
Her relatives and most of her friends are not in these two areas.

"Benson, where are you going?"

Just then, a staff member's surprised voice came, causing Audrey to lower her eyes to look at the edge of the team.

A man in his thirties, with his black suit fully buttoned and his receding hairline exposed because he had no time to put on his hat during the emergency evacuation, was looking anxiously at the location where the airship was bombed and crashed, with a somewhat dejected expression on his face.

She immediately recognized that this was a member of the team recently sent to the Foundation by the Kingdom's Ministry of Finance. He was efficient, humorous and very popular.

Most importantly, his last name is Moretti.

"I want to go over there and see my sister, and Lily..."

Benson broke free from the staff member who was holding him, and ran in the direction of the densely packed airships, against the crowd fleeing from Backlund University of Technology.

"Mr. Moretti!" Audrey called out to him quickly, and the moment he looked at her in confusion, she gave him a psychological hint, "The airstrike over there has ended, but the chaos on the street is still going on. If the people you care about have taken refuge in the church, and you are hurt by the chaos on the street, it will only make them more worried!"

The black-haired, brown-eyed man was instantly convinced by her. The anxiety on his face was replaced by enlightenment. He nodded and replied:

"You are right, Miss Hall. I am sorry to have delayed everyone's time."

As he said this, he took the initiative to return to the team and apologized again to the staff member who had just grabbed him but broke free.

Phew, that's not bad. If this gentleman was hurt in the air raid, how would I explain to Mr. World and Christine... Audrey secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and when the team started to move forward again, she turned her head to look in the direction of the Technical University.

At this moment, her potion-enhanced vision noticed that more than half of the airships that were continuously bombarding and dropping bombs suddenly stopped in the air, and then there was a violent explosion from the inside. Fireworks lit up in the sky over the North District, followed by a large amount of debris falling like rain.

Audrey's pupils shrank slightly. For a moment, she couldn't understand what was going on. She instinctively thought that it was an archbishop from one of the three major churches protecting Backlund who took action.

But the next second, she noticed a figure appearing among the "fireworks". It was a black-haired woman whose dress was torn and whose face and body were covered with smoke and wounds. She held a sword in one hand and a fist in the other, floating in the air, and the exploding flames behind her were like her wings.

That was Irene Watson, the identity and appearance that Miss "Queen" had used when she was in Backlund!
----

Also witnessing this scene that looked like an angel descending was Archbishop Horamick Haydon of the Steam Church, who had rushed to the scene from St. Hillran's Church.

He first cooperated with the "Deep Blue High Priest" Radar Valentine, who continuously cast wind blades and tornadoes at the Holy Wind Cathedral, to destroy and blow away the wreckage of the airship and the unexploded ammunition that fell towards the crowd on the ground. Then he used the high-speed airflow on his back to increase his altitude, came into the clouds, and faced the black-haired woman.

Obviously, just now when Backlund was facing an aerial attack and the three major churches and the military were not yet prepared to respond, it was this witch who held back the entire army and even severely damaged most of the airships, buying precious time for the entire city and reducing casualties to a minimum.

But as a high-ranking witch, her natural stance is contrary to the Orthodox Church...

Suddenly, Horamick frowned, thinking that the round face with a few freckles on it looked familiar.

The spirit immediately gave a reminder. He had seen this face at the end of last year, in a divination picture made by a mirror. It was the witch who used her own life to stop the further spread of the plague in the Backlund smog that swept half of the city and took away more than 100,000 lives. The dead Eileen Watson!

Did she not die at that time, or... did she come back to life?

Horamick suddenly remembered the most secret information in the "Mechanical Heart" database, which mentioned that the "Witch" had some kind of resurrection ability.

But isn't that an ability that requires at least Sequence 3... Based on the situation during the heavy fog, she is at most a Sequence 5 Beyonder... Horamick's mind was full of thoughts, gradually rising to a height parallel to the other party. Just as he was about to ask, he suddenly noticed that the other party's hand without the sword was slightly raised.

Ah!
Horamick's hands shook, and he nearly tore off his left forearm, exposing the powerful cannon underneath, only to find that the witch simply raised her hand to her chest and tapped it four times, outlining the shape of a crimson moon.

"Praise the goddess, you finally arrived," she said with a tired but still firm tone, "Some airships have already moved towards the East and West Districts. The 'War Bishop' of the Feysac Empire has been severely damaged. I am preparing to chase him."

The gestures and words belonging to the Church of the Evernight Goddess immediately lowered Horamick's vigilance. He recalled a series of investigations conducted within the church. Although he had not received an answer after asking the Nighthawks several times, based on the information, the Mechanical Heart could roughly confirm that Eileen Watson was one of their peripheral members.

"Be careful of his counterattack. Call for support whenever necessary. Leave the airships to me."

He drew a triangular holy emblem on his chest in response and spoke in a calm tone. He did not have the gentle yet indifferent attitude he usually had towards his subordinates. Instead, he spoke as if he was facing an archbishop of the same level.

That was out of respect for the witch who saved Backlund twice.

----

In an alley at the junction of the North District and the Cherwood District, the iron-black armor disappeared, leaving only a single piece of clothing that was almost a strip of cloth inside. The whole body was covered with filth like rust, and even the "War Bishop" Snarna, whose red hair had turned a little black, was kneeling on one knee, facing the depths of the alley, lowering his head and narrating something.

After a moment, a voice with a strange airflow sound and a slightly odd tone spoke:

"I understand. Go ahead and remember to leave the mirror."

"Yes, I understand," said the Einhorn family member, respectful as if he were facing a god, "but the witch will catch up soon. From the mirror..."

"I'll help you stop her."

A strange voice interrupted him, rather impatiently.

Snarna nodded, stood up, and was about to take out the earring that could open the passage to the mirror world, when suddenly, all the exposed wounds on his body burst into black flames mixed with a hint of rust.

"..."

He opened his mouth soundlessly, as if he wanted to howl, but a stream of dark flame also spurted out of his mouth.

A brown arm stretched out from the darkness and tapped Snarna's forehead, who was surrounded by cursed flames.

The black flame immediately dimmed, as if conquered by some force.

"Get out of here as soon as possible. The farther the better. Distance can weaken this curse that is transmitted through blood. Humph, even a child knows not to leave any drop of blood when facing a witch."

The voice continued, not trying to hide its sarcasm.

Snarna, who had barely stood firm, did not bother to answer. He quickly opened a "window" with a jagged edge and crawled into it. His figure flashed and disappeared in the dark space inside.

The owner of the dark brown arm continued to stand in the dark, as if waiting for something.

In less than half a minute, a slender figure fell from the sky and landed lightly in the alley. She glanced at the window of the mirror world that had disappeared, and immediately locked her eyes on the figure in the corner.

Before she could speak, the man took a few steps forward and appeared in the light. He was wearing a black robe and a hood with red stripes. The part of his face that was exposed had soft lines and a brown complexion, completely bloodless.

But there was a bloody cut on each side of his face, ruining his otherwise good-looking appearance. At this moment, the one on the right side made a somewhat sharp sound:

"Haha, I didn't expect to see the follower of the 'City of Disaster' again. Apparently, it was you who almost killed Snarna Einhorn?"

"Has the wound he sustained in Kukwa Castle in West Balam healed? How come the host he found is worse than the last one? First it was the renegade demigod archbishop, then it was the Sequence 5 Gatekeeper. Will there only be a Sequence 7 next time?"

Angel sneered mercilessly, the "sharp blade" in his hand reappeared, and the fighting spirit that had not yet completely faded immediately enveloped his whole body.

She was certain that the "person" in front of her was the "Red Angel" evil spirit, Soren Einhorn Medici, who had disappeared since the ambush on Ince Zangwill!
(End of this chapter)