Secrets: Priestess

Chapter 124 Staring
"...I believe this will be an effective way to treat Jessica's mental condition, and it can also induce the Church to recover the remains of the 'Priestess'. However, I haven't yet grasped the specific time and place."

Audrey spoke slowly, and after a pause, she asked:
"Madam Queen, why do you say this might be a decoy?"

As if thanking Audrey for her dedication and hard work on this commission, the "Queen" patiently explained:

"There's no reasoning involved. I'm simply being cautious... You have to understand that you and I are merely mid- to low-sequence beings, and from the few fragments we've seen in those documents, such as 'prophecy,' 'fraud,' 'deception,' 'fantasy,' 'theft,' and 'secrets'... the methods of the powerful far exceed our imagination."

Audrey was trying hard to memorize and understand these words. Although she lacked a real understanding of these words, she intuitively felt that these were very valuable knowledge.

The Fool and Claire, who were also listening, were also memorizing and thinking.

"'Secret'..." Claire was no stranger to this word.

It's not just the honorific name of the Goddess of Night.

Whether it is the "Sword of the Goddess" in the Tingen period or the "Heart of the Goddess" today, they are both passively exercising secret power in her body.

Hiding the evil god's pollution in her body.

Hiding her true path sequence.

"Are all these the authority of the gods? If 'secret' is the goddess' authority, then what about the others?" Claire couldn't figure it out. She sighed inwardly, "Where did this woman get so much information..."

In the isolated private conversation in the gray fog world, the "Queen" continued:
"The Church of Evernight has been hunting me. I need to be prepared to be targeted by their high-sequence experts."

"So, Claire's intelligence... even though it's flawless from its source to its channel, the fact that it even reached me is enough to arouse my vigilance."

Audrey nodded in understanding and couldn't help but ask, "Since this information might be a decoy, do you want to cancel the operation?"

The Queen shook her head and said, "No, I will still go."

Audrey asked in surprise, "Why? If this is really a bait, aren't you putting yourself in danger by doing this?"

The Queen said calmly, "Compared to my goal, these crises are nothing... As long as there's a glimmer of hope, I'll choose to do it."

Audrey found it hard to understand the other person's desperate mentality.

When the "Queen" first came into the Tarot Club, she appeared mysterious and cautious.

But after the death of the "priestess" was confirmed that day, the "Queen" gradually revealed a cold and paranoid attitude in her words and deeds.

Audrey, who has been promoted to a "mind reader", can now be sure that the spiritual foundation of the "Queen" is "madness"!
Audrey couldn't imagine what kind of experiences could shape a person into this state.

"You don't need to follow up on anything after this. I'll deposit your advance payment at the 'Soleida Club,' with the Hermes password 'Death Gaze'... It's an underground black market in Backlund. But you need to take it out as soon as possible, otherwise the owner will charge you a large storage fee."

"Reward?" Audrey wondered.

"You will be satisfied." The "Queen" ended her communication with Audrey without any intention of elaborating.

Claire, who was listening in, felt a little regretful that the "Queen" did not reveal her subsequent actions at the Tarot Club, otherwise she would have been able to make targeted arrangements with less worry and effort.

"'Queen,' do you need any assistance regarding the priestess's remains?" The Hanged Man, relieved of a heavy burden after witnessing Qilingos's death, offered his assistance. "I've already made arrangements for this matter. You don't need to interfere, and I don't want you to." The Queen paused and asked the Sun, "'Sun,' you mentioned a method for decontamination last time. Do you have any leads?"

The Sun boy said embarrassedly, "I'm very sorry, I haven't found any relevant information yet."

The Queen was somewhat disappointed, then she addressed all the members, "In order to remove the contamination from Claire's remains, I am offering a long-term reward for a method to remove the contamination."

Claire couldn't help but raise her eyebrows after hearing this: This woman is very confident that she can get the "body".

……

Late at night, on Williams Street, in the main house of Beth's luxurious mansion.

A beautiful woman lies on her side on a gorgeous bed that looks like a work of art.

Beth stood in front of the huge canvas, wearing a long apron stained with dark blood. She stared at the woman on the bed. Her hand holding the brush was slender and flexible, controlling the brush with precision.

The paintbrush danced in her hands, as agile as an elf, sometimes stroking lightly, sometimes applying heavy strokes... The paint flowed on the canvas, gradually converging into a portrait of a woman on a gorgeous bed.

As the portrait gradually became more complete, Beth's eyes darkened. She stared at every detail of the unfinished portrait on the canvas, murmuring as if she was having a conversation with some existence.

In the quiet night, the woman on the oilcloth suddenly smiled at Beth, but the smile was stiff and lifeless, without a soul.

"It will be fine soon."

Beth whispered emotionally to the woman on the canvas, or as if she was whispering to the woman on the bed, she put the paintbrush in her hand next to the easel.

The clothes under the long apron were tearing and peeling off bit by bit.

As she reached the bed, Beth was covered only by her apron.

The beautiful woman on the bed seemed to understand what was going to happen next. Her eyes were full of anticipation, but she also pretended to be shy, pulling a corner of the mattress and pulling it towards her curvy body.

Beth had already walked to the bed. She tilted her head slightly, and her soft curly hair fell on one side of her delicate face.

Beth sniffed the woman's scent and leaned down, wanting to bury herself in the beautiful woman's belly.

However, at this moment, the beautiful woman pressed a wooden comb on her hair and combed it from top to bottom!

Beth seemed to be suddenly awakened. As she stepped back, she reached out and tore off the only long apron on her body.

The long apron was pulled off, revealing a pair of snow-white breasts. Beth's vision gradually became clear, but the moment it regained clarity, Beth's face became extremely embarrassed: "How could it be! How could my malicious perception fail!"

But the beautiful woman did not give her any explanation.

Beth's hair, which had just been combed by a wooden comb, began to twist, wrapping around her fair and petite body like a little snake!
Sensing the danger from these little snakes, Beth didn't care about anything else. Her fair skin turned dark purple, and a pair of giant bat-like wings extended from her shoulder blades behind her, with light blue flames wrapped around the bat wings.

As the strong smell of sulfur filled the entire room, Beth's petite figure suddenly grew and transformed into a female demon over two meters tall!
All the snake-like hairs shattered directly on the surface of the female demon's deep purple skin!
(End of this chapter)