After performing a divination on herself and confirming that the slight pollution on the back of her hand would not develop further or cause harm to others, Angel returned to Linhai Town with confidence. Otherwise, she would have been prepared to directly transform into "Siren" and swim back to Midway Island to find Storm Church to solve the problem.
On the way, she met Layton's group who came to mine again. In order to prevent these people who dreamed of getting rich from actually digging through the rock wall and entering the depths of the heavily polluted mine, while passing by them, Angel profited. Using the "disease" ability, these twenty or so "Gold Miners" were quickly infected with mild colds or pharyngitis. Seeing them suddenly feeling unwell, they confirmed each other with questions, and then regretfully returned to the town, ending today's "labor" ahead of schedule.
It should be fine in a day or two. By then Mandated Punishers should have come here to end it all... But maybe after Pierce's death, they who no longer dream of getting rich will wake up tomorrow, sell the worthless Copper Mine stones, and leave this sad place... I hope those ores can pay for their departure.
Angel smiled secretly and followed Layton and others back to the small town. Linhai Town, with a population of only more than a thousand people, was still a peaceful scene at this time. The dream deeply implanted in people's hearts does not end in an instant. The frozen time may only be slowly walked forward under the erosion of time.
But Angel didn't have that much time to wait. She bought a ferry ticket back to Midway Island in the afternoon and wrote a report letter in advance, preparing to report what happened here to Church of Storms as soon as Midway Island returned, asking them to send Mandated Punishers to clean up the pollution in the mine as soon as possible to avoid more victims.
Without Pierce's obstruction this time, they probably wouldn't treat the extraordinary event as a gas leak... Although the official Beyonder himself often uses this excuse to cover up extraordinary events that make too much noise...
Cursing Three Great Churches's lame excuse, Angel finished her last meal at Para Island in the restaurant on the first floor of the hotel. She packed her luggage and came to the pier, waiting for the ferry to arrive in the lounge. At this moment, she was somewhat thankful that the residents of the island had not yet fully awakened from their dreams. Otherwise, groups of departing tourists would probably crowd the ship, and she would not even be able to buy a ticket to go back that day.
The blood accumulated in the stomach after the meal made Angel a little drowsy. The rare warm sunshine from Para Island, which was close to the Berserk Sea, became the best sleep-inducing drug. She closed her eyes unconsciously and fell into a light sleep.
The cold touch on her wrist woke her up again. This familiar feeling made Angel sigh softly, stood up from the chair, and looked at the man in the windbreaker who suddenly appeared behind her.
"Thank you, thank you for killing 'me' and not letting him cause more harm."
Pierce, whose face became clear under the warm but illusory sunlight, took off his hat, bowed, and spoke softly, his voice gentle and indifferent, completely different from the sharp metallic color before.
He is short, has short dark brown hair, wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, and a light beard on his upper lip. He is about forty years old.
"Pierce Turner," Angel nodded and called the other person's name, "Is this the real you?"
"Yes, after my promotion failed, he took almost all of me. I fought with him several times for control, but all failed. I think even trying to control Layton and them to dig mines was done with his acquiescence," Pierce showed a wry smile and replied, "Fortunately, you finally solved him, Devil. Even if he can't attack in reality, in the dream, he is still enough to rival Saint."
"You have to thank Arianna."
Angel replied calmly.
"That Holy Emblem?" Pierce nodded, stretched out his hand and drew Crimson Moon on his chest, "Praise Goddess, its effect did completely suppress the other me. It's a pity that I didn't Fa Dang thanked Lady Arianna. Please send my Beyonder Characteristic back to Holy Cathedral and tell them everything that happened here. I think they will give you the reward you deserve."
You don't need to mention the reward, I will do this... This makes it look like I returned Beyonder Characteristic for an extra reward, not to mention that it has also been contaminated and turned into Sealed Artifact with unknown negative effects. I don't dare to use it at all... Angel cursed and nodded calmly and agreed.
"My last bit of power in the dream is about to disappear. Is there anything else you want to ask?"
Seeing that Angel agreed, Pierce was obviously relieved and his smile became even wider.
"Is there anything else you want to say to your relatives or friends? I can convey it to you."
"I am not married, and my parents have passed away long ago. If I want to leave anything behind, let my failure serve as an example to alert future generations."
This senior deacon who was alone and dedicated everything to Goddess and the church moved Angel. She was silent for a moment before continuing to ask:
"Beyonder Creature broke into Para Island a few months ago, is it true?"
Now that she has figured out everything that happened here, what she is most concerned about is naturally the clue of "Gazer". After all, she originally came to the vicinity of Midway Island to track down the clue of Beyonder Creature.
"Yes, most of what he said is true. He only lied about the key part, that is, the 'proportion' between me and him," Pierce replied, speaking gradually faster. "There are many of its kind on the southwest island of Bodo Port, but this belongs to Beyonder Creature's memory. The time is not sure, maybe it was a long time ago."
As he spoke, he showed the landform of Nameless Island in his dream. It seemed that the shape of the island was somewhat distorted by Spirit World's outward perspective, but he could still see a huge ship stranded next to the island.
"Is this the Beyonder Ingredients you need for the follow-up Potion?"
Waving away the scene, Pierce asked softly. His figure began to gradually fade, and the illusory sunlight behind him passed through and sprinkled on the ground of the dock.
"I will use this to promote Sequence 4."
Angel replied calmly that the senior deacon in front of her was about to pass away, and there was no need for her to hide it.
"May Goddess bless you and make your promotion go smoothly," Pierce said calmly after waving his hand and marking out Crimson Moon, " Don't be like me, who was frustrated at 'Corpse Collector' Pathway and failed at 'Sleepless' Pathway."
I also hope everything goes well. Although it has been verified in previous battles that "Calamity" Charm can cause fatal damage to Demigod's body, how to hit it is the biggest problem. It is impossible for a second Demigod to take the initiative to catch Charm... Angel thought about it and asked casually:
"Frustrated?"
"Yes, it is also called 'Death' Pathway, but after Ince Zangwill failed to be promoted, the church conducted research and found that when Pathway was promoted from Sequence 5 to Demigod, the failure rate would greatly increase, so After that, all 'Gatekeeper' are required to stay at this Sequence, or Switching Pathways to 'Nightwatcher', which makes the ceremony more complicated and does not meet the ability of 'Gatekeeper'. No one except me has chosen to continue to advance."
"Death pathway? Seeking promotion on the edge of the Berserk Sea, who is suspected of disappearing from Death and leaving behind a treasure?"
Angel asked rhetorically. She couldn't help but wonder whether the various accidents that occurred during the promotion process of this senior deacon were due to the wrong location for the ceremony.
"There is indeed a certain risk in mysticism, but Para Island is far away from the mainland and does not have much communication with the surroundings. It is a good place to hold ceremonies. Moreover, Berserk Sea was in a relatively calm cycle at the time. Unexpectedly, on the day I took Potion, everything changed..."
Pierce didn't seem to want to talk about this topic that made him extremely regretful. He shook his head and stopped talking. Just when Angel thought the conversation was about to end, he suddenly asked with a puzzled expression:
"Where did the powerful Charm you used this morning come from?"
"It's called 'Calamity' Charm. If you hadn't caught it directly, the effect wouldn't have been so good."
Angel replied that he was not prepared to tell the other party the origin of Charm in detail because there was no more time.
Pierce's figure almost disappeared, and his voice gradually faded away.
"'Calamity'... No wonder, it's the same as what I felt half a year ago..."
Before he finished speaking, the last traces left by Demigod, the former senior deacon who went crazy due to his failed promotion, disappeared before Angel's eyes.
Why did you only say half of what you said...Angel was stunned and stretched out his hand to grab the front, but woke up from the chair in the lounge to the sound of a whistle, and a ferry with thick smoke was slowly approaching not far away.
If he hadn't known that the other party's Spirit Body had been contaminated, Spirit Channeling would have harmed himself. Angel even wanted to return to the mine. Spirit Channeling Pierce asked about the second half of the sentence just now.
"Calamity" Charm is powerful and easy to make, but the side effects are unknown. This makes Angel want to know more about the power behind Charm, but the meaning of the half sentence Pierce Turner just said...
Could it be that the loss of control in his ritual half a year ago had something to do with the complex symbols discovered by Bansy Harbor?
Taking the steam ferry, Angel returned to the port of Midway Island before sunset. She quickly found the local Church of Storms, and without bothering to ask someone to vote on her behalf, she just slightly concealed her identity with a "hypocritical" ring and stuffed the report letter directly into the mailbox at the door of the church. In order to attract the attention of the internal priests, she even knocked twice on the door of the church, and then left quickly.
Hidden on the corner of the street, I saw a priest sticking his head out in confusion, opening the mailbox under Passerby's instructions, and taking away the report letter. Then Angel left with peace of mind. I believe that with Mandated Punishers's efficiency, Para Island's matter will be perfectly resolved in less than two days.
In order to prevent Mandated Punishers from not paying enough attention to it, some Low Sequence's Beyonder were first sent to the mine. In her letter, she described in detail what happened there, focusing on the power of Demigod.
Finally, the name "Angelica Zaki" was left behind.
"I hope this report will stop them from adding money to my wanted order... If the reward exceeds four digits, maybe that guy Danitz, 'Fire Flame', can't help but report me..."
Angel murmured, already forgetting the "competition with who has the higher reward" agreed with Klein.
She left the church and walked to the pier, ready to buy the fastest return ticket to Bayam.
At this moment, the haphazardly paved stone road and the original gray and light yellow colors of the building walls suddenly became bright and rich, as did the clothes worn by Passerby. They walked slowly, passing through Angel's body, as if the two were no longer in the same world.
These brightly colored, oil painting-like scenes moved downwards and gradually moved away. Only then did Angel realize that he was floating in mid-air, and there was an extra person beside him.
He is wearing the familiar Swallowtail Dress Suit, a high hat, and has a bronze complexion. He is none other than Mr. Azik Eggers, who has been missing for half a month.