World Occult Usage Guide

Chapter 56 Cardenas's bad luck continues (Part 1)
It wasn't Cardenas who fired the shot, but Lin An inside the ventilation duct.

"The entry 'Animal Theology of the Indigenous Peoples of the Upper East Side IV: Hodag' has been included. You have obtained the mediums 'Lord of the Earth' x2 and 'Nature Ritual' x2."

Based on past experience, killing another mystery would attract the "Judge's" medium, causing the Mysterious Encyclopedia to become more polluted. However, Lin An glanced at the panels of these free mystery people and licked his lips.

All the Free Mystics are under the control of the Foundation. Lin An knows the name of each individual. The system displays green-glowing data above their heads, like supermarket promotional items for customers to choose from.

"God of Truth!"
Lin An's eyes lit up. Ignoring the radiation from the "Judge", he aimed his [100% Accuracy] at the mysterious being who was the medium of the "God of Truth", and shot it in the head.

"Ping!"

The atmosphere outside was tense. The free mystic attacked Cardenas, enveloping him in a fierce and overwhelming energy.

White light emanated from Cardenas's fingertips, like a paralyzing needle, halting the advance of the free mystics. He quickly activated a mystical spell to become invisible and flee.

Even so, there were too many free mystics, and in the blink of an eye, several cuts were slashed open on Cardenas's body.

Clutching his bleeding abdomen with his arm, Cardenas hid behind a storage box when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure approaching from a distance.

"Vanessa, I'm surrounded by out-of-control mystics! Help!"

Cardenas shouted with all his might, and when Vanessa's gaze swept over him, he hid his right hand behind his back, pressing his index and middle fingers together.

The invisibility was broken, the aura of the mysterious figure dissipated, and Vanessa only saw a logistics minister being besieged by the free mysterious figures.

She hadn't yet made contact with the research department and was unaware of Cardenas's betrayal, so she rushed over.

"Kadernas, hold on!"

More than a dozen levitating, deep blue claws emerged from beneath the robe, scratching at the group of free-spirited mystics who had been drawn to the scene.

Wherever the floating hand touched, a raging fire would spontaneously combust, and muscles would quickly wither and turn black. The free mystics standing in the front row were caught off guard and had no time to pay attention to Cardenas.

Another hand pulled Cardenas's arm, leading him toward Vanessa.

"Minister, you're bleeding... I'll call for medical help right away." She shielded the logistics minister behind her, and just as she turned on her communication device, she heard the latter speak softly.

"Can we hold off those guys?"

Vanessa was taken aback, then shook her head hesitantly.

“No… that Shoggoth belongs to the Cthulhu Mythos just like me, but it’s too corrupted, making it more troublesome. Please leave as soon as possible, and I will try my best to cover your retreat.”

"Sigh, consider this a trial for you."

Cardenas's gesture changed again, and divine light emanated from his fingertips, striking Vanessa from behind.

The coroner was suddenly unable to move. She stared in shock at the gradually transparent figure of Kadenas. Her floating hand had only paused for a few seconds when it was smashed to pieces by a pair of ferocious tentacles.

"Gurgle—!" A hoarse roar came from the depths of darkness.

Fortunately, the Free Mystic didn't have time to attack Vanessa. Gunshots rang out in the storage room as Lin An used [Shots of the Critical Eye] to hit one of them, drawing everyone's attention.

"Damn it, Cardenas is shooting us in the back!"

"What is the mystery surrounding him? Why was he able to shoot and kill the mysterious figure?"

"You're dead, Cardenas!"

Taking advantage of the moment, Vanessa broke free from her frozen state, retrieved her remaining floating hand, and turned and ran away in a disheveled state.

"The entry 'The Frozen Gods V: The Deep Frozen Old Man' has been added. You have obtained the mediums 'God of Truth' x3 and 'Lord of the Earth' x1."

Hearing the notification in his mind, Lin An waited for the next sentence, "Decisive and ruthless," to attract the "judge" and increase the level of contamination. However, after about thirty seconds, the system remained silent.

Three mysterious figures have been killed, but nothing has happened?
Lin An pondered for a moment. Could it be that because the time between killing Jin Zhien and the two people just now was too far, or because other mediums were attracted in between, the judgment on the behavior that attracted the "judge" was reset?
There is another possibility...

Lin An glanced at the data above the heads of the free mystics and aimed [Shot 100% Accuracy] at the last person.

"Ping!"

I'm sorry, I still need a little bit of "knowledge seeker" medium.

"The entry 'The Concept of Witches and Evil III: The Hand of Glory' has been added. You have obtained the mediums 'Seeker' x5 and 'Mother of Desire' x1."

Another thirty seconds passed...

Guessed it.

Only when I kill someone using the "Complete Book of Magic" will it be counted as one of the three mystics' kills; using other mystical spells from the book will not count.

This is indeed very useful information.

Looking outside, the Free Mystic and Vanessa chased each other as they left the storage room. Cardenas hid in a corner, not daring to move.

Lin An had previously recognized Cardenas's mysterious nature.

When he emerged from his invisibility and called on Vanessa for help, he made a gesture of "swearing to God," and a string of pure white Hebrew words surrounded him. The secret words gathered the scattered energy, turning him back into an ordinary person.

The secret word is called Biqa, which means "good person." Later, when Kadenas used the arcane spell, as the hand gestures were completed, the equally intricate, blood-red Hebrew characters unleashed his energy.

The secret word is "Akae," which means "hidden name."

Both of these secret words relate to Kazbiel, an angel of oath in the Book of Enoch.

[Name]: Kasbel, Kazbel

[Rating]: Disaster Level C

Radiation level: 16.2%
[Pollution Level]: 11.5%
[Medium]: The Mother of Desire
Castel is a fallen angel in the Book of Enoch who governs hidden magic and oaths. He is a pseudo-canonical angel who gave the seraphim Michael two secret words: "Because" and "Nameless".

The first secret word represents the oath Castells made to God, swearing that he would keep the secrets of heaven and make mankind tremble before the name of God.

He later gave Michael the second secret word, which was also the source of this angel's fall. "The Nameless" reveals the secret of the Titan cycle, but in the time when the Book of Enoch was written, this secret could only be known and kept by God.

Kasbel felt he had grasped the mystery of God, so he asked Michael for God's hidden name. After being refused, he left Heaven with the other fallen angels and was called "Kasbel," which means "one who lies to God."

Regardless of whether the ideas conveyed in the Book of Enoch are outdated, Castells is undoubtedly a pseudo-canonical angel with two faces.

When "Comerth" overlaps, the mystical arts generated based on Him can switch between two forms by changing the secret words.

However, the radiation level of Cardenas was 16.2%, which was much higher than Lin An's guess.

In the battle just now, he didn't act like a disaster at all; he was incredibly cowardly.

Concealing witchcraft, switching oaths, secret words...

Could it be that Cardenas's "Becca" oath is stronger than the "Anonymous" oath, and that he simply used his ordinary human form to cover up his original state in order to infiltrate the Foundation?
After all, the Book of Enoch could not possibly allow fallen angels to have more power than angels.

It seems that Kadenas needs some time to adjust his arcane arts and rediscover his true power.

Upon closer inspection, his energy was not very stable at the moment, fluctuating and flowing, as if he was brewing something.

After a moment's thought, Lin An realized there were two ways to deal with Cardenas. One was to strike while he was still in a weakened state and take advantage of his weakness to finish him off.

Second, we forced him to reveal the family's methods for reducing pollution.

Currently, the radiation levels of all the mysterious individuals from aristocratic families that Lin An has come into contact with are higher than the pollution level, indicating that these families know how to reduce the pollution level. Once he obtains it, he won't have to be so restrained in the future.

While reducing pollution levels certainly comes at a cost, it at least increases the "tolerance for error."

Lin An turned his gaze to Cardenas. Although he had concealed his figure with a mystical spell, the moment the system recognized him, a green panel of data moved with his movements and was completely exposed in Lin An's field of vision.

Like a health bar...

It turns out the system has this hidden function.

Lin An had a plan and reached out to pinch Zomo's ear.

The rabbit remained motionless and did not struggle. Lin An simulated the use of the [Ouroboros] and injected a "Dreamer" medium into the rabbit's body in the same way.

"Kadna!"

Having lost another companion, the Free Mystic roared in fury.

"We will absolutely not let you get away with this! Absolutely!"

"Oh shit……"

Cardenas couldn't help but curse under his breath.

It wasn't him who did it!

He clearly stood on the side of the container the whole time, completely still and didn't make a move at all!
Who the hell is secretly shooting at me from the shadows?!

Cardenas was too lazy to defend himself. These mystics were too corrupted and intellectually deficient, barely able to distinguish right from wrong. Trying to reason with them was a waste of time.

Fortunately, the free mystics did not discover that Cardenas had taken the opportunity to hide, and had no choice but to chase after Vanessa while reuniting with their companions outside.

Once the sound had faded into the distance, Cardenas breathed a sigh of relief.

Since the Foundation and the Free Mystics both consider him a traitor, there's no need for him to stay here any longer.

Let's get out of here.

As soon as he stepped into the hallway, Cardenas bumped into a follower of a witch. The follower had a pair of antlers, a tall and slender body, blood-stained hands, and cold air emanating from its nostrils.

Wendigo!
Regardless of whether he had exchanged information with his companions, Cardenas crept along the wall to one side, and Wendigo passed by him, his icy aura like a sharp dagger, sending chills down one's spine.

Suddenly, a beautiful voice rang out from behind the curtains.

“Sing once again with me, our strange duet.”

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