Witch’s Night: Chapter 27 Um…
Not an Ice Coffin Weapon, but better than one, even more dangerous than an ordinary Ice Coffin Weapon.
That was Cecilia now.
Her life was maintained by a fragile balance. Once this precarious balance was broken, what awaited her was destruction, accompanied by a Calamity.
“Artificially creating an Ice Coffin Weapon… this cultist… how could he…”
Chris’s chest heaved, her unvented anger building up inside, but she eventually calmed down.
“So, I want to talk to him.” Luo Yan narrowed her eyes slightly. “Perhaps there are still many things we can discuss.”
For example, the title “God of Hope.” Ordinary people called her the “Witch of Envy.” Only the Church of the End Gods knew Her true name.
Although it couldn’t be expressed using the language of True Names, they extracted the most representative word from the True Name as Her title.
“But, this Bishop is very likely a ‘Peril’ level or higher ability user, judging from the layout of this house.”
Chris looked around and noticed that the damage to the house was slowly recovering.
Although this technology wasn’t unfamiliar to Chris, she was still a little surprised to see it in a dilapidated residential building.
“Of course, we won’t talk here. I’ll take him to a place that’s advantageous for me.”
Luo Yan nodded, a sly glint flashing in her eyes.
“Are you saying…”
Chris blinked, suddenly feeling another flashback looming, and couldn’t help but tremble.
Yes, the only thing that could give her this kind of dread was the Void.
“Yes, no living being can stay in the Void for long, not even a ‘Peril’ level ability user.”
Luo Yan’s basis was Rhine from before. He was considered one of the strongest among “Peril” level ability users.
But after entering the Void, his performance wasn’t much different from Lin Cheng, a “Ruin” level ability user. Both of their reactions were equally severe.
This was usually a disadvantage, making it difficult for Luo Yan to take others on Void Traversal, but occasionally, it also had its uses, such as in the current situation.
A “Peril” level ability user was still too much for Luo Yan and Chris to handle with their current combat power.
And this person called “Bishop”… he couldn’t possibly be an ordinary “Peril” level ability user, right?
Therefore, the safest method was to pull him into the Void and have a heart-to-heart talk. This way, even if he didn’t want to listen, he had to.
Of course, Luo Yan’s idea was good, but putting it into practice was a bit difficult.
First… she had to invite him into the Void.
“We can’t just drag him in, right? A ‘Peril’ level ability user will resist.” Chris touched her chin.
“Should we knock him unconscious? No… if we had the ability to knock him unconscious, we wouldn’t need to go to such lengths… Miss Luo Yan, why do you keep looking at me?”
Chris looked up and saw Luo Yan staring intently at her, almost jumping in fright.
“No, I just want to ask what material this outfit is made of.” Luo Yan said indifferently.
“Oh, speaking of this, I have a lot to say. This is a treasure bestowed upon me by a certain important person, possessing a series of functions such as concealing aura and hiding tracks. Even a ‘Destruction’ level ability user would have difficulty seeing through its disguise.”
Chris put her hands on her hips and said proudly, but she didn’t reveal the matter of Shadow and the Shadow Guards.
This was a top-secret matter and absolutely couldn’t be revealed to outsiders… especially not to Luo Yan.
“I saw that you were wearing clothes underneath when you put it on, but after putting it on, it seemed to completely flatten everything, without a trace.” Luo Yan stared at the Shadow Guard uniform and said after a moment of thought. “Is it because it’s very elastic? Or is there another reason?”
“This isn’t something that can be achieved with elasticity. Actually, this treasure doesn’t have a fixed form. It’s more like a specially refined material, but it can also be turned into gloves.”
After saying that, Chris took off the Shadow Guard uniform and condensed it onto her hands.
“Wow…”
Luo Yan didn’t react much, but Cecilia suddenly exclaimed.
Not only because of Chris’s magical trick, but also because… of her appearance.
Chris had been wearing the Shadow Guard uniform since they left the Lower District, even when they entered the residential building.
So the Chris that Cecilia saw was always like a ghost, and she was terrified, hiding behind Luo Yan.
Only now did she see Chris hidden beneath the shadow, and she was stunned.
“Big sister, so beautiful… more beautiful than Cecilia…”
Cecilia felt a little inferior. The God of Hope was also very beautiful, everyone was beautiful, only Cecilia was ugly, stupid, and short…
“You haven’t grown up yet, you’ll be more beautiful than her in the future.”
Luo Yan sensed Cecilia’s dejection and reached out to rub her messy pink short hair.
“Really?”
Cecilia’s eyes lit up.
“Really.”
Luo Yan, who had almost no sense of aesthetics, nodded.
“False!”
Chris angrily put her hands on her hips.
“I-, Is that so…”
Cecilia shrank back again.
“Why are you competing with a child?” Luo Yan glanced at Chris, her gaze returning to the Shadow Guard uniform. “But this outfit of yours…”
“What do you want to do? This isn’t for sale!”
Chris hugged her Shadow Guard uniform protectively. She suddenly noticed that Luo Yan seemed to have some bad ideas and immediately became alert.
“I’m not planning to buy it, and besides, I don’t have any money.” Luo Yan spread her hands. “I just want to borrow it, just for a little while.”
“…Could it be that you want to try it on?”
Chris immediately became troubled. Although the shadow material outfit wasn’t exactly “worn,” but “covered” the body, it was… intimate apparel, after all.
If it were Sister Qingling, it would be fine, but with Miss Luo Yan… Chris still had a mental block.
“No, I’ll just say it directly, I want to turn this thing into a sack and put it over that Bishop’s head.”
Luo Yan said in a flat tone, making Chris almost spit out blood.
“Wait, no, how did you come up with such…”
Before Chris could finish, Luo Yan continued on her own,
“I originally thought I would have to tailor it, but since this material is so convenient, it saves me a lot of effort.”
“Miss Luo Yan, you…”
Chris’s voice trembled. She never expected Miss Luo Yan to have such an idea. How did her mind work?
“What do you think?” Luo Yan’s expression was serious, not like she was joking. “A Bishop of the Church of the End Gods, I believe both Lannister and Noah would be very interested in meeting him, right?”
Chris originally wanted to refuse outright, but when Luo Yan said the last sentence, she suddenly realized something.
Yes, this was a Bishop of the Church of the End Gods!
Back in the barbaric era nearly a thousand years ago, they were existences capable of confronting the Saints!
Even though the Church of the End Gods had declined now, a Bishop-level figure was still not to be underestimated.
In this situation, let alone using a Shadow Guard uniform to… make a sack, even if the uniform itself was sacrificed, it would be worth it!
After all, although the Shadow Guard uniform was considered a treasure, Saint Shadow still had quite a bit of stock. It was a mass-produced treasure, its value only lay in the rarity of its material.
The reason for its rarity was because Saint Shadow was lazy… ahem, disrespectful, disrespectful.
“No problem!”
Thinking of this, Chris’s attitude immediately changed. She and Luo Yan hit it off, and the two immediately began plotting the details.
Cecilia, listening from the side, was dumbfounded, feeling that these two beautiful big sisters were discussing something bad, and kept mentioning Grandpa Bishop.
What to do, Grandpa Bishop was a good person, he always told Cecilia stories, and he would teach Cecilia how to destroy the world… destroy civilization in the future!
As their conversation became more and more dangerous, Cecilia finally mustered up the courage to say,
“God of Hope, and beautiful big sister, please… please don’t do this to Grandpa Bishop! He’s very, very good to Cecilia!”
“Hmm?” Luo Yan raised an eyebrow. “How is he good to you?”
She was also quite curious about how this heinous cult leader usually treated Cecilia.
Putting aside Cecilia’s current semi-out-of-control body and power, judging from the other details in this residential building, this Bishop seemed to genuinely treat Cecilia as his granddaughter.
“Grandpa Bishop… Grandpa Bishop helps Cecilia with her illness, tells Cecilia stories, and encourages Cecilia. It’s because of Grandpa Bishop that Cecilia is determined to achieve her dream of destroying the world in the future!”
“…Miss Luo Yan, I think your previous proposal was a bit too conservative.”
“Ah, you just said it was too dangerous…”
“Besides such a Calamity, what’s a little more danger?”
Cecilia: “Eh?”
Why did it feel like the big sisters’ resentment towards Grandpa Bishop was getting stronger…
Of course, Cecilia’s words dispelled some of Luo Yan and Chris’s suspicions about the Bishop, completely confirming that he was a thorough antisocial element.
Using this method to maintain Cecilia’s life, he probably only intended to use her as a weapon in the end.
Finally, Luo Yan and Chris made their arrangements, set a trap at the top of the stairs on the second floor, and after persuading Cecilia to stay put, they began to wait for the Bishop’s return.
They didn’t wait long. Hamid quickly rushed back with Eli and successfully fell into the trap… the sack, set by Luo Yan and Chris.
This couldn’t really be blamed on Hamid. Who would have thought that their supposedly esteemed guest would resort to using a sack to deal with the returning homeowner?
Moreover, the material of this sack was special. Even a “Destruction” level ability user would subconsciously overlook it if they weren’t paying attention, so Hamid hadn’t noticed anything unusual before stepping onto the second floor.
Cecilia, looking at Hamid, who was covered by a sack, could only weakly call out “Grandpa Bishop”…
She felt like an accomplice and felt a little guilty.
And at this time, Luo Yan wasn’t idle either. The moment the sack was placed, a spatial rift opened behind Hamid.
Then, just as Hamid was reacting, she pushed him in and entered the Void herself through the spatial rift—these were all part of the plan she had discussed with Chris beforehand, using the properties of the Void to control this Bishop of the Church of the End Gods.
Thus, in just an instant, Eli watched as the Bishop disappeared before his eyes.
And what appeared before him was a stunningly beautiful young woman, and Cecilia, with her head lowered.
“You, how dare you—”
He was both shocked and furious, roaring loudly.
But before he could finish, Chris noticed him and said in surprise,
“Oh, there’s another one who slipped through the net… Don’t worry! I’ll—”
“Thump!”
A crisp cracking sound rang out, and broken wood splinters flew from Eli’s forehead. Chris, holding a broken chair leg from the living room, had fiercely hit Eli on the head.
She usually called this move “physical hypnosis,” occasionally using it when there was no need to use “Siren’s Song.”
Before Eli could utter a complete sentence, he was hit dizzy.
Then he tripped over the stairs and fell backwards uncontrollably.
After a few more heart-wrenching thuds, this pitiful middle-aged man fainted on the first floor.
“Ah, it seems to be one of those strange uncles and aunts…”
Cecilia glanced at the unconscious Eli and retreated back into her room.
“Oh?” Chris clapped the wood dust off her hands and turned to look at Cecilia. “You’ve seen him before?”
“Mm… I’ve seen him. He came to the house last time with many, many people. It seems to have been last month…”
Cecilia frowned, thought carefully, then held her head. “Cecilia is too stupid, I can’t remember!”
“…It has nothing to do with being stupid.”
“I-, Is that so?”
“Because even idiots can remember.”
“Um, pretty big sister…”
……
Being put in a sack and then falling into the Void wasn’t a pleasant experience for anyone, and Hamid was no exception.
But after the initial surprise, Hamid quickly calmed down, took off the sack from his head, glanced at it, and said,
“So it’s this kind of thing… No wonder I didn’t notice anything.”
“You seem quite used to it? This Bishop… Grandpa?”
Luo Yan’s voice came from behind Hamid. Hamid smiled slightly and replied,
“Bishop is just a title and duty for us to act conveniently in the mortal world. You don’t have to address me like that… Just call me Hamid.
“This is the Void, right… Heh, a familiar aura. I’ve been here before, but my memory is distant, and I’ve forgotten some of it.”
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