Chapter 379 Departure
Angel hadn't seen anyone selling the Sequence 5 potion formula yet, but judging from the fact that the Sequence 6 formula cost around 2,000 pounds, the price of a higher-level formula would probably not be less than 5,000 pounds, and there might even be no demand for it.
The main ingredients of the potion, the two together cost about 8,000 pounds, and the price of the extraordinary properties that can replace them is the same.
Having seen the "Card of Blasphemy" and retaining the "Pain" Beyonder characteristic after the Great Smog, which had been re-separated and contaminated, helped Angel save the 13,000 pounds needed for promotion. She only needed to prepare the auxiliary materials and...
"Being tied to the stake and burned for a full quarter of an hour, and not being able to use a Stand... can I use my frost ability to reduce the damage from the flames?"
Angel thought to herself, and her first reaction was to circumvent the dangers of the promotion ceremony through some means. Having some medical knowledge, she knew very well that a normal person could go into shock from the severe pain, let alone being burned for a quarter of an hour, even for one or two minutes, or inhale too much hot air and thick smoke, which would burn the lungs and cause death from suffocation.
In the middle and low sequences, the bodies of Extraordinary people are not much stronger than ordinary people. They may be several times stronger than ordinary people, and their speed and reaction ability have been enhanced more than once by potions, but they can still be killed by bullets and knives, and they cannot survive for more than a few minutes even if burned by fire.
Not to mention the intense pain caused by the flames burning the skin.
I'm afraid it will be even greater than the pain she endured when she contracted a serious illness in the heavy smog and was on the verge of losing control...
Um?
She suddenly realized that the reason she was able to successfully ascend by directly taking the Beyonder characteristic of "Pain" without the cooperation of auxiliary materials and the promotion ceremony was probably because of the intense pain.
The piercing pain that spread throughout her body pulled her spirit, which had left her body after taking the extraordinary characteristics, back into her body, avoiding the worst outcome of "the spirit drifting away and the body losing control."
Although she was still unable to stop her body's mutation after the smog subsided, and could only beg the Angel to kill her in the end, but looking at the "promotion" itself, it should be considered a success.
In this process, severe pain undoubtedly played a key role, and the ritual mentioned in the potion recipe probably had a similar effect.
After understanding the purpose of the promotion ceremony, Angel gave up the idea of "taking shortcuts". Even if he used his frost ability to reduce the harm of the flames, or even asked for help from other extraordinary people and used some magical items to survive the 15 minutes of burning flames "unharmed", it would only bring a higher probability of failure, and he might even turn into an out-of-control monster on the spot.
Of course, the promotion ceremony only required the person to endure the corresponding pain, not to make a dead person take a Sequence 5 potion. Even if the pain could not be avoided, she still had a way to avoid being burned to death.
Touching the "Rose Necklace" on her chest, Angel had a complete plan for the promotion ceremony. As long as Laura gave her the blood of the flower-faced bat and the tail tip of the double-tailed black snake, she could prepare the potion.
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While waiting for Sharon and Lola, Angel was not idle either. She took the time to go back to the chaotic East District and found Sherman.
The latter was maintaining order in the neighborhood with Hugh Dilcha and a group of young people they had gathered, driving away vagrants who tried to take advantage of the situation, steal, or even rob, and organizing the distribution of disaster relief supplies provided by the Goddess Church. He was so busy that he even forgot his identity as a Beyonder.
When Angel arrived at Sherman's apartment, he was carrying two wooden boxes with the Holy Emblem of Night printed on them out of his house, followed by three wooden boxes that moved on their own. Angel walked to the side with some confusion, and then he found that it was Miss Xiu who was helping with the carrying.
Seeing her coming, Sherman handed the box to someone else, whispered a few words to Hugh, and then went to the corner of the street.
"Miss Irene, I'm glad you weren't hurt in the smog, but the East District was severely affected. I've been busy these past few days and haven't had a chance to contact you."
Sherman said softly that he had been working with the carefree bounty hunter for a while now and was influenced by his style. He was no longer shy as before, and the change in his identity from an ordinary person to an extraordinary person also made him exude confidence from the inside out, making him completely different from when Angel first met him.
"It's okay. The sect itself doesn't have a fixed contact time, and..."
Angel had wanted to tell Sherman that the Witch Cult had been expelled from Backlund and that they wouldn't be able to return anytime soon, but after careful consideration, he decided not to tell Sherman the news, leaving him to believe that his superior hadn't changed for the better...
"Besides, I'll be leaving Backlund soon. I'm afraid you won't be able to contact me for a while."
"Is it because of another 'mission'?"
Sherman asked curiously.
"I guess so," Angel nodded. "As for your subsequent promotion and the provision of potions, I have other plans. Someone else will contact you then. Just think of it as... a temporary change of 'boss.'"
Before she arrived, she had made the decision to give Sherman's contact information to Laura. On the one hand, this would allow the Witch of Pleasure, whose private life was somewhat "chaotic" but whose attitude towards the Witch Cult was the same as hers, to help Sherman and prevent him from going astray. On the other hand, it would also pave the way for the assassin's subsequent promotion, so that when she returned to Backlund some time later, he would not still be a Sequence 9.
As for whether Sherman can get the formula of "Instigator" from Laura, and whether he can find channels to obtain the potion materials on his own, it depends on him.
I believe that with new motivation, this assassin will redouble his efforts...
Angel smiled secretly as he watched a pair of sisters peeking out from another apartment.
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North District, underground of St. Samuel's Church.
Archbishop Anthony Stevenson slowly walked into a large conference room. The busy night watchmen inside stopped their work and saluted to greet the head of the parish.
"Any new clues?"
He asked as he glanced at the papers and documents scattered on the conference table.
"Your Excellency, Archbishop, there's some new progress on both sides," a deacon approached with documents, reporting clearly. "In the suburban ruins, we've used '2-155' to reconstruct a portion of the scene. A Beyonder of the 'Magician' or higher sequence used a magical item imbued with an unknown curse to disrupt the Aurora Society's ritual. The Aurora Society's divine messenger then pursued him from the ruins, and their whereabouts remain unknown. Because a large number of wronged souls were present at the scene, interfering with the effects of '2-155', the identity of the magician remains unknown at this time."
"There were three altars at the ceremony site in the East District. The body of a female Beyonder was discovered next to the largest one. She had no external injuries, the cause of death is unknown, and her Beyonder traits are missing. The hosts of the other two altars have fled the scene. They are likely members of the Witch Cult. Aside from traces of cursed black flames, all other clues have been destroyed. As for the battlefield on the street where two witches were suspected to have fought, nothing was found except for five special ammunition casings. Divination revealed that both witches are alive, but their locations and conditions cannot be confirmed."
"Your Excellency, Archbishop, this is this type of ammunition," another Night Watcher stepped forward and presented Saint Anthony with an unfired "Gathering Storm" round. "It was originally discovered by Team Tingen during a supernatural event and handed over to the Holy Temple. Imitations are now in use by Team Backlund and some Red Glove teams, but a small number are also circulating in underground gatherings, so it's impossible to determine the specific users."
"So, there's not really much new going on?"
Anthony Stevenson asked in response. He wasn't angry, because the investigation was indeed very difficult. Both the Aurora Society and the Witch Cult were cults with a long history, proficient in anti-divination and anti-tracking. The three major churches had destroyed several Aurora Society bases in Backlund in the past two days and secretly investigated many high-ranking officials who might have had dealings with the Witch Cult, but there were no more clues about the day of the heavy smog.
Moreover, as someone who had personally unsealed the sealed object "0-17", he was well aware that a large part of the conclusions of "unknown whereabouts" and "unknown causes of death" were caused by the church itself. Due to confidentiality regulations, he could not say it openly and could only "play dumb" to a certain extent.
"In addition, we also received an anonymous letter reporting two members of the witch cult hiding in Backlund. The one named 'Triss' has been confirmed to be the mysterious woman beside Prince Edessak, who also disappeared after the great smog. The other 'Severia Langdon' is Baron Langdon's widow. She also fled Backlund after the incident. The servants in the mansion knew nothing about this and even thought she had stayed out overnight at another aristocratic gathering."
Said the deacon who reported.
"The strangest thing is that she left behind a letter, leaving her Backlund property, along with the factories and land inherited from Baron Langdon, to her only relative, her niece, Irene Watson. Since the letter included a keepsake and was stamped with a personal seal, the Baron's lawyers are already handling the formalities. Because the Baroness has no criminal record other than a somewhat undisciplined private life, the police are unable to prevent this transfer of property."
"Erin Watson..." The Archbishop ignored the Baron's family's wealth and silently muttered the name, recalling relevant information in his mind. "Is she also a member of the Witch Cult?"
"According to our information, she's a 'fortune teller' who only appeared in Backlund three months ago. She's attended numerous aristocratic balls and salons, and is friends with Earl Hall's daughter. She was involved in the attack by the Aurora Society's divine messengers in Hillston. We've conducted a dream analysis on her and found no further problems. But Severia must have had a reason for leaving all her assets to this woman..."
The deacon also looked distressed. After investigation, the two names in the report letter were indeed members of the "Witch Sect", but neither of them was caught. The other target, Irene Watson, was not found to have any problems, which meant that the exploration in this direction also encountered difficulties.
"Earl Hall...who conducted the review of her dreams?"
The archbishop frowned and asked.
"Captain Soest of the Red Gloves Squad, he is..."
"Requiem Master, I understand," the Archbishop interrupted the Deacon. "So, you find this Irene Watson and conduct another investigation. I have a feeling she holds the clues we need."
"I will conduct the review myself."
He added another sentence.
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At the same time, the Backlund Steam Locomotive Station was shrouded in thick fog.
Angel, who had regained her original appearance, was wearing a thick, warm gray dress, a round-brimmed hat, and a black veil covering most of her face, making her appearance blurry and difficult to identify.
"Our bus is here, let's go."
She said to Klein beside her.
The latter nodded slightly, picked up the suitcase at his feet, and finally looked back at the city in the fog.
"Goodbye, Backlund. Goodbye, Irene and Sherlock."
He adjusted the brim of his hat and spoke in a low voice.
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