Chapter 853

Lu Mian let go of her hand, pressed against his left chest, silently praised Mr. 'Fool', and then led Amandine through the grayish-white mist toward the bottom of the slope.

The further Amandine walked, the less she could adapt to her current state; that coldness from the bottom of her heart gave her the feeling that she had already died and become a corpse, while inside her body, it felt as if another 'her' wanted to tear her way out.

"Should we, go back?" she said to Lu Mian with hesitation.

"We're almost at the destination." Lu Mian pointed in the direction from which the faint, illusory sound of water was coming, then added, "If you really decide to go back now, I can satisfy your request."

Amandine hesitated for a few seconds:

"We're already at the edge..."

Wouldn't coming back now be a wasted trip?

Lu Mian laughed and said:

"Don't worry, if it really reaches a stage where it's unbearable, I'll definitely run faster than you."

"You saying that makes me even more worried..." Amandine replied in a low voice.

Lu Mian continued forward and thought for a moment before saying:

"Wait until I tell you to close your eyes, then you close them; when I tell you to open them, you open them immediately."

"Okay." Being in such an environment, Amandine could only choose to trust Lu Mian.

Soon, the gray mist before their eyes became very thin, revealing a spring eye the size of a pond.

Within the spring eye surged pale water, and all around were deep, dark objects of indescribable color.

Amandine saw a patch of wet, seaweed-like black hair floating in the water, and at the bottom, it seemed there were multiple faint figures hidden; those figures were just like people who had just drowned, struggling and wanting to crawl out.

At the same time, she noticed a lady wandering beside the spring, wearing a white robe, draped in black hair, with exquisite, perfect features and a holy temperament that seemed not to belong to the catacombs.

Amandine was instantly attracted; if not for the lady's dull and cold eyes, lacking the necessary charm, and if not for the spring water splashing back into the pitch-black hole that even light couldn't penetrate, she might have been unable to extricate herself.

Lu Mian also saw Kriesmana's figure, and several thoughts flashed through his mind:

"I could bring Jenna here to meet Kriesmana directly; no need to wait until every promotion...

"The Kriesmana here is closer to a wandering ghost, a ghost bound around the 'Samaritan Woman's Spring'; whether she can communicate normally, whether she will indiscriminately attack 'Witches' who approach her, and whether this will cause abnormalities, is still an unknown...

"I must find a way to confirm this before bringing Jenna in..."

Seeing that Kriesmana's shadow didn't even glance at him, Lu Mian turned his head to Amandine and said:

"You can close your eyes now."

"Okay." Amandine felt a certain fear and obediently closed her eyes.

Lu Mian then took two steps forward, arriving at the edge of the 'Samaritan Woman's Spring'.

The next second, Amandine heard the splashing sound of the spring water surging and felt a violent, crazy aura descend upon her.

She couldn't help but shiver, her knees growing weak.

At the same time, she also experienced hallucinations, believing that multiple figures were approaching her, each one terrifying, the kind that would cause nightmares if seen and miserable death if encountered.

Amandine screamed in fear:

"Go back!

"I want to go back!"

As she screamed, that violent, crazy aura receded, and the multiple figures in her hallucinations also retreated.

Lu Mian's low voice rang in her ears:

"You can open your eyes now."

Amandine broke free from the extreme fear and relaxed slightly.

She didn't hesitate and opened her eyes.

She saw that familiar figure, wearing a rusty, strange iron crown, with skin as clear as jade, white whiskers floating gently, already quite aged.

At this moment, this old figure was sitting cross-legged at the deep hole, and the hole was shaking violently, as if something unknown wanted to squeeze out.

Amandine's gaze fell onto those deep eyes that seemed like the dark night.

Her thoughts became blurred, as if she saw a rotting, festering palm with strange feathers reaching out and pressing onto the top of her head.

She also heard an aged, dull, cold, and hollow voice ringing in her ears.

But she couldn't understand what the voice was saying.

She didn't know how much time had passed before Amandine woke up; in her eyes, there was no longer the figure of the old man, only the deep, dark soil that had lost the pale spring water and Lu Mian, who was squatting beside the spring eye, holding a small golden bottle to catch the seeping water droplets.

Lu Mian and the others had, of course, reported the matter of Amandine to the Great Tarot Club members before daring to bring her into the area around the 'Samaritan Woman's Spring', and Lady 'Magician' had also asked him to take a bit more of the 'Samaritan Woman's Spring' water.

"What is the use of this water?" Amandine was no longer so nervous and afraid, and asked curiously.

"If you let your enemy drink it, they will die immediately." Lu Mian said perfunctorily.

Amandine's eyes brightened, but she asked with doubt:

"But how can I make my enemy drink it..."

Lu Mian put away the small golden bottle, stood up, and said:

"What did you see and experience just now?"

Amandine recalled and recounted all the details, scrutinizing herself:

"But I couldn't understand what it was saying; the pronunciation was %￥...

"I seem to have gained a new ability; I can soothe souls and smooth out emotions and desires..."

Lu Mian carefully memorized the few pronunciations Amandine relayed and walked back to the young girl's side:

"You have gained a new gift, 'Soul Soother'."

"Yes." Amandine smiled, "I feel like my body seems to have undergone a slight change..."

Lu Mian laughed:

"Perhaps you will slowly grow a white beard and wrinkles; I've heard that gifts will cause the recipient to gradually approach the high-ranking being who bestowed the power, both mentally and physically."

Amandine was startled:

"I, can I not have it?"

"Consume the potion of the corresponding pathway and see if it can be offset." Lu Mian passed Amandine and walked up the slope leading to the burial chamber.

Amandine followed closely behind, falling into deep thought.

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Until Lu Mian and Amandine left the catacombs, Franca, Jenna, and Anthony had not waited for the visitor from Resurrection Island, Harrison.

"Didn't show up?" Franca frowned and said, "My deduction was wrong; can't complete a very powerful convergence relying only on specificity? Could it be that only high-ranking beings at the Angel level can actively utilize the Law of Convergence?"

Jenna's eyes turned slightly, and she thought for a moment before saying:

"Perhaps Harrison can detect this deliberate convergence and actively avoid it... Perhaps, perhaps he isn't of the 'Death', 'Darkness', or 'Twilight' pathways; he has a deep understanding of death and is pursuing corresponding objects and scenes, which doesn't mean he is a Beyonder of these pathways. What if he's a scholar studying death?"

"It's possible." Franca sighed, "Let's wait another five minutes, then we'll go catch up with Lu Mian and Amandine."

Until the group reunited in Apartment 702 at 9 Orosay Street, the visitor from Resurrection Island, Harrison, never appeared.

"Thank you all; I can provide help to you now." Amandine looked at Franca and said.

Franca looked at the young girl, who appeared somewhat exhausted from experiencing the terrifying scene, and smiled:

"No need to rush; you go back first. Once you've adapted to the newly gained power and regained your body's balance, we'll come again.

"Anyway, it's quite convenient from Port Pylos to Trier."

Where is it convenient? People who don't walk through the Mirror World and don't 'teleport' might not even arrive in two or three months... Amandine muttered silently to herself and accepted Franca's suggestion.

Then, she was sent back to the mirror Franca had given her by Lu Mian and the others using 'Black Tears' and crawled out.

At this very moment, the night outside remained, and servants passed through the corridor from time to time.

Looking at the familiar bedroom, looking at the fountain pen and stacked books on the desk, Amandine suddenly had the feeling that she had already left for many days and experienced too many things.

But it had only been half a night.

In this half night, she had completed a round trip with the help of the Mirror World, toured the prosperous Trier which was further away than the distance, explored the catacombs published in magazines, and witnessed the terror of the area around the 'Samaritan Woman's Spring'.

After reminiscing for a while, Amandine sighed sincerely:

"Truly magical...

"A wonderful journey..."

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Trier, 9 Orosay Street, Apartment 702.

Lu Mian attempted to repeat the sounds Amandine had heard.

Franca listened attentively and hesitantly said:

"It seems to be, be careful, Bovar Penglai..."

"Be careful of Bovar Penglai? That Bovar Penglai Divine Mountain mentioned by the armor shadow? This doesn't have any practical significance for us..." Lu Mian said while pondering.

Jenna and Anthony both nodded.

"Yeah." Franca then adjusted her mindset, "But at least one of our goals was achieved; in a few days, we can bring Amandine to summon the armor shadow!"

At that time, she planned to first try to ask what those characters in Mr. 'Star's' data meant.

Thinking about it, she felt quite excited!

After chatting for a while longer, Anthony saw that it was late and bid farewell, returning to his own home.

Jenna looked at Franca, who was pacing back and forth, then looked at Lu Mian and pointed quietly at herself.

Lu Mian shook his head slowly and pointed at himself.

After exchanging glances multiple times, Jenna, wearing vampire makeup, pursed her lips and said to Franca:

"I'm leaving first."

"Mm." Franca didn't say much; she herself wanted to talk to Lu Mian alone about those ancient characters and the 'Curly-Haired Baboons Research Society'.

Once Jenna left, she sat on the recliner and stretched her limbs comfortably.

She looked at Lu Mian and asked with doubt:

"Sit down; why aren't you sitting?"

Lu Mian looked at Franca and couldn't help but sigh again:

"I have something to tell you."

Franca suspiciously examined Lu Mian's expression:

"Are you playing a prank? You're the kind of person who can remind everyone in a joking tone even when a disaster is about to happen.

"No, you, you're being serious? Is it very serious?"

Lu Mian had already used 'Black Tears' to sense every mirror in the room just now and had roughly determined there was no gaze from the 'Witch of Black'.

He looked at Franca, instinctively wanting to force a smile to make himself appear relaxed, but he couldn't manage it.

Franca couldn't help but sit up straight.

Lu Mian spoke in a low voice:

"Jenna asked me to help her digest the 'Pleasure' potion."

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