Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 966 Joint Attack
In a secret building under the Sodrak Palace in Backlund, the former Duke of Southwell, the over 150-year-old "Balancer" Drinker Augustus had been waiting here early in the morning. He was one of the few royal family members who knew that George III would "actually pretend" today, and he was also an angel who spared no effort to help the "Black Emperor" in reserve.

When the Augustus family has a true god, it will surely be above all the countries in the northern continent. At that time, I will have the possibility to go one step further and become the "Hand of Order" on par with William... Drinker, with a slightly arrogant expression and silver threads in his black hair, listened to George III's emotionless speech that was purely acting, which was transmitted through cables and speakers. His thoughts were a little scattered for a moment.

Suddenly, the passage in the room pointing to the inside of a mausoleum was activated, and the cry for help from that side also came into his mind at the same time.

As expected, Annie the Balancer appeared near the mausoleum...Drinker walked towards the passage leading to the mausoleum on Escorson Island without any surprise.

As early as after Georgina Augustus disappeared, Drink, William, George and others had predicted this matter. After all, the "King of the Five Seas" Nast and the entire "Queen Anne's Revenge" also disappeared in the Sonia Sea with her. Knowing that the other party was a Sequence 2, Georgina would not take the initiative to enter the "Ghost Empire" to die. She must have wanted to unite with this angel who had a close relationship with Emperor Roselle to stop the Augustus family's plan to become a god!

Anne Gustav, whose true form is a ghost ship, is indeed stronger than the average Sequence 2, especially in terms of destructive power, which can even be comparable to some Sequence 1. Conversely, the direction of Her attack is also greatly restricted.

There are three mausoleums located near the sea or rivers, but two of them are located inland and can only be reached through Backlund. At this time when the church and the military are nervously preparing for the war, if this powerful ghost ship joins the battlefield, it will only have one target: Escorson Island in Desi Bay.

But just as Drinker was about to step into the teleportation ceremony, holding a strangely shaped hammer inlaid with a large number of iron runes, he stopped hesitantly.

Even He could guess the main attack direction of the Queen Anne's Revenge based on some fragmented information. Would these "opposition forces" not know? Would they expose their existence so easily?
Could it be a trap? If He eventually left the "Ghost Empire", He might have obtained part of the treasure of the Trunsost Empire. Could there be more than one direction of attack?
While the Balancer was hesitating, an old man behind him, wearing a gray-white robe and with an ordinary appearance and a forgettable appearance, frowned and said:

"Your Highness Drinker, let me go to Eskoson's mausoleum. I can use dreams and false scenes to hold back this ghost ship. He will go deep into the sea near Loen and dare not stay for long. He will most likely leave after a failed attack."

These words made Delinker determined. He shook his head and laughed:

“Only I can limit the long-range artillery of that ghost ship. Although the dream you wove is extremely real, if there is a slight mistake, the artillery fire may affect the real mausoleum. If the mausoleum is damaged and your majesty’s ceremony is delayed, then all our efforts will be wasted.

"Sir Hermes, please continue to be in charge of those mausoleums that are farther away and difficult for the teleportation array to reach. I suspect that besides Eskosen, they have other feint attack methods and may switch to another main attack direction at any time."

Seeing that the other party had made up his mind, the old man called Hermes nodded helplessly and watched Drink Augustus disappear into the opened ritual passage.

The next second, a smile appeared on his ordinary face.

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Outside the secret mausoleum on the outskirts of Stoen in East Chester County, clusters of dark green pea vines suddenly grew from the ground. Bernadette Gustave, wearing a yellow cake skirt and a black bonnet, emerged from the vines, her blue eyes looking toward the overgrown mountain wall not far away.

She raised her right hand, drops of gem-like blood oozed from her fingertips, and she drew the mysterious symbols provided by Mr. "Door" in the air.

This symbol, which looked like a series of stacked doors, quickly expanded and trembled, becoming a gate leading to an unknown area. Inside, one could vaguely see ruins and a newly renovated huge building.

This symbol really works... Looking at the mausoleum shrouded in fog in the deep darkness, Bernadette's vision was a little out of focus for a moment, but she adjusted her mindset in an instant, stepped into the door of illusion, and came to the interior of the mausoleum hidden by multiple forces.

Before she could use rapid movement to penetrate deeper into the mausoleum and cause irreparable damage, she noticed a man wearing a white wig, a cloak, very long shoes, an almost square face, and an upturned curved beard appearing in the air above the underground area.

A crown woven with thorns was floating half-suspended above his head. Pure light gathered in it and then flowed to the man's right hand, forming a spear of light that was impossible to look directly at.

Both of them were dressed out of touch with the times, as if they were saints who traveled through time from the last hundred years. As soon as they met, they confirmed each other's identities.

The one who came was actually a Sequence 3 "Chaos Hunter", Prince Grove of the royal family. I thought it would be at least the "Balancer", and he even brought out the "Wishing Lamp" in advance... But this is also in line with our previous speculation. Once George III's ceremony begins, as long as we delay the attacker for a few minutes, everything will be a foregone conclusion. Therefore, we will tend to adopt the strategy of "same sequence against same sequence"... Bernadette's thoughts flowed, she raised her hand and pressed it between her eyes. The next second, a diamond-inlaid forehead ornament with a vertical eye appeared on her forehead. Her body became ethereal and instantly decomposed into a huge torrent of knowledge, losing its entity.

This caused a scorching, white spear of light flying towards Bernadette to pass by her afterimage and land on the mountain wall, causing violent shaking and a thunderous explosion.

When dealing with Grove, who is also at Sequence 3, even if he has a Level 0 Sealed Artifact, she doesn’t need to waste her precious Wishes.

And if the intelligence is correct, this prince may not be on the side of George III!

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Next to the "White Cliffs" on the south shore of Escorson Island, the pitch-black "Queen Anne's Revenge" that looked like a ghost in the sea had completed its aiming. The cannons on one side of the ship opened fire one after another. The golden rays of light pierced through the mist on the shore and shot towards the secret mausoleum whose "door" had been opened and had no defense.

Without waiting for the artillery fire to hit the target, the three-masted sailing ship turned 180 degrees on the sea in a way that violated physics, allowing the artillery on the other side to continue to aim and fire a second round of artillery fire in just the right moment.

Hundreds of beams of light as thick as buckets streaked across the sky, almost burying the illusory door leading to the mausoleum. Each beam was equivalent to the "execution" of the "Arbitrator" saint. Not to mention the mausoleum that had been opened for defense, most angels did not dare to face such a concentrated attack, except for a few avenues with extraordinary defense.

But the expected collapse of the mausoleum did not come, and an orange-yellow light as deep as dusk suddenly emerged from the depths of the illusory gate, instantly swallowing up all the artillery fire, making the golden beams of light also become dim and withered, while it itself exuded an increasingly intense color.

In the dusk, a tall figure walked out from the inside of the illusory door, stepping on the steps of light with firm steps, as if he was bathed not in the full-strength attack of an angel, but in the light of glory.

That was Drink Augustus of the "Wall of Sighs", holding another "0" level seal of the royal family.

In the War of the Four Emperors, a "Glory One" from the "Warrior" path persisted for a full hour under the attack of three angels. After his death, his extraordinary characteristics combined with his hammer to form this seal that looks like a weapon, but in fact its main ability is defense. At that time, only the Augustus of the Angel Family secretly took away this item that should have been returned to the Church of the God of War. It was not until the Trunsoste Empire fell apart and Loen was founded that they dared to make it public.

It was because of it that Drinker dared to come to Escorson Island alone. Facing the artillery fire of the "Queen Anne's Revenge", as long as the attack came from the front, it could even withstand the full force of the archangel! After letting Dusk swallow two rounds of artillery fire, the figure of the "Balancer" truly emerged from the illusory door. He held a giant hammer inlaid with countless runes, his eyes locked on the ghost ship on the sea below, and a smile of victory appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Without waiting for the enemy to gather strength to launch the next round of bombardment, Drinker jumped down from the Stairs of Light and raised the "Wall of Sighs", allowing the light of dusk to completely suppress the Queen Anne's Revenge, which was shrouded in some kind of "twisted" power.

During this period, He did not feel much obstruction, as if this force combining distortion and order was avoiding the power of dusk and decay.

boom--

The "execution" launched by the angel combined with the power of the seal in his hand instantly smashed the black giant ship that was hundreds of meters long. However, what reached Drinker's ears was not the sound of breaking wood and friction of metal, but a crisp, sharp sound like breaking glass.

The force of order that retreated at the slightest resistance dissipated beside him like a soap bubble, as if it had never existed.

This……

In an instant, the Balancer realized what was happening:

The ghost ship that attacked the secret tomb on Escorson Island was just an illusion, a mirror image. The reason why it was so realistic and could even launch attacks that were no less powerful than those of an angel was because the distorted force "amplified" the power of the attack. The lifelike, real-like ship was made by a "witch" who was extremely familiar with the "mirror world".

This was a trap set by Anne Gustav, who had obtained all the power of the "Ghost Empire". The purpose was to trick "Him", the angel supporting Escorson Island, here through the advent ceremony.

In order to prevent attackers from using the ritual passage to attack other mausoleums after a single mausoleum has been destroyed, this "teleportation" is one-way!
Watching the fog slowly dissipate and the mirror fragments constantly falling on the sea, Drinker, holding the "Wall of Sighs", felt a little confused for a moment.

Where else could Anne Gustave go if not attacking here?

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On the outskirts of Backlund, next to the "No. 1 Ruins" near the Tussock River, a figure gradually emerged from a hazy outline into details.

She has flowing black hair, a soft round face and outstanding temperament. She is the witch, Triss, who is wanted by the royal family and the military.

Quietly approaching Ruins No. 1, she took out a metal bottle filled with blood from the mirror space, drew overlapping "door"-shaped symbols, and soon opened the illusory door to the secret mausoleum.

Taking a deep breath, Triss looked back at the sky of Backlund covered by dark clouds and a faint haze. She pursed her lips tightly and disappeared again under the effect of "invisibility". She then went into the dark and deep door.

This tiny "imbalance" was immediately sensed by a being deep in the ruins. He looked upward, his eyes not confused by the invisibility and the constantly appearing mirror substitutes, and he looked straight at Triss who was falling down using "lightness".

It was the mistress of Edessak... William Augustus I, the "Founder of the Nation", who had a square face, black hair, blue eyes and a thick beard, immediately recognized the identity of the invader, sneered, and was about to raise his hand to "execute" the other party.

But the sudden sound of prayer in his ears interrupted His actions.

Someone was chanting the name of the "Hand of Order", and the secret tomb in South Wales was invaded at the same time.

In response to the source of the prayer, William immediately saw the scene outside the mausoleum.

A huge floating island with a nearly round upper end and a sharp spike pointing to the ground at the lower end slowly floated out from the spiritual world. The ancient city above it had become illusory, like a mirror reflection. Countless golden ribbons surrounded the city, and soon formed a golden light almost as thick as the island, shooting into the mountains below.

Smoke and dust rose, ashes covered the sky, and the shock wave swept through the surrounding forest like a substance, cutting all the trees in half and causing them to fall outward. The tip of the entire mountain range was flattened by this blow, revealing the interior of the "Black Emperor" mausoleum, which had been completed in the Fourth Period and rediscovered and repaired in the Fifth Period.

With just one shot, the floating city "Ghost Empire" opened the roof of the secret mausoleum that was protected by multiple forces, completely exposing it to the outside world.

Seeing this scene, William Augustus did not bother to stop Triss from jumping into the depths of the ruins. Instead, he responded to his own prayers and used the ritual leading to other tombs, transforming into a deep light and moving to the South Wales Tomb that was under fierce attack.

As soon as his figure landed, the second attack from the "Ghost Empire" came crashing down, forcing the "founder of the nation" to deal with it in a panic. He used the authority of "order" to divide up different spaces, weaken the attack beams, and direct them in other directions to prevent the exposed mausoleum from being completely destroyed.

After dispelling the last ray of light that was as destructive as an angel's full-strength attack, William looked up at the floating city. His blue eyes were filled with anger, and his tone was no longer calm:

"It's you, Adele Trunthorst!"

His voice was immediately drowned out by another beam of light, and a roar echoed throughout the entire mountain range.

Soon, Anne's slightly childish but majestic words came:

"I am now Anne Gustave."

(End of this chapter)