Chapter 346: The Past (Part 2)

"Hmm... is this considered a high-level awakening?" the prince asked.

Agatha didn't know what to say for a moment, and there was only one thought in her mind - why did this happen?

The Holy City was forgotten, and the Federation was destroyed. It stands to reason that without specialized training and guidance, the abilities of witches should be greatly regressed. But what does she see now? A witch who has just grown up has been promoted twice. This is not luck at all. You must know that even in the union where geniuses gather, there are only a handful of such witches.

Moreover, if I heard correctly, there are three other people who are also like Anna?

Agatha stared blankly at the gray-haired man, and it took a while to come back to her senses, "This... it should be considered, but I don't have a balance magic stone, and I can't test the size of the ability change." She paused , her throat was a little dry, "I would like to ask, what happened to Anna when she woke up? She seems to have just grown up. Could it be that these two changes happened within a short period of one or two years?"

After Agatha finished speaking, she realized that she had unknowingly used honorifics—witches cannot be passed down, and even if a large number of ordinary people are gathered around, there is no guarantee that powerful witches will be born, so the higher-ups always use Ability, not background, determines the ranking. According to Anna's current ability, she already has the qualifications to enter the high level of the federation. Compared with herself, if she is not a superior, she is at least an equal figure.

Any high-level awakened person is worthy of respect.

"The first time was due to the exhaustion of magic power when fighting against evil beasts. The second time I think it should be caused by learning knowledge."

"Knowledge..." She was startled, "What kind of knowledge?"

"Ahem, this can be discussed later," the prince cleared his throat, "Let's go back to the topic we talked about just now, what exactly is Akaris' God's Punishment Army experiment?"

Also, if he hadn't lied to himself, this knowledge must contain a very great truth, so Anna was able to awaken the new ability through epiphany. It is normal for him not to go into details before gaining trust. Agatha couldn't help but feel excited. Increasing the chance of promotion is of extraordinary significance to witches. If they can figure out the principle, it will not be difficult to revive the Federation.

But where did he get this knowledge? This is a backward wild land, how could some villagers understand the mystery of magic power? She is full of confusion about this. What has the world become in the past four hundred years?

Agatha temporarily moved these difficult problems aside, "Acaris is extremely powerful. After wearing the God's Stone of Retaliation, she will not be defeated even in the face of several hell lords. However, there are too few of them who are above the extraordinary. .Or...we lost in the diversity of abilities.”

"Diversity?"

"That's right, no one knows what kind of abilities a witch can have before she awakens, but according to the statistics of the Federation, only 10% of 10% of witches are suitable for fighting-this ratio also applies to superhumans. And this Out of 10% of the combat witches, there is no certainty as to how many of them can become promoted. The Federation once encountered an embarrassing situation where there was not one promoted for fifty years, so the combat ability of the witches is very unstable."

"Ordinary people may not be able to awaken, awakening may not be able to fight, and fighting may not necessarily make them stronger. Is this what you mean?" the prince rubbed his chin.

"It's almost like this," Agatha sighed, "so we formed a guard composed of mortals to make up for the lack of witches, but...mortals cannot defeat devils. Even if they carry the God's Stone of Retaliation, it is far from enough In order to contend with the infinitely powerful madman. Under this unfavorable situation, Akaris ordered the Mystery Society to start researching warriors who can break through the limits of the human body. Judging from this scribbled note, she seems to have succeeded..."

"It seems?" the prince asked curiously, "Didn't you say that you are a member of the Quest Society?"

"That's true, but since this order was issued, I have left the Taquila Quest Society and built my own laboratory building in the Hidden Forest." She bit her lip and hesitated for a moment before continuing, " They quickly found their way and used the power of the God's Stone of Retaliation to forcibly combine witches and mortals, but... this process needs to consume the witch's life. I can't accept this kind of experiment. The Quest Club should focus on exploring the use of the God's Stone , instead of treating witches as consumables. Natalya is right, this kind of behavior will only bring destruction to witches."

The prince looked a little shocked, "Treat people as consumables?"

"Acharis also acted helplessly. Taquila was at stake at the time." Seeing the other party's unbearable expression, Agatha suddenly felt pleasing to the eye for some reason, "But now the Federation has disappeared, so it can be seen that there is no such thing Keep it, and it should never appear again in the future.”

After she finished speaking, she lowered her head, rubbing the pages of the book, turning over mountains, crossing rivers... What a familiar slogan. But where are you all now? How can I alone reforge order?

"However, the God's Punishment Army still exists."

These words made Agatha's fingers suddenly froze, and she looked at the prince in disbelief, "You...what did you say?"

"I don't know if this is a coincidence," the other party said slowly, as if considering the wording, "the church... is an organization you have never heard of, and two churches were established at the gap in the middle of the Impassable Mountains. cities, and both are called "Holy City". They were the ones who initiated the hunt for witches. Not only that, they also searched for orphans and street children and brought them back to the Holy City Monastery for adoption. Wendy was the one who escaped. "

"The church has its own army and territory, and the most powerful warriors among them are the God's Punishment Army. These monsters who have lost their minds are powerful, comparable to extraordinary witches, and there are definitely not a few of them. In addition, they may even have a group of Powerful witch, this is why I temporarily blocked your ability with the God's Lock of Retaliation." The prince spread his hands and said, "Before you told us this...we always thought that the holy city of Taquila was built in the barren land, The one who fights against the devil is the church, and those relics are also left by the church."

Agatha opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a word. An organization composed of mortals actually took away the most important secrets of the Federation, and hunted down witches in turn, creating the God's Punishment Army to stabilize its rule? She suddenly felt a splitting headache, God's Punishment Army did not die, but fell into an organization that hated witches! What the hell did those people from the federation do?

Seeming to see her exhaustion and discomfort, Wendy gently pushed her down on the bed, and said in a low voice, "Come here first today, and get a good night's sleep. Don't worry, we will find out the reason."

Afterwards, she felt her ankle loosen, and Anna had already removed the God's Chain of Retaliation. Everyone left the room one by one, and the gray-haired prince was the last one.

Just as he was closing the door, Agatha heard a calm and composed words.

"One thing you are wrong about is that mortals can defeat devils."

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