strokinit Chapter 98 The Witch's Anatomy
Chapter 98 The Witch's Anatomy
Chapter 98 The Witch's Anatomy
In the pitch-black night, on the flowing river and the cold ice, Lu Ze, panting, watched as Mrs. Sharon's skull was lifted, revealing her body. Her brains were still warm, but the blood that had flowed out had already frozen to the ice.
I have a feeling that I've seen similar scenes before.
Lu Ze smiled bitterly to himself.
After catching his breath and closing his eyes to meditate and regain some of his spirituality, he drew his dagger and staggered to his feet. The gunshots had been going on for a while, and although the river was somewhat remote, curious people might still come by, so he had to deal with the body as soon as possible.
Lu Ze walked up to Mrs. Sharon's body, pondering how best to make the incision.
At that moment, a thought suddenly came to his mind.
Perhaps I should try to communicate with her through psychic abilities to obtain more information. Whether it's inside information about the witch cult or details of human trafficking, although I can't tell the captain, at least it would make me less passive.
"Spiritual communication" is a skill that psychics like Daly excel at, but "mystical mediums" like Luzer or Klein, who "occupy the next house," can also manage it with some effort through rituals. However, it must be done as quickly as possible; if the target's spiritual energy dissipates, it cannot be achieved.
With that thought, Lu Ze no longer hesitated and used his dagger to create a spiritual wall around himself and his body. Then he sprinkled hydrosol and herbal powder and whispered the name of the goddess of night in Hermes.
"She is the goddess of the night, more sublime than the stars, more eternal than eternity..."
During the recitation, Lu Ze couldn't help but feel a little guilty.
I'm bypassing the organization, acting in secret, and even needing to borrow the goddess's power. I don't think the goddess will punish me... I doubt it. She's already given me help, so she must have tacitly granted me a certain degree of freedom.
Lu Ze comforted himself in this way and continued the ritual, chanting the incantation:
"I pray to the power of the night;"
"I pray to the hidden power;"
"I beg you to grant me spiritual access to this evil witch..."
Hermesian incantations echoed within the enclosed space, and a terrifying yet hidden power descended, surging into Luze's body. Luze's azure eyes rapidly turned deep black, the black spreading quickly and swallowing up the whites of his eyes, making him appear both frightening and mysterious.
Through those pure black eyes, Lu Ze saw the lingering spirit within Mrs. Sharon's body. She floated aimlessly, only reacting with a venomous expression when her gaze met Lu Ze's.
Lu Ze naturally didn't care about the dead man's resentment. He reached out and touched Mrs. Sharon, and the goddess's power connected him with her spirit.
The scenery before my eyes suddenly changed.
In a chaotic corner of the neighborhood, a handsome man who bore a resemblance to Mrs. Sharon carefully examined a note with a few lines written in Rune script:
"Sequence 9: Assassin"
"Main ingredients: the four paws of an adult night cat, and all the feathers of a concealed night hawk."
"Auxiliary materials: 80 ml of pure water, 5 drops of white datura juice, 5 g of night-blooming jasmine powder, and 10 g of adult black night civet whisker powder."
The scenery shifted, and the man appeared in the dark alley. He looked much more mature and sinister, exuding a cold and ruthless aura. Standing opposite him was an extremely beautiful woman. Concealing his lust for her, he bowed respectfully and accepted the note she offered. The note read:
Sequence 8: The Instigator.
Main ingredients: Heart of the Demon Throat Honey, Poison Sac of the Dark Lurker.
Additional ingredients: 100 ml pure water, a nasal tube for the throat lozenge, 5 drops of blue datura juice, 10 g of water fern powder, and one unpeeled walnut.
The scene continued to change, and finally, Mrs. Sharon, whom Luze recognized, appeared before him. She was reclining languidly in a chair.
Her curves were beautiful and captivating. She then addressed Triss below, saying, "I've almost won over that senator. Once he's on our side, future transportation will be much faster..."
On the dressing table behind her was a statue made of bones.
She was a woman with an eerie yet beautiful appearance, whose hair extended all the way to her ankles, each strand as thick as a snake, with eyes at the ends.
As Luze looked at the statue, the statue reacted. Under the gaslight, the statue's surface shimmered and danced.
All the snake hairs seemed to come alive, writhing as if they were moving. And at that moment, the head of the woman made of bones began to slowly turn.
She looked at Lu Ze, her hard, bony face seemingly smiling.
"Boom!"
The illusory world suddenly collapsed, and Luze's consciousness returned to the ice surface.
"what!"
He clutched his head and let out a painful scream, as if a sharp blade had cleaved his skull, exposing his brain directly to the cold air. It took him a long time to recover before he could stand up with difficulty.
In the instant he met the statue's gaze, some forbidden knowledge forcefully entered his mind. Looking back now, it seems to be a name.
"The primordial witch's name?"
Lu Ze murmured incredulously.
The Primal Witch, an evil god worshipped by the Witch Cult. He had seen her in the Night Watchers' records; she was an extremely dangerous and terrifying god who had brought horrific disasters to the world. But this theoretically highest-ranking member of the Witch Cult, upon encountering Luze, an enemy who had just killed a follower, actually forced his own name upon him?
It was as if they were begging for the name of the venerable one called by Lu Ze!
Lu Ze was speechless, only feeling a bit numb in his head.
First the true creator, then the hidden sage and the primordial witch...: ...Aren't the evil gods a little too fond of me?
Speaking of names, among the knowledge given by the necromancer's potion, besides the True Creator, there was another mysterious being called Urolius. However, this name contains the description "a follower of the True Creator," clearly indicating that he is on the same side as the True Creator. Therefore, Luze has never prayed to him.
If you pray, perhaps another mysterious entity will appear that challenges you...:
Forget about it for now.
Lu Ze shook his head. Time was of the essence; it would be best to remove Mrs. Sharon's heart first.
So he picked up the dagger and approached the body whose skull had been ripped open.
Anyone familiar with dissections knows that the heart is protected by the ribs, making it difficult to remove. Forensic doctors often need to use a saw to cut through several ribs to extract the heart. Lu Ze struggled greatly but couldn't remove the ribs, ultimately resorting to a ritual, using flesh magic to obtain a complete witch's heart.
However, Luze couldn't just take one heart, because Ms. M, who was constantly monitoring him, would notice something amiss. Therefore, he also solemnly removed Sharon's other organs, as well as her hair, eyes... To be fair, such materials are indeed used in some taboo rituals of the Mystic People, but Luze wasn't particularly keen on using them, as they seemed too insane.
After doing all this, Lu Ze didn't rush to leave. Instead, he took out all of Mrs. Sharon's belongings and the extraordinary properties she had extracted. He then used a ritual to interfere with her body, preventing anyone from accessing or communicating with her through her spirit.
Only after that did he throw the witch's body into the Tasok River, walk across the gradually thawing ice, and enter the shadows of the street.