Ring of Fate

Chapter 891: Changes in Abilities Brought by the Jump Path (Thanks to Kazamil for the Silver Alliance Reward)
After talking about the "Fire of Destruction", Lumian frowned and said:
"I heard that members of the Witch Cult have a tradition of turning their lovers into women. Are there no Beyonders of the Hunter Path among their lovers?"

This question is essentially asking "Why me?"

Wouldn't it be possible to find a random "Hunter" Sequence 5 and trick him into jumping to "Witch of Despair" to satisfy the requirement of "Yin contains Yang, Yang contains Yin"? Why did they have to arrange me?

“Perhaps only you can easily enter the area around the ‘Samaritan Woman’s Fountain’ and obtain the residual breath of the ‘Blood Emperor’, thus having mystical similarities with ‘0-01’.” Ms. Magician fully understood what Lumian cared about.

Lumian continued to ask as if talking to himself:
"The Red Angel has a way to master 0-01 without relying on mystical similarities. Since that person has no selfish motives and is not afraid of the Red Angel's revenge, why doesn't he just focus on him instead of training a 'weakling' like me?"

Isn't this a waste of time?

The "magician" lady looked at the ridge of the field below her feet:
"I can answer this for you. First, the Red Angel cannot be as close to the top powers of the two paths of disaster as you are, unless His next step is not to take back 0-01 and become the Red Priest, but to find a way to replace the Original Witch. Second, the birth of the Red Priest is bound to be accompanied by competition, chaos and disaster. Only with the competition of many parties can a Red Priest emerge in the shortest time and in the best way. If only the Red Angel takes this path, it will not be smooth."

“Am I competing with Him?” Lumian raised his lips and laughed at himself. “Then I have to thank that person for giving me the qualifications.”

As for ability, it is still a long way off.

Ms. Magician continued:

"Many members of the Witch Cult do have lovers of the Hunter Path, but they rarely allow such lovers to switch paths and become female at Sequence 5. On the one hand, there are very few members of the Witch Cult who can master two copies of the Beyonder characteristic of the Desperate Witch. On the other hand, they seem to be avoiding such things. As far as I know, among the Demigod-level Witches, only one was once a Hunter."

"Who?" Lumian immediately became alert as a "hunter".

The "Magician" lady smiled and said:
"'Blue Witch' Alena.

"She is a Sequence 3 'Immortal Witch'. Her mother is the leader of the Witch Cult, 'Gray Witch' Judith. Her father was a 'Hunter' who later went missing and is suspected to have been killed by the 'Gray Witch'."

Lumian hesitated for a moment and said:

"Could the 'Gray Witch' have also been a 'Hunter'?
"His twin sister, Crismaena, was born a female, a 'witch'. As a comparison, is it possible that he was born a male, a 'hunter', and only became a 'witch' at Sequence 4?
"The 'Black Witch' only mentioned that the 'Gray Witch' was born as Sequence 9, but never said that Sequence 9 was equal to 'Assassin'."

"It's possible, but it can't be confirmed at the moment. The 'Gray Witch' is older than all the major Arcana cards in our 'Tarot Club' combined, and we don't know much about her." The "Magician" lady had no idea what she was thinking of, and a smile appeared on her face.

Really? I thought you were an angel from the early Fifth Epoch. After all, your teacher was Mr. Gate, the most powerful angel king from the Fourth Epoch... Lumian didn't say anything about the age of women.

He began to move forward slowly again, thinking and saying:

"Is it true that the witch cult, or the 'Original Witch', hates pure female 'witches' because of their inner twisted nature? Is there no other mystical reason?"

A purely female "witch" would not seem to have a chance to touch the power at the top of the two paths of disaster, and the threat to the "Original Witch" should be the smallest.

"Inner distortion is one reason, but my intuition tells me that this is not the whole reason." The Magician turned her head to look at the New Silver City where the lights were gradually lighting up. "The 'Seven of the Holy Grail' is about to be promoted to the 'Witch of Pain'. You can try to get some information about this from the afterimage of Christmanna."

Lumian did not continue the topic and went back to talking about the changes in his abilities after becoming the "Witch of Despair".

This is also something he must do after his condition has initially stabilized:
"When it comes to the 'Witch of Despair' stage, the 'disease' becomes a 'plague' that can cover a three-kilometer range. I currently have mastered three types of 'plagues'. One is derived from the original 'disease' and targets the flesh of more common creatures, mainly infecting the heart, brain, lungs and other organs. From the incubation period to the outbreak and then to the severity of the disease, it only takes a dozen seconds. After another minute, the target may deteriorate to the point of near death. The specific time varies depending on the enemy's status and physique.

"The second plague is 'weakness', which comes from the mystical pathogen that comes with the 'Black Tears' itself. It can make the target lose strength little by little until the heart can no longer beat. At the same time, it will also gradually drain away the spirituality. In other words, it can not only target more common creatures, but also affect special creatures and even the dead. As long as the target has spirituality and relies on spirituality, it will become weak little by little.

"The third plague is 'rigor mortis', which will make the zombies stiff and become rigid over time. It is a kind of plague that is more mystical.

"The fusion of the 'Hunter' trait and the plague has given these mystical pathogens a certain degree of fire resistance. They will not die quickly under the burning state of flames and can last longer. Among them, the 'Weakness' plague itself can survive for a period of time under high temperatures. The current fire resistance is the strongest among the three plagues.

"For these plagues, the burning of the witch's black flame and freezing of a certain range are better ways to deal with them.

"I can also combine my own characteristics, corresponding mystical knowledge, specific ideas and experiments, and special materials that may be needed to create my own unique plague. This takes a long time and there will be no immediate results. But no matter what, the 'plague' of the 'witch' can only target spiritual things. It cannot make rocks and metals weather, rust, and decay like the demigod of the 'End of All Things'.

"When using 'Plague', the Hunter's 'Precision' can help me maintain two plagues at the same time, but the spiritual power required is three to four times that of maintaining one plague."

The Magician nodded slightly, not interrupting Lumian's self-composition:

"'Desperate Witch' has mastered the mirror world and mirror magic to a very advanced stage. I can locate mirrors within a five-kilometer radius and mirrors I have been to before. I can travel freely in the mirror world and use the mirror world to transmit information to the mirrors with locations and present it. This is much more convenient than a messenger, but there is a possibility that the information will be intercepted by the creatures in the mirror. I need to add some curses to the information to avoid most of the trouble.

"I can also use a positioning mirror to project myself, and it will look like the real thing. Currently, this kind of projection is limited in distance and cannot exceed a city.

"The Hunter's 'Precision' is also integrated into the ability of 'Mirror Projection', allowing me to complete three to five projections at the same time. Each projection has some power and can accomplish something, but it cannot escape the range of the corresponding mirror."

When fighting against the demigod Higdon of the "Society of the End of All Things", Lumian used the power of the special mirror world to create many "mirror projections". If Higdon had not taken care of it at that time, these illusions and projections would have caused a certain degree of damage!

"Other mirror magic, such as Mirror Maze, Mirror Double, and Mirror Divination, have also reached the level of Sequence 4. Among them, the curses cast through the mirror include normal ones, ones that are combined with Harvest and can be violently erupted in a very short period of time, and ones that are mixed with the power of fate and can cast curses on fate." Lumian said thoughtfully, "The curse on fate can put the target in a state of doom for the next period of time, which is not easy for them to be alerted. It is used against enemies who have strong curse prevention capabilities."

Lumienne paused and continued:

"Like other 'Desperate Witches', if the enemy cannot replace themselves with a Stand after I lock on them but before I complete the curse, then even if they have a 'Mirror Stand' or a 'Paper Stand', they will not be able to transfer or share the damage.

"The spider silk of the 'Witch' has also changed. It is stronger and tougher, and can accomplish more things, including binding, tying up, interfering, transmitting pleasure, black flames and curses, etc. At the same time, the integration of the 'Hunter' trait makes these spider silks sharper and can directly cause certain damage.

“My hair is the source of spider silk. If my hair touches the enemy’s body, the corresponding part will show certain petrification symptoms.

"'Detecting weaknesses' is no longer limited to discovering weaknesses and weak points in the body, soul, and defense, as well as the fate branches that can bring death, but also includes weaknesses and detonation points in the target's emotions and desires.

"The 'Harvest' and 'Witch' paths' Full Strength Attack' are combined together to bring even more terrifying damage. Some demigods with fragile bodies can be killed with just one strike."

“Demigods with fragile bodies often have many mysterious life-preserving abilities, or they make it impossible for you to find their true bodies.” Upon hearing this, the “Magician” lady gave a reminder.

Lumian nodded, indicating that he would remember it:
"Others include black magic including 'invisibility', the ability to manipulate ice, 'wand substitute', and basic divination abilities. These are the same as the normal 'Witch of Despair'.

"'Instigate' and 'Provoke' are combined together, giving me the ability to use language and the power of the occult to stir up the emotions and desires of the target and make them do what I want.

"'Joy' can be combined with 'harvest' and 'precision'...

"...

"That's pretty much it."

The "Magician" lady nodded slightly and said:

"Jumping to adjacent pathways does bring about a lot of strange changes and mixed abilities, which cannot be achieved using adjacent pathway seals."

Lumian hummed, then asked:
"Are you still going to let Franka continue to be an undercover agent in the Witch Cult?"

PS: Thanks to Kazamil for rewarding the Silver Alliance~
(End of this chapter)