Mystery: Mr. Witch and Ms. Hunter

Chapter 270: Inside and Outside the Wall
Katerina gave a nostalgic look.

"At that time, the Witch Cult and the Aurora Society were both famous nobles in the Solomon Empire, and the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery was a secret organization. However, later on, Steam took advantage of the chaos to become a god, and the Cult was completely expelled by the Seven Gods because of its cooperation with the Hades, and gradually lost its status at that time."

"But is there any necessary connection between the resurrection of the Black Emperor and the transformation of the Blood Emperor and the Night Emperor?"

Adele asked deliberately. Although she already knew the answer, she knew in her heart that she shouldn't know this in front of Catalina.

"The so-called true god, that is, Sequence 0, the conditions for promotion are three copies of Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics, the uniqueness of this path, and the corresponding ritual;"

As expected, Catalina did not doubt him and explained to Adele, "Similarly, if there is no Sequence 0 in this path, then at most three Sequence 3 Beyonder characteristics can appear. If Sequence 1 already exists, then except for some special sequences, it is impossible for Sequence 0 angels to exist."

"Special sequence?" Adele asked curiously, "What sequences are like this?"

Catalina hesitated for a moment, as if she thought that Adele didn't need to know so much given her status. But after a while, she seemed to have other ideas that made her change her mind.

"I don't know much either. Based on the knowledge I have, it is very likely that the True God of the Audience Path has similar abilities. He can imagine a Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristic and make it work like a real Beyonder characteristic, so that his status and strength will not be reduced."

Catalina first shared her guess, and then said to Adele mysteriously, "Of course, this is just my guess. In addition, according to the ancient texts within the sect, the true god of the 'Red Priest' path also has similar abilities, but the conditions for exerting this ability are much more complicated than those of the 'Audience' path."

"why?"

Adele suddenly became interested. If the true god of the "audience" could do things that were done through other channels, then the "red priest" was her adjacent channel, which naturally aroused Adele's interest.

The effect of those forgetfulness spells is to delete the user's memory, but "knowledge" and "memory" are stored in different ways. So even though Adele doesn't remember who told her something similar, she knows clearly that the Sequence 0 of the audience pathway is called "Dreamer", and it is possible to imagine something similar.

However, what is so special about the true God of the Red Priest path that allows Him to divide one third of His power without collapsing? This is something that Adele is very concerned about.

“I have indeed been curious about this question.”

Catalina nodded. "But I don't know the answer either. The guy just told me mysteriously that the red of the Red Priest is the red of war, and his army was once called the Angel Army."

That guy is referring to...

Just as Adele was about to ask this question, she noticed that Catalina's face became extremely ugly, as if that guy brought her bad memories. Adele was so scared that she quickly swallowed the question she had already prepared.

……

The next part of the journey was extremely torturous for Adele. Catalina was in a bad mood the whole time, and Adele didn't dare to speak, for fear that Catalina would find out something wrong with her.

Adele was so bored that she had to focus all her attention on her surroundings in order to kill time.

However, the surroundings are peaceful and tranquil, with no extraordinary creatures and no various mechanisms or traps. It seems that this is just an ordinary primitive jungle. After walking in it for a long time, people may even forget that this is underground. More than 50 nautical miles away from the island is the polluted sea.

On the other side of the transparent wall was a gray building that Adele had never seen before. It looked like a small L-shaped building, built with strange materials and different from any existing architectural style in the Northern Continent.

However, this level of peculiarity alone is far from commensurate with the geographical location and mystery of this island.

As an island that appears in such an unusual place, being so ordinary is itself an unusual thing...

Adele sighed heavily and poked the transparent wall beside her with the "Blood Trickster" in her hand in a somewhat disappointed manner.

However, when the blade just touched the wall, Adele felt a surge of attraction coming from the sword, pulling her towards the invisible long wall!
Her body was pulled off balance by an unexpected force and fell towards the solid wall. She tried to throw away the hilt of the sword, but found that the root of the rapier came alive and quickly wrapped around her sword hand, making it impossible for her to break free.

The crimson blade pierced into the long wall, then melted strangely, turning into a ball of blood mist in the long wall.

"Ms. Pellet!"

Adele quickly asked Katarina for help, but at this time half of her body had been pulled into the long transparent wall of unknown thickness and had been distorted to some extent.

Watching her body gradually twisting without feeling any discomfort had a greater mental impact than she had imagined. Even Adele, who was usually calm, was a little flustered at this moment.

Catalina's reaction was also quick. Before her body could react, the white silk thread rushed over and quickly wrapped around the other half of Adele's body, trying to pull her back.

However, Katarina's ability was not enough to break through the long wall. Every time Adele was dragged an inch into the long wall by the blood mist, Katarina's thread was squeezed by the wall and collapsed a little bit, and she was completely unable to resist.

As most of Adele's body was pulled into the long wall, Catalina had no choice but to loosen the thread: even if she pulled the remaining half back, there was no chance of saving her, so it was better to put the whole thing in and try her luck.

As Adele's entire body was sucked into the long wall, a strange feeling arose in her mind. At this moment, her entire body structure was completely destroyed, and the whole person looked like a layer of blood-red mist, but she still miraculously retained her self-awareness and clearly realized that she was still alive.

Just when Adele thought she would remain in this state and float forever inside the long wall, the blood mist transformed by the "Blood-Taker" merged with her body.

Then, her body slowly condensed on the other side of the wall, growing directly from the mother body like the fruit of a spindle tree, and inexplicably arrived on the other side of the long wall!
Adele and Catalina looked at each other across the long wall, both of them with astonishment in their eyes.

"What happened to your sword?"

Catalina was the first to react and asked Adele anxiously.

Although the two of them were blocked by a long transparent wall and their voices could not be transmitted, fortunately they could communicate through lip movements.

"I got it from a secret realm that evolved from a high-sequence seal in the hands of Sister Vesper of the Backlund Harvest Church. It may be related to the Mother Earth."

Adele was speaking the absolute truth, because she didn't know if Catalina had the means to confirm the truth of her words. She was no longer alone, and although Catalina couldn't hurt her due to the barrier, no one could say for sure whether she would vent her anger on her family.

"Something related to the 'Mother Earth'?"

Catalina's expression was uncertain, and she seemed to be still doubting about something.

Looking at the other person's expression, Adele couldn't help but sweat, which soaked the clothes on her back.

"Can you come out now?"

After a while, Catalina asked Adele.

Adele knocked on the transparent wall that had regained its solidity and replied obediently, "It seems that it is not possible. I guess I may have to complete a task here before I can leave."

"That's it." Unexpectedly, Catalina's answer was unusually straightforward. "I'll give you a week. Your ship will wait here for a week. This wall seems to only block spiritual things. I'll have the sailors deliver the supplies to where Tracy and the others are, and find a way to throw them into the wall."

"During this time, you should try to investigate the seal from the inside to see if there is a way to break it. If you find any clues related to the Fountain of Youth, do not explore rashly and come back to inform us."

Catalina's expression was completely different from what Adele had imagined, she even looked relieved, which made Adele unable to react for a moment.

"If you still have no clues after a week, we will leave you enough supplies and prepare to return. After performing preliminary maintenance on the ship, we will come back to assist you in the next step of exploration."

Catalina gave a few brief instructions, then stood up slowly and smiled at Adele.

"Well, good luck to you, little one."

Watching Katarina walk away, Adele suddenly realized the reason for her reaction:
Recovering this high-sequence trait was originally unplanned by the Witch Cult. Originally, they didn't even know that this trait existed. Their real purpose was to capture Gagran, who was suspected to be the leader of the Source Cult, and to confirm her identity if possible.

However, this is an ideal situation after all. After all, even if a Sequence 3 demigod wanted to capture a Sequence 4, it would take a lot of effort and there is a high possibility of failure.

Therefore, the idea of ​​the Witch Cult is to get this characteristic for promotion. If Gagran is really a member of the Source Sect, then her deadline will be up soon, and they just need to wait until she loses control; if she is not a demigod of the Source Sect, then it will not be too late to give her the characteristic after observing her for a period of time, since it is common to suppress merits anyway.

As the executor of this plan, Katarina was worried that Adele would contact Gagran, or Gagran would find a way to steal the characteristics of the Fountain of Youth before she could do anything. However, now the clues to the Fountain of Youth were trapped inside the air wall with Adele, which solved her two problems at once and put her in a proactive position.

The current environment here not only isolates Katarina's abilities, but even Gagran's most proficient ability to rely on the spiritual world is greatly restricted here. It is also extremely difficult for Adele to contact Gagran.

However, just because Catalina was not in a hurry did not mean Adele was not in a hurry. She was not here to camp, and Venata and Sophie were still waiting for her to return.

Adele took out her gold-cased pocket watch from her pocket and opened it to check. She found that they had been away from the ship for twelve hours. The effect of the forgetfulness spell given by Miss Audrey was slowly fading, and she gradually remembered various things.

After confirming that Catalina had gone far away, Adele did not rush into the distant buildings. Instead, she took out the harmonica given by Mr. "Star" from her pocket and blew it. However, as she expected, the messenger did not appear.

Then she tried to activate her bracelet to summon the spirit stored inside. However, as soon as the muscle-strengthening spirit flew out of the bracelet, the light blue surface of the spirit immediately cracked and a sticky black liquid flowed out. The next second, the polluted spirit evaporated directly in the sunlight. No trace was left.

Adele then took out the "Heart Stealer Lip Gloss". The silver shell of this magical item was now covered with colorful rust, exuding an ominous sense of decay, which made Adele completely give up the idea of ​​using it.

Her revolver was lying on the periphery of the barrier, and because of the explosion caused by the extraordinary bullet inside being repelled by the wall, it was now a piece of scrap metal. Just now, she dropped the revolver when she called for help, causing the gun to not merge with the blood mist transformed by the "Blood-Tearer" and was destroyed in the repulsion.

Adele was a little discouraged when she found that most of her magical items were useless.

It seems that there is only one last resort...

Adele sighed, letting the hidden blade extend from her sleeve, and walked carefully towards the nearest building.

The door lock had been corroded by the ruthless years, forming a loose and porous mass of metal in its original place. Adele inserted the blade of the hidden blade into it, pried it with a little force, and the door opened with a sound, and a strong musty smell came from inside.

The layout of the room here is similar to that of Adele's room in Backlund, a two-story building with two bedrooms and two living rooms on the first floor. Most of the things on the table are in tatters and covered with moss.

Adele summoned two balls of black flame and let them float around her. She observed their burning momentum to determine whether there might be any supernatural factors affecting her surroundings. Then she simply checked the environment inside the small building and found no living intelligent creatures.

It's really ironic that the place closest to the "Fountain of Youth" is the most lifeless place on the entire island...

Adele sighed slightly, then quickly searched the room. Finally, she found an unused candle in the storage room on the first floor and broke it into three pieces.

Adele quickly lit the candle and silently recited the prayer spell.

"The Fool who does not belong to this era, the mysterious master above the gray fog, the King of Yellow and Black who controls good luck."

The gray mist enveloped her, crossed the polluted spiritual world, and sent her information directly above the gray mist, and into the crimson stars of every Tarot Club member.

(I will probably have to take two days off this week to prepare for the exam)

(End of this chapter)