Mystery: Mr. Witch and Ms. Hunter

Chapter 330 Goodbye to the City of Disaster
"That boat is moving again!"

Adele exclaimed, "Can you use the magic mirror to divine again?"

"Yes, I can..." Tracy did not hesitate. Before she put away the divination tools, she prepared another dose of ointment and repeated the previous process.

However, the results they obtained were the same as before, and this time the divination was clearer. Adele could even see the name of the ship "Nebuchadnezzar" written in red paint on the side of the ship.

"The target of the perception magic has disappeared..."

Tracy looked at the black water ball in the middle of the living room. "This seems to be a warning from the other party."

"I think so too. It's really a bad start." Adele was a little frustrated.

If this was a targeted arrangement by the other party, then it meant that there was at least one person in the local camp who was at the same level as Tracy or even higher. Only such a person could interfere with the divination of the top-level Sequence 5 Disease Lieutenant General.

Fighting such a tough battle soon after leaving the port would not only inevitably lead to casualties, but there was also no guarantee of victory.

Everyone likes to steal things, but few people are willing to do it if they are bitten back. Adele doesn't want to do it, and neither does Tracy.

"Turn off the perception magic and divination ritual for a day. The Snow Wind will drop anchor where it is and let the other ship pass."

Adele made a quick decision.

Anyway, our ships are strong and our guns are powerful. Even if a demigod wants to touch the ironclad ship, he will have to think twice. If we give in, the other side probably won't take the initiative to attack.

Although this might cause the other party to leak the news of their departure and require other transport ships to step up their guard, it is still better than fighting a demigod here, not to mention that the demigod is a strong man whose main abilities have not been exposed.

In addition, Adele did not forget that when she was underground, she had used up all her luck for the next month in order to keep the ironclad ship. That is to say, in this month, the consequences of every wrong decision she made would be magnified, and she had to be conservative.

"You're very rational." Tracy nodded with a smile, "You look like a good pirate."

……

However, Tracy's compliments did not make the day's wait any more bearable.

Although the sailors did not know why Adele did this, as they were originally from the navy, they still remained obedient to orders. Soon someone went to various parts of the ship to drop anchor chains, and the "Yukikaze" anchored.

In order to suppress her inner anxiety, Adele ordered the kitchen to prepare a sumptuous dinner. Today was the only day that she didn't have to consider the rules of frugality and restraint on an ocean-going ship, and she also took advantage of the fact that there was sufficient food supply on the ship to hold a banquet that was as lively as possible.

In fact, this is not entirely Adele's willful act.

Even the naval fleet would hold a similar banquet on board before setting sail. After all, in times of war, if an accident occurred, there would most likely be no remains left, so no matter how frugal they were afterwards, there would always be such a banquet.

Most of the crew members on Adele's original ship were taken away by Emlyn's trusted men to undergo memory clearing and a series of psychological hints. They were unable to go out to sea with Adele this time, and the chef was one of the few exceptions.

The chef's skills are superb and he is one of the most important gains Adele has obtained from Indo Port. If nothing unexpected happens, Adele does not want to change people and ships casually. In this era, this will seriously affect the morale of his soldiers.

The other party was also familiar with the rules at sea and put a lot of effort into preparing for the banquet. They used about one-fifth of the ship's beef and mutton reserves to prepare for the banquet and did not use any seafood at all - if this voyage requires staying at sea for more than half a year, there would be plenty of time to eat those things.

However, when Adele sent Tracy away and returned to her bedroom to wait for the dinner to begin, she found that this incident could not calm her heart. Unless there was urgent official business or a case that needed to be dealt with, this unreasonable impatience would make her want to pull her hair.

What's wrong with me……

Surprised at the change in herself, Adele simply went straight into meditation, using the meditation techniques she had mastered to put herself to sleep, ready to drag it out for as long as possible.

After becoming a witch, this was not the first time she had experienced similar mood changes. She always felt that she had become more sensitive and more easily affected by the environment, but this time it was particularly serious.

Hope this meditation helps...

Adele drew a holy emblem of the goddess on her chest, hoping that the goddess of night, who holds the power over dreams, could provide her with protection.

Soon, Adele fell asleep with her hands on the table.

However, this is not normal. If you enter a deep sleep through meditation without specific guidance, you will not have dreams, and you will not enter a familiar dream again.

After an unknown amount of time, Adele blinked and felt like she was dreaming.

This was not the awakening in the dream after being blessed by the Beyonder of the Night Path, but a common phenomenon. In the dream, a certain level of consciousness was retained and actions could be taken to a certain extent. However, having the same dream continuously was really strange.

Looking around, I was surrounded by the familiar city with a sense of sharp opposition and conflict.

Adele saw the small trees growing under the collapsed ruins, the small animals licking the blood on the streets, the homeless people warming themselves under the burning trees, and the gloomy clouds that were both terrifying and warm. She immediately knew where she was.

"City of Disaster..."

Adele took a deep breath and looked towards the center of the city according to her memory.

The towering beech tree still grows there, with countless strange aerial roots spreading from its thick trunk, hanging countless dried corpses.

Adele, who already knew what was going to happen, walked towards the beech tree. Just like last time, she could see the faces of the corpses clearly when the strong wind blew away the clouds.

Last time she just took a quick look and her dream was interrupted by the shock, but this time she had plenty of time and was able to carefully identify the bodies for a while and found that not all of the bodies were hers.

There was Gagran's charming face, and there was also a face that Adele didn't recognize, but which looked equally charming and encompassed all the charm of women at different stages of their lives. Adele guessed that it was Chick.

However, even if Geglan and Chick were included, they were only a small part of the corpses hanging on the beech tree. Most of them were races that Adele had never seen in reality. If she had to say, they looked more like Qiao Qiao in the old world.

Are these the believers of disaster from the Western Continent?
Adele guessed while carefully examining the faces of those people and found that although most of them had soft features, their expressions were distorted, as if they had suffered inhuman pain.

It seems that the City of Disaster is not so friendly to its believers...

Adele shuddered slightly. This city gave her a rather bad feeling.

She wanted to go deeper into the city, and was not too surprised to find that all the corpses seemed to be turned towards her under the influence of the wind, with their heads lowered, and her figure seemed to be reflected in their empty eyeballs.

At this moment, she found that the scabbard was still hanging on her waist, and the blood-sucking sword with the umbrella removed was inserted inside it.

In my dreams, I seem to be able to reproduce things I once owned...

Realizing this, Adele was somewhat surprised, and quickly tried to reproduce a series of magical items such as the "Heart Stealer's Lip Gloss" and the "Soul Summoning Bracelet", arming herself to the teeth... OK, that's a bit exaggerated, but at least she was armed to the lips.

Unfortunately, this mechanism doesn't seem to be able to reproduce items that have only been seen or held for a short time...

Adele felt a little regretful. She had just tried to reproduce the "Holy Emblem of Dusk" that she had equipped, but failed. She then changed to the magical items used by Sister Vespe, but also failed.

"What a pity! If they were better armed, I would have been able to charge forward..."

Adele joked to herself.

It is impossible to push the ball flatly. The witch cannot do such a strenuous job... However, it is true that she is fully equipped:
At this time, Adele was wearing a brass ring "Otyles' Paradox Ring" on her hand, a diamond-studded "Spirit Summoning Bracelet" on her wrist, "Heart Stealer's Lip Gloss" given by Miss "Justice" and "Messenger Harmonica" given by Mr. "Star" in her pocket, a "Blood-Drawing Dagger" hanging around her waist, a sharp "Survivor's Hidden Blade" tied to her forearm, a ruby ​​necklace "Rose Heart" hanging on her chest, and holding a pistol filled with extraordinary bullets in one hand. She was fully armed.

——What? Why can "Rose Heart" also be summoned?

Don't ask, the only thing I'm asking is the dowry.

It seemed to be Adele's illusion. When they saw that she did not go deeper, but stood on the edge of the city to materialize magical items and add buffs to herself, the expressions of the corpses showed a little dullness.

However, Adele did not care about these, and even felt that these preparations were not enough. She simply reproduced the yellow crystal pendant that was suspected to be from "The Fool" in the other hand that was not holding the pistol, and began to divine under the gaze of hundreds of hanging mummies to confirm whether it would be dangerous if she continued to go deeper.

I don’t know if it was due to the delay in the dream or if the owner of the pendulum was also shocked by Adele’s caution, but the pendulum paused for a while before starting to rotate clockwise with a large amplitude, but the speed was still normal.

What does it mean?
Adele frowned. After all, she was not a professional fortune teller. She lacked the inspiration to interpret such results and could only rely on experience.

Could it be that the result of this pendulum divination means that if I explore on my own I will encounter serious danger, but the danger encountered in the dream will not have any impact on reality?

Adele doubtfully performed a divination to confirm this conjecture, and got a positive answer, then she felt relieved.

However, once she felt relieved, she felt more and more that she was seriously ill while doing this...

Ahem, this is called caution, caution!

Adele corrected her words in her mind somewhat awkwardly, felt relieved, and walked towards the interior of the city.

Despite its grand appearance from the outside, the city's structure is surprisingly simple:
The entire city is crisscrossed by two avenues, one north-south and one east-west, and is divided into four large sections. On the central square stands a huge beech tree, with aerial roots extending from every branch.

Except for the north-south and east-west avenues, all the roads in the city are not curved at all, dividing the city into one almost identical small square after another, and all the roads have only right-angle turns.

In the small squares, there are houses of peculiar styles. Some have gorgeous glazed tiles and flying eaves, while others are so simple that they don’t even have complete roofs; some are tall and bright, while others are as low as dog kennels.

Countless buildings that have nothing in common are forced into identical grid-shaped areas, which could drive architects crazy, yet they display an astonishing uniformity.

That’s right, for a city like this, the outer city looks like a perfect circle, so round that one can perceive this subjectively without even having to see the whole picture.

Analyzing from the perspective of mysticism, we can analyze a series of terms such as personality differences, regulatory oppression, and overall effects. The term related to this is probably "army", right?
Adele analyzed it in her mind and couldn't help but marvel at the city's exquisite layout.

Of course, she did not stop while sighing, but continued walking towards the beech tree in the center of the city.

Then, her eyes suddenly froze, because she saw a building here that made her feel unexpected yet natural.

An old sign is hung on the brick wall that is full of age, but the words on it have changed from "Hongcheng District Telegraph Office" to "Binxi Port Telegraph Office".

Adele hesitated only briefly before deciding to go in and see what was going on.

The Fool's credibility is still very good, and he will not deliberately mislead the divination options. In other words, even if you die miserably here, it will not affect reality.

——If that’s the case, then why are you so scared?
Adele stepped forward gracefully and kicked open the door of the telegraph office, causing the door to break free from its hinges and fall off the door frame.

In the telegraph office, Melanie and Pavo Court paused for a moment, apparently they did not expect someone to dare to come in so arrogantly.

"Hello, what can I do for you?"

Melanie was stunned for two seconds before she spoke in that weird, staccato voice that Adele had heard once before.

"What was the origin of the telegram you sent me last time? Who instructed you to do this?"

Knowing that she was not really going to die, Adele lost all sense of politeness and shot the pipe out of Pavo Court's hand without feeling sorry for the spiritual bullets she had consumed.

Anyway, it's just a dream, so why not have some fun...

However, as the smoke cleared, Adele saw the bodies of Pavo Court and Melanie, and discovered that their heads had been twisted abnormally and were facing her with their backs.

"You can take a look for yourself."

Melanie's voice rang out, and Adele saw an incomprehensible and indescribable scene before her eyes, which made her lose consciousness all of a sudden and then wake up.

There was the noise of sailors outside the door, and the clearest sentence Adele, who was half asleep, heard was "A ship is coming."

(End of this chapter)