Lord of Mysteries: The Good Witch
Chapter 953

The Collapse of the Law

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Becoming an "outsider" again and abandoning his resident status was originally Angel's last resort to escape "Dream City".

After all, when Angel first saw the laws of this city, he discovered the difference in status between "residents" and "outsiders", and found a loophole that, although not hidden, most people would not be able to exploit even if they knew about it.

But "Yesterday Once More" Charm can exploit this loophole, allowing her to briefly return to the past moment and break away from most of the restrictions of the law.

Of course, even if you are not a "resident", it is absolutely impossible to resist the Archon in this city. Most serious crimes have included restrictions on "outsiders" in subsequent revisions. Even in Angel's current state, any direct attack on the Archon will be considered illegal, and the punishment will be even heavier than for "residents".

But perhaps the vast majority of outsiders who entered the city by mistake did not think of leaving on their own right at the first time, or they thought of it but were unable to do so. The loophole that "outsiders" are not restricted from leaving has always existed in the law and has not yet been patched through new regulations.

The moment "Yesterday Once More" Charm disintegrated and disappeared, and Angel's identity quietly changed, "Archon" Goredolf discovered this, with a smile similar to the Amons Angel had seen before.

"Interesting, you actually have such a Charm... As far as I know, the Seer who can make this kind of Charm is either dead or crazy. How did you get it?"

"Zarathus," Angel replied coldly, "Little Zarathus."

"That guy escaped from Evernight?"

Goredolf chuckled, not quite believing what Angel said, but he did not get too entangled in this question and continued to ask:

"So, now that you are no longer a resident of this city, are you planning to escape immediately, or are you trying to bring a few of your friends with you?"

In Amon's joking tone and interested eyes, a smile appeared on Angel's cold face.

The next second, Mirror Substitution, who had already lurked beside the Archon in "Mirror World", flipped reality and the mirror and appeared in front of him.

A majestic force of destruction surged out of the body of the double, shattering her body almost instantly and restoring it to tiny mirror fragments. Then, carrying "Calamity" and condensing the power of "conquering" that made people lose control, it pounced on the Amon closest to her.

This is the "betrayal" from "City of Calamity".

Last time in Backlund, Angel relied on Charm, which contained this power, to make Beyonder Characteristic and "Worm of Time" in the body of Amon gathered together betray them.

This time, the power with the personality of Sefirah triggered by "Mirror Person"'s answer to the prayer will be more powerful than the simple Charm!

At this moment, Klein, who was standing nearby, felt that Spirit Body Threads, which he controlled other Marionette, was wavering, like a sail rope shaking crazily in a storm, and from the other end of the line, there was even the power of resistance from those rabbits Marionette and Qonas Kilgor!

He quickly calmed down, restrained Spirituality, protected the fragile Spirit Body Threads that connected himself and Marionette, and calmed them down.

If this power is directed at me, I'm afraid I will immediately lose contact with Marionette, just like the Trick Sorcerer who died in "Fountain of Youth"... Klein thought with some fear, looking at Amon who was directly hit by "betrayal".

The smile on the latter's face was replaced by seriousness at this time. The golden ribbons representing the power of order beside him had now condensed into substance, gathering together to form an impenetrable barrier, blocking the attack from the depths of Mirror World by "City of Calamity".

On one side is the purple flame and the authority of Calamity, and on the other side is the golden barrier, the endorsement of order. The two sides burst into violent brilliance at the moment of contact.

But in an instant, "order" overwhelmed "Calamity", and golden light enveloped everything.

After all, it was just a long-range attack by Sequence 3's "Mirror Person" with the help of Sefirah's power, while the other party had mastered the power of "Hand of Order"... Angel was a little disappointed, but not discouraged. Another substitute was quietly formed in Mirror World.

This time, she planned to try "Calamity", which has the most lethality on a single target.

But in the golden brilliance that gradually dissipated, the slightly fat figure of Goredolf slowly emerged. He no longer had a knowing smile on his face, but was as serious as if he was attending a meeting to formulate laws.

"This kind of power is too threatening to 'Dream City'. I'm afraid I can't wait until the law is revised before punishing you..."

He shook his head and said.

You yourself have become Amon's Avatar, you have done so many things that are against the law, and you still have the nerve to accuse me... Angel sneered, and heard the prayer of his substitute in his ears. He realized that the opportunity of another "suicide attack" was coming, and was about to instruct the substitute to stick to Amon with the help of Mirror World, when Spirituality gave out a crazy warning.

Swish——

The invisible thread pulled her body and quickly swung to the side. Where she originally stayed, a transparent insect with twelve links slowly emerged.

This is the rapid and covert "parasitism" of Amon!

This failure did not surprise Goredolf. His eyes were fixed on the figure of Angel. Another "Worm of Time" separated from his body and attacked Angel. This time, he would calculate the lead time.

At this moment, Anne in the sky took action.

She clenched her fist with one hand and pointed downward with the other hand. While being restricted and tortured by the invisible "power of order", she issued an order:

"Imprisonment!"

The power also derived from "Arbiter" Pathway was like a needle piercing the white paper, penetrating the barrier surrounding her and reaching the street below.

Her target is not "Archon" Amon, but the "Worm of Time" chasing Angel!

Layers upon layers of transparent walls locked the Worm of Time in place, making it unable to move for a short period of time, even revealing its body as straight as a poisonous snake.

Anne, who violated the law again, was also counterattacked by "Hand of Order". This time, Sequence 1 Beyonder Characteristic, hidden in "Hope City", no longer retained its power, but wanted to fully punish Criminal, who had repeatedly violated the law.

Wisps of golden streamers visible to the naked eye appeared over the street again, and they quickly surrounded the barefoot girl in a white skirt, like a giant hammer hitting a fragile gem.

At the same time, Klein raised his right hand behind his back suddenly, flipped his palm, and a black crystal-like card appeared between his fingers.

"Destiny!"

This kind of Charm can swap the fate of itself and the target, allowing the other party to bear the disadvantageous state it is in. However, after studying with Angel, Klein has produced an "enhanced version" that can swap the fate of the two targets.

Its last result was Trick Sorcerer Sophia in "Fountain of Youth", and this time, Klein chose "Worm of Time" and "Archon" Amon!

In an instant, the one who was "Imprisonment" became Amon, most of the power was used to attack Anne, and the one with only a little power of protection became "Worm of Time".

This is the perfect attack window created by Klein for Angel.

As expected, another figure of "Mirror Substitution" appeared next to Goredolf.

She also had long pale blond hair hanging over her shoulders, and her purple eyes looked forward blankly, showing the dull behavior of a stand-in.

But in the next moment, the double's dull eyes became lively, and his gaze quickly locked on the consul who was Imprisonment in place and temporarily unable to move.

"Attack me? Any behavior that may endanger my life will be punished by 'order'..."

Being approached by an enemy who was obviously Angel, Goredolf did not show any panic, but said "tsk".

No, I'm not trying to attack you, but...

Angel stretched out his right hand and grabbed Amon's Avatar, the Archon who was protected and helped by "Hand of Order".

The Anne Mark in her palm emits a faint breath, penetrates the "Imprisonment" exerted by Anne, and gently touches the shoulder of Goredolf.

Then, the two figures disappeared from the devastated Sassen Street head.

As an "outsider" and not restricted by City Law, Angel flipped the reality and mirror around her and brought herself and Goredolf into the mirror.

Next to them is no longer a street controlled by the power of order, but a deep and dim "Mirror World" composed of countless Mirror Tunnel intertwined into a spider web.

The two figures fell into a Mirror Tunnel that alternated between pitch black and blood red. They quickly flew downwards and entered a hazy mist in an instant.

That is related to all "Mirror World" and belongs to the realm of "City of Calamity".

"You didn't attack me, but to... take me away from 'Hope City'?"

Goredolf finally showed a surprised expression, narrowed his right eye slightly, and asked thoughtfully.

At this time, the power of "order" that enveloped him had been gradually stripped away because he left the city and entered "Mirror World". The power belonging to "Amon" had the upper hand.

"Because only in this way can the law contradict itself and completely destroy the law that controls 'Dream City'."

Angel replied with a chuckle.

Following her words, a golden stream of light appeared behind Mirror World, which was the power of "order" chasing from Physical World into the mirror. It brought punishment for Criminal who had "illegally left the country".

But its target is not Angel, but "resident" Goredolf!

Swish——

This stream of light quickly caught up with the two people of Mirror Tunnel like a ribbon, bounced Angel away, and tightly wrapped Goredolf's body, but then it was loosened as if touching a hot object with bare hands, and even scattered to the surroundings with some fear.

The law needs to punish any "residents" who leave, but "Hand of Order" also needs to protect the "archons".

When a "consul" leaves the city, he is deemed to have given up his identity, but he is not allowed to voluntarily give up his position and can only be replaced under the resolution of the parliament.

The contradictions in the laws were finally induced by Angel's behavior, forming multiple conflicts.

In the city, almost every family has a copy of "City Law" on their bookshelf. The gilt fonts inside fade and disappear one by one, and the entire law turns into blank paper in an instant.

After "Four Emperors War", "Dream City" left North Continent and drifted between Spirit World and reality. The laws that were formulated, evolved and revised by "Dream City" finally collapsed at this moment.

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