The Speedrun Manual of Miss Witch - Chapter 217

Without a moment of hesitation, Mond violently ripped off her clothes, revealing the dark purple, pockmarked hard shell that had spread from her chest to her shoulders, resembling barnacles—this was the external manifestation of being eroded by the “Source of Cholera” potion.

Large amounts of colorless toxins surged out from those irregular pores. Those flying insects, upon getting close to the area covered by the toxins, were instantly corroded into white smoke and couldn’t get near Mond at all.

Ding—

A potion bottle, about the thickness of a finger, was flicked into the air by Mond. The two kinds of potions inside mixed together as they tumbled, beginning a violent reaction—cracks appeared on the bottle.

Pop—

The glass bottle shattered. The mixed potion liquid, along with glass shards, exploded directly. Tiny droplets of water instantly covered Mond.

Her skin wriggled, rapidly absorbing the ingredients from these transcendent potions.

The disguise on her face began to tear open. It was as if her face was being ripped in half. The muscles under her skin wriggled and began to swell. An unprecedented power surged within her body.

Mond directly bent her knees and leaped on the spot. With just a few bounces between the walls, she landed directly on the rooftop.

She looked at the alley below, which was filled with toxins and pus, her expression ferocious.

“Damn it… It’s Keyman…”

That Ciel was not a “Subverter,” nor was she the Keyman, but this was clearly Ciel’s ability. Her burial items included these two potions—”Coroner” and “Queen Bee.” This was information Mond knew.

But how did she escape the toxin detonation? The toxin had penetrated deep into her vital organs. She couldn’t have cleared it out without her noticing. That person named Ciel should have been dead as dead can be!

Although the girl named Ciel had originally become a “Coroner,” even if she faked her death and drank the “Queen Bee” potion, it was impossible to clear the toxins that had penetrated deep into her bones…

She had prepared two bottles of potion… Were these prepared for someone else?

Mond no longer had time to think too much. She absolutely could not expose her identity at this time. There were still many things she hadn’t had time to do!

Relying on the powerful strength brought by the potion, she rapidly leaped between the rooftops. But the next moment, she suddenly looked up, horrified, at the hundred black ravens circling above her head in the sky.

She… was targeted…

Those ravens didn’t attack. They circled, as if just confirming Mond’s location…

It was as if they were waiting for someone to arrive.

Keyman?!

It’s alright… They are just birds. If I want to block their perception, I have plenty of poison…

But just as she took out a bottle of reagent, preparing to pour it into the pores of her exoskeleton, her body became unable to move.

She felt as if bound by some invisible force, unable to move an inch.

Mond used all her strength to slowly twist her head, looking downwards.

Under the clear daytime sky, her shadow was continuously elongating, twisting, and deforming… Countless tentacles made of black shadows were bundled onto her shadow.

Crack crack—

Due to her violent struggles, her arm bones had already made faint cracking sounds. With a little more force, her bones would be directly broken.

Before Mond’s eyes, the black shadow churned like a puddle of black water on the rooftop before her. A figure slowly emerged from the thick black water. After a slight flicker, a figure wearing a faceless mask appeared not far in front of Mond.

Church of the Savior Goddess, Eleanor, Tier 4 “Disciplinarian Saint.”

Mond instantly recognized who the figure before her was. She had thoroughly investigated the high-level transcendent combat power in Ansu City.

The moment she recognized Eleanor, Mond had already given up any resistance. She didn’t even try to use poison to erode the other party.

However, there was still an expression of disbelief in Mond’s eyes. She stared blankly at Eleanor before her.

How is this possible…?

Keyman… won over Eleanor? A Tier 4?

Even if the Keyman was a “Subverter,” the difficulty involved in winning over a Tier 4, especially a Tier 4 lunatic from the Judicator’s Court, was something Mond knew best.

“Mond von Rhein.”

Eleanor looked calmly at Mond before her. A hoarse voice came from her mouth. “Is that you…?”

“Can I say no?”

Mond’s lips twitched. She smiled bitterly.

“Hello, Judicator’s Court.”

Eleanor, following protocol, displayed her Archbishop’s emblem.

“Please come with me for some investigation. If it causes you any inconvenience, the Judicator’s Court will compensate you after the matter is concluded.”

…

In an abandoned factory on the outskirts of Ansu City, Mond, bound by black shadows, just sat there.

Eleanor stood calmly to the side, not speaking or making any movements. She seemed to be just standing there, waiting for someone.

Only when Eleanor seemed to see something through the black shadow did she manipulate the black shadow on Mond, completely covering her entire body, leaving only her features exposed.

Even though Mond had poison hidden in her teeth, she was completely unable to activate it. The shadows in her mouth would move faster than she could.

Who is she waiting for…?

After about four or five minutes, a figure finally walked through the factory entrance. A black shadow walked ahead of that figure, leading the way.

A somewhat lazy voice came from the black-haired girl’s mouth.

“Your Church of the Savior Goddess carriages are a bit too shabby… Not even a cushion. Can’t even take a nap…”

The newcomer was Ciel.

Eleanor didn’t seem to intend to reply to Ciel’s rambling. She said, “Is that her, the one from the Society of Merriment?”

Ciel walked to Eleanor’s side and looked at the person before her who was completely bound by black shadows, with only their features remaining.

Ciel: “…”

Ciel herself had never met this person from the Society of Merriment. How could she know if it was them?

Ciel slightly bent her knees, placed her hands on her knees, and smiled at the figure sitting on the ground. She said, “I found you…”

Mond’s pupils slightly constricted.

Indeed… Keyman…

Ciel’s 【Acuity】 allowed her not to miss these emotional details. She stood up and looked at Eleanor, “It’s her.”