Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 977 Similar "Strategies"

These almost accusatory words changed the expressions of the two people in the office. Anne raised her eyebrows, seeming a little surprised, but still looked at "Amon's clone", Geldruf, whose face and body were a little fat.

The latter made a "tsk" sound, stood up from the chair in surprise, and pressed his right eye socket, as if he was lost in thought.

After a moment, he asked:

"Is it the 'Weird Mage' who was with you that day? But a Sequence 4 Fortune Teller trait is not worth our initiative... Is he carrying the Beyonder trait or magical item of the demigod 'Thief'?"

Angel was not surprised by the question from Amon's clone, who was isolated from the world and had no idea what was happening outside. After all, it was common sense that the main purpose of these wandering clones was to find and retrieve the extraordinary characteristics of the "Thief" path. This could be seen from the fact that the "rat" demigod hiding beside Hazel was found, devoured, and had his fate stolen by the Amons.

Unless a higher priority target appears, such as Leonard... Angel immediately stopped thinking in his mind, shook his head and said:
"Some time ago, we found traces of Amon in Backlund. With the help of the goddess and her followers, we 'dealt with' these clones hiding in the corners... Maybe it's related to this incident."

Of course, in addition to Amon's clone, Angel's other suspected target is little Zaratul, who has been looking for the trace of "German". It is entirely possible that he has divined Klein's escape route while the battles in the secret tombs of the Kingdom of Loen were going on, and is waiting on the road he must pass.

Otherwise, could the "Yesterday Reappearance" spell of the "Red Angel" evil spirit have come from any other "fortune teller"?
After all, during the Solomon Dynasty of the Fourth Epoch, the Medici had worked with the Zaratul family, so it was not surprising that they had a certain relationship. Even if the other two of the Three Evil Spirits objected, George III could still offer a high reward, such as a "hunter" angel characteristic... Angel pondered, and was a little undecided about who "kidnapped" Klein.

But no matter what, this clone of Amon can provide some key information.

Seeing her expression constantly changing, Amon, dressed as Geldruf, simply took out his brass-rimmed, slightly primitive monocle and put it on his right eye, smiling and saying:

"We are not the kind of people who bear grudges. Even if some of our clones are destroyed, as long as our Beyonder characteristics return in time, there won't be much loss... He must have some characteristics that my original body is interested in, or he must be related to the whereabouts of a certain thief angel, which is worthy of other clones to take special action against him... I guess, both?"

It seems that unless there are deliberate restrictions, each of Amon's clones has the same thinking ability and knowledge reserves as the original body. Even if they have been trapped in the "Dream City" for many years, they can still easily guess the truth... Angel curled his lips in disbelief and asked back:
"What would happen if someone fell into the hands of these clones?"

"The easiest way is of course to parasitize him and try to understand everything about him. Of course, when facing a demigod, the means of parasitism may be exposed... Another way is to steal his identity and become him. In this way, no matter what special characteristics the target has, they will belong to us."

This Amon obviously has rich experience and talks eloquently with a smile on his face.

"In addition to these crude methods, we also have another method, which is fraud... Explain the benefits and gain the target's trust, and then use a deal with traps to exchange for everything we need. Of course, it depends on the situation. Most of the time, those clones will not fulfill the agreement, but a few times they will reach a deal. After all, if everyone thinks you will not keep your promise, it is also a fraud if you keep your promise."

What a bad character. If he wasn't useful, I would really want to beat him up. But because of this, his "strategy" might be the same as Amon's clone who captured Klein... Angel muttered a few words in his mind, and then asked:
"How much time do I have before it's too late?"

"It depends on the importance of Mr. Gehrman. If I just want to steal his identity or take away his Beyonder characteristics, I'm afraid everything will end in an instant. But if he really has some secrets that even my original body is interested in... maybe after the negotiation and deception fail, the clone will try to deeply parasitize him and bring him to my original body before dealing with him."

Geldruf answered slowly, and before Angel could continue to ask, he added:

“Before I entered the ‘Ghost Empire’, my original body was active in the God-Forsaken Land, but after so many years, perhaps He has left there.

"If you want to save him, you have to do it as soon as possible."

Angel nodded, turned to look at Annie, and said:
"Let's go check out that 'disaster' feature."

Anne glanced at Gerdruf, stepped forward and took Angel's arm. Before the latter had time to enter the "mirror world", he felt his eyes brighten and he had come from the office in the city hall to the spacious but silent underground memorial hall.

"This is a manifestation of the 'authority' I have," Annie explained, pointing to the only light source in the memorial hall, the regular octahedron representing the 'Hand of Order'. "Now the 'disaster' feature is still inside it. I plan to use the ability of the 'Duke of Entropy' to distort the speed at which it releases this feature. You will be able to get it in five days."

Looking at the octahedron with three-dimensional runes representing order, Angel's mind kept flashing with strict logic and self-contained legal provisions. In order to avoid falling into a long period of stagnation, she quickly looked away and scanned the quiet underground memorial hall. Her eyes stopped on the statues of "Night Emperor" and "Blood Moon Queen", and suddenly asked:
"Do you trust that Amon's clone, Geldruf?"

"How could I completely trust the Blasphemer Amon? But this clone of His at least showed no danger and cooperated with me very well. When attacking the mausoleum of George III just now, the clone did not try to destroy it...

"I think this may be related to the remaining consciousness and way of thinking of Geldruf Trunthost. When deeply parasitizing and 'stealing' fate, this positive trait also affected Amon's clone, making him 'different'."

Angel nodded, agreeing with Anne's statement, but she was still cautious and decided not to reveal too much information to this clone, so as not to be betrayed and let Amon's original body know everything. In this memorial hall away from Amon, the two talked about the battle that took place half an hour ago to stop George III.

"I didn't expect that William Augustus from the Fourth Epoch would survive to this day... But His attitude to stop us didn't seem to be strong. I found that after the 'connection' effect of the mausoleum disappeared, He quickly destroyed the mausoleum in South Wales County, and then used the spiritual world to shuttle away. He had the ability to catch up, but he didn't take any action."

Anne's lovely eyebrows wrinkled slightly as she spoke reminiscingly.

"The resistance from other mausoleums was not as fierce as I imagined. Most of the royal family members in 'Relic No. 1' were led to other locations. In the end, only the 'Red Angel' evil spirit, which is the evil spirit of the three angels Medici, Einhorn and Soran from the Fourth Epoch, loyally guarded George III. This gave me the opportunity to defeat Him with the power of 'The Man in the Mirror'..."

Angel also told Anne what happened on his side, and both of them were curious about the weak resistance of the royal family.

"Perhaps, apart from George III himself, not many people really support His promotion to the 'Black Emperor'..."

She murmured, thinking of the last "Black Emperor" Russell, who, even though he had fallen for more than a hundred years, still had his daughter and his former ship running for a glimmer of hope for resurrection; and George III was abandoned by members of the royal family just after he failed to be promoted. The gap was even greater than the span of the Stormy Sea.

Unfortunately, the three Beyonder characteristics and "uniqueness" are missing. Perhaps they were recovered by Augustus, or perhaps they fell into the hands of other Beyonders who coveted the "Black Emperor". However, if they want to complete the "Black Emperor" ceremony again, even Einhorn and Castilla, who are now royal families, lack the real "Emperor's Crown". They can only hope to unify the northern continent or get the declaration of the Balam Empire. It is almost impossible in the short term...

Angel was thinking with a feeling of regret and relief, when she suddenly found that Anne beside her turned around, raised her skirt solemnly, bowed to her, and said:

"Contractor Angelica Sage, thank you for your help this time. Otherwise, George III would have likely become the new 'Black Emperor', and Roselle's hope of resurrection would have completely evaporated."

This... Angel opened his mouth, not knowing how to answer this angel with whom he had a contractual relationship, but with whom his relationship had become increasingly close due to various events.

After a moment, she shook her head and said:

"We are just helping each other. Even without you and Bernadette, Klein and I will do our best to stop George III."

But if you hadn't held William Augustus and Prince Grove back, the battle at "Relic No. 1" might not have gone so smoothly. The "Red Angel" and the "Founder" could have joined forces, one attacking and one defending, and could have dragged the battle until the "Man in the Mirror" lost his yesterday's power... she added silently in her heart.

……

After leaving the memorial hall of the Night Emperor and the Blood Moon Queen, Angel came to his own residence in this city. It was the one-bedroom apartment he was assigned after becoming a "resident" last time. Although the furniture was simple and there was not much breath of life, it was still no problem to spend the five days waiting for the "disaster" characteristics to emerge.

She had thought about returning to Backlund. Even if she didn't live in the Iris Winery, she could learn more about the changes in the situation after the fall of George III so that she wouldn't be completely ignorant. However, her "man in the mirror" stopped her.

"If you return to Backlund, you will most likely run into another 'Angel Granger', the you who has been promoted to Sequence 2 and returned to your original time... Even if you don't look for him deliberately, the 'Law of Aggregation' caused by your Beyonder characteristics cannot be ignored. Maybe when you emerge from the mirror world, you will find another you standing in front of you."

Using "prayer" and "response", the two started a dialogue again.

"What would happen if we met?"

Angel asked back with a frown on his face.

She was originally looking forward to the two "Angels" meeting each other, but after hearing what the "man in the mirror" said, meeting each other would be a bad thing?
"I'm sorry, but I don't know what will happen. It's possible that the strong convergence will lead to something unexpected. After all, you are essentially one person, and you are all closely connected to the 'City of Disaster'... This is different from the encounter between the original body and the person in the mirror. The latter at least makes sense and has room for 'reconciliation' and 'cooperation'."

She means we will fight when we meet? How is that possible? Can the aggregation of Beyonder characteristics make people lose their minds... Angel pondered, and suddenly thought of another question:
"If there are two 'Angel Granger' at this point in time, then are there also... two 'Man in the Mirror'?"

There was a strange silence on the other end of the "prayer".

(End of this chapter)