"White Saint" Katarina's words did not surprise Angel. After all, she had just experienced a sneak attack from Mirror World a few minutes ago. The opponent accurately determined the time and location when she left "Forsaken Land of the Gods", launched the divine descent at just the right time, and almost succeeded with the help of a Sealed Artifact that could kill all her substitutes at the same time.
Of course, Angel does not think that a mirror that is obviously only at the Saint level and is far inferior to the "0" level Sealed Artifact can really kill her Mirror Person in the "City of Calamity" mirror. This is similar to her method of combining the "War Bishop" gift with the ability of Demoness to instantly destroy all the opponent's Mirror Substitution. It is difficult to be effective against Sequence or beings with higher status than herself.
Therefore, the surprise attack of "Blue Witch" is most likely just a test, to test whether Angelica's Mirror Person is truly indestructible, to test whether Angel's control over Mirror World is higher than that of ordinary Demoness Angel, and to test whether she can cope with the "Primordial Demoness" descended from the gods.
But if this is the case, then it would be a bit strange for the "divine descent" to be terminated prematurely at the moment when the mirror Sealed Artifact activates its effect...
What makes Angel feel strange is not only the "test" that ended abruptly, but also the attitude of "White Saint".
"She actually reminded me that this enemy of 'Demoness Sect' would be attacked... I thought the differences within the sect were just the competition between different factions, but Katarina is equivalent to 'surrendering to the enemy'..."
In doubt, Angel followed the prayer sound that had just stopped and found the corresponding prayer light spot. Spirituality spread away, and the corresponding picture immediately appeared in front of him.
But her vision only caught the broken glass on the ground.
"Mirror Substitution?"
Angel tried to connect Time Reversal's avatar with the real body, but found nothing. He realized that Katarina had cut off the connection with the avatar the moment the prayer ended, and her real body was most likely hiding inside Mirror World, hiding her whereabouts.
"Very cautious. As expected of Fourth Epoch's 'Unaging' Demoness who is still alive today... I am Sequence 2's Honorific Name has a certain inheritance relationship with 'Golden Queen', and it has been circulating on the sea for a while. It is not surprising that she knows about it, but the reason why she secretly reported it was to hedge her bets, or was she under someone's instruction?"
Next to the gradually dissipating prayer light spot, Angel was thoughtful, and his figure instantly escaped from Mirror World.
After a while, she hurried back to the original place and began to look for the remains of "Reaper Legion".
That is the priceless Sequence 3 Sealed Artifact!
After the regular meeting held every Wednesday, a somewhat tired Leonard Mitchell walked out of the conference room and watched several Mandated Punishers, Machinery Hivemind and military members leave. Then he came to the first floor of Saint Samuel Cathedral, entered Prayer Hall from the side door, and took a rest on a bench in the corner.
As the captain of "Red Gloves" and the temporary leader of "Tarot Club Investigation Team", Leonard not only has to deal with Backlund frequent Beyonder cases every day files, continue to track the trends of organizations such as "Aurora Order", and hold weekly meetings to share the week's investigation progress with other collaborators. Even with "Sleepless"'s physique, which barely needs sleep, it is a bit overwhelming.
Of course, this is not the only reason why I can't bear it...
Retracting his somewhat divergent thoughts, Leonard thought of the new news he had just received. "Golden Queen" Angelica, who was suspected to be a member of Tarot Club, appeared five days ago in the depths of the Berserk Sea. Sona Island easily destroyed the island's port, but did not hurt anyone.
This move, which was obviously a demonstration, angered the local "Mandated Punishers". They quickly reported the matter to the "Sea King" Yarn Courtman Your Excellency, the hub of Church of Storms's overseas colonies and guarded the Rhoad Islands and surrounding waters, hoping that he would take action to punish this Pirate Queen who did not know the heights of the world.
But Sea King Your Excellency, who is usually very active in similar incidents, remained strangely silent. The information also came to Backlund and was placed on the table of "Tarot Club Investigation Team".
discipline? How to punish? This is a real Angel, a "Demoness" Angel with unparalleled lethality and mobility. Between Loen and The war in neighboring countries is tense, and Church of Storms's main forces are on the front line to contain the enemy Beyonder. "Sea King" is already the strongest combat force they can use.
And he is just Sequence 3.
Leonard, who knew why Church of Storms was treated coldly, chuckled secretly. He actually knew why "Golden Queen", "Empress" Miss, and his former colleague Angel Granger appeared in Sona Island, because Tarot Club the day before yesterday On, "World" Klein mentioned in a separate communication with him that he had gone to the isolated "Forsaken Land of the Gods" through a "loophole" in Sona Island to pursue the ancient history he needed and avoid being tracked by certain enemies. Angel was escorting him.
And the Catastrophe that destroyed the port was the work of another "Catastrophe" Demoness.
"This is another typical 'I'm investigating myself' case, and it's impossible for me to reveal my relationship with 'Golden Queen', although Archbishop Your Excellency probably already knows, otherwise I wouldn't let Angel take away Shermane..."
Leonard mumbled and was about to stand up from the bench when he suddenly felt someone standing in front of him.
Daly Simone, who was wearing a hooded robe and light makeup on his face, looked at him with interest and asked:
"I rarely see you come to church to pray recently. Why are you so free today?"
"Just finished the meeting, let's take a break," Leonard responded briefly, "Where's the captain?"
"He was transferred back to Holy Cathedral."
Speaking of this matter, Daly's face looked a little sad.
Tsk, this damn war, Ms. Daly just got engaged to the captain... Leonard also frowned, and was about to make a few comments, but then remembered that he had received some kind of "preferential treatment" for staying at Backlund, and quickly changed the topic:
"Is the situation very tense over there?"
"It's a little worse than what the newspaper said. The Feysac army's attacks slowed down in the late winter, but Beyonder's tests became more frequent." Daly simply sat next to Leonard and said in a low voice, "After a while, I may also go to join Dunn."
"Huh?"
Leonard was very surprised.
He was not surprised that Dunn Smith was transferred back to Holy Cathedral, because this senior deacon was already the "Nightwatcher" of Sequence 4, and had a Holy Artifact given by Goddess, and his strength was also top-notch among Saint.
But "Gatekeeper" like Daly Simone are different. In a war involving a large number of Saint and even Angel, they are almost cannon fodder at the bottom. They don't even have the ability to protect themselves, let alone create any value.
Unless...
"You were also approved for promotion?"
He also asked in a lowered voice.
Daly nodded and his hood swayed.
"Recently, several 'Gatekeeper' in the church who have been waiting for promotion but have not been approved have been notified that they can try for promotion in the near future. There is also sufficient supply of Potion, which was originally scarce... I am also one of them."
So fast... By the way, Ms. Daly is one of the few geniuses who understands "Acting Method" on his own, and I only know this because of Old Man's reminder... Leonard was in a daze for a moment. All of his old acquaintances in Tingen City had become or were about to become Demigod. The speeches he had made as "protagonists on the world stage" seemed so ridiculous now.
But he immediately restrained his thoughts and thought of the reason why the church accelerated the promotion of Mid Sequence Beyonder to High Sequence.
One is naturally the demand of war, not only Church of Evernight, but also Church of Storms. Several "Wind-blessed" and "Ocean Songster" he knew who had already met the promotion conditions but were deliberately suppressed have recently disappeared, obviously getting new promotion opportunities.
Secondly, on Tarot Club, in Pallez's few words, Leonard also guessed that the reason for Evernight Goddess's recent poor state is probably related to the long-lost " Death", and this God is Sequence 0 True God of Pathway where "Gatekeeper" is located.
Could it be that Goddess is controlling the adjacent "Death" Pathway... A terrible thought suddenly came to his mind, and he suddenly felt that the color of Night Emblem on the stained glass in front of him became darker.
Saying goodbye to Ms. Daly, Leonard got on the hired carriage heading for East Borough. He looked at the receding street scene outside the window, suddenly tilted his head and asked in a low voice:
"Old Man, do you think if I stop delaying and digest 'Spirit Warlock' as soon as possible, will I have a chance to be promoted in this war?"
After a brief silence, the old voice of Pallez came to his ears:
"What? Aren't you afraid of exposing your specialness?"
"I..."
Leonard hesitated.
"... I don't want to ask Shermane to help me block the attack like last time..."
"Are you also worried about watching everyone you know being promoted to Demigod?" Pallez exposed him mercilessly. "If it weren't for the inexplicable Luck in that 'Black Knight', I would have completely stolen his Grazing ability and made him lose control on the spot."
He immediately laughed in Leonard's mind and continued:
"But it's a good thing that you are becoming more motivated now. Let's do this. Once the exploration over Jacob Family has results, you will find an opportunity to go to the suburbs of Backlund to capture a few powerful people in the name of investigating Tarot Club. Spirit Body, with my help, this is not difficult. Maybe in less than two months, you will be able to digest Potion of Sequence 5, and then reveal it to your Archbishop..."
Listening to Pallez's plan, Leonard's brows gradually relaxed and he asked curiously:
"The exploration of the treasure is about to begin? Aren't you worried about any traps?"
"Oh, this is also thanks to your former colleague. He went to 'Forsaken Land of the Gods' probably to find Beyonder Characteristic who was promoted to Sequence 2, and this will inevitably attract the attention of Amon. With him as bait, I can relax a little bit for the time being."
Pallez replied with a smile.
"Bait..." Leonard's face changed, "Did you already know that Amon was waiting for Klein at Forsaken Land of the Gods?"
"He himself must also know that Amon will definitely try to catch him in order to find 'Fool' and obtain 'Sefirah Castle', but he still chooses to venture to the blocked continent to seek promotion, because only by becoming Angel can he have a chance to resist, instead of just running away.
"Rather than worrying about him, you should worry about yourself first."
Worried about myself... Leonard was startled, the carriage stopped at exactly this moment, and a slim figure flashed past on the second floor of the building outside the window.
Leonard immediately forgot about Mr. Klein and "Fool" and jumped out of the carriage in two steps.
"King of Yellow and Black is in charge of Good Luck...
"... Dear Mr. 'Fool', please transfer these to the hungry 'world' in Forsaken Land of the Gods."
After reciting the prayer, Angel opened his eyes and found that the Whale Oil used to keep the lantern burning, several portions of packaged food and Black Bear Cola in front of him had disappeared, leaving only the prayer candle.
"Mr. Fool is very concerned about Klein. The possibility of my guess has increased..."
She muttered, extinguished the candles, and untied Wall of Spirituality. Before she could take a breath, a figure wearing a complicated palace dress with nothing above her neck fell from the sky.