Chapter 657: Black Saint
If Angel had not seen "Lady Despair" Panatia and "White Saint" Katarina with his own eyes, it would have been difficult for him to distinguish between the "Despair" and "Immortal" witches. After all, after being promoted to the high sequence, the improvement in the witch's appearance is not as obvious as that of the middle sequence, and the difference is more in temperament.
That's right, temperament. The first time Angel saw this black-haired woman, he thought of the moment when he saw Katarina emerging from the mirror world on the "Black Death". The latter exuded a youthful demeanor that did not match her age.
Different from the unconcealed charm of "joy" and "pain" and the holy and dignified image of "despair", "immortality" exudes from the inside out a temperament that has experienced the vicissitudes of life, but has become more simple, lively, and even lovely.
It was this aura that made her wear an old-fashioned court dress with her hair tied up like a lady, yet she gave people a feeling of youthfulness. If it weren't for the confused expression on her face with her short orange-red hair, which made people feel even more distressed, I'm afraid the customers in the cafe would think that the two were of the same age.
"The leader of Trier's witch cult, 'Black Saint' Clarisse..."
Angel recalled the warning given by Black Cat Winza before she came to Intis.
It seems that this witch, who has a temperament that is not in line with her age like the "White Saint", should be the "Black Saint" who is in charge of the Trier Witch Sect.
Angel secretly felt extremely fortunate that the moment she saw this high-ranking witch, she reacted in the same way as the other women in the cafe - staring at her openly and expressing the appropriate emotions, instead of looking away instantly.
After all, even if a Sequence 3 witch doesn't actively display her charm, her looks and temperament alone can make anyone of the opposite or same sex fall into uncontrollable desire. Only Beyonders who are aware of the dangers of "witches" have a chance of quickly recovering from the shock.
Therefore, after the other party left, Angel pretended to be reluctant to leave, so that the other party would not secretly observe the first floor of the cafe through the mirror magic and discover the unusual behavior of this new customer.
Of course, too much is as bad as too little. Angel, like other customers, quickly returned to normal after the slight physical reaction. However, the conversations among the young women in groups of two or three inevitably developed towards same-sex relationships, which made Angel, who had excellent hearing, unable to sit still. He drank his coffee in one gulp and quickly left the Red House Cafe.
"It seems that Arrodes's hint was correct. I can indeed find clues to the 'Witch Cult' here. However, I was caught off guard when I came face to face with Trier's 'Black Saint' on my first visit..."
Angel muttered to himself, but did not leave Chaillot Town immediately by carriage. Instead, he continued to wander among the grapevines in the town, went to several famous wineries to inquire about the prices, and tried several brands of Chaillot wine. He set out on his return journey when the sun set.
This was a response to the possible spying of Clarisse, the "Black Saint." Angel believed that this Sequence 3 witch would not be able to break through Ms. Arianna's "Secret Holy Symbol," and divination would only yield some false conclusions of "no abnormalities." However, if the other party directly used the mirror world to track and spy on Angel's movements, there would be no way to use counter-divination to solve the problem.
If I had hurriedly left Xiayue Town after seeing this witch, contrary to my initial astonishment and subsequent blushing behavior, I'm afraid she would have stopped me before the carriage even left Xiayue Town, and I wouldn't even have had time to run to the nearest Sacred Heart Monastery to seek help from the "Purifiers" of the Eternal Sun Church...
It was not until the carriage drove out of the square area where Xiayue Town was located and returned to the Honest Man Market area before nightfall that Angel breathed a sigh of relief, confirming that he was out of danger.
Of course, since there was no trace of the spy in the mirror, Angel still treated himself to a sumptuous Intis-style dinner at a nearby restaurant, and admired the city's night view along the brightly lit Serenzo River, before returning to his residence late at night.
During this time, she was secretly analyzing today's experience in her mind and reflecting on her own recklessness.
"Unlike the 'White Saint' Katarina, who has never appeared in public, this 'Black Saint' clearly has her own identity and relationships. She even participated in and organized a secret group of women loving women. This shows that she is not directly involved in the affairs of the witch cult like Katarina. Perhaps, like Madam Sharon, she has a legitimate identity on the surface, secretly commanding other witches to carry out the cult's instructions...
"If that's the case, there must be other witches around her, at least one 'Despair', and even more 'Pain' and 'Joy'... Of course, after her forces went to Backlund to create the smog and were cleared by the Orthodox Church, these numbers may have decreased...
"That girl with short orange-red hair, and somewhat androgynous demeanor and clothing, could she be a former male who recently became a 'witch'? This would explain her behavior perfectly, but to be led by an 'immortal' herself, she must either be of extraordinary status or, like Triss, hold significant significance to the Witch Cult...
"No matter what, it was a very irrational choice for me to rashly go to the Red House Cafe to look for traces of the Witch Cult. I should have at least waited a few days with Arrodes to confirm some details before heading there. I should have even contacted the official Beyonders in advance and prepared for the worst... But at the time, I didn't think too much about it and just did it naturally. Is it because after I became a High-Sequence Beyonder, the 'aggregation effect' of the same path has become obvious?
"If this continues, one day I might unknowingly walk into the bedroom of an 'ageless' witch and fall into her trap..."
She thought with some trepidation and decided not to think about the witch sect and those women's groups for the next few days. She would not consider looking for the witches until she asked Arrodes again or got Severia's address from her informant Danio.
And it would be better to start from that stupid witch Severia instead of crashing directly into the stronghold of "Immortality"...
Of course, Angel is not without a chance of winning against the "Black Saint". She has two demigod-level magical items in her hands, the "Parasite" gloves and the "Death Wing" feathers.
The former, on the premise that she is familiar with the witch's extraordinary abilities, can steal a key ability of the opponent, tilting the balance of combat power slightly towards her side.
The feathers of the Death Path can disperse and control the undead, and restrict the movement of living beings. Although they are most suitable for dealing with sequences such as resentful souls and gatekeepers, they are also effective against any life.
Most importantly, Angel could summon the Headless Messenger, Reinette Tinicole, who owed her a battle. According to her and Klein's assessment, she possessed at least Sequence 3 combat capabilities, even surpassing Sequence 3 "Rose School" demigods. If she were to take action, the witch might not even be able to escape...
"At most..." "Five minutes..." "An angel..." "will come..."
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