Chapter 185 Witch Cult and Divination
The dagger in his left hand was firmly placed on the opponent's neck. Angel reached for his waist with his right hand and took away the unsheathed dagger.
The invisibility state does not disappear because of these actions. In Angel's vision, the hostage-taking man seemed to be standing there in a daze, with his hands raised and his head tilted back involuntarily, avoiding the cold touch of the dagger that he could not see clearly.
"Who are you? Why are you following me?"
Seeing that the other party had complied obediently, Angel asked softly.
The man swallowed, but because of the movement of his Adam's apple, he was cut by the dagger on his neck. A deep red bloodstain spread from his neck to under his shirt, staining it red.
"I, I just wanted to ask about the price of the potion. I mean no harm, really no harm!"
Potions prices? Witch's potions?
This is obviously a lie. If you just want to inquire about the price, you can do it at Mr. A's Extraordinary People's Gathering. If you think the price is too high, just don't buy it. There is no need to follow him.
Angel swung the dagger, magnifying the wound on the man's Adam's apple, and continued to press, "How do you know I was the one who sold it?"
"Because I've been observing the people on the field, after you handed over the note..."
The man's voice became quieter and quieter. Angel was about to move closer when he suddenly became alert and slashed the dagger towards his neck without hesitation.
Bang——
Angel's hand was dispelled by a huge force. She immediately stabilized her body, holding her own dagger in her left hand and the dagger she had seized from the man in her right hand, and stabbed him in the back with both hands.
The sharp dagger only cut open the opponent's windbreaker. The man's flexible body broke free from the clamp and ran forward at an extremely fast speed. Then he rolled on the ground to avoid the two flying black flames.
Was he also an assassin? No, something more powerful than that, an instigator?
Angel discovered that this man's movements were agile beyond the reach of ordinary people, so he stopped attacking with the dagger and instead continuously summoned a large amount of black flames, smashing them closely following the opponent's figure.
The black flames flew forward in an elegant arc in the narrow alley, but the man seemed to have eyes on his back. He dodged left and right, avoiding the black flames' attacks continuously. Then he turned sideways and went into the adjacent alley.
When Angel quickly caught up, there was only an open sewer entrance in the trail, and the man had disappeared without a trace.
Into the sewer? Or was it a trap?
She first turned on her spiritual vision and looked around, but did not find any hidden spiritual objects. Then she looked towards the dark sewer. In her dark vision, liquid of unknown composition was flowing in the sewer, and the man she was chasing had obviously left.
"Something's wrong. Retreat immediately... This doesn't seem like the style of an official Beyonder, and he's very familiar with the East District." Angel didn't rush into the unfamiliar sewers. Instead, he stood guard at the alley entrance, his eyes fixed on the blood-stained dagger. "He said he was observing me at the dim Beyonder gathering. He might have dark vision and is interested in witch potions. Could he be the instigator, or even a peripheral member of the Witch Cult?"
She mobilized her spiritual power, wiped the blood on the dagger with her right hand, and chanted the curse words of the "witch".
The blood quickly boiled, then turned into charred dust and drifted away in the wind.
This means that the same effect has taken effect on the other party.
For a Sequence 8 Beyonder, this curse, transmitted solely through blood, wouldn't be fatal, but it would definitely serve as a profound warning.
Considering that he would have to come into contact with the "Witch Sect" later, killing this "instigator" was not the best option.
Next is the handling of the scene...
Angel carefully controlled the black flames, burning the places where the two men fought one by one, erasing all traces in the mystical sense, and even not letting go of the few drops of blood dripping on the ground.
Since the other party is from the Witch Sect, the Magic Mirror Divination will lock onto her in a few hours. Although she wants to find the Witch Sect, she does not want to do it in such a passive way.
The Black Flame Curse combined with the anti-divination of magical items can ensure that you have the initiative.
After doing all this, Angel left the alley. Several homeless people who heard the noise surrounded him at the entrance. Angel, who had been to the East District many times, was already familiar with how to deal with them. He just needed to show his dagger and shake the tip of the blade to reflect the flickering moonlight, and he could immediately make way for them with bad intentions.
After leaving, she did not immediately return to her residence on Red Rose Street in the Bridge District. Instead, she took a detour to a dilapidated apartment building in the East District and went to her own safe house.
After learning about the Dominican Federation's method of renting a safe house to hide Sonia, Angel also prepared a temporary residence for himself in the East District. It cost 3 soli a week. The one-bedroom apartment was simply furnished, but it was enough for hiding.
After entering the room and locking the door, she immediately took off the "Frenzy Ring" on her hand. Although wearing it for several hours allowed her to perfectly hide her appearance, it also accumulated a lot of desires from deep in her heart, including eating, drinking water and some other needs.
Fortunately, it didn't last long and was bearable.
Taking out the magic mirror, Angel performed a divination on the stolen dagger, asking about the current location of the dagger's owner, but the mirror was pitch black, no image was shown, and no sound was heard.
"The divination failed... Did someone help him with counter-divination measures?"
It is basically certain that there is a more powerful "assassin" behind the man, an extraordinary person, or at least a "witch", because the "instigator" does not have the ability to counter divination.
This undoubtedly confirmed the other party's identity as a "witch sect".
Angel's plan was to use the witch's potion formula to lure the attention of the witch sect, but she was followed by an instigator on the first day she posted the message, which was indeed beyond her expectations.
If the other party had followed me to my real residence and exposed my original appearance, it would have been very bad... Fortunately, I discovered it in time, repelled the other party, and performed corresponding counter-divination.
Angel's fingers nimbly played with the captured dagger, but his eyes were fixed on the dark surface of the magic mirror, lost in thought.
After her urgent need for money was temporarily resolved, she now had only two tasks: one was to play the role of a "witch" and improve her sequence to have the ability to protect herself and seek revenge; the other was to approach and infiltrate the witch sect and find the trace of Ince Zangwill.
The latter has already made some progress and intends to let the stalker go. Next time he goes to Mr. A's gathering, someone should come to contact him. In any case, the "Witch Sect" will not let someone who knows the formula of the mid-sequence potion escape from their control.
Angel also had some ideas about how to play the role of the witch.
When the news of the "gas explosion" in Tingen spread across the country and she was spotted at the scene and treated as a suspect, the potion showed signs of being digested. This shows that the role-playing of a "witch" can be based on the concept of "spreading disaster." Even false and misunderstood behavior can meet the conditions for the role-playing. In other words, this "misunderstanding" may be more in line with the core concept of the "witch" role-playing.
In addition, based on the name of the potion and the extension of the role of "instigator", perhaps creating one's own mystery, deceiving and playing with others, can also be a corresponding role-playing.
"Creating disasters" is not a simple matter, and "mystery" and "deceiving others" can perhaps be combined, such as learning from a talented fortune teller, performing magic mirror divination in a fortune telling club, or completing commissions like "magic mirror divination" to leave the impression of a sophisticated Beyonder in the eyes of the other party.
Thinking of this, Angel remembered the short woman he met at Mr. A's gathering today and decided to give the commission, which had a low success rate, a try.
Maybe it would work? I could earn some gold pounds and see if this role-playing method worked...
She put down the dagger and wiped her hand across the surface of the magic mirror again, returning the dark mirror to normal and reflecting her face back to its original appearance.
Angel used pen and paper to write down the "target characteristics" he saw today and performed a second magic mirror divination.
"Mirror, mirror, tell me, where is this woman currently?"
The mirror surface shimmered like ripples on water, but was soon covered by the stubborn black and became dead silent.
"Sure enough, since the opponent is an Assassin's Mid-Sequence Beyonder, he must have corresponding anti-divination methods..."
Looking at the confrontation between divination and anti-divination in the magic mirror, Angel felt a little depressed. Although she had expected such an outcome, the 200-pound bounty was still exciting.
Finally, the darkness faded, and her own face, with an expression of deep disappointment, reappeared in the mirror.
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