Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 985 Other options?

Based on the context, this question was obviously directed at Angel, so Klein just pursed his lips and secretly glanced at her who was also in shock.

But the latter did not answer immediately, but stared at the mirror covered with silver-white runes. For the first time, he felt the true power of this sealed object that was once introduced by the butler Ikanser of the Mechanical Heart as "a seal that raises shameful and difficult to answer questions."

Although she has become a true angel and does not need to be afraid of this seal whose punishment is no more than that of a demigod and cannot pose any threat to her, Angel still answered honestly after careful consideration:

"We originally planned to hold the wedding in October. On the one hand, it would make the two identities of 'Christine Therese' and 'Dawn Dantes' more complete, and on the other hand..."

She paused for a moment before continuing:

"Unfortunately, the successive appearances of Amon and Zaratul, the sudden outbreak of war, and the revelation of George III's intentions have forced us to shelve this plan. As for what will happen next... I guess we'll have to wait until the war is over."

As she finished her answer, Arrodes' question melted instantly like a candle under high temperature, accumulating at the bottom of the half-length mirror, and even some of it overflowed on the frame, looking like flowing tears.

Then, they are reassembled into another line of words:
"What a brilliant answer... I'm looking forward to that day."

It seemed very disappointed... Angel muttered, knowing that according to the principle of reciprocity, it was his turn to ask questions.

Considering the difficulty Klein was facing at the moment, she thought for a moment and then asked:
"Where are Amon's true body and Zaratul now?
"I mean little Zaratul."

Fearing that Arrodes might misunderstand and give the location of a certain mausoleum, Angel added a sentence.

All the silver-white words on the mirror disappeared, and it no longer reflected the outside scene. Instead, it turned pure black as if in silence. It was not until ten seconds later that a picture gradually appeared.

Through the impenetrable grayish-white mist, it was possible to barely outline a number of translucent, slippery tentacles, a series of fragmented landscapes with different themes, and an indescribable vortex in the center composed of transparent worms.

After a few seconds, the picture changed. Endless darkness surged out from all around, covering the worm vortex and the tentacles that moved the different scenery, and the mirror surface turned pure black again.

Suddenly, a flash of lightning streaked across the dark sky, illuminating the rugged and uneven ground.

After the picture faded, a few lines of trembling silver-white words emerged:
"This is where Zaratul and Amon's real bodies are. I don't dare to locate them directly, as this might expose our position."

"That's enough. Thank you, Arrodes." Angel nodded, and then looked at Klein. "The place where Amon is looks like the God-Forsaken Land. The other picture is what you called the 'historical void'?"

"Yes, this means that Zaratul's true body is not wandering around in the outside world, but hiding in the gaps of history, making it difficult to locate and find. Those who are active outside are probably his secret puppets."

This is very similar to the mode where I hide in the mirror world and control the double to move around outside... But the secret doll has more diverse abilities, and can change into different shapes at will, even into flying birds and swimming fish. It is worthy of being the sequel to the "Weird Wizard"... Angel pondered and found that this "collection" composed of the three paths of fortune teller, thief and apprentice is simply a combination of weirdness, variety and flexibility, which other paths can hardly match.

Moreover, one of them can use his clones to wander around, while the other is a secret doll that appears and disappears mysteriously. He always likes to appear after he has established an advantage and is worry-free, which is a real headache.

Suppressing his somewhat frustrated mood, Angel looked at Klein and motioned for him to continue asking questions - because of Arrodes's generous gift before, he still had a chance to ask back.

The latter had been showing a thoughtful expression since seeing the scene of Amon and Zaratul, and now he spoke:

"My question is, do the Thief and the Apprentice have any Sequence 2 Beyonder Characteristics and potion formulas left behind?"

This... Angel was stunned, and immediately understood Klein's intention. He looked at the half-length mirror with great anticipation.

Arrodes did not delay and immediately came up with a reply:
“As for the Sequence 2 of the Thief, the Beyonder characteristics of the ‘Trojan Horse of Destiny’ have almost all belonged to Amon’s original body and Pales Zoroast. The former split it to ensure the level and strength of His clones, and it can be reassembled into a true Sequence 2 at any time through aggregation. Unless you can capture and transform those split characteristics in batches, it is not recommended to move forward in this direction.

"In addition, the only copy of the 'Trojan Horse of Destiny' that has not yet been absorbed disappeared in the hands of the Jacob family of the Tudor Empire in the Fourth Epoch. Maybe they hid it in a secret place as a family treasure, but I can't find out the specific location.

“You can ask Pales Zoroaste directly for its recipe.

"Apprentice's Sequence 2, there are no living Beyonders of the 'Planeswalker' class. Some of their Beyonder characteristics have formed seals, and some are still in the hands of Mr. 'Gate' who was exiled in the Fourth Epoch... The Abraham family has its formula and two corresponding powerful seals, and the Aurora Society also has one. In addition, I do not recommend that you use the Beyonder characteristics of the 'Planeswalker' that make up the 'Ghost Empire'."

"Why?" Klein asked back with a frown as he read to the end.

"I dare not say that this will inevitably cause you harm." Klein's answer was not silver-white words, but unsettling crimson strokes like the moon, "but the mistress will not."

This pointed answer immediately reminded Angel of a word:

"Old days".

Only answers involving this status, or sources of pollution such as the "starry sky," would put Klein, who had not yet reached Sequence 2, in danger, but not himself.

Fortunately, Arrodes is a living, friendly seal. If it was a dead object like a normal "question-answering machine", it would have naturally revealed the answer, causing the questioner to be contaminated without knowing it... Angel couldn't help but sigh as he recalled the internal documents of the church where people were accidentally killed by various seals, or were contaminated simply by divining the whereabouts of the enemy.

Klein obviously understood the risk and did not pursue the question further, but waited for this additional question to be posed in response.

But Arrodes simply erased the words he had just written and said respectfully:

"My two masters, that annoying butler of the Mechanical Heart is coming to see me again. May I leave first?"

“Okay.” Klein nodded.

After Arrodes turned into a stick figure waving his hand and disappeared into the depths of the mirror, he turned to look at Angel and asked doubtfully:

"I really can't know? Even if it's an indirect answer or using some metaphor?"

Angel's mind flashed back to the analogy he had used in front of the man in the mirror, using the words "robbers" and "a ramshackle house". However, he was immediately shocked by the corpse of a manipulator whose body was festering and whose body was no longer in the shape of a "dragon". He gave up this dangerous act of crossing the line and replied:
"It's better not to. It's too dangerous. Hvin Rambis is an example."

So the danger comes from the "starry sky" that Ms. Arianna mentioned... Klein nodded, and a concept of the "starry sky" that was slightly different from the one in Angel's mind, but equally dangerous, formed in his mind. He gave up on continuing to pursue the answer and reminded:

“Then I’ll leave the handling of this matter in the Dream City to you… I didn’t expect that these Beyonder characteristics originating from the Fourth Epoch Trunsost Empire would have problems. Didn’t the Night Emperor at the time discover it?”

"Perhaps the problem was formed after the establishment of the Ghost Empire, but the characteristics of the Disaster Witch actually allowed me to be promoted smoothly. What is the difference between it and the Planeswalker? One has a true god above it, and the other does not?"

Angel also muttered doubtfully, and then thought of another question:
"You just asked about the Sequence 2 characteristics of the Thief and the Apprentice. Are you planning to be promoted to the adjacent Sequence, rather than the 'Miracle Master'?"

"That's right. After all, Zaratul is eyeing us covetously, and the characteristics of 'miracle workers' are either in other churches, in the hands of dangerous beings, or in the God-forsaken land... I am considering switching to an adjacent path and becoming an angel first, so that I can have basic means of self-protection."

Klein replied, sitting back in his chair somewhat tiredly, appearing to be troubled.

"Of course, the Thief's Path faces similar problems. Amon is currently at the top of the Path and is collecting scattered Beyonder characteristics. Pales Zoroast is in danger and is unlikely to give me a Sequence 2. There is no clue about the Jacob family's treasure, so this Path is also difficult to navigate.

"It seems that the only way out is to become an apprentice. Although this will also face the attention of Mr. Gate, and this path seems to be easily contaminated, so that there are no High-Sequence Beyonders at all, but at least it is safer than being a thief... Next time at the Tarot Club, I will ask Miss Magician to test the attitude of the Abraham family."

Angel also thought of Dorian Grey Abraham, who had entrusted her to deal with the family traitor, and added:

"If all else fails, help them get rid of the traitor 'Secret Saint' who joined the Aurora Society, retrieve the lost seal of Abraham, and exchange it for a certain 'Planeswalker' seal and the corresponding formula..."

She suddenly thought of the name of the sealed object, "Box of the Ancients".

Now that we know about the threats posed by the “Old Ones” and “Outer Gods”, this name seems somewhat intriguing.

It is said that it came from an angel from the Abraham family who suddenly died after exploring the starry sky and traveling in the universe. Could it be that it was contaminated by some kind of foreign god...

Because he was worried that Klein would be noticed by the Outer Gods, Angel didn't dare to discuss the relevant topic with him at all, and could only focus on another matter:
Like Klein, she also faces the problem of "no way to go" even though there is a true God at the top of the path!

(End of this chapter)