Meeting
Before the Grayish-White Fog that shrouds the area where the "Samaritan Woman Spring" is located.
Lumian and Jenna bowed their heads at the same time, placed their hands on their chests, and recited the Honorific Name of "The Fool".
When they looked up, they had already arrived on the other side of the Gray Fog.
The two continued down the slope, and soon they heard a faint, ethereal splashing sound.
A few steps later, they saw the beautiful, holy figure of Women in a white robe.
Krismona, the son of the "Primordial Witch".
Jenna scrutinized the target's Paleness, translucent face for a few seconds, then stepped forward to see if she could use her special abilities to elicit an additional reaction from the other party.
Suddenly, a glimmer of light appeared in Krismona's Cavern, lifeless eyes.
That sharpness was cold and exceptionally ferocious!
Almost simultaneously, around Lumian and Jenna, from the sloping ground, the Gray Fog above, and the air in all directions, one after another, slippery, thick, black venomous snakes emerged, each with a black and white eye rolling on its head.
In less than the blink of an eye, the place transformed into a forest of black snakes, obscuring the earth and piercing the sky.
Along with this Change, the temperature dropped sharply, and the area where the "Samaritan Woman Spring" is located was suddenly transformed into World Ruled by Ice and Snow.
Icicles were interspersed among the dense black snakes, giving them a layer of crystalline white.
Jenna was already stiff, with ice crystals and Ice Cone scattered all over her Linen-Colored hair, face, and clothes.
Blazing White blue Flames Burning around Lumian, but these Flames were also freezing rapidly, with crystalline ice and layers of paper rapidly spreading over him.
For Lumian, this brief delay was enough. He raised his right palm, activating the Residual Aura of the "Blood Emperor" within it.
The crashing sound suddenly intensified, and Jenna was already almost frozen and Petrification, lost consciousness instantly.
Lumian sensed a familiar aura of madness and the deathly coldness emanating from the "Underworld Daoist".
The waters of the "Samaritan Woman Spring" receded into the deep spring, pulling Krismona's Shadows into it, where it floated and sank.
Whether it was the densely packed "Black Snake Forest" or the Frost world so cold that even Sequence 3 Saint could hardly bear it, they all vanished.
Everything returned to normal.
Jenna gradually regained her senses, and as the spring water gushed forth again, she heard Krismona's voice, filled with fear, hatred, and a strong sense of Curse:
"You are not allowed to be promoted to ' Witch of Unaging '!"
"You are not allowed to be promoted to ' Witch of Unaging '!"
The figure of the high-ranking Witch lingering near the spring repeated this phrase, her voice chilling and terrifying.
As the icy world was about to descend once more, and the thick, black, snake-like hair was about to pierce the sky from the ground, Lumian pulled Jenna back two steps.
Krismona's figure no longer showed any abnormality; her gaze returned to its Cavern and dull state.
"How do you feel?" Lumian had actually heard what Krismona was shouting, but he was more curious about whether pure Women Witch had any special feelings.
Jenna paused for two seconds, then recalled and said, "Unlike what I sensed during the promotion, Lady Krismona now seems more like a ' Primordial Witch '..."
"It's not that they're similar in temperament or feeling, but rather that their malice towards pure Women Witch is almost identical—the kind of malice that would personally crush any potential female witch. Well, there are still some differences, though. Lady Krismona stems more from fear."
"He seems to dislike seeing purely Women Witch of Sequence 3, and is quite afraid of it..."
"The Krismona here is a remnant of Lingering Obsession and malice, which is why she manifests herself more directly and obviously?" Lumian nodded in understanding. "In that case, a pure Women Witch should have no problem advancing to Sequence 4. The hidden danger and risk lies in the reconciliation with the ' Person in the Mirror ' when becoming Sequence 3 witch."
Lumian glanced at the figure of Krismona beside the "Samaritan Woman Spring" and said thoughtfully, "What is the relationship between Him and His ' Person in the Mirror '? Enslavement, infatuation, or reconciliation?"
"You suspect that something happened to Lady Krismona before she fell?" Jenna asked, tilting her head.
Lumian pondered for two seconds and said, "The one lingering around the ' Samaritan Woman Spring ' might be alright, but the one near the ' Chrismona Night Pillar ' in Fourth Epoch Trier, who knows what it is."
Jenna nodded solemnly.
"Let's go, we can't communicate normally anymore." Lumian turned around.
He then laughed and said, "This isn't necessarily a bad thing. Normal communication might involve Instigation or deception, but a Curse- like cry based on Lingering Obsession is more real. We can use this to confirm that there are no hidden dangers in advancing to the ' Witch of Despair '."
As he spoke, Lumian turned to look at Krismona's body.
Through the thin Gray Fog, he saw the holy and beautiful high-ranking Witch still lingering beside the spring where Paleness water flowed, day after day, year after year, her face Paleness and translucent, her eyes empty Cavern dull.
Suddenly, Krismona looked at them.
This time, a hint of fear inexplicably appeared in His dull Eyes.
The glimmer of fear was fleeting, swallowed up completely by the endless Cavern.
"What did He see?" Lumian whispered as he walked back.
When he was alone, Krismona showed no reaction. Jenna joined, the same thing happened again, and no additional information was obtained.
Only then did Lumian and Jenna give up their desire to continue testing the waters and leave the "Samaritan Woman Spring".
The following morning, at the base of the Round Tower in New Silver City, at the end of the Mottled Steps, in a room filled with the light of Dawn, Black Hair, various plants, and different kinds of Mushrooms.
Under the watchful eye of Mr. "Sun", Lumian walked to the brown mound of earth and placed his hands on the withered, massive, grayish-brown tree trunk.
In that instant, Lumian felt as if he were being stared at intently by the human-like pattern on the tree trunk.
The eyes are served by two giant, scarlet flowers.
"It's best not to exceed two minutes, otherwise random effects will occur," the tall "Sun" reminded Lumian.
Lumian grunted and forcefully pulled up the corpse of Ombella, known as "Earth Gift."
The entire New Silver City suddenly shook, as if it had experienced a minor Earthquake.
The Dawn light in the room grew even brighter, and the Black Hair, plants, and Mushrooms around them began to grow and multiply at a visible speed.
Lumian quickly placed "Earth’s Gift" into a separate space within his "Traveler's Bag," and then "Teleportation" to a certain place in the Mirror World.
The "Magician" Lady, now wearing the same Silver-Starred Black Robe, was already waiting for him in the Pitch-Black Gloom Mirror-Behind Region, along with Jenna and Franca.
According to the agreement reached with the Church of Knowledge, Lumian and Jenna cannot go to the "Banishment City" through normal Pathway. However, the Church of Knowledge will somehow create a gap in the seal of Morola, allowing them to enter through the power of the Mirror World and Pathway "Gate" and the Library the High-Ranking Being.
"I borrowed it." Lumian stated the result with unusual conciseness.
The "Magician" Lady nodded, causing all the silver stars on the surface of her Warlock's Robe to light up.
A dreamlike Starry Sky then appeared, with countless Stars rapidly forming a passageway.
Surrounded by dazzling light, Lumian and Jenna instantly arrived in the "Banishment City," Morola, and on the Square outside the Church.
Using the Authority of "0-01", Lumian gathered a huge crowd of Serious Criminals who could meet the required number for the Ritual —these Exiles were already nearby, as if waiting for the Reaper to arrive.
Lumian wasted no time and said quickly to Jenna, "Finally, I'll tell you a fact."
Jenna has begun to quietly spread the Plague Charm the Beyonder Characteristic the "Witch of Despair" and the Sequence 5 runes given to her by Franca:
"What?"
Lumian said seriously, "Even if you really become Sequence 4 Half-God, you won't be able to play much of a role when the Apocalypse comes, and whether you can protect your family and friends is another matter."
Jenna opened her mouth, unable to refute.
She was actually well aware of this, but she just refused to accept it.
"Despair?" Lumian laughed. "If you're Despair, then go for a promotion. Go for a promotion with that Despair, with a strong desire to change this reality."
Jenna understood Lumian's intention, sighed softly, and laughed as she cursed, "Damn, luckily I'm pretty strong, otherwise I definitely would have Loss of Control during the Ritual."
"I wouldn't say that to someone who isn't strong." Lumian didn't delay any longer and, relying on his Mysticism connection with "0-01," went directly into the Underground Mausoleum.
Jenna turned around and looked at the Criminal who were ordered to be bound in the Square.
Her eyes were like water, deep and calm, as if she were looking back at the Villain in her past life and their good or bad endings.
After a while, Jenna walked through the crowd and headed out of the Square.
This is so that even Serious Criminals on the fringes can receive fair treatment and experience the same Plague.
When thousands of Exiles began to show symptoms and grew weaker with violent coughing, Jenna took out the ingredients and began to concoct Potion.
As one Serious Criminals after another collapsed to the ground, she drank the liquid in her hand in one gulp.
As soon as she was promoted, the "Magician" Lady, using the pre-given Mental Brand, transferred her out of the beautiful, dreamlike starry Starry Sky and into an area of Mirror World filled with a thin Gray Fog.
As long as the Ritual is completed and the time limit has not Past, promotion is promotion no matter where you are promoted; you don't have to stay in Morola!
Of course, this is on the premise that the seal breach still exists and the connection between Jenna and the Ritual has not been severed.
This thin Gray Fog was obtained by Franca from Mr. The Fool, in order to deceive the "Primordial Witch" and prevent her from noticing it.
During Jenna's promotion, Lumian also arrived at the Corpse Mountain Peak marked with "0-01" and came to the side of the almost perfect, work of art-like Severed-Hand Brother that patrolled back and forth like Steel Soldier Puppets and Undead soldier.
With little time left, Lumian pulled "Earth’s Gift" directly from "Traveler's Bag" and planted the withered, enormous trunk in the Wilderness.
The "Abscessed Severed Hand," which had been moving, suddenly stopped, and its beautiful, crystalline scarlet Eyes looked over.
His face, which was almost at the limit of beauty, Distortion instantly, revealing a mixture of emotions: Pain, resentment, malice, pleasure, and mockery.
He opened his mouth and shouted in the Giantish: "Ombella!"
I Curse you!
Curse you to die at the hands of your immediate family!