Arcanum: Chaos Path

Chapter 450 Little K Hunts the Witch of Despair
The Witch of Despair, Panadia, felt that something was amiss.

Their witch cult's cooperation with Augustus was going very smoothly, except for the promised Conqueror traits which were still not delivered. Everything else was going well.

Even though she was about to use this incident to spread a great smog in Rune, completely digest the Sequence 4 potion, and advance to the Sequence 3 Immortal Witch, the Witch of Despair, Panatia, felt that something was wrong.

But what exactly is wrong?
The Witch of Despair, Panadia, pondered, her gaze inadvertently sweeping over Mr. A passing by. She paused, then suddenly asked, "Mr. A, who are these two people next to you?"

Although different from the original story, at Rowling's instruction, the Aurora Society in this world still pretends to cooperate with Augustus, but is always ready to betray him.

Mr. A paused, glancing at the Witch of Despair, Panatia. His expression showed neither respect nor fear in the face of a demigod; he simply said calmly, "They are messengers of the Lord and will help me complete the upcoming descent ritual."

This was obviously a lie, but Mr. A spoke without any remorse.

Upon hearing this, the Witch of Despair, Panatia, turned her gaze to the two people behind Mr. A. Both of them were tightly wrapped in robes, one of whom even wore a mask, making it impossible to see his face. The other was smiling at her; it was a face that was completely unrecognizable, so ordinary that it seemed impossible to find him once he blended into the crowd.

The Witch of Despair, Panadia, frowned. Her intuition told her that something was wrong, but given Mr. A's identity, she couldn't just rely on her intuition to do anything.

After all, there is also a true god behind the Aurora Society, and for some reason, the true creator seems to be in much better condition than before.

The Witch of Despair, Panadia, merely heightened her vigilance. Then, she gave a soft and alluring smile, stroking her hair as she said, "I'm sorry, it's not that I doubt you. It's just that today's matter is of great importance. In order for us all to achieve our goals, I have to be more cautious, so..."

She glanced meaningfully at the two people behind Mr. A.

"...Are you done talking?" Mr. A looked at her calmly, unmoved by her beauty. Instead, he looked puzzled, as if wondering what nonsense she was spouting.

The despairing witch Panatia, whose charm had been shattered, paused, no longer hinting, and asked directly, "May I see this gentleman's true face?"

While appearance doesn't always tell the whole story, not everyone in this world is a faceless person or possesses magical items related to faceless people. In many cases, a person's appearance is difficult to change.

In the eyes of the Witch of Despair, Panatia, since the other party was hiding his identity so secretively, there might be some issues with his true appearance, and he might actually be one of her acquaintances.

“…No.” Mr. A refused decisively, looking at the Witch of Despair, Panatia, and asked, “Don’t you have anything to do?”

The despairing witch Panatia, rejected, gave Mr. A a deep look. Suddenly, she flashed and appeared in front of the masked man, who was completely covered up. She reached out to remove his mask.

"Rumble--"

The next second, a silver-white lightning bolt descended from the sky and struck the Witch of Despair, Panatia. If she hadn't reacted in time and condensed an ice defense, this blow would have severely injured her.

"Actually, according to the script, I should have waited a while longer before hunting you down."

The ordinary-looking man with no memorable features spoke up. He was still standing next to Mr. A, and his expression seemed somewhat helpless. "After all, I'm not sure if the audience is present right now."

That's right, this ordinary-looking man with no memorable features is none other than Little K, who changed his appearance using the Faceless Man's abilities. After acquiring the heavyweight puppet Kavituwa and using it for a period of time, Little K naturally finished digesting his Puppet Master potion ahead of schedule, and now he needed to prepare for advancing to Sequence 4 Trickster.

The ascension ceremony for the Trickster requires Little K to murder a Sequence Four demigod in front of a large audience.

The latter is simple, since Little K now has Kavituva, a Sequence 3 Mystic, but the former's requirements are a bit difficult to meet, since it is very dangerous for ordinary people to witness a battle between demigod-level extraordinary beings.

Therefore, in order to avoid posing a threat to ordinary people, Little K asked Mr. Adam to be the audience. Adam, who is only one step away from becoming a god, is enough to replace quantity with quality.

"I'm here."

Just then, Little Ke heard a familiar voice. He looked over and, sure enough, saw that an Adam had somehow appeared in the air.

Little K breathed a sigh of relief. He nodded to Adam, then looked at the Despair Witch Panatia, who was being chased and struck by lightning. Without further hesitation, he began to focus on hunting her down.

……

“…Thank you for your help, Miss Audrey. There are still 137 more.” Little Amon pushed up his monocle and smiled at the righteous Audrey beside him.

He was the one who, along with Audrey, arrested all the nobles and wealthy merchants of Backlund, large and small, and awaited their trial.

At this moment, Little Amon is no longer an ordinary Sequence 5, but has been upgraded to a genuine Sequence 3.

This is a gift from the original body. For Little Amon, advancing is very simple. He doesn't need to take magic potions like others; he just needs to collect the original body's gold coins.

After all, Little Amon is still an avatar of Amon. Even if his power level is not high, he is still essentially an angel king.

“I’m just doing the right thing.” Audrey lowered her eyes, avoiding looking at Hazel and her family, who were now wearing “silver bracelets.”

"Why are you arresting us? We haven't committed any crimes..." Hazel's eyes were filled with confusion and shock. She had some impression of Audrey and knew that she was a count's daughter, but she couldn't understand why the other woman would suddenly appear at her house with other people and arrest them all.

Compared to Hazel, who asked directly, his parents were much calmer. Judging from their eyes, they were probably assessing the situation and considering their next course of action.

“I’m sorry.” Audrey sighed, looking at Hazel, and said, “You have not committed a crime, but the existence of the nobility is itself a mistake.”

Hazel was clearly stunned, her expression one of confusion and bewilderment, as if she didn't understand why Audrey would say that.

After all, in her eyes, the existence of nobles was a matter of course, a matter of course.

"...You want to overthrow the nobility?" Hazel's father finally lost his composure at this moment, revealing a shocked expression.

(End of this chapter)