Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 950 Not Different
In the figure of Archon Geldruf, there is a "Time Worm" that Angel has seen countless times and even used it to make a talisman. This proves that the law revision fourteen years ago to target the "alternative archon" loophole did not save this archon in time.

If that were all, Angel would not be too surprised, because after seeing the wild bird with a faint circle around its right eye last night, she had determined that the governor was the most suspicious, and now it was just the other shoe that had dropped.

But the scene in the living room of 26 Sassen Street that appeared in her other eye made her blood freeze.

"Weapon Master" Kaya, the short "biologist" Riley beside her, the fish farmer "The Wrathful Man" Yasin, the "detective" Wilson who is over sixty years old, and the "archaeologist" Neumann, were all parasitized by Amon!

How is this possible? Isn't there a law against parasitism or replacing other residents?

Are they suffering from a deep level of parasitism, where they completely become one of Amon's clones, or a shallow level of parasitism, where they can only perceive the information seen and heard by the host but cannot control the host's behavior?
Why didn't the "arsonist" Nemo get parasitized? Is he really "different" or is he not suitable for parasitism because he once spent some time in the Iron Cross that believed in the "True Creator"? Or is he just escaping because he didn't have enough "worms of time"?
What is this party, which has almost been controlled by Amon's clone, planning in this "City of Hope"?
Questions popped up and exploded in Angel's mind like bubbles, but she still tried her best to keep her expression stable. She also put down the hand that was holding Klein, as if she had just performed a little intimate gesture.

"We would like to join the party here, but wouldn't that violate some law? Like unlawful assembly?"

She asked back, pretending to be interested.

"Of course not. We have been gathering like this every week for more than five years. If the Archon opposed our behavior, he would have stopped it long ago, or even amended the law to disband our small group... By the way, do you mind?"

Wilson, the oldest, answered, smacked his lips, and took out a small handmade pipe and a bag of tobacco from his coat pocket. After Angel agreed, he smiled and continued:
"I secretly grew this myself. It tastes much better than the ones I bought with my quota."

Then, he looked at Nemo and also sought the owner's consent before lighting the tobacco, allowing a not-too-pungent but rather refreshing smell to permeate the living room.

"You see, this is a type of 'good-intentioned harm' that I mentioned, but after asking for your consent, especially the consent of the owner of the house, Nemo, you won't be punished."

He explained, puffing away.

“We didn’t agree to that!”

Kaya, who was of typical height for a Feysac person, complained, but her tone did not sound too bothered. It was obvious that she was often immersed in this kind of smoke and had gotten used to it.

"Haha, as long as Nemo agrees, it'll be fine, unless we go to your house for the party next time."

Wilson muttered, but put his pipe on the table and stopped creating "second-hand smoke".

Is this person really deeply parasitized by Amon and becomes one of his clones...

Watching them bantering with each other, a question arose in Angel's mind.

The Amon clones she had seen before would all take out a crystal monocle from somewhere and put it on their right eye sockets, revealing a smile that seemed to know everything, and would be black-haired young men with unparalleled oppression. However, the Beyonders in front of her, who were of different genders, ages and backgrounds, maintained their independent thinking and ability to act, making her almost think that the picture that the "man in the mirror" showed her just now was an illusion.

Of course, Angel couldn't possibly mistake the appearance of the "Time Worm". The five people except Nemo must have been parasitized, but this is most likely a shallow parasitism, just like the relationship between Leonard and Pallez Zoroast. The latter can hear and see information around the host, but cannot influence the host's behavior unless He takes the initiative to expose himself and have a conversation.

Combined with what the "detective" Wilson just said about "harm with good intentions", Angel suspected that the "Archon" had used some method to kindly send the "Worm of Time" to these unfortunate outsiders. This might have happened when they had just entered the "Dream City" and had not yet become real residents, a state in which they were least protected by the law.

The Archon did not choose to parasitize me, Klein, Annie, and others. Is it because we are all demigods and can sense the danger of parasitism? Or is it because after the "law" was modified, even He lost this means?
Angel's mind was full of thoughts. She resisted the urge to dive into the world in the mirror and naturally glanced at Klein beside her. She was surprised to find that his gaze had also turned to her. His dark brown eyes were calm and had a power that made her feel at ease.

He also noticed it. Was it because of my abnormality just now?
Angel just breathed a sigh of relief when he noticed Klein standing up and asked politely:

"Excuse me, where is the bathroom?"

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Walking into the small bathroom, Klein still had a faint smile on his face. He locked the door, hung his hat and coat behind the door, and sat on the toilet.

He was not surprised that the "Dream City" had toilets that were invented during Roselle's time. After all, in addition to continuing the laws, this city was very good at absorbing new knowledge brought by "outsiders", making the city more and more modern. New shock absorbers for carriages, various chemical products, and even practical small steam engines had already appeared. The technological gap with the outside world was no more than 20 years.

But this is not the point now. Angel's expression changed instantly just now, which should be because he discovered something unusual other than the "Consul". But I came to Nemo's house to investigate last night and didn't find any problems. Could it be the other members of the "Different" club?
While thinking, Klein exchanged places with another secret doll that he had prepared at home. The latter was a domestic rabbit he bought from the market. It had long been transformed into a "German" with only skin and as light as a balloon through the ability of the "Faceless Man", and was dressed in the same clothes as him.

At this time, it sat on the toilet, keeping its waist slightly bent, as if doing the only thing it should do in the bathroom, but it was muttering something in its mouth, offering its prayers to the "Poseidon".

When Klein returned home, he took four steps backwards the moment he heard the illusory prayer sound in his ears. He came to the top of the gray fog and cast his gaze towards No. 26 Sassen Street, where the rabbit Gehrman was.

There was nothing unusual around, and the Archon hadn't come nearby, which meant that he hadn't noticed Angel's spying. This was strange. Normally, the Hand of Order could detect that the mirror double was praying to a certain existence, but it couldn't restrict or punish it through laws... Klein first scanned the nearby streets, and after confirming that the surroundings were safe, he lowered his view and moved his gaze to the living room where he had just attended the party.

At this moment, he felt like his scalp was about to explode.

Right beside the round table with coffee pots, tea cups and pipes, the members of the "Different" Club are exposing each other's secrets and trying to please the new member Angel. Except for Nemo who came to the "City of Hope" six years ago, all of them have a "Time Worm" with twelve segments sleeping in their bodies, which looks familiar to him.

That is the carrier of extraordinary characteristics that Amon and his clones use to infect and parasitize others!
It felt like he was back in Böklund Street in the northern part of Backlund, watching Amon parasitizing the neighbors around him... His first reaction was not to raise the "Sea God" scepter and call out all of Amon's clones one by one, but to feel stunned. He and Angel tried their best to use the special nature of the "Source" to find a reasonable way to avoid the city's laws and exert a certain influence on their secret puppets and substitutes. The "Archon" Amon not only replaced the original Archon himself, but also parasitized almost all the living Beyonders in the "City of Hope". Now only Nemo and the new batch are missing.

If he hadn't known that each "Time Worm" separated by Amon actually had some extraordinary characteristics attached, making it difficult to continue parasitizing without new "Thieves" supplies, Klein suspected that Nemo would have joined them long ago and truly become "different."

I didn't expect that when I came here to get some information, I ended up entering Amon's lair. Fortunately, they were all in a "shallow parasitic" state. Perhaps they were just tools used by Archon Amon to store the "Worm of Time" as a backup, rather than real clones... The experienced Klein quickly identified their status and felt a little relieved.

Then, he began to think about how to solve the current problem in the gray fog.

"The Archon's behavior should be against the law, but the revised law will not hold past actions accountable. It is difficult to solve this part of the problem through the 'Hand of Order'. On the contrary, it will protect these residents from our harm, unless I punish the gray fog, or Angel uses the 'City of Disaster' to purify everything..."

Just as he came up with a few explosive plans in his mind, he noticed that the position of the praying "Rabbit Herman" in his sight had changed.

The five "Time Worms" that were parasitic in the bodies of the "Different" club members began to wriggle and wake up!

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At 26 Sassen Street, Angel quietly directed the conversation at the round table, making everyone focus on him instead of Klein who was heading to the bathroom, and his "secret doll" Qiunas who was already sitting motionless next to him.

Fortunately, her appearance did not need the cooperation of "charm" to accomplish all this. Even Kaya told a rare joke about Feysac and did not treat her, a "Lune person", as an outsider.

In Angel's eyes, in the images continuously transmitted by the mirror double, the five "worms of time" curled up and slept without any movement. However, this image was seen by the "man in the mirror" in response to the prayer, and it had to be transmitted to the mirror double through "granting" and then perceived by Angel. There was a certain time delay, and it was not absolutely safe.

Klein should be using his method to confirm the current situation. I hope he can find out that Amon is all around him as soon as possible and think of a way to deal with it. Otherwise, I can only summon the "Man in the Mirror" to use the power of disaster or betrayal to cleanse the place, which may cause casualties to these innocent people who are parasitized... Her mind was full of thoughts, and she had to echo the excited conversation of several people under the witch's summons, which made her more and more anxious.

Suddenly, a dull sound like thunder came from the distance.

Nemo, who was sitting opposite Angel, suddenly stopped pouring coffee for others and looked at the ceiling curiously. Others also stopped talking, attracted by the strange thunder.

"Miss Angelica, where is Mr. Sherlock?"

Nemo asked with sudden curiosity.

"He should still be in the bathroom."

Angel replied with a smile.

But the mirror double that was near the city hall just now was rushing towards this side through the mirror world at an extremely fast speed. Angel's fingers also touched the mark of Anne on his palm, conveying his anxious mood.

"Really? I thought...it was just his secret doll?"

Nemo suddenly laughed and said in a teasing tone.

The next second, a ball of black flame surged out from Angel's side and burned towards the secret puppet Qiunas who was sitting next to her, completely enveloping him.

In the flames, a transparent insect that had just emerged from the body of the "Angry Man" Yasin and tried to parasitize the secret doll struggled and twisted, quickly moving away from Qiunas.

Then, it got into Nemo's body.

At the same time, the same "Time Worms" appeared on Kaya, Riley, Wilson and Neumann. They turned into light and drilled into Nemo's body one after another, making him seem to be covered with a layer of illusory light.

This strange scene was ignored by the members of the "Different" Club. They just looked at the suddenly rising black flames in surprise and fear, and then turned their eyes to Angel, regarding her as a villain who ruined the party and tried to hurt others!

Old man Wilson even tried to dissuade him:

"Don't be impulsive. Hurting others is a serious crime. Be careful of severe punishment..."

"You should worry about yourselves."

Angel said coldly, staring at the "arsonist" Nemo, whose expression was indifferent and whose blue eyes seemed somewhat deep under the reflection of the black flames.

"She's right, you should worry about yourselves."

The latter chuckled, reached into his pocket, pulled out a hand-polished monocle made of brass rims and convex glass, and put it on his right eye socket.

(End of this chapter)