Mystery: Mr. Witch and Ms. Hunter

Chapter 121 Tower

(Regarding the name change of Altaïr after Sequence 7: Because the author is incompetent in naming, he originally planned to take the name from Assassin's Creed just like Altaïr, and chose Cassandra, the heroine of Assassin's Creed: Odyssey. However, when I read the book reviews later, I found that the name Adele seemed to be a better name. The name Cassandra may seem a bit disjointed to people who have not played Assassin's Creed, so officially notify you that from now on, Altaïr's name will be changed to Adele, and Cassandra will be changed to a middle name)

Venata wandered around the halls of the Harvest Church, waiting for news from Altaïr. She had just used her spirit to ask Altaïr to rush to the church as soon as the divination was completed, and now all she could do was wait.

Just as she looked around anxiously for the umpteenth time, the door of the church slowly opened a crack and then closed silently. If Venata had not been paying attention to the movement of the door, she might have even ignored the guy who sneaked in.

"Altaïr? You're here at last."

Venata breathed a sigh of relief, walked quickly forward, and lowered her voice to ask about the result of the divination.

However, she was shocked to find that the person who came was not Altaïr, but a beautiful woman with a delicate face and wearing a black cloak.

"I'm sorry, I recognized the wrong person..."

Vinata quickly apologized and tried to leave, but the other party grabbed her sleeve with a complicated expression. Her lips moved slightly twice, and she finally squeezed out a word.

"You're not mistaken... and please call me Adele from now on."

The two looked at each other awkwardly for a while, and a weird atmosphere filled the air.

"Okay, I know this is funny, but could you please control your emotions for a moment? Now doesn't seem like the time to be concerned about this."

Adele exhaled and wanted only to cover her face with her hands.

Before the final battle, others would sharpen their knives, prepare all kinds of weapons and ammunition, and their every move would be filled with murderous aura. But why did I drink a bottle of witch potion and transform before the final battle?

"...Oh, okay. Well, I'll give you the Blood-Tearer first."

Vinata reacted and hurriedly untied the rapier from her waist and returned it to Adele. Adele took it with a sullen face.

"Mr. Statham's side..."

Venata looked at Adele lifting up her black cloak and fastening the rapier to the buckle, revealing her curvaceous figure. She swallowed and asked.

"I didn't meet him. I wrote the address on a note and left it on my desk, and hung the spare key on the door. When he comes to see me later, he will see my note and report to the official Beyonders and the police department according to what was written on the note. We just need to save Sophie and leave her to Mr. Statham, and then we have to pack up and leave Backlund."

Adele shook her head unconsciously, as if she was not used to her longer hair.

"After all, my current state is not suitable for dealing with acquaintances, especially ordinary people."

As they were talking, the two had already reached the basement. Vinata pushed open the door, and the fully armed Sister Vespe appeared in front of them. Both sides were startled.

“…I see. So you are a Beyonder of the Witch Path.”

Sister Vesper was stunned for a moment, but she quickly reacted. However, there was no change in her words, and she did not have any prejudice against Adele because of her sequence.

"Let me make it short. I prayed to a great being and got the response I wanted. Next, I will use this spirit that travels through the soil to lead you there."

Adele looked at Sister Vespe, whose status had suddenly increased, in fear. Seeing that she had no objection, she continued, "The mastermind of the ceremony was only a Sequence 6 craftsman. However, Sophie seemed to have been chosen as one of the bodies to be used by the other party to eliminate the mixed characteristics and further descend into the human world."

"If the other party's ritual succeeds, even though the being behind him may not be able to descend immediately, the hybrid embryo that Sophie breeds will have to be at least a Sequence 4 demon, and there will also be some reserved embryos..."

Adele described what she saw in the magic mirror with some concern.

"It's ok."

Sister Vespe nodded slightly.

"If there are only a few dozen Sequence 4 and Sequence 5 and 6 demons, they will not be able to stop the God's Favored One."

She stood up, and the armor and chains on her body collided with each other, making a rattling sound.

"You two are bounty hunters, right? You just need to complete your commission and bring back the innocent child. Use the blood bandages given by the Mother Goddess to allow her body to bear the burden of giving birth to a demigod. As for killing the heretic,"

Sister Vespe swung the long iron handle of the axe lance and hefted it onto her shoulder.

"That's the nuns' job."

……

Backlund Bridge District, the top of Backlund Bridge.

This is one of Backlund's landmark buildings, called "the miracle of Loen's bridge engineering" by architects. It was built nearly two hundred years ago.

On both sides of the Backlund Bridge are two high towers made of granite and steel, about 60 meters high, divided into two floors. The upper floor supports the towers on both sides, and the lower bridge deck allows pedestrians to pass through and vehicles to pass through. If a ship passes by, the lower bridge deck can automatically tilt to both sides, and pedestrians can change their route to pass through the upper floor. There are shops and bars inside the bridge, and pedestrians can shop, chat or lean on the railing to look at the scenery on both sides even on rainy and snowy days.

From the outside, the two ends of the Tower Bridge are brick and stone towers with obvious Loen style, but in fact the structure of the tower is mainly steel. It is equipped with hydraulic machinery for opening and closing the bridge, which weighs 1000 tons each.

"That guy really knows how to pick a place..."

Under the brick and stone tower in the east district, Adele and the other two emerged from the ground. Looking at the tower bridge in front of them, Sister Vespe let out a sigh.

"He's half crazy and doesn't consider the consequences of his actions."

Adele nodded, her expression serious.

“Have you informed other churches?”

Vinata reminded.

"According to the time, Mr. Statham should have arrived at the Church of Storms. If we had notified them right away, the demons' danger perception would have been able to detect the actions of the other saints. This is already the best estimate."

Adele has a yellow crystal pendulum that can resist divination and prophecy, and Venata has a similar effect with the blood-sucking device enlightened by the Mother Goddess of Earth. After being promoted to a demon hunter, Sister Vespe has also acquired some ability to block malicious intent.

"In other words, from now until the official Beyonders arrive, we are isolated and helpless?"

Vinata smiled bitterly.

"No." Sister Vespe shook her head.

Under the puzzled gazes of Adele and the others, Sister Vespe slowly stepped forward, slowly raised the axe spear "Judgment" above her head with the hand that was corroded by the power of dusk, and swung it down hard at the tower bridge that seemed to be wrapped in a transparent soap bubble.

A red balloon-like sun disk appeared on the tip of her spear, and was cut in half by Sister Vespe's axe. The bright and burning contents flowed out and turned into an endless dusk, obliterating the carefully carved demonic magic circle used to hinder the enemy in an orange-yellow halo that seemed to be tangible.

"It's the demons who are alone and helpless."

(End of this chapter)