After returning to the basement potion preparation site and cleaning the empty bottles and crucible, Angel finally came to the now-dark living room to test her newly acquired abilities.
Beyond the enhanced effects of abilities originally belonging to "Assassin" and "Instigator," her mind now contained several spell abilities directly instilled by the "Witch" potion—as if she'd always known this information and only now "remembered" it.
Having previously battled two Pleasure Witches and one Witch, Angel had already guessed what abilities she'd gain before consuming the potion. Yet her harvest still exceeded expectations.
First were the flames and frost that left the deepest impression during battles with "Witch Sect" Beyonders.
Witches could summon black flames around themselves, controlling their movement through will—even attaching them to weapons or directly to their bodies for attacks without self-harm.
She "recalled" her abilities while summoning a fist-sized black flame, letting it float at her fingertip, moving constantly with her thoughts.
These black flames were essentially a type of curse, capable only of harming living beings, spirits, or spiritually-infused objects—producing no effect on ordinary items.
Bringing the black flame near the sofa's flammable surface, Angel discovered it not only failed to ignite the fine fibers but seemed on the verge of extinguishing. She confirmed this property.
Additionally, black flames possessed "anti-divination" characteristics. Living beings, objects, or even space itself burned by them would "perish" in the mystical sense, making divination targeting them extremely unlikely to succeed.
No wonder "Witch Sect" members are nearly impossible to divine... But Klein successfully caught them once. Can the "Seer" pathway counter this anti-divination?
Dismissing the fingertip flame, Angel summoned an ice lance about one meter long and three fingers thick from thin air.
This was the Witch's other ability: Frost.
Directly summoning an ice spear was merely its most basic application. Powerful frost control could even extinguish flames, freeze lake surfaces, and harm most flesh-and-blood bodies.
Or it could become the Witch's shield, blocking many types of attacks.
With a thought, the frost lance emitted a grating "creak" as it transformed in mid-air into a plate-sized circular shield.
Hmm, not thick enough—definitely can't stop bullets. I wonder if the full-body "ice coffin" Mrs. Sharon used to block ordinary bullets requires Sequence 6.
Placing the cold-emitting ice block in the kitchen sink, she continued analyzing another acquired ability:
Mirror Substitution.
Unlike the unlimited substitution ability she'd imagined, Mirror Substitution had significant material restrictions.
The user must be near a mirror capable of reflecting their full body—at least a half-length or decorative mirror. Once used, even if the shattered mirror could still reflect a full body, it couldn't serve as casting material again. It consumed considerable spirituality—generally, a Sequence 7 Witch could use it only 3 times, at most 4.
However, since her Assassin stage, Angel's spirituality seemed to exceed what Kors Granger's memories indicated. After consuming the Instigator and Witch potions, this became even more pronounced. Angel suspected this likely resulted from the dual portions of potion.
Perhaps she should test her spirituality limits later?
The Witch's other mirror-related ability was "Mirror Divination."
Mirrors had always held special significance in mysticism, supposedly capable of directly accessing the spirit world through mirror surfaces—and the spirit world was the source of all divination power.
Even ordinary mirrors could perform simple, effective divination after a Witch recited incantations. By using casting materials based on one's own blood to establish deeper connections, they could even achieve "danger warning" effects.
Moreover, mirrors connected through blood, no matter how small, could serve as Mirror Substitution materials!
No wonder that gray-white-haired "Pleasure Witch" and "Witch" Tris could use substitution when no mirrors were nearby... They likely carried small compact mirrors, establishing connections through blood to use as their substitution materials...
Unfortunately, Angel's home only had a half-length mirror—she'd never purchased the compact mirrors women typically carried. Otherwise, she'd create a "magic mirror" right now to carry daily for both divination and life-saving purposes.
Then she wouldn't need to constantly ask that "Seer" for help...
Thinking this, a smile curled her lips before she quickly collected her thoughts.
Divination, substitution... Right, there's also Wand Substitution—the Witch's final life-saving method. It activated faster than Mirror Substitution and could transfer injuries to the wand even after being wounded.
But it required preparing a wand in advance using spiritually-rich wood, also requiring blood to establish mystical connections... Definitely not possible to prepare in the short term.
The invisibility ability required both incantations and materials—the materials weren't expensive (animal scales or even fish scales worked), but needed to be ground into fine powder.
Finally came various curse methods using hair or personal items to inflict minor curses. But once obtaining the target's blood...
Angel recalled the battle to destroy the curse altar, where Leonard had used mysterious means to break a curse.
Had he acted slightly slower, the curse's black flames might have engulfed Klein's body.
Divination and anti-divination, black flames and frost, substitution for survival, invisibility for ambush, cursing for sabotage...
This was Sequence 7 "Witch"—a potion sequence she'd underestimated.
As abilities flashed through Angel's mind, black flames continuously materialized around her before vanishing into the void. She experienced the rate of spiritual consumption, assessing her casting limits.
Soon, she felt the black flames floating before her eyes develop double vision as her head throbbed with pain.
This indicated imminent spiritual exhaustion. Angel didn't push herself but immediately stopped summoning black flames.
The headache didn't cease but no longer intensified. She sat on the sofa and, through brief meditation, recovered some spirituality and stopped the pain.
"Lasted longer than I expected... Maybe I can use Mirror Substitution a few more times, or sustain longer magical combat," she murmured, touching the "Magic Pocket Watch" bound to her left wrist, feeling a surge of joy. "Though mystical items don't strengthen with my Sequence advancement, my increased spirituality allows more uses of 'Flame Jump' and 'Paper Figurine Substitution'—that's also a form of enhancement..."
And the increased spirituality sparked a new anticipation within her.
Perhaps she could craft a new type of ammunition that her pre-Sequence 7 spirituality couldn't support.
"Shattered Light Ray."
Unfortunately, even if her spirituality was sufficient to complete this complex ammunition crafting process, obtaining the necessary materials in a short time was impossible—even if she reported to the Evernight Goddess Church for help.
Besides, having just secretly advanced to Sequence 7, if the Church didn't make trouble for her, that would be fortunate enough. How could she dare approach them voluntarily...
Actively dismissing her inner anticipation, Angel stood from the sofa and climbed the stairs with leaden steps, preparing to do her first task after becoming a Witch.
—Sleep.
Ah, digging another pit.