Chapter 838

Albus transformed into a searing white-and-cyan flame spear, flew to the summit of the mountain of corpses, and flew toward Zhu Li's filthy blood that was falling toward the scorched flag of "0—01."

But in the blink of an eye, he lost his target, shed his flame state, and landed next to the corpse where "0—01" should have been inserted.

At the summit of the mountain of corpses, opening his eyes seemed to be no longer a problem, and Albus Medici knew this, but the scorched banner was no longer in his line of sight, nor were the filthy blood Zhu Li had become or Celeste.

Having had previous experience, Albus quickly understood what was going on:

This was the Mirror World, or a "Mirror Maze"!

It was impossible for Celeste to have waited at the summit of the mountain of corpses for such a long time without making any preparations!

Just as Albus guessed, this was a "Mirror Maze" created by multiple mirrors reflecting each other; Celeste was standing outside the maze, her eyes looking at the puddle of filthy blood rushing toward the scorched flag with grief and confusion.

For some reason, the puddle of filthy blood fell slower and slower, as if it were being repelled by "0—01," but it was still sinking bit by bit, unstoppable, only its speed had slowed down.

At this time, Albus tried to use the crystal necklace wrapped around his wrist, but there was no Mirror World for him to shuttle through and leave.

He used this to confirm that he was trapped by the "Mirror Maze" and immediately condensed searing white-and-cyan fireballs around him, letting them fall in all directions to blow up the hidden mirrors that made up the maze.

The "Mirror Maze," as the name suggests, is just a maze, not a barrier in the true sense, and it has no defensive capabilities!

The rumbling sound of explosions rang out almost simultaneously, but Albus still failed to break through the "Mirror Maze."

Not a single one of those mirrors was hit by the explosions!

Albus's eyes flickered, and he decisively gave up on other similar attempts.

Outside the "Mirror Maze," Celeste felt the blast of the explosions and sneered in her heart.

If it were anywhere else, the "Mirror Maze" would indeed be difficult to trap a "Hunter" capable of large-scale bombardment, but this was the mountain of corpses, the core area where "0—01" was sealed.

As a "Pain Witch" who had suffered a certain degree of contamination from "0—01," Celeste, like Zhu Li, could use a small amount of the power of that special Mirror World!

The "Mirror Maze" she set up did not have its mirrors at the summit of the mountain of corpses, but scattered among the corpses and skeletons below, and then, with the help of the reflections of that special Mirror World, projected around "0—01" to form the "Mirror Maze."

Seeing Zhu Li's puddle of filthy blood getting closer and closer to the scorched flag, Celeste felt a burst of joy and a burst of confusion, and the underlying tone of these emotions was pain.

She didn't know where she took out a black, tear-like forehead ornament and stuck it to the center of her brow.

Inside the "Mirror Maze," Albus lowered his head unhurriedly, half-closed his eyes, and prepared to do what he would inevitably have to do later.

He whispered in Ancient Hermes:

"Great God of War, symbol of iron and blood, master of turmoil and strife."

Following the recitation of this three-part honorific, the iron-black metal flagpole hanging the scorched flag suddenly trembled, the slightly drooping flag surface fully unfolded, flapping in the windless environment, and the blood spots on it became distinct one after another.

Zhu Li's filthy blood hovered in mid-air two or three meters away from "0—01," as if it were being held up by invisible hands.

The clouds high above swirled rapidly, forming a vortex dyed with pale purple firelight that was even larger than the mountain; at the end of the vortex, it seemed that some behemoth wanted to come over, but it could not penetrate the barrier.

Cracking sounds rang out around the "Salinger Blood Flag," and cracks appeared out of thin air, shattering rapidly.

The special Mirror World covering the summit of the mountain of corpses was destroyed, and the "Mirror Maze" became ineffective.

Albus raised his head with a swish, his eyes filled with a bit more iron-black color, and a blood-red mark at the center of his brow was bright red and dripping.

His gaze fell on Celeste, who had already put on the black tear-shaped forehead ornament, and Celeste looked back at him.

Before the two could even start a battle, they saw Lu Mian "easily" climb to the summit of the mountain of corpses, only seven or eight meters away from "0—01."

Without communication, Albus and Celeste launched an attack on Lu Mian at the same time.

The former swung his fist plainly, but a large amount of near-cyan flames followed, condensing into a huge fireball; around the latter's head, frost emerged, turning into mirrors, and in front of each mirror, evil, restrained black flames burned quietly.

Just as the frost mirrors created by Celeste were about to reflect Lu Mian, Lu Mian's figure faded, and he disappeared from the spot with a mocking smile on his face.

Behind him, a huge figure rose suddenly, reflecting into the eyes of Albus and Celeste.

That figure was already five or six meters tall, but it seemed to still be in a growth period, stretching in different directions; its body surface was either covered with brownish tree bark or had grown quite disgusting tree burls, and between the gaps in the bark and burls, clear liquid flowed out slowly.

Currently, this monster was holding its own head, which was dragging a blood-stained spine, with one hand; above the head, its eyes were silver-white with black, dead and lifeless.

On both sides of the monster's shoulders, there were also flesh lumps the size of a head, with water shimmering inside, not knowing what was contained within.

The next second, the monster jumped to the summit of the mountain of corpses, dropping puddles of flesh made of maggots.

Behind it, countless black gases were pulling it, trying to drag it back into the mirror-smooth iron-black breastplate.

Just seeing such a scene, Celeste and Albus felt as if they were being contaminated.

The former's hair flew up, rapidly becoming thick, and black blood vessels protruded from the surface of the latter's face.

Boom!

Albus's huge fireball, which was near-cyan and had a small amount of searing white remaining, exploded onto the monster, and the frost mirrors floating near Celeste's head reflected the monster's figure, and clusters of black flames covered it.

Crack!

The monster shattered like a mirror, and its figure immediately outlined itself next to "0—01."

This made both Albus and Celeste feel a bit numb in their scalps—this monster actually had a "Mirror Substitute."

The monster raised its head and let out a sound that seemed to come from an illusory world.

Celeste immediately felt that she was trapped in a pitch-black, cold environment, limited and suppressed everywhere, and it was briefly difficult to break free.

Albus was also surrounded by thick darkness.

This was a secret art, a secret art created by Gei inspired by the situation of the "Mirror Person."

At this time, Lu Mian, who had "teleported" to the bottom of the mountain of corpses to avoid the previous collision, "teleported" back.

His figure was outlined in the darkness behind Albus Medici, his mouth opened, and he made a "Ha" sound.

A cluster of pale yellow gas shot out and landed on Albus.

Albus's eyes were blank for a moment, his body swayed, and then he recovered.

He had the "Red Angel" help him bear part of the influence of the "Heng Ha Technique."

Seizing the opportunity of Albus's trance, Lu Mian's left fist burned with searing white flames and slammed toward the opponent's weakness—the neck connecting the head and body.

"Harvest"!

Just as Lu Mian's fist touched Albus's neck, this member of the Medici family suddenly turned into a searing white-and-cyan humanoid flame.

This was not the combination with the flame spear, but a transformation into flame in the true sense.

In the flame state, Albus's neck was no longer a weakness!

Bang!

Lu Mian's punch only made the humanoid flame sway and dim slightly.

Immediately after, Albus turned into a roaring flame spear, broke through the shackles of the cold darkness, and flew into mid-air.

He then changed direction, like a spear thrown by a hidden existence in the vortex high above, and with dozens of searing white-and-cyan fireballs, fell violently toward the top of the mountain of corpses.

Boom, boom, rumbling!

Terrifying explosions covered this area, and they happened one after another, first and then later.

This forced the indescribable monster to use its "Mirror Substitute" again and again, but it could not escape the explosion range.

And Lu Mian took a step ahead and "teleported" back to the bottom of the mountain of corpses.

"Still able to 'teleport'? The severed-hand brother isn't dead yet?" While Lu Mian felt a chill down his back, he saw Celeste's face reflected on the surface of the iron-black breastplate of a dead body nearby.

This "Witch" did not use a "Mirror Substitute" to resist Albus's attack just now, but chose to throw out a mirror and quickly shuttle to the wilderness through the Mirror World—this was also Lu Mian's backup plan.

Seeing that Celeste was not attacking him for the time being, Lu Mian withdrew his gaze and looked toward the summit of the mountain of corpses.

He did not regret not being able to seize the opportunity to take Albus out just now; this was exactly the result he wanted.

If he had wanted to kill Albus with that blow, he wouldn't have just used his own "Harvest"; he would have inevitably drawn the "Sword of Courage" or covered it with the state of "Incarnation of Desire"!

"If I really want to kill Albus now, who will help me clear Celeste and that monster? Just rely on myself?" Lu Mian muttered in his heart with obvious malice.

His attack just now also had a hidden purpose:

That was to deceive Albus, make him think that he had no way to deal with his defense, and make him believe that the pitch-black bone ring he wore on his hand could not target him!

When the critical moment comes, he can use his misjudgment in this regard to give him a "surprise"!

The rumbling sound of explosions finally subsided, the corpses and skeletons at the top of the mountain of corpses all suffered severe damage, and Zhu Li's filthy blood also dissipated a little.

The monster that was indescribable in appearance no longer had a "Mirror Substitute," and its body surface became tattered and charred black.

Albus, who reappeared, raised his right hand with iron-black eyes and pushed forward.

Clusters of searing white-and-cyan fire crows circled and flew toward the monster's abdomen, overwhelming and continuous.

Rumbling!

The monster, whose weaknesses were hit continuously, swayed and fell, completely torn apart.

Seeing this, Lu Mian immediately drew a straight sword that was relatively similar to the "Sword of Courage" and "teleported" toward the summit of the mountain of corpses; Celeste was also rushing there.

(End of chapter)