Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 975: Buy More Time
As the disaster struck, George III's body in "Relic No. 1" fell apart and was attacked by the characteristics of the "Black Emperor". At the same time, the shadow of Him who was giving a war speech at the Memorial Day Square in the west district of Backlund also underwent strange changes.

First, the passionate tone became stuck and trembling, which made the cabinet members, nobles, wealthy businessmen and common people surrounding the square look up at their king in confusion.

Then George III, who was wearing a black suit and had a serious and old-fashioned expression, became stiff in his movements, like a stuck machine, and froze on the podium, waving his arms pointing to the sky, motionless.

The Hall family, who were standing right in front of the podium and had the best location in the entire Memorial Day Square, reacted differently when they saw this situation.

Count Hall frowned and looked to his side, where the new Duke Negan and Count Levitt were, but everyone had a puzzled look on their faces; his eldest son, Hibbert Hall, immediately approached the women in the family, ready to protect them at any time; Audrey seemed to be thinking about something, guessing that this matter might be related to Mr. Fool and some members of the Tarot Club.

But before they could have any further thoughts or actions, George III on the podium exploded with a "bang" and turned into a piece of flesh and blood, which was scattered into the air like fireworks, and then turned into nothingness, as if he had never existed.

This scene was like an unannounced street magic show, leaving everyone in the square with a blank mind. For a short time, no one reacted to what was happening.

"King, His Majesty has been assassinated!"

Someone shouted loudly, pressing the "panic" button in everyone's heart, and the scene in the square became chaotic.

Those near the exits pushed out subconsciously, while those near the podium retreated backwards. The soldiers who were maintaining order were like rocks washed by the waves, swaying on the verge of collapse. The nobles were a little calmer, but most of them looked pale, not knowing whether this horrific attack would end here or would soon be directed at them.

Audrey stood there blankly, protected by her brother Hibbert. She looked as if she was stunned, but she felt something in her heart:

Mr. World and Miss Queen had expressed their special interest in this speech before, and then George III exploded in full view of everyone... Could it be that their target was His Majesty the King?

Is this Mr. Fool’s will?
She subconsciously looked around, and felt that the secret puppet of "the world" or the mirror substitute of "the queen" was watching everything indifferently in a corner, admiring her own achievements.

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Behind a glass on a clock tower next to the chaotic square, Angel watched quietly as the soldiers rushed to the podium, searching in vain for the king's body and possible assassins; he watched as Earl Hall, Duke Negan and others commanded the guards to maintain order in the square, evacuating the people to avoid trampling, leaving all the nobles and parliamentarians behind for further protection, so that the chaos would quickly subside.

Among them, the young Duke Negan, Tirion Negan, whom she had met once, acted decisively and with a clear purpose. He quickly ordered the military guards stationed in Memorial Square to take away the nobles and parliamentarians in the name of protection. This was completely different from Angel's first impression of him - a young noble who had just inherited the title and had no opinions of his own.

He seemed to be from Georgina's faction. Could it be that he had received the signal in advance and had been prepared... Angel guessed, and when he saw that George III was completely dead and there was no possibility of him being trusted and admired by the people, he left the West End along the passage in the mirror.

As early as when "Relic No. 1" completely collapsed and was subsequently attacked violently by multiple lightning storms, Triss, who was only one step away from spiritual collapse and out of control, left there and went into the mirror world to avoid subsequent explosions, leaving the distorted power and the shadow of order that was constantly spreading but completely out of control deep underground.

At the moment of leaving, Angel could sense a strong storm force covering the entire area. It was a power somewhat similar to that of the "Tyrant" card, and it obviously came from the Lord of Storms. It seemed that this Loen god also lined up after the matter became clear, and dealt the final blow to the out-of-control George III.

As for who will get the three extraordinary characteristics and the uniqueness of the "Black Emperor", this is not what Angel cares about. Whether it is a certain god who benefits from it or Adam who secretly takes it away, she has no power to fight for these inheritances anyway. Why should she be cannon fodder between the gods and the King of Angels?

After leaving the dangerous suburbs of Backlund, she loosened her arms and let the struggling Triss regain her freedom. Triss floated forward for a distance in the mirror passage without gravity before realizing that she had overreacted. She bowed her head and sincerely apologized to the witch who had just saved her life:

"Sorry... I'm just not used to being held..."

Then, she asked again in confusion:

"But why did you save me just now? Isn't it in your best interest to let me attract the power of the 'Original Witch' and destroy this mausoleum?"

After seeing the power of the "Man in the Mirror", she even changed her address back to the first time she saw me as her "superior", and said that she didn't want to be hugged. If I turned into Edsak... Angel laughed secretly and replied:
"You can really sacrifice your life to deal with George III, which is an explanation to us. Of course, I will not interfere with how the church will deal with you in the future... But I guess they will keep you to deal with the prince."

"Edessak? Is he really still alive?"

Triss asked eagerly.

Angel nodded:
"That's what Georgina Augustus said. Perhaps he will reappear after the death of George III is settled... And what the Duchess once asked you about might also be Edsak's request."

She had some guesses about why the conservatives in the royal family kept Edessak alive, but this was a struggle for power and politics and had little to do with her, so she didn't think about it too much.

Seeing that Triss fell silent after hearing the news, Angel simply left her in the West District of Backlund, and then went to Memorial Day Square, where he happened to see the chaos caused by the death of George III.

After enjoying the view with satisfaction, she came to St. Samuel's Church in the North District and walked out of a glass beside the chaotic street. This place is close to the Peace Square in the college area. From time to time, groups of people ran from that direction as if they were fleeing. From their conversation, Angel learned that the "King's Speech" transmitted here through cables and loudspeakers also spread the explosion and chaos of George III's death to the North District. If there were no loyal soldiers to maintain order and evacuate the people, there would definitely be a lot of stampedes.

The arrangements made by George III for the promotion ceremony instead spread the news of his death to every city immediately. If this continues, not to mention Backlund, the entire Loen Kingdom will fall into chaos. Is this really good for Loen, which is in the midst of a war with the Feysac Empire... Angel had this thought in his mind, and entered the prayer hall of Saint Samuel Church. He found that there were already many confused believers seeking comfort here, so he found a corner to sit down and bowed his head to pray to the goddess.

Angel told the goddess the process and results of today's actions in concise language. He waited for a moment, but did not see the archbishop coming up to find him, nor did he get a direct response from the goddess. When he was about to leave the prayer hall, he suddenly felt a subtle spiritual touch.

She had had this feeling several times in the past week, all of which occurred when Klein was searching for her historical images in the gaps in history.

In the plan to stop George III, this means that his actions have failed and he is seeking some help!
Angel's face changed slightly, and he quickly "agreed" to the other party's request to pull his own image, but he did not wait for the image that could be used as a "mirror substitute" to appear.

Moreover, this spiritual touch did not appear a second time, and the location it pointed to was not around Backlund, or even in the northern continent. This meant that Klein was likely in some unfavorable situation and did not want me to really "descend" to him. Instead, he sought help from other people or gods... Angel quickly analyzed it and sat back on the bench in the prayer hall. He recited the name of the Goddess of Night again, prayed to Her, and sought Her guidance.

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Being ignored once again, Angel got up and left the prayer hall without any surprise.

Before this, she knew that the goddess might have fallen into a strange state due to the "uniqueness" of the god of death, and was unable to respond to believers in time, but she still felt a little lost.

When she arrived outside the church, she leaned against the stained glass window with the Holy Emblem of the Night painted on it, bowed her head and recited Mr. Fool’s honorific name, then said:
“… Dear Mr. Fool, I’m afraid Mr. World is being chased by some enemies, perhaps Little Zaratul, or perhaps Amon’s clone. I hope you can lend a hand, or tell me his location and status…”

After a moment, Angel sighed in disappointment when he got no response.

Could it be that the fall of George III has made the gods a little "busy"... She muttered to herself, and the names of Anne, Bernadette, Arianna and others flashed through her mind. In the end, she shook her head and decided that it was better to rely on herself than to ask others for help.

The next second, she walked straight into the "Mirror World", chanted her own honorific name, and led it directly to the location of the person in the mirror in the "City of Disaster", and immediately received a response:

"what happened?"

As expected, it was "myself" who cared about me the most... Hearing the response that was exactly the same as hers and in a rather anxious tone, Angel smiled with relief and told him that Klein might have been attacked.

“Whether it’s Zaratul or Amon’s clone, it’s useless for you to rush over now. Since Amon dared to take action, the power of His clone must be at Sequence 2… If it weren’t for the characteristics of a Sequence 1 that would make Him unstable, the one that came might even be a Sequence 1 ‘Worm of Time’…”

The "man in the mirror" answered her questions by responding to her prayers.

"Then what should I do? Annie should be able to deal with him, but I don't even know where Klein is..."

Angel said, his brows furrowed.

She had tried mirror divination several times, but had not obtained any useful information. After all, Zaratul and Amon were both skilled in counter-divination, and it was too difficult for a witch to break through their blockade.

"Only if we immediately become 'Disaster' witches and become true angels, can we hope to fight them and save Klein... And we have to do it quickly. With their efficiency, if we delay for another ten minutes, the danger will increase greatly."

The Man in the Mirror said in a serious tone.

Immediate promotion... By the way, in the battle in George III's mausoleum just now, I digested the last bit of the "immortality" potion. This may be because I deliberately changed back to the appearance of "Irene", so that the "Black Emperor" who was about to ascend to godhood mistakenly believed that I was a person who came back from the dead, and I received strong feedback from Him before His fall. However, the characteristics of the "disaster" witch have not been taken out of the floating city yet, and it will take at least a week...

Angel's thoughts were a little confused, and he even began to regret why he let Annie and the new "Ghost Empire" participate in the battle, so that he could not retrieve that important characteristic in the first place.

But the next words from the "man in the mirror" made her eyes suddenly widen:
"We really don't have enough time here... But have you forgotten that we can buy more time through the 'City of Disaster'?"

The power of the city of disaster...

"You mean Bansi's 'time conflict'?"

Thinking of that short trip to Trier and the three extra days after returning to Bansi, Angel took a deep breath, and the hope of rescuing Klein slowly rose from the bottom of his heart.

(End of this chapter)