Mystery: Mr. Witch and Ms. Hunter

Chapter 269 Wall and City

Wendy rubbed her sore nose and got up from the ground in a mess.

"Since there is a similar seal here, can we assume that we have found our destination?"

Adele clenched her fist, causing the blade of her hidden blade to pop out, and then punched the wall with all her strength.

The huge recoil force made her take two steps back, but the invisible wall remained intact.

"Then, try your extraordinary abilities."

Tracy took a step forward, and black flames rose from under her feet like vines, climbing up the wall. When her ability took effect, Adele even suspected that she heard the crackling sound of the wall burning.

After a few seconds, Tracy retracted the flame and prepared to check the effect of her ability. But to her disappointment, even the black flame that burned the spirituality had no significant effect on the wall, and it did not seem to have suffered any damage at all.

"How about trying directional blasting?" Wendy suggested, but from her tone, it was obvious that she was not sure whether it would work.

"Forget it, all of you move aside and let me try."

Katarina instructed Tracy, "Don't open your eyes later. Use the magic items to protect yourself."

"Mother, you..."

Tracy was surprised and hesitated.

"Even if I don't use my full strength and use a saint-level attack, the things that should be attracted will come here. If this thing can be opened by brute force, it would be the best. We still have to leave here as soon as possible."

Katerina waved her hand, signaling Tracy to stop talking. "How long is the validity period of the item I helped you get from Butis?"

"Half a year left," Tracy replied quickly.

"Well, use it to cover Adele and Wendy, and then remove the effect after five minutes."

After saying that, Catalina turned around and stretched, as if she was exercising her body and preparing to launch a powerful attack.

"You two, come here quickly!"

Tracy took out a piece of soft transparent fabric from her pocket like a magician. When Adele and the other girl came closer, she suddenly lifted up the fabric and put it over the heads of the three people.

Then, the sounds of birds and insects in Adele's ears disappeared, as if the existence of the three of them was directly wiped out from this world. Although Adele could still see the surrounding scenery, the sense of being disconnected from reality was particularly clear.

"Close your eyes for a while. If you really can't help it, just keep looking at the ground. Don't look up anywhere else."

Tracy warned seriously, "Mother is going to activate the incomplete mythical creature form. It will take at least five minutes for the influence she left behind to disappear. If you see her body or the traces left by the battle, you may lose control directly."

Adele and the other girl nodded hurriedly, without any curiosity to take a look.

Adele, who had divined once about Mr. "The World" and was nearly hanged, had a certain understanding of how much destructive power mythical creatures could cause. Through divination, just a glance at Mr. "The World" from an unknown distance could be enough to kill her. At this distance, directly observing an incomplete mythical creature with the naked eye, I'm afraid even death would not be the worst outcome.

"This cloak was obtained by my mother from Butis, the 'Secret Saint' of the Aurora Society, when the Witch Cult was cooperating with the Aurora Society. It solidifies the exile ability of the 'Secret Master' and creates a small space under the cloak. Everything in the main space will not affect the secondary space. However, if you see the form of a mythical creature, it is equivalent to establishing a mystical connection between you, which the cloak cannot block."

Tracy explained quickly, then pulled the edge of her cloak down.

Seeing the three people put their cloaks over their heads and then disappeared, Catalina nodded with satisfaction.

Afterwards, mysterious green patterns began to appear on her body surface, crawling all over her originally fair and smooth skin like snakes, making the beautiful figure that combined the beauty of women in all stages of life appear evil and terrifying.

Her hair quickly grew thicker and longer, like a tangled mass of black pythons, with snake heads growing out of the ends, each of which could strangle a buffalo. The black hair completely submerged her body, making it impossible to tell where her real body was.

Catalina's mind changed slightly, and tens of thousands of giant snakes opened their mouths and spewed out black flames and frost all over the sky.

The power of a Sequence 3 witch is not much different from that of a Sequence 4 witch. Apart from the effects of petrification and eternal youth, there is no special ability. However, a Sequence 3 witch is more than three times more efficient at spreading plagues, the destructive power of black fire and frost, and even the total amount of spirituality than a Sequence 4 witch.

In battle, the "Immortal Witch" also often uses incomplete mythical creature forms, because this can greatly increase the amount of power released at the same time, thus achieving a qualitative change effect.

Although the subspace blocked the sound and Tracy did not allow them to look outside, Adele still felt the power of the Immortal Witch from the changes in the terrain around the three of them.

It seemed that due to the wind pressure brought by the ice spears flying in the air, the ground was like being dragged by a giant plowshare, and a large number of gullies appeared out of thin air. The soil at the edge of the gullies was turned into rock, and colorful mold grew on it.

The birds in the sky fell like rain, their bodies riddled with holes from mold corrosion, and they fell to the ground in a bloody mess. However, due to the effect of the tributary of the Fountain of Youth, they were slowly repairing themselves, looking like fermented, bubbling bread.

The torrent of black flames hit the wall behind them, then splashed and turned into streams of flame, flowing into the distance along the gullies plowed by the wind pressure caused by the ice spear.

The most terrifying thing is that this is just the impact of the aftermath. Who knows what it will be like if it is hit directly by this attack...

Adele could feel Miss Wendy trembling slightly beside her.

But what is certain is that it must not be weaker than the one Sister Vesper used at the cost of her life. Vesper was able to succeed at that time mainly because Matafari did not dare to use too much power, otherwise it would attract the attention of the Mother Tree of Desire. Moreover, with only a little power coming through, she had to distract herself to maintain the ritual, which was why Sister Vesper took advantage of it.

After taking such a strong attack, no matter what the wall is, it should be destroyed by now, right?
Adele thought to herself, but since Katarina's attack had not yet ended, she could only hide in the subspace and wait for the result.

However, she soon noticed something.

If the attack was effective, was it really necessary for Katarina to fight for so long?

Five minutes passed quickly as Adele waited anxiously.

Catalina seemed to be deliberately eliminating the influence. When Adele and the other two returned to the real world, the mold around them had disappeared, and the dead bodies of birds infected with the bacteria turned into white dust in the sun.

Catalina was sitting on a tree stump nearby. Although nothing could be seen from her expression, it could be seen from her rapidly rising and falling chest that she was not feeling relaxed.

"Is the wall opened?" The three of them looked at each other, and finally Tracy asked.

"No."

Catalina's voice sounded a little annoyed. The thing she had been looking for for years was right in front of her, but it was blocked by an invisible wall. No one could be happy about that.

"No spiritual being can pass through this wall of air. The dirt and rocks that were lifted up by my ability just now flew over, but I couldn't destroy it no matter what."

Katerina explained patiently.

Adele pondered for a while and suggested to everyone, "This is not a solution after all. Why don't we split up? Tracy and I will form a team, and Wendy and Ms. Pellet will form another team. Our two teams will explore along this wall to both ends to see if there are other entrances."

"I think so," Tracy replied briefly. "Mother, what do you mean...?"

Catalina looked at Adele and then shook her head.

"No, let's not divide them into groups like this." Catalina pointed at Adele and said, "You and I will be in a group and explore along this wall. Tracy and the archaeologist will stay here and wait."

"I have already done some preliminary exploration of the environment around here. It is relatively safe. They will be fine as long as they stay here. It is difficult to determine the risks of exploring new areas, but I will stay with you."

Catalina explained, and Wendy hesitated for a moment before saying she had no objection.

However, Adele only had to think about it for a moment before she guessed the other meaning behind this practice.

If Gagran really follows, then her target must be Adele, who may be a member of the Source Faction. If Tracy and Adele go together, then Tracy will not be able to restrict Gagran at all.

I'm afraid that in her heart, she still regards my area as a dangerous zone... But what she said is true. After all, she is the "immortal witch" who has lived from the era of the Pale Disaster to the present. If she didn't have any scheming, she would have been killed long ago.

Adele saw through Katerina's thoughts, but she didn't expose them to her face. In fact, whether she said it or not, her situation would be the same:

Only if Gagran doesn't show up can she survive. If Gagran shows up, with her sequence lower than Katarina's, even if changing the path may bring a certain improvement in her strength, Adele is not optimistic about snatching people from higher-sequence hands.

Even if Gagran really snatched Adele from Catalina, it would mean that her plan to infiltrate the Witch Cult would have completely failed, and the relationship with Viscount Gawain that she had originally established through the Witch Cult would also become invalid, and she might even lose the support of the big shot behind her.

What is more unbearable than being caught in a dilemma is that you think you have the right choice, but the result has nothing to do with your choice...

Adele smiled bitterly, walked behind Catalina, and walked away along the long transparent wall.

"Even though you're with me, don't be too relaxed."

Katarina instructed Adele, "Make sure your weapons are ready to use at any time."

"Okay, ma'am."

Adele nodded, pulled out the Blood Trickster from behind her, and loaded bullets into the revolver.

After being blessed by Lilith, the Blood-Sucking Blade's strength has been greatly improved, and now it hardly wears out during normal use.

In addition, since Adele could now hide the blade directly under her skirt, which was much more concealed than holding a black umbrella, she removed the external umbrella cover and handle as early as when she left Backlund, and customized a lambskin scabbard and sterling silver hilt.

"Young assassins nowadays are equipped with really good equipment. I didn't have so many good things to use back then."

Catalina was quite moved as she watched Adele arrange all the spells, extraordinary bullets, magical items and revolvers.

"When you say 'that time', do you mean the 'Pale Years' or ..."

Adele asked tentatively. Since she couldn't resist, she had to find a way to get some interest. For an ancient extraordinary being like the Immortal Witch, who symbolized history, the knowledge of occultism was invaluable.

If she really intended to stay by my side and monitor Gegelan, she would not refuse some of her requests, so as not to arouse my vigilance and reduce the possibility of me reporting to Gegelan...

Adele thought expectantly.

As expected, after a brief hesitation, Katarina said, "No, it was even earlier. I had already become a demigod during the Pale Calamity. Before that, I only had one magical item that I could use, and I relied on it to survive that long period of turmoil."

"You mean the 'Four Emperors' War'? Can you tell me more about what happened at that time? I'm a little... curious."

Adele asked, trying to use her historical knowledge.

"I am increasingly convinced that you and Gagran have no contact. Didn't she tell you anything?"

Katarina sighed, "Yes, it was the 'War of the Four Emperors'. At that time, the God of Steam and Machinery had not yet officially become Sequence 0, and the war was much more primitive and cruel than it is now."

"The six gods at that time were dissatisfied with Emperor Solomon's dominance of all faiths, so they launched the First War of Faith and conspired to kill the Black Emperor Solomon. They also instructed the two archons at that time to divide up his body. Their names were Tudor and Trunsoest, who later became the Blood Emperor and the Night Emperor."

"Later, Solomon was reborn with the help of his own strange sequence characteristics and became the Black Emperor again, taking back his authority; the six gods at that time supported the Night Emperor and turned to the 'Judge' path."

"With nowhere else to go, Alistair Tudor, with the help of several Angel Kings, plotted to murder the angels of the three families of Soren, Einhorn, and Medici who were in charge of the Hunter Path at the time, and forcibly jumped to the non-adjacent Red Priest Path, becoming the 'Blood Emperor' later."

Catalina looked at the familiar terraced city on the other side of the high wall and couldn't help feeling a little dazed.

"The war between the 'Black Emperor', the 'Blood Emperor', and the 'Night Emperor' lasted for a while. The Church of the Gods was able to build its own power on the basis of the crumbling United Empire. At this time, the 'Underworld Emperor' of the Balam Empire in the southern continent, also known as the God of Death, officially joined the war."

(End of this chapter)