Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 992 Where the Pollution Goes

Fallen Mother Goddess, Origin of Evil, Immortal, Filthy Nest... Can one Beyonder characteristic contain so much pollution from the Outer Gods... Angel muttered, realizing that these titles all belonged to the "Fallen Mother Goddess", and like a honorific name, they contained a description of Her authority.

Angel repeated the honorific name of the Outer God, using modal particles and irregular pauses between each paragraph to avoid being mistaken for a complete honorific name and attracting the attention of the "Fallen Mother Goddess". Then he looked at Annie and found that she was also frowning. It was obvious that she had never heard of this evil and strange name before.

Thinking of Amon's clone's teasing about him giving birth to offspring quickly, as well as Arrodes's description of various source substances, Angel asked:

"Is the 'source' corresponding to this Old One the 'mother nest'? Its authority includes the power of reproduction?"

"That's right," Amon nodded, his eyes still on the most polluted "Mistress of Desolation", "Since you know about the 'Old Days', you should know that when the 'Prime Creator' awakened and split, he absorbed some of the essence and characteristics of the Outer Gods created by Him from the universe... The 'Mother Nest' is one of them."

"This is also the reason why the 'Fallen Mother Goddess' is more proactive in eroding reality than other 'Old Ones' among the Outer Gods. If the other Outer Gods are only interested in accommodating some high-level characteristics, then She is a victim of the 'Prime Creator'..."

Victims... It sounds a bit weird, but if we don't consider it from the perspective of humans and local gods, the "Fallen Mother Goddess" whose part of the source essence and extraordinary characteristics were sucked away does belong to this situation. It is reasonable for Him to take back the part that belongs to Him. However, after He kicks open the door, other Outer Gods will not wait for Him to take it first, but will rush in to share the extraordinary characteristics of the earth's interior, thus causing the advent of the doomsday...

Angel complained inwardly and asked:

"So what are the paths represented by the 'Brood'? Are they actually the characteristics of the Outer Gods, rather than being split off by the 'Prime Creator'?"

"They are essentially the same. They all originated from the original Creator. However, after the twenty-two paths and nine sources were aggregated, a balance was achieved... Among them, the ones that belonged to the Fallen Mother Goddess but were torn from her by the aggregation were the Moon and the Mother."

Amon explained patiently.

The "Moon" is the Path of the Pharmacist. Currently, part of it belongs to the blood clan, and part of it is controlled by the "School of Life". After the death of the ancient god, Lilith, the ancestor of vampires, no true god was born.

The "Mother", that is, the path of the cultivators, belongs to the "Mother Goddess of the Earth", one of the righteous gods. As a deity that has continued from ancient times to the present, she should have complete control over the path she belongs to.

But what Angel didn't expect was that these two paths, like the source "mother nest" at the top, all came from a powerful Outer God, an "Old One"-level existence, and were part of Him torn apart by the aggregation effect of the Creator!

Does this mean that Beyonders of the "Moon" and "Mother" paths are easily contaminated by this Outer God?
In addition, are the hidden problems of the "Moon" path related to the abnormalities of the "Original Moon" believers?

Angel originally thought that the "Mother Tree of Desire" was equal to the "Original Moon", but now it seems that the "Fallen Mother Goddess" is the Outer God who controls the power of the "evil god" inside the barrier. Or, in other words, the two Outer Gods share this power because of the overlap of authority?

Thoughts flashed through his mind, and Angel was about to ask in detail, but he found that Amon walked around the three characteristics controlled by the "Hand of Order" twice, and said with a sigh:
"Strange, the contamination of the 'Fallen Mother Goddess' in the characteristics of the 'Duke of Entropy' did not dissipate naturally, but was transferred from its interior to other places."

Angel's thoughts converged instantly. He looked at the black tetrahedron wrapped in symbols showing various chaotic forces and asked casually:
"You mean, the contamination of the Planeswalker and the Mistress of Desolation came from its transfer, or infection?"

There was a kind of excitement in her tone, as if she had "finally found the traitor". After all, the entire "Dream City" had belonged to her and Annie, but now it was being polluted by the outside gods, which was hard for her to accept.

"No, according to the order of contamination, among them, the 'Planeswalker' was the first, followed by the 'Mistress of Desolation', and the 'Duke of Entropy' was the last victim... Its contamination was transferred to the outside, to the body of a certain Beyonder!"

Amon's clone answered, pinching the frame of his monocle with his fingers, his eyes flickering with a strange light, as if he was analyzing and "deciphering".

A certain Extraordinary... But in the "Dream City", apart from a few of us, only those outsiders in the "Different" club were once Extraordinary. But I have seen them in the vision of the "Man in the Mirror" using the Source Element. Apart from Amon's "Time Worm", there is no other contamination in their bodies...

Angel recalls his battle with Nemo, one of Amon's clones, and becomes increasingly confused.

Suddenly, Anne, who had been silent all this time, frowned and said:

"Nast Solomon.

"He is a demigod of the 'Lawyer' path. He may have established a mystical connection with this Beyonder. When the Dream City recast its order that day, all Beyonders lost control in a short period of time. The contamination in the 'Duke of Entropy' may have been transferred to him."

Oh, I actually forgot about "King of the Five Seas" Nast and Duchess Georgina. They also entered the city together... and compared to Georgina who was on the "Arbitrator" path, Nast who was on the same path as the "Duke of Entropy" was more susceptible to the influence of high-level characteristics and was contaminated.

The most important thing is that Nast has disappeared for a whole month since he left the floating city, and his "Black Emperor" has disappeared as well!

"...He is the most likely candidate." After pondering for a moment, Amon agreed with Annie's guess.

Angel felt a chill down his spine when he thought about how Nast had left right under everyone's noses with a contamination belonging to the Outer Gods and the "Old Days", and had gone to an unknown place.

I originally thought that he was going to Intis to bury the ashes of his father, Savini Solomon, but I didn't expect that he had been unknowingly contaminated by the "Fallen Mother Goddess". But where did this contamination come from, and when did it invade the "City of Dreams"... Angel sorted out the questions in his mind and said carefully:

"These Beyonder Characteristics all come from the Trunsoest Empire of the Fourth Epoch. Does this mean that the Night Emperor also knows about this? On the surface, He is creating the Ghost Empire, but in fact, He is trying to seal this pollution? Or, He has been deceived and is unaware of this?"

"He is a true God, and a deity in charge of the realm of 'order'. Even the slightest bit of pollution cannot escape His sight." Anne retorted firmly.

"But with His fall, this city entered the gap between the spiritual world and reality. How could it be polluted?"

Angel muttered, switching to the perspective of the man in the mirror again, looking at the red inside the "Mistress of Desolation" and the "Planeswalker", as if he could feel the gaze of the "Fallen Mother Goddess" outside the earth through them.

Immediately, her gaze moved to Amon's face and found that the "blasphemer"'s clone had a smile on his face again, as if he understood everything.

"As a Sequence 2 Apprentice, the Planeswalker possesses the authority to 'keep secrets', which can be broken down into the power to seal and unlock. I believe you have seen the latter. 'Teleportation' and 'Opening a Door' are the simplest applications..."

Amon clicked his monocle and explained in a relaxed tone.

"Using this power, it is possible to break through the barrier, connect to the dangerous starry sky, and establish contact with the 'Old Ones'. Similarly, the pollution can also be transmitted back to it, and then spread to the 'Mother' and the 'Black Emperor' who are easily polluted by the Outer Gods... Of course, because the 'Disaster' witch characteristic you need has always been in the mirror world, maintaining the stability of the floating city, it has luckily avoided the pollution."

So, if I were not on the witch path, but an apprentice or a fortune teller who wanted to switch paths, the moment I used that "Planeswalker", I would be contaminated accordingly and become a believer and servant of the "Fallen Mother Goddess" within the barrier... Angel thought with some fear, and prepared to tell Klein as soon as he returned that this "Planeswalker" feature must not be used!

"But, according to this line of thought, the 'Fallen Mother Goddess' finally managed to transfer a trace of power from the starry sky to the barrier. Why would she give up the characteristics of the 'Duke of Entropy' and instead contaminate Nast, who is only Sequence 3?"

She glanced at Amon and asked.

"This is your job. Find the pirate king and figure out the purpose of the pollution on him. After all, you have the power of the Source, which can fight against the pollution from the Old Ones. As for us, one of us has to work overtime, and the other has to maintain order in the city. We can't leave for a long time."

Amon replied with a smile.

Now I know how Triss felt when she received the task just now... Angel grumbled inwardly and nodded in agreement.

After all, it was she who brought Nestor into the city and let him leave, so she naturally had to take responsibility.

As for the two contaminated Beyonder Characteristics, the three of them discussed and decided that after the "City of Dreams" landed on the island below, Annie would take them out in batches and give them to Angel, asking Mr. "Fool" or the Goddess of Night to purify them.

Moreover, Angel guessed that after she was promoted to Sequence 2, her control over the "City of Disaster" would be strengthened, and it would be possible for her to use the power of the Source Essence to completely purify the pollution within the Beyonder Characteristics.

After temporarily resolving the matter, Anne brought the two back to the Governor's Office in the City Hall. Looking at the sunny streets outside the window, the cold gaze of the "Fallen Mother Goddess" that seemed to still remain in Angel's body disappeared.

After learning about "Doomsday" and "Outer Gods", I feel that the responsibility on me is getting heavier and heavier. Is this the pressure that the angels in the church have been under for a long time? Angel sighed secretly, his eyes swept across Anne's face who also had a worried expression, and stopped at Amon who was smiling.

...at least except for him.

Feeling her gaze, Amon looked over with interest and suddenly said:

"Now that you have been promoted to Sequence 2, isn't it time to consider changing to a more recognizable and easier to spread honorific name?
"Is this one of the reasons why you came to us?"

As expected of the strongest "decryption scholar", he is extremely troublesome as an enemy, but when he becomes a friend or comrade-in-arms, he is so considerate...

Angel muttered, nodding as Annie also looked at her curiously.

(End of this chapter)