paranoianovel Chapter 305 Ascension to the 'Witch of Pain' Successor
Chapter 305 Ascension to the 'Witch of Pain' Successor
Chapter 305 Ascension to the 'Witch of Pain' Successor
Evan prepared to use a 'Weapon Master' extraordinary ability as a replacement.
This "Weapon Master" extraordinary item was in Beckron's collection and later became Evan's.
A Sequence 7 Extraordinary trait costs around two thousand gold pounds, but there is often a premium, which is acceptable to Evan and Alger.
As expected, Alger agreed to the price, and both parties quickly obtained what they needed with the help of Mr. Fool's online shopping platform.
He didn't immediately propose exchanging the blasphemous card with Mr. Fool, because Evan shouldn't know that the card was in Mr. Fool's hands at that time. Evan needed to lay some reasonable groundwork before doing so!
Having obtained the tip of the two-tailed black snake's tail, Evan took out a black crystal that shimmered with a chilling light. The crystal had faint green patterns on it, making it look both eerie and disgusting!
It was precisely the extraordinary characteristic of the "Witch of Pain" that Evan obtained from Mr. A!
Then, following the established procedure, Evan quickly prepared the corresponding materials into a bottle that was pitch black in color and occasionally produced disgusting green foam.
Evan was used to drinking potions, but he still thought that the potion in front of him was the one he least wanted to drink, even more so than the "Troublemaker" potion he had drunk before. This was due to a physiological aversion to it.
But Evan, defying his instincts, drank the potion in one gulp, giving himself no chance to back out.
Soon, Evan saw many hallucinations: moments of blissful intimacy with Helen, Natalie, and some noblewomen of Backlund; moments of rising through the ranks, dominating the fates of many, and feeling triumphant; and moments of driving the world's trends, discovering that things were indeed as he wished, and feeling completely satisfied!
These achievements and all the pleasures tempted Evan to become addicted to them, unable to extricate himself!
Evan almost succumbed to it as well, but the pain of being engulfed in blue flames by Burk Einhorn brought him back to his senses in time, keeping him sane!
The hallucinations came and went quickly; within minutes, Evan's eyes regained their clarity.
After being promoted to the 'Witch of Pain', Evan also fully mastered all of the Witch of Pain's abilities!
The main difference is that the magic of mirrors has a wider range of applications and is more practical.
The power of charm is also greatly increased. If you use charm on a specific person for a long time, you can make them truly fall in love with you!
And as expected, the "Witch of Pain" potion, like the "Reaper" potion, should be completely digested in just two or three weeks!
And as Evan had predicted, even though he had been promoted to the 'Witch of Pain,' the City of Calamity could not allow him to advance Sequence 4.
The power of a demigod.
After all, there is a qualitative difference between 'demigods' and humans, an insurmountable gap!
However, Evan's control over the City of Calamity was growing stronger, and he could clearly sense that he could continue to open up channels connecting the City of Calamity with the real world.
However, Evan was not prepared to open up the corresponding passage at this time. One passage per place was enough. Instead, he wanted to use the existing passage between the City of Calamity and the real world to exert his influence and affect things that he could influence.
For example: the "Weather God" who resides on Bansi Island and has been corrupted by the City of Disaster!
Evan stood atop the tallest landmark building in the City of Calamity, gazing at the ever-changing thunderclouds in the distance, where lightning snaked across the sky.
It is how Bansi, the weather god, appears from the perspective of the City of Calamity. Bansi's passage opens from time to time under his influence!
Returning to reality from the city of disaster, Evan stood in front of the mirror, looking at the increasingly beautiful and pure "Alice" in the mirror, pondering how he should proceed in the future.
After a short while, Evan came to his senses, left the safe house, and headed towards the apartment where Fors and Hugh lived not far away, using the windows of each house as a guide!
At this time, Fors and Hugh were not asleep either, but were waiting for Evan to arrive.
MI9 mobilized its entire force once again. This matter could not be kept secret from its own people. Fors and Hugh were both guessing that something big had happened, and at the same time, they were on high alert, waiting for their superiors' orders.
But to everyone's surprise, it was almost dawn, and they still hadn't received Evan's order.
"I heard that Evan might be transferred out of MI9 and hasn't been involved much lately. Will he not get involved in this matter either?"
After waiting all night, Fors, who was already impatient, couldn't help but tell Hugh his guess, hoping to go to sleep early.
She had long since given up on waiting, but Hugh insisted.
"Impossible. I heard that almost all the elite teams have been mobilized. There's no reason for Evan to stand idly by. He's probably just held back by something."
Because of his father, Hugh had extensive connections within MI9 and knew a lot of inside information.
This operation was highly unexpected; everyone seemed to be looking to arrest someone, and it was rumored that the higher-ups were taking it very seriously. There was no reason for someone with such powerful connections as Evan to pass up this opportunity and remain uninvolved!
"Then when are we going to get to this point? Don't forget, I've been working on a manuscript for the publisher and haven't been getting enough sleep!"
Fors rolled around on the sofa, begging Hugh to let her go!
Because she was worried about her life, Fors didn't care about finishing the manuscript for a while, which caused her to fall behind and the publisher was urging her to finish it every day.
She didn't care about it at all, and even felt like she had made a profit, as if she had gotten away with not having to repay a debt to the bank.
The more serious the initial delays, the more tragic the subsequent attempts to catch up will be.
Seeing this, Hugh knew that Fors was indeed sleep-deprived, so he could only change the subject and ask about some other facts!
"Any progress on the task I gave you last time to contact the Abraham family?"
Upon hearing this, Fors immediately woke up, slapped his forehead, and quickly said:
"I almost forgot, Mr. Abraham is seriously ill and doesn't have long to live. Moreover, he is very wary of my approach and refuses to reveal how he contacts other members of the Abraham family!"
In order to win over Fors and Hugh and obtain the potion recipes for the Apprentice Path, Evan followed the account in the original "Lord of Mysteries" and found the family at No. 32, South of the Bridge. By promising not to disturb their lives anymore, he obtained the Apprentice Path Sequences 9 to 7.
The potion recipe!
The son of that family is the source of the "master key" in the original story.
Later, in order to exert influence over the Abraham family, Evan gave Fors the family's address and instructed her to make contact with them as soon as possible through this channel.
Fors had tried for a long time but had not gained the trust of the head of the household. Recently, he discovered that the head of the household was seriously ill and would not live much longer.
The mission is facing failure!
"Then we'll find a way to reveal the truth to that family's son!"
Fors and Hugh were startled by a sound and stood up abruptly. They then saw Evan jump out from the gaslight in the living room and lowered their guard.
Irwin ignored Fors and Hugh's reactions and plopped down on the sofa, casually saying:
"The head of that family clearly knew everything, had the corresponding potion recipe, and was not short of money, yet he did not become an extraordinary person. It was obvious that he chose a comfortable life as an ordinary person."
But young people are different. They are often fearless and don't know how to be respectful. Just tell them about the glory of their bloodline and the honor of their family, and they will forge ahead without hesitation!
Evan remembered it was the original story; this young man made his own choice, and although the ending was bad, he became the "Master Key":
But their courage is commendable!
"Isn't this a bit unfair? After all, they've already chosen the life they want, so we shouldn't interfere so easily!"
Hugh, full of a sense of justice, was the first to raise questions, feeling that Evan's suggestion was like that of a villain trying to drag people down with him!
Evan shrugged indifferently and then said:
"If you're not willing to do it, then don't do it, although I don't think things will change!"
The Abraham family has a family precept that even if the person themselves does not wish to embark on the path of the extraordinary, they must pass it on to their descendants and let them choose!
Judging from the situation of this family, if the head of the family really did pass on the potion recipe to his children before he died, it would be extremely dangerous without sufficient knowledge of the mystical arts!
It would be safer for Fors, as a student with close ties to the Yebraham family, to guide that family's son onto the path of the extraordinary!
In the original story, the reason why the son became the "Master Key" was largely due to his severe lack of knowledge of the mystical and his choice to ascend on the night of the blood moon!
After thinking about it for a while, Xiu found that what Evan said was very likely to happen, and the solution he gave was also the most appropriate, which she couldn't refute at all!
Fors also felt that if he could become a teacher and student with that family’s son, it would be very beneficial for his contact with the Abraham family and he would be able to gain their trust!
"Okay, I'll come clean to that family head in a few days—I want to reveal my identity as MI9, my official faction, which should gain more trust, right? It at least shows that I'm not a bad person. I can also introduce his son to MI9 and guarantee his son's future!"
A dying person always has many worries about their child's future!
Evan looked at Fors with admiration, feeling that although she was a bit lazy at times, she was still reliable in handling matters!
"Importantly emphasize that your desire to find the Abraham family is a personal idea, not an MI9 mission. This will be more likely to dispel his doubts!"
Evan gave Fors a final check to fill in any gaps in her plan, and Fors nodded to indicate that she understood.
After Evan and Fors finished talking, Hugh couldn't wait to ask:
"What happened in Backlund? Why are MI8 and MI9 mobilized in full force? What's our mission?"
Seeing Hugh's eager expression, Evan chuckled, then pulled out a few sheets of paper from his pocket and handed them to her, saying as Hugh flipped through them:
"A battle of angelic magnitude is taking place in Backlund tonight; you don't need to know the specifics."
In short, after the Sequence 3 demigod Burk Einhorn of the Fussac Empire infiltrated Backlund, he was exposed and subsequently fled, leaving behind an elite squad of about a hundred people. The lowest-ranking member of this squad was a Sequence 9 Beyonder, and there was not a single ordinary person among them!
All forces have mobilized to find these people!
However, none of the parties involved anticipated this situation, and they were severely unprepared and lacked sufficient intelligence, so they estimated that they would not gain anything.
Your mission is to arrest everyone below Sequence 7, which amounts to approximately 90 people!
The more Hugh flipped through the list, the more alarmed he became, because Evan's list was extremely detailed, even knowing the identities of these people, their routes and sequences, just like the information he had obtained from the escaped Burke Einhorn!
Hugh was unaware of the truth, and she had no intention of guessing. She immediately grasped the truth, which was another reason why Evan insisted on killing Burk Einhorn himself: he had used the City of Calamity to "capture" Burk Einhorn.
The City of Calamity has no shortage of "prisoners" of all ranks, but those high-rank prisoners are not ones that Evan can currently control or utilize.
Releasing those high-ranking "prisoners" rashly is like a small horse pulling a large cart; one must constantly guard against their backlash and being turned against them.
In short, after the Sequence 3 demigod Burk Einhorn of the Fussac Empire infiltrated Backlund, he was exposed and subsequently fled, leaving behind an elite squad of about a hundred people. The lowest-ranking member of this squad was a Sequence 9 Beyonder, and there was not a single ordinary person among them!
All forces have mobilized to find these people!
However, none of the parties involved anticipated this situation, and they were severely unprepared and lacked sufficient intelligence, so they estimated that they would not gain anything.
Your mission is to arrest everyone below Sequence 7, which amounts to approximately 90 people!
The more Hugh flipped through the list, the more alarmed he became, because Evan's list was extremely detailed, even knowing the identities of these people, their routes and sequences, just like the information he had obtained from the escaped Burke Einhorn!
Hugh was unaware of the truth, and she had no intention of guessing. She immediately grasped the truth, which was another reason why Evan insisted on killing Burk Einhorn himself: he had used the City of Calamity to "capture" Burk Einhorn.
The City of Calamity has no shortage of 'prisoners' of all ranks, but those high-rank prisoners are not ones that Evan can currently control or utilize.
Releasing those high-ranking prisoners rashly is like a small horse pulling a large cart; we must constantly guard against their backlash and the possibility of them turning the tables on us.
But if this high-ranking prisoner was sent in by Evan and killed by Evan himself, then it would be a different story!
The list in Hugh's hands was given to him by Burke Einhorn in the City of Calamity.
In fact, Evan had a list of people he had personally investigated, but not all members of the Burke Einhorn team were Hunter Path Beyonders, so Evan's investigation always had some gaps and was not as comprehensive as what the team leader, Burke Einhorn, said!
"There are over ninety people! Even if my entire team works themselves to death, we still can't capture that many!"
After MI9 was reorganized, Hugh, thanks to his previous merits and Evan's help, became the captain of an independent elite squad with more than 20 members.