Mystery: Mr. Witch and Ms. Hunter

Chapter 298 Questions and Answers in the Gray Mist
"Okay, then let's hear what news Miss Queen has brought."

After a brief statement, "Justice" quickly changed the subject.

The current members of the Tarot Club are basically all demigods who can take charge of their own affairs, so they naturally don't need to be taught by anyone. The only one with less experience, Adele, is currently in the church's rear area in the southern continent, so nothing will go wrong. Compared to these, Adele's experience this time may involve a high-ranking existence, which is the most important thing under the safety of the Tarot Club members themselves.

Upon hearing this, Adele immediately perked up and began to describe her experience to everyone.

She was blessed by the existence that seemed to be the Mother Goddess of the Earth, and had a certain resistance to similar knowledge. She was also aware of what kind of knowledge would not bring danger to others when it was shared.

"Last time I mentioned that I passed through that wall and explored according to the map. When I arrived at the headquarters, I was affected by some abnormality. When I woke up, I was already in another world."

"From the comparison between the surrounding buildings and the previous ruins, we can tell that this is what the building ruins on the island once looked like."

"In that world, I saw the writing invented by Emperor Roselle, and also saw something similar to underground pollution. The person I met told me that they were in the process of fighting pollution. Since they had no extraordinary powers, they could only rely on the laws summarized by human lives to protect the last hope of that era as much as possible."

Adele's tone was a little heavy. She couldn't help but think of Qiao Qiao again and the possible connection between her and Wendy.

"…So, did they succeed?"

"Judgement," Xio couldn't help but speak, but received sympathetic looks from everyone. Although everyone of that era had lived before and had their own wishes and expectations, the islands and ruins sunk deep in the earth's crust had already explained their fate.

"But they are not losers." Adele shook her head slightly. "They are history."

After a long silence, Cattleya's voice was heard, so soft and gentle that it was almost unnoticeable.

"Everyone, do you know what I'm thinking of?" Cattleya seemed to be trembling with every word she uttered, "The two symbols left by Emperor Roselle..."

At this point, even Justice, who had always had a calm and deep expression, showed a melancholy expression. She opened her mouth, recalled Mr. Fool's tone and intonation at that time, and pronounced the difficult word in an unpracticed voice:

"home……"

This word means the home of body and mind.

Adele remained silent, but she had memorized the pronunciation of the word in her heart. Although her ability to understand that language had automatically disappeared when she left that world, this unknown word inexplicably reminded her of Qiao Qiao and the words she left before they parted.

Even though this place is terrible, it's home to me.

My home is about to become a cold star, but your home hasn't yet.

Adele thought of Emperor Roselle and felt that he seemed to be inextricably linked to the era that was about to be destroyed.

Although, even though it was only less than half a day, she seemed to understand some of Roselle's thoughts - the thoughts of someone traveling alone to a strange era.

It’s just that Roselle was heading to the future, while she was experiencing the past.

The moment she stepped out of the door, Adele discovered that she had established some kind of inexplicable connection with that world in the short period of time that had just passed, but it was cut off when the door closed.

Is it the same for Roselle, who, while searching for the way back, gradually deepened his connection with this world, and by the time he realized this, the connection was already so strong that he could no longer return to his own world?

Just thinking about it, Adele felt an indescribable sense of loneliness spreading up her spine, making her shiver.

However, at this moment, she felt the gaze of "Justice" and heard the gentle comforting voice coming directly from her mind. The light released by Mr. "Sun" sitting opposite her also penetrated the gray fog that was initially pried open by "The Hanged Man" and shone on her body, rekindling the courage in her heart and no longer feeling despair because of the feeling of being abandoned by the world.

"Don't be nervous, this is your hometown."

The previously uncontrollable inhuman feeling in Audrey's voice seemed to disappear all at once, making Adele sound very comfortable.

"Thank you, everyone." Adele nodded to everyone gratefully.

Even though she was above the gray fog and had the protection of the Old Ones, when Adele's emotions became problematic, the strange balance formed with the pollution was suddenly broken. If Audrey and the others hadn't discovered and noticed it in time and adjusted Adele's emotions, there might have been a big problem.

But, Miss Audrey can actually sense that my condition is abnormal through the gray fog...?
While Adele was still guessing, the Hermit Cattleya frowned and said, "Miss Justice, your potion..."

"Just yesterday, I had completely digested it."

“Justice” Audrey smiled, “Now, all I need is a copy of the extraordinary characteristic of ‘Insight’.”

"So fast?" Everyone was shocked. Miss Justice had only been a Sequence 3 for a little over a year, so it was considered fast for her to completely digest a Sequence 5 potion, let alone a Sequence 3?
"Because I wove a dream that a part of me was addicted to."

Audrey said it calmly, as if she was just talking about an ordinary little thing.

A dream that makes... a part of you indulge in it? Adele was stunned for a moment, not realizing what this meant, but Audrey obviously had no intention of explaining it.

But anyway, it should be a good thing...

Adele thought about it for a moment and decided not to bother with the details. After all, the promotion of Miss Audrey, who was a spectator, to an angel would be very helpful in awakening Mr. World.

And when the "world" of the Follower awakens, there must be a way to wake up "The Fool". This was said by Mr. "The Fool" himself before he fell asleep, and it cannot be false.

Before the end of the world, one more Old One means one more hope!
"I have received the protection of the Old Ones. Even if I have experienced certain things, as long as I stick to my own humanity, I will not be corrupted by pure knowledge. So, please ask me questions for the following information."

Adele rested her elbows on the table, as if doing so could give her more confidence.

The contamination of ancient knowledge requires the establishment of a mystical connection. As the person who actually stores the contaminated knowledge, Adele has the corresponding perception, which allows her to know what kind of description she should make in order to actually form a connection and lead to contamination. However, if she continues to answer, the possibility of problems still exists.

This is because some knowledge may not cause any anomalies if understood alone, but if too many questions are asked, it is easy to accumulate and derive dangerous knowledge.

"Each person can only ask one question, and I will only use three answers: affirmative, negative, or uncertain, with some supporting explanations." Adele thought for a moment and gave what she thought was the safest way.

In this case, she herself is equivalent to a "filter" in the mystical sense. As long as descriptive words are avoided, pollution can be effectively avoided.

"That makes sense... Everyone, who's going first?"

Cattleya, who had some knowledge of the starry sky, thought about it for a while and thought that this method was feasible, so she asked everyone in the Tarot Club.

"I'll go first." Emlyn was a little impatient. After seeing Adele said she was ready, he quickly asked, "Did the token given to you by the First Ancestor play any role when you arrived in that world, leading to the changes that happened later?"

Mr. "Moon" was obviously much more impatient when it came to the ancestor of the blood clan... No wonder, after all, as an immortal species, his respect for this ancient ancestor must be much higher than that of humans.

Adele thought about it and felt that Emlyn's main purpose was to judge Lilith's condition through this question. If His token really played a role in the secret realm of the old days, it meant that He must have been affected by the source to some extent.

"Sorry, I'm not sure about this question." Adele thought about it and shook her head.

"If He didn't want me to know how the token worked on the ancient world, then I wouldn't have known. I can only tell you that ten minutes after I arrived in that world, the indigenous people's last line of defense against the weirdness collapsed. As for whether it was related to the token in my body, I can't confirm it."

"Was Katarina taken to the stars by those creatures?"

"Judgement," Xio asked second. Investigating the information about the witch sect was also one of her tasks. The whereabouts of the saint of this witch sect was also something she could investigate.

"Yes." Adele could confirm this and answered quickly.

Confirming Katarina's whereabouts is one thing, but what is more worthy of reflection is whether these pollutions that caused destruction in the past will attract more similar creatures after returning to the starry sky. Will the end of the world be brought forward because of this?
"The third one is me." Alger hesitated for a while. In the end, he saw the doomsday scene and had some understanding of the scale of the previous disaster. So the questions he asked had nothing to do with the disaster, but were further speculation.

"Will Gagran's final actions cause the end of the world to come early?"

Good, Mr. Hanged Man noticed that! Adele nodded, "Yes."

Even though they were mentally prepared, the hearts of the Tarot Club members still sank when they heard this conclusion.

Now there are less than ten years left until the end of the world. If the time is shortened again, how much time do they have left? Five years? Three years?

Just when everyone was shocked, Audrey found the perfect time and asked Adele.

"Gagran told you about the Source Witch before. What I want to confirm is whether you can really take the next potion and advance before the previous one is completely digested?"

Why did the topic suddenly turn to me? Aren't we discussing old issues?

Adele was a little confused for a moment and looked at Audrey in confusion.

"Are you sure you want to ask this question?" Adele asked Audrey uncertainly, "This opportunity is precious. You can put my affairs aside for now."

"Yes, Ms. Hermit will help me complete the question." Audrey looked at Cattleya meaningfully, "Then, please answer truthfully now."

"Yes." Seeing Audrey insisted on this, Adele had no choice but to nod and give an affirmative answer.

However, after hearing what Audrey said, Cattleya frowned and thought for a while, her expression gradually became surprised, and she looked at Adele and Audrey in disbelief.

Seeing Adele looking at her inquiringly, Cattleya calmed herself down and asked the question that Audrey wanted her to ask.

"So, if Gagran fails, is it possible for you to use that characteristic to directly advance to the 'Disaster Witch' without the need for additional role-playing and rituals?"

"What?" After this question was asked, not only Adele was surprised, but everyone else in the Tarot Club, except Audrey, also lost control of their facial expressions.

I'm only Sequence 6, and you're trying to push me up to the Angel level? No matter how you think about it, it's not my turn...

"It's just a backup plan. You don't need to be nervous."

Audrey sat upright in her seat and said lightly, "Just answer."

"...Yes, it is feasible to a certain extent, but there are still two levels of rituals that have not been completed."

Adele nodded mechanically.

When I first became a Beyonder, I never thought it would be like this... Adele let out a long breath, and the feeling of being pushed from behind that she had once forgotten reappeared, and now, she could no longer turn back.

No one can turn back in the face of doomsday, and the whole world is the same.

"Then, it's my turn next." After listening to the questions from others, Derrick the Sun hesitated for a long time before asking, "Is the City of Disaster still not under the control of anyone? Or will it continue to erode Bansi Harbor?"

"I don't know what's going on in Bansi, but there's no sign that the City of Disaster is under control."

After Adele finished answering, she turned her gaze to Mr. "Star", who had not asked any questions.

"Well, now it's your turn to ask questions."

Leonard straightened his back, and a nostalgic smile appeared on his face hidden by the gray fog. Then he shook his head and said:

"Strictly speaking, what I want to ask is not some mystical knowledge. Most of the questions that can be asked have been asked by everyone here. So, I have a question that is not really a question."

"You have seen that destroyed world. As someone who has witnessed both worlds, do you think we will win? Or, after understanding your mission, do you still plan to persevere?"

There was silence in the empty gray fog for a while. Then, the members of the Tarot Club heard Adele's voice, which was dull and hesitant at first, and then gradually became brisk.

"I don't know," Adele said softly, "but there are always some things that are above others."

(End of this chapter)