The Witch Council

Chapter 91 The Witch Council

"The ninth seat, isn't it Lin Ye?" Wu An asked, a sense of dread creeping into his heart.

This was information given to her by the system, and she hadn't expected "Lin Ye" to be so inexperienced.

"Yes, Lin Ye wasn't originally the ninth seat holder. Thank you for this information."

While Wu Pei was still figuring out how to fool Xiao Hei, her inquisitive nature actually showed her thoughtfulness.

Since we've come to this topic, Wu Pei would like to take it a step further, in case it comes in handy in the future.

"Could you send me a copy of the list of council seats?" she said. Although she knew some information about the Witch Council, she didn't actually understand the specifics.

"No... I'm sorry, this won't do." Unexpectedly, Xiao Hei refused.

Why?

"Because of the Fifth Seat's Complete Witch ability, the more knowledge one has about the members of the council, the easier it is for the Fifth Seat's ability to target them."

"In that case, would it be alright to disclose the council's information to everyone?" Wu An asked.

"Cough cough—" Xiao Hei seemed to choke, and after a few seconds he recovered and replied, "Um... you don't need to go to such lengths to massacre a city."

She still has the time to joke around...

That's exactly what Wu Pei thinks. Since it can be locked, then all members are locked, so it has nothing to do with whether it's locked or not.

"Miss Wu'an, I think we need to explain this to you properly."

A witch is not something that can be openly declared to exist.

The witch factor is something that every human being possesses.

Without knowing of the witch's existence, the witch factor will not be activated unless the magic power reaches the fifth level.

If a magical girl learns about witches, the effect of experiencing extreme negative emotions is not to increase her magical power, but rather to activate witch genes.

The same applies to ordinary people.

Once the witch factor is activated to a certain extent, the result is an unleashing of murderous intent, ultimately transforming the individual into a witch or reducing them to ashes.

You must have also suffered when the witch factor was activated, right?

Xiao Hei found it very strange and couldn't understand how someone like the puppy Hakimi could say such absurd things as "publicly revealing the existence of the witch."

The only plausible explanation is that he's been possessed by a witch's brain.

"Uh... um." Wu An responded hesitantly. Actually, this was the first time she had ever heard the term "witch factor."

At the Genko-kai's base, the principles behind transforming witches are explained in a very vague way.

The members of the Phantom Society knew what happened, but not why.

"Getting back to the main point, the Fifth Seat doesn't kill just anyone. In the past, only fifth-tier magical girls have died as a result of attacks by the Fifth Seat..."

However, her ability is very special, and we don't know if there are any other restrictions on activating it.

Because some fifth-rank individuals, even if they knew the information of all the council members, were not killed by the fifth seat.

However, for safety's sake, it's best for those who haven't yet reached full capacity, or those who reside in Jiangbei long-term, to know as little as possible about this type of information...

All I can tell you is that there are thirteen seats in Parliament.

Since there was danger, Wu Bai didn't intend to inquire further.

Having heard about the number of Complete Witches, she then turned to Kuro and asked about the number of Full Bloom Magical Girls.

"There haven't been any new fully bloomed flowers lately." Little Black's answer was completely irrelevant.

"I'm just confirming the quantity with you." The full bloom appeared, but even Wu An couldn't see it.

"Including us, there are fourteen in total."

I felt a little relieved that there was no loss; thirteen against fourteen, the advantage was in my hands.

Although the magical girls have just suffered a crushing defeat, judging from the number of top-tier experts, it is still possible to confirm that the magical girls' side should have the advantage in strength.

That makes sense; if she didn't have a significant advantage in strength, the witch wouldn't have been confined to a small corner of Jiangnan.

Of those I've come into contact with so far, including Lin Ye, there are also the eighth and second seats.

There are three of them in total; they shouldn't be in any dangerous situation.

bite-

The elevator doors opened, and Wu An walked into the narrow passage, eventually stopping in front of a black door with a handprint on it, surrounded by many butterfly-shaped purple eyes.

"Around the gate you mentioned, there are many symbols of the Illusion Society engraved," Wu Pei said.

"Tsk! As expected..." Xiao Hei clicked his tongue in disbelief, then immediately panicked, "Sorry, sorry, it wasn't for you."

Wu An was well aware of this, and Xiao Hei was indeed very well-mannered.

"Please place your hand on it."

"Aren't you afraid there might be a trap?" Wu An asked, as the dark gate in front of them was clearly suspicious.

"It's alright, it won't be a problem for you. After all, Qishan City can't actually support magic power above the fourth tier."

Wu An didn't quite understand Xiao Hei's logic. She hadn't even reached the fourth rank yet, so how could the magic power of the fourth rank not pose a threat to her?

Even though Xiao Hei had given his assurance, Wu An still took precautions before placing his hand on it.

The moment it touched the palm print, a black spike imbued with filthy magic shot out from it, but was blocked by Wu'an.

The logo of the Genko-kai also lit up at the same time.

[Psychological attack detected—]

The amount of mental energy involved would indeed be quite problematic for other fourth-tier magical girls.

I don't know why Xiao Hei made such a hasty judgment...

Well, after all, her voice sounded like she was about to die suddenly, so it's understandable that I misjudged her.

Ignoring the mental attack, Wu An directly activated [Devour] to destroy the spikes and pressed them back onto the handprint.

A suction force drew in from the palm print, rapidly draining the magic power from the body.

If left unattended, you'll run out of mana very quickly.

Without the magic, the transformation could not be maintained. Just as she was about to withdraw her hand, the suction stopped abruptly.

Suddenly, Wu An shuddered.

Just now, something came—

He walked out from the mysterious gate in front of him.

But she couldn't see the other person's physical form; it was as if she were only being looked at by an invisible gaze.

The gaze ascended from the narrow corridor, rose to the top floor of the General Administration Building, above Qishan Mountain, and finally stood in the sky, sweeping across the entire city.

At this moment, everyone who was still awake felt the presence of the "gaze," and even the guard dogs began to bark at the sky.

Everyone looked up at the sky without prior arrangement, but there was nothing there, and they just felt a sense of wonder.

"Miss Wu'an, could... could I trouble you again?" A few seconds later, a voice came from Xiao Hei's end.

"Was that you just now?" Wu An asked.

"Hmm, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, tell me about your business."

[Received a text message]

The phone Xiao Hei gave me vibrated, and I opened the text message without paying:

Inside is a website address. After opening it, a dynamic map of Qishan City appears, marked with eleven large red dots.

"What is this?" Wu An asked, frowning.

"The Heart of Calamity of a Class B Calamity Beast".

"Qishan City, a small city, Grade B, so many??"

"Someone intercepted the calamity beasts that should have been generated in Changming City...and also brought the Heart of Calamity from Changming City."

No wonder.

Wu An remembered that in the days before he left, the frequency of the spawning of the disaster beasts in Changming City had obviously decreased.

She initially thought that she had killed too many, which reduced people's fear of the monsters and lessened their malice, thus preventing the monsters from hatching.

"Could you please deal with them before they hatch?" Xiao Hei requested.

"Wait...isn't the core of a Rank B Calamity Beast only processable at Tier 4?"

Wu Pei may not remember ever exposing his [devouring] to others.

How did Xiao Hei figure it out?

"Although the level of physical magic you use is still in its blossoming stage, you are able to defeat a fourth-tier Qiluo, who is also the kind with the complete protection of a witch. By normal standards, you are naturally no match for her."

"Okay." He thought he'd been seen through.

"I am very grateful—" Xiao Hei paused for a moment, then said, "The number of calamity beasts is actually incorrect. According to Qianhuan's arrangement habits, there should usually be twelve calamity beasts. The one that is hidden is likely to be a calamity beast with similar abilities to that Lin Ye. Please check it carefully."

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The unfamiliar name that suddenly appeared startled Wu An for a moment. She could roughly guess that Qianhuan was the name of the Second Seat.

But... Xiao Hei just said to try to know as little information about the council as possible, so why did he suddenly mention "Qian Huan" in the next sentence?

Is she simply not very bright, or is she just overworked and so exhausted that her left and right hemispheres are fighting each other?