Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 955 This Amon is not too cold

"I reject."

Anne replied without hesitation.

“I have heard about you, ‘blasphemer’ Amon. Even if it is just a clone, you can set some kind of trap in this matter, which will be detrimental to me and my contractors... The only way to deal with this is to not agree to any of your requests.

"We will seek other means to try to save all innocent people."

Gerdruf was not too surprised by her reaction. He just smiled on his fat face and said with a sigh:
"It seems that the rest of me has left a lot of bad impressions on you guys outside... This is normal. We all like to play pranks, and we lack sufficient sense of responsibility and empathy. It's easy to cause accidents that only we feel happy about, but others don't think so..."

"As long as you know."

Angel also said in a cold tone.

The only reason she agreed to "cooperate" with the other party temporarily was that after the law became invalid, this "Consul" Amon did not escape or attack her immediately, but asked her to take him back to the "City of Hope" immediately, saying that this was the only way to save everyone.

Although according to the current situation, what he said was not wrong, and this Amon clone also rarely showed the playfulness of other clones, nor did he deceive or mislead others through words, but Amon was a top-notch fraudster, and these might all be disguises...

Perhaps, the moment Anne agreed to become the "Archon", she would be parasitized or have her fate stolen by an angel.

And Amon had a female doppelganger who looked underage, with black hair, golden eyes and bare feet... Angel shuddered at the thought of Anne smiling as she took out a crystal monocle from her skirt pocket and put it on her right eye socket.

She looked at Klein hesitantly, hoping that he could offer some advice at this time.

The latter still maintained the appearance of "German Sparrow". Since he had previously converted a bunch of purchased rabbits into secret dolls, Angel couldn't even confirm whether the one in front of him was Klein's real body or a rabbit German.

"I want to know, why did you come to this city and replace the identity of the 'Consul'? To steal the entire city, or to steal some of its extraordinary characteristics?"

Klein asked carefully.

He instinctively felt that the deeper the conversation with Amon, the more he knew, the more likely he would be deceived by the other party, but his curiosity about the whole matter overwhelmed his caution.

After all, this concerns 100,000 people in the "City of Dreams".

Klein originally thought that the residents of the city were just illusions maintained by the "Hand of Order" and were the last tracks left by the historical chariot of the Trunsost Empire in the world. However, when the characteristics of this Sequence 1 were focused on rebuilding order and were unable to maintain the operation of the city, he discovered that all the people were real humans who had reproduced from generation to generation in the "City of Dreams".

This was almost equivalent to the number of people who died in the entire "Backlund Great Smog". If they caused this disaster in order to obtain those Beyonder Characteristics but left it alone, then what was the difference between them and King George III?
In addition to one hundred thousand innocent lives, Angel also needs the characteristics of the "Disaster" witch. Anne is also expected to obtain the "Hand of Order" and make a greater contribution to the upcoming battle. In any case, they can't just leave this city alone.

"Of course, my original purpose for coming here was to explore the mysterious 'Ghost Empire'. I don't think you came here for vacation, right?"

Geldruf answered, adjusting his monocle which didn't quite match his face shape and had been dislodged as the city hall began to shake more violently.

"Fourteen years ago, after discovering some hidden clues, we confirmed the operation track of the 'Ghost Empire'. Although there is no way to enter, this is not a problem for us who can cheat various rules... The only problem is that the behavior of entering here is likely to be one-way. After all, in the past thousand years, almost all people who entered the 'Ghost Empire' were unable to leave..."

"So you volunteered to come in?"

Angel asked curiously.

"Everyone I know the dangers of coming in, so we selected volunteers through fair voting, and unfortunately, I was that volunteer."

One person, one vote, but you have gathered more votes, which means you are not very popular... Angel instinctively wanted to laugh, but he resisted the urge in such a serious conversation and continued to ask:

"So, the last change to the law fourteen years ago was because you tried to replace Archon Geldruf?"

"Yes, I had just become a 'resident' when I found a loophole in the law... Specifically, I pretended to steal fate, and then deceived the city law, making it think that everything had already happened and was at a point where it could use the power of order to redeem it... Then, the city law took action to protect the 'archon'. It stopped the chaos and restored order to everything, which naturally included my 'exchange' with Geldruf."

Talking about his "results", Amon's clone, who was assuming the identity of Geldruf, finally showed the smile that Angel was familiar with.

"But in fact, you didn't originally exchange your fates. Instead, the deceived 'Hand of Order' did this?" Klein interjected.

"Yes, everything is as planned, except for one small problem..." Amon's clone showed an embarrassed expression on his face, "In the process of exchanging fates, I became Gerdruf, but Gerdruf did not become me..."

"We have become the same person, the one standing before you now, possessing the identity of the Archon, the appearance of Geldruf, and the Worm of Time...

"Of course, there are also some of his memories and personality...

"Over the years, I still remember my purpose, carefully testing the boundaries of the law, trying to steal the power of those extraordinary characteristics... But I am also Geldruf Trunsoest. Every day I perform official duties, mediate disputes, hold meetings of all sizes, visit my parents on weekends, and walk the city streets to ensure that I don't gain weight...

"Most importantly, his remaining sense of responsibility made me want to do something for this city. I even helped it to fill the previous loophole, so that the replacement of the archon's identity can only be done through the parliament. Even the 'Hand of Order' itself does not allow changes.

"Six years ago, another me came here. I immediately found him, but he failed to break through the protection of the 'Hand of Order' and find my problem... On the one hand, I hope that 'Nemo' can find a new loophole, replace my identity, and let me get out of this weird state. On the other hand, I don't want the city to have other problems because of this, or even be destroyed...

"Finally, you have appeared. Among you, there is even a Balancer who has the potential to control the 'Hand of Order'. She will be the most suitable 'Consul', and I can leave this city and return to reality.

"Of course, there was a little bit of an accident in the plan. You discovered Nemo's identity and the other people he parasitized with 'good intentions'. This is a good opportunity to force the Balancer to accept my proposal in exchange for your innocence... But what I didn't expect was that this 'ageless' witch actually found an opportunity to break the law during the battle, putting the entire city in a fatal crisis."

As he spoke, Geldruf looked at Angel with a serious expression and a gaze that seemed to be real, as if he was questioning her:
Look what you have done.

I was actually accused by an incarnation of Amon. They must have done much more evil than me... Of course, this Amon who had some of Geldruf's memories and personality could be considered to have "turned over a new leaf", but this might also be a deception on his part... The only feeling left in Angel's mind was absurdity.

But no matter what, the collapse of the "City of Hope" was indeed caused by the self-conflict of the city's laws that she caused. Rescuing these residents and saving the entire city was not her mission, but her obligation.

"Can I become an Archon?"

She suddenly asked.

"Of course, but that will have to wait until the 'law' is re-established. Do you think this city can hold out that long?"

Geldruf said, pointing to the increasingly chaotic streets outside the city hall and the suburban areas in the distance, where the fog representing the fusion of the spiritual world and reality was spreading.

There, Angel saw a tall figure in a black robe distorting the distance and direction, allowing the spread of the spiritual area to offset each other and slow down the erosion of the urban area; a lady in a black dress was holding a strangely shaped golden badge in her hand, the light it emitted prevented mutated creatures from approaching, but allowed ordinary people to pass through.

It was Nast and Georgina... Angel felt relieved and looked at Anne. She knew that she could only rely on this "Balancer" to prevent the disaster from happening before the "Hand of Order" completed the reconstruction of the law.

"If she becomes the 'Consul', does that mean that, like you before her, she will be unable to leave her post until the next successor appears?"

she asked.

"The laws that the Hand of Order restored are only the most basic version when this city was founded. As the 'Consul', she can revise them. As long as the law does not restrict the Consul from leaving the country, she can leave here at any time."

As if he knew that this was the other party's only concern, Geldruf replied quickly.

This way Anne won't have to worry about not being able to stay with Bernadette... Angel breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Anne again.

The latter stared at Angel with his golden eyes and nodded:

"Keep a close eye on him. If anything unusual occurs, immediately deal with this avatar of the Blasphemer."

Immediately, she turned her gaze to Geldruf and asked:

"What to do now?"

(End of this chapter)