Chapter 79: Dead Words
After divining herself and confirming that the slight pollution on the back of her hand would not develop further and would not cause harm to others, Angel returned to Lingang Town with confidence, otherwise, she would have turned into a "Kraken" and swam back to Midrange Island to find the Storm Church to solve the problem.
On the way, she met Leiden and his party who came to mine, in order to prevent these people who dreamed of making a fortune from really digging through the rock wall and entering the depths of the polluted mine, when they staggered by, Angel used the ability of "disease" to quickly let these twenty or so "gold miners" contract a cold or pharyngitis that was not serious, watching them suddenly feel unwell, and confirmed each other with question marks, and then regretfully returned to the town and ended today's "work" ahead of schedule.
It should be fine in a day or two, and by that time the substitute should have come here and put an end to it...... But perhaps after Pierce's death, they will wake up tomorrow and sell their worthless copper ore and leave this sad place...... Hopefully, the ore will cover their way out.
Angel smiled secretly, and followed Leiden and the others back to the town, this port town with a population of only more than 1,000 people is still a peaceful scene at this time, the dream deeply implanted in people's hearts is not an instant end, and the frozen time can only be washed by time, slowly moving and walking forward.
But Angel didn't have that much time to wait, she bought a ferry ticket to return to Midrange Island in the afternoon, wrote a report letter in advance, and planned to report what happened here to the Storm Church as soon as she returned to Midrange Island, so that they could send a substitute to clean up the pollution in the mine as soon as possible, so as to prevent more victims from appearing.
Without Pierce's obstruction this time, they probably wouldn't have regarded the transcendent incident as a gas leak...... Although the official extraordinaries themselves often use this excuse to cover up the extraordinary events that are too much moving......
Babbling against the bad excuses of the three major churches, Angel finished her last meal on the island of Para in the restaurant on the first floor of the hotel, packed her bags, went to the pier, and waited for the arrival of the ferry in the lounge.
Angel was a little groggy from the blood that had accumulated in her stomach after the meal, and the warm sunlight from the rare bright sun on the island of ParΓ‘, near the raging sea, became the best sleep promoter, and she unconsciously closed her eyes and fell into a shallow sleep.
The cold touch on her wrist woke her up again, and the familiar sensation made Angel sigh softly, get up from her chair, and look at the trench coat man who suddenly appeared behind her.
"Thank you, thank you for killing 'me' and not allowing him to cause more harm."
Pierce, whose face became clear in the warm, but illusory sunlight, took off his top hat, bowed, and spoke softly, his voice gentle and indifferent, completely different from the sharpness of the previous metallic color.
He was not tall, with short dark brown hair, wrinkled eyes, and a faint beard on his upper lip, and was about forty years old.
"Pierce Turner," Angel nodded, calling out the other man's name, "is this the real you?" β
"Yes, after my failed promotion, he took almost all of me, I fought with him several times for control, but all failed, I think, even trying to manipulate Leiden and them to dig the mines, it was done with his tacit consent," Pierce replied with a wry smile, "Fortunately, you finally solved him as a demon, even if he can't attack in reality, in dreams, he is still enough to match the Sage." β
"Thank you, Ms. Arianna."
Angel replied indifferently.
"The emblem?" Pierce nodded, reaching out to draw the crimson moon on his chest, "Praise the goddess, its effect does completely suppress the other me." It's a pity that I can't thank Arianna in person, and I ask you to return my extraordinary properties to the Sanctuary and tell them what has happened here, and I think they will give you the reward you deserve. β
Needless to say, I'll do the same with the reward...... It looks like I'm returning the extraordinary trait for an extra reward, and it's also tainted and becomes a seal with unknown negative effects, and I don't dare to use it...... Angel sneered, nodding his head in agreement.
"The last bit of power I had in my dreams is about to disappear, is there anything else you want to ask?"
Seeing Angel agree, Pierce was visibly relieved and smiled.
"Is there anything else you'd like to say to a loved one or friend? I can relay it on my behalf. β
"I'm not married, my parents are long gone, and if I have to leave anything behind, let my failures serve as a wake-up call for future generations."
Angel, who was alone and dedicated everything to the Goddess and the Church, moved Angel a little, and she was silent for a moment before continuing to ask:
"Is it true that the otherworldly creature that broke into ParΓ‘ Island a few months ago?"
Now that she has figured out everything that happened here, her main concern is naturally the clues of the "Gazer", after all, she originally came to the vicinity of Midrange Island to track the clues of this transcendent creature.
"Yes, most of what he said is true, and he lied only in the key place, which is my 'proportion' to him," Pierce replied, speaking at a growing speed, "There are many of its kind on the islands southwest of Port Hakata, but this is the memory of a transcendent being, indefinite time, maybe a long time ago. β
As he spoke, he showed the landscape of the nameless island in his dream, as if the shape of the island was somewhat distorted by the perspective of the spirit world looking out, but he could still see a huge ship stranded next to the island.
"This is the extraordinary material you need for your subsequent potion?"
Waving his hand to disperse the picture, Pierce asked softly, his figure beginning to fade, and the illusory sunlight behind him passed through his body and sprinkled on the ground of the dock.
"I'm going to move up to Sequence 4 with that."
Angel replied calmly that the senior deacon in front of her was about to pass away, and she didn't need to hide it.
"May the Goddess bless you and make your promotion go well," Pierce blessed indifferently after waving his hand again to draw the Crimson Moon, "Don't be like me, frustrated on the 'Corpse Collector' path, and fail on the 'Sleepless' path." β
I also hope that everything goes well, although it has been verified in previous battles that the "Calamity" spell can cause fatal damage to the demigod's body, but how to hit is the biggest problem, and it is impossible for a second demigod to take the initiative to catch the charm...... Angel thought about it and asked casually:
"Frustrated?"
"Yes, it is also known as the 'Grim Reaper' path, but after Ince Zangwill's promotion failed, the church found that the failure rate of this path increased greatly when promoted from sequence 5 to demigod, so all the 'janitors' after that were required to stay in this sequence or jump to the 'night watch', which made the ritual more complicated and not suitable for the 'janitor' ability, except for me, no one has chosen to continue to be promoted."
"The Grim Reaper's Path? Seeking a promotion on the edge of a furious sea where the Grim Reaper seems to have disappeared, leaving behind a treasure? β
Angel asked rhetorically, and she couldn't help but wonder if the accidents that happened during the promotion of the senior deacon were due to the wrong location for the ceremony.
"It's a mystical risk, but Pala Island is far from the mainland, so there's not much communication with the surrounding area, so it's a good place to hold ceremonies, and the Tempest Sea was in a relatively calm cycle at the time, so I didn't expect everything to change on the day I took the potion......"
Pierce didn't seem to want to talk about this subject, which made him extremely remorseful, shook his head and stopped, and just when Angel thought that the conversation was about to end, he suddenly asked with a puzzled expression:
"Where did that powerful spell you used in the morning come from?"
"It's called the 'Calamity' charm, and if you hadn't caught it directly, it wouldn't have worked so well."
Angel replied, not going to tell the other party in detail about the origin of the charm, because there was no more time.
Pierce's figure almost vanished, and his voice faded.
"'Calamity'...... No wonder, and the ...... I felt half a year ago"
Before the words fell, the former senior deacon, the last trace left by the crazy demigod caused by the failure of his promotion, disappeared in front of Angel's eyes.
How can you only say half the story...... Angel was stunned and reached out to grab the front, but woke up from the chair in the lounge with a whistle, and the smoke of the ferry was slowly approaching not far away.
If he didn't know that the other party's spirit body had been polluted, the psychic would have harmed him, and Angel even wanted to go back to the mine, psychic Pierce, and ask the second half of the sentence just now.
The "Calamity" spell is powerful and easy to make, but the side effects are unknown, which makes Angel want to understand the power behind the charm, but the meaning of Pierce Turner's half-sentence just now......
Could it be that the loss of control of his ritual half a year ago had something to do with the intricate symbols found in Bansey Port?
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Taking the steam ferry, Angel returned to the port of Midrange Island before sunset, she quickly found the local Storm Church, didn't bother to ask someone to cast on her behalf, just disguised her identity slightly through the "hypocritical" ring, and stuffed the report letter directly into the mailbox at the door of the church, and even knocked on the door of the church twice in order to attract the attention of the inner priest, and then left quickly.
Hiding on the street corner, seeing a priest poking his head out in confusion, opening the mailbox under the guidance of passers-by, and taking away the report letter, Angel left with peace of mind, believing that with the efficiency of the punishers, it would not take two days for the matter of PalΓ‘ Island to be perfectly resolved.
In order to avoid the punishment of the punishers not paying enough attention, she sent some low-order extraordinary people to the mine first, and she described in detail what was happening in the local area, focusing on the power of the demigods.
In the end, the name of "Angelica Thatch" was also left.
"Hopefully, this report will help them stop adding money to my wanted warrant...... If the bounty goes above four figures, maybe the 'Blaze' Daniz guy won't be able to resist reporting my ......"
Angel muttered, having long forgotten the "who has the higher prize" match agreed with Klein.
She left the church and headed for the pier, ready to buy a ticket to return to Byam as soon as possible.
At this moment, the haphazard paved stone road, the original gray and pale yellow color of the buildings beside the road suddenly became bright and rich, and the same was true of the clothes worn by passers-by, who walked slowly through Angel's body, as if the two were no longer in the same world.
The brightly colored, painting-like scenes moved downwards and faded away, and Angel realized that she was floating in mid-air, with an extra person beside her.
He was dressed in a familiar tuxedo, a high hat, and a bronzed complexion, and it was none other than Mr. Azik Eggers, who had not been seen for half a month.
(End of chapter)