Chapter 726 I've Been Displeased With You For A Long Time
At the same time, in Earl Hall's house, in Audrey's bedroom.
Audrey Hall, who was sitting at the dressing table, suddenly saw a thick gray fog. Within it, Mr. Fool sat on a high throne. Beside Him, an angel with twelve pairs of flaming wings on his back slowly rose up and flew towards her.
This, this is different from the previous angel...
Just as Audrey understood, the flaming angel flew past her. It didn't wrap its wings around her like it had done when she was under the protection of the Fool, nor did it penetrate her body directly. But even so, the heat from its flaming wings reached her through the gray mist, making her feel like she was bathing in the scorching summer air. Even breathing was a little labored.
Huh, huh…
Breathing with difficulty, Audrey couldn't help but have a thought in her mind: "Is Mr. Fool going to punish me? Am I going to suffer and scream like the Hermit that day, or even be burned to death by the flames?"
Fortunately, the archangel with twelve pairs of flaming wings quickly disappeared into the gray mist. Audrey's skin, which had been covered in sweat, felt the cool air again. Then, a low voice came to her ears:
“…You must not take any actions that are detrimental to the members of the Tarot Club.
"Also, the best time to lift the hypnosis is before the Tarot session begins. Pay attention to the person you come into contact with between the last two Tarot sessions."
The gray mist dissipated, and all Audrey could see was herself in the dressing mirror, her face pale and sweaty.
My hair feels a little dry at the ends. The burning sensation just now wasn't an illusion, but a small punishment inflicted by Mr. Fool. If it happens again, I'm afraid the angel will hug me and burn me to ashes with his wings...
Thinking with some fear, Audrey bowed her head to express her gratitude to the Fool for his tolerance, then stood up and went to the bathroom to wash her face. Under the stimulation of running water, she gradually calmed down and began to think about the answer she had just heard.
Mr. Fool said the hypnosis on me has been cleared, but I haven't regained any forgotten memories, nor have I experienced any inconsistencies in my thinking... This suggests the hypnosis inflicted on me was so superficial that it barely affected my surface consciousness...
"Also, He mentioned that the hypnosis will be lifted on Monday of this week, so I should pay attention to the people I came into contact with between the last two Tarot meetings. Does this mean that I was most likely hypnotized sometime last week?
"But I met so many people last week: the staff of the scholarship fund, students and teachers from various schools, and those poor applicants..."
Audrey muttered to herself, recalling every familiar or stranger she had ever met. Even as a Sequence 6 "Hypnotist", it was very difficult for her to remember so many people she had only met once.
But then she remembered a suspect she had subconsciously overlooked.
Mr. Stephen Hampres.
The furniture dealer met with Audrey last Thursday, and it was Audrey who took the initiative to request the meeting.
Because his other identity is a member of the "Psychological Alchemy Society" and he was also the contact person who took over the job after Miss Eslant, who led her to join the organization, was killed and replaced by Ms. D.
"The reason I ignored him wasn't just because I took the initiative to discuss the affairs of the Psychological Alchemy Society with him, but also because he was just a mind reader, even inferior to my own Susie. Now that I've discovered this subconscious disdain, it means it was influenced by some kind of hypnotic power...
"During that meeting, besides Hampres, there was also a hidden 'spectator' of a higher sequence. It must have been Hvin Rambis... He was the one who planted the idea in our conversation that I shouldn't remove 'Lies' and made me ignore this meeting...
"No, the existence of 'lies' is unknown to anyone except the Tarot Club and Susie. 'Hypnosis' shouldn't refer to this... Hvin Rambis should have allowed me to investigate Miss Christine on my own terms, while they can just sit back and wait for the results, as long as they get them from me!"
Audrey's eyes gradually widened, and the various clues in her mind connected together.
After the incident with Baron Syndras, although the fact that she and Christine possessed Beyonder abilities remained undisclosed, it still came into the sight of the "audience" behind the scenes. Since this incident had already been confirmed to be related to the "Psychological Alchemy Society," they must have known that Audrey was a Beyonder. Thus, the only person whose identity was unclear in the incident was Christine...
"So, Hvin Rambis, a member of the Alchemist Guild, used my meeting with Hampres to instill in me the idea of actively investigating Christine. He used my resources to investigate her. This, combined with the negative effect of 'lies' amplifying emotions, led me to be even more proactive in digging into Miss 'Queen's' secrets. Even after Mr. Fool lifted the hypnosis on Monday, this urge didn't subside until Susie discovered it..."
It's that Hvin Rambis again. He set a trap to harm Baron Syndras before, and this time he wants to use me to investigate Miss "Queen"... Audrey thought bitterly and clenched her fists.
Fortunately, with the help of Mr. Fool and Susie, I escaped from hypnosis and "lies". Now, it's time for... Detective Audrey's counterattack!
Taking a deep breath, Audrey smiled perfectly in front of the dressing mirror.
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After returning to his bedroom from the palace shrouded in gray fog, Angel first looked around through the "mirror world" as usual, confirming that there were no terrifying "audiences" or other extraordinary people around him, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
The next second, her mind uncontrollably recalled the discussion she had just had with Klein, and then she remembered... Wait!
She forced herself to interrupt her thoughts and began to recall everything related to the battle and her own strength.
It's been two months since I ascended to Sequence 4, and I feel like the "Despair" potion in my body has digested more than half. This is incredibly fast, even faster than during my "Pain" period... Of course, it has something to do with the two battles with "Iron Knight" Syrio Soren and "God's Evil" Sua, and the despair they plunged into. According to previous analysis, the higher the target sequence chosen for digesting potions, the more pronounced the effect. But it's hard to say whether it has anything to do with the mysterious power of the "Witch" path within me...
The opposite of me is "Lady Despair" Panatia. Part of the reason she created the smog must be to digest the "Despair" potion, and she chose to win by quantity, using the deaths and despair of a large number of people to help herself gain power... I don't know which path the other "witches" chose. How many of the large-scale plagues in history were created by witches for promotion?
Even more, in the process of being promoted to "Despair", are there any witches who are limited by their own strength, or succumb to the darkness in their hearts, and use the pain and despair of a large number of ordinary people to replace the ritual of killing demigods, successfully take the potion, and be promoted to demigods?
Thinking of this, Angel walked to the balcony and looked at the street below. Manhole covers were lined up along the street, and were occasionally run over by pedestrians and carriages.
That was the capital's sewer system that the Kingdom of Loen gradually built after the great plague that struck Backlund 12 years ago.
But I, and the witches I trained, will never do that... She said solemnly in her heart.
Besides, can the enemy's "despair" alone really fully digest the potion?
Angel withdrew his gaze from the manhole cover and thought about the rules of the "Despair" potion.
She had already figured out part of the acting method and used the enemy's despair to digest most of the potion. The next part could refer to the "painful" period, which was to let herself fall into real "despair".
Another difficult problem that forced me to pull myself up by my own hair. If I deliberately created the emotion of "despair", I would never truly fall into despair. On the contrary, true "despair" usually meant death, and there would be no chance of surviving and digesting the remaining potion...
Angel chuckled and stopped thinking about this problem for the time being. After all, the ceremony to become an "Immortal" witch was too difficult for her.
"Next, there are the magical items... My 'Death Wings' are incredibly effective against those capable of controlling undead creatures like the Grim Reaper and Aliens, while the 'Parasite Gloves' can steal an opponent's key abilities, provided I know their sequence. Otherwise, the theft is likely to be random... As for the 'Reaper Legion', combined with the Beyonder characteristic of the 'Iron Knight', it can strengthen my attacks or even mitigate fatal damage, giving me additional means of survival besides my magic mirror and wand substitute..."
The high-sequence magical items she possessed emerged one by one in her mind, while those items with lower sequences that were almost ineffective against demigod enemies were ignored.
"It seems that even without the helpers, I can fight most Sequence 4 enemies. Even Sequence 3 can hold their own for a long time. Moreover, if I fight him..."
Thinking of this, Angel forced himself to stop thinking again, to avoid his overly obvious hostility being discovered by Ince Zangwill and the sealed object in his hand, and then being written into the story by them.
I'll wait for news from Klein first. I'll just be a combatant who follows orders... She laughed at herself and was about to leave the bedroom when she was suddenly surrounded by endless gray fog and heard a familiar voice in her ears.
"Dear Mr. Fool, please tell Miss Queen that I have already figured out the situation of the Rose School members around Craftsman Sharf. If she can spare the time, we can launch the operation tonight."
Is it Mr. "Hanged Man" who stayed in Bayam for two days?
Angel was stunned at first, and then a hint of joy rose in his heart.
She has long been dissatisfied with the people of the "Rose School"!
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